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    Just gonna say it: Daboll’s worst game since the first half of the season

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    5 hours ago, Virgil said:

    I think the players would tell you the same thing.  5 on the 5 in the box should lead to a 3-5 rushing yards easily every single time.

     

    For most offenses, yes. But Daboll needs to call plays for this offense. We don't run the ball well in any situation. The only consistently good runs that we have are Allen scrambling on busted pass plays. I don't really care if defenses are selling out to stop the pass, we should still be passing in those situations anyways. We have a dominant passing offense and a terrible rushing offense. So forget what the defense is dictating, we should play to our strengths.

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    Just gonna say it: Daboll’s worst game since the first half of the season

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    9 hours ago, Billznut said:

    Our biggest obstacle today was our god awful defense. Not sure which game you watched. 

     

    Eh defense has been bad all year. It hasn't been terrible like it was the first few weeks, but it's still been pretty mediocre over the last couple months. I knew the Colts would score at least 21 points in this one, I just expected our offense to do what it's been doing and put up at least 30 while sustaining drives. And really, looking at the stats, we should have been able to do that if the game plan hadn't been stupid.

     

    Our passing efficiency today was unbelievable. 74% completion percentage, 9.3 YPA, 121.6 passer rating, 2 TDs 0 INT. When Allen scrambled on designed pass plays we were also very effective. There was a stretch in the 2nd half where every time we passed the ball we picked up big chunks of yards and every time we ran we got stuffed, yet Daboll kept throwing in running plays. To keep Indy honest I guess? I just hate that mindset. I don't care if the defense is expecting a pass. Pass it anyways and dare them to stop us. We did that against the Seahawks and the Patriots (2nd game) for example and had some of our best offensive production of the year.

     

    So yes the defense was not good but it really hasn't been good all year. This is an offense-led team. Daboll should know by now what we do well. No matter what the defense does there's no excuse for us to fall short of 30 points when we're passing the ball that well, and we're lucky Bass was perfect in this game. 3 TDS doesn't cut it.

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    Just gonna say it: Daboll’s worst game since the first half of the season

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    Posted · Edited by HappyDays

    I think Daboll is the main reason this game was so stressful. We had multiple chances to run away with it but he kept calling stupid drive killing plays that let the Colts hang around. The way you beat a strong running team is not with slow methodical drives that drain the clock with 2 yard runs. That's playing into what the Colts wanted. We should have been aggressive passing the ball and building a lead so big that running wasn't an option for them.

     

    I just don't understand why he went away from our identity in this one. It's like he accidentally grabbed the 2019 playbook on the way to the game. Allen played great and we had our full complement of receivers for the first time in forever, yet we somehow ended up punting the ball more than any game since the bye. That's 100% on Daboll. I won't be unhappy to see him hired away this year.

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    ROCKPILE REVIEW - Survive and Advance

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    In retrospect the Hail Murray was the turning point of the season. In past years that would mean it was the moment where a promising season fell apart. But under McDermott's leadership it lit a fire under us and we haven't lost a game since. How fitting that our first playoff win in 25 years ended on a hail mary stop. I think that heartbreaking loss was exactly what this team needed.

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    Playoff Game Postgame Thread

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    4 hours ago, Scott7975 said:

    He's not a very good #2?  Are you serious?  Nah you cant be.

     

    He's been a #3 for most of his career for a reason. He has a history of dropping the ball in critical situations. He looks better than he really is because Josh Allen elevates the players around him. I know it's not a popular take but I've been saying this since last year when people on here were seriously trying to argue he is a #1 WR. He is really just a decent route runner with above average speed and average hands. We needed him to make a play in Houston last year and he couldn't do it.

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