The official "do the Colts stand a snowballs chance in hell" gameday thread ?
 

I'll go out on a limb and say yes.

Belichick and Brady will try to run up the score on the Colts, and with all our injuries they will likely succeed. But maybe Luck has some magic to make a game out of it. The long break after the game will be nice though.

Typical that we get the Pats the first week Edelman is back.

I predict at least 3 roughing the passer penalties and 4 defensive holding calls against the Colts. Make the former worthwhile.

I would love to see that dejected, puppy dog just got killed face on Brady if we could get up by a lot of points and knock him down a few times. That would be priceless......



However, we will probably be down 10 points after the 1st quarter and 21 points by halftime. The 2nd half will be ugly.

I don't have a lot of hope for this one. If we had all our weapons and defenders and played our "A" game? Perhaps. But as beat up as we are? Nope, not going to happen. Without TY or Doyle, the only guy they have to pay any special attention to is Ebron and that is just stick a safety on him and be done with it. Grant and Rogers? Scaring no one.

Let me be clear; however, I will glady eat a HUGE plate of crow if wrong! :)

Walk Worthy,

I think we likely lose; however....three things keep swirling around in my head that make me think there may be a snowballs chance in hell

1. Bellicheats genius is on building a game plan that is customized to each team.......he doesn't have much tape (or time) to work with
2. Related to #1, Bellicheat is a master at taking away your best talent and making you win with your scrubs......well due to injury all season and due to youth our scrubs have gotten a lot of playing time.
3. Our baby Colts don't have a lot to loose (developmental season) and haven't learned that the Patsys are unbeatable.......ignorance is bliss

Or maybe we will get blown out and nationally embarrassed....unfuckingpredictable. Go Colts!

Colts are going to get slaughtered

I heard maybe Gronk's out though? Not that it'll make a difference.

Dorsett will probably go off for 150 yards and 3 TDs.

This is the year Luck gets to 1-5 against the Pats...

They are a 2-2 team
They lost to the Lions, which they haven't done in 17 years.
They are the 21st ranked offense, the colts are 22nd
They are 14th in 3rd down conversions, Colts are 1st
They are 21st in Passing yards, colts are 16th
They are 11th in rushing yards, colts are 29th (ugh)
They are the 12th ranked overall defense, colts are 19th
They are 23rd ranked D against the pass, colts are 15th.
They are 26th ranked D against the run, colts are 18th.

Our mediocrity is better than their mediocrity. The colts will feast on these clowns.

Offense is a push, we will own them on 3rd down, We will out pass them. We will suck at running the ball but they will too.

In a less homerish note, I truly think this is a winnable game, but this game hinges on three points:

- Disciplined football (colts are 30th best in penalties, pats 4th)
- Defense steps up
- OL steps up

21-17 Colts. Book it.

Last I have is that Gronk is questionable. TY is out, but I think that works to our advantage in a bizarre and ironic way.

Last I have is that Gronk is questionable. TY is out, but I think that works to our advantage in a bizarre and ironic way.

Castonzo might play? Hard to read the news and figure it out. I think he will sit, but...

Colts have a dozen + inactives, Pat's have 0

Gronk and Edleman are back tonight (of course)

The ref's will inevitably be good for 5+ bullshit calls against the Colts/Missed calls against the Pats

I still have a glimmer of hope, seeing we have Luck as our QB and an exciting group of young guys.

To quote Mark Twain - "The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best swordsman in the world; no, the person for him to be afraid of is some ignorant antagonist who has never had a sword in his hand before; he doesn't do the thing he ought to do, and so the expert isn't prepared for him; he does the thing he ought not ..."

That being said I expect that Pats by a lot tonight....the next time we play each other it will be an entirely different conversation however.

either way - FUCK THE PATRIOTS and FUCK the SNAKE

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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS llllllllllllllllllllllllll.o. - ll30


NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS llllllllllllllllll.. - l,24



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The injuries really hurt this week. If we were healthy I'd have a lot of confidence heading into this game. I get the feeling, despite what they did to Miami, that they are just not the same Patriots anymore. And I like our chances against them when healthy. I think Reich knows how to scheme against them. I like our pass rush. But with 1/4 of our team, mostly starters, out for the game, it'd really take a miracle or truly inspired play.

Call the coroner because the Colts are gonna get murdered.

If tonight were a boxing match, it would be called in the second round. It’s gonna be a bloodbath.

Give me a break - the Colts have held their own with every team they've played so far, including the defending SB champs. I don't care about the injuries - the game will be closer than you think.

Josh McDaniels will regret the day he turned down the Colts - the Patriots are in decline, and we are ascending.

I highly doubt it

This. Not sure if this is the game, but this team will start beating teams that nobody gave them a chance to beat.

We'll see, but if I'm not mistaken you've thought we were going to get blown out in almost every game this year, and it hasn't happened yet.

Blown out? No

Beat? Yes.

We are going to get smoked

no way we are winning this game, especially with all our injuries and a short week. if we were at full strength we might be able to give it a shot.

we lose by 14.

Fair enough. However, when you start the Washington game thread with "Here comes a loss", I don't get the impression you think the game is going to be a nail biter.

I expect a loss but I also expect that Turay will have a huge day hitting and hurrying Brady.

BTW has anyone else compared Turay to Chubb this yr? The kid is going to be a star!

I agree about the RTP penalties.
If we're going to get flagged might as well get our money's worth. And ruining the Pats season would be a bonus.

HE does look to have some skills. Obviously he needs to keep refining his moves but the tools definitely seem there

I am sure Mathis is helping him a lot

Tonight's Injury Report :eek:

Jack Doyle TE Out
Denzelle Good T Out
TY Hilton WR Out
Kenny Moore CB Out
Hassan Ridgeway DT Out
Quincy Wilson CB Out
Marlon Mack RB Out
Anthony Castonzo T Questionable
Clayton Geathers S Questionable
Nathan Hairston CB Questionable
Ryan Kelly C Questionable
Darius Leonard LB Questionable
Adam Vinatieri K Questionable

77% of the money is on NE at -10.5. That is a good sign that the Indy will at least cover - even if it's back door.

Just saying.

He's quickly becoming my favorite player.

Because he’s questionable for tonight’s game?

Considering how NE runs up the score like a college team fighting for standings, I doubt it.

Big Joe says he thinks we will see some of AC tonight.....maybe not as a starter put certainly in an emergency situation (ex Clark goes down)

More because of the other thread I created, but he was in a walking boot earlier in the week.

In any game, the underdog winning is always a possibility. But in this game, if I were a betting man, I wouldn't bet on the Colts. Brady made some 3rd rate WRs look good last week, this week he has Edelman back and a full practice with Gordon. Come on Man! Just blitz him all night long, he'll burn us plenty, but if we can pound him mercilessly, I just might enjoy this loss.#annihilation # Ihatebrady

This is the best game plan by far. Take you’re lumps but put a beat down on that sob.

I'm watching the Colts warm up on Facebook live. Leonard is out there in his street clothes and walking boot running through the drills with his guys and getting them juiced up.....love this kid!

AC is out there and dressed!