No, it isn't. I did see lots of 8-9 man boxes at times. They were daring us to throw. Often times Wentz was using motion to check if they were in man or zone. But if they are daring us to throw, we should be able to throw against single coverage. We don't have an elite route runner, TY has almost lost his speed or is just too hurt. We are going to see more of this going forward. We need better WR's, have to have more than one. May have to use the 2nd round pick on one.

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As exasperated as I feel about yesterday's very winnable loss, I am reminding myself that the Colts are the only team in the AFC South that is in the same stratosphere as the Titans ...... they may not catch the Titans this season for the division title as they are essentially 4 games behind them because of the season sweep, and they may not even make the playoffs as a Wildcard, but the fact remains that the Colts as currently constructed are no doubt capable of beating the Titans, as well as other very good teams like the Rams and the Ravens.

Yesterday's game was marred by some very questionable play-calling, some choking by Carson Wentz in several critical situations, and by some very questionable refereeing by the men in the striped shirts ...... if any one of those 3 situations are different, it is likely that the Colts would have won the game.


All of that said, I also understand that the dog would have caught rabbit if he hadn't stopped to take a piss, that my aunt would be my uncle if she had balls, etc.

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My thoughts:

Its easy to look at the score and think 31 points ought to be enough to win, the problem is the defense giving up 34.

And that has to be at least partially true.

But we also have to consider the offenses inability to sustain drives, limiting the number of possessions. And for that we need balance in run vs pass, and we were not balanced. We were not balanced vs the Ravens either. And in both cases we repeatedly gave the ball back to the opposing team enough times to let them score again and again.

Run the damn ball.

Its also easy to look at Wentz playing hero ball, and blame him, but honestly he's not the guy to win the game for you like that. But he should never be in that position. When playing within the offensive scheme, he is pretty good. And when the game goes off the rails, he does too. Wentz should be forced into being more of a game manager, and that comes down to the offensive playcalling and underlying philosophy, which has repeatedly broken down.

How many times have we had this conversation about the situational play calling, time management, and letting winnable games slip away?

How many times have the coaches said we have to learn from these mistakes but they never seem to change?

It looks like the playoffs are out of the picture at this time.
The wildcard teams will be likely be 10-11 game winners and we don't have enough easy games left to hit that mark, and I have no confidence in beating any of the good teams left on the schedule.

Winning the division was the most realistic path, and we just lost that, unless Tennessee really does lose Henry for the season and goes on a massive losing streak.

If I read this right, you are saying we are closer to being a great team than we are to being the Jaguars. I agree. We are 3-5, but easily could be 6-2 if a few things had gone our way. The future is bright, and if we pick up a couple (or two couples) of key players, we will be hard to beat.

The few things that have to go our way are not better players...but better play calling and better execution.

The Ravens game where we were playing street DB's in the 4th quarter would be the exception.

Seattle game where the offense hadn’t practiced together nearly at all due to injury and Covid stupidity? Week two with shitty injured oline and a hurt QB that can’t play the potential game winning drive? Week 3 with no vet backup QB and the starter with two sprained ankles operating at maybe 40%?

Hmmmm. Maybe, just maybe its both

Oh look, Vrabel brought something with him from New England:

https://titanswire.usatoday.com/2021...-colts-week-8/

It's cheating, of course.

Cheating bastards. Then they fine them a couple hundred thousand dollars and all is forgotten. They need to take wins away from any team caught cheating, that will teach those assholes. Goodell has been a terrible commissioner.