PonyExpress

Why do the Colts run up the score on the "sisters of the poor"? I have a theory. I believe there is an organizational belief that they lack the "killer instinct". I believe they feel they have to nurture this "killer instinct" throughout the season, to develop a merciless streak in their players in preparation for the Big Game at the end of the year, likely against you know who you know where. So, this merciless streak is really the product of fear born of failure. They KNOW it's unsportsmanlike, and wrong, but they flaunt it, hoping to develop this single trait, thinking it the missing link to Super Bowl glory. So this desire to run up the score, this merciless destruction of a helpless foe, is really a window into a frightened mind, and possibly a deranged one in Polian. An example of this bizarre trait was going for 2 against the Pats last year up 40-21, while Polian loudly exhorted his team from the press box to "break Flutie's legs". What is ironic is that the "killer instinct" is not what they lack at all, they misjudge themselves. What they lack is grace under fire, also known as courage. And courage isn't fashioned by obliterating the helpless.

qbert

Interesting sports psychoanalysis... but I think the answer is less interesting.

Peyton, Polian & co. want to be rich media darlings just as much as they want to win a Super Bowl. Inflated stats = more media/fan attention = more marketing dollars for the players and the team.

PATRIOT64

IMO Manning who is a likely Hall Of Famer probably gets most of his passing yards and TD passes either against crap teams or when the games are out of reach and instead of running the ball the FO wants Pay-A-Tons stats to accumulate to achieve elite QB status

RAWKY

The reason Indy runs up the score is really quite simple....they have a QB who is the defato Offensive Cordinator calling the plays he sees fit when he sees fit and how he sees fit.

Even TB would sling it every down and run up the score given the opputunity as he has stated on more then one occasion.

It is the nature of NFL QBs to want to throw the ball.

Peyton is given the opputunity and because he is not under control he just keeps slinging it,,,,because ......well its fun.

Running up the score is simply another example of Indy's lack of control over the monster they them selves have created.

wrangler

Well Peyton is a stat man. I truely believe he wants to eclipse Dan.

Archie is the man behind the man, behind the man.

Archie didn't stay in NO to win anything but fame. He was thier high light film.

He is now trying to win the ring, and more glory, through his sons.

Mores the pitty. Hype is what it is, money is what it is, Mannings are what they
are. I think Eli is cool though, he's not part of the Manning hype, just a kid
trying to do his best for the TEAM. In the end I think Eli will win, the rest will
be hangers on, again mores the pitty.

But what do I know.

DarrylS

I think they run up the score because they know they will never win the SB and in its place they like big statistics to inflate their egos and to add to their already huge cadre of endorsements... I was thinking how unpatriotlike this would be, if we had the game comfortably in hand we would never do this.. what the Colts gotta remember they can play any team more than once on the way to the playoffs and payback is a *****.

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atlpatsfan

As much as I will probably get bashed for this.... I think it is because Manning calls a lot of his own plays and he just doesn't know how to play any other way. He reminds me of a boxer who has the fight won but still goes for the knockout in the last round. I just don't think he knows how to cruise or turn it down.

He isn't the best in the league (Brady is) but he is a true student of the game. When he is on the field his job is to get points no matter what the score or time remaining in the game. If they are so far ahead that they don't need any points they should have pulled him. If he is in he will go for the TD every time.

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workhorse

I know it's most of your jobs around here to hate Peyton and the Colts, but the only reason the Colts kept scoring on Sunday was the Texans started calling time outs when the Colts were trying to run out the clock.

I did some brief checking from last season's stats. Peyton had one 4 TD game (Tenn) and four 3 TD games (NE, Hou, Cin & Tenn again). So 3 of 5 were against crappy teams. But when it comes to 300 yard passing game, he had 4 (Ne, Cin, Jax, & SD). It would seem odd that a guy that you think is a stat padder only had 4 300 yard games and all came against quality opponents.

QuiGon

I challenge you to do the same analysis from 2003 and 2004. Manning is a stat padder. But one thing he is not, nor ever will be, is a champion. He couldn't win in college - but TN won the national championship the first year Manning left when the immortal Tee Martin took over - and he can't win in the pros.

mtbykr

Come on guys, the real reason the dolts run up the score is becuase they have themselves in their own fantasy league

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