Pro Football Focus Thinks The Colts Blew It This Off-Season

If we get a run-stuffing defensive tackle – like A. Franklin or even an effective Pat Williams, I don’t see many weaknesses on this team.

Obviously that’s assuming a relatively clean bill of health. I know Peyton’s 35, but with the return of Austin Collie, Dallas Clark, & Joseph Addai to our offense – we should be able to score 30 points a game.

As I said in my fanpost, stopping the run sets up the rest of our defense. We may not have an elite secondary, but when we force obvious passing situations & long-passing situations, our secondary greatly improves thanks to our pass rushing DE’s.

Signing Peyton Manning to a bargain contract, bringing back Addai, Vinatieri, Bullitt, & A. Johnson have been very positive acquisitions for the Colts this off-season. I’m just hoping we can re-sign Charlie Johnson, and finally bring in a true 1-tech DT.

I don’t agree at all with PFF analysis. The only reason the Colts didn’t make a deep run last year in the playoffs was injuries. The same will be true this year.

Every article BBS writes is doom and gloom, so of course he agrees with people who question what the Colts do or do not do.

Every year analysts talk about who “wins” the offseason. It doesn’t mean squat. I remember MANY analysts applauding the Redskins for their off-season moves.

The Colts were 10-6 last year with 1/3 of their team injured. They need healthy players, and they need last years rookies to take the 2nd year jump.
  

I doubt we have the money to bring in this huge talent we all want. Ok so we don’t sign any of our free agents or udfa’s so we have money for ONE big name player, wow well now we are weak in other areas and have swenson as our kicker because all the money was spent on average and overpaid player. I think the moves made this offseason are about as good as they could have been. Trust me I want some better players just don’t think its going to happen. I was very irritated when mikell, weddle, cofield, mebane, etc were signed elsewhere. I had my hopes up because speculation on this site was that we were in running to sign them. I doubt we gave it much consideration, it’s just not possible. Not to mention its not the colts way of doing business. Beginning of this year and throughout last season we were calling for o-line help. Well FO went out and drafted the beginnings of solution there, I think they are trying to fix and build team its not always going to be the way we want it as fans. The colts are still great and have a chance for superbowl.
I just get tired of the doom and gloom on every article here. Maybe i’m just thinking to rationally here, I don’t know.

First off…this is the best site for Colts news so good work on that (could use a little less negativity but hey free speech)

We’ve been to two superbowls in the last 6 years (only the Steelers have equaled that) so the front office must know something

Yes I would love to add a few free agents but not knowing our cap situation I cant make educated gripes about this. Lets face it short of cutting Freeney or Mathis we can likely do nothing but bring in one year cheap veterans….personally I hope we still add a few one year contract guys but it is what it is and until this team Sucks I’ll give the front office a pass

We cut Hayden…Diem agreed to take a big pay cut….nothing else we can do I assume

Defense is paper thin thou :)

finally a RATIONAL opinion on Haynesworth/Ocho. Those 2 guys are not studs anymore, the media needs to stop kissing Belichick’s ass for picking them up!!

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Whitlock-New-England-Patriots-Bill-Belichick-cant-salvage-Albert-Haynesworth-Chad-Ochocinco-072911

  The offense is not in question at all.. I think with all of the WR weapons, an improved O-line (could have been better without Diem, but we have good rookies to rotate) that should allow our running game a better chance and give Manning more time to throw… the problem is solely with Defense.
  Let’s just take the Titans out of this conversation and we know why! Focus on the Jags and Houston. Both teams have have a top 5 RB that shreds our D. The Jags and Texans last year were the two worse teams against the pass (what our team is known for) and they went and improved those Defs.
  So did their teams get better… yes! Did they become division contenders… I could argue Houston is obviously our biggest challenge but Jags not so much.
  If we could go out and get a big DT and possibly upgrade our secondary I think we take the title again. But the Superbowl??? Doubtful unless our entire team stays healthy!! Then we have a shot. But I woudn’t bet on us getting the AFC title.

That this is the same team that, two years ago, came within one questionable coaching decision of an undefeated regular season and one recovered onside kick of winning the super bowl. Who is to say that we wouldn’t be right back there last year if Clark, Collie, and a buncht of others weren’t injured? The same core is there only this time (hopefully) the offensive line will be much improved with recent additions. I would like us to sign a Pat Williams or Tommie Harris as much as the next guy, but I think healthy, we are already a contender.

Vikings sign according to 1070.

So scratch that name off the list too.

Randy Moss retired? Byline on ESPN

Can’t quite agree. First, it has only been six days since the CBA got done. Generating cap space through Peyton’s new deal and a couple of roster moves (Hayden, Diem among others) gives the front office a clearer picture of what they can do financially . General upgrading of the O-Line to keep #18 upright and healthy. Then, as events unfold a few prudent moves can get made to address needs that I feel certain they are aware of better than we are. Would I have loved to see more moves made that fix these issues? You bet !! But, judging the quality of draft these guys just pulled off in April and the methodical approach they seem to be taking to structure a roster that gets Peyton several shots at Super Bowl rings before he calls it quits, I’m fully prepared to sit tight and see what the next few weeks bring. And, I am pretty optimistic that we will like what they get done and we won’t consider them incompetent or blind. IMHO.

Just because a team adds a flashy name here or there doesn’t mean they automatically got better. Yes, I like many would like to see one or two veteran FA signings to help us out in our weaker areas, but I am not going to just assume the Pats, Jets, Ravens, Texans, Jags, Panthers, Eagles, Giants, Cardinals are all better than we are because they inked a few FAs.

This shit gets way to sensationalized via ESPN, Twitter, and sites like PFF.

Dumbass #1: “I just saw on Twitter that the Colts signed Chris Henry, Steve McNair, and Walter Payton”
Dumbass #2: “Fuck, they’re the favorites to win it all now.”

Now we know a couple of reasons we got Diem and DeVan back. If these new guys can’t start we are in big trouble AGAIN !!!

would like to see a backer or safety or DT picked up but people foprget teh Colts had more injuries that mattered last yr than ever , if they just have the normal amount of injury luck they should be fine assuming pey is fine

His article talks abouit how we are quielty still the team to beat without all the fancy off-season flashy moves, but I guess that doesn’t get “clicks”?