Quick Hitz: Notes from Preseason Game One

very shocked to hear such rudeness from Hoosiers. Yes, I know everyone who comes to the games isn’t necessarily a native. But booing is the kind of thing you would expect in NY, but not in the midwest. Let’s face it, it’s tacky.

3. Fans complaining about losing preseason games and late season throwaway games. If you payed 400 dollars for sideline seats thinking that Payton PEYTON will play every snap, You’re a fool.

however, I don’t think they were booing because we were losing. From where I was sitting, my opinion is, it was fueled by alcohol (people hit the beer more during the pre-season), and the fact that Painter hasn’t progressed. Also, it could have been they were booing the 2nd offense in general.

Booing colts in the Luke! I don’t care if Curtis Painter throws an Interception every down. There is something wrong with booing a boy in blue and white. My fan-dom doesn’t change just because we’re losing. It’s a privilege to be a colts fan and it’s a blessing for so many to not remember how horribly putrid we were for so long. I would like to challenge every fan to silence their boos and support the team when in the House that Peyton Built. Seriously People!

The Colts’ organization, from the Polians to coaches, time after time proves to us that they’re more intelligent than we are as fans about who to keep on their roster, how to approach playing time, etc. So what’s the problem with Colts fans BEING COLTS FANS? If you call yourself a fan of this team, be a “fan” of the 79th and 80th guy on the roster in the preseason. Likewise, be a “fan” of the 53rd guy during the regular season. You don’t have to like them, their play or their hairstyle, but you cheer for them to play well because it helps the team. Otherwise, call yourself a Peyton Manning fan, or a First-Team-Offense-When-Everyone’s-Healthy Fan.

Who are we, Jets fans? Are we gonna start showing up at Radio City Hall and boo the 1st-Rd choice at the NFL draft just because we can? NO!! We’re polite people who are supportive of a phenominal team that has brought us lots of joy and something to be excited about year after year.

GO HORSE!

As for Brandstater, he played safety in high school, so his inner DB came out with that hit!

Source.

I liked the no-rudder comment about chick, but i did see a couple effective spin moves out of him (like the first or second play of the game). Hughes did look a little lost. If the games started counting tomorrow, Chick would be the third pass rusher, I bet, but by the end of the season Hughes could be better.

Darrell Reid was a good FB for us after Klecko departed. Foster has done it. Clearly the Colts like the idea. I don’t think we can pigeonhole a player as defensive or offensive for that kind of position that’s all about raw impact.

What makes a player a defensive or offensive guy? It’s not really anatomy. Probably a lot of the answers offered may touch upon ideas about aggressive versus cerebral. But i think more fundamentally it might be about predictability: whether a person is a better reactor-on-the-fly or if they’re someone that can execute a set assignment (like a route or blocking assignment) reliably in a chaotic environment. Flexible vs. Robust.

I do love how the Colt’s lighter faster D-linemen allow them to get involved as wedge-busters in kickoff coverage. Even DTs! Who besides Foster can do that for us this year? Mitch King?