Michael Pittman learned Joe Flacco was his new starting QB via social media because the Colts are doing great

Michael Pittman Jr., for illustration nan remainder of nan Indianapolis Colts’ offense, is going done a unsmooth spot successful 2024.

The big-bodied possession receiver has seen his numbers driblet for nan league’s 19th-ranked offense. His receptions per crippled are down from a career-best 6.8 successful 2023 to conscionable 3.6 this fall. His 41.5 percent occurrence complaint connected targets is simply a profession debased by astir 10 afloat points.

The culprit is an unstable passing game. Second twelvemonth backmost Anthony Richardson dialed up nan benignant of large downfield throws you’d want from a franchise quarterback, but completed conscionable 44 percent of them to commencement nan season. That led to a alteration earlier Week 9, making 38-year-old seasoned Joe Flacco nan team’s starter.

Pittman wasn’t fixed nan chance to connection nan Indianapolis coaching unit his thoughts astir a imaginable move earlier it happened. In fact, he didn’t moreover cognize Flacco was being elevated until he publication astir it connected societal media.

#Colts WR Michael Pittman Jr. said he recovered retired astir nan QB alteration done societal media.

— James Boyd (@RomeovilleKid) October 30, 2024

That’s a unsmooth look for a squad whose inconsistency has doomed it to a 4-4 grounds this fall. The Colts are very overmuch successful nan playoff race, which is what justified nan move from nan precocious ceiling, debased level passing of Richardson to nan much unchangeable Flacco. It still feels for illustration thing that should person been communicated to nan team’s wideouts earlier it deed Twitter, however.