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He just had that IT factor that can't be taught didn't he! Never felt like we were out of a game when he played no matter how many points we were behind.....and that was from that moment he threw his first ball for the Colts. He seems really happy with life these days but there seems so much of his career left on the table that could have been.

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22 minutes ago, DoubleE Colt said:

He just had that IT factor that can't be taught didn't he! Never felt like we were out of a game when he played no matter how many points we were behind.....and that was from that moment he threw his first ball for the Colts. He seems really happy with life these days but there seems so much of his career left on the table that could have been.

Yeah it's criminal we broke him.

He could've potentially still been our QB today...

 

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It's a shame he so loved the deep ball that he took all those big shots, plus he relied so much on running the dang ball and more big shots.

 Harbaugh flat out lied pre-draft saying that he could make all the throws.

 His rookie year it was WTH with these poor simple bubble screen passes, and then 3 years of hundreds of inaccurate short throws. 

 It was fun beating the tar out of Jaxs and the Texans and other weak teams. 

 He was barely above .500 otherwise.

  Yes I would rather he didn't quit but, you win some "playing like a LB", and He risked all playing like one.

 In the end, he took the $$$ and was still able to run. 

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23 minutes ago, throwing BBZ said:

It's a shame he so loved the deep ball that he took all those big shots, plus he relied so much on running the dang ball and more big shots.

 Harbaugh flat out lied pre-draft saying that he could make all the throws.

 His rookie year it was WTH with these poor simple bubble screen passes, and then 3 years of hundreds of inaccurate short throws. 

 It was fun beating the tar out of Jaxs and the Texans and other weak teams. 

 He was barely above .500 otherwise.

  Yes I would rather he didn't quit but, you win some "playing like a LB", and He risked all playing like one.

 In the end, he took the $$$ and was still able to run. 

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1 hour ago, GoColts8818 said:

Now I miss Andrew Luck :(

True but I watched the Colts Lions game with Luck and the next day the Colts Rams game with AR and that guy is going to do many good deeds for them and their fans.

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2 hours ago, throwing BBZ said:

It's a shame he so loved the deep ball that he took all those big shots, plus he relied so much on running the dang ball and more big shots.

 Harbaugh flat out lied pre-draft saying that he could make all the throws.

 His rookie year it was WTH with these poor simple bubble screen passes, and then 3 years of hundreds of inaccurate short throws. 

 It was fun beating the tar out of Jaxs and the Texans and other weak teams. 

 He was barely above .500 otherwise.

  Yes I would rather he didn't quit but, you win some "playing like a LB", and He risked all playing like one.

 In the end, he took the $$$ and was still able to run. 


It’s amazing how little you know about Andrew Luck.   He didn’t love the deep ball.  His offensive coordinator did.  Bruce Arians.  Luck came from Stanford which ran the West Coast offense, you know, throwing short.   
 

Arians and Pagano were old school coaches who believed in the big chunk play offense.   
 

As for everything else, not a surprise you decide it was all Luck’s fault.   You’ve only been selling that for over 10 years.  It’s impressive to be THAT WRONG for THAT LONG!   Bravo!!   

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15 hours ago, King Colt said:

True but I watched the Colts Lions game with Luck and the next day the Colts Rams game with AR and that guy is going to do many good deeds for them and their fans.

I hope Anthony Richardson learns the lessons that Robert Griffin III never learned. Even very talented quarterbacks can be eaten up by big, powerful men focused on destroying him.

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5 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

As a rookie, Luck took out a loaded Lions team at Detroit that had Stafford in his prime on it. Luck the flip to Avery for the walk off was classic. Colts win at 34-33.


THAT game and THE Chiefs playoff game are the ones I will cherish from his career as a Colt forever.

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My top 5 Luck games:

1. 2013 season = 28 point comeback win vs the Chiefs in the Playoffs 45-44.

 

2. 2014 season = beating the Broncos in Mile High in the Divisional Round. Luck had to face a good secondary + Von Miller and our Peyton on the other side. That win put us in the AFC Title Game.

