2021 Titans at Colts Postgame Thoughts

[EastStreet]

well 

fudge

 

Basically 4 games back in the AFCS.... 

 

 

[runthepost]

AJ Brown was there and we whiffed twice

[mirobi48]

BIG GAMES.  WENTZ = LOSER

[bestQBever]

catastrophic failure by Reich and Wentz. I hate when we have guys who are just competent enough to not get fired but not good enough to actually do anything worth a damn

[WoolMagnet]

What i think is that i should avoid this forum for a few days.

maybe check back in on Thursday morning.

I’m exhausted

[Pelt]

Can't beat the playoff teams. Just not there yet...

[JediXMan]

It’s over rip.

[aReggie7]

I thought today was a huge game not only in terms of standings and playoff picture but to gauge where this team is against a playoff quality team. 

 

Colts were fortunate with some big pass interface penalties and 3rd down penalties on the Titans. Regardless of the outcome/score I think the Colts are truly a tier below the Titans this year.

 

Kenny Moore was terrific today. He consistently stood out.

 

The defense was far from perfect but they did their job against Derrick Henry today.

 

I thought some were unfairly critical of Reich the other week with regards to the lack of rush attempts for Taylor given big passing plays and some penalties that week. The criticism is completely warranted after today’s game though. To say the offense was disappointing in critical moments today is putting it nicely.

[FanFromtheWasteland]

Welp no more useful football till next year

[Nesjan3]

woow just wow. 51 pass attempts 16 carries for JT when we were not behind by a large margin the entire game. 4.4 YPC for Taylor also. There is no defending Franks playcalling on this one.

[JediXMan]

If I’m Taylor I’d be * af right now.

[TheBlueAndWhite]

Just a strange game, self inflicted wounds, The refs were just plain bad, for both teams. Just awful calls through and through... Very poor play calling in critical moments....

 

So I guess. The usual... 

[Fisticuffs111]

Thanks Reich. Wentz had some horrible plays but he shouldn’t been throwing that much to begin with. That last int was just embarrassing though.

[AwesomeAustin]

We lost.  Oh well.  Jets on Thursday right?

[Stephen]

Just now, Fisticuffs111 said:

Thanks Reich. Wentz has some horrible plays but he shouldn’t been throwing that much to being with. That last int was just embarrassing though.

Frank Reich threw the game away

[John Waylon]

Oof. 
 

This is more of the % I was hopeful we wouldn’t see any more of. Frank let Wentz have free reign today. Taylor became a spectator. 

 

Wentz was definitely not his best today. Which is all the more reason to utilize that emerging star RB, but Frank is gonna Frank. 
 

I’m disappointed. We gave this game away much more than we lost it.
 

We’ve seen what it can be. Makes days like today mega-frustrating. 

[GoColts8818]

I don’t know what in the world Frank was doing today.  Taylor was running well and you are down to three WRs, one of which is a special teams ace more than a WR, and your QB was not making smart decisions yet you are trying to throw the ball like crazy?!

 

Also, I am not going to sell on Carson Wentz but we saw the reason the Eagles dumped him today.  These I am going to hold it and try to make something happen when it’s not there and then just throw the ball away isn’t poor decision making.  Then on the last INT he had Taylor wide open in space yet he forced it to Pittman in triple coverage.  Take what the defense gives you not what you want.

 

As for the defense I don’t care if it’s the secondary that’s bad or the inability to get a pass rush or most likely a combination of both something has to change this off-season in a major way because what they are doing now isn’t working.

 

Also Carl Cheffers and his crew are awful but the Colts made enough mistakes on their own not to complain about them too much.

[gregr507]

Just inexcusable from Reich. JT is the best player on the field, PUT THE BALL IN HIS HANDS. Bad play from Wentz obviously but the play calling needs to change, like now

[IrsaysArmy]

Only and I mean only a Colts player could pick a ball off then proceed to tear his ACL by just running and fumble the ball back to the opposing team. Lol you can’t make it up

[coming on strong]

5 minutes ago, EastStreet said:

well 

fudge

 

Basically 4 games back in the AFCS.... 

 

 

at this point i hope we can finish 7-10 the team is no where near making the playoffs

[zibby43]

I was Wentz’ biggest cheerleader.

 

He ain’t it.

 

This team just isn’t very good, and they’re going to be in a hole for a long time.  

[IrsaysArmy]

3 minutes ago, ar7 said:

I thought today was a huge game not only in terms of standings and playoff picture but to gauge where this team is against a playoff quality team. 

 

Colts were fortunate with some big pass interface penalties and 3rd down penalties on the Titans. Regardless of the outcome/score I think the Colts are truly a tier below the Titans this year.

 

Kenny Moore was terrific today. He consistently stood out.

 

The defense was far from perfect but they did their job against Derrick Henry today.

 

I thought some were unfairly critical of Reich the other week with regards to the lack of rush attempts for Taylor given big passing plays and some penalties that week. The criticism is completely warranted after today’s game though. To say the offense was disappointing in critical moments today is putting it nicely.

