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Yeah, Addai has looked really, really good all season long. Even before today, he has had a 4.6 yard average on 59 carries. The Colts continue to go with the tandem to try to limit his carries so hopefully he will be fresh for the playoffs-at least I hope they give him the full-time job here in a few weeks, because he's clearly better than Rhodes.
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It's some sort of leg injury, but he's trying to work it out and get back into the game, so it's not that serious, I would hope.
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I'm not sure how Seattle is going to win now. Hasselbeck's knee injury means that Seattle is going with Seneca Wallace and Maurice Morris as its quarterback and runningback, and that's just not a good team in the making most of the time.
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Why does Washington get to free kick here? That's only after a safety-you can't free kick just because you had a penalty-they need to get the tee out here and kick it like normal.
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grr..that wasn't even a great runback either. The Colts just opened up the entire middle of the field to Randle El..all he had to do was basically run straight. At least 2 people missed their gaps there, just very disappointing.
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3 quick reactions from the Colts board that I'm on. First was stunned silence. Then, a quick reaction screaming how that wasn't roughing the passer for going up around the neck after the play, when Freeney just got called for roughing the passer for hitting the QB in the face while tackling him before he threw the ball. Finally, some relief when he came on to the field, although them running the ball on 3rd and 8 was not a great sign.
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Yup-if Troy P. hadn't been out there, Vick might have been able to take that one in for a TD.
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Was it to Gates? Gamecast has it to Manumaleuna.
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The only thing you cannot do down a field goal, less than 4 minutes to play, 3rd and goal, and what does Jake Delhomme do? Throw an easy INT in the back of the end zone.
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BTW, Monte Reagor, the Colts starting DT, was in a major car accident on the way into the game today with also a lady in the car. They were both taken to the hospital. I doubt it is life-threatening, but I'm not sure since I'm hearing it secondhand (it was on the Indy local news apparently). Remember both of them today, I heard his SUV flipped.
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BTW, Ronde Barber has 2 INT's now and 2 TD's-Mcnabb has thrown 3 INT's overall, and it's 17-0 TB over Philly. Wow.
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If they play a good game today, I think that they will take over the Bears for consensus best team in football again I'm not sure. There are a great deal of misconceptions about the Colts this year. The Fox pre-game show started off by telling its audience that the Colts have absolutely no running game this year. They backed it up by saying that Edge was 5th in running at this time of the year, and Rhodes is only 30th this year. Of course, the Colts use 2 RB's-and the tandem has had a better YPC average and a better YPG average than Edge did in the first 5 games last year. I don't know if that type of misconception will die easily.
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I would say that Indianapolis already had their tough week(s) with the Jets and Titans in weeks 4 and 5 respectively. The Colts have struggled though coming out of their bye weeks (until last year when their bye week was right before New England, and they destroyed NE-but last year was just a special year, nobody could hang close with us at that point in the season). I expect a tough game with Washington this week-I hope the Colts can get a win, because their next 2 weeks are at Denver and at NE.
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No, the coaches poll had Georgia as 24 last week. I was looking at the polls during the game yesterday, and I couldn't believe they were still in the coaches poll after the 2 losses-so they actually dropped a spot after yesterday. It's not like the teams that are just out of the polls are usually pretty good anyway this year. The first 5 teams out of the AP poll-Georgia, Tulsa, BYU, Va Tech, Miami-anybody want to put any of those 5 in the top 25?
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I wouldnt worry about the Irish next year, im not. Those are most definetly tough games. That's actually probably quite accurate. The Irish youngsters are going to have to learn very fast to have a good team next year-right now it looks like a 6 or a 7 win team though for next year. Who's their quarterback going to be next year? Some of my friends who are ND fans are saying Claussen. Not sure if that's a great idea. Good to see Mizzou finally get the KSU monkey off their backs. There was a bunch of good recruits in the next two classes at the game. Hopefully they liked what they saw. If I had to guess today, I would say Clausen would be the favorite. Is it optimal? No-but the only other options would be sophmores who don't have any game experience either. Even if they start the season, Clausen will probably end up coming in by 4-5 games in anyway, so I'm guessing they just skip that and go with him to start. I'm not expecting big things out of him next year, but I hope it'll be a learning experience for him.
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It's stupid. Hypothetically even if we go 11-1 and win the Big Ten in either of the next two years, people will say it's just because we didn't play UM or OSU. You're really in a no-win situation as far as major achievements. Plus the Michigan and Ohio State games are the ones you look forward to and get excited about. I can understand what you mean there about not being able to prove yourselves. The funny thing is that Indiana, the other team who will not play Michigan or OSU the next two years, their fans are ecstatic about it. They think it will be a good way to build their program, because now they have a better chance to go to a bowl game the next two years, which will increase visibility for recruits. Iowa though is definitely in a different position, and Michigan and OSU being gone will have to make Iowa for the most part go out and prove themselves outside of the conference.
