How will the Colts Approach Week 17?

[nunusguy]

Originally Posted by Arky

Early line is Texans by 4.5 over the Colts....

Maybe only because the Colts won't have anything to play for ?

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by nunusguy

Maybe only because the Colts won't have anything to play for ?

Pagano will be back on the sideline coaching. They have that to play for and their emotion is going to be sky high. Extremely worried about this game.

[Keith]

Split this from the Vikings game thread...[/mod note]

At first I thought it might be good that the Colts had nothing to play for, but with their young players, they may actually play better without the pressure and come out like gangbusters with nothing to lose.

I think it is evident the Texans are a team that needs to take the lead early. Jumping on the Colts in the first half and having them think twice about bringing the starters back out after halftime ought to make Kubiak install an aggressive gameplan this week.

[HPF Bob]

Someone said today on national radio that Andrew Luck ranks only 44th in the NFL in quarterback rating. And the Colts showed they had no answer for J.J. Watt. If the Texans can get their focus back, I think they win but it will be better to get a 10-pt lead or better and force Indy to come back.

[TheMatrix31]

First offensive play of the game better be a play-action bomb to Andre Johnson. Set the tone early, use the pass to set up the run.

[nunusguy]

How 'bout the Texans' offense do something wild and crazy this Sunday like run a couple screens ? They seem to be so predictable, hey just mix it up a bit, show
the opposing defense something a little difference than what their history has been.

[Keith]

The Colts are at least talking like they plan to play their starters the full game.

“It’s not in our DNA,’’ not to approach the game with full intensity Pagano said today. “You want to win. You want to win at home. You want to go into the playoffs with momentum.

“We want to keep the momentum going.’’ ...

http://www.indystar.com/article/2012...nclick_check=1

I'm sure the rah-rah opinion around the league is that this is good for the Colts, but the reality is they are certainly taking some unnecessary risks. Still wouldn't surprise me if the Colts really treat this like a Preseason Week 3 instead. One shot from the Ninja to Luck's knee and this will approach will look galactically stupid.