Johnny O gives five things to watch
2.Can the Colts’ defense pressure Matt Schaub?
There once was a time the Colts could get sacks on the Houston on almost a routine basis. That was in the days when David Carr was the Texans’ quarterback, when Freeney said the Texans typically dropped Carr straight back and counted on being able to block Freeney and end Robert Mathis. Often, that didn’t happen and there were games when Freeney and Mathis harassed and hit Carr in brutal fashion. Freeney said that’s more difficult to do against Schaub, because Head Coach Gary Kubiak utilizes the “Denver” offense of bootlegging and protecting Schaub. Still, getting pressure on Schaub will be critical to disrupt one of the NFL’s most potent passing offenses
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