{"id":511243,"date":"2016-10-17T00:59:04","date_gmt":"2016-10-17T04:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebloguin.wordpress.com\/?p=511243"},"modified":"2016-10-17T00:59:04","modified_gmt":"2016-10-17T04:59:04","slug":"colts-find-new-ways-to-disappoint-in-houston-drop-to-2-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/colts-find-new-ways-to-disappoint-in-houston-drop-to-2-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts Find New Ways to Disappoint in Houston, Drop to 2-4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, you know how it ended, but I’m going to keep this as entertaining as possible.<\/p>\n

Slow starts. The hallmark of Chuck Pagano\u2019s career as a head coach. First, it was just shaky starts to games.\u00a0 Now, it\u2019s seasons that begin poorly.\u00a0 The Monster that Chuck was building (remember “build the monster?”) is now a 5-year-old finished product. It allows around 30 points per game and keeps finding\u00a0newer and sadder\u00a0ways to lose. \u00a0We all thought it would be put out of its misery,\u00a0but here it still is, with a four-year extension. \u00a0Stupid Monster.<\/p>\n

But this is Houston, a team built around an unfortunately injured defensive lineman (albeit a once-in-a-generation one) and a quarterback we all expected to disappoint them.\u00a0 If anybody knows how to lose this game, it\u2019s the Texans.\u00a0 Right? \u00a0RIGHT? \u00a0Not tonight, my friends.\u00a0 Not tonight.<\/p>\n

Houston started off with a 12-yard run for a first down, while in the passing game, Brock Osweiler set a slightly different tone.\u00a0 Incomplete (Vontae Davis may have gotten away with PI), Incomplete (little high, there, buddy), sack fumble for a big loss courtesy of Robert Mathis, sadly his first of the season. *punt* \u00a0Osweiler would go 2\/8 before coming to life late in the 2nd<\/sup> quarter.<\/p>\n

The Colts, not to be outdone, came out looking confused and picking up penalties. \u00a0It\u2019s what they\u2019re used to doing, but things turned around for a while.<\/p>\n

The Indy defense applied some shockingly relentless pressure in the first quarter.\u00a0 Kendall Langford almost willed the Texans into a three and out on their second possession. \u00a0He was in on every play.\u00a0 Good game for Langford.<\/p>\n

Adam Vinatieri tacked on the first score\u2026scratch that\u2026penalty. Illegal formation. They settle for field goals all the time. \u00a0This should be easy.\u00a0 Second attempt was good from 41 yards out, and the Colts, unable to convert a heavily contested 3rd<\/sup> and 2, took a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n

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Only a Chuck Pagano coached team would forget how to line up for a field goal.<\/p>\n

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Quick note: Philip Dorsett was held but was within 5 yards on the 3rd<\/sup> down.\u00a0 You want to see a receiver muscle through that sort of grabby-ness from a DB.\u00a0 Not Dorsett\u2019s strong suit thus far and may never be.<\/p>\n

Another quick note, 4:28 to go in the 1st: I have no idea to whom Osweiler is throwing, but I hope he keeps it up.\u00a0 Nevertheless, the secondary is smothering Houston\u2019s receivers. There\u2019s considerable contact, but the little yellow flags simply aren\u2019t flying tonight.<\/p>\n

The Colts scored again on a 22-yard pass from Luck to Jack Doyle, freezing the vaunted Texans defense with the play action as though they\u2019d never seen one before, a thing of beauty on a drive that nearly stalled out due to a holding penalty on Ryan Kelly.\u00a0 Highlight play, for me, anyway: Luck\u2019s pass to Chester Rodgers and Rodgers\u2019 spin move and impressive sprint to turn it into a 36-yard gain.\u00a0 Man, that kid has afterburners.\u00a0 10-0, Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Another note, 2nd<\/sup> quarter: I just saw T.Y. Hilton fight through contact from a much larger cornerback for a monster 33-yard gain.\u00a0 As I typed that, Hilton converted a 3rd<\/sup> and long with a corner draped over him like a big fluffy robe. \u00a0 Hilton should coach Dorsett on playing bigger than one’s size…once Dorsett is back from his injury.<\/p>\n

Vinatieri hit his 40th<\/sup> straight field goal to make it 13-0 after a promising drive stalled out near the 20 \u00a0(“promising drive stalled out” should be on autofill on my computer).\u00a0 What\u2019s truly remarkable about that field goal is that Al Michaels and Chris Collinsworth forgot to blather on about Vinatieri\u2019s age.\u00a0 Oops.\u00a0 Never mind.\u00a0 They committed to it with a big graphic on the screen about which players are the oldest in the league.<\/p>\n

Another note: Hassan Ridgeway can\u2019t run very fast. \u00a0Like, his sprint is astoundingly slow.\u00a0 Then again, sprinting shouldn\u2019t be a big part of what he does. You don’t want to see defensive linemen trying to chase running backs 10 yards downfield, especially when that is THE thing the front office and coaching staff promised\u00a0to correct 4 years ago.\u00a0 The Colts defense began giving up\u00a0big plays to Lamar Miller and kind of<\/em> to Osweiler, but they stiffened (and\/or the Texans Texaned) at the two-minute warning to force a Nick Novak field goal.<\/p>\n

The Colts clicked along with ease, looking to score again, until Luck, with AN ETERNITY (in football pocket time) to throw, tossed a pick round the Houston 8 with a half minute left in the half, leaving our halftime score at 13-3.<\/p>\n

