Colts Defense!

[oldunclemark]

Did we watch the same game? ponder made short completions most of the game... not alot you can do to defend that. Completions dont really tell the whole story either. Colts defense had a pretty good game, would have been even better if they had kept that tipped TD off the board.

It was good...

we were a tipped 4th down ball away from a 20-6 win... without our starting MLB...and DE

Redding was very good and Mathis was rolling..Bethea laid out big hits and Powers covered his man well..

[jbaron04]

There were some good things with the D. Cory Redding showed why he was the priority signing this offseason. Moala played on the Vikings side of the LOS most of the D. But,personally, I'm not going to give a lot of praise to a D that allows Christian Freakin' Ponder to go 27 of 35 for 245 yards and two TDs. Part of that is Manusky's fault, not calling the correct D, but some of that falls on the players as well.

Alot of that is check downs an short passes

[holeymoley99]

Freeman is going to be a beast makes plays every week what a find, very personable guy as well talks to his fans on his facebook morning of games. V. Davis seems to be adjusting quickly to what we what him to do and didnt give up anything big. Redding showed his value throughout.

[Nostrils]

Good job today!

[deedub75]

Defense played better than last week but that could be because of who we played. I'll hold my full praise until they can play well 2 games in a row.

[Coltswarriors]

Our defense looks too inconsistent, but they did play well today.

Redding was a GREAT addition this offseason. He's always pumped and he's a play maker.

We got a steal with Freeman. He's been playing amazing. Will be interesting where Angerer fits in when healthy. I'd assume Angerer gets his spot back and maybe Freeman takes Connor's spot? Really like our LBs.

[BOTT]

could be wrong and need to look at play again, but it looked like freeman might of had a pick on the play were redding tipped the ball into the endzone that the vikings converted into a lucky td.

[DoomOf21]

Let's not shoot our pants just yet, holding Peterson to less then 100 yards was surprising. Freeman is getting more comfortable as a starter. 2 players that REALLY need to step up is Justin king and Tom zibikowski. Especially tommy z.

None of us are Plaxico Burris.

[GrizzColt]

I think ponders is going to be better than gabbert. For henne I would dial up some good blitz packages. He has the arm but not the brain to be a starter.

[JWF]

i thought the D was pretty solid. AP was contained. We got pretty good pressure. Connor dropped a sure INT and the tipped pass for TD was flukey and probably would have been a INT by the LB if it wasnt tipped.

Was glad to see solid run D. Its been a while.

[BleedingBlue]

cory redding. that is all.

[Gavin]

cory redding. that is all.

and Freeman, and Hughes and our interior D Linemen and Moala and Conner and Mathis

[ztboiler]

Which part am I supposed to give him credit? That Redding tipped it, that the receiver still caught it or that, or the poor defensive calls that allowed the Vikes to moves easily to the 7?

The main that that prevented fans from calling this a defensive meltdown by the Colts is the fantastic play of Luck, Avery and Wayne at the end of each half.

The other guys get paid in this league too...maybe you are new to the professional game, but making plays that end in defensive stops are good defense in the NFL. That it resulted in a busted play touchdown is no less of an accomplishment.

[NewEra]

the guy we got from the jets was taking up a ton of double teams and holding his ground strong!

[krunk]

Defense played better than last week but that could be because of who we played. I'll hold my full praise until they can play well 2 games in a row.

I like what we did today, but Minnesota has no weapons other than AP. I'd like to see us against a better offensive team.

Great win though!

[krunk]

the guy we got from the jets was taking up a ton of double teams and holding his ground strong!

I didn't know he played today. I watched the game, but I didn't see him.

[krunk]

Our defense looks too inconsistent, but they did play well today.

Redding was a GREAT addition this offseason. He's always pumped and he's a play maker.

We got a steal with Freeman. He's been playing amazing. Will be interesting where Angerer fits in when healthy. I'd assume Angerer gets his spot back and maybe Freeman takes Connor's spot? Really like our LBs.

It will also be good when we get Chapman back on down the road. Also If Grigson keeps pounding the waiver wire, we may end up with a pretty solid defensive unit this year when it's all said and done. I really believe he can get something going.

[holeymoley99]

MTV was in there saw him a few times stuffing the gaps.

