When it comes to playoff games
 

against the Patriots

CJ Stroud is the new Peyton Manning

He had 4 picks before ya could even catch your breath. He has regressed since his first year. Glad we didn't hock the farm to get him.

Patriots had a dynasty, tore down completely, and have rebuilt. With the Bo Nix injury, they're probably going back to the Superbowl. And they're a very young team. Meanwhile, the Colts will finish 6-11 or 7-10 next year. With Daniel Jones on $40+M/year.
We are a poorly ran organization. Bill Polian should get a statue next to Peyton's.

No how about against the Patriots CJ Stroud played like Anthony Richardson

How many of us have PSTD from turning on the TV, seeing the snow, and knowing the Patriots were going to win the Super Bowl?

I'm just irritated, y'all. The Bears are better than us. The Bears. Smh

This is sad and frustrating, but true.

We need a new GM among other new things.

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Chris Collinsworth is really upset that the Bears lost ...... he rooted as hard as he could for them during the game, and now he's as quiet as a mouse ....... he hasn't said a word since the game-winning field goal.

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If Jones stays healthy we are in the AFCCG

My son made an observation....

The Patriots got a good young QB from their top 5 pick....

The Colts got....not a good QB from their top 5 pick....

What would the Colts record be this season if they had Drake Maye instead of whom we had (even when Daniel Jones was killing it)?

What would the Colts fans outlook be if our top five young QB looked like Drake Maye instead of Anthony Richardson?

My guess is that virtually no one would be wanted Ballard's head.

2025:

4,394 yards / 72.0% completion / 31 TD / 08 INT - Maye

4,085 yards / 65.8% completion / 25 TD / 14 INT - Jones/Rivers/Leonard

Ballard has drafted and signed a lot of really, really good players.

He just cannot evaluate, draft or sign a QB or a dominate Pass Rusher.

Best possible result. I hope it carries over for the next 20 years.

Drake Maye sets them up for another ~15 years of being in the hunt which is terrifying. He is a phenom who will win multiple MVP's. He personifies the modern QB.

But also keep in mind the importance of the Vrabel hire. He represented a full culture change that was required. They are back to being a violent beat you up defense- that defense is already on par with the dynasty teams, they don't have any "name" guys other than Gonzalez right now but there are stars emerging all over the field, guys who are going to become the Brusci, Vrabel, Harrison, Law's of this era- we will ALL know their names in the next couple years and they will be some of the best at their positions. Offensively, two hard running one gap thumpers who are fine lowering the pads and getting 3 as long as you feel that shit.

To me, that's not just a reflection of great talent being acquired, it's a reflection of Vrabel being in charge, he is a football guy who has built a culture of intensity and family. When you hear the excerpts of guys talking about him, man that is EVERYTHING that team is built on- him setting the tone as the leader for the whole fucking thing. When you watch him on the sidelines, he might as well have his pads and helmet on because he is that plugged in. His interviews are steeped in the power of the football family. You've seen footage of him crying with his guys, standing in the tunnel hugging every single one of them after losses, etc...

I think we are very much a reflection of our coach as well. A very very very finesse, very mechanical, very do everything by some kind of script precision vehicle. If everything is just perfect- if all the blocks are made, if the routes are 100% perfectly executed, it is beautiful, but if there's a slight misfire, things go to shit in a minute! It has it's moments, there are going to be times when it is glorious in form and i capable of leaving you breathless, but those are going to be moments, not seasons, not generations. We aren't built for that sadly. There is nothing about this team in its current form that feels like we are "tough", that we can withstand our QB constantly having the ball stripped from him, that we can line up and just tell you were are going to beat your fucking ass. Nope, that's not how we are constructed and that's not how I see our leadership at all.

New England also prioritizes QB. They used a first on Mac Jones saw he wasn't the one and used another first on Maye three years later and developed the dude. Ballard gives the impression he can build this Super Bowl team (well now playoff contending team) and just plug in any old average QB and win. At least he seems to talk and act that way. It has been a fatal flaw as a GM. We have spent so much draft capital on defensive lineman and have nothing to show for it. Ballard has been excellent producing an offensive line but other than that I don't see great players (drafted) or decent depth anywhere on this roster.

Let’s not get swept up in irrational exuberance about the Patriots.

They beat the Chargers, but didn’t exactly look like a juggernaut.

Against Houston, they needed 4 interceptions en route to victory in a game where they rolled up 12 Offensive first downs and 285 total yards.

If they make it to the Super Bowl, it’ll be courtesy of a season ending injury to Bo Nix.

Once there, they’ll face a Seattle team that will squash them like bug.

In the regular season, they played a historically weak schedule against opponents who combined for a .391 winning percentage.


In the regular season, they rang up EXACTLY 1 win over a team with a winning record. A 3 point squeaker over Buffalo in week 5. Okay… 2 if you include a game against the Ravens who were without their starting QB in the 2nd half.

Their final 7 game stretch included:

W vs Jets. 3-14
W vs Cincinnati 6-11 (Flacco started)
W vs Giants. 4-14
L vs Bills. 12-5
W vs Baltimore 8-9 (Huntley played the 2nd half)
W vs Jets. 3-14
W vs Miami. 7-10

And, lest you think they simply took advantage of an easy closing schedule, their first 7 games included 1 win over a team that finished with a winning record.

