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On Sunday, we finally got a taste of Indianapolis Colts football against the Los Angeles Rams. However, most of us are probably still brushing our teeth, trying to get rid of that taste.
The Colts were obviously going to struggle without quarterback Andrew Luck, but his replacement, Scott Tolzien, was all sorts of awful. He looked lost, was constantly under duress, and the offense completely lacked life. What Tolzien failed to do for the first three quarters (lead a touchdown-scoring drive) took his backup, Jacoby Brissett, all of five plays and 84 yards. Excuse me, Tolzien actually did lead a drive capped off by a Marlon Mack touchdown that was nullified by ever-aware head coach Chuck Pagano.
Because of the 46-9 blowout, several Colts players got to see playing time. The coaching staff was clearly trying to get several young players involved before the game got out of hand, however. Let’s take a look at who played how many snaps for the Colts.
OFFENSE
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
| Denzelle Good | OT | 50 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
| Jeremy Vujnovich | OG | 50 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
| Anthony Castonzo | OT | 50 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Deyshawn Bond | C | 50 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Jack Doyle | TE | 46 | 92% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 26% |
| Donte Moncrief | WR | 45 | 90% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| TY Hilton | WR | 44 | 88% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Scott Tolzien | QB | 41 | 82% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Jack Mewhort | OG | 40 | 80% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
| Kamar Aiken | WR | 26 | 52% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 37% |
| Brandon Williams | TE | 19 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 11 | 31% |
| Frank Gore | RB | 19 | 38% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Marlon Mack | RB | 17 | 34% | 0 | 0% | 1 | 3% |
| Robert Turbin | RB | 14 | 28% | 0 | 0% | 10 | 29% |
| Darrell Daniels | TE | 13 | 26% | 0 | 0% | 4 | 11% |
| Joe Haeg | OG | 10 | 20% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
| Jacoby Brissett | QB | 9 | 18% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| Quan Bray | WR | 4 | 8% | 0 | 0% | 14 | 40% |
| Matt Hazel | WR | 3 | 6% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
NOTES:
- The running back share is interesting. They all played relatively the same amount, Frank Gore (19) predictably leading Marlon Mack (17) and Robert Turbin (14). By the first week, Gore is already having his touches severely eaten into. Mack looked very, very good on Sunday, but so did Gore. Expect Mack to continue seeing more snaps and touches.
- Maybe rest, maybe scheme but Donte Moncrief (45) saw one more snap than TY Hilton (44).
- With the exception of George Bremer, no one seemed to mention this, but Jack Mewhort left the field for a bit at one point, being replaced by Joe Haeg. Mewhort did return.
- Overall, 19 players saw offensive snaps.
DEFENSE
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
| Jon Bostic | ILB | 0 | 0% | 65 | 100% | 12 | 34% |
| T.J. Green | CB | 0 | 0% | 62 | 95% | 8 | 23% |
| Antonio Morrison | ILB | 0 | 0% | 57 | 88% | 16 | 46% |
| Darius Butler | S | 0 | 0% | 54 | 83% | 0 | 0% |
| John Simon | OLB | 0 | 0% | 53 | 82% | 16 | 46% |
| Johnathan Hankins | DT | 0 | 0% | 53 | 82% | 0 | 0% |
| Jabaal Sheard | OLB | 0 | 0% | 50 | 77% | 0 | 0% |
| Rashaan Melvin | CB | 0 | 0% | 48 | 74% | 7 | 20% |
| Matthias Farley | S | 0 | 0% | 46 | 71% | 19 | 54% |
| Nate Hairston | CB | 0 | 0% | 40 | 62% | 4 | 11% |
| Al Woods | NT | 0 | 0% | 38 | 58% | 8 | 23% |
| Malik Hooker | S | 0 | 0% | 30 | 46% | 18 | 51% |
| Henry Anderson | DE | 0 | 0% | 25 | 38% | 11 | 31% |
| Margus Hunt | DE | 0 | 0% | 20 | 31% | 26 | 74% |
| Hassan Ridgeway | DT | 0 | 0% | 19 | 29% | 11 | 31% |
| Quincy Wilson | CB | 0 | 0% | 17 | 26% | 6 | 17% |
| Barkevious Mingo | OLB | 0 | 0% | 15 | 23% | 24 | 69% |
| Tarell Basham | OLB | 0 | 0% | 15 | 23% | 7 | 20% |
| Jeremiah George | ILB | 0 | 0% | 8 | 12% | 21 | 60% |
NOTES:
- Perhaps it was due to conditioning, but Henry Anderson (25) only saw five more snaps than Margus Hunt (20).
- Your guess is as good as mine in regards to T.J. Green starting and seeing 62 snaps at corner, yet rookie second-round pick Quincy Wilson saw 17. Wilson was in on 6 special teams snaps, getting 23 total.
- Fellow rookies, first-round Malik Hooker saw 48 total defensive and special teams snaps, Nate Hairston saw 44 and Tarell Basham saw 22.
- The exterior pass rush didn’t get rotated much. John Simon and Jabaal Sheard both saw 50-plus snaps, while backups Barkevious Mingo (15) and Basham (15) saw much less.
- Overall, 19 players saw defensive snaps.
SPECIAL TEAMS
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Offensive Snaps | Percent | Defensive Snaps | Percent | Special Teams Snaps | Percent |
| Chris Milton | CB | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 32 | 91% |
| Kenny Moore | CB | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 20 | 57% |
| Rigoberto Sanchez | P | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 13 | 37% |
| Adam Redmond | OL | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 26% |
| Luke Rhodes | LS | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 9 | 26% |
| Anthony Walker | ILB | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 8 | 23% |
| Adam Vinatieri | K | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
| Le'Raven Clark | OT | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 3 | 9% |
*Statistics from NFL official game book.