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Yes ...... I had a dream that it was 1983, and the Orioles were on their way to the World Series.

That's only 40 years-old.

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I suspect his talent they all valued him as a mid rounder, it is his knee injury that seems to have been the real cause for concern. But that might have been overblown from what he has said.

Only time will tell what reality actually becomes.

I hope he becomes the starter and plays 10 years. My only point is that Ballard has to stop expecting young guys to step up and fill every role. Beyond round 1 and maybe round 2 you shouldn’t be depending on these guys for anything other than competition. Make them earn it. Quit expecting it and damn sure stop gifting it.

Mannings best O line had 1 first round pick, a second rounder, a couple mid rounders and one walk on.

There is a cap, you need young guys to fill 30 spots after the starting 22.

Don't you always say that it's Monopoly money since teams always find ways around the cap?

After the disaster that was last year's OL you would think Ballard wouldn't be so trusting of the guys on the roster, and that he'd bring in some vets to ensure he can give his rookie QB adequate pass protection in order to develop. Maybe he can find some Chris Reed types, but I'm not going to hold my breath.

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(8 MONTHS LATER)


Chris Ballard didn't panic ...... like myself, he felt that the talent on the 2022 Colts was much higher than their 4-12-1 record might indicate ...... subsequently, he gave a free hand to his offensive line coach, and the results have been magnificent.

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Back in May, the article that JAFF posted cited Tony Sparano's proposal to fix the Colts' offensive line, which had a disastrous season in 2022.

He must have done something right, because the Colts' offensive line in 2023 was much more reminiscent of the excellent one that was was protecting Philip Rivers in 2020 than the horrible one that was "protecting" Matt Ryan in 2022.



How O-Line Coach Tony Sparano Jr. Pushed Colts’ Offensive Line Turnaround in 2023

(By J.J. Stankevitz)

https://www.colts.com/news/tony-spar...d-raimann-2023

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The stank of that oline play followed Reich and his scheme to Carolina.

When healthy and all are starting, the line is pretty good. However, you should expect that none of them will be playing all 17 regular season and (presuming we make the playoffs) all playoff games. For that reason, depth, and I mean quality depth is very important.

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