Self-inflicted mistakes and a very good Lions team were a recipe for a Week 12 loss for the Indianapolis Coltswho are now 5-7 this season.
Following this competition, we have the figures for Sunday’s instant count of Focus on professional football. So what stood out?
Right now, we have a good idea of each player’s playing time, considering we’re 12 games into the Colts season. However, each week there are still a few takeaways worth digging into.
So, with help from PFF, here are the Colts’ snapshot numbers from Week 12, along with some quick notes.
The Colts count on offense
|
Nelson Nelson |
G |
55 |
|
Brad Smith |
T |
55 |
|
Dalton Tucker |
G |
55 |
|
Matt Gonçalves |
T |
55 |
|
Anthony Richardson |
QB |
55 |
|
Tanor Bortolini |
C |
55 |
|
Jonathan Taylor |
H.B. |
53 |
|
Michael Pittman Jr. |
W.R. |
41 |
|
Alex Pierce |
W.R. |
40 |
|
Kylen Granson |
YOU |
35 |
|
Andrew Ogletree |
YOU |
30 |
|
Josh Downs |
W.R. |
29 |
|
Mo Alie-Cox |
YOU |
23 |
|
Adonai Mitchell |
W.R. |
12 |
|
Ashton Dulin |
W.R. |
10 |
|
Trey’s Sermon |
H.B. |
2 |
Quick Takeaways
– By not making any offseason additions at running back to bolster depth, the Colts showed confidence in the players behind Jonathan Taylor. However, in terms of playing time in recent weeks, I’m not sure confident is the word I would use. Trey Sermon only played two snaps and Sunday and Tyler Goodson played none. This represents a heavy workload for Taylor and it appears to be a trend that will continue.
– Again, 12 snaps for AD Mitchell. He outscored Ashton Dulin, but that’s probably only because Dulin left the game early in the fourth quarter with an ankle injury. Like I said before, I don’t understand the lack of snaps for Mitchell. I don’t expect him to outperform Pittman, Downs or Pierce, but he needs more than 12 snaps per game. There will be ups and downs, but he brings the juice and playing time will speed up the learning curve.
– Once again, a lot of snaps at tight end for little passing game production. Of course, there’s a lot more to be done at this position, especially blocking, but the Colts need more from this group.
The Colts rely on defense
|
Julian Blackmon |
S |
72 |
|
Zaire Franklin |
kg |
72 |
|
Kenny Moore II |
CB |
72 |
|
Nick Cross |
S |
72 |
|
Jaylon Jones |
CB |
72 |
|
EJ speed |
kg |
70 |
|
DeForest Buckner |
DI |
54 |
|
Dayo Odeyingbo |
ED |
47 |
|
Samuel Womack III |
CB |
44 |
|
Laiatu Latu |
ED |
43 |
|
Kwity Pay |
ED |
40 |
|
Grover Stewart |
DI |
39 |
|
Grant Stuart |
kg |
27 |
|
Tyquan Lewis |
ED |
25 |
|
Raekwon Davis |
DI |
22 |
|
Bryan Bryan |
DI |
20 |
|
Rodney Thomas |
S |
2 |
Quick Takeaways
– Upon Tyquan Lewis’ return after being on injured reserve since Week 5, unsurprisingly the Colts had him back playing 25 snaps, the fourth most among their defensive position group.
– The snapshot numbers between Sam Womack and Grant Stuard tell us how often the Colts were lined up in the nickel against their 4-3 base defense. Against Detroit’s offense, the Colts used their base looks decently (27 snaps for Stuard) against a very good ground team.
– Latu continues to see his playing time increase regularly and for good reason with his current level of play.
– Going back to the offseason, I wouldn’t have guessed that Raekwon Davis would share playing time with Taven Bryan. When the Colts signed Davis, I thought he would slide right into the third spot in the defensive tackle rotation.
This article was originally published on Colts Wire: Snapshot tally notes from Colts’ Week 12 loss to Lions
