I joined the official team message board for some friendly chatter about the next game and teams involved. That board does have a minimum post count to start threads, so I looked for a Jaguars-related thread in the NFL General section. What I found was sympathy for Allen Robinson:

 

http://forums.colts.com/topic/32755-alle...he-season/

 

This is a great example of a classy fan: "I hate that. Robinson is going to be a stud."

 

After replying to that thread, I went to the Colts secttion and found this:

 

Quote:<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Why didn't the Texans, Bengals, and Ravens . . .call 38 running plays against us like the Pats did?

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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I understand why the Titans, Jags and Giants didn't - they're crappy teams so it wouldn't have mattered anyway,

 

<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">and this:

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Quote:Because the Colts are good at stretch/outside runs which is what Forsett/Benard/Foster/McCoy do best. But Foster still had a great day


It's the inside runs right up the gut and power plays that the Colts can't stop 

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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">So I replied:

Quote:<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">(quoted first poster)

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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I have news for you about the Jaguars. Although as a team they are still not very good their running game was nonexistent against the Colts because coaches did not know who the best RB is, the starting right tackle was out, a rookie made his first start at center, and it was the first game without Marcedes Lewis. Players had not gelled yet because four offensive linemen were new to Jacksonville and the other had only played two full games at his current position. A lot of progress was made during the eight weeks Lewis was out and he returns this week. That means you're going to see a more balanced attack Sunday and some runs by Blake Bortles.

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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">(quoted second poster)

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<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That is good news for the Colts Sunday because the Jaguars call too many stretch runs and Denard Robinson is more of an outside runner. I have to hope Toby Gerhart gets a lot of carries.

 

<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Then somebody quoted me and wrote this:

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Quote:Please don't, the thought of Toby Gehart destroying us on the ground is just too much to take right now 

 

Even though your divisional rivals, kinda have a soft spot for the Jag, I guess it's "Browns" syndrome where you'd like them to be good at least one season. That and it would be nice to have good teams in the division so we don't get the constant "yeah but you win your division by default". 

 

If the Texans find a QB (Mallet?) and the Jags put some good pieces around Bortles and that WR corps it could get very interesting in the AFC South.

 

<p style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">My first impression is Colts fans are classy and do not think it is their job to hate the Jaguars. They might teach us a lesson on message board behavior if I am not seeing exceptions to the rule.

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