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I don't believe that the Colts have been in non-stop quarterback hell since Andrew Luck's retirement.

I think that the Colts have had 2 years out of the last 4 in quarterback hell ...... 2019 was quarterback hell with Jacoby Brissett, and 2021 was quarterback hell with Carson Wentz.

I don't believe that 2020 with Philip Rivers was quarterback hell ...... Rivers was solid, the Colts went 11-6 overall, and they took the Buffalo Bills right down to the wire in a playoff game on their homefield in New York State.

I also don't believe that 2022 is necessarily quarterback hell, either ...... 2022 is unquestionably, without a scintilla of a doubt, OFFENSIVE LINE HELL. The fact that the Colts have managed to somehow not lose 4 of their games so far (3 wins and 1 tie) is a minor miracle.

Last year, the Colts' offensive line was among the top-3 in the NFL ...... this year, their offensive line is the worst in the entire NFL. There is no doubt in my mind that if Matt Ryan had LAST YEAR'S OFFENSIVE LINE in front of him, the Colts would be either 8-1 or 7-2 right now. He would still be out there calling the plays, and Sam Ehlinger would still be holding a clipboard on the sideline.

There is also no doubt in my mind that if Matt Ryan had been the Colts' quarterback last year instead of Carson Wentz', the Colts would have won at least 2 more games than they did, maybe even 3 ...... they would have either been 11-6 which would have been good for a Wildcard berth, or perhaps even 12-5 which would have been good for the AFC South division title.


The 2022 offensive line has had a grand total of 1 good game this year.

Out of 9 games, the offensive line has been ......

A) ) 6 games, absolutely atrocious.

B) ) 2 games, not absolutely atrocious, but below average.

C) ) 1 game, excellent (the 2nd Jaguars game.)


Again, the fact that the Colts have somehow managed to go 3-5-1 instead of 1-8 with the offensive line playing as though they were in the Pro Bowl exhibition game is a minor miracle.

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