Mitchell is an oxygen thief.

[Thorgrim]

Give me a good reason to cut or keep this guy.

I know which way I’m leaning.

Cutting him sends a clear message that this bullshit won’t be tolerated. He hasn’t earned the right to make such egregious mistakes.

[ChoppedWood]

Give me a good reason to cut or keep this guy.

I know which way I’m leaning.

Cutting him sends a clear message that this bullshit won’t be tolerated. He hasn’t earned the right to make such egregious mistakes.

Fuck cutting him--- -STAB HIM!

[Hoopsdoc]

Fuck cutting him--- -STAB HIM!

Yeah, LITERALLY cut him. Lol.

[Racehorse]

I am probably in the minority here. The dude has potential, but messed up his big opportunity. I get the sentiment, but I remember a lot of dumb stuff i did at his age, but I was given grace to grow from it. I wish the same for AD.

[Mr. Session]

I’d just knock his ass down two spots on the depth chart and give the other guys an opportunity.

Easily the most exceptional performance I’ve EVER seen from a colt.give the other guys a shot.

[omahacolt]

I am probably in the minority here. The dude has potential, but messed up his big opportunity. I get the sentiment, but I remember a lot of dumb stuff i did at his age, but I was given grace to grow from it. I wish the same for AD.

he is bad at his job.

he should be fired. fuck him. he can't play in this league

[apballin]

Constantly does dumbshit then goes into cry baby mode when shit doesn’t go his way. Doesn’t fit in this team he has no resilience

[Brylok]

I've had time to calm down a bit and, in the spirit of fairness, I'd be willing to cut Xavier Howard, too. He was horrible, but not directly responsible for -14 points and a loss.

Get both of these clowns off my favorite football team.

Dulin can replace Shitchell. There's gotta be a free agent out there better than Howard. I mean, that's not hard to beat.

Extend Pierce in the off-season.

[Oldcolt]

He may need cutting or he may not. He is incredibly young. Stupid, childish miental errors. This is most likely career defining for him, it will either propel him forward or break him. He is gonna be getting incredible shit from everywhere. Kinda depends on who he is as a person and id Colts can work with him.I am not holding my breath but lots of people wrote Cross off about a year ago.

Glad this happened in the fourth game against a non conference team

[albany ed]

I can recall the same "cut him" mentality after JT did his 1/2 yard drop. Bottom line, shit like that can either make or break a man. He's got a lot of succeeding to do in order to make up for yesterday. I want to see him do that right here on my favorite team.

[sherck]

he is bad at his job.
I gotta tell ya, that catch and run....up until he was 1 1/2 yards from the end zone, was pretty dang amazing. By far the best play of his NFL career thus far.

He has talent. That play would have been in every highlight reel for the week of top ten plays.

Now, however, it will still be in the highligh reel but not in a good way.

[Indystu2]

One player. 14 points off the board. Loss.

Anyone in the real world would be demoted, at minimum.

[Hoopsdoc]

I can recall the same "cut him" mentality after JT did his 1/2 yard drop. Bottom line, shit like that can either make or break a man. He's got a lot of succeeding to do in order to make up for yesterday. I want to see him to that right here on my favorite team.

JT was at the time, and still is, one of the best players in the league at his position. Mitchell is a nobody.

I’d say that’s a pretty significant difference.

[Discflinger]

Give the kid a break.

[albany ed]

JT was at the time, and still is, one of the best players in the league at his position. Mitchell is a nobody.

I’d say that’s a pretty significant difference.

Whether you're the best player in the league or a nobody, a bonehead play is a bonehead play. Both cost us a win, IMO. JT wanted nothing more after that play than to play his ass off and erase that memory. I'd like to see Mitchell do the same. And, I believe he will.

[Mr. Session]

Whoever updated that banner is a villain.

That is hilarious though, admittedly.

[Pez]

I would love to see CIG demand that he get cut, I don't think it will happen though. During the game, I at least would have benched him.

He's a grown man acting like a child. He should sit down and think about what he would rather do: showboat in the end zone, or keep making the $1.8M a year his employer is paying him.

[Kray007]

I’m as unhappy with the muffed touchdown as anyone, but Mitchell’s penalty probably doesn’t cost us a TD. I’ve looked at the replay half a dozen times, and it looks to me as though Williams, the Ram’s defender, had pretty much diagnosed the run and would have in a position to impact the play if Mitchell hadn’t taken him out.

