Ask a Colts fan... one more time

1) Stover is a solid kicker with a long history of making big FGs. If the kick is over 45 yards, the Colts still have Adam Vinatieri. Kicking situation is fine. If Stover or Vinatieri pull a Kaeding, it is an anomaly. Kaeding had a rep for missing big kicks prior to Sunday’s game.
2) Very well. The Colts have, arguably, the best secondary in football. Jerraud Powers was probably the best rookie corner this year, and Kelvin Hayden is a stud. Antoine Bethea is one of the best free safeties in football, and Melvin Bullitt has made many of us wonder if Bob Sanders was worth the big contract he got.

Dustin Keller is a stud and we in Indy know him very well (Purdue football). Colts deploy a Tampa-2 scheme. So, whatever zone Keller runs into, that defender will be on him. Likely, on seem routes, it will be Gary Brackett, and he is a very god coverage linebacker.

1. Great pass D. A great run D doesn’t have much effect on the Colts, since their running game has really just been about keeping play action effective and not letting teams get cute and run the dime on them all the time.

2. As confident as I’ll allow myself to be for a playoff game. The Jets are a good team, but I think the Colts are clearly better. Victory is in no way guaranteed, but I think the Colts chances are very good.

3. 24-16 Colts (yes I just combined the spread and over/under)

Revis Island doesn’t concern me simply because Reggie Wayne has been taken out of games before, and Peyton still can find Dallas Clark, Pierre Garcon or Austin Collie to pick up the slack. All are extremely competent players, excellent route-runners and quite adept at finding gaps in coverages.

I am brimming with confidence, as I have been all season long. You have to understand this team was only a Bill Polian “rest is necessary” decision from going undefeated, so why shouldn’t I be confident? I do not expect it to be a blowout, but I expect the Colts to win.

I think the Colts win this game 27-17. And 17 points is giving the Sanchize a lot of credit.

The offensive line has been the only weak link for the Colts this year. Manning is great at getting rid of the ball quickly, but sustaining pressure on him is really the only chance you have against the Colts.

In the first matchup, I honestly was not that impressed with Revis. I don’t know if he was having an off day or what, but it looked like Reggie shook him on several routes. Hard to judge with Manning missing him a couple times and only playing a half, but I think Reggie will be just fine. As others have said, Clark, Collie, and Garcon are always viable options as well.

I’m predicting Colts 24 Jets 10. The Colts offense will be fine, but I think a very under-rated Colts D will be the story of this game. The Jets aren’t exactly an offense powerhouse and the Colts D has been at top 10 (sometimes top 5) unit this season. I think the Colts will get up 7-10 at the half and manage the game from there.

1. In short if a receiver isn’t open, you’ll see Manning throw to someone who is. Most Manning INTs this season have been either due to disguised coverage (usually a safety coming over) or a tipped ball. Corners pwning receivers has not really been a problem.

2. Very

3. Colts win 17-7. Colts D has made a quantum leap, and the offense is adequate.

if we see painter, thats bad effin’ news. means the game is on mad ice for pede’.

Yes, in the fourth quarter with the Colts up by 30. ;)

LOL. Potential for what? More mistakes? I’ve never wanted to see Jim Sorgi taking snaps more. There’s bad, and then there’s Curtis Painter.

Bart Scott. Arguably the best free agent pick-up last off-season.

…can always avoid Revis (though I don’t think we will.) Pace is the one player with potential to screw up the offense. I suspect Addai will be kept in to block quite frequently to prevent this. Fortunately, Addai is an elite blocker at the RB position. He won’t stop Pace by himself, but should do enough to help plug up the o-line.

1. Yes. Watching the Chargers get run by a team that was made the playoffs due to two (perceived) better teams laying down on them was a classic. The Chargers fans are a special kind of smug that gets you sent to the back of the line at any respectable NY Deli. They thought that because they were the San Diego Chargers and your team was the inferior Jets from the wrong coast, that all they had to do is show up, take three snaps and the game would be over 41-0.

