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I agree the run defense shouldn't be a problem. Also at the moment the only dependable wr ar seems to have is Alec pierce. Pittman and Mitchell are disappointing. Need josh downs back as AR had great chemistry with him. -
Benching JT did NOT lose us this game. In fact, we moved the ball relatively well in the 4th. This is a red herring... Offensively, in this game the big problem was AR's erratic throws AND the inability of the WRs to make a play for their QB and dropping like... 6-7 balls in this game. -
Agreed. I heard the Holder quote and he's correct. AR's inconsistency is not surprising... The biggest surprise and the biggest problem are the parts where we invested tons and tons of resources and are still underperforming.
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Option plays work often, but they're risky. If it doesn't work, you're definitely losing yardage, unlike a run that gets stuffed, but you still got back to the LOS. I don't think the argument is that benching JT lost them the game. (I do think the option play severely undermined their prospects, though.) The argument is that JT should have been on the field, and when Steichen was asked why he wasn't, his answer was lacking. -
I reject the premise. I understand you want me to play along, but I can't; it's flawed and completely misses the point. And to the bolded, I probably have a less than popular perspective about Ballard's employment status with the Colts in 2023. It's my belief that Ballard wanted to draft a QB going back to 2020, but the state of the roster and the leanings of the HC and owner led to pursuing veteran options instead. So when Reich is gone and they've tried the veteran route with no long term success, Ballard looked vindicated, and I don't think his job was ever in danger. I think he now had full clearance to do what he wanted to do all along, and the idea that he felt desperate to hit a home run is probably a misconception. A lot of that is conjecture on my part, but it's what I believe. So now, the Colts have the #4 pick, and a HC who just helped develop a raw and athletic QB into a guy who started in a SB and almost won. They hired offensive assistants who had experience with athletic QBs. They had a good OL (presumably), and a good RB. And then Ballard said 'I think we'll get the best player in the draft,' and doubled down on that afterward. (There's always potential for coachspeak, but I think he meant it. At time time, if he had to choose between trading up for Stroud, or staying at #4 and picking Richardson, I think he would have stayed at #4 and been thrilled about it). You called picking Richardson 'not well measured,' and I don't think that's accurate at all. I think they found themselves in position to do just what they wanted with that pick. And I think it's too early to try to litigate the results of their decision. Richardson is one of the most raw QB prospects ever, and he's started six games. We understand the risk, and we know it's going to take more than a third of a season to get a definitive answer either way.
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