that is true, chewseeds

 

Originally Posted by Da Donkey

Wrong. The tiebreaker is strength of schedule. The Colts are leading that by a narrow margin, but obviously a lot of teams winning/losing the next two weeks will fluncuate (sp?) that....

If the teams tie, the team with the easiest schedule gets top pick. The Rams play Pit and SF the last two games. The Vikings play Wash and Chi the last two games. Colts play Jags the last week. No way either the Rams or Vikings overtake the Colts for easiest schedule, given that as of now the Colts have the easiest strength of schedule.

 

Originally Posted by MUPokerPlayer

If the teams tie, the team with the easiest schedule gets top pick. The Rams play Pit and SF the last two games. The Vikings play Wash and Chi the last two games. Colts play Jags the last week. No way either the Rams or Vikings overtake the Colts for easiest schedule, given that as of now the Colts have the easiest strength of schedule.

Are you counting the Texans for this week? I really have no clue what the SOS are at the moment...but wouldn't throwing the Texans into the mix on the Colts side really hurt them? Maybe not enough. And also, I think Donkey is correct on this. There is no way to know what the SOS will be until the games are played out.

But it all doesn't matter b/c Gabbert will gift wrap them a victory next week anyhow

 

Originally Posted by Da Donkey

I don't think you understand strength of schedule. If previous teams that the Colts have played all win this week, that would make their schedule tougher. If previous teams that the Rams have played all lose this week and next week, that'll make theirs easier. Make sense? It is based off of their opponents winning percentages. It doesn't matter who they play that is left, it matters what all the teams they have played so far do, too.

Good point. I stand corrected. Maybe :) Hopefully the Colts and Vikings win out making this a moot point. Cause we all know there is no chance the Rams win out.

All this is scrolling across the bottom of ESPN News.

So it all comes down to the Gabbert losing to the Colts and the Colts falling to the 3 spot right?

Seriously, what's going to be the line on this game? Colts -2.5 ?

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/73...k-week-17-loss

 

Still, if Indianapolis loses at Jacksonville on Jan. 1, they would finish with at least a share of the league's worst record at 2-14 and have the top pick in the draft by virtue of strength-of-schedule tiebreaker.

Both St. Louis and Minnesota are 2-12 heading into Saturday's games, but the Colts' .547 strength-of-schedule percentage is only going to worsen after playing the 4-10 Jaguars. The Rams' percentage is .587 and the Vikings' .587.

schefter already said if the colts lose next week they lock up the number 1 so not sure what u guys are arguing about as far as the schedule goes

 

Originally Posted by JRoth15

Yah this is a no doubter...not only b/c they can use the 3-4 picks they get out of it, but also because Sam Bradford's trade value couldn't be any lower than it is right now.

He's been hurt...fairly inefficient (not all his fault)...and is guaranteed a shitload of money. Not a good combo to get trade value for.

the bulk of Bradford's guaranteed money has already been paid out. The financial decision about whether to dump him or not is if they want to just throw away all of the money they've already invested in him. If they can get 2-3 1st round picks and another 2 2nd rounders, which I heard as a possibility the other day, keep Bradford and take the picks.
That is, if the Colts fuck up and win their last game.

 

Originally Posted by JKoblyn

the bulk of Bradford's guaranteed money has already been paid out. The financial decision about whether to dump him or not is if they want to just throw away all of the money they've already invested in him. If they can get 2-3 1st round picks and another 2 2nd rounders, which I heard as a possibility the other day, keep Bradford and take the picks.

understood...he'd still be a pretty tough piece to move.

career 55% passer...same TD:INT ratio...has injury concerns from both college and pro...etc.

like i said, i'm okay with building around Bradford if we can get great value for the #1 pick.

 

Originally Posted by MUPokerPlayer

if rams sneak in, you want them to draft luck and throw bradford and his 50M guaranteed to the curb? i would prefer to trade the pick for an assload of picks.

def trade for picks. im still on the bradford train. he may have regressed a little, but you cant really tell with all the injuries around him as well as to him and the tough ass schedule to start the year. im more than happy with him as our franchise qb. i also think luck is super overrated tho, so that weighs in on my decision

Dear Mr Irsay,

Reggie Wayne... Pay that man his money.

I think Clark is gone. Only guy I think we really have to keep is Mathis.

For every Peyton Manning, and Troy Aikman, and John Elway there is a JaMarcus Russell, Tim Couch and David Carr. I don't think NFL players can ever go into a game intentionally trying to lose. They have been brought up their whole life to give 100% from HS to College to the NFL. There is no coach or owner that is going to tell their team to roll over so we can get the #1 pick, its just not going to happen. If a coach or owner did, I just don't see a player intentionally trying to make their team lose. On top of the reasons I just mentioned it would also be illegal and I don't think Goodell would take to kindly to teams throwing games. You don't play games at the end of the season to figure out draft order, you play games because as a player and coach thats what you get paid to do. You have Colt fans that spent hundreds of dollars in August for a week 16 showdown to see Peyton Manning/Matt Schaub showdown. Unfortunately it doesn't always work out like that. The fans still paid the same price to see Orlovsky/Yates and what they got was a great game, that had a team with no chance for a playoff spot going crazy to win the game. It was awesome. WHo the fuck wants to Donald Brown rush up the middle 4 times in a row to kill the clock and end the game? Seriously, stop with these stupid comments.


You play to win and everything else will fall into place. Thats how people like Joe Montana (3rd round pick) and Tom Brady (6th round pick) got their chances and they made history. I just can't deal with another post that says "WHAT THE HELL ARE THE COLTS THINKING BLAH BLAH BLAH", its just so fucking dumb.

Bradford will be fine. But he plays behind the WORST O Line in the NFL. Jason Brown would be the worst free agent signing in Rams history, except for the Drew Bennett signing.

They need to get the 1st pick, and TRADE it for a azzload of picks, hopefully load up on o-line help, and get Bradford some descent receivers.

I personally would rather have Bradford, than Luck.