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Its like people just dont understand that we need good blocking to run the ball...
I feel bad for the OL of Trent's new team in 2016. I wonder if they'll know they're about to be tainted.
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Your view of Trent (and the view of most around here) is colored by the fact that we gave up a #1 for him.
Not at all. My view is colored by drives that have stalled by handing him the ball in the backfield.
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herron can't block
And how did you come to this conclusion? He's had 8 pass blocking opportunities his entire 3 years in the league (0 sacks, 0 hurries) -- kind of hard to conclude anything one way or the other off that.
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Yes, let's get into the playoffs and go to NE so
can drop another 40+ points on us for the FOURTH straight time in the Andrew Luck EraIt's not overreacting
The Jags, Giants, or Titans are not the teams we face in the playoffs
It's the Steelers, Patriots, Broncos..... You know, the teams we struggle with.
Why go to the playoffs if you can't beat the teams in the playoffs? Those "division leaders" you claim we're overreacting to are gonna be there in December/January...... To be the best, you must beat the best
It's that simple
Total nonsense.
We beat Cincinnati.
We beat Baltimore.
We easily could have (should have) beat Philly.
We played with Denver after spotting them a big lead.
Traveling to Foxboro in January would be tough but anything can happen on any given Sunday. Also, NE could easily be knocked off by somebody before we'd even have to travel there. The OP is absolutely right. Get into the playoffs and anything can happen.
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Not to worry, I'll do it for jskinnz. Ahem. "Dear God". No, Ballard cannot run around on a torn ACL, unless you think a noodle leg will be an asset to a running back. I suppose he could swing it beside him to try and scare people from tackling him while he hops along.
For the record, he tore his ACL in 2013. He tore his Achilles tendon this year. Seems like it might be easier to come back from that now that the ACL will have had 2 years to heal and the Achilles should healed. It would probably be less likely to return to form if it was ACL two years in a row.
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I'm dreaming a little but I'll throw out a scenario here...
Colts path to the Super Bowl involves avoiding NE in the playoffs (key here is that NE is #1 and Colts are #3 and really good AFC West runner-up at #5). I really should insert a picture of Jim Mora here with a "PLAYOFFS??" caption.. but I'm still optimistic despite the bad game tonight.
Remainder of regular season
Win the remaining home games against Jacksonville, Washington, and Houston (a really big game now). Beat the Titans on the road the last game of season. Win one of Dallas or Cleveland on the road. That's would be 11-5 which might be good enough to get the #3 seed since the AFC Central will be beating up on each other down the stretch. [Realistic so far and some momentum]
#1 NE
#2 Denver or KC
#3 Colts
#4 AFC Central winner
#5 KC or Denver
#6 AFC Central runner-up or SD
Wildcard round
- Colts win wildcard at home against #6 seed. [Realistic]
- #5 KC or Denver take out the #4 seed. [Realistic]
Divisional round
- #5 KC or Denver travels to NE and wins. [Realistic]
- Colts win on the road in KC or Denver. [A stretch]
AFCC game
- Colts host the AFCC game against #5 (KC or Denver) and win. [Hey if we made it this far and playing at home, I'm calling it realistic that we win]
There will be a good team at #5 who could take out #4 in the wildcard round then -- hopefully -- take out NE in Foxboro. Colts of course would have to beat #2 on the road then that #5 at home but I'd feel better about that than traveling to Foxboro. After the last 3 games against NE I'm not feeling optimistic about facing them again.
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One positive was a very nice game from Fleener. Can't think of many others.
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On a side note, has anyone been surprised by Satele starting (and doing extremely well) with the Dolphins?
Same goes for Hughes in Buffalo. Too bad those two didn't pan out in Indy.
Hughes doesn't get enough credit for the job he did in 2012 in Pagano's defense. It's a shame he's not in the Colt's defense now.
His pass rushing productivity (PRP a PFF formula) was better than both Mathis and Freeney in Pagano's 2012 defense. His run stop % was better than Mathis and more than double Freeney.
Pass Rush snaps, PRP
Hughes: 225, 9.4%
Freeney: 414, 8.8%
Mathis: 283: 8.4%
Presssures [sacks, hits, hurries]
Hughes: 27 pressures in 225 pass rush snaps (12.0%) [4 sacks, 6 hits, 17 hurries]
Freeney: 47 pressures in 414 pass rush snaps (11.4%) [5 sacks, 9 hits, 33 hurries]
Mathis: 29 pressures in 283 pass rush snaps (10.2%) [8 sacks, 5 hits, 16 hurries]
Tackles on running plays:
Hughes: 22 in 257 run snaps (8.6%)
Mathis: 18 in 243 run snaps (7.4%)
Freeney: 9 in 227 run snaps (4.0%)
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Let's create a new category.... beyond just hits. We're already in agreement that the Pittsburgh hits were more violent than the NYG were. Now, let's talk about near misses. I thought there were far more near misses from Pittsburgh where I held my breath in fear for Luck. And again, I never felt that way last night.
Pitt: 14 hurries, 6 hits, 1 sack
NY: 12 hurries, 8 hits, 1 sack
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Bears need a safety. Shea McClellin is busting in Chicago. Landry for McClellin -- maybe McClellin would work out with a fresh start as a 3-4 OLB.
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How can it not be clear that we're SB contenders right now?
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It clearly squirted through his hands before being pinned against his body, gaining control, and rolling his body -- but that doesn't mean it hit the ground. I couldn't tell if it touched the ground or if his hand was under it the whole time. Most frames of the slow motion replay clearly showed it *not* touching the ground with just a few frames where I couldn't tell if it did or not. My feeling is that it probably did touch the ground before he started to roll but there wasn't conclusive evidence and the call on the field would stand.
