With all the news surrounding the in the last couple of days, we forget that the Colts just played a football game on Sunday.Maybe it is a good thing to forget, as the . While the defense held up their end of Cody Barton Jersey the bargain, it was an abysmal showing by the offense. The performance was the final nail in the coffin for head coach , who was .Quarterback had his second career start against the , and just like many other young quarterbacks at Gillette Stadium, things did not go well. Ehlinger finished the day 15-of-29 (52%) for 103 yards, zero touchdowns, an interception, and a QB rating of 45.6. On top of that, Ehlinger was sacked nine times by the Patriots defense.That's an offense that's unacceptable, Ehlinger said after the game. Our defense kept us in the game. And we didn't do anything out there to help them out. They were playing their tails off and couldn't get anything going in every phase.This is The Ehlinger Experiment here on as we di sect Ehlingers performance each week through the rest of George Fant Jersey the 2022 season. Everyone talks about how tough it is for a young quarterback to go up against a defense, and Ehlinger found out first-hand how difficult that can be.One of the few things Ehlinger had succe s with was making quick reads. When Ehlinger was given the chance to go with his first read, he executed well.The first clip shows how Ehlinger was able to deliver when his first or second read was open. The second play shows him calling an Alert, meaning he sees something he does not like from the defense and changes the play call. The third play shows Ehlinger move from his first read in to The Colts also tried to get the ball out of Ehlingers hands quicker with cro sing routes. Belichick knew this would be coming, and the Patriots covered it well. However, there were times when Ehlinger was able to get the ball to his wide receivers on cro sers.Here are two of the cro sers the Colts and Ehlinger hit on Sunday. The throw to was the Colts biggest play of the day. When the Colts could get into their bread and butter on offense, you saw some succe s.The best thing an offense can do with a young quarterback is allow him to get the ball out quickly with simple reads. Ehlinger has had succe s with this concept the past two weeks, and the Colts should make this a focus of the game plan moving forward.The longest play of the game for the Colts was the 23-yard pa s from Ehlinger to Pierce. However, there were other opportunities for the Colts to get chunk plays.The clip below shows three plays where the Colts picked up yardage, but Ehlinger mi sed an opportunity for a huge play. The first play shows Ehlinger rolling to his right and has Pierce streaking down the right side Delano Hill Jersey of the field, but Ehlinger decides to keep it and run for a short gain. The second play shows Pittman to Ehlingers left, sitting down on his route for the first down, but Ehlinger does not use anticipation to throw it earlier and instead rolls right. The third play has at the top of the Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey screen springing downfield, but Ehlinger decides to tuck it and run, once again.Ehlinger also had some mi ses and accuracy i sues. The most damning throw is shown here, as Pittman has a step on his man, and Ehlinger completely overthrows him. The play would be, at worst, a huge gain and, at best, a touchdown.No quarterback will ever be perfect, and everyone mi ses plays here and there. But being able to make these plays consistently is the difference between franchise quarterbacks and backup quarterbacks in the NFL.Scroll to ContinueEhlinger was not nearly the biggest i sue for the Colts offense on Sunday. His teammates need to help him out and failed Ehlinger numerous times against the Patriots.The tight end group was front and center in terms of the pa s catchers who failed Ehlinger Sunday. The group registered three catches for 15 yards on six targets, with three drops. The drops included two would-be first-down grabs by and a pick-6 from .In a game where the margin for error is next to zero, these types of drops cannot happen. They killed drives and caused points to be put on the board for the Patriots. The Colts offensive playmakers must do a better job of helping Ehlinger.Finally, it is time to dive into the train wreck that was the protection afforded to Ehlinger on Sunday. He ran for his K.J. Wright Jersey life the entire game as free rushers bared down on him from all sides. The Colts nine sacks given up were the most the team has allowed since 2017 when they gave up ten sacks against the The player in the backfield the most was . The Patriots pa s rusher came into the game leading the NFL in sacks and extended his lead in that category. Whether it was on stunts or just going up against the Colts 1-on-1, he could not be stopped.The final clip shows the rest of the sacks given up by the Colts on Sunday. Most of these are on the offensive line, but Ehlinger needs to get the ball out quicker on a few of these as well. Overall, just another abysmal game in pa s protection by the whole unit.Ehlingers performance in Foxborough was like many young quarterbacks before him. Belichick took away the things the Colts did best on offense and made Ehlinger read the defense post-snap by disguising things pre-snap. It made for a very difficult outing.Ehlinger showed toughne s in the pocket and was able to make plays when he could get the ball out quickly to his first and second reads. However, Ehlinger must learn to take shots down the field when the defense presents the opportunity. Without taking advantage of the chunk plays, playing offense will become much harder for the Colts.Ehlinger also needs to receive help from his teammates. The second-year quarterback is drinking from a fire hose right now, and drops and meltdowns in protection will only make things harder.Ehlinger will get Tyler Lockett Jersey another shot this weekend against the . He will have a and a after the circus of moves the past couple of days. But the Raiders at 2-6 are a struggling team and will offer Ehlinger chances to make plays with the football. A bounce-back game could be in store for the quarterback.