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My keys - your team has no F-ing shot to win. NONE. We're going to kill you. Seriously. 10+ MOV.
Pats 3rd down defense = 29% (#1)
My keys - your team has no F-ing shot to win. NONE. We're going to kill you. Seriously. 10+ MOV.
wow a guy comes here to try and talk football and you act like a complete ass, good job, and trust me we have a shot we have more then a shot.
Also stats are not going to show much. To those who rely on stats to predict the games, I just say "Matchups are much more indicative than stats".
I cann't wait for the game to start!!!
What kind of "keys" are these? You've boiled it all done to Turnovers, Luck and/or Intangibles. Allow me to paraphrase: Intangibles, intangibles and/or intangibles. There is no meat to this analysis at all. Which makes this nothing but spin. OK, here's some meat: subconsciously, you fear this juggernaut will blow into Indy on Sunday and turn the Colts into horsemeat.1. Turnovers - Whoever wins this battle in my opinion would stand a much better chance of winning on sunday (I don't think +1 or -1 is winning though; at least 2 extra Turnovers).
2. Luck - This is what I call ball bouncing your way or lucky breaks like a kick out of bounds or able to pin the opposition inside 2 yard line etc.
3. Intangibles - These can never be a part of a team's plan.
Thanks for being respectful and all, but these are your "keys"??
Turnovers, luck and intangibles? ReallY?
My keys:
1. Stop the slot guy - you guys can't let Welker beat you, and we can't let Clark beat us.
2. Stop the run with the front 7 - Whoever has to bring a safety up first is in trouble
3. Pressure up the middle - Pats and Colts need to confuse the interior line with blitzes and stunts - otherwise the D's will get picked apart.
I'm with you here... but would add:
4. Keeping pressure off of the QB. IMHO, we need K. Brady and Light to really man up on Freeney so that Brady can continue to have time in the pocket.... on Indy's front, I believe that they need to determine where the extra is coming from (Colvin, AD, Vrabel, Harrison) and then get a hat on him so that Peyton can have time to get the ball out.
Can't wait for the game!
Also stats are not going to show much. To those who rely on stats to predict the games, I just say "Matchups are much more indicative than stats".
Agree with you but that is hard to quantify for the Pats. Traditionally that has been easier for the Colts. Everyone knows what they do on offense and defense, but they do it anyway and win the matchups.
You can evaluate the matchup of Hobbs vs. Wayne, but that doesn't take into account zone or combo coverages. You can evaluate Moss vs. M.Jackson but I would doubt you will see them on an island at all during the game.
I think stats give a reasonable indication of if a team can just rely on matchups to win the game. The 3rd down stats tell me that neither defense should rely on winning matchups to be successful. If Brady and Manning can see the field effectively and get a good read on where the defense is, there may not be any punts or interceptions for either team.
Assuming that bogus penalties are not a factor (my big worry), I think that whichever defense disguises itself (coverages, blitzes, etc.) the best will likely win the game.
How about some key matchups instead?
Richard Seymour vs Tony Ugoh
Dwight Freeney vs Matt Light
Reggie Wayne vs Ellis Hobbs
Randy Moss vs Kelvin Hayden
Dallas Clark vs Rodney Harrison and/or Adalius Thomas
Wes Welker vs some Colts stiff
Just a reminder of how good the Patriots offense is ...........
http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/2_999_2007_Defensive_Passer_Rating.html
"New England's statistical prision rape of the rest of the NFL is evident here in Defensive Passer Rating.
The Redskins entered Sunday's game against the Patriots with the best pass defense in football, as indicated by their 67.7 Defensive Passer Rating, No. 1 in the league.
But after one game being shredded by Tom Brady and the record-setting Patriots passing game, Washington plummeted 10 whole spots to No. 11, and nearly 10 whole rating points to 76.2."
I say now itself the team that wins this Sunday is clearly the #1 team in the NFL and barring injuries will win the SB42.
My hats off to the Cheats, they look awesome this year and if they actually do win the SuperBowl it would be their first win without cheating to do it.
I will respectfully disagree w/ this statement. If the Pats should somehow lose this game, I believe the only reason will be that they started hearing the whispers that they might be one of the best teams of all time and lost focus. A loss to the Colts in this game would ensure a refocusing for the rest of the season, including a butt-kicking of the Colts in the playoffs, which is the only win over the Colt's I really care about.
Go Ahead & keep fooling yourself with those stats. I am not going to. That is your privelage. Read my previous post for why I think those stats are meaningless for this game.
Pats 3rd down offense = 49% (#3)
Colts 3rd down defense = 46% (#27)
Colts 3rd down offense = 54% (#1)
Pats 3rd down defense = 29% (#1)
If the Colts D can't get off the field, they can't win. And bear in mind that percentage is against some pathetic offenses.