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Another very mediocre to downright poor performance, and we were probably one mind numbingly stupid play call by the Colts on their final FG drive to probably losing (and certainly not winning in regulation at a minimum). One week ago the Colts were beaten 42-7 by the Jags. Yesterday they probably should have won this game. They are also are so bad that they are the only team to lose to the Titans and Cam Ward (and lost to them at home).
1) We have come to expect it now every week, this team is the worst coached in the NFL. Schottenheimer was clearly a terrible choice to lead this team. Nothing has improved and it doesn't matter if they play good or bad teams, they look like keystone cops almost every week. Yesterday despite going over 500 yds (and having a nearly 2 to 1 yards advantage) and holding the ball for almost 36 mins of the game, we barely won because of 14 penalties (yes, some were clearly bullshit like the two on Lamb), two more turnovers and some untimely poor tackling. We managed 3 tds against a really bad defense and they were 1) a sensational catch/play by Ferguson 2) Busted coverage on Lamb that Prescott threw a punt and 3) a play where the Colts let us score intentionally.
2) The stat whore trackers will look at Prescott's numbers and think he had a "great" game, but he was downright dreadful for a lot of it. Poor throws galore, badly missing behind receivers a number of times. His deep balls are some of the worst throws I have ever seen from a proven starting QB. They literally look like punts and I thought Lamb might throw up a fair-catch signal on the busted coverage TD he had. he also had several poor reads again, missing guys who were wide open for what should have been gimme plays and turning them into incompletions or wasted play 1-2 yd checkdowns. He had Lamb wide open for what likely would have been 80-85 yd TD in the 2nd qtr and had max protection, and instead checked it down to J Williams for a 1 yd gain. Later in the game he tried to force a deep throw to Lamb on 3rd and 3 and missed the wide open receiver underneath Lamb for what would have been an easy chunk play first down, not because he was under pressure or anything, but because he never looked at anyone other than Lamb.
3) 14 penalties, 153 yards. I counted no fewer than 7 or 8 first down chunk type plays that were wiped out by offensive penalties. Some were BS, but of the 14 many were just of the stupid, undisciplined variety. Like an injured Overshown in street clothes running onto the field to celebrate the Q Williams forced fumble. That said, here are the plays wiped out by penalties: 9 yd rush by Williams,12 yd rush by Williams, 14 yd pass to Flournoy, 10 yd pass to J Williams, 6 yd run by Williams, 18 yd pass to Lamb, 6 yd rush by Williams, 25 yd pass to Goodson, 13 yd pass to Lamb. 9 very positive gains wiped out for a total of 113 yards. It's just become typical over the years of how poorly coached they are. There's no accountability for them and never will be as long as Jones is here.
4) Two times in the last three weeks the run game has been sensational, but squeezed in the middle was an inexplicably awful performance rushing the ball v the lowly Cardinals. J Williams and Goodson both had strong games yesterday and as a team we rushed for 179 yds on 34 attempts (5.3 yds per pop) Looked like we may have lost Goodson long term at one point with what appeared to be a bad knee injury but he came back in later in the game and ran the ball well. He's been a nice addition as a backup RB and kickoff return guy. With the OL we have, having a pretty strong run game most weeks should be a given. 34 rush plays v 37 passes is pretty good mixture and with the dunderhead QB we have, the more we can lean on the run game the better.
5) Jake Ferguson has had a poor year overall and at times his mediocre play (whether as a receiver or blocker) has held back the offense, but yesterday he had a nice game. Had a sensational TD catch to bail out Prescott on a poor throw (when he had easily beat his guy in the endzone) and also had another key 3rd down conversion reception. Had several nice blocks too including a perfectly timed block on a screen pass that had Colts dumbass coaches screaming for a penalty, when replays showed it clearly wasnt. Unfortunately he injured his knee on the 2nd reception he had and it looked pretty bad, leading to him basically gesturing "I'm dead" on the ground. Not sure if he ever came back in the game but they said more testing was due today.
6) One of the more embarrassing (and disgusting) things I've ever seen on the field. It looked very much like Rashan Gary (pretty sure it was Gary, but small chance it was Ezeiruaku, who I noticed hardly played so perhaps he was sick) shat himself out there. At one point they showed a replay from the backfield view and Gary's trying to make a tackle when the camera glances right at his "backside" area, and there it is. Since there is no rain/mud inside the dome stadium, isnt much other explanation. The "substance" was confined to the exit area as well.
