My thoughts on Colts game

[OILERMAN]

I really can't point to anything one thing and blame the loss for it. The Colts got the big lead and made the plays when it mattered, the Titans didn't.

I guess the biggest thing about this game was how the Colts pretty much whipped the Titans OL in the run game and pass protection, which they did in the first match up as well. I don't know if the Colts know the Titans so well or the fact their smaller fast front can beat blocks from the Titans bigger OL but they do well vs the Titans OL.

Luck is just maddening because he doesn't pick you apart for 4 quarters like Manning used to but he makes so many back breaking plays. The Titans pass rush was getting to him a lot but he'd still get off a pass while getting hit and convert a 3rd down. He did this at least 3 times. The final pass for the conversion was almost indefensible, he maneuvers through the rush and still gets a pass off to end it. 

The Titans just made a lot of mistakes at the wrong times, the penalty on Delaine Walker gets them out of FG range, The failed fake punt, the ball that Cox should have batted down in the endzone that was caught for a TD, The failed short yardage running plays, especially the 4th down, the hold on Fasano on the big Mariota run, a few misses by Mariota and the downed punt by Blake. It was a group effort of mistakes that added up to the loss imo.

The Titans were also killed by field position when they were trying to come back at the end, their last 3 drives started on the 2, 6 and 13 yard line. That's extremely tough.

If I was going to do some arm chair coaching I think the Titans would have been better served to come out in the run heavy sets and throw the ball from the start. In the 2nd quarter on Matthews big play(35 yarder) it was off of play action and got the Colts to bite on run, The TD to Sharpe was from a heavy set with only one WR and he was the only one in the route, playaction and 30+yd TD(great play), Colts played run all the way. The Colts were dead set on stopping the run and were getting killed by play action.

Mariota really made some big league throws in the game. Several passes hit the target in stride for yards after catch. I saw on twitter against the blitz today he was 9 for 11 131 yards 2 TDs and a 155.9 passer rating.

Derrick Morgan was an absolute beast today. 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss and a whopping 6 hits on the QB.

The Titans can't worry about the playoff or division race, they have to win games and get ready for the Bears.

 

 

 

 

[10 A See]

Morgan was a monster and you're right about Luck and his ability to make plays in situations where it looks like there's no way out for him. The frustrating thing is, the plays that Luck makes like that seem like flukes, but he does it so consistently against us, that you have to give credit where credits due. The guy can play, but he won't keep getting those fluke plays forever.  I still believe we are better set up for sustained success, while the Colts will be an up and down team year after year. 

 

[pat]

By the time we figured out how to cover Ty Hilton it was too late.  And their defense played physical and got to the ball.  There was little to no room to run, our guys just got beat.

Surprised that we won the turnover battle and lost the game.  Winning division games on the road is tough.

[smokeater]

Agree on the PA.  The defenses are game planning for heavy run and prime for getting beat on the deep ball after a good PA fake.  Needs to be more of a staple in the offense.

[NashvilleNinja]

The early defensive collapses are the one thing I would lay most of the blame on. Everything else could have been overcome had it not been for that. We were still very much in the game at the end. We have faced some of the league's best quarterbacks in recent weeks, and Luck is absolutely one of the league's best regardless of the team and coaching he has around him. But there's still no excuse for this kind of lapse. Luck did enough after halftime, but he didn't do a lot. We started figuring shit out so it's not like we can't put some defensive stops together earlier.

Things will get a little easier from here on out regarding the QBs we'll be facing. Instead of having to face Luck, Rivers, and Rodgers over the next few weeks we have Cutler, Seimian, whoever the Chiefs QB is (Smith?), and finish off with division foes. Our defense should breath a little easier. Still... you can't sleep on any of these QB's. Cutler can still chuck a ball, Seimian is an unknown, and Smith can give you fits.

As far as the playoffs are concerned? It's not an incredibly long shot, but it is a lot more difficult now. The main thing is to focus on the Bears, get the win, and get to the BYE without any major injuries. I'm sure they're gagging for a break right about now.

[ManningEnvy]

2 minutes ago, JakePA_Titan said:

Idk why. Holding the Colts to 24 points should equal a win.

The fact that it all came early shouldn't negate the fact they played a decent game.

If you break the whole game down, they had 3 bad drives.

3 bad drives shouldn't lose you a game.

Hey FistShaker, how many different monikers do you have The Tard Army up to now?

[NashvilleNinja]

5 minutes ago, JakePA_Titan said:

Idk why. Holding the Colts to 24 points should equal a win.

The fact that it all came early shouldn't negate the fact they played a decent game.

If you break the whole game down, they had 3 bad drives.

3 bad drives shouldn't lose you a game.

