CR91 Current State of the Colts

[CR91]

It has been a roller coaster of a season so far for the colts. Riding high after beating the chiefs and cruising to a 5-2 start to now going 1-3 in the last 4 games and can actually be 4 straight loses if Brissett didn't get away from Von Miller. A lot of the issues can start at the lack of play making ability from our WRs as we have been beyond injured at that spot. Losing Funchess week 1, Campbell in and out of the lineup, Cain being ineffective, and Hilton almost suffering a season ending calf injury. And now Ebron being done for the season has really hurt the colts options in the passing game. Fortunate for the colts, the defense has kept them in a lot of games. The colts have only lost one score games all year and a lot of that has to do with the defense playing a lot better then at the beginning of the season. Unfortunately for the colts, because of all the injuries they have failed to produce points when the defense either gets a turnover or makes a stop. A lot of people want to point to Reich's play calling as of late as the problem, but Reich's offense is handcuffed with no one able to make a play in the passing game. People don't understand how difficult it is not having someone like Hilton on the field even if its just as a decoy. Say what you want about Mack being the main engine for the offense, but this offense runs through Hilton and you have seen how different our offensive approach is without him. I personally don't want to blame Brissett because I think hes done an amazing job for the situation that he had to step in to, however I feel Brissett is too timid when a play needs to be made and by that I mean he will not put the ball in harms way. I complimented Reich for not putting Brissett in a bad situation, but there are times I feel Reich doesn't want to put the ball in Brissett's hands and perhaps its because of all the injuries, but I do think for this offense to continue to make strides, Brissett needs to make plays outside of the running game. I honestly think this team is built for a long playoff run, but we need to start getting healthy and do more then just run the ball.

[coltfaninnewyork]

I'm just hoping to win and still be excited for the following week .

[Defjamz26]

52 minutes ago, CR91 said:

A lot of the issues can start at the lack of play making ability from our WRs as we have been beyond injured at that spot. Losing Funchess week 1, Campbell in and out of the lineup, Cain being ineffective, and Hilton almost suffering a season ending calf injury. And now Ebron being done for the season has really hurt the colts options in the passing game.

 

Im not sure how much impact missing those guys really has when Jacoby has so badly struggled pushing the ball at all. He also never really threw to the TEs until Ebron said something. Plus he had T.Y. more than a quarter of the season. Luck had the exact same cast last year...

 

I mean the Dolphins are passing the ball better with Fitzpatrick at QB and only really Parker at WR. Philly has WRs that don’t have any speed and drop the ball, and even their passing offense is ranked higher than ours.

[CR91]

4 hours ago, Defjamz26 said:

 

Im not sure how much impact missing those guys really has when Jacoby has so badly struggled pushing the ball at all. He also never really threw to the TEs until Ebron said something. Plus he had T.Y. more than a quarter of the season. Luck had the exact same cast last year...

 

I mean the Dolphins are passing the ball better with Fitzpatrick at QB and only really Parker at WR. Philly has WRs that don’t have any speed and drop the ball, and even their passing offense is ranked higher than ours.

 

It's not only about the numbers as I mentioned with Hilton. Just his presence keeps defenses honest.

[Nesjan3]

Jacoby needs to take a long look in the mirror,  this defense, Oline and run game is legit.

[Nesjan3]

you should space out your paragraph