Id say the interior line is most concerning. Without holes for the running back and a lack of protection, this offense isn’t what it could be. We need the line to recover fully in order to become balanced once more and restore the glory of this juggernaut offense.

I’m just tired of seeing 3-4 players drop every game. How do these guys manage to get hurt so often? I didn’t see a single Vikings player lay on the ground any longer than a few seconds.

First, I think the defense is a major concern (primarily DT and Hot Bobby) but i think the O-line is of greater worry, they were not good to put it mildly … did anyone else flinch watching Peyton get hit like he was ?? he was pressured nearly all game …

In regards to the TE/Flex spot, well we definitely missed Clark – i do feel he is perhaps injury prone, but he is a key cog in this offensive machine – his match-up and hands would have changed this game

In other TE news … i thought Tom Santi was known for his blocking … he did not show it to me in this game, granted he was on Jared Allen at times, but he barely even touched the guy … he did not impress me

In regards to the two interceptions, these can’t really be put on anyone but Peyton … the first pass was not a quick pass as Shake stated, it was just a bad pass … and the second one was bad as well … clearly behind Wayne, in the numbers or in front of him and this is a catch ….

However, as much as i am worried about both lines, i am not worried about this team when i see Peyton play like he did in the second half. He made the passed he needed to make and made this win happen …

Lastly, that leads me to my player of the game … not Peyton or Gonzo, but Sir Reggie Wayne … the Colts moved him around and, as always, he produced … he caught the touchdown pass and made several other amazing catches in traffic, including the last catch to set up the winning field goal …

If there is one player we do not have to worry about it is # 87 … so thank you Mr. Wayne, for all that you do

That no one ever talks about is Ryan Diem. To me, he looked downright awful Sunday. So many plays where you can literally see him standing around having not blocked ANYONE AT ALL or being pushed straight back into Peyton. Should I put the crackpipe down or did anyone else notice how bad he was?

anything that makes Peyton vulnerable. So, the interior O-line and Ugoh’s status.

After that, I would have to say Sanders…the way he plays, we know he will get banged up throughout the season, however the D is completely different without him…he has a mental affect on those guys and its noticable.

As far as AV, “the field goal which shall not be named”, I don’t know. I’m glad I wasn’t able to see the game last Sunday. I didn’t even know he missed it until after I saw that we won. I have to admit, when I heard about it, I had flashbacks. I’m trying not to make a big deal about it—-yet.

Health of the o-line. Essentially, 3 rookies on the inside. Ugh.

For starters, there is alot to worry about. By your count, 6 major reasons. I am as much of a “homer” as the next guy, and I am neither a defeatist, nor a total pessimist. But I am a realist, and both our defensive amd offensive lines look terrible. Now we are getting pressure from the ends, and that is what has kept us alive, but the inability to get pressure up the middle, or defense anyone coming up the middle, will potentially lose us alot of games.. The Vikings are totally overrated, and I don’t take solace in our narrow margin of victory over them. The largest item you have not addressed is our total lack of a running game. this too will create more loses than we are accustomed too. We all know that.
The Colts margin of error or injury is so thin now, and Manning is getting hit every pass play…well you can really on inference for the rest. So I’m freaked….yes.

I agree saying that calling the season at this stage is ridiculous, but it is easy to say that at this point, considering the calliber of play in the NFC, and the Colts performance in the past two games, we are arguably…..NOT even in the top ten teams in the NFL…..at this point…….(But we will win the Super bowl…..ommmm)

So I wouldn’t say its “dumb” to draw some asssumptions based on what we know. If we would have lost that game and we had the injuries that we did sustain we would all be looking for the nearest overpass to dive off…..and I don’t thnk I am wrong when I say that…At best, that Minnesota game was a pyrrhic victory….will the sip right itself….we will see………GO COLTS……..

i’m afraid the public schools have failed me once again …

and good point, i think the lack of running game will hurt us at times … but in time i believe it will develop as the O-line gains some health and continuity

and with the Chargers and Jaguars at 0-2 and everything else as it is in the NFL, i’m confident by week 5 or 6 we will be easily solidified back at our spot in the top 5 of the league

oh and Ayrshire … my girlfriend and i agree … we joke they should always play like they are down 21 points … seems funny, but i think you are right … we tend to play better coming from behind

A Pyrrhic victory (IPA: /ˈpɪrɪk/) is a victory with devastating cost to the victor. The phrase is an allusion to King Pyrrhus of Epirus, whose army suffered irreplaceable casualties in defeating the Romans at Heraclea in 280 BC and Asculum…