2025 Colts Season Prediction Thread

[Colts And Orioles]

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With Daniel Jones named the team's starting QB to start the season, C&O is going with his usual dreamy-eyed prediction for 2025.



12 - 4 - 1

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[Lov2fish]

5-12 but I wouldn't be shocked if we were 11-6 either, but realistically we are a 4-5 win team, AGAIN!

[Hoopsdoc]

6-11.

[Dam8610]

Probably somewhere between 7-10 and 10-7, exactly where this team does not need to be. Daniel Jones is not going to be Sam Darnold 2.0, Darnold had arm talent and wasn't robbed by injury of his physical gifts. At this point it's completely illogical to not start Richardson.

[albany ed]

Once again I was fooled by the overly optimistic reports from summer camp and felt that we were going to be a defensive giant and that we would have a balanced offensive attack. Every year, I read all this optimistic bullshit and because I want to believe it, I do. Well, reality has set in and aside from 1 or 2 surprising performances in games they win when they should get their asses kicked, this team wins 6 games tops.

And as usual, I'll watch every game hoping for the best and thinking, :cool: next year will be different.

[apballin]

Probably somewhere between 7-10 and 10-7, exactly where this team does not need to be. Daniel Jones is not going to be Sam Darnold 2.0, Darnold had arm talent and wasn't robbed by injury of his physical gifts. At this point it's completely illogical to not start Richardson.

Richardson clearly wasn’t ready, can’t protect himself, can’t run the play properly, …Jones can still play, he was decisive and made the right reads in preseason. When he got in rhythm the offense had a bounce to it

12 wins, AFC south champs

[Racehorse]

11-6, winning division by a game.

[Dewey 5]

5-12

[IndyNorm]

I'm going w/ 7-10:

Vs Phins - L
Vs Doncs - L
@Tits - W
@Rams - L
Vs Raiders - W
Vs Cards - W
@LAC - L
Vs Tits - W
@Pitt - L
Vs Falcs - L
@Chiefs - L
Vs Hou - W
@Jagoffs - L
@Sea - L
Vs 9ers - W
Vs Jagoffs - W
@Hou - L

[rm1369]

8-9

They’ll have a respectable record early playing some really bad teams. They’ll finish just out of the playoffs again. The team will be screwed at QB going into next season. Again. And (hopefully) a new regime comes in and AR is the starter while the new GM gets time to look for a QB.

[Brylok]

7-10 or 6-11

I'll hope for the best, but I wouldn't bet on it. I'll still watch as much as I can.

[nate505]

I'm going 6-11. I probably shouldn't be making this prediction after today's day ruining news, but still.

[Mr. Session]

9-8

They will miss the playoffs because they'll lose to Houston in must win games but Ballard will argue they had a winning record and Carlie will stand by.

They'll get another year.

[BCN#1]

I will take a SWAG here and say 7-10.

I think the new Defense may be the key for a better outcome here and I hope that prediction can be flipped but not holding my breath either.

[BCN#1]

9-8

They will miss the playoffs because they'll lose to Houston in must win games but Ballard will argue they had a winning record and Carlie will stand by.

They'll get another year.

I am more concerned about beating Jax, especially at their house for a change. I think we can split the Tex games and hopefully sweep the Tits. Beyond that, I pray we are not the epitome of suckatility.

[Hoopsdoc]

I am more concerned about beating Jax, especially at their house for a change. I think we can split the Tex games and hopefully sweep the Tits. Beyond that, I pray we are not the epitome of suckatility.

I think the Titans will surprise a lot of people because I think Ward will be pretty good.

[DragonTails]

Can they even break the 11 game losing steak to start a season against the terrible (I'm told by Miami fan) Dolphins in week one? How are the Dolphins getting points?

I say no and see a 7-10 team. Looks like under 8.5 wins is a LOCK as is to miss the playoffs.

[Colts And Orioles]

Can they even break the 11-game losing steak to start a season against the terrible (I'm told by Miami fan) Dolphins in week one ??? ) How are the Dolphins getting points ???

I say "No", and see a 7-10 team ...... it looks like under 8.5 wins is a LOCK, as is to miss the playoffs.





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Actually, they are 0-10-1 over their last 11 season-openers, so it's an 11-game winless streak (as opposed to an 11-game losing streak.)


