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the dawn/the death/the fight to the final breath
Super Bowl 44 goes through Indianapolis, Indiana.
But we got a lot of work to do. On offense, anyway.
We come out slow and turn it on in the second half; or we come out blazing like the gates of hell only to fizzle out; or we don't get things going until the 4th quarter; or we start strong, sag like an 80 year old butt, and finish strong. Not very often this year has the offense played a complete game...
Which is good news, if you ask me.
"How the smurf is that good news?" you ask (yes, i'm putting words in your mouth).
"Simple," is my reply.
Our defense has been playing Championship caliber football most of the year (the only bad spot is the Miami game, which was about 65 years ago), but the offense... the bread and butter of this team, they have yet to hit their peak. Our best football is still in front of us. We're 13-0 and we got plenty of room to improve. And that, friend, is good news.
This team this year has been impressive. Sure, lots of teams have walked away with the illustrious Almost-Win, but the 2009 Colts have gotten something far better: the Actual-Win. Several games this year, we probably should've lost. Miami, New England, Houston, etc... but these guys absolutely REFUSE to go down. Like it or not, that's Championship Football. A big round of applause for our offense for getting it done when they gotta, and a standing ovation to the defense for saving our asses all year long. Peyton Manning has thrown 14 interceptions this year and we've lost 3 fumbles (or numbers very close to that), and our defense (through some kind of evil magick) has yet to give up a touchdown off of any of those turnovers. I don't know that I've ever heard that said about a defense in my lifetime. It's remarkable, to say the least.
And don't forget, we've done it without Bob Sanders. And without Marlin Jackson for most of the year. And without Kelvin Hayden for a good stretch. And Tyjuan Hagler went to IR. And Gonzo has only seen action in one game this year... blah blah blah.
So we're 13-0, we've won 22 straight regular season games, we've won more games in a decade than any other team ever, and our best is yet to come.
So drink up, shoot in, let the beatings begin.
- It looks to me like that awkward 2nd half against Denver is making the Colts Mgmt. re-evaluate their resting the starters policy. That's good for all of us. If you look at the W-L % in the playoffs over the psat 5-6 years, teams with 1st round byes have struggled. Even if the starters play 2-3 quarters only, that'll be much better then a month off.
I am not quite sure I'd say this defense is playing championship caliber football yet. We are much improved, yes. But, we at times lack that sense of urgency and emotion to shut down an opponent. Many times, we've let teams score at will the first half and not find that emotional urgency until the 2nd half. Don't get me worng, I am not saying they are bad. They certainly do stiffen up as the field get's shorter and they've shown spots of down right brilliance at times. I am just hoping we get another 2006 spark that shifts this team into high gear in the playoffs.
I am going to go public with something I've thought now since the N.E. game. If this team beats JAX, we have a legitimate shot of going 16-0 and poised nicely for the playoffs provided the offensive starters get some productive snaps in each game. - we're not playing "lights out" like that one Ravens defense or that one Steelers defense, but we ARE making the plays we need to make to win games, and we've done that in every game except the Miami game.
there are key situations in every ball game when this needs to happen or that needs to happen. we beg for that in the Chat every Sunday. and the defense comes through every time. they make the goal line stand. they get the turnover or sack. they force the other team to go 3-and-out or 4-and out. they're holding teams out of the end zone.
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