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(ONE MONTH LATER)


I think that both of these teams (the Texans and the Cowboys) have shown to be good or (at least) pretty good.

Those 2 games are my biggest concerns of what remains to be played for the 2018 Colts in the regular season ........ I am also moderately concerned about the Titans game because of the Marcus Mariota factor.


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Leonard spying him worked well last time, I see no reason to go away from that. Force him to do what he can't do, win with his arm.

Cowboys D looked pretty stout tonight against the Saints. Gonna be a tough game for us.

But I thought that scheme was fatally flawed?? No way they just held the Saints to 10 points.

It’s almost as if any scheme can work if you have the right players and coaching.

The Cowboys have a very good defense this year. The most points they've given up is 28 to the Titans.

2nd in the league in points, giving up 18.2 per game.
5th in the league in yards, giving up 318.2 per game.
Tied for 4th in 1st downs/game, giving up 18.4.

Their D this year is what we can potentially hope for in a year or two.

Yep, but I guarantee you these facts won’t get in the way of people saying this scheme can’t work for one reason or another.

Maybe. I've seen a few bad takes with regard to our defense.

There are the people that think we play a Tampa 2 again.

There are the people that think any zone coverage is bad and indicates we're going back to the Ron Meeks days.

There are the people who think this is a good defense for not spending a lot (that was never true even in the Polian days, but even if it was it would have nothing to do with this defense).

I do think the pitfalls of a defense like this are pretty well-known. You can't sit back in zone too much and let a QB slice you up little by little. You can't get away with playing 4 DEs on the DL every snap. You can't vacate the middle of the field and expect to get any stops.

But just about any modern NFL defense (read: NOT the Tampa 2) can be successful with good players.

What I find interesting is the lack of stars on Dallas' defense. Outside of Lawrence, they don't really have superstars.

One rule of thumb I employ is to ignore or push back on anyone who deals in absolutes.

As for that Dallas defense, LVE and Jaylon Smith are becoming two of the best LBs in football. That defense is fast and physical, which is exactly what I think Ballard and Eberflus want.

Jaylon Smith and LVE were both very highly rated, incredibly talented LBs. Smith would've been a Top 10 pick without the injury.

I remember Smith being talked about as a top 5 pick before his injury. It's great he's made it this far after shredding all his knee ligaments. Is he a superstar though? Probably not yet. Maybe at the end of this season. Crawford and Irving both seem like good players too. Their CB1 was a first rounder. They have talent. But they're getting it done without selling out like the Jags did.

The Jags model was never smart or sustainable. Buying the top of the FA class rarely works for long if at all.

And having a shitty QB is not a sustainable way to success in this league.

You might get a year or two year window and if everything falls right, win a SB. TB and Baltimore in their first SB win did it.

But year in and year out, in the current league, you need a QB that can win games, come from behind, make plays and do more than just hand off the ball to a RB.

Aren't the cowboys up against the cap? Lawrence is franchise tagged, they may not be able to do it again next year.

That’s a name that I’m keeping an eye on.

Yeah me too, I know the cowboys have Zeke’s deal coming up and after that Prescott’s. Still if the cap keeps going up.

Nope. $47m under using 2018 cap numbers. It will end up north of $50m. They can re-sign him.

Walk Worthy,

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Texans down, Cowboys still to come.

Marcus Mariota could give the Titans a puncher's chance in the season finale, especially at home in Tennessee.

The Colts had no business losing to the Jaguars, and they have very little business losing to the Giants (the Giants have improved over their last few games, but with the defense and the offensive line having the season's which they have been having, they really need to put them away by at least 7 points.)

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Giants are playing well right now. Barkley is a total stud.

Yes. Glad we have Nelson, but a stud like Barkley would go a long ways for this offense. Maybe we find one next offseason.

I was listening on the radio, and the clor guy was having a great time explaining how the Colts showed 4 man blitz, but 3 linemen dropped and three LB's blitzed.

Not the Dungy D

Here are their FA's next year

Cole Beasley, WR
Cameron Fleming, OT
Randy Gregory, DE
David Irving, DT
DeMarcus Lawrence, DE
Jamize Olawale, FB
Deonte Thompson, WR

I wouldn't mind a shot at Irving. And they have the Cooper, Prescot and Zeke deals coming up the following year.

Has not Irving been hurt most of the year? Websites only have him playing snaps in weeks 6 & 7 of this season.

Walk Worthy,

He has had a high ankle sprain.

Keep in mind, he's in the substance abuse program now and admits to smoking pot regularly (and apparently before games.) that puts him at high risk of getting suspended again:

https://i.imgur.com/FZLJRgS.jpg

He has a point, but it doesn't matter. It's against NFL rules and he has the rest of his life to smoke weed. His time in the NFL is limited and it'll be a lot more limited if he fails a test again.

I completely agree with him that the NFL rule and most states laws are dumb, but they are what they are and risking your career is poor choice and for a team to tie up much cap space in a player who is going to openly flaunt breaking the rules would be stupid as well. Pass.

Playoff update
 

The Colts are much closer to a playoff spot now than I realized and are on the verge of controlling their own destiny, but not quite there

Dolphins lost today.

So tied with Baltimore, Titans for the last spot, but then Pitt is only a half game up on the division/WC race and could be easily overtaken for both.

Play the titans week 17, need to win that one, basically a week 17 playoff game there, lose and you're out.


I believe the Colts just need to :

Win their last two games, puts the Titans out AND

A single loss sometime between now and the end of the season by Pitt OR Baltimore. Then the Colts will be ahead of one of the two of them and the other team will win the division, most likely. (Cleveland still with an outside shot)


Pitt has NE right now and NO next week.

Baltimore has SD next week. And Cleveland, no pushovers now

It is looking good, two winnable games left basically to make the 6th spot.

Playoff update
 

Hopefully he’ll heat pulls out all the stops and cheats in ways we have never seen

The pats beating the Steelers is our biggest help. We will be the 6th seed by the end of the day

How can you say that. Fuck those a holes

Do the math

Its football and Im not doing algebra. Fuck the pats

Then your just a retard

Kraft has ordered his team to lose in a respectable way in order to screw the Colts.

No im a fan fuck the pats. The season takes care of its self.

Pats suck

Maybe I gave you too much credit for being smart.

If the pats win we are the 6th seed. It’s ours to lose. If. It then we need more help from other teams.

Don’t let pride make you stupid

Pats are in regardless. If they lose today it hurts the Colts not the Pats.

The rest of the world will take care of themselves. Fuck the pats

Ok then root for the Steelers to lose. Does that help?

No