The "MIRAGE" of this team and staff.....

[bluephantom87]

Let me start by saying I will take a run to the AFCCG any day or time REGARDLESS of the teams they beat to get there but to be ONE game away from the SB with EVERYTHING on the line and to be BEATEN SO BADLY in ALL PHASES is a BIG letdown PERIOD! Many analysts said coming into the game they were not sold on the Colts staff's ability to come up with a DIFFERENT gameplan against Belichick and Brady. Were the Pats almost 40pts better? I don't think so. If the Pats were UNDEFEATED coming into this game and demolishing teams by that margin en route to the SB then maybe. All year I heard how Rex Ryan was given NOTHING to work with on defense by the gm (letting players go without replacing them despite big money to spend) and their offense was a TRAIN WRECK yet Rex managed to give the Pats ALL they could handle. Teams like the Ravens and Jets come into the games with an attitude stemming from coaches who dislike and show no fear of Belichick or the Pats which trickle down to the players. The GAP between the Colts and Patriots is getting WIDER by the minute. After halftime the Colts were outscored ALMOST 30-0!!!  Why was an injured Reggie STILL on the field as a STARTER taking the bulk of snaps for 3 playoff games with ONE catch combined to show for it. (coaching) Why did it take so long to REALIZE T Rich was a bust along with Werner that you leave them off the AFCCG roster. (coaching) Why was Josh Cribbs still out there after LOOKING shaky the last few weeks. (coaching) Why did Adam attempt a 51 yd fg in the rain and against the wind when his longest made in Gilette was 49yds giving the Pats a short field ALREADY up 7-0. (coaching) Looking at us against the Pats is like watching a BAD rerun. No new wrinkles or formations with the offense. What happened to the "hybrid" aggressive big boy defense Chuck promised? Grigs must roll up his sleeves and bring in some NASTY players with bad intentions on the football field. I've seen this picture before of a young star qb having to carry a underwhelming team who can't run the ball or stop the run with a suspect defense that lacks playmakers. Make no mistake about it take away Luck and the Colts MIGHT win 5 games. 

[Superman]

How come this can't go in one of the other threads on this topic? There are a hundred of them.

[tfunky14]

Yea, yea, yea

 

Breath...

[bestQBever]

In my opinion, leadership, grit, and a few favorable match ups got us here. We had no business being in the AFCCG, especially the way we were playing in december. Our O line is looking good at LT, LG, and dare I say even Center. We just need a right guard and maybe a right tackle depending on Gosder. After that we need a running back early in the draft. Like 2nd or 3 round. As for defense, we need 1 or 2 Inside linebackers, an inside pass rusher, and 2 new safeties. (1 if Adams stays).

[corgi]

How come this can't go in one of the other threads on this topic? There are a hundred of them.

I feel so bad for you and the other mods today. I've blocked so many people...

[yankeeclipper]

Offense:

 

OL: W e need help at RG and probably RT. Thomas, Nixon , and Shipley  will be cut. Thornton and Harrison will need to prove they belong.  Cherbis needs to play like he did in 2013 and not this year. Hopefully if he is healthy he will reclaim his status as a reliable RT. Reitz and Louis are reserves. Reitz has value since he can fill in at either Guard or Tackle slots. I think we are set with Constanzo, Mewhart and Holmes at LT, LG and Center.

 

RB: Herron and Tipton gained some valuable experience and held their own. Herron reminds me of Dominic Rhodes. He needs to have a complement in the backfield. TRich is never going to  be much on this team. Whether he returns is a function of whether we can dump his salary onto someone else. Mike Hill is an unknown.  Bradshaw is injury prone and we cannot afford to use up valuable cap space on a guy who misses large chunks of a season due to injury. When healthy, he is an impact player but he is more often injured than not. We need to add backfield help and I can see us trying to add a solid back in the draft. Ballard is a question mark since he has missed two full seasons. It is hard to put much stock in him being available, which is unfortunate since he had a solid debut in 2012.  Doubt we will draft a back with a   a #1 but I can see us going with a back in either rounds #2 or #3.

 

WR. We have Hilton and Montcrief who are solid receivers. Hilton is a star and Montcrief is showing signs of being an eliter receiver. I  am not sure what we have left with Reggie. He was a non contributor after the first Cincy game. I suspect the triceps tear was the reason  but it is hard to put much faith in him being what he was in 2015. If he returns he might be a #3 receiver behind Hilton and Montrief. We need to add a fast receivder who can be part of our offense. Perhaps it is Duron Carter if we sign him or perhaps we find that receiver in the draft or a FA signing. Nicks might be retained since he seemed to emerge late in the season and Luck appeared to gain confidence in throwing to him. whalen is insurance and at best is filler. Do not know much about receivers  we have on our practice squad. It is unfortunate that guys like Brazill and Rogers played themselves off the team with off-field issues. They both has some potential and showed glimpses of being deep threats. We need to add at least one solid receiver to this team for next season and that is if we keep either Reggie or Nicks.

 

Special Teams:

 

KR/PR: Cribbs must go!  I would rather keep Whalen as our KR or PR. At least he can catch the ball.

