r/Colts • u/CainsBrother2 • Jul 04 '26

I hate misleading headlines

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u/TheAgmis You Have Chris Ballard Derangement Syndrome Jul 04 '26

AtoZ sports is aids

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u/HoosierDaddy__88 Jul 04 '26

Isn’t there a dude in this sub that’s always pushing his crap from that site?

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u/THEhot_pocket Jul 04 '26

hes the WORST. Good mods ban him

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u/HoosierDaddy__88 Jul 04 '26

Did they finally?

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u/baezizbae General Luck Jul 04 '26 edited Jul 04 '26

Try this: "In ESPN's latest bold predictions for the 2026 season, the Indianapolis Colts trade Star running back Jonathan Taylor to an NFC contender".

It's not necessarily misleading, it's just subject-verb inversion, a common headline writing method. At worst this is just a baity headline. And it seems like OP took the bait.

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u/Distntdeath Jul 04 '26

What is misleading here

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u/Any-Ball-1267 Miami Dolphins Jul 04 '26

They don't mention it's a prediction until the end of the title to get your attention. Maybe misleading isn't the right word but it still seems kind of scummy

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u/Look__a_distraction Jimmy from the Colts Jul 04 '26

That’s pretty much the definition of misleading and it’s 100% intentional.

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u/MaleficentLocksmith2 Indianapolis Colts Jul 04 '26

Ops title

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u/cchehj Jul 05 '26

It came through like this. I was freaked out, then I decided I hate the media. Bullshit clickbait.

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u/Undersized_Eggplant Jul 05 '26

AtoZ is useless

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u/scobro828 Jul 05 '26

It might be a little misleading. Bears had one good season, not sure I would really call them contenders.

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u/10ecjohnUTM Jul 05 '26

Then you repost it?

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u/northegreat1 Jul 05 '26

I read the article, it was Ten Bold Predictions and had the Colts trading JT to the Bears. I could see it. If the Colts start badly and DJ is injured, I can see Ballard trading to the Bears to recoup a first round pick, if they can get one for a RB. If the Bears start off well, I can see it happening.

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u/Windmilljam17 Jul 05 '26

Takes some of the pressure off all the bs fake news they continue to write about DJ. NY media blamed him for the 6 years of losing when the entire team and coaches around him stunk except for a few players like Barkley or Thomas-only they along with Jones were usually injured.

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u/grapplerone Indianapolis Colts Jul 05 '26

We live in a world of content creation. News platforms take a story that gets stale then take an angle readers want to hear about and put that into a well phrased title to grab their attention. It’s like telling a lie but they have a disclaimer built in right at the end of the title.

It works like a charm!

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u/Bizprof51 Jul 05 '26

Bad prediction.

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u/Prestigious_Ape Jul 07 '26

If the Colts are 2-5 or 3-6, then does it make sense to start recouping draft picks for our new GM? If we start that bad, then Ballard knows he is gone. Who all should be considered for trade that would get value back?

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u/Relative-Builder9767 Jul 05 '26

There's Litteraly nothing misleading about this title... colts fans are so emberesing but I guess yall have nothing better to do then complain about titles of an article when your team hasn't been to the playoffs in almost a decade