Your #1 weakness with the team?

[ReMeDy]

If you had to pick only one, what would it be and why? To me, it's Greg Manusky. Look at these scores we gave up throughout the season:

 

Playoffs Week 1: KC 44

Playoffs Week 2: NE 43

 

Week 7: DEN 33

Week 10: STL 38 (Rams ended season with 21st scoring... 30th in yds... 27th in passing yds)

Week 12: ARI 40

Week 14: CIN 42

 

And this time, Special Teams played phenomenal for us, so these are legit defensive issues. Luck also rarely turned the ball over, except in the playoffs. Of those games, KC, Arizona, and St. Louis are not stellar offensively, and St. Louis is especially bad.

 

We had a hard time with defensive adjustments and the same issues kept biting us, namely crossing patterns and failing to double team (ex. Andre Johnson). Our biggest issue was probably failing to stop offenses on 3rd down.

 

If we let one guy go this off-season, I hope it's Manusky. I'm just not seeing anything out of this guy.

[No 1 Manning Fan]

Offensive Line.

No wholes to run through. Constant pressure in luck.

[BleedBlue18]

O-Line, OC, and DC nuff said.

[CR91]

our o-line is fine. we need another pass rusher and a cover safety

[Jason_]

Offensive Line.

No wholes to run through. Constant pressure in luck.

 

I can't understand how anyone could say anything different.

[BlueCollarColts]

offensive line

[mintor]

defense sucks it Greg Manusky  . luck score a lot points offense need center and a right guard from free agency rest the offense is fine.

[chad72]

Same weakness as always, trenches severely outplayed

[bavanlan]

I can't understand how anyone could say anything different.

 

They could at least spell it right.

 

[Jason_]

our o-line is fine. we need another pass rusher and a cover safety

 

[5toolplayer]

our o-line is fine. we need another pass rusher and a cover safety

WHAT????????????               

[5toolplayer]

I was in a horrible mood but after reading someone say "OUR O-LINE IS FINE" just made me laugh a little 

[B-B]

Free Agent signings/2013 drafting and most coaching, special teams was fine and o-line coach just worked with what was given to them, lots to choose from for me

 

My number 1 weakness has to be the defensive coaches though

[coltsfanatic24]

Defensive line is the #1 weakness on this team. O-line had it's moments but overall they have played ok. RJF, Franklin shouldn't be on the team and Redding should be only used as a pass rusher. We need a massive NT and 2 run stopping DE's.

[OLD FAN MAN]

If you had to pick only one, what would it be and why? To me, it's Greg Manusky. Look at these scores we gave up throughout the season:

 

Playoffs Week 1: KC 44

Playoffs Week 2: NE 43

 

Week 7: DEN 33

Week 10: STL 38 (Rams ended season with 21st scoring... 30th in yds... 27th in passing yds)

Week 12: ARI 40

Week 14: CIN 42

 

And this time, Special Teams played phenomenal for us, so these are legit defensive issues. Luck also rarely turned the ball over, except in the playoffs. Of those games, KC, Arizona, and St. Louis are not stellar offensively, and St. Louis is especially bad.

 

We had a hard time with defensive adjustments and the same issues kept biting us, namely crossing patterns and failing to double team (ex. Andre Johnson). Our biggest issue was probably failing to stop offenses on 3rd down.

 

If we let one guy go this off-season, I hope it's Manusky. I'm just not seeing anything out of this guy.

wade Phillips?

[1yrdandacloudofdust]

Pagano. Just dont trust him.

[pgt_rob]

our o-line is fine. we need another pass rusher and a cover safety

I hope you aren't serious. Our offensive line is terrible, just like last year. They can't block worth a damn.

[OLD FAN MAN]

like your picture

[The Peytonator]

From what I could tell, Luck seemed to be pressured on about 80% of his dropbacks. That is unacceptable and should answer the OP.

[OLD FAN MAN]

I hope you aren't serious. Our offensive line is terrible, just like last year. They can't block worth a damn.

got to get a line like the pats have to win

[lennymoore24]

OLine. If we had a better OLine, Luck would have far more time and we could have a pretty good running attack.  NE always has a good OLine. Look what it does for Brady having time and the RBs they put back there.

