Ask-A-Colts Fan II

Honestly, the running game is gonna be a concern, especially if the team is really this committed to Session being on the field so much. That said, things are getting better and its unlikely the running game will be nearly as effective or damning as it was.

the run D is always at least a concern, but it’s gotten a lot better recently. I’ll be watching it closely Monday, but I think they should hold the Texans to ~ 150 yards rushing with around 100 of it in the first half.

Powers and Tryon are doing great. Lacey should be back healthy. Bethea Is his normal stud self, and Francisco is quite a bit better in coverage than in run support.

That and the pass rush isn’t going to really let you guys off. Freeney has been held and disrespected for too long now. He’s going to explode sooner or later, and woe is the QB he’s facing.

Freeney and Mathis are still beasts, Moala has been getting penetration (heh) in the middle this season, Brackett is great at the middle of the field stuff, and Powers is amazing. It’s possible to pick on a couple of players (like Hayden), but overall, you shouldn’t be able to get large chunks in the air. You’re more likely to get success with the Brady offense.

PUD is looking to get the start at SS.
Spaz is at RT
Cass is the guy that runs out picks up the tees after the kickoffs

QB: Peyton
WR: Garcon, Gonzo, Wayne
TE: Eldridge
RB: Hart (until I hear something better about Addai or Brown)
O-line: Linkenbach, Richard, Saturday, DeVan, CJ

D-line: Mathis, Muir, Moala, Freeney
LB: Angerer, Brackett, Wheeler
S: Bethea, Francisco
CB: Powers, Lacey

Oh, wait, thats who I want to start, not who will……

A banged up secondary with little depth and some questionable run-stopping skills. (Bullitt and Sanders out@ SS, Aaron Francisco in) (Jacob Lacey @CB maybe out, Justin Tryon in)

A banged up WR and TE corps. Collie, Clark definitely out, Gonzales, Wayne, and Garcon probably get the start. It will be Gonzo’s 1st start after coming back from a high ankle sprain and previously a torn PCL. Garcon has a jacked up finger which is troubling because his catch% is already pretty bad. The back-up is rookie Blair White, who has looked pretty good so far, but may have a neck injury. Losing Dallas Clark is tough. Real tough. You’ll be seeing a mix of rookie Brody Eldridge (a blocking beast), Tamme (a capable receiving TE) and fan favorite “Honey” Gijon Robinson ( a worthless pile of crap).

Questionable at RB. Addai is out. Donald Brown is coming back after an injury that’s kept him out of the last couple of games. He needs to step up. Mike Hart has shown he is a good back with good blocking skills and a serious forward drive. The dude doesn’t give up on runs, however, he is not an every down back. After that, we got nothin’.

last time, minus those 2 plays Bobzilla was in.

On offense, you’ll see Tamme and Eldridge as the TE’s, Reggie, Garcon, Gonzo and White as the WR’s, and Brown, Hart as our RB’s.

Oh, and Richard was replaces at LG by DeVan because Richard sucked.

The line has been playing considerably better and have been blocking at a much better rate. Just for reference, The average line blocking at Houston was 53.2% good blocks and 23.4% bad blocks. Since then the offensive line has averaged 70.5% good blocks and 14.4% bad blocks.

The line has actually done a lot better since that game in both run and pass blocking. Seems to be a case where the line did badly because it was pretty much the first time they practiced/played together. You’ll get some pressure, but it will be the normal amount of pressure instead of the kind in week 1.

He’s pretty consistently badass. He gets double teamed and held A LOT and that affects his efficacy. He’s healthy and always kicks ass at home.

No, Freeney is extraordinarily consistent, and has been getting 3-5 hits every game this year in addition to 7 or 8 pressures.

As for the injury, Freeney seems to be completely healed from it. I made that statement because he has been within a tenth of a second from taking QBs out, and has been consistently double teamed in just about every game. The times when he’s not and they show him being blocked the LT usually has his hand grasped around Freeney’s facemask and grabbing on his jersey and pads as Freeney reaches out about 2 inches from getting his hands on the QB.

Not too shabby, although it hurts our pass rush moving Cush into the middle. Bentley is solid, Cushing should be fine in the middle, Diles will be Diles.

If Brown is a go what he brings to the table is the break away speed and “pure” running ability that Joe doesn’t have. Joe is a shifty back. Donald is the kind of back that if given a hole he’ll hit it hard and just keep running.

Where there is a serious downgrade in play between the two is Donald hasn’t shown he can pick up blitzes worth a shit. Whereas Addai is the best in the league at pass blocking. If it is just Donald out there Monday this game will be a good gauge of where our O-Line actually is in this point of the season. Donald is going to need them to open up some holes and the responsibility of pass blocking will be all on them. They won’t have Joe as a safety net anymore.

Brown’s been dinged up for the past couple of weeks, but he should be good to go. 3rd stringer Mike Hart has been looking pretty damn good in the past couple of weeks. He has good pass blocking skills and just doesn’t give up on plays. I really like this guy. He consistently squeezes one or two more yards out of runs than you can imagine is possible, dragging defenders with him the whole way. He’s shown promise as a receiver, but we haven’t seen a bunch of that from him this year. I also question his or Brown’s ability to be an every down type of back even though both were definite workhorses in their respective alma maters. Our next back is freshly signed Andre Brown. You can read about him here.
THIS GUY:

Group hug anyone?

although the team has given no definite word. Donald Brown brings a sort of second gear in his running that Addai either doesn’t have or doesn’t show often. What might be a 10 yard gain for Addai is a 30 yard gain for Brown. I’d expect him to have more 2 yard losses though. Also, Brown is a much worse pass blocker than Addai.

