2022 Lions at Colts (Pre Season) Post Game Thoughts 08/20

[Matabix]

17 hours ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Not sold at RG with Pinter. I think he is better at center. 

Starting to like my point about moving Smith to RG? Raimann can handle speed rushers now, bull rush he will handle in time. Bull rush can be helped with a chip. Pryor already proved he can handle pass pro at RT. 

[FanOutOfTown]

15 hours ago, cdgacoltsfan said:

Ummm....that's pretty darn good. I don't care who he played against. He didn't play with starters either. The #4 reminds me of Harbaugh.

Very good point. He isn’t playing against 1st stringers, but he’s also throwing to and having guys block for him that’ll probably be selling insurance or something soon.

[Two_pound]

I'm probably in the minority here but I like Seltzner, he doesn't seem to miss blocks and gets a good push. French and Murray will not make the team. Banagu will not make the team, 59 will. I hope Domann gets back on the field this week. Chesley and Flowers will both make the team. I didn't think Weatherford had a chance but he might make it. I can see Leonard, Okereke, Speed, Franklin, Domann, and Weatherford as the six. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Has anyone listened to Patmon slicker room talk after the game. I swear he sounds just like Pittman. Lol. Then Pittman came in and asked him a question. Pretty funny.

[holeymoley99]

45 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

The 9th may come from another team is it did last year when we made a cut down day trade for Pryor. 

It could come AFTER the 53 man mark but unless someone gets cut this week doubt it comes before.

[TheShadow]

17 hours ago, holeymoley99 said:

Yeah not many were in Sam's camp last season and many bought the Eason hype. Eason may win the QB 3 spot in Seattle with Lock sick but I pity the Seahawks....lol..he was bad despite all the spin job.

Eason was a top recruit to Ga. Got hurt in first game and then could not beat out next man up. Then went into portal.  Never thought he would ever be a big deal in NFL.

[DEColtsLover36]

3 hours ago, holeymoley99 said:

Who are your 9/10 OL on 53 roster ?

 

1)Q

2)R Kelly

3)Pinter

4)Smith

5)Pryor 

6)Rainmann

7)D Kelly

8)Fries

 

9)??

Murray- Not much shot

Mollette-No chance

Seltzner-No

Van Demark-Not after yesterday

French-Most likely

 

I need both French and Fries to stay, I am looking forward to the jokes and screen shots of their backs all season LOL. Unless French is miraculously replaced with a guy whose last name is Cheese… this is the only acceptable alternative!  

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, DEColtsLover36 said:

 

I need both French and Fries to stay, I am looking forward to the jokes and screen shots of their backs all season LOL. Unless French is miraculously replaced with a guy whose last name is Cheese… this is the only acceptable alternative!  

[CoachLite]

39 minutes ago, DEColtsLover36 said:

 

I need both French and Fries to stay, I am looking forward to the jokes and screen shots of their backs all season LOL. Unless French is miraculously replaced with a guy whose last name is Cheese… this is the only acceptable alternative!  

We need a big DT named Macdonald, and an Edge named Koch (Coke). We'd have Big Mac, French, Fries and a Koch.

[bertjones7]

2 hours ago, stitches said:

I mean... Pickens IMO was the best WR in the draft... but with him his skill wasn't the question. There were tons of other concerns from what I gather. We have just the tip of the iceberg in the public eye. NFL GMs have much more information about what the issues were and if Ballard and the FO decided he's not worth the trouble... I guess I can understand them. 

A healthy pickens was my favorite wr in the draft. After we traded down I was hoping he would fall to us but Steelers took him right before us. 
 

Pierce was my 2nd choice at that point in the draft. 
 

Pickens is having an incredible training camp. Some Pitt reporters are saying that it is the best camp they have ever seen from a rookie wr and that he might already be the best wr on the team. His making wow and routine plays everyday in practice. Also a very underrated part of his game is that he is a terrific blocker. 
 

I guess we will see how it plays out. 

[richard pallo]

Our Achilles heel on defense is stopping the bootleg.  I’m interested to see if Bradley has figured out a way and can our players do it.  Yesterday wasn’t encouraging.
 

