Colts Texans predictions

[jvan1973]

24 minutes ago, JediXMan said:

 

I guess you can hide who your really are for so long.

A true pro.  No wonder he isn't around long with his teams

[bluephantom87]

2 hours ago, Moosejawcolt said:

There is no running away from the next 4 to 5 games. It is going to reveal what this franchise is going forward. It will show the level of talent on thia team. I expect AR to grow and our defence to crater going up against some balanced offences and good qbs. The O is going to have to put up 30 plus points to have a chance to win games.

 

What's ironic is that all these teams over the next few weeks have all come up during Ballard's tenure. So I guess we'll see how his long winded team build stacks up.

[Moosejawcolt]

11 minutes ago, bluephantom87 said:

 

What's ironic is that all these teams over the next few weeks have all come up during Ballard's tenure. So I guess we'll see how his long winded team build stacks up.

People will  still make excuses why those teams were able to build their franchises over a shorter period of time.

[runthepost]

2 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

Why do you even follow this team?  If i were as negative as you,  I would find other things to do with my Sundays.   Take up pickle ball or something 

Just realistic with this team. This season was in my eyes a get reps for Richardson season. I don’t expect the team to make the playoffs but if they do that’s great. 

[Dark Superman]

Stroud is gonna take his poor performance from today and take it out on Gus Bradley.

 

Texans 38

Colts 20

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 hours ago, jvan1973 said:

A true pro.  No wonder he isn't around long with his teams

We will win if Taylor and Buck play, I will put money on it. They are paper champions.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

We will win if Taylor and Buck play, I will put money on it. They are paper champions.

Will be interesting if they get some players back because they had a lot of guys out this week.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Will be interesting if they get some players back because they had a lot of guys out this week.

I know Nico is out, paper champions, Homer is coming - I honestly believe we win this game. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Looking ahead at this tough stretch coming up I think colts can beat jets. They look terrible tonight.

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Looking ahead at this tough stretch coming up I think colts can beat jets. They look terrible tonight.

We are in good shape, had we lost today it would have been bad. 1 game makes that much of a difference. At 4-3 we are on pace to win at least 9 games at worse. 

[Solid84]

5 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Looking ahead at this tough stretch coming up I think colts can beat jets. They look terrible tonight.

It’s possible, but I think our soft defense could be just the thing to get their struggling offense going. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

5 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

We are in good shape, had we lost today it would have been bad. 1 game makes that much of a difference. At 4-3 we are on pace to win at least 9 games at worse. 

They are going to have to sneak a couple wins  in this next stretch. Texans being a division rival gives them one of the best chances. Vikings and lions games are not going to be pretty 

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

They are going to have to sneak a couple wins  in this next stretch. Texans being a division rival gives them one of the best chances. Vikings and lions games are not going to be pretty 

Colts schedule at the end is pretty easy which is huge. If we can beat Houston, we are on our way 

[2006Coltsbestever]

The haters can say we could be 0-7 but I can also say we could be 7-0. Every game we have played in has been decided by 6 points or less. I will take 4-3 in this case  = we come out ahead in close games.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Colts schedule at the end is pretty easy which is huge. If we can beat Houston, we are on our way 

Yes it is but it won’t matter if they go 1-4 in these next five games 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Yes it is but it won’t matter if they go 1-4 in these next five games 

I think we go 2-3 which would put us 6-6, then look at the schedule.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Beating Texans would give them a little cushion with Vikings, bills, and lions 

Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:

I think we go 2-3 which would put us 6-6, then look at the schedule.

That’s where they need to be 

[2006Coltsbestever]

Getting the win today was a must like last week. We got the 2 we needed moving forward. Ugly or not, we got it done. 

[chad72]

19 minutes ago, Solid84 said:

It’s possible, but I think our soft defense could be just the thing to get their struggling offense going. 

This is what bothers me on the road. We have to start well and keep it a 1 score game if we ever get behind. Packers were blitzing and pushing the pocket in the middle really well, something Bradley doesn’t do well.
 

Plus the guy that hurt us last time ran really well versus Packers, Joe Mixon. He’s the most important guy to stop because if they can average 4-5 yards a run, less pressure on Stroud. 
 

AR should play like the last few drives today and Steichen should just let him run and use heavy RPOs and hit WRs off play action.

 

If we get down 2 scores on the road, we’re done.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

The NFL did colts no favors by putting all these games in a tie and mediocre team to break it up in between .

Texans have a tough stretch coming up too. It’s not got the faint of heart.

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

The NFL did colts no favors by putting all these games in a tie and mediocre team to break it up in between .

Being at 2-3 we had to win the next 2 or it was over, now we have a chance and confidence. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

11 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

Being at 2-3 we had to win the next 2 or it was over, now we have a chance and confidence. 

That jags game makes me so mad. Colts should be undeafted since that 0-2 start 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Colts win 5 mort games and they will have the same record as last season. I like the odds of that or even winning one more.

[JediXMan]

1 hour ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

We are in good shape, had we lost today it would have been bad. 1 game makes that much of a difference. At 4-3 we are on pace to win at least 9 games at worse. 

