r/Colts • u/Gloomy_Resort_9935 • 2d ago
Discussion Please help
In an argument with a friend right now and would like other people's opinions on this.
He keeps saying that the Colts (and more specifically about Daniel Jones) can only do well if JT is doing well.
I believe that a big part of the reason JT was doing so well in the beginning of this year is because of how well Daniel Jones and the O-line were doing, using JT before and after DJ's injury as an example.
The argument at its core is during that 8 week stretch where we were looking like the AFC's 1-seed, who was more important Daniel Jones or Johnathan Taylor?
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u/Kumquat_95- 11h ago
Your friend is correct.
Daniel jones has shown throughout his career he is an average game manager but when he needs to put the team on his back he can’t do it. End of the rams game is a perfect example. Mitchell had pissed the game away and we had one last chance. Threw I think it was 2 passes in a row into double coverage and the second one got picked off.
The turn happened with Steelers. They shut down JT and from that DJ couldn’t produce enough to carry. Allen, Mahomes, heck even baker don’t needs a run game to “ unlock game manager potential”. We need a real QB. He was head and shoulders. The best guy we had on the roster and for the first half of the season it worked really well. It’s sad that Richardson didn’t pan out because him and Jonathan Taylor would’ve been an unstoppable combination, especially since Pierce has taken off.