Several things come to mind after watching:
-- I realize that it's a passing league and that the other team is going to get theirs too, but a couple of those TD throws our guys were pretty beat. Let's hope they step it up a bit on the longer, downfield throws. Manning can certainly take advantage of those under the right conditions. Our secondary is going to need to be at their best for any kind of shot, so even though they played well for the most part--we're going to need to see even better. As a whole, it's great to see our secondary healthier than we've seen in awhile, and their closer, shorter field coverage seems to be fine. My concern is that Manning won't make as many mistakes as Luck did.
--I love the hype Cory Redding added for Indy. Boy, time and time again, he really tried his best to get them going. I remember seeing his pregame speech and thinking "damn.." They seemed to be pretty pumped up, just couldn't overcome our running game, along with Luck's mistakes. We also have to remember that this was one heck of a game halfway through the 3rd quarter until the last 2 touchdowns. It seemed like everytime we thought we had the momentum, Luck and the Colts would come right back. Sunday is going to test my nerves badly one way or another.
--It was great to see our improved LB coverage. That would go a long, long way towards helping with Welker, J.Thomas, and possibly even Decker at times. It was good to see Hightower step up and take advantage of good timing and quick reflexes on the bobbled ball. Oh boy--would it be great to see Collins have another good outing!
--I would have liked to see Slater break it down in the locker room afterwards. I wonder if they dedicated a gameball to Sam Berns, considering that he just passed earlier that morning?
