Coach: 2-0 Jets need to be better
The Colts offense was one of the best in the league last season and so far they have only scored 21 points and have not been able to get in a rhythm. There wasn’t a sack registered, but the pressure Andrew Luck was under was the big difference in the game.
Ryan Fitzpatrick was 22 of 34 for 244 yards with two touchdowns and one interception in his first win at Lucas Oil Stadium, Brandon Marshall caught seven passes for 101 yards and one TD and Eric Decker caught eight passes for 97 yards and a TD before leaving with a knee injury. “We’ve got to get it fixed”.
Monday, the Colts lost to the Jets 20-7.
“The fumble, the interceptions, I have direct control on what happens with the ball”, he said. I wouldn’t begin to say that Irsay would make a change during the season because how often has that worked?
Which teams will finally get into the win column in Week 3? With the Titans, Jaguars and Texans coming up there’s a chance to get things right against teams they’ve had success against.
The latest of the Pagano-Colts rift headlines manifested itself in the above scenario on ESPN Radio, when co-host Jim “Stugotz” Weiner of the Dan Le Batard Show said “Jim Harbaugh, next season, will be the Colts head coach”.
After Monday’s loss to the Jets, Colts coach Chuck Pagano had some critical remarks for his quarterback – former No. 1 overall pick Andrew Luck. They will probably be better utilized staying in and assisting in pass protection.
Luck has suffered from poor offensive line play. We’ve got to play more consistent. People are going to come after you in different ways. “Us as an organization, us as a staff, whether it’s me, the quarterback doesn’t want to do it. It’s not all on our quarterback“. Prognosticators liked the way the Colts had progressed in each of the last three years, from advancing to the wild-card round in 2012, to the divisional round in 2013, and the conference championship in 2014. “But that kid has found a way to extend plays and make plays when everybody thought the down was over”.
“I pride myself on seeing things before others see it, and I’m telling you right now, he is going to break Michigan’s heart”, Stugotz said.
With the offense out of sync, Luck off the mark, the defense lacking playmakers and even the usually reliable Adam Vinatieri 0 for 2 on field-goal attempts, fans booed heartily as things went awry against New York.
So do the Colts who failed to score in the first half for the second straight week – something they last did in consecutive games in 1997. And while we didn’t quite have the same shots taken previous year, the tension was there throughout the season.
“Division game on the road”. Toler said Wednesday that he is just waiting on his doctors and the team’ trainers to give him the green light to return on a regular basis. The Jets’ corners, including Revis, seemed to give plenty of cushion, especially to the speedier wideouts, including Moncrief, T.Y. Hilton and the mostly ineffective Phillip Dorsett.
Gailey was more aggressive with his play calling once the Colts cut the deficit to 3, and it paid off for Gang Green.