{"id":44225,"date":"2022-11-04T13:09:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=44225"},"modified":"2022-11-04T13:09:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-04T17:09:09","slug":"morse-week-9-preview-patriots-vs-colts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2022\/11\/04\/morse-week-9-preview-patriots-vs-colts\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Week 9 Preview – Patriots vs Colts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Frank Reich is a good head coach.\u00a0 Since Andrew Luck got hurt and missed the entire 2017 season, Reich has been playing from behind.\u00a0 Who had any idea the surgery and rehab were botched and Luck would announce his retirement in camp?\u00a0 Luck endured through the 2018 season and played well enough to make the Pro Bowl, but he shocked everyone when he retired in camp in 2019.\u00a0 In March 2020 the Colts signed Phillip Rivers as a stopgap measure. \u00a0The last 5 QB\u2019s have been; 2018 \u2013 Luck, 2019 – Jacoby Brissett, 2020 -Phillip Rivers, 2021 – Carson Wentz, and 2022 – Matt Ryan.<\/p>\n

General Manager Chris Ballard who was hired in 2017, hasn\u2019t done Reich any favors.\u00a0 He could have taken QBs Jordan Love or Jalen Hurts in the 2020 draft.\u00a0 They don\u2019t have a Franchise QB they can build a team around.<\/p>\n

OFFENSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a03WR 1TE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n3RD<\/strong><\/td>\n4TH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QB<\/td>\nSam Ehlinger<\/td>\nNick Foles<\/td>\nMatt Ryan D<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB<\/td>\nJonathan Taylor Q<\/td>\nDeon Jackson<\/td>\nZack Moss<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nMichael Pittman<\/td>\nMike Strachan<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nParris Campbell<\/td>\nKeke Coutee<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WR<\/td>\nAlec Pierce<\/td>\nAshton Dulin IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TE<\/td>\nKylen Granson<\/td>\nMo Alie-Cox<\/td>\nJelani Woods<\/td>\nAndrew Ogletree IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LT<\/td>\nDennis\u00a0Kelly<\/td>\nBernhard Raimann<\/td>\nMatt\u00a0Pryor<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LG<\/td>\nQuenton\u00a0Nelson<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C<\/td>\nRyan Kelly Q<\/td>\nWesley French<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RG<\/td>\nMatt\u00a0Pryor<\/td>\nBraden\u00a0Smith<\/td>\nWill Fries<\/td>\nDanny Pinter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RT<\/td>\nBraden\u00a0Smith<\/td>\nMatt\u00a0Pryor<\/td>\nDennis\u00a0Kelly Q<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Sam Ehlinger, the former Texas Longhorn, a 2021 6th<\/sup> round pick, \u00a0replaced Matt Ryan last week and played well if unspectacular.\u00a0 He was 17 of 23, 73.91%, 201 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INT, sacked 2, and a 66.9 QBR.\u00a0 Not bad for his 1st<\/sup> start.\u00a0 However, the Colts lost by a point 17-16.\u00a0 He managed the game well.\u00a0 Jonathan Taylor got hurt and the running game became non-existent. \u00a0Ehlinger ran 6 times for 15 yards.\u00a0 Expect Ehlinger to run more considering the Patriots have had difficulty with running QBs.\u00a0 It has been reported that Ehlinger has been picking the brain of former Patriot Stephon Gilmore about how the Patriots set up their defense and particularly the secondary.<\/p>\n

The running game received two big blows with the ankle injury to Jonathan Taylor and the trade of receiving back Nyheim Hines.\u00a0 Taylor also has a knee injury he is dealing with.\u00a0 He can play with the injured knee and not injure himself further by playing.\u00a0 He is not the player he was a few years ago.\u00a0 Deon Jackson has assumed the #2 role but had negative yardage vs the Commanders.\u00a0 WR Paris Campbell had a 28-yard reverse so look for that kind of play on Sunday.\u00a0 For the season Taylor has 107 carries for 462 yards, 4.3 YPC, 1 TD, and 2 lost fumbles.\u00a0 Next up is Jackson with just 30 carries for 100 yards, 3.3 YPC, and 1 TD.\u00a0It would help if you looked at the O-line to see why the Colts are doing so badly in the run game. They obtained under-utilized Zach Moss in the trade with Buffalo.<\/p>\n

