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he was not giving enough time against what was a really good D. They allowed something like 11 PPGs vs their other 3 opponents in the playoffs.
#4 2006/07 - AFCCG Colts - This game is often overlooked and the stat line does not do Brady justice. I could write an entire article about this game and explain why it is Brady's most impressive loss ever. He pretty much took a team that was worse at everything against a team that was better at everything and had the 2nd best QB at the time and almost beat them. Dropped TDs and allowing late scores killed them. People point out Brady's game ending int but honestly he was not giving enough time against what was a really good D. They allowed something like 11 PPGs vs their other 3 opponents in the playoffs. It was a desperation pass with no time outs left and time winding down.
The Colts D was terrible. Worst run defense in NFL history, period. People point to the return of Bob Sanders, but he had virtually nothing to do with their success against KC/Baltimore. Sanders had already been back for weeks and played the week they allowed the Jaguars to run for over 400 yards. What really led to the improvement was changing DL tactics and abominable offensive coaching by both Baltimore and KC. KC, in particular, was ungodly. 5 minutes in, I could see that, rather than opening big holes by running the DEs upfield, Indy was holding the LOS more. Despite me being able to recognize this midway through the first quarter, KC never did a PAP on first down. Not once.
Back to the AFCCG, Brady was good for the first half, but not as much in the second. On the pick, in particular, he had Heath Evans uncovered along the right sideline for at least a 15 yard gain. Yes, the drops, lousy officiating and injuries did him no favors, but he could have played better. I don't consider that one anywhere near the top 5.
Better at everything? There's no way in Hell that 2006 Colts defense was better than that 2006 Pats defense. New England's biggest problem in that game was having Eric Alexander covering Dallas Clark instead of Rodney (thanks again, Fisher... you scumbag). But, even without Rodney, I'm having trouble finding any advantage that that Colts team had on defense over the Pats outside of Bob Sanders. People forget that the 2006 defense was still very much the dynasty defense. But I do agree that the Pats were severely outgunned in that game and, because of Brady, nearly won. That's one of many examples to underscore why Brady is 10 times the quarterback that Peyton Manning is, was, or ever will be.
The Colts D was a good D that year.
The 2006 Patriots D was not all that good. It was pretty good but I think the Colts D overall played better in their run than the pats did. They were decent but they lost a lot of key players and didn't replacement them well. Bruschi was not the same player. Rodney was a little older.
06 Chargers game has to be one of the best Brady & team performances. Patriots had no business winning that game against an elite Chargers team.
Brady came up huge.
Defense came up huge.
Troy Brown came up amazingly huge with the strip fumble of an interception that was the result of terrible coaching / pure on the Chargers part.
I have to think you are confusing 2006 with either 2005 or 2007, Bob, because the Colts D was not remotely good that year. I'm not exaggerating by calling them the worst run D in the history of the league, they allowed a record ypc that still stands.
The 2006 team actually allowed the lowest points in franchise history. Their problem was that they were older and didn't have the depth to withstand Rodney's injury and the flu.
New England's biggest problem in that game was having Eric Alexander covering Dallas Clark instead of Rodney (thanks again, Fisher... you scumbag).
I don't know if you meant it that way but the way you structured your sentence and called me bob came off kind of snide.
Take the regular season and throw it out the window.
In the wildcard round the Colts held KC to 8 points, 126 total yards and held them to 44 rushing yards on 17 carries
In the divisional round the Colts held Balt to 6 points 244 total yards and 83 rushing yards on 20 carries
In the SB they 17 points
When you look at this I think it is fair to say a clear argument can be made that in the playoffs the Colts were the superior defensive team. You don't need to agree but you should agree that my point has merit.