Look at size of Indy Colts defensive starters...

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hiveredtech

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I thought this interesting since so many internet experts immediately start jumping on the height or weight of new recruits....also added the colleges for a few of them.

These are STARTERS IN THE SUPER BOWL:

DE- Robert Mathis (6-2, 245) Alabama A&M
DE- Dwight Freeney (6-1, 268)
DT- Raheem Brock (6-4, 274) Temple
DT- Anthony McFarland (6-0, 300)

LB- Gary Brackett (5-10, 235) Rutgers
LB- Cato June (6-0, 227)

FS- Bob Sanders (5-8, 205)
SS- Antoine Bethea (5-11, 203) Howard

CB- Nick Harper (5-10, 182) Ft. Valley St.
CB- Jason David (5-8, 180) Wash. St.
 
TechGator1066 said:
Maybe that explains why their is one of the worst in the league.
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It must also explain why they are playing in the most watched single day event in the WORLD!
 
This small line makes sense to me because they did well at home and poorly on the road. Playing with heart and as a team often times mean stats do not matter as much.

They sure did what was needed to be done to shut down Tom Brady after the offense showed signs of life!

21-3 Pats and 7 of those were Manning's fault and then as we all know Colts came back. That wasnt just incredible offense, that required good defensive players playing with heart.
 
refrigeratormover said:
It must also explain why they are playing in the most watched single day event in the WORLD!
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They are playing in this great event on account of their amazing offense IMO.
 
TechGator1066 said:
Maybe that explains why their is one of the worst in the league.
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I guess you discount their play in the post season, and since Sanders has been back.
That said, Bear down Chicago Bears!
 
TechGator1066 said:
Maybe that explains why their is one of the worst in the league.
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C'mon TechGator

They finished 2nd out of 32 teams in scoring defense with a 15.4 average.

They finished 11th out of 32 teams in total defense (yardage).

...and they are in the Super Bowl.
 
Soccer is not a sport!
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Well, I think there are billions of people across the world that would disagree with that :)

But, I have stolen your thread. Back to the subject-

Their defensive players do seem pretty small...
 
I'm just kidding on the soccer part. Heck after that green machine soccer movie in 96' a couple of guys and myself started soccer league's in Ellijay.


The bears two tackles will have their hands full Sunday. Watch and see the TE and RB stay in to help.
 
refrigeratormover said:
Soccer is not a sport!
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I always said that....and even after my son was born I kept saying it.

then....I had a daughter. Now I can officially call it a sport as it is a great one for girls to stay active in the fall. If you told me 10 years ago I would be coaching girls soccer I would have said you were nuts!!!
 
hiveredtech said:
C'mon TechGator

They finished 2nd out of 32 teams in scoring defense with a 15.4 average.

They finished 11th out of 32 teams in total defense (yardage).

...and they are in the Super Bowl.
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Okay, I stand corrected. I still think their D isn't very good, but according to the stats they aren't bad.
 
Soccer is an activity, not a sport. A sport requires scoring. A bunch of kids running in a circle, kicking in the general direction of a ball is a communist activity. You want everyone to feel equally inept and maintain a high level of self esteem.
 
As an ex-soccer player and FIFA certified Soccer ref, I have two things to say about soccer:

1) Soccer is an amazing sport
2) The last world cup made me want to push a screwdriver through my eyes and never watch another match

The problem international soccer has, and it's a huge one, is that the players have become better than the refs. The refs in soccer wield more power than in any other sport, in terms of their punishments deciding the outcome of matches, but the best players are so superior to the best refs that they can game them into deciding the outcome of games with bad calls or no-calls. It's dirty dirty dirty, and until that gets fixed, it will never catch hold in the US.

Soccer needs penalty minutes like hockey. It needs more refs. It needs instant replay. And most of all, it needs retroactive instant replay to punish people who take dives. If you could somehow force the players to play by the rules, then scoring would go way up, and overall lameness would go way down.

That's an informed opinion.
 
I am not an informed soccer fan but I try to watch the World Cup and I came up with the same conclusion as you. The acting done on the field and the affect on the outcome of the games was disgusting.

However, until soccer and hockey adopt some rule changes to affect scoring I will never be a big fan and I don't think they will catch on in this country. I mean who wants to invest time and money witnessing a match that ends in a 1-1 tie that is decided by penalty kicks?

My observation would be that there is the offsides rule in both hockey and soccer that seems intended to prevent fast break type situations and I don't know why. Is it some concession to the slow footed? Does it have to do with the a goal not being noble unless a defender is beaten? I just don't understand the rule and it needs to be removed in my opinion. We'd end up with a lot of 10-7 matches but that would be fine with me.
 
The difference rw1 is you don't like soccer. For those who do, a 1-1 draw can still be a great game if you understand and enjoy the action on the field. It's like a 7-6 football game that is a combination of great offensive and defensive plays.

Soccer's popularity continue to grow in the US but it will never rival our national games. And no drastic rule changes will be made to result in 10-7 games. Count on it. I personally don't like hockey, but no one cares. The continued disdain that many Americans have for the sport means nothing on an international level. The rest of the world simply doesn't care what we think.
 
GT1992 said:
Soccer is an activity, not a sport. A sport requires scoring. A bunch of kids running in a circle, kicking in the general direction of a ball is a communist activity. You want everyone to feel equally inept and maintain a high level of self esteem.
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Regarding scoring...not sure what kids team you were watching but it wasn't mine! We averaged 11 goals per game to our opponents 1.

Regarding running in circles...I guess you have not been watching people that know what they are doing. You actually want to keep spread out...I use a diamond formation in youth soccer offensively with one fullback on defense.

My kids play baseball, basketball, soccer, karate, and gymnastics (girl only)....and I can tell you that they are far more tired after soccer than any other sport.

My son will stop playing soon when I let him move over to football...and I really do not like soccer that much and would not watch it on tv. But now that I am close to it...I can tell you there is some serious athleticism out there.

....but as long as my daughter is good at it I will continue to stay in tune with it. Who knows...maybe an ACC soccer scholarship in her future!
 
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