Why I wouldn't mind a Colts Loss to the Rams
by dmstorm22 on Oct 22, 2009 1:24 PM EDT
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This is what Peter King wrote about the game in his picks column:
Indianapolis Colts (5-0) at St. Louis Rams (0-6)
Peyton Manning's only game in the Edward Jones Dome was a horrible loss -- a 42-17 pasting by the Greatest Show On Turf team in 2001 -- and produced some of the most pedestrian numbers of his life: 15 of 28, 195 yards, no touchdowns, one pick. If he has a game worse than that this week, this I vow: I will go a year without mentioning the words "Starbucks'' and "Red Sox'' in Monday Morning Quarterback. Promise.
(courtesy of si.com)
I would sacrifice a loss for him never to talk about baseball in coffee.
How bout you?
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NO WAY!
Home field advantage is going to be crucial if we are to win a superbowl. Playing out doors in bad weather would not only weaken our strengths (Our pass oriented offense and our fierce pass rush) but it will also expose our biggest weakness (rush O and run D).
We play our fare share of tough games against contenders (NE, BAL, JETS, DENVER) and surely dont need to lose to arguable one of the worst teams of all time.
I personally think that we dont win the superbowl without home field? How do you guys feel about it?
DID SOMEONE SAY CHAMPIONSHIP
by BROWNdude on Oct 22, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Home Field
Considering the Steelers and Chargers home playoffs losses, I’m not really sure what constitutes Home Field advantage these days. However, I will contend that if our running game doesn’t improve and we have to go to a Denver, or New England in January we may be in a sore state. That said, the season is still early… blah blah blah.. etc. etc. But yeah, I’m all about first place in the AFC, I’m just not sure it’s the key to a Super Bowl victory.
by EddieDean on Oct 22, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+1
I wont say its essential to winning the big game for the team, but it sure wont hurt anything by playing at Lucas Oil.
by MARVININDY on Oct 22, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hell no.
home field has nothing to do with it. The patriots have everything to do with it. We lost to the chargers two years in a row, but they shouldn’t be an issue this year. I’m not worried about playing in Pittsburgh, because we have 2 runningbacks who can alternate. I’m worried about playing in New England snow, we just CAN’T WIN. As long as we’re seeded higher than the pats, i’m happy, not to mention it would really hurt to have a 2 week bye (week 17 and widcard). Hopefully Caldwell plays the starters out the whole season.
by Colts_and_Cavs_in_09! on Oct 22, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he had said he would stop talking about the Patriots
then maybe I woudn’t mind so much.
Nah – let them talk about Starbucks, the Red Sox, the Patriots, and whatever they want… I want a WIN!!!
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 22, 2009 2:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Nothing in the world would make me sacrifce a win.
I don’t listen to Peter King anyway.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 22, 2009 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ya know..
the Skins kept it close against the skins and jaguars, and relatively close against the packers… I don’t think its about the Rams playing a perfect game, so much as it is the Colts playing an imperfect game. Any given sunday, etc.. Its not like they don’t have talent on the team, if their young, undisciplined lines play above their heads for 4 quarters, who knows.
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good Point. I ALWAYS want to win.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 22, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't mind a Colts loss either ;-)
Or, for that matter, a Bengals loss, Ravens loss, Browns loss, Pats loss, Broncos loss, Cowboys loss(who am I missing?)
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by LV Steelers Fan on Oct 22, 2009 4:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Steelers loss?
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
BOOOO!
The only thing I ask from the Steelers this week: PLEASE BEAT THE FAVRES! I need a break from the Favre-a-palooza.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 22, 2009 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not gonna happen until he's
retired for 2-3 years.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
btw
i hate to say ‘LOOK AT ME, IM RIGHT’ (but I learned from Cass..:P) But did anyone hear the hosers on PTi monday? Brett Favre is defintely the MVP, no doubt about it, they way he made that Baltimore kicker miss on Sunday, pure MVP.
