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ChoppedWood 01-04-2026 02:54 PM

Did you see Latu decide to completely alter the trajectory of his body pretty much in defiance with the laws of physics, flailing himself through the air in a cartwheel like manner completely rendering him useless on the play?

Yeah, you aren't alone in not seeing that because the referees didn't see it either...


Zeebras are a fucking joke.

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 02:58 PM

lol.

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 02:59 PM

That’s more like what I thought Leonard would look like.

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:01 PM

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I can't believe that the Colts' defense gave up a TD just now ...... the Texans drove all the way from the 2-yardline to the goal-line on that one.

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IndyNorm 01-04-2026 03:01 PM

Well, much like the season it was fun while it lasted :cool:

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:01 PM

I’ll be interested in seeing how Leonard responds. The good ones put the bad plays behind them.

Let’s see what the kid has.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340524)
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Cam Ward is out for the game ...... the Titans' slim chances of winning this game are now even slimmer.

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Who cares?

IndyNorm 01-04-2026 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340527)
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I can't believe that the Colts' defense gave up a TD just now ...... the Texans drove all the way from the 2-yardline to the goal-line on that one.

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To be fair they were god awful on the Texans' prior TD drive.

apballin 01-04-2026 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 340526)
That’s more like what I thought Leonard would look like.

That’s what any QB on our roster would look like without Jonathan Taylor

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:06 PM

Now THAT shit pisses me off. Fuck you Pittman. Leonard made a perfect throw there. Help the poor kid out

God DAMNIT.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:06 PM

Damn Pittman?

IndyNorm 01-04-2026 03:06 PM

Is JT hurt, or did we decide to not risk him in this meaningless loss?

apballin 01-04-2026 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm (Post 340536)
Is JT hurt, or did we decide to not risk him in this meaningless loss?

Take Pittman out too

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by IndyNorm (Post 340531)



To be fair they were god awful on the Texans' prior TD drive.




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They were pretty good the Texans' first 2 drives ...... the Colts, being the team that is riding the 6-game losing streak that they are currently on, are finding ways to make sure that any modest semblance of success gets undermined.

It's now 20-10 Texans, and there's another punt after a dropped ball by Pittman.

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albany ed 01-04-2026 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 340535)
Damn Pittman?

I call that a 29 million dollar drop

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 340539)
I call that a 29 million dollar drop

That’s freaking INFURIATING.

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 340530)



Who cares ???




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I cared at that time (about 20 minutes ago), because the Colts were winning this game, and I was hoping that the Colts pulling off a win would prevent the Texans from winning the division (coupled with a Titans upset of the Jaguars) ...... it would be a very small measure of salvation to a ruined season.

Now that the Colts have shot themselves in the foot several times already since I made that post (the worst thing that an underdog can do when they are trying to pull off an upset), it may wind up being a moot point.

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Spike 01-04-2026 03:21 PM

Leonard is looking pretty damn good for his first start.

Thorgrim 01-04-2026 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340545)
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I cared at that time (about 20 minutes ago), because the Colts were winning this game, and I was hoping that the Colts pulling off a win would prevent the Texans from winning the division (coupled with a Titans upset of the Jaguars) ...... it would be a very small measure of salvation to a ruined season.

Now that the Colts have shot themselves in the foot several times already since I made that post (the worst thing that an underdog can do when they are trying to pull off an upset), it may wind up being a moot point.

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Don’t you hate it when a season has been reduced to just hoping that the teams we hate get beat? Man I hate the Jags.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340545)
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I cared at that time (about 20 minutes ago), because the Colts were winning this game, and I was hoping that the Colts pulling off a win would prevent the Texans from winning the division (coupled with a Titans upset of the Jaguars) ...... it would be a very small measure of salvation to a ruined season.

Now that the Colts have shot themselves in the foot several times already since I made that post (the worst thing that an underdog can do when they are trying to pull off an upset), it may wind up being a moot point.

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Again, who cares? You play to win the game. Your opponents motivation means nothing.

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 340529)




I’ll be interested in seeing how Leonard respond ...... the good ones put the bad plays behind them.


Let’s see what the kid has.




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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 340534)



Now THAT shit pisses me off ...... fuck you Pittman ...... Leonard made a perfect throw there. Help the poor kid out.

God DAMNIT.




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The kid looks like he's responding, even after the fumble and the dropped ball on what would have been a 1st down ...... I don't know how well this game will wind up being for him when the final gun sounds, but he certainly doesn't look like he's frazzled by the failures (both his own failures, and his teammates' failures.)

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ChoppedWood 01-04-2026 03:25 PM

Tons and tons of talk about DJ and PR serving as leaders and mentors for RL.

We NEVER heard of any of this shit for AR.

What exactly was the purpose of drafting at 4 one of the rawest players of all time, and seemingly NOT doing this for him?

ChoppedWood 01-04-2026 03:27 PM

Fucking Pittman, come the fuck on! Help him out!

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 340548)




Again, who cares? You play to win the game. Your opponents motivation means nothing.




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Again, for me it would be a slight measure of satisfaction to have a Colts win today wind up being more than just a win ...... preventing the Texans from winning the division.


