The official " will C. McLaughlin make a difference against the Bucs" game day thread

[njcoltfan]

I say no, Colts lose by more than 3.

[omahacolt]

Solid B on the title. Good work

[HoosierinFL]

Bucs get revenge for the Monday night miracle and the ghost of Tony Dungy is banished from the pirate ship.

[Colts And Orioles]

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The Colts will keep their very faint playoff hopes alive for at least one more week with a W over the Buccaneers.


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[Brylok]

I don't know if I'm going to watch the game today. I will if I wake up from my nap in time, but I'm not going to make an effort.
Bucs 27-20

[rcubed]

Colts hold on to win 20-17


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[Lov2fish]

Colts lose 146-2. The deuce coming on a botched snap by the punter after having taken mercy on us and punted on 1st. down in 4th.quarter for only punt of the game by them.

[omahacolt]

I don't know if I'm going to watch the game today. I will if I wake up from my nap in time, but I'm not going to make an effort.
Bucs 27-20

That’s fucking lame

[omahacolt]

Bucs win 27 - 20

[apballin]

Colts win because everyone is ready to give up on them.

Defense gets a TD off Winston that makes the difference

Colts 31 bucs 27

[Big Smooth]

Who the hells idea was it to put two actual mouth breathers (Randy Moss and Gronk) on pregame coverage. Unwatchable.

[Thorgrim]

29-26 _______ win.

Put whoever the hell you want in there.

[Colts And Orioles]

29-26, _______ win.

Put whoever the hell you want in there.




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The Colts.


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[YDFL Commish]

Hoping for bad Jameis today.

[Racehorse]

I don't see us losing to TB, but I also didn't see us losing to the Dolphins or Tennessee, either.

[Racehorse]

Who the hells idea was it to put two actual mouth breathers (Randy Moss and Gronk) on pregame coverage. Unwatchable.

Former Patriots seem to be who the networks want to use, for some reason.

[Spike]

Who the hells idea was it to put two actual mouth breathers (Randy Moss and Gronk) on pregame coverage. Unwatchable.

Yep. Michael Irvin and D. Sanders are also unwatchable.

[Racehorse]

Leonard is awesome!

[Racehorse]

And they say Brissett doesn’t have a long ball.

[Spike]

Nice TD by Johnson.

[Racehorse]

Glad I put in our defense on FF. These guys are killing it today

[Racehorse]

10-0, and the forum is dead. Pathetic!

[Luck4Reich]

Leonard is awesome!

Yes he is!

[Luck4Reich]

And they say Brissett doesn’t have a long ball.

Blind squirrel.:cool:

[Luck4Reich]

10-0, and the forum is dead. Pathetic!

Pre game drunks must have passed out lol

[Racehorse]

Denver up 14-0 on Houston

[Luck4Reich]

Denver up 14-0 on Houston

Haha

[Big Smooth]

10-0, and the forum is dead. Pathetic!

If we want to talk about pathetic let's talk about Andrew Luck.

[Luck4Reich]

Season ain't over til its over... crazier things have happened

[njcoltfan]

From 10-0 to 10-7 really quick

[Racehorse]

Doyle should have caught that one

[Chromeburn]

JB trying to get the ball out faster. Must have had a heart to heart with him.

[njcoltfan]

Incomplete pass, incomplete pass,incomplete pass punt, great play calling series!!!

[Spike]

From 10-0 to 10-7 really quick

Even quicker 14-10.

[Luck4Reich]

Wow...

[Big Smooth]

Ouch!

[HoosierinFL]

What the fuck

[njcoltfan]

Game over!!!

[Chromeburn]

Well we will have to pass out our way to victory. Oh wait.

[Spike]

How in the hell is Denver kicking the Texans ass 21-0?

[Luck4Reich]

Broncos up 21-0 on Texans... keep squandering opportunity

[Chromeburn]

How in the hell is Denver kicking the Texans ass 21-0?

Denver should have beat us. They have been in a lot of games this year. Still they will probably blow it.