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At Wide Receiver the Colts are led by Michael Pittman Jr., the third-year WR out of USC.\u00a0 He was drafted by the Colts in the 2nd<\/sup> round of the 2020 draft.\u00a0 His father Michael Sr. played running back for the 2002 Tampa Bay Bucs Super Bowl Champions.\u00a0 He had 88 catches for 1082 yards and 7 TDs last year and so far this season he is 51 catches on 70 targets for 528 yards and a 10.4 YPC.\u00a0 But only 1 TD at the roughly halfway mark.\u00a0 \u00a0Next up is Paris Campbell, a 6\u2019 208 lbs wideout that played for Ohio State, and was a 2nd<\/sup> round pick in 2019.\u00a0 He has 30 catches in 40 targets for 282 yards, a 9.4 YPC, and 2 TDs.\u00a0\u00a0 He is sometimes omitted from the game plan either by design or great coverage by the opponent.\u00a0 The Colts have found a rookie to complement these two up-and-coming stars.\u00a0 Alex Pierce is 6\u20193\u201d, and 211 lbs.\u00a0 The Cincinnati alum was a 2nd<\/sup> round pick in 2022.\u00a0 That\u2019s three 2nd<\/sup> round Wide Receivers.\u00a0 Pierce is 2nd<\/sup> on the team with 24 catches on 38 targets, 373 yards, a 15.5 YPC, and 1TD.\u00a0 Pierce and Pittman have both missed a game.\u00a0 The Colts are going to miss the 25 catches Hines had out of the backfield.\u00a0\u00a0 Looks like Zach Moss (acquired as part of the Hines trade) will fill that role.<\/p>\n

The Colts have 3 quality players at TE in Kylen Granson, Mo-Alie Cox, and Jelani Woods.\u00a0 Granson is in his second season after being drafted in the 4th<\/sup> round in 2021 out of SMU.\u00a0 He has 20 catches on 26 targets, 176 yards, 8.8 YPC, and 0TDs.\u00a0 He is a little small at 6\u20191.5\u201d and 241 lbs.\u00a0 Mo-Alie Cox is in his 6th<\/sup> season after coming out as an Undrafted Free Agent in 2017.\u00a0 He didn\u2019t play football in college, he was a basketball player.\u00a0 The Colts saw enough in him to sign him.\u00a0 The 6\u20195\u201d 267 lbs TE hadn\u2019t played football since his freshman year of High School.\u00a0 He struggled to make the Colts’ roster through injury and waivers he finally made it in October 2018.\u00a0 Last year Cox was given a 2nd<\/sup> round tender for a Restricted Free Agent.\u00a0 This year he signed a 3-year $18M contract.\u00a0 He has 11 catches on 16 targets, for 136 yards and 12.3 YPC, 2 TDs.\u00a0 Jelani Woods is a player that caught my eye and all the scouts during the East-West Shrine Bowl.\u00a0 At 6\u20197\u201d, 252 LBs, he sticks out.\u00a0 At the combine, he ran 4.61 which got him drafted in the 3rd<\/sup> round by the Colts this year. In limited opportunities, he has 6 catches on 10 targets for 77 12.8 and 3 TDs.\u00a0 He is a big Red Zone target.\u00a0 Woods played three seasons at Oklahoma State, converting from QB to TE.\u00a0 After his third year, he transferred to Virginia Tech for one season.\u00a0 His first two catches in the NFL were for TDs against KC in week 3.<\/p>\n

The O-line is good but not as good as it was just two years ago.\u00a0 Quenton Nelson is still there.\u00a0 The 2018 1st-round\u00a0pick, number 6 overall) goes into his 5th<\/sup> season and is established as one of the best OG in the league.\u00a0 Nelson is just 26.\u00a0\u00a0 The 6\u20195\u201d 330 LB bulldozer out of Notre Dame is a 3-time 1st<\/sup> team All-Pro, a Second Team All-Pro, and 4 Time Pro-Bowler.\u00a0 Left Tackle is manned by Dennis Kelly, a 6\u20198\u201d 328 LB journeyman OT.\u00a0 Kelly has been a career backup over his 11 NFL seasons.\u00a0 The 32 yo was a 5th<\/sup> Rd draft pick of PHI in 2012.\u00a0 Kelly played for PHI, TEN, GB, and IND.\u00a0 Ryan Kelly is at the Center.\u00a0 He was drafted in the 1st<\/sup> round by the Colts in 2016.\u00a0 The former Alabama Crimson Tide alum is the anchor for the line at 6\u20194\u201d and 311 LBs.\u00a0\u00a0 He was a second-team All-Pro in 2020 and twice nominated for the Pro Bowl.\u00a0 He had these incredible stats at Alabama.\u00a0\u00a0 As a Junior, he missed only 7 assignments on 802 snaps for a 99.1 success rate.\u00a0 As a senior, he was even better with 8 blown assignments in 1,012 snaps for a 99.2 success rate.\u00a0 In all those snaps, he was called for one penalty and no holding penalties.\u00a0 Matt Pryor was drafted by the Eagles in the 6th<\/sup> round of the 2018 draft.\u00a0 The 6\u20197\u201d 332 LB RG has started only 6 times prior to this year.\u00a0 The TCU grad has started all 8 games and is more of an OT than a guard.\u00a0 Braden Smith mans the Right Tackle position.\u00a0 The 2018 2nd<\/sup> round selection out of Auburn stands 6\u2019 6\u201d and 315 LBs.\u00a0\u00a0 He has played in 58 games and started in 56 of those.<\/p>\n