If it would have been called incomplete on the field I would have thought it should stand too. I felt the officiating expert (Carey?) was a little too quick and confident in claiming it hit the ground just because the back angle showed it wasn't immediately controlled.
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On the NFC side I pull for the Bears (the team I've followed all my life growing up in north central Indiana in the 60s and 70s).
On the AFC side I pull for the Colts (since late 80s -- visiting family in Indiana I'd go to Hoosier dome every year with my brother -- became a big Colts fan overtaking Bears in early 90s)
The rest in order:
1) Root for a team to lose that will give the Colts a better playoff seeding or chance at playoffs.
2) Root for a team to lose that will give the Bears a better playoff seeding or chance at playoffs.
3) Yes, I'll root for Peyton if it doesn't effect #1 or #2 in a significant way (Broncos #2 seed Colts #1 seed would be ideal).
4) Root for outcomes that will improve Bears/Colts draft positions or any other draft scenario I'd like to see.
5) I'll root for players. I'll root for emerging/exciting classy players (rookies, for example). I'll root against classless players.
- In a Bears/Colts matchup I pull heavily for the Colts.
- I played fantasy football from 1991-2000 -- <brag> retired undefeated </brag>. I'm done with that so it doesn't come into play at all anymore when I watch games.
- I've followed the NFL draft heavily since 1989 and there is draft influence when I watch game. <evil> I was pulling for Washington to lose last year so the traded RGIII pick would be high </evil>
Given all those factors I can usually find a reason to pull for one team over another in about any game.
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Not being 5-1. That Philly loss still stings
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Greg Toler naysayers out for the season with disbelief migraines
Tell me you knocked on wood.
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Don't know how long you've been a Colts fan. But if you saw Andrews rookie year, Shipley can't play G if his life depended on it.
He needs to be at C or on the bench
What in the world are you talking about? Is this a test to see if anybody is paying attention?
I don't recall Shipley playing guard at all in 2012. And the ~500 snaps he did have at C graded out +7.9 on PFF for 2012.. well above the other interior linemen (Satele -5.7, Link -16.4, McGlynn -23.2, Rietz -9.2).
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From what I recall (and your recollection is probably better), the OL seemed to open running lanes better as a unit with Harrison than what they did with Louis. It might be similar to the Shipley/Satele situation where Satele was the superior talent, but the OL performed better with Shipley. Louis might be the better talent, but the OL appeared to block better with Harrison. I don't recall Louis getting beat very badly and giving up sacks all over the place, but I do recall seeing him struggle to open up running lanes
Harrison has only played 8 snaps all season so it's tough to conclude anything positive or negative, IMO.
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Only thing that bothers me about Luck is that he's back to throwing some bad picks again.
Granted there was a bad no call on the play but he should have never thrown the ball against the Eagles.
And his lone interception yesterday was also particularly bad. Don't know what he saw in that throw but I saw 3 Titans and one Colt.
The inexplicable INTs are usually a case of the receiver and the QB not being on the same page. The pass is thrown before the receiver makes his cut, and if he cuts to the wrong area of the field the ball is picked. I think the pick yesterday was a case of Nicks not running the right route. If Nicks is underneath those defenders it's probably a routine completion instead of an INT that has everybody scratching their heads. Actually, if you look back I think several of Luck's picks have been like this -- I'd put the opening pick in the NE playoff game in this category. Brazil's route should have been to the inside the DB but he went outside and it was an easy pick.
That's one good reason to have continuity with receivers. Over time, as they build chemistry, the receivers and Luck will automatically know what the other is thinking in any situation.
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Al Michaels said that if the ball hits the screen over AT&T stadium, it gets rekicked, so...
Guess the difference is that the screen is over the field of play and not out of bounds or out of the endzone. This also had me wondering if the cable for the over the field camera has ever been hit?
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The fact Manziel got picked over him is mind boggling.
Way, way too early to know what the Browns have in Manziel. I think Manziel may surprise some doubters when his time comes.
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Too early. It seems like Nicks and Luck aren't on the same page yet but he's done pretty well despite that. I expect his production to increase as he and Luck develop a rhythm and for Nicks to be a key contributor down the stretch and into the playoffs if he remains healthy.
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I thought if the ball comes in contact with something while in flight you play it where it lands. Remember the whole Dallas scoreboard issue? When boomstick hit the goal post it should have been a live ball.
It's already out of the endzone when it hits the goal post.
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I've been in the camp that believes Richardson will come around. However, now that he isn't getting hit 3 yards behind the line, which I felt like was a pretty valid excuse, it is very difficult watching them hand him the ball so he can plod for his 2 yards. He is good catching the ball and making the first guy miss, but I'm not sure I remember a back ever doing less with more overall.
I finally have to capitulate. It's not gonna work out for T-Rich. Too many journeyman backs out there that can give you more.
Having gone back to watch all Tent's games with Cleveland last year after the trade I had come to this conclusion long ago. Immediately after the trade -- with some initial disappointment (giving up the first round pick) -- I thought "hey but it's Trent Richardson <with a 3.6 YPC red flag>". Then I went to watch all his Browns games on Game Rewind and focused on him every play -- at which point I came away thinking "oh no, did Grigson watch these games".
I'm okay with splitting time between Bradshaw and Trent to keep Bradshaw healthy and fresh and I feel comfortable with Trent's pass blocking. Float him the occasional screen or check-down pass if nobody is near him and he can make a nice play. But please don't hand the ball to him twice in the same series of downs.
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he got 31 carries and got an amazing 62 yards. yea we should have kept him alright
Of course Donald was facing stacked boxes all game :scared:
can drop another 40+ points on us for the FOURTH straight time in the Andrew Luck Era
Any chance 'Boom' supplants T-Rich? (Merge)
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