Hats off to The Chargers...they did JUST enough to win.
Mr Turner provided the spark that we usually enjoy, when Edge needs a blo on the sidelines (with Rhodes). I said LT would have a good day, but hell, that 83 yard scamper just about pulled him even with LT for the day, didn't it?
The Colts played uninspired, lackluster, bullshit football....WTF??? The only one who seemed to give a shit today was Manning, and he floated up enough wounded ducks to negate his "inspired" play.
I think what pissed me off the most, was the blown coverages in the secondary. That, for me anyway, proved that lack of focus for today's game. Hell, I dozed off thru much of the 3rd quarter (thanks nasal decongestant), and still saw Jason David/Bob Sanders get burned 3 or 4 times deep.
I also think that they didn't "try" Edge enough. Maybe it was the "afraid of injury" thing, maybe not. But knowing that the SD rushing defense was so good, they should have at least feigned like they were going to try to run a little, to open up the passing game. Once the offense became one dimensional, then it was just time for the DBs to sit back and lick their chops. The Bolts pass rush was top notch as well, and that kept Manning guessing all game.
All in all, a piss poor game by the Colts, and one deserving of all the crap we heard this week about them not being as good as people were touting them to be.
As far as the Bolts go, Drew had an OK game; good and bad. Strong Rushing performances by LT & Turner. Gates was pretty effective too.
I'd give games balls to the SD pass rush, if I had to pick the stars of the game.
I just hope that Howard (Mudd, the O-Line coach) figures this shit out, and finds a way to keep Peyton protected the next couple weeks. hell, the pass protection was supposed to be a strong suit.
No shower curtain rods in my future here, but damn, that was UGLY. I said 2-3 weeks ago, that I'd like to see them lose one, to bring them back to reality, but today was just plain demoralizing. Maybe Poptart was right.
