Comments for Tackle the Problem at http://www.18to88.com , comment 1 to 16 out of 16 comments http://www.18to88.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:19:05 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-409 Adam Seward has been released, and Jim Sorgi has returned to practice. Here's the link: http://indyfootballreport.com/index.php/archives/3186 - Cass Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:42:30 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-408 When I watched the game Thursday night, I summed up my thoughts on the LT situation to some friends. Then 18to88 says it exactly as I felt, only expressed better. Thanks, guys! After Johnson's outing, Ugoh had his golden opportunity. And he blew it. I am very concerned about LT now. We will see. - coltsfanawalt Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:20:24 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-407 I agree, last night was the first time I began to seriously doubt Ugoh either. I'm still convinced CJ will be a disaster. I'm still convinced Ugoh is better. I'm just not convinced he'll be any good. - DZ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:48:33 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-406 Charlie Johnson made two big mistakes, both because of his limited lateral quickness. Which we've seen before. Other than that though, he was okay. The Colts will just have to account for that with some help to his side, which having a healthy Ryan Diem at RT will allow. Tony Ugoh was a total mess last night, I thought. And that really stung for me personally because I've been a complete Ugoh believer since day one. I've always thought of him as the future of the Colts. Yesterday though, yesterday was the very first time I thought of him and looked at him as not being the future of the Colts. He was miserable. - project GEO Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:27:01 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-405 That makes me feel a little better about Ugoh. Hopefully they put him as starter by the opener. I can't imagine why they wouldn't. - Guy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:38:04 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-402 @Guy At least through the first half Ugoh was playing against the same guys CJ did. The Eagles didn't pull starters until about halftime. After the half Ugoh was facing scrubs. - shake n bake Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:16:52 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-400 You gotta love this: http://jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-08-21/story/jaguars_ready_for_string_of_blackouts - Bob M Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:30:20 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-397 Clint Session is ready to take "The Leap". I agree, Guy. If he doesn't play to a near Pro Bowl level, I'll be surprised. - DZ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:03:40 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-396 Garcon just needs to settle down. Once that happens, he'll be ok. He did do some good things last night. You can't blame either penalty on Ugoh. Like DZ said, the second call was a bad call. The first call could have been called on any of the lineman- they all false started. Must have been the center's fault for not snapping it. I can't comprehend how Ugoh could suck so bad against 2nd and 3rd stringers. He used to be a starter! I am beginning to think the demotion may be permanent based on production, not just a "kick in the pants" like we all suspected. How would he have played against their first string? Better than CJ? Maybe. Maybe not. I think it is time to become alarmed. Tough to say if the defense will be blitzing in the regular season. They always seem to tease us in the preseason and then go back to just coverage. I'm not concerned with the d-line. Not yet. Neither was I impressed with special teams. One kick return was enough to satisfy you? Not me. I think they have much to improve on. No fumbles or penalties was nice to see, but that's what should be expected. I was impressed with the play of Powers. He seems to have the presence of an NFL player, and certainly he has skills. Same with Clint Session. He is just plain instinctive. I think we've seen it from him since he got here, but this year may be a whole new level for him. Get your 55 jerseys early. - Guy Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:01:47 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-395 I just looked over BBS's take on the issue. I don't think he's wrong, but I also don't think there is a clear reason to blame anyone (except the two players perhaps). The LT situation is kind of fubar at this point given the timing of it. I guess we are in wait and see mode now. Which is a scary place to be a less than a month before the season starts. - DemondSanders Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:47:38 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-394 This post is why I actually *read* 18-to-88 and only skim Stampede Blue anymore. No hyperventilating or overreacting. No saying that Caldwell's competence should be in question if CJ is the starter. An actual REASONED post ont he LT problems rather than shouting that the sky is falling. Thanks for the good post. I too amd pretty troubled by the LT position. Not sure there IS a good answer, which troubles me even more. : Did love what I saw of the new blitzes in the defensive package though. That was pretty nice to see! - jdb Fri, 21 Aug 2009 05:35:37 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-393 No doubt LT is issue #1. Another observation - 2 weeks, 2 drops for Mr. Garcon. Check please? - smonroe Fri, 21 Aug 2009 03:22:54 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-392 I felt the same way about the D-line, because it didn't look dominant. Then I looked at the numbers and realized that they allowed almost no rushing yards and forced a sack/fumble of McNabb. It's hard to ask much more than that. - DZ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:24:04 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-391 I have been dismayed by Charlie Johnson at LT, and thought the coaches must be blind to pick him over Ugoh. This game showed me what their issues have been. Ugoh was a disaster! He was getting beat up by 4th and 5th string guys. He was in the wrong position on both running and passing plays. All in all a dreadful performance. On the other hand CJ got beat, badly, at least 3 times. Without a serviceable LT you are not going to win a SuperBowl in the NFL. It won't happen. They need to figure something out fast. Also, I was disappointed by our DLine. When your 1s go against their 2s, they should dominate. Our guys looked good, but not like men among boys, which is what I want to see in that situation. - kasey_junk Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:18:48 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-390 Ugoh was bad. It troubles me because so was CJ. The D played well, but remember that it was against a second string team. The Eagles didn't dress 4 starting linemen or Westbrook. Makes it hard to pick up 3rd and shorts. Philly was pretty much a mess on ST. The Colts came out with a sense of purpose and it showed. - DZ Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:03:25 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2009-archives/august/tackle-the-problem.html#comment-389 I actually got to watch the game on TV last night. Ugoh looked awful. He was getting beaten playing with/against the second-string (and third-string) lines. On an unrelated note, I liked what I saw from our defense last night: What's this corner-blitz thing I saw last night? Jerraud Powers getting a tackle for loss? Who knew Colts CBs could do that?!? For a second week in a row, I have to admit that Tim Jennings looks much-improved. That series in which our defense got off the field from 2nd-and-3, 3rd-and-1, and 4th-and-inches was really nice to see. And on ST: were we really playing that well, or were PHI just playing that badly? - Chip Bennett Fri, 21 Aug 2009 01:59:21 +0100