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I wouldnt worry about the Irish next year, im not. Those are most definetly tough games. That's actually probably quite accurate. The Irish youngsters are going to have to learn very fast to have a good team next year-right now it looks like a 6 or a 7 win team though for next year.
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Interesting, Nebraska #15. They are good, no doubt, but they haven't impressively beat anyone in conference. A bad KU team by only 7, a bad Iowa State team by only 14, and a meh K-State team by only 18. They are good, and I'd rank them higher than Missouri at this point (just because they have played USC and UT tough), but I don't think they're a top 15 team. I see them losing two of the next three games: on the road against a solid Oklahoma State, home vs. Missouri, and on the road against A&M. Wasn't Nebraska #17 this week? You don't go up 2 spots by losing, IMO. Yes, I know they played a top team. I still don't think they'll go up. they barely lost though. a win would have put them in my top 10. losing by two to a heavy favorite top 5 team is at least 2 spots IMO. Who else would you put at 15? Oregon lost badly, GT lost badly (even though it was to a great clemson team). That's two teams that dropped to let Nebraska go up 2. I would think Rutgers would deserve to be in 15th now at least now that they are 7-0 and have beaten a legitimate opponent. Also Wisconsin deserves to be in front of Nebraska-only one loss to Michigan. A 3rd team that should be in front is BC-only one loss, and wins over Clemson, Va Tech, and Florida State.
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That is the sentiment I don't understand? Who behind them has been definitely better than ND? All of those teams have had at least one scare and most of them 2 scares like ND has had along with a loss, just like ND. What teams would you put above them?
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I think you might see Clemson or GT jump up into the better part of the top 10 if they can blowout each other That's certainly possible-I see that as more likely for Clemson than GT (since I don't see GT probably jumping ND in the polls, and ND is at the back of the top 10). They are both good teams that have been underappreciated though.
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That ND-UCLA game was so great. Both teams played so well defensively, it was a shame one team had to lose. It seems like it is happening all over the country to the one loss teams that played anybody at all. Texas, ND, TN, and Cal have all been severely tested today (TN is still being tested). I haven't seen anything today to differentiate between the one loss teams today-they all have really struggled.
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Because they got killed at home against the other good team they faced. LSU has played multiple teams of that caliber, lost them both by close margins. Florida has beaten multiple teams of that caliber. Auburn beat two teams of that caliber. Florida and Auburn definitely deserve to be up there. LSU it's hard to tell. They certainly have not proved anything. Other than their 2 losses (BTW, the Florida loss was never that close in the second half for them) they've blown out everyone they've played-but their schedule for their wins is horrible-Louisiana-Laffyette, Arizona, Tulane, Miss State, Kentucky. I really have no idea right now about how good LSU is. Arkansas is getting hurt by the USC game, preseason predictions, but also the fact of a couple of other games. Vanderbilt had a field goal try to beat them in the closing seconds, and they had to beat Alabama in OT (and Bama should have won that game other than their ST was absolutely terrible-I believe a couple missed field goals, including one very late in the game, and the game-losing missed extra point in OT). So Arkansas really has only had 1 good game all year.
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How does having Glavine bunt "hugely" increase the chance for an out at third? I think he's saying because they would be playing up for the bunt for Glavine. There were other people on the Mets bench who could bunt who the Cardinals would have to at least partially respect their hitting, though.
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The A-Ram contingency plan
CubColtPacer replied to Banedon's topic in MLB Draft, International Signings, Amateur Baseball
I don't think ARam is going anywhere, but obtaining ARod or Tejada is a step backward because ARam matches them in production and the Cubs don't have to give up players for him. The only thing with that is that Ramirez's money will come off the books as well, which will allow the Cubs to sign another big-time FA. Don't get me wrong-I'll be very disappointed if the Cubs don't re-sign Ramirez. I definitely think it is a big priority that the Cubs sign him. Right now, the team is looking at signing or trading for one big hitter. If Ramirez leaves, they will hopefully just take the money and go get two big hitters instead. -
I would agree with that. I don't think the Mets score either way in hindsight. BTW, the last pitch was great-but that second pitch that Beltran barely got a piece of was even better I thought. Beltran could have taken 10 swings at that curveball and might have gotten it out to the infield 2 or 3 times, and it might have been called a strike if he had taken it. It was simply nasty.