Ugly Win

[Luvnit2]

(09-09-2018, 08:13 PM)Whatever Wrote: You never really know what anybody has the first couple of weeks of the season.  Great teams come out flat and garbage teams look like world beaters.  The most important thing is we got the W and there didn't seem to be any major injuries.  Guarantee you the Steelers would have taken that W today.  

The run blocking was a lot better than we saw all preseason, but pass pro took a step back, specifically Hart and Price.  Hopefully they emphasized the run game this week and will work on getting the pass pro back up to where it needs to be.  

The pass rush underperformed in the first half, but part of that could have been fatigue.  The Colts put together several long drives and the offense had several 3 and outs/turnovers.  The D definitely played better once the offense got rolling and they had some time catch their breath.

This was good win from the standpoint that the team showed a lot of grit and mental toughness.  Dalton's TD saving tackle proved to be huge.  A couple of goal line stands early by the D kept the game within reach while the Colts were outplaying us by a wide margin.  They came back from down 13 on the road to win going away.  Overall, good W.

 His effort and great tackle one on one was impressive. It also showed the team his grit once more, most QB's would not make that tackle because they have been sissified. AD gets head shots in the pocket all the time, no call for roughing, maybe one day the will protect AD like they did Luck today and always protect Pig Pen.