Final Play Call

[AlanNC]

A lot of bad play calling from our rookie head coach.  

 

 

[Blueblood23]

9 minutes ago, Nesjan3 said:

Being aggressive or pure stupidity

I thought our stud qb could have hit a 5 yard curl.

[ricker182]

Doesn't matter. We will never win a super bowl with that line and those receivers. Period.  

  

Idk the how to get those guys, but it isn't happening without plugging those holes. 

[King Colt]

3 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

 

You honeslty as a football fan not just a Colts fan believe this Colts team is a playoff team?

You have a point but nevertheless you never just give up at any point in the season. This will be discussed for a long time by the pros. Anxious to hear his reasoning.

[Malakai432]

3 minutes ago, ColtsLegacy said:

I liked going for it but I hated the play call. Absolutely terrible. Looked like a routine 2nd and 4 play.

 

That's kind of how I feel.  In the end they pi$$$$$$$$$ed away 14 points off fumbles.  They aren't going to win many games doing that.  

 

They have to do something with these tackles but I'm not sure if there is anything they can do.  

[Architects08]

1-4 next week. Might as well just accept it. 

[MTC]

I can not say I was surprised Chester Rogers dropped it in a pressure situation. It has happened many, many times before.

[ricker182]

Just now, Blueblood23 said:

I thought our stud qb could have hit a 5 yard curl.

Yeah. Bad throw. Good coverage though. I didn't expect the WR to make a play anyway. 

[coltsfan_canada]

Where is FIRE THE REICH thread? lol 

[GoColts8818]

It was the only chance to win.  If you punt there the best you can do is a tie and as we saw at the end of regulation that wasn’t even a sure thing.  

 

This defense is in major need of corner help.  Edleman is going to eat them alive Thursday night.  

[ColtsLegacy]

I think we're all missing the big picture here guys...

 

Mo-Allie Cox (is that his name) sucks. Get rid of him and everything will be all right.

[Bravo]

Just now, 18to87 said:

Yes, if they can get healthy. Luck is back. The defense is better. 9-6-1 or 10-5-1 could make the playoffs as only KC is showing they are a force. 

 

I respect your opinion but I’m not on board. Even when healthy (which no team is or will be completely at end of year) this team is maybe an 8 win team. 

 

I feel people had had some high expectations for no reason. Andrew Luck can cover holes, but not this many.

 

Again if the Colts do their work this offseason and spend money/ draft well next year can be a great year.

[adubb84]

Forum just got 50 new members with pitch forks and torches. Should be a interesting few days around here. 

 

Losing is one thing. HOW we lose is starting to hurt 

[our_dbs_rock]

1 minute ago, Blueblood23 said:

I thought our stud qb could have hit a 5 yard curl.

 

It's not like they tried another screen for a loss.

[a06cc]

Those two fumbles that converted into TD’s lost us the game. It was Pagano like, but you do play to win. 

[Aluckiswolverine]

Luck throws for almost 500 yards with 4 TDS no interceptions. Colts still lose 

[chrisfarley]

8 minutes ago, SanDiegoColt8 said:

1-4 next week. Might as well just accept it. 

i just don't want it to be ugly.  if we can get out of there with an under double-digit loss, that would be fantastic.

[our_dbs_rock]

Just now, adubb84 said:

Forum just got 50 new members with pitch forks and torches. Should be a interesting few days around here. 

 

Losing is one thing. HOW we lose is starting to hurt 

 

Lol. Maybe they can change the defaul profile pic to a person holding a pitchfork and torch.

[Malakai432]

9 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

You play to win the game.

 

 

Again. Colts aren’t going to make any noise in playoffs anyway. A loss doesn’t really hurt them.

 

Yeah even thought they claim they're in win now mode I think they're more in the mentality of play competitive ball mode.  I feel this year it's just practice for next year lol.  

[ricker182]

Just now, coltsfan_canada said:

Where is FIRE THE REICH thread? lol 

We knew we were getting an aggressive coach. Most people wanted that.  

  

I'm okay with the call.   

 

[deedub75]

Denver did something similar a few years ago and ended up losing the game.  They had a very good chance of making the playoffs that year.  The players and coaches said they'd rather go for the win and lose than play for a tie.  That's just the way they are wired.  That loss ended up keeping them out of the playoffs.  The tie would have gotten them in.  

 

Even if the Colts would have gotten that first down, it still could have ended in a tie. 

