[Bruce Arians' offense]

I have to say, I am really not a fan of BA. I give the guy all the credit in the world for leading this team this far but I really don't see our offense being sustainable. Heres why:

1. There is no cohesion between run & pass. Run plays look exactly like run plays in this offense, and pass plays look like pass plays. There is no "running to set up play action" or "spreading them out to run". It is an extremely predictable offense, but not in a good way like the old Manning/Colts system.

2. The system takes precedence over the talent, instead of vice versa. Frequently, this team is in 3 or 4 WR sets, when the talent would indicate 2 TE sets are more appropriate. The plays often require alot of time to develop and have 5 players in routes, when this offensive line would be better off on quick plays or blocking help. Even just some designed roll outs would make more sense with this QB than what we are doing.

3. Arians is willing to let Luck fail when it comes to passes, yet he isn't letting the team learn other lessons. He mentioned on the radio that he doesn't trust them to run no huddle more because of the other rookies and that he would never allow Luck the amount of freedom that Manning developed. There are college teams that require their freshmen to run no huddle offenses the entire game, professionals aren't capable of that? He has one of the most intelligent QBs to come out of college, if you don't trust him, who would you trust.

4. This offense doesn't seem to have any of the cutting edge features of modern offenses. It isn't fast, it doesn't have multiple play packages in 1 play, it doesn't use no huddle except when it has to. It doesn't take advantage of athletic mismatches with TE. In sum, in the middle of an offensive revolution, Arians is a bastion of the old way.

Contrast that to what is going on in Was. There the coaches have a system they have developed over decades, and are famous for. Yet when they looked at their team, and the expanding landscape of offenses they modified their system to fit their teams talent, not tried to make the talent fit in their system.

New England is another example. Every year, they change and tweak their offensive system to match the talent they have. Seems to be working out for them. I bet if you grabbed an offensive player from the Steelers of the last few years, they could tell you what Arians plays are named.

Long story short:

The Colts were 1-7 in 1 possession games last year, this year they've flipped that. These 2 teams are only marginally different in actual ability, and at least from an offensive play calling perspective, I've seen nothing to say the new system is better than the old.

I must say I was interested to hear what you had to say in this post, and after reading it I think you bring up some valid points. I do agree that BA is running a "old school" style offense, but then again I think this is what Irsay brought him in here for. It's almost like we are going back to the fundamentals of football. We are focusing on running the ball more, minimizing turnovers, and I have to admit we have been a more solid team because of it. I don't remember the last time a running back lost a fumble. It's the little things that I am noticing that have improved considerably. We are disciplined, and the players have bought in to the system.

[Colts can win the division....]

With New England winning at home on Monday night football in one week against Houston, and us winning out the rest of the year, the division is ours.

[Did Jim Irsay believe before all of us?]

Irsay stepped up and made a huge decision that many said was wrong. He needs credit for that

[Bob Kravitz on Freeney]

I'd prefer Freeney on one leg (a la 2009 SB) to Hughes. Every day, all day. Hughes remains to be an indiciplined non factor with a little ST talent. If we are going to dump Freeney, we need to draft high.

exactly. hughes is a bust. freeney has made this defense for years and is still an amazing talent

[Bob Kravitz on Freeney]

That's what I see.

Mathis and Freeney are still getting double teams

They dont double Jerry Hughes..

Couldn't agree with you any more. They are gameplaning against freeney and mathis and i think its pretty safe to say hughes just cant get to the quarterback. if either of those guys were getting single covered on the line their sack totals would be a lot higher. i just dont see it in hughes

[Possible Colts Pro Bowl selections]

hoping Freeman gets it

[Arians' playcalling is the problem]

Aeians knows what he is doing and has done a phenomenal job with this team and the offense

[Eagles Release Jason Babin]

Babin will not be coming here not a good fit

[Colts sign DT Kellen Heard]

Our d line has played well and mookie hasnt played horrible. he is inconsistent at times but has played well for our defense

[What Happened To Linkenbach?]

Link was playing extremely well. I dont think he should have lost his starting job. Although he will bring great depth to this o line

[Who Covers Megatron?]

We need to just keep playing D the way we have all year. I think Davis jamming him at the line with help from safety should be ok. He will have his catches and there is not much you can do about that

[Fili Moala out for year (merge)]

we were really coming along to build a solid d-line with redding and moala and solid depth all around. We will definitely lose a step in the run game without him but hopefully not too big of a step

[Lots of Praise for Arians....]

I am very nervous of Arians leaving, he will have tons of offers. But I think the fact that he knows he built this team into what it is now might be enough to keep hm around with luck running the offense. He also has a strong connection with Pagano and I hope it would be his pleasure to return to the Offensive Coordinator position

[Question of the Day - 11/15]

Davis was definitely worth the second round pick, Teams are scared to throw at him and he will develop into the man coverage corner that we need. He may even be the shutdown guy that could spring this defense. I also see a lot in Butler as far as talent and with the combination of those 2 and Gordy in the nickel and Vaughan in the dime I feel confident with that. This defense just wasn't right for powers

[If Collie didnt go down, does Wayne still have a pro-bowl type year so far?]

Collie would have been a solid #2 receiver but that is it. I think Hilton and Brazil will develop into the receivers we are looking for down the road, with Avery being a deep threat that we need.

[WR for 2013 Season]

I agree with all that.

I actually think Jerry Hughes has been playing than Freeney. Hughes should have Freeney's job. I would like to bring Hughes back instead of wasting a pick or money on a guy, that we could sign for less money and already knows the system.

I think Freeney's presence does a lot for our defense. Just him being out there usually sets up a double team and can free someone else up. With Freeney and Mathis on the field I feel great with the defense. Hughes just doesn't have the pass rushing presence as they do. I have seen him one on one with lineman all the time and he just doesn't have the footwork. Yes, he may be better in coverage and at the linebacker position but definitely not as a pass rusher.

[no chance]

This will be a tough game for both teams. The pats struggle in the secondary where we can really take advantage of them, but to do that we need to apply the running game early to set them up later on. We can not be one dimensional against a team this good. I think the defense will show up and we need to make Brady uncomfortable.

[LG vs Titans]

We all have criticized Link for a long time. The fact is the man has really turned his game up and has played very well the past 2 weeks, we will see how he holds up. I think Satele has not played well enough for what we payed for him. We are in a 3 year deal with him so I am sure they want him to work out. Justice hasn't been bad but definitely isn't always consistent. Mcglynn is tough and is usually consistent.If the line keeps playing the way it has the past 2 weeks i see no reason to mess with it. Especially if Reitz is still hobbling around