Colts defeat Jags 14-12, alone atop the AFC South
The Colts blew two scoring opportunities early, but the defense held the Jags to just 12 points. Garrard was constantly harassed by the Colts pass rush, the damage from the Jags running game was limited, Reggie Wayne went off despite being the focus of the Jags pass D and the Colts run game showed flashes of competence. All discussed in over 1,600 comments between the gamethreads.
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Houston wasn't as hot as people said they would be
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Bad indicator for Matt Bowen
He looks to be ponying up some Springsteen tickets for Lombardi in the near future
by Louisville Soul Train on Sep 13, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Broncos-Bengals on CBS right now
Damn those 2 suck.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Super suck.
There goes the spread. :(
"Flying blind on a rocket cycle?" -Vultan, from the movie "Flash Gordon", for no particular reason...
by peytonsurdaddy on Sep 13, 2009 3:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I just saw that...
he is an awesome guy, miss having him here.
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Sep 13, 2009 4:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Holy shit!
Stokely!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Flying blind on a rocket cycle?" -Vultan, from the movie "Flash Gordon", for no particular reason...
OH MY GOD!
Stokley is magic.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Wow Stokley
only cool because it was Stokley… I was rooting for the Bengals
How can you not love a team that does this?
in history*
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
New Orleans could be the best team in the NFC hands down if their defense wasn’t so terrible… I don’t care how much better the Lions have gotten, they haven’t gotten so good as to warrant scoring 27 points and on another TD drive as we speak!
by Justin L Pugh on Sep 13, 2009 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions
True
I was looking at their roster and they only have THREE ROOKIES. Talk about a bad draft class. One is a punter as well.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Who looked good
Donald Brown
Reggie Wayne
Dallas Clark
Jeff Saturday
Dwight Freeney
Antonio Johnson
Tyjuan Hagler
Jerraud Powers
Kelvin Hayden
Pat McAfee
Justin Snow
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
And Eric Foster
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
And I'll say Charlie Johnson did well
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I hope so
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I'm pumped for the defense
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Who didn't look good
Ryan Lilja
Mike Pollak
Ryan Diem
And anyone who played on the embarrassing right side of the line.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
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It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions
That picture might be my favorite ever
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That picture
Is perfect for my mom. Holy crap, she gave me the finger when I showed it to her.
I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation
I <3 McAfee
I was really impressed with his punt that ended up at Jax 1.
The defense is pretty good. A tear damn near fell from my eye when they forced that 3 and out within the last 1:30 of the 4th. When big Ed comes back, that defense is gonna be very scary…
The Offense needs to step it up. The store should’ve been at 21-6, but I’ll give them a pass.
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."
I agree...
Special Teams really came through this game…
by Justin L Pugh on Sep 13, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Powers
Made play after play after play. He is a legitimate starting CB in this league, and it was only his first game as a rookie.
Thoughts
Defense looked great all around. Jerraud Powers looks like he has not heard of Bill Polian’s third round curse. He is a player. Too bad he didn’t get that pick. Garrard was very elusive and played well, but the pass rush smothered him. MJD, although 97 yds and a TD, was contained pretty well and no long runs broke out. He is a little prick by the way. Celebrating a TD, then taunting the crowd when you’re down and then blowing the 2 pt conversion. Game ball goes to Larry Coyer and the defense.
Peyton had a sub par game for Peyton Manning. The red zone pick was unneccessary and he was almost picked off twice more. Yet, a sub par Peyton is still better than 85% of other QBs. I’ll take the 301 yds and a TD. Gonzo….ugh…..get well soon. Hopefully we’ll have him back by week 6. Garcon filled in nicely, but he is NOT gonzo. Wayne was untouchable. The one true high point of the offense. Addai looked quick and Brown looked strong (and slightly better than Addai), but the blocking on the run was horrendous. The right side costs us a few first downs. Charlie looked good. Good for him.
A win’s a win, but the offense can’t come out next week and play the same way (although the dolphins looked pretty crappy). The great thing is if this happened last year (where the O played bad), there is no way the defense could win the game for us, let alone against Colt killer MJD. But we did win. The defense looked fantastic. If our d looks that good every game, we will be dangerous. Because the offense will obviously not look that poor many games.
