Playoffs and Richardson

[coltsorioles]

The #7 seed right now is Denver at 5-5. The colts are 1 game out. Look at the Colts schedule. They play 1 great team Detroit, 1 average team Denver and 5 bad teams. 9-8 probably gets you in.   This Jets game is really big. And on  a whole different subject why not put Richardson in a short yardage situations and goal line plays to start building up his confidence again.

[Jz0204945]

5 minutes ago, coltsorioles said:

The #7 seed right now is Denver at 5-5. The colts are 1 game out. Look at the Colts schedule. They play 1 great team Detroit, 1 average team Denver and 5 bad teams. 9-8 probably gets you in.   This Jets game is really big. And on  a whole different subject why not put Richardson in a short yardage situations and goal line plays to start building up his confidence again.

Who cares cause they are not sniffing the playoffs...

[Flash7]

Making the playoffs because the rest of the league sucks isn't exactly how I would want to get in. It may also justify keeping Ballard, who after 8 seasons has shown he can put together good teams, but not any truly competitive teams. And if that's the case, then what's the point? Do it all over again next year?

 

I want this season to come to an end and then clean house.

[Indyfan4life]

This team doesn’t deserve to make the playoffs. 

[RollerColt]

Denver is a better team than us. They should have won against Kansas yesterday, but the refs and football Gods are still pro Chiefs.  

 

I think the Broncos lock up that final playoff spot when they play us. 

 

Bo Nix > Any of our QBs. 

 

We have a better wide receiver group and #1 running back. 

 

Our defensive line will have issues getting through the Broncos offensive line. 

 

Our offensive line will have issues stopping the Broncos defensive line. 

 

Sean Payton > Steichen. Payton knows how to get the most out of his team. 

[ADnum1]

[2006Coltsbestever]

21 minutes ago, ADnum1 said:

As dumb as this sounds, it is very possible we could end up 7th. We have 1 team left on our schedule that is very good/great, that is the Lions. Everyone else is mediocre or bad. + we still play Denver. Right now, we aren't playing like a playoff team, but it is possible we finish 9-8 and get in.

[John Hammonds]

As badly as we've played, we're just about where we thought we would be when we looked at the schedule when it came out.  This is the nightmare stretch of the season.  We're 4-6.  If we can win vs the Jets and the Patriots, we'll be 6-7 going into the bye, with 4 games against lesser teams.  If we win all four, including vs Denver, we wind up at 10-7, and a possibility of making the playoffs.

 

Now...  If we lose next week against the Jets, it's all but over.

 

Food for thought:  Every quarterback who plays against our defense has a career game.  And Aaron Rodgers is up next.  Consider the career he's had.  He's won a superbowl.  What would a career game for him look like???  Yikes.

[lollygagger8]

Yay, let's try to make the playoffs, get WAXED in the first game and pick 15-17 ...AGAIN 

 

I mean, it's worked out well so far.....

 

[shasta519]

If it's not DEN getting that final spot, it will be CIN. Colts will finish with 6-7 wins probably.

[2006Coltsbestever]

14 minutes ago, shasta519 said:

If it's not DEN getting that final spot, it will be CIN. Colts will finish with 6-7 wins probably.

I don't know, the Bengals still have to play at Chargers and the Steelers twice. I think they go 9-8 at best, maybe 8-9. We still control everything because we play Denver. 

[shasta519]

52 minutes ago, Flash7 said:

Making the playoffs because the rest of the league sucks isn't exactly how I would want to get in. It may also justify keeping Ballard, who after 8 seasons has shown he can put together good teams, but not any truly competitive teams. And if that's the case, then what's the point? Do it all over again next year?

 

I want this season to come to an end and then clean house.

 

This team should probably be 2-8 or 3-7 right now. Any given Sunday and all that...but they should have lost at least one of those TEN or MIA games, but seemed to get the calls or bounces. 

 

I think they are going to clean house anyways because I don't see them winning more than 2-3 games going forward. 

 

 

[Solid84]

I'm still thinking we go 8-9/9-8 ish. There's a winnable stretch after the bye.

