Originally Posted by daedge (Post 83378)

Reich on the 4th down call.

“I'm not playing to tie. I'll do that 10 times out of 10. That's just the way it's got to roll."

That's my kind of head coach.

Fuck ties.

Originally Posted by Chromeburn (Post 83379)

I agree, fuck ties. Play to win.

Originally Posted by Indiana V2 (Post 83356)

People keep saying they have no problem with the 4th down try, because we're not a playoff team. Why not?

As I said in the game thread, we blew a big lead to the Bengals. We beat Washington in DC. We had a good chance to win in Philly. We could have, and should have if it weren't for the 2 fumbles, won this game today. We aren't far off from possibly being undefeated, or at worst 3-1.

And we're freaking young, and missing key players due to injury, in theory, we should better as the season goes on. So why can't we be a playoff team?

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88 (Post 83337)

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3. IMO, Quenton Nelson and Marcus Johnson made the two biggest mistakes to cost the Colts the game. That's whatever for Johnson, who is a WR5 type guy. For Nelson, I remain in the camp that he'll never live up to #6 overall pick impact.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 83394)

Nelson, was no more the problem than Luck was.

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88 (Post 83395)

This is an absurd statement. You're going out of your way to defend someone who A) gave up a key sack and B) did not have a good game.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 83394)

Can you elaborate on Nelson's big mistake?

If you're talking about the holding call...then no, that was a bad call. That was Nelson just stonewalling his man to the ground.

If you're talking about getting beat by Clowney...uh that's going to happen on occasion to even ab all pro guard. They ran a stunt, Nelson got caught a little to far inside and didn't anticipate Clowney's speed.

Nelson, was no more the problem than Luck was.

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88 (Post 83382)

I mean, by that logic, the Colts were a playoff caliber team last year. But the reality is: they're not a good team, and needed Andrew Luck magic to elevate them to the possibility of winning this.

Originally Posted by GoBigBlue88 (Post 83395)

This is an absurd statement. You're going out of your way to defend someone who A) gave up a key sack and B) did not have a good game.

Originally Posted by Racehorse (Post 83406)

I need to go back and watch it, because my son tolf me that Nelson was engaged with another player, but left to try to stop Clowney's stunt, but was too late.