[CBFF] Well.... That Sucked.

[Steve Behrens]

On 2/5/07, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> I thought we were wayyyyyy to conservative to start the game, not so
> much the pass/run mix but rather the type of plays. You can't run or
> have short passes be effective unless you are attacking downfield, and
> I am not talking about the long passes up the sideline to Berrian. I
> am talking about attacking the middle of the field, the 12-15 yarders
> that Rex throws very well to Moose and Clark (and sometimes Davis)
> that really soften up the D for the running game. You *could* say that
> the Colts were taking this play away from us, but it seemed to me we
> weren't even attempting these routes.



Vic, I would agree 110% to everything you say above.  Where was our TE's??
They weren't there because they weren't in the game plan.  HOW CAN THAT
BE??!!??  After starting the season with Rex having some of his best games
by getting the TE's involved... why go away from it like they did the last
half of the season and the playoffs??  I thought they were trying to keep
that YE game under wraps for the SB, but it never materialized.  It's not
like our TE gave Turner any reason *to* go away from them... he just...did.
Immensely frustrating and borderline inexcusable.  I say borderline, because
as pissed as I am at Turner, he did open up our offense to new and unseen
productivity with the passing game for alot of the season.  I would be
afraid of getting another ultra Conservative OC if we went and replaced
him.  But daaaaamn, Ron.... you gotta know when your forehead's bruised and
bleeding from banging it against that stone wall time and time again...  You
gotta remember what worked for you in times past and TRY IT!!!  You gotta
show *some* imagination... Or you gotta go.


Rex's poor decisions late in the game were what sealed the deal, but
> this game was mostly lost by halftime.


It was if things didn't change (hell, we were only down by 2 at half!!)  I
was incredibly frustrating to see the same ol' same ol' at the start of the
2nd half.


We lost because the Colts were able to dictate the flow of the game due to:
> 1. Our D was on the field way too long due to the inability to stop
> Indy on 3rd down.


Right.  But did you see the same play time and time again (clear the DB's
with deep routs and then swing somebody underneath with a dink or a dunk??)
and we still would not adjust??  Come on, cover that guy and lets see if
Peyton, in the rain, can hit his guys deep or if they can hang on in the
rain if he does, but let's stop this slow death by Chinese water torture .
Anything but another 3 down completion underneath... aaaaauuuugggggg.....


2. The Benson and Reid fumbles. Even though they didn't result
> directly into points for Indy they kept our offense from establishing
> a rhythm (plus contributing to 1 above.)
> 3. The Chris Harris "oops" letting Wayne get behind him for an easy
> TD. After this play our safeties were playing very conservatively to
> guard against the big play.


We gave them *2* td's on 'oops' plays... this one and Rex's INT.  It sucks
when you gift wrap the SB for the other team.

Next year, we kick ass.

-Behr
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