Saturday, it Could be the Day Larry has Been Waiting All His Life For

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Omigod, Have you read the stats on the Indianapolis Colts? This 2006 Colts team allowed an absolutely amazining 2,768 rushing yards in 16 games. They havent given up so much real estate to NFL foes in 20 years. This years struggling defense allowed 5.3 yards per carry, (listening Larry?) the second-highest total since 1978 and the very worthless 1996 New Orleans Saints allowed 6.1 yards per. Heck the Colts allowed 375 yards rushing during one game against Jacksonville.

Lots of people are asking the big question, Can we just line up and run for 5.3 every time and never toss the ball? It is the big debate in every bar and outside a lot of churches too. I heard two women discussing it over the tomatoes on the produce aisle at Price Chopper!

Chiefs Analyst and Hall of Fame quarterback, Len Dawson, was asked if it could happen.“I don’t think you could run it every down,” Dawson says he knows about this firsthand. His old team back in 1968, configured a scheme. Hank Stram was struggling to protect his inury plagued receivers going into an always nasty game against the hated Oakland Raiders. Coach Hank came up with the two tight ends, he also lined up three running backs behind Dawson to run the ball, incessantly. He said in that game the Raiders Defense was too prideful to change make the adjustments. They refused to load up the line of scrimmage.

Oh yeah, the Chiefs won the game 24-10, but no, in the end they couldnt run every down. Len Dawson, after a good warm up, threw the ball three times. Ponder that. Can we beat that record? I myself have to wonder, the way Trent was tossing up the picks last week and tripped over the ball, offering up three turnovers himself! It would be such a tempting record to break, think, on Indianapolis artificial home turf, wouldnt it be particularly sweet. They would talk about it for decades... if we won. Larry would enjoy the ink!

Hey, maybe its not THE plan for Saturday, they might have some play action to toss in the mix. But Herm, remember, ya gotta make them stop the run first... right? LOL!


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