It's that time again...

[ATippett56]

The good news is our DBs are starting to get healthy. We had been without our number 2 and 3 corners..

The New England Patriots number one cornerback is currently on injured reserve.

Addai and Hart are huge question marks and key to having any sort of balance on offense.

Fred Taylor has hardly seen the field this season while Kevin Faulk was placed on injured reserve after the first two games of the season.

 

[shmessy]

The New England Patriots number one cornerback is currently on injured reserve.
Fred Taylor has hardly seen the field this season while Kevin Faulk was placed on injured reserve after the first two games of the season.

...to follow-up, that's TWO UDFA's playing 98% of the RB snaps in our backfield.

 

[lostjumper]

My only request for the game is that it is officiated fairly. That's always my biggest concern playing the colts. Let the best TEAM win. Let the players decide the game please.

 

[SVN]

Ya, tru dat. If we get a couple of those guys back, I'll feel much better. Especially if Addai is one of them. The good thing for both of our fan bases is we both have quarterbacks that can win nearly any game singlehandedly. BTW, I saw the the opening line has the Pats as only a 3 point favorite. No way the number stays that low.

3pt is just about correct. This pats defense hasnt faced or will face anyone like manning and he should have success against them regardless of who is at WR. Pats will have to match points .if people are basing opinions because of yesterday's game they are mistaken.

 

[SVN]

The Colts currently have 12.

I'm not complaining about injuries. I'm waaaay beyond that now. I was just pointing out why I'm not overly confident about this week. I know every team has injuries, but this year has been obscene for the Colts.

Dallas Clark, Anthony Gonzalez, Bob Sanders, Joe Addai, Mike Hart, Austin Collie, Blair White, Melvin Bullitt, Gary Brackett, and Clint Session are all guys that were out Sunday. Those are just key contributor types. The good news is our DBs are starting to get healthy. We had been without our number 2 and 3 corners. Addai and Hart are huge question marks and key to having any sort of balance on offense. Session was hoping to be back for this week. Hopefully he practices.

If we field the same squad as on Sunday, I see you guys playing most of the game with your nickel defense and playing keep away with your running game.

dont worry. the pats wont run the ball much contrary to what everyone will say this week.they never have tried to run the ball more on the colts even during their worst run defense years. they will try to throw and score pts because BB knows he needs to match the colts.

 

[ATippett56]

...to follow-up, that's TWO UDFA's playing 98% of the RB snaps in our backfield.

Preach it to the Colts fans. I already know.

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[goheels22002]

The game ball goes to Carson Palmer. He threw 3 picks and 2 of them went right to a defender with a receiver nowhere around him. The Colts D played fairly well, but the offense finally showed that you can only suit up so many guys off the street and move the ball.

Right now we have 2 healthy guys that can catch the ball, Reggie and Pierre Garcon and Garcon can't catch a cold right now. Our TE situation is getting worse. Clark's replacement is Jacob Tamme, he has done fairly well all things considered, but he has a back injury now and was have a hard time walking after the game. Even our receivers signed from the practice squad are hurt. We are literally have guys on the field that weren't Colts two weeks ago.

Our running game is a mess. The only effective guys running the ball this year have been Addai and Mike Hart and nobody know when they will be healthy. Donald Brown has been rather uninspiring and we have to practice squad players picking up carries behind him. The run blocking by the line is the worst I've seen since Peyton has been here.

Wow! I haven't seen so much sandbagging since Hurrican Katrina. Oh, the Colts are so hurt and they can't walk and their neck hurts and they can't play with guys as good as the Pats........

Cut me a break. The Colts are one game back, lead their division, are 3rd in the NFL in total points, passing yards and total yards. Manning and Brady are even in % completion. This will be a major dogfight.

The Colts have won 5 of the last six matchups including the last two in Foxboro. The Pats have a re-tread place kicker and the Colts have Vinatieri who is lights out in Foxboro. The Pats have midgets at running back, wide receiver and punt returner. The Pats are playing without their top RB, DL, CB, long-snapper and have no Offensive or Defensive Coordinators making the head coach's job way too much for a mere mortal who dresses shabbily to handle.

