Indianapolis Colts Coach Somehow Claims He Still Has High Evaluation Of Matt Ryan

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When the Indianapolis Colts traded for Matt Ryan to replace Carson Wentz, they seemed to believe it would be the solution to all of their problems. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case so far.

The team is currently 2-2-1 and the 2 wins have about as much to do with issues for their opponents as they do with anything the Colts did in the games.

The Colts benefited from missed kicks by a backup in their close win over the Chiefs and only scored 12 points against the Broncos and needed overtime to get there.

However, despite remaining one of the lowest-scoring teams in football despite their latest win, Frank Reich claims he still has a high evaluation of Matt Ryan.

Indianapolis Colts head coach claims he still has high evaluation and comfort with Matt Ryan

My evaluation and my comfort with Matt as our starting quarterback is very high. I know everybody does — obviously, I feel like I have a deeper understanding having played the position for a long time and having coached the position for a long time, understanding all the dynamics that go in to having effective quarterback play. What is the effect of playing behind the sticks and having a run game that has been subpar, and so on and so forth? But at the same time, you’re always pushing and coaching somebody to get better.

He continued, saying that the fact that Ryan is hard on himself will help him improve.

One of the great things about Matt is, like every great player, he’s hard on himself. In his mind, ‘Hey, it doesn’t matter that we’re playing behind the sticks. I have to do better.’ Obviously, the No. 1 thing is the turnovers. We have to get that cleaned up. Some of those are on him, but they aren’t all on him. That’s the biggest thing. I think in other ways you look at certain things in the pass game, he made three or four throws in that last game that were elite. That if you really look at the tight copy and you see a couple throws that he made, they are unreal throws. I think we’re getting these young guys in the passing game, getting more guys involved. It’s not just [Michael] Pittman Jr. anymore. We’re spreading the ball around. I think that could be good for us going forward.

That last part may sound like something positive, but your best receiver only having 8 catches in the last 2 weeks definitely shouldn’t be viewed as a good thing.

The fact of the matter is that regardless of what Frank Reich thinks about Matt Ryan, the offense has been really bad so far this season.

The Colts are a team that is built to run the ball and that also hasn’t worked particularly well for them so far this year, but it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise to see them return to the run-heavy system they utilized last year if Ryan doesn’t improve soon.