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Every week http://www.coltsfanshop.com/Bobby-Okereke-Jersey , I will present a summary of some basic and advanced stats for the Colts performance relative to the league. Thanks to Pro Football Reference, NFL.com and the nflSCrapR project for being awesome sources of weekly data.The Colts defense opened up the day by holding Jacksonville’s first drive to just 5 scrimmage yards. They followed that by giving up a 97 yard TD drive.It was that kind of day.On the last 4 drives, the Colts defense allowed only 3 points and produced a game saving takeaway so you could say that the defense didn’t break. But prior to that, they did a whole lotta breakin’.On the day, the Jaguars posted 24 first downs and a 77.4% Drive Success Rate. TEAM TOTALS2 of the Jags 24 first downs came from Colt penalties, which is something this defense can’t continue to do. And by “can’t”,I mean they probably will. The Jags averaged 6.4 yards to go on 3rd downs (when they actually made it to 3rd downs) resulting in a high 52.9% conversion rate.PASSINGBortles completed 69% of his passes, but that success came at the cost of distance. His average depth through the air was only 3.7 yards and an even shorter 2.1 yards for completions. At that distance, a 69% completion rate is about league average. The way you beat that high-completion underneath game is to limit the yards after the catch, which the Colt defense failed to do in spectacular fashion, yielding 9.9 yards on average.51% of Bortles’ passes were at or behind the line of scrimmage and on those plays the Colts gave up 10.2 YAC. Think about that. On average, our pass defense basically gave up a first down every time Bortles threw a short pass . . . which was all day.That is so bad, that I made a graph of it.This doesn’t even show the 80 yard TD pass, which was the only Jacksonville pass attempted beyond 10 yards and was defended so horribly that it is literally off the chart.RUSHINGWith a 30% weighted Success Rate against, the Colts kept the Jaguar run game in check.Indy held Leonard Fournette to just 53 yards on 24 carries (this is me not mentioning his additional 5 receptions for 56 yards and a TD).Out of 34 team carries, the Jags could only break 10 yards twice and about 1鈦? of their carries resulted in negative yardage. CONCLUSIONSWhile they showed up at the end, it wasn’t a good day for the defense.They played against Jacksonville about exactly the same as Jacksonville’s defense played against us. The run game was shut down, but the pass game was open for business.Each defense gave up a 77% DSR and so it’s no surprise that this game came down to the last possession. SEASON TOTALS (per game) Jacoby Brissett enjoys playing the role of entertainer at training camp.The Indianapolis Colts quarterback routinely celebrates big plays Parris Campbell Jersey , moves and grooves to the songs blasting through loudspeakers and even periodically tosses in a barrel roll after diving to the ground to simulate a block against the air. It's who he is.But when it's time to work, Brissett is all business."I've seen it in OTAs," All-Pro linebacker Darius Leonard said Wednesday. "Usually if a vet messes up anybody would just walk by, but Jacoby won't let a mistake walk by. So you see a leader on the field and off the field, the way he carries himself, you just see he's a great guy on the field and off the field."The Colts need Brissett to play the tough-guy role right now as Andrew Luck continues to sit out with a strained left calf.Coach Frank Reich announced Tuesday the injury Luck suffered in the spring would keep his starting quarterback out of action until at least Saturday. Reich also has ruled out Luck for next Thursday's preseason opener at Buffalo and indicated that in a best-case scenario Luck would see only a little playing time anyway in the next two preseason games.So Brissett probably will take the bulk of the snaps in August, and the timing couldn't be better.The exuberant 26-year-old enters the final year of his contract having spent more time than Luck with the starting offense.For the first time in three years, he is not scrambling to learn a new offense. He has developed timing with new receivers Devin Funchess, a free agent signee, and third-round draft pick Parris Campbell. And he has found a personality fit with playful teammates like Funchess and Pro Bowl tight end Eric Ebron.All of that has made a difference."He's done a great job of diving into the playbook," offensive coordinator Nick Sirianni said. "Year 2 of the system, everybody has a firmer grasp of it and nothing's new to anybody and you can really see that in Jacoby with the way the plays come out of his mouth, the way that his eyes read the play and the speed that he gets the ball out with."Most NFL fans haven't seen much of Brissett since Luck missed the entire 2017 season while recovering from shoulder surgery.Brissett came to Indy that season in a cutdown weekend trade from New England. Less than two weeks later, Brissett, barely knowing the offense, was forced into relief duty in the Colts' season opener. He wound up starting the final 15 games, throwing for 3,098 yards http://www.coltsfanshop.com/Ben-Banogu-Jersey , 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions despite enduring a league-high 52 sacks.When Luck returned last season, Brissett went back to the supporting cast. He threw only four passes in four games including the desperation heave from near midfield in the waning seconds of a Week 3 loss at Philadelphia. And with Brissett out of the spotlight, his value around the league took a hit.Now, with Luck out again, Brissett has another opportunity to showcase his talent on the NFL stage.Brissett prefers to look at the big picture."You've got to make strides, obviously, second year in the system and that's what I hope to do throughout this system," he said. "You'll never see the finished product right now. Everybody understands that."And after Brissett spent much of last season posing with the defense after turnovers, those in the Colts' locker room have no doubts Brissett can get the job done with or without Luck."I think any time a guy gets a lot of reps, that's huge for us as a team," Sirianni said. "Obviously yeah, we want Andrew out there. But when a guy is getting significant reps, getting the timing down with the receivers, the snap count, the cadence and the calls down with the center and the offensive line — I mean that's invaluable. What I think he has really done is gain the trust of everybody in the offensive huddle."