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[Ironlung]

I agree on the Bucs thing... I've got to call you on something else though... after that Colts/Pats game you refered to, you said on here that "they had no chance to win that game and anyone who thought they did was crazy." [img]/LDPforum/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[imported_mega]

Realistically, I didnt think they did, I was highly impressed with the way the colts played that game other than Manning. I think if they had kept it on the ground and just played ball control, they would have won. Something Ive began to realize is, to beat the patriots, you gotta "not" beat yourself. The colts always found ways to turn the ball over against them. You gotta remember too, that was back when the colts defense was terrible, that was the main reason why I didnt think they had a chance. Which makes even more sense why they should have kept it on the ground, at least if you play ball control, it takes the ball out of Brady's hands.

[Ironlung]

Still with a horrible defense and not playing ball control, they only lost like 18-14.

That was what I meant earlier by saying, last year was the only year they choked. The other years their defense was ranked 28-32. You can't win like that.

[imported_mega]

I think that it hurt their defense that the offense scored so fast and so often. Teams knew they had to come out against the colts and open it up. I realize their D wasnt very good, but the offense never did them any favors aside from scoring lots of points. Im not really defending their defense, but it takes the pressure off a defense when you have a ball control offense. Thats really the only reason Kyle Orton won 10 games last year, they ran Jones, Benson, and Peterson into the ground.