Did we overate this team ?

[HOF19]

I mean what decent NFL offense gets shut out...… And no this is the players fault more than the coaches !

[Calmack]

Our lack of decent WRs showed. That and Jax D put on their best 2013 seattle face. 

[Bravo]

People got way to over confident about this team and forgot they were capable of terrible games like this.

 

Still need a lot of pieces.

[coltfaninnewyork]

Yes we still have work to do ,it crushed but next year we going to playoffs 

[zibby43]

Colts defense did their job today.  The defense actually exceeded my expectations.

 

The offense didn't play well, at all.  But also, give credit to the Jaguars defense for playing extremely well.

 

Coaching grade today: D.  You have to take the points in the NFL when you get them.  Especially on the road.

 

I know this take isn't outrageous or flashy, but I think it's fairly accurate.

[#12.]

Their D played well, but not shutout well.  It was mostly us - poor play calling, poor decision making.  

[HOF19]

3 minutes ago, bravo4460 said:

People got way to over confident about this team and forgot they were capable of terrible games like this.

 

Still need a lot of pieces.

Seeing the reaction of the Colts fans today …….. I think you might just be spot on about fans being over confident .

[IinD]

People are losing their minds because we got goose egg'd... Even if we had won 7-6 at the end we were just flat out terrible today.

[AwesomeAustin]

Of course fans as a whole did.  A 5 game winning streak can put the blinders on about anyone.  We still have two tough road games and a good Dallas team to play.  Expecting this team to finish 9-1 and make the playoffs is borderline craziness.  We are heading in the right direction but will have setbacks.  It’s ok

[Boiler_Colt]

I mean, it's the same team that was 1-5 at one point. A winning streak doesnt absolve all the warts on the roster.

[CheezyColt]

Absolutely. This is year one in a new scheme with a new coaching staff. We've made HUGE strides this season but fans get spoiled and entitled easily and as soon as something doesn't go their way, the tantrums start. We're doing just fine. Obviously not a good game, but definitely a learning/humbling moment for this young team.

[strt182]

You take games one at a time. After looking at the playoff simulator theres a ton of big games still to be played. Our biggest game of the year comes NEXT week. As of today we pretty much held our own destiny. Now its going to take some help probably to get in but don't get your hopes up. I personally don't like to look too far ahead of anything. 

 

Why are we even talking playoffs? Because it gives us something to talk about right now. We will get better. 

[MTC]

I think we all underestimated the loss of Jack Doyle.

[oldunclemark]

10-6 is still possible..

 

..The loss of Kelly and Doyle has hurt

[RollerColt]

2 minutes ago, MTC said:

I think we all overestimated the loss of Jack Doyle.

He was our 3rd down crutch. 

[zibby43]

2 minutes ago, MTC said:

I think we all overestimated the loss of Jack Doyle.

 

I think we underestimated it.

[HOF19]

1 minute ago, MTC said:

I think we all overestimated the loss of Jack Doyle.

I am talking team …...Not  1 player .

[Aluckiswolverine]

Yes we did but that’s normal. We are a middle of the road team that has the potential to light it up on offense. 

 

Still rebuilding just Andrew gives us more hope than we deserve. 

[oldunclemark]

8 minutes ago, Boiler_Colt said:

I mean, it's the same team that was 1-5 at one point. A winning streak doesnt absolve all the warts on the roster.

Are we the 5-in-a-row team or the 1-5 team.?

 

We're 6-6.   I dont know

[MTC]

1 minute ago, zibby43 said:

 

I think we underestimated it.

 

Oops. Made an error. Thanks.

[Trueman]

Depends on what you mean by "we"

I said we should take this week-by-week , and that I was more interested in our team developing than I was results. 

This has still been a really enjoyable season , and I'm more hopeful now than I was week 1 , but I don't need this to be a playoff year to feel excited about this team. 

We're doing a lot of good things , but we've got a long way to go. 

[thatonefan]

Of course we did. We're Colts homers!

[zibby43]

1 minute ago, MTC said:

 

Oops. Made an error. Thanks.

 

I knew what you meant.  And I 100% agree with your assessment. He was a huge loss.

[oldunclemark]

The lesson of today for us is: Don't assume who is going to beat who.

Tampa won. The Giants won.  The Cardinals won.

 

As bad as we looked on offense today..we could win at Houston next week.

Our defense is playing well.

[oldunclemark]

18 minutes ago, IinD said:

People are losing their minds because we got goose egg'd... Even if we had won 7-6 at the end we were just flat out terrible today.

But we'd be a 'flat out terrible' team in the playoff hunt instead of needing a miracle

[WoolMagnet]

I think this team is exactly what we see.  A young, talented team with a few holes.

