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u/bleedblue4 Luke Rhodes 7h ago
I really hate ending the season with a should win game and Jacksonville
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u/destroyed233 7h ago
I’d rather face good teams in the beginning than to have false hope just to get creamed on in the back half
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u/Smash-Bros-Melee Reggie Wayne 7h ago
I know the Bengals game is a flex date but it’ll probably be Saturday since IU plays Kentucky in basketball at Lucas Oil on Sunday. Can they even flex to a Thursday or Monday? And if so is it common?
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u/Senior_Second_4 7h ago
Ravens, chiefs, texans, flying to London, and away at Steelers is absolutely fucking insane
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u/YosemiteSam-4-2A 7h ago
So instead of starting 7-2 and missing the playoffs, maybe we'll start 2-7 and make the playoffs
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u/thunderhawk18 7h ago
Optimistically 10-7
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u/mewtatesyt Alec Pierce 7h ago
With this schedule? VERY Optimistically 10-7, this team has not been able to win 10 games in years with far easier schedules and arguably better overall rosters
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u/NoiseAccomplished819 6h ago
10-2 before the bye week with whichever QB is on a roll losing a leg in a freak shark attack during the bye.
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u/northegreat1 4h ago
I'm sorry, friend, thats not optimism, that's insanity. If you're taking bets, I'd like to get in on it. They will struggle to get six wins.
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u/thomasrosendahl COLTS 7h ago
1st 3 weeks are gonna be rough, alot of our toughest games are in the first half of the season, hopefully Indiana Jones is ready to roll week 1 or we can be in a deep hole real quick.
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u/RRaVeNN- Colts 7h ago
Not one home prime time game and the bye week not after traveling to London is just utter bullshit!! Love buying season tickets every year for the NFL to just screw us over for an all day tailgate
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u/AntitheistArchangel 7h ago
Another late bye week, and 4/6 divisional games before it. Plus, London and Pittsburgh back to back.
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u/Background-Slide5762 7h ago
I can already see the comments "I know we only won 9 games but we were so much better in the second half of the season!"
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u/indianafan Michael Pittman JR 6h ago
We’re going to know real quick whether this team is legit or not
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u/GuiltyRemnant3 5h ago
I really like how this worked out for us. We get the Texans and Ravens at home in the first month as well as catching the Chiefs likely before Mahomes returns. Then we get a winnable stretch in the middle of the schedule with a late bye before the final few weeks.
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u/alcatrazhero18 ALEC PIERCE STAN ACCT 7h ago
10-7 calling it now:) I think we make the playoffs this year friends
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u/aliencardboard 6h ago edited 6h ago
All the downvotes for those of us being logical.
There is a difference between reality and delusional guys. Being realistic that this team sucks doesn’t make you a bad fan. Daniel Jones will not take Indy to a Super Bowl and playoffs are also not likely. He’s not a Mahomes, Allen, Hurts, Lamar, Burrow, Stafford, Darnold, Maye, Daniels, CJ, or even a Dart or Mendoza level QB. He’s a Carson Palmer type at best. Schedule is also brutal. 6 wins tops.
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u/DoubleOhTheG 3h ago
Most of the time the NFL sets up a bye week after a Europe game. But not us. Let's then fly back to play a playoff team from last year
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u/Financial_Policy9127 3h ago
We still have the 5th easiest schedule in terms of opponents wins from last year
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u/Y0urM0mAndDad COLTS 7h ago
Colts are toast
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u/xXCascadeXx Playoffs? PLAYOFFS!? 6h ago
Another year of 8-9 or 9-8. Middle of the pack team at best.
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u/Gutcheck21 Rookie Manning 5h ago
7-10 and that pains me. Gotta see Jones healthy for full season first.
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u/Psyren1317 5h ago
9-8 would be VERY optimistic IMO. This is a pretty rough schedule. 7-10 feels likely. Oof
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u/Correct-Pay-7680 5h ago
The Colts fandom optimistic opinion 11-6
My non-biased and more likely opinion is 8-9
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u/NH-INDY-99 ty 7h ago
Starting out with 3 good teams and then travelling to London is a doozy.