Crazyeechrispats1

Think about it the Colts dominating the Saints is a godsend I was getting sick of being listed as the team to beat.
BB and the Patriots thrive off adversity were gonna win a bunch of games by non blowout scores and sneak in the back door right to the superbowl baby!

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MrBigglesWorth

ya sure whatever.... you'll be wishing they lost so the pats can secure a bye or homefield advantage.

who cares who's considered front runner, i think the pats have enough adversity with no harrison or seymour. incorporating an entirely new receiving corp, a new full time rb, etc.

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Rob0729

Although I agree I would rather have the Colts lose, it was a non-conference game. The Colts always start strong and tend to slow down at the end of the season. With the lack of depth on defense, this could be a real problem for them. I am not going to get too upset by this game.

MrBigglesWorth

I think you need to start counting and wishing for the losses for the Colts now and particularly since they play the Pats head to head, plus this was suppose to be a challenging game for them and realistically only about half of their games on their schedule are legitimately potential for losses.

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All_Around_Brown

The Colts need to do what it takes to get/keep the bullseye on them for the bulk of the season.

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MrBigglesWorth

They need to lose. Isn't the purpose of the bullseye to make it so they lose and every team on their schedule will rise to the occassion to beat them?

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Rob0729

You aren't going to see many losses early in the season for the Colts. They typically are fast starters. Since 2002, the only opening game they have lost is against the Pats. They haven't lost a home opener since 2002. Those happen to be the only games they have lost in September since 2002.

I'm not all that worried about the Colts winning early in the season because they are. That is just how the Colts play. I am more worried how they are playing in November, December, and January.

That small, fast defense can wear down a lot easier than other defenses over the course of the season. Most teams slow down a bit over the season and a team that relies on speed tends to be in more trouble because of it. The Colts also have zero depth at many areas of the defense and that will affect them as the season goes along.

All_Around_Brown

Yes, but the sorry Aints aint that team, sorry.

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PatsDeb

So true. They showed a chart showing Their next opponent with a winning record last year is us on Nov. 4th

Rob0729

Last year was last year though. If you had the Saints on your schedule last year, you would have thought they were an easy win. That isn't the way that worked out.

The Colts have the Broncos, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Carolina on their schedule in between now and when they face the Pats on November 4th. Some or even all of those teams could take the next step and be playoff teams. Their schedule isn't as easy as Madden and Michaels made it sound.