NewColtsFan

Please stop while you’re behind. Way way behind. I’ve been dealing with you because you asked why I gave you a sad emoji. That launched this ridiculous exchange. I expect more from you than I do from the other poster. That was par for the course from him. But your posts weren’t much better. And if you think otherwise, you’re kidding yourself. This nonsense is exhausting…..

I’ve waited on this a few days, but it seems time to share this thought…. This interview was 18 days before the announcement. Irsay and Ballard said they didn’t hear anything from Luck about retiring until roughly 7-10 days before the announcement. So this video is NOT proof that Luck knew he was going to retire but lied about it. Hate Luck for what he did all you want, but I don’t think you have a case that he lied.

Among the worst takes you’ve ever posted. And that’s saying something. You couldn’t be more wrong.

Please don’t insult me telling me you knew all about Sayers. You made zero positive arguments in his favor and called him the most over-rated RB in the Hall. No one who knows the full Sayers story would ever write the nonsense you’ve written about Sayers. And you’ve trashed the media for what they’ve said about Sayers. More proof that you just don’t get Sayers and his legacy. Not even a little. I didn’t say anything about your 12 RB’s because it’s pointless because it’s just your opinion. It’s not fact, as much as you like to think that your opinion IS fact. You continue to judge players of eras 50 years ago by today’s modern standards. Who cares that a RB didn’t win anything? Plenty of RB’s didn’t. It doesn’t mean a thing. As for Namath, you have no idea — none — what I’m going to say. Absolutely none. As you had no idea what I’d say about Sayers. Was SB3 the highlight if his career? Of course. But there’s plenty more, and I’d bet you know little to none of it. Namath’s career isn’t only about one game, even if it’s the most important part of his career. The idea that you think the NFL passing game hasn’t changed and you can tell who was good or not by the TD/Int ratio is flat out false. You think it’s true, you’ve written that here. It’s not. The football world we all live in these days is dramatically different than the 60’s and 70’s. The performance of almost all quarterbacks back then says so. More to come, even if you won’t read it. Not surprised.

I know it wasn’t your mistake. I was simply clarifying the situation. I knew the actual game the other poster was referencing. A regular season game that featured roughly 900+ yards passing and roughly 85-90 points. A famous shootout for the ages. That’s all.

Please re-Read this post by you again. Then try to tell me how much you know and respect Gale Sayers. The answer is, almost not at all. Despite being 52, you make the same mistake that younger generations make all the time. You judge players from past generations by todays modern standard. Sayers played over 50 years ago and you have no idea how much the game has changed. None. Here's how little you know about Sayers and history. Do you know who Sayers was? He was Barry Sanders before Sanders was even born. He could do things that nobody else could, not even Jim Brown, the best RB of all-time could do. That isn’t to say Sayers was better than Brown — he clearly wasn’t. But he was different. He was shockingly fast and quick, could cut sharply at top speed like no one before him, even on a muddy field. No one had ever seen anything like Sayers. He was electrifying, eye popping and jaw dropping all at the same time. He played during an era when defenses dominated. Defense was way WAY ahead of offense back then. You’ve laughed that Sayers only had two 1,000 yard seasons. Back then, a 1,000 yard season was a huge accomplishment. The second time Sayers did it, he was the ONLY running back to do it that year. No one else. The game was drastically different way back then. The season where Sayers hurt his knee for the first time, he had over 850 yards, but in just 9 games. He was headed for 1300 yards, the type of feat only Jim Brown was doing. As for the injury…. More that you clearly don’t understand. Sayers suffered what was then a catastrophic injury. The type that would end the career for most RBs. But Sayers overcame the injury and while he was never quite the same as prior to his injury, he was still great enough to have another 1,000 yard season before he suffered a second knee injury which ultimately ended his career. The view of Sayers was nothing less than heroic. Sayers has career average per carry of 5.0. Including seasonal averages of 5.2, 5.4, 4.7 and 6.2. Those are crazy numbers. They’d be great today, but back then it was almost incomprehensible. This was at a time that anything over 4.5 almost made you great. For decades, Sayers held the record for most returns for TD with 8, even in a shortened career. He has career punt return averages of nearly 15, and kick off of nearly 31. You keep making arguments based on his career totals. You mock him for not achieving 5,000 yards. Without context (which you don’t offer) they’re almost worthless. You clearly don’t understand NFL history. You clearly don’t understand the importance of Gale Sayers. It’s why you belittle the media who rave about them. But you think they’re all wrong and you’re right. Because you do your homework. Sorry, it’s just not enough. Not even close. Apologies for how long this was. Tomorrow, an equally long post (longer?) about quarterbacks. Your view there also lacks complete context. You think the era has nothing to do with the stat totals. You couldn’t be more wrong. It has everything to do with it. Sorry.

