Media making look like the Broncos are the Underdogs

[bap1331]

All i hear is, "What can Peyton Manning do to beat the Colts?" "How will missing Wes Welker affect them?" blah blah...

 

Not one time do i hear them say Andrew Luck. What will Andrew Luck do? What does he need to do with preparing? What do the Colts need to do?

 

This is all on ESPN and NFL Network...

[TKnight24]

I don't listen to the buildup to colts games

So I haven't heard about this but I don't think anyone has Denver as the underdogs

[jvan1973]

All i hear is, "What can Peyton Manning do to beat the Colts?" "How will missing Wes Welker affect them?" blah blah...

Not one time do i hear them say Andrew Luck. What will Andrew Luck do? What does he need to do with preparing? What do the Colts need to do?

This is all on ESPN and NFL Network...

You must be watching ESPN deportes. Nothing like that at all on ESPN or NFL network

[CR91]

people this is why you dont drink and watch tv

[Bravo]

It must be Opposite Day.

[BlueShoe]

I don't really care what the media thinks or believes. 

 

This game is stupid to have in week 1 in the first place. It would be a much better game in weeks 5-13.

 

At this time, neither team has created an identity for 2014, and they won't do in the first week of the season.

[grimluck72]

Yeah I haven't heard one person say they think the colts are going to win.......not one.

[krunk]

I haven't seen anything projecting Denver as an underdog.  Everything has been "Denver should win this one"

[B~Town]

All I've been seeing is Bronco's will route colts in the media

[BlueShoe]

I haven't seen anything projecting Denver as an underdog.  Everything has been "Denver should win this one"

 

 

DJ on NFL Network just picked the Colts and Heath Evans said he would take the Colts if he was sure we had someone to put a hit on Peyton. 

[twfish]

They said the Broncos would win the super bowl to so lets hope for the same outcome

[krunk]

DJ on NFL Network just picked the Colts and Heath Evans said he would take the Colts if he was sure we had someone to put a hit on Peyton. 

 

 

I didn't get to watch that because I'm here typing!  Away from the T.V.  Everything else I've seen has been to the tune of Broncos should win.  I'm glad somebody said something counter to what I've heard so far.

[CR91]

I don't really care what the media thinks or believes. 

 

This game is stupid to have in week 1 in the first place. It would be a much better game in weeks 5-13.

 

At this time, neither team has created an identity for 2014, and they won't do in the first week of the season.

 

ill do the whole colts conspiracy theory . knowing the broncos have have destroyed the last two opening game meetings, they wanted the colts to be the next victim 

[BlueShoe]

The media will soon remember our secret weapon.

 

[Bluefire4]

All I've heard is the Broncos will win and it won't be pretty.. hmm.. we'll see.

[IndyD4U]

The media will soon remember our secret weapon.

Pat SmacAfee

[Coltsince4]

ill do the whole colts conspiracy theory . knowing the broncos have have destroyed the last two opening game meetings, they wanted the colts to be the next victim 

That's possible, I don't trust the NFL. That's why I keep an eye on them... ;) conspiracy theory? Remember Saints, Colts

Superbowl, Katrina, etc..

[CR91]

That's possible, I don't trust the NFL. That's why I keep an eye on them... ;) conspiracy theory? Remember Saints, Colts

Superbowl, Katrina, etc..

 

oh no the biggest conspiracy theory is 2001 pats. coincidence that a team's jersey colors red white and blue won the super bowl for 9/11? and lets not forget the tuck rule

[Coltsince4]

oh no the biggest conspiracy theory is 2001 pats. coincidence that a team's jersey colors red white and blue won the super bowl for 9/11? and lets not forget the tuck rule

OH yea.. I forgot about that one. Hell, now I got two things on my mind about the NFL about conspiracy... That NFL.

[Fx Stryker]

Heath Evans

 

There is your answer. He'll say Peyton is losing a game even if he is up 55-0.

[fatboy]

For most of last season, we were without a Reggie, D Allen, and did not have Hakeem Nicks; Peyton lost Decker and suddenly no Welker. I think we have a real chance here.

[Synthetic]

If I went by this forum, I'd say most are picking the Broncos....and sadly I get the impression people want to see this team lose to Peyton, which is pretty sad.

[GOCOLTS_ROLLTIDE]

All they talk about is how Peyton performed last yr in week one and don't mention anything about our game last yr other than the fact that it was in indy. ..

[jameszeigler834]

I don't listen to the buildup to colts games

So I haven't heard about this but I don't think anyone has Denver as the underdogs

Actually from what on just saw on playbook they are not even given the colts a chance in this game Nobody thinks the colts stand a chance just because of no Mathis. That is bull crap

[TKnight24]

All they talk about is how Peyton performed last yr in week one and don't mention anything about our game last yr other than the fact that it was in indy. ..

