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Woo Hoo The Colts are now the SB favorites. I've heard that he runs as fast as Devin Hester, hits like Mike Singletary and understands the game like Brian Urlacher, he also has hands like Reggie Wayne for those INTs. Hopefully it only takes him a week to get acclimated to the D so he can take position of the very over-rated McNary and send Conner packing.
Actually, you misheard, what they said was that he runs as fast as Brian Urlacher, understands the game like Mike Singletary, hits like Reggie Wayne, and has hands like Devin Hester.
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The answer is neither, really. Injuries and turnover have created a situation where the Colts o-line's success varies from week to week, and even play-to-play. There's some talent and skill spread around, particularly at the tackle positions, but cohesion is a real problem with the guys inside constantly moving around. Reitz, McGlynn, Thornton, and Link can all be moderately competent in the right situation if they get enough time together, but the problem is that Thornton is young and raw, McGlynn can play both Center and Guard so even though he's better at Center, if we're thin at Guard he has to play there. Ultimately, the fact is that I think going forward next we need to get a new center (maybe Holmes is that guy, we'll see) and get Thomas back at guard. I really like having McGlynn and Link as backups because they're versitile - McGlynn can play center and guard, and Link can play guard and tackle in a pinch, meaning we could get away with only dressing 7 O-linemen if necessary. As for right now, I think the best option is probably Reitz and Thornton at guard and McGlynn at center, and if Thornton has a bad guy sub in Link. The best thing for the O-line right now would be to get healthy and at least get a good rhythm going by the time the playoffs start.
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Honestly, the flaws of the AFC playoff teams look a lot more glaring than those of the NFC playoff teams.
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While it may be fair to criticize Toler for not being able to stay healthy, when he is healthy, he should be the #2 corner, and Butler should be the nickel corner. It's just better schematically based on their strengths.
In games Toler has started, we've given up 8 passing TDs and forced 8 interceptions (though it's really 7 & 7 based on when he went out vs. the Broncos). In games he hasn't played, we've given up 12 passing touchdowns and forced 5 interceptions. More importantly, those games he started were against Peyton Manning, Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, Philip Rivers, Ryan Tannehill, Terrell Pryor, and Blaine Gabbert. The games he's missed were against Case Keenum twice, Kellen Clemens, Ryan Fitzpatrick twice, Carson Palmer, and Andy Dalton. I'm gonna say that first group is a lot better than that second group.
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Just goes to show that the people on this forum are completely bonkers.
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Well, looks like this weekend is going as well as it possibly could.
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I looked at ESPN's http://games.espn.go.com/ffl/resources/help/faq?name=how-do-playoff-tiebreakers-work
Not sure if what I'm looking at is correct or reading it wrong
...that's fantasy football.
Anyway, it goes H2H, conference record, common games, SOV, SOS, then you get into points.
Its definitely head to head and then divisonal wins.
Division record isn't a tiebreaker for teams in different divisions.
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Most first seeds don't rewrite the offensive record book either, yet Peyton and Co have.
Most first seeds don't allow 26.5 points per game either.
The worst in history was the 2011 Giants, 400 points, 25/game. Now, the Broncos could keep Houston and Oakland under 28 combined points in their last 2 games, but either way if they win the Super Bowl they'll be one of the worst, if not the worst, defense to win the Super Bowl in NFL history. Only 5 teams have won the Super Bowl allowing over 20 points per game. The average Super Bowl winner allows under 16 points per game.
The problem the Broncos face is that, as good as their offense is, they NEED the offense to play really well, because their defense is just so bad. They haven't held a single team under 17 points all year. The Pats, Bengals, and Colts have done it a combined 11 times so far (3, 4, and 4, respectively, and the Dolphins and Ravens have done it 3 times apiece as well). Now, each of those teams has problems, but each of those teams has a defense that CAN play at a high level for significant stretches. The Broncos defense, even at its best moments, is still only adequate.
So just for purposes of comparison, the Broncos are a team where they need the offense to score 35 points to win games. They're 9-0 when they score at least 34, 2-3 when they don't. Contrast that with the Pats, where the cutoff is about 21 points (9-1 when they score at least 21, 1-3 when they don't). For the Bengals, call it 22 (6-0 with 22+, 3-4 without). It's also about 21 for the Colts (9-1 with 21+, 0-4 without). So for any other team in the playoffs, really, if they score 27 or 30 points or so, that's a good thing. For the Broncos, it's bad.
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So is Griff Whalen. Arguing over which dumpster fire stinks less is largely pointless, but if you have to take one, at least make it the one that can be disguised as something other than a dumpster fire for a play or two.
Personally, if we're working under the assumption that both of them are dumpster fires, I'd take the dumpster fire that's making league minimum over the dumpster fire that counts 2.5 mil against the cap.
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Maybe a small share.
Like an hors d'oeuvre of blame. Possibly something with fennel or chutney.
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Sure, because I've always felt that what this team is really lacking is a guy who fumbles every other time he touches the ball. Hey, maybe we can get Legarette Blount packaged in the deal and really starting giving the ball away.
Say what you want about Richardson, at least his ball security is pretty good.
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It is true that the pass defense is statistically much better with him in.
