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Let's see if DJ can keep it going, but after 3 games, he has the highest QBR of any QB in the NFL.
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My only real concern about Jones is his deep ball. Every one seems to be under thrown. It is going to bite us in the ass someday. I believe he has enough arm (look at what Brady had) but just needs work on timing. It does worry me that this is a major issue with him in his NY days, although he had almost zero pocket time there to set things up.
I would say that that is mitigated a ton by what I think is the most important thing and that is the growing single mind between Jones and Steichen. You cannot overestimate how positive that is for us and for them. They seem to see the same things out there. And what the fuck is up with this bullshit backhand 'compliment' that all these assholes give him of being a 'game manager'? What the hell even is that? How do they separate game managers from whatever they call a non game manager? It is just a way to depreciate what Jones is doing cause great QBs are NOT 'game managers' (again whatever the hell that happens to mean). Sorry, small rant |
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Solid on both points. I hope that this will improve as he get more comfortable in the pocket and his trust in his OL grows. It seems Like he only seems to have this problem in hitting someone running away from him. The first or second throw to Josh Downs was 30 yards or so and right on the money. Another throw to Warren was ruled not a catch and overturned on a challenge was underthrown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH12LxVA-Ao I agree with you that "game manager" is as meaningless as "strip sack." As long as a game manager is managing to get wins, I don't care what words the talking heads squeeze in between comments about the Cowboys and Eagles. |
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(OCTOBER 5th) I'm sure that Carlie Irsay-Gordon would love nothing more than to keep paying out more bonus money to Daniel Jones as the 2025 season continues to progress. The Colts’ Daniel Jones Awarded Massive $400,000 Bonus (By James Brizuela) https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/...bonus-10831094 o |
Wild, I guess that's in his contract, 4 wins, 400k... Mitchell should pay him for lost interest, it should have happened last week.
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4 wins, with at least 50% of the snaps. o |
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(OCTOBER 8th) NFL Week 6 Latest Buzz, Questions, News (By Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano) https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ns-predictions ********************************** What are people around the league saying about Daniel Jones' hot start ??? Are they believers ??? Dan Graziano: l Most people I talk to believe Jones can continue to succeed in Shane Steichen's system if he stays healthy. He had turnover problems early in his career, but less so in later seasons with the Giants. And with RB Jonathan Taylor running the way he's running, a strong offensive line in front of him and Jones' own ability to create plays with his legs, there seems to be a belief that the infrastructure around Jones is solid enough to sustain -- again, assuming he stays healthy. It does feel a little bit like the 2022 Giants season when they went to the playoffs with Saquon Barkley running wild and Jones gutting out tough, low-scoring wins. Except the Colts aren't a low-scoring team !!! Jeremy Fowler: l Dan, the people I've talked to about Jones are buying the hype, though with slight apprehension. What's becoming clear with these reclamation QBs is that belief and confidence are powerful. Steichen is a skilled play-caller with a deft quarterback touch who happens to believe wholeheartedly in Jones as a player and person. That carries a lot of weight and has helped Jones rebound. In New York, Jones was plagued by overthinking. He's playing more freely now. The Colts have helped him improve his footwork. And let's be honest, he's playing behind one of the best offensive line-tailback combinations in the league. That's a huge aid to any quarterback. I know the Vikings were bummed to lose Jones -- who has ideal size and a ton of tools -- in the offseason after his short stint there. Dan Graziano: l Yes, the way the Vikings' season has begun makes one wonder whether they have some level of regret about losing him. But that's a story for another time. I think the best way to look at the Indianapolis situation is that Steichen seems to have a good sense of what Jones' strengths are and how best to lean into them while minimizing the impact of his weaknesses. There's an easy comparison to be made to what Kevin O'Connell and the Vikings were able to do with Sam Darnold last season, and I think that's the template. Of course, the hope would be for a stronger finish to the season than the one Darnold had. But if and when that time comes, it should help that Jones has some playoff experience, whereas Darnold did not. Jeremy Fowler: l There are a few areas of apprehension. Jones' deep ball is still a bit spotty. He is underthrowing some of those attempts, which resulted in a late-game interception in the Week 4 loss to the Rams. Alec Pierce's jump-ball ability helps bail Jones out at times, but he has been out of the lineup because of concussion protocol. And there's plenty of time (12 games) for a Jones gaffe that became a signature in New York to resurface in Indianapolis. Interceptions and fumbles were once part of the Jones experience. Can he prevent the turnover snowball when mistakes happen ??? The Colts believe that he can. o |
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I thought Jones had one of his worst games yesterday. Threw a really bad interception and had another equally bad throw dropped by Budda Baker.