Colts need to win as much AFC games as possible since it might come to tie breakers. Jets, Broncos, Jags, Titans Texans, Pats those wins get you to 10. Then you still have Giants that’ll get you to 11. Anything beyond that and it’s passes expectations this season.

[krunk]

We got a chance to take this one of we do what I said we should have done in the first matchup. Possess the ball and keep Stroud on the sidelines. Problem is we still struggle to maintain long drives. Need a heck of a game plan from Shane this weekend.

[IinD]

I'm actually glad they'll have a tough stretch. I want to see what they're made of.

[2006Coltsbestever]

Great Sunday, round 2 on the Spaghetti and Meatballs. Another Crown Royal made. Texans lose, Titans lose, Colts win. 4-3 is OK. Jags won but they are 2-5. As of now we are right there for that 7th seed in the playoffs. Chargers are 3-2, Broncos are 4-3, Ravens 4-2. Beating the Dolphins was huge, Jets losing helped too, we also have the tiebreaker over Pitt if it comes to that. Pitt is 5-2. A lot of parity in the AFC.

[Thunderbolt]

This team is  avg at best: 7-10 end of season.

Texans 31

Colts 21

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 hour ago, Thunderbolt said:

This team is  avg at best: 7-10 end of season.

Texans 31

Colts 21

10-7.

[Crunked]

Our top 32nd ranked defense will take their arm tackling talents to Houston where to quote Bob Kravitz, Joe Mixon will run for a buck twenty five, "he would have run for more but the end zone kept getting in the way" If Buckner and Taylor are back Colts lose 34-17.....if not the Colts lose 34-6. Stroud picks apart the middle of the field and quick outs all day.....Joe Mixon runs, and runs and runs some more...(Group quote the following) but we will get it fixed, we believe in our guys...thats on me , I need to coach better and all the usual jazz we hear........

[Archer]

Another week experiencing the wild ride that is Anthony Richardson.  Our game planning has been off and on too.  It seems like we figure out what’s gonna work offensively each week late in the 3rd quarter.  

At any rate, I thought that AR had a fantastic game in week 1’s 2-point loss to the Texans.  And our D put extra people in coverage to stop Stroud, only to have Mixon kill us in big chunk plays.  But each week is a new game.  Hopefully, AR shook off some of the passing rust (he did better in the second half).

 

If I had to guess, I’d say that Houston is planning a heavy dose of Mixon again.  They just had the passing game shut down by GB, but Mixon went off like he did against us.  I think the Texans are good at taking what the D is giving, so we’ll see how our D comes out.  But one thing’s for sure - their OL is poor at pass blocking.  So, making them pass seems like a better bet.  Not sure what all this is doing to Stroud’s internal clock, but hitting him would be satisfying and demoralizing to the OL.

 

All that being said, I say AR looks like he did in Game 1 and we shock ‘em:

 

Colts 27

Texans 20

[Patrick Miller]

I think Texans are just better. Texans win 34-13. Might be closer if Flacco plays.

[#12.]

11 hours ago, krunk said:

We got a chance to take this one of we do what I said we should have done in the first matchup. Possess the ball and keep Stroud on the sidelines. Problem is we still struggle to maintain long drives. Need a heck of a game plan from Shane this weekend.

 

In seemingly no game Richardson has played in 2 years have we had any consistent offense.  If you keep putting Stroud back on the field, our secondary will crack.  Maybe Taylor will play and Steichen will use the formula he did in the final game of 2023 vs. the Texans.  It was almost enough.

[richard pallo]

15 minutes ago, #12. said:

 

In seemingly no game Richardson has played in 2 years have we had any consistent offense.  If you keep putting Stroud back on the field, our secondary will crack.  Maybe Taylor will play and Steichen will use the formula he did in the final game of 2023 vs. the Texans.  It was almost enough.

It appears Stroud really missed Collins yesterday.

[Creekside]

16 hours ago, richard pallo said:

I’m still not worried.  We have some new and better players playing on defense now.  It is possible for teams to improve you know.

 

Last time the Texans had the ball 20 minutes more than the Colts, yet the Colts lost by just 2 points. The Colts can definitely win this game

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Patrick Miller]

11 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

 

That’s all fine and good but consider who the qbs were. Let’s see how they do against this next stretch of legit qbs.

[JediXMan]

Seems like despite their investment in the OL the Texans are still struggling in that department. Also their secondary is shaky AR seems to have his best games against them as well.

[King Colt]

The two losses by the Texans were against two very good teams Vikings and Packers. With the tough schedule ahead, the Colts must put their best effort in order to reserve a playoff spot. Colts have won four of their last five games. Hope fully they will become addicted to winning.

[Superman]

19 minutes ago, Patrick Miller said:

That’s all fine and good but consider who the qbs were. Let’s see how they do against this next stretch of legit qbs.

 

This is one area where I have to agree with you. We haven't given up 4th quarter points because we've played bad QBs. That's an easy one to figure out.

 

The defense will have a real test this week.