And IF THEY DO manage to win on Opening Day of 2025, I would love bumping this dubious thread in a positive manner.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=195424

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[Butter]

from 7 to 10 wins. Jones seems like a less scrappy and cool Minshew. with a little stronger arm and mobility.

[Dam8610]

Richardson clearly wasn’t ready, can’t protect himself, can’t run the play properly, …Jones can still play, he was decisive and made the right reads in preseason. When he got in rhythm the offense had a bounce to it

12 wins, AFC south champs

How was that clear? AR improved his short and intermediate accuracy, and the offense moved better with him at the helm.

Jones is the "safe bet", because with him you're going to get 7-10 wins. AR is the boom or bust play. Either he fails and the Colts get a top 5 pick, or he succeeds and the Colts compete for a championship.

[Hoopsdoc]

How was that clear? AR improved his short and intermediate accuracy, and the offense moved better with him at the helm.

Jones is the "safe bet", because with him you're going to get 7-10 wins. AR is the boom or bust play. Either he fails and the Colts get a top 5 pick, or he succeeds and the Colts compete for a championship.

We agree for the most part but let’s be honest, Jones was going to play sooner than later anyway.

[Racehorse]

I think the Titans will surprise a lot of people because I think Ward will be pretty good.

The rest of the roster is about as bad as it can get, though, outside of Ridley and Simmons.

[YDFL Commish]

9-8

They will miss the playoffs because they'll lose to Houston in must win games but Ballard will argue they had a winning record and Carlie will stand by.

They'll get another year.

I'll just predict the same thing you said, because it is the most likely outcome.

[apballin]

How was that clear? AR improved his short and intermediate accuracy, and the offense moved better with him at the helm.

Jones is the "safe bet", because with him you're going to get 7-10 wins. AR is the boom or bust play. Either he fails and the Colts get a top 5 pick, or he succeeds and the Colts compete for a championship.

He had colossal fails in both preseason games, let’s be honest when he misread the coverage and dam near got his head took off the competition was over. That was against a backup defense.

Using this philosophy it was more likely gonna bust. I’d rather have the “safe guy” that can move the chains and have established clock controlling drives than the guy that goes 3 and out if he doesn’t complete a Deep bomb or turn the ball over

[YDFL Commish]

How was that clear? AR improved his short and intermediate accuracy, and the offense moved better with him at the helm.

Jones is the "safe bet", because with him you're going to get 7-10 wins. AR is the boom or bust play. Either he fails and the Colts get a top 5 pick, or he succeeds and the Colts compete for a championship.

Dude watch the PFF video in ChaosTheory post in the Colts name Daniel Jones QB1 thread.

Listen or watch comments about AR's recent performance from Kurt Warner, Pat Kerwin, Jim Miller, Chris Simms.

[Oldcolt]

Dude watch the PFF video in ChaosTheory post in the Colts name Daniel Jones QB1 thread.

Listen or watch comments about AR's recent performance from Kurt Warner, Pat Kerwin, Jim Miller, Chris Simms.

AR isn't a finished product. Jones is.

[IndyNorm]

He had colossal fails in both preseason games, let’s be honest when he misread the coverage and dam near got his head took off the competition was over. That was against a backup defense.

Using this philosophy it was more likely gonna bust. I’d rather have the “safe guy” that can move the chains and have established clock controlling drives than the guy that goes 3 and out if he doesn’t complete a Deep bomb or turn the ball over

What was the colossal fail in the 2nd game? No doubt the sack play @ Balt was BAD, but Jones had his share of shit plays too. Him fumbling a snap and then air mailing a pass downfield to a wide open Warren to name 2 of them.

And speaking of playing against backups - Jones was playing against them too and was not impressive. Even when he played with most of our #1s against backups he was very much underwhelming.

[ChaosTheory]

AR isn't a finished product. Jones is.

May be the case, but could just as easily be the opposite. I said I would go with AR for the ceiling and because I'm a baptism by fire type. I certainly understand the reasoning for Jones, though.

We're not in the building. I don't know if during film study, Steichen points something out or asks a question of AR and then has to close his eyes and rub the corners of his eyes exasperated because we've been over this a hundred times.

Or maybe the on-field stuff is the sole, simple answer. They don't think they can afford another season of 6-8 drive stretches of 3-and-outs sucking the life out of their own defense.

They could still believe in him, but realize continued baptism by fire A.) doesn't work for this kid, and/or B.) it's going to get them all shit canned.

