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Old 11-25-2018, 08:36 PM
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Default Quick thoughts on Dolphins-Colts

1. That was one of the stranger games I've seen. The Colts tried to give the game to the Dolphins for 2.5 quarters. Then the Dolphins just, like, punted the game at the end. So weird.

2. Andrew Luck didn't have a great game today. His placement was off even besides the INTs. But you know what? He had a signature magic moment. We shouldn't take for granted that 25-26ish other franchises don't have that.

3. Re: the Brissett-Luck play, look, yes, it was dumb. But I heard a lot of people equating it to the Ebron Special and whining, and let's be clear: the Ebron Special didn't expose Luck to any hit and just asked him to dive. This play was a hospital ball on a shitty, shitty throw from Brissett which massively exposed Luck. Bad Week 12 playcall even with the throw being bad.

4. Eric Ebron is so good in the red zone. He just boxes everyone out. What an addition he's been. Love having him on the roster.

5. Dontrelle Inman continues to impress me. Just so reliable. Would be a great WR4 option to eat those Chester Rogers snaps if he returns next year.

6. I know Marlon Mack argued 5+ YPC, but that was inflated a bit by Dolphins dropping into a deep Cover-2 shell. I thought he left a lot of yards on the field, especially in the first 3 quarters. I think Hines and Wilkins are better runners. But the quandary is: can you trust Hines/Wilkins to hold on to the ball and pass protect? Clearly not. So Mack *should* be RB1, but I'm just pointing out that it's a more complex split than most realize.

7. I thought Evan Boehm was OK today. Colts missed Ryan Kelly, clearly. Mack's concussion came from Boehm missing a block. Seemed like Luck was hesitant to step up into the pocket today.

8. Sucked to see Wilkins fumble. Honestly, if he doesn't, I think Colts win going away. That clearly cost him trust, and fairly so. I hate that he just laid on the ground and watched the ball bounce too. Go make a play for it, dude! But mostly sucked because I wanted to see what he would do with more touches. I think he's still a good piece.

9. Such a weird game for the defense. Almost don't know what to call out. It seemed like the Darius Leonard injury at the jump just totally sank them. Then he came back and it was a rollercoaster affair.

It's probably easier to break it down to...

I LIKED:

* Quincy Wilson: He played terrific today. Great ball-tracking to deny a deep TD throw and generally locked up his man in coverage, bought some coverage sacks.

* Margus Hunt in the 4Q: Not sure where he was in the first 3 quarters, but he was first four weeks Margus Hunt in the fourth.

* Outside of the Drake screen TD, this team attacked the screen well all day.

* The tightening of third down zones. In the second half, the team was SO much sharper on third down. They didn't just concede space.


I DIDN'T LIKE:

* The freaking penalties. Al Woods should not be baited into encroachment when it's clear Tannehill is never gonna snap the ball...

* Anthony Walker had a terrible game. He knows it.

* Kenny Moore's missed tackle on Kenyan Drake, because it just exemplified how sloppy the team was at times today.

* Malik Hooker's tackling, which is a red flag at this point.

10. Once a game, Jabaal Sheard just decides he's going to sled a tackle back into the QB. Love seeing that. He doesn't have the athleticism to be a multi-sack-per-game guy, but his strength off the edge is a huge asset.

11. Chris Milton was painful on special teams today. He almost sprung Rogers last week. Today, though, he couldn't keep contain on the gunner to save his life. Got Rogers killed on one play, blocked in the back on another. You can't be the team's designated special teams corner and suck on special teams...

12. Thought it was weird the Colts went away from the run so much in the 2Q and 3Q. They wanted to take a lot of deep shots, which I don't mind, but clearly the Dolphins were staying disciplined in the back end and those shots weren't there. I think the run lanes were there; Colts either ignored them or Mack didn't find them until late.

13. It is good to see this team win a sloppy game against level competition. Their defense stepped up when asked to. Their offense found their Luck Magic when they had to. They know Vinatieri is Vinatieri when called upon. It was ugly, and I think everyone walks away feeling like they left something on the field today, but it's gotta feel good knowing you're good enough to survive on your C game.
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Just lots of sloppy play and mistakes today

The good news is, they still won despite that, against a decent team

The bad news is if they keep playing like that on a regular basis, they will remain a .500 team.

And it was mistakes all around.

Missed tackle on Drake

Desir can't let than throw and catch happen

Luck making just two dumb throws for INTs.

AV and the shanked FG

stupid penalties all around, especially the offside and special teams penalty that placed the offense back at the 10 instead of at the 30-35 in the 4th quarter

Don't know what happened to the run D for most of this game.

That 4th down call......OK, you got the first down, but a great way to get your QB hurt again.

Blocked kick.

Winning ugly, one where you just take it and move on. But the team just is not good enough to win like that most weeks.
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I will say despite the 2 interceptions, Luck still was 30 of 37 passing, with 3 toichdowns. That's not all that bad really.
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I will say despite the 2 interceptions, Luck still was 30 of 37 passing, with 3 toichdowns. That's not all that bad really.
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I will say despite the 2 interceptions, Luck still was 30 of 37 passing, with 3 toichdowns. That's not all that bad really.
True but some of these were great plays by the receivers. I know Mack and Wilkins each had some great adjustments to poorly placed passes.

Also lucky not to be picked another time on the pass to Inman that wasn't flagged for PI, tbh.

Ultimately, just saying: Luck won it with his magic in the end, after being pretty blah for a 2 quarter stretch. Which just reinforces how much he's back.
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I need to apologize to al Colts fans, Wilkins fumble was my fault. I had just made a comment before that play that he seemed like he was starting to become a valuable part of our RB rotation and then bam he fumbles.
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I need to apologize to al Colts fans, Wilkins fumble was my fault. I had just made a comment before that play that he seemed like he was starting to become a valuable part of our RB rotation and then bam he fumbles.
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2. Andrew Luck didn't have a great game today. His placement was off even besides the INTs. But you know what? He had a signature magic moment. We shouldn't take for granted that 25-26ish other franchises don't have that.


Damn near my thought exactly. He was good, then terrible for most of the game, and then had an absolutely stellar 3 drives at the end. The TD to Ebron was spectacular.
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My thoughts. Shakey game. But we're 6-5 with only Baltimore standing in the way for the 6 seed!!!!


Just keep winning no matter how ugly!!!!!!
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* Malik Hooker's tackling, which is a red flag at this point.


So can anyone smarter than me explain if he's either just a bad player or if this scheme isn't using him to his advantages, which I thought was ball hawking.
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