This is what I'm most worried about. There's no reason not to have faith in Revis to at least contain Reggie Wayne, if maybe not keep him completely off the stat sheet like he's done to so many others; Reggie Wayne is just too good to get shut down completely. But on the other side, Lito has played well, but is just a terrible matchup on Austin Collie. Hopefully Strickland can play him a little better, I believe he was injured the last time around (could be wrong), so maybe they'd prefer to use him. Collie's style and role is not entirely dissimilar from Welker with the Patriots, he's got that quick change-of-direction game on the inside. Maybe the best thing you can do to defend him is lay some big hits on him and hope he slows down.
Ok Skippy I will give you a mulligan. The Chargers fans were talking height smack all week. Edit: Just curious are you going to just be an abject retard in every thread tonight or just half of them?
The thing about the Manning/Wayne combo though goes back to what Manning/Harrison developed long ago, and that is one word: patience. You might not hear a peep out of Wayne until the third quarter when we need it most, and then that's when they make your defense pay. It just takes one slip up. I guarantee you Wayne is the guy telling Peyton: "Don't throw to me man. If you get picked off throwing to me, I'm putting a thousand angry wasps in your locker after the game." Wayne learned well from Mr. Understatement. He's not out there for the magazine covers, and Player of the Week awards. He's out there for rings. Well that's Charger fans for you. All they know is surfing and gardening. EDIT: ...Nancy :wink:
Revis is the key to everything - he's a huge weapon. His ability to take away the top receiver on his own is extraordinary. It allows the defense to shut things down altogether - like having an extra defender on the field.
Not only can Revis take away the number one receiver on the other team he also makes great tackles outside of just that one person... did you see the tackle he made today on sproles for a 4 yard loss, the jump he had on the screen pass was just incredible then he made great open field tackle for a loss... he is a weapon in more ways than one
He's a great player - really unbelievable. The dominant guy on the field. Couldn't believe Rivers tried that throw on his interception. Throws a jump ball to Revis? Predictable outcome.
I'm not worried about Garcon... Collie is the guy to worry about from the WR standpoint. and Clark is the #1 problem for Rex Ryan this week and he will have to do alot of what he did to Gates in the second half to slow him down. I don't care how much confidence you have in this defense, Clark will not be shut down at least not to the extent Wayne will be. Clark will be Mannings go to guy all game, and we need to do everything in our power to double or even triple him at all times.
And that's when you leave Wayne in single coverage and you get burned. Voila! That's why the Colts offense is one of the most feared in the NFL. It's like a guy coming at you with six arms and a different kind of weapon in each hand.
You remember the last game, don't you? You really think that Reggie Wayne is not only the best receiver in the game but by a wide margin? No other receiver has "burned" Revis. Wayne himself did not "burn" Revis in single coverage in two and a half quarters. Get over it. The game doesn't flow throw Wayne. The game depends on Collie/Clark (because the Jets can only double one of them) moving the chains, Donald Brown moving the ball on the ground all game (which Sproles and LT failed miserably at) and most of all, the Colts' run defense. Ugh. I just can't stand this "oh em gee! everything's changed!" bullshit every talking head and opposing fan spouts. It hasn't. And don't use the Ravens game as an argument for how you're going to stomp the Jets because the Ravens played like shit and passed with an injured Flacco. They handed you a touchdown before halftime with stupid calls, the refs took back an interception from them and Pierre Garcon took back an interception from them. Even with them playing like shit, handing you a touchdown, getting a major bullshit call in your favor and an amazing play to negate another of your offense's mistakes . . . You won a sound, but not resounding, victory. Had the offensive playcalling not been so moronic for the Ravens, even with those other two plays negating the Manning interceptions, the game would have been, in the best case scenario for Indy, close. But let's forget that the Ravens offense (as well as Harbaugh - why the fuck did he call a timeout before the half to negate a delay of game penalty when Manning was at their five? WHY?), because their passing game has been inept recently with the injury to Flacco and their running game was never as good as the Jets' running game. Let's forget about that Ravens defense that hasn't been as good as the Jets' defense at any point this season. Let's forget that every single one of your arguments that anyone favoring the