In a perfect world, Mitchell would have simply blocked his man. Same result, no flag. But, blocking doesn’t seem to be Mitchell’s forte. Of course, I have a hard time singling out AD for lacking those skills. There didn’t seem to be a single receiver on the field who could block a grandmother in a walker. At least three screens got blown up because three guys couldn’t manage to block a single defender and the play got blown up before it ever picked up steam.

After a game like this, it might be natural to look for scapegoats, and I’ll admit that AD’s head would look pretty good served up on a platter. But, you don’t build good teams by firing guys who make mistakes. They did that with Isaiah Rogers, who might not have shut down Nacua, but would surely have brought more to the field than the Colts Cornerback whose name I shall not speak.

[Oldcolt]

One huge, and I mean huge, difference in JTs fumble and Mitchells is the way the team reacted to them. After JT fumbled the team totally fell apart. After JTs fumble we were in a position to win up until the end. It feels like this is a different animal of a team than we have had before

[apballin]

The fumble ok I was actually willing to give him a pass but to follow it up by pouting and whining on the field away from the huddle and then get a stupid holding penalty at a key moment tells me he has no control. Once he crashes out mentally there’s nobody on the sidelines or on this planet that can talk the dude back to reality that’s the worst kind of player to have

[Brylok]

Never want to see him again. Get out.

[HoosierinFL]

I just can't help but think...
3 times in the last year we've seen unforced goal-line drops. JT did it twice, though it didn't cost us last week as he just barely managed to get it across. And now AD.

Whose job is it on the coaching staff to get these guys to learn how to carry the rock?

I stick with my game thread comment: make every skill position player on offense run sprints from the 30 through the back of the end zone indefinitely and no ball should touch the ground for any reason during this.

Or make a new team policy - every touch down must involve running through the back of the end zone with the ball in hand and then giving it to a ref. No spikes, no celebration until after you've done that. Even if its a goal line dive and you're tackled just across the goal line, still make it required that you get up with the ball and walk it through the end zone. Fine anyone who doesn't follow this team rule.

[Colts And Orioles]

I just can't help but think ......

3 times in the last year we've seen unforced goal-line drops. JT did it twice, though it didn't cost us last week as he just barely managed to get it across. And now AD.

Whose job is it on the coaching staff to get these guys to learn how to carry the rock?

I stick with my game thread comment: make every skill position player on offense run sprints from the 30 through the back of the end zone indefinitely and no ball should touch the ground for any reason during this.

Or make a new team policy - every touch down must involve running through the back of the end zone with the ball in hand and then giving it to a ref. l No spikes, l no celebration until after you've done that. Even if it's a goal-line dive and you're tackled just across the goal line, still make it required that you get up with the ball and walk it through the end zone. Fine anyone who doesn't follow this team rule.





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Actually, I said in last week's game thread when Jonathan Taylor nearly dropped the ball at the goal-line again against the Titans that spiking the ball would be a solution to the problem ...... I have NEVER seen a player spike the ball at the 1/2-yardline and get a TD overturned. In the dozens and dozens of times in which this gaffe has happened in both college and pro football over the last 30 years since the advent of instant-replay, it has ALWAYS been from a player dropping the ball at the 1/2-yardline ...... make it mandatory that all Colts players must spike the ball after a TD, because that would almost certainly eliminate the problem.

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[Colts And Orioles]

One huge, and I mean huge, difference in Joatham Taylor's fumble and Mitchells is the way the team reacted to them. After Jonathan Taylor fumbled the team totally fell apart. After Adonai Mitchell's fumble we were in a position to win up until the end. l It feels like this is a different animal of a team than we have had before.





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Yeah, I feel the same way ...... in spite of yesterday's loss, this 2025 Colts team DOES NOT feel like the typical 2 steps forward/2 steps back team which they have been in every season between 2019 and 2024 with the exception of the solid 2020 Philip Rivers season ...... this is a team that nearly overcame a player astonishingly giving away 14 points. With only 3 minutes and change left to play in the 4th quarter, the Colts had possession of the ball in a tie game with a chance to win it if they could just get into FG-range ...... in that Broncos game last year, the team collectively played like a junior high school kid who was sitting in the principal's office waiting to be scolded and punished for some transgression after Jonathan Taylor's gaffe.

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[CletusPyle]

AD Mitchell is not going anywhere, Colts still believe in him and from the comments I have read so do his teammates! I don't know how teams are allowed to fine players, I'm sure the union protects the players from fines they believe are unfair or excessive....but the Colts should have a team meeting and inform all the players that if you try to do something cute with the football before you cross the goal line and cost the team a touchdown you will be fined the maximum allowed by the league!

