The good:
They are resilient underdogs(like the Habs
)
We played them close
Special teams playing big
Landry, Rak, Lorenzo. Heck, even Sellers got in some nice hits and also a good block on Freeney.
Peyton threw at least two near picks.
The bad: You may think it crazy, but we SHOULD HAVE won the game. Forget that it's Peyton Manning. Manning had an off day, we just didn't stick it to him for his near picks. He could have had 2-4 INTs on his stat line, but he didn't get a single one
Kyle still needs to learn the nuances of playcalling. You just don't deviate from what is working(runs up the gut) to something that will likely fail. A toss sweep against a bunch of speedsters? Yeah, that not the time for that.
McNabb. Come on, overthrowing every by a mile on 4th and 10? At least make it catchable for someone. Hell, even an INT would likely have given them worse field position.
Pass pro - Now, only Rabach is a holdover from the Vinnius era, but we've been reduced to using Rabach, Hicks, Lich because he refused to address the line except with UDFA.
Defense's ability to control the line of scrimmage - We made the Colts O-line look like the Hogs in pass pro and in run blocking. The Colts O-line are hardly THAT good. Once again, Thanks Vinny.
ALSO, Jim Haslett. Manning just OWNED YOU. OWNED YOU.