(11-17-2019, 05:34 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: They looked like a team heading into a bye rather than off a bye. My eyes tell me there was little preparation for this game.

I think it's over-coaching.
They probably banked on Indy looking for run-first, so they built the playbook around the pass. Also notice how Indy kept us guessing till Friday on the status of their starter - we removed all doubt 13 days before kickoff.

Look at the first houston game - 2 point conversion play - even if the call was "if you see man coverage, go with a draw", why not go with the playbook that was successful, and the hand that was hot?

We overthink strategy, or try to get too fancy. They had no answer for being outmanned on either line.

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