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Originally Posted by Rectal Pertruder
First of all Von , Its simple math...
On regular turf conditions...From a scale of 0-10
Colts team speed= 9.5
Patriots team speed= 7.5
On sloppy foxboro feild conditions...
Colts team speed=7.5
Patriots team speed=5.0
Where still FASTER THEN YOU!(imo)
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First of all, where are you getting these "speed" numbers, and what players/positions are you counting?
Second, for a huge colts fan, it's amazing how little you know about your own team. The Colts ue their speed, but their offense is all about timing patterns, manning steps back and will throw the ball where he expects the WR to be at a certain point, yes most QB's do this, but the Colts do it all the time, which works great on Turf in a dome. It also allows manning to release the ball faster and gives the WR a slight advatage cause they know where the ball will be and when.
The porblem is w/ a messy field, you slip, you're slower, etc... etc... timing patterns suck.
Today it rained a little, and there's talk of rain tonight. Apperently the NFL rules say that the NFL has "control" of the field 24hrs before kickoff, so the Pats can do what they want, but if the NFL wants on Saturday they can force them to cover the field, also the Pats are one of the newer fields that has heating under it, so if the field did freeze they could use the heat to warm/melt the ice which creates more of a mess.
Anyway, this is getting old, so I'm done w/ the whole pats v. colts comparison... we can discuss it again after then game.
It should be a close game, and taking into account current field conditions I pick the Pats. Another reason is the style of "run defense" the Colts use. They don't stay back to stuff the run, they blitz w/ the theroy a blitzing player can stop the RB on his way at the QB. I don't think that system works well on a sloppy field.
All being said, if this game was in Indy, w/ the Pats current injuries, I'd have to (w/ my head, not my heart) pick Indy.
But that's why the better team during the season gets home field advantage... and times like these, it helps.