Cowboys-Colts quick thoughts

[TheMugwump]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

I'm not doubting your seeing the calls against the Colts in replay but in no way did Castonzo deserve a block in the back penalty when they called that.

This, plus the non-flag on Prescott's intentional grounding. That ball was 5 yards short of the LoS and at the feet of a lineman.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Colt Classic

He's still on his fairly cheap contract until 2022, but who wants a safety that doesn't show up on the stat sheet much? I can't imagine he'd return even a 4th.

I will take it

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

I will take it

I’d rather wait and see how he does next season. If he does better and you still want to trade him, then he raised his value. If not then his value stays about the same. But his talent is worth it to me to have another year. And he does seem to be doing his job, I haven’t read any complaints about him from the coaches.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by TheMugwump

This, plus the non-flag on Prescott's intentional grounding. That ball was 5 yards short of the LoS and at the feet of a lineman.

I was disappointed that Reich didn’t seem to throw much of a fit over that.

Also, isn’t that reviewable?

[FatDT]

Regarding.Hooker. I was excited about him when we drafted him. I love a playmaking, ball-hawking safety. But either he isnt’ who we thought, or he is wasted in this defense. Either way, if we were able to trade him for a 3rd or better, I would be happy with that. I just don’t think it is going to work out. I’m not mad at Hooker either. I just don’t think it’s a good fit.

[GoBigBlue88]

Eh, I'm OK with Hooker still erasing big plays on the back end. There's presumably a reason teams aren't airing it out against the Colts. Sure, if you can get a high pick and argue a 2nd-3rd round safety could do the same thing in this system, have at it. But for now, I'm OK with riding Hooker deep.

[nate505]

Originally Posted by daedge

It's just nice to really care about this team again. I mean, I never stopped really caring, but it was soul destroying watching them in recent years. It was a case of watching them and not caring. There was next to nothing to get excited about. I even stopped yelling at the TV, or punching the air, when a call went against us. Like I said, it was soul destroying. Yet I still watched the depressing train-wreck of a Pagano coached team.

Thank goodness that era is over. Now, the chest pounding is back when Autry slams a punk like Dak into the turf.

There is reason to believe. I'm shitty again when the Colts lose, and my day is made when they win.

GO COLTS.

I definitely cared as little as possible the last two years. I even missed a few games which I pretty much never do. I'm glad I'm back to my usual routine, with me panicking that I may hear the score of the game before I get back home to it on my DVR when I have to do crappy xmas stuff during the holidays.

[southside asshole]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Eh, I'm OK with Hooker still erasing big plays on the back end. There's presumably a reason teams aren't airing it out against the Colts. Sure, if you can get a high pick and argue a 2nd-3rd round safety could do the same thing in this system, have at it. But for now, I'm OK with riding Hooker deep.

Is Hooker that scary in coverage, or is it just the presence of a body back there deep making intermediate passes more appealing targets?

[nate505]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

#4: Yes the Colts absolutely lock up Kelly in off season!

The plus side to never using anything on free agency is that Ballard should be able to lock up Kelly/Nelson/Leonard/etc. with no worries at all.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88

Eh, I'm OK with Hooker still erasing big plays on the back end. There's presumably a reason teams aren't airing it out against the Colts. Sure, if you can get a high pick and argue a 2nd-3rd round safety could do the same thing in this system, have at it. But for now, I'm OK with riding Hooker deep.

Watch him game in and game out. There isn’t much he is doing. Period. He isn’t constantly erasing deep throws.

And he does not want to come tackle