OFFICIAL GAME THREAD: Turn the Clocks Back an Hour (vs. VIKINGS, 11/03)

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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The Colts' defense ......


A) ) Scored 7 points on a fumble-and-scoop.

B) ) Score more points (7) than the Colts' offense did (6).

C) ) Got 7 stops in the Vikings' first 9 possessions, and 7 out of 10 overall after the Vikings punched in a TD in the final minutes of the 4th quarter.

D) ) Unquestionably kept the Colts in the game until the final minutes of the 4th quarter in spite of an absolutely horrific performance from the offense.

E) ) Your critique of the Time-of-Possession being lopsided is much more the fault of the offense than the defense ...... it was similar to the days of when Dan Marino's Dolphins would score quick TD's and subsequently gas the Dolphins' defense because of that ...... but the difference here is that Flacco and the Colts' offense was not doing anything except Punt, Punt, Punt, Fumble, INT, Turnover on Downs, Missed Field Goal, Field Goal, and Field Goal ....... your critique of the TOP being the fault of the defense in this game could not be more misplaced.



So your rage about the Colts' overall performance in this game is understandable, but your slaughtering of the defense, a defense that kept the team in the game until the final minutes of the 4th quarter in spite of an absolutely dreadful performance from the offense, could not be more inapt.

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Darnold had his career high completion %. This seems to happen nearly every fucking week with this defense. Constantly the opposing QB is having the best night of their career against us. Through 9 games, NFL completion % is 65.2%, completion percentage against the colts- 70.1%. 5 fucking percentage points more than the average!

This defensive scheme is complete dogshit, it is a fucking joke. It begs the OC to just be disciplined, not even attempt to hit us deep, just death by 2 trillion cuts, keep them on the field and eventually break them through exhaustion- and it works over and fucking over and fucking over.

I don't give a fuck how many sacks they have, how many Int's, how few points they give up overall, the fact of the matter is this defense consistently allows these 6+ minute double digit play drives leaving the offense- which yes I agree it is completely fucking fetid, but nonetheless leaving the offense just playing the role of spectators for much of the game. It has been like this all damn season, it is bullshit!

Steichen is rapidly proving this is all too big for him. His schemes are so misaligned, it is not at all complimentary football and it fucking sucks!

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Well, then you clearly are not at all objective about what you are saying.

People who judge defenses care about sacks, INT's, and points allowed.

You obviously like being angry and shouting at the top of your lungs, and that's fine, but it isn't very interesting or compelling in regard to discussing football.

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People who judge defenses care if the team wins. Ballard doesn't do that and apparently neither do Steichen or Irsay for that matter, otherwise Gus Bradley would be in the soup line this morning.

This is the worst scheme in the NFL by a wide margin. It mandates the offense be outstanding to win games, and we aren't an outstanding offense, we aren't even a mediocre offense. Terrible mismatch of philosophies by the HC.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

This is the worst scheme in the NFL by a wide margin. It mandates that the offense be outstanding to win games, and we aren't an outstanding offense, we aren't even a mediocre offense.

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This is one of the most absurd things that you have said, and that's saying a lot.

Last night, the Colts had what was by far their worst offensive game of the season, and yet they had possession of the ball and were down by a score of 14-10 with less than 6 minutes left to play in the 4th quarter. And that was solely because of the defense, which scored 7 of the 10 points that the Colts had on the board themselves. If the offense had been even average in last night's game, the Colts would have won the game. They didn't need to be anywhere close to "outstanding."


If you want to be obstinate, say that you don't care what the numbers say, and make hyperbolic declarations, fine, but I'm not going to continue to engage you in your ranting.

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