2. We usually leave short passes over the middle defended poorly, so I would expect your slot receiver to have a better than average day.

3. We laugh our asses off about the Mayflower incident. Baltimore was trying to use Eminent Domain to seize the team and the owners did what any business owner would do. GTFO. As far as SB III, that was the Baltimore Colts. The clock started for most of us when the Colts moved to Indy.

4d. Colts sleepers to watch on defense: Bethea (S), Foster (DT), Brock (DT), Bullit (S)
4o. Colts sleepers who will have big games against the Jets: Garçon (WR), Collie (WR). It looks like Mike Hart (RB) will get quite a few snaps. Oh, and remember the player with the highest QB rating on our team is RB Joe Addai, not Peyton Manning.

IT’s

1. it was a mixed blessing to not see the chargers. 1 i wanted the colts to beat them. 2 i didnt have to hear about prev playoff games.

2. jones/ greene – sometimes although not lately the colts LBers can have suspect tackling. however due to great team speed i dont see any big runs like greene’s on sunday. i think the colts have only gave one up to frank gore, but i could see these two being able to pick up key 3rd downs

3. no, nobody cares about it, i wish we would play them less so everyone stops talking about it

4. – O- Austin Collie WR has really been doing great. while manning was on the field last time i believe he had 94 yards. – D- Clint Session WLB – i believe he leads the team with tackles. he is very fast and able to plug up a hole. i can see him giving Jets RBs fits

Who doesnt like to see the Pats lose

1. I didn’t chant that but I was rooting for you guys the entire time. I could stomach you guys going to the SB but I couldn’t stomach the Chargers or the Pats going in our stead. I have always been rooting for you guys, the Phins, anyone to rise up and take the division from the Pats.

2. I have a ton of respect for Keller. My cousin and I watched him play at Purdue and we were both just talking about how he has a knack for the ball and for getting the ball into the endzone. We are going to load up against the run so I am afraid of Keller getting big chuncks down the seams.

3. I know and respect our history but I don’t really think much on it.

4. At the begining of the game I think Session is going to be a player to watch as he is one of our main run stopping cogs along with Miur. These guys aren’t widely known but play their roles in the defense very well. IF we get a 7-10 point lead a not well known player to look for is Eric Foster. He is only a 6-2 265 DT but he is excelent at getting penetration and pressuring the QB. He obviously isn’t an elite run stopper but he is one of our ‘closer’ type on players who just puts too much pressure on teams trying to come back. Just pray that you don’t see a Mathis/Foster/Brock/Freeney defensive line because that means you are in a hole and aren’t coming back.

1.) J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!!!! Also… F*ck the Chargers!!!

2.) Offense: Nick Mangold. (Not kidding. We really struggle with powerful offensive linemen.) Defense: Calvin Pace.

3.) I’m glad Namath won… pretty much legitimized the AFL.

4.)
Offense: Is there anyone who isn’t obvious? Collie?
Defense: Antoine Bethea will come up with a rediculous circus interception at some point in this game.

Though I won’t be chanting it this weekend, lol. Thanks for the good post. After seeing a couple others on here it’s nice to see there are some smart fans out there

It’s a funny thing, the atmosphere of change which permeates the postseason. It’s funny because the Ravens boasted a running attack which, in the week prior to taking on Indy, racked up 250 yards and 4 TDs on the ground @ New England and the “Defensive Genius” Bill Belichick. And what happened when they came to Indy? 87 total yards on the ground, zero TDs.

2006, the year the Colts won the Super Bowl, the Colts had the WORST rushing defense in the entire NFL, and was just coming off a game in which we allowed 344 yards on the ground in a 44-17 loss to Jacksonville. What happened in the playoffs? The Colts shut down the Larry Johnson and the Chiefs, holding the 1789-yard rusher to 32 yards on 13 carries. The next game the Colts played 1200-yard rusher Jamal Lewis and the Ravens and held him to 53 yds rushing.

