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  • #16
    Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

    Originally posted by ABADays View Post
    No - there have been at least 3 times teams gained over 400 yards in a game. 467 being the record I think.
    Running yards?

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    • #17
      Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

      Originally posted by Shade View Post
      Running yards?
      Sorry - 426 is the record

      Most Yards Gained Rushing, Game
      426 Detroit vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 4, 1934
      423 N.Y. Giants vs. Baltimore, Nov. 19, 1950
      420 Boston vs. N.Y. Giants, Oct. 8, 1933

      If you were think only about the Colts you were right.
      The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.

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      • #18
        Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

        I guess I was slightly misinformed. It was the second-most in the last 36 years.

        Still amazingly bad.

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        • #19
          Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

          Originally posted by Shade View Post
          I guess I was slightly misinformed. It was the second-most in the last 36 years.

          Still amazingly bad.
          Amen to that!
          The best exercise of the human heart is reaching down and picking someone else up.

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          • #20
            Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

            When you have one of the worst run defenses in the history of the NFL, no record of futility is safe.

            This is clearly a case of management/coaching reaping what they have sown. It was clear to the world that the defense has been a problem for the past 3-4 years and the more fans and media talked about it the more the Colts seemed to want to refuse to look that way. So they stayed on the same path year after year. I'm not sure thinking that one player (Simon and then McFarland) was enough is a viable fodder to say "We tried".

            -Bball
            Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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            "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

            -John Wooden

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            • #21
              Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

              Who Dey?

              Good luck stopping the BEST offense in the league on Monday. Should be a hell of a game.

              Bengals 42
              colts 31






















              oh ya.....Carson>Peyton

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              • #22
                Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                Originally posted by Shade View Post
                Appreciate what? Being teased over and over and over and over again, just to watch us accomplish NOTHING? And yet, the people running this organization (into the ground) continue to make the same mistake year after year after year after year. How many times does the defense have to fail to realize that adjustments need to be made? How many times do you have to get shocked before you stop sticking a fork in the light socket?

                We have completely wasted one of the best offensive lines in NFL history because we're too cheap/incompetent to get anything done. Not only should Dungy and this horrendous, laughable excuse for a defense be out the door, but Polian should be as well. I'm sick of this miserable, conservative failure year after year after year. And yet, the majority of fans STILL manage to get suckered in over and over and over again, despite the fact that nothing's changed. It's mind-boggling.
                LOL!

                I'm not even going to bother with this thread anymore. You guys are a load of sour-pusses.

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                • #23
                  Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                  This is exactly why I hate the Colts fans in this town. 95% of you didn't become Colts fans until Peyton Manning became a Colt, and even then, people stayed off the bandwagon until the Pacers team broke up and the Colts were above .500, which, shockingly enough, has been about 5 years now.

                  You realize the Colts have been playing in this city for 22 years now, right?

                  You also realize that the hard cap means that as long as you have Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, and Marvin Harrison on this team, that your defense will ALWAYS suck? You could have Vince Lombardi coaching this defense, it would still suck, because you can't afford to pay for guys who don't suck.

                  Also, see my "Welcome to the NFL" post in one of the other threads.

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                  • #24
                    Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                    Originally posted by Bball View Post
                    When you have one of the worst run defenses in the history of the NFL, no record of futility is safe.

                    This is clearly a case of management/coaching reaping what they have sown. It was clear to the world that the defense has been a problem for the past 3-4 years and the more fans and media talked about it the more the Colts seemed to want to refuse to look that way. So they stayed on the same path year after year. I'm not sure thinking that one player (Simon and then McFarland) was enough is a viable fodder to say "We tried".

                    -Bball
                    Are you kidding? They did try! The only way you're going to get a good D is to trade Manning, or possibly let Wayne walk this year. Sure, you can shell out lots of draft picks to try to get guys in who will help you win a title. And it's still pretty much a coin flip as to whether you win or not. See San Francisco's recent past to see the fallout of that approach.

                    The management is very sound in Indy. They put together a high-octane offense to bring in lots of casual fans. The problem is, of course, that offense doesn't win titles. I firmly believe that the Colts plan on becoming a defensive team when Manning and Harrison retire. The problem is, they're not retiring fast enough, and so the fans are getting disgruntled over the early exits every year.

