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Eyes in the Backfield

18 to 88 has one of my favorite series posted: Eyes in the backfield. Here's a little taste:

1. Watch Peyton’s left knee. All indications are that he’s on solid ground after recovering from offseason knee surgery, but until he comes out firing Sunday night, doubts will still linger.

2. Watch for pressure up the middle. The Colts are sporting three new starters on the O-line, but will have last year’s starters at tackle back. Last year, the line was beset by injuries, but there was only really trouble when the tackles were hurt. Howard Mudd mixes and matches better than anyone in the league along the line, so expect solid play up front. With last year’s whipping boy Charlie Johnson finally out of the tackle positions, he has the chance to prove that he is a legitimate NFL starter.

For more, click here. 18 to 88 pumped out a lot of awesome content this week, from their Lost Standings to their 18 Bold Visions. Worship the Zombie Bros.

Aside from the Zombie Bros and me, not too many other writers are all that focused on the Colts. Or, are they...

Our old buddy Gene Wojciechowski, who once whined like a sissy Mary that the Super Bowl will get held in Indianapolis in the near future, offers his take on the 2008 season. Pete Prisco says the Colts will face the Saints in the Super Bowl this year. Dr. Z doesn't like us, but he has been clinically dead for almost 2 years anyway. Bill "Papi up his butt" Simmons thinks the Colts will barely make the playoffs. Thanks Bill. I'll file that one away with your "Peyton will never win a Super Bowl" prediction as well. Good lord, what an asshead.

Seriously, anything can happen between now and January. Anything. But if you are a serious sports writer, you have to consider the Colts has a top team in the AFC, including their division. If you don't, you're either a homer, or a total asshead. Simmons is both.

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You know Bill Simmons is a complete Patriots fan…im suprised though he mentioned his patriots at not making the superbowl. But yea I was thinking the same thing when I read his article

by ColtsFanNChiTown on Sep 5, 2008 2:24 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Slow start...

 With the changes in the offensive line, and Peyton being restricted in preseason, we might get off to a slow start (though we should still beat both the bears and vikings).. Then all the pundits will go on about how the colts have fallen off and are on the decline. But with all the weapons and talent we have, with a game or two as a unit, This colts team will probably only get better all year..

Honestly with the depth we have now a WR and TE Peyton could set another TD record (and we are playing the same NFC division as the last time petyon did it..)

An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...

by bluegirl on Sep 5, 2008 2:37 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I wouldn’t go as far as to say the Vikings are an automatic win. They’ve got the best defensive line in the league and the best running back(s). That game is going to be tougher than some of you think.

We Colts fans did not pay $720 million dollars in public funds to build a brand new stadium that will get opened on Sunday Night Football by Jim Friggin Sorgi.

by KingRichard on Sep 5, 2008 9:50 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

a-thank you

We Colts fans did not pay $720 million dollars in public funds to build a brand new stadium that will get opened on Sunday Night Football by Jim Friggin Sorgi.

by KingRichard on Sep 6, 2008 1:49 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Simmons

He picked the Jags to WIN the Super Bowl! He’s got that wrong, the Jags will be the team that barely makes the playoffs. Talk about a overrated team.

It's never just a game when you're winning. - George Carlin

by DennardC on Sep 5, 2008 2:52 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

what a priceless comment

 Bill “Papi up his butt” Simmons thinks the Colts will barely make the playoffs. Thanks Bill. I’ll file that one away with your “Peyton will never win a Super Bowl” prediction as well. Good lord, what an asshead.

nearly wet myself with that. cant stand that pompous ass. if he predicts the jags to win the superbowl, and we all know how good he is at picking nfl games, they are doomed. I love when he writes crap about the colts making him looking like an even bigger ass than he already is, if thats possible.

by kinnickcolt on Sep 5, 2008 4:14 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

"Experts"

These people don’t know shit. I was reading USA Today yesterday and one of the so-called “Experts” had the Titans winning the South and Jax making wild card with the Colts missing the playoffs entirely. WTF? Also the same guy said Jets would be the other wild card. Pats win east, Chargers win West and Browns win North. I was like this dude is retarded.

by skywalker on Sep 5, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I don’t know why but your comment, “I was reading USA Today yesterday” made me laugh a little.

We Colts fans did not pay $720 million dollars in public funds to build a brand new stadium that will get opened on Sunday Night Football by Jim Friggin Sorgi.

by KingRichard on Sep 5, 2008 9:48 PM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinking the same thing as i wrote it

by skywalker on Sep 7, 2008 8:51 AM EDT to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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