USA Today prediction

[DrSpaceman]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

I don't think that there is 1 national sports writer that knows a damn thing about the Colts!!!! Every last one of them are just interested in the Patsies, Cowgirls, Steelers or Packers!! Just a bunch of dumbasses!!

You really are not exaggerating and what you say is very true.

If you listen to the NATIONAL sports media shows, they will even admit it Certain teams get ratings. The teams you mentioned, plus the Giants. And occasionally the Jets. that's what they know and what they talk about constantly.

Its the media environment we live in. national shows and papers do not cover all the teams and have no intention of doing so. They offer up teams and items they know will get phone calls, hits, responses, whatever electronic BS measuring device they have, they don't care about it otherwise.

If you want to know about other teams you listen to local media. The national guys don't have a clue about the Colts, Panthers, Bengals, titans, any of these literally any more than we do. In fact for the division teams probably less than we do.

I happen to think the Colts will be better this year than last, assuming Luck is healthy. The secondary is better. The OL is improving. Hankins for the DL is a big signing. Yes there are still huge LB and pass rush questions, but they did not regress to the point where they are winning less than 8 games this season. They aren't going to be a deep playoff team, but they won't be finishing 4th in the AFC south

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by DrSpaceman

I happen to think the Colts will be better this year than last, assuming Luck is healthy. The secondary is better. The OL is improving. Hankins for the DL is a big signing. Yes there are still huge LB and pass rush questions, but they did not regress to the point where they are winning less than 8 games this season. They aren't going to be a deep playoff team, but they won't be finishing 4th in the AFC south

This is exactly how I feel.

This team is not worse on paper than it was last season.

Why everyone is crowning the Titans as the new leader of the division is completely lost on me. Houston is the only team that has actually pushed Indianapolis for the division but somehow Tennessee is the baby face?

Jax goes shopping every offseason ever and it never culminates into anything, Luck owns Tennessee, and the Colts were in both games with Houston last year.

It's been fascinating watching the media turn on Indianapolis after Manning left. Very little positive attention and when we do hear about Indianapolis through national media outlets it's the same things we always hear.

[indycolts2]

Yeah........welcome to "FAKE NEWS"

[VeveJones007]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

Yeah........welcome to "FAKE NEWS"

This isn't news. It's someone's opinion.

[njcoltfan]

According to PFT, Malik Hooker will start camp on PUP, just what the Colts need.

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by njcoltfan

According to PFT, Malik Hooker will start camp on PUP, just what the Colts need.

They are reporting that he tweaked his hammy yesterday.

[indycolts2]

Originally Posted by VeveJones007

This isn't news. It's someone's opinion.

It's an idiotic opinion.

[Pez]

One game ahead of the Browns? WTF. 8-8 this year, 11-5 next year.

[Butter]

Well half the team is starting training camp on the PUP, so there is that.

[IndyNorm]

Looking on the bright side either we prove all of the naysayers wrong or we finally get rid of Clappy and his wood chopping dipshits. Either way we win.