7) Yeah Lamb had the fumble and some penalties (not going to nitpick him about the OPIs, thought both of them were pretty much BS but he did have a false start call too) but he had an awesome game. 10 catches, 195 yds and another TD, bailing out Prescott on another poor deep throw. He's on pace for a season very similar to his career yr in 2023 (135 catches, 1779 yds, 12 tds). Nobody can guard the guy, even with Pickens being out yesterday. As great a game as he had, had it not been for a couple of really poor throws by Prescott (and the noted misread when he was open for a probable 80-85 yd score) he might have had a one for the ages type NFL performance. Him and Pickens (and Flournoy) are one of the really premier WR trios in the league. Imagine them playing with a QB who could throw the ball like Burrow, Allen or Stafford instead of Quack 4.
8) Another strong game for Quinnen Williams, who is clearly earning his pay. 3 more TFL's and a huge forced fumble to go along with consistent pressure on the QB. The Colts basically doubled him (or tried) every single play it seemed and he still tallied a team high 7 tackles. Caleb Downs had a really good game too and nearly had two picks to go with another sack. Loved the range he showed on the deep ball that he broke up as that is a play Hooker almost NEVER makes because he is too damn slow. As noted above, J Williams and Goodson both looked really good too I thought. Flournoy continues his strong play and they should really make more effort to involve him in the pass game instead of One Read QB having blinders on with 88 all the time and forcing some to him when other guys (like Flournoy) are pretty damn open. Flournoy is one of the reasons Pickens COULD be traded and not cripple our offense. They just need to trust him more.
9) Aubrey missed another one from 50+ (this one exactly 50) although not sure he is completely to blame. The snap back was short and hit the ground, Anger did a great job fielding it and saving the play, but it may have thrown off the timing a bit. He's now 3/8 this yr from 50+ (although two were blocked on jailbreak rushes) and last yr he was 11/17 (one was blocked). I think some of the inconsistency can be traced to Sorensen's arrival, he is just not good at ST coaching at all.
10) Trade deadline is tomorrow at 4pm EST. Jones said yesterday he didnt see anything happening but I still firmly believe they should be "sellers". It doesn't matter what kind of talent they have or acquire with this staff in place, it's not going to be well coached. In the case of Pickens he has been grossly misused this year anyway and will cost 30+ mils to keep next yr and beyond as well. Flournoy is more than good enough as a #2 guy. They should be trying to move Pickens and Turpin both. I'd also dump Bland in a heartbeat if they could get something of value back. (maybe decently high day three pick or a combo of two later day three picks)
Another ugly win, which this team is a master at. Just like ugly losses to bad teams. They are the Picasso of the "ugly" game. Poorly coached in every way possible and this will end up a dumpster fire failure of a season. Better coaching would have this team running away with this division.
1) We have come to expect it now every week, this team is the worst coached in the NFL. Schottenheimer was clearly a terrible choice to lead this team. Nothing has improved and it doesn't matter if they play good or bad teams, they look like keystone cops almost every week. Yesterday despite going over 500 yds (and having a nearly 2 to 1 yards advantage) and holding the ball for almost 36 mins of the game, we barely won because of 14 penalties (yes, some were clearly bullshit like the two on Lamb), two more turnovers and some untimely poor tackling. We managed 3 tds against a really bad defense and they were 1) a sensational catch/play by Ferguson 2) Busted coverage on Lamb that Prescott threw a punt and 3) a play where the Colts let us score intentionally.
2) The stat whore trackers will look at Prescott's numbers and think he had a "great" game, but he was downright dreadful for a lot of it. Poor throws galore, badly missing behind receivers a number of times. His deep balls are some of the worst throws I have ever seen from a proven starting QB. They literally look like punts and I thought Lamb might throw up a fair-catch signal on the busted coverage TD he had. he also had several poor reads again, missing guys who were wide open for what should have been gimme plays and turning them into incompletions or wasted play 1-2 yd checkdowns. He had Lamb wide open for what likely would have been 80-85 yd TD in the 2nd qtr and had max protection, and instead checked it down to J Williams for a 1 yd gain. Later in the game he tried to force a deep throw to Lamb on 3rd and 3 and missed the wide open receiver underneath Lamb for what would have been an easy chunk play first down, not because he was under pressure or anything, but because he never looked at anyone other than Lamb.
3) 14 penalties, 153 yards. I counted no fewer than 7 or 8 first down chunk type plays that were wiped out by offensive penalties. Some were BS, but of the 14 many were just of the stupid, undisciplined variety. Like an injured Overshown in street clothes running onto the field to celebrate the Q Williams forced fumble. That said, here are the plays wiped out by penalties: 9 yd rush by Williams,12 yd rush by Williams, 14 yd pass to Flournoy, 10 yd pass to J Williams, 6 yd run by Williams, 18 yd pass to Lamb, 6 yd rush by Williams, 25 yd pass to Goodson, 13 yd pass to Lamb. 9 very positive gains wiped out for a total of 113 yards. It's just become typical over the years of how poorly coached they are. There's no accountability for them and never will be as long as Jones is here.
