Run Defense Stinks

[krunk]

We need to do something about this!!!

[Mr.Debonair]

That's puttin it kindly

[schwamm]

We are what we thought we were...

[Colts12to87]

we really do! i think we need to look into an OLB and trade freeney . and an 3-4 NT

[John Waylon]

It aint just the run defense... Give credit where it's due...

[SLILLINGTON10]

looks like last years defense showed up today, and thats a second/third string rb running us over.

[Michael Lebron]

Too Funny...We play well two games and have one bad half and we want to jump off the clift.. Relax its preseason. We need to set the edge and wrap up. The defense will be fine!!!

[krunk]

This ain't no all star running back we're playing against! I hope nobody else continues to ask for Mike Wallace, we need some defensive upgrades and better execution as a whole.

[Peytonparker]

They are getting away with quite a few holds, but we are not tackling well

[John Waylon]

They are getting away with quite a few holds, but we are not tackling well

Let me fix that for you...

They are getting away with quite a few holds, but we are not tackling at all

There.... Much better.

[SLILLINGTON10]

garcon is having his way with our secondary also. whats up with fleener? haven't seen anything for him yet.

[krunk]

I saw fleener drop a TE screen. He reminds me of Ben Utecht at times

[Balzer40]

Don't know what happened from the 1st 2 weeks til this week with the run defense. They weren't great the 1st 2 weeks, but this week they are God awful. The Skins would be better off just handing the ball off every play and not let RG3 throw it. RG3 keeps killing their drives by trying to throw the ball. Heck their gaining 10 yds a carry(at least it feels that way).

[krunk]

13 rushes for 101 yards by a runningback who looks like a fullback.

[#12]

This looks like a Manning era game - no running game, no run defense.

[mark5362]

It aint just the run defense... Give credit where it's due...

Yea,I hope washington cuts morris.I think that kid may just be that good.

[GoodLuck]

The run offense is pretty crappy too

[Balzer40]

Yea,I hope washington cuts morris.I think that kid may just be that good.

Why? He still couldn't run it here. The run game has much more to do with the o-line than the guy actually running the ball.

[sb2001]

boy, you guys want ALOT from a newly rebuilt team. This is PRE season folks. When PM was here we didnt win a preseason game and what happened???????

RELAX!

[SLILLINGTON10]

I saw fleener drop a TE screen. He reminds me of Ben Utecht at times

yeah, my excitement for fleener is starting to fade... and i catch myself looking at who was still on the board in the second rd. (knowing that allen would still be there in the 3rd)

[mark5362]

Why? He still couldn't run it here. The run game has much more to do with the o-line than the guy actually running the ball.

That's not what Barry Sanders said.

[TKnight24]

It's just Pre-Season, but if this is how we're gonna play come Week 1. You can expect a BLOWOUT in Chi town

[CoachLite]

Clueless - our run offense Jeff Linkenbach and Coby Fleener?

[Balzer40]

yeah, my excitement for fleener is starting to fade... and i catch myself looking at who was still on the board in the second rd. (knowing that allen would still be there in the 3rd)

I know people will probably jump all over me for this but if Fleener wasn't a high draft pick, he would be hitting the waiver wire in a few days. Although, I don't think its all his fault because they haven't really called anything for him but the few chances he's had hasn't been impressive at all.

[Balzer40]

That's not what Barry Sanders said.

Are you seriously comparing that dude to Sanders? And yes, I guarantee you Sanders would credit good blocking for his success.

[krunk]

Clueless - our run offense Jeff Linkenbach and Coby Fleener?

Jeff Stinkin Blocks! He sucks

[SLILLINGTON10]

I know people will probably jump all over me for this but if Fleener wasn't a high draft pick, he would be hitting the waiver wire in a few days. Although, I don't think its all his fault because they haven't really called anything for him but the few chances he's had hasn't been impressive at all.

yeah i think i have to agree, i really hope he turns it around and proves me wrong. however he seems like a better late rd pick up or a unsigned free agent at this point certainly not a high second rd pick. and if he was one of those two i would not lose any sleep over him being cut.

[mark5362]

Are you seriously comparing that dude to Sanders? And yes, I guarantee you Sanders would credit good blocking for his success.

No. but I said he MAY not IS

[krunk]

yeah i think i have to agree, i really hope he turns it around and proves me wrong. however he seems like a better late rd pick up or a unsigned free agent at this point certainly not a high second rd pick. and if he was one of those two i would not lose any sleep over him being cut.

Honestly I think Fleener will come around. To me he's doing a lot of thinking out there.

I remember Reggie Waynes' rookie year I thought he sucked too, but he got better as he

learned and grew in the offense. Right now though he looks like Ben Utecht

[BleedingBlue]

so we replaced manning with luck (even) but we still can't stop the run.

[waka waka]

no need to blow a gasket...it can be cleaned up if you look at the runs that popped it was people not staying in there gaps or failure to contain its not as bad as you all think.

[Coltsince4]

Also 46 made some awesome moves.

[zoesdad05]

trade freeney and play jerry h get oline help

[GoColts8818]

trade freeney and play jerry h get oline help

No one is going to trade for Freeney with his contract our best hope of moving him would be to release him and get nothing for him. Hughes took reps with the first unit today in place of Mathis and was around he ball but was really struggling to tackle which is a common complaint about the guys on defense.

The right side of the line is scary to say the least.

[John Dee]

We need to do something about this!!!

They are working on it... Rome was not built on one day.

[ColtsPacersfan]

Breath in and Breath out. First its pre season. Second we tore everything down and now we are rebuilding. We are still putting the pieces together. Things don't happened overnight. We will get there, it might not be this year though. But we will get there. Things don't magically happened overnight. Go Colts.

[John Dee]

I feel this "very young" team needed a dose of reality after a nationally televised game in which they played very well.

This is not quit a playoff caliber team just yet. I think it is good to get smacked in the chops every now and again. Puts things in the proper perspective.

The Colts are way better than last season but they have a LONG ways to go....

[GoColts8818]

so we replaced manning with luck (even) but we still can't stop the run.

This should not be shocking. It's a new system but for the most part (especially today with Redding and McKinney out) it's the same players that couldn't stop the run last year. We still don't have a true starting 3-4 DT. Till we get one the Colts are going to struggle against the run even with the new system.

[John Dee]

This should not be shocking. It's a new system but for the most part (especially today with Redding and McKinney out) it's the same players that couldn't stop the run last year. We still don't have a true starting 3-4 DT. Till we get one the Colts are going to struggle against the run even with the new system.

Exactly.. a QB can fix ANY O pretty quickly.. Fixing a D takes time.

[Poeticwisdom555]

Defense looked bad... but Freeman looks like a keeper.