JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It was the morning after Frank Reich’s controversial decision to go for it on fourth and 4 at his own 43-yard line against the Houston Texans. I picked up my phone and noticed a number of lengthy texts from Reich. One day earlier, I had harshly panned the decision, suggesting there’s a line between aggressive and reckless, and Reich, who gift-wrapped the Texans’ victory, dove head-first into recklessness. Now Reich wanted me to know, in a very coherent and agreeable manner, what went into his thought process.



Now, here was Reich once again, standing in the media room after the Colts’ oddly disjointed and completely punchless 6-0 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and once again, he had some explaining to do.



Again, fourth-down decisions.



Again, he went for it — twice. Well, three if you count the fourth and 1 on the Colts’ penultimate drive, although they trailed 6-0 with just 2:38 remaining, and...