The Patriots are clearly huge prohibitive underdogs here and will be lucky to get out of Gillette with a beating less embarrassing than the loss to the Cleveland Browns. Or not.

 

[goheels22002]

The Colts currently have 12.

I'm not complaining about injuries. I'm waaaay beyond that now. I was just pointing out why I'm not overly confident about this week. I know every team has injuries, but this year has been obscene for the Colts.

Dallas Clark, Anthony Gonzalez, Bob Sanders, Joe Addai, Mike Hart, Austin Collie, Blair White, Melvin Bullitt, Gary Brackett, and Clint Session are all guys that were out Sunday. Those are just key contributor types. The good news is our DBs are starting to get healthy. We had been without our number 2 and 3 corners. Addai and Hart are huge question marks and key to having any sort of balance on offense. Session was hoping to be back for this week. Hopefully he practices.

If we field the same squad as on Sunday, I see you guys playing most of the game with your nickel defense and playing keep away with your running game.

Under season wrecking injuries, see: Boston Red Sox 2010. We know what it means to have a season unravel before our eyes. Maybe the Colts should just it down and get ready for the offseason and labor unrest.

Or you could explain how the Colts are still in the driver's saet in their Division while the Pats labor in 2nd wondering how they'll ever compete with the unquestioned 2011 Super Bowl Champion NY Jets. Now let's go eat a g#$#amn snack!

 

[DaBruinz]

Wow! I haven't seen so much sandbagging since Hurrican Katrina. Oh, the Colts are so hurt and they can't walk and their neck hurts and they can't play with guys as good as the Pats........

Cut me a break. The Colts are one game back, lead their division, are 3rd in the NFL in total points, passing yards and total yards. Manning and Brady are even in % completion. This will be a major dogfight.

The Colts have won 5 of the last six matchups including the last two in Foxboro. The Pats have a re-tread place kicker and the Colts have Vinatieri who is lights out in Foxboro. The Pats have midgets at running back, wide receiver and punt returner. The Pats are playing without their top RB, DL, CB, long-snapper and have no Offensive or Defensive Coordinators making the head coach's job way too much for a mere mortal who dresses shabbily to handle.

The Patriots are clearly huge prohibitive underdogs here and will be lucky to get out of Gillette with a beating less embarrassing than the loss to the Cleveland Browns. Or not.

Just a point of information. The last time Vinatieri kicked in Foxboro was in 2006. He was 2-4 that day.

It should also be noted that Vinatieri no longer does the kick-offs. They are handled by Pat McAfee, the Colts Punter.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

It should also be noted that Vinatieri no longer does the kick-offs. They are handled by Pat McAfee, the Colts Punter.

Gillete stadium crews need to leave a bottle of whiskey in McAfee's locker. That dude can party when he's all liquored up.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

I wonder if we have tried Mesko on kickoffs. I don't like the low short kicks we were seeing last night.

 

[Mike the Brit]

Welcome, Horse.

I don't take the stuff about injuries as whining -- it is what it is and this season the Colts have had a devastating dose. Just so long as you don't start complaining about the refs!

Two questions came to my mind as I digested last night's wonderful performance. One was why didn't the Steelers try to give the Pats more of a Peyton Hillis-ing. The other was that I noticed that the Pats' defense was constantly switching personnel. The front seven seemed to being switched out almost completely from one down to the next -- rotation, rotation, rotation!

Now I don't suppose that the Colts are going to morph into a power running team any time soon but I do wonder about the following. Surely the Colts will use the hurry-up offense to stop the Patriots substituting. How will the Patriots cope with that?

 

[Patsfanin Philly]

My only request for the game is that it is officiated fairly. That's always my biggest concern playing the colts. Let the best TEAM win. Let the players decide the game please.

I know you usually only see a referreeing crew once a year. Does anyone know which crews have done Pats games this year an which haven't? I have to believe that it will be one of the top rated crews due to the potential significance of the game.

