Labriola on win over Colts
By Bob Labriola - Steelers Digest
INDIANAPOLIS – It’s easy to get caught up in what the Indianapolis Colts are not. They are not a team that goes into games with the better quarterback, not anymore. And they are not a team built to play the way they now must play to win consistently without having the better quarterback.
Most NFL fans who turned their attention to Lucas Oil Stadium last Sunday night did so to see what the Indianapolis Colts look like without Peyton Manning, but for the contingent in town from Pittsburgh, there was something else to be revealed.
“Particularly in September football, every time you step out of locker rooms, you’re defining what kind of team you are and what direction you’re going,” Coach Mike Tomlin had said after the team’s Friday practice. “We recognize the significance of this – it’s our first opportunity to go and get an AFC road win. It’s pivotal. I think our guys understand that.”
The Steelers arrived here as one of the league’s 18 teams with a 1-1 record, and their prospects for 2011 seemed every bit as either/or as such numbers indicate. The performance in Baltimore stunk and was extra disappointing because they did not match the Ravens’ intensity, whereas the home opener against the Seahawks offered marked improvements in every area and turned into a dominating performance, albeit against an inferior opponent.
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