I'll tell you this much, no way in hell would Reich kick a fg on 4th & goal in that situation.

I agree the Stafford hype seems to be a little out of control. Look, I'll be happy if we get Stafford like everyone else, but before we anoint ourselves SB champions I think he'll first need to prove is that he's an improvement over Rivers, because apart from his age the stats don't suggest a big difference:

Phillip Rivers
https://www.pro-football-reference.c...R/RivePh00.htm

Matt Stafford
https://www.pro-football-reference.c...S/StafMa00.htm

Luck's own statements directly contradict this rumor:
https://cbs4indy.com/sports/colts/es...from-football/

Yup, that’s the timeline, I was off by a season. He had already played a season with Nelson.

I’ve heard differently. Know a few people that work for the team and stadium. That he was contemplating it after the playoff loss. The snowboard thing was true also.

Also heard a big scandal may hit the Colts this off season, hoping it isn’t true.

That "so so team" added a TE, WR and RB that were considered in the top players at their position less than two years ago.

Brady was the missing piece the Bucs needed to get to the next level. However, if not for two minutes (end of the half and the first minutes of the second half), the Packers win that game. Now we need to hope Mahomes can end this Brady fantasy.

Agree on all 3 points C&O. It was ridiculous that the refs decided to finally call PI on that play. While it was technically PI it was less egregious than what they were allowing all game long including the int right before the half. Why the refs are so biased to that cheating shithead is beyond me.

And the Packer's secondary allowing the WR to get by on the TD at the end of the half is one of the worst defensive plays in NFL history. Whoever blew that coverage should have been sent packing at halftime.

That was the defensive coordinators fault, they should have been playing zone. Worst case scenario was allowing just a field goal. The Packer coaches were shit yesterday.

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The only way that they would have gotten a field goal there is with an incomplete pass, and then the kicker makes a 66-yarder ...... IF the defense had been playing what anybody who is not acting like they live on Mars had had them playing.

The Buccaneers had no timeouts, and there were only 8 seconds left to play in the half. The Packers should have had 9 defensive backs on the field, and they literally should have positioned 6 of them on the sidelines, 5 yards apart from the line of scrimmage at the 44 yardline, the 39 yardline, and the 34 yardline ........ that would have prevented a quick, sideline pass which (if successful) would have given the Buccaneers a chance for a closer field goal attempt. The remaining 3 defensive backs should have been positioned in the middle of the field at the 5 yardline. They could have given Brady and the Buccaneers ANYTHING THAT THEY WANTED in the middle of the field, because they had 0 timeouts and there were only 8 seconds left to play. That means that they would have had no chance to spike the ball after being tackled in-bounds. It would not have mattered if Brady had hit a receiver 10 yards downfield, 20 yards downfield, or even 30 yards downfield, because in all 3 of those situations the receiver would have been tackled in-bounds to end the half.

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So Rodgers just said his future seems uncertain with the packers.

That’s like football 101. Really inexcusable that happened.

Good point. The DC should definitely be gone for that.

well you can't leave us hanging on that!

No shit wtf

I probably shouldn’t have said anything. This didn’t come from the Colt ppl I know. I could get in trouble for even saying anything. I will say it’s not cheating or anything like that. Recent PR stuff makes me think the Colts know, at least some do. Like I said, hopefully it doesn’t come to pass.

It makes the most sense. Great front office. QB friendly coach. Good o-line (before Castanzo retired). Young WR's. Very good RB's. Young defense that is pretty good. It's an ideal situation to win now for an older QB.

Tons of negative comments to that article.

I wanted Stafford last yr before they signed Rivers. I may be the only one on this site but I loved the Rivers signing. Hated that dude for 16 yrs but getting to know him through listening to the players and team and his own comments. I can see why the Charger fans loved him

Go get Stafford Chis!!!!

I agreed with you Puck, I liked the rivers signing as it made sense at the time. Also being in socal i got to see rivers a lot and didn’t have the hate others did. I got the sense people hated him because of the trash talking, but he always seemed good natured about it.

They do need to address QB long term so whoever it is, I hope its sustained success. I dont want to bounce year to year.


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People don't want to give up draft picks, especially with big holes to fill.

NOT PICKING AT YOU CHROME

Good Lord. People ..... (even on this site which I think has the most knowledgeable colts fans for the most part)..... thought that Bucker was a bad idea when we "needed" a QB.

We were a couple of plays/decisions from being 13-3 winning the South and being the 2 seed by trading for Buckner and signing Rivers along with a great draft.

The people that want Eason either cannot understand that the coaches see these players every freakin day or think they know more!!!!!

Remember the outrage when Quincy Wilson wasn't starting/playing? Pags was 100% right. the kid was a BAD player. How about Dione Cain? Holy shit everyone wanted him to be the next TY. He sucked and still does. Again coaches were right! How about Mike Hart? How about the little receiver that played agains third stringers in preseason? (don't remember his name) He was gonna be an all star.

