** The official Riley’s First Rodeo vs 8 seconds of success Gameday thread**

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

If we didnt have coaches that can mentor young players, then the coaches need to be fired.

Players have as much impact as coaches. In fact, a player at the same position with a HOF resume often have more of an impact. Marvin taught Reggie, who taught TY.

[Lov2fish]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

It’s not even the playoffs in my mind. I’m not sure we would have made it even with Leonard starting.

It’s the fact that we could have had 4 game worth of info on Leonard to evaluate. So would everyone else. We would had a better idea if Leonard is for real or if teams can successfully game plan for him once they get tape on him.

My thoughts exactly. We may have lost all of those games, but it gives you more of a sample size to evaluate what we have. I am still in the boat you sign Jones to a friendly deal knowing we may have something with this kid. Odds are we are going to have to start him the first few games of the year.

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

If we didnt have coaches that can mentor young players, then the coaches need to be fired.

I wonder if Rivers would be interested in being the QB coach next year.

[Hoopsdoc]

Ok there’s a really bad throw.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

It’s not even the playoffs in my mind. I’m not sure we would have made it even with Leonard starting.

It’s the fact that we could have had 4 game worth of info on Leonard to evaluate. So would everyone else. We would had a better idea if Leonard is for real or if teams can successfully game plan for him once they get tape on him.

100% spot on.

What we are seeing is remarkably impressive, but it is just one game. How important it would be to have a 4-5 game file to review and process to assist in decisions for next year.

So shitty. Obviously RL is doing some great things as a result of SS's designs, but it is SS's failure to trust him to do these things which puts us in such a shitty position come 4:15 PM.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by NextManUp

The Texans are sitting Stroud now. How funny would it be if Tennessee rallies and beats the Jags.

Yeah, but not gonna happen with Brandon Weeden in, or whatever the forgettable QB for the Tacks is.

[YDFL Commish]

Quit bitching...it's all speculation on how Riley Leonard would have performed 4 weeks ago. Injured knee and Phillip Rivers influence, not with standing.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Quit bitching...it's all speculation on how Riley Leonard would have performed 4 weeks ago. Injured knee and Phillip Rivers influence, not with standing.

We weren’t winning anything in the playoffs with Rivers even if we had made it. That was obvious. Even Steichen had to have known that.

So why was he signed?

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I made fun of Dam right after we drafted Anthony Richardson, because Dam said that Richardson needed to sit for 2 years ...... Dam was right, and I was wrong.

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Not sure 2 years was needed, but in hindsight it seems obvious that we should have at least sat him to start his rookie year and slowly worked him in.

Although what we all have seem to have forgotten is that AR played much better than expected in his limited time his rookie year. That could have been an aberration, or he could have regressed between his rookie and 2nd year.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Quit bitching ..... .it's all speculation on how Riley Leonard would have performed 4 weeks ago. Injured knee and Phillip Rivers' influence, not withstanding.

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I agree.

I have been a big Riley Leonard supporter since his good showing against the Jaguars last month, and I still am ...... I think that he could at least be the Colts' 2nd-string QB in 2026, maybe even more ...... but I also was a supporter of the move to bring Philip Rivers in, and Rivers actually played well against the 49ers while the Colts' defense and special teams were completely shitting the bed.

It's water-under-the-bridge that needs not be met with outrage.

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