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The schedule is as brutal as the Patriots' is soft.
As long as the Colts have Manning they will have an edge on the Jaguars. Like the Colts, the Jags draft late, and since the now given up on Byron Leftwich, are behind at quarterback. I like Garrard, a big guy with a good arm who doesn't beat himself but doesn't throw the deep ball much. Part of that is the Colts have a loaded arsenal of receivers.
Drafting late has not been a liability to the Colts. Look at their last five first picks. Dallas Crark in 03, Bob Sanders in 04, Marlin Jackson in 05, Joseph Addai in 06, and Gonzales last year. As long as they have Bill Pollian at the controls, I don't see them draftlng early without trading up, which Pollian hasn't done since he's been here, any time soon.
Last season they went 13-3 with monstrous injuries. They only thing I would like to see them change is to not let up at the end of the season and finally win a playoff game after a bye week. They are 0-3 after byes in the current format. Two years ago they blew their bye on two last second field goals, had to beat Miami in the finale and went on to win the Super Bowl
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