BProland85 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying we should go out and sign Ray Rice, but does anyone know who else is out there we could bring in for our playoff run? I fear we could have an early exit again because we cannot run the ball consistently and Boom isn't the answer. I hate to say this, but this Richardson deal has set the Colts back a full year. They may have gone further in the playoffs last year had they been able to run the ball. We can't keep putting all this pressure on Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Chris Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Mikel LeShoure but the Colts have already worked him out once this year, so I doubt they liked what they saw. The best help would probably come from signing someone off of someones practice squad. Not exactly sure what all is out there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownColt Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Gotta roll with what you got this late, just get Boom the bulk of the carries and TRich third downsNext season Vick Ballard and draft one with the 6th rounder colts got for Burley will help the rushing attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BProland85 Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Mikel LeShoure but the Colts have already worked him out once this year, so I doubt they liked what they saw. The best help would probably come from signing someone off of someones practice squad. Not exactly sure what all is out there though.Speaking of Richardson, I think it's about time you chance your profile name. You're right about him being a steal, but not for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Gotta roll with what you got this late, just get Boom the bulk of the carries and TRich third downsNext season Vick Ballard and draft one with the 6th rounder colts got for Burley will help the rushing attackDoubt Vick Ballard makes the team next year. 1 good year, 2 season ended yearsProbably be moving on from him & Richardson next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patagonia Chris Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Gotta roll with what you got this late, just get Boom the bulk of the carries and TRich third downsNext season Vick Ballard and draft one with the 6th rounder colts got for Burley will help the rushing attack Ballard's career is probably over. Speaking of Richardson, I think it's about time you chance your profile name. You're right about him being a steal, but not for us. My screen name is in no way serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying we should go out and sign Ray Rice, but does anyone know who else is out there we could bring in for our playoff run? I fear we could have an early exit again because we cannot run the ball consistently and Boom isn't the answer.I hate to say this, but this Richardson deal has set the Colts back a full year. They may have gone further in the playoffs last year had they been able to run the ball. We can't keep putting all this pressure on Luck.There's no one available. And the coaches aren't gonna change anything so...... Basically, what you saw Sunday is what you'll get until next season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownColt Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Doubt Vick Ballard makes the team next year. 1 good year, 2 season ended yearsProbably be moving on from him & Richardson next seasonWhy? He's under contract for next year. And the front office obviously wants him back because they didn't want to expose him to the waiver wire when he initially got hurt. Them doing that shows that he is still in their plans in some capacity next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltsfanatic24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 We're fine at RB as long as Richardson doesn't get many carries. Herron is a great fit in this offense because of his speed and explosiveness. Even when the line isn't blocking well he can still find ways to get yards because of his speed. Tipton looked great in preseason, if the coaches based playing time on talent then Tipton should be the backup to Herron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJACKCOLT Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Zurlon Tipton, bench Richardson and play Tipton, as long as Richardson plays were doomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Why? He's under contract for next year. And the front office obviously wants him back because they didn't want to expose him to the waiver wire when he initially got hurt. Them doing that shows that he is still in their plans in some capacity next yearJust don't seem him being effective coming off the injuries he's had. Like the RB version of RG3. The shelf life of a RB in the NFL is already short. Ballard having 2 serious injuries this early in his career is very concerning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying we should go out and sign Ray Rice, but does anyone know who else is out there we could bring in for our playoff run? I fear we could have an early exit again because we cannot run the ball consistently and Boom isn't the answer.I hate to say this, but this Richardson deal has set the Colts back a full year. They may have gone further in the playoffs last year had they been able to run the ball. We can't keep putting all this pressure on Luck.And according to Chuck Pagano....... Trent Richardson is doing a fine job@KBowenColts: Pagano on Trent Richardson: “I have no level of concern with how he’s playing… some days it’s going to be like that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smonroe Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I don't know why they didn't put Tipton in at the end of the game. Going to be interesting to see if TRich plays better next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I don't know why they didn't put Tipton in at the end of the game. Going to be interesting to see if TRich plays better next week.If he (Richardson) ain't got it by now, then he just ain't getting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownColt Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Just don't seem him being effective coming off the injuries he's had. Like the RB version of RG3. The shelf life of a RB in the NFL is already short. Ballard having 2 serious injuries this early in his career is very concerningTime will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dee Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 take Tevin Coleman in the 2nd and do not look back. He is EVERY BIT the player Gordon is. He carried IU this season .... with a true freshman QB for the second half of the season. Dude is a STUD.Gotta roll with what you got this late, just get Boom the bulk of the carries and TRich third downsNext season Vick Ballard and draft one with the 