 

3. 2012 season = Chuck Strong Game. Packers were great that season and had Aaron in his prime. Luck to Reggie was just too much! Colts were down big, came back to win 30-27.

 

4. 2012 season = The Lions game at Detroit. Stafford in his prime and the Lions were good that season. Luck wins it to Avery with a walk off 34-33.

 

5. I have to throw in a 2018 game right? Colts destroy the Texans and Watson in the Playoffs at Houston. Luck made the Texans defense look like a bunch of Putz's chuckling homer simpson GIF

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38 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Also the game against Green Bay, Chuck Strong. Luck to Reggie was unstoppable. 

That was a great one.

 

It was one of those NBA games where the bulls were simply going to give it to MJ and everyone get out of the way... Lol

 

Reggie was catching anything thrown in his direction that day.

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1 hour ago, chad72 said:


THAT game and THE Chiefs playoff game are the ones I will cherish from his career as a Colt forever.

AL stretching into the end zone with useless McGlynn laying flat on his face is an all time great memory.

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Andrew could look down field and feel the pass rush around him. Knew when he needed to step up, or roll out.

He had great pocket presence.  If he would've slid like a Qb, instead of taking on defenders and trying to run over them, who knows how long he could've played.

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3 minutes ago, Dunk said:

Andrew could look down field and feel the pass rush around him. Knew when he needed to step up, or roll out.

He had great pocket presence.  If he would've slid like a Qb, instead of taking on defenders and trying to run over them, who knows how long he could've played.

He is a top 50 QB of all-time (50 out of thousands says a lot) and I can say that without even blinking based on his stats, wins, and talent. Despite the longevity factor. 

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2 hours ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

My top 5 Luck games:

1. 2013 season = 28 point comeback win vs the Chiefs in the Playoffs 45-44.

 

2. 2014 season = beating the Broncos in Mile High in the Divisional Round. Luck had to face a good secondary + Von Miller and our Peyton on the other side. That win put us in the AFC Title Game.

 

3. 2012 season = Chuck Strong Game. Packers were great that season and had Aaron in his prime. Luck to Reggie was just too much! Colts were down big, came back to win 30-27.

 

4. 2012 season = The Lions game at Detroit. Stafford in his prime and the Lions were good that season. Luck wins it to Avery with a walk off 34-33.

 

5. I have to throw in a 2018 game right? Colts destroy the Texans and Watson in the Playoffs at Houston. Luck made the Texans defense look like a bunch of Putz's chuckling homer simpson GIF

For me, the very first Peyton vs. Andrew game at Lucas Oil was absolute perfection of a game. High emotions, fans all coming together to thank their hero, feeling the electricity when we all realized our fledgling team was able to hang with the Super Bowl contenders. Luck dodging and throwing perfect strikes… Pat laying the hammer on Holliday! All on a Sunday Night Football game where all of America was watching. We were one hell of a team that night. And shouting while Peyton was at bat was just surreal. We were so trained to be quiet while he went to work lol…

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Just now, RollerColt said:

For me, the very first Peyton vs. Andrew game at Lucas Oil was absolute perfection of a game. High emotions, fans all coming together to thank their hero, feeling the electricity when we all realized our fledgling team was able to hang with the Super Bowl contenders. Luck dodging and throwing perfect strikes… Pat laying the hammer on Holliday! All on a Sunday Night Football game where all of America was watching. We were one hell of a team that night. And shouting while Peyton was at bat was just surreal. We were so trained to be quite while he went to work lol…

Yeah the 2013 Sunday Night Game. That was a great game. Mathis with a huge strip sack on the GOAT.

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On 4/6/2024 at 12:40 PM, IinD said:

Yeah it's criminal we broke him.

He could've potentially still been our QB today...

 

No body broke him.....except himself.

He didn't play safe or have the mental drive and toughness to be a true Franchise QB. 

