Colts benching Matt Ryan per Reich Benched regardless of injury

[BillsSbSoon]

Maybe potential landing spot for Lamar if he hits free agency

[GunnerBill]

1 minute ago, GoBills808 said:

why would they have traded for Ryan if that was always going to be the plan

 

 

I think he means always going to be the plan coming out of last week rather than from April. They had made the decision they were going nowhere with Ryan and were going to try the young guy even if Ryan's shoulder is fine. They are saying Sam will play the rest of the year regardless.

 

Who came to that decision between owner, GM and HC is interesting to ponder.

[Roundybout]

3 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

why would they have traded for Ryan if that was always going to be the plan

 

 

They didn't expect Matt Ryan to suck this hard. 

[3rdnlng]

Just now, GoBills808 said:

They did? Where?

Actions speak louder than words.

[mushypeaches]

Gosh, if only the Colts could get their QB situation right after "luck"ing their way into two generational QB's and only having one ring to show for it

[Big Turk]

6 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

why would they have traded for Ryan if that was always going to be the plan

 

 

Because Matt Ryan is doing his best Carson Wentz impersonation from last year for them.  He has been really bad. Also would not be surprised if this was coming from Irsay knowing he is dumping Ballard and Reich and wanting to see if he needs to draft a new QB as well.

Edited October 24, 2022 by Big Turk

[UKBillFan]

7 minutes ago, GoBills808 said:

why would they have traded for Ryan if that was always going to be the plan

 

 

The original intention was for Ryan to be their QB this year. During the Titans game, or straight after it, they decided that they wanted to bench him and try Ehlinger for the rest of the season, no matter what Ryan's injury status was.

[GoBills808]

1 minute ago, Big Turk said:

 

Because Matt Ryan is doing his best Carson Wentz impersonation from last year for them.  He has been really bad. Also would not be surprised if this was coming from Irsay knowing he is dumping Ballard and Reich and wanting to see if he needs to draft a new QB as well.

He's thrown too many picks yes but he hasn't been really bad

 

Wentz wasnt the issue the year before and Rivers wasn't the year before that

 

It's easy to scapegoat the QB when the staff and FO don't want to own their share of the blame

[JoPoy88]

18 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

He's hurt, not benched. Big difference 

actually it’s both.

[Coach Tuesday]

Ballard is widely considered one of the 3 best GMs in the league, but he has had a brutal time figuring out the QB position - that said, can't feel bad for them after they lucked into Luck after enjoying Manning in his prime.  They had a long, uninterrupted run of fabulous QB play while we were suffering through what they're dealing with now, which is a slew of terrible decisions at the sport's most important position.

[Shake_My_Head]

Feel bad for Frank   He just seems to roll from one crisis to another.    Doubt he makes it through the season.

[US Egg]

So that’s three QB vets teetering towards the end.

 

Definitely going to be more bad QB play for 2023.

[H2o]

This is the smart move, to let Elinger play just like Reich is doing. See what you have in the young guy. They have been trying different retreads for the last 3 years and Rivers was the only one who came close to taking them anywhere. But, you know, Josh Allen happened to them. 

[BuffaloBills1998]

22 minutes ago, Dablitzkrieg said:

He's hurt, not benched. Big difference 

No he’s benched regardless of his injury

[Captain Hindsight]

Trading for Ryan didn’t really make sense when they did it. What level Of play we’re they hoping to get? He was washed 2 years ago

[Alphadawg7]

Ha, I picked Ryan up this past week in fantasy while Allen was on a bye...got the W...and I have already cut him too.  

 

 

[BuffaloBills1998]

13 minutes ago, BillsSbSoon said:

Maybe potential landing spot for Lamar if he hits free agency

Indy could be heading in for a tear down/rebuild. Reich isn’t going to be sticking around much longer

[Carmel Corn]

Aside from the QB revolving door circus over the past several seasons, one thing that continues to plaque the Colts is their tendency for slow starts week after week.  They always seem to be playing from behind, which further challenges their QB and o-line, not to mention taking J. Taylor out of the equation.  Slow starts under Frank have been pretty common.

[DJB]

Hurt or not he’s completely washed

[Bangarang]

Hmmm…the Colts strategy of going from old and/or terrible QB to the next isn’t working!? Who would’ve seen that coming?

 

Any chance Reich comes here when he’s fired and Dorsey becomes a HC?

Edited October 24, 2022 by Bangarang