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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.RAWKY said:I believe this shows respect for the opponent and for the game.....Indy however seems to love to run up the score disrespecting the game and their opponent.
I do hope the Karma returns to them from their opponents and from the game.
smg93 said:I don't think it's about disrespect at all. The colts and many other teams are built for quick strike offenses that win by scoring a lot of points. That's a coaching philosophy.
Our team is built on the philosophy of ball control and time eating drives. We score a lot less because the coaching staff know that the longer Brady and his crew are on the field, the less Manning (or whoever the opposing team's QB is) and his guys can score points.
Why do we have to make something out of nothing so often just to try and prove we have the "better" team? I'm sure BB/Brady/Seymour/Pioli/Kraft do not come up with these lists. They just concentrate on wins and I'm ok with that.
Lloyd_Christmas said:I think it is disrespectful and selfish
The colts are all about stats and records... why kneel on it when you can run up the score some more?
They are attention whores ... on and off the field. Obviously, their running up the score on many occasions has pissed many of us off.
To be fair, if i remember correctly, manning took a knee when indy played baltimore 2 yrs back in indy at the goal line and when he was 1 or 2 short of marino's record. So as much as i dislike the colts, the stat is not completely true.RAWKY said:I believe this shows respect for the opponent and for the game.....Indy however seems to love to run up the score disrespecting the game and their opponent.
I do hope the Karma returns to them from their opponents and from the game.
FloridaPatsFan said:Its disrespect to your opponents. Its high school BS football rules.
With no running game to speak of yet in Indianapolis, defenses around the league are going to have to get after Peyton. If you rush 4 and drop everyone else into coverage, Manning can pick you apart.
Here's hoping that Manning and the Colts see blitzes in their nightmares. I know that he'll still hurt you with the quick slants, but picking yourself off the turf looking through the earhole of your helmet.......
Patsfanin Philly said:I agree but, they had better hope that they don't need those points later on in the season for a tiebreaker. How are they going to feel if they miss the playoffs or get a lower seed because they didn't go for it. (see link)
I think it's a different situation from the Colts in that the Texans are not going anywhere but the Jags may find themselves facing the Steelers again.
As long as points factor in, even if it's the 6th tiebreaker and they are on the 2 yard line, I would not hve had a problem with them going for it.
Cowher would have been pi**ed in the post-game press conference but Del Rio could have defused it by saying " we may need the points later"....
Just my $0.02,
http://www.nfl.com/standings/tiebreakers
Oswlek said:There is not a team in the league that wouldn't have knelt in those same situations. When all that is needed is 2-3 snaps and the clock will run out, that is all any team does.
PatsDeb said:I agree its about padding the stats in Indy. I do not agree that the blitz is the way to kill Manning. He kills you on the blitz. The way to get him is as the Pats have always done - rush 3 or 4 to flush him out of the pocket; bump his receivers at the line to throw off their timing and then drop everyone else into coverage. I can't wait to see Jacksonville go after his *****. Go Jacksonville (but only til Dec. 23rd).