                    Case in point: Name one NFL champion in the last 10 years that spent most of their money on the offensive side of the ball. Guess what? You can't.

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                    • #25
                      Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                      Originally posted by Eindar View Post
                      Are you kidding? They did try! The only way you're going to get a good D is to trade Manning, or possibly let Wayne walk this year. Sure, you can shell out lots of draft picks to try to get guys in who will help you win a title. And it's still pretty much a coin flip as to whether you win or not. See San Francisco's recent past to see the fallout of that approach.

                      The management is very sound in Indy. They put together a high-octane offense to bring in lots of casual fans. The problem is, of course, that offense doesn't win titles. I firmly believe that the Colts plan on becoming a defensive team when Manning and Harrison retire. The problem is, they're not retiring fast enough, and so the fans are getting disgruntled over the early exits every year.

                      Case in point: Name one NFL champion in the last 10 years that spent most of their money on the offensive side of the ball. Guess what? You can't.

                      It reads in tone like you disagree with me but yet you seem to be making my argument.

                      ...Altho I think it's folly to plan on shoring up the defense after Peyton and Marvin retire. You're wasting them in that case... and severely testing the core of the fanbase with that type of strategy.

                      But to the point of the here and now-

                      First, Peyton Manning is going to make a lot of receivers look good if they do their homework. So let's start putting some money into the other side of the ball. Please.

                      Secondly... I don't think it's just money that is the problem. Are you saying that only undersized, lame defenders are available for the prices we are paying? Can't we at least get lame defenders who are more near the average size for their positions?

                      Maybe we first need to start looking at players who are physically big enough to play their positions in the modern NFL and rethink this 'small and fast' idea. Especially up front. And as small as our guys are according to the numbers, my guess is that the numbers are inflated. Cato June was reported to have said he's actually 209lbs!

                      That doesn't mean we scrap everyone in this defense but it means that we find ways to better utilize them.... and that falls right back to management and coaches.

                      -Bball
                      Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

                      ------

                      "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

                      -John Wooden

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                      • #26
                        Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                        Originally posted by Bball View Post
                        It reads in tone like you disagree with me but yet you seem to be making my argument.

                        ...Altho I think it's folly to plan on shoring up the defense after Peyton and Marvin retire. You're wasting them in that case... and severely testing the core of the fanbase with that type of strategy.

                        But to the point of the here and now-

                        First, Peyton Manning is going to make a lot of receivers look good if they do their homework. So let's start putting some money into the other side of the ball. Please.

                        Secondly... I don't think it's just money that is the problem. Are you saying that only undersized, lame defenders are available for the prices we are paying? Can't we at least get lame defenders who are more near the average size for their positions?

                        Maybe we first need to start looking at players who are physically big enough to play their positions in the modern NFL and rethink this 'small and fast' idea. Especially up front. And as small as our guys are according to the numbers, my guess is that the numbers are inflated. Cato June was reported to have said he's actually 209lbs!

                        That doesn't mean we scrap everyone in this defense but it means that we find ways to better utilize them.... and that falls right back to management and coaches.

                        -Bball
                        What fanbase? Prior to the "Cirque du Manning" coming to town, there wasn't a fanbase to be had, or at least, not one big enough to support the franchise for an extended period of time. Now everybody and their idiot cousin is wearing blue and white like it's the state uniform.

                        Yes, I'm saying you can't get prototypical size players with average talent for what the Colts are able to pay in the free agent market. You'll notice that in the 2006 draft, the colts took Addai, which filled a huge hole, and the next two picks were on the defensive side of the ball. The next two were offensive lineman, which is a good investment for any team, and then 2 more defensive players. Don't think for a second the Colts haven't been looking at the defensive side of the ball. In fact, that's how they've managed to have a defense at all. A rookie in the 2nd or 3rd round costs less than a proven veteran, it's a fact. By having so much money tied up in the offense, they are forced to cut costs in other areas. I've been talking to Colts fans about this ever since Peyton Manning signed that ginormous contract of his, and everyone just expected the Colts to outscore everyone until they realized that's a bad gameplan, then there was grousing about the defense overall, so the Colts made it better, and now the fans complain that it's the *run* defense that's the problem. Face it, you guys will never be happy.

