Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen plans to “evaluate everything, every position.”
If he’s given a chance.
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he → plan → chance
Steichen’s team got steamrolled in Jacksonville, losing 42-7 to the Jaguars five days after trading perennial Pro Bowlers Quenton Nelson and DeForest Buckner and signaling a potential full-scale rebuild in Indianapolis.
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team → steamroll → Indianapolis
Steichen could be the next one gone.
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Steichen → go → ?
The Colts (2-6) have lost four in a row and 13 of 15 going back to last season.
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Colts → lose → season
They also lost for the 12th time as the road team against Jacksonville.
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They → lose → Jacksonville
“Clearly I got to do a better job, plain and simple,” Steichen said.
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Steichen → got → job
I got to do better job to get these guys ready to go because that wasn’t it today.”
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that → got → job
Indianapolis finished with 243 yards a week after totaling 218 in a loss at Minnesota.
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Indianapolis → finish → Minnesota
It was the fourth time this season the Colts have managed fewer than 260 yards of offense.
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Colts → manage → offense
“Bottom line is guys got to step up,” Steichen said.
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Steichen → got → ?
“That’s what it is.
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it → ’ → ?
Players, coaches, everyone has to step up.
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everyone → have → ?
We have a job to do and have to do it as a really high level.
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We → have → level
“That’s our job as professionals to go do that.”
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That → ’ → that
Daniel Jones completed 19 of 28 passes for 144 yards, with a touchdown to Josh Downs and two interceptions.
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Jones → complete → Downs
He was sacked three times and benched in the fourth quarter, replaced by Anthony Richardson.
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He → sack → Richardson
Jonathan Taylor ran eight times for 23 yards against the league’s top rushing defense, and that was with a 19-yard gain.
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that → run → gain
It’s a butt whooping,” Taylor said.
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Taylor → ’ → ?
“Went down there and they kicked our teeth in.
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they → go → teeth
That’s what’s going to show up on the film.”
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what → ’ → film
Taylor responded “I’m part of this” when asked whether he still wanted to remain in Indy.
“My performance was nowhere near up to par,” he said.
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he → respond → par
“It’s not like I went for 200 yards and five touchdowns and we still lost.
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we → ’ → yards
No, I’m part of it.
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I → ’m → it
I’m also part of the embarrassing butt whooping today.”
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I → ’m → butt
Downs, whom Steichen acknowledged has requested a trade, left the locker room by the time it was opened to media.
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it → acknowledge → media
He finished with four receptions for 23 yards and returned a punt for 20 yards.
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He → finish → yards
“He did some good things,” Steichen said.
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Steichen → do → things
“He had a couple catches there.
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He → have → catches
But he continued to be a pro throughout the week and then showed up to play today.”
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he → continue → week
Steichen suggested any potential lineup changes could send a message to a team that looked like it had given up on the season.
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it → suggest → season
The Colts trailed 28-0 at halftime — they allowed four plays that gained at least 30 yards, including a 92-yard interception returned for a touchdown — and didn’t score until they were down by five touchdowns.
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they → trail → touchdowns
“Like I said, everything will be evaluated after this game for sure moving forward,” Steichen said.
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Steichen → say → game
And he insisted he’s not concerned about his job.
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he → insist → job
“I’m focused on getting better,” he said.
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he → ’m → ?
“That’s what I’m focused on right now.
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I → ’ → what
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