Indy outgained Houston 222-117 at the half, and Frank Gore had 10 carries for 51 yards, while Luck was 10\/16 for 135, 1\/1 and no sacks.\u00a0 None.\u00a0 Against Houston. \u00a0This is the kind of game you should win. \u00a0This is the prelude to a blowout. \u00a0Not with this team.<\/p>\n

Give the Colts a lead, and Pagano will go conservative.\u00a0 First drive out of halftime, run, swing pass, and then on 3rd<\/sup> and 12, a little dump pass over the middle for 2 yards. Punt. \u00a0Was that the play call? Was it on Luck? \u00a0You tell me because I don’t want to watch it again.<\/p>\n

10:15 3rd<\/sup> quarter: Oy. Lamar Miller could run to his left all night against this defense.<\/p>\n

9:36 3rd<\/sup>: WHY WAS ROBERT MATHIS COVERING DEANDRE HOPKINS ONE ON ONE????<\/p>\n

Mathis on the opponent\u2019s best wide receiver is the sort of thing that makes you question a coach.\u00a0 If you\u2019re a huge fan of Pagano, and I think he\u2019s a fantastic dude, this is the sort of thing that makes the rest of us wish he was coaching somewhere else.<\/p>\n

Miller punched in a touchdown after a flag on Vontae Davis set them up at the one\u00a0(some would say it was an uncatchable ball. Others might say the receiver made a great deal of contact too. I say, why now? \u00a0Both teams have gotten away with grabbing receivers all night).\u00a0 After a missed extra point, the Colts lead was a precarious 13-9, setting up a potentially pivotal drive. \u00a0And you know what this team does on pivotal drives…<\/p>\n

Doyle\u2019s 19-yard gain after an absolutely savage stiff arm on a short pass set up…..\u2026a 3rd<\/sup> down sack.\u00a0 Fortunately, Whitney Mercilus committed a facemask penalty to extend the drive, which set up an eventual 4th<\/sup> down sack on, but not before Pagano wasted a timeout. \u00a0Build the dang Monster.<\/p>\n

But a 14-yard touchdown run from Luck after an interception by Vontae Davis gave Indy a 20-9 lead, and the Colts briefly wrested the momentum back from the Texans. \u00a0This is the point at which a better team takes control for good. \u00a0There was a time, even with Jim Caldwell at the helm, when I would’ve said “game over.” \u00a0Not in the Grigson\/Pagano era.<\/p>\n

14:53, 4th<\/sup>: So, can someone tell me how many of Houston\u2019s rushing yards came on their left, the right side of the Colts defense?\u00a0 I\u2019m typing this as Lamar Miller just ran for a second consecutive 15+ yard gain, and it makes me sad.<\/p>\n

Okay, back to recap mode.<\/p>\n

After a nice defensive stop, which is a relief no matter how it happened, considering the way the Texans were running the ball, the Colts put together a 10-play, 66-yard march to another field goal and a 23-9 lead. \u00a0Game over? \u00a0Not these days.<\/p>\n

Another quick note with around 6 minutes left: I just saw three Colts miss a tackle, and the runner still only gained a yard.\u00a0 Then, Houston burned a timeout because their offense was confused.\u00a0 But alas, Lamar Miller – remember him?\u00a0 managed to run away from every player on the colts defense on a short pass for a 10-yard TD. \u00a0All of this, and I’m not convinced Houston is any good, which is truly depressing considering the outcome.<\/p>\n

23-15. A one score game.\u00a0 Familiar territory over the past five years.\u00a0 Meanwhile, in far less familiar territory, Frank Gore hit 100 yards at the 2:28 mark for the Colts\u2019 first 100 yard rusher since a loss in 2012.<\/p>\n

The Colts followed Gore\u2019s play up with a false start on Swoope.\u00a0 2nd<\/sup> and 13. \u00a0(they can recover from that<\/em>, can’t they?) \u00a0Luck took a sack from Andre Hal (not a typo) on a rollout. \u00a0Frank Gore then ran for a short loss, \u00a0temporarily negating the Colts\u2019 weird, depressing milestone in the running game.<\/p>\n

3 plays and 52 yards later, the game was tied on C.J. Fiedorowicz\u2019s 26-yard TD catch. \u00a0My wife said, “The guy’s name is Fedora-wits?” \u00a0Yes, yes it is.<\/p>\n

Luck and the Colts came out firing with 49 seconds left with an 18 yard completion to Chester Rodgers around midfield, but things grew uglier from there.\u00a0 And in came star punter Pat McAfee. \u00a0Woo, go punter.<\/p>\n

Overtime.<\/p>\n

How did it come to this?\u00a0 The Colts, known for slow starts, are now working on perfecting their slow ending. \u00a0I’d love to go to a Colts garage sale because I bet they give everything away at the end. \u00a0“How much is AFC South Champion plaque?” \u00a0“Oh, we don’t want to sell that. It wasn’t even supposed to be out here.” \u00a0“But I’ve been wanting one of these.” \u00a0“Okay, here you go.”<\/p>\n

A third down sack by Bernardrick (not a typo) McKinney quickly gave the ball back to the home team with all the momentum.<\/p>\n

Osweiler\u2019s deep pass to Jalen Strong put the Texans in position for a field goal just three plays later.\u00a0 Novak came in to blah blah blah 26-23, Texans win.<\/p>\n

Slow starts, slow endings.\u00a0 Either way, this is a 2-4 team. \u00a0Blame it on injuries all you want, but every team has injuries. \u00a0They just hurt more when the roster isn’t very good. \u00a0Four years ago, Chuck Pagano said they were going to build a monster.\u00a0 Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Monster.\u00a0 It kind of sucks right now.<\/p>\n


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