Recap Week Nine: Colts 20 - Texans 17
by shake n bake on Nov 9, 2009 12:18 PM EST
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PrintA week after the 49ers contained the Colts offense by refusing to show their alignment or tip their scheme until the final seconds of the play clock the Colts countered, with their opening drive coming at a frantic pace running 9 plays in barely over 2 minutes to move from their 20 to the edge of field goal range.
The Colts D came out strong holding the Texans to 7 yards with a turnover on 3 drives in the first quarter and not allowing a first down until midway through the 2nd quarter. Unfortunately the Colts offense, despite crossing the Texans 40 on each of their 6 1st half drives they only converted it into 13 points (Downs, TD, FG, FG, Punt, INT).
After dominating the Texans O for a quarter and a half the tables were flipped with the Texans mounting three 80+ yard drives in addition to knocking in a field goal before the half to score 17 unanswered (which would have likely been 24 if not for Powers' heady fumble recovery for a touchback). At the same time the Colts O went 3 and out, and ended a promising drive with a Reggie Wayne interception on a terribly called and even more disastrously executed trick play (on which Pierre Garcon picked up his requisite penalty a game, again for OPI which was declined as he was unable to prevent the pick).
With the Colts trailing in the 4th quarter again both units stepped back up, with the D forcing a 3 and out despite having been on the field for 13 of the 17 minutes elapsed in the 2nd half and the O launching a 61 yard TD drive to retake the lead with 7 minutes to play.
Gary Brackett's pressure forced what should have been the game ending pick to Clint Session giving the ball over to the Colts with 2:13 left in the game. After a 2 yard run on 1st down, Ryan Diem committed a false start putting the Colts into a passing situation where Peyton was stripped of the football while stepping up in the pocket. Ryan Diem saved the game he had almost cost the team by falling on the fumble. Addai's 13 yard 3rd down run wasn't enough and the Colts punted away having drained just 24 seconds from the clock (but having forced the Texans final 2 timeouts).
Soft zone and a miraculous scramble and dumpoff from Schaub to Slaton allowed the Texans to move down to the Colts 24 yardline with 1 second remaining to kick the fieldgoal. Kicking for overtime Kris Brown's 42 yarder was just left and the Colts came away with the victory.
The Colts gameplan was very pass heavy early with 25 dropbacks in the first quarter, 16 in the second. Peyton Manning finished with 50 pass attempts, with 55 pass plays being called (50+ 3 sacks, a Peyton scramble and the Wayne pass). The main beneficiary of the pass heavy tilt was Dallas Clark who caught 14 of 16 official targets for 119 yards plus a defensive holding call and a personal foul for a forearm to the head on an additional 2 passes thrown his way. He also took an end around for 4 yards. Clark is now on pace to 120 receptions and 1,406 receiving yards, both of which would smash the previous records of 102 receptions held by Tony Gonzalez and 1,290 yards by Kellen Winslow (Senior, not his punk son).
The other big offensive mover was Joseph Addai with 14 rushes for 63 yards (4.5 YPC) and a TD along with 5 receptions for 49 yards and a TD receiving. As BBS talked about this morning the Colts running game has shown improvement over the last 3 games.
Not converting yardage into points well the last two games is concerning, but it's a much easier fix than not being able to get into scoring position consistently. The return of Donald Brown, allowing a more run heavy gameplan without risking breaking Addai, and of Anthony Gonzalez giving a boost from the inconsistent Garcon (or possibly injured Austin Collie) should go a long way to fix the Colts recent red zone hiccups.
The Colts now hold a 3.5 game lead in the AFC South (with a 3-0 divisional record that makes them likely to take tiebreakers in the division) and could gain a 2 game lead on the entire AFC with a Steelers victory tonight. It's still a bit early for playoff talk but the Colts could clinch a 8th straight winning season with a win in PATRIOTS WEEK.
Let the rivalry hype begin
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hey shake
totally off topic but i did this just for you.
As long as we have Peyton we will always have a chance to win.
lol
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Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Nov 9, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
A true Michigan Man
Oh ya, the Colts play one of them this week. Can it be hate Michigan week too?
by mgrex03 on Nov 9, 2009 12:50 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I'm going. I hope we get Brown back for this one.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Let the hype begin!
