Reich presser 8/26

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Wow

 

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Colts1324]

I would of been surprised if someone told me this was going to happen at the beginning of the offseason, but he has been running with the 3's. This is actually a good thing. Shows the we have faith in Geathers and Willis 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I hope we get to see Campbell in the bengals game. That could make that game fun.

[Creekside]

33 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

Do you honestly think fans were booing Andrew Luck, the man himself? As if anyone of us have a problem with him. Boo to retirement. That's all that was booed. I still boo that dicision every time. Just because I dont like that hes retiring (anyone here want this?), doesn't mean I'm booing the individual person. 

 

BOO to the whole situation. Andrew is a good man. No one feels otherwise. 

 

Taking a boo, which is the fans way of disagreeing with a decision, personally, just shouldn't be done unless the situation makes it clear that you're booing an individual. Read between the lines everyone. We boo because we love you. 

 

This is such a great post.

 

It made me think: 

 

What if, instead of Luck's retirement leaking as it did, what if he addressed the crowd at halftime that he was retiring?

 

Would not the stadium erupt with the loudest BOO anyone has ever heard?

 

Of course it would! Because they don't want him to retire!

[NannyMcafee]

21 minutes ago, CamMo said:

 

Getting a “what the heck is happening? Please don’t retire Andrew, we love you!” chant going was too hard. 

 

You can say whatever you want to but the booing wasnt a personal shot. 

[csmopar]

2 minutes ago, egg said:

 

This is such a great post.

 

It made me think: 

 

What if, instead of Luck's retirement leaking as it did, what if he addressed the crowd at halftime that he was retiring?

 

Would not the stadium erupt with the loudest BOO anyone has ever heard?

 

Of course it would! Because they don't want him to retire!

One thing people are COMPLETELY missing with all of this is that LUCK, HIMSELF, lied directly to the media and thus, to the fans. Claiming he was on target to start week 1, as recently as late last week.  I think that's why people boo'd, at least partially.  At least, that's the part that hurt the most for me. 

1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:

 

Lol

 

 

I hope they post a full video.

1 hour ago, HOZER said:

Remember when Ballard said this in 2017?

 

“When I first came into the door, one of the things we talked about was building a team and it wasn’t going to be just about one guy. Look, I understand the importance of Andrew Luck. You kidding me? This guy is one of the top-5 quarterbacks in the league. 

 

“But we also got another quarterback we like, in Jacoby Brissett. To me, that’s part of building a team. You have to be able to handle things when things don’t go the way you planned them out to be.”

 

Ironic, huh?

Or brilliant forethought IF this works out

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

The fact Luck said he was doing drills and throwing the ball before the game because it was most likely going to be his last shows he misled fans. I don’t know what he was thinking. That made the entire thing worse.

 

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[Dingus McGirt]

1 hour ago, Chloe6124 said:

 

It's "role...."

[Creekside]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

LUCK, HIMSELF, lied directly to the media and thus, to the fans. Claiming he was on target to start week 1, as recently as late last week

   

Late last week? 

 

I believe you are incorrect.

[CamMo]

8 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

 

You can say whatever you want to but the booing wasnt a personal shot. 

 

I agree with you. 

[Dingus McGirt]

Just now, Chloe6124 said:

The fact Luck said he was doing drills and throwing the ball before the game because it was most likely going to be his last shows he misled fans. I don’t know what he was thinking. That made the entire thing worse.

 

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The word is "lied."  Just like hiding the snowboard issue.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I hate to say this but even though the players are sad about luck there seems to be some excitement in the air with the new start and now the cloud of uncertainty off.

[NannyMcafee]

1 minute ago, CamMo said:

 

I’m agreeing with you...

 

I missed the sarcasm

[NannyMcafee]

3 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

It's "role...."

 

Underdogs roll around all the time. 

[lollygagger8]

Man am I glad we have Reich steering this ship. 

 

Shudder to think how Big Sweaty would've handled this press conference. 

