Reply With Quote
that inadvertent whistle also caused the chargers to stop pursuing him
Manning did a good job working with what he had, but he has to hope Harrison and Clark come back next week. He threw 2 passes that either Reggie, Marvin or Dallas would have caught but he wasn't used to working with 3rd stringers and he overthrew them by a step or two. But if his WRs had been a little faster with their route, they would have taken those two passes to the house.
that inadvertent whistle also caused the chargers to stop pursuing him
you are wrong I would not have kicked the field goal do to the ran
if it was not raining you kick it
Manning throws 6 interceptions and you're going to blame Dungy?
Not to mention Mr. Clutch shanking a 28 yard FG.
I blame the idiot kicker.
The game winning FG was barely wide right, 5 yards closer and it would have been good. Dungy was a pussy because he didn't want to kick off to Darren Sproles again, he wanted to kick that FG as time expired. Yeah, Manning threw 6 picks but SD failed to convert 5 of them into points. So yes, I do blame Dungy, because the Colts defense had only given up 10 points all game and I don't think Philip Rivers is the guy you want running a 1:30 drill to win the game, especially with no timeouts.Manning throws 6 interceptions and you're going to blame Dungy?
Six interceptions and a 28-yard vs. a 23-yard FG and it's the coach's fault.
GMAFB.
There were so many things wrong with that game, that it's almost impossible to pinpoint the worst thing.
I definitely wouldn't let Manning off the hook. There are a lot of injuries on this team, and that sucks...and yes, some of those calls totally sucked...
But the truth is, there's more than enough blame (within the team) to go around this week.
Let's hope they pull their heads out of their butts long enough to play like they know how next week because this week was an absolute embarrassment.
6 INTs and only one was converted to a TD drive? You're trying to make a mountain out of a molehill, because SD sure did an AWESOME job of turning that overwhelming giveaway/takeaway ratio into scores.Six interceptions and a 28-yard vs. a 23-yard FG and it's the coach's fault.
GMAFB.
The potential GW field goal was BARELY wide right. Dungy was clearly afraid of having to kick off to Darren Sproles with the game on the line and wanted that offsides, which would have given them 1st down, to run the clock down to a few seconds and then kick the FG. Either way, you're looking at a FG of 23 yards at the least. If the 28 yarder was barely wide right, the 23 or shorter FG would have been good. You could blame Vinatieri, but with the wideouts he had to work with that loss is clearly not on Peyton Manning's shoulders.
Perhaps if those interceptions hadn't been thrown, the Colts might have scored in the first three quarters, and obviated the need to make a fourth-quarter comeback.
Crazy idea, I know, but it might just work.
The line of thinking you're espousing sounds like something from Rex Grossman's PR agent. "Interceptions are okay as long as the other team doesn't score on them."
And I'd like to see the stats on the difference between a 23 and a 28-yard FG. To blame that on a coaching decision is massively weak.
No, what's weak is not trusting your team to hold on to the lead with 1:30 left in the game. Which is in essence exactly what Dungy did by trying to draw the Chargers offsides to get the necessary first down, enabling them to run more clock seeing how SD had no timeouts. Five yards closer and that FG isn't wide right. If you're trying to get me to admit Vinatieri should've made the 28 yarder, yeah, he should've, but if he kicks that same ball from 23, the FG is good. Thank you, Tony Dungy.
And I am definitely not saying interceptions are okay if they don't give the other team points, but you're line of reasoning saying the loss is on Manning is equally as weak especially in light of how hard he fought to rectify those first five picks. He was working with Reggie Wayne and the Third String Stragglers, three of those picks were picked off 100% because he was throwing those passes as if he expected Harrison or Clark to be there. As soon as he found a rhythm, he was pretty damn good, it just took him 5 picks to adjust to his receivers. Peyton could have gift wrapped the Chargers five touchdowns, and they did with four of those five picks.
First, I didn't say the loss was on Manning. I said that blaming Dungy for Manning and Vinatieri's failure to execute was asinine.
Second, you want to give Manning credit for "fighting to rectify those five picks" (try saying that out loud without busting a gut), like that's some kind of virtue unique to Peyton Manning.
Third, Manning had nothing to do with how many points San Diego scores those five interceptions. So if the Chargers had converted those into 30 points, only then would Manning have to take some blame? Or does that get twisted into Dungy's fault, too?
Fourth, you've got to be the first person in the history of professional football to insist that the reason a guy blew a 28-yard field goal was because his coach cost him 5 yards. Sounds like something Mike Vanderjagt would say.
Maybe Dungy should find another team if he's not appreciated. Since, you know, the Colts and Peyton Manning did so well without him.
Did you even notice what Sproles did to the Colts??
, any coach would have done the same thing. Why gamble when you've got a clutch kicker on your team??
It's all on Vinaterri, and the Special Teams.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
