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Colts fans have selective memories. It's less likely they can muster 38 points against a Patriots D that added Thomas in the offseason and has Rodney Harrison back at SS and Junior Seau in the LB rotation and Randall Gay as it's nickle CB and a youngster like Merriweather lying in the weeds. Particularly not with a less than healthy Marvin and a rookie slot receiver and a ? at LT.
The Colts have sputtered somewhat on offense so far this season, but facing a number of QB'less opponents have been able to wear down the competition and put up some points late. They won't have the luxury of sputtering on Sunday because they are facing a HOF QB who managed to put up points against essentially this D even when his best available receiving weapons were the Redskins 5th WR this season and his own 4th WR this season and a 35 year old slot receiver who remains on PUP after having his balky knee dealt with in the off season.
Colts fans can't seem to grasp the simple fact that they have never faced this offense, and they didn't beat this defense in 2006. Or in 2005 for that matter.
But then again look at the screen name this dunderhead selected. Can you imagine naming yourself after a mediot whose sanity, nevermind objectivity, even most of his peers are now questioning. Unfortunately that is the nature of the Indy fan base since 2005. Larger than ever yet dumber than a brick.
A couple of things I'll be watching in this game are how Randy fares against another cover 2 - he did OK last week when we practiced against the 'Skins. And Deion opined a few weeks ago that uber-talent WR's love Cover 2. The Colts 2 young CB's are bigger and more physical than their predecessors. However using them to advantage against this speedy receiving corps may be easier said than done since Polian chose to lobby for the handcuffing of bigger physical corners back when he didn't have any (and we did). Vic Carrucci was on WEEI yesterday recalling a conversation he had with Polian at the time where he pointed out to him that the rules emphasis he initiated might one day haunt him were his own secondary to become more physical...
The Colts have sputtered somewhat on offense so far this season, but facing a number of QB'less opponents have been able to wear down the competition and put up some points late. They won't have the luxury of sputtering on Sunday because they are facing a HOF QB who managed to put up points against essentially this D even when his best available receiving weapons were the Redskins 5th WR this season and his own 4th WR this season and a 35 year old slot receiver who remains on PUP after having his balky knee dealt with in the off season.
Colts fans can't seem to grasp the simple fact that they have never faced this offense, and they didn't beat this defense in 2006. Or in 2005 for that matter.
But then again look at the screen name this dunderhead selected. Can you imagine naming yourself after a mediot whose sanity, nevermind objectivity, even most of his peers are now questioning. Unfortunately that is the nature of the Indy fan base since 2005. Larger than ever yet dumber than a brick.
A couple of things I'll be watching in this game are how Randy fares against another cover 2 - he did OK last week when we practiced against the 'Skins. And Deion opined a few weeks ago that uber-talent WR's love Cover 2. The Colts 2 young CB's are bigger and more physical than their predecessors. However using them to advantage against this speedy receiving corps may be easier said than done since Polian chose to lobby for the handcuffing of bigger physical corners back when he didn't have any (and we did). Vic Carrucci was on WEEI yesterday recalling a conversation he had with Polian at the time where he pointed out to him that the rules emphasis he initiated might one day haunt him were his own secondary to become more physical...