My gut prediction - New England Patriots Forums

***AndyJohnson*** · 10-29-2007, 05:07 PM

is that I think we are going to destroy the Colts. This isnt a homer 'we win because we show up' opinion.
I think our offense right now is completely unstoppable. The Colts D certainly won't be the one to do so. We are setup to run the ball very, very well this week, because the Colts will not want to isolate dbs in man coverage, and will make the pass rush their primary objective. We will see much cover2, with safeties back. Of course we will throw on it, and out receivers will give them fits in the seams of the zones. But, The weakness vs the run that the Colts do a very good job disguising with scheme, will be exposed.

I have no doubt that the Colts are going to put some points on the board, but our 2007 OFFENSE helps our defense tremendously in defending the Colts. We can take risks because we will be scoring a ton of points. BB has developed a 'book' in how he attacks the Colts offense. I think he will break from the book this time. I expect the overall defensive scheme to be coverage, make them catch it underneath, disguise the zones, etc. But this week we will blitz more than ever against Manning (which isn't usually a lot to begin with) and will create turnovers from it.

There is no doubt that Pats are plssed at last years playoff loss. That doesn't mean they will 'try harder' it means they will PREPARE HARDER. Media reports are already saying that players had today off, but many came in to work anyway. Harder, more focussed preparation is what makes teams play better in games that are important to them, not 'being fired up'. This game is going to be won between now and Friday in preparation.
I would agree that the Colts are the best team we have faced, but the result will be similar. I am expecting something like 45-24. I don't think this will be a game by the start of the 4th quarter.

I could be wrong, thats why they play the games, but for one of the first times, I see a totally demolishing about to happen.

RyanTheColtsFan · 10-29-2007, 05:16 PM

I see this game as the first of many downfalls of Randy Moss.

***BelichickFan*** · 10-29-2007, 05:17 PM

I agree except it's my brain not my gut speaking

My gut says it'll be close. My brain, that's watched the games, says it won't be close. In fact I think we'll leave a train wreck in our wake the the Colts will lose @ SD the following week too.

***AndyJohnson*** · 10-29-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanTheColtsFan

I see this game as the first of many downfalls of Randy Moss.

How so? And if you think a bad day from Moss would stop us, you havent been watching,.

***BelichickFan*** · 10-29-2007, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanTheColtsFan

I see this game as the first of many downfalls of Randy Moss.

There is absolutely no reason to think that. The Patriots consistently scored well on the Colts with Givens and Branch and held their own with Gaffney and Caldwell. Like with every other team we've played, the talent level is just way higher now. If you want to argue that the Colts will outscore us, be my guest - but to suggest the Colts will slow the Patriots down is just silly.

emoney_33 · 10-29-2007, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyJohnson

is that I think we are going to destroy the Colts. This isnt a homer 'we win because we show up' opinion.
I think our offense right now is completely unstoppable. The Colts D certainly won't be the one to do so. We are setup to run the ball very, very well this week, because the Colts will not want to isolate dbs in man coverage, and will make the pass rush their primary objective. We will see much cover2, with safeties back. Of course we will throw on it, and out receivers will give them fits in the seams of the zones. But, The weakness vs the run that the Colts do a very good job disguising with scheme, will be exposed.

I have no doubt that the Colts are going to put some points on the board, but our 2007 OFFENSE helps our defense tremendously in defending the Colts. We can take risks because we will be scoring a ton of points. BB has developed a 'book' in how he attacks the Colts offense. I think he will break from the book this time. I expect the overall defensive scheme to be coverage, make them catch it underneath, disguise the zones, etc. But this week we will blitz more than ever against Manning (which isn't usually a lot to begin with) and will create turnovers from it.

There is no doubt that Pats are plssed at last years playoff loss. That doesn't mean they will 'try harder' it means they will PREPARE HARDER. Media reports are already saying that players had today off, but many came in to work anyway. Harder, more focussed preparation is what makes teams play better in games that are important to them, not 'being fired up'. This game is going to be won between now and Friday in preparation.
I would agree that the Colts are the best team we have faced, but the result will be similar. I am expecting something like 45-24. I don't think this will be a game by the start of the 4th quarter.

I could be wrong, thats why they play the games, but for one of the first times, I see a totally demolishing about to happen.

I agree. I think we will see a lot of similar things from the offense against the Colts that we saw against the Redskins. The Colts will more or less take away the deep ball, while we will still try on occasion for some deep stuff, we will be running, throwing screens, slants and using the middle of the field a lot. Welker will have a lot of passes thrown his way again.

TOzgood · 10-29-2007, 05:23 PM

While I really really really really love what our offense is doing, how many times have WE been on the flip side of this type of game? How many times have the high flying colts (who never punt!) came into foxboro during the playoffs and loose? How much did we hear about the "fastest show on turf", only to shut them up quickly too. We must not forget that we were on the other side of this story before and we all know too well how those games against "unstoppable" offenses ended up...

***BelichickFan*** · 10-29-2007, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AndyJohnson

How so? And if you think a bad day from Moss would stop us, you havent been watching,.

Indeed - Moss' first catch yesterday put us up 17-0.

emoney_33 · 10-29-2007, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by TOzgood

While I really really really really love what our offense is doing, how many times have WE been on the flip side of this type of game? How many times have the high flying colts (who never punt!) came into foxboro during the playoffs and loose? How much did we hear about the "fastest show on turf", only to shut them up quickly too. We must not forget that we were on the other side of this story before and we all know too well how those games against "unstoppable" offenses ended up...

Ahhh but we still have BB, no one else does. BB was the ONE to stop those high flying teams. An amazing offense, an amazing defense and BB. Practice has got to be harder than Sundays more often than not.

IndyKen · 10-29-2007, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by RyanTheColtsFan

I see this game as the first of many downfalls of Randy Moss.

Ryan, you usually offer some logic to back up your thoughts....you offfered nothing here of the sort..... Kind of sounds more like "wishful thinking" to me.