What realisticly are our expectations for the upcoming season?

[horseshoecrabs]

,I know it's early,  no combine no FA no draft choices but what is everyone's thoughts about what we at a minimum would like to see us at  wins vs loses . Is it at least 8 and  8 or better  or higher expatiation's .  In rebuilding we still have a long way to go. but if we do get a heathy Andrew Luck what are this forums expatiations ?

[jameszeigler834]

8 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

,I know it's early,  no combine no FA no draft choices but what is everyone's thoughts about what we at a minimum would like to see us at  wins vs loses . Is it at least 8 and  8 or better  or higher expatiation's .  In rebuilding we still have a long way to go. but if we do get a heathy Andrew Luck what are this forums expatiations ?

I would be happy to get back to 8-8 or 9-7 I think with the right pickups that can easily happen.

[Superman]

If we don't win at least two Super Bowls this season, it will be a waste. 

 

/s

[jshipp23]

Depends too much on free agency and draft to know yet..As we sit, if Luck is healthy 9-7, if we hit on draft and free agency 12-4...No Luck, Brissett starting in same scenario 7-9 floor, 10-6 if we play offseason right...

[Four2itus]

I personally want what he said would come....

 

Discipline

Accountability

Toughness

Team strength

 

[Superman]

2 minutes ago, Four2itus said:

I personally want what he said would come....

 

Discipline

Accountability

Toughness

Team strength

 

 

I heard #4 as unity.

[horseshoecrabs]

I will upgrade this thread after the draft , but for now what is the hope?

 

[Jason_]

5 minutes ago, Superman said:

If we don't win at least two Super Bowls this season, it will be a waste. 

 

/s

 

I want 5 SBs and at least 3 pro bowls. Otherwise, CLEAN HOUSE! 

[csmopar]

I don't care if we go 1-15 .... as long as that single win is a 176 to 0 teeth stomping of the Patriots....

[Flash7]

Realistically, I expect Luck to be back. Of course he will be rusty and not his 2016 self. He will also be adjusting to throwing in live game scenarios (taking hits, throwing under pressure) and will be learning a new offense. The Colts offense may come out of the gates slowly.

 

I am hoping that through the draft and FA, we add play makers to the defense, especially adding to the pass rush and to the LB positions. Overall, I think there will be a continued improvement on defense.

 

 

[horseshoecrabs]

10 minutes ago, Superman said:

If we don't win at least two Super Bowls this season, it will be a waste. 

 

/s

Oh come on  Superman  I  know you are the man in this forum. the Spock of the Colts your incite is  beyond reproach. 

you are amazing with your dedication to detail and even though I have been a Colts fan probably longer than you. I am more of a emotion guy than a stats guy but, as Kirk would say to Spock do you have an expectation?

 

[Colt Overseas]

8 wins or more. 

 

Defense and offensive line rankings in the top 20 in major categories, so average to good.

 

Healthy Luck playing well.

 

That would be solid progress for year one for me.

[Four2itus]

18 minutes ago, Superman said:

 

I heard #4 as unity.

Thanks...I was posting out of memory

[Four2itus]

Why is it assumed that expectations are always quoted in the form of a record?

[superrep1967]

45 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

,I know it's early,  no combine no FA no draft choices but what is everyone's thoughts about what we at a minimum would like to see us at  wins vs loses . Is it at least 8 and  8 or better  or higher expatiation's .  In rebuilding we still have a long way to go. but if we do get a heathy Andrew Luck what are this forums expatiations ?

At least 10-6 

[coltsfanej]

A lot of variables. The biggest being Luck. If he’s crack and good as ever with some hits in FA and a couple studs in draft I think we can compete for it all. But that takes a lot of things going our way. If Luck is rusty or have to ride with Brissett and just a decent FA and draft. I think about .500 is where we’ll be. 

[aaron11]

its hard to say, because without luck we are probably a 6 win team at best, could easily be worse again

 

with him fully healthy we could make the playoffs or win the division if enough things go right.

[Mel Kiper's Hair]

My heart says we have Andrew back and we go 12 - 4 and win the AFC South. My mind and the facts say that a jump to 7-9 or 8-8 is more realistic and probable. I hope that I am wrong and we are the toast of the South again but I will be pleased with more disciplined play as well as Andrew Luck back on the field. No matter what happens next season, I think we are in good hands with Ballard and Reich leading us.

[JColts72]

I rather answer after FA, draft moves, and Luck status before the season starts.

[Imrryr]

Super Bowl, Lets goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[horseshoecrabs]

 

Just remember this is about now not written in stone later after Fa, Combine , or draft ok?  Just what we would  realistically  like to expect at this juncture . I know this is highly illogically for Superman or Spock to speculate  from Humans  , but this  is what makes us humans fans.

 

[CF4L]

I think we will be better than last season 

[horseshoecrabs]

3 minutes ago, JColts72 said:

I rather answer after FA, draft moves, and Luck status before the season starts.

sounds like a rational decision 

[throwing BBZ]

6 wins would be good.

[BlueShoe]

1 hour ago, horseshoecrabs said:

,I know it's early,  no combine no FA no draft choices but what is everyone's thoughts about what we at a minimum would like to see us at  wins vs loses . Is it at least 8 and  8 or better  or higher expatiation's .  In rebuilding we still have a long way to go. but if we do get a heathy Andrew Luck what are this forums expatiations ?

 

19-0!  

[runthepost]

Wildcard spot because we got tough teams in our division 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

If Luck gets AND stays healthy(big if) AND Ballard addesses OL & LB in FA, AND has a better draft than last season(Barkley would help immensely) I think we win our division.

