Pagano says Frank Gore is "beat to crap"

[RockThatBlue]

Maybe that's why there was a pitch count.

 

Http://www.espn.go.com/blog/afcsouth/post/_/id/63515/colts-coach-chuck-pagano-on-frank-gore-hes-beat-to-crap

[NewColtsFan]

Of course that's why there's been a pitch count.

It's been embarrassing to read so many posts complaining about that.   

There's a reason it was implemented in the first place......    to get Gore through the regular season AND the playoffs. 

That's why we didn't have Bradshaw since the regular season started.    We knew he couldn't get through a 16 game regular season.

Sometimes pitch counts are necessary.....    and in our case,  they are....

 

[krunk]

Hoping to see things get more evened out between Boom and Gore against Pittsburgh. Boom can tote the Rock pretty well. Only thing is his shoulder gets nicked up sometimes.  Love him in the passing game too especially with all this dink and dunking we've been doing with Hasslebeck.

[dgambill]

He took some nasty licks during that game...those Bucs LBs were beasts. This is why it was important to get off to a good start this year....can't put anyone on a pitch count when every play our season hangs in the balance when we are 3-5 etc. He will have to get less reps down the stretch but now we are in a dog fight to win the division and we lost our back up running back...sadly I don't know when he is going to get his rest.

[ProblChld32]

50 minutes ago, krunk said:

Hoping to see things get more evened out between Boom and Gore against Pittsburgh. Boom can tote the Rock pretty well. Only thing is his shoulder gets nicked up sometimes.  Love him in the passing game too especially with all this dink and dunking we've been doing with Hasslebeck.

 

I just hope he can secure the ball and not cough up the rock. 

[pgt_rob]

No kidding, he's certainly taking a beating but he's a tough ". I hope Boom can come back in and help out without the fumbling issues.

[Dustin]

4 minutes ago, ProblChld32 said:

 

I just hope he can secure the ball and not cough up the rock. 

 

Or at least hold onto It better than Gore has.

[Steamboat_Shaun]

8 minutes ago, Dustin said:

 

Or at least hold onto It better than Gore has.

When was Gore's last fumble?

[NagelHausForge]

Anyone think that the Colts will call Vick Ballard?  Why not see how he is feeling these days?  What could we lose?

[krunk]

I've been thinking about that one too. It may happen at some point because he is really one of the only ones left out there who already knows our offense.  Wouldn't surprise me at all if it happened.  Hopefully he wouldn't pull his hamstring or some kind of lingering thing due to not playing.

[Dustin]

34 minutes ago, Steamboat_Shaun said:

When was Gore's last fumble?

 

He had one against Atlanta

[Steamboat_Shaun]

46 minutes ago, Dustin said:

 

He had one against Atlanta

Aaahhh, I didn't get to see that game. I traveled back that weekend from Colorado to visit my family in Indiana, and the CBS game that day was Denver at Chicago. Gotta love the irony.

[ColtsBlueFL]

4 total fumbles, 3 of them lost.  3 on turf, lost them all.  1 on grass, Colts kept possession.   1 in September, lost it.  1 in October, lost it.  2 in November, lost 1 kept one.   2 at home, 2 away ( got one back).

[The Peytonator]

I wish we wouldn't have IR'd Varga. I know he was just an undrafted rookie, but the dude runs hard. He could have spelled Gore better than what Boom is going to end up doing down the stretch.

[chad72]

Hopefully Hasselback does not need to have a pitch count (j/k)

[BOTT]

He's a RB.  Aren't they all beat to crap this late into the season?

[NewEra]

I'm sure he is best to crap. But he's still out there at least unlike Bradshaw. So Boom should start getting a bunch of carries. Hopefully he's good and ready.

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

On 12/1/2015, 12:52:07, krunk said:

Hoping to see things get more evened out between Boom and Gore against Pittsburgh. Boom can tote the Rock pretty well. Only thing is his shoulder gets nicked up sometimes.  Love him in the passing game too especially with all this dink and dunking we've been doing with Hasslebeck.

Agree we don't need to pound Gore to the ground, we will need him & Boom has proven to be serviceable in the past!

[Horse Shoe Heaven]

23 hours ago, CptHooligan said:

Anyone think that the Colts will call Vick Ballard?  Why not see how he is feeling these days?  What could we lose?

Like that idea!

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Signing Gore was a good thing, he's a good rb.

But signing Gore at his age & mileage and putting him on a pitch count WITHOUT DRAFTING one of those good backs out of college was foolish!

How many 3rd rate rb`s have we gone through backing Gore up?

[akcolt]

Ballard isn't the answer RB's don't come back from Achillies injuries. He couldn't stay healthy for more than a week that's as likely to change as AB staying healthy. 

There are a couple of RB's sitting on PS's I'd take a look at but staff seems to like Tipton 

 

[Gavin]

That's part of playing RB, They will take a beating. What makes it worse is our garbage run blocking O Line

[Steamboat_Shaun]

I would think that he is, considering that we're going into week 12.

[21isSuperman]

At this point in the season, how many players aren't beat to crap?  It's football and it's week 12.

[DougDew]

I guess pitch counts matter.

[BOTT]

1 hour ago, DougDew said:

I guess pitch counts matter.

Strict pitch counts are kinda dumb.  When your offense is humming leave him for the entire drive.  Of course, not playing with any sizeable leads this year kind threw pitch count out the window

[BOTT]

1 hour ago, DougDew said:

 

Edited December 3, 2015 by BOTT