Indianapolis Colts Off-Season Thread

[Hovadipo 60,437]

[quote name="dalton26" post="76880" timestamp="1407445809"]That article was awful. Seemed like a very very very poor attempt to be funny.


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The thing is, most of it is true. And he does it for every team. Just a cynic's view of things.


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[Parakeet Jones 3,882]

I'm interested to see what kind of rapport Luck and Nicks have tonight, if any.  

[Dalton26 17,036]

Rogers and Moncrief make me less worried about our WR situation when Reggie retires.


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[johnsoniu 7,010]

Richardson averages 2.6 yards on 5 carries. He's in mid-season form already.

[Dalton26 17,036]

http://m.espn.go.com/general/video?vid=11343605&src=desktop&rand=ref~%7B%22ref%22%3A%22http%3A%2F%2Fm.bleacherreport.com%2Findianapolis-colts%2Fstream%3Ftsm%3D1%22%7D

Let's see if this works.


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[Dalton26 17,036]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000377186/article/bill-polian-wishes-he-drafted-andy-dalton-in-2011

Can any organization match the lineage of Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks, from Most Valuable Player winners Johnny Unitas, Bert Jones and Peyton Manning to current star Andrew Luck?

Had former team president Bill Polian pulled the trigger on early-round quarterback insurance when Manning was going through a series of neck surgeries in 2011, the final link in that quarterback chain would have been broken.

Not for nothing, Dave Dameshek would have also missed the opportunity for an obvious N"if"L scenario.

According to NFL Media's Judy Battista, Polian has told Bengals coach Marvin Lewis that he wouldn't be working as an ESPN analyst right now if he had only pulled the trigger on Andy Dalton as Manning's backup three years ago.

It's an interesting thought. Dalton proved NFL ready, guiding the Bengals to the playoffs as a rookie.

Manning's absence exposed a bare-bones roster that was exacerbated by the league-worst quarterback play of Kerry Collins, Dan Orlovsky and Curtis Painter. Surely Dalton would have managed another win or two, which would have taken the Colts out of the "Suck for Luck" campaign.

If Dalton had landed in Indianapolis, the Colts would still be enjoying the presence of a pair of future Hall of Famers in Manning and master team-builder Polian. Dalton, meanwhile, would be biding his time on the bench, wholly unaware of the second-tier quarterback market.

The flip side is watching Luck in a different uniform, likely the millennium blue and new century gold of the St. Louis Rams.

Fortune often favors the bold. In this case, the Colts literally lucked into Luck.

Boy am I glad that didn't happen.


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[KingPG21 6,587]

Probably not the most popular opinion, but why are we keeping Donald Thomas on the roster? Second straight season he'll just be sitting on the IR. I mean we can't continue to pay guys to not do anything

[Dalton26 17,036]

[quote name="KingPG21" post="78522" timestamp="1408022432"]Probably not the most popular opinion, but why are we keeping Donald Thomas on the roster? Second straight season he'll just be sitting on the IR. I mean we can't continue to pay guys to not do anything[/quote]

I've been thinking that too. Everyone thinks that he'll help our oline but if he can't stay healthy cut him and find someone new.

I'd give Ballard another shot just because of how young and cheap he is.


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[KingPG21 6,587]

Not the Colts. But NFL starts tonight! Going to miss the first half though

[Dalton26 17,036]

Colts Work Out Ex-Lions 2nd-Rd RB Mikel Leshoure, According to Detroit Free Press; Totaled 1,012 Yds and 9 TDs in 2012


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[Josh 13,069]

 

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2186070-ty-hilton-autographs-photo-with-message-to-richard-sherman

[ccgeneral 38,084]

GAME DAY! Colts vs Cody.

[Dalton26 17,036]

Come on Defense.


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[ccgeneral 38,084]

Pretty ugly tonight. Need something before the half.

[OliviaPope40 7,221]

It is hard to win in Denver's stadium. 

[Dalton26 17,036]

Good thing we have the new Captain Comeback.


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[WayneFleekHoosier 50,246]

Good fight, by most of the colts. Fleener is not our tightend for the future. Can't separate as a receiver at all.

Counted this as a loss the day the schedule came out. I think we'll be fine.

Too many TOs

And hope Reggie is OK

[WayneFleekHoosier 50,246]

The fight continues.....

Good for us!

[KingPG21 6,587]

If we score again go for 2 for the heck of it

[KingPG21 6,587]

Good fight, by most of the colts. Fleener is not our tightend for the future. Can't separate as a receiver at all.

Counted this as a loss the day the schedule came out. I think we'll be fine.

Too many TOs

And hope Reggie is OK

I was huge on Allen before the injury. Better athlete than Fleener. His touchdown catch was huge and all about his speed