Old man Phil

[CletusPyle]

Originally Posted by Puck

You are just reaching to blame Ballard for anything this yr. This is a very good team at almost all levels. LB is the weakest area. Without all the injuries (not Ballards fault). Our secondary would be one of the tops in the league. (Dont't forget Walley). But we lost Ward to a freak injury and Sauce to another one. One is done for the yr and the other is still hopeful.

DL has been down with out Buck. (not Ballards fault). Bur he went out and got Wormly who has been a pleasant surprise in limited snaps.

DJ has been playing on a broken freakin leg for his last 3 games (arguably the hardest stretch )against KC Houston and JAX those teams only combined for 1 sack, so the Oline is getting back to a top team.

We have one of the best TE's in the league and the best RB in the league. Ballard drafted them. Everyone wanted Pierce gone after one yr and look at him now. Tops in separation and tops in yds per catch. Will that be taken away with Phil? We will see.

For all those saying they should have had a plan for backup QB, Who could have predicted AR would get fucked up by a piece of training equipment??

Was the Rivers thing a last second hail mary? Possibly, How do you know that Rivers wasn’t the back up plan all along? They are in constant communication. Rivers was never going to come here and sit the bench behind DJ. IMO for a few reasons. He's and alpha and not a back up. Also it would have put pressure on DJ if he didn't perform well. So he told Shane call me if you need me. Its been said that for the last few yrs he has stayed in shape to help a team make it in the playoffs. Yea this summer he thought it was over, But after DJ went down Phil was watching and thought to himself. Is Shane gonna call?

How else could it be explained that DJ gets hurt and he very next day Phil is in Indy and worked out and signed on Tuesday?

You mentioned the schedule. Most of us would agree that the Colts were hosed by the refs in the Chiefs game, Houston, as well as against Jaggoffs. We could easily be 10-2 We got outplayed by Steelers. Every team has one of those games. Yea some mistakes by Shane for sure. But we really could've been 10-2 and that is not a stretch. We were in every game Except the Steelers.

Anyway. Why do some of you even watch the Colts if you hate so much about it? Do you not think that even if Rivers is rusty, and plays bad. It's gonna be fun to watch? I can honestly say I never expected us to be 7-1 and the #1 seed. Then shit piled up.

I am excited to see Uncle Phil. Should be must watch TV. Hell the league is excited. My Bet is most of us didn't expect to be playing for something this late in the season.

All the negativity is one reason I am not on here. It's a place to vent, sure, but not constantly

If you were on here during the games for more than 10 minutes you would know I am not always negative....just fed up with a mediocre team for nearly a decade and a GM that is never held accountable!

[Puck]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

If you were on here during the games for more than 10 minutes you would know I am not always negative....just fed up with a mediocre team for nearly a decade and a GM that is never held accountable!

Fair enough and that wasn't only directed at you. It was to everyone. I don't expect everyone to wear the blue glasses, But. vent and move on. Nothing anyone can do about it and As long as Carlie is good with it, her decision is the only one that matters.

I don't know about the rest of you, but this season has been fun. Although I was about done with the NFL after the refs in the Chiefs game and the Houston game.

Something has to be done about it.

[Puck]

Jack Doyle on Uncle Phil

https://x.com/Colts/status/1999195243397202111?s=20

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

Did Leonard lose to the Steelers, Chiefs, and Texans.....we are already the laughing stock of the league! Using your theory, Jones ruptured achilles is the best thing that could have happened for Ballard, because the team was losing to better teams before that happened. Ballard has had 8 years and it is the same shit every year and the same excuse makers defend him every season.

I'll throw this in to, if Leonard wasn't good enough to backup an injured Jones, why didn't they upgrade the position early on? Stroud goes down for 3 games and Davis Mills steps in and wins all 3 games, that is a prepared team!

They lost to the defending AFC champions and the Texans by a combined 7 points, and they did it with a Quarterback playing on a broken leg.

As far as a failure to upgrade the position in case of an injury, how soon do we forget Anthony Richardson. He was plan B, the guy who was supposed to step in if anything happened to Jones.

