The Indianapolis Colts are focused on getting better during early downs offensively—at least if you ask veteran starting quarterback Matt Ryan (via The Athletic’s Zak Keefer):
Something Colts are focusing on at practice this week, per Matt Ryan: switching things up on first- and second-down. It's a *huge* problem right now. "We haven't been good enough," the QB said.
Nearly half the Colts' 3rd downs this season (33/69) have been 3rd-and-7 or longer.— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) October 12, 2022The Colts seem to consistently be facing 3rd and longs situationally, which isn’t ideal for an offense that has struggled in pass protection up front and specifically in allowing Ryan enough time to throw further downfield to actually move the sticks.