1-2 is not horrible,sure,but the way we are playing is horrible.

Yeah the injury excuse being used here is lame. They are playing like shit on D and it is clear to me that 07 D was an aberration.

Polian needs to actually work on this DL because the current personnel isn’t cutting it. It is pretty pathetic when you know a team is going to run the ball almost every down yet you still can’t stop it and continue to get schooled on cutbacks.

As for offense, that was a horribly called game. It seemed as though with Clark and Saturday back they were set on showing they can go for the big plays instead of going shorter and be more efficient. Manning’s INT in the 3rd quarter was a horrible decision and he should have just kept moving the ball on the ground, especially considering he saw flat out how bad the Colts defense was playing. It seemed as though they were shocked the run game was working and decided to not use it as much as they should have.

I have been one to scoff at those saying Manning isn’t himself this season but I am starting to think it is true. Not physically but mentally. He just doesn’t have his regular mental game going so far. Saw it last week near the end of the game with the bad clock management and then going for 2 straight passes on that final 4th qtr goaline drive today was ridiculous.

Maybe they can right the ship during the bye week but I do not have high hopes for this team this season and am thinking it is going to be yet another talented Colts team underachieving. I also don’t think Peyton is going to have a good year unless he stops making dumb throws and even though only one INT was legit today, he had a few other dumb throws that he shouldn’t have attempted.

As for the guy saying the Colts got robbed and the Jags cheated- give me a break. It didn’t put the Jags into FG range so the Colts D should have stopped them. Yes, it was a bad PI call but it didn’t lose the Colts the game- their shitty defense did.

This team only has a chance to win when Bob is healthy and on the field and Peyton plays a flawless game. That means that Poor Peyton has the weight of the entire team on his back. Absent that, this team can look pretty awful, as it did today. Especially against physical teams.

Year after year, this team never improves on defense. With this 2008 dickless Colt defense, Dungy is nothing if not consistent. On the positive side, while Dungy and Meeks were characteristically worthless on defense, at least special teams have improved.

It would be nice to actually win at Lucas Oil. Although I didn’t seem quiet, we would NEVER lose twice in a season in the Dome, that worries me a little bit.

Obviously, the run D was absolutely brutal. The offense was ok, but at the end, I don’t see why we don’t run it on first and second down, to run the clock at the very least. Passes on first and second were just stupid.

This was a winnable game. Ugh. Luckily no one really stands out in the AFC. Tennessee, Denver and Buffalo are the 3-0 teams. The bye will be excellent for rest. I think that will definitely fix some things.

That sucked. Our defense is as bad as it has ever been. A billion yards of rushing=no time for the offense to be on the field=loss.

On a brighter note, Addai finally looked decent.

On a sad note, Harrison looks old. I really wish he would’ve become a DB on the horrible pass Peyton threw over the middle. Instead, it really looked like he was avoiding contact so he wouldn’t get hurt. I understand that, but at the same time, all of the Colts need to toughen up and play balls out.

Yeah, this loss hurts some, but to give up on the season at this point is plain dumb. The Colts have always been streaky, and for them to win seven or eight in row would not be surprising at all. Not to mention that they have a history of being a pretty damn good road team. We get Jacksonville back in December. Does anyone here actually believe at this point that Tennesee is going to win this division? Hell no. 11-5 will most probably be a winner this year. I certainly don’t believe that the Colts can’t acheive that. Not to mention that there is the Wild Card slot. We got beat on the ground today, and once all the Colts speed merchants learn not to overrun gaps and miss too many first touch tackles, the defense will be alright. I have been loyal to this team since 1962, and stayed with em thick and thin till now, so all you sky is falling folks need to get a little faith. Think positive folks, good fans don’t give up. I for one don’t think home field advantage will be quite as big this year in the playoffs, with Brady gone. A ten game winner could just as well win it all this year.

oh and I find it funny that some here can say 1-2 is not horrible but 0-3 means a season is done. So 1 game separates a season being over and not horrible? Sure.

I personally do not really look at the record and go by that because other teams have started out with poor records and done well and it is plausible the Colts could win the final 13 games of the season. The thing that makes me concerned and say it looks like it will be a long season is how they are playing, specifically on defense which has shown no improvement week to week and seems to be sort of regressing. They are not stopping teams on 3rd down yet again (last year they were horrible at this) and aren’t getting good pressure or showing any run defense and there is no indication these issues will magically change. It is like the 06 D except worse because in 06 they had a better 3rd down stopping % and got better pressure. The other key difference between this season and 06 though is they were finding ways to still pull out wins then and the offense was playing well and had good ball control while so far this season it hasn’t because of injuries and miscues. Can it turn around? Of course it can. The thing though is knowing it can and thinking it will.

