We don't play them at NE? How does that work? Usually it's one home and one away.Realistically, we beat Houston pretty handily next week and the season basically comes down to the home game against the Patriots Saturday night the 18th. Beat the Pats and you’ve got a chance. Lose to the Pats and that’s basically it.
So the Steelers got knocked behind the Colts, Broncos pulled up pulling back the Chargers to just above the Colts. So far Ravens look better than the Browns but are behind and have a lot of time.As I see the Colts fans rooting interest today:
Bengals over Steelers
Pats over Titans
Broncos over Chargers
Ravens over Browns
Any I missed or got wrong?
GREAT POST!When you have the best RB in the NFL and you refuse to run the ball then that is on the head coach/play caller.
To me it is inexcusable. You have to run the ball at least to keep the defense honest. And with Taylor he needs to touch the ball 20-25 games or you are derelict in your duties.
Former QBs as head coach and play caller always fall into the passing trap. They love to pass because otherwise they are just a robot handing balls off. It's not exciting. It doesn't feed their ego. And this is not the first time Reich has fallen into the trap. He's done it repeatedly.
He talks about facing the number one rush defense but he has the number one rush offense (yd/att). Yet he chooses to pass against the #4 pass defense (yds/att) with a bottom half pass offense.
Colts ran 38 plays in the first half. 9 of them were called run plays. They ran 31 plays in the 2nd half. He didn't call a run play in the 3rd quarter. He finally runs the ball in the 4th quarter and Taylor gets 58 yards on the drive and a TD on a drive that was 12 plays and 6:30 minutes. THAT is how you win games and control the other team. You grind them up and keep their defense on the field and your defense off the field.
When you have the best RB in the NFL and you refuse to run the ball then that is on the head coach/play caller.
To me it is inexcusable. You have to run the ball at least to keep the defense honest. And with Taylor he needs to touch the ball 20-25 games or you are derelict in your duties.
Former QBs as head coach and play caller always fall into the passing trap. They love to pass because otherwise they are just a robot handing balls off. It's not exciting. It doesn't feed their ego. And this is not the first time Reich has fallen into the trap. He's done it repeatedly.
He talks about facing the number one rush defense but he has the number one rush offense (yd/att). Yet he chooses to pass against the #4 pass defense (yds/att) with a bottom half pass offense.
Colts ran 38 plays in the first half. 9 of them were called run plays. They ran 31 plays in the 2nd half. He didn't call a run play in the 3rd quarter. He finally runs the ball in the 4th quarter and Taylor gets 58 yards on the drive and a TD on a drive that was 12 plays and 6:30 minutes. THAT is how you win games and control the other team. You grind them up and keep their defense on the field and your defense off the field.
Please do!Don’t really have time to type out my thoughts right now but I disagree with most of this. Hopefully later I’ll have time to hash it out.
Yes.GREAT POST!
When you have the best RB in the NFL and you refuse to run the ball then that is on the head coach/play caller.
Former QBs as head coach and play caller always fall into the passing trap. They love to pass because otherwise they are just a robot handing balls off. It's not exciting. It doesn't feed their ego. And this is not the first time Reich has fallen into the trap. He's done it repeatedly.
He talks about facing the number one rush defense but he has the number one rush offense (yd/att). Yet he chooses to pass against the #4 pass defense (yds/att) with a bottom half pass offense.
Colts ran 38 plays in the first half. 9 of them were called run plays. They ran 31 plays in the 2nd half. He didn't call a run play in the 3rd quarter. He finally runs the ball in the 4th quarter and Taylor gets 58 yards on the drive and a TD on a drive that was 12 plays and 6:30 minutes. THAT is how you win games and control the other team. You grind them up and keep their defense on the field and your defense off the field.
IND v Balt scored tied at 25. Colts next drive:
Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run, missed FG.
Ind v TEN scored tied 24-24
Colts drives:
1. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run, Run, Run, Pass, Pass, Pass.
2. Pass (int TD)
3. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run
4. Run, Pass, Pass
5. Pass, Pass, Run, Pass
IND v JAX
After going up 17-0
Colts drives:
1. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Punt
2. Run, Run, Pass, Punt
3. Run, Run, Pass, Punt
4. Pass, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass
5. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Punt
5. Pass, Run, Pass, Punt
6. Run, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass, Punt
7. Pass, Run, Pass. Punt
8. Run, Pass, Run, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass, Run, Pass, Pass FG
IND v. TB
Up 24-14 after half
Colt Drives
1. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass.
2. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass
3. Pass, Pass, Pass, Pass, Run
4. Run, Run, Run, Pass, Run, Run, Run, Run, Pass, Run TD
If not for the scoring drive v TB at the end I would think that Reich doesn't like to run the ball too much. But maybe that's just me?
104 plays and called 28 runs.
You want to compare stats to this group but it also contains all the losers…The entire league.
You want to compare stats to this group but it also contains all the losers…
What else is there to go off of? The numbers are what they are. Murph said that he thinks that Reich is pass happy and doesn’t likes to run. Taylor has the most rushing attempts of any active running back in the entire league. If that’s not good enough then I’m not sure what to say.
At some point we must run some no matter the men in the box to keep them honest.Reich said today in his press conference that more than half of the 1st and 2nd down play calls in the 3rd quarter were run option plays. Wentz checked out of them because that’s what he’s supposed to do based off of what the defense gives him. Is Wentz supposed to check to a bad play? I’m honestly baffled that this is even an issue with the fan base.