Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has refuted claims that he heavily

Regardless of the perceptions off the field, the Colts need a quick fix.

“It’s a good win, but it’s only win No. 2″, the first-year Jets coach said after a 20-7 victory at Indianapolis. Though the Colts are 3.5 point favorites, we favor Mariota to bounce back with a “W” to really put Indianapolis into panic mode.

Luck enters week 3 of the NFL season with no wins and the worst quarterback rating (58.9) in the league.

-While QB Andrew Luck has only been sacked twice in two games this season, he has been hit 17 times on 86 pass attempts. On Monday, he was responsible for four turnovers with three interceptions and a lost fumble. As a result, the Colts have been outscored 47-21. The Jets didn’t care too much about this spread as they responded by leading the entire game.

“It is not an apples-to-apples comparison because I think Jim Harbaugh is a better coach than Chuck Pagano, but it is certainly a thing at this point”, Fucillo writes. But, if the Colts continue to fail look for Irsay and Grigson to pin this on Pagano.

-The Colts offense has been held scoreless in the first half for the last two weeks. So I expect Davis to get an outside matchup like Justin Hunter, Harry Douglas or DGB. That’s been the case for three years now, has it not?

Luck is 6-0 vs. the Titans.

Now, suddenly, the guy dubbed the league’s best young quarterback has come under heavy scrutiny for Indy’s slow start. Last year, that pressured passing rate went down to 36.2 percent.

The first was a 35-yard, second-quarter touchdown pass during which most everyone’s eyes were on the ball cut loose from Roethlisberger to backup wideout Darius Heyward-Bey.

But pressure isn’t the only thing to blame for Luck’s stumbles. Or when a physical Jets team went into Indy on Monday night and laid the smackdown.

Ryan Fitzpatrick utilized his top two receivers as Marshall and Decker combined for 15 receptions, 198 yards, and two touchdowns. Both are fairly reliable pass receivers who can present mismatch issues for defenses. Luck converted a third-and-11 with a 26-yard pass to running back Daniel Herron, and three plays later, Luck located tight end Coby Fleener for a seven-yard touchdown. “We have to protect, give him (Luck) a clean pocket”.

If anyone would have told me before the season started, that the Colts would be outscored 47-21 in their first two games, I would have told them to seek help. Pagano emphasized the next day how much he appreciates Luck’s skills, and he does.

THE PENAL CODE: When the Jets’ defense wasn’t forcing miscues, the Colts were their own worst enemy. Even though the Titans have improved over last season, the talk is more about the Colts tuning their season around than about a young and exciting team like the Titans.

It will be very intriguing to see whether or not the Colts can get their season back on track or whether they will keep falling apart. Considering the fact that Cole is now out, it seems like the Colts will not have any choice but to play Mathis more than the 13 snaps he played a week ago and have the veteran pass rusher be a contributor.