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    Alec Pierce

    in Colts Football

    Posted

    Pierce really needed to step it up today with MPJ missing the game and, unfortunately, he failed big time.  

     

    He cannot consistently separate to be considered a deep threat.  That in itself can be worked around.  MPJ has the same issue.  The difference is that MPJ makes a really high % of contested catches within his catch radius to offset this.  Pierce really seems to have issue with this.  The missed opportunity today on 3rd down with the Minshew high throw was an example of that.  

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    Does SS move on from Bradley this offseason?

    in Colts Football

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    Bradley needs to go.  No other way around it IMO.

     

    I completely understand that its paramount to generate pressure with our front 4 especially with the secondary the way it is, but to not change/adjust scheme, strategy when things clearly aren't working is absolutely ridiculous.   This is not just an one game overreaction either.  It is a repeated pattern that has cost us this year.  

     

    To not even try to make Heinicke (a QB that no one will never mistake as a pro bowler) uncomfortable was coaching malpractice.  I firmly believe that if Bradley calls a few more aggressive blitzes on some of the handful of 3rd (or 2nd) and long down and distances the Falcons faced, we at worse force more punts or possibly generate a TO from an errant, rushed throw and this is a different game today.  

     

    In general, the reason backup QBs in the NFL are who they are is because in general, they are not as effective against blitzes, etc. Look at Minshew's advanced stats this year against pressure as an example.  However, these guys are all professionals, if you allow them to play pitch and catch and don't do anything to disrupt their rhythm or give tighter windows to throw into, they will succeed.   

     

     

    2023 Game #15: Colts @ Falcons, Sunday, December 24th, 1PM EST

    in Colts Game Day

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    19 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

    That fumble we should have had to start the 2nd half was rough. We get that who knows? We didn't and they score instead. That was game IMO.


    I would agree but that were absolutely horrid on the remainder of that drive.  They literally had no resistance that drive. 
     

    The other unacceptable item was allowing the  3rd and long conversion on WR bubble screen when it was 20-10. That’s basically a let’s see if we get fortunate call by the offense and we let them convert it.

     

    I gotta say considering the opponent, etc this was the most frustrating game to watch as a fan this year.

    Colts vs Steelers post game

    in Colts Football

    Posted

    It would be very interesting to see the splits from yesterday on what coverage shells the Colts used yesterday and how it compared to their tendencies for the season.  

     

    For me, it is hard to tell these things completely when watching live on TV and, maybe it's just my imagination, but it did seem that the corners were in a lot more man coverage than what we typically see.  

     

    At any rate, it was one of the more thorough, complete defensive performances of the year.  Outside of their second drive of the game, Pittsburgh basically got nothing going offensively.  

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    Colts vs Steelers post game

    in Colts Football

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    - Colts followed up their worst performance of the season last week with probably their best all-around performance of the season this week.  

     

    - Mishew was outstanding.  In retrospect, the play he made finding Pittman down the sideline for the big gain in the 2nd quarter changed the game.  Best game of the season from him.  I think he has really been less skittish, disorganized in the pocket the last two games and its led to perhaps his most consistent stretch of the season. 

     

    - Huge hats off to the O-line.  Their play in opening the way for Sermon and Goodson in the 2nd half was exactly what was needed.  That's called earning your money.    

     

    - Gus Bradley did play a lot more man coverages than what we've seen previously.  I'd like to continue see him do it and not revert back to his comfort level with zone.  

     

    - Only real negative IMO was Matt Gay.  The team does need him to figure it out ASAP.  He gets paid way too much to miss some of the FGs he has missed the past two weeks. 

     

     

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