33-14 #EnoughSaid

[TKnight24]

Actually from what on just saw on playbook they are not even given the colts a chance in this game Nobody thinks the colts stand a chance just because of no Mathis. That is bull crap

That's the media for you

[Jhaze55]

If I went by this forum, I'd say most are picking the Broncos....and sadly I get the impression people want to see this team lose to Peyton, which is pretty sad.

Hate to tell you this, but being a fan doesn't have some code of conduct. Quit acting like it's some kind of sin. You can root for however many teams you like. It doesn't make you any less of a "fan".

 

Lol, and it's not sad. Different people have different reasons for watching football.

[southwest1]

There is your answer. He'll say Peyton is losing a game even if he is up 55-0.

You can say that again FX. Heath Evans is knowledgable about football & he did win a ring in 2009 with New Orleans a darn good NFL team, but he has such thick blinders on when it comes to NE or the Saints it's funny. I understand his devotion to both clubs, but it's nearly blind loyalty with no objectivity. The only thing worse is Skip Bayless drinking the tainted kool aid in Dallas. 

 

Look, I know I'm biased toward the Colts, but if you kick our behind like AZ did last year. I own it, admit I was wrong, & bow to the greater foe that day. 

[southwest1]

people this is why you dont drink and watch tv

Isn't that how 3D flat screen TVs were invented? Whoa dude, shapes are floating toward me man. LOL! 

[southwest1]

I haven't seen anything projecting Denver as an underdog.  Everything has been "Denver should win this one"

I'm so used to be underestimated that if our franchise was ever universally picked by pundits to win a major game I'd get very nervous. 

 

"He who made kittens put snakes in the grass." --Jethro Tull "Bungle In The Jungle." I like being the serpent in the weeds waiting to strike & unleash the neutralizing venom to our adversary. 

[akcolt]

If I went by this forum, I'd say most are picking the Broncos....and sadly I get the impression people want to see this team lose to Peyton, which is pretty sad.

I get the same feeling sometimes It is so pro Manning it is ridiculous you can't even point out straight up facts like his short comings in big games especially the playoffs.

 

Last time I saw the Bronco's they were getting their a$$ handed to them and that was when they still had Moreno Decker Welker Prater, Holliday. They have some changes to adapt to. I am not sold on Miller or that Ware has found the fountain of youth.

 

Manning is a statue and we will get to him Werner in particular. Football is a game of momentum if we make mistakes it could get out of hand. If we play a clean game I think we win.

 

I fully expect the Colts to win the game.

 

I still respect Manning but I am not a Denver fan funny how the board hates all the Seahawk bandwagoners.    

[southwest1]

That's possible, I don't trust the NFL. That's why I keep an eye on them... ;) conspiracy theory? Remember Saints, Colts

Superbowl, Katrina, etc..

I will say this until I day. Yes, I wanted to win the SB in 2009 immensely, but what helped me get over the crushing loss was knowing how the Championship galvanized that city to rebuild & remake itself.

 

New Orleans is the heart of American jazz & I was relieved to see that essential musical genre not die permanently. NO nonsense. SW1 sincerely means that. 

[thedude]

All i hear is, "What can Peyton Manning do to beat the Colts?" "How will missing Wes Welker affect them?"

I'll tell you how much missing Welker will mean.  Very little.  The Broncos have a very talented corps of receivers. 

[LordHelpOurColts]

If Denver turns the ball over three times like they did last year then the Colts can win

[Coltsince4]

If I went by this forum, I'd say most are picking the Broncos....and sadly I get the impression people want to see this team lose to Peyton, which is pretty sad.

Not me dude... Now are the Broncos going to win? If I knew that I would bet on the game. But I know where you're coming from..

[southwest1]

Not me dude... Now are the Broncos going to win? If I knew that I would bet on the game. But I know where you're coming from..

Slightly off topic, but not really in a way...Why does Roger Goodell frown on gambling, but everywhere you look fantasy football is symbolically betting on individual players stats to win & be king of your league? 

 

The NFL is family friendly & anti-gambling, but they advertise beer & condom commercials on TV & Vegas always calculates point spreads to determine who will play against each other in the SB. Huh? What? 

 

That like surrounding your kid with drugs & guns & then being surprised that they became an arms smuggler & drug lord instead of becoming a school teacher & a model citizen. I'm just saying.  

 

So gambling is being encouraged through the back door & yet Pete Rose is still banned from baseball forever for doing what most of us do anyway whether or not real money changes hands. Do as I say not as I do. Does that make any sense at all? No, it doesn't. In fact, it screams of hypocrisy if you ask me. JMO. 

