Week Ten: Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers- Open Thread
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers, Nov 9, 2008 4:15 PM EST
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As we've blogged about all week, this is not a good match-up for Indy. 18 to 88 is even less optimistic. We also now know Daniel Muir will not play, which means 270 pound NT Eric Foster will have to play much of the game at the point of attack. Though Willie Parker will not play, Mewelde Moore is a good back-up and should not be taken lightly. Key to the game is third down defense. As mgrex30's post shows, the Colts are awful on third down. To have any shot at winning this game, they must get Pittsburgh's offense off the field on third down, giving their own offense opportunities to score. They must also attack Ben Roethisberger and pressure him into turnovers.
But, as the Colts have shown all year, they do not back down from a fight. This should be one helluva game.
The Steelers are covered over at Behind the Steel Curtain. I encourage you to head over their and check out what they are doing, especially this funny spotlight on Manning. Obviously, Pittsburgh fans like to flaunt their 2005 playoff win at us. Since that playoff run, the Steelers haven't won a playoff game. I personally have had this game circled on the calendar. It won't be easy, but then again it isn't supposed to be. As always, we hope for a good, clean game.
Go Colts!
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Go Colts!
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a Colts win moves them past Buffalo
into 3rd in the WC race with the tiebreaker over BAL and NE if they can make up the one game gap
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8 in the box
Jennings on Ward, Raliff on Holmes
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Evening sports fans
How are we feeling thisevening?we got a TD looming?
end around
such a bad playcall against the Colts
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Why the hell
is Jennings still on this team!???
he has good games
like last week. and then others he makes play after play that make you wonder “why is he on the team?”
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Excellent commentating..
“This is not a good start for Indianapolis”…. REALLY?? REALLY??? because I thought all teams wanted the opponent’s opening drive to result in a TD
What a nimrod
On the positive side
The drive only took up 6 minutes. That’s short for this defense, so they can rest a little more.
Garcon lets himself get led out of bounds a lot
better than dancing around trying to make something out of nothing, but frustrating.
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Sucky start
Let’s hope the offense can figure it out
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They did
TJ Rushing. He was very good on punts, mediocre on kickoffs
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Joseph!
maybe my earlier story upset him
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REGGIE!!!
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So dangerous!
Lucky bounce, EPIC SPIN MOVE!
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Peyton is still underthrowing the deep balls
Reggie had to slow down and that let the DB get to it.
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That just goes to show
It’s better to be lucky than good.
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can't single team Freeney
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Woooooooooooooo
Pressure
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SACK!
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SACK COUNT: +1
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Freeney
Just swept the ball right in the Rothlesberger’s belly. Unlucky. Damn.
that's very bad news for him
he only plays special teams
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The tip
What happened with this tip play after the Reggie TD? I am at work and the radio station that was supposed to play it here in Dallas instead subs in Car-Oak.
I also blog at Speed Blue Nation
Because we hate San Diego...
Chiefs up 7-0, Thigpen found Mark Bradley
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3rd and long
Lock ’em down boyos.
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Boyos = The offensive line
Just so we’re clear.
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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 9, 2008 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
clark
(whispered)
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Well played
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As he gets sacked...
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he had time
that one is a coverage sack
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Great. False Start
This drive is going well
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We've seen Hunter too many times this year..
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Nice stop on 1st
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Bethea slipped
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BAH!
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AWFUL Defense
No reason he should have gotten that. Bah!
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That was an ugly flea flicker
But our defense is even uglier
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Easy TD for Moore
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That should not have worked at all
should have had the sack then the pick
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I miss T.J. Rushing
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Weak...
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How many times
have I seen the ball hit Clark in the hands and bounce off??
Peyton has 11 attempts
all have been to Clark or Wayne
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Wasn't 1 to Addai?
Incomplete on the right side?
good catch
missed that one scanning the play by play
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but you cant stop them
if you get penalized on every play
by metal_militia on Nov 9, 2008 5:06 PM EST up reply actions
The D needs to step up here
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Men playing with boys
The Steelers are just toying with the Colts. This is starting to smell like a blowout in the making. The Colts D can’t stop the Steelers O, and the Steelers D has figured out the predictable Manning offense.
WTF!
When will we see a pass interference on someone other than us? They were pulling Waynes helmet back! No play on the ball, and again, no call
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:06 PM EST reply actions
Holmes tries to pull a soccer player
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Hey! A Stop!
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thats 2!
2 3 and outs!!! we need to convert this time!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:10 PM EST reply actions
2 punts already
Wow, 2 forced punts already. That’s tied for 3rd most in a game all season. Now if the D can just keep Ben’s completion percentage down.
Sack
GREAT start…ugh
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Bah Overthrow!
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pretty sure they didn't have hands
much like our receivers this year.
Tough break, but i’m cautiosly optimistic.. at some point our guys need to grow a pair of balls, and get the friggin job done.. might as well be now. The timing couldn’t be better.
Side note!!!
I will be home in about 2 weeks back in INDY!!! (im so sick of Iraq)
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:13 PM EST reply actions
Awesome!
If you have any friends in Iraq that can play NT, please bring them with you.
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by Jake Whitacre on Nov 9, 2008 5:14 PM EST up reply actions
that's why I'm so optomistic about the team
this isn’t like them. They have to get back to normal
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ouch...
we are missing easy passes, and forcing in 3 down situations… peyton doesnt look comfortable. Thanks btw!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:15 PM EST reply actions
Poor tackling again
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nope TE in a hole in the zone
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3rd down defense is a joke
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TD Chiefs
They lead 14-6, awesome
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Can we stitch to Canadian Rules?
