the first half was so painful I turned if off early. It wasn't how bad they played necessarily, because their play was in step with the past many years of Manning's teams, the details which others have already gone over.
What pained me the most was they looked like a completely different team that played a fairly good game against Arizona. Against Arizona, they seemed to be of one mind, especially on offense. This team looked like they either a) wanted to lose or b) had no idea what to do. Rudderless, leaderless.
Can someone get one of those dome microphones they use in the NFL? I would seriously love to hear timeout discussion. All Manning can be saying is largely platitudes, because in no way would a coach ever say, "Ok Brandon, you dribble around, maybe get a screen and the other four stand around and wait. If you get the ball, chuck it up there". That's what we see on the court, so what in the world are they discussing in timeouts? Nothing?