2007 NFL Season

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Manning threw 6 picks and still put the Colts in a very solid position to win the game. Of course, vinatieri's missed kicks shouldn't over shadow the fact of how horrible the Chargers are. How do you get 5 turnovers (the one at the end doesn't factor into this) and still almost lose the game?


Lethal

Because they're coached by Norv Turner,who is tied with Herm Edwards as the most inept coaches in the NFL..Turner should be buying Vinatieri a Rolex today for saving his ass....

 

[twoodcc]

i'm really just glad that the colts lost, for the 2nd straight game

 

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i'm really just glad that the colts lost, for the 2nd straight game

Yep,and I don't wanna hear any whining or bitching about the Colt's injuries today,but I am sure I will (esp from the Manning ballwashers at ESPN). In 2003 and 2004 the Patriots used over 40 different starters due to injury and had to move guys into new positions. In 2005 the Pats lost Light and Koppen for the year. Seriously you shouldn't go the injury route, the Pats been down that road for years, hell they paved and widened the road.Cripes,,Troy Brown even played DB.Welcome to the NFL. You play the teams on your schedule with the players you have available.

 

[QCassidy352]

That was maybe one of the best football games in many years. I wish the Superbowl was as exciting.

Well, it was a very exciting game, but i don't know about it being a great game. It was an impossibly ugly game, featuring a team that couldn't hold on to the ball vs. a team that didn't know what to do with the ball after getting it.

I knew the Chargers were mediocre, but that was just sad. Dungy said after the game that the Colts didn't deserve to win, playing like that, and that's true. But with that level of ineptitude by the Chargers offense, they really didn't deserve to win either. The best RB in the game, and they can't even pick up a first down to seal it at the end??

 

[twoodcc]

Well, it was a very exciting game, but i don't know about it being a great game. It was an impossibly ugly game, featuring a team that couldn't hold on to the ball vs. a team that didn't know what to do with the ball after getting it.

I knew the Chargers were mediocre, but that was just sad. Dungy said after the game that the Colts didn't deserve to win, playing like that, and that's true. But with that level of ineptitude by the Chargers offense, they really didn't deserve to win either. The best RB in the game, and they can't even pick up a first down to seal it at the end??

yeah, neither team deserved to win. but i'm still glad that the colts lost though. can't stand them. and everytime i see Peyton Manning, his forehead is bigger than the time before

 

[majordude]

Tee hee! This just came to me...

 

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yeah, neither team deserved to win. but i'm still glad that the colts lost though. can't stand them. and everytime i see Peyton Manning, his forehead is bigger than the time before

You and me both..Looks like Pey-Me-A-Ton is up to his old tricks

PEYTON EXPOSES HIS TRUE COLORS, AGAIN

So on a night when Colts quarterback Peyton Manning directly contributed to his team's two-point loss by serving up six picks to the Chargers, what was Peyton doing after kicker Adam Vinatieri missed a chip-shot field goal attempt that would have given Indy an improbable late lead?

True to form, Peyton blaming someone else.

"We shouldn't have called a time out," Manning could be seen saying -- twice -- to an unidentified teammate while seated on the bench.

His point was that the Colts shouldn't have called a time out before the missed field goal try. Coach Tony Dungy apparently wanted to argue with the refs regarding a false-start penalty called on tight end Ben Utecht, who clearly used a pre-snap shift in an obvious effort to get the Chargers to jump offsides.

Taking the time out left the Colts with only two opportunities to stop the clock when the Chargers got the ball back after the 29-yard attempt was pushed to the right -- and it gave the Colts not enough time to get back in position to win the game in the final seconds. (But there was enough time left for Peyton to throw one more interception.)

Said a league source to us on Monday morning, "Way to undermine your coaching staff by talking sh-t to your teammates."

Added the source, "This is classic Peyton Manning. Excuses, excuses excuses. Rolls his eyes when things aren't going his way. Gives teammates the Dan Marino treatment. And now he second guesses his coaches to teammates while the game is still being played. What about the six interceptions he threw?"

The source believes that Peyton exposes his true colors whenever he's in a tough situation. (And when we say "true colors" we're not talking about the purple mark on his oversized forehead that looked like a tattoo of the continent of Asia.)

"He just always thinks he's smarter and better than everyone," the source said. "But he tries to hide it with that 'aw, shucks', good old boy crap."

