Colts beat Bears - who gets the deflated ball?

It was a rare mediocre game by DJ Moore. Not that he wasnt hung out to dry a couple times. If he caught that Hail Mary tip drill cleanly - it was right through his hands - it was an easy lean in /step in TD to go into half time.

Can we stop pretending Flus isn't holding back this team? We need new coaching everywhere.

At this point, you got to consider Poles as well. He passed up on Carter for Wright who likes to sleep on the field. 

I wasn't able to watch the game til later today. I agree with everyone. Rarely is it just one issue. The play calling was not great. The protection was not great. Williams had his obligatory overthrows. Swift is just not that good a runner.

Those are the things I saw but I do not know the reasons for them. The play calling was not good. Did he feel he had to do that because of a rookie QB, or because of the line? That may be but either way, he should be able to create plays that mitigate those issues. Either our guys are so bad that a coach can't work around it, or he can't seem to figure it out. Our guys are not that bad IMO, and so I am comfortable saying the coaching is a real issue.

The protection not being great, we had discussed ad nauseum. The line is just not that good and is allowing too much pressure on Williams and not opening up good enough holes for the running game. I put this one Poles. I still think Odunze was the right pick and at the same time I think Poles could have done better with upgrading the OL. Either picking different guys (money spent on Swift for instance), and the OL guys he went with as another and done a better job with the OL. And the OL coach may be a problem here also. I don't know.

Williams made his usual overthrows. I don't know why that keeps happening. Is the WR in the wrong place? Does CW still have the yipees? He shouldn't by the third game. He is making a few bad decisions with two picks. Having said all of that (because they all happened and you have to note them as part of the loss), he is getting better. I do think he has settled down some. Which makes the overthrows more maddening. He does seem to see and process the field well. In post game interviews, he seems like he has seen the field when they ask about the interceptions, etc. So if he is processing at a reasonable level (and it is impressive for a rookie), why does he make those decisions? Pressure? game too fast? Not sure, but I like his progress and look for this stuff to go away. And you also have to note that he had two TDs. You have to love that! A note here that keeps rumbling around in my head like a loose marble (which it may in fact be). It's Odunze, Odunze, Odunze when he talks about WRs. If I am DJ Moore, I am starting to wonder how I fit in with this Odunze bromance. The guy is a stud and is a top WR. I would like to see CW give him a little more love and credit. I get the rookie growing connection with Rome, but he is a leader and that means like a parent, you have to love all your children the same.

As far as Swift goes, he just seems like an average RB. I get the line is not good, but I see less paid RBs make something out of nothing (like when there are little to no holes). We have not had a long run yet this season. Only 3 games in, but the thing is that my expectation of a long run has disappeared. Not sure if it is the scheme, the players or the line. I suspect all three.

I really thought we would win this game. They did not have a win until they played us. That sticks in my craw, honestly.