Colts vs Bengals post game reaction

[GoColts8818]

Long day in Cincy maybe the Colts worst game of the year.  React here.

[GoColts8818]

Burn the tape from this one and move on for an angry Steelers team next week.

[yankeeclipper]

definitely outplayed on both sides of the ball

[coltsfan_canada]

 

[Kc77]

That was just a mess.

[ShuteAt168]

Sobering loss. We looked poorly coached and devoid of any playmakers. 

[IndyD4U]

Rough day for all three phases today. 

[JediXMan]

[Hammer]

Reality check.

[Nesjan3]

Maybe im in the minority but I think this was a come back down to earth game for this team. Barely beating the Pats, Panthers, Bucs, Titans is not exactly inspiring. Got beat by a superior actual playoff contending team plain and simple.

[jemack]

Let's hope this is the last egg they lay this season....

[cjwhiskers]

Very undisciplined game. Penalties from the jump killed the drives. 

[Bravo]

Got obliterated on offense, defense, special teams, and by officiating..

 

This game looked a lot like the 2022-2023 Colts..

 

Shows us how far away we really are. Need a better draft pick. Throw the playoffs away.

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, cjwhiskers said:

Very undisciplined game. Penalties from the jump killed the drives. 

And bad tackling.  Both have been issues all year and something that is a sign of an undisciplined team and that normally falls on the head coach.

[coming on strong]

1 minute ago, Nesjan3 said:

Maybe im in the minority but I think this was a come back down to earth game for this team. Barely beating the Pats, Panthers, Bucs, Titans is not exactly inspiring. Got beat by a superior actual playoff contending team plain and simple.

i agree people got carried away and forgot who the colts played .   colts only beat two teams with a winning record and one was a rookie early in the season before he was good .   even the ravens game we got very lucky got outplayed most of the game and everything went our way

[a06cc]

Shane has to own this one. Team looked unprepared today. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just bad all around from players and coaches. But water finds its level  and this team is just not that good. 
 

AFCS got trounced today. Texans lost stroud to a concussion and has no WR. Jags got trounced by browns.

I don’t think colts are going to the playoffs. They are now 8th and eventually teams that overachieve come back down to earth. If Minshew looked that bad against a bad bengals team imagine what he will look like against Steelers defense.

[Nesjan3]

Just now, coming on strong said:

i agree people got carried away and forgot who the colts played .   colts only beat two teams with a winning record and one was a rookie early in the season before he was good .   even the ravens game we got very lucky got outplayed most of the game and everything went our way

100% correct we have one of the easiest strength of schedules in the league this season which has worked in our favor. Are we actually one of the top 14 teams in the league. Not likley.

[ShuteAt168]

An example of why Gus Bradley’s D gets so much criticism. Bengals were driving but we were only down 7 and had them third and nine in the third quarter. Big play! So we bring zero pressure and allow a huge cushion on a simple out route for 11 yards and a huge first down. It was literally throw and catch. We tried nothing, just hoped they made a mistake. On offense, first down runs over and over and continual check downs down by 17 doesn’t seem like a winning plan. Brutal to watch. We got exposed big time today. 

[IndySouthsider]

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Just bad all around from players and coaches. But water finds its level  and this team is just not that good. 
 

AFCS got trounced today. Texans lost stroud to a concussion and has no WR. Jags got trounced by browns.

I don’t think colts are going to the playoffs. They are now 8th and eventually teams that overachieve come back down to earth. If Minshew looked that bad against a bad bengals team imagine what he will look like against Steelers defense.

TJ Watt is likely out.

[coming on strong]

2 minutes ago, Nesjan3 said:

100% correct we have one of the easiest strength of schedules in the league this season which has worked in our favor. Are we actually one of the top 14 teams in the league. Not likley.

it reminds me of the giants last year being considered good with daniel jones .    now they have a harder schedule and folded .  we have pieces to be good but still are a long way away from being a true contender .  

[Solid84]

We played a contender for the first time since week 6 and it showed. And, they didn't even bring their franchise QB.

 

Defense looked overmatched most of the game and so did the offense really. Lack of discipline cost us a lot of penalties.

 

Baker got picked on.

Raimann got schooled all day by Hendrickson. Worst game of the season for him by far.

No push from the Oline and no pressure from the Dline.

I thought Jones did well in coverage, but Chase is elite and Browning had excellent ball placement.

I don't like our defensive scheme. No disguises. No blitzing.

We can't get our run game going, because Minshew can't pass the opponents out of base defense.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, IndySouthsider said:

TJ Watt is likely out.

He has extra time to clear protocol.

[CR91]

[coming on strong]

2 minutes ago, ShuteAt168 said:

An example of why Gus Bradley’s D gets so much criticism. Bengals were driving but we were only down 7 and them in a third and nine in the third quarter. So we bring zero pressure and allow a huge cushion on a simple out route for 11 yards and a big first down. It was literally throw and catch. We tried nothing, just hoped they made a mistake. On offense, first down runs over and over and continual check downs down by 17 doesn’t seem like a winning plan. Brutal to watch. We got exposed big time today. 

its easier to game plan against a defense when you know what they are gonna do before the game starts .   gus is the complete opposite of shane  and his offense .  

[Dobbinblitz]

This  Offense is not explosive enough to consistently overcome. This one was painful.

[Smonroe]

Can’t make that many mistakes when your defense is bad and your QB is as well.  
 

But it comes down to this - if you can’t run the ball, you aren’t going to win.