[Fisticuffs111]

14 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

The fact Luck said he was doing drills and throwing the ball before the game because it was most likely going to be his last shows he misled fans. I don’t know what he was thinking. That made the entire thing worse.

Did Luck really say that? I don't remember it from his presser but I did miss a few seconds here and there.

I'm not angry at Luck or anything, in fact I'm happy he did what's best for himself, but that just seems pretty ignorant . To be fair I guess, I figure he didn't know 100% that he was retiring at that point (probably had a very good idea though).

[Nickster]

50 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

Brissett might provide some energy on offense with it being something new and exciting.

 

 

Uhh no.  

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

Did Luck really say that? I don't remember it from his presser but I did miss a few seconds here and there.

I'm not angry at Luck or anything, in fact I'm happy he did what's best for himself, but that just seems like an incredibly ignorant thing to do.

Yes. He said he felt that was going to be his last time throwing in Lucas oil stadium.

[csmopar]

12 minutes ago, egg said:

   

Late last week? 

 

I believe you are incorrect.

go back into the training camp threads and see for yourself. I'm not gonna do your leg work for ya. Heck, he even went thru pre-game warm ups in front of the entire world last week...

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

2 minutes ago, Nickster said:

 

 

Uhh no.  

Did you listen today. You can feel the energy even from TY. They love JB.

[csmopar]

3 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

Did Luck really say that? I don't remember it from his presser but I did miss a few seconds here and there.

I'm not angry at Luck or anything, in fact I'm happy he did what's best for himself, but that just seems pretty ignorant on his part. I mean, I figure he didn't know 100% that he was retiring then (probably had a very good idea though) but still. Just seems weird.

yes, yes he did.

[Nickster]

I'm just saying the offense went from having one of the very best QBs in the league to not one of the best.  The offense took a MAJOR hit and will need a heck of a lot more than energy.  

 

I hope I'm wrong.  I wanted the Colts to draft Ryan Leaf.

[Nickster]

They might be fired up for a series or two, but Brissett isn't the long term answer at this position.

[Fisticuffs111]

36 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

Wow

 

 

One of those unsurprising moves but still surprising to read, if that makes sense.

Writing was always on the wall though. They were never gonna cut Geathers, Willis, or Hooker. And Ballard's been talking Odum up quite a bit recently.

[Nickster]

It's going to be a very VERY disappointing season for Colts' fans.  It's too bad we have all this talent because we are not going to be able to suck enough to draft a top QB prospect and are going to have to get lucky and absolutely no pun intended.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

6 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

One of those unsurprising moves but still surprising to read, if that makes sense.

Writing was always on the wall though. They were never gonna cut Geathers, Willis, or Hooker. And Ballard's been talking Odum up quite a bit recently.

It’s nice to see Geathers completely healthy. He was playing so banged up last year if he stays healthy it will be fun to see how he plays.

[jameszeigler834]

1 hour ago, NannyMcafee said:

Do you honestly think fans were booing Andrew Luck, the man himself? As if anyone of us have a problem with him. Boo to retirement. That's all that was booed. I still boo that dicision every time. Just because I dont like that hes retiring (anyone here want this?), doesn't mean I'm booing the individual person. 

 

BOO to the whole situation. Andrew is a good man. No one feels otherwise. 

 

Taking a boo, which is the fans way of disagreeing with a decision, personally, just shouldn't be done unless the situation makes it clear that you're booing an individual. Read between the lines everyone. We boo because we love you. 

It was still nonsense.

[NannyMcafee]

Just now, jameszeigler834 said:

It was still nonsense.

 

It is also nonsense to be focusing on it. 

[Finball]

13 minutes ago, csmopar said:

go back into the training camp threads and see for yourself. I'm not gonna do your leg work for ya. Heck, he even went thru pre-game warm ups in front of the entire world last week...

 

You're the one who made the claim so you're the one who should be backing up tour claim. I'm pretty sure I've read the TC threads here and can't recall him saying anything like that last week. Nor did I find anything on google. 

