This mfer Bruce Arians gotta go

[Bear Pand]

I'm not questioning his ability as a HC, he's done a remarkable job holding the team together. If Colts make the playoffs he should win COY or co-COY with Pagano. But he has to go.

His playcalling is a joke.

Andrew Luck is at the top of the league in terms of % of passes thrown deep, only Cutler is higher.

He's probably already broken the rookie record for pass attempts.

He's on pace for 745 dropbacks (passes+sacks+rushing attempts) NFL record is 757.

Colts don't run the ball enough, they don't throw short-intermediate enough. They don't use playaction. They don't utilize Luck's scrambling ability enough either.

And he's trying to run this offense behind one of the worst pass blocking lines in the league. Genius.

Colts offense is a mess and it's only working cause Luck is so talented, even so his numbers have been trash this year. Good for a rookie but still :nope:

It's nice that they feel good about Luck they can throw the burden of an entire NFL offense on his shoulders so early but this dude Arians gotta go. Whenever questioned about it his only response is "I don't like to dink and dunk." It's like we got Rex Grossman as an OC.

I hope and pray some team snatches him to be their HC after this year.

 

[EmpireWF]

Maybe the RBs are just that bad?

In Madden, they most definitely are. :cmpunk:

 

[Bear Pand]

Colts RBs are trash and have been banged up this year. Ballard has looked pretty good though. I'm not even saying to pass less, just to not ask Luck to throw deep constantly behind a trash oline.

Also, Colts drafted two TEs early and refuse to use them cause Arians gets his rocks off chucking deep all the time.

 

[NAHSTE]

WHOA GOD YEEEEEAAAAH GOD

 

[leaffan]

Colts RBs are trash and have been banged up this year. Ballard has looked pretty good though. I'm not even saying to pass less, just to not ask Luck to throw deep constantly behind a trash oline.

Also, Colts drafted two TEs early and refuse to use them cause Arians gets his rocks off chucking deep all the time.

I didn't know arians was out there throwing deep passes with luck standing on the sidelines.

 

[Bear Pand]

I didn't know arians was out there throwing deep passes with luck standing on the sidelines.

It's the playcalling.

And even if we want to live in a world where Arians isn't constantly calling these plays designed to go deep, and luck is ignoring him doing it anyway... When is Arians going to reign him in?

He's been encouraging it all year.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

I'll be shocked if they fire him. Lets give the team some more time to build a roster. The offensive line is trash, the runningbacks are trash and it's the first year transitioning to a new defensive scheme. I actually think Arians will get some play as a head coach this off-season, but I would expect him to be back with the Colts in the end.

 

[Yawkey Way]

The Colts have 9 wins and your sitting over here complaining about deep passing and play calling? :walker:

You're one year removed from one of the worst seasons in recent memory. I wouldn't be too disappointed.

 

[Bear Pand]

The Colts have 9 wins and your sitting over here complaining about deep passing and play calling? :walker:

You're one year removed from one of the worst seasons in recent memory. I wouldn't be too disappointed.

Yes, because the Colts have 9 wins I shouldn't be complaining. Just like when the Colts were regularly winning 12+ a year it made no sense to complain about their defense.

I guess it was LOL for the Steelers to get rid of him after they won 12 last year...and went 55-25 with him as OC.

Colts offensive playcalling is bad right now I don't care if they win out the rest of the season and through the playoffs.

I'll be shocked if they fire him. Lets give the team some more time to build a roster. The offensive line is trash, the runningbacks are trash and it's the first year transitioning to a new defensive scheme. I actually think Arians will get some play as a head coach this off-season, but I would expect him to be back with the Colts in the end.

They aren't and shouldn't fire him. All I'm saying is I'll be tapdancing if another team hires him.

The offensive line is trash which is why it's baffling why Arians thinks it's a good idea to constantly drop Luck back and have him go deep. So he can get sacked and hit all the time.

In addition to that the refusal to move Luck outside the pocket on designed rollouts or anything, and also seemingly telling him not to run is weird.

 

[Aso]

According to PFF, Andrew Luck has 633 dropbacks on the year.

 

[Bear Pand]

According to PFF, Andrew Luck has 633 dropbacks on the year.

Even 633 is pace for 723 which is amazingly high.

