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. “We’ve got tough, smart guys who want to do it”, Mewhort said. There have been no fourth-quarter comebacks (of which Luck has nine on his career) or game-winning drives (of which he has 12).
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If Pagano is taking a veiled shot at Grigson, he has a point considering Luck has been the leader in quarterback knockdowns (hits plus sacks) each of the past three seasons, according to Football Outsiders.
Through his first two pro games, Mariota has completed 34 of his 53 pass attempts for 466 yards. He did an excellent job during his tenure with the San Francisco 49ers and there is a good chance that plenty more National Football League teams will come calling with job offers over the next few years.
“You can’t penalize yourself, you can’t turn the ball over”, Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. Twelve of the 28 were in the playoffs the season before, so the Colts are not alone in starting the next year with slippery fingers and careless whisks of the ball.
So despite all of the deficiencies, why is this team still able to collect a 33-17 record over the last 50 games?
“We’re going to take it one game at a time”. Newsome did not play against the Jets on Monday night after he was injured in practice late last week.
Moncrief stepped up, and if Luck can get going and with a healthy Hilton, you can start to see small signs of how this offense could be explosive. I haven’t made the best decision. In those first two games past year, the quarterback threw for 542 yards and had five touchdowns to three interceptions, with a completion percentage of 63.2 percent. Wright should be a solid flex play but that is about all, this is only Mariota’s 3 game in the National Football League so figuring out who he still has the most chemistry with still remains a mystery. “I think I know where I stand in his mind”.
The Colts received massive production from tight ends Dwayne Allen, Coby Fleener and Jack Doyle last season, as they totaled 98 receptions for 1,287 yards and 18 touchdowns. The club hopes Luck can put forth a similar effort, and if the defense can contain Mariota, the Colts will be looking at their first win of the campaign. It’s a far cry from the production expected of him, especially after a dazzling training camp where it appeared he and Andrew Luck had been playing together for a decade.
Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck played terribly Monday night against the Jets.
-Colts cornerbacks vs. Titans wide receivers. His first kick, a week earlier, was beyond 50 yards so that wasn’t so concerning. Pagano is optimistic cornerback Darius Butler (hip) and linebackers Jonathan Newsome (hamstring) and D’Qwell Jackson (stinger) will play this week. Tennessee will counter with WRs Harry Douglas, Kendall Wright, Dorial Green-Beckham, and Justin Hunter.
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Adams, meanwhile, has registered three interceptions in his last four games vs. Tennessee. The same can be said about every other team in the AFC South.
