[Chris Ballard press conference today at 11AM]

1 minute ago, Andrew86 said:

Fantastic so whatever third pick bottom of the barrel loser coach we get is saddled with coordinators he has no say in.  Freaking fantastic! Just what I would expect from the dumpster fire that is the Indianapolis Colts.

 

we don't have an offensive coordinator yet...do we?

 

It will be interesting to see if we still go with an offensive guy for head coach.

[Chris Ballard press conference today at 11AM]

3 minutes ago, csmopar said:

i caught half of it. in a nutshell, he's really happy with our DC and has spoken to potential candidates already and they are all on board with him.

 

wasn't sure if he meant eberflus or monachino but apparently eberflus.

[Chris Ballard press conference today at 11AM]

what did he say about the defensive coordinator?  it froze for me.

[Luck Update]

It only means he thinks he is about ready to start throwing.

 

Hopefully not premature and re-aggravates it by pushing it too soon.

 

However, it does sound like good news.

[Realignment suggestion]

19 hours ago, NorthernBlue said:

None of those teams are remotely in the east though (I guess compared to the rest of the NFC they would be, but still).

 

I split the country in half as best as possible with AFC being on the East side and NFC being on the west side.  Then I just named them the same as they are now but actually used locations to determine divisions.  So, the east is relatively east compared to the rest of that conference.  Everyone in each division is as close as possible to the rest of the teams in their division.  NFC South and North is a bit spread out but can't be helped given the location of the teams.  

 

Geographically, it makes a lot more sense than how it is done now.  For example, why is Indy in the South?  We are hardly in the South based on location.

 

How it is done now makes little sense other than possible some failed attempt at prioritizing rivalries over location.  However, rivalries would grow stronger if they pitted teams against each other that were closer to each other.  Most major rivalries in college are within the same state, not across the country.

[Realignment suggestion]

5 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

If there was a change in divisions it would have to mix AFC and the NFC teams all together and then make up the divisions according to areas of closes to each other.

It would cut way down on travel times and also become a new rivalries due to the closeness of the teams. There would a lot less travel time for the fans too.

 

AFC

North

• New England Patriots
• NY Giants
• NY Jets
• Buffalo Bills

 

East

• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Baltimore Ravens
• Washington Redskins

 

West

• Cleveland Browns
• Cincinnati Bengals
• Tennessee Titans
• Carolina Panthers

 

South

• Atlanta Falcons
• Jacksonville Jaquars
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Miami Dolphins

 

NFC

East

• Green Bay Packers
• Chicago Bears
• Detriot Lions
• Indianapolis Colts

 

West

• Los Angeles Rams
• Los Angeles Chargers
• San Francisco 49ers
• Oakland Raiders

 

North

• Seattle Seahawks
• Denver Broncos
• Minnesota Vikings
• Kansas City Chiefs

 

South

• Arizona Cardinals
• Dallas Cowboys
• Houston Texans
• New Orleans Saints

[Should the Colts be in new division???]

If the NFL wanted to save money through less travel and garner more interest by having more regional matchups, then they should do the following

 

AFC

North

• New England Patriots
• NY Giants
• NY Jets
• Buffalo Bills

 

East

• Pittsburgh Steelers
• Philadelphia Eagles
• Baltimore Ravens
• Washington Redskins

 

West

• Cleveland Browns
• Cincinnati Bengals
• Tennessee Titans
• Carolina Panthers

 

South

• Atlanta Falcons
• Jacksonville Jaquars
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Miami Dolphins

 

NFC

East

• Green Bay Packers
• Chicago Bears
• Detriot Lions
• Indianapolis Colts

 

West

• Los Angeles Rams
• Los Angeles Chargers
• San Francisco 49ers
• Oakland Raiders

 

North

• Seattle Seahawks
• Denver Broncos
• Minnesota Vikings
• Kansas City Chiefs

 

South

• Arizona Cardinals
• Dallas Cowboys
• Houston Texans
• New Orleans Saints

[Colts new uniform design ideas]

would you mind putting in the subject lines that these are ideas, such as "Idea for new uniform design".

 

I thought Colts were officially in a new division and officially going to wear a new uniform until I click on the threads.

[Colts sign Stevan Ridley]

Believe it or not, we got ridley

[Update: Colts sign QB Scott Tolzien]

Didn't he write the Hobbit?

 

(i know it's actually Tolkien)

[Do the colts have the worst roster in football?]

15 hours ago, shakedownstreet said:

jack doyle alone elevates the colts to the middle of the pack

 

O'doyle rules

[TY Hilton!]

[TY Hilton!]

[Is There A Free Agent At Og Coming....]

Makes you wonder if Denzelle Good can play left guard??

 

Is he any good?

[Colts Release Unofficial Depth Chart]

Whew...good to see Luck there as a 1st stringer...

[hilton, dorsett, moncrief vs harrison, wayne, stokely]

Moncrief and Dorsett are both relatively unproven.  Harrison and Wayne were both great receivers and Stokley was a solid 3rd option.

 

Have to go with them for now until either Moncrief or Dorsett turn into pro level receivers.

[D'Joun Smith certainly doesn't lack confidence]

Kind of silly really. . . It's 32 teams because the Colts passed on him in the first round as well.  

 

One would hope he wouldn't write his own team down.  He would have to stink on purpose to get revenge on the Colts for passing him in the first round.

[Forget Moncrief's hops]

You're probably right.  there's probably a bar that he grabbed and pulled himself up with his arms.

 

More plausible than my trampoline theory as it does look like he jumped off the floor.

[Forget Moncrief's hops]

we sure there wasn't a trampoline?  can't see the floor where he jumps.

[Vontae takes the plunge of death]

if going with an athlete focused pick-up line, I would have gone with "you must be an athlete, as you've been running through my mind all night"

[What were the most painful colts losses in your lifetime?]

The '95 and '05 games verses the Steelers.

 

I think '95 wins out for me with the dropped hail mary pass as the most painful.

[Andre Johnson is a Colt.]

[Jason Cole: Colts top suiters for Suh and Hardy. (Merge)]

Just say no to Suh.

 

Dirty player and will cost way more than he is worth.

[What Should be Done With the First Overall Pick [Merge]]

The keep manning and trade pick and pick luck and release Manning have the same number votes. Not sure how you can look at the results and conclude that the choose Luck group is a minority (unless the results were a lot different earlier) Keep both is the only option that is getting any distance.

The only thing this poll shows is the fan base is evenly split between Manning and Luck.

Given the money situation, I don't think option 1 is viable unless it is only for a year or 2. Personally I doubt Manning would want to be on a team that is unlikely to to make the Super Bowl unless his desire to remain a Colt outweighs getting another ring.

The question at that point is do you want 3-4 years of Manning and then whoever we can get without the top pick or 15 years of Luck. I guess it depends on how good you think Luck will be and what you think we can find with a lower pick.