{"id":86938,"date":"2022-10-04T18:50:02","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/three-players-who-can-rebound-after-slow-first-quarter-of-season\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T18:50:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:50:02","slug":"three-players-who-can-rebound-after-slow-first-quarter-of-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/three-players-who-can-rebound-after-slow-first-quarter-of-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Three players who can rebound after slow first quarter of season"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Colts’ coaching staff was enamored by Ryan in training camp, waxing poetic about his knowledge, leadership and “insane” accuracy. But the 37-year-old quarterback hasn’t exactly lit the league on fire during Indianapolis’ disappointing 1-2-1 start, posting a 5:5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 85.0 passer rating.<\/p>\n
What I hope the Colts have learned through four weeks is that they are asking the veteran to do too much. He is averaging nearly 39 pass attempts per game — six pass attempts more per game than he had last season with a Falcons team that ranked 31st in rushing — and has fumbled nine times(!) already this season. <\/p>\n
At this stage of Ryan’s career, I believe less is more, especially given Indianapolis’ mediocre receiving corps. The Colts must find a way to get the ground game going with Jonathan Taylor — who’s battling an ankle injury and has struggled over the last couple games — and let Ryan be a complementary piece in Frank Reich’s offense, one who can execute critical drives when needed. Having Ryan throw it all over the yard isn’t playing to the Colts’ advantage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Colts’ coaching staff was enamored by Ryan in training camp, waxing poetic about his knowledge, leadership and “insane” accuracy. But the 37-year-old quarterback hasn’t exactly lit the league on fire during Indianapolis’ disappointing 1-2-1 start, posting a 5:5 touchdown-to-interception ratio and 85.0 passer rating. What I hope the Colts have learned through four weeks …<\/p>\n