Draft Day Trades: Jets Interested? (rumor)

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Originally Posted by SouperMeister

The biggest reason Indy finishes drives with TD's is Peyton Manning and their myriad receiving threats at his disposal. Load the box to stop the run near the goal line and Manning audibles out to a pass. Lay back and their runners are very effective getting to the end zone. Without question, Washington's O-line is more physical than Indy's. That said, their O-line versatility fits Indy's offensive approach, while the Skins' physicality fits the game that Gibbs favors.

Yeah, this is true. They run two different philosophies. Overall, Indy has had the better line for years now, but our line excells at run blocking. We had a bunch of pass protection problems early on, but apparently we got those issues shored up by Week 17.