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That is true. Yesterday was Jones' worst game of the 2025 season ....... but that says more about how well he has played so far this season than it does about his deficiencies. He was 22-for-30 with 2 TD's passing, 1 TD rushing, 1 INT, and a rating of 101.0. If yesterday was a "bad" game for Jones, then his floor is pretty darned high. o |
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I believe that it's a lot of things. 1) l Tyler Warren 2) l Jonathan Taylor (he has looked better than ever with his running, blocking, pass-catching, etc.) 3) l Daniel Jones 4) l The Colts' Offensive Line 5) l The Colts' Defense (they a bad game yesterday, but they have been at least average or better in their other games so far this this season.) o |
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The Colts Have Overcome Flaws on Defense So Far: Here’s Why Their Luck Could Soon Run Out (By James Boyd) https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/672...dary-chargers/ *********************************** The game could’ve gone either way last week. One flag would’ve changed everything. Tight end Trey McBride asked for it, even begged for it. Facing fourth-and-7 from the Colts’ 9-yard line, the ball wasn’t going anywhere else on the Cardinals’ final offensive play. Arizona backup QB Jacoby Brissett was already down his top receiver, Marvin Harrison Jr., who exited in the second quarter with a concussion, so the veteran went to his other go-to guy with the game on the line. McBride, lined up against Colts cornerback Chris Lammons, ran down the seam and into the end zone before breaking outside toward the sideline. He thought he had Lammons beat, but the undersized slot cornerback stayed attached and forced an incompletion. McBride thought Lammons’ sticky coverage was aided by a tug of his jersey. The star tight end, frustrated and defeated, ran to the nearest official and pleaded his case. It was to no avail. The Colts had survived, moving to 5-1 on the season. But now, days away from facing quarterback Justin Herbert and the 4-2 Chargers in Los Angeles, can they survive again ??? “A red zone stop on the last play of the game, all that goes to show our potential,” safety Cam Bynum said after the game. “But we can’t play with it like that. … We don’t want to have to play that type of football.” The Colts would like to believe that their poor defensive performance against the Cardinals was a one-off. After all, entering Week 7, they were still ranked fourth in scoring defense at 19.3 points per game, which is the stat defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo rightfully claimed matters more than all the rest. But it’s fair to question just how sustainable that stinginess is when taking a look under the hood. This season, Indianapolis has already given up 40 explosive plays, defined by TruMedia as passes of 16-plus yards and rushes of 12-plus yards, which is the 10th-most in the league. The Colts have struggled the most through the air, with 32 of those 40 explosive plays coming on passes. That’s a big reason they’ve also given up the 10th-most passing yards in the NFL (1,397) without having faced a murderer’s row of quarterbacks. In fact, the Colts haven’t faced a single QB ranked inside the top 10 EPA/dropback. So, when reflecting on Brissett’s performance, should it still be categorized as an outlier or a troubling sign of things to come? Sure, Indianapolis was facing a unique set of circumstances last week when its already banged up secondary lost its top cornerback, Charavarius Ward, roughly one hour before the game. Ward and backup tight end Drew Ogletree accidentally ran into each other during pregame warmups, and Ward suffered his second concussion of the season. Undrafted rookie Johnathan Edwards was suddenly thrust into the starting lineup to replace Ward, a 2023 second-team All-Pro. Brissett immediately put the newbie through the ringer. “Being in for a package is so much different than starting a whole game,” said Edwards, who’s played sparingly this season when Ward has been available. “ …... But there’s no excuses. (Ward) has set the standard for our position, and it’s my job to pick up the (slack) until he comes back.” Ward remains in concussion protocol, so Edwards will likely start again against the Chargers. The 23-year-old is eager to redeem himself and knows Herbert will probably test him. Last week, Brissett completed six of his seven passes for 123 yards when targeting Edwards, per Pro Football