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2023 Week#8 Saints @ Colts, Sunday, October 28, 2023, 1PM ET


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  1. 1. Are you rooting for the Colts to win or to tank?

    • Win, of course.
    • Lose (Tank). I want the Colts to maximize their chances of drafting any player we want, maybe Marvin's son.
    • I don't care. I am here for the entertainment.
  2. 2. Last week, the Colts scored a whopping 38 points against the formerly vaunted Browns defense! How many points will they score in this game?

    • 13 or less
    • 14 to 26
    • 27 to 37
    • 38 or more.
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  3. 3. Who wins this game?

    • The Saints
    • The Colts
    • This game will end in a tie.
      0
  4. 4. Bonus Question: Would you like the Colts to make any trades before the trade deadline?


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Just now, IrsaysArmy said:

Everytime i watch a replay, Zaire Franklin is being bullied away from the play. Some of y’all think he’s a top linebacker in the league? Lol come on

Again… that was Leonard that got blown up after missing the weak side

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Just now, IrsaysArmy said:

Everytime i watch a replay, Zaire Franklin is being bullied away from the play. Some of y’all think he’s a top linebacker in the league? Lol come on

Well to be fair, he is also the only player on the Colts defense who can tackle….

 

What does that say about everyone else.

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Here's my main complaing about Ballard - philosophy is trenches 

 

we struggled at OL awfully, and have slowly built it up 

our DL has been downhill since we lost Autry and Houston, even with adding Buckner. 

 

We don't have the 2 waves, 8 men like he preaches, and if he wasn't able to get the wave going after this long, how much longer does he get?

 

hes a stud at finding unexpected talent, but faulters at certain positions in an awful way.

 

what will we do? 

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Just now, AKB said:

Here's my main complaing about Ballard - philosophy is trenches 

 

we struggled at OL awfully, and have slowly built it up 

our DL has been downhill since we lost Autry and Houston, even with adding Buckner. 

 

We don't have the 2 waves, 8 men like he preaches, and if he wasn't able to get the wave going after this long, how much longer does he get?

 

hes a stud at finding unexpected talent, but faulters at certain positions in an awful way.

 

what will we do? 

Keep him. Our DL isn’t the problem. His weakness has always been picking WRs and CBs. That’s what we need still

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