 

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I think one of my favorite plays was him running and getting tackled and delivering an absolute dot to Moncreif for a TD against the bengals. He was an absolute difference maker.

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11 hours ago, LJpalmbeacher2 said:

No body broke him.....except himself.

He didn't play safe or have the mental drive and toughness to be a true Franchise QB. 

 

I was just talking with someone about this yesterday.. he missed a season and a half with us.. came back to a great o-line. but wasn't the final nail in the coffin an injury by himself, then he just lost love with rehab and the game? 

 

Imagine if Joe Burrow just retired next year lol it's been about the equivalent career thus far am i right?

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On 4/6/2024 at 7:27 PM, NewColtsFan said:


It’s amazing how little you know about Andrew Luck.   He didn’t love the deep ball.  His offensive coordinator did.  Bruce Arians.  Luck came from Stanford which ran the West Coast offense, you know, throwing short.   
 

Arians and Pagano were old school coaches who believed in the big chunk play offense.   
 

As for everything else, not a surprise you decide it was all Luck’s fault.   You’ve only been selling that for over 10 years.  It’s impressive to be THAT WRONG for THAT LONG!   Bravo!!   

There’s a reason I blocked him. 

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On 4/6/2024 at 4:34 PM, throwing BBZ said:

It's a shame he so loved the deep ball that he took all those big shots, plus he relied so much on running the dang ball and more big shots.

 Harbaugh flat out lied pre-draft saying that he could make all the throws.

 His rookie year it was WTH with these poor simple bubble screen passes, and then 3 years of hundreds of inaccurate short throws. 

 It was fun beating the tar out of Jaxs and the Texans and other weak teams. 

 He was barely above .500 otherwise.

  Yes I would rather he didn't quit but, you win some "playing like a LB", and He risked all playing like one.

 In the end, he took the $$$ and was still able to run. 

It's a shame that Grigson could not put a team around him so he could become one the greatest QB's of all-times. FIXED IT FOR YOU. 

 

The greatest WR that Luck ever played with was Reggie Wayne for 1 year who Polian drafted. TY Hilton is the only WR that was any good at all that he played with. Luck played with Bums at the RB position except Gore and Gore was out of his prime by 2015. Our O.Line was awful the whole time Luck was a Colt as well. Without Luck, the Colts don't even sniff a winning season in that era as in winning 9 games. We were always good for 11 wins with Luck and winning a playoff game, that was automatic on a rosters that were average at best.

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49 minutes ago, shasta519 said:

The DET game is easily one of my favorite all-time Colts memories. I can still see the pass to Avery with no time left. It's burned in my brain.

One of my favorite memories of that game...the image of a beaten Stafford on the sidelines with his chin in his palm and his cap backwards.

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2 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

One of my favorite memories of that game...the image of a beaten Stafford on the sidelines with his chin in his palm and his cap backwards.

Me too and he looked in awe at how Luck won that game. Luck was always better Stafford at that point and he was just a rookie. Luck would have gone down as a top 10 QB of all-time had he not retired. 

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It’s amazing how little you know about Andrew Luck.   He didn’t love the deep ball.  His offensive coordinator did.  Bruce Arians.  Luck came from Stanford which ran the West Coast offense, you know, throwing short.   
 

Arians and Pagano were old school coaches who believed in the big chunk play offense.   
 

As for everything else, not a surprise you decide it was all Luck’s fault.   You’ve only been selling that for over 10 years.  It’s impressive to be THAT WRONG for THAT LONG!   Bravo!!   

No, it wasn’t all Lucks fault. It was the perfect storm of bad everything that caused it.  
 

A QB that thought he could play like a LB and carry the entire tea

A QB who injured himself more in off season snowboarding than he did playing football. 

a GM and HC that let him play like that and expected him too

An OC known for 3 step drops and deep balls for the first few years of his career.

A HC that knew little about modern football and thought it was the 1980s(Reich wasn’t much better)

and OL for most of his career that couldn’t block an 80 year old grandma.