This is what I hate most about the sports media: they have the memory retention of a dead cat. If a team is on a bye week, out of sight, out of mind. And they have a way of taking one result and blowing it out of proportion epicly.
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Favre won't last the season, don't worry.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 22, 2009 4:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say that.
He’s lasted the past million seasons, so there’s no reason to think he won’t last this season.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
dude.
favre will play the whole season and possibly start playing multiple positions. I could see favre play long-snapper, holder, and kicker on a field goal. he’s just that good.
by Colts_and_Cavs_in_09! on Oct 22, 2009 5:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know.
He’s just that awesome.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
don't foget WR
I think that by the end of the season, he’ll be playing WR, I mean why give credit to the guy who catches the ball? (see: Lewis) This would make it soooo much easier on everyone. yes?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 22, 2009 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hehe.....
and we were getting along so well :-)
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmph
it wasn’t meant as an insult, it was meant playfully..
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know.
it was a playful response, hence the hehe….. and the smiley face.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm generally not in favor of smileys but I've found it's the best way to make sure a joke isn't taken seriously
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 22, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
do you generally like
your jokes taken seriously?
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I missed PTI
but caught a few comments yesterday. They do have an incredibly short memory.
Funny. Favre “did it again – another come back win” – I say, if he’s so great, why did he need a comeback win? I mean they have AP for crissakes, what more do you want?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 22, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
well what irritates me is
it was more about the ravens kicker missing it than it was about Favre winning it. 44 yards, in a dome, you expect to make that kick, what, 105% of the time?
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt.
It was probably at least a 75% kick (without actually having stats in front of me). Sucks to be him.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
true.
unless you have Vandershank.
/pout
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 22, 2009 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't worry
After Sunday, the Favre MVP talk will have dimmed considerably.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Oct 22, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Make it happen.
The Steelers’ record ATM makes it OK to root for them if I hate the other team/QB/fawning over that QB. Let’s see the Steelers roll out the Steel Curtain for this one.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yea, but think about this
18-0 Vikings @ 18-0 Colts in Miami, Favre, Manning, Childress, Caldwell, Peterson, Simpson, NFL Excitement, CATCH IT!
by SpazMo on Oct 22, 2009 6:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If someone offered me that deal...
that the Colts would be playing for a chance to go 19-0 but it’d have to be against the undefeated Favres and all that hype. I’d stop paying attention to all sports coverage, but I’d sign up for it.
by willyduer on Oct 22, 2009 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wait what?
simpson? lmao
As long as we have Peyton we will always have a chance to win.
by skywalker on Oct 22, 2009 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I hope he meant Homer...
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 22, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still say his stamina won't hold out.
Unless a miracle happens, oh crap, I believe in miracles. We’re screwed.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 22, 2009 5:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Live by the Favre...die by the Favre
He’ll fold. He did it last season with the Jets. It’s the only thing he’s consistent at.
Keep the faith!
by Marima on Oct 23, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey Marima,
this topic came up in another thread, so I wanted a Pats fan’s opinion. Why was Adalius Thomas benched? What happened to him?
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by Cassieper on Oct 23, 2009 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The official line vs the accepted reason
Officially, Belichick’s response is that the decision was made purely on performance, saying he went with players who "would have a bigger role in the game." [whatever that means] He plays the players who will give the team the best chance to win.
Unofficially, it’s thought that Thomas wasn’t playing up to his potential (or his paycheck.) He missed at least one practice that was not injury related. Whether the benching was related to that or because he hasn’t been as productive as he was brought in to be is anyone’s guess. Either way, we’ll see if it worked on Sunday. Thomas told the media that he’s over his disappointment, he’s moving on and things are fine with him and Bill.
Thomas gets a ride from me for his “double sack” of Brett Favre and Leon Washington in the Jets game last season. The look on Favre’s face was priceless.
Keep the faith!
by Marima on Oct 23, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stop.
You’re going to make me like him! ;-)
Great pic, btw.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 23, 2009 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the interpretation.
