2009 NFL Pre-Season: Lions 18-Colts 17

the Colts dont give 2 shits (excuse my profanity) about preseason.

the 5 I think are going in the roster cutdown tomorrow

Cloherty, Mathews, McDermott, Mendenhall, Gill

Hardie and Paschal are very possible but I like them too much to say them.

I think McAfee is going to be a pretty damn good punter.

1. The O-line is not the biggest unknown on this team. CJ is not an all world left tackle, but Peyton Manning is still Peyton Manning and the offense will be just fine.

2. This team has absolutely NO return game right now. It seems like whoever they put out there has zero confidence and almost zero ability. It’s getting a little absurd and is very discouraging.

3. Anyone who thinks Freddie Keiaho is a competent backup at MIKE is a fool. He looked terrible out there. He was out of position on most plays, made zero plays in what is the most important defensive position on the field and looked lost most of the time. I was screaming at the TV screen to him because he looked like he didn’t even care out there. He missed an easy block on the 2nd half return that sent a Lions player directly into Taj Smith, turning what might have been a decent return into another horrible starting field position. I don’t know what I was thinking when I said he would be a decent special teams player because even that is in doubt now. Seward may not have been the answer according to the coaches, but I am praying that Brackett stays healthy all year or else we are going to be in serious trouble unless they bring in a free agent.

4. Preseason is still the preseason, but the defense is still not on the same page. It seems logical that if you plan on bringing a safety blitz or blitzing a LB, the coverage should be a little tight in expectation of a quick throw. Instead, our DBs gave as much cushion as ever and allowed several big 3rd down conversions….very frustrating.

I wish the starters got more time together, especially on defense. I have all the confidence in the world in our defensive starters, but they have not been on the field as a complete unit for one single play the whole preseason and there is still a question about how they will play together when the season starts in 2 weeks.

Knew you’d come around on the kid :-). He’s not big P but he’s handled himself pretty well for a rookie thrown into our offense very quickly

“I’m also very impressed with Curtis Painter. He’s looked better this pre-season than Jim Sorgi has ever looked in any pre-season.”

Who said that would happen? =P

my little P

Peyton looked damned good, that throw to Gonzo was a perfect strike he should have caught it to keep the drive alive, it looked like the sack on P was Saturday’s fault. Impossible to judge the D, too many starters out. Although that 4 th down goal line stand was great. Painter moved the ball all the way down the field, should have had a TD, but for the penalty.
  I think the problems today are fixable, and we have 2 weeks.