 

FG Kicker:  Vinitari had a great season but perhaps it is unrealistic to think he can be top of his game next season. Colts may need to look at making Mcafee our FG kicker in addition to being our punter and kick off kicker. He has the leg. The question is whether he will be as accurate.

 

Special Teams Coverage: Colts actually did a great job on special teams coverage. The best I have seen in ages. Guys like  Sergio Brown, Colt Anderson and McDaniel played well.

 

Defensive Front: We need major help here. Redding probably does not have too much left in the tank. Arthur Jones is a keeper for next year. RJF is not worth bringing back. I do not know what we have in Chapman, Hughes,  Kerr and Miola. Miloa was hurt and missed the season. Chapman Hughes and Kerr  were wildly inconsistent, particularly against good clubs with solid offensive lines. Other than Hughes, Chapman and Kerr did not provide much in the way of inside push on the pocket.

 

OLB: We have Mathis back next season. HArd to believe he can match what he did last season but I would think he still can be a solid pass rushing outside LB.  I think Walden is OK. His play was adequate. Werner either needs to move to ILB or defensive front. He does not add much to the pass rush as an OLB.

 

ILB: I think that DQ and Feeman are OK but not dominating ILB type players. There is no  Ray Lewis in this tandem.  Perhaps Werner will do better as an ILB. Andrew JAckson is an interesting prospect and might develop into a solid line backer. All other LB options on our roster are substitutes or special team caliber players. We can help ourselves if we can find a playmaker at either ILB or OLB.

 

CB: STrongst part of the defense with Davis, Toler and Butler. We need to add depth here. Gordy can be replaced. Other options on roster are filler and do not appear to be prospects with potential.

 

safetty: Adams played well. He is worth keeping if for no other reason than his experience and if we can eek out another year from him on par with this season will be more than acceptable.. Landry needs to go.  Sergo is more a special teams player than a full time option at the safety slot. Same with Anderson. Not sure what we have in McDaniel. This is an area where we need lots of help either through draft or through a FA acquisition.  Boy we could use a Bob Sanders type of safety. I do not see anyone stashed away on our roster who projects well as a safety option. Delano Howell might have been a solid player but it remains to be seen if he will be able to return from a neck injury. 

 

It will be hard to fill all these needs through the draft. We will need to gind 1-3 solid players in the FA market

[jvan1973]

oh neat. another thread like this

[TKnight24]

In my opinion, leadership, grit, and a few favorable match ups got us here. We had no business being in the AFCCG, especially the way we were playing in december. Our O line is looking good at LT, LG, and dare I say even Center. We just need a right guard and maybe a right tackle depending on Gosder. After that we need a running back early in the draft. Like 2nd or 3 round. As for defense, we need 1 or 2 Inside linebackers, an inside pass rusher, and 2 new safeties. (1 if Adams stays).

Now, I've said things like this post and get called a troll &/or closet Pats fan..... Forum just likes you more, that's my story and I'm sticking to it

[GoColts8818]

How come this can't go in one of the other threads on this topic? There are a hundred of them.

because everyone must have their own personal thread to complain or it won't come true... Oh wait.

[TKnight24]

Let me start by saying I will take a run to the AFCCG any day or time REGARDLESS of the teams they beat to get there but to be ONE game away from the SB with EVERYTHING on the line and to be BEATEN SO BADLY in ALL PHASES is a BIG letdown PERIOD! Many analysts said coming into the game they were not sold on the Colts staff's ability to come up with a DIFFERENT gameplan against Belichick and Brady. Were the Pats almost 40pts better? I don't think so. If the Pats were UNDEFEATED coming into this game and demolishing teams by that margin en route to the SB then maybe. All year I heard how Rex Ryan was given NOTHING to work with on defense by the gm (letting players go without replacing them despite big money to spend) and their offense was a TRAIN WRECK yet Rex managed to give the Pats ALL they could handle. Teams like the Ravens and Jets come into the games with an attitude stemming from coaches who dislike and show no fear of Belichick or the Pats which trickle down to the players. The GAP between the Colts and Patriots is getting WIDER by the minute. After halftime the Colts were outscored ALMOST 30-0!!! Why was an injured Reggie STILL on the field as a STARTER taking the bulk of snaps for 3 playoff games with ONE catch combined to show for it. (coaching) Why did it take so long to REALIZE T Rich was a bust along with Werner that you leave them off the AFCCG roster. (coaching) Why was Josh Cribbs still out there after LOOKING shaky the last few weeks. (coaching) Why did Adam attempt a 51 yd fg in the rain and against the wind when his longest made in Gilette was 49yds giving the Pats a short field ALREADY up 7-0. (coaching) Looking at us against the Pats is like watching a BAD rerun. No new wrinkles or formations with the offense. What happened to the "hybrid" aggressive big boy defense Chuck promised? Grigs must roll up his sleeves and bring in some NASTY players with bad intentions on the football field. I've seen this picture before of a young star qb having to carry a underwhelming team who can't run the ball or stop the run with a suspect defense that lacks playmakers. Make no mistake about it take away Luck and the Colts MIGHT win 5 games.

