2024: Game #4, Steelers @ Colts, September 29, 2024, 1 PM ET

[Happy2BeHere]

Downs again!

[Old Man and the COLTS]

How many flags so far 

this ref squad had 50 penalties in first 3 games I think 2nd most 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Colts need to put more points up before the half. Downs looks great today.

[EasyE]

MP or AP long?? Probably a TE up the middle. That's what I would do..

[Happy2BeHere]

Gotta take this ball all the way down for points and take 1:45 off the clock in the process. 

[chickenMan]

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

[GoColts8818]

1 minute ago, chickenMan said:

George Pickens pulled a George Pickens and got arrogant with the ball and basically just dropped it

Remember when fans were outraged the Colts traded back and took Alec and not Pickens?

[Moosejawcolt]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Second time he has done that in two games.

Looks like Ballard hit on him. A little Bob Sanders in him.

[GoColts8818]

Just now, chickenMan said:

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

It’s pretty clear his hip is not 100%

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just now, Old Man and the COLTS said:

How many flags so far 

this ref squad had 50 penalties in first 3 games I think 2nd most 

I saw earlier things week this crew is one of the worst at throwing flags.

[Colt Overseas]

Cross has been outstanding so far this season.

There are large parts of this fan base that have been proven completely wrong on him since the season started.

[Old Man and the COLTS]

Accuracy is a must Let’s hope AR is paying attention as a learning experience 

[2006Coltsbestever]

[AKB]

I swear some people wait for the other team to move the ball a bit, or to find any success just to come on here and start complaining. then get super quiet when the team is doing well.. 

[azcolt]

4 minutes ago, Moosejawcolt said:

So. He can either play the game or he cannot. We need to find out. If this continues, I am afraid we need to look else where. This cannot continue week  to week no matter his talent level. I hope they kept him out more because of the score and a teaching moment. If it keeps him out, I am really getting concerned about his ability to play moving forward.

I assume it really hasn’t taken until now to become concerned?

[a06cc]

1 minute ago, Moosejawcolt said:

Totally agreed. However, he needs to understand the investment this team has in him. He is the franchise but his simple mistakes are going to cost him his career.

Yes it is and his body not holding up isn’t on the coaching staff. 

[smittywerb]

Just now, GoColts8818 said:

Remember when fans were outraged the Colts traded back and took Alec and not Pickens?

George Pickens is good and he’s played with some trash QBs.  I’m still mad about that lol

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just now, chickenMan said:

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

I think Shane has a good feel of this game and that’s why. If we hadn’t been ahead by 17 pts it might be different.

[ColtStrong2013]

Just now, chickenMan said:

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

I’m sure the emergency qb situation plays into it. They didn’t intend on him going back in for precautionary purposes, so they designate Sam as backup from the emergency qb designation and go from there. 

[AKB]

1 minute ago, chickenMan said:

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

didn't you also call shane dumb for running him again in the red zone, yet now you wanna bring him in some more? 

[Chrisaaron1023]

Dang.. Pitt probably doesn't want AR back..

[Solid84]

I thought it was 21 who got the ball out and then Cross grabbed it? 21 is Flowers right?

[2006Coltsbestever]

AR was playing great and so has Flacco. Great stuff.

[chickenMan]

1 minute ago, GoColts8818 said:

Remember when fans were outraged the Colts traded back and took Alec and not Pickens?

Pickens is a nut case. First Antonio Brown, then JuJu, now Pickens. The Steelers attract headcase diva WRs like flies on poop

[chad72]

Pittman and Downs eating underneath with Flacco as QB, the layups and time of possession we talked about  

[Happy2BeHere]

Pittman!

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Steichen calling Mott crossers with Pitt

[Old Man and the COLTS]

We have some playbook Nice to see it being implemented and executed 

[Moosejawcolt]

Just now, azcolt said:

I assume it really hasn’t taken until now to become concerned?

I was concerned last year if u read my posts. I said I would give Richardson the year and not comment on his play. This is different. This is about his ability to stay healthy..  

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just now, Chrisaaron1023 said:

Dang.. Pitt probably doesn't want AR back..

He was going to have a big day no matter who was in there.

 

 

This game is going to last 4 hours lol

[chad72]

Why didn’t Shane take timeout to avoid 10 second run off?

[2006Coltsbestever]

Flacco going for the dagger  

[coltsva]

3 minutes ago, chickenMan said:

Unless AR is really hurt, I don’t understand why we ruled him out. Keep him as questionable, and if Flacco can put the Colts up by another possession, let AR test the waters in the second half.

I guess he's really hurt.

[a06cc]

Why aren’t we trying to score? 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

I like that shot 

[Dobbinblitz]

OL is doing a fantastic job protecting Flacco

[chickenMan]

That is the kind of play you sorely miss AR

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Why didn’t we run a couple  times on that drive 

[chad72]

Just now, a06cc said:

Why aren’t we trying to score? 

Because we aren’t going to get chunks like with AR, so will take more passes to get to FG range

[SR711]

13 minutes ago, AKB said:

probably just precautionary for AR, he be back next week

Hope you are right, but it’s not good that our young QB who needs all the reps he can get cannot stay on the field.  Facts are he has been unable to finish 3 out of the 8 games he has started in his young NFL career due to injury.  Add in the fact that he missed a lot of his senior year of HS due to injury and this is a very troublesome trend in my mind  how he develops as a player.

 

To be clear, this is a not knock on AR or his toughness. Football (especially at the NFL level) is a physical game played by grown men.  Injuries can and will happen..it just makes it all the more frustrating and infuriating that the organization would be okay exposing their most important long term player unnecessarily by using him as a glorified RB.