Colts @ Steelers Game Day Thread

[Chrisaaron1023]

Just now, Mr.Debonair said:

This shouldn’t be a close game 

But that's obviously not the colts way.. 

 

Best thing the Steelers could do to win this game if NOT have Mason Rudolph and the offense on the field the second half

[Dasteez]

We are literally beating ourselves this game. The score should be 17-3 instead due to poor ST play and 2 boneheaded plays it is 16-13.
 

Cmon Colts. Hope they get ripped at the half and come out playing cleaner football. 

[mahagga73]

They are doing everything in their power to keep Pittsburgh in it. 

[SteelCityColt]

1 minute ago, shastamasta said:

 

He was being held still by 2-3 Colts players and then got blasted. If that was Doyle or Ebron...we would have wanted a flag there as well.

 

It was just a poor and unnecessary play to make.

 

Ehhhh he didn't really blast him, and the ref doesn't whistle until #53 has already started the tackle. What is meant to do? Stop mid air? 

[shasta519]

Lucky they didn't challenge that Samuels run...or the Colts are (somehow) losing right now...despite outplaying PIT.

[Stephen]

this team has not learned how to blow out teams.

[Colts1324]

4 minutes ago, Colts_Fan12 said:

that totally believable he is way too conservative imo

That's always been his motto. Luck/Farve threw INT's just like that bc they play off instincts more than anything. 
 

Hoyer was feeling great, wanted to get his second TD, and made a dumb mistake. 
 

i want Brissett back in there, but it's not like we are doomed without him for the rest of the GAME. 

[jvan1973]

2 minutes ago, SteelCityColt said:

 

 

Play hadn't been whistled dead and the guy is still churning his legs. What do you want them to do? Not tackle him? 

 

It was a tacky call.

He led with his helmet.    

[MB-ColtsFan]

1 minute ago, bestQBever said:

Leonards been bad today. The 45 yd run was his fault and then this penalty. Underwhelming second season

I dunno.  That run was a good block on Leonard.  Not much he could have done on that one I think?

[stitches]

We are self destructing.  

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, shastamasta said:

Lucky they didn't challenge that Samuels run...or the Colts are (somehow) losing right now...despite outplaying PIT.

That is true because that was TD IMO.

[bluebombers87]

3 minutes ago, shastamasta said:

 

He was being held still by 2-3 Colts players and then got blasted. If that was Doyle or Ebron...we would have wanted a flag there as well.

 

It was just a poor and unnecessary play to make.

If you call that getting blasted then I don’t think you’ve ever played a contact sport

[GoColts8818]

15 minutes ago, krunk said:

The throws Hoyer makes have better timing on them than Brissets throws. His reads are better although he didnt put enough velocity on the ball during that int,

The key will be can he sustain it.  Often times backup QBs come in and look really good and then as time goes on and other teams start to prepare for them they show you why they are backups.

[GoColts8818]

At worst it should be 20-3 right now.  

[shasta519]

3 minutes ago, SteelCityColt said:

 

Ehhhh he didn't really blast him, and the ref doesn't whistle until #53 has already started the tackle. What is meant to do? Stop mid air? 

 

Yeah...but I think there's context...it's the end of the half...and they have basically ended the half by throwing a dump off short to a slow TE at midfield...whose momentum has basically stopped. 

 

Colts got the benefit of that with the Watson TD...and now get the other end. 

[MPStack]

Anyone seen Cain?

[coming on strong]

is jb coming back in the second half?

[jvan1973]

1 minute ago, GoColts8818 said:

The key will be can he sustain it.  Often times backup QBs come in and look really good and then as time goes on and other teams start to prepare for them they show you why they are backups.

Hopefully he won't have to sustain it passed this week 

[shasta519]

4 minutes ago, bluebombers87 said:

If you call that getting blasted then I don’t think you’ve ever played a contact sport

 

He led with his helmet and that's what they called, no? 

[ColtsSouljah]

I'm way behind on TV. Any updates on Kelly??

[bluebombers87]

2 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

He led with his helmet.    

