Grits and Shins Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Indy got out-played on Sunday. Pittsburgh showed up ready to play from the very first play of the game and the defense was bringing the lumber. Kudos to the offense for learning from their first trip into Indy. Not to take anything away from Pittsburgh (they were clearly the better team Sunday) but doesn't it lead one to wonder if resting players for just about 3 weeks did more harm than good. I'm thinking the Colts would have been better off either losing some games early in the season so that they were still in the position of having to play meaningful games the last couple weeks ... or if they hadn't lost a game. The Indy offense looked horrible ... out of sync ... you know like they hadn't played for a while :doah: Again, I'm not taking anything away from Pittsburgh cause they went into Indy and punched the Colts in the mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Indy got out-played on Sunday. Pittsburgh showed up ready to play from the very first play of the game and the defense was bringing the lumber. Kudos to the offense for learning from their first trip into Indy. 1268562[/snapback] Sure it does. Both Pittsburgh and Carolina are peaking at the right time. Underestimating the Steelers after the earlier clubbing is possible too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squeegiebo Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 And if he hadn't rested them, and Edge tore his ACL or Marvin broke his arm, everyone would be saying he is a moran and never should have played his starters with the #1 seed locked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Cid Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Despite what squeegie says, I thought this was the week to play Indy for that very reason. You need game time to stay sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grits and Shins Posted January 16, 2006 Author Share Posted January 16, 2006 And if he hadn't rested them, and Edge tore his ACL or Marvin broke his arm, everyone would be saying he is a moran and never should have played his starters with the #1 seed locked up. 1268647[/snapback] I disagree .. you can't coach scared. It's like the prevent defense. Injuries are going to happen or they aren't ... they are just as likely to happen in practice but I don't hear anybody saying players shouldn't practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vatican Hitsquad Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I'm a long time proponent of playing your players. Sounds kinda Herm Edwards-y there, but Indi's Offense started the season a little slow and took a few weeks before they exploded into the juggernaut. They were winnign games with their Defense up until then. To sit this unit down and let them rest also lets them gather rust. I can't believe a team would do it despite what happened to Denver a few years agao, in a very similar situation. Now it's even more similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyr0802 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Injuries are going to happen or they aren't ... 1268668[/snapback] I have to agree with this. You can just as easily get your knee sliced open driving down the road with your psychotic woman as you could get hurt in a game. Too much rest hurt the Colts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSab Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 That's a fine line to walk as a coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaw23 Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I think the case has been proven that resting your players for more than 1 game is not a good decision. Especially a team like Indy which runs a lot of timing routes, etc. Sure when your timing is not right you can beat teams like Houston and Tenn., etc., but you are not going to beat a team like Pittsburgh that way. You have to be firing on all cylinders to beat a team like that, no matter how talented you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 Been saying this for weeks on end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 16, 2006 Share Posted January 16, 2006 I wonder if doing the "pre-season" approach would've worked for IND. Ya' know, in pre-season, the regulars usually play about 3 quarters in the 3rd week of pre-season, and rest in the 4th (last) week (playing around 1 quarter). Taking this approach with IND at the end of the regular season, they would've played their starters heavy for 3-4 quarters in week 17. Then take the week off (playoff by in week 1), then come back in playoff week 2. Again, like NSab indicated before -- very fine line for a coach to toe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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