 

Jets - Win. I think there's a decent chance we win this. The Jets are as dysfunctional as the Colts at this point. 50/50 game in my opinion.

Lions - Loss

Patriots - Win

BYE - Loss, lol

Broncos - Loss. 50/50 game.

Titans - Win

Giants - Win

Jaguars - Loss. 50/50 game

[shasta519]

2 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I don't know, the Bengals still have to play at Chargers and the Steelers twice. I think they go 9-8 at best, maybe 8-9. We still control everything because we play Denver. 

 

I think CIN wins on Thursday night to get to 5-6. And then comes out of the bye and beats PIT. Tee Higgins will come back eventually and they will continue to be a juggernaut. 

 

And you know between Bo Nix, Flacco/AR and Joe Burrow...who the NFL wants in the playoffs. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, shasta519 said:

 

I think CIN wins on Thursday night to get to 5-6. And then comes out of the bye and beats PIT. Tee Higgins will come back eventually and they will continue to be a juggernaut. 

 

And you know between Bo Nix, Flacco/AR and Joe Burrow...who the NFL wants in the playoffs. 

Possibly and right now we aren't playing well. I am sure the league would prefer Burrow but our schedule is pretty weak in December.

[2006Coltsbestever]

14 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

I'm still thinking we go 8-9/9-8 ish. There's a winnable stretch after the bye.

 

Jets - Win. I think there's a decent chance we win this. The Jets are as dysfunctional as the Colts at this point. 50/50 game in my opinion.

Lions - Loss

Patriots - Win

BYE - Loss, lol

Broncos - Loss. 50/50 game.

Titans - Win

Giants - Win

Jaguars - Loss. 50/50 game

I am not saying it will happen because I am pretty down on this team right now, but it is possible that the only game we lose from here is the Lions game. It really depends how bad the players want this and if our locker room has good chemistry. I know we have it in us because we came close to beating Houston twice and beat the Steelers.

[richard pallo]

You play to make the playoffs.  That’s always the goal.  And you play your best players to do that.  If it means playing a 39 year old quarterback so be it.  If we get eliminated bring one of the other quarterbacks in.  Until then play your best players.

[jbaron04]

1 hour ago, coltsorioles said:

The #7 seed right now is Denver at 5-5. The colts are 1 game out. Look at the Colts schedule. They play 1 great team Detroit, 1 average team Denver and 5 bad teams. 9-8 probably gets you in.   This Jets game is really big. And on  a whole different subject why not put Richardson in a short yardage situations and goal line plays to start building up his confidence again.

Blow the whole thing up if you stick with a 39 year old qb at this point 

[Solid84]

6 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I am not saying it will happen because I am pretty down on this team right now, but it is possible that the only game we lose from here is the Lions game. It really depends how bad the players want this and if our locker room has good chemistry. I know we have it in us because we came close to beating Houston twice and beat the Steelers.

I don't really care how many we win or lose to be honest, because it doesn't change the fact we're playing like crap.

 

Even if we got to 10-6 we're still getting destroyed in the wildcard round because of how we play. The playoffs don't care about W's and L's. That's all about how you play and no team has come into the playoffs playing like % and won anything.

[Blueblood23]

5 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

You play to make the playoffs.  That’s always the goal.  And you play your best players to do that.  If it means playing a 39 year old quarterback so be it.  If we get eliminated bring one of the other quarterbacks in.  Until then play your best players.

So this Richardson experiment will be on going for years. This whole charade is getting beyond ridiculous.

[2006Coltsbestever]

3 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

I don't really care how many we win or lose to be honest, because it doesn't change the fact we're playing like crap.

 

Even if we got to 10-6 we're still getting destroyed in the wildcard round because of how we play. The playoffs don't care about W's and L's. That's all about how you play and no team has come into the playoffs playing like % and won anything.

Can't really debate this because we played like garbage yesterday.

[shasta519]

8 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

I'm still thinking we go 8-9/9-8 ish. There's a winnable stretch after the bye.

 

Jets - Win. I think there's a decent chance we win this. The Jets are as dysfunctional as the Colts at this point. 50/50 game in my opinion.

