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Ryan’s Game Film Review 2022 -- Colts Week 9

Reminder to readers, SB Nation does not permit screenshots in fanposts, so I describe rather than show the action that I am reviewing in the game film.

If you’re reading this, you probably already know Ehlinger was abysmal in his second start. The question I'm looking to answer this week is what Ehlinger could/should have done differently to approach mediocrity. I'm not addressing the hiring of Jeff Saturday in this post because breaking down the footage of the press conference doesn't add much to that discussion.

On the sack on the Colts’ first play, Ehlinger has Jackson available as an outlet if he's quicker to recognize Judon coming through the gap. It would not have been much of a gain and might have even been a loss, but it would not have been a sack.

Ehlinger made the right read and a competent throw on his first pass, it was just dropped by Woods. On the second throw where the defender knocks down the pass to Pierce, Woods has occupied two defenders, leaving Jackson wide open out of the backfield, but Ehlinger never glances in that direction.

On the third sack, when Ehlinger gets sacked by Bentley, the announcers mention that Nelson tried to slide over to pick him up but was too late. What the announcers didn't point out is why that happened. At the snap, Nelson was looking at Judon and brought his head around a fraction of a second too late to see Bentley.

The third pass to Pittman is the right read just a terrible throw. Right read, terrible throw was true on multiple throws, though I counted five drops and two other passes that were just well defensed.

Ehlinger’s worst decision is the deep pass he didn't throw Pierce when he scrambled instead.

Ehlinger's worst throw was not the interception (which came off a drop by Granson) but the potential interception that McCourty dropped.

The margin for error is low when dealing with a young quarterback who needs development time if there is any hope he going to turn into a viable starter. This magnifies every mistake of every other player on the team. Every drop and every missed block takes on that much more importance.

A young man once asked a wise philosopher, "How much is an All-Pro NFL guard worth?" The philosopher answered, "Less when he's not playing like an All-Pro."

Nelson has had multiple mediocre games, but the rest of the offensive line is so bad I don't see how you can replace him unless someone else is willing to drastically overpay the Colts with draft picks.

I don't see how Ehlinger stays healthy the rest of the season.

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