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I still root for the Colts no matter what, I agree it’s disappointing to get on here and see nobody posting anything I thought the site was having issues again or something.

This team can win with Daniel Jones, similar to the 49ers with Purdy. He’s not gonna wow you with arm strength and big throws but he gets the ball to the playmakers and they leaned on CMC. Colts can take that same approach.

Regardless who they start I’m hoping for the best but everything with AR just seems chaotic and backyard ball type stuff.

We still have Jonathan Taylor, that’s all I need to know

It’s the Ballard effect. This is exactly what his method of “team building” brings. The QB situation is a symptom but not the cause of the apathy. Year after year of watching major unfilled holes, positions gifted to players and just hoping they can squeak into the playoffs. I wanted to give up my season tickets this year but renewal starts before the season ends.i won’t make that mistake again and I won’t renew this year. It’s the only way as a fan I can express my disgust in what the team has allowed and become. I’m sure I’ll watch every game, but I won’t give them my money until I believe they care about winning again.

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Originally Posted by ChoppedWood (Post 326518)

I think you can use this board, as a great reflection on where everyone is with this team and what SHOULD be a huge QB decision- everyone is sort of like- "aye, we're going to suck so what does it even matter". This is deep apathy, and it really sucks.

We went for like 5 days without a single post. Even with joint practices and a pivotal pre-season tilt, really quiet on here. There has been very little energy this offseason and now deep into camp, and to me, that says a ton as without question we are the most engrossed group of fans there is and even we seemingly don't really fucking care.

To me, it says that no one is going to be excited to watch a Daniel Jones led Colts team if that is the route they go. It also says that very few people are real excited to watch AR do things that AR does, despite his occasional super human plays- because they are just sugar highs.

I think Steichen and Ballard go with Jones simply as a desperate move to try to keep a paycheck coming. They both know this year, minus at least one playoff win, maybe 2, they are getting axed. Jones definitely would seem to give them the greatest odds at making that happen- Jones probably has a 40% chance of doing that and AR probably 30%. They both know there is no SB this year, they just need to get to the PO's and try to get a W. AR, he gives them the better shot at a SB at SOME point because with enough time he could have a season or two of sufficient play to do that, whereas Jones I don't think will ever provide that top side, but neither of them have the window available to sink another year into AR's intensive development.

I concur with the statement that when you have two QB's, you have none. I don't think we have a QB. I further don't really believe we have a coach, and I sure as hell don't believe we have a GM. If it's me, I start Leonard and try to win 2 games max. I aim for the # 1 pick and get this shit rebuilt from the bottom floor.

I can’t remember when I’ve been less enthusiastic about a season.

My glass is half full. I think this team can make a push this year to be a solid playoff team. Could even win this division, as it is weak. That said, all the injuries at CB have made me feel a lot less confident in the defense. Before we lost those guys, I felt like we had a solid chance to be a top ten defense. Not so sure now.

As to the low traffic, that has been trending down for a while. A lot of posters left for various reasons a while back. Social media platforms have impacted it some, as people can engage others on fan/team sites. I lurk at other message boards, and traffic on those has been down for them, too.

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Originally Posted by Racehorse (Post 326528)

Yeah, I agree that the decline has been across the board with a lot of sports message boards.

The Pacers made a Finals run and Pacersdigest wasn't all that busy.

The MLB team that I follow used to have 3 very active boards - all 3 are now gone.

I, too, will lurk on other NFL team boards and they aren't as active right now either.

The thread bump made me think Jones was given the job, lol.

I am a little apathetic too. I think it's insane at this point to come into this expecting an exciting year

I also think there is a lot more uncertainty for this organization with Carlie taking over that people seem to be scared to vocalize or something, for whatever reason. (If Jim was walking around the sideline wearing a head set, the world would be throwing a fit).

I hope AR gets the nod so we can run it and if it doesn't work out, be done with it. I'm pretty sure the only thing that could create real optimism at this point is a regime change.

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Originally Posted by Mr. Session (Post 326531)

A division title with a deep playoff run and a Pro Bowl appearance for AR wouldn't create optimism for you?

I'm not saying it's likely to happen, but it would definitely be a reason for optimism.

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Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 326532)

A division title with a deep playoff run and a Pro Bowl appearance for AR wouldn't create optimism for you?

I'm not saying it's likely to happen, but it would definitely be a reason for optimism.

Sure. It definitely would, but do you really think that's going to happen?

Again, we've watched this show for about a decade now. Why are we expecting something different at this point?

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Originally Posted by Mr. Session (Post 326533)

Again, we've watched this show for about a decade now ...... why are we expecting something different at this point ???

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White Sox fans waited a lot longer than that, and then they won it all in 2005.

Long-suffering Colts fans can hang in there for a least a few more years while simultaneously keeping their hopes up for a solid, Philip Rivers-like 2020 season.

o