It’s really simple, and if you don’t understand…

[Puck]

There is not one team in the league that could have beat the Colts last Sunday without turnovers.


I love JT. While many of you hated the pick I loved it.

So many of you want the offense to be one dimensional.... run the shit of of JT

BUT. there are other weapons on this team..... Like Wentz..... This kid is for real!!!!

So why are some of you wanting the offense to be a one dimensional??

Why is it that Wentz that is tearing it up But JT's 2 yards per attempt is the answer?

I'd take this offense against any team in the NFL

[rm1369]

Lost in all the debate about Reich is what I see as the true issue with this team. Here are the last 7 possession for TB:

TD (84 yd drive)
Kneel down - end of half
TD (65 yd drive)
TD (65 yd drive)
Punt - fumbled by Hines
FG (13 yds - off the fumble)
TD (75 yd drive)

Last 4 against Baltimore:

TD (75 yd drive)
TD (78 yd drive)
TD (75 yd drive)
TD (68 yd drive)

Yet I’m expected to believe the issue with this team is that Reich didn’t sprinkle in a few more runs? I’m sorry that’s BS. The Colts two best wins of the season were SF and Buffalo. One common theme I see in those games was that the defense was significantly aided by bad weather. Otherwise this D simply collapses. Look at the length of drives. Other than the Hines fumble on the punt (the only defensive stop from 5 minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter) this is not a case of the D being constantly put in bad situations by the offense.

Reich seems to recognize something many Colts fans don’t - the defense sucks and the Colts best chance at winning is scoring points however that can be done. Not by getting a two score lead and milking the clock. It’s one of the reasons I agree with Reich almost every time he goes for it on 4th down. Because the Colts best shot at winning is by scoring points. The D excels at creating turnovers, otherwise decent offenses have their way with them. That is the primary reason this team is 6-6 not Reich’s play calling.

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Puck I agree with you that if you qb is having a hot game you need to ride him more. I just think that we need to run the ball way more than we did if we want to be effective long term. Throwing like 26 times in a row isn't riding the hot hand. It is a whole new game plan. Lawrence Owen has a link to a podcast with D'Qwell Jackson on this site. He and Edge make the same point I am trying to make but do it much clearer and with more nuance than I do. We need to be more balanced. And it is not just about this game, it is about how the whole season has gone. When things get difficult we just do not have an identity to fall back on.

You’ve got to keep in mind that 8 or 9 of those passes came in the two minute drill that ended the 1st half. If you have problems, it should be with the first 16 plays of the 2nd half.

And, it’s not as though Reich called 16 straight passes. A number of them were called RPO’s, which would have been runs if Tampa hadn’t been stacking the box.