** The official Grandpa Beer belly vs Flying Fish Gameday Thread**
 

I have no idea how this is gonna go but somehow someway Colts pull of a miracle today

Colts 27
Seahawks 24

Win fir Jim!!

Official elderly grandfather gets mugged in Seattle gameday thread.
 

This is either going to be a solid 14 point loss or a complete blowout. The Seahawks are just too good.

41-14 Seahawks.

It will be interesting to watch regardless.

Took the words out of my mouth. Great title. Football gods owe us big time.

Damn, good title. Someone either delete mine or merge it with this one.

Go Colts.

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS lllllllllll...tt) - 34


SEATTLE SEAHAWKS llllllllllllllllllllllllll..t - .. 23

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In my rat's ass of an opinion, Jonathan Taylor is an MVP-caliber running back ...... and MVP-caliber running backs are capable of running rampant, even if the opposing defense is great, and even if his own quarterback is 44 years-old with the mobility of a wooden chair.

I think that Taylor will have an excellent game today, in spite of the proverbial deck being stacked against him.

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The only way we win this game, is if the defense can get Darnold to revert into the pumpkin he once was. Meaning,,, pressure and confusion.

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Take heart, Mr. Rivers ...... here's a couple of older veterans who didn't do too badly in the 1970's.

In 1974, at the age of 40, Jurgensen won his 3rd NFL passing crown




https://quarterbackconnection.com/wp...Jorgensonn.jpg

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The crystal ball is in the shop for repairs so here goes.

This game and all others moving forward are essentially playoff games barring a collapse by our nearest competitors for the 4th or 7th seed. Rivers has a Herculean task ahead of him but I’m oddly comfortable with him squeaking out a win if we can manage a pass rush that produces sacks and turnovers. That said, I see one of two outcomes.
Defense comes alive and essentially wins this game for us. Colts 17-14
Taylor plays lights out while Rivers is efficient along with solid D. Colts 23 -17.
Either way the D needs to bring it for us to win. Unless we get some unexpected defensive or special teams score or some incredibly short fields I can’t see them generating more than a modest score. I’m sure check-downs will be a big part of the game plan so I pray Rivers doesn’t telegraph those balls. We could see a pick six real quick if Rivers can’t look off those corners. Rivers was a master of play-action if given just a little time. I wouldn’t expect it, but if he shows out it will be a product of play-action off of good protection.

A- on the title


well done

Colts will get destroyed today.


the colts defense is garbage and the offense is going to struggle a lot.


looking forward to it though

My favorite game by Kilmer came in 78’. 😉

Well folks... I feel better seeing the positive thoughts here so I no longer feel alone in that sense.

I also think we pull this one out of our arses 24-21 with JT and the Defense stepping up.... There... I said it and I am only starting to get my drink on given its late afternoon in these parts. :-)


Gawd I hope I am right on this one...:eek:

In 1972 I think he had the same injury as Daniel Jones

The Seahawks will shut Taylor down and sit on all the short routes. Rivers doesn’t have the arm to throw the ball deep.

This is going to be a blood bath.

The problem with this is that our pass rush, especially with Defo out, isn't capable of doing this. Unless something crazy happens SEA should win in a blowout, and if/when they do my BetMGM account will look much better.

It would have been easier with Ward and Gardner on the field.

It would have been interesting to see Anthony Richardson take the field. He might have answered questions about his mechanics and professionalism. Unfortunately, in a cruelly humorous twist of fate, people who claimed that he could get injured while soaking in a hot tub were proven right.

My positive post for the day....I like pizza and ice cream! Go Colts! Go Grandpa!

Hopefully grampa doesn’t get cracked in 1/2 today
This is one of those 5% games, but ya never know

Stephen Holder just reported… Rivers left earlier then the team bus to go to the stadium and go over the play sheet and get on the field. Gave the team speech lastnight and told the team “Why not us”

Without question one of the craziest personnel developments in the history of the NFL. I just cannot get my head around any way this goes well. Box stacked, Steichen losing patience and asking Rivers to wing it- no way this can be a positive outcome. We lose by at least 3 TD's today.

Let er’ rip!

Lol

If the football gods look down on us and somehow grant a miracle and we win and eventually make the playoffs ( a huge if I get it) this could be interesting. That would mean Rivers is not horrible and adding (possibly) Buckner, Gardner and Ward to any defense could change it immensely. Just dreaming while I still can.

When Rivers retired I wanted him to come back for one more season.
I guess he got the memo late.

River biggest problem, besides being old and slow, is that the offensive line won’t be able to give him time.

This is going to be one ugly game and won’t be much fun to watch after the first quarter.

37-10.

Fucking solid title.

I hope for the best, but I am a realist. The last 4-5 weeks the O-Line has regressed and made a mobile QB move more than needed. They are gonna get O'Man Rivers murdered.

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Monday Night Football, Bert Jones returned to the Colts to lead the team to a victory to keep their dim playoff hopes alive.

I was in 8th grade at the time. I remember Mike Curtis was playing in his final season for the Redskins. Curtis wanted to hit Bert when Bert slid feet-first near the sidelines just before halftime, but Bert's feet prevented him from doing so.

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My guess is a lot of 12 personnel. More guys to protect and Rivers loves TE's

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In 2010, I remember a game in which the announcers pointed out that the Colts were keeping at least 7 men in to block on almost every pass-play from scrimmage for the entire game, emphasizing protecting Peyton Manning above all else.

I suspect similar strategy today for Philips Rivers.

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The Patriots kicked a field goal early in the 3rd quarter, putting them up by a score of 24-7 on the Bills.

The Bills now lead that game by a score of 28-24.

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I watched Tom Matte in 1965 (he was a halfback) quarterback a Baltimore Colts team (Unitas and his backup Cuozzo were injured) to a victory over the Lombardi/Starr Green Bay Packers only to have the fucking refs miss a field goal call and give the damn game to the Packers (Sport Illustrated-a thing we called a magazine that came out weekly-had multiple shots of the blown call). It was a playoff game

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As a direct result of that play, both the NFL and the AFL raised the uprights of the goalposts from 10 feet to 20 feet the very next season.

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Bills up 4, with the ball 5:00 and change to go

Cheats force a 3 and out. Less than 3:00 to go.

Spike that ball right in Vrabel's face!

Wow....Mahomes is down!:eek:

Mahomo's knee hurt on drive to try to tie/win. Minshew is in. Does not look good. Hyperextended, or worse

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And in comes our old friend, Gardner Minshew.

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Minshew looks better then Mahomo did all game