the coaching staff just quit.

[Dustin]

Punting on 4th and 1 down by 21 points? Embarrassing.

[lollygagger8]

I can't freakin stand how soft Pagano is. What a joke!

[Gavin]

I wonder who made that call, I think that had to be a Pagano call

[coach kline]

say goodbye to Pep

[Dustin]

I wonder who made that call, I think that had to be a Pagano call

 

Pagano. HCs make that call.

[Thewholefnshow28]

I wonder who made that call, I think that had to be a Pagano call

That is the head coach's call. If Pagano did not make the call then that is something to worry about.

Have no clue why we did not go for it there. That punt just ended any chance we had.

[5toolplayer]

Chuck_SOFT

[dw49]

Punting on 4th and 1 down by 21 points? Embarrassing.

 

 

Classic "old school " NFL stupidity. That's just what Bud Grant would have done and some of thses coaches have not evolved from that dull , not so bright mentality. He really belived that he stood a better chance of winning the game by punting there? I hope not...

[nerd12]

Agreed. No excuse for that kind of soft decisions. Still a good year for this franchise. I just hope people in this organization learn some things and will make the necessary changes in the offseason.

[oldunclemark]

Nobody quit..we just arent as good as NE....which I guess we already knew

[ColtsBlueFL]

Yeah, we gave up.  Cried Uncle.

[Dustin]

Nobody quit..we just arent as good as NE....which I guess we already knew

 

punting on 4th and 1 down by 3 TDs is conceding defeat.

[ColtsHoosiersBB]

It doesn't matter if you lose by 1 point or 40, it is still a loss. Pagano conceded the game by punting.

What an id!ot!

[our_dbs_rock]

Nobody quit..we just arent as good as NE....which I guess we already knew

 

Ummmmm down by 3 scores with time running out....... not going for it on 4 and 1.  thats quitting. need to pull your head out on that one

[colts_mp]

And don't forget we called a TO before the half to save some time on the clock.  Then we just ran once and ended the half.

[oldunclemark]

wrong....a questionable decision..but that's not quitting

[tfunky14]

stop the stupid post

[James Harden]

I give Pagano another season to mold this team into a MONSTER

[coach kline]

_{somebody in the head office better wake up.}

[GOCOLTS_ROLLTIDE]

And consequently having your defense on the field for 9 minutes getting their @$$es handed to then by a run attack that wasn't stopped all game

[Bluefire4]

This is the only team that can go 11-5, win a playoff game and still want everybody fired..

[No 1 Manning Fan]

I was never a fan of the coaching staff hire to begin with. The only one I was looking forward to was Pep since Luck knows the offense and it was successful at Stanford. And now I can't wait for the Colts to send him packing.

[Jason_]

Nobody quit..we just arent as good as NE....which I guess we already knew

 

we don't agree very often but this time I'm in total agreement.  It was a questionable call and I don't agree with it, but I don't believe for a second that it signaled the coaching staff "giving up".  This is not a coaching staff that has given up at any point this season.  They didn't give up last week and they didn't give up this week.  the colts simply got outplayed.

[Jason_]

I was never a fan of the coaching staff hire to begin with. The only one I was looking forward to was Pep since Luck knows the offense and it was successful at Stanford. And now I can't wait for the Colts to send him packing.

 

I hope you're a very patient person because it's not going to happen any time soon.

[MTC]

I lost it there when Pagano called for a punt. 

 

Not acceptable. Especially in a PLAYOFF game.

[amfootball]

Pats tend to make teams look bad. Your coaching staff is fine and had a great season.

[Le Neon]

I didn't like the call either, but it's not indefensible. They probably thought they could force a quick stop against a conservative Patriots offense.

The line didn't get a push all game, so that couldn't have given them confidence.

[mintor]

sad thing is players don,t quit the staff did  2 times 4and 1 and 4 and 2. zero time try make a first down .

[COLT in J-ville]

This is correct. That was officially quitting. I was appalled. As I mentioned in another thread, I think Jim Caldwell phoned that decision in.

[GoColts8818]

Pagano told Kravitz after the game they should have gone for it there and it was his mistake.

[Gavin]

Pagano told Kravitz after the game they should have gone for it there and it was his mistake.

He needs to leave he offensive side of the decisions up to Pep honestly, Dont need a coach making decisions about a side of the ball that he has never coached before

[Vance]

Pats tend to make teams look bad. Your coaching staff is fine and had a great season.

 

I told 'em it was gonna happen, too. I freakin told 'em. I said, "prepare yourselves". No one wants to listen to me, though.

[GoColts8818]

He needs to leave he offensive side of the decisions up to Pep honestly, Dont need a coach making decisions about a side of the ball that he has never coached before

deciding to go for it on fourth and one is a head coach call IMO. What the play call should be if you go for it should be up to the OC. I agree it was a mistake they should have gone for it.

[Gavin]

deciding to go for it on fourth and one is a head coach call IMO. What the play call should be if you go for it should be up to the OC. I agree it was a mistake they should have gone for it.

It is but I think he conveyed to Pep early on in the season that they were going to make it a point to run the football when that was never really there strong point, we have spurts where we could run but just are not currently built to do what the Pats O Line did to our D Line and Linebackers on a consistent basis and thats slam it up the middle, Our O Line was good with Traps not Power running...I think we eventually get there however and there was times our Backs missed holes and creases...Overall plenty to improve on all the way around top to bottom through the organization

[Jason_]

He needs to leave he offensive side of the decisions up to Pep honestly, Dont need a coach making decisions about a side of the ball that he has never coached before

Going for it or not is not an offensive nor defensive decision. Its a game management decision which is at the discretion of the head coach.

[K-148]

That was defensive-minded coach's decision. Pagano didn't trust Pep to get that 1st down. When Pagano realized how much time the Patriots took off the clock it was too late.

[TheEdgeis1]

I was never a fan of the coaching staff hire to begin with. The only one I was looking forward to was Pep since Luck knows the offense and it was successful at Stanford. And now I can't wait for the Colts to send him packing.

Agree a 1000%. The play calling was so vanilla, it was like watching a pre-season game. Here's a clue Pep- your QB has legs so get him to use them and get Brown in space, this run up the middle all game was weak.

[austriancolt]

It wasn't the first time they were behind two or three scores and ended up with a punt on a 4th down in the last 10 minutes. For me it seems like the coaches constantly repeat their mistakes like runnig down the middle that never worked well the whole season, bringing in Brown to block in passing situations although everyone knows he isn't any good in pass protection, if your RB can't do anything use them as receivers Donald Brown is a weapon if he has some space and I absolutely don't understand why the Colts always look so unprepared in the first half. 

[Franklin County]

I told 'em it was gonna happen, too. I freakin told 'em. I said, "prepare yourselves". No one wants to listen to me, though.

It's pretty hard to hear you down under that bridge.

[Johnny Bui]

We need to get rid of the Offensive line coach.  Pagano needs to be more aggressive n go crazy on refs for their nonsense calls.

We need to more talent on this roster.  DC needs to change or call better plays on defense.  Our defense is just a mess.