Meh, plenty of teams will own the Colts this year with that atrocious line play. The Skins are going to remain in the basement of the NFC East, though.
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skins owned the colts!
Meh, plenty of teams will own the Colts this year with that atrocious line play. The Skins are going to remain in the basement of the NFC East, though.
irsay was not joking, pulls trade with fish for cornerback http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/...iami-dolphins-vontae-davis-draft-picks-082612
I'm quite happy watching the Carolina/Jets game right now. The Jets are getting Boo'd off the field on every possession... and they're the HOME team.
I'm quite happy watching the Carolina/Jets game right now. The Jets are getting Boo'd off the field on every possession... and they're the HOME team.
Denver: Will a dreadful defense hijack Peyton Manning's Mile High debut?
The conventional wisdom out of Indianapolis over the past 14 years was that Peyton Manning's Colts routinely fell short of Super Bowl success because of its sub-standard defense. If that's the case, it could be a very disappointing year in Denver, where the Broncos need to make vast improvements on defense to be Super Bowl worthy.
The Denver D produced a few sparkling moments last year, but it was largely abused, surrendering 24.4 PPG last year (24th). It was torched for 40-plus points in five games, including three times in the final five games.
The truth is that the defense Tim Tebow played with last year in Denver was worse than almost all those Manning was paired with during his years in Indy.
• Manning's Colts gave up more yards than the 2011 Broncos only twice (1998, 2004)
• Manning's Colts gave up more points than the 2011 Broncos only twice (1998, 2011)
• Manning's Colts gave up a higher Defensive Passer Rating than the 2011 Broncos only once (1998)
Meanwhile, Manning played with four defenses in Indy that ranked in the top eight in scoring. Denver has fielded just three defenses ranked in the top eight in scoring since Manning was a rookie in 1998.
Manning will need a super-human 2004-type performance this year if the Broncos don't show some dramatic improvements on defense.
Oh, and to all those assholes who blasted me a couple of years ago when I blasted the Cardinals for their trade with Philly for Kevin Kolb:
I TOLD YOU SO.
The AFC East went a combined 1-15 in preseason. I know preseason doesn't mean anything, but that's funny.
The Bills have a soft schedule this year, especially in the second half. I'll be disappointed if they don't take second in the division, but I'll be surprised if second in the AFC East is good enough for a wild card.
Oh, and to all those assholes who blasted me a couple of years ago when I blasted the Cardinals for their trade with Philly for Kevin Kolb:
I TOLD YOU SO.
Uh, yeah, no kidding. I said that in my post.Preseason records mean jack, the Lions went 4-0 in the preseason the year they went 0-16The AFC East went a combined 1-15 in preseason. I know preseason doesn't mean anything, but that's funny.
The Bills have a soft schedule this year, especially in the second half. I'll be disappointed if they don't take second in the division, but I'll be surprised if second in the AFC East is good enough for a wild card.
I know preseason doesn't mean anything
I hate to say "I told you so" AMDZen, but: I TOLD YOU SO
ah more empty stats. The Colts defense was built in such a way as to protect a lead, because they had a undersized defensive tackles, smaller linebackers, and great pass rushers. But when the games were kept close and ball control was important, the Colts just couldn't stop the run. Hence why the Colts tried to draft tackles like Moala or trade for them (McCargo).
The Colts defense was not a good defense, I hated the way they were built. But, it was effective given that Manning often quickly built a lead.
Of course it wasn't a good defense, which I never claimed it was. The point was that the Broncos D isn't any better or at least, their defense last year wasn't any better than the Colts' defenses in the Manning era.