[Mr.Debonair]

Can someone tell me, why we didn't destroy bOth Viking receivers in the end zone on that tipped ball. Once the ball has been tipped its open season. Instead we waited for it to come down and Rudolph out jumped our guy for the tip

[Warhorse]

Thanks for the positive, Smitto. I saw a lot to be excited about. Especially considering the cap room and the positional needs we had to deal with.

[indycrazy1887]

Ponder challenged powers because davis shut his reciever down. the one guy that stood out is Redding. beast performance overall, i cant wait to see which pieces we add in FA next year because the front office has done quite an excellent job with the limited money they had this offseason. im impressed by the defense as a unit, i was also hoping hughes would show us he can do well in a 3-4, lets hope when he's in for freeney he can make something happen in the future. im excited for the rest of the season and as long as we keep playing like this and continue to work hard and get better who knows what we can accomplish.

[That Guy]

Not only did we have four sacks, but they were spread out to each of our four starting linebackers. Mathis, Conner, Freeman, and Hughes each had a sack. Redding also played an outstanding game.

[Jindrake]

I like what we did today, but Minnesota has no weapons other than AP. I'd like to see us against a better offensive team.

Great win though!

So Harvin and Toby Gerhart are not worth mentioning even though they were running on our d like a knife through hot butter?

[krunk]

So Harvin and Toby Gerhart are not worth mentioning even though they were running on our d like a knife through hot butter?

The Vikings running stats against us do not suggest a hot knife through butter. You are taking that one a bit far.

[krunk]

So Harvin and Toby Gerhart are not worth mentioning even though they were running on our d like a knife through hot butter?

If you want to mention those guys fine, but no one is shaking in their boots to face Harvin and Gerhart. I respect Harvin, but he's only one guy. Are any of their receivers good outside of him?

[Jindrake]

If you want to mention those guys fine, but no one is shaking in their boots to face Harvin and Gerhart. I respect Harvin, but he's only one guy. Are any of their receivers good outside of him?

My point was to say they only have one guy was taking a bit far as well

[krunk]

My point was to say they only have one guy was taking a bit far as well

Harvin is good, but AP is the one who makes you shake in your boots as far as a serious weapon.

[Jindrake]

Harvin is good, but AP is the one who makes you shake in your boots as far as a serious weapon.

I understand what you are saying ap is their main weapon but in turn he isn't their only weapon

[Hans Moleman]

An underrated aspect of our D's performance (and probably a missed opportunity for Minnesota) was their inability to use Rudolph in the passing attack for most of the game. He's their 2nd best player in the passing game besides Harvin, but was a non-factor for most of the afternoon.

It speaks to the kind of pressure we were getting that the Vikings weren't able to do much with Rudolph, especially downfield.

[IndyTrav]

Great win, with some great individual performances. But there are some concerning things.

Lack of turnovers being one, but something that's really stood out in the last two games to me is our defense really gettin worked in the 2nd half. Seems teams are making good adjustments, while we stand pat (seems familiar).

Again, great win with some good individual work, but Minn shooting themselves in the foot with several stupid penalties may have kept this game from a win to a 14pt loss.

Plenty more to build on and get better, but we aren't where we need to be. Yet....

[chad72]

Great win, with some great individual performances. But there are some concerning things.

Lack of turnovers being one, but something that's really stood out in the last two games to me is our defense really gettin worked in the 2nd half. Seems teams are making good adjustments, while we stand pat (seems familiar).

Again, great win with some good individual work, but Minn shooting themselves in the foot with several stupid penalties may have kept this game from a win to a 14pt loss.

Plenty more to build on and get better, but we aren't where we need to be. Yet....

That is where I wonder if Pagano is doing the playcalling for D or Manusky. I have to think Manusky. Manusky was known for the highest 3rd down conversion pct. across the league last year with the Chargers (Colts were 31st and Chargers were 32nd in 2011). The soft shell coverage we were playing with no extra heat brought against Ponder with 2 safeties deep definitely reminded me of the "prevent" defense we are used to seeing with Ron Meeks, Larry Coyer, and Manusky with the Chargers last year.

There was some room for error if we brought some heat on D, we were playing with a 2 TD lead. A few more blitzes was something we could have used. Their WR corp was not that deep and fast that we needed to worry about anyone other than Harvin beating 1-on-1s in blitz situations, hence the chances could have been taken, IMO.

Btw, I loved Mario Addison yesterday.