Hey Colts Fans,
Can someone do a little blurb on each defensive player that’s now in for the Colts? Other than Freeny, Sanders, Hayden etc. I really don’t have a good handle on the defensive players. I’m sure you guys may see a few new faces on defense, too (SS McGowan seems to be rising star for us; rookie corner Butler and rookie safety Chung seem to be getting more and more playing time).
Looking forward to a great week of hype!
Hayden – Out
Sanders – Out
Jackson – Out
Hagler – Out
SS – Bullitt – More than a capable starter, one of the good young safeties in the league. Not flashy, but consistent.
FS – Bethea – One of the emerging premiere safeties in the league. Can play single deep safety coverage or does well in run support. Involved in plays like a MLB. Suffers a little against elite TEs.
DB1 – Powers – Candidate for DROY. Little on the shorter side. Great in coverage. Plays like he’s been in the NFL longer than he has.
DB2 – Lacey – Hayden’s backup. More than we could realistically ask from an UDFA. Still makes rookie mistakes, but good enough to pass Jennings on the depth chart.
UT – Johnson/Foster – Johnson being in the system for about a year has helped the run game. Foster is a superb pass rusher where his heart, motivation, and nonstop motor make up for his lack of pure talent.
NT – Muir/Moala – Muir has been the stopgap that hasn’t had some crazy injury in training camp. Maybe not elite, but he can hold up long enough to allow Freeney and Mathis to actually play their style. Very large dude. Moala has tremendous potential, but I’ve yet to see anything from him yet.
MIKE – Brackett – Probably the smartest player on defense and second to only Peyton in football IQ. He’s where he needs to be when he needs to be there and he makes sure the rest of the defensive players are too. Not fast, strong, or intimidating, but I would be hard to name more than a handful of players I’d rather have for us.
WILL – Session – Played for us at SAM last season. Quickly emerging as one of our better LBs and one that we may gasp resign. Hits like a truck, has dreads, and surprisingly good coverage skills.
SAM – Wheeler – Was drafted to be our SAM of the future. Has been beaten out of a starting job more than once. Special teams extraordinaire, but have yet to see much of him on a consistent basis in a game that matters. Very fast, but to me he’s build like a safety. He can hit. No strong assessment at this point. But if they haven’t moved Keiaho back to WILL and Session back to SAM, that speaks in his favor.
Nickelback – Jennings – Well, you’ll either love him or hate him depending on what he ate before the game. Shows flashes of the second rounder we drafted in 2006, but you also want Caldwell (or previously Dungy) to hand him his bags while he’s on the field. Physically one of the more talented players, but mentally not always cognizant of what the situation is. Will let good plays go to his head and can be too aggressive because of it. (Think Cromartie, both of them but not as physically gifted)
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
isn't Mookie the NT
with Muir and Foster rotating at UT?
and I’d also mention that Wheeler was a fantastic blitzer in college and the Colts think enough of his pass rushing to make him an end in a DE depth emergency.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
3 technique (UT) lines up next to LE. Haven’t been able to see all the games, NFL Replay is dumb and I had to fill out all this paperwork to install a satellite at my condo so I didn’t, so I’m not sure if it’s changed. Went with the http://www.colts.com/sub.cfm?page=depth on that.
To be perfectly honest, the only guy I’ve really seen that acts like a UT is Foster anyway. We kind of play LE NT NT RE until foster comes in. With Freeney and Mathis we really don’t need extra penetration, just needed dudes that could stand their ground.
If we ever HAD to use Wheeler as an end all hope is lost. No Freeney, Mathis, Brock, Foster, Dawson…oh, and Thomas again now.
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
Correction
Session doesn’t have dreads. He has a long beard, though.
Thanks
Wow. Looks like you guys have had a lot of turnover in the defense.
question for colt fans.
how do you all think dunta did against your #1? im just curious as to an outsider’s view.
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one of Wayne's more down games
but 8 for 64 ain’t bad (it is his lowest YPR of the year though).
Wayne’s longest catch was 15 yards and the YPR was just 8 so Dunta and any help he may have gotten keep Wayne from getting deep, but Reggie worked the short stuff well.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
did you feel that was great coverage on dunta's part, or just game planning?
reason i ask is, a large % of the texan fans are naturally biased AGAINST him now…. because of the contract dispute from the off season.