 

 

all of that contributed. Luck wasn’t entirely at fault, but he does honestly share some portion of his own demise physically. That said, some of the very things that led to his shortened career like his style of play is what made him great while it lasted. Problem is, that kind of play isn’t and wasn’t sustainable against modern NFL players and hits. 

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On 4/11/2024 at 10:29 AM, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Me too and he looked in awe at how Luck won that game. Luck was always better Stafford at that point and he was just a rookie. Luck would have gone down as a top 10 QB of all-time had he not quit.

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25 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

"had he not quit" Homer Simpson Laughing GIF by FOX TV- even ol' Homer was smart enough to catch that change haha . I guess in a way he did quit if you want to be blunt about it. 

Hehe just testing you…

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It’s amazing how little you know about Andrew Luck.   He didn’t love the deep ball.  His offensive coordinator did.  Bruce Arians.  Luck came from Stanford which ran the West Coast offense, you know, throwing short.   
 

Arians and Pagano were old school coaches who believed in the big chunk play offense.   
 

As for everything else, not a surprise you decide it was all Luck’s fault.   You’ve only been selling that for over 10 years.  It’s impressive to be THAT WRONG for THAT LONG!   Bravo!!   

It's rare that I disagree with you, my friend.  But I would like to add a caveat to your comments.

 

It's true that Bruce Arians ran the Zampese/Air Coryell offense -- while he was with the Colts.  However, he left after the first year to be the head coach of the Cardinals, and was replaced by Pep Hamilton, Andrew's OC from Stanford.  And Pep ran the West Coast Offense, at least according to the Pro Football Reference site.  (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/2013.htm)

If memory serves, they only retained Pep for two and a half seasons, and replaced him with Rob Chudzinski.

 

My own belief is that even when running the West Coast offense, Andrew's primary receiver was undersized with a small catch radius.  This required him to create more separation.  Which resulted in longer routes, and longer time for Andrew to sit in the pocket, waiting for the play to develop.  Also, this primary receiver was the only guy who could create downfield big plays.  Which means that Andrew had two reasons to sit extra-long in the pocket, waiting for the play to develop.  Behind a line that wasn't all that good at protecting him for an extended period of time.

 

At least, that's how I look at it.  Not saying you were "wrong", just adding a caveat.  :) 

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15 minutes ago, John Hammonds said:

It's rare that I disagree with you, my friend.  But I would like to add a caveat to your comments.

 

It's true that Bruce Arians ran the Zampese/Air Coryell offense -- while he was with the Colts.  However, he left after the first year to be the head coach of the Cardinals, and was replaced by Pep Hamilton, Andrew's OC from Stanford.  And Pep ran the West Coast Offense, at least according to the Pro Football Reference site.  (https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/clt/2013.htm)

If memory serves, they only retained Pep for two and a half seasons, and replaced him with Rob Chudzinski.

 

My own belief is that even when running the West Coast offense, Andrew's primary receiver was undersized with a small catch radius.  This required him to create more separation.  Which resulted in longer routes, and longer time for Andrew to sit in the pocket, waiting for the play to develop.  Also, this primary receiver was the only guy who could create downfield big plays.  Which means that Andrew had two reasons to sit extra-long in the pocket, waiting for the play to develop.  Behind a line that wasn't all that good at protecting him for an extended period of time.

 

At least, that's how I look at it.  Not saying you were "wrong", just adding a caveat.  :) 


For what it’s worth, I don’t like Pep Hamilton.  Not as an OC, not as a play caller, and certainly not as a human being.   Bad coach, worse dude.   And I felt that way when we hired him.   
 

I think he might be currently coaching in one of those weird fringe leagues.  XFL?  UFL?    

 

And please don’t ever apologize for disagreeing with me.  I’m perfectly fine with that.   You and I might not always agree, but you make fair arguments and that’s what is important to me.   We’re good! 

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For what it’s worth, I don’t like Pep Hamilton.  Not as an OC, not as a play caller, and certainly not as a human being.   Bad coach, worse dude.   And I felt that way when we hired him.   
 

