Please Cut Specs

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

I don’t fault Frank for trying to improve his position for the kick. You could make a convincing argument that he did so BECAUSE he doesn’t have much faith in specs.

Bitch about the play call sure but I won’t fault the intent.

We need a kicker who can make a 42 yard field goal.

A 33 yarder straight down the middle is an uncontested layup for one of the 32 best FG kickers in the world. If Specs isn't good enough to do that then Frank needs to tell Ballard to bring in someone who can.

Edit: and Reich should have done it before the season started and it cost us a win.

[Spike]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

A 33 yarder straight down the middle is an uncontested layup for one of the 32 best FG kickers in the world. If Specs isn't good enough to do that then Frank needs to tell Ballard to bring in someone who can.

Edit: and Reich should have done it before the season started and it cost us a win.

Ballard should already know that. He watches the same games we do. Ballard is not without blame here.

Damn, as I type this Succop misses a 36 yard field goal. The Tits kicker missed a game winning field goal too. Like Racehorse mentioned, it seems to be a league wide problem outside of about 5 kickers.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Spike

Ballard should already know that. He watches the same games we do. Ballard is not without blame here.

Damn, as I type this Succop misses a 36 yard field goal. The Tits kicker missed a game winning field goal too. Like Racehorse mentioned, it seems to be a league wide problem outside of about 5 kickers.

Maybe, but Ballard does seem to get hard ons for some players: Banaogu, Campbell, and apparently Blankenship. Reich should check him on that.

[Spike]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Maybe, but Ballard does seem to get hard ons for some players: Banaogu, Campbell, and apparently Blankenship. Reich should check him on that.

If Ballard has a hard on for Blankenship, then he needs to go too. Reich may be afraid of Ballard though.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Spike

If Ballard has a hard on for Blankenship, then he needs to go too. Reich may be afraid of Ballard though.

Ballard probably does considering he let Badgley walk and only brought in another PS guy to compete w/ Specs. Either way it's a big fucking issue when your coaching staff doesn't trust their FG kicker to hit a 33 yarder, which is what happened today

[Spike]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Ballard probably does considering he let Badgley back and only brought in another PS guy to compete w/ Specs. Either way it's a big fucking issue when your coaching staff doesn't trust their FG kicker to hit a 33 yarder, which is what happened today

Yep, I agree.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1569416108817391625

Asked repeatedly about the Colts' kicking situation, Frank Reich doesn't exactly give PK Rodrigo Blankenship a vote of confidence. He deferred most questions. It seems at the very least that the team will work out some kickers. A move could be coming. We'll see.

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1569416410727677952

Reich: "Guy had a bad day, does he have the confidence to bounce back? Do we have the patience for him to bounce back? Those are all of the things you work through."

In the past, Reich **almost always** gives his players a vote of confidence.

Colts can't keep ignoring this issue.

https://twitter.com/zkeefer/status/1569413917356560386

More roster evaluation coming later this evening in meeting between Reich and GM Chris Ballard.