State of the Board

[Oldcolt]

C&O I get your point, but at this point in the season (way early) we suck. Now I'm hoping the last game was an aberration. Like you I feel we have a talented group. But until we play better (this Sunday I hope) I'll stand by we suck.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Ironshaft

For me, the thing you are missing is my general lack of interest in the NFL as a whole as it goes more and more woke and pounding the table for social justice.

Such a horrible concept, damn those Brown people for wanting justice and equality.

[ChoppedWood]

Overall interest has waned, largely as a result of the opposite of what Roger has determined everyone wants to see = arcade game scoring and "the chosen ones" always being in the spotlight. I used to be the guy that started watching pre-game shows 3 hours before, wore jerseys, and was in a sweat when the kick off happened of the first game of the day whether it was the Colts or not.


The overall enjoyment of the NFL game has been smothered by ref's that believe we enjoy watching them. The rules structures making it so you can't really play defense has zapped a lot of my desire. Also, I am a firm believer this is merely a very highly choreographed version of the WWE at this point and last Monday night's farce just reinforced that belief. Big gain Dallas, flag. Ridiculous push off on the TD catch- ref just happened to miss it... ALWAYS the way it goes for certain teams.

I still watch the Colts games with great intensity and still feel the blood rushing when I jump up and go crazy over a play, but other games, meh, I'll watch with a casual eye as long as I don't have something else to do.

[ukcolt]

I also think we are all probably using other websites for news, and they have messaging systems, and debates of their own that are generated from the article you have just read. Sure you could regurgitate that again on this site, but there is less inclination to do so, hence why it is less active than it ever used to be. Probably a lot more reading of topics on here in relation to the volume of posts. A lot of the posts on here have degenerated way off topic as well, which will have driven some casual users away at a guess.

[CanuckColt]

Originally Posted by Butter

Such a horrible concept, damn those Brown people for wanting justice and equality.

It's just the wrong forum...turns people off to the games AND their cause.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by CanuckColt

It's just the wrong forum...turns people off to the games AND their cause.

One thing I have learned is that someone who complains about the forum of a protest almost always is just using it as an excuse because they don’t support the goal of the protest at all. Looks much better to say “now isn’t the time” than “I just don’t care about that”.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by CanuckColt

It's just the wrong forum...turns people off to the games AND their cause.

Of course, brown people should only be watched and not heard. /s This is the forum they have where their voices will be heard. We have ignored them on the street for decades.

[Luck4Reich]

I'll start promoting on a couple social media platforms and see what happens.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Butter

Such a horrible concept, damn those Brown people for wanting justice and equality.

Originally Posted by Butter

Of course, brown people should only be watched and not heard. /s This is the forum they have where their voices will be heard. We have ignored them on the street for decades.

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John F. Kennedy, to Martin Luther King, Jr: )) "I agree with your cause, but now is not the right time."

Martin Luther King Jr's response to Kennedy: )) "It's never the 'right time.' Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so, we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.

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[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

I know that these may be the reasons we give but I'm not buying into that. I think it is that 90% we suck, and there are very few reasons for hope early. NFL viewer-ship was up 21% over last year, I know that COVID has been a major factor, but still ...... Cleveland/KC was CBS's most watched first weekend game since 2015. This team needs a complete attitude turnaround on Sunday. Playing like we did against the Seahwaks in Week 1 is on the coaching staff, in my mind.

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I don't think that we suck. We sucked in the first game of the season against Russell Wilson's Seahawks, but I don't think that we suck overall. I believe that were are a solid team with a good, mobile QB (as opposed to last season, when we had a good, immobile QB.)

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