Originally Posted by braggbro1 (Post 200070)

As a Colts fan, I really hope that he tries. That is exactly the wrong way to defend us. Manning has seen Gregg Williams defenses before. Hell, he was in our division. We've already played the Ravens and Jets defenses in the playoffs. Gregg Williams isn't going to figure out how to effectively pressure Manning and, more, Gregg Williams knows this.

The best way to play us is to keep everything underneath and make us drive the field by picking up 4 or 5 first downs. We can do that too, but it's alot easier to screw something up and sometimes Manning isn't patient enough to not take a deep shot even when it's not there.

If you're blitzing us, two things will happen:

1. 90% of the time you won't get to Manning anyway. If, by chance, someone misses a protection, Manning just lays down so you won't be getting these big hits anyway. Check our last 2 games. 3 times when protection was blown, Manning sees it and lays down before the defender even touches him.

2. There will be receivers open downfield.

Gregg Williams knows this. I think he's just blowing smoke to try to make the Colts plan for the wrong thing. I'm not sure it's an effective strategy but Manning calls everything at the line of scrimmage anyway so everything will be determined at that time no matter what they think is coming beforehand.

Originally Posted by saintpaul25 (Post 200109)

Not to start anything, but bro, you just said the exact same thing a few of the Vikings, and the Cards fans said in here, a few weeks ago. I agree that Manning is not Favre, or Warner, but he isn't the most "mobile" QB in the league either. He makes mistakes, just like everybody else. I like Manning, and I think he's a great QB, but he can be gotten too just the same.

Originally Posted by braggbro1 (Post 200120)

And you guys are saying the exact same things we've heard from the Jets, the Ravens, and a few other more highly-ranked defenses that are better known for bringing pressure. You know how many of those teams have exploited Peyton and beaten us this year?

Also, you won't be playing at home. I think that's a HUGE factor that both sides need to factor in when projecting their defensive performance from the past 2 games. We've stuffed 2 pretty good running teams at home the past 2 weeks but I'm not foolish enough to project that against the Saints because we're not at home and you've got a QB to go with your running game to keep us honest.

I've picked the Saints to win, but it's because of your offense, and more specifically, being more balanced than we are. If Williams decides to try to blitz us, and I do believe this is a big IF because I don't believe that's what he really intends to do, I do believe we would win.

Originally Posted by Saint_LB (Post 200130)

I would like for Payton to show the team the total a$$-wiping that Peyton gave the Saints, I think it was on Monday night a few years back...they put up over half-a-hundred on us...if I remember it right. It wasn't pretty. Could be pretty inspirtational...or demoralizing. Nevermind.

Originally Posted by Sir Psycho Sexy (Post 200137)

It's irrelevant honestly. Not the same offense - we've added Shockey, PT, D. Thomas, Meach, and Henderson is a completely different receiver.

And our D is a completely different squad all together.