LightningBuggs

I’m still not over it. 10 year old me was watching at my grandparents’ house. My uncle, a Packer fan who hated the Skins, laughed hysterically at the call. He knew it was a bad call but was thrilled with the outcome as well as my anger. About 20 years ago I met Jim Hart and made a point to ask him about that play saying, “So 1975, the Mel Gray “catch”. We both know it wasn’t right?” Jim smiled and said, “Looked like a catch to me”. But I could tell he knew I was right and was just playing along.

Dotson himself said he wasn’t watching the draft (he was watching NBA playoffs) because he wasn’t expecting to go until late 1st or even 2nd round. He had a late first grade. Therefore he was a reach at 16.

D+ First 2 picks were reaches for need, the second one a self-induced need. Howell is a steal and could very easily be the QB this franchise is looking for. He's the only thing keeping this draft from being an F.

So Allen is lead scout now? This organization is a laughingstock.

Hahahahahaha Rivera y’all

You're right! That '76 MNF game was incredible too. A real mudbowl with well over 10 turnovers if I recall. Like you I stayed up for that one as well. Parents only allowed me to stay up on Monday nights for the Skins games. For all other MNF games, I had to be in bed after Howard's Halftime Hilites.

Ironically, just minutes ago I was looking at something on youtube and this game showed up at the top of my feed. Words can't describe how my eyes lit up with excitement. Like you, @Dissident2, this game is one of my 3 white whales. The other 2 being the 72 NFC Championship game you mentioned and the 75 OT game vs Dallas at RFK when Kilmer sneaked in for the game winner. My Easter Sunday is all set now. I'm going to curl up on the couch and enjoy this gem of a game. One of my all-time favorites.

So in his secret testimony, Friedman supplied no evidence to back up his claims? Wonderful. This is yet another giant nothing burger. Dan is going nowhere.

You've stated over and over you're in the tank for Wentz. That's fine. But this post is laughable. Pittman and McLaurin are fairly equal. This board may not like that, but it's true. He's just inflated here because he's all this team has had for a long time. The Colts OL is good. Taylor proved that. There are claims that they weren't good in pass pro but some of that is on Wentz too with his refusal to give up on a play. As it stands now, Wentz's new OL and receiving corps is a push compared to last year, but with much less of a running game. Which currently trends towards less production from him.

FWIW, I agree with you. I watched a lot of Colts games last year. Wentz was, well, average at best. 8 games he threw for under 200 yards. The idea that the WFT will suddenly be throwing the ball down the field makes little sense. He didn't do it much last year at all with a similar WR corps. The Colts were 28th in the NFL in receiving yard/game, ahead of only the Eagles, Panthers, Giants, and Saints. Wentz's contribution to the Colts winning games last year was turning around and handing the ball off to Taylor. And that's the reason I watched Colts games. I was fascinated with their throwback, smashmouth approach. They'd line up and tell the other team, "We're running the ball down your throat", and they'd do just that. My guess is that unless the Commanders employ a similar running game, this latest experiment will likely flame out quickly.

Ryan

Nodded my head in agreement reading this post. This is where I'm at too. I follow the news of the team on this board (primarily the off the field stuff) but I'm no longer a fan. Gave up season tickets about 5 years ago, quit watching games on TV a couple of years after that. I too watch the Redzone on Sundays when I'm at home though I've found with my Sundays now free I'm more apt to go anywhere and do something outside of the house if weather permits. Became a fan in 1971 because I loved watching Larry Brown and Charley Taylor play. No matter what the future holds, I'll forever enjoy the memories, both good and bad, that this franchise has given me over the many years.

Agree. They went after Wilson with 3 1’s, failed, and then panicked and overpaid for a QB who was let go by the coach under whom he had his greatest success after just 1 year. The McNabb comparison is valid. My first reaction was this is the QB comparison of the TJ Duckett trade. I’d love to play poker with this front office. They’re just not good.

And a great RB and OL. They won by running the ball.

Trade picks for a guy who was going to be released. You can't fix stupid.