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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles
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On back-to-back plays, the Browns were BEGGING to give the Colts the ball back ........ an incomplete pass to stop the clock on 2nd down, and an ultra-conservative run up the middle on 3rd and 9, and they STILL couldn't stop them.
That was total suckage by the defense right there, after they had looked really impressive making adjustment on the Browns' 4 previous possessions.
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Originally Posted by HoosierinFL
The defense was tired, they had been on the field too long, and were too thin because of injuries. I'm not gonna shit on them for that last drive.
As far as I'm concerned the D held them realistically to 20 points, 23 if you really gonna count the FG at the end. But that was effectively a 2nd half shutout, we just needed to not throw a pick 6 and try and throw from shotgun from our own end-zone against one of the best pass rushers in the NFL. That was stupid.
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I agree that the offense was a lot more at fault than was the defense overall for losing the game, and that the defense really turned it around in the 2nd half. But on 3rd and 9 when they run it right up the middle, you have to make the tackle. He ran right into them, and they failed to wrap him up.
But even if they had made the stop, there is no guarantee that the offense necessarily would have scored the touchdown that they needed.
I think that Reich will help them right the ship after losing this winnable game, just like he did after the Jaguars loss on opening day ...... and I suspect that he will start by reminding Rivers that he isn't shy about going for it on 4th down, and that essentially gives him (Rivers) an extra down to work with that most quarterbacks don't have with more conventional coaches. I believe that that is/was part of the reason for Rivers' bad decision-making on the 2 critical INT's that he threw today.
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