Thoughts on Ratbirds game
 

Didn't see one, so here goes:

1. We dominated those dirty birds for 3/4 of the game. Was thrilled to see that. However, ...

2. Cornerbacks dropped left and right, leaving us no chance to stop the obvious passing attack that was coming. Who would have thought our fans would miss Rock? (I still say he is better than his critics make him out to be.)

3. Kicking game cost us big time. I know he is hurt, but one point from him would have helped immensely. Maybe the injury is wht we went for two, and failed. This leads me to the next point.

4. What was with that attempt? I think putting the ball in the hands of Taylor or Hines would have gotten the two points.

5. If there were one more minute or one less to the game in regulation, I think we win it. Either they would have run out of time, or we would have had the time we needed foe a better FG attempt.

6. Speaking of more time, I was glad to see the TD after the refs called back the extraordinary fumble recovery for a TD. However, the time it took would have helped us at the end.

7. The defense played like we expected while healthy. Yes, we still have no pass rush, but they played nearly a perfect game in the first half.

8. Wentz looked solid. I wish he had not fumbled in the red zone, because those points we lost came back to haunt us. I still think he will be very successful for us down the road.

9. Our RB room is very good. Not sure, but I think they had nearly 250 all-purpose yards. Between them and Wentz, our offense was clicking well, minus the one TO.

10. I mentioned pass rush, so I must say that I am anxious to see Dayo and Paye when they are healthy. Maybe that makes all the difference for the defense.

11. I hate what Eberflus brings to the table, but he called a perfect game in the first half, and Baltimore couldn't do much until we were down to practice squad CBs.

#11. Times 100!

Yes, you have said it 100 times.

Lol probably

That might have been the most brutal loss I’ve ever seen.

It was like the perfect storm in the 4th quarter. Every break the Ravens had to have, they got.

I still can’t believe they lost that game.

Dayo and Paye will not fix our pass rush this year. Dayo won't even be at his physical best for another year and Paye is way to inexperienced (as is Dayo). I have hope that they are able to bring something to the table in their second year. Could happen this year but very unlikely.

Jonathan Taylor burns the Ravens for a 76 yard touchdown to start the game.

Frank Reich: It's time to get Marlon Mack going.

#8- Wentz fumble, I thought the ESPN broadcast fuckin sucked all fuckin game I still believe that dude was offsides but we never got clear view of it because ESPN shows us 1 shitty camera angle and then had to go to commercial

#4 is why Frank Reich needs to resign.

This guy to me has developed the "I'll show them I am smart" mentality that ultimately doomed Charlie Weiss.

Jimmy Johnson wasn't really that great of a coach and isn't revered in the coaching ranks. Why? Because Jimmy Johnson was actually very good at not trying to make the game about him. Something was working, stuck with it unless you proved you could stop it. Emmit running like a monster, Emmit was getting 30 carries and in the tough spots, you knew Emmit was getting it period- stop it, don't think you can. Conversely if the run wasn't there, Jimmy's team had no problem throwing 5-6 bombs a game to Irvin- because it worked.

Not our guy, not Frank, not Frank's staff. Our staff has to trick em' instead of just beating their a$$es- and in this game, and in particular on that drive, we were kicking their a$$es with the run. So of course, go semi- roll out, designed spin, and throw to the corner for what would be a very hard throw and catch to begin with let alone in the confined space of a 2 pt conversion. Just an awful play call in that situation but so very indicative of the coach he has morphed into.

I was actually very happy when we got him and in the first couple years I was very impressed. We were sort of a bully for a while, just line up and kick your A$$ type of team, try to stop us from running, bet you can't. We don't do that anymore and it sucks. Yeah we have some injuries but in that game, the injuries weren't showing themselves, we were dominating the LOS but Frank wanted to prove he was a tricky guy.

He needs to go!

Have we ever had a coach that continually outsmarts himself like we've seen with Frank?


BTW... re the fumble, I definitely thought he was offside and apparently so did Fisher, who threw his hands up, and no freaking ESPN replay to show the line of scrimmage.

I really dislike Josh McDaniel, but do you think he would take his foot off the pedal, no fucking way !!

Yes, and he'd blame his players for his failures, and he would've traded away any talented players he didn't get along with. The Colts dodged a bullet by McDaniels staying with the Cheats, regardless of how you, I, or anyone else feels about Reich.

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I'm guessing that there were 2 reasons for this ......


1) l. The game ended very late, and most Colts fans who stayed up to watch it until the end probably just went to bed right after the game.

2) l, The usual suspects who provide these weekly threads may have been so disgusted at the Colts blowing a 22-3 lead late in the 3rd quarter that they were fortunate not to break their computers in frustration, let alone type up a relatively objective analysis of the abomination of what they just saw.



Good info, though. Thanks for filling in/substituting.

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Rock has been better this year than previous years. Rhodes I suspect is hurt, he has regressed.

The offense looks promising. If we can get everyone healthy we should be ok. Hope Wentz maintains his current production.

The defense has taken a step back. Our lack of passrush exposes all other areas. If you can’t rush with the front four, this defense won’t work. Part of that was the contain plan they implemented, but you have to keep pushing the pocket, you can’t just sor and wait to see if he scrambles. Our zone is super soft, a high schooler could pick it apart with our lack of pass rush.

Our passrush win rate is ranked at the bottom of the league. Colts rank dead last in QB pressures with just 25, 31st in hurries with 8, and 28th in sacks with 10. Our best rusher is Muhammad, who we almost didn’t bring back. In fact both lines except Nelson rank in the 20’s for their respective areas.

Finally, we are 0-7 against playoff teams going back to last year. This team doesn’t know how to win, and can’t win against good teams.

On the top part- only 1, the aforementioned Weiss who literally tricky coached his way into the hallowed halls of coaches who are a laughing stock in the football world because of how badly they wanted to prove themselves smart at the expense of wins.

On the 2nd part, absolutely offsides. Everybody could see it with the naked eye. Of course ESPN didn't replay that, Roger's league in a microcosm IMO, and why this game is no longer enjoyable.

Gruden said some awful crap, his criticism of Goodell is well placed however.