I think he might be currently coaching in one of those weird fringe leagues.  XFL?  UFL?    

 

And please don’t ever apologize for disagreeing with me.  I’m perfectly fine with that.   You and I might not always agree, but you make fair arguments and that’s what is important to me.   We’re good! 

My goodness,  what did Pep do?

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14 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

My goodness,  what did Pep do?


Well….  I never liked him as a play caller or OC.    Even at Stanford.  Wasn’t happy when Indy hired him.  
 

As for what he did….   
 

Way back when, around the time Luck came to Indy….   Stanford had two key assistants both going for the job of head coach at Vanderbilt.   Pep was Stanfords OC and Derek Mason was Stanfords DC.   
 

Mason got the job.  Everyone at Stanford was thrilled for him.  Except Pep.  Who didn’t say congrats at all.  Pep’s public comment was that the job was offered to HIM but that HE TURNED IT DOWN!!  
 

Pep burned a lot of bridges that day.  If he hadn’t, he’d likely still be welcome to coach at Stanford.   But he’s not.   
 

Personally, I think the best thing he has going for him is he checks the box as a minority hire.  Harbaugh has hired him a number of times.  I think once at SF, and I believe TWICE at Michigan.  But I don’t believe he’s been a full coordinator.  He gets a title but with his responsibilities become less and less.  
 

I’ve sat on this story for more than a decade.   Not sure I would’ve said anything if you hadn’t ask. 

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Great Colts player. Certainly one of our most exciting. Gave us his best including his health (mental and physical). I hope he can overlook those who still feel like he stole their firstborn. Wish him nothing but happiness. 

