Blueblazes
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Really awesome. Especially for the money. Hope he plays well enough to re-up after the season. This is a good one.
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Vic Ballard didnt gain 1,000 yards.....
Ahmad Bradshaw has..twice...
Those are the only facts...
...Ballard and Brown can back up Bradshaw......
You'll like it and they'll like it...
Yes, I also agree. Plus, I know our Oline was horrible last year, but the Giants was not outstanding either (although much better than ours) and Bradshaw, despite the much talked of injuries averaged 222 carries the last 3 seasons at 4.35 ypc (Ballard 3.9 ypc behind a bad line). All we need from Bradshaw is 160 carries this coming season (10 per game)--not to mention his pass catching ability (10.7 per catch last year for an RB is outstanding).
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Competition in sports is good. Bottomline.
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I might not have to say "I miss Edge" 10 times a game now.
Or the '06 and first 8 games of '07 version of Addai.
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This would be awesome. Hope Grigs gets it done. Even just to spell Ballard, but honestly, Bradshaw can challenge to start for 1-2 more seasons.
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He's been injured a few times, but his numbers the past few years would say he is still very productive (yes he's had a better Oline than we have), but he would help, especially limiting his carries. His stats the past few years are very good, despite any injuries:
221 carries last season @4.6 per carry-we haven't had anyone to have those amounts of carries with a high ypc since '06
171 carries in '11 for 3.9-yes injured but still even spread over 16 games this would be 10 carries a game--all we need now from him
276 carries in '10 for 4.5 per carry-yes we would take that for sure
Give us 160 in '13 and even at that low a number of carries he would make a difference.
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If he has Von Miller type results or even Ryan Kerrigan results, maybe so. But I see him having maybe 6 sacks, not bad, but not what I call great.
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Johnny Unitas, Bert Jones and Peyton Manning. Wow, so them all play and they created a lot of memories and great moments in NFL history.
Unitaswestand, is that Tony Lorrick or Eddie Hinton on your icon pic?
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No we weren't. He sucked. His 1 good year in Chicago doesn't negate his terrible years here.
Agreed. His Colts years maybe totally different than his Bears years, but based solely on Colts years, he was average at best. Could be our defensive schemes then or it could be that he just plain got better and is a different CB now.
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Crappppppp Vaughns one interception a year and he wastes it at OTA's
....Seriously......Its OTA's....Congrats to him but nothing to read intoExactly. It's practice. Practice.
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And really, this is one of the instances of being called ''nasty''. I want nasty. After watching the Colts line the past several years, I crave nasty. But McGlynn came in with people saying he's ''nasty''. If he was nasty, it was 3 yds deep in the backfield more times than not. Here's hoping Thomas is the real thing.
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My hopes are that McAwful is playing regularly...........for Houston, Tennessee, or Jacksonville
To question: Thomas was signed specifically to play left guard for the Colts. Barring any 'meltdowns' or injuries during pre-season that is where he will be. Hugh Thornton is already better than McGlass....I am hoping we have someone on the roster other than 'he' that can play center if/when Satele and Holmes get injured...again.
That said, a 'healthy' Joe Reitz is a much better than a Seth Olsen as a backup.....by far. The line appears a little bit better...Ya Think?
Couldn't have said it better.
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Dave "Ghost to the Post" Casper was the Raider TE they knew they had coming along. The Colts traded the famous Bubba Smith to aquire Chester.
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Great memories guys, and you all have great memories to remember all of this as well. The offense was well balanced with Mitchell running behind RT George Kunz (All-Pro) and G Robert Pratt, with Ken Mendenhall at C (very underrated but whom actually ate up Jack Lambert in the '76 play-off game). Bert Jones to Roger Carr was the most feared passing combo of the day (along with the Raiders combo of Ken Stabler to Cliff Branch). Chester at TE was as good as any. The defense was as everyone remembered, front loaded. The Sack Pack with Dutton, Barnes, Ehrman and Cook were tremendous. Not much at LB except for Stan White. DBs were always the issue, despite having a front four that could rush the passer, we gave up a lot of big plays (i.e. Ghost to the Post in OT in '77 vs. the Raiders). Great teams and great memories.
