Old man Phil

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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(vs. SEAHAWKS, 12/14)


My initial feeling was that after today the Colts should go with Riley Leonard, but not anymore ...... after starting the game going 3-for-8, Philip Rivers went 15-for-19, and that includes when he intentionally threw the ball away several times.

In my rat's ass of an opinion, Rivers is the guy that we ought have in there going forward for the rest of the season.

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I would like to see a platoon system.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I would like to see a platoon system.

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That might be a good idea, and it might be just what they do.

In the game thread, I said that I thought that the Colts might be intending to start Leonard in the final 2 intra-division games against the Jaguars and the Texans, and that the reason why they wanted Rivers to play today was for him to get one full game of experience under his belt in case Leonard got hurt in those games ...... now Rivers has that one full game of experience under his belt, so he will be ready to get back out there if we go with Riley, and Riley gets injured.

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[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I would like to see a platoon system.

I would like to see some results adding up to wins. I don't give a fuck how they do it.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Lov2fish

A guy who can't roll out, scramble or even run one yard? Can't avoid a sack, and definitely not a QB sneak in him anywhere. Can't throw over 15 yards without it looking like a hanging knuckle ball. Ya, lets fucking do that.

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The chances that Riley Leonard would have given the Colts a better chance to win today's game is 50/50 ...... he's much younger than Rivers, he's much more mobile than Rivers, and he has much more arm-strength than Rivers ...... but I doubt that he would have been able to complete 15-out-of-his-last-19 passes like Rivers did today, including 2 incompletions that were intentional.

Leonard played well last week, but he's still a total wildcard ....... he may wind up being a good starting quarterback in the NFL, he may wind up being a good 2nd-string quarterback in the NFL, or he could wind up sucking with hardly any NFL career at all.

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[Lov2fish]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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The chances that Riley Leonard would have given the Colts a better chance to win today's game is 50/50 ...... he's much younger than Rivers, he's much more mobile than Rivers, and he has much more arm-strength than Rivers ...... but I doubt that he would have been able to complete 15-out-of-his-last-19 passes like Rivers did today, including 2 incompletions that were intentional.

Leonard played well last week, but he's still a total wildcard ....... he may wind up being a good starting quarterback in the NFL, he may wind up being a good 2nd-string quarterback in the NFL, or he could wind up sucking with hardly any NFL career at all.

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We ain't gonna find out when we keep running people like Rivers out there. Look, he was a good QB. The key part of that is "WAS" It ain't there, and its not going to get better. This team is the king of parlor tricks. I doubt this will be the last one. It is who we are.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by Lov2fish

We ain't gonna find out when we keep running people like Rivers out there. Look, he was a good QB. The key part of that is "WAS" It ain't there, and its not going to get better. This team is the king of parlor tricks. I doubt this will be the last one. It is who we are.

Rivers completed 18 passes for a whopping 120 yards. That ain’t gonna cut it.

[Lov2fish]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Rivers completed 18 passes for a whopping 120 yards. That ain’t gonna cut it.

If he was remotely close to the Rivers we had 5 years ago I would have been all in on the idea. I am no GM, or coach and my mediocre high school career doesn't make me qualified to judge personnel moves, but this had failure written all over it before it ever actually happened. Hopefully Rivers watches film tomorrow and understands what a bad idea it was. Its a blackeye on his outstanding resume as an NFL QB.

[CletusPyle]

Has anybody else heard the theory that Rivers came back because he didn't think he would get in the HOF on a first vote over Eli, and that unless Stafford retires this season he feels he would be the best QB in 5 years?

[sherck]

After having seen what Old Man Rivers has left in the tank, I think opposing defenses in our last three games, all of which are solid to good, are going to throttle the heck out of the run game and short passing game and dare him to throw it over 20 yards in the air.....

....which, when he did, were complete rainbows ready for interception.

While I was entertained yesterday with an almost win in a game I felt like we should lose by 21, OMR is not going to get us to the playoffs and if by some miracle we back in, will not win us a playoff game. His game is just too limited at this point in his career.

On that note, HATS OFF to the Colts defense. They played a heck of a good game yesterday minus some of their playmakers (Buck, Sauce, Ward). It was a HECK of a performance.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by sherck

After having seen what Old Man Rivers has left in the tank, I think opposing defenses in our last three games, all of which are solid to good, are going to throttle the heck out of the run game and short passing game and dare him to throw it over 20 yards in the air ..... which, when he did, were complete rainbows ready for interception.

While I was entertained yesterday with an almost win in a game I felt like we should lose by 21, OMR is not going to get us to the playoffs and if by some miracle we back in, will not win us a playoff game. His game is just too limited at this point in his career.

On that note, HATS OFF to the Colts defense. They played a heck of a good game yesterday minus some of their playmakers (Buck, Sauce, Ward). It was a HECK of a performance.

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After further introspection, you're probably right.

We probably caught lightning-in-a-bottle with Philip Rivers yesterday, and that is probably the best that we'll see of him if he continues to play.

I initially said that I think that we should continue to play Philip Rivers for the last 3 games of the season, but I think that that would be a mistake ...... Riley Leonard, as inexperienced as he is, is very likely our best shot at winning any more games this season.

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