Usual cryptic Pats there. Thanks for that picture too. Absolutely hilarious.
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by Cassieper on Oct 23, 2009 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay here's my pick
The Super Bowl will be the 17-1 Colts vs. the 9-7 Dallas Cowboys in Miami. Now before you all start saying that I need to check into the Nut House, let’s think about it.
The Super Bowl has had at least one team that no one expected to be there, every year since 2005. I mean in 2005, did anyone expect the Steelers to make the Super Bowl? In 2006, did anyone expect the Colts to win the Super Bowl? (realistically, not as a fan) In 2007, who in the hell would’ve thought that the Giants would be in the Super Bowl? Last year, who in their right mind would have said that the Cardinals would be in Super Bowl XLIII? Just like now. Who honestly thinks that the Cowboys will make the Super Bowl? I don’t. But with the trend over the last few years, it’s crazy enough to actually happen.
"Pressure is something you feel if you don't know what the hell you're doing."-Peyton Manning
by P0RKINS2 on Oct 22, 2009 6:40 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
12-7 Sorry. not 9-7. Or maybe 11-8.
"Pressure is something you feel if you don't know what the hell you're doing."-Peyton Manning
by P0RKINS2 on Oct 22, 2009 6:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
Or it could play out like it did in 2004.
Where the best teams from both confrences make the Super Bowl. (Philidelphia, New England) Which would mean that we’d be seeing a Colts vs. Saints Super Bowl. Which would be sweet.
"Pressure is something you feel if you don't know what the hell you're doing."-Peyton Manning
by P0RKINS2 on Oct 22, 2009 6:43 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
Now that would be a good one.
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by KMR24 on Oct 22, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In one way,
the Colts’ Super Bowl was a pure chalk matchup. The Colts and Bears were the NFL’s last 2 unbeaten teams by a wide margin.
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by Cassieper on Oct 22, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure about the Bears
They didn’t impress me at all after getting exposed by Arizona that year. I think you could make the serious argument that the Eagles had the best team in the NFC come playoff time. They had an unlucky loss @NO in the divisional round, and would have been a better match for the Colts than the toothless Bears.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Oct 22, 2009 10:26 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs
They were the NFC's best team
that was a really weak year for the NFC, and I mean weaker than most. The Saints were 10-6 and got a bye.
EVH+DLR=BFFr........ God I Hope So!!
by dmstorm22 on Oct 22, 2009 11:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I had forgotten that.
But one thing I remember vividly is never being worried about the game. To me, it was all just a formality after the AFC Championship game. Even when Peyton was intercepted down 7-0, there wasn’t any worry. Odd…..
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by Cassieper on Oct 23, 2009 1:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, I was not worried at all in that game
That was, by far, the weakest year for the NFC. I was not alive for the 80’s when the NFC was dominant, but I think that it was alot like 2006, when the AFC Title game was the real super bowl.
EVH+DLR=BFFr........ God I Hope So!!
by dmstorm22 on Oct 23, 2009 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you talking about the Eagles or the Bears?
At any rate, that was probably the weakest year for any conference since 1988, when 11-5 Denver got the #1 seed for the AFC. They were promptly emulsified by San Francisco in the Super Bowl.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Oct 23, 2009 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Please please Steelers sack Favre multiple times.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 23, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Are you suggesting...
…that the Bears were who you thought they were?
They didn’t impress me at all after getting exposed by Arizona that year.
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by juperee on Oct 23, 2009 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hehe.......
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by Cassieper on Oct 23, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
The first eight weeks of the season, they were seen as the two best teams in the NFL. Once the playoffs started though, no one was picking either the Bears or the Colts. Most were predicting either the Pats vs. the Saints, or else the Chargers vs. the Eagles, or vice versa. Some people were also picking the Ravens too. But that just shows how smart the “experts” are.
"Pressure is something you feel if you don't know what the hell you're doing."-Peyton Manning
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