2016 Colts: Always a Banner Year
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Somebody called Mike Wells at ESPN says the Colts just hired Chris Ballard to be GM.
"The Colts hired Chris Ballard as their new general manager. Ballard, who spent the previous four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, replaces the fired Ryan Grigson."
"The Colts hired Chris Ballard as their new general manager. Ballard, who spent the previous four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, replaces the fired Ryan Grigson."
So that means that the Colts will now be run in a professional and competent manner? Should we as Pats fans be worried? I was hoping they would hire the GM equivalent of Rich Kotite or John Idzik. Always hate to see the competition actually make a good move.
Let's not go crazy here. Irsay is forcing him to keep Pagano this season. So there's still plenty of whackiness at the top.
That said, does seem like a good hire, and with a top-10 QB you're just a good draft or two from being a contender.
Your reading waaay too much into that. It was more of a job and rank comparison. Sort of like Lincoln/Trump.
Jim Irsay with a gem on twitter last night. I do like his taste, so I'll say that. Of course I take it all back if he was actually hacked. His actual taste is probably somewhere between malnourished crack whore and an aging hooker and we wouldn't see eye to eye on that.
Linking the PFT story about the tweet as I assume that is likely SFW. To get the uncensored version, you need to google it.
Linking the PFT story about the tweet as I assume that is likely SFW. To get the uncensored version, you need to google it.
We need a banner to commemorate this momentous achievement.
2017
Twitter Hacked
Picture of naked prostitute
2017
Twitter Hacked
Picture of naked prostitute
Do you think he meant to send it as a direct message to someone and screwed up? I can't imagine someone tweeting that.
Annnnd now we find out about more Colt cheating:
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/07/03/tarik-glenn-seems-to-suggest-colts-used-an-illegal-communication-system/
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/07/03/tarik-glenn-seems-to-suggest-colts-used-an-illegal-communication-system/
Jim Mora won't attend the erection of the Peyton Manning statue ceremony.
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/07/05/jim-mora-says-he-wont-come-back-indianapolis-peyton-mannings-statue-ceremony/453605001/
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/07/05/jim-mora-says-he-wont-come-back-indianapolis-peyton-mannings-statue-ceremony/453605001/
I hope the statue has room behind it so fans can pretend to be tea-bagged.
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/07/05/jim-mora-says-he-wont-come-back-indianapolis-peyton-mannings-statue-ceremony/453605001/
http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2017/07/05/jim-mora-says-he-wont-come-back-indianapolis-peyton-mannings-statue-ceremony/453605001/
I hope the statue has room behind it so fans can pretend to be tea-bagged.
Are you serious? He is a top 10, if not top 5 QB of all time. He WAS the franchise. I think it's a little too soon, but Manning absolutely deserves a statue.
I said that I knew he was real good. And he did a lot to help the franchise. But I don't know, I think we may have softened the criteria as to who would deserve a statue. For example, Brady could very well got one in Foxboro, but I am not sure there should be one.
Maybe I am just not a statue guy.
If you're not sure that Brady should have a statue then I don't think it's a 'maybe' that you're not a statue guy.
What would possibly be your criteria?
At the least, I'd assume you'd be cool with the rhapsodic example right above you.
I'm with you, brother. Statues really should serve some sort of civic purpose, educational value, and commemoration of community impact. Being a good sportster is nice, but he's no General Sheridan:
Because I know no one is clicking that link without an explanation:
In Baseball, when a National League team plays it's first away game in Chicago, it is traditional for the rookie players to be sent out into the night with a paint can, a brush and a map to the corner of Belmont and Sheridan Road, about a mile east of Wrigley Field. There they paint their team colors on the testicles.
To be just a little more serious, Sheridan is a very good argument for why being honored by a statue is a pretty big deal. Here's his wiki page, for the highlights. He was important enough to briefly appear on the $10 bill, FFS.
For Peyton Manning to have a statue isn't a travesty, but it might be a travishamockery. Then again, this is the Colts and their participation-banner-loving owner. Manning getting a statue for one Super Bowl win, a couple MVPs, and vamoosing to Denver to win a bit more is silly; it devalues what "getting a statue" used to mean. I'd argue there's only about 15 athletes worldwide who deserve a statue. Though I will note that rich owners can argue otherwise, by putting up monuments to whomever they choose.
What I'm saying is that I hope there is a new tradition born of the Manning Statue: paint his balls. THAT'S a monument that celebrates all of Manning's achievements.
I don't think Brady should get a statue because a statue is not sufficient. At a minimum, he should be getting an airport.
Screw that. Patriots next stadium will be downtown.
Yep, Brady Stadium in Bradyville, MassaBradysetts.
Yep, Brady Stadium in Bradyville, MassaBradysetts.
I don't know that President Brady would like that kind of idolatry, but we're leave that to Vice President Giselle to decide.
I don't get the fuss over the Manning statue. Lucas Oil Stadium is always filled with busts anyway.
I think if you're going to get caught up in Constitutional fine print, I'm guessing the fact that Giselle isn't a natural born citizen might preclude her from the VP anyways. Plus, the VP has got to be BB in the Dick Cheney kind of really-running-things-from-the-sidelines role, anyways, right?
If we're not going to create a new tradition and paint the Manning Statue's balls a different color every week in the fall, then can I suggest we find some way for the statue to wave it's hands and install a loudspeaker that blares "OMAHA!" at random intervals?
This is how I feel. Brady is great at football. I'm a huge football fan, but at the end of the day, so what?
I think Boston has done well with sports figure statues. The Ted Williams one is not just of Ted Williams, but with him and a kid, celebrating the history of both Williams and the Red Sox with the Jimmy Fund. The Teammates statue celebrates that group of guys. Bill Russell had civic impact beyond the court and the placement of the statue at government center signifies that. The Bobby Orr statue outside the garden commemorates not just his career but also that moment, one of the iconic images in hockey history.
In that vein, a statue of Brady with the backwards cap and either hands on head or the double-finger-point might be appropriate, because it celebrates not just Brady but also that moment, the first Super Bowl victory in franchise history. I'm not as keen on a statue of just Brady dropping back to pass or whatever.
I'm also for building a Tuck Rule statue, preferably in Oakland, just to piss off Raiders fans.
I am SO on board for this. And it fits my "civic purpose" criteria - pissing off Raider fans is something we should all aspire to do.
Plus @Gunfighter 09 is reading this, clenching his teeth, and mumbling "those bastards" under his breath.
You missed a few (and I may have, too)- Red/Yaz/Johnny Kelly/ the Hoyts/Ouimet
Edit: I like all these statues, but I like statues. Put up a few more and it's fine with me.