Lions - Loss

Patriots - Win

BYE - Loss, lol

Broncos - Loss. 50/50 game.

Titans - Win

Giants - Win

Jaguars - Loss. 50/50 game

 

IND's only road win was in TEN when they were down 17-7 in 4Q. It took a lot 3 drives extended by DPIs to even eke out that win.

 

4 of the last 7 games are on the road, including all three games in the northeast (NYJ, NYG and NE). None of those teams are playoff-caliber teams, but those are not the easiest places to play and I imagine the teams and fans will be up for late-season home games.

 

DEN is also on the road as well, which is the most important matchup.

 

I wouldn't be shocked if the Colts don't win another road game this year, but they are winnable games.

 

TEN and JAC are home games, so the Colts should win those, but AFCS games are funny.

 

I think 2 wins at min. and 4 wins at max. Their O/U win total is 7.5 right now, so that tracks. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, shasta519 said:

 

IND's only road win was in TEN when they were down 17-7 in 4Q. It took a lot 3 drives extended by DPIs to even eke out that win.

 

4 of the last 7 games are on the road, including all three games in the northeast (NYJ, NYG and NE). None of those teams are playoff-caliber teams, but those are not the easiest places to play and I imagine the teams and fans will be up for late-season home games.

 

DEN is also on the road as well, which is the most important matchup.

 

I wouldn't be shocked if the Colts don't win another road game this year, but they are winnable games.

 

TEN and JAC are home games, so the Colts should win those, but AFCS games are funny.

 

I think 2 wins at min. and 4 wins at max. Their O/U win total is 7.5 right now, so that tracks. 

As long as Will Levis plays we will beat Tennessee 

[indyagent17]

This team is too dysfunctional to even think about that. Both of our QB's are playing terribly and we have players calling out others for lack of preparation and effort. I'm more concerned about where we draft next year. I have been a season ticket holder and ill be there every home game cheering for my team but I can see the writing on the wall, This team is heading for a tumultuous off season and possibly new everything from GM down to every coach   

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, indyagent17 said:

This team is too dysfunctional to even think about that. Both of our QB's are playing terribly and we have players calling out others for lack of preparation and effort. I'm more concerned about where we draft next year. I have been a season ticket holder and ill be there every home game cheering for my team but I can see the writing on the wall, This team is heading for a tumultuous off season and possibly new everything from GM down to every coach   

How long have you had season tickets?

[shasta519]

19 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Possibly and right now we aren't playing well. I am sure the league would prefer Burrow but our schedule is pretty weak in December.

 

Yeah...to do it...CIN will have to win a few against playoff teams like LAC and PIT. But with how lopsided the AFC is this year, teams like LAC and PIT can still lose a few more and get in. 

 

That DEN/CIN game is also Week 17, so it will have playoff implications. DEN has to play LAC, CIN and KC to end the season, but might get KC resting in Week 18.

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, shasta519 said:

 

Yeah...to do it...CIN will have to win a few against playoff teams like LAC and PIT. But with how lopsided the AFC is this year, teams like LAC and PIT can still lose a few more and get in. 

 

That DEN/CIN game is also Week 17, so it will have playoff implications. DEN has to play LAC, CIN and KC to end the season, but might get KC resting in Week 18.

Yeah I forgot Cincy does play Denver, that game could determine a lot, even for us.

[Solid84]

11 minutes ago, shasta519 said:

 

IND's only road win was in TEN when they were down 17-7 in 4Q. It took a lot 3 drives extended by DPIs to even eke out that win.

 

4 of the last 7 games are on the road, including all three games in the northeast (NYJ, NYG and NE). None of those teams are playoff-caliber teams, but those are not the easiest places to play and I imagine the teams and fans will be up for late-season home games.

 

DEN is also on the road as well, which is the most important matchup.

 

I wouldn't be shocked if the Colts don't win another road game this year, but they are winnable games.

 

TEN and JAC are home games, so the Colts should win those, but AFCS games are funny.

 

I think 2 wins at min. and 4 wins at max. Their O/U win total is 7.5 right now, so that tracks. 

I mean, with how we're playing I wouldn't be shocked if we don't win another gamer this season. But there are winnable games on the schedule.

