*** Official Steelers vs Colts Thread ***

[sam h]

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When Peyton has time to throw and read the defense, he is almost unstoppable. The Patriots did a good job of keeping Manning off of his rythym (sp?) in past seasons. Pittsburg should do likewise and blitz the ish outta him.

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This is completely wrong. The way that Belichick has successfully defended the Colts has been to drop at least seven, if not eight, into a mix of man and zone that is well disguised before the snap, with slightly different looks almost every play. You don't need to blitz to take a quarterback out of rhythm. Blitzing Manning is a recipe for disaster. Getting rid of the ball quickly under blitz situations is probably his most remarkable skill as a quarterback. He might be the best ever at doing this.