We agree. Though the situation won't catch the eye of the media like last year's "why in the **** did you bring me here?" from Cowboys receiver T.O against the Eagles, Manning's comments can be just as divisive, because they can create confusion among the other players as to who is really running the show.

And if you don't think that statements like that have an impact on a team, look at the Ravens, who have imploded since linebacker Ray Lewis openly questions the play-calling of coach Brian Billick.

 

[Mike Teezie]

You and me both..Looks like Pey-Me-A-Ton is up to his old tricks

I'm a Saints fan, and I think both Brady and Manning are two of the greatest football players of all time.

That said, that article was totally homer material. Sorry, but Manning was right. What an idiotic move - calling a time out to argue with an official. Has a call ever been reversed because a coach made a ref see the light?

Stupid move.

Also, it's not like he said it at a press conference, he was on the sidelines, talking to Reggie Wayne. He took full responsibility for the INTs at the conference.

I'm a Pats fan, but give the guy a break.

 

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I'm a Saints fan, and I think both Brady and Manning are two of the greatest football players of all time.

That said, that article was totally homer material. Sorry, but Manning was right. What an idiotic move - calling a time out to argue with an official. Has a call ever been reversed because a coach made a ref see the light?

Stupid move.

Also, it's not like he said it at a press conference, he was on the sidelines, talking to Reggie Wayne. He took full responsibility for the INTs at the conference.

I'm a Pats fan, but give the guy a break.

Actually,the article is from Profootballtalk.com whose owner,Mike Florio, is a NY sport's fan. The site collects reports from various media outlets around the league. So it's far from a "homer" article..Didn't even originate in a Boston/New England paper..
That being said,I'm really getting tired of all the Manning ballwashers dropping the "beat up and injured" excuse..What a crock.Welcome to the NFL.
Polian started this season with 14 players on his 53 man roster who had never taken a snap at the NFL level. This is what you get when injuries happen to a top heavy roster constructed like that.

 

[twoodcc]

I'm a Saints fan, and I think both Brady and Manning are two of the greatest football players of all time.

That said, that article was totally homer material. Sorry, but Manning was right. What an idiotic move - calling a time out to argue with an official. Has a call ever been reversed because a coach made a ref see the light?

Stupid move.

Also, it's not like he said it at a press conference, he was on the sidelines, talking to Reggie Wayne. He took full responsibility for the INTs at the conference.

I'm a Pats fan, but give the guy a break.

i personally loved that article. especially the part about his forehead

but give him a break? are you serious? he's blaming others instead of taking the blame himself. clearly he had a horrible game, and it shouldn't have been that close at the end if he would have played better.

that is the coaches job. argue with the refs. yeah, that call won't get reversed, but they might get a different call their way.

 

[Mike Teezie]

i personally loved that article. especially the part about his forehead

but give him a break? are you serious? he's blaming others instead of taking the blame himself. clearly he had a horrible game, and it shouldn't have been that close at the end if he would have played better.

that is the coaches job. argue with the refs. yeah, that call won't get reversed, but they might get a different call their way.

I mean give him a break in regards to the article. Saying "we shouldn't have taken that timeout" to a teammate on the sidelines does not equal publicly calling out his teammates/coach. He didn't know the camera was trained on him - so give him a break there. The six interceptions are obviously horrible, but Manning took full resposibility for those, so, yeah.

And I don't care where that article came from, it's ridiculous.

 

[majordude]

I predict Seaslugs 24, 49ers 10... not that I really care. This game should suck.

 

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More than last nite's game sucked??Now that's something to look forward to...

 

[majordude]

More than last nite's game sucked??Now that's something to look forward to...

Last night's game was sloppy. It was interesting in the end but not because it was two great teams trying to win but because it was two mediocre teams trying not to lose. Six interceptions by Manning? Two by Rivers? A Chargers team that couldn't move the ball (AGAIN) with the "best" RB and TE in the league?

The NFC West is terrible this year. Doesn't interest me a bit.

 

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The Colts must be concerned about the extent of Freeney's injury because they claimed Simeon Rice off waivers....

 

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The NFC West is terrible this year. Doesn't interest me a bit.

Both Wests are terrible this year..

 

[majordude]

Both Wests are terrible this year..

True.

Actually, ALL Wests are terrible this year!... Padres, Dodgers, Angels (well, okay, not terrible), USC, UCLA, Chargers, 49ers, Lakers, Clippers, Ducks, Kings... and so on.

