The World Isn't Over [Merge]

[King Colt]

It was sloppy with penalties but with a Bronco win over the Texans we are back in the thick. Luck saw protection and that was nice for a change. 

[21isSuperman]

We're not going to be making any noise this year.  Even if we win an awful AFC South, we have no shot competing against teams like Pittsburgh and New England.  I don't see the excitement for being back in the thick of things.  Losses are better for the future of this franchise, in my opinion

[ThatOneColtFan]

It was a much needed win. 

 

Shame we are so bad though.

[AllYouNeedIsLuck]

It's not over! 

 

Receivers will be coming back. Pass-rush looked a little bit better. Luck will be Luck

[jbaron04]

I was watching the game and I was baffled at how selfish mcnary was on that play. Football is a team sport he made the decision that on this play no matter to consequences I'm gonna hurt my team and be selfish. I would make and example out of him 

[James]

Fool's gold to be honest. 

 

 

[jbaron04]

Much need win the ref was once again horrible a lot of bad PI calls. 

[Jules]

Yay

[TKnight24]

Just now, 21isSuperman said:

We're not going to be making any noise this year.  Even if we win an awful AFC South, we have no shot competing against teams like Pittsburgh and New England.  I don't see the excitement for being back in the thick of things.  Losses are better for the future of this franchise, in my opinion

Pittsburgh isn't making the Playoffs lol

 

And we'll probably be playing Landry Jones. I think we fair well against him 

[runthepost]

We win this week then get crushed next week 

[ThatOneColtFan]

We could, but tbh is it worth it? To win and get absolutely crushed in the postseason?

 

Winning this terrible division is what keeps our terrible GM and mediocre coach employed. 

[CR91]

34 points with so many weapons out. I think that is saying something. titans are not a bad defense either

[jbaron04]

2 minutes ago, AllYouNeedIsLuck said:

It's not over! 

 

Receivers will be coming back. Pass-rush looked a little bit better. Luck will be Luck

I think the coverage was better today pass rush was meh but they made enough plays to get the job done and that's all we ask 

[ColtsFanMikeC]

With our win and Jacksonville's loss, it puts the AFC South at HOU 4-2, IND 3-4, TEN 3-4, JAX 2-4.

 

I don't imagine HOU winning vs. Denver tomorrow (though it's possible).  Could very well be the AFC South is 4-3, 3-4, 3-4, 2-4 after this week is said and done.  We are still right in the race.

 

We had 3 sacks today, the best of the season (I won't be shocked if they give Mathis a sack for the play when Mariota fumbled after the snap, upon review, so maybe 4 sacks).... whoever was calling for TY McGill the other day, nice call!

 

Luck made very good decisions today, for the most part (no picks, >350 yards in the air, a >69% average, 3 TDs... hard to ask for anything more than that!).  Doyle looked very good at TE (9 receptions for 78 yards and a TE on 10 targets).  Gore rushed for >3.5 yds/carry and made a few very nice plays in the receiving game.

 

Adam Vinatieri set NFL record for most consecutive field goals made of all time.  Patty Mac average 51 yds/punt.  Thankful for the 'legs' on this team.

 

Penalties killed us, and some were very stupid.  We had at least 5 dropped passes, some of which (Streets' on 3rd and short comes to mind) came at very bad times.  That said, we still prevailed. 

 

This was by no means our best football, but we found a way to win, and put ourselves right back in the mix for the AFC South.

 

If we fix some stupid mistakes, and get healthy, our team is not that bad. 

 

[James]

Meh, the chokefest against Houston last week will likely end up costing the Colts dearly. Don't see the Colts beating the Chiefs or the Packers before the bye.

[UKColt13]

Its sad to say that the best we've probably looked all season was in a close win over Tennessee.

[bradgt04]

4 minutes ago, jbaron04 said:

I was watching the game and I was baffled at how selfish mcnary was on that play. Football is a team sport he made the decision that on this play no matter to consequences I'm gonna hurt my team and be selfish. I would make and example out of him 

What play was it I only got to watch half of the 1st quarter?

[stitches]

3 minutes ago, CR91 said:

34 points with so many weapons out. I think that is saying something. titans are not a bad defense either

It says we have a monster of a QB... it also might point to our young O-line having some potential. I don't agree that it tells much about the quality of our team as a whole and about our chances this year.

[jbaron04]

The penalties and drops * me off so Much some where bad calls and mcnary had me so hot with his selfish play I would have him run till he vomit for putting him self above the team 

[Synthetic]

 

Win the division, barely win a playoff game...get stomped into the ground by New England in the divisional round and then another "controversy" accusing them "cheating"

 

It is prophecy, you cannot fail. 

[Gyworks]

I'm already grateful that this game was not so painful to watch. That we did actually won is the cherry on the cake 

[teganslaw]

I'm just going to enjoy the win this week. Luck was protected, Hilton and Vinatieri had good games, and these final touchdowns were nice to see.

[CR91]

Just now, stitches said:

It says we have a monster of a QB... it also might point to our young O-line having some potential. I don't agree that it tells much about the quality of our team as a whole and about our chances this year.