Receiver was still churning legs. Leonard was leading with the shoulder. Incidental contact to the helmet in my opinion. But the leagues gonna make an example right? A love tap hit and they’ll come down hard. RBs getting they’re heads rocked off... nothing

[SteelCityColt]

Just now, shastamasta said:

 

Yeah...but I think there's context...it's the end of the half...and they have basically ended the half by throwing a dump off short to a slow TE at midfield...whose momentum has basically stopped. 

 

Colts got the benefit of that with the Watson TD...and now get the other end. 

 

Don't disagree that it wasn't perhaps needed, he just got unlucky that the 3rd tackler pulls him down into his path to make it look worse than it really was. Tacky call, but hey ho, don't give the refs chance to throw the flag and all that. They should have blown forward progress well before.

[Colts1324]

2 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

At worst it should be 20-3 right now.  

Eh they scored a TD. It should be 20-7 for sure tho. 

[DEColtsLover36]

6 minutes ago, Mr.Debonair said:

This shouldn’t be a close game 

Feel that way about several games we have played so far 

[bluebombers87]

1 minute ago, shastamasta said:

 

He led with his helmet and that's what they called, no? 

Yep. Receiver still moving and churning his legs. Incidental contact. But hardly “blasted” like you so dramatically tried to make it seem for some reason

[IinD]

Refs have to make a WWF call or two per game it seems.

Lame penalty.

[IndySouthsider]

5 minutes ago, SteelCityColt said:

 

Ehhhh he didn't really blast him, and the ref doesn't whistle until #53 has already started the tackle. What is meant to do? Stop mid air? 

He can’t make helmet contact with his helmet. It’s a PF every single time.

[HOF19]

5 minutes ago, mahagga73 said:

They are doing everything in their power to keep Pittsburgh in it. 

That is my # 1 take on this game .

[Stephen]

1 minute ago, SteelCityColt said:

 

Don't disagree that it wasn't perhaps needed, he just got unlucky that the 3rd tackler pulls him down into his path to make it look worse than it really was. Tacky call, but hey ho, don't give the refs chance to throw the flag and all that. They should have blown forward progress well before.

they threw the steelers a bone.

[krunk]

3 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

The key will be can he sustain it.  Often times backup QBs come in and look really good and then as time goes on and other teams start to prepare for them they show you why they are backups.

Im really just speaking on what i see right now.  im all for jacoby coming back but id like to see him improve on what i pointed out.

[jameszeigler834]

2 minutes ago, bluebombers87 said:

Receiver was still churning legs. Leonard was leading with the shoulder. Incidental contact to the helmet in my opinion. But the leagues gonna make an example right? A love tap hit and they’ll come down hard. RBs getting they’re heads rocked off... nothing

That call was trash.

[Dingus McGirt]

8 minutes ago, MB-ColtsFan said:

Didn't see his helmet hit.  May have happened, but I didn't see it.

It was a love tap...but it happened.

[GoColts8818]

3 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Hopefully he won't have to sustain it passed this week 

Agreed

[bluebombers87]

1 minute ago, IndySouthsider said:

He can’t make helmet contact with his helmet. It’s a PF every single time.

If that’s the case then they are woefully under calling that penalty.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

This game should be a blowout. This team is so confusing.

[SteelCityColt]

1 minute ago, Stephen said:

they threw the steelers a bone.

 

It's not as egregious as you make out. Chill your boots.

[GoColts8818]

Just now, jameszeigler834 said:

That call was trash.

If that was trash so was then hit by Wyatt on Hoyer.

[Stephen]

1 minute ago, krunk said:

Im really just speaking on what i see right now.  im all for jacoby coming back but id like to see him improve on what i pointed out.

Brissett doesn't throw that pick six. I'm not so sure he throws the td to doyle either. Being that the steelers are number 2 in takeaways we need to protect the ball if we want to win

[BleedBlu8792]

1 minute ago, bluebombers87 said:

Yep. Receiver still moving and churning his legs. Incidental contact. But hardly “blasted” like you so dramatically tried to make it seem for some reason

 

You might want to rewatch the play... Leonard made helmet contact as McDonald was falling backwards.  Incidental or not that's going to be a penalty period.  Leonard should have been better

[2006Coltsbestever]

We just can't make any even border line plays that might be penalty's at Pittsburgh because you know the REFS give them a lot of calls regardless. Unfortunately IMO, Leonard's hit was a penalty.