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stcjones

True....except you are talking about a time when Matt Cassel is the QB ....and not Tom Brady........Cassel has done an admirable job as the backup QB here against the schedule thus far.....However, to expect that he will be throwing the long ball ....or even intermediate ball most of the first half against this D......is not being realistic....I still think their pass D is decent....especially if Sanders plays...which I believe they say he will......IF we can run the ball decently against this team and then catch them off guard with play action passing (reverse the usual game plan).......we should be able to win it....But to expect Cassel to go out there gunslinging....is ludicrous......

stcjones

Do you mean that Jordan is out? Where did u hear this?.....I've gotten alot of jacka## answers on this topic......but, it is IMPORTANT...especially this week...I do think that NO JORDAN matters against the colts.....

Mike the Brit

See post above

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Jared

Anyone think that this is the kind of game where we might see Heath Evans as a lone back a significant number of times?

stcjones

You are right....and so is the poster that originally stated this......per Yahoo Sports (at the least) Jordan and Morris are out again.....so we are going with Ellis and Faulk.......

stcjones

I think we will see more of Ellis and Faulk.........It seems like games where we go alot with Heath Evans back there....he gets stonewalled alot at the LOS......I think this is going to be one of those "I have NO idea what the Fu(k to expect" from the running game" kind of weeks!!! Should be interesting......GO PATS!!! Maybe Ellis is going to be a diamond in the rough for us!!!!!

patchick

Possible, but BenJarvus actually has pretty good size and power.

MassPats38

He has good power, but at 5-11, 215 lbs he is not that big for a running back. It was tough to tell last game if some of his lesser runs were a product of a lack of quickness or good defensive reads.

If Bob Sanders is back to form, I am not sure it would matter if Jordan played or not. The running yardage would be down. The weakness is the new corner and secondary of the Colts, so Cassel will have to hit his throws to keep Sanders off the line. Hopefully Welker has a big game.

SVN

well..yes but for some reason pats never run a lot against indy. Even SD game , we were running the ball well on the first drive but didnt do much later. There have been some situations and games when we have committed to the running game this season but we havent done it when it was there even in the past.
The yr dillon and maroney were together and indy came to foxboro, our receiving core was gabriel and caldwell and co and we still didnt run the ball a whole lot.
BB doesnt believe in the , 'run the ball and keep the ball away from the other team ' a whole lot . And with marlin jackson out and sanders back in he will try and go out throwing the ball even if its matt cassel.iam not saying it will be sucessful but i think thats what they will do. even if jordan had played.