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Regarding the Colts and Manning, he is the ultimate keystone player. That whole team is built on the premise that Manning will run up an early lead and their very small defensive players simply pin their ears back and destroy the opposing QB. They cannot sustain any kind of run defense. Also Manning made that line look a lot better than it really is. He is probably the best ever at lining up and audibling into the what the D is giving him. There's no way Collins can replace that.

Without Manning putting up all those points their defense will get steamrolled.
 
Damn, at least the Saints kept the game interesting to the very last second. Wish they would have called a passing play on that last one, but still a fun game. The early Packers lead was just too much to come back from, plus the Saints were terrible in the red zone with play calls.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Damn, at least the Saints kept the game interesting to the very last second. Wish they would have called a passing play on that last one, but still a fun game. The early Packers lead was just too much to come back from, plus the Saints were terrible in the red zone with play calls.
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I have one big bitch which is bad play calling in critical situations. The Saints were clearly outclassed yet brought themselves back into the game and had a chance to win. I think it might be a while before the Saints are faced with an opponent as good as the Packers. IMO the Saints showed a lot.
 
I just don't get why Offensive Coordinators insist on running up the gut when everybody is expecting it. Down by 8, no time on the clock, ball on the 1. What should I do? Run it up the middle into a D-Line that has been kicking my O-Line's *** all night? Sounds like a good one to me. If it were me, I fake it up the middle and roll my QB out with a TE dragging across the end zone. You throw it if it's open, if not, the QB runs it in.
 
catratcho said:
I just don't get why Offensive Coordinators insist on running up the gut when everybody is expecting it. Down by 8, no time on the clock, ball on the 1. What should I do? Run it up the middle into a D-Line that has been kicking my O-Line's *** all night? Sounds like a good one to me. If it were me, I fake it up the middle and roll my QB out with a TE dragging across the end zone. You throw it if it's open, if not, the QB runs it in.
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The Saints had got stopped twice before on similar goal line situations were they tried passing. They were doing a fairly good job at getting short yardage games the whole game with Ingram.
 
Brown Notes said:
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I have one big bitch which is bad play calling in critical situations. The Saints were clearly outclassed yet brought themselves back into the game and had a chance to win. I think it might be a while before the Saints are faced with an opponent as good as the Packers. IMO the Saints showed a lot.
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Play calling is a lot harder when you have to come from behind the whole game. Had the game been closer, the Saints would have employed a more dedicated run attack.
 
For those who say "why didnt they pass?" Hindsight is 20/20.

I run the ball behind the hogs up front. No reason your team shouldn't be able to push the ball 3 feet into the end zone.
 
That was a great game. Saint fans should hold their heads high. Had they been playing anybody else last night they probably would have throttled them. IMO the balance of power is starting to shift dramatically to the NFC with Green Bay and New Orleans leading the way. I also like Atlanta and Philly better than any of the AFC squads. New England will always put up good regular seasons but Billicheat's post season record isn't so stellar ever since spygate, obviously you can scratch Indy off the power list for 2011, the media's love affair with Rex Ryan's fat-*** always leads the Jests to be a bit overrated IMO and Pittsburg was manhandled by Green Bay in last years Super Bowl and nothing has really changed in the offseason that would make anybody think (except myopic Pittsburg fans) that Pitt has leapfrogged the Pack in any way, shape, or form.

Green Bay looked like the strongest defending champ that I've seen in quite awhile.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
The Saints had got stopped twice before on similar goal line situations were they tried passing. They were doing a fairly good job at getting short yardage games the whole game with Ingram.
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Except for the other time (it may have even been the drive before) where they only had a foot to go and they got 6". I still try something else. Everybody and their dog knew it was going right up the gut. I HATE that call.
 
And again, it's official.

The Colts without Manning are the worst team in the league. Manning is easily the most critical player in this history of the league.
 
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