Toler isn't a cure-all for the defense any more than Rogers is for the offense, but he'll help.
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Let it be known that I have bookmarked this thread.
Fair warning.
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Yay?
Sure.
It's not like we backed into the playoffs, you can't back into the playoffs in week 13. Really, we're in the playoffs because we swept Tennessee. The actual clinching today was pretty much a formality.
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Well, yes, obviously.
We have some specific issues to work out that are more important than just straight-up trying to win games. Working on getting consistency from the receiver group is a high priority, and making sure Luck is comfortable spreading the ball around between Fleener, Hilton, Rogers, and Brazill. Continuing to work Richardson into the passing game is a big deal too. We need Toler to get healthy, were statistically much better with him in. Not that we need to push him to get back, but it would be nice to have him back for a couple games before the playoffs just to get the secondary on the same page. And, obviously, people who are banged up should rest.
We've had so many injuries that we really should just treat this like 3 weeks of preseason, and figure out who we want where when we get into the playoffs. It'd be nice to win games, sure, it'd be nicer to have a plan for facing Kansas City in the wild card round.
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I hope after watching ty play with reggie on ir, all the nonsense about ty being the future #1 stops..
He's a good player, but only a complement on the offense, not the carrier of it..
It's not like he had much complementing him, aside from Fleener.
Rogers and Brazill having good days today helps TY.
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There are NO moral victories in the NFL!
Don't start with that. Yes, losing sucks, but looking forward to the playoffs, one of the things we needed to sort out was the state of the receiving corps without Reggie Wayne. The performances today of Rogers and Brazill went a long way toward alleviating those concerns, and it may open things up for Hilton again if this means we're no longer a one-trick pony (pun intended) at receiver.
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I suppose we've had worse losses, strictly speaking.
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If Jacksonville moved to LA (hypothetically) and you didn't care about preserving rivalries (hypothetically) you'd probably end up with this, based on geography:
East:
Patriots
Jets
Bills
Ravens
North:
Steelers
Colts
Browns
Bengals
South:
Titans
Chiefs
Dolphins
Texans
West:
Broncos
L.A. Smog (or equivalent)
Raiders
Chargers
Funny how no matter how you try to set it up the AFC South is always going to end up looking like the division of little lost lambs. Just an inevitable effect of trying to organize a sports league, there's always going to be one division that looks like the people in charge just said "screw it, put the rest of them in here." The AFC South is like the Professor and Mary Ann in the first season of Gilligan's Island.
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5 words you never want to hear as pertaining to your football team: "Wade Phillips, interim head coach."
Because there's really only 2 results. He does poorly, and the team loses, or he does well, and you end up with an even worse 4 words, "Wade Phillips, head coach."
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If we manage to beat arizona, and Oakland beats Tennessee, we can clinch the division in indy 2 weeks from now.
We don't need Oakland to beat Tennessee, although I certainly wouldn't be opposed to it. We effectively have a 4-game lead on Tennessee. Point being, regarding tiebreakers, the best the Titans can do is split head to head by beating us in 2 weeks. Then it goes to division record - we are 3-0, they are 0-3, the best they could do is 3-3 if they can beat all 3 division opponents, and that's the worst we could do if we lost to Tennessee, Houston, AND Jacksonville at home, which is already fairly unlikely. So, then the tiebreaker would go to common games. Common games within a division is pretty easy to figure out - it's every game but the head to head matchups (which are a wash anyway if we get to common games), and the 2 games against the teams on your schedule based on the previous year's finish (in our case, Miami and Cincy). Well, the easy way to figure it out is whichever team has the worse record against those 2 teams has the better record in common games - we lost to Miami, and the Titans already beat I believe the Jets and Steelers. So, in any scenario in which the Titans and Colts have the same overall record, the Colts will win the common games tiebreaker.
Ergo, there is no scenario where the Colts would lose a 1-on-1 tiebreak to the Titans. Now, Houston is another matter, but they'd have to win out and we'd have to go 1-5 for that to be an issue (or 5-1 and 0-6, alternatively). But that's pretty unlikely. So, effectively, we're clear of the Titans by 4 games and the Texans by 5 games right now.
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Yeah, I've seen that.He was released from Tennessee and went to Tennessee Tech, of course he dominated there. He has measurables and talent for sure, but I hope he's improved both his attitude and skills in these areas-
" Stops his route at times if not the primary target. Body language on the field can be defeating. Lacks great explosiveness to run by corners, no extra gear. Will struggle to track the football at times. Not a very instinctual receiver, doesn't always run the routes he should, doesn't fight to get open when the play breaks down."
Reports since he's joined the Colts are that he's been really applying himself though. He wouldn't be the first player to join the Pagano-led Colts and develop a strong work ethic (see, e.g., Davis, Vontae, "How I Shut Down Demaryius Thomas", 3 Rec.fr.Yds 51 (Clt. Def. 2013).)
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I'm cautiously optimistic.
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Richardson gets ball and is dropped immediately for a two yard loss. Hand off to brown. Ten yard gain. 3rd and 2 and luck drops back throws to dhb. The pass lands right in his hands and he drops it.
Seems familiar for some reason.
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Seriously, how are we 9-5 if we only have 6-8 players who could make the Browns' roster?