                        The problem is that the Colts don't have enough huge linemen who can stuff the run. The rub is that huge defensive lineman who can stuff the run are unavailable in the 2nd and 3rd round, and are too expensive to pick up in the free agent market. You can bet that if there's someone reasonable available, the Colts will be picking up a fat defensive lineman who has a reputation as a run-stuffer next year.

                        Dungy's small defense approach is proven. But it requires gang-tackling, which means everyone has to be fast and a good tackler. It also helps if you've got one hell of a run-stuffer like Warren Sapp on your team that forces guys outside where the gang-tackling can catch up to them. The Colts don't currently have that in spades, and the results are obvious. Also, this is the second year in a row they've tried to shore up that problem, so it's certainly not for lack of trying.

                        Whatever, I'm done defending the Colts from a fanbase that's going to desert them the first time they post a season below .500.

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                        • #27
                          Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                          Originally posted by Eindar View Post
                          What fanbase? Prior to the "Cirque du Manning" coming to town, there wasn't a fanbase to be had, or at least, not one big enough to support the franchise for an extended period of time. Now everybody and their idiot cousin is wearing blue and white like it's the state uniform.

                          Yes, I'm saying you can't get prototypical size players with average talent for what the Colts are able to pay in the free agent market. You'll notice that in the 2006 draft, the colts took Addai, which filled a huge hole, and the next two picks were on the defensive side of the ball. The next two were offensive lineman, which is a good investment for any team, and then 2 more defensive players. Don't think for a second the Colts haven't been looking at the defensive side of the ball. In fact, that's how they've managed to have a defense at all. A rookie in the 2nd or 3rd round costs less than a proven veteran, it's a fact. By having so much money tied up in the offense, they are forced to cut costs in other areas. I've been talking to Colts fans about this ever since Peyton Manning signed that ginormous contract of his, and everyone just expected the Colts to outscore everyone until they realized that's a bad gameplan, then there was grousing about the defense overall, so the Colts made it better, and now the fans complain that it's the *run* defense that's the problem. Face it, you guys will never be happy.

                          The problem is that the Colts don't have enough huge linemen who can stuff the run. The rub is that huge defensive lineman who can stuff the run are unavailable in the 2nd and 3rd round, and are too expensive to pick up in the free agent market. You can bet that if there's someone reasonable available, the Colts will be picking up a fat defensive lineman who has a reputation as a run-stuffer next year.

                          Dungy's small defense approach is proven. But it requires gang-tackling, which means everyone has to be fast and a good tackler. It also helps if you've got one hell of a run-stuffer like Warren Sapp on your team that forces guys outside where the gang-tackling can catch up to them. The Colts don't currently have that in spades, and the results are obvious. Also, this is the second year in a row they've tried to shore up that problem, so it's certainly not for lack of trying.

                          Whatever, I'm done defending the Colts from a fanbase that's going to desert them the first time they post a season below .500.
                          With all due respect your recent posts smack of an elitist tone. B-Ball is not at all disagreeing with anything you said but you insist on lecturing him and everyone else as if you were the NFL sage. News flash! It's an internet discussion board. Nobody's an expert and nobody's right. It's a place to share and debate different ideas, opinions, and perspectives in a civil manner.

                          Your patronizing tone also indicts the majority of Colts fans as "bandwagon" and limited only to the Peyton Manning era's success. Naturally, there are fans like that, but it is an insult to a significant group of fans who undoubtedly have supported the franchise through the lean years of their tenure in Indy, such as myself, a member of a family that has had season tickets since the team's arrival. The same is true of the Pacers and their followers.

                          While I have enjoyed the success of the Colts in recent years, I have been uncomfortable and vocal about my disagreement with managements strategy to almost completely forsake the defensive side of the ball at the expesne of stockpiling offensive talent and then having to pay that talent accordingly.

                          I, and many others, understand that the defense wins championships addage rings true and this is why we complained and are still complaining. We don't need your posts to be able to "educate" us. Perhaps you could agree with us or elaborate on what we're saying instead of constantly haranguing us and feeling the need to enlighten us. Or simply state your point of view in a less condescending fashion.
                          I'd rather die standing up than live on my knees.