Reference. But what about the other 277 yards ??? The Cardinals put up a season-high 400 yards of total offense (their second-most this year is 360 yards) without their starting quarterback, top receiver (at least for one half) and their top two running backs. Brissett threw for over 300 yards for the first time in nearly three years and was one completion short of pulling off his first game-winning drive in nearly a year. Meanwhile, Herbert already has two game-winning drives this season, with his latest one coming in last week’s 29-27 win at Miami. Furthermore, Herbert has a slew of talented receivers, evidenced by the Chargers being the only NFL team with three 300-yard receivers through the first six weeks: Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston and Keenan Allen. In September, Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin said on the 520 Podcast that Hebert wasn’t a top five quarterback in the NFL. “He got a lot of stats and stuff like that, too, so he’s definitely top 10,” Franklin said. “But top five? It’s too solidified. It’s too much going on up there. You gotta be genuinely a different cat.” On Wednesday, while not offering an update in his rankings, Franklin had a different tone. “Herbert’s playing at the highest level of anybody else in this league,” Franklin said. “Much respect to him.” Herbert is steering a Chargers offense that ranks fifth in the league in third-down conversion rate at 45.2 percent, which perhaps is the most damning part about a Colts defense that has struggled to get off the field. Last week, the Cardinals were 9-of-16 on third downs, including a third-and-17 in which McBride notched a 26-yard reception that led to a touchdown three plays later. Through six weeks, Indianapolis has allowed opposing offenses to convert 47.9 percent of their third downs, which ranks 30th in the league. “Third down has to improve,” Anarumo said. “We were a little bit sloppy in that last week.” Bynum, while agreeing with his coordinator, was more forthcoming. “Getting off the field on third-and-10-plus, that should be easy. That should be simple,” Bynum said. “We’ve let those things slip, and I think just doing the simple things right and doing what we’re supposed to do, when we’re supposed to do them, will help us to be an even better defense.” The Colts have been able to mask some of their defensive deficiencies thanks to their nine takeaways, which is tied for the fifth-most in the league. They also have the No. 1 offense in the NFL at 32.3 points per game, which has often given them the benefit of playing with a lead. But if the Colts truly want to take the next step defensively, it will likely need to happen in the trenches. While Indy is tied for seventh in sacks (17) this season, it’s ranked 19th in pressure rate (34.8 percent), per TruMedia. Some of that could be attributed to Anarumo, who isn’t blitzing very much (23.7 percent is 22nd in the NFL), probably because he knows he can’t trust his depleted secondary to hold up if he brings extra rushers. So, if reinforcements aren’t coming, the Colts defensive line has to help itself against a QB whom defensive tackle DeForest Buckner said has “a cannon for an arm,” among many other gifts. “That Miami game, the last drive, he shook off a defender who had a clear shot on him and made a play downfield and set up the field goal to win the game,” Buckner said of Herbert. “We, as rushers, gotta do a good job of getting him down and mainly trying to pin down his throwing arm because constantly on the tape, when he’s wrapped up, he continues to get the ball out.” Colts defensive end Tyquan Lewis and Kwity Paye lead the Colts with three sacks apiece. But fellow defensive end Laiatu Latu, the first defensive player drafted last year, has just one sack in six games. Sunday may be as good a chance as any for him to finally break out against the Chargers, who — despite all of their talent at QB and receiver — have played musical chairs with their starting offensive line this year, due to injuries. As a result, Herbert has been pressured on 40.8 percent of his dropbacks this season, which is the third-highest rate in the NFL, per NFL Pro. What’s more, 48 percent of those pressures have come in under 2.5 seconds. “It’s another opportunity to be great, alongside the whole defense and the whole team,” Latu said. “It’ll be a good one, especially to go 6-1.” Or, it could be a bad one if the Colts drop to 5-2 because the cracks in their defense eventually give way. o |
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