Go Colts!
I'm not expecting a whole lot from Moala this year...
he didn’t show a lot this preseason, coming off an injury, and is a rookie. I was wrong about Foster getting a lof of playing time earlier this year, so i’ll probably be wrong once again. It’ll take a while for Moala to get acclimated with the NFL and the Colts style of defense, but I expect big things from him in his 2nd year and on. He should just be a role player this year when needed and could make some plays here and there, but I don’t think the Colts will be relying on him as much as big E. Johnson.
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Sep 13, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions
don't forget a position change
he was playing in a 3-4 as a senior
It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree
Thats what I somewhat meant when he’ll have get acclimated with Colts style on Defense. I still like DT rotation for the Colts, and the D in general. It should be a good year for them.
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Sep 13, 2009 6:37 PM EDT up reply actions
We will definitely not resign Jackson
Unless he wants to come back as a nickelback because Jerraud Powers is just plain better.
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Jennings is a free agent too
I may want Jacob Lacey in the nickel
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
What's his number?
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I thought...
it changed to 27 when he made the roster
"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
PEYTON MANNING
I want Amari Spievey
It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 4:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It's funny that Powers was probably the most criticized draft pick
But I think he may be the best rookie on the team this year. Third round curse =OVA
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
I don't know if it was criticized as much as it puzzled people
It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
As close to a Polian pick can be criticized
"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg
Another thing
While the running game was pretty mediocre, I think it was easy to tell that the few instances we were unable to run were due to the blocking up front. Addai and Brown both played well and took what they were given. The O-line did good in pass protection, but they have to start making a push for our backs.
Had to watch the gam at the local sports bar w/o sound...
What happened to Gonzo?
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Sep 13, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions
untouched, just fell down holding his knee mid route
took him to the lockerroom, called his return questionable.
No idea what happened, how serious or when he could be back.
It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Sep 13, 2009 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Gonzo to m iss 2-6 weeks
UGH
I’m feeling Taj Smith off of the practice squad. Cut Jennings and sign Smith.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
He had a tackle on special teams I believe
But Smith can contribute more. Jennings is a waste of a roster spot that could be TT or Smith.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Not drinking the Tim Jennings Kool-Aid?
No way will the Colts cut Jennings though. They’ll need him for depth purposes, and I don’t he’s as bad as you make him out to be. He was the one constant at the CB position who could stay healthy last year and help provide some sucess with that pass Defense while Hayden and Jackson were out during large chunks of the season. Im not saying play him over Powers or anything, but why should the Colts cut a solid veteran back-up over an unproven undrafted free agent in Lacey? I wouldn’t like that in my opinion.
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Sep 13, 2009 6:52 PM EDT up reply actions
thanks fanshot'ed on the front page
It's not just your perceptions that can be wrong. Even your memory is often incomplete or possibly flat out wrong.
by shake n bake on Sep 13, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Run game
From a yardage standpoint, I agree that it was mediocre. But from a short yardage convervsion standpoint, I thought we did well. Brown is more explosive, so maybe a few more carries would be called for. Addai did not look bad by any means. He converted when needed, and produced a touchdown as well. Loved the defense in general, though would like to see a little less “bend”. Pass rush was good, and included Muir raising some hell as well. Passing game looked great, if you take out that interception on the first drive and a couple of overthrown passes. Can’t really complain about 301 yds. and 94 passer rating. In all, this was a positive, but I am glad I didn’t bet the spread. A great game would have been no turnovers and two more scores.
everybody and anybody who lives in jax knows this was their superbowl game.
a win is a win is a WIN and they couldnt slop this one. we totally dominated this game and we deserved to win!
although Im not thrilled we didnt score so much more…could have had at least 20 more points…on what seemingly was the entire game in the jags end of the field (this shouldnt have been close if we score that early td) WE WON!
the jags throw their entire season into this game. they will fall apart after their superbowl game…aka this game. so again even though it was just a two point win…its a HUGE WIN!
