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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Why????????????? WHY????????????????????He's broke. He played right guard for the 32ND RUSHING TEAM. He blocked for maybe the best passing QB in the past 30 years, with the quickest release of maybe all time.
WHAT in the world makes you think he's a good fit in KC????????????? WHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?
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The Colts are a passing team. To the point of being unbalanced as they had the 2nd fewest rushing ATTEMPTS in the entire NFL. They had 366 attempts compared to the league leading Jets that had 607 attempts. That's quite a difference. (Yet the Colts were ranked 12th in rushing touchdowns.) It's obvious that the Colts' coaching staff allow Manning to drive their offense. Had the Colts focused on running, they would have gaudier rushing stats.
While I appreciate your passion, Lilja started sixteen games last year and did a good job. So I don't think you can call him broken. And from what I've read and heard, the consensus from the Indy sports media is that Lilja is a good run and pass blocker with gas still in the tank.
Also, Tim Grunhard was on one of the sportstalk radio stations yesterday and was singing the praises of Lilja. No offense to you, but I'll take Grunny's opinion on
this issue over yours or anyone else's that hasn't played o-line in the NFL.
So we can agree to disagree. Maybe someone will bring this up after this coming season and we'll see which one of us was right on Lilja. My bet is that Lilja plays 16 games and does just fine.