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    Colts Have Three Interviews Lined Up.

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    2 hours ago, John Waylon said:

    The problem now is we’re interviewing guys we didn’t interview the first time around. They’re not even second choices, they’re thirds. 

     

    I like the idea of Reich or Toub, but it does beg the question of why they couldn’t get an interview originally. 

     

    Who cares....it's not as if coaching searches are exact sciences.  Top candidates fail all the time, under the radar candidates succeed all the time.  Its not as if McDaniels was some established commodity gauraunteed to succeed.  It's just as likely he would've failed (again.)  You just never know. 

     

    So If the new coach is Reich, or Toub, or Matt Ruhle.....if they end up being successful, does anyone really care what "choice" they were?  

    Super Bowl LII (52) Game Thread

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    10 hours ago, Nesjan3 said:

    lol your "terms of a dynasty" are way too strict, it takes all the fun out of it. It is just sports after all, most people consider the Steelers 4 in 6 years, Cowboys 3 in 4 years, 49ers 5 from 82-95, Packers 60s, Browns of the 50s as the NFL dynasties. Thats just NFL but everyone has their own opinions...by your standards maybe only the Browns even come close ... 

    you also have to consider the difficulty level to win at the sport, it would be my opinion that it is a lot easier to put together consecutive winning seasons in Basketball than Football.

     

    It should be strict.....its a "dynasty."  No need to lower the standards so it's easier to accomplish.  This is the same logic used in horseracing, when people wanted to change the Triple Crown because it was supposedly too hard for horses to reach.  Then American Pharoah won the Triple Crown in 2015.

    Super Bowl LII (52) Game Thread

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    1 hour ago, Nesjan3 said:

    meh 5 in 15 years as well as another 5 appearances, i would say that is dynasty worthy, but as i stated earlier, i will always see it as a tainted dynasty, due to the cheating allegations and the blatent favoritism by the refs at Gillette.

     

    First of all, it's 5 in 16 years, not 15:  2001-2002, when they beat the Rams, to 2016-2017, when they beat the Falcons is 16 seasons.  Second of all, it's another 3 appearances in addition to their 5 championships, not 5:  2 losses to NY, 1 loss to Phi.  So is 5 championships in 16 seasons dynasty worthy?  Not hardly.  Especially when the distribution is 3 in the first 4 years, zero in the next 9 years, and 2 in the next 3 years. 

     

    Boston Celtics: 11 championships in 13 seasons is a dynasty.

    UCLA Basketball: 10 national titles in 12 seasons is a dynasty.

    Oklahoma St Wresting: 13 national titles in 15 seasons is a dynasty.

    Iowa Wrestling: 11 national titles in 12 seasons is a dynasty.

     

    Do not cheapen the meaning of a sports dynasty by including a team that won 5 titles in 16 years as one.  They do not happen often at all, and there are none in place currently.

    Super Bowl LII (52) Game Thread

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    9 minutes ago, dgambill said:

    That’s shocking!!! He might not have been a lock down corner but he is a sure tackler and he is a good corner. Especially in redzone. They could have used his help Tonight. Don’t get it.

     

    It's all part of Belichek's genius;  he never makes mistakes.  Anything doesn't go his way, it's always because there's more than meets the eye;  never because he effed up.

    Morrison

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    2 hours ago, Coffeedrinker said:

    Do I get a cookie?

     

    Not for predicting that a 4th rounder fails.

     

    However, if you can provide proof that you predicted Dorsett would be underwhelming, then I think a cookie would be well deserved.

    Morrison

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    On 1/29/2018 at 8:26 AM, Coffeedrinker said:

    Funny, when I did an evaluation of Morrison after the draft and stated I was not impressed with him and I didn't think he would do very well in the NFL, I was told by nearly everyone that I didn't know what I was talking about and I shouldn't base my evaluation from the Alabama game, etc.

     

    Congratulations on calling that one correct.

    I Think I Know Exactly What's Going On In The Draft

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    5 hours ago, masnerj said:

    So here it is: I think I know exactly what is going to happen in this upcoming draft based on my own theories formed by connecting the dots with what has happened so far...

     

    Setting the stage:

    Irsay mentions Edgarrin James earlier in the year when talking about Andrew Luck and the need to pair him up with a guy similar to James who can set up a strong tandem. This made headlines everywhere and most people assumed that this meant heavy interest in a guy like Barkley, considered a generational talent at the RB position who can truly do it all and might perform similar/more than some stellar RBs drafted in recent years. 

     

    Ballard in a few conversations about the draft pick has talked about how high it is, it being extremely rare to be in a position like this, not trying to be in a position like this again, lots of talents players found in the top 5 that a franchise might never have a chance at, etc. All this points towards him talking about a guy or two that he feels is extremely worth the 3rd overall pick which is what we have. 