[dwilli57]

https://www.espn.com/olympics/skiing...nhill-win-2018

Lindsey Vonn came out of a 5 year retirement and won her first World Cup Downhill since 2018. She's not 44 years old like Uncle Phil but she is 41. Not saying PR will take us anywhere but maybe there's something to be said of aged.

[albany ed]

I think it will be fun to find out what he has in the tank. And, this team is going no where without someone in that position that can lead them. Be it Leonard or Rivers behind center, I'll be watching and I'll be cheering for a W. Is there any other option for a loyal fan?

[CletusPyle]

Originally Posted by Kray007

As far as a failure to upgrade the position in case of an injury, how soon do we forget Anthony Richardson. He was plan B, the guy who was supposed to step in if anything happened to Jones.

That guy hasn't been available all season, the fact that Jones had a hairline fracture in his leg is even more reason to have a better backup available if you believe Riley couldn't do it! I personally believe Riley is better than he is given credit for, certainly a better option than a 44 year old out of shape former player, regardless of how good he might have been.

I hope I'm wrong and Rivers shocks the world and common sense and does great....but I think it is really just a novelty act and a slap in the face to Riley Leonard!

By the way, I suppose this post will be considered negativity, I was perfectly willing to never mention Rivers or Ballard again, but you chose to keep piling on so I will continue to defend my position!

[Oldcolt]

People root for teams differently. Some of us are always negative, some of us are pollyanna types that always see the positive. The truth probably is somewhere in-between. But getting on someone for being negative who has spent the last 10 years (for me it is over 60 fucking years) following this mediocre shit show is a little much to me. Bitch all you want, if I disagree it gives me someone and something to argue about and with, which is one of the reasons I come here. I, and this is today, think Ballard is great at his job except he is horrible at scouting pass rushers and quarterbacks-unfortunately the two most important positions in football. Not sure if that can ever be worked around, maybe if you just get lucky. I like Steichen. He produces wins with no pass rush and the best QB he has ever had was having a career year with him (seems to happen quite often) but I want to point out that a career year with Jones made him into an average QB. Nobody keeps repeating career years.

[albany ed]

Keep your expectations low, but your hopes high and hang on, it's bound to be a bumpy ride.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

People root for teams differently. Some of us are always negative, some of us are pollyanna types that always see the positive. The truth probably is somewhere in-between. But getting on someone for being negative who has spent the last 10 years (for me it is over 60 fucking years) following this mediocre shit show is a little much to me. Bitch all you want, if I disagree it gives me someone and something to argue about and with, which is one of the reasons I come here. I, and this is today, think Ballard is great at his job except he is horrible at scouting pass rushers and quarterbacks-unfortunately the two most important positions in football. Not sure if that can ever be worked around, maybe if you just get lucky. I like Steichen. He produces wins with no pass rush and the best QB he has ever had was having a career year with him (seems to happen quite often), l but I want to point out that a career year with Jones made him into an average QB. Nobody keeps repeating career years.

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Jim Plunkett was thought of as a loser after 7 seasons of futility while QB-ing bad teams on the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers from 1971 through 1977. After being out of football for 2 seasons, he came back with the Raiders and resurrected his career behind one of the best offensive lines in the history of professional football. He won a Super Bowl in 1980, won another Super Bowl in 1983, and led the Raiders to an 8-1 record in 1982 before they were upset by the Jets in the 2nd round of the playoffs.

Plunkett's record as a starter with the Patriots and the 49ers between 1971 and 1977 was 34-53.

Plunkett's record as a starter with the Raiders between 1980 and 1984 was 34-12.


The Colts were 8-2 this season before Daniel Jones hurt his leg, and he was ranked #4 in the NFL in passer rating at that point. They lost the last 2 games that he played entirely by a very close margin while his mobility, which is a big part of his game for exponential reasons, was severely hampered. Presuming that Jones is necessarily now average based largely on his 6 seasons playing with bad New York Giants teams and 1 season playing with the Colts is as faulty as saying that Jim Plunket had a career year in 1980, and therefore could not continue at that success rate, which he clearly dd.

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