 

[ralaw]

Your arguments against Arians sounds like Steelers fans for the past few years.

 

[JeremyHight]

It almost sounds as if he's an OC without a HC to keep him grounded in his playcalling.

 

[MmmmBeeeeer]

They should only run the ball more if Ballard is back there. I hate to wish injury upon anyone, but I was ecstatic to hear Donald Brown is out for the season. They just need to let Ballard learn to pass block better and I think he should be the full time starter. Melwelde Moore needs to go back to the couch.

I don't have the same views on Arians as you, I think he is doing just fine. The Texans game was really a matter of J.J. Watt getting to do whatever whenever he wanted all game long. The offensive line needs improvement the most. Luck having to scramble for his life every single play isn't good.

Next Sunday's game is supposedly Arians' last game as HC anyways, Pagano is supposed to come back :freshdance2:

 

[RosettaStoned]

I was glad when Arians left the Steelers for this very reason. His playcalling was butt, and it cost us the SB against Greenbay.

 

[ram29jackson]

I was glad when Arians left the Steelers for this very reason. His playcalling was butt, and it cost us the SB against Greenbay.

no, there were a few other reasons. Including an aging,slowing secondary.

Pittsburgh
7-7 pride and poise. I told you but you wouldnt listen. They are older, they are beat up. Its over until the new guys come in

 

[Bear Pand]

They should only run the ball more if Ballard is back there. I hate to wish injury upon anyone, but I was ecstatic to hear Donald Brown is out for the season. They just need to let Ballard learn to pass block better and I think he should be the full time starter. Melwelde Moore needs to go back to the couch.

I don't have the same views on Arians as you, I think he is doing just fine. The Texans game was really a matter of J.J. Watt getting to do whatever whenever he wanted all game long. The offensive line needs improvement the most. Luck having to scramble for his life every single play isn't good.

Next Sunday's game is supposedly Arians' last game as HC anyways, Pagano is supposed to come back :freshdance2:

-Mewelde Moore is trash. Dude got cut for playing bad and fumbling (I think) earlier in the year. Gets resigned due to injury and instantly fumbles again on the goal line.

-I don't see how you can acknowledge that Luck has to scramble for his life every down then say you have no issue with Arians. Again if your QB has to constantly run for his life, why are you running an offense that's designed to go deep all the time. Those routes take time to develop and Luck doesn't have that time.

-Pagano is already cleared to come back and will start coaching again Monday. We'll see in week 17 and (hopefully) the wildcard round if the Colts offense changes any.

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Colts offense is at it's best when their backs are against the wall and Luck is put in a position where he's forced to improvised and the structured playcalling goes out the window. Like the last drive in the Lions game.

 

[ThunderHorse]

They should only run the ball more if Ballard is back there. I hate to wish injury upon anyone, but I was ecstatic to hear Donald Brown is out for the season. They just need to let Ballard learn to pass block better and I think he should be the full time starter. Melwelde Moore needs to go back to the couch.

I feel that you're out of touch here with your feelings on Brown.

Brown was having a pretty good season and I liked what he was doing. He looked like he was finally shaping into a decent back that could really contribute for us. I think this coaching staff has done a better job with Brown and getting him outside of the tackles on his runs. He's got really good long speed, there's not many guys who can catch him if he finds a seam, and he's great at exploding through the hole when nobody touches him.

The only issue with Brown is he's weak, he's little, and all it takes is an arm tackle to put him on the ground. So with our offensive line, he can't really do much.

I don't particularly like Arians playcalling either, he's clearly one to bring out the gun show. We've got these two tightends, one of which is looking like he's going to be a real good player (Allen), and we run nothing underneath, it seems like anytime we try to run something underneat it's just a WR screen. and those miss more than they hit.

I'm hoping that some of the playcalling issues have been the result of Arians trying to pull double duty this year, and that maybe next year we'll see a more balanced and grounded offensive attack. But from the man's history I know it's probably wishful thinking.

Mwelde Moore can die in a fire btw. (I don't really mean that)

 

I do mean that

 

[Bear Pand]

Bears and Chargers both trying to get him.

If he leaves Colts better not mess this up, they can do much worse but I'd imagine they could find better.

 

[Bear Pand]

When I said I wanted him gone I didnt mean hospitalized!