Don’t they only allow 3 downs total?
Wow, 3rd down stop!!!
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17-7
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WOW
an announcer corrects himself after seeing the replay. that’s rarer than a Colts 3rd down stop
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Alright
Get points here and we have the ball to start the 2nd half. That puts us in decent shape.
OK!!!
We are going to score a TD and then get the ball at half!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:22 PM EST reply actions
We have to bring it to within a touchdown to stay in the game.
We can’t afford to get more than ten down. By the way, if I was an opposing qb facing the Indy defense, I’d be licking my chops.
ROGER THAT!
GO BLUE!!!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:23 PM EST reply actions
I hope we tick the clock down
Score or no score, I don’t want Pittsburgh to get the ball back
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Dangerous!
But nice catch by Marvin
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WIDE OPEN DROP!!!
($U$(@(%($*
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Good Addai
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Very good Addai
He’s been better today than the rest of the year.
The line has also helped him out. Having the same guys start consistently is helping quite a bit i think.
It was low and inside
catchable, but hard
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On both of them
Crappy pass, but that’s one Marvin of old catches easily
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Marvin
really needs to catch that. It was a perfect pass, but he needs to make a play for the ball!
wasn't Addai's longest run
but close. His season long is 15
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I am surrounded by steelers fans here...
Can We PLEASE BE POSITIVE HERE??? Its bad enough with being here in Iraq with these dickheads!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:30 PM EST reply actions
F-ing Diem
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Saturday is the only OL left
who hasn’t badly blown a block or gotten a flag
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WHERE ARE YOU THROWING IT PEYTON!!!
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Another punt, hooray
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Clark probably saved a pick 6
by getting a hand on the ball
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well we get the ball back after the break!
can everyone please remember we’re not playing the cheifs D its the Steelers. The number one D in the league
this is the leading D in sacks
and Peyton has had all day on most throws
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What would we have done without him?
It would have made LT hurt even more last year. Also, what would we have gotten with the #28 pick this year? I don’t see anything out there that I would give up for Ugoh.
WE NEED
(a turn over)
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:35 PM EST reply actions
I'd take a stop
We stop the clock we timeouts, we can get it back and get a field goal.
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AND...
a freaking SACK!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:36 PM EST reply actions
RATLIFF INT!!!
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HEL YEAH!!!!!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:37 PM EST reply actions
Boy, that throw SUCKED
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Dumb playcall, why thry weren't running..
We’ll take it!
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Missed Marvin again
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There we go
Into the red-zone, now we (should) get at least a FG
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Hey! Defensive holding!
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Defensive Holding
that’ll open up some separation now that the DBs have to think about contact
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Incomplete
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Delay run
Not a bad idea, got some yards. Wish they wouldn’t have used as much time on the timeout
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One more shot at the endzone
HAVE to throw it away if no one is open in the endzone
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TD!!!
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TOUCH DOWN!!!!
DALLAS CLARK!!!!!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:42 PM EST reply actions
7 Point Interception!
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And we get the ball to start the second half
I like
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Although
that was some piss poor time management at the end.
It didn't hurt us at all
Those 5 seconds we lost weren’t that big of a deal. It was 3rd down, so even if we missed on that play, we’d have to kick the FG on the next play, down or time wise.
There are other things to complain about in the first half, but that isn’t one of them.
Halftime, time to eat
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Mewelde Moore
14 carries – 31 yards
I’ll take it.
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OK!
Just what we needed! turn over, then converting! Good stuff! I cannot wait to get home and actually be able to enjoy a game! I HATE bandwagon fans!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:46 PM EST reply actions
By the way
We appreciate your service to our country. That’s one thing we LOVE.
LMAO!
I just kicked everyone out of my office. They were beginning to act like normal steelers fans, and getting rather vulgar… Not as bad as when I go to New England games though! Either way, I get to enjoy the game now!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:47 PM EST reply actions
LOL
20 alcohol related arrests last night in Iowa City after the Penn State upset
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That's all?
I’m disappointed in the entire state of Iowa.
i HATE pragmatic fans that call for players to be gone for missed catches!
call me a bore but lets get some prespective guys!!…sorry to be the sensible head!!i learnt from shake!
THANKS!
We are REALLY worried about the latest with the election & everything, but I cannot really say much about that! We don’t hear that enough! Thanks so much guys! (and Gals!)
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions
Everyone
I know supports you guys over there…..Republicans and Democrats. We wouldn’t even have the luxury of watching these games in the comfort of our homes, stadiums, and sports bars if it weren’t for you.
ugh
We do have the tie breaker on the pats… the bills lost, so that helps!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:52 PM EST reply actions
and the ravens
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:52 PM EST reply actions
Thank you Ayreshire!
You guys are all great! Really, thank a veteran tomorrow, I never knew what freedom was really about until I had to defend it. The things ive seen here… its scary. I hope that the new president lets us finish the job!
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by 1LT David E Bryant on Nov 9, 2008 5:54 PM EST reply actions
Don't thank us
We aren’t doing the heavy lifting that you guys deal with.
Just come home safe.
New Thread Up
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6.1 yards per carry
08 TDs per game > 06 GPA
Do the Colts play soft?
A lot of dropped balls on either hard hits or anticipated hits. Concentration issue? Is Marvin still a real #2? He just doesn’t seem to be an elite receiver any longer.

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