Colts fire OC Marcus Brady

[HoosierinFL]

I don’t buy the idea that this oline sucks because they got paid, and that Ballard was wrong about them.

It’s coaching 100%, their technique and their toughness has regressed and it’s because the coaches are not holding anyone accountable or working them hard enough.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

I don’t buy the idea that this oline sucks because they got paid, and that Ballard was wrong about them.

It’s coaching 100%, their technique and their toughness has regressed and it’s because the coaches are not holding anyone accountable or working them hard enough.

But the same coaches did it last year? Somehow Reich was a good enough to coach Nelson to multiple Pro Bowls? Not buying it

[Dam8610]

Ryan Kelly's poor performance is IMO, based on 2 things:

1) Long COVID

2) His daughter's death

The poor performance started at the end of last season, after he was on the COVID list and after his daughter died. These two events also happened nearly simultaneously, so it's likely that some combination of these factors is at least strongly contributing to his poor play. There's a chance Braden Smith and Quenton Nelson could also be dealing with Long COVID. It's a better explanation than they're all greedy, especially Nelson, he takes too much pride in his work for greed to be the explanation with him.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Ryan Kelly's poor performance is IMO, based on 2 things:

1) Long COVID

2) His daughter's death

The poor performance started at the end of last season, after he was on the COVID list and after his daughter died. These two events also happened nearly simultaneously, so it's likely that some combination of these factors is at least strongly contributing to his poor play. There's a chance Braden Smith and Quenton Nelson could also be dealing with Long COVID. It's a better explanation than they're all greedy, especially Nelson, he takes too much pride in his work for greed to be the explanation with him.

Nelson could also have a chronic back problem, and if so, this could be a permanent downslope to a tragically unrealized potential 1st ballot HOF career.

[HoosierinFL]

Originally Posted by rm1369

But the same coaches did it last year? Somehow Reich was a good enough to coach Nelson to multiple Pro Bowls? Not buying it

The line was not very good last year either. Smith wasn’t good at all, the LT okay was bad, Nelson and kelly were slightly above average, and glow was the only one who looked decent.
Wentz was hit a lot last year but was much more mobile than Ryan.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by HoosierinFL

The line was not very good last year either. Smith wasn’t good at all, the LT okay was bad, Nelson and kelly were slightly above average, and glow was the only one who looked decent.
Wentz was hit a lot last year but was much more mobile than Ryan.

The oline struggled run blocking early and late. Early because Ballard banked on Fisher coming back from an achilles injury. And late because of Covid and the loss of Kelly’s daughter. In between they were opening up pretty damn good holes in the run game. Pass blocking was spotty throughout. All I’ll say is if the issue with all the Oline is Reich then Ballard’s an even bigger fucking idiot for handing out huge contracts to 3 shit players. If none of the oline has been good under Reich then why the fuck have we locked guys in and have the highest paid oline in the league?