(OT?) -- Perhaps it wasn't Payton?

[jj28west]

As much as I hate the Pats, the coach, the QB....I have to give the coach a vote for Coach of the year.

No name WR's besides Amendola who is always injured...injuries to Wilfork, Kelly, the LB's

The fact that they are in AFC championship is amazing. Could he have done it without a Tom Brady and instead a Geno Smith...probably not but the defense is somehow still competitive with a lot of 2nd stringers.

[phillyesq]

Colts philosophy in the Manning/Luck era has been to emphasize the offense, and not to invest much in the defense (witness the trading of a first round draft choice for a marginal RB in Richardson).

They can be gashed on the ground by any team willing to commit to the run. And they don't play well outside their dome.

They've always built teams that focus on getting ahead with offense and playing from ahead on defense. I can never remember the Colts being strong on the interior of either line, and that was the case again this season.