Post by mitch9234 on Oct 20, 2012 17:03:15 GMT -5
Keys for the win:
Stop Trent Richardson. Richardson has been good lately, and if the Colts doesn't stop him this will be an ugly game for the Colts. Without Cory Redding, Martin Tevaseu (possibly the best NT on the team if not Josh Chapman) and Robert Mathis, stopping him will be very hard to do
Force Brandon Weeden to make mistakes. Most of the teams he faced did that. The Colts' secondary isn't that type. Especially with those injuries
Good pass/run blocking. Colts is facing a team with a very weak pass rush, and all good run blocking will be needed because Donald Brown is questionable for this game, which means Vick Ballard will step in. But the problem is, Ballard couldn't get past the 50 yards against a weak Jets run defense. Ballard will get another chance to play against a weak defense on Sunday
Top 5 Colts' players to watch:
5.Vick Ballard: Ballard is being given the chance to put a good performance against another weak defense. Will he have a good game?
4.Jerry Hughes: With Hughes stepping up, the more we see people talking about trading one of their OLBs. With Robert Mathis injured, Hughes will step in another time.
3.Dwight Freeney: This will be Freeney's 4th game of the season, and Freeney hasn't played very well in this scheme, he hasn't created the same impact. With Mathis out, Freeney must step up with a big performance for the Colts to win
2.Reggie Wayne: Joe Haden is back from his suspension, and he is facing one of the best WRs of this season, who has the edge?
1.Andrew Luck: Luck is facing a weak defense, and at home. He plays his best game at home. A player to watch.
The list of injured players that won't play:
RB Donald Brown
DE Fili Moala
NT Martin Tevaseu
DE Cory Redding
This training staff sucks when it comes to injuries. The players get injured and they take long to recover. ILB Pat Angerer and G Joe Reitz hasn't even played in a regular season game yet
Prediction:
This game could be an easy game if ot for all those injuries. Just because the Colts are playing at home and because they are against a weak team, I think they will win
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