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Originally Posted by southside asshole

I don't have much to add this week. I decided after last week that starting my own analysis threads doesn't really contribute much to the user experience here, and splitting discussion between threads is counter-productive.

That, and once again I'm coming to this late, and much has already been said.

Overall it was a very sloppy game. Officiating is balls these days, but a lot of those calls were legitimate. If not for the Titans offense basically consisting of Henry and literally zero other things, I think the score would have been way, way closer. Between all the penalties and the stupid, unnecessary turnovers (c'mon Luck, you're up 2 TDs in the first half, WTF are you doing man), that same team with an operational QB would have made us pay.

I'll rewatch the game again later on, and if I've got anything to add that no one has mentioned, I'll post it.

Going into the postseason, I have some concerns.

I think I still like the matchup vs. Hou. Not looking past them - no game will be easy, but the strength of the Colts D pairs well with the offense the Texans run. We have a young and enthusiastic defense who have bitten (and will probably continue to bite) on some misdirection, which Houston will certainly use, but those plays don't tend to be game-breakers the same way a 60-yard bomb can be. Deshaun Watson's accuracy and decision-making from the pocket don't scare me nearly as much as QBs down the line if we win, god willing. Our offense should continue to function. Our line is a match for their rush, and they don't have the secondary to emulate Jacksonville (who just play man all day and don't give a fuck). Hilton's mobility is a concern on that ankle, but between Hines, Ebron, Innman, and other guys who will find themselves open from time to time purely by virtue of their unimportance, Luck will have targets.

If we do get past Houston, there are some AFC QBs who will be waiting to do not-nice things to our soft zone stuff. We've enjoyed the luxury of daring QBs to take the underneath and play mistake-free ball, and against young running QBs behind iffy lines, that works well. Against a Rivers, Brady, Mahomes? Ehh. Better to just focus on Houston right now.

Good stuff. Don't sell your contribution short. Everybody likes new content to read.

What scares me about the Texans is Watson's PA and bootleg ability. We got exposed a bit by Eli, he was ripping us up with those bootlegs. Watson is much better at it. We will see a lot of it.

After him yes the QB's do get much better. Brady's short game will dink and dunk down the field with no problem. Pressure is a must on Brady, otherwise, he won't make mistakes. Mahomes also bootlegs well and is super accurate on the run. Rivers is experienced and they have a balanced team. Just Balt doesn't scare me much passing wise, but that offense is weird and opportunistic.