 

Getting behind by 21 points doesn't happen in a vacuum. It changes how a team has to play the game from that point on. It affects people mentally, whether they're strong in mind or not or whether they're resilient or not. It affects the game plan. "How are we going to get back in this? How are we going to put a stop to this so that we can get back into this?"

Holding the Colts to 24 overall points means nothing if at the end of the game they held us to fewer points than that. The Titans fought their way back into the game, but they didn't have enough fight in the end. Three bad drives lost us the game today. Two bad drives would have left us tied and a better shot to win it. One bad drive would have won it for us.

[StephenIsLegend]

22 minutes ago, JakePA_Titan said:

Idk why. Holding the Colts to 24 points should equal a win.

The fact that it all came early shouldn't negate the fact they played a decent game.

If you break the whole game down, they had 3 bad drives.

3 bad drives shouldn't lose you a game.

I don't see how you're defending being behind 21-0 to start the game. 

[nine]

Defense has taken a lot of flak, and rightfully so....but they only allowed 24 points total, which is hardly insurmountable.

The offense's lethargic 17 point output was their worst showing since week 3.

This was perhaps the team's most important game in years, and as usual, they completely shit the bed....again.  Same old Titans.

It's nice that they're finally learning how to win once in an while. Still can't win when it matters.  Again...same old Titans, until proven otherwise.

[Rogue]

17 minutes ago, JakePA_Titan said:

 

Not defending but no one seems to be blaming the O for going 3 and out for the first 3 drives either.

For the first 28 minutes of that game the O didn't do a thing to help the D, yet everyone is talking like the D should be helping the O.

We have known all year the D is broke. The offense is the strong part and they need to put the D in positions to succeed, not the other way around.

Gaining only 52 yards in the first 4 drives is really putting pressure on the D. TOP was about 20 to 10 in the first half.

The defense had no answers in the first half.  No doubt it hurt.  I agree, though, the offense didn't do anyone any favors in the first half.  

I just don't get it.  Their rush defense is not very good.  I looked during the game and they're 22nd in the league.  Yet, we can't run on them.  They no doubt have been dedicated to stopping the run, yet seemed to have sacrificed nothing else.  Too many times Marcus was unable to find an open receiver.  The last time we played it seems the same story.  Why aren't other teams unable to see the secret?  

I just don't believe they "have our number".  We've played through the years with different coaches, QB, systems, whatever, it all.  It's not like "they" know "us" any better than anyone else.  Yet, they have something that has worked.  Hell, if I was another team playing the Titans, I'd look at the Colts footage to figure what the hell it is they do to manage us so well.  

 

[kyle021]

6 minutes ago, JakePA_Titan said:

Call it the curse of Peyton. Ever since he snubbed Buds offer, they owned us. 

Owned us prior

[Rogue]

2 hours ago, OILERMAN said:

If I was going to do some arm chair coaching I think the Titans would have been better served to come out in the run heavy sets and throw the ball from the start. In the 2nd quarter on Matthews big play(35 yarder) it was off of play action and got the Colts to bite on run, The TD to Sharpe was from a heavy set with only one WR and he was the only one in the route, playaction and 30+yd TD(great play), Colts played run all the way. The Colts were dead set on stopping the run and were getting killed by play action.

It seems I remember the Colts managed to contain our run game last time.  I think this is where I blame the coaches.  They stayed too committed to the run.  Too heavily when it wasn't working.  I don't remember the last Colts game exactly, but it seems pretty similar to today.  I feel the Titans shouldn't have went to the run game in order to open up the passing game, but the other way around. I think if they went pass heavy earlier, we wouldn't have started 21-0, and then have the run game gnash them in the end.  

 

[NashvilleNinja]

Curse, schmurse. More like the curse of Bud and his meddling ways, the curse of Tommy Smith, the curse of Ruston Webster, and the curse of Ken Whisenhunt.

Colts fans should enjoy today's win and current streak. JRob and co will end it next year... or maybe even this year should we happen to meet them in the playoffs.

[ManningEnvy]

3 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

Curse, schmurse. More like the curse of Bud and his meddling ways, the curse of Tommy Smith, the curse of Ruston Webster, and the curse of Ken Whisenhunt.

Colts fans should enjoy today's win and current streak. JRob and co will end it next year... or maybe even this year should we happen to meet them in the playoffs.

You're a bigger fucking moron than the multi moniker board tard.

[Rogue]

3 minutes ago, NashvilleNinja said:

Curse, schmurse. More like the curse of Bud and his meddling ways, the curse of Tommy Smith, the curse of Ruston Webster, and the curse of Ken Whisenhunt.

Colts fans should enjoy today's win and current streak. It will end next year... or maybe even this year should we happen to meet them in the playoffs.

It does seem they are better prepaid for us than we are for them.  But it does seem we are upwardly trending where they are just treading water.  It really seems we are moving forward faster than they are.