Following the Indianapolis Colts’ loss to the New York Jets on Monday night, Head Coach Chuck Pagano was scathing in his post-match comments.

The Indy Star reports that the former Baltimore defensive coordinator ‘threw Luck under the bus’ after singling out the quarterback in a frustration-fuelled press conference after the Colts fell to 0-2.

As his rage threatened to boil over, Pagano stated that the Colts “can’t turn the damn ball over” if they are to win games in the NFL.

In the 20-7 home defeat to the New Jersey oufit, Indy turned the ball over on 5 occasions, with Luck throwing 3 interceptions.

When asked whether the state of Indianapolis’ offensive line should take the heat off Luck, it was clear that Pagano is reaching the end of his tether.

“He’s been dealing with that for three years now.

“He should be more comfortable dealing with it.”

Luck’s talent at the quarterback position is unquestioned, but his extremely high turnover ratio is doing more harm that good for the team that is supposed to be a potential Super Bowl candidate.

Plus, the ‘high-powered’ offense is not putting the points on the board. The Colts are currently dead last in the NFL with just 21 points scored through two games.

Coach Pagano finished up with what could be seen as a personal dig at his quarterback, considering that Luck’s Stanford education involved him achieving a maths-based masters degree.

“It’s not that hard – it’s not trigonometry,” Pagano said, on Luck’s interception frequency.

Troubling times for Indianapolis. They will look to bounce back next Sunday when they head to Tennessee for their first AFC South matchup of 2015.