BREAKING: Colts Announce Dan Orlovsky To Start At New England Sunday
by mgrex03 on Nov 29, 2011 1:23 PM EST
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Just another normal Tuesday in Indianapolis for the 0-11 Colts. In the same press conference that Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell announced that Defensive Coordinator Larry Coyer has been fired, he also announced that QB Curtis Painter has been benched in favor of Dan Orlovsky for Sunday's game at New England. News came down from Indy Star's Phil B. Wilson:
#Colts coach Jim Caldwell announces Larry Coyer being relieved, then adds Dan Orlovsky will start at QB in place of Curtis Painter.
Why this wasn't done before the Bye week, giving Orlovsky two full weeks to prepare for probably the most winnable game left on the schedule is beyond me, but I'll take any sign of trying something new as a positive. It also means, barring injury, it's the last we'll see of CP7 taking snaps for the Colts. I don't see any way he makes the roster next year. He got half a season to prove himself, and it clearly didn't work. There's no guarantees Orlovsky will work either, but he absolutely must be given the chance
Orlovsky will now get his own opportunity to rewrite history, so to speak. He started seven games for the 0-16 Lions back in 2008, and will presumably get the final 5 weeks of 2011 to keep the Colts from suffering the same fate. Those are the only 7 games Orlovsky has started in his NFL career, but appeared for the Texans in one game last season, and has played in three of them for the Colts this year.
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finally some changes!!!
why did it take 11 weeks??
WTF??
Is going on with the FO?? This is good news in the sense that SOMETHING is being done but why now?
I would have thought that when the team was 0-5, 0-6 or 0-7 that changes would have been made.
Painter jerseys should be pretty cheap now in the proshop.
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
Woah what!?
There were Painter jerseys in the proshop???? Who bought those things? I doubt even Curtis’s mom would be caught dead in a Painter jersey.
Yes, right next to the Orlovsky jerseys
"All our lives we're taught to get in line. The ones who conform never discover." - Undrafted Free Agent and NFL Rushing Leader Arian Foster
LMAO!
Go Blue!
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by dezznutz1001 on Nov 29, 2011 2:13 PM EST up reply actions
If they would've made the switch before Thanksgiving
people would’ve been busting down the doors of the ProShop for that Black Friday deal.
by MinerFootball on Nov 29, 2011 3:00 PM EST up reply actions
Well, Irsay did something
Let’s go Orlovsky…never thought I’d say that.
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Anthony Calvillo - 72,382 passing yards - pro football's all-time leader
Jon Stewart for President 2016
OCCUPY BILL POLIAN'S OFFICE
I support these changes but it is all a game
to keep the fan base interested and appear or show they are not tanking.
"I gotta have more cowbell!"
by PV Mike on Nov 29, 2011 1:31 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
motherfucking truth
i’m fed up with team throwing games
i don't give autographs
by muncie_in_this on Nov 29, 2011 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
That's pretty self serving -
They do nothing, everyone is pissed. They do something, everyone is pissed. Let’s just say we’re pissed and not have it based on anything the Colts are or are not doing, okay?
That's stupid
People are pissed because the Colts suck. The Colts suck because of Manning’s injury, and because the front office has been asleep at the wheel for a few years.
Firing the DC isn’t enough.
No it's not -
Ha I win! :-) It’s stupid to be pissed at no matter what the Colts do. Do we really hate the Colts that much? I don’t.
Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell
are not “the Colts”.
Orlovsky will eventually be the answer to a trivia question
Who is the only QB in NFL history to start at least one game for two 0 – 16 teams?
That dude has some luck (no pun intended). He should by a lottery ticket.
I've always considered writing the most hateful kind of work ... I suspect its a bit like fucking, which is only fun for amateurs. -Hunter Thompson
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Nov 29, 2011 1:36 PM EST reply actions
thats a brutal footnote to nfl history
if he cant win at least one game in 2011.
" Mike Brown is the owner that Cincy doesn't deserve, not the one it needs..."
Replace QB with LB
and poor Ernie becomes an answer to a trivia question as well…
by Peter Storgaard on Nov 29, 2011 1:48 PM EST up reply actions
Some FB named Jerome Felton is ready to join that disgraceful club.
On the Lions in 08 and just claimed by the Colts yesterday. Poor bastard.
ABOUT TIME!!!! and ABOUT TIME CALDWELL and
all the incompetent coaches were fired!!!!! AM JEALOUS that JVILLE had the balls to fire Del-RIO before the end of the season CALDWELL should have been fired first!!!!!!
Del Rio is a bad coach, but he's light years better
than the cardboard cut-out that is known as Caldwell.