     

    Now moving on to the draft and the prospects, here are the teams at the top and their general needs:

     

    Browns: 1st, 4th overall. Needs at QB, RB and reports suggest that they would ideally want to come out of those top two picks with a stellar tandem of RB and QB.

    Giants: 2nd overall. Needs at QB cause of uncertainties with Manning and the future. A new coach, guy like Shurmer, knows that they won't have a chance to pick this high again so they probably will want a guy out of Rosen, Darnold, Allen. 

    Colts: 3rd overall. Assuming Luck is healthy and coming back (and at this moment all things point towards this). Needs at RB, Pass-Rush, OL, etc.

     

    What I think is happening here is that Ballard + Irsay are creating the notion that the Colts are extremely interested in a guy like Barkley and want to pair him up with Luck for the next 5-10 years. This scares the Browns because they pick just before us. The Browns, knowing that they can't draft Rosen cause he doesn't want to play for them, are stuck between Allen and Darnold. If they feel that there is not much difference between the two and that neither one is worth the #1 pick, they might just go ahead and select Barkley to make sure that they get him and that we don't mess up their plans with our 3rd overall pick. Then the giants select Rosen, and then all of a sudden there is a huge market for the the 3rd overall picks and we can drop down to 5 or 6 and still get Chubb who I would think would be a great fit in a 4-3 defense (Ballard has mentioned that the draft is a good place to draft players for schematic changes). 

     

    Ballard might be trying to force Cleveland into thinking that at the very least we are interested in Barkley and at the very max that we love the guy and thus making them strongly consider drafting Barkley #1 overall.

     

    Bottom line is that Cleveland drafting Barkley #1 overall is the best thing that can happen to us and I believe that that is exactly what will happen. And knowing Ballard, he already has an idea of what the minimum trade offers would be for a team like Denver so they can jump past the Browns and get their pick of Darnold or Allen. 

     

    I'll go you one further:  the draft is the ONLY place to draft players for schematic changes.

     

    Andrew Luck update expected shortly after head coaching hire per Bob Kravitz

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    35 minutes ago, Str8himalaya said:

    Maybe it's just me and my pessimism at this point, but I don't get a good feeling about this at all. Seems like a "hey, we have a new coach and new direction" and we get excited and then drop a bomb of some sort about Luck not being ready for the season. Hopefully not, and I hope I'm completely wrong, but something tells me this isn't good.

     

    There's no "maybe" about it.

    That's my CB!

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    12 hours ago, BOTT said:

    The only bad call I rember against the jags was the 1st half interference against Bouye. Not sure why people are crying about the refs.

     

    People are crying because the refs handed NE 47 yards in bogus penalty yardage in 2 plays, which kept NE in the game going into halftime.  NE did absolutely nothing to earn that TD except throw the ball in the air and wait for flags to be thrown.......7 points were completely handed to them by the officials. 

    That's my CB!

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    12 hours ago, BOTT said:

    The only bad call I rember against the jags was the 1st half interference against Bouye. Not sure why people are crying about the refs.

     

    People are crying because the refs handed NE 47 yards in bogus penalty yardage in 2 plays, which kept NE in the game going into halftime.  NE did absolutely nothing to earn that TD except throw the ball in the air and wait for flags to be thrown.......7 points were completely handed to them by the officials. 

    Sacks - we're bad at both ends

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    1 hour ago, LJpalmbeacher2 said:

     

    Well it's early in his career but if we are going to look for Basham to help those stats i fear we will again be near the bottom. 

    We will once again need to upgrade a woeful pass rush thru FA/Draft. Hopefully this offseason is better than last couple.

     

    I don't understand this comment.  Most definitely we are expecting Basham to improve upon the 2 sacks he had last year.  And almost assuredly, he will improve upon that number.  And that will help our sack ranking.

    Rank The Colts IN AFC South

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    On 1/15/2018 at 9:17 PM, The Fish said:

    I can't predict the Colts. 

    The Texans are going to be good, if healthy. The Jags are going to have a D. The Titans are a question mark, but I don't think they're going to all of the sudden suck.. 

    Colts go 16-0 is really the only safe bet.

     

    Uh, no their not.  It's a very realistic proposition that they finish dead last again.  Are you even familiar with their roster?  There are holes all over the place.  Their defensive backfield and offensive lines are atrocious;  inside linebackers, dline and tight end are questionable.  They have little at the WR position after Hopkins  Watt has been ravaged by injuries and it's very questionable how effective he'll ever be again.  Hell, it's not like Watson is some sure thing;  he had like 6 good games as a rookie against bad defenses.  Not even a half season sample size.  He's hardly an established entity.  They have no picks in the first and second rounds, and you can't plug all the holes that team has with free agents.  

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