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(drizzt3117 @ Jan. 14 2005,17:33) I don't understand why people expect the Colts to win
1. New England secondary in disarray 2. Richard Seymour hurt 3. Peyton Manning having historic year 4. Wayne and Stokely stepping up 5. New emphasis on illegal contact downfield 6. Weis and Crennel distracted by new (and for Crennel, impending new) jobs 7. Bridget Moynahan wearing out Tom Brady 8. Indy is due I think that the Pats-Colts rivalry is more like Pistons-Bulls than Bulls-Knicks, and that this is the year the Colts break through. No stats to back me up, just a gut feeling. That said, if I was a Colts fan I wouldn't be feeling that confident right now given the past history between the two teams.
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1. New England secondary in disarray
That secondary in disarray was 8-1 and their only loss was a 1 point fluke on monday night. It's not like Ty Law was just hurt, he's been out for 9 games.
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2. Richard Seymour hurt
The latest indications are that Seymour would play.
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3. Peyton Manning having historic year
How'd the Dolphins do the year that Marino threw 48? Oh yeah...
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4. Wayne and Stokely stepping up
The 2001 Rams had Hakim, Holt, and Bruce, and were arguably as good or better a defense... 20-17, nuff said.
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5. New emphasis on illegal contact downfield
Have you watched the NE games? How many Illegal contact penalties have they gotten? Not as many as you'd think.
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6. Weis and Crennel distracted by new (and for Crennel, impending new) jobs
These two are the top head coaching candidates every year. So?
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7. Bridget Moynahan wearing out Tom Brady
I think she's too busy making I Robot 2 or something like that.
So were the Buffalo Bills.
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I think that the Pats-Colts rivalry is more like Pistons-Bulls than Bulls-Knicks, and that this is the year the Colts break through. No stats to back me up, just a gut feeling. That said, if I was a Colts fan I wouldn't be feeling that confident right now given the past history between the two teams.
I'd say the Steelers/Pats rivalry is more interesting. It's not much of a rivalry when one team always wins. People may point to the Sox but the Sox beat the Yankees during the regular season as often as they lost to them, the mystique was in post season only. NE is UNDEFEATED at Gillette, and hasn't lost to Indy at either Gillette or Foxboro under Belichick.