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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/9891178

kinda effects our game if BB wanted to check the scores of the other team in deciding what to do with his starters..
on the other hand...colts have an adv. if pats win they play their starters else they can just tank the game

PatsDeb

I hadn't thought about this angle. I have been arguing that BB would just assume we were 4th and rest key starters, but maybe he wants to force the Colts to play their starters to tire them out for the first round. Who knows?

Patsfanin Philly

The Colts have had plenty of experience doing that lately........

PatsWickedPissah

I saw Manning's interview at the gym. Threw his D under the bus. Said that unlike the NBA, it's too bad that players (he and his cap hoging wideouts) can't play both ways. As if he could play D, the cap hoging prima.

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scout

This very well could be the Colts last year in the playoffs. I know I had picked the Jags to win that division, and in the end, I think the Jags are the better team. Next year, the Jags will be better as will the Titans, while the Colts are not. I see this losing trend continuing at the start of next year. They will have to rely on Peyton to win games against a much improved division.

PatsWickedPissah

I think you're onto something here. Fisher is a good coach. Now he has a young QB who's a force. I see the Jagwads as better with Garrard as a full season QB.

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PatsMyBoyz!

OMG he's just sickening. Was he "Not trying to be a bad teammate but" this time too?

POSTED 7:56 p.m. EST, December 25, 2006

MANNING SHOULD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, AGAIN

With the Colts defense suddenly unable to stop a wagon with rusty wheels from rolling uphill against a stiff breeze, quarterback Peyton Manning is pulling his old "I'm trying to be a good teammate here" routine by throwing a not-so-subtle barb at the side of the ball charged with keeping the opponents from gaining yards and scoring points.

After the Colts fell to the Steelers in the playoffs in January, Manning blamed "protection problems" for the relentless pass rush that disrupted his timing and limited his time.

After the Colts' loss on Sunday, in which a ball-control, clock-chewing approach by the Texans kept the Indy offense to six possessions and 45 total plays, Manning bemoaned the fact that not enough of the team approached the game with a postseason mindset.

"Maybe you have to be in this league and be in these playoff scenarios a couple of times to really understand," Manning said. "But I thought the veterans, we talked about playing with a sense of urgency, like we needed this game to get into the playoffs. That's how we prepared for it offensively.'' And although Bob Kravtiz of the Colts' P.R. department a/k/a the Indianapolis Star insists that Manning wasn't throwing the defense under the bus, the application of common sense and objectivity suggests otherwise.

As one league insider responded, "Here we go again. Perhaps it's [Manning] being a pig and not allowing enough cap space for any defensive players , or perhaps it's the great Bill Polian not building it correctly, [spending] all the cash on offense. Great job of planning, Bill."

The "pig" line is a reference to the fact that Manning hijacked the team a couple of years back on a cap-busting contract, which as a practical matter makes it harder to surround him with talent. Compounding matters are big-money deals given both to receiver Marvin Harrison and receiver Reggie Wayne.

Though the Colts have tried to spend a little money on the other side of the ball, "squander" might be the more appropriate term, given the cash that was handed to defensive tackle Corey Simon, who has been a huge disappointment.

The reality for the Colts? With the No. 3 seed, at best, becoming a serious reality, it likely will be another January without an AFC title -- especially since to get to Miami for the Super Bowl the Colts will have to win on the road at Baltimore or San Diego.

Or both.

We wonder who Manning will blame when 2006 becomes the latest NFL season to end in disappointment for him. If he's smart, he'll start with the large-headed mammal whose reflection he sees when brushing his teeth.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

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PatsMyBoyz!

You could be totally right-interesting. The Jags definitely are a better team this year and the Colts are definitely a team in trouble,not only this year but down the road as well.They've made some bad decisions along the way,starting with overpaying for Payaton. And there's the fact Polian's a lunatic.

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scout

Just saw where they moved the Packers and Bears to prime time Sunday Nite.
Cool, nothing I'd rather see then a team thats already clinched home field throughout the playoffs who will be resting its starters against a team which playoff scenario is Mission Impossible IV. Thats the best matchup of the day?

workhorse

What this really does is not allow any of the top 4 to rest players since everyone (except SD) can move up if the team above them falls, but stays put if they win. It really impacts the Ravens and Chargers. Baltimore will not know what the Colts did and the Chargers will not know what the Ravens did.

PMB that aritcle was written by a writer for the Indy Star named Bob Krapitz er Bob Kravitz. He is an idiot most of the time, that is what he gets paid for. Just FYI.