4) Two times in the last three weeks the run game has been sensational, but squeezed in the middle was an inexplicably awful performance rushing the ball v the lowly Cardinals. J Williams and Goodson both had strong games yesterday and as a team we rushed for 179 yds on 34 attempts (5.3 yds per pop) Looked like we may have lost Goodson long term at one point with what appeared to be a bad knee injury but he came back in later in the game and ran the ball well. He's been a nice addition as a backup RB and kickoff return guy. With the OL we have, having a pretty strong run game most weeks should be a given. 34 rush plays v 37 passes is pretty good mixture and with the dunderhead QB we have, the more we can lean on the run game the better.
5) Jake Ferguson has had a poor year overall and at times his mediocre play (whether as a receiver or blocker) has held back the offense, but yesterday he had a nice game. Had a sensational TD catch to bail out Prescott on a poor throw (when he had easily beat his guy in the endzone) and also had another key 3rd down conversion reception. Had several nice blocks too including a perfectly timed block on a screen pass that had Colts dumbass coaches screaming for a penalty, when replays showed it clearly wasnt. Unfortunately he injured his knee on the 2nd reception he had and it looked pretty bad, leading to him basically gesturing "I'm dead" on the ground. Not sure if he ever came back in the game but they said more testing was due today.
6) One of the more embarrassing (and disgusting) things I've ever seen on the field. It looked very much like Rashan Gary (pretty sure it was Gary, but small chance it was Ezeiruaku, who I noticed hardly played so perhaps he was sick) shat himself out there. At one point they showed a replay from the backfield view and Gary's trying to make a tackle when the camera glances right at his "backside" area, and there it is. Since there is no rain/mud inside the dome stadium, isnt much other explanation. The "substance" was confined to the exit area as well.
7) Yeah Lamb had the fumble and some penalties (not going to nitpick him about the OPIs, thought both of them were pretty much BS but he did have a false start call too) but he had an awesome game. 10 catches, 195 yds and another TD, bailing out Prescott on another poor deep throw. He's on pace for a season very similar to his career yr in 2023 (135 catches, 1779 yds, 12 tds). Nobody can guard the guy, even with Pickens being out yesterday. As great a game as he had, had it not been for a couple of really poor throws by Prescott (and the noted misread when he was open for a probable 80-85 yd score) he might have had a one for the ages type NFL performance. Him and Pickens (and Flournoy) are one of the really premier WR trios in the league. Imagine them playing with a QB who could throw the ball like Burrow, Allen or Stafford instead of Quack 4.
8) Another strong game for Quinnen Williams, who is clearly earning his pay. 3 more TFL's and a huge forced fumble to go along with consistent pressure on the QB. The Colts basically doubled him (or tried) every single play it seemed and he still tallied a team high 7 tackles. Caleb Downs had a really good game too and nearly had two picks to go with another sack. Loved the range he showed on the deep ball that he broke up as that is a play Hooker almost NEVER makes because he is too damn slow. As noted above, J Williams and Goodson both looked really good too I thought. Flournoy continues his strong play and they should really make more effort to involve him in the pass game instead of One Read QB having blinders on with 88 all the time and forcing some to him when other guys (like Flournoy) are pretty damn open. Flournoy is one of the reasons Pickens COULD be traded and not cripple our offense. They just need to trust him more.
9) Aubrey missed another one from 50+ (this one exactly 50) although not sure he is completely to blame. The snap back was short and hit the ground, Anger did a great job fielding it and saving the play, but it may have thrown off the timing a bit. He's now 3/8 this yr from 50+ (although two were blocked on jailbreak rushes) and last yr he was 11/17 (one was blocked). I think some of the inconsistency can be traced to Sorensen's arrival, he is just not good at ST coaching at all.
10) Trade deadline is tomorrow at 4pm EST. Jones said yesterday he didnt see anything happening but I still firmly believe they should be "sellers". It doesn't matter what kind of talent they have or acquire with this staff in place, it's not going to be well coached. In the case of Pickens he has been grossly misused this year anyway and will cost 30+ mils to keep next yr and beyond as well. Flournoy is more than good enough as a #2 guy. They should be trying to move Pickens and Turpin both. I'd also dump Bland in a heartbeat if they could get something of value back. (maybe decently high day three pick or a combo of two later day three picks)
Another ugly win, which this team is a master at. Just like ugly losses to bad teams. They are the Picasso of the "ugly" game. Poorly coached in every way possible and this will end up a dumpster fire failure of a season. Better coaching would have this team running away with this division.
