TDs are sexy, but I think carrying the O like he has with a much worse running game (Edge James went for 1,548 on the ground and broke 2,000 total yards in 2004) is more impressive.

the biggest thing holding down Peyton’s yards may be starting with a short field every drive.

at the start of this season they expected him back by this week (or else they’d have left him on the PUP)

The run D was mediocre against Jacksonville, the DTs got dominated by the Phins, but the last two weeks they’ve done really well.

Just shut down Julius Jones to under 30 yards last week. The run D has improved tons over last year. With the chance that Gary Brackett and Bob Sanders will be back on Tennessee, it should only be better.

and been explicitly named Dungy’s successor for 2 years before. He was well adjusted and got 2+ years of on the job training to be a NFL coach.

He’s also a carbon copy of Dungy in a ton of ways.

As a Colts fan, I’d love it if they’d start Vince Young because Vince is a bust of a player who, despite being in the league four years, still is too dumb to read a defense. So, if Fisher wants to start Vince, that makes me feel a helluva lot better about Indy winning the game.

Vince does not offer anything different in terms of game planning. He’s an inaccurate thrower who cannot make progressions and likes to run after his first read is covered. Vince took people by surprise in 2006. After that, teams got tape on him, and the Colts (like everyone else) went on to wax him. A big reason Bob sanders won the NFL DPoY award in 2007 was his 2.5 sacks on Vince in Week Two.

Collins is harder to defend because he can make the tough throws. He can make the 15 yard out throws, has good touch on the ball, and is good hitting spots in zone coverage.

…in this case, I was just trying to spark some conversation about something besides VY vs. KC.

That said, bottom line, if your answer is, “His numbers have been more impressive over a comparable amount of time,” then that, at least, is an answer. Saying, “After taking a few years to settle in, both QBs have emerged as elites, but Manning, being older, has been elite for more years…” is NOT much of an answer.

Course, shake n bake actually answered the question, which is good because I didn’t know about what he said.

Also, I never argued that Brees was better. I asked for your take on it. Because this is the “Ask Big Blue Shoe” thread, and I wanted to talk about something besides VY vs. KC.

any way we can get them. Peyton has single-handedly started a full generation of lifelong Colts fans.

The half and half license plates that are half UT and half blue horseshoe.

I want to rip them off of the front of the Honda Pilot and smack those fools in the side of the head with em.

wish injury on a player….come man theres no reason for that

Yes. The running game has not been bad, but it has been inconsistent, especially running strong side. The early issues seem to point to bad blocking by guard Mike Pollak and RT Ryan Diem. Pollak was drafted in 2008 to replace Jake Scott, and so far he has not lived up to his draft status. He is now rotating his snaps with a free agent named Kyle DeVan.

but last year and so far this year it’s been one of the better aspects of the running game (which means it’s just mediocre). The Colts issues in the run game have been more about having no explosiveness (big plays) in the run game, which has been the case since Edge James blew out his knee in 2001, and far too many runs getting stuffed for no gain or negative yardage.

I feel more confident on a 3rd and 8 than on a 3rd and inches. Right now, they should just show the short passes to Austin Collie the first down machine. Running to the left side has been decent though. If Charlie Johnson doesn’t play, I will be much more nervous about this game than I am right now.