Ugh, ATL had 4 awful TOs to doom my POW. Center skids the ball on the turf on a shotgun snap, Julio catches a 30 yd pass just to have it taken away in mid-stride for a “fumble”, Coleman fumbles on a 10 yd run, & Ryan throws a bad pick. And ATL wins by 3. So I was on the “right” side, but not the winning side. I’m not asking for luck, just not to have bad luck!
POW 4-3-1, Teasers 2-3, Overall 16-22-1
DEN (-5 ½) has dominated on “D”, but floundered on “O” to a 7-0 record. They look to continue @ IND where the Colts are a mess. They fired their OC Hamilton last wk in hopes of curing what ails Luck, who has struggled mightily in all quarters except the 4[SUP]th[/SUP]. IND has been in the gm in all of their losses except their 1[SUP]st[/SUP] 2 vs BUF & NYJ. I compare this gm similarly to those. BUF & NYJ’s “D”s were playing really well, esp on the dline & secondary. Look no further than the DEN “D” for the #1 “D” overall & vs the pass to imitate those conditions. The only reason why DEN gave up 20 pts or more this yr is all due to Peyton’s TOs. Kubiak is reverting back to Peyton’s “O” in pistol & shotgun formations & letting him dictate play @ the line. Result? Utter domination over the best QB in the league & the former undefeated Packers. DEN’s secondary is special. They have the best CB tandem in the league in Talib & Harris, & TJ Ward & Roby only add more ball hawks & run stuffers on the field. DEN will have no problems stuffing IND’s below avg run gm, so it will be all up to Luck. TY Hilton is currently a GTD but unlikely to play w/a foot sprain. W/out Dorsett, that leaves Andre, Moncrief & Whalen for DEN’s talented DBs. Even if Hilton plays, he will not be @ full speed. Luck has been a TO machine this yr, & has magically been able to light up the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half to keep gms close or win in the case vs TEN. That shouldn’t happen here. Peyton is taking much better care of the ball & I see Luck turning it over a few times in this one the way he’s had to sling it so far. McManus will have his shares of FGs, but w/addition of Vernon Davis, I see DEN’s redzone “O” improving slightly, even if Davis is used as a decoy. CJ Anderson will have an easier time running here, & w/Vontae Davis covering Demaryius, I can see Sanders having a monster gm. IND had a player’s only meeting this wk, which is always a sign of dysfunction on the team, & there’s word that Pagano is not having the final say on personnel matters on the field. So one team is still struggling to find cohesion & identity, while the other is fine-tuning there’s. Could get backdoored here as DEN is notorious for that in recent yrs, but I have faith in Wade Phillips & DEN’s #5 scoring “D” in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Q (5.1 ppg) & #1 passing “D” for 1[SUP]st[/SUP] downs (52%). IND also off a short wk in a physical gm @ CAR.
DEN 30
IND 20
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GL to all & comments are most welcome.
POW 4-3-1, Teasers 2-3, Overall 16-22-1
DEN (-5 ½) has dominated on “D”, but floundered on “O” to a 7-0 record. They look to continue @ IND where the Colts are a mess. They fired their OC Hamilton last wk in hopes of curing what ails Luck, who has struggled mightily in all quarters except the 4[SUP]th[/SUP]. IND has been in the gm in all of their losses except their 1[SUP]st[/SUP] 2 vs BUF & NYJ. I compare this gm similarly to those. BUF & NYJ’s “D”s were playing really well, esp on the dline & secondary. Look no further than the DEN “D” for the #1 “D” overall & vs the pass to imitate those conditions. The only reason why DEN gave up 20 pts or more this yr is all due to Peyton’s TOs. Kubiak is reverting back to Peyton’s “O” in pistol & shotgun formations & letting him dictate play @ the line. Result? Utter domination over the best QB in the league & the former undefeated Packers. DEN’s secondary is special. They have the best CB tandem in the league in Talib & Harris, & TJ Ward & Roby only add more ball hawks & run stuffers on the field. DEN will have no problems stuffing IND’s below avg run gm, so it will be all up to Luck. TY Hilton is currently a GTD but unlikely to play w/a foot sprain. W/out Dorsett, that leaves Andre, Moncrief & Whalen for DEN’s talented DBs. Even if Hilton plays, he will not be @ full speed. Luck has been a TO machine this yr, & has magically been able to light up the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] half to keep gms close or win in the case vs TEN. That shouldn’t happen here. Peyton is taking much better care of the ball & I see Luck turning it over a few times in this one the way he’s had to sling it so far. McManus will have his shares of FGs, but w/addition of Vernon Davis, I see DEN’s redzone “O” improving slightly, even if Davis is used as a decoy. CJ Anderson will have an easier time running here, & w/Vontae Davis covering Demaryius, I can see Sanders having a monster gm. IND had a player’s only meeting this wk, which is always a sign of dysfunction on the team, & there’s word that Pagano is not having the final say on personnel matters on the field. So one team is still struggling to find cohesion & identity, while the other is fine-tuning there’s. Could get backdoored here as DEN is notorious for that in recent yrs, but I have faith in Wade Phillips & DEN’s #5 scoring “D” in the 4[SUP]th[/SUP] Q (5.1 ppg) & #1 passing “D” for 1[SUP]st[/SUP] downs (52%). IND also off a short wk in a physical gm @ CAR.
DEN 30
IND 20
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GL to all & comments are most welcome.
