Week 11 Flash In The Pan Alert: Pierre Garcon

As I noted in my Start/Sit recommendations this week, the Ravens defense is adept at eliminating the first and even second option that a quarterback relies on to move the ball. For the Colts, those top two options are Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark. Even without the services of Terrell Suggs, you have to be confident that the combination of the pass rush and the focus on those two receivers will force Peyton Manning to look in other directions.

Peyton Manning is robotic on the field. He is the closest thing to a real-life Madden video game player on the field. He calls audibles and hot routes and always seems to get the ball away to the right guy who is running open. This week that player will be Pierre Garcon. Any other quarterback would begin the game looking longingly down the field for Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark, waiting patiently for them to get open. Any other quarterback would be getting carted off the field this week against the Ravens defense.