Bruschi's 1/12/15 chat

[Fencer]

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He's in awe of Edelman's fumble recovery. He's worried about a Stork-less OL. He reminds us that the Colts will resemble the team that played last night more than the team that previously played the Pats. He disagrees with the kneeldowns before returning the ball to Flacco.

 

[hambone1818]

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He's in awe of Edelman's fumble recovery. He's worried about a Stork-less OL. He reminds us that the Colts will resemble the team that played last night more than the team that previously played the Pats. He disagrees with the kneeldowns before returning the ball to Flacco.

I don't get this line of thinking, and I'm seeing it all over the place. What's changed for the Colts, really? Is there new personnel and/or schemes that lend credence to the idea that they're somehow a 'better' team since the Pats played them? Manning gifted them that game last night....Luck played well, and Herron showed that he'll need to be accounted for. Their secondary once again showed they're solid but there was nothing in the trenches that makes me think this team is any different from the one the Patriots demolished two months ago.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Teams evolve. Thank God ours did. Agree with Bru that the January Colts are a better team.
Do not expect the same result.
Remember we beat the Jets 45-3 in December and then lost to them a month later in Jan.
Bring our A game.

 

[mayoclinic]

What's changed for the Colts, really? Is there new personnel and/or schemes that lend credence to the idea that they're somehow a 'better' team since the Pats played them?

As far as I can tell, there are two significant differences:

1. The emergence of Boom Herron at RB give them some semblance of an effective running game.
2. The emergence of Donte Moncrief at WR makes them harder to match up against in the passing game.

They have played well the past 3 games. But they stunk week 16 against Dallas.

 

[scott99]

Yeah, the Pats definitely have to play better than this past Sunday to beat Indy. Need to play their best.

 

[hambone1818]

As far as I can tell, there are two significant differences:

1. The emergence of Boom Herron at RB give them some semblance of an effective running game.
2. The emergence of Donte Moncrief at WR makes them harder to match up against in the passing game.

They have played well the past 3 games. But they stunk week 16 against Dallas.

I'm with you there...Herron might give the Pats a little trouble and means Jones will need to focus on setting that edge, he can't just pin his ears back and attack. Moncrief having success is no different from Amendola doing the same for the Pats, and I still don't see them stopping our run game (unless they sell out for it, in which case Brady will tear them apart).