 

[DEColtsLover36]

13 minutes ago, CoachLite said:

We need a big DT named Macdonald, and an Edge named Koch (Coke). We'd have Big Mac, French, Fries and a Koch.

 

[2006Coltsbestever]

19 minutes ago, CoachLite said:

We need a big DT named Macdonald, and an Edge named Koch (Coke). We'd have Big Mac, French, Fries and a Koch.

- on my way to McDonald's to fill my beautiful pink pale up  

[Nickster]

20 hours ago, colts89 said:

Imo, if Strachan plays special teams this year, then there ain't no way he doesn't make the roster. Dude is talented.

His body type doesn’t look like a special teamer, neither returner, blocker, nor tackler.  If that’s the requirement then I’d guess he will be picked up by another team if we put him on the practice squad.  Looks like Patmon or him to me.  And if we do end up signing a vet, then I guess he’s gone.

 

sure looks like a guy to try To keep around and wait and see on though.

 

there aren’t many bodies and speed combos like that in the multiverse.  And he’s not a DHB with the mitts.

[Archer]

2 hours ago, Two_pound said:

I'm probably in the minority here but I like Seltzner, he doesn't seem to miss blocks and gets a good push. French and Murray will not make the team. Banagu will not make the team, 59 will. I hope Domann gets back on the field this week. Chesley and Flowers will both make the team. I didn't think Weatherford had a chance but he might make it. I can see Leonard, Okereke, Speed, Franklin, Domann, and Weatherford as the six. 

My current 53 agrees with all your assessments except Seltzner, though I had him in the 53 a week ago.  I currently think that IOL is the one position that we’re gonna snipe off another team’s final cuts.  We’ve got Fries and no one else ready to contribute right away on the interior.  Compounded by the fact that Dennis Kelly is injured and Raimann is not ready yet on the outside…

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, DEColtsLover36 said:

 

I need both French and Fries to stay, I am looking forward to the jokes and screen shots of their backs all season LOL. Unless French is miraculously replaced with a guy whose last name is Cheese… this is the only acceptable alternative!  

The perfect Line would be this with the last names of:

OT - Cheese

OG - Bacon

C - Ham

OG - French

OT - Fries

 

-that is Hall of Fame material!

[MB-ColtsFan]

11 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

The perfect Line would be this with the last names of:

OT - Cheese

OG - Bacon

C - Ham

OG - French

OT - Fries

 

-that is Hall of Fame material!

Hmm...wonder if Chris Hanburger has any offspring in the NFL?

[JediXMan]

Looks like Raimann  had a better outing. When will Denis Kelly be ready hopefully by the start of the season.

[Mackrel829]

The receivers looked better last night and that boy Thomas II can tackle!

[John Waylon]

Banogu tried to pass off his disappointing existence on the previous defensive coaching staff, but I think he lied. 
 

Really wouldn’t be surprised to see him be among the coming cuts. 
 

 

Strachan looked good. I don’t think he would have made it to the PS this season, but I really don’t think so now. Hopefully he gets some chances to produce this season. 

[Happy2BeHere]

Strachan will be a great talent IMO, I sure hope we keep him.

 

our defense was mostly terrible all game. Sure hope we don’t have to rely much on those guys come week 1.

 

special teams was sloppy when it came to stopping the lions returns…that will need fixed or our defense will always be in a hole.

 

Still not impressed with the kickers. Neither one gives me any confidence with a 45+ yard win or lose scenario. The kickoffs were almost all rather short today allowing returns to happen that sliced and diced our special teams.

 

Colts would be crazy fools not to keep Ehlinger on the 53 man roster.

 

O-Line did a “fair” job when it came to giving the QB time to throw but an absolute dismal performance when it was time to run the ball.

[jonjon]

On 8/21/2022 at 9:21 AM, NewColtsFan said:

Granson caught 2,  Pierce caught 1.   Woods didn’t play much and wasn’t targeted apparently.    

Thanks...that's not what NFL.com showed, so much for their reliability (although maybe it's fixed now). 

[luv_pony_express]

I just can't escape this nagging fear that we're going to have OL problems this year.  I'm not convinced that Pryor is much, if any, an upgrade over Fisher.  They both seem to be acceptable in run blocking, and wanting in pass pro.