[Spike]

Nice return by Hines. Now do something JB.

[Spike]

JB is just so slow in his decision making.

[Chromeburn]

lol it is amazing we can’t throw and we still go down the field and score.

[Spike]

Mack with the TD. Great drive there.

[Colt Classic]

I'm ok with this kicker. Thanks for the memories, AV, have a good rest of your life.

[Maniac]

Yeah that Sarah Mclachlan may work out at kicker.

[Spike]

I'm ok with this kicker. Thanks for the memories, AV, have a good rest of your life.

So far so good.

[Colt Classic]

Sheard and Houston just bulldozed through there.

[Maniac]

Houston, we have liftoff

[albany ed]

Pick six

[Spike]

Damn, make Leonard a tight end. What a beast!

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

TD for the Maniac!!!!

[nate505]

Damn, if Leonard could play against Winston every year he'd be the GOAT.

[Maniac]

That Maniac kid is pretty good

[Big Smooth]

Great on the pick 6 my man

That was fun. Winston isn't the answer for the Bucs

[Racehorse]

Two INts, one a pick six, for DL.

[Maniac]

Two INts, one a pick six, for DL.

Where is ChoppedWood to call for him to do something? :D

[Spike]

Great coverage by Rock.

[nate505]

I bet a few people here had aneurysms when the announcer said Rock had a terrific rookie season.

[nate505]

Damn 3rd down plays. Make a fucking tackle.

[Maniac]

Did they even have the 1st down on that previous pass?

[nate505]

Weak roughing call, but damn, I love the aggression.

[Maniac]

Damn, Marcus Johnson stepping up huge today

[Spike]

JB just throws every fucking ball a 100 miles an hour.

[Maniac]

Duh, you moron announcers

[Chromeburn]

JB just throws every fucking ball a 100 miles an hour.

Or he just runs.

[smitty46953]

This place is dead ? :cool:

[smitty46953]

Winston pulled or hurt?

[smitty46953]

Donks up 38-10 in 3rd :cool:

[Racehorse]

This place is dead ? :cool:

I stopped posting because I don’t like talking to myself all the time.

[Brylok]

I stopped posting because I don’t like talking to myself all the time.

I just got here. Took a while to find a stream

[smitty46953]

I agree bunch deadbeats :eek:

[Maniac]

I just got here. Took a while to find a stream

https://home.nflbite.com/

That one has worked since reddit stopped allowing them.

[Maniac]

This place is dead ? :cool:

Too many fair weather fans have given up on the season.

[smitty46953]

Johnson bad drop :cool:

[Spike]

Winston pulled or hurt?

Hurt!

[smitty46953]

Nice one to Pascal :cool:

[Brylok]

https://home.nflbite.com/

That one has worked since reddit stopped allowing them.

I bookmarked that for later use. I'm using some random link I found today

[Maniac]

Young WR's are starting to develop

[smitty46953]

I bookmarked that for later use. I'm using some random link I found today

Get ahold of Puck his TV service is reasonable and get every game :cool:

[smitty46953]

Gotta say Jacoby hard to bring down :cool:

[Brylok]

Get ahold of Puck his TV service is reasonable and get every game :cool:

I'm cheap. Not gonna pay for anything I don't have to

[Spike]

Pascal with the TD catch. Damn, JB had touch on that pass.

[Maniac]

Brissett finally put some touch on that pass. Nice pass there.

[Chromeburn]

JB has a nice drive there.

[Maniac]

Good play calling today by Reich as well. Getting his groove back.

[smitty46953]

Sweet :cool:

[Brylok]

Haha. TB sucks

[smitty46953]

Shit that didn't take long :cool:

[Colt Classic]

Defensive backs need to wake up.

[Maniac]

Yeah that was WAY too easy

[WaynesWorld87]

Shit that didn't take long :cool:
Because "fuck two score leads!"

Let's spend all season living on the edge of our seats!

