Reviewing how the Colts’ players improved or decreased their position on the team
Stock Up
Grover Stewart
What a game from Big Grover, absolutely destroying the Vikings’ offensive line on the national stage. The tandem he forms with Buckner is dominant when they are both on the field together, and it is just a shame watching their prime go to waste on an unit lacking blue chip talent and an offense that cannot sustain drives.
Dayo Odeyingbo
Another disruptive game for Dayo, doing what is required from him: Getting in the backfield consistently. He blew up a couple of plays, an overall had a very good day at the office. Him and Latu are the greatest beneficiaries of having Buckner and Stewart command so much attention on the inside, leaving them with favorable matchups.
Anthony Richardson
Despite not playing, Richardson’s stock is inversely correlated with Joe Flacco, as one goes down the other inevitably will go up. The running game struggled to get anything going, and Flacco had an interception that had it been Richardson throwing the ball he would have been chastised on national media. Hopefully Steichen backtracks on his evident mistake and gives the reins back to the young quarterback.
Kenny Moore II
Sound tackling, the fumble-recovery for six, and solid in pass-coverage, Kenny continues building on an impressive year, and now has a surprising 4 career TDs. The cornerbacks have been surprisingly good this season, and Moore is a big reason why.
Gus Bradley
For all the criticism that Bradley received earlier in the season, he more than managed to turn things around, this being the most impressive performance considering the rival and the situation. The defense scored a touchdown, gave the offense excellent field position after the interception, and had an amazing performance taking into account the fact that the offense got just 13 first downs and never game them a solid lead to play behind.
Stock Down
Jaylon Jones / Sam Womack
The Colts’ cornerbacks were targeted 8 times, for 8 catches and near 150 yards. It was not a good day for them, but one has to take into account they were going off against Justin Jefferson and Jordan Addison, probably the toughest wide receiver duo they will face off season.
Joe Flacco
16/27, for 179 yards, an interception, and sacked three times, sacks that in my biased opinion Richardson would have probably avoided. Flacco did not live up to the standard that several “experts” on the national media set up for him, supposedly as this great backup that could lead the Colts’ offense to consistent success.
Michael Pittman Jr.
Pittman had just two games with one catch and more than three targets in his entire NFL career, and now two more in each of his past two games, as he had a single catch on six targets against the Texans and now one catch on four targets against the Vikings. Clearly that back injury is severely limiting him, and with the extension already signed, and the season seemingly lost, I am in favour of just letting him nurse the injury properly.
Shane Steichen
Man what a tough game for Steichen, probably his worst as the Colts’ head-coach (for now). First of all the decision to bench Anthony Richardson in favor of Flacco, and all the impacts of said decision. Then Flacco goes out and plays even worse than AR, and the offense scores just three points in the entire game, yikes. The offensive line is healthy enough, you had JT back and healthy, and a solid wide receiver group. There is no reason for the offense to be this level of bad.
Matt Gay
After having somewhat of a hot streak, albeit without having to make any difficult kicks, Gay missed another field goal over 50+ yards wide to the left. In today’s NFL, most kickers are somewhat consistent from 50 yards out, which makes the fact that Gay, the highest paid free-agent kicker, misses one out of every four, even more worrying.
