quick thoughts on the donkeys

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Leadership and discipline…for most teams, those attributes flow from the Quarterback position. The Colt’s problem is that Richardson simply doesn’t yet have the experience or the skill set he needs to operate at an elite level. Personally, I think that, given time, reps, and coaching, his ceiling is high. But, 14 games as a starter is simply not enough.

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I would like to point out something that l YDFL Commish l said in direct response to this point.

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Do you know why it is that the Manning led teams didn't have this problem ???

It wasn't Irsay, it wasn't Dungy, it wasn't Polian. It was Manning himself, he was the de facto entire organization. It was PM's way or the eventual highway.

Luck, although a lot nicer about it and more political was much the same, as was Rivers. There is not one leader of men on this entire team.

What identity does the current version of the Colts have? Nothing, because they stand for nothing and are nothing in the eyes of the NFL. Only transcendent players can change that.

Maybe there is a transcendent coach out there that can, but I can't name him.

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1999 - 2010: lllllllll.. The Colts had leadership, with Peyton Manning.

2011: ))t,lllllllllllllllllllllllll. The Colts did not have leadership.

2012 - 2016: )lllllllll. The Colts had leadership, with Andrew Luck.

2017: )))tlllllllllllllllllllllllll. The Colts did not have leadership.

2018: )))tlllllllllllllllllllllllll. The Colts had leadership, with Andrew Luck.

2019: )))tlllllllllllllllllllllllll. The Colts did not have leadership.

2020: )))tlllllllllllllllllllllllll. The Colts had leadership, with Philip Rivers.

2021 - 2024: )tlllllllll The Colts did not have leadership. ) *



* ) In regard to the disastrous 2022 season, I thought that it was a minor miracle that Matt Ryan had the Colts with a record of 4-5-1 after 9 games with that atrocious line blocking for him. That offensive line was nothing short of awful that year, with only a modest improvement in the final few games of the season ...... in fact, if Philip Rivers had had that same terrible offensive line "protecting" him, I think that that 2020 solid, playoff season would have resembled the disastrous 2022 season. Philip Rivers had the mobility of a statute at that point in his career, and there is almost no way that he would have survived that season without getting killed, let alone led the team to an 11-5 record and a playoff berth. Philip Rivers had one of the best offensive lines in all of football blocking for him, which is the complete opposite of the line that Matt Ryan had "blocking" for him. I believe that if Matt Ryan had had Philip Rivers' elite offensive line blocking for him, the Colts likely would have had a record of about 11-6, just like it was when Philip Rivers was here in 2020.

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