[Thorgrim]

Disappointing that the pick six is the only difference in the game today.

[WaynesWorld87]

Shoulda gone for it. The Bucs are going to score a TD regardless.

[Maniac]

Can't stop them ever on 3rd down apparently unless we get a turnover.

[Thorgrim]

Horrible game by the secondary thus far.

[WaynesWorld87]

Had him stopped for a 3-yard loss but we let him break two tackles in the backfield and turn it into a 3-yard gain.

Fuck this defense.

[Thorgrim]

Winston raping the back 4.

[WaynesWorld87]

Yep, should've gone for it on 4th and 1.

About to be 35-35.

[Maniac]

God awful defense

[Brylok]

DBs are sleeping like I was...

[Thorgrim]

This defense has more holes than a French Quarter whore house.

[Maniac]

This defense has more holes than a French Quarter whore house.

I thought the entire French Quarter was a whore house?

[WaynesWorld87]

Smart move, Bucs, fullblown tackling our WR 40 yards down field on a pass that was way overthrown.

Thank you.

[Racehorse]

DBs are sleeping like I was...

Nearly 70 points scored, and it's a somewhat boring game

[smitty46953]

Damn it Hines :eek:

[nate505]

Ahh, a critical fumble. That's some classic shit there.

[Racehorse]

How do you fumble like that?

[WaynesWorld87]

Yeah, I don't even know if I can get upset anymore.

Really, what's the harm in losing? It just improves our draft position.

Main reason I want to win is because the Texans are getting boat raced by the Broncos and a division title is still technically in play.

[Maniac]

Damnit Hines.

[Thorgrim]

Time to return the favor.

[Brylok]

Dammit Hines...

[HoosierinFL]

This game is fucked up

[Colt Classic]

This game is a mess.

[nate505]

Nice, got it right back!

[WaynesWorld87]

Time to return the favor.
Well hot damn.

[Maniac]

Hooker finally stopped sucking

[HoosierinFL]

Man, this game is fucked up

[Thorgrim]

Now score a damn touchdown.

[Brylok]

Hooker!

[Brylok]

I paid mine to leave early this morning...

[Colt Classic]

It feels like this game has been going for 5 or 6 hours.

...I didn't expect perfection from the kicker.

[WaynesWorld87]

Great job, so far, riding the momentum of the turnover!

:rolleyes:

[smitty46953]

Doink :eek:

[Maniac]

Ugh, needed that one to put us up 7

[WaynesWorld87]

Off the turnover, we start the drive inside the TB 30 yard line, and come away with 0 points.

Fuck this game.

[HoosierinFL]

Doink :eek:

Shit, my stream is lagging apparently and you spoiled it for me

[nate505]

Of course he missed, sigh

[Maniac]

Off the turnover, we star the drive inside the TB 30 yard line, and come away with 0 points.

Fuck this game.

Some poor play calling on that series

[Thorgrim]

Doink :eek:

Vinnie has been mentoring our new kicker I see.

[Maniac]

Shit, my stream is lagging apparently and you spoiled it for me

Yeah if you're streaming you have to learn not to refresh this thread too quickly. :D

[smitty46953]

Shit, my stream is lagging apparently and you spoiled it for me

Sorry :cool:

[Brylok]

Bring back AV!

[smitty46953]

Vinnie has been mentoring our new kicker I see.

Thought same thing :cool:

[WaynesWorld87]

Some poor play calling on that series
That 1st down play was all kinds of stupid.

There were two possibilities on a play like that: find a crease on the edge and turn it into a 20 yard gain or lose 3-5 yards. Of course we did the latter and it killed the potential of that possession.

I hate boom-or-bust plays in crucial situations like that. Especially when you have the upper-hand.

[Maniac]

Announcers making a stunning revelation. If you take the shitty plays away from players, then it looks like they are great.

[Racehorse]

Announcers: Winston has played well except for when he didn't. WTH?

