The mouth goes south

If only T.Y. Hilton could get as open as his mouth.

If only it were as easy as simply opening his mandibles and letting the words spill out, maybe the Indianapolis Colts would not be where they are, which is 2-5 and thrashing around in the sludge at the bottom of the NFL. Alas, it apparently isn't that easy.

Three catches in the last two games for T.Y. are not only proof of that, they do not a bully pulpit make. But Hilton availed himself anyway. And that not only was a bad look, it's the kind of thing that puts a football team on the road to dissolution.

Hilton's been around long enough to know that, but apparently he just couldn't help himself, calling out his offensive line for subjecting Jacoby Brissett to near-historic abuse in the Colts' most pathetic loss so far. It's not just that Jacksonville came into their house and shut them out, 27-0. It's the ease with which the Jaguars did it -- especially on the defensive side, where they sacked Brissett 10, count 'em, 10 times, one shy of the franchise record.

Which happened before the Colts moved to Indy, mind you. And that was 33 years ago.

And so Hilton was right about the Seven Blocks of Al Dente Spaghetti. They were awful. Couldn't block a gentle breeze. You could almost see Andrew Luck over there on the sideline, suddenly discovering even MORE soreness in his surgical throwing arm.

Hey, guys? You know my shoulder? Feels a bit more, ah, stiff all of a sudden. Yeah, stiff, that's it. Maybe we should back this up until, I don't know, 2020 or so.

Anyway ... TY was right. But he was wrong to say so.

He was wrong, because part of this unnatural disaster  is on him, too. Maybe if he gets himself open a few more times Sunday, Brissett doesn't get sacked 10 times. Maybe if he beats his man once in awhile, the Colts actually move the chains. Maybe if he realizes the O-line is getting beaten like an omelet back there, he breaks off the route and comes back to the football a few times.

That's what a wideout with some awareness would do. Unfortunately, Hilton's not playing with anymore of that commodity than anyone else. Which is why the Colts are right now one of the worst three teams in football.

You know that old saying? You win as a team and you lose as a team?

Yeah, well. The Colts are Exhibit A for the latter.

If only because only losers point fingers.