INDIANAPOLIS - The Colts understand what Arian Foster is capable of.
[b]Cowboys Jerseys 2020[/b] .The Indianapolis defence has focused on stopping the rush all season, but the Texans running back poses a different challenge.He has the speed and can break tackles, Colts defensive co-ordinator Greg Manusky said. Great eyes, great vision, hes great out of the backfield. Hes an individual thats a pretty good player in this league that we have to take care of this week.The Colts (9-4) can clinch the AFC South title with a win or tie over Houston (7-6) on Sunday. First, Indy must find a way to contain Foster, who has proved what he can do with big games against Indianapolis.He averages 6.4 yards a carry in games against the Colts and has topped 100 yards five times, including 109 yards — with two touchdowns — in the Colts 33-28 win on Oct. 9.Four years ago, Foster piled up 231 yards against the Colts — the last time the Indianapolis allowed a rusher more than 200 yards. Now hes one of the top running backs in the AFC and leads the conference with 92.6 yards rushing per game since 2010.For linebacker Jerrell Freeman, keeping Foster from getting into a groove is simple.Everybody just has to do their job, he said. Everybody has to know their gaps, stay in it.The Colts have held opponents under 100 yards rushing in seven of 13 games this season, but Indy allowed the Texans to run for 136 yards when the two teams met in October. Foster was upgraded to limited practice time on Thursday after missing Wednesday with a groin injury.Freeman said the best thing the Colts can do is to just stick to the same defensive approach the team has gone with all season.Just be disciplined, he said. I think thats the big thing. Be disciplined, know your job, and do your job. As long as we just play together, well be able to stop the run.Colts safety Mike Adams has seen Fosters ability unfold right in front of him before. He saw in Indys first meeting with the Texans this season when Foster scored on a 12-yard run.I see him just reading the defence and just reading us, Adams said. And thats what he does and thats what hes good at — cutting back, one stop downhill, taking off. Hes been doing that for a while and thats definitely what I see. I can see him about to make his cut or in the process of making his cut.NOTES: Sergio Brown, LaRon Landry, and Darius Butler didnt practice Thursday because of an illness. . Cornerback Vontae Davis returned to full practice after missing all last week with a concussion. . DQwell Jackson (ribs) and Mike Adams (back) was upgraded to full practice, and Erik Walden (knee) was upgraded to limited practice. . Hugh Thornton (knee) and Joe Reitz (ankle) didnt practice for the second straight day.___AP NFL websites:
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[b]Cowboys Jerseys China[/b]. "Kovtun earned the right to participate in Sochi2014." Alexei Urmanov, the 1994 Olympic gold-medal winner, suggested that Plushenkos hubris backfired. "Its on the conscience of Zhenya, the team and the federation," he was quoted by R-Sport. To some politicians, Plushenkos withdrawal was a blow to Russias national pride. "Perform through the pain for the honor of the country," Igor Lebedev, a parliament member from the nationalist Liberal Democrats, said on Twitter. Elena Vaitsekhovskaya, the figure skating correspondent for Russias Sport-Express newspaper, seemed weary not only of the intrigue behind Plushenkos selection but also of the appearances of his flamboyant wife, Yana Rudkovskaya, in the mixed zone to support him. "All of this was reminiscent of an incompetently directed stage show," she wrote. "It became harder and harder to sympathize with the athlete." "The one-man show in Sochi has concluded. Real sport has begun," she said in the newspapers Friday edition. But more complaints may still come. "After Sochi, the federation will have to answer for its choice," nationalist lawmaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky said. ' ' '
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