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(vs. JAGUARS, 10/16)



The offensive line allowed 0 sacks while Matt Ryan threw 58 pass attempts.



Offensive Line Decided to Shut Off the Sack ‘Nozzle’

(By Mike Chappell)

https://fox59.com/sports/colts/offen...e-sack-nozzle/

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So I learned the other day that the Colts like Darrisaw last year and if Paye hadn’t been there they would have taken Darrisaw for left tackle. Their grades were near even I guess and the Colts placed a little higher positional value on DE than LT.

wish they would have taken darrisaw

Yea as much as I like Paye setting the edge his value isn’t nearly the same as someone who could lock down LT for several years.

Maybe if Paye becomes a double digit sack guy but I just don’t see that happening.

His career high will be 10-12 sacks, but it will only happen once or twice. Apart from that, he'll be an excellent compliment to whoever the real pass rusher on the team is at best. That's why I didn't want the Colts to draft him at 21.

That would've made me happy as well. Would've been the right position, even if wrong player.

How long are we going to keep playing the dog shit that is Matt Pryor?

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Speaking of the offensive line, when I was in 6th grade during the War of 1812, Mr. Martino asked the class ...... "Which part of the team do you start with when you are building a new squad ???"


He said that you don't start with the quarterback ...... you don't start with the special teams ..... you don't start with the running backs ...... you don't start with the pass-rushers ...... you start with the offensive line, because without the offensive line, you have nothing.



I still believe that to be true ...... and if that is indeed true, it's a minor miracle that the Colts have a record of 3-3-1 with an offensive line that has had a grand total of 1 good game.

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Colts’ Offensive Line Struggles: Where has It All Gone Wrong?

(By Zak Keefer)

https://theathletic.com/3748963/2022...line-problems/



Yards-Per-Attempt

2021: )) 5.09 (1st)

2022: )) 3.71 (29th)

Yards-Per-Game

2021: )) 149.4 (2nd)

2022: )) 87.7 (29th)

Yards Before Contact

2021: )) 1.69 (9th)

2022: )) 1.07 (27th)

% of Runs vs. 8+ Box

2021: )) 43.1 (10th)

2022: )) 21.2 (32nd)

Rush Success Rate

2021: )) 43.5 (4th)

2022: )) 34.6 (29th)

Rush 1st Down Rate

2021: )) 30.9 (1st)

2022: )) 21.2 (28th)

Rushing TDs

2021: )) 22 (5th)

2022: )) 3 (32nd)

20+Yard Runs

2021: )) 19 (1st)

2022: )) 4 (25th)

40+Yard Runs

2021: )) 5 (1st)

2022: )) 0 (32nd)

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Looks to me like the league's best RB has a high ankle sprain and other RBs are not capable of producing at the level of Jonathan Taylor. Let's put up one more stat on this for context: what was the percentage of carries that went to Taylor in 2021 and what is the percentage of carries that has gone to him in 2022?