 

Okay, it is true that not every fan plays fantasy football. I don't, but we all project which team is gonna beat another squad & the reason for it on offense, defense, or special teams. Even simulations are an indirect form of gambling just like flight simulators are a way to teach pilots how to fly aircraft without crashing billion dollar planes, choppers, or bombers; The brain doesn't really notice the difference between simulators & real flight after awhile just like hypothetical gambling gives your brain the same rush as doing gambling for real high stakes profit or debt loss. 

[southwest1]

Slightly off topic, but not really in a way...Why does Roger Goodell frown on gambling, but everywhere you look fantasy football is symbolically betting on individual players stats to win & be king of your league? 

 

The NFL is family friendly & anti-gambling, but they advertise beer & condom commercials on TV & Vegas always calculates point spreads to determine who will play against each other in the SB. Huh? What? 

 

That like surrounding your kid with drugs & guns & then being surprised that they became an arms smuggler & drug lord instead of becoming a school teacher & a model citizen. I'm just saying.  

 

So gambling is being encouraged through the back door & yet Pete Rose is still banned from baseball forever for doing what most of us do anyway whether or not real money changes hands. Do as I say not as I do. Does that make any sense at all? No, it doesn't. In fact, it screams of hypocrisy if you ask me. JMO. 

 

Okay, it is true that not every fan plays fantasy football. I don't, but we all project which team is gonna beat another squad & the reason for it on offense, defense, or special teams. Even simulations are an indirect form of gambling just like flight simulators are a way to teach pilots how to fly aircraft without crashing billion dollar planes, choppers, or bombers; The brain doesn't really notice the difference between simulators & real flight after awhile just like hypothetical gambling gives your brain the same rush as doing gambling for real high stakes profit or debt loss. 

In a nutshell, there is no thing as an artificial gambling addiction. You either have a compulsion to do something & can't stop yourself or you don't. I just don't like when the NFL & it's commissioner try to get cute, split hairs, & play the ludicrous semantics metaphor word game I guess. Yes, it is possible to play fantasy football & not evolve into a high stakes gambler that's true among certain people, but some want more risk, more action, & more thrill seeking opportunties which might lead others down a bottomless pit of despair & financial ruin if taken too far past the point of no return.

 

 

Kenny Rogers said it best in his  song "The Gambler": 

 

"You've got to know when to hold 'em

Know when to fold 'em

Know when to walk away

Know when to run

You never count your money

When you're sittin' at the table

There'll be time enough for countin'

When the dealin's done"

 

At the end of the day, I just am troubled by any sports league that pretends to be so pious, pure, & righteous & yet they continue to send out dual or mixed messages to fans of all ages & backgrounds.  Alright, my soap box rant is over now. Thanks for listening anyway. I appreciate it. 

[sweetsurrender]

I'll tell you how much missing Welker will mean.  Very little.  The Broncos have a very talented corps of receivers. 

He had the most third down conversions last year for Denver and scored a ton of TDs the first half of the season (9). To say the best slot receiver in the game won't be missed is ridiculous especially since he has been playing the whole TC and preseason. I still think the Denver O will be hard to stop but Welker missing is significant.

[Nadine]

Nah, I don't see the media making the Broncos underdogs.  They just like to focus on Peyton Manning. 

 

As far as what they have to say about us.....at least I'm not hearing them say that there's no way we can do as well as last year........or that the last two years were a fluke.  I guess they've learned to not underestimate us.

[Coltsince4]

Slightly off topic, but not really in a way...Why does Roger Goodell frown on gambling, but everywhere you look fantasy football is symbolically betting on individual players stats to win & be king of your league? 

 

The NFL is family friendly & anti-gambling, but they advertise beer & condom commercials on TV & Vegas always calculates point spreads to determine who will play against each other in the SB. Huh? What? 

 

That like surrounding your kid with drugs & guns & then being surprised that they became an arms smuggler & drug lord instead of becoming a school teacher & a model citizen. I'm just saying.  

 

So gambling is being encouraged through the back door & yet Pete Rose is still banned from baseball forever for doing what most of us do anyway whether or not real money changes hands. Do as I say not as I do. Does that make any sense at all? No, it doesn't. In fact, it screams of hypocrisy if you ask me. JMO. 

 

Okay, it is true that not every fan plays fantasy football. I don't, but we all project which team is gonna beat another squad & the reason for it on offense, defense, or special teams. Even simulations are an indirect form of gambling just like flight simulators are a way to teach pilots how to fly aircraft without crashing billion dollar planes, choppers, or bombers; The brain doesn't really notice the difference between simulators & real flight after awhile just like hypothetical gambling gives your brain the same rush as doing gambling for real high stakes profit or debt loss.

Well after all that SW1 I guess your right I do know everyone (although it doesn't do me a bit of good) a plumber friend of mine invented the fantasy football board game. If only the saying were really true. It's not what you know but who you know.