2006 Colts Football

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Fans, expert commentators, and our sports handicapping service are expecting big things out of the 2006 Colts football team.  The team got off to one of the best starts in history last year when they won 13 straight games and were just cruising past everyone that crossed their path.  Disappointment loomed though as they did get the monkey off their backs in winning at New England, but faltered in their first playoff game to Pittsburgh.  The team went through a lot of changes though in this off-season, but remain the favorite to take the Lombardi trophy home come February.  The biggest loss the team had to suffer was losing Edgerrin James to Arizona and they choose to replace him via the draft and Joseph Addai from LSU.  The other big name the team lost is Mike Vanderjagt which is only the most accurate field goal kicker in league history.  At least they got a viable replacement in the best clutch kicker in NFL history by taking Adam Viatieri from the rival Patriots.

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Offensively this team is going to be fine even with the loss of James.  Will they be the juggernaut that they were last season in scoring 27.5 points per game?  Maybe not, but don't look for too big of a drop off.  Manning has been one of the most durable quarterbacks in the league's history not named Brett Favre, but Sorgi can fill in if Manning is out of the lineup for short periods of time.  With the loss of James you are going to see significant action from both Dominic Rhodes and Addai.  Neither are going to put up James-like numbers, but they need to just hold their own so Manning can continue to use the play-action pass to set up big plays.  At receiving it's tough not to love having Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, and Brandon Stokley.  You are probably looking at the best trio of pass catching threats in the league, with the league's best passer delivering the ball.  The line got a lot of criticism from Manning after losing to the Steelers, but this is a good group who give up 25 sacks all season before allowing 5 against Pitt.

On the 2006 Colts football team's defensive side of the ball there should continue to be improvements.  The line is definitely set with Freeney being an absolute terror to opposing quarterbacks.  This is one of the best groups in the league with Corey Simon filling up holes.  They will get to the quarterback without the need to do a lot of blitzing, which will help them cover receivers better.  Cato June made his first Pro Bowl last season at the linebacker spot, but this is the weakest part of the Colts defense.  In the secondary Bob Sanders has come in and changed the team's attitude.  He is intense and hard hitting for only being 5'8" and 200 pounds.  If the team is going to have the kind of success they had last season they better be good on this side of the ball.  In 2005 the team gave up a little over 15 points per game, which was good enough for second best in the NFL.

The choice of odds makers and ourselves as the favorite to win the Super Bowl is the Indianapolis Colts.  The team is not without a few question marks, mostly on defense and with the subtraction of James, but if we had to put money down on Super Bowl futures then this is the team that we would go with.  We like the addition of Vinatieri as well just for the pressure situations they will face in the playoffs that Vanderjagt had a tendency to choke in.  Take the Over 11.5 wins at Bookmaker and you'll be happy in the long run.

NFL Predictions

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• After a tough loss to Denver in the playoffs last season, the 2006 Patriots football team is looking to get back to the Super Bowl

• After a solid finish to least season, fans this year are expecting a lot out of 2006 Dolphins football.

• You might not recognize a lot of faces for the 2006 Jets football team, because it was a major off-season overhaul.

• Other teams decide to go young, but the 2006 Bills football team brings back 80 year old Marv Levy to try and turn their operation around.

• After picking up one for the thumb, the 2006 Steelers football team wants to pick up another Super Bowl ring while the opportunity is there.

• The addition of Steve McNair will put the 2006 Ravens football team over the top and return them to the playoffs for the first time since 2003.

• Those following 2006 Bengals football will have high expectations, but meeting those standards will be tough for this year's team.

• The 2006 Browns football team will mark the second year that Romeo Crennel has been the head man, and if the team stays healthy they could surprise a few teams this season.

• The 2006 Texans football team better make some positive strides after passing on Vince Young and Reggie Bush in the NFL draft.

• It's a season of hope for the 2006 Jags football team, and for good reason.

• The 2006 Titans football team better not have another down season, or else Jeff Fisher and his staff will be looking for new jobs in 2007.

• The 2006 Broncos football team is hoping to get over the edge and return the Super Bill this season.

• It's going to see how the 2006 Chiefs football team performs when they have a great offensive squad and a new defensive minded coach.

• The 2006 Raiders football team will have the same head coach in Art Shell that they had from 1989-94. 

• There are a lot of questions for the 2006 Chargers football team, but the biggest is how far can Phillip Rivers take them?

• A lot of money was spent this off-season in order to get the 2006 Cowboys football team back to the Super Bowl.

• Eli Manning is going to determine how the 2006 Giants football team performs this season.

• After the worst season under head coach Andy Reid, the 2006 Eagles football team is hoping to rebound and regain their former dominance.

• Now with the most expensive coaching staff in NFL history, the 2006 Redskins football team wants to see results from the spending.

• Everyone is expecting nothing less than a division championship out of the 2006 Bears football team.

• There is hope once again for the 2006 Lions football team with a lot of weapons on offense that are waiting to be used.

• For Brett Favre, the 2006 Packers football team can give him a resurrection or send him packing to the grave.

• With a new coach and an owner who was willing to spend a lot of money, the 2006 Vikings football team is expecting a playoff run.

• Mike Vick will give the 2006 Falcons football team hope as long as he can stay healthy.

• Expectations are so high for the 2006 Panthers football team that we have almost no doubts that the season is going to end in disappointment.

• Youth on offense and experience on defense defines the 2006 Bucs football team.

• Reggie Bush is generating a lot of excitement for the 2006 Saints football team.

• There are high hopes for the 2006 Cardinals football team despite a 11-21 record over the past two seasons.

• It won't take long for the 2006 49ers football team to display the fact that they are the worst in the NFL.

• When people start talking about the curse of the Super Bowl loser, the 2006 Seahawks football are thinking about being the ones to break it.

• Offense should not be a problem for the 2006 Ram football team, but the defense is going to have to step up for St. Louis to make a run at the playoffs.