Yeah, my Colts lost Sunday. Yeah, the defense blows. Yeah, Vince Tobin ought to be fired (worst defense in the league two years running = no significant off season defensive acquisitions). But what in the world were they thinking with the play calling?

Miami’s goal line stand was particularly galling. It went something like this:

Colts ball, 1st and goal from the 2.

Colts line up in a full-house package, no receivers, weighted to the left. Snap. Edgerin James up the middle. No gain.

Colts ball, 2nd and goal from the 2.

Colts line up in a full-house package, no receivers, weighted to the left. Snap. Edgerin James up the middle. No gain.

Colts ball, 3rd and goal from the 2.

Colts line up in a full-house package, no receivers, weighted to the left. Snap. Edgerin James up the middle. No gain.

Colts ball, 4th and goal from the 2.

They’re going for it! Gutsy call!

Colts line up in a full-house package, no receivers, weighted to the left. Snap. Edgerin James up the middle. No gain.

Four plays from the 2. They ran the exact same play four times. And they got the exact same result four times. Ever hear of play action? Bootleg? A toss wide? That series came back to bite them in the ass, too. They lost by eight — a one-possession margin. Ruined an otherwise fine day of football-watching.

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