They are equally bad.
Caldwell can’t help you win.
Del Rio can only help you lose.
by ActionOxford on Nov 29, 2011 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
Why even mention it...
Why not surprise the Patsies by putting Orlovsky as the starting QB instead of giving them 4 days of preparation vs. his tendencies and mechanics…let them prep for Painter and then surprise them with Orlovsky…we aren’t going to win this game regardless, but why make Bellicheat’s job that much easier in telling him to gameplan against…I guess it is a moot point, we will get waxed regardless.
"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"
I know, right!
Why give Belichick time to conceive of even more ways of making Orlovsky scramble out the back of the endzone?
If at first you don't succeed, quit and watch TV.
In the name of the Colts, the Hoosiers, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Amen.
by The Learned Hand on Nov 29, 2011 2:24 PM EST up reply actions
I doubt the gameplan will change much
It’ll be something like “capitalize on enough of the many mistakes the QB will make that we put our offense in position to score 50+ points by halftime”.
Better late then never I guess
Bowt time they benched Painter, should have been done last week, IMO
Hey Caldwell…your next!
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Interesting
Here’s part of Caldwell’s quote – taken from Colts.com
“He has a nice, strong arm. We’re anticipating he’s going to be accurate as well, that’s key. The big is, obviously, to stay away from turnovers. He’s got to play smart and not scared”
Pretty much they want Orlovsky to be the complete opposite on Painter. Be accurate, don’t turn the ball over, play smart and don’t look so shell shocked all of the time.
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
by Guy LeDouche on Nov 29, 2011 2:13 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
And if he doesn't look so shell shocked
He should be better than Painter. No reasonable expectation that we will come anywhere close to beating the Pats, but their secondary can be scored on as long as you don’t make silly throws. So, at very least, hopefully it’s not another 62-7 debacle.
More like 62-17….
The Pats also get a lot of interceptions and pretty good in the red zone.
"I gotta have more cowbell!"
I'd love to see
at least 6 shots downfield for this exact reason…it’s either Dan gets picked off deep in pats territory or we put a drive together and end up punting or turning the ball over regardless…nothing to lose…gotta go balls to the walls.
"No one's gonna take me alive
The time has come to make things right
You and I must fight for our rights
You and I must fight to survive"
I would like to see
Blitz every down and hit Bardy often and knock him down ,, he is going to burn the Colts if they don’t blitz so would rather see him get knocked on his ass and they get burned, knock him down enough he will turn it ove,,r absoltely no chance if they let him sit back there all day ,, this will be a bad week and weekend Colts fan wise , all my Patriot fans are giving it to me all year long,,, as long as Pats do their usal one and done in teh playoffs, won’t see it this weeknd but their D sucks
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Nov 29, 2011 3:25 PM EST up reply actions
Not as bad as you think...
won’t see it this weeknd but their D sucks
Last in yardage allowed, but 10th in points. What would you rather have? Green Bay has the 31st ranked defense in terms of yardage. Last time I checked they had a goose egg in the loss column. It’s not great, but it’s getting the job done.
Can I Scream?
by Adam Fox on Nov 29, 2011 3:57 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Blitzing Brady
The talk around here is coach Belichick will sit Brady down early this Sunday… real early. The Patriots figure to have a sizable lead by half-time and so you’ll probably see Brian Hoyer throwing the ball around Gillette for most of the 2nd half. Indy will have to settle for knocking down Brady for only two quarters. BTW – N.E.‘s D might surprise you this weekend – they don’t suck as bad as you think.
Just saw an article with the headline – Could this edition of the Colt’s be the worse team ever to visit Foxboro ? I haven’t read it yet.
I think the QB change can only help the Colts but, Polian should have gone ahead and fired Caldwell too – the man cannot coach. An 0-16 season is a major embarrassment, one that’s tough to shake but, if Indy lands Luck in the draft as a result, it may be worth it.
by profootballfan on Nov 29, 2011 4:52 PM EST up reply actions
That was the "silly throws" part.
Poor Danny O. This is baptismal by fire.
Great post
couldn’t have said it better myself… you can add Caldwell to the shell shocked part, at least when he’s not so busy looking dead
We've moved the lounge chair from port to starboard, Cap'n
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by indymike on Nov 29, 2011 2:22 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
Re-arranging chairs on the Titanic
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
by Guy LeDouche on Nov 29, 2011 2:44 PM EST up reply actions
Duh!
sorry, LOL
Go Blue!
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by dezznutz1001 on Dec 1, 2011 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Really, now? Not at the bye week, but now? Are they really trying to look like they aren’t tanking? Just trying too hard now, we all know the truth.