Idk take away Luck and we might be 2 win team. Our division is bad, but not that bad. Shoot Texans get a QB and another WR and we're in trouble. That defense is nice (aside from Swearinger) and it's won them a few games

Jags are still a few years off but going into the right direction

Titans.... Well idk about them.

But the Texans IMO are the team to watch for next season

[ruksak]

That is one hell of an impressive paragraph. 

[Jim H.]

Offense:

 

OL: W e need help at RG and probably RT. Thomas, Nixon , and Shipley  will be cut. Thornton and Harrison will need to prove they belong.  Cherbis needs to play like he did in 2013 and not this year. Hopefully if he is healthy he will reclaim his status as a reliable RT. Reitz and Louis are reserves. Reitz has value since he can fill in at either Guard or Tackle slots. I think we are set with Constanzo, Mewhart and Holmes at LT, LG and Center.

 

RB: Herron and Tipton gained some valuable experience and held their own. Herron reminds me of Dominic Rhodes. He needs to have a complement in the backfield. TRich is never going to  be much on this team. Whether he returns is a function of whether we can dump his salary onto someone else. Mike Hill is an unknown.  Bradshaw is injury prone and we cannot afford to use up valuable cap space on a guy who misses large chunks of a season due to injury. When healthy, he is an impact player but he is more often injured than not. We need to add backfield help and I can see us trying to add a solid back in the draft. Ballard is a question mark since he has missed two full seasons. It is hard to put much stock in him being available, which is unfortunate since he had a solid debut in 2012.  Doubt we will draft a back with a   a #1 but I can see us going with a back in either rounds #2 or #3.

 

WR. We have Hilton and Montcrief who are solid receivers. Hilton is a star and Montcrief is showing signs of being an eliter receiver. I  am not sure what we have left with Reggie. He was a non contributor after the first Cincy game. I suspect the triceps tear was the reason  but it is hard to put much faith in him being what he was in 2015. If he returns he might be a #3 receiver behind Hilton and Montrief. We need to add a fast receivder who can be part of our offense. Perhaps it is Duron Carter if we sign him or perhaps we find that receiver in the draft or a FA signing. Nicks might be retained since he seemed to emerge late in the season and Luck appeared to gain confidence in throwing to him. whalen is insurance and at best is filler. Do not know much about receivers  we have on our practice squad. It is unfortunate that guys like Brazill and Rogers played themselves off the team with off-field issues. They both has some potential and showed glimpses of being deep threats. We need to add at least one solid receiver to this team for next season and that is if we keep either Reggie or Nicks.

 

Special Teams:

 

KR/PR: Cribbs must go!  I would rather keep Whalen as our KR or PR. At least he can catch the ball.

 

FG Kicker:  Vinitari had a great season but perhaps it is unrealistic to think he can be top of his game next season. Colts may need to look at making Mcafee our FG kicker in addition to being our punter and kick off kicker. He has the leg. The question is whether he will be as accurate.

 

Special Teams Coverage: Colts actually did a great job on special teams coverage. The best I have seen in ages. Guys like  Sergio Brown, Colt Anderson and McDaniel played well.

 

Defensive Front: We need major help here. Redding probably does not have too much left in the tank. Arthur Jones is a keeper for next year. RJF is not worth bringing back. I do not know what we have in Chapman, Hughes,  Kerr and Miola. Miloa was hurt and missed the season. Chapman Hughes and Kerr  were wildly inconsistent, particularly against good clubs with solid offensive lines. Other than Hughes, Chapman and Kerr did not provide much in the way of inside push on the pocket.

 

OLB: We have Mathis back next season. HArd to believe he can match what he did last season but I would think he still can be a solid pass rushing outside LB.  I think Walden is OK. His play was adequate. Werner either needs to move to ILB or defensive front. He does not add much to the pass rush as an OLB.

 

ILB: I think that DQ and Feeman are OK but not dominating ILB type players. There is no  Ray Lewis in this tandem.  Perhaps Werner will do better as an ILB. Andrew JAckson is an interesting prospect and might develop into a solid line backer. All other LB options on our roster are substitutes or special team caliber players. We can help ourselves if we can find a playmaker at either ILB or OLB.

 

CB: STrongst part of the defense with Davis, Toler and Butler. We need to add depth here. Gordy can be replaced. Other options on roster are filler and do not appear to be prospects with potential.

 

safetty: Adams played well. He is worth keeping if for no other reason than his experience and if we can eek out another year from him on par with this season will be more than acceptable.. Landry needs to go.  Sergo is more a special teams player than a full time option at the safety slot. Same with Anderson. Not sure what we have in McDaniel. This is an area where we need lots of help either through draft or through a FA acquisition.  Boy we could use a Bob Sanders type of safety. I do not see anyone stashed away on our roster who projects well as a safety option. Delano Howell might have been a solid player but it remains to be seen if he will be able to return from a neck injury. 

 

It will be hard to fill all these needs through the draft. We will need to gind 1-3 solid players in the FA market

My old eyes may have deceived me - but Toler got beat like a drum yesterday.