6th rounder colts got for Burley will help the rushing attack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dee Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Vick is done... Time will tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dee Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Seriously? How long did it take Pags to give Boom a chance? Tipton will put the T Rich supporters on suicide watch if he ever gets a crack at the job... Think Zack Crockett. If he ain't got it by now, then he just ain't getting it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B~Town Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 take Tevin Coleman in the 2nd and do not look back. He is EVERY BIT the player Gordon is. He carried IU this season .... with a true freshman QB for the second half of the season. Dude is a STUD.And he did it with every team knowing IU was going to pound the ball Coleman is going to be one of the few Elite backs in the NFL . He's the total package vision speed power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Seriously? How long did it take Pags to give Boom a chance? Tipton will put the T Rich supporters on suicide watch if he ever gets a crack at the job...Think Zack Crockett.I just don't see why we don't move forward with Tipton & BoomNeither are really good at pass blocking, so use Doyle until D. Allen gets back. Have Doyle stay in and block and use the RB's in the passing gameBut knowing the coaching staff we have...... Richardson will still play every game and get majority of the snaps....... Exactly why the Colts are just an average team. Coaching decisions seriously are hindering this team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B~Town Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I just don't see why we don't move forward with Tipton & BoomNeither are really good at pass blocking, so use Doyle until D. Allen gets back. Have Doyle stay in and block and use the RB's in the passing gameBut knowing the coaching staff we have...... Richardson will still play every game and get majority of the snaps....... Exactly why the Colts are just an average team. Coaching decisions seriously are hindering this teamNewsome and Moncreif not getting more snaps until this week has been mind boggling to me . So they are young but showed there are valuable to this team in the short time they had played . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dee Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 The NFL is full of HUGE EGO's... they have tried to save face with T Rich. BUT it was not a bad trade. Cleveland payed 80% of dudes money. Indy is not on the hook for anything of notice. It's a wash. Half of first rounders never make it anyway. At least Indy got something out of dude. And he is a serviceable 3rd down back. But he cannot hit a hole to save his life.I just don't see why we don't move forward with Tipton & BoomNeither are really good at pass blocking, so use Doyle until D. Allen gets back. Have Doyle stay in and block and use the RB's in the passing gameBut knowing the coaching staff we have...... Richardson will still play every game and get majority of the snaps....... Exactly why the Colts are just an average team. Coaching decisions seriously are hindering this team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dee Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Coleman reminds me of ........................dare I say Eric Dickerson.. he is SO SMOOTH in motion... And he did it with every team knowing IU was going to pound the ball Coleman is going to be one of the few Elite backs in the NFL . He's the total package vision speed power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 The NFL is full of HUGE EGO's... they have tried to save face with T Rich. BUT it was not a bad trade. Cleveland payed 80% of dudes money. Indy is not on the hook for anything of notice. It's a wash. Half of first rounders never make it anyway. At least Indy got something out of dude. And he is a serviceable 3rd down back. But he cannot hit a hole to save his life.Newsome and Moncreif not getting more snaps until this week has been mind boggling to me . So they are young but showed there are valuable to this team in the short time they had played .All I'm saying is if the Redskins can bench Griffin after selling their souls to get him, why can't we bench a RB we only gave up a 1st for? We need a no nonsense coach like Gruden & Tomlin. Pagano is TOO nice. Sure Nicks & Richardson are getting snaps taken from them, but that's still hurting the team when they come in and do NOTHING. 3rd and 8's cause Richardson comes in and gets his 2 yards. That's not helping us!If Nick's & Richardson continue to play, the games gonna be on Andrew's shoulders. And as we saw last year...... 7ints in 2 playoff games were the result. We need a firm coach that'll bench those 2. Not take their snaps away piece by piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgi Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I just don't see why we don't move forward with Tipton & BoomNeither are really good at pass blocking, so use Doyle until D. Allen gets back. Have Doyle stay in and block and use the RB's in the passing gameBut knowing the coaching staff we have...... Richardson will still play every game and get majority of the snaps....... Exactly why the Colts are just an average team. Coaching decisions seriously are hindering this teamI'm not saying Tipton is worse than T-Rich.....but maybe Tipton is worse than T-Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwest1 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying we should go out and sign Ray Rice, but does anyone know who else is out there we could bring in for our playoff run? I fear we could have an early exit again because we cannot run the ball consistently and Boom isn't the answer. I hate to say this, but this Richardson deal has set the Colts back a full year. They may have gone further in the playoffs last year had they been able to run the ball. We can't keep putting all this pressure on Luck.Bingo. Dustin has been saying what I bolded from your post for a very long time. I gotta start calling him the prophet. He knows of what he speaks. Dustin was also right when he said Bruce Arians & the AZ Cardinals was gonna kick INDY's caboose when we faced them the 1st time too. It took me longer than it should have to realize that TR wasn't what I thought he could have been. I was stubborn & I refused to see it, but I have finally seen the light now. Yes BP85, we need to take pressure off of Luck & that starts with a clean pocket & 4 yards per carry on the ground. If we give Andrew time to go through his progressions & keep opposing secondaries honest, chewbacca is gonna set the NFL on fire racking up wins left & right. I can feel it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgi Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 All I'm saying is if the Redskins can bench Griffin after selling their souls to get him, why can't we bench a RB we only gave up a 1st for? We need a no nonsense coach like Gruden & Tomlin. Pagano is TOO nice.Sure Nicks & Richardson are getting snaps taken from them, but that's still hurting the team when they come in and do NOTHING. 