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Anthony dwarfing Bryce and Levis on his tippy toes in the back.
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1 hour ago, DougDew said:
Actually, I said it to tamp down any arguments, not to start one. Hopefully, people here won't focus on TENs backup quarterback when they talk about AR. If they did, it would be very revealing.
But, to offer another comment. If the Colts didn't draft AR at 4, he probably also would have fallen out of the first round. While we know that Irsay said he would have taken Levis if AR wasn't there, we haven't heard any other GM say that they would have taken AR if the guy they took wasn't there. So the idea that AR was thought of as first round talent by the rest of the league is pure speculation.
We took a QB because we needed one to start soon. No other team needs a QB to start soon, and starting soon is a criteria by which teams use first round draft picks. I'll guarantee you that each team in the NFL is expecting the player they took in the first round to start sometime early in the season. And that's why those players were considered first round talent at those respective positions by the teams who selected them.
While it can't be proven, I feel strongly that a team would have taken Richardson in the first had we not. His potential ceiling at the most important position is too high for 32 teams to pass on him completely, especially with the added hype of his combine and measurables.
I actually don't think he would have made it out of the top 10 honestly. Seahawks would have grabbed him or a team would have traded up. I don't think the noise about him strongly being considered by the Panthers as a #1 pick was inaccurate.
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12 minutes ago, coming on strong said:
I think he would have to retire before the colts cut him to lose that money . Matt stayed active until his money was due and waited for the colts to cut him .
This^.
Colts are not getting that money or cap space back. He can do what he wants after the cut and all of that is still locked in.
His post says it's not retirement but I can't see who would pick him up unless it's in a backup role for a young QB.
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I don’t mind it. Gotta prove we are exciting and now if I buy the YouTube package, I don’t have to deal with any local blackout nonsense and will get basically every game.
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17 minutes ago, Smonroe said:
The roster is definitely better than 2012. Except for the most important position.
No doubt, Luck was truly something else.
I don’t want AR to try and be anything but himself though. He has skills Luck didn’t have and vice versa. As Ballard has said, he doesn’t need to be superman for us. I think we can win games with him and it’ll be far more fun than what we watched last year.
I definitely don’t think 11 wins is realistic but show me .500. Show me at least 3-3 in the division. LFG
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2 hours ago, Smonroe said:
All those 'what ifs' could happen. Probably won't but we thought 2012 was a building year too.
I'll go on record that I was super optimistic last season. I bought into Ryan being an adequate QB. I believed our GM and coaches when they put Pryor and Pinter in those spots without much competition. I thought Leonard put his pain behind him. And I told everyone I know to draft Hines on their fantasy team.
But I really don't think we were as bad as our record last season. If we end up with 9 wins, I won't be surprised. But if we have a losing record and AR5 shows progress every week, I'll still be happy.
Get out the sunglasses, the future is bright.
Exciting times!
I think this roster is better than 2012s roster. Just need AR to show us a little magic and we can be .500 at least.
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From out of state, so 1 @ LOS is always a tradition. Usually go for the Jags game. Never been to a season opener though, pretty excited.
The other may be a trip to watch them play Cincy.
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1 minute ago, bsteves said:
I mean, our secondary is a huge question mark, there are pass rush concerns, pass protection concerns, only one proven wideout, and a very raw rookie QB.
I don’t disagree. Without a doubt a lot of questionables but every team has that. I don’t agree that this is a bottom 3 roster. No way in hell.On the defensive side we will be better this year than last. Our pass rushers have another year of growth and I’m feeling a breakout. Dayo will be healthier after another year of recovery. Buck and Grover still giving us one of the best rush defenses in the league. There is talent there. They kept us in games we had no business being in almost all year including beating the SB champs. Not even including Shaq.
I don’t see any scenario that our offense is worse this year then they were last year. Regardless of which of our QBs start.
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I’m a bit more optimistic. I think with his deep ball and our YAC WRs he will get 3000.
3100 passing yards
25 passing TDs
13 interceptions
800 rushing yards
8 rushing TDs
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Geez. I really didn’t think we’d be that low. I don’t feel like our roster is terrible at all. Obviously some big questions on Offense but our defense has the capability to be very good IMO.
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12 minutes ago, Goatface Killah said:
We are talking about tenths of a second here. That can be made up in a variety of ways.
I love the way Josh runs routes with his entire body, which is why I think Reggie likes him so much.
And can we please stop acting like hes slow? He ran sub 4.5.
Agree. He's plenty fast. Downs had one of the quickest short yard bursts at the combine. I think that will jump out most, hit him on a slant and he's going to push through quickly.
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Top end speed is overrated IMO.
I rather have a precise route runner that has great quickness and acceleration who can find the gaps in the defense. That is going to give you more consistent production and moves the chains.
EDIT: To be clear, I am not saying it's not a good trait to have. I just don't think it's the defining factor in creating a great player.