[Brylok]

J. Winston has 431 yards passing against us. Jeezus

[Colt Classic]

Announcers making a stunning revelation. If you take the shitty plays away from players, then it looks like they are great.

Gotta keep it positive with those known star players. Keep the casuals thinking Winston is a good QB.

[smitty46953]

Nice :cool:

[smitty46953]

Arians gotta go for it :cool:

[nate505]

Poor Wilson :(

[Luck4Reich]

Damn Winston damn near gonna throw 500 yards.

[Thorgrim]

How do you surrender 456 yards and 4 touchdowns to Winston?

[smitty46953]

Shit sum bitch, that FG miss will haunt us now. Need a drive here :cool:

[Maniac]

Horrible efense

[Dewey 5]

How do you surrender 456 yards and 4 touchdowns to Winston?

Play like horse shit. That’s how.

[Brylok]

How do you surrender 456 yards and 4 touchdowns to Winston?

That is mind-boggling

[WaynesWorld87]

And our 35-21 lead is officially blown.

A FG would still win us this game if we didn't colossally fuck up that last possession.

[Maniac]

Damn Winston damn near gonna throw 500 yards.

almost 600 if you count Leonard's TD

[WaynesWorld87]

From 5-2 to 6-7.

[Thorgrim]

Shit sum bitch, that FG miss will haunt us now. Need a drive here :cool:

And how many times have we uttered this very sentiment this year? Same crap, different week, different kicker.

[HoosierinFL]

This is fucked up

[WaynesWorld87]

And how many times have we uttered this very sentiment this year? Same crap, different week, different kicker.
Yep, this week included, we'd have 2-3 more wins if we had even a semi-competent kicker.

[Luck4Reich]

Good teams dont lose to this many teams they should beat. Colts are not a good team and it starts with the QB. He just isnt a starting QB in this league.

[smitty46953]

Dam Doyle needed that one :cool:

[smitty46953]

Think that's the ballgame :cool:

[nate505]

There goes this game, sigh

[Spike]

Damn, JB can be so damn inaccurate at times. Game over, we suck again.

Got to find a better qb than JB. Just have to.

[WaynesWorld87]

Just keep on losing boys. Improve that draft position. :rolleyes:

1-5 in our last 6 games. When, if at all, will our next win come?

Had a great opportunity to get back in the division race after the Texans debacle today, but nope, we fuck up and blow a 35-21 lead to the shitty as Bucs.

[Big Smooth]

We can sure as hell blow a lead this year.

[Colts And Orioles]

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That 2nd pass by Brissett was backwards/a lateral, no ???

Not that it makes any difference because it would not have been a first down, anyway.

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[Maniac]

Damn, JB can be so damn inaccurate at times. Game over, we suck again.

Got to find a better qb than JB. Just have to.

I wonder if Irsay will take two 1st round picks for him now?

[Brylok]

Illegal forward pass after getting the ball smacked back to him. Shades of Curtis Painter 2011 there. 😳

[WaynesWorld87]

Damn, JB can be so damn inaccurate at times. Game over, we suck again.

Got to find a better qb than JB. Just have to.
Even without Luck this year, if our kickers were complete and utter garbage, we'd probably be something like 8-5 or 9-4 right now.

A competent QB (which JB is not) and a competent kicker (which AV is not), and this is a 10 win team this year. Everything else is in place, we just suck at the most important position in today's NFL, and we suck at the most critical position (kicker).

[Dewey 5]

That just put it away. Time to focus on the draft. Season over & I’m not pissed at all. We all saw this coming as soon as Luck announced his retirement.

[Luck4Reich]

Very winnable division this year. What a shit show of a season.

[njcoltfan]

I’m beginning to think that our OL is GREATLY overrated, 3rd and 2 and we pass, 4th and 2 and we pass!! If the OL is as good as people think then why not ram it down their throats??

[Luck4Reich]

Even without Luck this year, if our kickers were complete and utter garbage, we'd probably be something like 8-5 or 9-4 right now.