The Colts want to establish the run so they can use play-action passing down the field.\u00a0 It is imperative the Patriots stop the run against the Colts.\u00a0 Matt Judon should be able to continue wreaking havoc on both tackles.<\/p>\n

DEFENSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

4-3 Base<\/strong><\/p>\n

Overall the Defense is ranked #14.\u00a0 The Patriots are ranked #7.\u00a0 The Colts can stop the run but didn\u2019t in the month of October.\u00a0 Having Shaquille Leonard back will help.\u00a0 Remember it took a near-miraculous catch by Terry Mclaurin to beat them last week.<\/p>\n

According to Warren Sharp, there are few players as disruptive as DeForest Buckner.\u00a0 Bill Belichick was singing his praise in press conferences this week as well, stating that he thinks Buckner is a top 4 DT in the league.\u00a0 He will give our interior line fits.\u00a0 He has 21 tackles and 4 sacks.\u00a0 Look for him to line up against Cole Strange for a huge mismatch.\u00a0 Hopefully, David Andrews will be back.\u00a0 Also, Isaiah Wynn has been practicing at LG this week.\u00a0 He replaced Strange during the Jets game.\u00a0 That was perhaps Strange\u2019s worst game of the year.\u00a0 Grover Stewart is the other DT and he is no slouch either.\u00a0 He leads the D-line in tackles with 43 and has 2 sacks.\u00a0 Kitty Paye is listed as questionable but I expect him to start at LDE.\u00a0 The former 1st Round selection #21 overall in 2021 out of Michigan checks in with 16 tackles and 3 sacks.\u00a0He hails from Rhode Island and played at Bishop Hendrickson HS.\u00a0 Yannick Ngakoue can apply pressure as well with 16 tackles and 4 sacks.\u00a0 Old friend Byron Cowart is a reserve DT for Indy.<\/p>\n

The Linebacker corp is strong with Zaire Franklin leading the team with 81 tackles. Bobby Okereke is 2 and <\/sup>on the team in tackles with 73.\u00a0 Former Defensive Player of the Year Shaquille \u201cDarius\u201d Leonard has been quiet with only 6 tackles having missed 6 games.\u00a0 He should be back for the Patriots game.<\/p>\n

The secondary is led by former Patriots’ 2017 Undrafted Free Agent Kenny Moore.\u00a0 The Patriots wanted to keep Moore but just didn\u2019t have the room on the roster.\u00a0 The Colts claimed him and he has been a fixture on their Defense.\u00a0 \u00a0He has developed so well that the Valdosta State grad made the Pro Bowl for the first time last year.\u00a0 He finished last season with 101 tackles from his cornerback position.\u00a0 Moore leads the secondary with 40 tackles.\u00a0 Another former Patriot, Stephon Gilmore is the shutdown RCB.\u00a0 He is listed as questionable but I expect him to not miss this game.\u00a0 Safety Rodney McLeod is second with 38 tackles.\u00a0 Rodney Thomas is the other Safety.\u00a0 He chipped in with 20 tackles.\u00a0 They are not a ball-hawking team and only have 4 on the season.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n3RD<\/strong><\/td>\n4TH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDE<\/td>\nKwity Paye\u00a0Q<\/td>\nDayo Odeyingbo<\/td>\nTyquan\u00a0Lewis IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LDT<\/td>\nDeForest Buckner<\/td>\nByron Cowart<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDT<\/td>\nGrover Stewart<\/td>\nEric\u00a0Johnson<\/td>\nChris\u00a0Williams<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RDE<\/td>\nYannick Ngakoue<\/td>\nIfeadi Odenigbo<\/td>\nBen Banogu<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WLB<\/td>\nBobby Okereke<\/td>\nE.J. Speed<\/td>\nGrant Stuard Q<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLB<\/td>\nShaquille Leonard<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SLB<\/td>\nZaire Franklin<\/td>\nJoJo Domann<\/td>\n<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LCB<\/td>\nKenny\u00a0Moore<\/td>\nBrandon Facyson<\/td>\nDallis\u00a0Flowers<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS<\/td>\nRodney McLeod<\/td>\nNick Cross<\/td>\nTrevor Denbow\u00a0IR<\/td>\nArmani Watts\u00a0IR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FS<\/td>\nRodney\u00a0Thomas<\/td>\nJulian Blackmon<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RCB<\/td>\nStephon Gilmore\u00a0Q<\/td>\nIsaiah\u00a0Rodgers<\/td>\nTony\u00a0Brown Q<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Special Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Punter Matt Haack is the third-worst punter in the league.\u00a0 Patriot Jake bailey is the worst.<\/p>\n