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As far as Jones... I've seen enough smart people say that his situation/surroundings paint a skewed picture of him. And you can't help but notice redemption arcs like sub-60% passers Geno Smith and Sam Darnold moving from bad situations into better situations and having three straight solid seasons (Smith) and putting up MVP-type numbers (Darnold) respectively.

Jones is certainly limited, but he doesn't need to be a world-beater. More like an Alex Smith type could suffice.

[ChaosTheory]

What was the colossal fail in the 2nd game? No doubt the sack play @ Balt was BAD, but Jones had his share of shit plays too. Him fumbling a snap and then air mailing a pass downfield to a wide open Warren to name 2 of them.

And speaking of playing against backups - Jones was playing against them too and was not impressive. Even when he played with most of our #1s against backups he was very much underwhelming.

The BAL misread was very bad and can't be looked at in a vacuum at this point. Luckily, he could pop a finger back in, but that's not the point. 9 times out of 10, that shot is a concussion or rib injury or broken jaw or some crazy shit.

In the second game, the 90 yard drive was nice. But the short field after the turnover was back to throwing balls in the dirt. Even his beautiful pass to Gould... It might have been O'Sullivan's breakdown showing the design of the play and how he had a hard time believing AR wasn't supposed to be looking left where the pick was.

Jones has just been steady Eddy all pre-season/camp. Yeah, he missed that deep shot and that's going to be his biggest weakness for sure. But that bald analyst in the video makes an interesting point...

He said something like 12% of NFL throws are deep balls... So AR is better at 12% of the throws and Jones is much better at the other 88%. I mean look at the breakdown they show on all throws under 20-yards. Jones' numbers are actually pretty good and AR's are beyond bad. It's a bad trade-off.

[apballin]

What was the colossal fail in the 2nd game? No doubt the sack play @ Balt was BAD, but Jones had his share of shit plays too. Him fumbling a snap and then air mailing a pass downfield to a wide open Warren to name 2 of them.

And speaking of playing against backups - Jones was playing against them too and was not impressive. Even when he played with most of our #1s against backups he was very much underwhelming.

As stated above… he had a clean pocket Mitchell sets a screen on the defender guarding the RB and he wheels up the sideline wide open yet AR chose to throw it to a guy that’s double covered. Not to mention holding the ball on the RPO leading to a penalty. The missed pass to the RB in the flat.

I’m not saying Jones has been perfect either but his drives have rhythm and you can tell when he gets in a groove, that’s the biggest difference to me there is just no rhythm when AR was at QB.

[ChaosTheory]

Another thing that may be interesting, regardless of what their ultimate goal with AR is...

Who says he can't have a sort of Taysom Hill-type role this season? Rather than only watching.

[nate505]

Another thing that may be interesting, regardless of what their ultimate goal with AR is...

Who says he can't have a sort of Taysom Hill-type role this season? Rather than only watching.

That would be cool to see. Heck, I just want to see something.

[IndyNorm]

Another thing that may be interesting, regardless of what their ultimate goal with AR is...

Who says he can't have a sort of Taysom Hill-type role this season? Rather than only watching.

Would definitely like to see it, but I don't think Steichen is smart enough to do this effectively.

[Colts And Orioles]

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According to Las Vegas bookmakers, the Colts have the 10th-worst playoffs odds this year among all 32 NFL teams.



Indiana Jones and the Temple of Gloom ...... The Colts’ 2025 Playoff Odds Aren’t Rosy, Either

(By Luke Schultheis)

https://www.stampedeblue.com/indianapolis-colts-odds/113792/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-gloom-colts-2025-playoff-odds-arent-rosy-either

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[apballin]

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According to Las Vegas bookmakers, the Colts have the 10th-worst playoffs odds this year among all 32 NFL teams.



Indiana Jones and the Temple of Gloom ...... The Colts’ 2025 Playoff Odds Aren’t Rosy, Either

(By Luke Schultheis)

https://www.stampedeblue.com/indianapolis-colts-odds/113792/indiana-jones-and-the-temple-of-gloom-colts-2025-playoff-odds-arent-rosy-either

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Good they always play better when they’re doubted

[omahacolt]

I say 7 wins


team will be just the same as always. unprepared and undisciplined.

[CletusPyle]

I think the defense will be much improved....if Jones can deliver accurate passes and keep the chains moving, I can see 9 or even 10 wins.