 

And I think we may have taken a step back at RG, too.

[krunk]

I dont like the way Pyor moves out at LT. Looks kind of lumbering and slow from the few clips i saw at Detroit.

[Moosejawcolt]

On 8/21/2022 at 7:40 AM, Matabix said:

Starting to like my point about moving Smith to RG? Raimann can handle speed rushers now, bull rush he will handle in time. Bull rush can be helped with a chip. Pryor already proved he can handle pass pro at RT. 

Sure let's move Smith to RG. He's making 17 million and Nelson will be close to 20 mill. Nothing like having 37 million sunk into 2 guards. Franchise killing move. 

[Moosejawcolt]

7 hours ago, luv_pony_express said:

I just can't escape this nagging fear that we're going to have OL problems this year.  I'm not convinced that Pryor is much, if any, an upgrade over Fisher.  They both seem to be acceptable in run blocking, and wanting in pass pro.

 

And I think we may have taken a step back at RG, too.

Pryor is not a staring LT. However that's okay cause people on this board claim Nelson's value is warranted as his abilities are such that he will cover up the mistakes of an inferior LT .  We shall now see cause that is the argument that many astute people on this forum  use when I question paying Nelson.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I think Patmon and Strachan should get some reps with Ryan during the game Saturday to see how they do with the starting offense. Yep 

[GoColts8818]

8 hours ago, krunk said:

I dont like the way Pyor moves out at LT. Looks kind of lumbering and slow from the few clips i saw at Detroit.

Yeah I haven’t been overly impressed with him at LT but I think he’s a stop gap until the rookie is ready.  

[VaAllDay757]

On 8/20/2022 at 4:32 PM, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Not sold at RG with Pinter. I think he is better at center. 

Lol what? He struggled at center in this game

[krunk]

Bernard Raiman vs Lions film

 

 

[stitches]

30 minutes ago, krunk said:

Bernard Raiman vs Lions film

 

 

Looked pretty good. True, against backups but good step for him. 

[stitches]

 

[Matabix]

5 hours ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Sure let's move Smith to RG. He's making 17 million and Nelson will be close to 20 mill. Nothing like having 37 million sunk into 2 guards. Franchise killing move. 

Would be if we are spending alot on our tackles, but we aren't. 

[krunk]

3 hours ago, GoColts8818 said:

Yeah I haven’t been overly impressed with him at LT but I think he’s a stop gap until the rookie is ready.  

Does Kelly play LT also?

[Nickster]

48 minutes ago, Matabix said:

Would be if we are spending alot on our tackles, but we aren't. 

Well you want to go cheap on tackles and extreme on guards?

[luv_pony_express]

5 hours ago, GoColts8818 said:

Yeah I haven’t been overly impressed with him at LT but I think he’s a stop gap until the rookie is ready.  

We should’ve signed somebody else.  Pryor has little experience at the position - and it shows.

 

It’s a major design flaw and vulnerability in our offensive roster.  That is one of the single most important positions on that side of the ball.

[Matabix]

3 hours ago, Nickster said:

Well you want to go cheap on tackles and extreme on guards?

Not really, improvement for who we got on the roster it would seem that way.

[throwing BBZ]

9 hours ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Sure let's move Smith to RG. He's making 17 million and Nelson will be close to 20 mill. Nothing like having 37 million sunk into 2 guards. Franchise killing move. 

 

  Smith will make $11.5 this year.  TRUTH!

 Some people believe you should put your best 5 out there.

 What a difficult

4 hours ago, Matabix said:

Would be if we are spending alot on our tackles, but we aren't. 

concept to comprehend.

[throwing BBZ]

  Could you share what the league average for starting tackles is or will be. No rush.

 We are at $17.1M  this season for Smith and Pryor. 

 

4 hours ago, Matabix said:

Would be if we are spending alot on our tackles, but we aren't. 

[throwing BBZ]

9 hours ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

I think Patmon and Strachan should get some reps with Ryan during the game Saturday to see how they do with the starting offense. Yep 

 

 I wonder what the possibility of that happening is if Ryan plays the whole first half?