 

Earlier in the week I said I have the feeling it’s the start of a three game losing streak.  I hope I’m wrong.  

[SR711]

Missed opportunity to solidify our playoff standing there.  Outside of 1 minute in the late 2nd quarter, we really didn't do a lot in this one. 

 

- The defense was flat out awful in this one.  If the pass rush (specifically front 4) is performing anything less than an A level, our secondary is going to struggle (regardless of if they are playing man or zone) due to the complete void of talent back there.  I thought the game really turned on the first drive of the second half when the Bengals just marched the ball down the field and scored 7 without much resistance.    

 

- Minshew did not play great, but I think he looks a lot better in this game if he has a defense that keeps him in it rather than putting him in a hole.  Look guys, he is a backup for a reason.  Expecting him to consistently make elite throws, big plays when pressured is not realistic.  Honestly, I thought he was worse last week.

 

- 35 yards rushing against one of the worst rush defenses in the league.  Some of it was the line, but I thought Steichen was a little too predictable about when and where he was running the ball.  

[GoColts8818]

Pittman and Rigo were about the only Colts I thought had a good game. 
 

By the way Moss has really struggled the last two weeks.  I am hoping it quiets some who were upset with keeping Taylor because the Colts could have had Moss for cheaper.  I still like Moss as a number two but what we were seeing from Taylor before he got hurt was that he was making plays even when he wasn’t getting great run blocking.  Moss can’t do that.  Granted he hasn’t had the help from the line and that is also a concern but Taylor is just simply a better player and the Colts need him back.  

[IndySouthsider]

5 minutes ago, coming on strong said:

it reminds me of the giants last year being considered good with daniel jones .    now the have a harder schedule and folded .  we have pieces to be good but still are a long way away from being a true contender .  

Honestly. I don’t think so. Gus’s defense is no longer effective  in today’s game. He gotta go. And a decent QB who can challenge the defense is the key. There is talent on this club.

5 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

He has extra time to clear protocol.

Highly doubtful though. They let him go back out after the hit and keep playing. I see no way they clear him.

[Solid84]

3 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:

Pittman and Rigo were about the only Colts I thought had a good game. 
 

By the way Moss has really struggled the last two weeks.  I am hoping it quiets some who were upset with keeping Taylor because the Colts could have had Moss for cheaper.  I still like Moss as a number two but what we were seeing from Taylor before he got hurt was that he was making plays even when he wasn’t getting great run blocking.  Moss can’t do that.  Granted he hasn’t had the help from the line and that is also a concern but Taylor is just simply a better player and the Colts need him back.  

I'm not disputing JT is better than Moss, but I think people are kidding themselves if they think JT would've made a difference today.

[IndySouthsider]

1 minute ago, Solid84 said:

I'm not disputing JT is better than Moss, but I think people are kidding themselves if they think JT would've made a difference today.

No. They are sitting on the run. They have zero respect for Minshew. 

[Shive]

1 minute ago, Solid84 said:

I don't like our defensive scheme. No disguises. No blitzing.

My dad is a huge Vikings fan and was telling me about some of the great schematic stuff Flores has been doing. Apparently when he was with Pittsburgh last season, since Pitt shares their field, he started chatting with their D-coordinator and picked up some innovative things that he's incorporated in his Vikings defense. That's the kind of stuff I'd like to see from a DC, not playing the same old stuff that we've seen for the past couple of decades.

 

1 minute ago, Solid84 said:

We can't get our run game going, because Minshew can't pass the opponents out of base defense.

That's been a huge part of the problem for us offesnsively.

[Stephen]

2 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

I'm not disputing JT is better than Moss, but I think people are kidding themselves if they think JT would've made a difference today.

I doubt  marvin  Harrison,  Wayne, and hilton on the same team in their prime would make a difference with minshew at qb

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I don’t know what colts will do about Bradley because he is missing a lot but having someone who at least makes adjustments would be nice. 
 

Grover coming back hurt the pass rush. Speed our hurt on those screen passes too.

[Stephen]

Other than pick 6 defense  sucked. Offense  as well

[Shive]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Grover coming back hurt the pass rush.

I don't think that's the reason at all. Browning had a very low TTT, so our pass rush didn't have a chance.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

3 minutes ago, Shive said:

I don't think that's the reason at all. Browning had a very low TTT, so our pass rush didn't have a chance.

Then blitz and disrupt him.

[jemack]

5 minutes ago, Stephen said:

I doubt  marvin  Harrison,  Wayne, and hilton on the same team in their prime would make a difference with minshew at qb

I don't know if Manning could do well with how this Oline played today.

[Solid84]

21 minutes ago, Shive said:

My dad is a huge Vikings fan and was telling me about some of the great schematic stuff Flores has been doing. Apparently when he was with Pittsburgh last season, since Pitt shares their field, he started chatting with their D-coordinator and picked up some innovative things that he's incorporated in his Vikings defense. That's the kind of stuff I'd like to see from a DC, not playing the same old stuff that we've seen for the past couple of decades.

 

That's been a huge part of the problem for us offesnsively.

Bradley is weird. Sometimes we see him change up his usual stuff (like against the Ravens when we blitzed a lot), but most of the time it's same old same old.

 

You'd think he'd start scrapping somethings that just don't work - like our "prevent" defense. You just KNOW the opponents will score when we start that crap.

 

I especially don't get the lack of disguises. You'd think with a young and injured defense you'd try to give your guys the best possible chance to succeed. So, disguise what you're doing, let the opponents guess? Put THEM on their heels instead of giving them 600 yards of cushion.