And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT
by Sparhawk on Nov 29, 2011 2:54 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Agreed
The time to do this was the bye week, so he could have time to practice with the 1st team and play his first game at home against a 2-8 opponent. Instead he’s getting thrown into the fire in New England without much time to prepare. Another great move by the front office.
of course Caldwell should be fired
before the end of the season this franchise deserves a good coach and coaching staff- which all suck now
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Nov 29, 2011 3:26 PM EST up reply actions
Relax everybody.....none of this matters
Everything will be revealed after the season is over. I said before the season started the Colts would win no more than 3 games and people thought I was crazy. Watching Polian make his roster changes made me realize he was going for the number 1 pick. I also think he wants Manning and Luck to coexist next year. But that all depends on them. Irsay and Polian are going to do what they want. They could care less what the media thinks they should do. The biggest changes Polian needs to make is get some competent coaches. Forget about the Polians getting fired it aint happening.
by SRBradford on Nov 29, 2011 3:28 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
yes just get us a good head coach who can pick good assistants
if we would have had a good head coach , would have won the SB and the Jets game and we will get good drafts picks each round and a 4th place schedule,, all set up to have a good yr next yr if Irsay and Polian don’t mess up!!!!!
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Nov 29, 2011 3:32 PM EST up reply actions
Peyton
If Peyton comes back next year and is healthy the Colts will make the playoffs. Look at our division. The Titans and Jaguars suck that should be 4 wins and we probably split with the Texans. The Colts will go right back to winning at least 10 games.
It does matter. NE is gonna beat us worse than the Saints now. New defensive coordinator is suppose to prepare with less than a week. Orlovsky also has little prep time.
I’m not against the changes, but why would you do that against our most hated rival in NE????
And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT
There's less film on Orlovsky than Painter?
Although the Pats figured out mystery man Tyler Palko after the first couple of drives. I thought the Colts gave the Chiefs a bit of a run for their money and still had the lead with 5 min. to go in the 4th.
Keep the faith!
You misspelled his name
It’s spelled T-O-M, not D-A-N.
You were close though. :)
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
Supposed to be a response to Joseph
What do I really have left in life but this place? It ain't much of a home, but it's all I got. Well, g******it. I'll be damned if I let some foreign, graffiti writin', soul suckin', son of a bitch in an oversized cowboy hat and boots take my friend's souls and sh** 'em down the visitors toilet!
by Guy LeDouche on Nov 29, 2011 3:41 PM EST up reply actions
60s
I believe it could reach 70 unless Brady shows some mercy.
In preseason
when we was working with camp fodder, he was doing a decent job moving the ball. I think once he starts getting full reps with our starting WR corps he should be able to produce much better than Curtis Painter.
I’m not holding my breath for him to bring us our first win this season but atleast make it look like we are actually playing to win instead of just throwing away games.
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Funny
I remember him saying “I had no idea what was going on. I wondered why the play was blown dead, and thought maybe there was a false start or something.”
But hey, maybe it was better then getting nailed by Jarad Allen.
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by New Century Silver on Nov 30, 2011 2:22 AM EST up reply actions
It'd run out of the endzone if
Jared Allen was chasing me!
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by Detroitnr1 on Nov 30, 2011 6:57 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Like trading cow manure for horse manure....
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by Mark Olson on Nov 29, 2011 6:00 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
^^ What he said^^
I don’t know what pre-season games some folks were watching, but Orlovsky had us asking “what receiver was he throwing to?”
"If they want me to be a crazy, emotional, frenzied fan in section 603, then they can't expect me to be reasonable about the business of football"
After pounding the Painter drum in pre-season and the errant Collins era
I officially turn in my CP7 card today. He actually has a great arm and quick release for those intermediate on a rope throws, but he cannot time a long pass if his life depended on it, and while he hasn’t had the best protection, he is young and quick enough that he should be able to buy a little time. Ain’t happening. Sigh.
I am now looking forward to the draft like I do the first game of the season. Excitement and dread all intertwined.
"If they want me to be a crazy, emotional, frenzied fan in section 603, then they can't expect me to be reasonable about the business of football"
So...why did Painter do so good in that Steelers game?
That was a disgraceful performance, in my opinion. We threw that game, we gave it away. We gave them the fucking game. In my opinion, that sucked. What's that? Playoffs? Don't talk about--playoffs? You kidding me? Playoffs?! I just hope we can win a game!
Why did the Ravens lose to the Jaguars?
Any given Sunday seems to be more of an issue for AFC north teams.
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by New Century Silver on Nov 30, 2011 2:23 AM EST up reply actions
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