0 Second gear is first nature 发帖者 Johnny Depp | 时间： 18:49

Colts fans, don't worry. Whenever things look ominous, Capt. Peyton is going to accelerate and play like the best in the world -- partly because he is -- and also because every member of the defending champs is acutely aware of when the time is right to crush an opponent. No one turns a nerve-wracking, one-point halftime lead into another runaway triumph better, and the Denver Broncos were just another team that had to deal with being overwhelmed in Indianapolis.The remarkable thing about the Colts is that you can take 43 Polamalu black jersey
away weapons and they'll still stomp the opposition. Last week, Marvin Harrison got banged up and had his afternoon end early with a single 8-yard catch to show for it, but that didn't stop the Colts or even come close to slowing them. On most teams, losing a player of Harrison's caliber would mean they'd concede that game and pray to any available deity that he'd be back next week. Instead, Manning still managed to complete 20 of his 27 throws, sprinkling three touchdowns among his 193 yards.Including Harrison, Manning sent completions to eight Colts. Of course, one of those players was tight end Dallas Clark, a 6-foot-3, 252-pound tight end who's so superior as a receiver that even a cornerback as remarkable as Champ Bailey had some struggles covering him. Two of the six passes he caught for 76 yards went into the end zone, including the second-half score after a Marlin Jackson interception that made it 28-13. Making opponents suffer for mistakes is essential, and having a player like Clark step up while arguably the best receiver in the league is sidelined is how close games evolve into eventual blowouts.Also helping to sink Denver was consistent ground pounding by the Colts, typically led by Joseph Addai's 136 yards. A high percentage of those came early in the contest, and, even though the score remained close during the time the Colts tended to call more runs, they were in truth merely setting up later Bronco doom by drawing the secondary closer to the line.That naturally enabled Manning to hit receivers with ease later on, as defenders were torn between trying to stop the run or stem the passing tide. It's not a fun decision, a situation exacerbated by the fact that backup Colt rusher Kenton Keith, back from Saskatchewan exile, also kicked in 80 yards on a mere 10 carries. Who else in this league can plug in a former CFL running back and have him contribute immediately in a complementary role?Overall, a team gaining 6.1 yards per carry for a 226-yard total is basically setting up dominoes in order to tumble them later. The fact that the Colts' three third-quarter drives resulted in three touchdowns (if one counts the series that ended early in the final period with a touchdown strike to Reggie Wayne) 4 Brett Favre White jersey
shows why early patience pays off.It's not as if early on the Colts play nonchalantly early. Teams like Denver appear to be running close, but the sad truth for opponents is that Indy is often simply waiting for the right time to hit the throttle. The ability for a team to collectively elevate its game at the precisely perfect moment is the mark of a champion. Succeeding during difficult circumstances, specifically by, say, dramatically outshooting an offense that came into town averaging 392 yards game, is standard practice for a Colts squad that seems to be perpetually rolling, even if the score at the half doesn't look as if it reflects that.Get original