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Davis (Illinois) - The New Mexico Lobos ran a zone-scheme concept 318 times in 2023 and Davis was on the field for 316 of those snaps where he helped the team earn a 91.5 rushing grade with 58 explosive runs.  Davis is well-rounded earning a 78.6 inside-zone run grade and a 78.4 outside-zone run grade.  See how well Davis does after transferring the Big 10 this season.  Overall, 82.4 run-blocking grade in 2023.  Comparison Illinois Isaiah Adams was drafted #71 by Arizona and was ranked 8th best zone OL in 2023 and Davis was 5th best.  In 2022 Davis earned a 66.8 overall PFF grade and in 2023 had an 87.1 pass-blocking grade.  If the Colts do trade/cap release Braden Smith than Davis is a high target to hopefully take early to replace him.   Round 4 TE Jalin Conyers (Texas Tech) - In 2022 Conyers forced 21 missed tackles which led all TEs in the country.  Plus, ranked 4th in receiving yards after contact (170).  As a redshirt freshman in 2021 had a 73.5 pass-blocking grade while playing at Arizona State.  Conyers can be elusive with the ball in his hands.  In his first season was used heavily as a run-blocker (2021) and excelled as a blocker ranking him 4th in the Pac-12.  Back in August 2023 Rick Spielman said he may be the best run-blocking TE in the class behind Cade Stover.  Considered a true Y TE efficient at run-blocking and can catch with run-after ability.  Spielman said last year would have had a Late Day 2 grade, while Ryan Wilson says Rounds 3-4.  Potential to be a red zone monster in the NFL if he continues to grow his game.  Last year Round 4 was where tight ends were drafted and expect the same again in 2025.  Replaces Mo Alie-Cox.   Round 5 Edge/RDE Anton Juncaj (Arkansas) – 2023 College Football FCS All-America Team while at Albany.  2022 PFF grade of 75.1.  2023 final defense grade of 91.3, run defense 87.4, pass rush 90.6 and 68.5 coverage grade and racked up 55 tackles (34 solo), 21.5 TFL, 15 sacks, 3 PD and forced 5 fumbles.  Key matchups against RB Ollie Gordon II (Oklahoma St) the Reigning Doak Walker Award Winner from 2023 and projected first rounder LT Kelvin Banks Jr (Texas).   Round 6 Rover/SLB-SAF Justin Barron (Syracuse) - 2023 College Football All-ACC Team.  Defensive Captain. 6’4” 231 pounds had 0.5 sacks, 3 *, 1 FR, 1 INT, and 8 PDs in 2023 (81.4 PFF grade).  In 2022 had 64 tackles and 5 TFLs.  Reminds me of Jaylon Carlies whom the Colts just drafted in Round 5P151.  Key matchup versus Cal and RB Jayden Ott.  WR Eric Singleton Jr (Georgia Tech), WR Kevin Concepcion (NC State), WR-X Ricky White (UNLV), RB Desmond Reid, TE Justin Joly (UConn).  Solid in zone coverage.   Round 7 SS Mishael Powell Miami (FL) – Powell transferred from Washington.  In Week 8 he clocked 21.0 mph.  In 876 snaps in 2023 Powell played 477 in the slot, 165 in the box, and 122 at FS finishing with a strong 73.9 coverage and 69 defensive grades.   Potential UDFAs ·         QB KJ Jefferson (Arkansas) - 2023 PFF TOW 2 honors ·         R3-UDFA RT Jalen Travis (Iowa State) 6’7” 310 pounds - While at Princeton finished with an overall 80.7 PFF Grade and 9th best OT in D1 (89% pass blocking and 75% run blocking grades). – Much like OT Tyler McLellan (Campbell) signed with Chargers, project to UDFA in 2025.  See how he does at Iowa State against better competition as he graded slightly behind Kiran Amegadjie (Yale) who was drafted in Round 3 P11 by the Bears in 2024 NFL draft.  Listed as backup behind Tyler Miller. ·         LT Adam Karas (Air Force) - After 9 weeks Karas has an 83.9 run-blocking grade and an overall PFF grade of 87.4.  Overall, 86.3 PFF grade with just one penalty and 1 QB hurry on 296 total snaps.  Decent height 6’4” ·         RT Josh Fryar (OSU) - 2023 earned college football midseason all-America Honorable Mention.  Fryar finished 2023 with a 70.8 overall PFF grade.  Great height 6’6”.  Finished with a 70.8 PFF grade.  Gave up a team high 5 sacks but did earn a 77.2 run blocking grade and a 71.2 pass blocking grade. ·         LG Rush Reimer (Cal) – In 2023 Reimer earned first-team All-Big Sky Conference at LG with an overall 75.8 PFF Grade (D1-T8) at Montana State.  See how he does against better CFB competition.  Project goes UDFA much like Jake Kubas (7) (NY Giants), Ross Palmer (3), and (2) Donny Ventrelli (Bears).  Could be the next Mason McCormick (6) drafted by the Steelers P119 in the 2024 NFL draft.  Montana State used a lot of Inside Zone runs.  Cal has Reimer listed as backup LT for 2024. ·         RT/OG Grey Zabel (North Dakota State) 6’6” 296 pounds.  Zabel finished 2023 with an overall 79.3 PFF Grade as an OG.  