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“Not Good Enough”: Colts Locker Room Sounds Off After Ugly Home-Opener Loss to Ravens
The Colts’ Week 1 letdown against the Ravens left plenty for Indianapolis to unpack, and the postgame podium reflected a locker room searching for answers after surrendering more than 500 yards of offense in a lopsided home defeat.
Head coach Shane Steichen didn’t mince words in his opening statement, saying it “was not good enough from start to finish” and adding, “We’ve got to coach better. We’ve got to play better in order to get better.” Steichen pointed to a fast start that fizzled, noting the offense came out “humming pretty good” before stalling, and pinned much of the collapse on turnovers and field position rather than any single breakdown.
Quarterback Daniel Jones, playing his first game back from injury, echoed that sentiment, saying the team “didn’t move the ball well” and “didn’t accomplish” the things it set out to do. Physically, though, Jones reported no setbacks, saying his surgically repaired Achilles “felt good” and “felt fine physically” despite absorbing several hits.
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Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner was blunt in assessing the group’s performance, admitting, “We just got out-executed. Not executing the plays. Being outplayed.” Cornerback Sauce Gardner struck a similar tone, calling several breakdowns “self-inflicted wounds” while vowing the group would learn from the tape before facing Kansas City.
Running back Jonathan Taylor, who lost a costly fumble, took accountability for the mistakes, saying, “It’s simple things like that you can’t allow a team like that to take advantage of those.” Wide receiver Alec Pierce, back from ankle surgery, said he was pleased with how he felt physically but admitted the result “surprised” him given the talent returning from last year’s roster.
With 16 games still to play, the message from the podium was consistent: clean up the mistakes, and move on to Kansas City.