Defense was sooo bad against the pass. 

[gooberthegreat]

Didn’t Wentz completely stop looking at the underneath and only look forward shots downfield 

[coltsfan_canada]

[richard pallo]

5 minutes ago, mirobi48 said:

BIG GAMES.  WENTZ = LOSER

Reich equals loser

[Mr.Debonair]

There was no one in 10 yards of Taylor. Instead Wentz throws the game sealing INt
 

Unbelievable 

[coming on strong]

i am off the ballard train you cant only draft players you need free agents cant start rookies and second and third year players at key positions every year

[poaponies]

We need better playing calling 

[Solon]

The lack of balance was criminal. Wentz stunk in the 2nd half, but Frank has to recognize that. Titans weren't stacking the box so it was no excuse to continue forcing the ball down field. Frank needs to officially give up playcalling responsibility. It's time.

[Les Poulains]

This and the Ravens loss are as bad as you'll get in a 5 year period, never mind a season. Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

-Once again, we can't beat a good team.

 

-The secondary is dusted. You do the hard part and limit Henry, only to let Tannehill mostly kill you.

 

-Reich, usually I don't comment on the minutiea of coaching, but the gameplan was pure nonsense. And it was even bad on our first drive and when we were 14 up. Then it became worse as the game went on. Wentz; throws it 50 times when he could barely complete a pass. Also, you ditch Taylor when he's averaging like 4.5 ypc. Completely contradictory and lacking in awareness to what is working and what isn't.

 

-And finally Wentz: he's still Carson Wentz. He has talent, yes. He can make throws, yes. He also is one of the dumber QB's in the history of the league, sorry. 

 

 

[yankeeclipper]

Too many penalties against us.  Missed PI when Pascal was hit early. Wentz  was not sharp. Defense did good job stopping Henry but we let Brown make plays.Without Campbell and Hilton our receiving is short a playmaker. Cannot put all the receiving burden on Pittman's shoulders. He need some health.  No TE game today.  We need a playmaker on offense, a pass rush and help in the secondary.

 

 

[ColtsGermany]

We stop Henry all day. So advantage Colts. But Reich thinks:"Well, this is unfair. A good old wild west shootout will be much cooler than just running it down their throat and win it easily."

It's just exhausting to watch a good team playing under their possibilities because of bad play calling. Sure, our players don't execute everything perfectly. But I still think we could have a better record with other play calling. 

My opinion. 

[Riversrun]

This team is just not talented enough and what a huge regression from last year.I see a QB and head coach and GM that are wildly overrated .

[Fisticuffs111]

3 minutes ago, Stephen said:

Frank Reich threw the game away

No argument from me. Reich’s gone from inconsistent to clueless at times 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

This is what you get when you throw 51 times. This offense was bad all game unless we had a short field.

[coltsfan_canada]

Just now, Mr.Debonair said:

There was no one in 10 yards of Taylor. 
 

Unbelievable 

 

Not only our HC our QB is allergic to give the ball to Taylor. They are trying to limit his touch to the balls for........

[IinD]

I mean I'm speechless. Run the * ball in OT. It's like this team is totally stupid sometimes.

[richard pallo]

Can’t wait to hear Reich say it’s on him.  Like that’s supposed to make us feel better. He’s such a man.  Lol

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, Les Poulains said:

This and the Ravens loss are as bad as you'll get in a 5 year period, never mind a season. Snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.

 

-Once again, we can't beat a good team.

 

-The secondary is dusted. You do the hard part and limit Henry, only to let Tannehill mostly kill you.

 

-Reich, usually I don't comment on the minutiea of coaching, but the gameplan was pure nonsense. And it was even bad on our first drive and when we were 14 up. Then it became worse as the game went on. Wentz; throws it 50 times when he could barely complete a pass. Also, you ditch Taylor when he's averaging like 4.5 ypc. Completely contradictory and lacking in awareness to what is working and what isn't.

 

-And finally Wentz: he's still Carson Wentz. He has talent, yes. He can make throws, yes. He also is one of the dumber QB's in the history of the league, sorry. 

 

 

It’s time to admit what Colts fans don’t want too,  Tannelhill is good and AJ Brown is special.  This is not the same old can only run with Henry Titans.  They can beat you throwing the ball just as easily and proved that today.

[EastStreet]

1. Reich stinks. He stinks bad. Worse than bad... 17 runs.... 51 throws.... and it's not like our run game wasn't working.... we totally forgot about the run for a very long time in the middle of the game, and totally in OT. What ever happened to balance. Just dumb dumb dumb... And what the hell was that play call down by our own goal line... 
   • You're intellectually dishonest if you sunshine pump this away... 
2. Monster game by Pittman.
3. Our pass D sucked again... Down Julio, Brown gets 150+.... And Henry was gimpy and you still let Brown get drop a buck fifty on you.... 
4. With Lewis likely gone for the season, Dayo and Rochell better be ready to play.... 
5. Reich stinks....