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41 minutes ago, richard pallo said:
Watched it a second time and I think I saw Irsay entering the draft room using a cane. That was a first for me if my eyes weren’t deceiving me.
He definitely seems to be laboring more than normal. The other odd thing with Irsay was the clip of his call with Richardson.
Ballard and Shane talk to AR using the standard landline but then you see Irsay using his iPhone. With the other draft picks you see Irsay using the landline. Maybe they didn’t catch all of what Irsay said to AR and had him reenact it? Just a weird inconsistency I noticed.
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Definitely a rebuild year. With that being said, this team wins more games this year than they did last year and I’d be happy to make a large bet on that. At least 6 wins.
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We are already kinda into the final phase of free agency. You’ll see movement as vets get cut/released during training camps and cap structuring for the rookies.
I don’t think we should expect too many signings at this point but maybe a few. Could see a trade or two also as the roster begins to take shape. E.g. MAC getting traded for a pick or a player.
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2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Steichen once again in that interview with Kelce mentions accuracy again as the number one trait.
I really think this alone rules out AR.
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18 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:
Isn't it kind of funny that ballad fires Frank and frank may finally get his franchise quarterback with bryce young karma sucks
IMO, Reich got at least two of the QBs he wanted while he was here in both Rivers and Wentz.
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4 minutes ago, philba101 said:
I wonder if this is why Richardson's stock has gone up. Maybe the scouts and GM's respected the fact that he was willing to put all of his measurements on tape while the other prospects have been guarded. It doesn't hurt when you put up good numbers on top of it though.
I definitely agree that there are some old school football guys that want these young men to show up, throw, and compete, even at the combine. Pat had a big segment about this during the combine and the consensus across the former players was basically, yes, get your * out there and compete. Make throws, measure out. In reality, all of it is a business decision for these players.
Richardson’s measurements are incredible, so of course he would show them off for all to see. He put them on display for that reason.
Young on the other hand is probably exhausted about his measurements being in the limelight. Why would he want to only reinforce and create more chatter about it.
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I think Reich was a huge part of us getting Wentz and Ballard supported his coach. Not sure we would have ever won with Reich, even with a better QB.
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Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
For some reason tweets won’t embed. I should power off my phone and see if it helps. Lol
I don’t think it’s you. I think Twitter is just down.-
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Can someone link me to the Levis comments? I saw the piece that he was throwing in the combine because he’s got a “cannon” but I didn’t see the piece where he says putting touch on the ball doesn’t matter.
I’ve actually seen Anthony Richardson has said similar things this week when being asked about touch. That it doesn’t matter and his WRs need to catch it.
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If we draft Anthony Richardson, I think the chance Matt Ryan stays one more year is significantly higher.
If you want your young QB to learn from a vet, what vet are you going to bring in that makes more sense than Matt Ryan. One more rough year for Richardson to grow, hopefully exponentially. Who knows, maybe he comes in late in the season and balls out.
Mahomes sat for a year, Rodgers multiple years, Brady multiple years. Maybe it's the way we go.
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1 minute ago, philba101 said:
I was listening to an interview with a Colts beat writer yesterday and he seemed to think that the Colts could move to #1 in the draft by offering this year's 4th pick, a future 1st, and maybe a player that Eberflus could use like Kenny Moore. If you are the Colts and you have a guy you love over the rest, do you make this deal?
Yep, if they loved one of the QBs go grab them. Next years first is meh to me. Unproven, unknown. The player we trade would dhave to be right. If it's Kenny, I'd do it all day. Buck, not so sure.
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47 minutes ago, Jackie Daytona said:
The bold has me so thoroughly confused lol
Lol misnomer is definitely the wrong word. Basically, Ballard was saying that even the great teams that win still have weaknesses/gaps/lack of positional depth on their team. He was being questioned about depth if I recall.
To me, many fans have a misconception that the teams that make these runs in the playoffs don’t have weaknesses or are significantly better than our roster. Sure the teams are built different than Indy and I think that’s what gets to some fans. They see a specific strategy working well for a few years and it becomes easy to assume you can’t win another way. I just don’t follow that line of thinking, I think there are a couple of different ways to make a run and I think Indy is down one of those paths. Strong defensive play with high turnovers, efficient spread offense with a featured run game.
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Colts select QB Anthony Richardson Florida (merge)
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I think this can definitely be the case, just in a different way then Peyton did it.
Peyton knew everyone’s role as good or better than they did. He held the team to an expectation and forced them into spots/windows. Very cerebral and knew what he wanted.
AR, at least initially I think will help the team take advantage of off script and creativity. Allowing players to work zones and run routes that we haven’t seen since Luck. We have so many tall receivers that I think they honestly have a chance to shine with ARs strong arm. This young team will feed off the flashiness of some of the stuff we’re about to see this season. I expect an energy to this team we haven’t seen in awhile.