AFCCG Poll on espn.com

[Patjew]

My answers in bold. I think this is OK to post here. I love the response rate to # 11.

1) Which team will win the AFC title game?

51.5% New England Patriots
48.5% Indianapolis Colts


2) Which team would you pick if the game was in New England?

77.4% New England Patriots
22.6% Indianapolis Colts


3) Which team would you rather watch in the Super Bowl?

53.2% Indianapolis Colts
46.8% New England Patriots


4) If you're Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees, which player would you worry the most about containing?

55.2% Peyton Manning
20.3% Marvin Harrison
10.2% Reggie Wayne
8.5% Joseph Addai
5.0% Dallas Clark
0.9% Dominic Rhodes


5) If you're Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks, which player would you worry the most about containing?

72.3% Tom Brady
13.4% Laurence Maroney
7.8% Corey Dillon
3.6% Jabar Gaffney
2.9% Reche Caldwell


6) Which quarterback would you rather have?

62.4% Tom Brady
37.6% Peyton Manning


7) Which pair of running backs would you rather have?

64.9% Corey Dillon and Laurence Maroney
35.1% Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes


8) Which team's defense is better against the run?

83.6% New England Patriots
16.4% Indianapolis Colts


9) Which team's defense is better against the pass?

60.4% New England Patriots
39.6% Indianapolis Colts


10) Which Peyton Manning will we see on Sunday?

53.1% Somewhere in between -- neither spectacular nor terrible

29.9% The one who has five TD and two INT and averaged 323.5 yards in the last two meetings since (both in reg. season)

17.0% The one who has one TD and five INT and averaged 237.5 yards in two career playoff meetings vs. New England


11) Which coach would you rather have preparing a team for a conference title game?

84.1% Bill Belichick
15.9% Tony Dungy

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Total Votes: 256,318

 

[SoonerPatriot]

It would seem the public isn't buying into the media annointed Colts Steel Curtain Defense either.

 

[TripleOption]

Are there REALLY 16% that would rather have Dungy? I mean, come ON.

 

[pats1]

It would seem the public isn't buying into the media annointed Colts Steel Curtain Defense either.

Except Meterparel on WEEI this morning.

To sum it up, he said "I don't think the Pats can win if they have to sustain long drives against this Indy defense. It's extremely stout."

 

[JGaffney]

My answers in bold. I think this is OK to post here. I love the response rate to # 11.

1) Which team will win the AFC title game?

51.5% New England Patriots
48.5% Indianapolis Colts

6) Which quarterback would you rather have?

62.4% Tom Brady
37.6% Peyton Manning

7) Which pair of running backs would you rather have?

64.9% Corey Dillon and Laurence Maroney
35.1% Joseph Addai and Dominic Rhodes

8) Which team's defense is better against the run?

83.6% New England Patriots
16.4% Indianapolis Colts

9) Which team's defense is better against the pass?

60.4% New England Patriots
39.6% Indianapolis Colts

11) Which coach would you rather have preparing a team for a conference title game?

84.1% Bill Belichick
15.9% Tony Dungy

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Total Votes: 256,318

Heh...so we have statistically significantly better (by this poll) QB, running game, pass defense, run defense, and coaching. So why the split on who wins, eh?

(yeah, I know - wide recievers and special teams - overrated!)

-jg