[nate505]

Whoever updated that banner is a villain.

That is hilarious though, admittedly.

Holy fuck, I didn't notice it until you pointed it out.

This is top tier hilarity. Well done to whoever did it, it made today like 30% better.

[Discflinger]

As if we need to go undefeated. This team is still learning and it was non divisional foe. Get over it and move on. It was a beautiful game against a tough opponent. In the words of Frank Black, "I'm learning!!!"

[Discflinger]

Tony’s Theme https://share.google/SrJ7mwqvCPEFyF1kW

[Dam8610]

The shittiest thing about that play was right up until the brain fart it was an absolutely incredible catch and great athleticism and football acumen to make all the defenders miss and get there. You just have to finish.

[Thorgrim]

I can recall the same "cut him" mentality after JT did his 1/2 yard drop. Bottom line, shit like that can either make or break a man. He's got a lot of succeeding to do in order to make up for yesterday. I want to see him do that right here on my favorite team.

At the end of the day I admit I’d love to see him succeed with the Colts. My only fear is that he takes snaps away from someone more deserving of the chance to showcase the fruit of their hard work and maturity. Whatever goes on behind those closed doors this week I hope it serves as something to improve the team moving forward.

[YDFL Commish]

I like the new banner temporarily
But I would like to see a more positve banner in the future
Either a Tyler Warren catch, or JT's stiff arm last week
On AD Mitchell. He has to sit, just Like AR had to sit
Give Gould his snaps and call another psoition up from the PS

[Brylok]

24+ hours later: Cut. Him. Get rid of him before he does another stupid thing to lose a game. Before he does it. Because he will.

[Racehorse]

The shittiest thing about that play was right up until the brain fart it was an absolutely incredible catch and great athleticism and football acumen to make all the defenders miss and get there. You just have to finish.

I told my wife that he went from a story he could brag about to his grandkids for decades to a play that his best friends will make fun of him about in just two seconds.

[Oldcolt]

I gotta tell ya, that catch and run....up until he was 1 1/2 yards from the end zone, was pretty dang amazing. By far the best play of his NFL career thus far.

He has talent. That play would have been in every highlight reel for the week of top ten plays.

Now, however, it will still be in the highligh reel but not in a good way.

Ive heard and read that Mitchell is a hard worker. It is obvious to me that he has made a ton of progress this year in route running and no longer seems to have alligator arms. He is learning his craft and screwed up big time and cost us. Price you pay sometimes when you draft young and watch them grow. Sucks but I'm betting most will be singing a different tune by the end of the year.

[Discflinger]

Yep

[Discflinger]

I was there last year in houston and said out loud for Dulin 2 get big..I love him too
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[Discflinger]

What he's postin...nothing Dulin let's go 19!¡!!!

[apballin]

Ive heard and read that Mitchell is a hard worker. It is obvious to me that he has made a ton of progress this year in route running and no longer seems to have alligator arms. He is learning his craft and screwed up big time and cost us. Price you pay sometimes when you draft young and watch them grow. Sucks but I'm betting most will be singing a different tune by the end of the year.

Yea they said all the same shit about AR, the results are the results at this point he’s had 2 of the biggest blunder plays in colts history this fumble and that ridiculous pass vs the Broncos last year. He seems like a guy that needs to play but he can’t beat out Pierce so when he gets in there he’s playing up tight

[Spike]

Ive heard and read that Mitchell is a hard worker. It is obvious to me that he has made a ton of progress this year in route running and no longer seems to have alligator arms. He is learning his craft and screwed up big time and cost us. Price you pay sometimes when you draft young and watch them grow. Sucks but I'm betting most will be singing a different tune by the end of the year.

After a few days, I still can't get over his blunders. The Colts should be 4-0 right now, but because of one player, that's not the case. I am not for cutting this guy, his potential is great. I just hope he matures. Maybe he needs a personal assistant around his ass 24/7 for awhile.

[omahacolt]

The shittiest thing about that play was right up until the brain fart it was an absolutely incredible catch and great athleticism and football acumen to make all the defenders miss and get there. You just have to finish.

thanks coach

[omahacolt]

Ive heard and read that Mitchell is a hard worker. It is obvious to me that he has made a ton of progress this year in route running and no longer seems to have alligator arms. He is learning his craft and screwed up big time and cost us. Price you pay sometimes when you draft young and watch them grow. Sucks but I'm betting most will be singing a different tune by the end of the year.
he hasn't been in many alligator arms scenarios. my guess is he is still a bitch. pierce doesn't let that 1st int happen

[Brylok]

Wednesday evening. Still want him cut/gone. Fuck that guy.

