Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 97958)

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That's not how the first half played out.

The Colts had a successful goal line stand late in the 2nd quarter, in a very similar fashion in which they had against the Ravens in the regular season. From their own 1 yardline, the Colts' offense then ran 3 conservative running plays for 9 yards, and were forced to punt. That sequence of events is what gave the Saints a short field to work with with less than a minute to play in the half, and they subsequently kicked a field goal to close the gap from 10-3 to 10-6.

The missed 51-yard field goal attempt by Stover occurred early in the 4th quarter, with the Colts clinging to a 17-16 lead.


I believe that you are correct about Stover, though ........ he was in his last season in the NFL, and at 42 years-old he was very reliable from inside of 45 yards at that point in his career, but not so much from deeper than that.

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Originally Posted by DrSpaceman (Post 97963)

The IRONICALLY NAMED Hank Baskett.

Baskett my ass. Can't catch a kick that comes straight to him.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 97965)

The way Baskett tells the story, is that he had the ball and when he heard someone calling blue ball, blue ball he relinquished it.

May or may bot be true.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 97965)

The way Baskett tells the story, is that he had the ball and when he heard someone calling blue ball, blue ball he relinquished it.

May or may bot be true.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 97965)

The way Baskett tells the story, is that he had the ball and when he heard someone calling blue ball, blue ball he relinquished it.

May or may bot be true.

Originally Posted by Pez (Post 97978)

I call bullsh*t. The ball bounced off his helmet and flew 5 yards away from him. He fell flat on the turf, got up and then jumped the pile after almost a full second.

I couldnt make a gif for copyright, but.... it's here at 3:32...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0zuCOfcSjc

Possession in the pile wasnt clear when he jumped in, but the whole thing is irrelevant if he'd caught the damn thing.

Originally Posted by Pez (Post 98002)

Amari Cooper is going to be a challenge for Desir. But, he did hold Deandre Hopkins to 4 catches on 10 targets for 26 yards. Deandre Hopkins is currently the 9th best receiver in the league, while cooper is 39th.

Cooper has 4 games over 100 yards, and 4 games over 10 catches (2 games over 180 yards, one with Oakland). With the exception of his first game in Dallas (a loss to the Titans), the Cowchickens have won every game since.

He exploded last week vs Philly, catching 10 of 13 of 217 yards and 3 tds. Granted Philly is the 30th ranked defense against the pass, and Indy is 14th vs the pass.

What does Eberflus do here, make sure the guy gets chipped at the line, have a safety spotlight cooper to help Desir?


If we can somehow shut down cooper, I like our chances better against stopping Ezekiel Elliot. The Cowboys have only won two games when Elliot is held under 100 yards. That's a bit of a bullshit stat because any team with a 100 yard rusher is likely to win, but it is what it is.

I don't think Prescott is as much a threat rushing as he used to be, and that is a direct result of the quality of Dallas' OL going down. The only time Prescott rushed for more than 80 yards was their inexplicable 40-7 loss to the Jaguars.

So if we can shut down cooper and bring pressure against the run we have a solid chance.

I'm concerned about Glowinski being out, but hopefully Kelly's return and our depth will offset missing a starter on OL.

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 98004)

Hopkins is a better WR than Cooper. If Desir can shut down Hopkins then he can shut down Cooper. Also, I'm confident that Haeg will be an adequate replacement for Glowinski.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 97958)

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That's not how the first half played out.

The Colts had a successful goal line stand late in the 2nd quarter, in a very similar fashion in which they had against the Ravens in the regular season. From their own 1 yardline, the Colts' offense then ran 3 conservative running plays for 9 yards, and were forced to punt. That sequence of events is what gave the Saints a short field to work with with less than a minute to play in the half, and they subsequently kicked a field goal to close the gap from 10-3 to 10-6.

The missed 51-yard field goal attempt by Stover occurred early in the 4th quarter, with the Colts clinging to a 17-16 lead.


I believe that you are correct about Stover, though ........ he was in his last season in the NFL, and at 42 years-old he was very reliable from inside of 45 yards at that point in his career, but not so much from deeper than that.

o

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 97958)

o

That's not how the first half played out.

The Colts had a successful goal line stand late in the 2nd quarter, in a very similar fashion in which they had against the Ravens in the regular season. From their own 1 yardline, the Colts' offense then ran 3 conservative running plays for 9 yards, and were forced to punt. That sequence of events is what gave the Saints a short field to work with with less than a minute to play in the half, and they subsequently kicked a field goal to close the gap from 10-3 to 10-6.

The missed 51-yard field goal attempt by Stover occurred early in the 4th quarter, with the Colts clinging to a 17-16 lead.


I believe that you are correct about Stover, though ........ he was in his last season in the NFL, and at 42 years-old he was very reliable from inside of 45 yards at that point in his career, but not so much from deeper than that.

o

Originally Posted by Dewey 5 (Post 98062)

Didn't Garcon drop a pass during that play sequence? I recall him dropping a key pass that not only would have given the Colts a first down but there was a ton of green in front of him that he may have even be able to take it to the house.

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 98147)

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Garcon dropped a crucial pass in the game, but it was not during that sequence, it was just prior to that sequence.

With the Colts already ahead by a score of 10-3 in the 2nd quarter, they had a 3rd down from their own 28-yardline. Garcon was wide open. Manning hit him well beyond the first down sticks, but Pierre dropped the ball, forcing the Colts to punt.

In fact, with Garcon's speed and with him being as wide open as he was (and with the position on the field in which the Saints' defensive backs were in when the pass was thrown), it has been speculated that Pierre very well may have scored a touchdown on that play had he caught the ball, which would have given Manning and company a commanding 17-3 lead ........ a lead that would have been unlikely to be blown by that 2009 Colts team.

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