  I think the Colts have over-achieved (a little), and i think the Jags are much better than their record. 

  This wasnt a year for a run.  We all knew that.  Some succes, and suddenly our expectations go up.  Missing Doyle today was huge, imo.

  The game today shouldnt change our excitement for the future.  Sure it affects this year, but now is the time to use avlittle perspective i think.  For what its worth, the Steelers barely scored on them either.

[Yoshinator]

The bottom line is, the Jaguars are eliminated, they aren't making the playoffs, and they punk'd us. We probably did overrate this team, but it's borderline disgusting how we laid down for them considering this may of been a do or die game for us. This is what's so hard about being a fan, you root for your team, they play horrible randomly at times, and you feel like garbage even though you did nothing wrong.

[Devildog]

8-8

[jameszeigler834]

35 minutes ago, coltfaninnewyork said:

Yes we still have work to do ,it crushed but next year we going to playoffs 

Ya this season is over Texans and cowboys will destroy  the colts next week.

[NannyMcafee]

Colts defense was rated 17th overall according to ESPN before today's game. I wonder if they will go up in rankings considering only allowing 6 points. It doesn't matter what offense the jags have. Stats we're low for season scoring avg for both teams today. Super defensive struggle. The jaguars defense is better than ours. And that's simply what it came down to. 

[Boiler_Colt]

At least we're not talking about not taking the tie anymore.

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Did we overrate this team??

 

Nah, I don't think so..... But I think PFF did. 

[runthepost]

23 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

Colts defense was rated 17th overall according to ESPN before today's game. I wonder if they will go up in rankings considering only allowing 6 points. It doesn't matter what offense the jags have. Stats we're low for season scoring avg for both teams today. Super defensive struggle. The jaguars defense is better than ours. And that's simply what it came down to. 

Don’t forget our Offense is better than the Jags too. Our defense gets its first real test against a top 15 offense for the first time since New England game

[mahagga73]

They have been pretty mediocre overall and that's just what their record is going to say . 7-9, 8-8. 

[ColtsBlueFL]

1 hour ago, bravo4460 said:

People got way to over confident about this team and forgot they were capable of terrible games like this.

 

Yes, when we were losing, (via fan responses and sentiment) we were trash. Then we started winning, and we were unstoppable playoff force.  But before the season started, most ( 59%) knew what we were.  A 7-9 to 9-7 team.  It was in a poll.  We are right on pace for that.

 

https://forums.colts.com/topic/59041-colts-regular-season-record/?tab=comments#comment-1753942

 

47 minutes ago, oldunclemark said:

Are we the 5-in-a-row team or the 1-5 team.?

 

Yes.

 

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We're 6-6.   I dont know

 

We are what most members ( 6 out of 10 ) here predicted we would be.

[NannyMcafee]

Just now, runthepost said:

Don’t forget our Offense is better than the Jags too. Our defense gets its first real test against a top 15 offense for the first time since New England game

 

This game was good for everyone. Reality check... They will bounce back. I think doyle was invaluable because he was a great blocker and also chip blocking was his thing then swing out and catch in the middle. That was gone. They completely changed the way they play offense today compared to the rest of the season. But without Kelly I think we saw how bad we are without a run game. Kelly may be more valuable to the offense as a whole than we thought also. and we may get a better picture when he comes back. But I find it strange that the offense changed once doyle went to IR. Much longer routes were ran today. 

 

 

[Lucky Colts Fan]

3 minutes ago, ColtsBlueFL said:

We are what most members ( 6 out of 10 ) here predicted we would be.

 

You win some, you lose some.

 

They run the gamut hilarious to gruesome.

[runthepost]

2 minutes ago, NannyMcafee said:

 

This game was good for everyone. Reality check... They will bounce back. I think doyle was invaluable because he was a great blocker and also chip blocking was his thing then swing out and catch in the middle. That was gone. They completely changed the way they play offense today compared to the rest of the season. But without Kelly I think we saw how bad we are without a run game. Kelly may be more valuable to the offense as a whole than we thought also. and we may get a better picture when he comes back. But I find it strange that the offense changed once doyle went to IR. Much longer routes were ran today. 

 

 

I noticed the longer routes too. It may be from all of the busted coverages the Jags have had all year? Once Kelly gets back we should be good

[JColts72]

I think so with wins against weaklings. Could only go so far with one WR, and surprised with o-line doing well until today. Looks like Texas 2 step losses for us coming up.

[2006Coltsbestever]

I have said all along we were a 9-7 team and I still stick with that. We were due to lay an egg and the Jags have a Great D. It wouldn't shock me at all if we beat Houston now because they are due for a loss and Luck isn't looking bad 2 weeks in a row that I would bet on.