[rm1369]

he hasn't been in many alligator arms scenarios. my guess is he is still a bitch. pierce doesn't let that 1st int happen

I made that exact comment to my dad while watching the game - if the pass was to AP I don’t feel it would have ended as an int. We both agreed, for whatever reason shit just goes bad when AD is involved.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Mitchell may get the opportunity to redeem himself vs the Raiders.

Alec Pierce has been ruled OUT for the game because he couldn't clear concussion protocol. Pierce had been practicing this week, but there is one final medical evaluation and clearance which he apparently could not pass.

[omahacolt]

Mitchell may get the opportunity to redeem himself vs the Raiders.

Alec Pierce has been ruled OUT for the game because he couldn't clear concussion protocol. Pierce had been practicing this week, but there is one final medical evaluation and clearance which he apparently could not pass.

this news pisses me off

[Hoopsdoc]

Damn, that blows.

[Thorgrim]

I’m sure Mitchell will get some snaps. Here’s to hoping he uses this game as a springboard to redemption. I’d have him on an incredibly short leash though.

[Brylok]

Mitchell may get the opportunity to redeem himself vs the Raiders.

Alec Pierce has been ruled OUT for the game because he couldn't clear concussion protocol. Pierce had been practicing this week, but there is one final medical evaluation and clearance which he apparently could not pass.

He won't redeem himself.

[Colts And Orioles]

Mitchell may get the opportunity to redeem himself vs the Raiders.

Alec Pierce has been ruled OUT for the game because he couldn't clear concussion protocol. Pierce had been practicing this week, but there is one final medical evaluation and clearance which he apparently could not pass.





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In 1992, Leon Lett allowed the ball to be knocked out of his hands just before he crossed the goal-line in the Super Bowl against the Bills.

In 1993, Leon Lett cost the Cowboys a game on Thanksgiving Day with a boneheaded play in the final seconds of the 4th quarter by touching the ball after the Cowboys had blocked a field goal attempt, which gave possession of the ball back to the Dolphins. The Dolphins then proceeded to kick the game-winning field goal as time expired.

The Cowboys won the Super Bowl in 1992, 1993, and again in 1995. Leon Lett was a starter on the Cowboys' for 9 seasons, from 1991 through 1999. Jimmy Johnson was a great coach, and the Cowboys were a great team from 1991 through 1996 ...... if a player who made monumental blunders on a nationally-televised stage on NOT ONE, BUT TWO DIFFERENT GAMES found redemption while playing for a coach like Jimmy Johnson, then the possibility for redemption is not out of the question for Adonai Mitchell.




1992 SEASON (vs. BILLS) lllllllllllllll https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6gmDtVYdLA


1993 SEASON (vs. DOLPHINS) lllll. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoebUFaZViY

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[albany ed]

He won't redeem himself.

For the sake of the team, for the sake of Mitchell and for the sake of all us fans, I hope you're wrong.

[Colts And Orioles]

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A TD-return for a kick-off was wiped out by a holding call that was nowhere near the play ...... this time, 6-year NFL veteran Joe Bachie was the culprit.


As I said in last week's game-thread, that kind of stupid shit (clipping and/or holding that is nowhere near the ballcarrier) happening is not rare at all ....... sometimes inexperienced rookies and 2nd-year players make the mistake, and sometimes experienced veterans make the mistake.

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[nate505]

Some bozo from the Cards just pulled a Taylor/AD.

Fortunately got the Cards, they have a decent lead.

[Colts And Orioles]

Some bozo from the Cardinals just pulled a Jonathan Taylor/Adonai Mitchell.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, they have a decent lead.





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Just as I said last year, Jonathan Taylor wasn't the first to do this, and he won't be the last ...... there will be plenty more where that came from, because football players in general are not the brightest bunch of people.



https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192243

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[Colts And Orioles]

Some bozo from the Cardinals just pulled a Jonathan Taylor/Adonai Mitchell.

Fortunately for the Cardinals, they have a decent lead.





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TITANS llllllllllllllll - 22

CARDINALS llllllll - 21

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[Racehorse]

Some bozo from the Cards just pulled a Taylor/AD.

Fortunately got the Cards, they have a decent lead.

Came back to haunt them just like it did for us.