garrard sucks. they have no recievers and I LOVED their proclamation of brick hands williamson being born again. nice job. 0 catches and a hilarious fall down before the ball gets to him. yeah hes back again. holt will be under used because garrard simply cant throw the ball down field and most of their other recievers are brick hands too
our d played TOUGH. yes we missed some tackles but this is not the d of the last few years! the D won this game
joe addai. he simply cant get any YAC. yes he got us our winning td but thats basically the only positive play he made and that fumble was ridiculous. we need to get the ball to clark more. he was wide open. donald brown is a future. lets play him more. he looks more explosive than addai
and reggie wayne made a sick catch. the guy is money!
we simply dominated this game but blew so many scoring opportunies. thats what Im not happy with. the play calling was suspect. we should have ran the ball on the first interception 3 times. they werent going to stop us 3 times. and on the fourth down Im throwing to a wide open somebody because they knew were going to run the ball
and having veniteri kick the fg was moronic. pin them down there again.
overall our d played great. our running game…addai for one. addai for one. cant stand that first down addai for one every series. its a waste down
mjd will not last the season. they are in serious trouble with that. the dump off pass is their entire offense and jones drew really only got one long run
its a WIN. they lost their superbowl and now they go to their no fan stadium and crumble. the texans are so overrated and those who picked them to win the division, what a joke!
its going to be against tennessee and the colts in the end!
LOVED the denver ending!
I'd dare you post that on BCC, but i can already guess
You said,
we totally dominated this game and we deserved to win!but then you said,
although Im not thrilled we didnt score so much more
we simply dominated this game but blew so many scoring opportunies
If you dominated the game then there wouldn’t have been any doubts before our last drive, be honest, you were worried we’d drive it to FG distance.
its a WIN. they lost their superbowl and now they go to their no fan stadium and crumble.
Thats so idiotic it doesn’t even deserve a response. And this there was this monstrosity of a comment.
garrard sucks. they have no recievers and I LOVED their proclamation of brick hands williamson being born again. nice job. 0 catches and a hilarious fall down before the ball gets to him. yeah hes back again. holt will be under used because garrard simply cant throw the ball down field and most of their other recievers are brick hands too
Garrard sucks…Not really, its the rookie Tackles blocking for the first time against NFL Elite. We hardly passed, aka hardly any catches and i think every WR falls on a throw once in their career…..Then we get to where you are partially right, Torry Holt was under used but i guess its because he can’t run faster than a bicycle now. As for the rest of our WRs, 2 of them were inactive, Garrard had less than 10 incompletes with the majority of them over thrown.
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Good game by the D. Sucks to see Gonzo out for a few weeks, but the Colts don’t play a top flight pass D for a few weeks so it’s manageable.
I’d rather have a washed up Vinny than most of the other kickers in the league. I’d keep him, just for the playoffs.
McAfee is just… wow. That was a hell of a punt, and a hell of a ST play. Powers was playing out of his mind. And Collie is as good as his Madden counterpart (catches anything thrown within five yards of him). Garrard is a big dude, and almost any other QB would have taken multiple sacks today.
All in all, the Colts are a game up on every other team in the division in the first week. Can’t really argue with that.
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and one little thing I forgot….its about time MJD gets flagged for his cocky showboating after every TD. act like you have played in the national football league for more than a game. same old jags. what he did should have been flagged. and he does this crap after every td. how is he getting a free pass on the flag? you better believe he missed the two point conversion because the colts were sick of his crap actions. no way in hell he was getting in after that. sick of his cocky antics
He's excited to score a Td, most people are
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With Gonzales out!!
It’s time for Garcon to step up.
TV Broadcast - hard to see the game clear?
Did anyone have a problem seeing the game clear with all that shadow and sun inside the dome? Im not sure its me and tv, but at times it sucked visually seeing the game clear.
by ColtsFanNChiTown on Sep 13, 2009 6:54 PM EDT reply actions
Todays Game
I’LL take the win forsure but if the O-Line plays like this on the road it would be hard to win. The defense will get even better when the missing guys come back. Go Colts!!!!

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