They played only 2 teams that went to the playoffs.

The Colts, with a healthy Daniel Jones, might have gone 15-2.

The only problem with this is Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels, and Drake Maye weren't in the 2023 draft. Probably not a coincidence that the #1, #2, and #3 QBs went in that order to the first three teams in the draft.

Good QB-evaluating teams, I guess.

Meanwhile, the Top-3 in 2023 were Bryce Young, CJ Stroud, and Anthony Richardson. Bryce Young and AR have more-or-less been bummers...

...and CJ Stroud has been 2-years of mediocre before melting down in the playoffs and now they're contemplating if he'll be around after his rookie deal.

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If Carolina, Houston, and Indianapolis had the opportunity to draft Williams, Daniels, and Maye they would have.

And if Chicago, Washington, and New England were drafting in 2023, they would have drafted Young, Stroud, and Richardson.

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I wonder which team that Bo Nix is rooting for in today's AFC Championship game between the Broncos and the Patriots ???

He's probably rooting for the Broncos.



THREAD: ) http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=207703

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Fake Maye is really really bad.

And the Pats kicker is no Vinatieri.

New England is still gonna win because of Stidham but they’re gonna get creamed in the superbowl.

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The 4 biggest reasons why the Patriots won was because they gave a touchdown to the Patriots by fumbling the ball over on their 6-yardlone (7 points), they passed up a chip-shot field goal by going for it on 4th down from the Patriots' 15-yardline (3 points), and because they missed 2 field goal attempts (6 points.)

Outside of the fumble that gave the Patriots' their only TD, Jarrett Stidham played well before it started snowing heavily in the 2nd half ....... I think that the Broncos' biggest regrets in losing this game was the bad decision by the head coach and the missed field goal attempts by their kicker more so than their missing Bo Nix.

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Yep, the Cheats are so freaking lucky. On top of getting to play a backup QB in the AFCCG they get a gift wrapped TD, stupid decision by the apposing coach, and a blizard hit as soon as they take a miniscule 3 point lead that prevents either team from putting together a drive or being able to kick a FG.

Also, the MFers didn't cover, which caused me to lost my bet (mad).

I really, really, really, really hope this happens.

I will typically root for the AFC....but not if they are the Cheats.

Seattle should put it on them. That defense is menacing and JSN, man that kid is the closest thing to Marvin I have seen. You cannot cover him and he catches everything.

I cannot believe them mother fuckers made it to the superbowl

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SUPER BOWL 60 THREAD: lll https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=208049

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Gonna be like Bears Patriots all over again

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11 out of 11 sports reporters, sportswriters, and analysts are picking the Seahawks to win the game ...... they can't all be wrong, can they ???



Seahawks-Patriots: Super Bowl 2026 Predictions, Picks, Odds

(ESPN Staff)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...cks-odds-stats




Stephania Bell, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. Their defense will be the difference-maker here; the consistent, relentless pressure up front will ultimately force costly turnovers by the Patriots.


Matt Bowen, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. Their defense has the team speed and physical demeanor up front to limit Maye's ability to create explosive plays.


Dan Graziano, National NFL Reporter: l Seahawks. They've been the best team all season, hiding in plain sight, and they'll make life brutally tough on Maye, who has already been sacked 15 times this postseason.


Dan Orlovsky, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. The Patriots' offense isn't good enough to beat this Seattle defense.


Eric Moody, Fantasy and Betting Analyst: l Seahawks. Seattle's defense has been formidable all season, and defense still wins championships. The Patriots are averaging just 18.0 points per game this postseason, the fourth fewest by a team entering the Super Bowl and the fewest since 1979. Two of the three teams went on to lose the Super Bowl.


Jason Reid, Senior Andscape Writer: l Seahawks. The Seahawks' top-ranked scoring defense will shut down the Patriots' offense.


Aaron Schatz, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. The Seahawks have been No. 1 in my DVOA ratings for most of the second half of the season, and with that defense, I'm expecting a lower-scoring Super Bowl. Seahawks 24, Patriots 18.


Ben Solak, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. The Patriots' run against elite defenses ends with the true best unit of the season. With two weeks to plan, Macdonald will have too many tools to fluster and disrupt Maye.


Lindsey Thiry, National NFL Reporter: l Seahawks. They're playing textbook complementary football on offense, defense and special teams. And they have standout playmakers who can change the game in a moment's notice in each phase.


Seth Walder, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. ESPN's FPI, which considers a team's play on a down-to-down basis all season, sees the Seahawks as being in a different class as the Patriots. I'm inclined to trust the numbers. Seahawks by double digits.


Field Yates, NFL Analyst: l Seahawks. The Patriots have faced an extremely difficult string of defenses this postseason, finding ways to overcome the field in the AFC. But Seattle's roster is superior to the rosters of its first three foes, and I believe Seattle will take home the franchise's second Lombardi Trophy.

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Uh oh. Not a good sign

Nope. And the Cheat were actually bigger dogs vs. the Rams in '02 vs. the Bears in '86 (+14 vs. +10), and we all know how that game turned out :cool:

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Over in the NFL section, just 2 days before the Super Bowl, legendary Redskins quarterback l Sonny Jurgensen l has died at the age of 91.


https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...d.php?t=208516

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The man threw an absolutely gorgeous ball. Incredible spin.