Colts hire Gus Bradley as new Defensive Coordinator

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by apballin

I like it !!!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMJ_cnj2g2g

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[apballin]

Experienced guy responsible for one of the best defenses in history

Raiders defense played a lot better down the stretch of the season and he didn’t have the best talent on the roster outside of Crosby and Yannick

I’m excited to see what he can do with this roster and hopefully he can get the pass rushers to improve

Also wonder if Bradley’s hire will entice some of his former players to come here

[Oldcolt]

Seems like a 'safe' hire. Old white guy. Doesn't excite me in the least, but really not coaching hire would have. I understand that most freaks and Colt fans think our biggest need is QB. Not me. Teams have won the Super Bowl with mediocre QBs before and will again. A team with Wentz at QB can win, just not because of him. A team that rushes the passer like we have the last few years will never win a Super Bowl. To me it is our biggest weakness, one that is impossible to overcome with the quality of QBs we play. It explains why we suck at holding a lead and are shit in the 4th quarter. Bradley blitzes less than even we did last year so our young guys better make a move if we are going to be anything more than a bubble team trying to be one and done as the best we can do. I have zero faith but tons of hope.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Seems like a 'safe' hire. Old white guy. Doesn't excite me in the least, but really not coaching hire would have. I understand that most freaks and Colt fans think our biggest need is QB. Not me. Teams have won the Super Bowl with mediocre QBs before and will again. A team with Wentz at QB can win, just not because of him. A team that rushes the passer like we have the last few years will never win a Super Bowl. To me it is our biggest weakness, one that is impossible to overcome with the quality of QBs we play. It explains why we suck at holding a lead and are shit in the 4th quarter. Bradley blitzes less than even we did last year so our young guys better make a move if we are going to be anything more than a bubble team trying to be one and done as the best we can do. I have zero faith but tons of hope.

Agree that pass rush is a huge issue, but it should probably do considered 1B in Ballard's priorities with QB being 1A. Looking at the last 10 Super Bowls at least 1 team (typically the winner) has/had an elite QB and more often that not both teams do/did.

'21- 2/2 (Stafford/Burrow)
'20 - 2/2 (Brady/Mahomes)
'19 - 1/2 (Mahomes/Garoppolo)
'18 - 1/2 (Brady/Goff)
'17 - 1/2 (Foles/Brady) - Although Foles caught lightening in a bottle in the NFCCG and SB
'16 - 2/2 (Brady/Ryan)
'15 - 1/2 (Manning/Newton) - Could arguably be 2/2, but putting 1/2 b/c Peyton was done in '15.
'14 - 2/2 (Brady/Wilson)
'13 - 2/2 (Wilson/Manning)
'12 - 0/2 (Flacko/Kaepernick) - Arguably 1/2 b/c Kaepernick was really good that year and the following before dropping like a rock

[Brylok]

I keep reading here and there that Ballard is obsessed with the "legion of boom" defense that Seattle had ten years ago and wants to replicate it with Bradley. The problem with that is the Colts don't have anywhere near the level of defensive talent the Seahawks had. Do a google search for that old LOB roster. We're nowhere near it. Maybe Buckner and Leonard could have played with those guys. And now I'm reading that Ben Banogu is supposed to have a big role in the new defense. Yikes.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Brylok

I keep reading here and there that Ballard is obsessed with the "legion of boom" defense that Seattle had ten years ago and wants to replicate it with Bradley. The problem with that is the Colts don't have anywhere near the level of defensive talent the Seahawks had. Do a google search for that old LOB roster. We're nowhere near it. Maybe Buckner and Leonard could have played with those guys. And now I'm reading that Ben Banogu is supposed to have a big role in the new defense. Yikes.

Where are you reading that?

[apballin]

Originally Posted by Brylok

I keep reading here and there that Ballard is obsessed with the "legion of boom" defense that Seattle had ten years ago and wants to replicate it with Bradley. The problem with that is the Colts don't have anywhere near the level of defensive talent the Seahawks had. Do a google search for that old LOB roster. We're nowhere near it. Maybe Buckner and Leonard could have played with those guys. And now I'm reading that Ben Banogu is supposed to have a big role in the new defense. Yikes.

Well there can’t be another Chancellor because his hits would be illegal today

[Oldcolt]

Brylok, where did you hear Banogu is part of the plan?

[Brylok]

It wasn't an official announcement or anything. I read Colts stuff from several places: here, dotcom, stampede blue, Colts reddit (r/Colts), and various Twitter accounts from Colts related people (Keefer, Holder, Chappell, Wells, Bremer, Doyle, Bowen, Kravitz, etc). So it was somewhere in those. I just kinda rolled my eyes when I read that and kept scrolling. Keefer I'm sure mentioned the LOB. Others did too but I don't remember where it was specifically. I just thought it was weird and cringeworthy.

[Oldcolt]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Agree that pass rush is a huge issue, but it should probably do considered 1B in Ballard's priorities with QB being 1A. Looking at the last 10 Super Bowls at least 1 team (typically the winner) has/had an elite QB and more often that not both teams do/did.

'21- 2/2 (Stafford/Burrow)
'20 - 2/2 (Brady/Mahomes)
'19 - 1/2 (Mahomes/Garoppolo)
'18 - 1/2 (Brady/Goff)
'17 - 1/2 (Foles/Brady) - Although Foles caught lightening in a bottle in the NFCCG and SB
'16 - 2/2 (Brady/Ryan)
'15 - 1/2 (Manning/Newton) - Could arguably be 2/2, but putting 1/2 b/c Peyton was done in '15.
'14 - 2/2 (Brady/Wilson)
'13 - 2/2 (Wilson/Manning)
'12 - 0/2 (Flacko/Kaepernick) - Arguably 1/2 b/c Kaepernick was really good that year and the following before dropping like a rock

That is my point. All of those teams could rush the passer. I agree it is much easier with a pass rush AND a great QB but if I can only have one it would be the pass rush.