***Pre-Season GameDay Thread - Colts @ Bengals***

[*rfaulk34*]

(08-23-2024, 12:00 AM)rfaulk34 Wrote: This isn't meant to be a negative post just to be negative, but here's how i see that. 

Mims. Love him so far but he's a question mark for a full 17 game season. 
Burton. Love him so far but he's a question mark with the attitude. 
All. Love him so far but he's coming off an ACL and spinal surgery the year before. 

Those are the top 3 that are expected to contribute immediately and they all have significant question marks.

Lee, Newton, Jackson, Njongmeta. All guys down the depth chart that "show promise". That does nothing for us right now. 

I get that you (and many others) are still able to ramp up the enthusiasm year after year, but i lost that in '21. I've seen too many seasons end in disappointment, no playoffs, playoff loss, super bowl loss. I've seen too much 'what if', too many injuries at the worst time and injuries that affected a promising QBs career. 

We're facing that with Burrow now. Two season ending injuries in 4 years and massive question marks with his wrist this year. Can't sign Jesse Bates, lose him, turn around and can't sign Tee Higgins and will probably lose him and now they're ***** around with Chase. Let's see how that works out. 

As soon as they win the SB, i'll come back around to being super positive and optimistic. Until then, i have nothing but skepticism. 

(08-23-2024, 03:55 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I disagree that the selection of Ali and Burton were expected to contribute greatly, if you are saying the 3rd/4th TE and 5th/6th WR are then we are in for a long season. Mims was drafted as a buffer with Brown, so he is not even the starter but has a chance at reps  this year.

Those two words are not the same.