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I think that this speaks to expectations being too high for the Colts. We have a franchise QB, a good core of WRs, a good your TE, a good CB, and solid kickers.  But the rest of our talent is average.  I think Pagano has the ability to motivate a team but I question if his ceiling as as a coach is any higher.  The OC is still learning.  Now we have lost our best defensive player for the season.  I think we may get more push back within the AFC South than we expected too.  

 

I think it's fine to hope for your team to have a great year. But acting like anything less than absolute dominance every week is a failure is a weird way to express disappointment.

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Does it need to be explained to you?  I know he was exaggerating... that was the point, I thought a post about being realistic should be you know, realistic.  You were accusing me of missing sarcasm while at the same time you are missing it as well.  Thus the pot/kettle thing.

If you would care to re read your response to lennymoore24 then you will see that your response did not show you thought it was sarcasm. All people have to go on is written comments and responses without the ability to read minds.

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Denver D is not impressive, but we made them look like they were the Texans or Ravens, who have good D's. This is apparent by how we pushed then around in the second half.

The Colts play in the second half was due to making adjustments and getting over the first half jitters of being in Denver opening game, Manning and the crowd. The second half play was because the adjustments and verbal messages from coaches. The Colts offense just executed what it is capable of doing. I think you may a little off by saying Denver's defense is not impressive.

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If you would care to re read your response to lennymoore24 then you will see that your response did not show you thought it was sarcasm. All people have to go on is written comments and responses without the ability to read minds.

Ok, I reread it.  And I can tell you, I still knew the stats were sarcasm.  

 

I just found it humorous that a realistic thread about unrealistic expectations mentioned unrealistic expectations that have never been realistically stated and then to point to those unrealistically unrealistic expectations and telling people to be realistic.  Why not use realistic examples of unrealistic expectations and and tell people to be realistic?  Additionally, it's unrealistic to think that telling unrealistic people with unrealistic expectations to be realistic will actually make them be realistic.

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Ok, I reread it.  And I can tell you, I still knew the stats were sarcasm.  

 

I just found it humorous that a realistic thread about unrealistic expectations mentioned unrealistic expectations that have never been realistically stated and then to point to those unrealistically unrealistic expectations and telling people to be realistic.  Why not use realistic examples of unrealistic expectations and and tell people to be realistic?  Additionally, it's unrealistic to think that telling unrealistic people with unrealistic expectations to be realistic will actually make them be realistic.

My oh my, ain't you clever.

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It seems some fans just have urealistic expectations of how the Colts should perform each week. By some posts you would think the expectations are:
 
- Luck throws 8 TDs, no INTs
- Richardson runs for 200 yards on 5 carriers
- O-Line gives up no sacks
- D-Line gets 15 sacks
- No player on the other team ever catches a ball
- The opposing QB is reduced to Ryan Leaf status.
 
Its not going to happen!  Lets be realistic.  For example, I see criticism of the offensive line's pass blocking against Denver.  So Luck dropped back over 50 times, facing Vonn Miller and DeMarcus Ware and you are faulting the pressure he got?  But on the flipside, Bjorn Werner goes up against a top LT in Ryan Clady and is ripped because he doesn't get more pressure. Or the Fleener bashing when a ball was throw very high and he didn't catch it.  Curious, did anyone on the Broncos ever drop a pass??  YES!!  Did Manning ever miss a pass?  YES!  Julius Thomas is a nightmere for ANY team to stop.  So not sure why you are so outraged that we didn't hold him to no catches. Manning IS going to complete passes to playmakers and they are going to make plays.
 
I just think it would be beneficial to tone down some expectations.  We aren't going to win ever battle at every position.  And if we lose some, the guy doesn't have to be replaced immediated because he is a bum.  Be realistic!  Teams are fairly evenly matched in the NFL.  That is why on any given Sunday anything can happen.

 

 

The television coverage isn`t what it used to be regarding showing replays.

Most here IMO, don`t really see that much of what is really happening on the field. So expectations ARE all over the place.

Like, boy our tackles played great. Kooky or a financial interest!

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The television coverage isn`t what it used to be regarding showing replays.

Most here IMO, don`t really see that much of what is really happening on the field. So expectations ARE all over the place.

Like, boy our tackles played great. Kooky or a financial interest!

What's even kookier is when posters, like that throwing bbz guy, don't even watch the games and make comments.

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