2011 NFL Thread: The Lazarus Season - Part 8

[Immortalfire]

I know the Lions went 0-16 not long ago, but the Colts look even worse.

 

[SpideyInATree]

I don't know. The Colts are driving pretty good right now. I mean...the Texans are the one with the 10-4 record and it's still only 13 to 9. Colts down to the ten yard line right now.

This turned out to be a game now. The Colts defense has basically kept them in this game.

 

[steintym]

One point game, Colts D has been looking pretty good.

 

[SpideyInATree]

That was just a brutal hit! Man I thought he killed the WR.

 

[steintym]

Ha! I guess when you're having a horrible year deflected passes get caught and go for first downs. This one is getting close to being over.

 

[SpideyInATree]

That was such a bad break for the Colts. If the Colts drive for a TD it'll be a miracle.

 

[steintym]

Here comes Peyton Orlovsky!

 

[Donut]

I am glad that I picked the Colts in Pick'em

 

[SpideyInATree]

Wow. I can't believe that. The Texans pretty much gave them that TD with all those penalties. That was freakin' nuts.

 

[steintym]

See!!!! If the Colts would have started Orlovsky all along can you imagine what their win total might have been? 3? 4?



In all seriousness, turned out to be kind of a fun game.

 

[SpideyInATree]

Yeah, lots of brutal hits in this game too. And that loss helps the Steelers very much. t:

 

[Matt]

Just when it looks like the Colts will get the hottest NFL prospect since John Elway, Jim Caldwell and his team prove that they can't even lose properly!


So now the question is, if you're the Vikings, do you suck for Luck or trust Christian Ponder? What if the Rams get it? Neither of their last two games will be easy. They'll probably lose out. if the Vikings win, it goes to the Rams. They have Bradford. They will probably deal the number one pick (i.e. Andrew Luck). Miami could get luck after all if they can work out a trade with St. Louis. Seattle is another possibility to deal with the Rams (though I doubt that the Rams would give Luck to a division rival).

 

[Hound55]

I'd be more likely to trust in Ponder as the Vikings GM than Bradford as the Rams GM...

But then, that might just be me.

 

[jacobed]

If I were the Vikings, I'd suck for Luck but then trade that draft pick to another team. The report yesterday saying there are some teams will to trade 3 first round picks just for Luck.

 

[Poeman]

Just when it looks like the Colts will get the hottest NFL prospect since John Elway, Jim Caldwell and his team prove that they can't even lose properly!


So now the question is, if you're the Vikings, do you suck for Luck or trust Christian Ponder? What if the Rams get it? Neither of their last two games will be easy. They'll probably lose out. if the Vikings win, it goes to the Rams. They have Bradford. They will probably deal the number one pick (i.e. Andrew Luck). Miami could get luck after all if they can work out a trade with St. Louis. Seattle is another possibility to deal with the Rams (though I doubt that the Rams would give Luck to a division rival).

Vikings fans will tell you that they want luck so bad that they could careless for ponder

 

[KalMart]

As a Giants fan...I'm once again caught between the humiliation of lousy play, and trying to keep a chin up to make the playoffs. A strange season thus far with some big highs and some absolutely confounding lows. they play better against the better teams, and lose head-scratchers against the bad ones. Just an screwball season thus far.

 

[enterthemadness]

Just when it looks like the Colts will get the hottest NFL prospect since John Elway, Jim Caldwell and his team prove that they can't even lose properly!


So now the question is, if you're the Vikings, do you suck for Luck or trust Christian Ponder? What if the Rams get it? Neither of their last two games will be easy. They'll probably lose out. if the Vikings win, it goes to the Rams. They have Bradford. They will probably deal the number one pick (i.e. Andrew Luck). Miami could get luck after all if they can work out a trade with St. Louis. Seattle is another possibility to deal with the Rams (though I doubt that the Rams would give Luck to a division rival).

Good for the Colts...no seriously, good for them, just not long term.

...be interesting to see who drafts Luck now...

 

[Raiden]

Just when it looks like the Colts will get the hottest NFL prospect since John Elway, Jim Caldwell and his team prove that they can't even lose properly!


So now the question is, if you're the Vikings, do you suck for Luck or trust Christian Ponder? What if the Rams get it? Neither of their last two games will be easy. They'll probably lose out. if the Vikings win, it goes to the Rams. They have Bradford. They will probably deal the number one pick (i.e. Andrew Luck). Miami could get luck after all if they can work out a trade with St. Louis. Seattle is another possibility to deal with the Rams (though I doubt that the Rams would give Luck to a division rival).

What I'd like to know is, are the Colts winning because they are confident that they can land Luck no matter what, or are they actually finding out that Manning may be healthy enough to start next season, so they're having second thoughts about drafting Luck?

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

Matt Barkley just held a ****ing press conference to say he's staying another year. A ****ing press conference.

I heard Rich Eisen on radio this morning speculating he may announce he's staying. I was like, "Yeah, no way he'd hold a press conference just to say he's sticking around another season".

I too am surprised...the only press conferences that get called in these situations is when they announce they're declaring for the pros. Weird.

Didnt Andrew Luck do the very same thing last year?

 

[Holiday]

Nope, he released a statement. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=5995754

 

[Immortalfire]

Didnt Andrew Luck do the very same thing last year?

I don't recall. I just remember reading about it.

 

[Matt]

Luck doesn't want to sit behind Manning, apparently because after last week, the Colts have the weaker schedule and are thus still the number one pick.

 

[Immortalfire]

Jim Irsay seems convinced that Manning will play next season.

 

[Hush]

I'd be more likely to trust in Ponder as the Vikings GM than Bradford as the Rams GM...

But then, that might just be me.

It is, this is just a sophomore slump for Bradford. I for one hope we trade that pick for 4 first rounders and draft Blackmon and 3 other NEEDS. Our O-Line is over paid and under talented and McDaniels offense showed that this season. We don't need Luck when we have $70 million tied up in Bradford.

 

[SpideyInATree]

What I'd like to know is, are the Colts winning because they are confident that they can land Luck no matter what, or are they actually finding out that Manning may be healthy enough to start next season, so they're having second thoughts about drafting Luck?

Watching the game last night a lot of the people on the NFL Network seem to think that the Colts organization wants to keep Manning on the team.