[No 1 Manning Fan]

I think the defense played pretty well. It seemed that they got burned when the offense put them in bad field position with turnovers or 3 and outs deep in their own territory.

[lennymoore24]

our o-line is fine. we need another pass rusher and a cover safety

 

I think you meant to post this on the Patriots forum.

[MTC]

Edit: based off of Patriots game

 

Coaching

• Play calling
• Not agressive

Defense

• Secondary
• Linebackers
• Lack off pass rush
• Cant stop the run

Offense

• Run first offense
• Offensive line 
• Lack of play makers

[love the shoe]

Offensive Line.

No wholes to run through. Constant pressure in luck.

agree o line  Luck never gets any time

[OLD FAN MAN]

Same weakness as always, trenches severely outplayed

you said it, lines are the key to wins, imo that is how the pats can compete even with other positions injured

[Jason_]

Defensive line is the #1 weakness on this team. O-line had it's moments but overall they have played ok. RJF, Franklin shouldn't be on the team and Redding should be only used as a pass rusher. We need a massive NT and 2 run stopping DE's.

 

LOL.  The DL is a strength of the team, not a weakness.  RJF has played very well, far better than I expected.  The only one that needs to go is Franklin but he was simply brought in as a stop-gap anyway until Chapman got up to speed.  Chapman IS the massive NT.  the huge majority of issues with the run defense has been on the ILBs and the safeties.

[lance.acres]

O-Line, OC, and DC nuff said.

So much for choosing one biggest weakness. Lol

It's our O Line

[OLD FAN MAN]

OLine. If we had a better OLine, Luck would have far more time and we could have a pretty good running attack.  NE always has a good OLine. Look what it does for Brady having time and the RBs they put back there.

pats have new rbs almost every season and anyone they put in does good behind that great o-line

[markabrown96]

Coaching

[AllYouNeedIsLuck]

Coaching

this

[jmac_48]

 

Coaching

• Play calling
• Not agressive

Defense

• Secondary
• Linebackers
• Lack off pass rush
• Cant stop the run

Offense

• Run first offense
• Offensive line 
• Lack of play makers

 

LOL you got any positives about the Colts...

 

, or was this just a post game reaction???

[MTC]

LOL you got any positives about the Colts...

 

, or was this just a post game reaction???

 

Well it was just based off of the Pats game.

[pgt_rob]

O-Line is the worst. Once that is fixed, we can finally run the ball. Running the ball takes teams to Super Bowls.

[Moose Of Woe]

O-line. Seven seasons. And counting. Can't pass block OR run block.

 

Honorable mention: The D is putrid as always sans the 2006 playoffs 4 game span. Even then they sucked all year.

[will426]

Oline is a must but second to that Dc clearly needs to go never adjusts if not for Mathis game changing sacks resulting in turnovers we would have no pass rush whatsoever

[Hoosiernsavga]

I can't believe how some people can say that our OL is not our #1 weakness when we have the worst center and right guard in the league.

Although our DL did not play great. I'm more concerned with the secondary. We need a cb badly to play with Davis and Butler. And our safeties can hit but can't cover a peanut with a beach towel.

I think our young LB are fine. And Mathis is playing the best football of his career.

This team has shown improvement even with all the key injuries. As long as that continues we should be proud.

[jmac_48]

Well it was just based off of the Pats game.

Fair enough, I just don't think that we gotta throw out the progress this team has made and abandon the overall philosophy this team is being built upon.

 

I mean after tonight how can you dismiss "Run the ball, Stop the run" that they are trying to establish?

I don't think it's a failure of philosophy, it's still lack of talent.

Still time to fix that without throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

 

Tough loss, but this team is a great deal better than last years.

Give us half of our injured players back, and fix the O-line, we be bad!!!

 

Yeah, even after being supportive all season, our DC's tenure needs to be looked at.

[SteelDragon]

I want a revamp of the defense.  In my estimation, we need at least 5 new starters on defense next year, minimal. Hopefully, 7.

Mr. Irsay, please have your wallet ready once again.

[Mustang_Nut2011]

Defense. There is too many yards after contact.