 

the defense wasnt bad. they made stops, but the penalties just were endless

[King Colt]

The Colts will not go to the SB but a AFC South Champion banner hanging in the stadium impresses the neighbors. It is a cut above a trophy like they hand out to kids with "PARTICIPANT" on it. ;)

[Fisticuffs111]

Keep playing McGill, the guy should've been playing the whole season. Ayers too, I'm liking what he's shown so far.

I wouldn't count on getting too healthy though. I've seen that said a lot among fans but I think it's just wishful thinking. We just need people to step up as much as possible. I do hope Moncrief can come back 100% though. We need him for these lulls the offense gets into after starting out strong the past two games.

[aaron11]

Just now, Bogie said:

 

Win the division, barely win a playoff game...get stomped into the ground by New England in the divisional round and then another "controversy" accusing them "cheating"

 

It is prophecy, you cannot fail. 

you sound mad

[ColtsFanMikeC]

2 minutes ago, ThatOneColtFan said:

We could, but tbh is it worth it? To win and get absolutely crushed in the postseason?

 

Winning this terrible division is what keeps our terrible GM and mediocre coach employed. 

We already showed we can play with the Broncos, who are atop their division.

 

We haven't been fully healthy (or really close to it) all year.  Our OL is young, and despite dealing with injuries, is playing better each week.

 

If we get healthy and the young guys keep improving, there is no reason why we couldn't make a run in the playoffs.  We need to stop the self-inflicted wounds (drops, penalties) and get healthy.  If we can do that, we can play with most anyone in this league.

[krunk]

5 minutes ago, CR91 said:

34 points with so many weapons out. I think that is saying something. titans are not a bad defense either

I thought the Titans were terrible. We pretty much did what we wanted to do. We should have hung 40 on that bunch. We got in our own way with the drops.

[oldunclemark]

as long as we keep our corners and WRs on the field...we play shootouts and we can win half the time..

....Its all about pass blocking for Andrew

[ThatOneColtFan]

1 minute ago, ColtsFanMikeC said:

We already showed we can play with the Broncos, who are atop their division.

 

We haven't been fully healthy (or really close to it) all year.  Our OL is young, and despite dealing with injuries, is playing better each week.

 

If we get healthy and the young guys keep improving, there is no reason why we couldn't make a run in the playoffs.  We need to stop the self-inflicted wounds (drops, penalties) and get healthy.  If we can do that, we can play with most anyone in this league.

 

It's just too many "ifs" and "buts," we'd have to play mistake free. All of these teams are better than us and have much more leeway. 

[achcolts]

2 minutes ago, jbaron04 said:

The penalties and drops * me off so Much some where bad calls and mcnary had me so hot with his selfish play I would have him run till he vomit for putting him self above the team 

 

so many questionable flags were thrown, and so many were not when they should have

[Mr. Irrelevant]

3 minutes ago, Bogie said:

 

Win the division, barely win a playoff game...get stomped into the ground by New England in the divisional round and then another "controversy" accusing them "cheating"

 

It is prophecy, you cannot fail. 

You're a ray of sunshine, God bless your heart. 

[achcolts]

mcgill needs to be our starting NT

[New Zealands #1 Colts Fan]

On the road win with allen mocrief mewhort anderson and dorsett out..............thats a great effort. Well done team

[ColtStrong]

7 minutes ago, 21isSuperman said:

We're not going to be making any noise this year.  Even if we win an awful AFC South, we have no shot competing against teams like Pittsburgh and New England.  I don't see the excitement for being back in the thick of things.  Losses are better for the future of this franchise, in my opinion

Although I agree with the part of your statement I bolded, I strongly disagree that losing is better. There are no guarantees that Grigson will make the correct pick if we have a better position in the draft. As it is, first round picks are a 50/50 shot at making an impact. Unless there is a "Suck for Luck" type of scenario, winning is always better.

[oldunclemark]

10 minutes ago, runthepost said:

We win this week then get crushed next week 

Chiefs (4-2) are good but I like going against Alex Smith.....we can keep it clsoe

[krunk]

It's funny how people predict the team to lose and when we win they dont have enough character to even celebrate the win. They come right back in here still taking swipes at the team. I ain't saying no names but if that's you then you're pitiful!

[jbaron04]

3 minutes ago, bradgt04 said:

What play was it I only got to watch half of the 1st quarter?

Titans was deep in there territory marioda threw a int that pat Robinson returned to like 7 yards line but while the ball was in the air mcnary launched him self at a crossing te who was 20 yards away from the play nearly knocking his head off the int was over turned, since he hit the te before we got int. Te then drive up field and scored 14 straight points. When at worst we would had bin up 23-6 instead 20-13 after the call got over turned. The te was not in the play at all but mcnary made a very selfish decision that nearly cost his team the game 

[ColtStrong]

2 minutes ago, krunk said:

I thought the Titans were terrible. We pretty much did what we wanted to do. We should have hung 40 on that bunch. We got in our own way with the drops.

And the needless penalties. We need more discipline.

[Peyton1816]

Big win. A lot of the calls against us were highly questionable. In spite of the bad calls, we persevered. Houston should lose tomorrow night. AFC South is still winnable.