[MackAttack]

Hope for the best expect the worst. But truthfully I would love to make the playoffs by winning the afc south fair and square and see what happens

[LJpalmbeacher2]

46 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

Oh come on  Superman  I  know you are the man in this forum. the Spock of the Colts your incite is  beyond reproach. 

you are amazing with your dedication to detail and even though I have been a Colts fan probably longer than you. I am more of a emotion guy than a stats guy but, as Kirk would say to Spock do you have an expectation?

 

"Insufficient data"

[Superman]

42 minutes ago, horseshoecrabs said:

Oh come on  Superman  I  know you are the man in this forum. the Spock of the Colts your incite is  beyond reproach. 

you are amazing with your dedication to detail and even though I have been a Colts fan probably longer than you. I am more of a emotion guy than a stats guy but, as Kirk would say to Spock do you have an expectation?

 

 

To the bolded, I wish that were true, but it's not. Thanks for the credit though.

 

In all seriousness, I feel like the Colts have struggled due to poor coaching and lack of execution over the last two seasons, more than anything else. Obviously Luck's injury basically ended any chance of the team making the playoffs last year, but still, they choked away a handful of games with an inability to finish. What I'm trying to say is that, despite the flaws on the roster and the dozens of critical injuries, I think the Colts could/should have won more than 12 combined games the last two seasons.

 

I don't necessarily have W/L expectations going into 2018, especially without knowing what the roster will look like, but I do expect the team to be disciplined, to gameplan better, to call better games on both sides of the ball, to tackle better on defense, to give up far fewer big plays, not allow as many sacks/hits/pressures, and to be an ascending team in general, rather than the stuck in the mud / descending team they've been lately.

 

If -- IF -- Luck is healthy, and Ballard does good/great work on the roster, and Reich fixes the offense, I see this as a 10+ win team. That's a lot of "ifs," of course.

[Superman]

45 minutes ago, Four2itus said:

Thanks...I was posting out of memory

 

I liked Reich's approach. First, he was more spirited and animated than I was prepared for. We've been hearing for a solid week how he's cool, calm, collected, and he's been compared with Dungy more than I'm comfortable with, but he was a little turned up today.

 

Second, him taking the time to outline his four core principles was meaningful, to me. It could all turn out to be just words, but he had well thought out prepared remarks that seemed to send a message, not just to the fans, but to the players also. 

 

And I just re-read the post, and realized we both missed another one. In order, Reich said 1) tough, 2) disciplined, 3) prepared, 4) united. I'm looking forward to that being the case.

[Surge89]

1 hour ago, csmopar said:

I don't care if we go 1-15 .... as long as that single win is a 176 to 0 teeth stomping of the Patriots....

 

Literally my exact words about 3 hours ago.  I'm fine with blowouts and 1-15 but I want to beat the pats and bad.  

[horseshoecrabs]

5 minutes ago, Superman said:

 

To the bolded, I wish that were true, but it's not. Thanks for the credit though.

 

In all seriousness, I feel like the Colts have struggled due to poor coaching and lack of execution over the last two seasons, more than anything else. Obviously Luck's injury basically ended any chance of the team making the playoffs last year, but still, they choked away a handful of games with an inability to finish. What I'm trying to say is that, despite the flaws on the roster and the dozens of critical injuries, I think the Colts could/should have won more than 12 combined games the last two seasons.

 

I don't necessarily have W/L expectations going into 2018, especially without knowing what the roster will look like, but I do expect the team to be disciplined, to gameplan better, to call better games on both sides of the ball, to tackle better on defense, to give up far fewer big plays, not allow as many sacks/hits/pressures, and to be an ascending team in general, rather than the stuck in the mud / descending team they've been lately.

 

If -- IF -- Luck is healthy, and Ballard does good/great work on the roster, and Reich fixes the offense, I see this as a 10+ win team. That's a lot of "ifs," of course.

All we can hope for is faith in our program to progress. Thank you for you human side to give us the faith we desperately  need lol. You do know I'm only kidding with ya  big lug? Have the upmost respect for you. only wish I had the dedication you  have for detail. 

[ColtsBlitz]

If our offense goes back to the 2013 days and our defense plays it’s best I don’t think it’s unrealistic to expect a 10-6 finish

[The Fish]

If Luck is good and there aren't glaring deficiencies elsewhere, I'd think it's all systems go. Luck is that guy. If he's not or there's obvious issues like, they can't tackle or block.. they won't be good team, again.

Seems kind of self evident..

 

[NorthernBlue]

Hard to say record wise, obviously, but for me, I'd like to see 3 things happen next season.

 

1. Improvements in game planning and preparation week to week. One thing I keep reading about Reich is how much time he goes into creating an effective game plan. Let's hope we're passed the  days of being unprepared at the start of games and halfs.

 

2. Show improvements on both sides of the ball as the year goes along. Obviously every team strives for this, but with a new coaching staff and plenty of new and young players, I don't expect em to blow us away out of the gate. Simply put, be a better team week 17 then week 1.

 

3. Get Andrew Luck healthy, and back to top form. We go as far as he takes us. Gotta have him at 100%, and gotta PROTECT him. Ballard keeps saying it's not about one player, and it's not, but let's be real, he's the $ 100 million dollar man. They need him to be back.

 

If those 3 things happen in 2018, I would consider it a win. 

 

Record wise, it all depends on FA, the draft, and injuries, but 7-9 to 10-6 is my expectation (with a healthy Luck).

[BOTT]

maxamizing their talent

[MTC]

No reason not to go 16-0.

 

[P'Son]

6-10

[Sumo63]

Strong FA, strong draft,  stable front office, Luck back in action, and a glimpse at what the team will look like going forward.  I'm not going to get too hung up on record at this point.  If we win it'll just be gravy.