by Cardman » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:36 am
WOW, first I cannot believe this post has been dry for this long!
second, I do believe that the Pats CAN beat Indy...with that said, I do agree with the spread...Indy has a great offense and an 'improved' D (I think some may have over reacted to the extent of improvement but nonetheless, it is improved). This must have been a tough one for Vegas to spread....Indy is the consense #1 in the league BUT the Pats have a great history against them especially as of late. Belicheck will implant a gameplan that gives them the best chance to win. What that is I do not know. On offense they could take the approach of all Dillon all the time to chew time keeping Peyton off the field or they way just let Brady spread them and go nuts matching score for score. On defense, I can only say it will something we never have seen before. In last year's playoff, I was shocked Manning did not take more DEEP shots...that might change Monday and I do not like the prospect of that. No matter what, I do see a lot of Colts getting beat up...
Another thing is that the last few mtgs, the D has give them a key turnover (ex. Tedy picking Manning in the red zone or Ty Law's 3 pick game) or a key stop (stuffing Edge 4 straight plays on the goalline in INDY)
While the Colts have the potential to blow them out, I really think this one is going to go back and forth to the end. I will routing for the Pats but am glad I do not gamble.
ICE, can you please add the Pats to the top 10! I feel they should be ahead of JAX and Dallas easily and an argument could be made for Cincy and Seattle. I am shocked at your seeding for them given their schedule (3 losses-road in denver and carolina, and home against SD and big wins at PITT and at ATL - 5 tough games)....Lets see how Indy does the next few weeks against real opponents!
Also towards the top, Denver is a classic 'Home' team...completely different team on the road. I do not think they would be capable of beating any top 5 team on the road. I mention this because I feel that a really good team can win anywhere (PITT,NE,NYG) and some teams thrive at home and may not have that luxury in the playoffs nor SBXL (DEN,ATL,DAL).
Outside of NE being ousted, I like the rankings overall!
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