I just think that this year will be a struggle for the team. I expect them to start playing better but I don’t see them dominating like how I was predicting they would this season. I could see them going 10-6 eeking into the playoffs which I think to ANY Colts fan would be seen as a sort of a disappointment because we all felt this team would be the top or one of the top teams in the NFL this season.

Having said all that, I am not worried or pushing the panic button as if the season is over because again, recent NFL history has shown that how you play when the playoffs come around is what matters and I feel this team still should make the playoffs and could get on a run at that time. Still, it is disappointing to see them struggle and I still think they need to shore up the DL so you can at least rely on it rather than wonder if this will be the game they play lights out or give up 240 yards on the ground when they know every play is going to be a run. Maybe next season they will get some real DTs.

Optimism is good but so is looking at reality and right now, injuries or not, the team is struggling big time. If this were any other highly regarded team struggling the same way people here would be all over them (like the Chargers) so in fairness people should not rationalize away the Colts play and say it si ok while the same type of play for other teams is a death sentence.

Hopefully after the bye things get better and as the guys come back from injury it all starts to click but there is no guarantee that will happen and it is wrong to assume it will or act like any fan who is upset at the current play is being silly or over reacting. I mean, the Colts in 3 games have been pretty brutal to the point that even with the injuries it is hard to believe this is a team that could have gone 16-0 last season and had statistically the best defense and won a SB 2 seasons ago. I know they have injuries and it is affecting the play but they had injuries last season and still managed to win games and not look horrible. Same in 06 when bob was down even though they won ugly then.

One good thing is that the AFC seems to be pretty wide open as the supposed powerhouses are off to rough starts for various reasons. I don’t see the Bills keeping up or the Titans so that is a good thing for the Colts. I am fine if they make the playoffs as a wildcard as long as they kick it in gear at that time.

All I know is I hope it turns around and the D starts playing better, peyton and the offense can catch fire like in 04 and if that happens they can maintain that type of play in the playoffs.

The Colts have won 12+ games for five straight seasons, and it’s netted them exactly one Super Bowl win. In 2006, we had to struggle for every win. I see flashes of brilliance, from the offense and defense, and I know that they’ll right the ship. There are just too many injuries to too many key players to build any kind of consistency.

I want a mentally and physically tough Colts team that can get hit the mouth and hit right back. I want a team that will come back from 21-3 at halftime to win 28-24. I want this team to play Wild Card weekend, because clearly we don’t do well with Bye Weeks.

We’re 1-2. It’s not the end of the world. We still have easy wins from Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and the Texans twice. The Patriots are clearly not last seasons’ 16-0 juggernaut, and the Chargers have looked worse than us. The only teams left on our schedule that should worry us are the Packers, Titans, and Jags again.

We’ve actually dodged a bullet. We don’t have to play the Broncos or the Bills. And I can’t believe I just said that.

Stiff upper lip, Colts fans! This is where the bandwagon ass-cats get off, and we get to see who’s really driving the bus.

All in all i’m just disappointed with the play calling.When we had the running game going today,we didn’t capitalize on it and still threw the ball for three continuous times on the 2nd drive that the Colts had.Jacksonville knew that they had the running game going tonight,and man did they use that to their advantage.Almost every play was a run play,i think a total of 48 carries.That’s equal to the total no. of plays the Colts had ALL game!!The play calling was horrendous,and i was cursing myself why they weren’t going with the run on the last TD drive when they had a timeout left.They could’ve easily eaten up another 30 seconds off the clock with a run of 2-3 yards or so,and then finally go in for the TD by Addai.It was THAT simple,all Dungy had to do was keep faith in his running game,which was clicking mind you.And he didn’t.I am very very disappointed to see the Colts lose this game,but i believe all the three games,the coaching has just not been upto the mark.Sure the O-line is hurt,but that is no excuse to lose a game.Backups are meant for that only,so that you can back-up an injured person completely.Which our backups pretty much can’t do.

I’m still hopeful because we saw what the running game could be for us in this game.We have 3 RB’s and we still use just one.Stretch out the plays between Rhodes,Addai and Hart.And need i mention the recievers?Come on Reggie,make the damn catch!I’ve seen him drop so many balls this season its not even funny.

There is still hope,yes,but its really frustrating to know that the coaches are not seeing the obvious!