A competent QB (which JB is not) and a competent kicker (which AV is not), and this is a 10 win team this year. Everything else is in place, we just suck at the most important position in today's NFL, and we suck at the most critical position (kicker).

If you have a starting QB you are not putting hope on a kicker.

[Colts And Orioles]

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That 2nd pass by Brissett was backwards/a lateral, no ???

Not that it makes any difference because it would not have been a first down, anyway.

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If not, it was shades of Fran Tarkenton against the Steelers from Super Bowl IX.


https://www.twincities.com/2017/08/14/the-loops-super-bowl-lii-countdown-worst-bloopers/


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[Luck4Reich]

I’m beginning to think that our OL is GREATLY overrated, 3rd and 2 and we pass, 4th and 2 and we pass!! If the OL is as good as people think then why not ram it down their throats??

When did the Oline start calling the plays?

[Brylok]

Very winnable division this year. What a shit show of a season.

I blame Andrew Luck and injuries.

[Colt Classic]

Even without Luck this year, if our kickers were complete and utter garbage, we'd probably be something like 8-5 or 9-4 right now.

A competent QB (which JB is not) and a competent kicker (which AV is not), and this is a 10 win team this year. Everything else is in place, we just suck at the most important position in today's NFL, and we suck at the most critical position (kicker).

They don't have someone who creates a match-up problem at receiver. Sure, Pascal can catch, but if you're asking him to have this game every week and counting on TY to play 16 games--not happening. Luck would've lost a game or two this year as well, he was always good for a few stinkers. No way this team would've been any better than right there with the Texans as a first or second round playoff exit.

[Maniac]

I’m beginning to think that our OL is GREATLY overrated, 3rd and 2 and we pass, 4th and 2 and we pass!! If the OL is as good as people think then why not ram it down their throats??

TB has a very good DL. Chances were better passing

[WaynesWorld87]

That just put it away. Time to focus on the draft. Season over & I’m not pissed at all. We all saw this coming as soon as Luck announced his retirement.
Yep, no one should be surprised. This was a 6-8 win team all along with 8 always being our ceiling given the situation at QB, the youth and holes on defense, the complete and utter garbage that is our WR corps.

It's just that the 5-2 start gave us some unfortunate false hope. I still have faith that Reich is an elite-potential head coach, but I am a little frustrated with his play calling over the past month or so.

[Luck4Reich]

I blame Andrew Luck and injuries.

Front office needs a lot of blame too.

[Brylok]

Front office needs a lot of blame too.

Maybe. But I think they got blindsided by Luck quitting right before week one. Nothing much they could do after that

[njcoltfan]

When did the Oline start calling the plays?

Who’s calling the plays is what you get out of that??

[Racehorse]

Illegal forward pass after getting the ball smacked back to him. Shades of Curtis Painter 2011 there. 😳

OK, C&O, you need to post an article, or it isn't valid.

[Colt Classic]

Maybe. But I think they got blindsided by Luck quitting right before week one. Nothing much they could do after that

That's such bullshit. Luck had to have indicated he wasn't feeling great about football any longer but they told him to go to Europe and come back all happy as if it never happened. They didn't want to think their meal ticket was done. The payout to Luck was so he could be blamed by the front office without any push back from him on the issue.

[Luck4Reich]

Who’s calling the plays is what you get out of that??

I guess I didnt understand your post then. The coach usually decides to run or pass.

[Racehorse]

I’m beginning to think that our OL is GREATLY overrated, 3rd and 2 and we pass, 4th and 2 and we pass!! If the OL is as good as people think then why not ram it down their throats??

Apparently, TB has the best run defense in the league.

[Brylok]

OK, C&O, you need to post an article, or it isn't valid.

Ha! I just remember that because I'd never seen it before. It looked like something from the Three Stooges. To be fair to Brisket, his wasn't as bad as Painter's was

[njcoltfan]

I guess I didnt understand your post then. The coach usually decides to run or pass.

I realize that, but the way people have talked about or OL being so good, I’d have thought they would try at least one run!! I also am starting to think that you and the rest of the we need to draft a QB crew are right.