[HectorRoberts]

57 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

This is very good news

 

 

I’m going to be the pessimist now... Andrew was suppose to be back week one too!

[lollygagger8]

51 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

Wow

 

 

 

WOW is right. 

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, Finball said:

 

You're the one who made the claim so you're the one who should be backing up tour claim. I'm pretty sure I've read the TC threads here and can't recall him saying anything like that last week. Nor did I find anything on google. 

 

“I certainly believe I will [be ready for Week 1],” Luck said to Peter King of Football Morning in America. “That’s certainly the goal.”

Oh look, there's even a video...

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/andrew-luck-says-he-will-make-week-1-start-despite-calf-injury


If you want more proof, go back thru and read the tweets...

[jameszeigler834]

7 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

 

It is also nonsense to be focusing on it. 

Ya I also wasn't one of the selfish people booing that man off the field and burning his jersey either unlike some people on here I understand that he had to retire and I am happy for him it took strength to go up there and talk about what he is going through and he knew he wouldn't have been any good for the team if he stayed im at peace with him not being here anymore wish the team would have helped him more early in his career by just building him a team but regrettably it didn't work out that way so he retires and we have to hope Brissett can save us.

[csmopar]

1 minute ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Ya I also wasn't one of the selfish people booing that man off the field and burning his jersey either unlike some people on here I understand that he had to retire and I am happy for him it took strength to go up there and talk about what he is going through and he knew he wouldn't have been any good for the team if he stayed im at peace with him not being here anymore wish the team would have helped him more early in his career by just building him a team but regrettably it didn't work out that way so he retires and we have to hope Brissett can save us.

The booing the night of, I understand and respect.  The burning of the jerseys? that's just plain dumb. Them things cost, what 100-300 bucks? You're just burning you're own money.  And if for some dumb reason the Colts offer a jersey exchange at some point, you're out of luck. (Not that I think they will EVER offer such a thing for simply this matter, its the principle)

[compuls1v3]

40 minutes ago, Chloe6124 said:

The fact Luck said he was doing drills and throwing the ball before the game because it was most likely going to be his last shows he misled fans. I don’t know what he was thinking. That made the entire thing worse.

 

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Told you.  Academy award.  Of course, I didn't think it was because he was RETIRING...smh.  The thing that makes me mad is the timing, not his decision.  It just doesn't add up to me.

[Finball]

7 minutes ago, csmopar said:

 

“I certainly believe I will [be ready for Week 1],” Luck said to Peter King of Football Morning in America. “That’s certainly the goal.”

Oh look, there's even a video...

https://www.nbcsports.com/video/andrew-luck-says-he-will-make-week-1-start-despite-calf-injury


If you want more proof, go back thru and read the tweets...

 

That's from 3 weeks ago.

 

Quote

Luck told Peter King for his Football Morning in America column on Sunday he's not concerned about being ready for Week 1.

"No," Luck told King when asked if he was worried about not being ready for the season opener. "I certainly believe I will [be ready]. That's certainly the goal."

 

By Kevin Patra

Around the NFL Writer

Published: Aug. 5, 2019 at 07:52 ap.

Updated: Aug. 5, 2019 at 08:34 ap.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001038992/article/colts-andrew-luck-thinks-he-will-be-ready-for-week-1

[krunk]

24 minutes ago, Fisticuffs111 said:

One of those unsurprising moves but still surprising to read, if that makes sense.

Writing was always on the wall though. They were never gonna cut Geathers, Willis, or Hooker. And Ballard's been talking Odum up quite a bit recently.

My only issue is none of those guys are FS.  The only real FS we have is Hooker and the rest are SS.  They just added 2 safeties today and I'm expecting Kai Nacua to get that backup FS spot hopefully.   They like to have  big frames on the back end which is probably why they got rid of Farley. 

[Unitas2Berry]

55 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

 

You can say whatever you want to but the booing wasnt a personal shot. 

I disagree. When people are taking off his jersey and burning it, It's hard, at least in my mind, to say it wasn't personal.

 

[csmopar]