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#1 Posted : Friday, August 23, 2019 12:27:36 PM(UTC)
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Colts started training camp with Anthony Castonzo and Denzelle Good pegged as their starting offensive tackles.Two weeks into the season neither has taken a snap.Somehow Indianapolis Colts T-Shirts , though, the backup plan has worked out better than anyone anticipated.“I just give those guys a lot of credit,” coach Frank Reich said on a conference call Monday. “That’s life in the NFL unfortunately. So, I think those guys have done very well in the first two games. The pass protection has been very good.”Keeping Andrew Luck upright and healthy has been the Colts’ top concern for years.It explains why the Colts used a first-round pick in 2016 on center Ryan Kelly and another first-rounder on left guard Quenton Nelson this spring.The constant, as usual, was supposed to be Castonzo, who had started all but seven games since being a first-round pick in 2011.But with Castonzo still recovering from a problematic hamstring injury and Good out with knee and wrist injuries, the Colts finally appear to have found a solution.After moving Joe Haeg, their most versatile lineman, from the right side to left tackle in Week 1, the Colts moved him back to a more familiar spot, right tackle in Week 2 and plugged backup Le’Raven Clark into the spot Castonzo normally occupies and suddenly everything clicked.Indy (1-1) allowed just one sack and helped pave the way for 104 yards rushing on 28 carries.Luck https://www.coltsfanshop.com/hats , meanwhile, has been sacked only three times in two weeks — a stark improvement after being sacked 156 times in his first 70 regular-season starts.“Great job, great job. Le’Raven going on the left tackle, he did a hell of a job,” Luck said after Sunday’s 21-9 victory at Washington.“I’m very, very proud of him and Joe is a grinder. He’s going to do his job. He’s going to lay it all out there. I am so proud of the guys up front. They did a really good job in pass protection, really good job in the run game.”The question, of course, is whether Indy can keep it up.Luck has already played behind two different starting offensive line combinations and could make it three in three weeks if Castonzo returns Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles strong defensive front.Either way, it appears the Colts believe they feel comfortable plugging holes along the line until Castonzo, Good or both return.“We played really well,” Reich said. “We lost Castonzo. We think he’s going to be back. If he’s not back Indianapolis Colts Hoodie , Le’Raven Clark steps in at left tackle and he plays well. Joe, playing right tackle he’s going up against (Ryan Kerrigan), who’s one of the best players in the league, and we get good protection pretty much all day.”Notes: Reich confirmed cornerback Quincy Wilson has been diagnosed with a concussion and will enter the league’s protocol and that defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway injured his calf Sunday. He did not say when either player is expected to return. Jalen Ramsey reached out and briefly offered to help Andrew Luck off the ground , only to quickly withdraw his hand and walk away.Psych!Ramsey and the Jacksonville Jaguars refused to give the Indianapolis Colts anything Sunday, turning in one of the most dominant defensive performances in franchise history and carrying the team to a 6-0 victory.“Truthfully, I do that almost every week,” Ramsey said of his fake-out moment with Luck. “People just caught it this week.”The Jaguars (4-8) needed that kind of defensive effort to make up for a lackluster offense. They stopped a seven-game slide and snapped Indy’s five-game winning streak, leaving the Colts (6-6) in need of some help to get back into the AFC wild-card picture.Ramsey was at his best while playing through a knee injury. He helped hold T.Y. Hilton to eight catches for 77 yards and also made a game-ending tackle on Erik Swoope with 8 seconds remaining.Ramsey hit Swoope near the sideline at the end of a third-and-6 play at the Jacksonville 29, and the tight end seemed to land out of bounds. But officials ruled Swoope’s forward progress had been stopped and kept the clock running. The Colts were out of timeouts and could only watch the clock wind down.“I didn’t feel very sharp,” Colts quarterback Andrew Luck said. “I didn’t feel I was putting the ball in the right places to give the guys a chance to catch them, but again https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Le_Raven-Clark-Jersey , give credit to their coverage. I think all the guys in the locker room right now feel that we didn’t hold up our end of the bargain as players. I know I can be sharper. I know I need to be sharper. I’m discouraged, but in a sense I’m also encouraged to get back to work and improve on things.”Luck completed 33 of 52 passes for 248 yards and an interception. He was sacked three times after getting hit just five times in the entire month of November. He was sacked once in the previous five games.The Colts entered with the fourth-most points in the league, having averaged more than 34.6 a game during their win streak. Luck had thrown three or more touchdown passes in eight consecutive games, one shy of the club record.Jacksonville shut them down and out.“It feels great to get in the win column,” Jaguars defensive tackle Calais Campbell said. “It’s been way too long.”Indy left the stadium with plenty of regret and surely some second-guessing.The Colts passed up two field-goal tries in the first half, including taking one successful kick off the scoreboard, and had another solid chance in the fourth quarter.Facing fourth-and-1 at the Jacksonville 19 with 2:38 remaining, rookie safety Ronnie Harrison sacked Luck for a 10-yard loss . Harrison was making his first career start in place of benched veteran Barry Church.The Colts finished 0 for 3 on fourth down 鈥?all of them in field-goal range.“It made sense. They gambled on themselves,” Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack said. “They’re high in the red zone, high on third down, so fourth down, play the lottery. That’s what they did Khari Willis Jersey , and they lost.”The most costly one: Adam Vinatieri made a 29-yard field goal in the second quarter, but Jaguars rookie defensive tackle Taven Bryan was flagged for roughing the snapper. That gave Indy a first-and-goal at the 5. Jordan Wilkins caught a short pass on fourth down, but was stopped short of the goal line.“All the numbers say strong go there, and we liked the play we called,” Colts coach Frank Reich said.Indy finished with 265 yards and was 5 of 18 on third down. For Jacksonville, it was the seventh shutout in franchise history and first at home since beating the New York Jets 41-0 in 2006.KESSLER WINSCody Kessler, who replaced the benched Blake Bortles this week, completed 18 of 24 passes for 150 yards and won for the first time in nine career starts. Kessler was sacked three times but played turnover-free football 鈥?barely. He had one interception dropped and managed to wrestle away a fumble of his own. He also was evaluated for a concussion early in the game but returned.KEY INJURIESColts: Center Evan Boehm (neck) left in the fourth quarter, forcing third-team center Josh Andrews into the game. The Colts were already without starter Ryan Kelly. Safety Mike Mitchell (calf) and linebacker Skai Moore (knee) also left the game.Jaguars: Defensive tackle Abry Jones (shin) left the game. Right tackle Jermey Parnell (foot) left briefly but returned.UP NEXTColts: Play at AFC South rival Houston next Sunday.Jaguars: Play at AFC South rival Tennessee on Thursday night.
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