Yardage doesn't work too much though since HOU is so stacked on O. Schaub's 497 yds against the Redskins made his yardage less; he wasn't contained.

And yeah, I could see 10 maybe if it's earlyish. INDY has threats outside though as well, Clark won't be as much of a problem if we can apply constant pressure to Peyton.

This smacks of AT. A master of the obvious article. I'm fairly confident the Chiefs will take a peek at what the only team to beat the Colts this year did to beat them. Just a guess, but I'm glad this guy pointed it out. Somebody forward this to Haley ASAP!!

Lilja should be a good resource for Romeo and the defense.

Foster was contained by two 3-4 defenses in Washington and Dallas. Dallas has a better secondary and was able to contain Schaub and the receivers.

I'm not stating that will be the case when the Chiefs visit the Texans but I do think there's a much better chance of a win than most people expect. The matchups, outside of the tight end (again) are fairly favorable on defense for the Chiefs.

It's Lucas Oil Stadium now. Truly a unique stadium actually.

Going by memory here.. 17-106 isn't a ton for contained.

He was something like 16-70 against the Redskins, but I still think that's skewed with Schaub throwing for 497.

Owen Daniels has been hurt and recovering this season. He's played some but to me hasn't looked like himself yet. Even if he's fully healthy, he's not the threat DClark is. By then, and after dealing with Clark.. I'd hope we have a good idea on how to contain him.

1) do to Dallas Clark what we did to Vernon Davis...practiciong against Tony 2 surely is helping in this area.
2) Run the ball consistently throughout the game and give Charles the start and the better part of a 65/35 split of the carries
3) Get to PM consistently and hit him when we get there, we cant let him get comfortable. We cant blitz much to do this, we have to do it with a 4 man rush most of the time.
4) Preparation is KEY, Romeo should get these guys ready to take away the things Peyton like to do the most and force him to do things he doesnt do every game. If he tries to replicate recent history, Flowers, Berry, Carr and the rest of the secondary need to play opportunistic football and DONT DROP PICKS.
5) Keep them to field goals and not touchdowns. If we can do this, we can win.
6) Dont let PM get on fire late in the game.

I think that Romeo will be a good resource for Romeo and the defense

Oh that's right, Lilja won't be able to provide any insight into Manning or the Colts' offense because his memory is totally shot. Just like his knees.

Arian Foster is an exemplary member of the first place St. Cloud Boating fantasy football team.

You will speak ill of him no longer.

Yep, this doesn't work...

...but, hopefully the bye can make a difference. Having a few big play guys helps in case they do get down early, and there was just enough pressure up the middle last week to get my hopes up on rattling Manning a little. I'm really interested to see the defensive plan, as well as offense, especially after seeing Herm shit his pants against the Colts twice in recent years.

It all depends on DJ and Berry's continued improvement.

DJ hasn't shown that he can cover a TE consistently over the years and Berry is a very young guy just learning about the NFL. If both can make a leap during the next two weeks of preparation, it may affect Clark's ability to get open and score at will.

I'm not suggesting he won't score (he tore up the Giants because of their safety issues) but hopefully, things will become clearer for Berry over the course of the bye so that it doesn't happen repeatedly.

Just to be clear, I'm in no way, shape or form down on Berry, but he's essentially a college senior playing in the NFL. It's going to take at least 10 games or more for everything to click and most likely, his entire rookie campaign.

The bad thing about our good running game is the Colts KNOW we have a good running game and shitty pass game. It doesn't take someone from NASA to figure out what we're gonna try and do. They're going to put 8 in the box and make Cassel beat us w/ his arm while Mathis and Freeney are breathing down his neck. I just hope Albert and BRich are up for that challenge, those 2 DE's are VERY fast off the line, on that field turf.

Nor his Teddy Ruxpin.

Protection wise, he should be a helluva advantage for the defensive line. If I was Todd, I would stick Lilja in the film room with the front seven and let him coach them up for an hour or two.