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Edit..

2010 Crews and Pats game they officiated so far....

R Walt Anderson 66 (Minn)
R Jerome Boger 23
R Clete Blakeman ## (Clev)
R Mike Carey 94
R Carl Cheffers 51 (Cinn, Pitt)
R Walt Coleman 65 (Mia)
R Tony Corrente 99 (SD)
R Scott Green 19
R Ed Hochuli 85 (NYJ)
R Bill Leavy 127 (Balt)
R Terry McAulay 77
R Pete Morelli 135
R John Parry 132 (Buf)
R Al Riveron 57
R Gene Steratore 114
R Jeff Triplette 42
R Ron Winter 14

 

[patchick]

Donald Brown has been rather uninspiring

That reminds me...Workhorse, I'm curious what the mood is in Colts land about their drafting record. It seems to me that Polian has had an incredible stretch of futility in the top half of the draft -- hardly any impact players since Sanders. But drafting so low seems to insulate him from national media scrutiny. (You can't have high profile mega-busts drafting from #25 on.)

Anyway, given how Pats fans go ballistic over the Pats' rare 1st-round misfire like Maroney, I'd love to hear what the Colts' fan base thinks.

 

[workhorse]

That reminds me...Workhorse, I'm curious what the mood is in Colts land about their drafting record. It seems to me that Polian has had an incredible stretch of futility in the top half of the draft -- hardly any impact players since Sanders. But drafting so low seems to insulate him from national media scrutiny. (You can't have high profile mega-busts drafting from #25 on.)

Anyway, given how Pats fans go ballistic over the Pats' rare 1st-round misfire like Maroney, I'd love to hear what the Colts' fan base thinks.

There have been a lot of people complaining lately about Polian. Mostly because our offensive line is a wreck. After the Super Bowl Polian complained about the o-line and then did nothing to really address it.

The high picks haven't been an issue until Gonzo. With him it's tough, because when he is on the field he is productive, but the guy can't stay on the field. Ugoh is the one the really started people. We agve up a first round pick to draft him. He played decently as a rookie left tackle and then just went in the crapper and eventually got cut. The next year we didn't have out number 1 because of the trade so our first pick was a 2nd with Mike Pollak, who is starting to be OK. Then there is Brown. Talk about high expectations. Leading the NCAA in rushing and coming into a high powered offense, he showed a flash or two and has been dinged and sputtering ever since.

I think Polian still does a really good job and his late round picks and UDFAs have a way of turning in to key players.

 

[workhorse]

Just a point of information. The last time Vinatieri kicked in Foxboro was in 2006. He was 2-4 that day.

It should also be noted that Vinatieri no longer does the kick-offs. They are handled by Pat McAfee, the Colts Punter.

McAfee has been a stud for us. His kick offs have been a huge difference for us. It's been really nice to see team starting around the 20 instead of around the 35. And he has been doing a pretty god job punting as well.

 

[workhorse]

Any word on Chung yet?

 

[IUColtsPacerFAN]

Lookie here it's Colts/Pats week again. It doesn't seem quite the same as it used to, but it still is a game that everyone looks forward to.

As of today, I don't think things look real promising for the Colts. I'm not sure what the status of our injuries is right now, but if several of our guys don't suit up this week it looks like it will be a long game. The players we had on the field against the Bengals barely resembled our opening day roster. And after watching the way you guys beat the Steelers, I'm not going to be overly optimistic.

Anyway, here to a good game (especially for us) and an injury free game (especially for us). Long time no see.

Is this the same workhorse that posts on Colt Freaks?

:nono:

 

[workhorse]

Is this the same workhorse that posts on Colt Freaks?

:nono:

Is this the same IU that's not really IU and is a Pats fan acting like him?

 

[IUColtsPacerFAN]

Is this the same IU that's not really IU and is a Pats fan acting like him?

Nope, this is the one and only IUCPF.

Edit: I see your post over there is getting quite a following

http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37197