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Colts: Midseason Report Card for Indianapolis Colts’ offense

By Dennis J. Hassell

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NOVEMBER 10: Nyheim Hines #21 of the Indianapolis Colts runs the ball during the game against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - NOVEMBER 10: Nyheim Hines #21 of the Indianapolis Colts runs the ball during the game against the Miami Dolphins at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /
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Rushing Game: a Blame Game?

Guess: where do the Colts rank in rushing Yards Per Carry? Go ahead. Make my day. The Colts are tied for 28th out of 32 teams, at 3.7 yds/carry. In rushing yards, they zoom up to…25th.

Don’t blame the rookie RB Jonathan Taylor, or Jordan Wilkins, and don’t blame Nyheim Hines (Thursday night was the second game this season he was MVP). Blame Marlon Mack. Remember that truck? That Mack was All Wheel Drive. We miss him more than we can say. The first half stats show how much the Colts miss Marlon Mack.

Offensive coach Nick Sirianni is pulling out all the stops in trick plays and passing screens to the flat, where quarterback Philip Rivers has been deadly with RBs. Remember a pass-catching doodlebug named Darren Sproles? Before he was a fixture with the Saints, he was terrific with Rivers in San Diego. He is the ancestor of Nyheim Hines.

Thursday night, the Colts offense got off to a good start in the second half largely because of Hines, who is not really a running back. He is a mutant. An X-man. He seems capable of carrying eight times he own weight. Hines is Ant-Man. While RBs Taylor and Wilkins bash between the tackles, the coaches need to make Ant-Man THE man.

First Half Grade: C-; Incomplete.

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