PLAYERS:
Dan Orlovsky,
Rashean Mathis,
Dwight Lowery,
Pierre Garcon,
Reggie Wayne,
Jacob Tamme,
Donald Brown,
Pat Angerer,
Ernie Sims,
Kavell Conner,
Antoine Bethea,
Fili Moala,
Eugene Monroe,
Dwight Freeney,
Blaine Gabbert,
Marcedes Lewis,
Mike Thomas,
Jason Hill,
Greg Jones,
Anthony Castonzo,
Clint Session,
Joseph Addai,
Maurice Jones-Drew
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts
TEAMS: Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts
Andrew Aziz of Everythng Colts breaks down tomorrow's game
What the Colts Need to Do to Win
On offense, the Colts need to go pass heavy. Dan Orlovsky is gaining more confidence as the weeks go on. He had a great 2nd half last game, and let's hope that carries over to this game. To beat this Jacksonville pass defense, you going to have to be aggressive. You can't be too conservative, which means that don't go for the 5 yard pass each time. The Colts should take a lot of shots down the field as Rashean Mathis is out for the year, and Dwight Lowery is probably not going to play. The Colts have great deep threats in Pierre Garcon, Reggie Wayne and even Jacob Tamme can be useful down the field. They have to take shots, but they have to choose them wisely. They can't just constantly take shots down the field. They have to run the ball and throw some short passes; this will set up the long ball perfectly as they will play short, not deep. This need to take at least...
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