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    Colts starting RB?

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    I got Deon.  Saw someone scoffing at his career YPC average, but he’s never been used as a feature back in meaningful game time.  The fact that he averages 2 ypc in games where he’s handed the ball in garbage time (when the other team knows we’re gonna run three times and punt) doesn’t concern me.  Nor does the fact that he can’t pick up a yard on 3rd&1, now that we have a 6’5, 250 lb qb to sneak it…

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    Who Will Be a Playmaker?

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    I don’t see us as particularly deficient in playmakers.  From the sound of things, Downs could be our big play guy.  But honestly, there are maybe two special playmakers in the whole division that Ds have to specially plan for: Henry and Ridley (if you believe his hype.)  I’m, of course, considering Taylor already gone…

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    Mid-Pre Season Final 53

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    55 minutes ago, colts52761 said:

    Good job. I'd like to see Pinter gone also!

    Funny, I started at the beginning of camp saying that Pinter wouldn’t make it.  But Ballard keeps talking him up, and now we have a Kelly injury.  He’d be gone if French or Ekiyor showed anything..,

    Mid-Pre Season Final 53

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    QB (2) Richardson, Minshew

     

    I understand the new rule for a third QB being available to the team as an extra active player on Sundays.  But I still can’t justify keeping Ehlinger on the final 53 with the tough choices at other positions.

     

    RB (4) Taylor, Moss, Jackson, Hull

     

    I’m guessing that the injury charade is ended the week before the regular season and Taylor is activated and starts Week 1.  Just a best guess.  With Moss recovering, it forces a 4th RB on the active roster.

     

    TE (4) Granson, Woods, Ogletree, Mallory

     

    Tough group to guess, with Woods, Mallory, Ogletree, and Cox missing so much time.  I hate it, but I gotta cut Cox with an eye towards the future.  The others all figure in for some time.  I do see a possibility of keeping 5, though, since all the injuries are still ongoing. 

     

    WR (5) Pittman, Downs, Pierce, Strachan, McKenzie

     

    In this scenario, Dulin, who was carted off the field yesterday, ends up on the IR.  No info on that injury, but the word “carted” is never good, and it keeps me from having to make even more difficult decisions. 

     

    OL (9) Raimann, Nelson, Kelly, Gabe Jackson (FA, Raiders), Smith, Freeland, Fries, Hambright, Pinter

     

    I do think that the Fries injury will force a FA move.  Everyone expects Risner, and it wouldn’t surprise me.  But Jackson is more of a road-grader and has been VERY steady his whole career.  Great guy too.  Ekiyor and French didn’t do much to make this roster.

     

    Offense total: 24

     

    DL (10) Paye, Buckner, Stewart, Ebukam, Odeyingbo, Adebawore, Johnson, Muhammad, Lewis, Agim

     

    I guess that Taven Bryan is the surprise here, but I haven’t heard his name much this camp, so Agim gets the nod.  Didn’t like letting Leo go, but he was a surprise 6th round pick, so he should make it to the PS.

     

    LB (6) Leonard, Franklin, Speed, Domann, Stuard, Olubi

     

    We like our LBs for ST, and we’ve heard very little about back-up LBs other than Stuard getting Leonard’s 1st team contact reps early on and Olubi news (at times great, at times exposed in coverage). 

     

    DBs (10) Flowers, Blackmon, Thomas II, Moore II, Baker Jr., Rush, Cross, Brents, Harrison, Jones

     

    A good, promising group.  I kinda think Rush might take Flowers starting spot early in the season, whereas Brents may take a while to get meaningful PT (just a feeling). 

     

    Defense total: 26

     

    ST (3) Sanchez, Gay, Rhodes.

     

    No competition here.  How old is Rhodes?  May need some competition at LS next year.

     

    ST total:  3

     

    IR (4) Scott, Witt, Fernea, Dulin

     

    PS (17, including Dabo, who still gets a roster exemption, I believe) Ehlinger, Huntley, O’Donnell, FA OG, Ekiyor, FA OT, Vyncent Smith, Amari Rodgers, Malik Turner, Leo, Kareem, FA DT, Mutin, Tony Brown, Tabor, Henry Black, Dabo.


    Allowed for some FAs (probably UCFAs) that Ballard snagged off other teams' final cuts.  Didn't predict any of those on the Active Roster, though that is a typical Ballard move.

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    Every snap for AR vs Bills

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    32 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:

    Good to see the Oline playing better. What is frustrating for me is this. This Oline seems to struggle mightily in shirt yardage situations and this goes back at least the last years. However, the make up of these Oline suggests that this should be a strength. Q, Kelly and Smith when he is healthy. They were all mailers coming out of college

    This could take care of itself in the regular season.  We had some success with Pittman coming in motion and pushing on the QB sneak play.  That should be the go-to play with AR on 3&1 and 4&1..

    Joint Practices

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    Well, the Bears and Eagles both have athletic QBs, so I can only imagine that their Ds are used to defending them in practice.  Good choice of teams for joint practices.  It’ll give AR a little taste of how he’ll be defended this year…

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