The call of making the offense go out there on 4th and inches to try to draw the defense offsides cost Indy this game. Add on that 5 yards they lost on that penalty, and Adam's kick is good, and the Colts win.

Just a thought......... does anyone think NE is still paying Vinatieri?

lol just kidding.

I can understand why it was a penalty. It is legal to have several players shift at once, but you can't have them do it so abruptly so as to simulate the start of the play. Obviously, their intent was to draw the Chargers offside, so to do that, you have to make the shift quick. They can't just leisurely stand up and shift. That wouldn't draw anyone off, so to do it otherwise is a penalty.

Not just that, but IMO, that is chickenpoop football. I know teams do it in other ways, simple hard counts and the like, but you are the Colts...you want a first down, get the damn yard and earn it.

The Colts still have to win that division, freaking Jacksonville and Tenessee...

The defense played very well, they held the Chargers supposed "Great" offense to only 10 points.  They did THEIR job, but when the rest of the team is hurt, it's going to catch up.  Manning played terrible, Addai struggled, the offensive line got hurt even more when they lost Johnson and Diem.  Credit the Chargers for solid D, but the Colts really blew that, especially on special teams.  They can't make a stop on a return, and then Vanderjagt comes out and shanks the hell out of two kicks.  Ugh...

If we're healthy, we probably win that game.  And if the refs wouldn't have F'd up that INT return, who knows would could have happened.  Either way, Norv Turner is exactly what I knew he was, a terrible coach.  No reason the Colts, with an offense playing THAT bad, should even get close.

ok now,  missing Marvin Harrison definitely affects the offense, but now it's turned into Dallas Clark, Anthony Gonzalez, Tony Ugoh, Ryan Diem, and Charlie Johnson being injured-- ENOUGH ALREADY!!!   and add in Dwight Freeney on the defensive side being injured-- wow.  

Craphonso Thorpe is our 3rd WR, just signed off the practice squad last Thursday-- that should say enough about the injury bug!

When I heard about all these guys missing, and just having watch the horseshoes spot the Chargers 13 points from special teams, I knew what that meant... and it wasn't good for the Colts.   I am still happy that even with all of this happening that they were in a position to win the game at the end-- it would've went down as the worst performance ever to win a game in recent NFL history though....

Chronology of Indy:

7-0

7-1

7-2

We saw that the Colts fell to the "Top 2 teams of the AFC," or so they say...

but I say Tennessee and Jacksonville will catch them somewhere.

Okay, maybe not Tennessee.

You have to be kidding to you watch the game Indy had that game won if Adam V would had made a chip shot.  There is no way you can say that San Diego is the second best team in the AFC.  And did you watch when Indy put in on the Jags in Jacksonville.  There is no chance they will catch Indy.  You know to watch more football before talking next time.  Indy will get healthy again and win the AFC south.

Bad day for Peyton, but I still hope they beat the Pats.

Tom

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