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1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
They have like 3rd string backups playing on the Oline.
They do, but we’re not an elite defense either. Just because they’re 3rd string, doesn’t mean we have the talent to get 10 sacks. Also, we don’t have the corners to match up with them whether we play zone or man. But with all that, it’s not like stroud was launching it down the field, he averaged 8yds per catch. Checkdown Charlie ain’t gonna cut it when you’re trying to win. -
3 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Some of it is inexperienced corners.
I don’t think people understand how bad we may look if we decide to not go cover 2 and play more man. Lolbaker, brown, and Moore is not a good corner group no matter how much we blitz or play zone.
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I’m not really impressed by stroud numbers. They look good, but in context he’s been sacked 5 times and got majority of his yards due to the cover 2 and our lack of defensive back talent. He threw 38 times and averaged like 8yds. I’ll take that. I agree however in hindsight, we did go to the cover 2 early but I also understand the logic of the decision. That last drive we applied pressure and if we had a corner better than baker, that drive probably wouldn’t have lasted as long
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Hey people, this is what happens when you blitz and don’t have the defensive backs to support it.
stroud is getting it out there quick now, vs the first half where he held on to the ball. This is why we go cover 2. Because our defensive backs CANT play man. Lol
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They’re picking on baker so bad right now lol
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Baker is trash. How bad was rush that we let him go for baker? Lol
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Just now, OLD FAN MAN said:
ss is trying to run instead of passing
the throws haven’t been down the field either. Something I complained about last week. And honestly the run is working. Can’t abandon it. But you also can’t keep throwing it short or soon the run won’t work because the defense will start walking up instead of staying back (as we’re seeing now) -
Just now, Patrick Miller said:
I’d rather have an accurate qb than one whos biggest strength is running.
Please stop, if AR knew how to take hits then he’d still be in the game killing them. AR was giving it to them before the H2H.-
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1 minute ago, OLD FAN MAN said:
our offense stopped being agressive
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2 minutes ago, IndyEric07 said:
Pathetic effort by that DB! Id bench hos * the rest of the game! Get Baker the * out!
horrible tackling. Thing about playing cover 2, you have to have the defensive backs to do it or it’ll look ugly -
Just now, OLD FAN MAN said:
game is not over, stroud can score fast against our prevent defense
Well, make him prove it (which he just did lol)We’re up 2 scores. Relax. Now we should see some mix up on the defense. Now, if Gus still decides to go cover 2 then I’m right there with you.
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1 minute ago, coltsfan_canada said:
he was wide open lol
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1 minute ago, HOZER said:
Goodness. Another flag.
That was hilarious lol. Lineman was like 5 yards in front of the ball lmao. -
3 minutes ago, Indianapolis-Colts-Fan said:
Corners are 10 yards off the WR
good ol cover 2. I can’t lie, I’d honestly do the same. Let them keep checking down and don’t let them beat you deep. Our problem is that our defensive backs arent good and our linebackers are mediocre in pass coverage.so in this situation, cover 2 is the correct call defensively seeing as we’re up and also doubt stroud to beat us deep. But our defensive backs aren’t good enough to play it.
either risk being aggressive right now while the Texans are throwing and get beat deep, or play it safe with the cover 2, allow them to chew up clock, and keep everything in front of you.
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Shane learned! Lol. Take the points.
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3 minutes ago, OLD FAN MAN said:
brady made it work for him
brady had gronk too lol. and good defenses. And Wes welker. And more.
and don’t get it twisted, Brady would LAUNCH that ball if you gave it to him. Brady was great at taking what defense gave him. But if it was there and he had the player to go get it, he was going for it.
also, let’s not compare brady to minshew lol. What are we doing here?
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Liking MPJ and Pierce on this drive!
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There he goes!!! Good catch!
Just now, Old Man and the COLTS said:Minshew is a 1000 paper cut kinda guy
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Lmaaaaaaao 25. Good job lol
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Good to lead with that shoulder too Moore!