Colts is attempting to use (or will try to use at any point this week) was harped on all of last week in the Chargers - Jets matchup. Let's remember some basics: -Running games generally start off slow and gain steam early. -Passing games generally start off hot and slow down as the game wears on. Moving on to specifics: -The Jets have one of the best offensive lines in the game. -The Jets' running game became the #1 running game in the league against 8 and 9 man boxes. -The Colts need 8 men in the box to stop an average run game. The Jets coaches sticking to the run and not panicking and reverting to the pass like they were able to do against the Chargers and how the Ravens weren't able to do against the Colts is a huge factor here. Running game v passing game is a big game of chicken. The passing game is loud and intimidating but as long as the running game doesn't chicken out, when they collide in the end the running game will almost always win. The Colts' winning chances, if the Jets coaching staff doesn't panic, comes down to that one big play. The "everything on the line", "last shot", "it all comes down to this" play. And you know what? The Chargers had that play and succeeded (the long sideline grab by Jackson) only to be foiled by their kicker. That play isn't successful very often. It's a low percentage play. This game, as far as the Colts can be concerned, is a low percentage game. It comes down to the nerves of the Jets coaching staff, which will bring it down to that one last play. Yes, Manning is an all-time great QB. But do you really trust him, based on past experiences, to make that "win it all" play late in the 4th quarter with his best receiver being covered by the best corner in the league having one of the best seasons a corner in the NFL has ever had? Really? Because while Colts fans and the talking heads on t.v. can yammer on about how the Colts have too many weapons and will pass the ball at will, that isn't going to happen. The Colts need Donald Brown to run the ball and Collie/Clark/Garcon to take what they get underneath and keep the chains moving. It will, like this week's SD-NY game, come down to one big moment. If you're confident that the Colts' nerves won't break and, once there, that they will succeed in that moment, then that's your opinion and I respect it. Peyton Manning wouldn't be Peyton Manning if he couldn't come up big in big situations. If you think the Jets' nerves will break and that moment will never come then hey, you never know - Even with the team playing smart and being on a hot streak, it's still run by a rookie head coach, a rookie quarterback and an offensive coordinator that can only call a good game when Rex keeps his ass on a leash. MUCH weirder things have happened in the NFL. If, however, you think this game has nothing to do with nerves and toughness and coming up big in the clutch and everything to do with "too many weapons" and "the new passing NFL" then you're full of shit, everyone knows it and you'll be exposed after the game next week just like all the proponents of "the hottest team in the NFL" were this week.
in fact I am most worried about Collie, another tough Canadian player from Hamilton Ontario. Canadians have heart, watch out for him. Revis will hold his ground against Wayne,
To be honest, the only truth that this picture presents is that whomever made it can't work Photoshop to save their life. Even a brain-dead monkey can use the cut something out smoothly and properly. Everything esle is just opinion.
Not starting anything, because he is a great player and should have been Def MVP, but what makes Revis so good? speed? size? I am being serious. Reggie Wayne is a great route runner, with GREAT HANDS, and him and Peyton are on the same page 98% of the time. Should be a great match up!
He has the speed to keep up with pretty much anyone on the field, he has an extremely accurate and powerful hand jab that slows receivers at the line, he has excellent change of direction and can follow with most receivers move for move. He is also a film nut and, as such, gets to know receiver's tendencies and will recognize audibles fairly often - This, for example, is how he got the pick off of Palmer to OchoCinco. He has good size and is very physical not only at the line but everywhere on the field. He is also a great tackler. In short, he's unbelievable.
It was a joke i would never wish any ill will on my QB keeper in my fantasy league. I just hope he jams his right index finger and throws 4 picks.
It seems like every week Wayne ismaking the case why he, not Miller, is the number one Reggie in Indy.
This is going to be one of my favorite things to watch this weekend. Revis has been so good all season that I just want Reggie to be the one who gets him. It's going to be tough, but I can't see Manning looking the other way knowing that he has one-on-one matchups over there all day long. I can't wait to see what happens.
The big thing is that Revis needs to improve on what he did against Wayne in week 16. I think he can.
