re: Jim Irsay: Colts underachieved in the playoffs with Manning

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Maybe he should have built a team based around the best defense in the NFL rather than a flashy offense.

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While I prefer a great defense and a good offense rather than the other way around, those Colts teams underachieved because Manning underachieved. It's not like the style of play that worked in the regular season somehow became insufficient to win in the playoffs. It's that the guy largely responsible for that style of play being so successful in the regular season wasn't able to perform at such a high level in the postseason.