Quick Thoughts - Week 2

[Hoopsdoc]

Just watching the game now. Had family stuff all day. Just made it to the Texans first td.

My initial impression is that Stroud is gonna be really good and that the Texans offensive line is just brutal. They might be worse than the Colts were last year.

When I heard that AR got injured I was worried but that seemed more like a freak type of thing. Hope it’s not to serious.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

Just watching the game now. Had family stuff all day. Just made it to the Texans first td.

My initial impression is that Stroud is gonna be really good and that the Texans offensive line is just brutal. They might be worse than the Colts were last year.

When I heard that AR got injured I was worried but that seemed more like a freak type of thing. Hope it’s not to serious.

A freak accident? Like 2 freaks in a volkswagon hit 3 freaks in a van. (G. Carlin)

[Hoopsdoc]

Minshew is a mediocre starting quarterback but maybe the best backup in the league.

Good to see Mo Cox get involved.

Moss is no JT but he’s worlds better than anything else we have.

[daedge]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

I know a few of us on the board (including myself) have been critical of Alec Pierce, but as soon as Minshew came in he immediately passed to Pierce and found him again for a good gain later in the game....so it may be that Alec is getting open, but AR just may be overlooking him.

I had high hopes for Pierce and have so far been disappointed, I had just assumed he was not getting separation, but in fairness to him, that may not be the case.

Excellent game points and summary!

AR is also not giving him time to get open. While no doubt deliberate, everything is very short and sharp with AR-5 in the passing game.

[Mr. Session]

- Much better week from the coaches imo.

- Steichen is intense. I don't think I remember Pagano nor Reich ever being that animated with referees. I'm not sure how productive that is, but part of me appreciates the sense of urgency from Steichen vs. what always looked like a mixture of helplessness/indifference from the previous guys in similar scenarios.

After last week I was miffed with the failed 4th down conversions but when he was asked to comment on that I appreciated how unapologetic he was. As frustrated as I was, he was right in advising that is just something we HAVE to do. It just is what it is. I can live with that.

- I've liked the new HB #21 better than I liked the old HB #21. I'm glad we got rid of that guy.

- Richardson is 0-2 in finishing games. Not cool and the hit he took there was his fault. They tell us all when we start playing weight ball, "keep your head on a swivel".

- I get Leonard needs some time but if he doesn't start showing something before the end of the year, I'm with Omaha. Right now it looks like Speed may offer more, at least at first glance. Franklin has grown a lot...

- Did Grover Stewart gain weight? Am I trippin'? He looks bigger to me.

- I'm glad Paye is 2/2. Keep it up and get paid

- Pitt put in some work today too. Same deal; Keep it up, get paid.

- Happy to see Granson continue to produce. I was a little surprised MAC made the team but it was fun watching him send that dude off the field.

- I can't tell if Baker is getting toasted or if that is just what our defense was okay with giving up. To me it looked like they were hitting behind Speed/Leonard and just hitting the soft spot. When are we going to see Jones or Brents?

Fun game to watch. I appreciate Minshew.

[ukcolt]

I liked the dline rotation, certainly on rushing downs, didn't really notice any drop off between any of the personnel groupings, which is a great sign. And hopefully when we come to play the Titans, the freshness will mean Henry isn't going to take over games in the 4th quarter against us.

I am not going to be complaining too much about our corners, they are young and incredibly inexperienced, besides Kenny Moore, who has played well through my eyes in both games. I am not sure what anyone was expecting to happen with the guys we were/are going to be using this season. Baker, Flowers, Jones, Brents have 4 combined starts between them, one of them has yet to even play a game yet. 3 of those have been from the first 2 games of the year!

The safeties haven't done much this year though, again I realise Rodney Thomas II is only in his second season, but Blackmon doesn't feel like the same player he was before his injury. I am not saying he has played badly....just nothing of note. I was surprised when i looked at the snap counts from last week that Nick Cross didn't have a single defensive snap. Not sure that i saw him yesterday either.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Snap Counts on Defense:

Blackmon - 100% (84 snaps)
Moore - 100% (84)
Thomas - 100% (84)
Franklin - 100% (84)
Flowers - 100% (84)

Baker - 74% (62)
Buckner - 73% (61)
Leonard - 71% (60)
Paye - 65% (55)
Ebukam - 62% (52)
Speed - 54% (45)
Stewart - 50% (42)
Odeyingbo - 49% (41)
Lewis - 29% (24)
Bryan - 27% (23)
Martin - 21% (18)
Johnson - 20% (17)
Cross - 5% (4)
Stuard - 1% (1)

[Colts And Orioles]

o


Last week, the Jaguars had 14 possessions.

Yesterday, the Texans had 9 possessions when it counted, and a 10th possession after the game had already been decided in which the clock ran out.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167347


When the offense is proficient in terms of long, sustained drives, it gives the defense a chance to rest ...... and even though the statistics show that the Texans ran far more plays from scrimmage than the Colts did yesterday (79 to 56), it was actually 69 to 56 when it mattered because the Texans' final 10 plays of the 4th quarter occurred after the game had essentially already been decided.

A further look into this dichotomy shows that the Colts had 3 long drives of 10 plays, 14 plays, and 9 plays respectively throughout the game yesterday against the Texans ...... last week against the Jaguars, the Colts only had 1 long drive of 11 yards. They also had possessions of (3 Plays - Punt, 3 Plays - Punt, 4 Plays - TO on Downs, 4 Plays - TO on Downs, 3 Plays - Fumble, 3 Plays - Punt, 4 Plays - Fumble, 3 Plays -Punt, 1 Play - Interception) ...... that computes to 9 Possessions, 28 Plays. And on those 9 possessions they had 4 Punts, 2 Turnovers on Downs, 2 Turnovers on Fumbles, and 1 Turnover on an INT.

o

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

I know a few of us on the board (including myself) have been critical of Alec Pierce, but as soon as Minshew came in he immediately passed to Pierce and found him again for a good gain later in the game....so it may be that Alec is getting open, but AR just may be overlooking him.

I had high hopes for Pierce and have so far been disappointed, I had just assumed he was not getting separation, but in fairness to him, that may not be the case.

Excellent game points and summary!

Rookie QB, they are having him throw short a lot and he doesn't see the whole field yet. Plus it's easier to throw short against zone with Downs and Graysen working there. Minshew has been in the system for two years and can look deeper into the field.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Snap Counts on Defense:

Blackmon - 100% (84 snaps)
Moore - 100% (84)
Thomas - 100% (84)
Franklin - 100% (84)
Flowers - 100% (84)

Baker - 74% (62)
Buckner - 73% (61)
Leonard - 71% (60)
Paye - 65% (55)
Ebukam - 62% (52)
Speed - 54% (45)
Stewart - 50% (42)
Odeyingbo - 49% (41)
Lewis - 29% (24)
Bryan - 27% (23)
Martin - 21% (18)
Johnson - 20% (17)
Cross - 5% (4)
Stuard - 1% (1)

With the camp Cross had I'm surprised they haven't been able to get him on the field in some way.