 

[zioxide]

yeah.. the 49ers suck.

top 5 draft pick here we come!

 

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RICKY WILLIAMS REINSTATED

ESPN's Chris Mortensen is reporting that National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell has reinstated Dolphins running back Ricky Williams, who has been suspended for the last 18 months for repeated violations of the league's substance-abuse policy.

The 30-year-old Williams announced his retirement just before the start of training camp in 2004, and it was later revealed that he would have had to serve a four-game suspension if he hadn't retired.

In 2005 Williams returned to the Dolphins (after sitting out that four-game suspension at the start of the season) and played well, carrying 168 times for 743 yards while splitting time with Ronnie Brown.

But in December of 2005 Williams again failed a drug test, and he's been suspended ever since. Although Williams was expected to be reinstated in April of 2007 (after spending 2006 in the Canadian Football League), Goodell declined to reinstate him at that time.

Now that he's eligible to play again, it's unknown whether Williams will play for the Dolphins. Mortensen reports that the team is expected to get a two-week roster exemption for Williams, meaning they have until late this month to decide whether to activate him or release him.

I wonder what kind of shape he's in??

 

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ESPN 1st and 10 were talking about the odds to win the Superbowl.

Currently:

Patriots 4-11
Dallas 6-1
Indy 8-1
Pittsburgh 8-1
Green Bay 12-1

 

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ESPN 1st and 10 were talking about the odds to win the Superbowl.

Currently:

Patriots 4-11
Dallas 6-1
Indy 8-1
Pittsburgh 8-1
Green Bay 12-1

On the day the Pats signed Moss,they went from 8-1 to 3-1..They've been dropping steadily since..

 

[Naimfan]

I mean give him a break in regards to the article. Saying "we shouldn't have taken that timeout" to a teammate on the sidelines does not equal publicly calling out his teammates/coach. He didn't know the camera was trained on him - so give him a break there. The six interceptions are obviously horrible, but Manning took full resposibility for those, so, yeah.

And I don't care where that article came from, it's ridiculous.

I agree with that completely.

 

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Tough loss for the Colts

DWIGHT FREENEY PLACED ON IR

Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney is out for the season after being placed on injured reserve today.

The team announced on its web site that Freeney, a three-time Pro Bowler, sustained a LisFranc injury in his left foot in Sunday night's loss to the San Diego Chargers. The injury will require surgery and can take as long as a year to rehabilitate, but the Colts say that team doctors anticipate a “full and complete recovery in time for the 2008 season.”

Defensive end Simeon Rice, who was claimed off waivers from the Denver Broncos Monday, will need to find a fountain of youth and find it in a hurry if he's going to be an adequate replacement for Freeney. Rice played for Colts coach Tony Dungy when the two were in Tampa Bay, so he'll know what's expected of him in Dungy's defense, but Rice is well past his prime.

The Colts, who have been plagued by injuries this season, also announced that they have placed linebacker Victor Worsley on injured reserved, signed linebacker Brandon Archer to the practice squad, re-signed cornerback/returner T.J. Rushing to the active roster and signed receiver Devin Aromashodu off the Houston Texans’ practice squad.

 

[xsedrinam]

Tough loss for the Colts: <Freeney article>

Lots of key injuries on teams this season, but this one has to be up there among one of the most devastating for Colt's hopes to repeat.

 

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Lots of key injuries on teams this season, but this one has to be up there among one of the most devastating for Colt's hopes to repeat.

True,but that's what happens when you have a top heavy roster and no depth. Witnessed by the fact that the Colts picked up Simeon Rice,who's been released by two teams in the last year..

The Dungy defense really depends on this speed rush. I think that folks here in New England underestimate his worth to "that" system. Actually, this underestimation is similar to the colt fans view of Seymour. Different systems require different players.

Freeney is as important to them as Wilfork is to the Pats. Perhaps this puts it in better perspective. Remember when the Pats didn't have the big fella in the middle, or when he was still learning the position? (he moved back a little in order to allow some space) Well, before he got it down, the Pats were vulnerable as heck. We got gashed. I think that without that speed, (and he brings significant speed/moves/power to the spot) the colts young secondary will now be way more suspect. Dungy will have to generate that rush somehow. So, they may blitz more often. This will work against some oponents - those with younger QBs. But, when they play the good ones, it could get ugly for the Colts.