Harrison's fumble, Manning's two picks...bone-headed, avoidable mistakes did in a team that is usually disciplined and fundamentally sound.
It seems the philosophy of "Doing what we do" that Dungy has always preached simply wasn't evident. I think it's the end of the Dungy Era in Indianapolis. Hopefully he and his family are happy with where they land and that the right coach takes over and allows them to continue to play at a high-level in coming seasons...The city and the organization needs it as the partially-tax-funded Lucas Oil Stadium opens in August. Granted, there has been no official announcement about Dungy's future in Indy, but it seems evident that a change is imminent.Go Pack, Go Giants, Go Chargers...Anybody but the Patriots. I'd like to see Favre win one last championship and hang it up. That said, looks to me like the Patriots are set to be World Champs for the fourth time in seven seasons...a dynastic accomplishment no doubt.
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I was at the game yesterday. The crowd did everything possible to keep them in the game, but the defense blew it. You can't turn the ball over three times inside the 20 yard line (as we know as Purdue fans) and expect to win either. Two plays were critical: The fumble by Harrison as they were driving up 7-0 and the tipped INT late in the third quarter. Without either of those the Colts get a field goal and can kick for the win at the end.
I'd agree; especially w/ Harrison's fumble. 14-0 at home would have been the end of the game, in my opinion.
But, there were plenty of other important gaffes in key situations that changed the trajectory of the game.
Kind of crazy to see LT and Rivers on the sideline for large portions of the game and still see the Norv-led Chargers hang on. That team was ready to play and, I dare say, the Colts just might have been thinking about a visit to Foxboro.
Anyone else think the remarkable lack of depth will be an ongoing problem for this team? If you look at their payroll, like 4 players make 40% of the money. Don't know how they can keep going on like that. They lose one or two players (Harrison and Freeny) and the team was totally different this year. Meanwhile, San Diego and New York seem to keep up their level of play while losing important players.
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