>>but see...The Colts really can't do anything different than
>>they do....the Steelers on the other hand could make the
>>adjustments based on the regular season game.....
>yes but the colts went against what they had been doing all
>season long. they started to panic and went pass happy and
>womanning was making a lot of bad throws.

actually..what the Colts did today...is the same thing they've done over the years when put in this same type of circumstance......Their style of play has them locked in to a certain format...and they cannot easily come out of that.

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>>no..it's not about tightening up...it's about just bad game
>>planning at those times
>yes, but as the unofficial offensive coordinator of the team,
>what happens on the field affects BOTH his playcalling AND his
>execution, which is probably why he should let the offensive
>coordinator do the playcalling. when things are going well,
>he's all business, but whenever shit goes bad, he's shaking
>his head and has that expression like he has gas.

I agree...but that's not choking to me...that's having a system set up for failure....I mean....I've heard a few hall of famers same that Johnny Unitas was the best play caller in the history of the NFL....the current Colts QB is not a good play caller...and I say that now...and I said it when he was breaking Marino's record....
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>>...it's not about execution, which I
>>associate with choking...but more about planning, and play
>>calling...
>when you put on both hats, execution, planning and play
>calling are inexorably linked. this is the BLUEPRINT for
>dealing with him. the patriots perfected it, the chargers did
>it, and now the steelers. if you haven't yet planned or called
>better plays to adjust to this type of pressure what are you
>stupid?

So is Peyton Manning the only guy who is responsible for making that adjustment??? and if he is..That's even further proof that something is wrong in the bigger picture....

or lacking mental toughness in extreme pressure filled
>situations. i tend to pick the latter.

actually...I wouldn't question the mental toughness...if a guy wants to take it all on himself...I wouldn't question his toughness....

the thing is that this has now happened multilple times over the years, and they get too drunk off all the hype of TD passes to see that there is something inherently wrong with their system...

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