3rd and 8's cause Richardson comes in and gets his 2 yards. That's not helping us!If Nick's & Richardson continue to play, the games gonna be on Andrew's shoulders. And as we saw last year...... 7ints in 2 playoff games were the result.We need a firm coach that'll bench those 2. Not take their snaps away piece by pieceMeh Tomlin may be no nonsense, but he is painfully average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southwest1 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 And he is a serviceable 3rd down back. But he cannot hit a hole to save his life.Amen JD. Amen. I might believe that TR could pick up 3rd & 1, but not 3rd & 5 or more. He just doesn't instill confidence in me at all largely because Bradshaw & Herron can get yards behind the same line while TR cannot. How much time does the dude need before INDY says "well this arrangement just isn't working & we need to go in a different direction?" I agree 100% JD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying Tipton is worse than T-Rich.....but maybe Tipton is worse than T-Rich.We'll never know with him riding the bench. Where you are on the depth chart doesn't always determine your skill set or mean the person in front of you is betterMoncrief is better than NicksShipley is better than Harrison (Harrison is just younger so may have more upside)Boom is better than TrentTipton honestly can't be any worse than TrentNixon at RT is better than the banged up Cherilus we keep putting out there every weekRetiz should be starting RGPlenty of spots on this team where players just aren't getting their chances or starting jobs they deserve due to the coaching decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 The coaches do it every year it took a while to get rid of S.S. and d.h.b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockThatBlue Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I'm not saying Tipton is worse than T-Rich.....but maybe Tipton is worse than T-Rich.If Tipton is worse than T Rich, Tipton may be the worst running back in NFL history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOMDColtsfan Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 We'll never know with him riding the bench. Where you are on the depth chart doesn't always determine your skill set or mean the person in front of you is betterMoncrief is better than NicksShipley is better than Harrison (Harrison is just younger so may have more upside)Boom is better than TrentTipton honestly can't be any worse than TrentNixon at RT is better than the banged up Cherilus we keep putting out there every weekRetiz should be starting RGPlenty of spots on this team where players just aren't getting their chances or starting jobs they deserve due to the coaching decisionsAgree, pretty much spot on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corgi Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 If Tipton is worse than T Rich, Tipton may be the worst running back in NFL history.Kenton Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisfarley Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 And according to Chuck Pagano....... Trent Richardson is doing a fine job@KBowenColts: Pagano on Trent Richardson: “I have no level of concern with how he’s playing… some days it’s going to be like that."Richardson is a play waster. How Coach Pagano doesn't see that is a level of concern. Let's do it this way. If you were going to rate a running back with the SAME offensive line, yea I know kinda hard to do, lets rate TRich vs. Marshawn Lynch with the Indy offensive line. Lynch would be around an 8 and TRich about a 2..... is that fair? Great players make plays, just look at Andrew Luck with our offensive line woes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesd2890 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 All I'm saying is if the Redskins can bench Griffin after selling their souls to get him, why can't we bench a RB we only gave up a 1st for? We need a no nonsense coach like Gruden & Tomlin. Pagano is TOO nice. Sure Nicks & Richardson are getting snaps taken from them, but that's still hurting the team when they come in and do NOTHING. 3rd and 8's cause Richardson comes in and gets his 2 yards. That's not helping us!If Nick's & Richardson continue to play, the games gonna be on Andrew's shoulders. And as we saw last year...... 7ints in 2 playoff games were the result. We need a firm coach that'll bench those 2. Not take their snaps away piece by pieceI hope we dont hand anybody the ball on 3rd and 8.. lol.. i agree with everything just nit pickin lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boiler_Colt Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 We won't get any help this year. We just have to hope that Boom cures his fumblitis and stays healthy. I think we will take a RB at some point in next years draft but the O line needs to be fixed first. I personally bring back Bradshaw, Boom, Ballard at least through pre-season and hope Trent at least tries to lose some weight to see if he gains any quickness back. Right now, running the ball is just not our thing, get used to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I hope we dont hand anybody the ball on 3rd and 8.. lol.. i agree with everything just nit pickin lolNo, I meant it's 3rd & 8 because on 2nd & 10 we ran Trent and be gets his usual 2 yards. Whereas Boom would get like 5 and it's now 3rd & 5 much more manageable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B~Town Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 No, I meant it's 3rd & 8 because on 2nd & 10 we ran Trent and be gets his usual 2 yards. Whereas Boom would get like 5 and it's now 3rd & 5 much more manageableSo I'm guessing in that scenario it's 2nd and 10 because Trent ran into his line and fell down for no gain :yay: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TKnight24 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 So I'm guessing in that scenario it's 2nd and 10 because Trent ran into his line and fell down for no gain :yay:BINGO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollygagger8 Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 And according to Chuck Pagano....... Trent Richardson is doing a fine job@KBowenColts: Pagano on Trent Richardson: “I have no level of concern with how he’s playing… some days it’s going to be like that." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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