Well, let me sum that up in one word. No. With the Colts losing this week, everyone's talking about how they're no longer the 2nd best team in the league. They're saying Pittsburgh... Dallas...Green Bay... uh, no.
Let's talk about Sunday night's game. Yes, they lost to the Chargers. Yes, the Chargers are terrible. I'd say that in the NFL, teams are pretty close to each other talent-wise compared to other sports. That being said, it's quite often that the team making the most mistakes loses. Peyton Manning threw 6 interceptions and they still *basically* won the game. Mr. Clutch himself, Adam Vinateri, misses two field goals, including a game winner chip-shot. What else can possibly go wrong in one game? What other team in the NFL can make so many mistakes, and still have such a great chance to win? What other team can make half that many mistakes and still have a chance to win? The Jay Mariottis of the world need to stop pressing the panic button and realize that a fluke loss one week doesn't mean anything.
Another issue for this team is injuries. No Marvin Harrison, Dallas Clark, Tony Ugoh.... the list goes on. The past 2 weeks have been a nut check for these guys, and I think that they've somewhat proven that they can handle adversity. Losing to the Pats is nothing to be ashamed of, and the Colts looked really good in that game, even without those guys. I've never seen Tom Brady under so much pressure... that Colts defense has to be the most underrated in the league. They're so fun to watch, and really talented. And last week they put themselves in position to win in San Diego with all those injuries and after a sick amount of mistakes/bad luck. Just a fluke FG miss.
Put a healthy Colts team in front of either Green Bay or Pittsburgh, and it's a slaughter-fest. I don't care how good Ben Roethlisberger looked in wins over Baltimore and Cleveland. They haven't been consistent. The Colts have played real teams, and been impressive in all of their games. They also play consistently well. Does anyone remember that Pittsburgh lost to Arizona? The only team in the league other than NE that has a chance at beating the Colts anytime soon is the Cowboys, and I only say that because they can keep up offensively, and because Peyton isn't quite himself this year. But he's still Peyton Manning.
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"Put a healthy Colts team in front of either Green Bay or Pittsburgh, and it's a slaughter-fest."
Tha may be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. You may believe that the Colts would beat the Packers and the Steelers, but it would definitely be a close game, especially against the steelers. No body in this league would blow out the Steelers, not even the Patriots.
Second of all, that is irrelevant, because we won't see a healthy Colts team this year. Some people say "well they'll be better in the playoffs when they get healthy again." If there is one trend in the NFL, it is that health goes down toward the end of the year. The teams that do well in the playoffs are the teams with depth like the Patriots...not the teams starting Moorehead and Gonzalez at WR because they did't prepare for an injury to their 35 year old reciever.
While I am arguing your point that they would slaughter the Steelers and the Packers...I am not arguing that they are the second best team in the league despite injuries...well behind the Patriots and slightly ahead of the Steelers and Cowboys. I gotta go to work now, I'm gonna be late.
I think that you're underestimating the Colts defense. Maybe I'm underestimating the Steelers defense. But the bottom line is that the Steelers won't be able to move the ball at will like they did against Cleveland (2nd half) and Baltimore. Well, actually, I just remembered that Dwight Freeny is out for the year so now I like the Cowboys chances a lot. Freeny was such a huge loss... bigger than Harrison or Clark I'd say. That guy rushes like a madman... BUT We're talking about a healthy Colts team. I really would bet that it would be a double digit win over the Steelers. I'll see what their team looks like and maybe we can work out a bet.
Don't forget our Brees/Palmer bet lol. And I'll keep offering you crappy trades as long as I can... my strategy is to wear you down with crappy trades till you accidentally accept one.
aaaaaannnnd the Steelers lost to the Jets.....
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