[WaynesWorld87]

They don't have someone who creates a match-up problem at receiver. Sure, Pascal can catch, but if you're asking him to have this game every week and counting on TY to play 16 games--not happening. Luck would've lost a game or two this year as well, he was always good for a few stinkers. No way this team would've been any better than right there with the Texans as a first or second round playoff exit.
Right...with Luck, this team would've been right there with the Texans which is a 10-ish win team which is exactly what I said.

We suck at QB, kicker, and, like I said, our WR group sucks. T.Y. is a legit #1 when healthy but, as we've learned the last several seasons, he's never healthy. After that, we have a slew of #3s and #4s at WR.

I thought/said all along this was a 6-8 win team after Luck's unexpected retirement. I felt like we were a 10-12 team this year with Luck.

[njcoltfan]

That's such bullshit. Luck had to have indicated he wasn't feeling great about football any longer but they told him to go to Europe and come back all happy as if it never happened. They didn't want to think their meal ticket was done. The payout to Luck was so he could be blamed by the front office without any push back from him on the issue.

Luck fucked this team plain and simple

[Brylok]

That's such bullshit. Luck had to have indicated he wasn't feeling great about football any longer but they told him to go to Europe and come back all happy as if it never happened. They didn't want to think their meal ticket was done. The payout to Luck was so he could be blamed by the front office without any push back from him on the issue.

You might be right. None of us were there, so we'll never know. I heard that he asked to go to Hawaii for the first three months of the season. Ballard said no, and he quit. Who knows what really happened? Not any of us fans

[Hoopsdoc]

That's such bullshit. Luck had to have indicated he wasn't feeling great about football any longer but they told him to go to Europe and come back all happy as if it never happened. They didn't want to think their meal ticket was done. The payout to Luck was so he could be blamed by the front office without any push back from him on the issue.

This is pure speculation, while painting Luck in the most favorable light.

No one knows for sure what happened.

And how in the hell has the front office blamed Luck for anything?

[bertjones]

I suppose you'd say it was an exciting game but I'd like to have those 3
hours I spent watching the game back all the same. They were gifted an
opportunity to get back in the playoff hunt but followed the same script they
have the previous 7 weeks.
The defense couldn't hold a 14 point lead. I know they secured 4 turnovers
but boy did they play like shit in between. People that think drafting or
signing a QB is going to be a panacea are fooling themselves. This unit still needs a fair amount of work, which makes sense since Ballard inherited a
bare cupboard there.
And of course the offense and ST shit their pants down the stretch.
They need a kicker, obviously. Wr is a glaring need. And QB, I don't think
Jacoby is quite good enough. I don't want to move up to get one though, if one is there at one of their top 2 picks take him otherwise wait till next year
when I believe there is a deeper QB class and Brissets contract is up.
This is a tough minded, resilient team with a GM that has a pretty good head on his shoulders but boy is there a lot of work to be done.

[DragonTails]

If you have a starting QB you are not putting hope on a kicker.

Or a defense

[Thorgrim]

I suppose you'd say it was an exciting game but I'd like to have those 3
hours I spent watching the game back all the same. They were gifted an
opportunity to get back in the playoff hunt but followed the same script they
have the previous 7 weeks.
The defense couldn't hold a 14 point lead. I know they secured 4 turnovers
but boy did they play like shit in between. People that think drafting or
signing a QB is going to be a panacea are fooling themselves. This unit still needs a fair amount of work, which makes sense since Ballard inherited a
bare cupboard there.
And of course the offense and ST shit their pants down the stretch.
They need a kicker, obviously. Wr is a glaring need. And QB, I don't think
Jacoby is quite good enough. I don't want to move up to get one though, if one is there at one of their top 2 picks take him otherwise wait till next year
when I believe there is a deeper QB class and Brissets contract is up.
This is a tough minded, resilient team with a GM that has a pretty good head on his shoulders but boy is there a lot of work to be done.

