abandoning the run

[sarcasm]

Originally Posted by hoosierguy

Even if that was true, running the ball would have put the Colts in a 4th and medium situation inside the Saints 30 yard line meaning they would have had a much better chance of converting on 4th down or at least have given the Saints subpar starting field position.

It's certainly not false.

I said in another thread that instead of looking at 3rd & 11 as all or nothing, and kicking a long FG, that we could/should have approached it as two downs to get 11 yards. I'm still surprised that they even lined up to kick it. Manning in shotgun on 4th and 11 and a pouch punt would have been better

[hoosierguy]

Originally Posted by sarcasm

It's certainly not false.

I said in another thread that instead of looking at 3rd & 11 as all or nothing, and kicking a long FG, that we could/should have approached it as two downs to get 11 yards. I'm still surprised that they even lined up to kick it. Manning in shotgun on 4th and 11 and a pouch punt would have been better

Manning punting the ball alone would have made the game the best SB in history.

[Ryuujin]

Guys, don't forget that our line isn't what it was when Edge was here. There is not a single guy on that offensive line, besides maybe Devan, or CJ (Sometimes) That's even remotely a good Runblocker. Jeff's inconsistant. He's great sometimes (Vs Wolfork in the AFC Champ Game) And horribly bad in others. The problem lay in the fact that to get quality quality offensive linemen you have to trade way up in the draft, or have an early draft pick. Period. We've gotten very lucky with Jeff. You don't find Pro-Bowl linemen in Free Agent market.

I thought Brown, Hart, and Addai all ran hard and as well as they could.

[gino]

we ran well on the td drive to start 3rd quarter. after that we moved the ball well i thought, so i cant second guess. we ran well and was impressed, but we were running against some 3-3-5 formations

their d cordinator said he talked to fisher and they were inviting colts to run the ball as it isnt their game. said to not be discouraged by the colts running for 150 yards as that isnt what they want to do.

[Northwest Colt]

Originally Posted by sarcasm

It's certainly not false.

I said in another thread that instead of looking at 3rd & 11 as all or nothing, and kicking a long FG, that we could/should have approached it as two downs to get 11 yards. I'm still surprised that they even lined up to kick it. Manning in shotgun on 4th and 11 and a pouch punt would have been better

Given the way Manning gets steamrolled on most of his pick-6's it would be a scary thought having him as the last line of defense on a punt. Granted most punters don't get mistaken for Ray Lewis, but Peyton's history as a tackler is definitely not so good!