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btw.....
posted on Nov 7th:
here’s a stat… and a prediction.
if reggie wayne has 8 receptions or more, colts win.
if dunta keeps him under 6, texans win.
by chrisd21
and the prediction?
by texanphil
5 catches, 65 yds, 1td.
by chrisd21
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there was obviously some solid coverage on him since the Colts could have used more production from him
though with the scheme the Texans played Clark was clearly the #1 target.
I’m not sure how much help over the top Dunta got, but an ok job was done on Wayne overall.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
I thought the coverage was average at best...
Reggie didn’t do more because Dallas Clark was open on every play.
It was never single coverage.
It was always bracketted safety and robinson. I think to be considered elite, you have to be one on one in some of those situations. He did a good job, but so did their defense as a whole.
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
Yep.
From the Combine. heh heh heh
The Lamb and the Combine picture are my faves!!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 2:21 PM EST up reply actions
No wonder he went 199th in the draft, lol
What a terrific disguise for one of the greatest QBs of all time. Not fair though, Peyton didn’t participate in the Combine (supposedly it was because of some “knee injury” but it was really to avoid pics like this.)
Keep the faith!
Ooh, Ooh I know this one!!
Could it be
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Peyton the most awesome QB ever Manning?
It is, isn’t it?
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 3:56 PM EST up reply actions
This is what Peyton looked like in college
Me likey. ;-)
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Definitely my fav!!! :-)
"Do I believe in aliens?" Stephon Marbury asked. "I don't know, because I've never seen one. But I believe in Jesus because I saw him in the shower the other day."
Sigh,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Looks a bit like Marky Mark, doesn't he?
“Wassup, goat? Say hi to your mom for me!”
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Reggie throwing the ball???
What I want to know is what the hell was reggie doing throwing in that game. That has to be the lamest pass I have EVER seen.
NO MORE TRICK PLAYS>>>
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
well for one you've got to sell that run
as soon as he was handed the ball everyone and their dog knew he was throwing.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Probably worked during practice.
But I agree, not a good idea.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
Does anyone know
have we fired Jim Caldwell for calling a timeout at a traditionally routine time in the game?
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
OK guys, we need to practice for tonight!
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
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I'm going to post this after every positive Steelers play
And you all have to cheer!
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Could we just give you one of these?
And call it square?
Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.
I don't want pictures
I want Caps Lock!
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
Me rikey Hines' smire!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 4:40 PM EST up reply actions
I hope the game thread won't slow down too much, since I'll be posting at least 30 of these...
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 4:02 PM EST up reply actions
make sure to title them
when gifs don’t get titled shake gets upset, and when shake gets upset people get BANNED!
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
you wouldn't like shake when he's angry
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Still upset about Iowa's loss?
I know, I know. I’m banned. lol
Look at it this way, Shake, the Colts are still winning – I just pray we can continue through this weekend is all.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 4:42 PM EST up reply actions
If the Colts start 8-0 but then lose to the Patriots, did they really start 8-0?
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 4:49 PM EST up reply actions
um, yes.
If we lost to the Pats, we would then be 8-1. You are taking math is school, aren’t you? lol.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 4:56 PM EST up reply actions
WTF are you? Buddha?
If a Steelers fan trolls, and nobody cares, is he still a douche?
Never approach a vast undertaking with a half-vast plan.
Guess you didn't see his sig.
“Stampede Blue’s Resident Steelers Fan” because he spends alot of time here and DOES NOT TROLL…
Simple mistake if you haven’t seen him around before, but I assure you that LV Steelers Fan was not trying to be a Douche, and most certainly wants to see the Colts beat the Patsies.
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Nov 9, 2009 5:48 PM EST up reply actions
LV Steelers Fan
He sets the standard for visiting fans who are not trolls. Whenever a visiting fan comes here and starts posting, I actually compare what they write (the tone) with what LV Steelers Fan writes.
There is nothing wrong with coming here and talking about other teams. It’s how you do it that matters. LV Steelers Fan knows how to do it. Several Texans fans from last week didn’t.
So, like the Pittsburgh Steelers themselves, LV Steelers Fan sets a positive standard.