 

Like I said to 2k6, I don't really care how many we win, it doesn't change that we're playing like crap right now.

[MikeCurtis]

The REALLY sad thing is that the defense is actually playing better.

 

If our offense wasnt so QB deficient, we actually should have a winning record

 

 

I truly dont know what to think about this team

 

The interception right before the half, against the Texans make me wonder if AR will EVER be the QB of the future

 

The guy was clearly covered, he had minimal pressure, and he had a first down in front of him

 

He didnt improve year over year

 

I see rookie players like Nix and Daniels light it up in their rookie year, and you can see them improve along the way..

 

How in the world can we have 2 year QB that gets worse?? Unless he isnt the guy.

 

I think back to his "College is easier statement"

 

Maybe he isnt bright enough to play QB in the NFL

 

I would let Richardson play the next 2 games.

My truest hope is that the kid turns it on 

 

But

 

If he shows nothing, and stays at a sub 50% completion rate.......and we lose.......   

 

I absolutely would throw out THE BEAN to finish the year

 

Maybe we get very lucky

 

 

If not, and it makes me sick, I think you have to draft another QB in the draft

 

Can anyone stomach another year of sub 50% completions?

 

I am tired of hearing how athletic the kid is and how strong his arm is......

 

Jeff George and Jamarcus Russel could throw it just as far.......

 

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[2006Coltsbestever]

We are in a messed-up situation right now. Simply because without a franchise QB we will never beat the Chiefs, Ravens, and Bills when it counts. Texans and Bengals have franchise QB's but are beatable if we just get good QB play. Having said that, there are clearly 3 teams that are better than us, the one's I named in my 2nd sentence.

[csmopar]

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

As dumb as this sounds, it is very possible we could end up 7th. We have 1 team left on our schedule that is very good/great, that is the Lions. Everyone else is mediocre or bad. + we still play Denver. Right now, we aren't playing like a playoff team, but it is possible we finish 9-8 and get in.

Watch us go out and beat the lions and lose the rest

[2006Coltsbestever]

4 minutes ago, csmopar said:

Watch us go out and beat the lions and lose the rest

- I wouldn't doubt it, this team is strange.

[Stephen]

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I don't know, the Bengals still have to play at Chargers and the Steelers twice. I think they go 9-8 at best, maybe 8-9. We still control everything because we play Denver. 

We have to win every game except  the Lions game to make the playoffs 

[shasta519]

20 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

I mean, with how we're playing I wouldn't be shocked if we don't win another gamer this season. But there are winnable games on the schedule.

 

Like I said to 2k6, I don't really care how many we win, it doesn't change that we're playing like crap right now.

 

Plus I don't think it will affect draft selection all that much. Colts are likely firmly in that #8-9 range in the AFC.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, shasta519 said:

 

Plus I don't think it will affect draft selection all that much. Colts are likely firmly in that #8-9 range in the AFC.

If we finish 8-9 we won't get in, 9-8 possibly. Depends on tiebreakers with Cincy and Houston.

[csmopar]

16 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

If we finish 8-9 we won't get in, 9-8 possibly. Depends on tiebreakers with Cincy and Houston.

We won’t have tiebreakers on them

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, csmopar said:

We won’t have tiebreakers on them

If we beat Denver we would have that one.

[Solid84]

42 minutes ago, shasta519 said:

 

Plus I don't think it will affect draft selection all that much. Colts are likely firmly in that #8-9 range in the AFC.

Maybe. Right now fully half the league is sub .500. There are a lot of bad trams this season. 

[jemack]

We have no consistent passing game! It's too easy for teams to defend us. The OLine isn't giving the QBs enough time to consistently get the ball down field, if only to stretch out the defense. 

We'd need a '75 type turnaround to make the playoffs and neither QBs are close to Jones' play.

Now that I've said that, watch it happen.

[Blueblood23]

2 hours ago, shasta519 said:

 

Plus I don't think it will affect draft selection all that much. Colts are likely firmly in that #8-9 range in the AFC.

And then they will trade down to acquire more picks. Instead of getting difference makers they draft just average guys hoping they become great players.