Chris Herndon Jerseys Stitched , Week 5. Tonight the Indianapolis Colts travel to Foxboro, Massachusetts to take on the New England Patriots.The Colts are led by
quarterback Andrew Luck, still trying to find his form after a long absence due
to injury. The Colts come into the game struggling at 1-3, with a long list of
injured players. The Colts have already placed 10 players on injured reserve,
and have another seven players out for this game with various injuries. This
could make for a difficult night against the New England Patriots, who are
getting a key weapon back from the suspended list in Julian Edelman.The Patriots
are led by ageless wonder Tom Brady at quarterback, and feature the nearly
unstoppable tight end Rob Gronkowski and slippery slot receiver Julian Edelman
in an attack that gives opponents nightmares when it is fully healthy. Newly
acquired Josh Gordon, if his head is on straight, could make the Patriots attack
lethal once again after the Patriots struggled over the first four weeks of the
season with a 2-2 record.It’s a matchup of AFC teams that vied for Super Bowl
berths not too long ago. It’s the Colts and the Patriots in tonight’s Thursday
Night Football action. Enjoy the game everybody. Usually
Youth Trenton Cannon Jerseys , we like to exchange Q&As with the SB Nation blog of the opposing team the Jets will be facing in the coming week.However, we’re
switching things up this week. Chris Blystone, representing Stampede Blue, has
given us three reasons he thinks the Colts could lose on Sunday. In turn, I have
given them three reasons I think the Jets could lose.Here are Chris’ responses.
You can check out mine pertaining to the Jets here.Why will the Colts lose on
Sunday?InjuriesThe Colts team has been ravaged by injuries this season. The
sideline on Thursday night against the Patriots looked less like that of a
football team and more like a makeshift emergency room. They’ll likely be
without their top two receiving weapons again this week as top receiver T.Y.
Hilton and tight end Jack Doyle are likely to be out.Eric Ebron has filled in
effectively in Doyle’s absence and has been a productive red zone target. Except
he also missed practice on Wednesday with a “shin/quad/ankle/knee” injury. I can
only assume from this report that he was involved in a severe shark attack. When
you add in that starting center Ryan Kelly didn’t practice with a calf injury
and that the Colts just placed their starting right guard on IR with two broken
vertebrae, this offense looks like one that could struggle.That is totally
ignoring the defensive injuries, which are even more significant. The Colts
signed veteran safety Mike Mitchell this week because literally their whole
safety room was hurt. Malik Hooker didn’t practice and Clayton Geathers and
Matthias Farley both seem unlikely to be available on Sunday. If Hooker can’t
play, your guess is as good as mine as to who starts opposite Mitchell, although
it is likely George Odum
Trenton Cannon Jerseys Stitched , whose name you don’t know for a reason.Thankfully, the Colts cornerbacks seem to be getting healthier, so that works in their favor,
but the linebacker room is still thin as rookie standout Darius Leonard missed
practice again with an ankle injury, and Anthony Walker was limited in his
practice.All in all, the Jets are facing a Colts team that is operating at about
half strength due to the parts they are missing. It is always tough to win on
the road, but when you’re this banged up it is nearly impossible.No running
gameThe Colts simply haven’t been able to put together any kind of consistent
running game thus far in the season. Whether due to injury or circumstances,
something has prevented them from ever really getting the running game going and
that has made this team pretty one dimensional.Right now Andrew Luck leads the
league in pass attempts. Getting starting left tackle Anthony Castonzo and
starting running back Marlon Mack back this week will certainly help, but they
have to make a concerted effort to move the ball on the ground. That should be
easy against the Jets defensive line right? No? Great.In a game where so many of
their receiving weapons are hurt
Color Rush Chuma Edoga Jersey , the Colts absolutely need to make the running game a factor and get those guys involved, because right now the running backs might be
the healthiest position group on the roster. The problem is, they haven’t been
able to do it all season, so there is not a lot of hope they will start
Sunday.Inability to win in close gamesThe Colts have been in every game they’ve
played this season. In fact, they’ve led the game in the second half of each of
their games except against the Patriots. However, they have just 1 win to show
for it. Mistakes, injuries, mental errors, and lack of talent are all to blame
for the Colts simply being unable to grit out wins in close games.Given the
Colts’ offensive injuries
Youth Chuma Edoga Jersey , that is problematic. In a best-case-scenario situation, the Colts will manage to keep this game close. Andrew Luck is still a phenomenal
player and his receivers are bound to catch at least some of the passes thrown
their way. However, if the game is close, the Colts simply haven’t proven they
can get the win. With so many key players either missing or likely playing at
less than 100%, there is not any reason to expect them to suddenly buck the
trend of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