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3 minutes ago, HOZER said:
Pittman quietly got us 3 first downs in the first half.
3 catches on 6 targets. I’m judging him from a WR1 perspective which is why I’m so hard on him. Those catches were needed, indeed. But 50% catch rate ain’t gonna cut it.id assume him and minshew are going to eat second half because checkdown Charlie is minshews name and that’s what MPJ excels at.
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Quick notes from the first half:
offense:
- sucks to not see AR for the rest of the game. But his concussion doesn’t look that bad.
- refs are trash, curious to know how the calls are going right now- downs, Mallory, Granson showing up as receiving. MPJ and Pierce have been quiet. Really need them to step up because if the Texans adjust like the jags did, we probably won’t see downs and Granson having another solid half.
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- front 7 looks good, defensive backs look bad…as expected.
- need to get more pressure on stroud. Last thing we need to do is to go prevent and make them game close. Stay aggressive.- linebackers need to get a little bit better with pass pro
side note: yeah the hit on AR was dirty but AR has to protect himself. Fields runs as much if not more than AR and takes less big hits. Shane has to get through him somehow or we’re looking at another Andrew luck. Just heard strahan reiterate what i said previously. Get through and finish. Learn how to not take the big hits.
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1 minute ago, NewColtsFan said:
The colts are going to lead at the half 28-10. But one fan in this thread already announced that things weren’t going well and he probably wouldn’t watch the rest of the game. The score was 21-10 Colts when he said that.
Not kidding.
most likely a frank apologist or someone who thought this team was Super Bowl bound.
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I really like Shane’s designs and playcalling. It is the Texans, but it seems Shane more than often calls the right plays. It’s just a matter of the team executing them.
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Colts at Texans (week 2) post game thread
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Good
offense:
- AR looked good until he was out. He is going to be an absolute problem when he puts it all together.
- liked what I saw from downs, Granson, and Mallory. Strong catches and finishes. Not eye popping stats but played well within their respective roles.
- thank you ZACK MOSS! If we had him last week, we might be 2-0. But he had a solid game and makes me feel better without having JT out there. Still wish we had JT due to his dynamic abilities, but zack will do for now.
- run blocking was much better this week.
- playcalling was good and decision making was MUCH better this week. Kudos to Shane showing growth and maturity in his second game. Also did some things that were strategic and gave us an upper hand. Just like AR, he’s going to be good, just give him the time and talent.
defense:
- when the game was close, the front 7 was getting after it. It is a hurt Texans team but you play who’s in from of you.
- linebacker core looks good again. They do need to get better in pass defense if we’re going to be running the cover 2, but solid performance this game
- defensive line with another good week. Need more consistency, especially against a weak Texans line, but once again, you play who’s in front you.
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offense
- not a bad game by MPJ but still not WR1-esque. 12 targets, 8 recs, 56yds, 7yd avg. not bad, but also not good. Im Only hard on MPJ because of the money he’s going to command and if he’s going to get it then we need to see more.
- I’ve given up on Pierce. He just disappears. Idk, maybe this is another week where we had the shots but didn’t take them. But disappointed with his production.
- AR hopefully learned 2 more lessons today. Finish your runs and give 100% effort to the whistle and line. Was it a H2H, yeah it was but the concussion at the end was preventable. AR let up and was running high becoming an easy target. He needs to get lower and run stronger.
defense
- get baker out of there! He was getting picked on second half. How bad was rush that he got cut for him? Lol
- defensive backs: minus Moore, our defensive backs are not good as expected. Bad tackling, bad coverage. I mean the point of the cover 2 is to keep everything in front and prevent YAC and our corners couldn’t even do that lol. We need juju Brents bad because Odell and zay flowers are going to eat us for lunch next week
- Gus Bradley: he went to the cover 2 too early. I understand why he did and at the time I agreed with it, but good thing is im a fan and not a coach because I have hindsight and a coach doesn’t lol. Probably should’ve stayed aggressive for another quarter and then went to the cover 2, but when we needed to get back aggressive on that last drive by Houston, we did.