Colts game Post-Mortem

[Joshua]

Originally Posted by Arky

Assinine is a little strong, it's the time of year when teams rest starters.... Apparently the Colts didn't get the memo.... They didn't improve their seeding..... They get a W for the their coach... Yay.

I don't expect them to go very far in the playoffs but maybe they surprise being so young and all.... maybe they might wish they hadn't spent so much effort in defeating the Texans.... just a thought...

Every situation is different and this one was particularly unique. Even being locked into a 5 seed, the Colts were a team with a head coach coming back from cancer treatment and a starting QB making his 16th career start. Both from an emotion and reps stanpoint, it made sense to play this one. Also, with the texans playing for a No. 1 seed, the colts basically just got a great playoff primer for their young and inexperienced team. Why would they not take advantage of that?

[Arky]

Originally Posted by Joshua

Every situation is different and this one was particularly unique. Even being locked into a 5 seed, the Colts were a team with a head coach coming back from cancer treatment and a starting QB making his 16th career start. Both from an emotion and reps stanpoint, it made sense to play this one. Also, with the texans playing for a No. 1 seed, the colts basically just got a great playoff primer for their young and inexperienced team. Why would they not take advantage of that?

I see your point but going balls-to-the-wall for 4 quarters for essentially nothing but the experience? For their sake, hopefully no one got injured....I believe the Texans were even substituting towards the end. There were players - Ball/Routt/Reed/Caldwell held out to get healthy - this was not a Texans team going all in.....

[popanot]

Originally Posted by Arky

I see your point but going balls-to-the-wall for 4 quarters for essentially nothing but the experience? For their sake, hopefully no one got injured....I believe the Texans were even substituting towards the end. There were players - Ball/Routt/Reed/Caldwell held out to get healthy - this was not a Texans team going all in.....

I think Ruud and Reed where out there b/c Dobbins and Sharpton got hurt. Kuibak said in his post-game presser that he's very concerned about those two.

[Arky]

Originally Posted by popanot

I think Ruud and Reed where out there b/c Dobbins and Sharpton got hurt. Kuibak said in his post-game presser that he's very concerned about those two.

Ruud, yes, but Reed was on the inactives list...

[popanot]

Broncos and Pats both taking care of business. Texans, not so much...

[Keith]

1-3 over the last four games to surrender the #1 seed is a slow, painful choke. I'm used to Houston teams just choking over a half, maybe a half plus overtime.

[HPF Bob]

I'm starting to think Schaub is the white Warren Moon... piles up good stats but somehow manages to stink when he's needed most. Looks like we are hosting the Bagels for the second straight year then probably getting blown out in Foxboro. Bagels went on a 7-1 run to close the season so maybe they get their revenge this year.

[TheMatrix31]

Losing in NE is going to suck really, really bad. As if Boston sports fans weren't insufferable enough.