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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover
2nd second!
- Anyone else think the Ravens, forget regular season, may be the best AFC playoff team? (Harbaugh is an amazing coach, tough out)
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It all really depends on how their offense flows to be honest. Assume that the Ravens had won that game in the playoffs. The Colts had already beaten the Ravens in the regular season pretty convincingly. The Ravens still dont really have enough weapons on offense, but that defense is still very, very good. No Holati Ngata though....will be missed on that defense..
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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover
- Without really addressing the defense, can the Colts take another step forward even though they have Luck? (No)
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Colts finished 11th overall in defense. 14th in scoring defense. 12th in passing defense. 19th in rushing defense. This was without a legit pass rush, this was without Robert Mathis. This was with Arthur Jones missing half a season with an ankle injury.
They now have added Trent Cole (a very good, albeit older player) Kendall Langford is a bigger, younger, and faster version of Cory Redding. They added Nate Irving, who if healthy, is a huge upgrade at the LB position. Really, the only real question mark for the defense is a pass coverage linebacker.
We added a couple of D-Line players with the draft, and they are solid, if not great players. Oh, and we get Robert Mathis back too.... So...what didn't the Colts address?
The Colts real issue is and will continue to be being able to run the ball. If they can start forcing teams to actually honor the run, and actually run the ball more efficiently, more consistently.... that will benefit the defense far more..
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Originally Posted by Muscle Car Lover
- Peyton Manning's final year? (I think so)
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All depends on his health and how the team does...but I think he sticks around another year...to really smash the records...
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- Biggest improvement team? (Texans?)
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The Texans?!?!?!?!?! They dont even have a QB yet... they have Ryan Mallet and Hoyer...
I think you have to seriously look at a team like the Raiders....possibly the Jaguars...