Week 14: Colts Week

bbedward

I don't think the Colts will score 50 on us, but they will get their share. I suspect we figure out how to get a couple passing touch downs, hopefully enough.

D Bone

Colts will hang 27 on us, we need 28 to win.

jrb12711

A solid offense and a mediocre defense await us. This is just a game where you gotta plan to be in the high 20's to have a chance with the defense setting us up in good position like last week once, maybe twice. Luck is quickly going to the elite status but does throw some Int's (11 this year). Have to watch the guy with his legs too.

If Manziel get his number called I hope they start strong with the run to set up some boot leg PAP. That's where I really think he can be dangerous. If it's Hoyer it's all about starting him with confidence-quick throws to Gordon on smoke routes for example. Either way the run game has to and should work.

ColumbusKing

If we have no turnovers I could very easily see us hanging in this game with our defense. Our DB's have been on fire lately and I don't see that changing. I could very easily see Luck having his 2nd under 200 yard passing game, with the Colts being as one dimensional as they are might give us a good chance.

ColumbusKing

In fact the Browns are the first current top 10 team in pass defense Luck has faced this year.

BaconHound

45-17 Colts

tiamat63

Only way to win is getting pressure right in Lucks face. The Colts online is very up and down but Luck himself is great at escaping pressure and making good decisions.

Thank god I think our Oline can win the LOS and run the ball. I still have a bad feeling trying to keep up with their offense.

Tour2ma

@tiamat63 said:

Only way to win is getting pressure right in Lucks face. The Colts online is very up and down but Luck himself is great at escaping pressure and making good decisions.

Thank god I think our Oline can win the LOS and run the ball. I still have a bad feeling trying to keep up with their offense.

Yup... DEs will have to have lane and depth discipline or Luck escapes pocket. Very dangerous on run whether ends up throwing or not. DE discipline is preferable to "spying".

O-line getting push to get run game going is big. Either QB choice will need ground game to set up PAP.

Mudfly

If Brian was starting this week, it would be kind of a generational St Ignatius QB thing......considering Lucks daddy(olly) preceded him there.....

thenew23

Head-to-Head Rankings:

Colts offense vs Browns defense

Scoring 1st vs 9th

Yards per play 1st vs 7th

Rushing 15th vs 29th

Yards per rush 16th vs 23rd

Passing 1st vs 8th

Passer Rating 4th vs 1st

Sacks 11th vs 24th

INTs 17th vs 1st

Browns offense vs Colts defense

Scoring 22nd vs 18th

Yards per play 17th vs 26th

Rushing 14th vs 13th

Yards per rush 28th vs 27th

Passing 12th vs 25th

Passer Rating 27th vs 17th

Sacks 9th vs 5th

INTs 12th vs 21st

Turnover Margin: Browns +6, Colts -2

Zombo

We've been killed by backup RBs all year, I hope we don't make a star out that Colts guy with the 3.3 ypc.

Zombo

gftChris

Welcome back to Cleveland, Chud, DQ, Cribbs, T-Rich...anyone else?

We're gonna need to force a few turnovers, and start getting TDs rather than (missed) field goals.

Mudfly

@gftchris said:

Welcome back to Cleveland, Chud, DQ, Cribbs, T-Rich...anyone else?

Mike Adams.....safety.......spent a few years here...

RoyceRolls

Unless Hoyer gets a supply of limitless pills, I don't see this offense keeping up. The Browns only chance is to get considerable help from the D.

1. Win the turnover battle

2. Turn those turnovers into TDs

jim_brown

the redskins with colt mccoy scored 27 against these guys last week...so it can be done....we may need a few more than that though..statistically if you can score more than 28 points you usually win....i say aim for 30 and hope the defense holds them better than the skins defense did....luck tore their secondary up.....

bbedward

@jim_brown said:
the redskins with colt mccoy scored 27 against these guys last week...so it can be done....we may need a few more than that though..statistically if you can score more than 28 points you usually win....i say aim for 30 and hope the defense holds them better than the skins defense did....luck tore their secondary up.....

Our defense is better. The key is getting pressure against luck. We know what our secondary is capable of but if you let luck set and stand in there for 5+ seconds every time even the best secondary will have a problem.

RoyceRolls

surprised Poetic G hasn't chimed in yet to talk about T Rich gashing his old team because he feels wronged, the same way that Greg Little did.

bbedward

Yea I feel better Tate didn't wind up in Indy.

tiamat63

Trent doesn't bother me, Boom on the other hand might be an issue as a chain mover.

thenew23

It's ironic, the Colts biggest advantage on offense is in the rushing game, while our biggest advantage on offense is in the passing game... doesn't seem to make sense...

It's the same gameplan as all year. We have to score points early to force them to become a one-dimensional offense. We don't have the personnel on D to stuff the rush. It just hasn't happened, and won't happen, so we have to score points in order to force them to pass the football. If we can get the Colts to abandon the run, I have full faith in our secondary to make Luck pay. If the Colts get a lead and can start running the ball... we're done...

If our offense doesn't start well, and score TDs,... our D has no chance. This will take a full team effort on both sides of the ball...