It's the last game of the year, the Colts' season is ruined, and I barely care about this game in the first place (outside of seeing how well Riley Leonard plays.)

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Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:27 PM

Downs made a business decision on that block.

Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:29 PM

At this point, the best play is bring Jones back with Leonard backing him up.

Release or trade AR.

Spike 01-04-2026 03:29 PM

Great throw by Riley and Pittman drops it again.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:29 PM

Pierce has got to be paid.

Spike 01-04-2026 03:29 PM

Yes, throw it to Pierce. TD Colts

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Thorgrim (Post 340547)



Don’t you hate it when a season has been reduced to just hoping that the teams we hate get beat ??? Man I hate the Jaguars.




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Yes, I hate it ...... especially after the team's 8-2 start. It's like kissing your sister on the cheek.

I want the Jaguars to lose not so much because I hate them, but simply because it could give this meaningless game a bit of a consolation should the Colts win.


Rooting for your team to be a spoiler totally sucks ...... but they are wearing those royal blue-and-white uniforms, and it's an official game that counts in the standings, so I am watching and I am rooting.

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Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike (Post 340555)
Great throw by Riley and Pittman drops it again.

It hit him in the hands but I’ll give him a pass on that. Would have been a really tough catch.

OUTSTANDING throw though. Great throw by Leonard. Showed really good touch.

Lov2fish 01-04-2026 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ChoppedWood (Post 340550)
Tons and tons of talk about DJ and PR serving as leaders and mentors for RL.

We NEVER heard of any of this shit for AR.

What exactly was the purpose of drafting at 4 one of the rawest players of all time, and seemingly NOT doing this for him?

He had Flacco and Minshew. He also just wasn't good, nor does he understand defensive schemes. He is just not good at football.

So far Leonard looks like he belongs. I get madder and madder the more the game goes on. Would we have won any of those games? I don't know, but Riley would have definitely offered up more in the playbook with his ability to run.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340558)
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Rooting for your team to be a spoiler totally sucks ...... but they are wearing those royal blue-and-white uniforms, and it's an official game that counts in the standings, so I am watching and I am rooting.

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Speed Blue

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 340549)
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The kid looks like he's responding, even after the fumble and the dropped ball on what would have been a 1st down ...... I don't know how well this game will wind up being for him when the final gun sounds, but he certainly doesn't look like he's frazzled by the failures (both his own failures, and his teammates' failures.)

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The kid is 8-for-13 with 2 TD's, 0 INT's, and a passer rating of 135.6 ...... if not for the imbecilic referees in the first Jaguars game when he came in for an injured Daniel Jones, he would have 3 TD's and 0 INT's for the season.

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Hoopsdoc 01-04-2026 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Lov2fish (Post 340560)
He had Flacco and Minshew. He also just wasn't good, nor does he understand defensive schemes. He is just not good at football.

So far Leonard looks like he belongs. I get madder and madder the more the game goes on. Would we have won any of those games? I don't know, but Riley would have definitely offered up more in the playbook with his ability to run.

I’m 100 percent with you here. The more Leonard shows, the less defensible the decision to sign Rivers looks.

I’m already pissed off about it. It’s really inexcusable.

We could have had a 4 game sample to really see what we have in Leonard and Steichen pissed it away on 44 year old Rivers. It’s almost a fireable offense in my mind.

ChoppedWood 01-04-2026 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Lov2fish (Post 340560)
He had Flacco and Minshew. He also just wasn't good, nor does he understand defensive schemes. He is just not good at football.

So far Leonard looks like he belongs. I get madder and madder the more the game goes on. Would we have won any of those games? I don't know, but Riley would have definitely offered up more in the playbook with his ability to run.

You also wonder of Flacco and Minshew offered mentorship and he rejected it- which you can certainly find yourself putting stock in given some of the things which have permeated the messaging around him.

I'm with you, this just pisses me off. The offense actually looks pretty similar to what it did with DJ minus the gaping runs by JT. Nice moving of the pocket, isolating one side of the field, letting him run a little with it, etc... Why the fuck we didn't stick with the offensive concepts- which had been so successful, I will never understand.

HoosierinFL 01-04-2026 03:42 PM

Hilariously I forgot to turn on the game. I was just in time to see the FG to end the half.

Unfortunately I was right a few weeks ago when I said we would lose out.

Whether it’s players or staff, this has been a disturbing trend over the past few seasons.

albany ed 01-04-2026 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood (Post 340550)
Tons and tons of talk about DJ and PR serving as leaders and mentors for RL.

We NEVER heard of any of this shit for AR.

What exactly was the purpose of drafting at 4 one of the rawest players of all time, and seemingly NOT doing this for him?

Neither of those guys were on the team in ARs first year. The big mistake with AR was starting him right away. He never should have been handed the keys, he barely had a learners permit. I don't know who made the ultimate decision to start him right away, but if he's not already dead, he should be fired.

YDFL Commish 01-04-2026 03:55 PM

Do it Riley...Just do it!

Colts And Orioles 01-04-2026 03:55 PM

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The Texans may have the best defense in the NFL, but they haven't had to play against the likes of Riley Leonard yet. ) :eek:

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