[Boiler_Colt]

Losing teams find ways to lose. Slowly establishing a losing culture. That needs to change fast.

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, Aluckiswolverine said:

Luck throws for almost 500 yards with 4 TDS no interceptions. Colts still lose 

With no WRs for half the game and his top two TEs hurt.  That kid isn’t bad.  Can’t say the same about the rest of the team though...

[adubb84]

Just now, our_dbs_rock said:

 

Lol. Maybe they can change the defaul profile pic to a person holding a pitchfork and torch.

YES!

[a06cc]

It was the two fumbles. Can’t miss that glaring issue right there. It cost us that game.

[Tombstone]

If they would have made the first down and went on and won this game it would have been like way to frank.....  

[ricker182]

Just now, a06cc said:

Those two fumbles that converted into TD’s lost us the game. It was Pagano like, but you do play to win. 

Going for it there is opposite of Pagano.  

  

You're right. Those fumbles lost the game. Can't do that. 

[legend300]

I have no problem going for it.  The execution was not very good.  

[SteelCityColt]

Sorry for the minor confusion.. I was merging topics and somehow picked up the Bell topic. Should all be good now.

[Case]

8 minutes ago, MTC said:

I can not say I was surprised Chester Rogers dropped it in a pressure situation. It has happened many, many times before.

Wasn’t Rogers. If your talking about the 3rd down drop in overtime. 

[Flash7]

I have no problem going for it, just not against the Texans.

 

Yes, a tie sucks, but if we tied it would’ve resulted in the Colts being 1-2-1 while the Texans would’ve been 0-3-1. We would’ve retained the advantage but instead, we’re now tied for last in the division. We tried to avoid the tie with Houston and ended up in a tie with Houston. The irony.

[jameszeigler834]

That call was stupidity handed them a free win.

[18to87]

8 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

 

I respect your opinion but I’m not on board. Even when healthy (which no team is or will be completely at end of year) this team is maybe an 8 win team. 

 

I feel people had had some high expectations for no reason. Andrew Luck can cover holes, but not this many.

 

Again if the Colts do their work this offseason and spend money/ draft well next year can be a great year.

 

Fair. However, the schedule is soft. The Pats will be an L, but they could potentially beat everyone outside of the division with those divisional games as defacto playoff games. 

[DraftMaster]

10 minutes ago, Aluckiswolverine said:

Luck throws for almost 500 yards with 4 TDS no interceptions. Colts still lose 

But Luck lost 2 crucial fumbles in their own 20. Good game by Luck, but he needs to pick up those TO's to win games.

 

[Case]

Just now, DraftMaster said:

But Luck lost 2 crucial fumbles in their own 20. Good game by Luck, but he needs to pick up those TO's to win games.

 

1 fumble. Other one was on the center. 

[WarGhost21]

Here's a Tweet I liked:

 

 

 

I, too, will go with that option every time!

[DraftMaster]

Just now, MightyLucks said:

1 fumble. Other one was on the center. 

True, true but 1 is too much. Heck of a game by Luck anyway I think it's safe to say he's back!

[Lawrence Owen]

The question is...did we want a tie.

We were down 3 TD's in the second 1/2.

Came back, tied it. OT.

4th-4...go for it to win...punt and tie.

I like the aggressiveness.

And all of you can now be quiet about Luck's having no zip, or can't throw deep.  He had a 50 'in air' completion to T.Y.

He had one of the hardest zip passes i've seen to get a 1st down to Rodgers for about 14ish yards i've ever seen.

He has his strength back...he just hasn't used it much.

[NorthernBlue]

In hindsight, yeah it was dumb to go for it. Reich would look like a genius if Colts got the first down though. The play call itself was trash, and Luck could not have made that catch any more difficult for Rodgers. 

 

But how about Marcus Johnson dropping a wide open ball? Or Kelly with the worst snap of his career at the one yard line? Or the back to back losses on 2nd and 1 that forced a punt RIGHT when the Colts got a pick? Those mistakes are what cost us more than going for it late in the game to try to win.

 

This team isn't good enough to win games when making stupid mistakes like that. 

 

But why even go for it when you know you're missing so many pieces on offense? No TY, no Doyle, no AC, no Mack. Like come on. You really wanna rely on guys like Marcus Johnson and Chester Rogers late in games when you don't have to? THAT'S why I disagree with the call to go for it. 

[Colttodd18]

This kind of win or nothing mentality will pay off down the road with this young team.