NFL Final Scores: Colts Continue To Struggle, Lose To Titans 27-10

by Brad Wells on Oct 30, 2011 4:22 PM EDT in 2011 Colts Game Recaps

The Colts continue to find new ways to lose games, falling to the Titans 27-10 and keeping themselves winless for the first half of the 2011 NFL season. At 0-8, the Colts have guaranteed that 2011 will be the ~~first~~ second non-winning season since they drafted Peyton Manning in 1998 (sorry, blocked out the 6-10 season in 2001).

If you want positives in this game, the Colts ran for over 158 yards.

Actually, that's pretty much all I got in terms of positives. So, yeah, the 'positives' aren't even plural. It's just one positive. Pretty much everything else is negative.

Despite the 158 yards rushing, Curtis Painter had to throw the ball 49 times. Painter also had two interceptions and was, for the most part, running for his life all game. Guard Seth Olsen was benched in the first half due to ineffective play, and the special teams for Indy were just god awful bad. Once again, Jerry Hughes continues to be the poster boy for Bill Polian draft ineptness in recent years. Hughes missed a key block on a punt attempt in the second quarter. Pat McAfee's punt was then blocked and recovered in the endzone by the Titans' Jason McCourty.

Pretty much after that play, the game was decided.

With the St. Louis Rams dominating the New Orleans Saints today (the same Saints who dropped 62 on the Colts last week), only the Colts and Dolphins remain winless. Between the two right now, the Dolphins look much better. The Colts have totally collapsed. This team just doesn't know how to win anymore. Such an amazingly rapid decent.

Their fall might be the biggest story of this season.

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The Dolpins might look better, but they lose on purpose

We also have to mention the blatant cheating of the drunken refs in this game. Not seeing anything on one side, calling everything and some BS on the other.

by Ty46 on Oct 30, 2011 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

like which calls?

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 30, 2011 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions

i know i miised some of the game

some calls were kinda iffy imo

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 30, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

Sparano (sp?) is not throwing games.

He’s going to want another job after this season.

How does he do it?

by It's Magc on Oct 30, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions

2001 the team was 6-10

Whenever you get stressed, always remember: RDWHAHB

by danorocks17 on Oct 30, 2011 4:28 PM EDT reply actions

and the 1998 team

After the draft of Manning was 3-13

by bobferg on Oct 30, 2011 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Curtis Painter

has no business playing in the NFL. The Rams backup QB came in today and led his team to a victory over the Saints. I dont blame everything on Painter but he is not good. Additionally, I dont even blame Caldwell anymore. The defensive talent on this team, especially in the secondary is garbage. I think they even let the corners play man coverage and they still sucked. It all falls on the Polian IMO.

by Odin1980 on Oct 30, 2011 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Failure begins at the top.

Football or not, that’s the way it is.

"You can't be a real country unless you have a beer and an airline. It helps if you have some kind of a football team, or some nuclear weapons, but at the very least you need a beer."--Frank Zappa

by TruckTruckGoose on Oct 30, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions

He's not good enough to win on this team .Thats for sure.I don't think there's more than 6 players that would make another NFL team(not counting kickers)

by MrBoJangles46 on Oct 30, 2011 4:43 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

very true

even if people got their wish and fired caldwell its still bill polian pulling the strings and making the decisions so you get the same result. you have to start with the decision makers and then filter down from there. caldwell is more of a asst coach than a head coach and believe BP best days are behind him. i wish people stop living on past drafts and realize that only firing caldwell will not turn this ship around.

P.S was there the normal “chopping wood” or “we’re not sucking for anyone” comment this week?

by Straight Out The Burbs on Oct 30, 2011 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions

You are wrong on this count

2 more seconds to throw on 10 more plays and you (well, maybe not you) would be singing a different tune

"If they want me to be a crazy, emotional, frenzied fan in section 603, then they can't expect me to be reasonable about the business of football"

by indylator on Oct 31, 2011 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Funny how you only call Hughes out on the Punt Block.

The entire squad blew a block on that play.

by bobferg on Oct 30, 2011 5:13 PM EDT reply actions

He's a first rd. pick and it's frustrating to see him not even able to make a special team contribution

by MrBoJangles46 on Oct 30, 2011 5:18 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

i was also seeing that mike griffin could have also had a block

on atleast 2 other punts if he laid out, what was happening there? do you know?

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 30, 2011 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Colts struggle?

They do not even resemble an NFL calliber team.

"The number 2" Projected Colts wins and number of students from Tennessee attending Vanderbilt.

by PV Mike on Oct 30, 2011 5:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

How True !!

by MrBoJangles46 on Oct 30, 2011 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Not even College level

And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Oct 30, 2011 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Rec'd and agreed.

What might happen if we can’t convert? We lose the game. Which would be quite a blow to our pla-o wait.
I love McAfee, but I don’t really care for seeing him on the field unless we have a 2 possession lead (which we won’t).

