I said no, their fans treated us like we didn't belong in the SB. They were pretty pompous and wouldn't even drink with us. We know people make fun of our state, but they didn't have to be so blatant about it, we can take a joke.
Besides our offense pounded their defense, last I checked PM doesn't play for defense. IF PM had been playing it would have still been in the 40's. That was SP play calling at his best and the offense executing perfectly. Colts DC and D just had no answer for it, and SP learned from playing them in the SB.
If anyone should be fired it should be Larry Coyer 1st. There is no excuse for calling so many bad defensive plays, allowing SP to mismatch so many good players on LB's , and playing Zone against Brees is complete suicide, everyone knows this.
I know the colts secondary/LB's are built for speed, manly to fight NE, and to stop the pass, but Coyler should have known from the SB, and watching the GB tape that you can not try to contain or cover the saints WR/RB core, you can not cover everyone. You have to, hit our receivers at the line and break our passing lanes for Brees, its the only way.
After you accomplish that, the offense will morph into a WC style, so Brees can pin point short passes, if you stop that SP will change to a etc.. etc..plenty of teams have figured this out.
Its why we struggle sometimes early, like in the SB, but then SP finds the weakness later.
Coyer used Zone on Brees immediately that is insane, and made the cardinal sin of covering only Moore and Graham, because Shockey and moore killed them in the SB, so Brees just passed to Colston and henderson all day. I don't even think he watched tape on spoles. Later he switched coverage to cover colston, henderson, and left open moore meachum, and graham. It was a completely ridicules and unforgivable defensive break down, where he could not even adapt.
Ive always thought that sense Mora built the Colts and drafted PM, all other coaches have been puppets that work there because PM gets along with them. Don't think its Caldwells fault that the Colts GM hires coaches that PM wants. I think thats the Colts GM and owners fault.
Heck, PM was the only guy mad as hell on the sidelines and screaming into the head phones, so...
I think SP would have pulled out his gum and shot GW at 50 pts.
