Heard an NFL O-Line coach after this year's draft say that they only had 9 NFL ready O-Linemen on their board. Too many "blur" and gimmick offenses in college. Most cannot come into the league and be expected to start in year one.

Makes it harder to find those guys who can be taught NFL style blocking.

Walk Worthy,

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Mahomes with 6 td passes today against the Rapistbirgers.

Crazy, that team is stacked on offense

I'm a novice in that I rarely focus on the line play, but that is supposedly how the pro's watch the game. Anyway, the only highlight I saw involving Nelson was when Clark got beat around the end. Look to the guy next to Clark--Nelson--and he's just mauling his man. Good job, rookie.

Crazy good, but defenses are going to catch up on him the more tape they have. That Andy Reid offense is impressive. They always seem to fade in the playoffs though.

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(7 YEARS LATER)


Quentin Nelson has been one of the most consistent and reliable offensive lineman in Colts franchise history (1953 - 2025) ...... in 8 seasons he has made 8 straight Pro Bowls, and has missed a grand total of 4 games (he has played in 129 out of 133 games between the 2018 and 2025 seasons.)




Colts Guard Quenton Nelson Named 2nd-Team All-Pro

(By Joel A. Erickson)

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/co...154052456.html

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There is a good argument for not taking a guard in the top 10. Because of not only who Nelson is but what our line was at the time it is hard to criticize this pick. The man has been well worth the number 6 pick.

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I agree.

If you need a protein shake, you buy a blender.

If you need toast, you buy a toaster.

If you need an offensive lineman, you draft a guard or a tackle.

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Not only that, but he's learned to be a leader as the elder statesman of the OLine. He sets the culture and the standard.

Am I the only person who doesn't care about this guy anymore? Probably

I’m interested as to why? And what do you mean by ‘care’ cause maybe I don’t ‘care’ either. Nobody should be untouchable on this team but I think Nelson comes as close as anyone

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Robert Irsay didn't care about Joe Thomas, Ted Marchibroda, John Dutton, and Bert Jones ...... so it is possible that somebody on Planet Earth that is a Colts fan and/or is associated with the Colts feels the same way that you do about Quenton Nelson.

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We don't have a legitimate QB. It's not advanced mathematics.

He's old, been paid millions, was brought in to help Andrew Luck, and hasn't had a realistic chance at winning anything since Luck quit. He's done his job well, but it's been pointless as to winning for several years now.

The list is long of NFL players who have waited until late in there careers to find team success.

Art Donovan, Bob Lilly, Jim Plunkett, Walter Payton, John Riggins, John Elway...and a host of others.

I sincerely doubt thar Big Q thinks that he is wasting his career in Indy.

Not angry or trolling, but we're back in the early 90s as far as the Colts go. I remember those days well, and this is the same.

Completely disagree. Every team needs cornerstones and Q is a foundation

I don't have any control over anything, so whatever. I'm just wondering if I've already seen the best the Colts can do within my lifetime. I'm thinking yes, but I don't know.
I know we're very average though.

While Nelson's great I kinda get what Brylok is saying in that it's too bad we don't have a player at his level at a more critical position like QB or DE.


I wouldn't go that far. I remember those days as well and the Colts were a complete laughing stock. 1-15 seasons, 20+ point underdogs, etc., etc. Things are bad now, but nowhere near that bad.

I get it. You are not pissed or upset with Nelson, just disgusted with the whole damn thing including having the only long term stud on this team for the last 10 years be a guard. Personally I love offensive line play and he has given me a ton of fun watching over the years so I love that. I hate that he is the only one. He has to be pretty disgusted with the whole program himself I would imaging.

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It's not advanced mathematics ??? OK.

In 2011 the Colts didn't have a legitimate quarterback, but there weren't any Colts fans saying that they didn't care about Reggie Wayne ....... well, except you, maybe.

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I tend to ramble, spout off, and get emotional. I'll just say that any player who has a chance to escape this sinking vessel that is the Colts should take it. Run away! Run away! Ha

So you are giving up? You must be if you're encouraging one of our best players to give up.

This is losing mentality that needs to be removed from our fan base.

The losing mentality that needs to be removed doesn't belong to the fan base

I would argue that it has been a long time since Brylok was a Colts fan since he seemingly cannot find any joy or peace in following the team.