Like I said, French Quarter Colts. Too many holes to fill in one year. Realistically I think we are 3 years away from serious contention. Not to say we can’t make the playoffs earlier but it’s gonna take time to develop our next acquisitions.

[Maniac]

Or a defense

Do we have one of those?

[Colts And Orioles]

OK C&O, you need to post an article, or it isn't valid.




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I'm going to quit with the Fran Tarkenton reference ........ Curtis Painter wearing Bert Jones' number in a Colts uniform was sometimes that was kind of tough for me to watch at the time, hence my willingness to reference anything that he did or did not do when he was here is much less than doing so for an infamous pass that was thrown in a Super Bowl game.


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[Thorgrim]

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I'm going to quit with the Fran Tarkenton reference ........ Curtis Painter wearing Bert Jones' number in a Colts uniform was sometimes that was kind of tough for me to watch at the time, hence my willingness to reference anything that he did or did not do when he was here is much less than doing so for an infamous pass that was thrown in a Super Bowl game.


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Watching Hogeboom wear 7 was tough. Watching Painter wear 7 was a nightmare.

[Colt Classic]

Luck fucked this team plain and simple

...and I say the front office heard from him months before week 3 of the preseason that his mind wasn't in it to win it any longer. Anyone thinking he just woke up on that Saturday and said "fuck it, I'm done" without any prior word to Ballard or Irsay is naive. Why else was Peyton Manning randomly brought in just before the announcement? He was Irsay's Hail Mary attempt to save this whole fiasco by having Peyton talk him off the ledge.

Luck's a dipshit for what he did, but Ballard and Irsay are part of the clown show too.

Beyond that, fuck Ballard for having two long-term projects taking up roster spots in Fountain and Cain. Neither of those two were "next man up" levels of being ready and it fucked up the offense as soon as injuries happened. He needs to stop being cute with the depth spots. Sure, they won't be All-Pro's, but these guys couldn't replace Blair White or John Standeford.

[Colt Classic]

This is pure speculation, while painting Luck in the most favorable light.

No one knows for sure what happened.

And how in the hell has the front office blamed Luck for anything?

The main talkers on 1070 the Fan's daily shows are basically Irsay's mouthpiece, especially JMV (with his sources in the Irsay family) and Rakestraw. Throughout the season, they've fed the naive "only Luck knew he was going to walk away up until the last minute" viewpoint. Of course, Irsay himself isn't going to lob bombs at Luck now, he has too move on and Ballard has to try to continue to pursue free agents.

[Oldcolt]

I don’t get why so many people say Luck gave the team a heads up. Because it was the right thing to do? People do make impulsive moves. I have zero information as to what went down. I have not read anything that says he told everybody in the organization for months that he wasn’t into football anymore. I don’t blame him for his decision but is it reported anywhere that Ballard are a heads up and just blew it off?

[Chromeburn]

When did the Oline start calling the plays?

#2 run defense.

[Colt Classic]

I don’t get why so many people say Luck gave the team a heads up. Because it was the right thing to do? People do make impulsive moves. I have zero information as to what went down. I have not read anything that says he told everybody in the organization for months that he wasn’t into football anymore. I don’t blame him for his decision but is it reported anywhere that Ballard are a heads up and just blew it off?

In the real world, imagine a top salesperson in a Fortune 500 company who makes that company a ton of money. Salesperson gets burned out and goes to management and says it's time to move on in life. What do you think happens? Management instantly sees a lot of lost revenue, money made that can't possibly be replaced since there are no other sales staff who make the company anywhere near as much money. So management tells the money-maker to take some time off, come back in a week and things will be great. Maybe a few months pass with things seemingly being good enough, but eventually, the salesperson has once and for all had enough--totally checked out, no going back. Of course, when it actually goes down, management is going to do what they can to save face and say they had no idea and thought everything was great.

You don't see how any of that would translate to the Luck situation? Of course, I have no sources, but no one here has sources for whether or not the Colts would be better off punting or going for it on 4th down, but here we are.

