Clayton says Law is still in play

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Originally Posted by SideWinder

Who ever it was that said this about Manning has no freakin' clue what the hell they are talking about.

The Patriots secondary was made up of rookies and scrubs when the Colts lost to them.

Manning struggles mightily against teams that play a physical D.

Even though the Pats secondary wasn't the most talented, they did what they needed to, i.e., hitting the receivers at the line, disrupting their routes, while the front 7 put consistent pressure on Manning.

If the timing in their offense is disrupted, and Manning starts to take a couple hits, he gets rattled and starts just making bad throws and bad decisions, which is why I refer to him as a pussy, and call his MVP award the Most Vaginal Player.

Let's stand you in a field and let some 280lb guy running a 4.5 40 blindside you. I'll bet you start getting rid of it sooner, too.

Of course you discount entirely that Manning may be getting rid of it sooner because he knows the rush is going to get there sooner and he doesn't want to take the loss of yardage that comes with the sack. I've seen him wait until the last second plenty of times and still take the pop. Of course if you're Tony Dungy you would rather he throw it into the stands than take that injury. You need Manning on the field. Period.

As for Trent (remember the TrINT days?) holding it forever, let's recall the times that "holding it forever" got him sacked and pushed the Chiefs out of field goal range, into 3rd and long, etc.

As for the Pats beating the Colts, the Pats do that just like you say. They hit the receivers all over the field, including past 5 yards. The Pats are masterful at understanding the flags come out less in the post season and, to their credit, they play that for all it's worth. That's why a punch-you-in-the-face team beats a dancing-fineses team nearly every time in the playoffs.