The AFC South, 2024 Season

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I don't get the angst about not making a trade for a guy to get us over the top, when so many say we have a shit roster. Which is it? Are we a player away from the SB, or has Ballard put together a shit roster? If it is a shit roster, why would we add a player who would just make us slightly more of a mid team?

Maybe I haven't explained myself well. Either shit or get off the pot! We have no idea of the direction of this franchise, because Ballard continues to sit on the fence.

WTF are we trying to do. Are we trying to make the playoffs? Are we trying to win the division? Are we developing a young nucleus for the future? Are we selling off assets to rebuild for a new future?

It seems to me that we are doing none of those things...and if we are they aren't being communicated...and we are not doing any of them well. We are just languishing in mediocrity and giving the fans nothing to hope for.

Ballard has not committed to a single strategy for making this team a serious contender, either now or in the future.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Maybe I haven't explained myself well. Either shit or get off the pot! We have no idea of the direction of this franchise, because Ballard continues to sit on the fence.

WTF are we trying to do. Are we trying to make the playoffs? Are we trying to win the division? Are we developing a young nucleus for the future? Are we selling off assets to rebuild for a new future?

It seems to me that we are doing none of those things...and if we are they aren't being communicated...and we are not doing any of them well. We are just languishing in mediocrity and giving the fans nothing to hope for.

Ballard has not committed to a single strategy for making this team a serious contender, either now or in the future.

Most of us are perplexed about the direction, because we were told AR was a project that needed to play to develop, and then they pulled the plug. The problem is that we do not know who made the decision. Shane might have done it to save his job, but that seems unlikely, as Ballard and Irsay would have to be on board with it. Ballard might have done it, but that seems even less likely, as his success rises or falls with the success of AR. That leaves Irsay, who we know to be a wild card. Not Jerry Jones level, but a wild card.

[apballin]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Most of us are perplexed about the direction, because we were told AR was a project that needed to play to develop, and then they pulled the plug. The problem is that we do not know who made the decision. Shane might have done it to save his job, but that seems unlikely, as Ballard and Irsay would have to be on board with it. Ballard might have done it, but that seems even less likely, as his success rises or falls with the success of AR. That leaves Irsay, who we know to be a wild card. Not Jerry Jones level, but a wild card.

After seeing what O Connell said to AR after the game I absolutely believe this was 100% Irsays call

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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(vs. VIKINGS, 11/03)


The Colts blew a golden opportunity to pick up a full game on the Texans, who had lost to the Jets.

The Vikings continually tried to hand the game to the Colts, and the Colts continually said, "No thank you" each and every time ...... it wasn't so much that the Vikings were good, but more so that the Vikings were mediocre and the Colts were bad.



As Yogi Berra once said, it's getting late early in the 2024 season for the Indianapolis Colts.

o

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(1 WEEK LATER)


Jared Goff threw 5 INT's, and the Lions trailed the Texans by a score of 23-7 at halftime ...... and then they came storming back to score 19 unanswered points to beat the Texans by a score of 26-23. )


Unfortunately, the Colts also lost to the Bills, keeping them 2 and-a-half games behind the Texans in the AFC South division.

o

[Colts And Orioles]

o


(NOVEMBER 17th)


The Colts beat the Jets.

The Texans play the Dak Prescott-less Cowboys on Monday Night Football.

o

[Colts And Orioles]

o


Cue the sarcastic jokes ...... "Yeah, the Colts can shock the world and lose to the Lions by more than 50 points ...... yuk yuk."


I believe that the Colts can shock the world, and beat the Lions ...... or at least shock the North American countries that pay attention to the NFL.




Can the Colts Shock the World Against the Lions ???

(By Kurt Breidenstein)

https://www.thebluestable.com/previe...nst-the-lions/

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[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Cue the sarcastic jokes ...... "Yeah, the Colts can shock the world and lose to the Lions by more than 50 points ...... yuk yuk."


I believe that the Colts can shock the world, and beat the Lions ...... or at least shock the North American countries that pay attention to the NFL.




Can the Colts Shock the World Against the Lions ???

(By Kurt Breidenstein)

https://www.thebluestable.com/previe...nst-the-lions/

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Steichen will chase points early, as he always does. If it pays off and we can somehow get a bunch over turnovers, then anything is possible.

[Colts And Orioles]

o


Were there this many enthusiastic Lions fans at Lucas Oil Stadium in 2016, the last time that they came to Indianapolis ???



https://x.com/CameronWolfe/status/18...76551598007%2F



Regardless, all that the Colts can do is lick their wounds, heal their hurt pride, and win their last 5 games of the season to vault themselves into a playoff berth.

o

[Colts And Orioles]

o


Levis Throws 2 TD Passes to Help Titans Outlast Texans 32-27

(Associated Press)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671858

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[Colts And Orioles]

o


(DECEMBER 1st)


The Colts barely beat the Patriots.

The Texans barely beat the Jaguars ...... even though they cheap-shotted l Trevor Lawrence l out of the game in the 2nd quarter ...... l Mac Jones l led the Jaguars to two 4th-quarter TD's, but the Jaguars still came up on the short end of a 23-20 finale.

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