Comments for Blue Crush at http://www.18to88.com , comment 1 to 41 out of 20 comments http://www.18to88.com Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:01:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6617 and Bethea just got the wind knocked out of him. His head never touched the ground, and he was on the field for the next drive. He'll be fine. I'm more worried about Addai. - Cass Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:41:39 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6616 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB52kUiHLeU - Cass Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:39:25 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6565 Dear Paul H...shut up...nicknames are not offensive you left wing puke... - hmrstrm45 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:23:08 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6548 that pick to Ed reed was due to a wrong route in the middle of the field that would have held reed and prevented him from freelancing to that side of the field, thats the explination manning gave. - preston Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:30:35 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6546 And to Paul H: I don't buy the offensive nature of calling garçon frenchy - firstly, he's clearly not French (neither is giguere, but he could be called the same) but his name clearly is (we all know real french people would wave the white flag before the opening kickoff). - J-dc Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:27:12 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6541 It was sometime in the third quarter - Peyton had to haul ass toward the sideline and while running screamed "god damn it, donald!" - J-dc Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:21:40 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6531 I believe it was when Manning was sacked near the end of the 3rd/beginning of 4th. I heard it very clearly on TV. - PaulH Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:23:06 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6526 Regarding Peyton cussing out DB, I'm not sure what play it is people are talking about but I remember a play where Brown missed a block and Peyton had to scramble quickly to his right and get rid of the ball. As he was scrambling, the mic's on the field picked up (or at least this is what it sounded like to me) Manning yelling, "G***amnit Donald!" as he ran. Maybe their talking about another instance, though, like maybe in the first quarter when Brown tripped on his route. I'm not 100% sure where the tough love for the rookie actually occurred. - npb1985 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:17:37 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6525 Does anyone know where in the game Manning cussing out DB occurs? I keep hearing about it and haven't seen it myself even though I re-watched most of the game... - DemondSanders Sun, 17 Jan 2010 09:08:10 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6521 None of that changes the fact that his name [u]is[/u] French. It's like the amish calling Harrison Ford "English" in Witness. I've traveled a lot, and I've generally found that white Americans get way more offended about such things than anyone else in the world does. If a Haitian tells me it's offensive, I can buy that. Calling him Frenchy because he's a Haitian, I could buy that as well. I call him Frenchy because his name is Pierre. Pierre is a French name. It's a term of affection. - DZ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:28:46 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6520 I've donated what I can to help the Haitian recovery effort, though the comment has little to do with that. Given the history of Haiti, it's roughly equivalent to calling a White American person a "Brit" or a southern African American "Confederate". Any colonizer/colonized or oppressed/oppressor relationship works there. Honestly when I saw his name I immediately thought French as well, but we know better now. I love the blog and the analysis, you guys do a great job. Go Colts. - PaulH Sun, 17 Jan 2010 07:20:14 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6514 Excellent write up, but I think I can fill in some of the blanks on some concerns you have. The first pick by Reed, Garcon ran a deep route and Manning threw a comeback route (meaning Garcon should have gone 12-15 yards, planted, and came back, for those unfamiliar with route lingo). I feel like the tremendous effort may have been driven a little by the thought of, "Oh I just F***ed up and have to make up for this." I feel the run game will be okay, but you're right, last night it did not show up. However, remember this Ravens D is an excellent run defense, and we don't exactly have AP and CJ back there taking handoffs. Yet, many run plays were called simply as "keep the clock running" plays. As in, the plan was to keep the clock running rather than run for 10-15. Run blocking was sub-par, but once again, credit the Ravens more than discredit the line. Brown had an excellent run, but you're right, he looks lost sometimes. Still, he didn't disappoint me, he just needs to keep working. Hart played his heart out and I love him for that, even if his performance didn't translate to the stat sheet. I love this kid and have no problem with him getting the amount of PT he did. Not a whole lot of neg's to take from this game. The D looked like the best in the league after a shake first quarter. Manning and the skill guys were sharp, esp. Collie. God love him. Pass blocking was very good. I think Bethea just got the wind knocked out of him, but hopefully he's fine. Peyton trying to run down Ed Reed was hilarious. I just have to say that. All in all, we stuck it to a lot of doubters out there last night. Mucho props. - npb1985 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:02:47 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6507 Instead I think that is just an elaborate cover story. You know how the Patriots have that guy on staff that no one really knows what he does, but he just deals directly with Belichek? (He supposedly has a photographic memory, and it was his abilities that allowed them to "cheat" so successfully.) Anyway, I think DZ is holed up somewhere in the Colts offices, and during the games he is the only one on Coach Caldwell's headphones. ...3rd and two at the thirty-five, two down territory ...O.K. now it's fourth and four, go for it anyway ...seven seconds is an eternity. Go for the dagger Sorry to blow your cover. - Doug England Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:40:49 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6503 but I think Brackett was the player of the game (on defense, at least). He fought off blockers, covered well, tackled well, and was just playing smart football. What a game he had. I do agree that we were pretty damn conservative on offense and if we do end up playing the Chargers next week I think we're going to need to open it up more. I loved seeing Hart in there. Hopefully we see more of him next week no matter the opponent. I'm definitely not taking anything away from our defense but did anyone else notice that Flacco looked shook out there? I noticed the look on his face as early as the first quarter, I think before kickoff too, and he just looked nervous as hell. - 35er Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:22:04 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6498 Offensive? His name is french, first and last. On the Mathis offsides, they actually called it on freeney, though it was clearly Mathis live who looked to be offside. I agree that the replay made it look like he was just insanely fast. The "God damn it, Donald" was so great that I rewound the dvr to watch it again a few times. I dont know how the commentators didnt make a mention about it , it was so loud - J-DC Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:00:34 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6497 Here's the thing: When the Colts drafted him, I heard the name Pierre, and dubbed him Frenchy. For all I knew, he was a white dude from Quebec. If his name was Vladamir, I would probably call him "the Ruski". If you are Haitian and it offends you, I'll stop. If, however, you are worried about how some imaginary Haitian may or may not feel, I would suggest you spend your time helping Haitians in other ways. - DZ Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:54:34 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6493 everyone around me at the game was calling him frenchy. i'm sure he cares a lot. - DemondSanders Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:31:36 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6490 Did you ever think that it might be offensive to call a Haitian frenchy? - PaulH Sun, 17 Jan 2010 04:13:05 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6487 Great call by DZ on how the old kicker will force some good 4th down calls. You've said it several times and yesterday is turned out great. I loved seeing Mike Hart out there. Brown should do a whole lot better next year after having an offseason to learn the playbook better. And if it all goes according to plan, we'll have 3 distinct RB's next season that can all do a bit of everything. I loved Brackett last night. Didn't notice Session as much as I thought I would but GB (I thought) just dominated. - psvirsky Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:57:22 +0100 http://www.18to88.com/2010-archives/january/blue-crush.html#comment-6482 The biggest difference I see between this year and 2006 is the run game is now worse and the defense is a lot better at stopping the run. We no longer rely on Sanders (or any safety) stopping all the runs. - MattW Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:17:12 +0100