Originally Posted by FatDT (Post 95157)

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.

Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 95234)

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

Originally Posted by FatDT (Post 95157)

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.

Originally Posted by Chromeburn (Post 95689)

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

Originally Posted by VeveJones007 (Post 95983)

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

Originally Posted by Chromeburn (Post 95689)

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

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 89032)

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For the most part I agree with this assertion, with the possible exception of the Cowboys and the Texans. I think that the verdict is still out on them as to whether or not they are good teams (or at least above average teams.)


Other than those 2 games, the Colts have no excuse whatsoever to not win any of the other 6 games that remain on their schedule. I'm not saying that they will win all 6 of them, but simply asserting that they are at least as good (if not better) than those 4 teams that they will be playing in said 6 contests.



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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 94752)

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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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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 96963)

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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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Originally Posted by Dewey 5 (Post 96967)

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

Originally Posted by FatDT (Post 95100)

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.