I've been throwing money on the Patriots all week, and the line keeps moving towards Indy. Does everyone have a hard-on for the sparkly 7-0 perfection?
I'm actually a big Indy fan and watch every game I can. I've burned all kinds of ulcers watching the Patriots stomp the Colts over the last few years. Manning is 0-7 against the Pats in his career. Why is he suddenly favored? Don't get me wrong. I'll gladly kiss all of my money goodbye if the Colts pull this out, but this line makes no sense to me, and I'm an eternal Colts optimist.
First of all, throw the records out. If the Patriots had played the Colts schedule and vice-versa, the Pats would be 7-0 and the Colts would be 4-3. So far this year, I see these teams as equal (me being a Colts optimist). You might say the Patriots are literally hamstrung by injuries, but you could have said that last year. Who is wearing the Super Bowl rings? hmmm? I'll admit that losing Rodney Harrison seemed like it would really cripple the Pats, but they seem to keep plugging guys in there and they keep rolling. I don't explain it, they just do. The Patriots are not a team who you can just roll into their home and beat, it takes something special. The Colts definitely have a shot, but coming into the home of the champs and be almost 2-1 favorites on the moneyline, give me a friggin break!
Even bigger is that this game could easily determine a tiebreaker between these two teams! Look at the schedules, the Pats have finally played through the "schedule from hell" and could easily run the table after this game, being 13-3 if they manage to pull off the "Upset over the Colts". Look at the Colts schedule, playing powder-puffs early just leaves the meat towards the end of the season. I still believe in the Colts, but finishing 6-2 on the backside would be optimistic.
Again, putting the Colts at 13-3 and giving the tiebreaker to the Pats. Toss in a loss each putting them both at 12-4 is also realistic. This game is huge for tiebreaker chances. Bellichek knows this. More importantly, Bellichek knows how to beat the Colts!
Am I just a paranoid Colts fan? What are the rational reasons that the Colts are such huge favorites coming into the home of the champs like this?
I'm actually a big Indy fan and watch every game I can. I've burned all kinds of ulcers watching the Patriots stomp the Colts over the last few years. Manning is 0-7 against the Pats in his career. Why is he suddenly favored? Don't get me wrong. I'll gladly kiss all of my money goodbye if the Colts pull this out, but this line makes no sense to me, and I'm an eternal Colts optimist.
First of all, throw the records out. If the Patriots had played the Colts schedule and vice-versa, the Pats would be 7-0 and the Colts would be 4-3. So far this year, I see these teams as equal (me being a Colts optimist). You might say the Patriots are literally hamstrung by injuries, but you could have said that last year. Who is wearing the Super Bowl rings? hmmm? I'll admit that losing Rodney Harrison seemed like it would really cripple the Pats, but they seem to keep plugging guys in there and they keep rolling. I don't explain it, they just do. The Patriots are not a team who you can just roll into their home and beat, it takes something special. The Colts definitely have a shot, but coming into the home of the champs and be almost 2-1 favorites on the moneyline, give me a friggin break!
Even bigger is that this game could easily determine a tiebreaker between these two teams! Look at the schedules, the Pats have finally played through the "schedule from hell" and could easily run the table after this game, being 13-3 if they manage to pull off the "Upset over the Colts". Look at the Colts schedule, playing powder-puffs early just leaves the meat towards the end of the season. I still believe in the Colts, but finishing 6-2 on the backside would be optimistic.
Again, putting the Colts at 13-3 and giving the tiebreaker to the Pats. Toss in a loss each putting them both at 12-4 is also realistic. This game is huge for tiebreaker chances. Bellichek knows this. More importantly, Bellichek knows how to beat the Colts!
Am I just a paranoid Colts fan? What are the rational reasons that the Colts are such huge favorites coming into the home of the champs like this?