I realize these are mixed stats from 4 years ago and 1 game from this postseason, but the point is, when it comes to playoff football, everything changes. You can throw regular season stats and trends out the window because they matter only to people attempting to build flimsy arguments which persuade mindless sheep.

While the Colts where officially ranked 24th in rushing defense in the Regular Season, they are also officially ranked 3rd in rushing defense in the post season, having held the 5th-ranked regular season rushing team (the Ravens) to nearly half their average output on the ground.

Running laterally or up and down makes no difference. The Colts do a remarkable job of identifying the ways teams can beat them, and thus focus on making sure it won’t happen. Mark my words, the Colts will do the same thing this week that they did last week, which is force the opposing QB to beat them. Despite the bitching and moaning about how “different” Jets fans claim they are than the Ravens, the fact remains that on film they are quite similar. And when it comes to their strengths and weaknesses as a team, they are practically identical.

Both teams pound the ball, play incredible defense, and have very young and inexperienced QBs. The Colts will drop an extra man or two into the box, blitz your Sanchize like crazy, and force Mark to make plays with his arm.

I have no worries about our defense at all. I’m really only worried about committing a stupid turnover and losing the field position battle. If we take care of the ball, we should take care of business. It’ll be a good game, but I believe the Jets are overmatched, out-flanked and out-gunned.

It is a little surprising that they only ranked 24th during the regular season. Excluding the two games where the backups played, the only time a saw a running game dictate tempo was the Dolphins game. Teams still seem to be of the opinion that running the ball 30 times/game and owning ToP is the way to beat the Colts. It’s just how teams have chosen to play us. We have really limited some of the top rushers in the league this year. Run D is not really a liability any more. Honestly, I would much rather see a team try to pound the ball all game because it makes it more difficult to come back when you are behind. The Colts are going to score points, that’s a given. At some point the other team is going to need a flurry to respond. That’s hard to do on the ground.

so forgive my skepticism of your offensive prowess.

thats where the eye rolling hostility is coming from. Its a carry over effect.

At least not the running game. But if you have no passing game, it really limits your margin for error. 1st and 15 isn’t a problem for the Colts. If the Jets are facing the same, my money is on the D. I think the Jets run game will do just fine as long as they don’t get behind early. The problem is converting yards to points. This is something at which the Colts D excels. One dimension just won’t cut it.

meant for FrankG929

A good example of this is the Roy Williams led Tar Heels who tend to have more talent than their opponents and who admittedly push the pace for the very reason I mentioned above

Against running teams the Colts generally try to score quickly and get two scores ahead. Most teams will abandon running when faced with a 10-14 point deficit which is where Freeney and Mathis are at their best.

The key for run-heavy teams is to score touchdowns, not field goals and not end drives in punts or on downs (DON’T GO FOR IT ON 4th and 3). The Colts offense has the same issue, btw that the Chargers did – 3 and outs.

The Colts actually have a quick hit offense. Not always big plays down field, but a lot of plays that chew up 8 – 15 yard chunks. Drives are usually very short on ToP. They run a lot of no-huddle or semi-no huddle plays to push the tempo. Most would agree that Manning is at his best in hurry-up mode.

Teams always try to grind it out against the Colts D. Sounds good in theory, but then you end up with the Miami game. (perhaps an extreme example.) Miami owned ToP, but as soon as they fell behind; it was over. They had no chance of scoring quickly enough to match the Colts at the end.

the Jets are going to have to learn the wildcat awfully fast to pull off what the Dolphins did.

and made Flacco/Mason hit on some passes before they backed off at all. After the Ravens got a FG on their first drive the Colts switched to 8 in the box and the Ravens never scored again.

I expect cover-3 with Bullitt well into the box in all but obvious passing downs. They are going to force a running team to hit on the mid range passes that a cover-3 gives up before they’ll let them run against an unstacked box.

from made up sources. 9/11 was an inside job is a recurring rumor.

or what you are hearing somewhere that helps. also keeps away backlash lol