Originally Posted by ChaosTheory (Post 290545)

I don't know, I don't buy it. They guys seem to like Sparano, which is great.

But Chris Strausser wasn't just the O-Line coach for the '22 disaster. He was also there for '19, '20, and '21 when the Colts had one of the best O-Lines in the league (like they do again now).

'22 was just a freak fucking year top to bottom. Our vets had injuries and personal issues and young guys, who are now solid starters, were thrown to the wolves and took their inevitable lumps.

I'm not saying Sparano isn't an improvement, but I don't think '22 should be scapegoated to Strausser as if it defined his tenure. A lot of guys tried to make it out as if '22 defined this same OL unit, too. Clearly, it doesn't.

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 290559)

Ehhh, that’s a good point. I guess it helps having a quarterback who can actually move.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 290573)

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A mobile quarterback helps a lot ....... but since the retirement of Andrew Luck, the Colts' best season was when they went 11-5 in 2020 with one of the least mobile quarterbacks in recent history (a 39 year-old Philip Rivers.) The Colts had a great offensive line that year.

If Philip Rivers had had the offensive line that was "protecting" Matt Ryan in 2022, the team wouldn't have won 5 games that year.

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Originally Posted by Racehorse (Post 290580)

Rivers was a master at deciphering defenses. Ryan appeared to suck at it.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 290583)

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Rivers would have sucked at it if he had had Ryan's 2022 line blocking for him ...... in fact, he would have sucked at everything if he had had that line blocking for him.

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