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Not a huge deal, honestly. Shipley was better than Satele, and probably will be solid, and probably better than a 6th rounder (guessing at this round)that we get for him. But that remains to be seen, plus if Holmes is worthy of starting, at least we got something for an UDFA.
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Back to the topic:
I've been a Baltimore Colts fan and Indy Colts fan (more than a fan actually-a crazed fan):
Baltimore Colts: Indy Colts: Colts Franchise:
Johnny Unitas Peyton Manning Johnny Unitas
Raymond Berry Marvin Harrison Peyton Manning
Gino Marchetti Dwight Freeney Raymond Berry
Lenny Moore Edgerrin James Marvin Harrison
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It's interesting how a player retires, is forgotten in some cases and falls from the "best ever" discussion. Marvin is one of the best WR's of all-time. Despite Rice playing on SB winners and looking extremely graceful, Marvin actually made more extremely tough catches. Yes, Rice probably is the best ever, and Marvin may go down as a top 5, he was incredible.
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Reggie= 80 for 1,000 and 6 TDs
TY= 60 for 840 and 6 TDs
DHB= 45 for 600 and 5 TDs
Allen= 50 for 550 and 4 TDs
Fleener= 50 for 600 and 4 TDs
Hoping Fleener can imerge as the difference maker I thought he would be and be better than these numbers.
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40 tackles
3.5 sacks
1 FF
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Excellent read, especially for those that remember Bert Jones and how he played the game. I often have said if you didn't see Bert Jones play, think of Brett Favre with a Joe Montana head for the game, and John Elway legs.
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4200 yds
26 TDs
15 int's
63%
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I grade it a C but hopefully, I'm just a tough grader. -
Exactly. If we always thought GMs and coaches always must be making the right decision, we would be sadly mistaken. I hope they made the right one here and I'm feeling better about it more and more, but sadly, GMs and coaches (people who ''get paid to make these decsions") also made the many draft pick busts over the years.I've seen that argument a lot though, especially since Grigson and Pagano took over.
"Grigson likes him so he must be good".
That's just not true. I trust Grigson and Pagan as much as the next Colts fan but not blindly. They can still make a bad decision, despite being GM and HC.
I don't think they've made a bad decision drafting Werner but I think maybe they could have have gotten better value elsewhere.
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If I'm honest I'm unsure what to make of the pick, When I first woke up and looked who we had taken I felt bit deflated,I know he was rated pre-combine, but as with all draftees stock goes up and down and he'd gone down on many people's boards after the combine (the inverse to Ansah I guess). That and I favored a G (after trading back) to complete our O line overhaul.
However in the cold light of my post cup of coffee musing, I'm feeling more positive about the pick. His tape does look quite good, and I have to trust the Front Office's evaluation is going to be a heck of lot better than the majority of posters/talking heads. They've worked the guy out, studied the tape in depth etc. They did also seem genuinely stoked that he had dropped to us at 24. My major concern is going to be that he's a 4-3 DE playing 3-4 OLB but as people have pointed out we don't play a straight 3-4 and looking at his combine times he can't be accused or relying on raw speed for his pass rush success.
Overall gut feel is that it prove to be a solid pick at the least, but maybe not JJ Watt spectacular say.
Pretty much my feelings as well. I went to bed fairly disappointed, but took a new look at things, i.e. his 13 sacks hard working ethic. The other 2 picks that I thought were possible were CB X.Rhodes and WR C.Patterson. Since the emergence of Vontae plus we picked up Toler and re-signed Butler, I guess that Rhodes was not a priority and with Patterson having potential attitude/off the field issues, Werner was the pick. I might have taken a chance on being able to curtail Patterson. But the more I look at it, the less disappointed I am in the pick of Werner.
....Seriously......Its OTA's....Congrats to him but nothing to read into
Bradshaw Injury Prone....
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And you would be correct. I've also watched Bradshaw the last few years (by the way he's averaged 222 carries per season the last 3 seassons which isn't too injury prone). And yes, Bradshaw runs hard and with a burst. Good addition and here's hoping he does get 200 carries this season.