Colts/Bears/NFL Game Thread

[HooHooHoo22]

I’m not mad we went for it on fourth down. I was mad that it seemed like a half @$$ play call. Kind of a half a** throw by luck also.


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[WayneFleekHoosier]

Ugh


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[Stuhoo]

Horrendous decision.

Horrendous.

 

[ThompsonHoosier]

The defense? I thought the defense played relatively well! It was the offense that had two fumbles that led to 14 easy points.

Luck 460 yards, 4 TD's 0 INT's, but coaching, penalties, drops and defense lets him down. The Colts are back baby.

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[IUfan_Charlie]

15 hours ago, ThompsonHoosier said:

The defense? I thought the defense played relatively well! It was the offense that had two fumbles that led to 14 easy points.

 

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The defense has been better than I expected them to be but they still gave up too many big plays in big moments. 

[KingPG21]

I guess bright side when is the last time we didn't have to be freaked out by how bad our linebackers are. Both Leonard and Walker seem like long term answers. Seems like Turay was a good pick too, keeps flashing potential every week, people hated that pick

[Brass Cannon]

On 9/30/2018 at 5:03 PM, theriverpilot said:

Never saw the advantage of the time out to ice the kicker. I’ve seen the first attempt missed more often just like now. Let the kicker go out cold with pressure and hit the first one


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I’d like to see some numbers on this tbh

[theriverpilot]

I’d like to see some numbers on this tbh

There are a few articles with percentage rates that suggest icing has no effect; however, I’d like to see the numbers of a kick that is missed on the first attempt during the ice timeout and then made after. To me, you’re basically giving a mulligan because every kicker will go ahead and kick the ball while the ref is calling timeout.


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[biteoftheapple]

There are a few articles with percentage rates that suggest icing has no effect; however, I’d like to see the numbers of a kick that is missed on the first attempt during the ice timeout and then made after. To me, you’re basically giving a mulligan because every kicker will go ahead and kick the ball while the ref is calling timeout.


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This is a bit old...but it gives some idea.


http://www.espn.com/blog/statsinfo/post/_/id/52330/nfl-fans-asked-stats-info-answered-2

[Josh]

A little hard to believe, but we're a quarter of the way through the season already.  The Colts are 1-3 and are actually trending downward after losing at home to the Texans.

Tomorrow against the Patriots, we will be without TY Hilton, Marlon Mack (again) and Jack Doyle.  Yikes.  At this point we're probably worse than predictions on the year.

[Crimson and Cream]

39 minutes ago, Josh said:

A little hard to believe, but we're a quarter of the way through the season already.  The Colts are 1-3 and are actually trending downward after losing at home to the Texans.

Tomorrow against the Patriots, we will be without TY Hilton, Marlon Mack (again) and Jack Doyle.  Yikes.  At this point we're probably worse than predictions on the year.

I'm fine with it. This is a rebuilding year and year for experience and growth from the young guys. Get another high pick on top of all that money and we could/should be back to playoff contention next year.

[biteoftheapple]

I actually was thinking they were better than expected to this point. The defense is what has made the difference for me. But...there is a long ways to go. I thought 6 wins would be the upside.

 

 

 

 

[Crimson and Cream]

1 hour ago, biteoftheapple said:

I actually was thinking they were better than expected to this point. The defense is what has made the difference for me. But...there is a long ways to go. I thought 6 wins would be the upside.

 

 

 

 

The defense has greatly surpassed my expectations. Second in the league in sacks I believe, which is just mind blowing. Never thought our pass rush would be fixed this quickly. And we've done most of this with little contributions from our safeties, which is who I thought would be the strong point of the defense. 

The offense though? Been very disappointing, especially considering that was Reich's specialty. I understand injuries and overall lack of depth/talent limits things to an extent, but I don't feel they have quite figured out how to let Luck be Luck. 

[TheWatShot]

I said 5-6 wins before the season and I stand by that. I don't think the people grumbling about Sunday's game and its effect on the division standings really grasp how bad this roster is.

[biteoftheapple]

Darius Leonard has been named NFL defensive rookie of the month. He is looking at greatness.

[TheWatShot]

I miss the days when Colts fans weren't scared sh*tless about playing New England.

[biteoftheapple]

Thd thing is we had a bad GM and a poor coach hire. As fans of course we dont like what happened...but we must move on. I do think we have a much better staff now and only time will give us the answer. We need running backs, wide recievers, and line upgrades.
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[KingPG21]

Being tweeted that Darius Leonard is gonna play tonight. 

 

Is it obvious how much I love this dude? Guy is a monster. 

[Josh]

38 minutes ago, KingPG21 said:

Being tweeted that Darius Leonard is gonna play tonight. 

 

Is it obvious how much I love this dude? Guy is a monster. 

It's being reported on nfl network that he is out tonight too.

[TheWatShot]

39 minutes ago, KingPG21 said:

Being tweeted that Darius Leonard is gonna play tonight. 

 

Is it obvious how much I love this dude? Guy is a monster. 

If he plays, I hope he can sack Brady a few times. He'll get flagged, but it will be worth it.