Guys.... have faith in the coaches. Whether you all like it or not they know WAY more than us.

I'd love Eason to be the man. Hell I was on the bandwagon as soon as Dam showed some videos. Kid has some talent, just must not translate to the NFL yet. I'd rather have him sit and learn more before ruining the kid by rushing him along.

NFL teams have a very little time window to make the run. We are there NOW cannot waste time HOPING that a 4th round pick can get us there. Look at last yrs draft. Burrow, Tua, Herbert and Love. Hell I'll throw in Hurts. Do any of you think that they would have faired better than Rivers? I'm including Burrow in that question. I say no

Adding Stafford would give us a shot (like it did with Rivers) at winning it all. That doesn't come along very often. Rebuild after they give it everything they have now!!

Go get it while you can

Do something BALLARD!!!!

Deon. Fucking. Cain.

Nuf said.


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Spot on !!! :cool:

Amen brother! I don't get these people who want to place an inexperienced QB at the head of this offense. The Colts have a championship caliber supporting cast already - they don't have the time to provide on-the-job training to a new QB.

On the job training surrounded by elite talent because of the financial freedom a young qb brings. He’d have to do less to win as opposed to the vet qb digging into the salary making the roster weaker

I get what you are saying, but history hasn't been kind to first year QBs, particularly those who were not drafted at the very top of the first round.

Mahomes, Jackson, Rodgers and many, many others needed at least a year of backup duty before they were ready to take over the reins. As far as Eason is concerned, it would be great if he was ready, but we're not hearing that from anyone at this point and he's had no in-game experience whatsoever to this point. Now, Ballard's Colts are notoriously tight-lipped, so that doesn't necessary mean anything, but he is relatively straightforward when he provides updates and I haven't heard him say anything to suggest that Eason will be the guy next year.

This is exactly how I hope the Colts are thinking. Acquiring Stafford would give the Colts a Top 10-12 QB at Teddy Bridgewater money (current deal is 2/$43 if traded to Indy). I already laid out the deal that I think gets it done: Stafford for the Colts 2021 1st round pick and a 2022 2nd round pick with an escalator clause that turns it into a 2022 1st round pick if Stafford is First Team All-Pro or the Colts reach the Super Bowl in 2021. Maybe on the latter clause I could be negotiated down to AFCCG, but that would make the intent very clear: this is a team playing for and ready to compete for a championship. You then go sign Trent Williams as a stopgap at LT and I think we're looking at a Colts team that can compete with Kansas City, and a much worse Colts team beat them just last year. I agree, now is the time to pull the trigger. Hopefully Ballard does.

You do realize Stafford's deal is about as team friendly as it gets for an elite QB, right? He'd have a cap hit of $14 million in 2021 were he traded here. The Colts could actually shop for free agent upgrades if they traded for Stafford. Trent Williams and Yannick Ngakoue would look good in Colts blue alongside Stafford.

We need a vet WR in there too probably. Along with hopefully another good drafted WR.

Lets not be naive, you don't think he's going to go to a new team without renegotiating his present contract, do you? Especially the Colts knowing their cap space, and the pickle their in regarding the QB position!!

I trust Ballard just don’t give up too much for him Chris but it would make us better so fuck it

A lot of speculation that Rodgers may force his way out of Green Bay. He's an asshole, but a hell of a talent. I would be ok with either him or Stafford.

Why do you think that? The Colts might extend him, but having a talent like Stafford at QB for a $14 million 2021 cap hit at a time when the cap is going to massively hamper several teams is something that could allow the Colts to leverage the market to their advantage.

I just think that he's going to want to renegotiate his present contract, he also knows that 14m is unbelievably low for a franchise QB.

If he has the leverage to void trades, that strengthens his ability to renegotiate his contract, but it also diminishes his trade value and some teams that are nearly cap strapped will be out of the running This could mean getting him at a cheaper trade price.

His cap hit with the Lions is $33 million. He was already playing on a $14 million base salary this year. If he came here, why would he want to hurt the Colts ability to put the best team around him?

More on Jaime Newman from Senior bowl

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2021/1/...can-team-day-1

I just have a feeling that he might want to negotiate his final contract, with whoever winds up getting him.

Irsay quote looks like he thinks a vet would be best currently.

“Our belief is we’re close, that we have a tremendous nucleus of players that are capable of competing for the Super Bowl very soon,” Irsay said, via Zak Keefer of TheAthletic.com. “Ideally if you can get someone to come in this year who’s ready to go, it gives you your best opportunity.”

But then goes on to say

“If we can get the great young guy, the one you can build around for 15 years, that’s ideal, but if not, there’s other ways to get it done,” Irsay said, via Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star.


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