In a regular season game. Not the Super Bowl. The game was one for the ages. Part of NFL history.

You. Don’t. Know. Your. History. Not even a little, Homer. Later, when I have more time, I’ll write a very long post explaining just how wrong you and Jared are about Sayers. Completely. Then, tomorrow, I’ll write one about how wrong you guys are about Namath. Yeah, I know, you said he belongs in the HoF for winning SB3. But his place in history is about much more than just one game.

Young or Stroud.

I think the AFC East and North are the two best top to bottom. I voted East but I’d support North as well. I think the West is third, and the South is a distant 4th. That might change someday, but that time is still some years away.

I often don’t like drawing inside the lines…. Guilty as charged!

I view Taylor as elite as a runner. He’s the opposite of a straight line runner who has no wiggle. I have no idea where you even got that idea? That’s astounding! I think he’s at least average as a receiver, maybe above average. It’s hard to know with the offense the Colts have had for the last three years. And I’d describe him as “willing” as a blocker. I don’t know how you arrived at your conclusions? As to the “committee approach” you talk about…. When healthy, do the Colts use him that way? No. He’s the featured back. So I’m comfortable saying the Colts do not share your evaluation of Jonathan Taylor. Taylor is the fastest player on the offense. He’s the most elusive. He’s the most explosive. In his 2021 season, Taylor led all RBs in most runs over 10 yards, most over 20 yards, over 30 yards, 40 yards, most over 50, 60, and 70 yards. I don’t know what more anyone could want. I think you should go to YouTube to see the videos the Colts put out around the draft and what they liked about JT back then. I think they’ve been proven right. Sorry, we disagree.

That’s the view of one exec. One. That’s one more than none. Let’s not pretend this is the consensus viewpoint.

^^^^^^^^^^^^ THIS!! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Posts like this are one of the many reasons why @GoColts8818 is one of our best posters in our community! Drop! The! Mic!!!!!

I’m going to cheat a bit here. I’d say a sleeper will emerge out of the entire group of defensive lineman. All EXCEPT Buckner and Stewart. Someone out of the rest of that group. So…. Paye or Dayo… Ebukum or Lewis… Bryan or Tomi… Johnson or Leo…. And on and on…. Someone out of that group hopefully breaks out and becomes an impact player. Quite frankly, if the Colts finally catch a break with D-Lineman, perhaps SEVERAL players would emerge. The Colts are long overdue to have D-Lineman play at the level the team has expected they’ll play.

So? Who cares about one game? That would be like saying 2014 wasn’t goid because the Colts got blown out in the championship game. But you don’t make that argument. It was a great season. One that for some odd reason you don’t count as a great season. Strange. Odd. Head scratching.

Completely different circumstances. Sayers badly hurt his knee back around the late 60’s, when a knee injury for a great RB like him would be a career ender. He came back from that to have more great years. Sayers comeback was heroic. Luck’s was not so much. Plus, the length of Luck’s career was not the only criteria. The quality of his career was also a factor. Luck wasn’t successful enough.

Never recovered? 2018: 10-6 plus a playoff win on the road in what was Luck’s best statistical year despite not having a 100 percent arm all year. Poppycock!

That’s a heckuva life story. There’s much to be proud of, overcoming so many hurdles and obstacles. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.

I hope you can find it. On my phone, I have a file for all Colts related stories. Turns out, all the stories I have from 2019, the links are no longer active. The headlines are still there, but not the actual stories. But as far as I could tell, Luck himself wasn’t giving interviews. Everyone else was talking about him because he really wasn’t practicing. Anyway, thanks in advance for your effort.

Im not defending the idea of booing Andrew Luck. Far from it. But I think it would happen. Even if the vast majority of fans cheered him, I think there might be 15,000 who might boo. And a number that large would be heard. And I think it would be uncomfortable for all involved. Getting into the RoH might happen someday, but perhaps it would be better if it happened when the team is much better than it is now. Once it looks like a 10-11 win team and not a 6-7 win team might be a more appropriate time.

As someone who is 66, I understand your post completely. Appreciate your help. Not trying to give you homework.

Can you please find this quote in the days leading up to the retirement? The one where he lied to the fans. Honestly, I don’t remember that. If you could find that, it would be helpful. Thanks.

Sorry, but it’s not just their problem. Do you want to invite someone to be honored by the franchise only to have a fair number of fans boo him? That would be embarrassing for both Irsay and Luck. Who wants to be humiliated that way? Luck and the Colts badly mismanaged his retirement. It’s unfortunate, but this is the mess they’ve left behind. We’re coming up on 4 years now, and the mess is very much still there.