The most "We do what we do" Colts way for this season to go:
Luck doesn't play until week 4. In the first three weeks, Pagano goes with the veteran Tolzien, backed by a heaping helping of coachspeak about how he needs the veteran's eyes out there on the field as a second head coach (because the first coach isn't very good). The offense is predictably stuck in neutral all three weeks except for a few "blind squirrel finds a nut" plays that keep the score close.
Undaunted, Pags gives up on his line of thinking near the end of week 3's game and decides to go with a QB who can actually make plays with his feet when the receivers, again predictably, can't seem to consistently get separation. The O-line yields several sacks that even the '98 Broncos line would've been hard-pressed to hold their blocks long enough for such incompetent route design.
Anarchy reigns by the time Luck comes back with the team at 0-3 or possibly 1-2. He's as stale as a 3 PM donut at Dunkin Donuts and looks like a guy who hasn't played since December--thatsthejoke.gif--anyway, this feels like a 5-11 or 6-10 season.
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