Colts @ Bills: Post-Game Thread

[Dustin]

Some notes:

 

Andre Johnson is #washed

 

Vontae the best corner in the NFL idc idc idc

 

Henry Anderson is #good

 

Mathis can't get back quick enough. Newsome is non-existent.

 

If penalties are the sign of a poorly coached team than this being Pagano's last season in Indy is a good thing.

 

Up until T.Y. was injured, Frank Gore had more snaps at WR than Phiilip Dorsett.

 

Phillip Dorsett should never field a punt again.

 

Donte Moncrief is the Coby Fleener of WRs.

 

Tyler Varga is probably better than Josh Robinson and has much more juice than Frank Gore.

 

Both starting ILBers are depth players on better defenses.

 

Why didn't Pagano accept the running in the kicker penalty and attempt a 4th and 5?

 

 

 

 

[sfergson727]

We suck...the end.

[Solon]

Henry Anderson was a monster. Physical at the line of scrimmage and has some hustle to him. Chased McCoy down on a couple of run plays. Moncrief looked soft. The Bills have no hard hitting safeties, yet he was acting timid after catching balls.

[Dustin]

All in all: Same ole' Colts

[RockThatBlue]

I'm worried Cole is washed too. He didn't do anything out there in the preseason or today.

[PeterBowman]

Luckily theres still 15 games left.....

And the Bills will give the Pats fis this year.

[runthepost]

So much wasted in free agency why not go after other players?

[ricker182]

Same ill prepared colts team...

That's on the staff.

[BigQandTheManiac]

Its looking ugly for the Jets, Dolphins, And Pats game smh.

[James Harden]

Vontae was a beast! Anderson is a hustler! WRs can't get any separations from DBs. Varga is a spotlight! He needs to be playing behind Gore

[Solon]

I'm worried Cole is washed too. He didn't do anything out there in the preseason or today.

Cole played well against the run. Although Anderson played well, you can attribute some of his tackles to Cole as he forced the RB to cut back inside. I understand we signed him to rush the passer, but Taylor only threw the ball 19 times.

[trueblueblood]

Langford looked good

[jseg18]

Credit to the bills, but we can say we beat ourself. We started that first drive on fire, until the penalties.

[Bravo]

Week one for the Colts did not look good.

[coltsfanatic24]

This is what happens when you have a bad o-line and mediocre defense. It's going to be the same next week against the Jets great defense. I said before the season that the winner of the AFC South will win 9 games. The Colts will win it by default because of how bad the division is.

[Steamboat_Shaun]

This thread is awesome.

[SilentHill]

Why is it ok to have the same problems year after year after year. That's on the coaches.

[21isSuperman]

A few other things to note:

 

Our WRs, which supposedly couldn't get any separation against the Pats and that's why we had to bring in guys like Dorsett and Andre, still couldn't get separation

 

Luck still has accuracy issues.

 

Kendall Langford had an excellent first half

[Indianapolis-Colts-Fan]

Colts need to adjust. They looked good at the very beginning and then because we have young talent on the oline, they created penalties all game. Easily can derail a team. I'm speaking of a good defense. And loud atmosphere in relatively, bad conditions...?

[Solon]

We should've continued to run the ball in the 1st half. It kept the Bills honest.

[weslo1812]

All in all: Same ole' Colts

Yep that's the feel I'm getting same ol same ol. I hope our coaching staff is on the hot seat. This soft appoach of we'll get it fixed and everything will be okay all the time isn't gonna cut it. It's same ugly trend. Coming out and getting completely outplayed, outmatched and embarrased. Its gotta stop at some point and someone needs to be held accountable.

[TKnight24]

4 straight years where when we lose, we lose badly

It's teams with worst rosters who don't get blown out as much as us

It's honestly baffling

[tvturner]

LBs suck, Safeties sick, oline sucks, AJ sucks, Dorsett sucks at PR, Pep sucks

[will426]

Really first round pick gets like 10 snaps in the game I blame coaching

[Andrew Luck fan club]

Im okay with a loss, I mean it happens. But getting totally manhandled seriously sucks.

[adubb84]

Dorsett looked great.......when we used him properly which wasn't until the 4 QTR. Would have loved to see him AND Ty out there at the same time. Andrew couldn't really get settled in till late. As much as an excuse as it may seem, the rain played a part in his accuracy today.

[trueblueblood]

A few other things to note:

Our WRs, which supposedly couldn't get any separation against the Pats and that's why we had to bring in guys like Dorsett and Andre, still couldn't get separation

Luck still has accuracy issues.

Kendall Langford had an excellent first half

The bills blitzed every play. And receivers weren't getting open. What do you expect

[Dustin]

4 straight years where when we lose, we lose badly

It's teams with worst rosters who don't get blown out as much as us

It's honestly baffling

 

There's few teams eith worst rosters than the Colts.

[DougDew]

I wondered about the AJ signing.  There was a reason he was in a dispute with the Texans.  One game doesn't mean anything...it could've been because of a good defense, poor reads by Luck, or a poor game by Pep........but for those who said that the signing was slam dunk good, I still have my doubts.

[ricker182]

I just hope this isn't a sign of things to come.

[masterlock]

Varga could eventually wind up the No. 1 back.

[ricker182]

I'm tired of Andrew having to be the one to carry the team....

[21isSuperman]

The bills blitzed every play. And receivers weren't getting open. What do you expect

Coaching adjustments

[DougDew]

The bills blitzed every play. And receivers weren't getting open. What do you expect

The Colts with Andrew Luck have always struggled to beat the blitz.  He hasn't learned how to make teams pay for blitzing.  It could be coaching and the lack of Pep giving him check down options on plays....or alternate plays to check into when he sees the blitz.

[weslo1812]

The bills blitzed every play. And receivers weren't getting open. What do you expect

Yeah I think it's more the fact Andrew didn't have time to find them. He was rushed sooooooo much.

[Coltsman1788]

Why is it ok to have the same problems year after year after year. That's on the coaches.

What do you think about that Bills defense now?  We didn't exactly beat the breaks off of them with our vaunted offense...huh?  Some reality was served today with a side of buffalo wings.

[Track Guy]

Positives:

• Luck will bounce back. I'm not worried about that. He actually played pretty well for most of the second half. Even the final interception was actually a pretty good throw, just a lack of separation by the receiver in single coverage and the ball got tipped. 
• Henry Anderson had a great debut.
• Phillip Dorsett made an immediate impact once they put him at receiver.
• Vontae shut down Watkins.

Negatives:

• Where was the running game? Outside of Luck's 20 yards - the backs had 44 yards on just 13 carries. Why?
• The offensive line was overmatched as a unit. Yes, this is a good defensive team. But we have to be able to win the battle at line of scrimmage against good defensive teams.
• The pass rush. This is the most concerning of all of the issues. Tyrod Taylor was hit 0 times on 19 drop backs. 
• Special teams were horrible today. 

All in all, disappointing but no reason to freak out yet. 

[trueblueblood]

Coaching adjustments

You expected the coaching staff to make adjustments? Lol good one.

[esmort]

We should have been able to dink and dunk with all those blitzes ... horrible game plan

[SilentHill]

The Colts with Andrew Luck have always struggled to beat the blitz. He hasn't learned how to make teams pay for blitzing. It could be coaching and the lack of Pep giving him check down options on plays....or alternate plays to check into when he sees the blitz.

Andrew Luck was the best QB against the blitz in 2014.