Preseason Week 1: Colts 10 - Cowboys 23
In our usual fashion the Indianapolis Colts lost a preseason game, but considering that the offensive starters played a whole three minutes I’d say that we actually didn’t do too bad by only losing by 13 points to the Dallas Cowboys.
While it’s a little hard to tell where you really stand in preseason games, it’s clear that the defense needs some improvement, but overall didn’t do too bad by only giving up 16 points. While 16 points isn’t a stellar number, with our starting offensive we’ll win almost any game that we can hold an opponent to under 16 points so long as our offense or special teams don’t give away some free points.
That said, the time of possession for the opposing offense, especially early in the game, worries me a little. We have a very fast offense which is useful, but our defense is a bit slow and allows teams to charge up the field with the run while chipping away at the clock. Luckily our defense only allowed the Cowboys to reach the end zone once last night, but in the regular season I don’t see that happening. Something must be done to give these guys a more level playing field as far as rest time goes. But it is only preseason, right?
