Quick thoughts on Lions game

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

I didn't get the impression of your second point at all. In fact, my takeaway was that this team is good enough talent wise to hang with the best team in the league. Even the announcers on the broadcast were talking about how the game felt closer than what the scoreboard indicated, and that was with 60% of the starting OL being backup rookies. Drops and penalties took away most of the offense, Richardson actually had a really good game, he just had over 150 yards and 1-2 scores taken away by penalties and drops. This game probably goes much differently if Ogletree catches the TD and the refs don't completely stymie the Colts offensive momentum in the first half. The last time I remember calls that bad by the refs was the home game against the Packers a few years ago where the refs were determined to get the Packers the ball back in regulation and called something ridiculous like 5 holds in a row on the Colts.

Granted, I fucking HATE talking about the refs, but shit... half of those calls were bothersome and it seemed like they were always at the worst time time.

And I agree. The talent point is silly.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I agree with this. No team is going to have a proficient offense down 3 starting OL. Just look at 49'rs.

The talent is there, but poor defensive coaching and the talent being in the wrong places is holding this team back.

AR has come back looking more intent to me. Bad box score again, but I didn't think it was like the HOU game. But now the OL is decimated which hurts everyone.

I'm not the biggest fan of the scheme, but I don't hate it like most here. I'm going to have to look up the numbers, because it seems like, outside the first couple of weeks, the defense is back to holding up until later in the game when the offense is leaving them hanging.

We've yet to play well or even be healthy on both sides of the ball in the same game. So it seems.

[ChaosTheory]

Keep in mind: we're coming off a stretch against the Vikings, Bills, and Lions... combined record of 28-5.

[Chromeburn]

So the breakdown from the game is apparently per PFF and Zach Hicks on twitter.

AR pressured on 46% of his passes, no sacks.
A 15% drop rate resulted in 51 yards and one TD.
79 yards on four completions that were nullified by penalties.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

So the breakdown from the game is apparently per PFF and Zach Hicks on twitter.

AR pressured on 46% of his passes, no sacks.
A 15% drop rate resulted in 51 yards and one TD.
79 yards on four completions that were nullified by penalties.

And that doesn't count the 40+ yarder (that also could've been housed had he just stayed in bounds) Dulin lost by not getting both feet down.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

Granted, I fucking HATE talking about the refs, but shit... half of those calls were bothersome and it seemed like they were always at the worst time time.

And I agree. The talent point is silly.

I usually don't like talking about the refs, but in the first half after the first 2 drives, it seemed like every time the Colts hit a big play that looked like a drive starter, there was a ref to call some ticky tack bullshit and completely take the momentum away. To his credit, AR overcame it a few of the times and was still able to get at least a first down after the penalty, but that just meant the refs called a bigger penalty later to ensure the drive was killed.