Who don’t they have film for?

Seyton will torch the Texan D regardless. Houston will run the ball down the Dolts’ throats all day long.

Perhaps the Indy rushing attack is some secret weapon that promises to be effective on Monday? Because I’m not too sure that film of an effective Indy running game exists, post-Edge…

4 wides, and Francisco has been in the league a while, including playing for the Colts last year.

are fatboy NT ala Kris Jenkins, which I don’t think the Colts have. So the C Myers can breathe easy. Myers is good on run blocking and pretty ok on pass pro when not facing aircraft carrier NTs. Duane Brown LT will be back for this game and he is a better run and screen blocker than Butler. Both about the same on pass pro. Wade Smith LG has been ok. He does get beat at times on run blocking. He’s better at pass pro. Winston RT is not the same this year as last it seems. We’re not sue what is going on with him. Caldwell RG I haven’t heard his name a lot this year which I think means he’s been solid.

If I could have my way I’d get a new LT, draft someone like Oher, move Brown to LG, new center and if Winston keeps underwhelming put Butler at RT.

Or maybe I’m just on crack.

He is too busy sunning himself before his loyal followers over at SB.

juevos. After all, he’s bad mouthed not only us gypsy Colts fans, but he’s bad mouthed all Texans fans – he thinks we’re all a perfect match for one another. Douche.

Addai is the player I wish were on the field on Monday because I am not as of yet confident in Brown’s overall ability to push for yards and protect Manning, and his receiving skills have been off as of late. Addai also brings an every down type talent to the field that we wouldn’t be able to match with Hart, Donald, or Andre at the moment.

of the Colts’ offense with his great running (barely ever gets stuffed and always falls forward), and his blitz pickup, which is the most important part of his game. Addai is the best blocking back in the league and has been invaluable to Peyton. Also, Addai is pretty good at catching the ball for quick first downs.

…is the player I wish were on the field Monday because I can’t believe he’s still living after swimming shirtless in the Broad Ripple Canal at 5 a.m. in 35 degree weather. I need visual proof that he’s still a functioning human being.

… so I’m going to mention two real easy choices:

1. Dallas is the player (blah blah blah) because he creates incredible mismatches and forces a defense to devote coverage to him.

And.

2. Sanders (……..) because he is so good at identifying the play and stopping its flow that he really does erase mistakes made by others (for people who don’t get the reference: Dungy called Sanders “the Eraser” precisely because his skill really covered up flaws and errors elsewhere in the defense).

With Manning there, the ability of the Colts to win still remains. But still, without many of the other parts, the team just feels weird.

Wait, what???

People weren’t filling gaps, or were over-pursuing or were flat out out of position in that first game. The Colts D just needs to tighten up the screws and stay on their gaps and assignments.

Oh, and FREAKING MAKE TEH TACKLEZ!!!

so i figure your TE is going to have a wonderful day so if anybody has Tamme in your fantsay leagues start him if you don’t have him go get him. All kidding aside but not really our secondary has it’s problems. Maybe this might be their coming out party who knows. I could only wish you run up the middle this game so Cush could knock someone out.

but I’m optimistic.

The fact is that the safeties’ poor play has hurt the cornerbacks….and they’re not working together to trade off in the zone. This is why the CBs play much better in man than zone. Manning up would help the LBs cover the TEs since they wouldn’t run an uncovered 5 yard out route.

Glover Quin is solid….and I expect Kareem Jackson to improve over the course of the season……but the safety coverage is awful Eugene Wilson is too slow to play FS while asking Bernard Pollard to cover a deep zone makes no sense whatsoever.

I’m hopeful that these 2 weeks will help the secondary……I’m optimistic that these guys will all improve……but yeah, they’re bad right now. However, yardage wise, Week One is still their worst week.

….but as bad as the corners have been, the LB’s and Safeties have been worse in coverage. I’m pretty sure I could go for 6 catches 75 yards and a TD if I suited up for the Colts at TE right now.

Nobody has seen them all year. I think Wilson took them all on a picnic in the end zone and nobody’s seen them since.

This is the Titans schedule.
They play us at houston then they play three games at home against the rest of the afc south.
sorry about that again don’t know what happen.

It depends how confident you are in your run defense. If you don’t feel like you’ll give up big run plays, then Hart is probably the safer of the two. Hart is more of a smash mouth runner who WILL get 2-4 yards every run. Brown gets caught behind the line dancing a little too often, but he really really exploits holes. It really depends how you want to play. Brown has a lot more upside, but is the riskier of the two. Hart will produce consistently, but won’t break out huge run plays for massive chunks of yards. That said, if we were going to punch the ball in for a TD, Hart is who I’d lean towards as a short yardage back.

I guess thats a long way of saying its 6 or a half dozen of another. Brown has a bigger upside, but can also produce nothing. Hart can produce a mediocre amount, but can also get the nod for a TD here and there.