This is what madden had to say about the Indy game this sunday...
Miami at Indianapolis
It will be interesting to see if the Colts have gotten their defense straightened out. On offense, when you have Peyton Manning, you have one of the best quarterbacks in the game along with one of the best running backs in Edgerrin James when he's healthy, and one of the best receivers in Marvin Harrison. Indianapolis has the runner and the catcher and the thrower, but they've had that the last few years and they still haven't been able to get over a lot of humps, because they haven't had a defense that could play like the offense. What happens is that you fall behind by two or three touchdowns and then the offense has to play uphill and they have to force things and then they have turnovers and stuff. In a nutshell, have the Colts improved their defense and can their defense play better together? If not, then it's going to be the same thing for them.
To me, Miami's a lot like New England. If you look at the Patriots and say who are their stars, well, it's hard to find a lot of stars on that team. Then you say, how did they win a Super Bowl? Well, they won by playing well as a team. That same blueprint is true of the Dolphins. There aren't a lot of stars on Miami's club. They play well as a team, though. And it was big getting Norv Turner to be the offensive coordinator for them. He's a really good coach and he'll help that team a lot.
I wonder if madden even knows the name of any of the phins. It'll be interesting to see what he has to say for their monday night games.
Miami at Indianapolis
It will be interesting to see if the Colts have gotten their defense straightened out. On offense, when you have Peyton Manning, you have one of the best quarterbacks in the game along with one of the best running backs in Edgerrin James when he's healthy, and one of the best receivers in Marvin Harrison. Indianapolis has the runner and the catcher and the thrower, but they've had that the last few years and they still haven't been able to get over a lot of humps, because they haven't had a defense that could play like the offense. What happens is that you fall behind by two or three touchdowns and then the offense has to play uphill and they have to force things and then they have turnovers and stuff. In a nutshell, have the Colts improved their defense and can their defense play better together? If not, then it's going to be the same thing for them.
To me, Miami's a lot like New England. If you look at the Patriots and say who are their stars, well, it's hard to find a lot of stars on that team. Then you say, how did they win a Super Bowl? Well, they won by playing well as a team. That same blueprint is true of the Dolphins. There aren't a lot of stars on Miami's club. They play well as a team, though. And it was big getting Norv Turner to be the offensive coordinator for them. He's a really good coach and he'll help that team a lot.
I wonder if madden even knows the name of any of the phins. It'll be interesting to see what he has to say for their monday night games.