Finished 10th among other listed tackles last season.  As a guard would have been 4th best D1.  Zabel started all 15 games in 2023 with 3 at guard and 12 at RT. ·         RB Harrison Waylee (Wyoming) – In 2023 clocked 21.8 mph in Week 4 T18 fastest player. ·         RB/KR Lan Larison (UC Davis) finished 2023 tied 7th overall FCS RB with an overall 89.2 PFF Grade (R5) in D1.  On 178 carries rushed for 1101 yards scoring 13 TDS while adding two more through the air on 21 REC for 198 yards.  Larison was the 2023 Big Sky Offensive Player of the Year.  In 2021 averaged 29.91 yards as a kick returner and 21.9 yards in 2022. ·         SWR/RB/KR/PR Chris Tyree (ND) 4.29s-forty speed excellent 3.95s shuttle (HS) and 38” vertical (HS).  In 2023 Week 9 clocked 21.0 mph. ·         WRX/Z Bo Belquist (North Dakota) 2023 overall 88.6 PFF Grade.  For D1 graded out as one of the top 10 WRs behind Hayden Hatten 86.1 whom the Seahawks added as an UDFA. ·         SWR Jacob De Jesus (UNLV) – best PR/KR #3 in PR and #13 in KR.  De Jesus was a top nomination to win the Jet Award in 2023 who was given to Zachariah Branch (USC). ·         WR-X Dymere Miller (Rutgers) – 2023 College Football FCS All-America Team with Monmouth.  Miller finished as the best receiver (D1) in 2023 with a 92.3 PFF grade (only behind Nabers).  Monmouth ran an inside zone with three different concepts in its base A gap zone.  Also pinched in as a kickoff returner with success (13.67 and 12.5 avgs). ·         WR Isaac TeSlaa (Arkansas) – Great Midwest American Conference Offensive Player of the Year in 2022 and received Honorable Mention All-American.  Strengths are ball tracking, hands, athleticism, 50/50 extraordinaire. ·         LEdge Aaron Lewis (Rutgers) - 2022 PFF Weeks 6 and 12 honors.  A disappointing 2023 season compared to 2022 grading 10 points lower.  (75.9 in 2023 compared to 85.5 in 2022).  Poor run-defense grade of 59.8 but was still an elite pass rusher.  His 91.5 pass-rushing grade since 2022 ranks 10th among all FBS edge defenders and his 18.7% pass-rush win rate places 11th in Power Five.  Needs to improve his run game. ·         Jack OLB/RDE Steve Linton (Baylor) – Linton transferred to Baylor from Texas Tech.  Injury prone, in 2023 suffered a broken thumb in August, sprained ankle in Big 12 opener vs West Virginia, aggravated it the following week then missed the last four games of regular season with back problems.  72% tackling, 88% pass rush, 61% run defense, 72% coverage.  Decent 4.62s-forty speed and 6’5” 235 pounds. ·         NCB Yam Banks (Ole’ Miss) - Made 2022 PFF College All-America Second Team while playing at South Alabama.  For 2024 listed as backup.  In 2022 Banks was a first-team All-Sun Belt pick and third team in 2023.  In 45 games, Banks racked up 147 TOT, 7 INT (6 in 2022 T3 in nation). ·         LCB Tommi Hill (Nebraska) – 4.55s forty speed.  In 2023 had an outstanding QB rating when targeted of 38.6.  With another solid year Hill could move up.  ·         FS Saiku White (Lafayette) - In 2023 White moved from SS to FS and had a career year with a final 2023 defense grade 91.4 best for 2nd, pass rush grade 74.4, a 90.7 coverage grade 4th best, and an 80.7 run defense grade 98th.   Team Captain. Achieved a 3.75 GPA in 2023. ·         LS Byron Floyd (PITT) – Floyds 81.7 grade this season leads all FBS LS.  Of his 41 LS on both punts/kicks only one has been charted as off-target.  Does have ties to Colts new DL coach.  Luke Rhodes, age 32, signed a 4-year contract extension on 09/23.  ·         LS Nick Barcelos (Nevada) - 2023 college football midseason all-America Second Team as a long snapper – Luke Rhodes signed a 4-year extension with the Colts September 8th, 2023.
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      Anthony Richardson: The Pocket Passer

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      FWIW:   Richardson, who was drafted weighing 244, admitted today on the Pat McAfee show that he played last year at 250 and now weighs 255 which is what he expects to weigh this season. 
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      Larry Allen passed away at 52

      By 2006Coltsbestever · Posted

      Larry Allen, Hall of Fame OG/OT, passed today. He is arguably the greatest Offensive Linemen of all-time. He could play right or left Guard or Tackle. He won a SB with the Cowboys in 1995. He is also known for having the NFL bench press record, when he benched 700 pounds down to chest and up once. I am shocked this hasn't been bigger news around the league.    RIP big fella.

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