[Hoopsdoc]

The main talkers on 1070 the Fan's daily shows are basically Irsay's mouthpiece, especially JMV (with his sources in the Irsay family) and Rakestraw. Throughout the season, they've fed the naive "only Luck knew he was going to walk away up until the last minute" viewpoint. Of course, Irsay himself isn't going to lob bombs at Luck now, he has too move on and Ballard has to try to continue to pursue free agents.

So, you have an “opinion”. You don’t have the truth.

Luck himself said he had been considering it for 2 weeks before the announcement. And that he promised himself after the shoulder injury that he wouldn’t go through that again.

That tells me the ankle not responding is what led directly to his retirement. That isn’t a long time frame.

[Colt Classic]

So, you have an “opinion”. You don’t have the truth.

Luck himself said he had been considering it for 2 weeks before the announcement. And that he promised himself after the shoulder injury that he wouldn’t go through that again.

That tells me the ankle not responding is what led directly to his retirement. That isn’t a long time frame.

No shit, you mean my posts are my opinion?! Holy fuck, thanks for that revelation. I obviously was stating everything I've said as fact, let me attach my bibliography.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/24/rumors-fly-that-colts-knew-about-andrew-lucks-potential-retirement-in-march/

[Discflinger]

...and I say the front office heard from him months before week 3 of the preseason that his mind wasn't in it to win it any longer. Anyone thinking he just woke up on that Saturday and said "fuck it, I'm done" without any prior word to Ballard or Irsay is naive. Why else was Peyton Manning randomly brought in just before the announcement? He was Irsay's Hail Mary attempt to save this whole fiasco by having Peyton talk him off the ledge.

Luck's a dipshit for what he did, but Ballard and Irsay are part of the clown show too.

Beyond that, fuck Ballard for having two long-term projects taking up roster spots in Fountain and Cain. Neither of those two were "next man up" levels of being ready and it fucked up the offense as soon as injuries happened. He needs to stop being cute with the depth spots. Sure, they won't be All-Pro's, but these guys couldn't replace Blair White or John Standeford.
They absolutely knew, as did the rest of those on the inside throughout the nfl. They had appearances to uphold and tickets to sell.

[Oldcolt]

OK I get why you all think that way. I just don’t know as none of us really know. Maybe they knew. Maybe they didn’t. Doesn’t matter to me. It’s a football team so everyone gets to believe whatever they want.

[Discflinger]

Well, since a friend with family who works for the nfl told me a month beforehand, I am pretty damn certain. The probability that he was fucking with me and it ended up true is next to nothing. Unfortunately, he got like his fifth dui and I likely will never see him again to pick his brain further.

[albany ed]

Well, since a friend with family who works for the nfl told me a month beforehand, I am pretty damn certain. The probability that he was fucking with me and it ended up true is next to nothing. Unfortunately, he got like his fifth dui and I likely will never see him again to pick his brain further.

I take it that after his 5th DUI, he no longer works for the NFL. I also believe that AV had an injury he was trying to work through, but I imagine that if he retired just before the season, fans would have lambasted him too.

[Hoopsdoc]

No shit, you mean my posts are my opinion?! Holy fuck, thanks for that revelation. I obviously was stating everything I've said as fact, let me attach my bibliography.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/08/24/rumors-fly-that-colts-knew-about-andrew-lucks-potential-retirement-in-march/

Why would Luck lie about the two week timeline? What would he have to gain? He’d just be providing cover for management. And don’t say it was agreed that Luck would lie if Irsay would honor his contract. That’s bullshit. Anyone who knows Irsay knows that’s how he rolls.

Furthermore, if Luck truly was considering retirement all summer and the franchise knew it, how did it not get leaked like his actual retirement? There’s no way that news would have stayed under wraps that long. There would have been rumors, and not just after the fact.

The bottom line is, there’s more evidence that this caught the Colts off guard then there is that they knew.