I look forward to the Colts finally beating the Steelers in the playoffs this year so we may share our joy with LV Steelers Fan. ;)
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but the dif ya got to remember to some extent LV likes the colts unless
we play against him and houston doesn’t like us and for good reason as we are in ther division. so althogh yea there tone at times can be better most likly wont be quite like LV’s
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Nov 9, 2009 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
Thank you, thank you!
I try to be a gracious guest. And of course I want the Colts to beat the Patriots, I’m aiming for the 2 seed.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
I need to find another stupid artifice to put here
by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 7:27 PM EST up reply actions
Iowa loss
I’ve been saying all weekend that I’m actually ok because the loss at a full quarter to sink in before it was official (Stanzi was injured in the 2nd quarter) and because my hopes never rose above “A Big Ten Title would be nice”. A loss to OSU meaning no rose bowl or conference title would be disappointing, but I’ve dealt with my teams being crippled by injury late before.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
You know I'm just giving you a hard time.
Personally, I’d like to see Iowa go to the Rose Bowl and play anyone other than USC. At this point the Pac 10 is so screwed up, it could be Stanford.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 9, 2009 7:12 PM EST up reply actions
I totally called Stanford beating Oregon
I also totally hope the Steelers draft Toby Gerhard.
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
Gerhardt is a beast!!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Nov 10, 2009 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
Shake the score was 20-17
DID SOMEONE SAY CHAMPIONSHIP
by BROWNdude on Nov 9, 2009 5:08 PM EST via mobile reply actions
not sure how that one snuck in there
I’ll blame it being a morning post
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
Collie
Any word on the status of Collie? He looked pretty banged up after he hit his head. I didn’t pay attention to whether he was back in the game towards the end or not. I fear that he was concussed and will miss the Pats game.
Please someone tell me I am wrong.
8-0 feels oh so good. Bring on the Pats....
Caldwell was quoted
as saying Collie “appeared to be fine:”
http://indyfootballreport.com/index.php/archives/4282
How can you not love a team that does this?
this the best i got
http://www.rotowire.com/Austin-Collie-googid179033-spnfl.htm
As long as we have Peyton we will always have a chance to win.
Small sigh of relief
I think he’s good to go, but I also remember Brown saying that to. That leaves a slight sense of pessimism in my brain. I hope they both play, because we NEED both of them.
Remember
That this team was basically taking this game like it was the Super Bowl. THAT’S how much it meant to them. It may have been somewhat ugly, but beating a team that was playing for as much as they were…..I’ll take it.
I think the pass heavy game plan made us too one dimensional and the Texans eventually figured it out. Even when you have the best QB in the game, when you pass every time, the D tends to anticipate much better. I think it may have affected our red zone woes. I think the run game was solid and Addai played great. I think throwing in a lot more run plays would at least make the defense guess a little more. I felt like they knew the pass was coming every play. As a result the deep ball was taken away by good coverage and the red zone got a lot smaller.
That is a very good perspective on the game...
This is the curse of being undefeated. The other team is just going to be more motivated every single time. You could tell Houston came out wanting to punch us in the mouth. They picked up a ton of penalties in the progress, but it still succeeded in throwing us off our game just a little.
There’s a flipside though, which is that our opponents really start fearing us. Right now I think their mentality is: “We can beat those guys”. If they start questioning whether it actually is possible to beat us, then we might see some easier victories.
God hates the New England Patriots
hey dont know what your all talking about on this therad but im here and will be behind the sense
i got work and catching up to do on some of these threads :)
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
When will the MNF open thread be posted?
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
I need to find another stupid artifice to put here
No, I just want an excuse to post another .gif!
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
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by LV Steelers Fan on Nov 9, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions
Im still leaning towards throwing my considerable rooting powers in the
broncos corner, but you have an hour to convince me otherwise. Do you feel the Ravens will beat the Steelers later in the year? Do you feel the Bengals will beat them later in the year? How many losses do you project for the Steelers this year? Do you think Big Ben is gay?
The answers to these questions (answer them honestly, less the karma gods make this game end in a 0-0 tie) will determine where my rooting interests goes!
Being an asshole doesn't make you wrong. :)
I'm with you on this one
If the Broncos win we can take care of business ourselves and not have to rely on someone else to do it for us. So with that being said, Go Broncos!
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
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