                          -Emiliano Zapata

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                          • #28
                            Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                            I told you, I'm done defending the Colts. Nothing changes until Peyton re-negotiates and they trim down to 1 of the big 2 (either Harrison or Wayne, not both). There's no need to be more elaborate than that.

                            My post wasn't a jab at long-time fans who represent probably 15,000 of the 55,000 who pack the Dome every weekend. The majority of fans are jumping off buildings and saying "all is lost" now, and all I have to say to that is wait until Peyton and Marvin retire and the team has a couple of inevitable 5 or 6 win seasons while they reload on defense...

                            Keep in mind, as you well know, 6 years ago everyone in town was wearing blue and gold. Where do you think all those people went when they realized the Pacers were an average team and the Colts were going to be good? And where will they go when the Colts start sucking?

                            It disgusts me. End of discussion.

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                            • #29
                              Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                              Originally posted by Eindar View Post
                              I told you, I'm done defending the Colts.

                              That's a shame because they need all the defensive help they can get!


                              Nothing changes until Peyton re-negotiates and they trim down to 1 of the big 2 (either Harrison or Wayne, not both). There's no need to be more elaborate than that.

                              My post wasn't a jab at long-time fans who represent probably 15,000 of the 55,000 who pack the Dome every weekend. The majority of fans are jumping off buildings and saying "all is lost" now, and all I have to say to that is wait until Peyton and Marvin retire and the team has a couple of inevitable 5 or 6 win seasons while they reload on defense...

                              Keep in mind, as you well know, 6 years ago everyone in town was wearing blue and gold. Where do you think all those people went when they realized the Pacers were an average team and the Colts were going to be good? And where will they go when the Colts start sucking?

                              It disgusts me. End of discussion.
                              To tell you the truth... I don't even get your point. Are you saying that all is great right now and we should just enjoy it, even if it means we're to remain very beatable when it matters most (playoffs)? Are you saying there's no use complaining about things because the Colts have made their beds and we just have to accept that and that things will look up? Are you saying it is what it is, so shut up and enjoy it while it lasts?

                              If your point is that the Colts are spending too much on offense... I agree. So what are you ranting about?

                              I disagree that this -all- boils down to money tho. We need some size on the defensive end of the ball. They don't have to be Pro Bowlers tho.

                              Is money a factor? Of course... Is it THE factor? I think not. I think some arrogance in management might be a factor tho....

                              Maybe the fans and pundits need to start talking about how the Colts need to get even smaller and faster on defense... which would cause Polian to complain that these people don't understand football and then set out to make the Colts defense larger and slower just to go against the grain.

                              -Bball
                              Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

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                              "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

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                                Re: Jags get second-most number of rushing yards in an NFL game

                                In the Jaguars' defense, they moved Pittsburgh's front seven all over the field earlier this season, and that front-seven is much, much better against the run (ie, bigger) than the Colts.

                                The Jags have one of the best run-blocking OLs in the league. This reaction would be appropriate if it were a small OL or an average running team. I can't explain the Jag's inconsistency and I thought their record would be better (I haven't watched them enough), but they're a HARD HITTING team.

                                Nothing changes until Peyton re-negotiates and they trim down to 1 of the big 2 (either Harrison or Wayne, not both).
                                There's a lot of truth to that. Players in the trenches > "skilled" players when it comes to managing the salary cap. Let the skilled players make money in endoresements, but they are not more valuable on the football field once the ball is snapped each play. Lots of NFL teams get caught into this trap on the salary cap.

                                Case in point: Name one NFL champion in the last 10 years that spent most of their money on the offensive side of the ball. Guess what? You can't.
                                But you went one step too far. The St. Louis Rams did that, when they had a fairy-tale postseason. Maybe Kurt Warner was a bargain, but they were still paying Trent Green a fortune to be injured. The Colts appear intent on trying to repeat that strategy instead of the more-successful run-game/ defense/ win-outdoors-in-January strategy.
                                Why do the things that we treasure most, slip away in time
                                Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
                                Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
                                Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
                                And life itself, rushing over me
                                Life itself, the wind in black elms,
                                Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you

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