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Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis
Week 11 Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis.
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Yeah, I know there are three other Pats-Colts threads going strong but they all seem to have headed off into specific tangents.
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Running back Fred Taylor may or may not return this weekend against Indianapolis but he does think he knows a thing or two about attacking the Colts.
Before he came to New England, Taylor was in Jacksonville, where he saw the Colts twice a year as an AFC South division rival.
“We were a team that was built to try and be physical, smash-mouth style of offense and run the ball,” Taylor said Friday. “And quite frankly, we weren’t going to get [to gameday] and try to change. So, it wasn’t necessarily keep the ball away from Peyton but it was just get out there and try to grind it to them.
“They’re a team that’s been built over the years, smaller team, built with speed, and you just want to take advantage of that,” Taylor said. “And our style was just to try and run right at them.”
There was no better example of that than on Dec. 10, 2006 when the Colts started 9-0 and were 10-2 heading into Jacksonville. The Jaguars laid a 44-17 hurting on the Colts that day. Taylor ran for 131 yards on nine carries, including a 76-yard run. And Taylor wasn’t even the leading rusher that day for Jacksonville. Maurice Jones-Drew had the breakout game of his career when he ran for 166 yards on 15 carries and a 48-yard TD scamper.
Re: Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis
Aside from my prediction of a beat down (that didn't bode well with you guys), I think that Hernandez gets back into this game. He was quiet last game and I just can't see him getting shutdown 2 weeks in a row. and also Tate I think will have a big game. The key to winning this game is to play smart and not allow Peyton to take advantage of turnovers. The Defense has looked great and with Chung back I think that they will suprise everyone again and have a great game vs the Colts Offense.
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COLTS CB JERRAUD POWERS VS. PATRIOTS WR WES WELKER
With deep threat Randy Moss gone, Welker is averaging a career-low 8.5 yards on the kind of quick passes New England is likely to throw to keep Colts pass rushers Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis off QB Tom Brady. Welker remains the engine that drives the Patriots' passing game. Nine of his catches have come on third down, 30 have produced first downs and he is dangerous after the catch, whether he's on the outside, where Powers starts, or in the slot, where Powers shifts in nickel situations.
PATRIOTS PASS RUSH VS. COLTS OFFENSIVE LINE
The Colts have allowed an NFL-low one sack for every 33.2 drop-backs, but they have struggled of late in protection. They have yielded five of their 12 sacks the past two games, when the ratio was one for every 18.6 drop-backs, and Philadelphia and Cincinnati were around QB Peyton Manning far more than the Colts like.
Re: Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis
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Aside from my prediction of a beat down (that didn't bode well with you guys), I think that Hernandez gets back into this game. He was quiet last game and I just can't see him getting shutdown 2 weeks in a row. and also Tate I think will have a big game. The key to winning this game is to play smart and not allow Peyton to take advantage of turnovers. The Defense has looked great and with Chung back I think that they will suprise everyone again and have a great game vs the Colts Offense.
Yeah but they barely used hernandez in the last game, they needed a blocking TE for the pass rush and Gronk is a much better blocker than hernandez is. Hernandez is more of a receiving TE thats used for receptions and yards after the catch.
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By all appearances, Austin Collie's return to the Indianapolis Colts offense is on schedule.
The only uncertainty is whether that schedule has Sunday's game at New England as a realistic return date. Collie went through the full practice Thursday after being limited Wednesday.
"(Collie) ran around well, caught the ball well," coach Jim Caldwell said.
he offense might also get a boost with the return of receiver Blair White. He missed the Cincinnati game with a shoulder injury but has returned to practice.
Pro Bowl receiver Reggie Wayne, who sat out Wednesday's practice with a knee issue, was back at work Thursday.
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Offensive line shuffle
The team's attempt at shoring up the offensive line involved a change at right guard against the Bengals. Starter Mike Pollak, a 2008 second-round draft pick, was replaced by Jeff Linkenbach, an undrafted rookie.
Caldwell said the change was made "to get a little more consistent play."
Linkenbach made his first regular-season start Sept. 26 at Denver at left tackle, then started at right guard against the Bengals.
There's also this look at the Colts-Pats rivalry through the eyes of an Indy writer and fan:
That's why we love the Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots. Because the shared animosity is real, just the way it is with the Red Sox and Yankees, the way it was with the Celtics and Lakers, the Colorado Avalanche and Detroit Red Wings.
"(The younger players) don't know how deep the hatred is," Colts defensive end Robert Mathis said. "They hate us, we hate them. But there's respect, too."
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And finally -- finally --Marlin Jackson cradling that Tom Brady pass like a newborn, falling softly to the ground, the Colts on their way to the Super Bowl.
Greatest. Moment. Ever.
"It felt better than winning the Super Bowl," Mathis said, echoing a refrain I've heard from several other players. "Because it exorcised every demon we'd had up until that point."
Re: Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis
i think its going to be a shootout. Pats offense has moved the ball on the colts but if iam not mistaken they have turned the ball over every time they have playd them in the last 5 yrs. They dont blitz much and are very fast so this is going to be interesting how brady handles find open WR's with no deep threat and freeney and mathis bearing down.
On defense, the corners are in for a tough day with wayne,garcon and collie coming back.Hopefully guyton can neutralize tamme who is manning's security blanket which can make manning throw some in completions or inaccurate passes.
i really hope they run the ball more than they do vs the colts usually. Colts have had a poor run D for ages but the pats have never run on them consistently for whatever reason.
With Patriots cornerback Jonathan Wilhite missing practice Friday with a hip injury, it opens the possibility that he won't suit up Sunday against the Colts.
The trickle-down effect would likely move second-year cornerback Darius Butler one notch up the depth chart.
The rise-and-fall of Butler, a 2009 second-round draft choice, has been one of the bigger mysteries of the Patriots' season. He opened the year as a starter, was demoted in Week 3, and was a healthy scratch for the first time last Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Wilhite's primary role is to work against the slot receiver, although the Patriots have been utilizing safeties more of late in their sub packages, with Patrick Chung sometimes playing the "star" position in the slot. Wilhite, who is officially questionable for Sunday's game, also played on the punt return team last week, matching up against the gunner.
So this puts Butler in position to be active and potentially be on the field more than he has in recent weeks.
Re: Colts at Pats pre-game discussion, preview, keys & analysis
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Aside from my prediction of a beat down (that didn't bode well with you guys), I think that Hernandez gets back into this game. He was quiet last game and I just can't see him getting shutdown 2 weeks in a row. and also Tate I think will have a big game. The key to winning this game is to play smart and not allow Peyton to take advantage of turnovers. The Defense has looked great and with Chung back I think that they will suprise everyone again and have a great game vs the Colts Offense.
"There are games we're both going to be used, games I'm going to be used, games he's going to be used," said Hernandez, who has 34 catches for 436 yards and two touchdowns this season. "Sometimes it's hard to deal with, but this is the NFL and the coaches know what they're doing. As long as we come out with the victory, everything will be good.
"It gets to you, because you want to be out there to help the team, but you also have to sit back and be a man, and understand that you have to do what's best for the team. Obviously that was the right thing for the game-plan because look what happened."
Hernandez has prepared himself for whatever the game-plan is on a week-to-week basis.
"Everyone knows that we have so many weapons, it's not like one player is better than another. We have so many weapons that are even that we could go and use every weapon. One game you have Deion Branch for 10 catches. One game it's Wes [Welker]. One game it's me. Gronk ... It's 'how are you going to stop us?'"
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