Miami hopefuly is not a trap game.

[horseshoecrabs]

This is a game we should not over look as a sure win because of Miami's woes. At this point, the games we should be able to win are the most that worry me. I just hope that the guys are motivated to play them 60 minutes at their best At this point and on the roll we are own, every game is almost a playoff game. It will be another measuring point in our progress this season as a young team to persevere. This will speak volumes of our mind set as a young team, as a core group.

[Stephen]

1 hour ago, horseshoecrabs said:

This is a game we should not over look as a sure win because of Miami's woes. At this point, the games we should be able to win are the most that worry me. I just hope that the guys are motivated to play them 60 minutes at their best At this point and on the roll we are own, every game is almost a playoff game. It will be another measuring point in our progress this season as a young team to persevere. This will speak volumes of our mind set as a young team, as a core group.

They lose to the dolphins their playoff chances are history

[Luck 4 president]

I hope they don’t overlook the dolphins. 1 game could cost us a shot at the playoffs.

[Solon]

Both teams are 5-5 and fighting for playoff positioning? I doubt the Colts overlook the Dolphins. If anything, they should view this game as a must win and leave everything on the field.

[Patrick Miller]

I don't think the Colts are going to ever over look a team this year. They know they have faults...... They know they still have a lot of work to do.....a mountain to climb. One game at a time. They won't over look the dolphins........

[braveheartcolt]

No such thing as a trap game. Nonsense really. It's like your wife having a 'trap' birthday. Like, it's her 37th and you don't bother with a present. Wooooosh. Doghouse here I come. Etc.

[TDewar1987]

I think the coaching staff and vet players will do a good job focusing on the next game regardless of who they are playing and help the younger players cancel out the noise. 

[Tsarquise]

I dont think the Colts have been successful enough to think any outcome of a game is a given. 

[jskinnz]

I have a hard time seeing this as a trap game.  First off the Colts are capable of losing regardless as they have their flaws and are not some juggernaut.  They can be beat without overlooking Miami.

 

Plus they just spent the last month getting back into contention.  It is hard for me to believe they * that away by somehow overlooking the Fins, who by the way share the same record and are in the same playoff chase. This is an opportunity to continue their momentum and put a team they are competing with in their rear view mirror.

[Shadow_Creek]

your thread would have made more sense if we only had two losses not five.

[aaron11]

@ Jacksonville  is the biggest trap game on the schedule imo

 

we dont even have a winning record it would be silly to over look anyone, especially another wild card contender 

[jameszeigler834]

11 hours ago, Stephen said:

They lose to the dolphins their playoff chances are history

I agree if colts lose to Miami then they might as well pack it up for this year cause we wont make it.

[Mr.Debonair]

We aren’t to the point where we have trap games. Trap games are for the Patriots, Rams, and Saints of the current NFL 

[ColtStrong2013]

10 point favorites and for good reason. I believe the Dolphins are rushing Tannehill back in for this game just to keep it respectable. They have to be crapping their pants coming into Indy this week knowing we could embarrass them and blow their playoff hopes to pieces. 

 

35-14 Colts. Tannehill is going to wish he never stepped on the field much like Mariota on Sunday. Eberflus is going to keep dialing up the pressure. Turay, Lewis, Sheard and Leonard are going to have a heyday this Sunday... and the league is going to be put on notice. I am THAT confident in the way this team is playing. 

 

Put that DJ back in the tunnel and let this guys run through a damn wall as they come out like they did Sunday. 

[VaAllDay757]

3 hours ago, aaron11 said:

@ Jacksonville  is the biggest trap game on the schedule imo

 

we dont even have a winning record it would be silly to over look anyone, especially another wild card contender 

5-5 is a winning a record.....anything .500 and above is winning

[braveheartcolt]

16 minutes ago, VaAllDay757 said:

5-5 is a winning a record.....anything .500 and above is winning

Look up 'winning' in the dictionary.

[shakedownstreet]

Put in Brissett!

[Dingus McGirt]

5-5 teams don't have "trap games."

[VaAllDay757]

30 minutes ago, braveheartcolt said:

Look up 'winning' in the dictionary.

Anything on the positive side is winning so how is being at .500 not winning??? Anything below .500 is losing

[braveheartcolt]

1 hour ago, VaAllDay757 said:

Anything on the positive side is winning so how is being at .500 not winning??? Anything below .500 is losing

You are definitely winning this debate, and I'm 49% sure of that.

[Luck 4 president]

2 hours ago, VaAllDay757 said:

5-5 is a winning a record.....anything .500 and above is winning

It’s actually not. Subtract the losses from the wins. Is the number positive or negative? Positive = winning. Negative = losing.  (Zero isn’t positive or negative) 

[rockywoj]

I think that the whole concept of “trap” games is a fallacy at the pro level in a league with only 16 games.  Especially so, though, when you are playing a team with a record that is equal to yours and also in knowing that any loss may very well eliminate you from the playoffs, especially when against a conference foe.  Ergo, I think the very question is silly.  

 

Happy U.S. Thanksgiving.  

[AZColt11]

If the Colts are at the point they are looking at ANY game as a trap game, then they are already done IMHO.  They aren't that good yet.

[#12.]

Had this game not been flexed, the roof might have been open.  Almost 60.  Doubt they do it for a 4:25 game.  Most of the game will be played in darkness anyway, and once the sun goes down the temperature will drop.  Chance of a shower, too.

