Joseph Addai
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and all this trash about Addai
is coming from someone who cant even spell the QBs name right….
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
don't u think Peyton Manning was taken on a freaking Colts forum????
by payten manning on Nov 2, 2009 11:01 AM EST up reply actions
What about Peyton Williams Manning?
Cooper Manning’s Little Brother?
Elisha Archibald Manning’s Bigger Brother?
or the old favorite, Jim Sorgi?
Bet you a nickel they’re all avalable.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Jim Sorgi
haha yeah I’m sure that one is available!
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
Ad hominem attack fail
If you don’t like his argument, address that. Ripping him for his name is just cheap and petty.
by eltharion_doa on Nov 3, 2009 2:43 AM EST up reply actions
Without the 64 yarder in the Rams game Don Brown's YPC is similarly bad
Addai isn’t an elite runner, but he’s effective when he has good blocking and even with the OL issues the last two years he’s still among the best in the league in short yardage. Not even getting into his massive contributions in the passing game was a blocker and receiver.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
If there are O Line Issues, wouldn't Manning be getting sacked more?
You can’t have it both ways. On the one hand, Manning never gets sacked so the O Line is great, but on the other hand the O Line is terrible cuz Addai can’t find holes. If the line is good for Manning it would be good for Addai
by payten manning on Nov 2, 2009 11:06 AM EST up reply actions
pass blocking and run blocking have different skill sets
they are different actions from the very first step
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Nov 2, 2009 11:30 AM EST up reply actions
Dude,
He was sacked one more time in this game than in the first 6 they played. You blew your whole point there, ace.
Dude, Brown is averaging 4.4 ypc Addai 3.3 - end of story...
Addai sucks. Period. We all know it. Don’t tell me he can block well… we need a rb who can move the ball forward and Addai is not that guy…
by payten manning on Nov 2, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions
now, our O-Line doesn't have anything to do with it
Yeah, Some runs have been for losses, or for minimum 1 yard. Same story was with Rhodes, or Simpson or even Brown. True I do prefer Donald since he’s more effective but sometimes this kind of bashing is just unfair.
You say that Manning never gets sacked so the O-Line is great. He was sacked 3 times yesterday. Besides, blocking ain’t the same for running and passing.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Nov 2, 2009 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
YPC is far from the be all, end all
YPC doesn’t reward consistency, doesn’t taken into account converting first downs, doesn’t separate a RB from his line at all, doesn’t penalize for fumbles and excludes all contributions in the passing game.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Nov 2, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
In Edge's last few years he was getting bashed too
Right after the injury especially, but when Rhodes steped in, WHAM, our pass pro was a lot more suspect.
If 18 is the most important player on the field every time he steps out there, then protecting him is potentially a higher priority than an extra 2/10 of a YPC (or whatever). We draft RBs who can do it all—run, receive, block, and THINK. Picking up the blitzes isnot just a matter of “okay, I stay ohome on this play.” It involves IDing the blitzer and if he’s a decoy, finding the right guy, or slipping out to receive.
Don’t you think the management wants the best team out there? Particularly after Week 17? Right now, my assumption is they think 29 gives them the best chance to win today while 31 learns the game and the O better. Putting the rook out there 100% is not in anybody’s best interest. Edge was one of a kind. Toward the end of the season they might be closer to 50/50 with 29 and 31.
The real test is next year—do they keep them about 50/50 or skew more toward one or ther other? That will tell us what the people who really know these guys think.
Addai does not suck. We need two seasoned, healthy, fresh, capable backs in the post season. and a better OL.
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
addai
all he needs to do is not run outside on every run and when he does run inside HIT THE HOLE and not dance around it!
Can we try a little of both.
The problem is not all Addai nor is it entirely the o-line. It is a combination of both. As well as Johnson has played at times, he is not that good. Pollak is not the answer at guard. We are just going to have to suck it up and hope we can overcome it this year and address it in the draft next year.
Would we have won the game yesterday without him?
Bad week to pick on Joe.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Bam........
Lori hammers the nail on the five head, again.
LOL I speak the truth.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Indeed
It’s like making fun of Keanu Reeves after the Matrix came out. While there’s plenty to ridicule (summoning the power of the mighty Ridicules) about his acting inability, that would have been an inopportune moment.
Wow, did I just compare Joe Addai to Keanu Reeves? “Yo, Mister Manning Sir. This offense cannot go under 400 yards per football game… or the Lucas Oil Stadium will explode. We will need to… keep it functioning at a high level. Dude. Whoa.”
I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.
Good point
But if Brown were there maybe it would not have been so close. Maybe he could have gotten them the yards they needed to not kick FGs
by ColtsPurdueFanFromKY on Nov 3, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch.
lol
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 2, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions
A little love for Addai.......

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Its the O line
They arent that good at pass blocking, the stats dont tell the entire story.
They dont tell you how good manning is at getting the ball away quickly, how aware he is of whats going on. They dont tell you about how little the opposing teams blitz, as manning tears them up with his play calling style. The O line arent awful in the pass, but in the Run they really are.
Loved that TD pass
Following some people’s logic, perhaps he is the better QB than Manning? I mean, Manning couldn’t get it into the end zone yesterday. And Addai threw no incompletions…
This guy is a great Colt. Period. My only concern and potential knock on him would be if he proves to be injury prone. So far so good this year. I hope that continues. Addai is a well rounded back.
I am just glad he played so much so that we didn’t have to see more of Chad Simpson. I mean, it’s bad enough when he does kickoff returns. Ugh. Please hurry back, Brown or Hart! We need some depth here.
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The offensive line isn't very good
That’s the primary problem. Addai doesn’t look authoritative running either, but he’s a good receiver, a great blocker and as we have seen he can toss the ball every now and then.
Sure, we’d all like MJD but realistically we have two backs who can do the job.

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