Blueblazes
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Been a Colts fan for many decades but must be a realist. At worst, I think 6 wins, at best I think 9, so I'll go with 7-10. Just too many holes on a less than average defense. Also, its a QB driven league, so not sure we can stay healthy at QB with running being a major part of Richardson's game. Hoping for more. We'll see.
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It's the NFL and it's reality. It's not high school and it's not college. Running QBs will miss games. As a GM and/or a coach, you realize that when you make a decision which direction you want to pursue. Also, when they reach 29-30, they better have become a passer, because they lose the step or injuries have taken their toll and they aren't affective runners any longer. But here's hoping Richardson surprises many and becomes a much better NFL passer than he was in college.
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Ding, ding, ding we have a winner. AR is fine is there's a jailbreak, but let's face it, there's a reason there's only 4 starting QBs in the NFL that think running first as much as passing first.
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Just now, Patrick Miller said:
What happened to woods?
Matt Ryan happened to Woods. Excellent young TE has no one to throw to him. (And of course Frank is the main reason for not at least targeting him with play calls.)
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It's time for a change. Mr. Foles, Mr. Ehlinger, Mr. Painter
or anyone
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4 minutes ago, coming on strong said:
he is a number 1 on this team but he is not elite yet
Yep, Pittman is a #1 on the Colts only. He's a classic #2 since he doesn't have elite speed. We have no reliable WR with elite speed, and everyone saw that before the season except Ballard.
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And to add insult to injury, the teams we are losing to are just plain not good. Texans will be 0-3 after today, and we are so bad as fans that a mod said after our first game "who says the Texans are bad"? Well I did then and I do now. And the Titans are average at best. May as well start Foles or Ehlinger, can't be worse than this.
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It doesn't matter how bad the line blocks for you, as a QB you can't fumble 9 times in 3 and a half games no matter what.
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Matt Ryan, Gus Bradley and Ngakoue (is he even on the field ever)
so good. Where would we be without these new additions this season??
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This Gus Bradley defense is so awesome.
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Good times, Matty Non-Ice fumbles, O line woes, D backfield woes, nothing changes
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I am not one that says we should sign every big name free agent or every big name "has been" such as Julio Jones or not a true #1 WR like Landry (4.7 40 guy that's been a solid #2 -already have that in Pittman). But honestly, Ballard has let several viable free agents sign with other teams and has not filled many of the obvious holes needed. In fact, we replaced 27 tds and 7 ints with an avg of 23 tds and 13 ints the last 3 years. Glad we jettisoned Wentz but Matty Ice never was Ice (reference taking a sack in SB vs. Pats when just needed to throw out of bounds and kick a FG). Ngakoue is a solid addition but not enough. Looking at 8-9 or 9-8 with this roster. Our 17th ranked defense certainly isn't scary and is mediocre (14-16th this coming year). Just wish I knew Ballard's plan, or now I honestly wonder if he's just a decent drafting GM, but not a good overall GM. We shall see. But in the mean time the true stars on this team are not getting any younger and wasting good years.
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We really need to get over this ''homer'' attitude of overrating our own players just because they are Colts. Hooker is mediocre at best, in fact only Moore is above average of all our DBs. They make average QBs look good and make great Qbs like Brees break records (29-30 attempts). We need a lot of help rushing the passer for sure, but the DBs are collectively not good. A lot of help needed there too.
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I like Brissett's attitude and apparent work ethic, plus he played here in NC in college , so I really pulled for him, but honestly he is average--not bad, but average. You can build a team around him if you don't mind being 7-9 to 9-7, but honestly, the Colts can't build around him. Only Joe Burrow would be the franchise type coming out this year and Trevor Lawrence next year. Neither of which will we get a shot at. But we do need to make a change, unless 7-9 to 9-7 is good enough for the fanbase.
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Been watching NFL for 53 seasons now. I have never seen a better O lineman...bar none literally. And I am detailed oriented and watch the O line more than most anyone.
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7 sacks per season and 1 QB hit per game, no thanks. If we can't get someone to help out with 6-7 per season for less than the Clown's $, we aren't as good as we think lol.
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25 minutes ago, chad72 said:
It sounded like my nitpicking mother-in-law (who is actually my wife's stepmom). Whether it is good or bad food served by us at Christmas when we host, she always has something to say, I also "had" friends like that.
Over time (it did not happen overnight), I have learnt not to react and engage, and let it go through from one ear to another. In the past, I would engage over and over again and it would lead to arguments, not worth it.
Totally get this Chad. Good job. I have often thought that some on here would argue if you said on a clear day the sky appears blue (appears). Good going.
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Been a Colts fan for a long time and try to be optimistic, but we're stretching here guys. We are 1-5, losing to some pretty bad teams. At some point, Bill Parecells was right, you are what your record is, but I guess trying to look at anything semi-promising is good at this point.
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I'm usually an optimist, but as Bill Parcells said, you are what your record is. 1-3 for us right now. The NFL is full of close games. 1-3 is 1-3. Did anyone expect different this season though, with like $53M left on the table under the salary cap, so that we can build for the future? It's hard to build for the future and win now as well. $53M brings in 3 game changers, but choosing to build for the future may pay off. Who knows.
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The CBA installed a limit on rollover and invokes a penalty at some point for unused cap space. When does that kick in?
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The median cap space for the 32 NFL teams is about $9M. The Colts have about $59M in cap space. Knowing the Colts have so many holes to plug on defense and a few on offense, does anyone know the advantage of this amazing cap space the Colts are maintaining? Surely the is a good reason that is not apparent.
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2 hours ago, Doug Wilson said:
Eric Ebron, age 25 - 186 career receptions, 2070 yards, 11 TDs
Eric Swoope, age 26 - 15 career receptions, 297 yards, 1 TD
And you're saying Swoope should replace Ebron because Ebron lacks production?
Please read closer. I said "if he can stay injury free". Yes, I think he can be more productive than 11.8 ypc and 2.8 TDs per season despite having a prolific QB like Stafford. "if he can stay injury free" is a big if for Swoope, but yes, 500 yds per season is not very productive for a TE in a pass happy system for Ebron, but hey, just my opinion.
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50 minutes ago, Scott Pennock said:
19.8woope made like two "big" plays since he's been here, was on the IR all last year and so far this offseason and you think he needs to be on the field instead of Ebron....
Look, we all like Swoope's potential, but Ebron has actually produced.
Swoope is in danger of being cut in favor of Daniels or Travis because he lacks availability.
My friend, I'm just going by fact. Ebron averaged a whopping 2.8 TDs per season and he played regularly, and a very unimpressive 11.8 yards per catch despite having a QB like Stafford. On the other hand, Swoope averaged 19.8 ypc in 2016. And yes, I did qualify my statement that if he can stay healthy. I saw Ebron play here in NC and watched him in Detroit (knowing one of their coaches pretty well). Great potential/little production. But still holding out hope for him.
Colts vs Packers post game thread
in Colts Football
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Uh, where are all of our fellow Colts fans that were predicting an 11, 12 or 13 win season and berating us fellow Colts fans that were saying, we aren't even a 9 or 10 win team, and were saying you aren't good fans if you don't believe in them? And yes they were saying that.
We need to face it, there are a lot of areas that need help, not just one or two. Malik Willis beating us should make this obvious. Yes, Malik Willis.