[aaron11]

5 hours ago, VaAllDay757 said:

5-5 is a winning a record.....anything .500 and above is winning

dont think i can agree with that.  6-4 would be a winning record, 5-5 is even 

[dw49]

7 hours ago, ColtStrong2013 said:

10 point favorites and for good reason. I believe the Dolphins are rushing Tannehill back in for this game just to keep it respectable. They have to be crapping their pants coming into Indy this week knowing we could embarrass them and blow their playoff hopes to pieces. 

 

35-14 Colts. Tannehill is going to wish he never stepped on the field much like Mariota on Sunday. Eberflus is going to keep dialing up the pressure. Turay, Lewis, Sheard and Leonard are going to have a heyday this Sunday... and the league is going to be put on notice. I am THAT confident in the way this team is playing. 

 

Put that DJ back in the tunnel and let this guys run through a damn wall as they come out like they did Sunday. 

 

 

Line is down to 7.5 with a few 8's. 

 

 

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

[VaAllDay757]

5 hours ago, braveheartcolt said:

You are definitely winning this debate, and I'm 49% sure of that.

.500 is even and that's not on the negative side soooooo if it's not negative then it's positive

5 hours ago, Luck 4 president said:

It’s actually not. Subtract the losses from the wins. Is the number positive or negative? Positive = winning. Negative = losing.  (Zero isn’t positive or negative) 

.500 is not negative....so again we're on the plus side

[VaAllDay757]

2 hours ago, aaron11 said:

dont think i can agree with that.  6-4 would be a winning record, 5-5 is even 

5-5 is not losing tho....it's either winning or losing there's no in between

[2006Coltsbestever]

2 hours ago, aaron11 said:

dont think i can agree with that.  6-4 would be a winning record, 5-5 is even 

What will be 6-5 after this week?  No way we lose this game. Sooner or later even the doubters and non believers will need to admit we were much better than some thought . Colts will blow Miami out and I usually pick close games, this game will be over by halftime. 

[aaron11]

22 minutes ago, VaAllDay757 said:

5-5 is not losing tho....it's either winning or losing there's no in between

5-5 is tied 

[aaron11]

13 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:

What will be 6-5 after this week?  No way we lose this game. Sooner or later even the doubters and non believers will need to admit we were much better than some thought . Colts will blow Miami out and I usually pick close games, this game will be over by halftime. 

yeah its been a weird year, i do think low rankings were justified when they were 1-5, but that turned around quickly once the team was healthy 

 

any team with a healthy andrew luck cant really be 32nd though 

[2006Coltsbestever]

1 minute ago, aaron11 said:

yeah its been a weird year, i do think low rankings were justified when they were 1-5, but that turned around quickly once the team was healthy 

 

any team with a healthy andrew luck cant really be 32nd though 

Yeah when we were 1-5 I was even doubting us a bit but now it's winning time my friend. I still say 9-7, just sticking with from what I said from day 1. 

[ColtStrong2013]

3 hours ago, dw49 said:

 

 

Line is down to 7.5 with a few 8's. 

 

 

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

 

I figured it would go down after they named Tannehill the starter. Again, they are grasping at staws to try to keep this game competitive. We were what, 2 point favorites last week?? I like our odds of covering and hitting the over. 

[Luck 4 president]

1 hour ago, VaAllDay757 said:

.500 is even and that's not on the negative side soooooo if it's not negative then it's positive

.500 is not negative....so again we're on the plus side

It’s not positive haha. Do you win if the score ends 30-30? No it’s a draw. And a 5-5 record is neither a winning or losing record. It’s neutral. 

[2006Coltsbestever]

8 minutes ago, Luck 4 president said:

It’s not positive haha. Do you win if the score ends 30-30? No it’s a draw. And a 5-5 record is neither a winning or losing record. It’s neutral. 

Don't worry, we will be 6-5 in a couple of days . Then it will be positive.

[shasta519]

11 hours ago, braveheartcolt said:

Look up 'winning' in the dictionary.

 

All that was there was a photo of a geeked-out Charlie Sheen.

[shasta519]

This team isn’t going to have a truly competitive game until DAL. Even HOU will get ugly. 

[jimmy g]

8 hours ago, VaAllDay757 said:

.500 is even and that's not on the negative side soooooo if it's not negative then it's positive

.500 is not negative....so again we're on the plus side

Jethrow  Bodine gozinta-type accounting...   5 gozinta 5 once., huh?

[DraftMaster]

7 hours ago, shastamasta said:

This team isn’t going to have a truly competitive game until DAL. Even HOU will get ugly. 

Ugly for them or for us?

[Superman]

15 hours ago, dw49 said:

 

 

Line is down to 7.5 with a few 8's. 

 

 

http://www.vegasinsider.com/nfl/odds/las-vegas/

 

That's interesting. I never liked that line, to be honest. The Colts are beatable, we lost to the Jets earlier this season. And we have a documented history of making Osweiler look like a quality starter. I know the Dolphins are a mess, but having the Colts -10 against anyone this season seems out of whack. I believe the Patriots were -10 against us earlier this season, when we were 1-4 and missing our best receiver and best defensive player. 

 

It's kind of predictable that the line would move, and I'm not sure that's entirely due to Tannehill being named the starter. I wonder if it will come down another point over the next couple days.