Fire Caldwell.

by Ram27 on Oct 30, 2011 6:34 PM EDT up reply actions

They shouldnt have punted wirth Manning

at least not as much as they did.
I think Caldwell would rather punt than even kick a field goal thats how conservative they play

by C.Settles on Oct 30, 2011 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I relish the day when our defense isn’t running the same vanilla cover 2 all game and that our special teams is actually good…hell, I’d take even average. Must our ST always suck donkey balls?

And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Oct 30, 2011 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Still love Colts but

Why play football if the officials are on counted on to get you first downs? The Colts never had the toughman playing personality on the offensive side of the ball in the Bill Polian; and on the defensive side of the ball speed has been the emphasis, not toughness. You know what we could count on when things looked like penalties? We’d send tape to the NFL competition committee. The Patroits held them from the Peyton Manning through their superbowl runs. Our receivers would be great in arena league football. Other teams when they can HOLD the wideouts. If our receivers had Anquan Bolden or Steve Smith or Hines Ward attitude, these line would not be needed.

Since PM cannot help us on the sideline and we are nowhere close to an undefeated season, there is no need for the players to play aggressively or recklessly, or with a chip on their shoulders. The penalty will get them and it’s not their style.

But I still love these Colts and Thanks to all those on SuperBowl winning Colts team of 2007. They made Cover Two Defense the Toast of the division; and the offense made other teams fear them before game was played. And the Coaches, thank you guys for passing down Know-how-to-win. I love the Colts and looking forward to next season. with the exception of one thing. I wish to put one thing to rest. I cannot do it alone. We are not capable of an undefeated season ever. But we are capable of going 0-16. I would rather have 16-0 than face 0-16. You cannot rest the will of the players without destroying their wills. Will someone change the Colts philosophy to ’The next Tough man up.

by Leroystayclean on Oct 30, 2011 6:40 PM EDT reply actions

...huh??

by Ayrshire on Oct 30, 2011 6:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm thinking

This was written in some other language, and put thru Google translate? I’m not kidding.

by buymymonkey on Oct 30, 2011 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions

hahaha ':D

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 30, 2011 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

What in the hell..?

If at first you don't succeed, quit and watch TV.
In the name of the Colts, the Hoosiers, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Amen.

by The Learned Hand on Oct 30, 2011 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Just wasted 2 minutes!

by Nojan on Oct 30, 2011 8:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

did any one else see in the first Jerry Hughes in @ LB on a few plays? I like the creativity to try him get in there for some playing time and mixing it up.

by Matthew King on Oct 30, 2011 6:52 PM EDT reply actions

I missed it

They used him at LBer as rusher?

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by Brad Wells on Oct 30, 2011 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions

I thought I saw that

in the 2nd quarter, yes.

But really, who cares.

by FatDT on Oct 30, 2011 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

one was a rush and on another one he was in coverage but the titans called a run play so it didn’t matter anyway

by Matthew King on Oct 30, 2011 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions

blissful

when is caldwell going to be fired this is the worst team in the nfl. even when the lions went 0-16 they did some things right. this team under jim caldwell cant do nothing right, come on mr irsay please for colts fans sake fire jim caldwell so us life long colt fans can at least take a losing season with some kind of dignity

by dochol07 on Oct 30, 2011 8:18 PM EDT reply actions

What Matt Millen did to the Lion’s organization was criminal at th very least…..He should have been run out of town for thetragic teams he put together….It just goes to show when you put your team ‘s success on the shoulders of one man….He is a force of nature…..and now we know what happens when that “one Man” geets hurt…… Jim Caldwell is a nice man im sure… but HE needs to find a way to geta fire lit under these guys’ …. I cant watch another game with Reggie Wayne looking like his dog just died…. nobody stands tall…. just slumped over on the bench looking like a bunch of tired senior citizens….. Just criminal…… I guess it takes more than a big paycheck to be inspired…Stand Tall Gentlemen… This could be your finest moment!.

by WVIndyFan on Oct 31, 2011 3:09 AM EDT up reply actions

as you all saw

our O-line is horrendous at run blocking, smh

(titans)

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by Ice0ne (CAJ) on Oct 30, 2011 8:37 PM EDT reply actions

0-8 and we are halfway to 0-16

So what are Irsay, the front office, and Caldwell going to change or will most fans just check out until next year?

by Peyton Rules on Oct 31, 2011 12:47 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

Maybe

The colts will get a win in one of the Jacksonville games. Other than that I cant see them winning either, even those two are a stretch. Im basically just hoping they get the number one pick. I know thats lame but Id love for us to have Andrew Luck. No doubt that we need so much more for this team to win, eams with elite quarterbacks win championships though.

by BiggRedd on Oct 31, 2011 1:09 AM EDT reply actions