Placekicker Chase McLaughlin is #14.\u00a0 Nick folk is ranked 5th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Isaiah Rodgers is ranked 13th<\/sup> in KO returns.\u00a0 Marcus Jones is ranked 2nd<\/sup> for the Patriots.\u00a0 The Colts traded Nyheim Hines and he was their PR.\u00a0 I would expect Rodger to handle this as well.\u00a0 Marcus Jones is ranked 9th<\/sup> in punt return and has become a weapon.\u00a0 The Patriots will have a big advantage in Special Teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nSTARTER<\/strong><\/td>\n2ND<\/strong><\/td>\n3RD<\/strong><\/td>\n4TH<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PK<\/td>\nChase McLaughlin<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
P<\/td>\nMatt Haack<\/td>\nRigoberto Sanchez\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
H<\/td>\nMatt Haack<\/td>\nRigoberto Sanchez\u00a0IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KR<\/td>\nIsaiah\u00a0Rodgers<\/td>\nAshton Dulin IR<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LS<\/td>\nLuke Rhodes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Colts Injury Report (Wed 11\/2\/22)<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Player<\/td>\nInjury<\/td>\nWed.<\/p>\n

11\/2<\/td>\n

Thur.<\/p>\n

11\/3<\/td>\n

Fri.<\/p>\n

11\/4<\/td>\n

Status<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB Tony Brown<\/td>\nHamstring<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CB Stephon Gilmore<\/td>\nRib<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T Dennis Kelly<\/td>\nCalf\/Ankle<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DE Yannick Ngakoue<\/td>\nRest<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
QB Matt Ryan<\/td>\nShoulder<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LB Grant Stuard<\/td>\nPecotral<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RB Jonathan Taylor<\/td>\nAnkle<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\nDNP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
C Ryan Kelly<\/td>\nKnee<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DE Kwity Paye<\/td>\nAnkle<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DT DeForest Buckner<\/td>\nShoulder<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LB E.J. Speed<\/td>\nAnkle<\/td>\nFP<\/td>\nLP<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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This is a game the Patriots should win at home.\u00a0 I don\u2019t expect a high-scoring game and the Patriots are going to have to be efficient.\u00a0 The defense should be able to hold down the Colts’ offense.\u00a0 Looking at a 17-14 win.<\/p>\n

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Morse\u2019s Morsels<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In my observations article, I didn\u2019t give Devin McCourty any praise.\u00a0 His first interception while staying in bounds was a thing of beauty.\u00a0\u00a0 It was great seeing him get two.\u00a0 He has been a bit slow to react over the course of the season.\u00a0 My wife even exclaimed during the game that it was the first time she heard his name mentioned all season.<\/p>\n

Comings and Goings<\/strong><\/p>\n

A couple of Practice Squad moves this week with the signings of OL Hayden Howerton and veteran P Michael Parlady.\u00a0 The 30-year-old Parlady has been with 7 different NFL teams and has played in 72 career games.\u00a0\u00a0 He owns a 45.6 career punting average.\u00a0 Howerton, 23 was signed as an Undrafted Free Agent by Tennessee this spring after having 53 career starts at SMU and was a participant in the East-West Shrine game.\u00a0 He stands 6\u20193\u201d 300 LBs and played 98 snaps in pre-season with the Titans.<\/p>\n

To make room on the Practice Squad LB Ronn\u2019Dell Carter and K Tristan Vizcaino were waived.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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