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Boards are kinda quiet tonight.  So I think I'll try my hand at agitating the masses.  Ready?

 

Colts parted ways with Jonathan Hankins and Rashaad Melvin because they don't fit in the new defensive scheme.

Colts are using a new defensive scheme because of new DC Matt Eberflus.

Matt Eberflus was hired by Josh McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels backed out of being HC before he was signed.

 

In short, the Colts parted ways with two of their better players because of a guy who was never with the team.

 

On your mark,

Get set,

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20 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:

Boards are kinda quiet tonight.  So I think I'll try my hand at agitating the masses.  Ready?

 

Colts parted ways with Jonathan Hankins and Rashaad Melvin because they don't fit in the new defensive scheme.

Colts are using a new defensive scheme because of new DC Matt Eberflus.

Matt Eberflus was hired by Josh McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels backed out of being HC before he was signed.

 

In short, the Colts parted ways with two of their better players because of a guy who was never with the team.

 

On your mark,

Get set,

TYPE!

 

Ohhh you dun did it , now!

 

Alternative theory: no

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Kraft and McD are sitting on a veranda laughing at us.  McD says " we did it, boss...we switched them to the 4-3.  It worked just like you said it would".  "Of course, my boy.  Now if I can get Bill to convince someone to leapfrog the Colts and grab Chubb, we are all set.  Tom, wipe my glasses off, son, will you?"  

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1 hour ago, Smonroe said:

Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and ran to a warehouse 

Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran to a theater 

 

Therfore McDaniels was responsible for killing Kevin Bacon 

They were both succeeded by a Johnson, not a McDaniels- even if he does have Bacon for breakfast...

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1 hour ago, John Hammonds said:

Boards are kinda quiet tonight.  So I think I'll try my hand at agitating the masses.  Ready?

 

Colts parted ways with Jonathan Hankins and Rashaad Melvin because they don't fit in the new defensive scheme.

Colts are using a new defensive scheme because of new DC Matt Eberflus.

Matt Eberflus was hired by Josh McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels backed out of being HC before he was signed.

 

In short, the Colts parted ways with two of their better players because of a guy who was never with the team.

 

On your mark,

Get set,

TYPE!

Finger cramp!

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1 hour ago, John Hammonds said:

Boards are kinda quiet tonight.  So I think I'll try my hand at agitating the masses.  Ready?

 

Colts parted ways with Jonathan Hankins and Rashaad Melvin because they don't fit in the new defensive scheme.

Colts are using a new defensive scheme because of new DC Matt Eberflus.

Matt Eberflus was hired by Josh McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels backed out of being HC before he was signed.

 

In short, the Colts parted ways with two of their better players because of a guy who was never with the team.

 

On your mark,

Get set,

TYPE!

 

Actually, I beleive they parted ways because of monetary reasons as much as any other reasons. If they played for like $2 million per like Desir does I'm pretty sure Hankins and Melvin would still be here.

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3 hours ago, John Hammonds said:

Boards are kinda quiet tonight.  So I think I'll try my hand at agitating the masses.  Ready?

 

Colts parted ways with Jonathan Hankins and Rashaad Melvin because they don't fit in the new defensive scheme.

Colts are using a new defensive scheme because of new DC Matt Eberflus.

Matt Eberflus was hired by Josh McDaniels.

Josh McDaniels backed out of being HC before he was signed.

 

In short, the Colts parted ways with two of their better players because of a guy who was never with the team.

 

On your mark,

Get set,

TYPE!

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I'd actually feed into the fun and help raise hysteria if I wasn't super excited about Eberflus.

 

I actually liked the McDaniels potential hire 50% for his offensive scheming and 50% for the fact we were getting Eberflus by getting McDaniels.

 

He was a legit rising prospect and he would have been a DC in Dallas soon if not somewhere else had we not landed him.

 

So I for one was stoked that we kept him despite McDaniels backing out.

 

If Eberflus is helping Ballard construct a defense in the image that they want it and Melvin and Hankins do not fit that mold (or if they fit it but not for the cost they would have carried to be here), then I am actually all for them going to greener pastures elsewhere.

 

It is unfortunate that David Irving was tagged at a second round level because he is a guy I think we would have chased and paid for if he wouldn't have cost that high of a price in pick compensation to sign away from Dallas. Hopefully we can find a similar gem in this year's draft instead.

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2 hours ago, LockeDown said:

Kraft and McD are sitting on a veranda laughing at us.  McD says " we did it, boss...we switched them to the 4-3.  It worked just like you said it would".  "Of course, my boy.  Now if I can get Bill to convince someone to leapfrog the Colts and grab Chubb, we are all set.  Tom, wipe my glasses off, son, will you?"  

 

"Of course my boy. And with Chubb already agreeing he won't sign with the Colts at his pro day...we just need to set up meetings with Fitzpatrick, James, Edmunds, Smith and Nelson. On second thought, set up a Skype conference and we can knock it all out at once."

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In a perfect world, (meaning if what we need is available when we need it) RT with a round 2 pick and a couple guards round 4 and beyond that could be developed........the talent in this years draft isn't there to do that but that would be the way I would like to see it go down.....so based on what is actually there.....maybe a G in the 2nd round....and a G, RT round 3-5 range.

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12 hours ago, LockeDown said:

Kraft and McD are sitting on a veranda laughing at us.  McD says " we did it, boss...we switched them to the 4-3.  It worked just like you said it would".  "Of course, my boy.  Now if I can get Bill to convince someone to leapfrog the Colts and grab Chubb, we are all set.  Tom, wipe my glasses off, son, will you?"  

Tom, get us  some more lemonade. I don't just pay you to be a quarterback on this team, so get moving!

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3 hours ago, Crunked said:

In a perfect world, (meaning if what we need is available when we need it) RT with a round 2 pick and a couple guards round 4 and beyond that could be developed........the talent in this years draft isn't there to do that but that would be the way I would like to see it go down.....so based on what is actually there.....maybe a G in the 2nd round....and a G, RT round 3-5 range.

Why not get the best OL talent in the draft? I for one am tired of leading the league in sacks allowed. 

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3 hours ago, Mr.NotSoCreative said:

Why not get the best OL talent in the draft? I for one am tired of leading the league in sacks allowed. 

If our only legit choice is G, I can live with it, but in principle I don't want to draft a guard with the 6th pick when it will take hopefully a really long time before we are this high in the draft again....I would rather have a difference maker on offense or defense with that pick than a guy in the trenches.....plenty of good guards in the 2nd round.

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28 minutes ago, Crunked said:

If our only legit choice is G, I can live with it, but in principle I don't want to draft a guard with the 6th pick when it will take hopefully a really long time before we are this high in the draft again....I would rather have a difference maker on offense or defense with that pick than a guy in the trenches.....plenty of good guards in the 2nd round.

Unfortunately just good, servicable, etc has gotten our qb knocked out for nearly 2 seasons, and all the other bad that has happened. We have a difference maker taking snaps, we need him to continue doing so. I see what you re saying and the apprehension though. 

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Why do we want to continuely play around with our oline buy just making it "Serviceable".  If we the opportunity to take a OG many have said to be one of the best in 10 years....go for it.  Our money maker is Andrew Luck and a good running game.  

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