Colts vs. Texans ... Polar Opposites in Pass Protection
 

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In regard to our upcoming opponent in the Wildcard playoff game ........


The Colts led the league in the least amount of sacks allowed (18.)

Guess who was DEAD LAST in allowing sacks ??? The Houston Texans (62.)


http://www.espn.com/nfl/statistics/t.../2/order/false



Not only that, but the Colts threw significantly more passes than did the Texans (644 attempts for the Colts, 506 attempts for the Texans.)



COLTS AVERAGE: .,,,, 1 Sack for every 35.78 QB drop-backs.

TEXANS AVERAGE: l,, 1 Sack for every .)8.16 QB drop-backs.

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Just a shame that Colts don’t have a better pash rush to really exploit it.

Great, now Luck is going to get sacked 5+ times and Watson will have a lean pocket the entire game.

Won’t happen

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I'm a jerk-off Colts fan from New York State.

What I say on a website for fans of the team never has (and never will) have any affect on the outcome of the games that are played.

If Luck gets sacked 5-plus times in this week's playoff game, it will be the fault of the Colts' offensive line, and/or bad decisions made by the Colts' quarterback (Luck), and/or a tenacious pass rush by the Texans.


Jinxes, whammies, and curses are nothing more than a steaming pile of shit.

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I believe Boomer Esiason talked about this being a big problem for Watson and the fact he takes a lot of sacks and not boding well for them in the playoffs. Hope the Colts dial up some pressure.

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In the September 30th game between these 2 teams, Luck was sacked 4 times in 62 pass attempt (1 sack for every 15.5 drop-backs.)

In that same game, Watson was sacked 7 times in only 29 pass attempts (1 sack for every 4 drop-backs.)


In the rematch in Houston in early December, Luck was sacked 2 times in 41 pass attempt (1 sack for every 20.5 drop-backs.)

In that same game, Watson was sacked 5 times in 38 pass attempt (1 sack for every 7.6 drop-backs.)


So, the Colts had a considerable advantage on both sides of the equation in both head-to-head matchups this season ........ hence, the Colts were by no means an exception to the rule in terms of getting pressure on and sacking Watson, which is obviously a good sign for them.

Also, they did a very solid job of protecting Luck in both of those games ........ the 4 sacks that he sustained in the first game is kind of high, but not when taking into consideration the fact that he had 62 pass attempts.


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I'm more concerned about Watson running on us.

Saw a lot of either Walker or Leonard "spying" mobile QBs in the 2nd half of the season.

They will have a plan to contain Watson.

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That plan is likely Leonard tracking Watson the whole game.

I am expecting the texicans to blitz Luck a lot

Good, he has been excellent against the blitz this year.

I’d agree if we knew for sure that Kelly would be back. The protection is a lot better with him up front. Boehm is ok but not on the same level at all.

Any word on Kelly's status yet?

The giants were disrupting things well with the blitz. Hopefully we can block it up.

They played a good game and had a good gameplan. I think we broke it down at the end. But they were playing well. I also think Luck was holding it a little too long, but perhaps that was due to good coverage. Hard to tell on the regular feed.

I didn't realize how bad it was until I looked at the stats for the year

Watson sacked 62 times this season, which is just unreal.

For comparison, as bas as the Colts OL has been for......what, a decade now, the most times Luck has ever been sacked in a full season was 41

It seems all sack numbers are up this year though. Colts are bucking the trend there. I don't know if the leaguewide numbers are up, but these are the stats for some of the "name" Qbs we all know

Matty Ryan 42
Rodgers 49
Watson 62
Eli Manning 47, that actually is no surprise
Kirk Cousins, at least he is high paid, if mediocre, 40
Derek Carr 51, they previously had a great line in Oakland/Vegas/LA/wherever the hell the Raiders play
Dak Prescott 56
Stafford 40
Russell Wilson 51

Interesting that Wilson has been sacked that much, the narrative I keep hearing is that the OL is finally fixed in Seattle. Guess not.

Practically every talking head this week besides Deon Sanders is picking Colts. For some reason this makes me nervous.

Vegas has the Colts as 1 point underdogs, if that makes you feel any better.

But as I understand it every team is given a base of 3 points for being at home. Adjusted for that Vegas sees this as even, or that the Colts have a slight advantage.

3 points is a rough estimate, but yes, but that's because its a factor that needs to be considered because its advantageous to play at home, just like Kelly's and Geathers availability are factors that need to be considered.

When the impact of all of these factors, among many others, are assessed, the Vegas oddsmakers are telling us that it's more likely than not that the Texans will win this game - despite the widespread media opinion that the Colts will win. I just hope the Colts don't listen to too much of that stuff.

And yes, I'm aware that odds are not necessarily a true reflection of who is likely to win, but rather a product of the goal of equal betting on both sides.

Yes, they've improved at run blocking, and not all of the sacks are on them.

Wilson, due to his small stature probably takes more 7 step+ drops than anybody in the NFL. It makes it easier to locate him, because teams know where his launching point will be most of the time.

Also, let's not discount who his OC is in all of this. Scrotumheimer certainly contributed to Brissett's weekly beating last season.

Widespread media opinion? The only one of those I've seen is "OMG DESHAUN WATSON! TEXANS WILL WIN!"

This game is probably a toss up. Hopefully the lines come up big for the Colts on Saturday.

I think plenty of people are picking the Colts.

I just heard the stat that in 22 starts in his college and pro games, Deshaun has never lost a game by more than 8 points. I think this game will go the same way......I'm thinking 1-3 points will be the winning margin. I have a feeling this game will go down to the wire. Vinny for the win??????

Most.

I've consumed a lot of sports media over the last week and about the only person I've seen consistently pick against the Colts is Deon Sanders. And he's an asshole.

Really? I saw two things, one from NFLN and one from FS1, where most of the analysts in the segment were just fawning over DeShaun Watson and picking the Texans because of it. One of them even said Luck has a history of performing poorly in the playoffs.

Hmm. Maybe opinions are more split that I'm aware.

I think it just depends on where you look. Dallas Morning News is a Texas paper and several of their writers picked the Colts. Some NFL Network people picked the Colts. Vegas says it's going to be a close game and I think the picks out there reflect that.

I heard one commentator put it well. That the Colts are the better overall team, but the Texans have 4 players that are game changers in Watt, Clowney, Watson, and Hopkins. Whereas the Colts have 3 in Luck, Hilton, and Leonard.

I'd argue Nelson and Ebron for the Colts list.

If we can run the ball we will win by 10 at least. If not we will win by 3, after converting a 4th down in overtime.

Damn, Deion still holding a grudge against the Colts and Hunter Smith for running him down from behind.

Or for Peyton torching him.

Sanders should not be on any NFL program. He fucking sucks. I mentioned this in another thread, but he and Irvin are terrible.

Didnt he act like he was hurt when Marvin burned him?

The absolute worst. I have a hard time watching pregame because of Irvin and only watch Deion when I know the colts fucked his day up. And that is only for that segment. I refuse to watch that shit

Terrible as analysts, but probably pretty good as Crackheads, back in the day.

That's why I call them the Crackboys. I swear half of the fucking team was on crack in the mid 90's.

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Luck threw 32 passes today, and was not sacked once.

Also, not including the 3 kneel-downs at the end of the game, he rushed 5 times for 32 yards, good for 6.4 Yards-Per-Carry.


Deshaun Watson was sacked 3 times.

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