There are many of us you could say that about if your definition of fandom is blind loyalty to the organization. I’ve been told many times I’m not a fan because I’ve been predicting Ballard’s methods would lead to mediocrity since his 2nd off season. To many, being a fan has more to do with drinking the kool aide than it does with carrying or supporting the team. I’m a season ticket holder that keeps threatening to give up my tickets but haven’t been able to do it yet unfortunately. Yet I’m less of a fan to many than the guy that’s never been to a game but believes Ballard is great just unlucky.

Disagree. Lots of ways to be a fan. Been a long time since joy and peace have been sentiments I personally have had as a Colt fan. Not why I am a fan. I am a fan because I have no other choice. Can't possibly follow another team and actually care. I bet Brylok is the same.

I think he means being a fan as in being supportive of the decisions made, and thinking optimistically about them. In other words, he is not a fan of where they are at today.

Then I guess by that criteria I am not a fan, and probably over half the 'fans' in the NFL are not happy where there team is today. Obviously I disagree with that being the definition of being a fan. There is absolutely zero fun if all this board was were people who agreed with the team and each other.

Mostly agree. But Brylok has a losing mentality.

Don't know Brylok but would put money on him not starting out with this mentality. We each deal with this continuing mediocrity in different ways. Winning cures everything (or would).

I get that you’d have liked to get a player at a greater impact position, and there were two outstanding Quarterbacks…Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson…sitting in the green room when we picked 6th. But, we already had Andrew Luck. We could have added Bradley Chubb, but Chubb has only put together 2 10 plus sack seasons in 8 years. At LT, we were set with Anthony Castonzo. Could have used a Corner, but it wasn’t exactly a stellar year for the position. When we picked, the best Corner on the board was Jaire Alexander. If you’d wanted a WR, Calvin Ridley was out there. I suppose that, on some far away corner of football universe, you’d rather have him than Q, but…

Some times, you play the hand you’re dealt. 2018 was a great draft, especially if you factor in the 3 pro bowl Quarterbacks taken. 17 pro bowlers were taken in the 1st round. But, it was heavy on non edge type Linebackers, Safeties, Nose Tackles and interior Offensive Linemen. After the Colts picked, the best edge rusher taken has totaled 25 sacks in 8 years.

Personally, there was only 1 player drafted after Q who I’d rather have, and that was the guy we got in the 2nd round.

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Since Brylok doesn't play for the Colts, his mentality does not affect the team.

Rather, his fandom is grating to many other Colts fans, as he appears to be proverbial PWNCC'er ...... a provincial, whining, narcissistic, chronic complainer ...... kind of like Red Sox fans prior to October of 2004.

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An apt comparison I would say. Years of not winning soured a fanbase (it happens). Then they won and all of a sudden those provincial, whining, narcissistic, chronic complainers were replaced by normalish (they are Red Sox fans) fans. Winning cures all. We need to start, hopefully this year. For us who have decided the current regime should go it is going to take time (and actually winning meaningful games) to believe we will.

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It's an apt comparison because Brylok and Red Sox fans prior to 2004 are both provincial, whining, narcissistic, chronic, complainers. It is not an apt comparison between the two respective franchises ....... the Red Sox went 86 years without winning a World Series. The Colts have gone 19 years without winning a Super Bowl.

Also, winning does not necessarily cure all ...... Red Sox fans are not "normalish" since 2004 ...... they are now obnoxious, narcissistic, rambunctious blowhards who have the balls to taunt Yankee fans about the fact that their team has won more World Series since 2004 than the Yankees have.

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Nobody is worse than Red Sux fans. Patriot fans suck, but for different reasons.

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One time when I went down to Baltimore to watch the Orioles play the Red Sox, one of their fans actually started chanting "1983 !!!" in reference to the last time that the Orioles won the World Series ...... while conveniently ignoring the fact that his team went 86 years without winning a World Series.


There's a really good movie from 1976 called, "Massacre at Central High" ...... it's about when bullied kids get defended by a good Samaritan, and then they become bullies themselves with their new sense of empowerment.

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I think Cheats fans are worse, but they're both awful. I mean there's a reason why the term Masshole exists.

Go fuck yourself, Commish. You don't know me. Eat a bag of dicks.

Go fuck yourself, Grandpa. Keep resurrecting old threads and reminiscing about Baltimore fandom from decades past. Indianapolis people don't give a shit about Baltimore.