Bob Kravitz's report card

Bring on the Pats. Have you seen the early line, the Colts are 4.5 point underdogs? Ha! I can't wait to watch Brady eat some turf.

Hey Patsie fans.... it's going to be loud and hot in the dome. By the way, Indianapolis has a pretty good team, too.

Good morning INDY!!! Nothing like the smell of 5 Brady touchdowns. Thats what he will have against you punks before halftime!!!! You wannabbeesss are a joke!!! Kravitz will have to finally use the letter F for all parts of his grade card!! Hi Bob. Poor Kitty.

Utecht SUCKS!!! Am I the only one that sees this? I swear he fumbles at least 1 in 5 passes, and thats when he actually CATCHES the ball. Did you see that 25 yarder he had? He even fumbled that, fortunately it went out of bounds. Seriously, more Fletch, less Utecht!

Mr. "Patriots Baby"... I hope the other Colts fans like myself don't resort to classless comments like you have so elequoently shared with us.

The Colts are obviously not wannabees. There is room for more than one good team in the NFL. The Patriots are clearly on top of their game right now, and they are very strong this year. I can say that, while still thinking the Colts are NEARLY on top of their game right now, and they are very strong this year.

Comparing the two seasons, there's no question the Colts have MUCH better wins so far. But, I don't really think that matters. Only next week matters.

I think it will be a really hard game for the Colts, but I also think it may come down to the last team that scores, wins. I can't see either defense stopping either offense for 60 minutes.

I'll stop typing now, but please, don't troll to get emotional rises. Just enjoy your team's accomplishments, and root for them on Sunday. I know I will be rooting for the Colts.

Matt wrote:

Bring on the Pats. Have you seen the early line, the Colts are 4.5 point underdogs? Ha! I can't wait to watch Brady eat some turf.

Despite being a Colts fan, if I were in Vegas, I'd put major $$$ on the Pats to cover.

For the Patriots, it seems like their victories sour in their stomachs. Why would a fan come to an opposing team's message board to scream personal attacks. I take that back, I've spent alot of time in Boston and I know how miserable it must feel. "Patriot Baby", I hope you get to be one of the few to experience life outside of that place of hades.

The announcer at the stadium also kept calling Boiman (sp?) "Ricky" instead of "Rocky"...

I predict that Coach Belichik will not have a lot to say during his post game press conference, after Sunday's game. I am relatively certain that the Colts will move to 8-0, and the Patriots steak of 34 points scored in games will come to an end.

In the fight between good and evil, good will win out, on this one.

Colts 31
Patriots 24

Killa wrote:

Utecht SUCKS!!! Am I the only one that sees this? I swear he fumbles at least 1 in 5 passes, and thats when he actually CATCHES the ball. Did you see that 25 yarder he had? He even fumbled that, fortunately it went out of bounds. Seriously, more Fletch, less Utecht!

totally agree, and yes i did noticed that he fumbled again going out of bounds. you would think that he would take better care since he fumbled earlier in the game.

i just hope the next time that the ball doesn't bounce backwards and costs the colts the playoffs.

ColtsFan wrote:

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Despite being a Colts fan, if I were in Vegas, I'd put major $$$ on the Pats to cover.

you don't need to be in vegas to put money on the game, so put your money where your mouth is.

I can't disagree with your special teams assessment but I do want to say the improvment in defending kickoff returns is remarkable. I believe it is primarily due to a single adjustment which was not to run done the field and hurl themselves through the air like they were a missile, at which point they were as big a threat to a quality returner as a piece of paper floating down from the stands. Not only is it a great way to get hurt but you are not in control of anything once you leave your feet. The one play last week against the jags that resulted in the long kickoff return was because of losing the lane as one colt lined himself right behind another colt and it was off to the races as the jag blew through the open lane.

This will be the first time this season that the patsies will actually play a good team...U could count the cowboys but they have a terrible pass d and they are in the nfc. I cant wait to see the colts D get to brady and the colts d backs jam pandy at the line and light them up when they catch a pass. Be careful patsies u have not seen a team like this before and u wont want to again. The horse will put u in ur place.

TJ Rushing appears to make bad decisions on when to call for a fair catch and when to try and run north. He did have a good 31 yard return,which I give him credit. I believe the Colts would benefit from having Thorpe make the returns or at least give him more opportunities.

Educated Responses Please wrote:

... don't troll to get emotional rises.

That's what the Pats fans do, or haven't you noticed? They enjoy coming on these boards for the sole purpose of stirring up things and trash-talking our team, the fans, the city, everything about Indiana. I believe they do this out of fear, as they should be well aware of who won the previous 3 meetings between these teams.

When are you hicks going to learn? Give up on the Colts - Peyton can't win the big one. Go Pats.

Anonymous wrote:

When are you hicks going to learn? Give up on the Colts - Peyton can't win the big one. Go Pats.

You mean there's a bigger one than the SUPER BOWL??!! Like maybe that AFC Championship game that Brady had, then threw away?

Come on, dude... the monkey's off the back. The Colts are one of the best two teams in the NFL today.

I've always said that my two favorite teams are the Colts and whoever is playing against the Patriots. So, this Sunday, I get to watch both of them in the same game! ;-)

Great win! I wonder if any Super Bowl winning team has gone 7-0 to start the next season?

The Colts-Patriots rivalry reminds me of the Spurs-Lakers in the early from 2000 to 2005: the Lakers had the Spurs' number, psyched them out when it counted and ran away with 3 straight NBA titles while leaving the Spurs battered, flustered and seemingly broken in spirit.

The only thing was that I could never cheer the Lakers, even though I'm from L.A.

It was because they were arrogant, from top to bottom. Their coach, Phil Jackson, was like Bill Belichick is now, except with zen quotes thrown in to confuse the media and public. Shaq and Kobe were smug like Tom Brady and Tedy Bruschi are today. Yes, they were extremely talented but I could never root for them.

Oh yeah- they liked to rub their opponents faces in the dirt like the 2007 version of the Pats.

The Spurs were as good, if not better than the Lakers and with them I found a team to really be excited about. Coach Greg Popovich, while a bit more volatile as Coach Dungy, is every bit as humble and skilled. He too coaches his team with a philosophy to mentor as well as coach. Their team leader, Tim Duncan, is considered to be the best at his position just like Peyton Manning. They also share a humility and dry sense of humor that is very, very appealing.

That is just a few reasons why I will always root for the Spurs and the Colts. Both teams are class acts, from top to bottom.

Unlike the crass act product that the Pats have been putting out since Billy Belichick came to town.

Go Colts!!!

Anika Durand

Am I dopey for responding?

I am sick of the media saying the Patriots are better. Look at the numbers. Moss is only 100 yards ahead of Wayne (our number 2 receiver by the way). Brady is only 600 yards ahead of Manning (two good games away). They they have no running back in the top 25 in yards (Addai is 7th in the league). We've allowed 25 fewer points on defense...and guess what...THEY HAVEN'T HAD THEIR BYE WEEK YET!!! When they take their week off, the Colts will catch them statistically, given neither team dominates next week. So How is it that They are so dominant again?...Oh, because they're classless and run up the score. That's how. Don't try to say they don't, either. Whenever you throw a 38 yard bomb when you're already up by 40 points, you're running it up. "It's the pros. They get paid to score." I hear ya. Defensive ends get paid to hit quaterbacks too, and I hope for once Freeney can be a bad boy and hit Brady low, grab a leg and twist as he goes down...I hear ya,"THAT'S DIRTY". No, that's doing what you get paid to do...Just like running up 52 points.