Longtime film guru with praise for Colts' Shane Steichen

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Longtime film guru Greg Cosell recently appeared on the 'Ross Tucker Podcast' and offered some praise for Indianapolis Colts' head coach Shane Steichen.

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Cosell notes how well Steichen was able to put Daniel Jones in a position to throw to his first read. Accomplishing that begins with the game plan that Steichen draws up.

“It's really interesting to me when you see a coach that's really good in the pass game and the way that he can present to the quarterback throwing to the primary read more often than not, and that's a function of schematics and putting together a pass game," Cosell said. "And obviously, as in any profession, some guys do it better than others."

Through 10 games last season, we saw the full effects of what the Steichen offense can be. Jones was among the most productive quarterbacks in football, while the offense was among the highest-scoring units during that first half of the season.

"Last year," Cosell added, "until Daniel Jones got hurt, we saw him being decisive as he's ever been, and that's a function of the concepts and how it's taught."

Beyond Jones' performance, while the Colts didn't win any games with Phillip Rivers, Steichen's ability to mold the offense to Rivers' game on the fly and make changes from week to week was impressive.

All that said, Steichen's ability to game plan and call plays hasn't translated into a playoff appearance, and there are a variety of reasons for that.

However, this explanation from Cosell is just another example of why the Colts were comfortable largely running things back on the offensive side of the ball. The belief is that the pieces of the puzzle are there, but Steichen must now put them all together for a full 17-game season.

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