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I'm not going to lie.  There has been a dark, sick side of me that's been rooting for the Colts to lose the last few weeks.  I try to ignore it, but as the Colts get closer and closer to a perfect regular season, the voice gets harder and harder to block out.  It's not that I want the Colts to fail, but I don't want to go through a perfect regular season only to be let down in the playoffs.  

In previous years, this pressure wasn't nearly as high because the league wasn't as top-heavy.  But now, just to get through the AFC playoffs unscathed the Colts will have to knock off some combination of the Chargers, Patriots, Bengals, Dolphins, Ravens, and Jaguars.  I have all the confidence in the world that the Colts can knock off any of those teams, but the playoffs have a way of throwing things in a loop.  I don't need to remind you of the narrow playoff losses over the years to teams who may have lacked the Colts' talent, but had luck on their side.  Even if we get through that gauntlet, there is still the matter of the New Orleans Saints.  Can you imagine the drama that would go with two undefeated teams playing for the Super Bowl?  To go all the way to the Super Bowl only to lose to a team who is just slightly more perfect would be devastating.  Absolutely devastating.

That's why a loss now wouldn't be so bad.  A loss now would take away all this pressure and allow me to watch and enjoy this great team without worrying about what will come in the playoffs.  But the Colts just don't seem to want to get along with the program, so I guess I'll just keep biting my fingernails until Peyton is holding up the Lombardi Trophy this February.

But enough about my tormented life as a Colts fan.  How about some screen shots from Thursday's game?

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Dallas Clark makes playing tight end look far too easy.  If he didn't wear gloves, I would seriously begin to question whether or not he is human.

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Peyton was surprised when fellow endorser Tiger Woods called him during the game.  He was more surprised when he learned that Tiger dialed the wrong number in his phonebook.  He was looking for Phoebe, not Peyton.

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This man is wearing all teal.  Your argument is invalid.

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That's Kelvin Hayden wrapping up Maurice Jones-Drew and throwing him down.  Good luck finding five other corners in the league with the strength to do that.

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Matt Millen said the Colts opened up a "crease" for Chad Simpson.  If that's a crease, I would hate to see what a gaping hole looks like.

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Chad's Bo Jackson impersonation was funny until he announced that he would be signing with the Cubs.

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It doesn't take a gridiron scholar to appreciate the mismatch the Colts have at the top of the screen.  One defensive back against three wide receivers?  I'll take it.

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Hey Pat...you might want to consider a smaller chin strap.  I haven't seen a piece of athletic equipment dangle that loose since Rex Grossman's jock strap fell out of his pants when he first saw Bob Sanders.

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Antoine Bethea has the athleticism to be a good return man.   But it was a little puzzling to see him returning this long field goal consider Chad Simpson had just taken a kickoff to the house earlier in the quarter.

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That has to look good on a resume.

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It may have been highlighted here, but whoever covers Dallas Clark is over-matched on every play.

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If looks could kill, Reggie Wayne's glare would have wiped out most of the lower bowl.

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That probably looks good on a resume too.

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If you're looking for one image that sums up the Colts-Jaguars rivalry, this is it.  The Jaguars are losing, they have just committed a penalty to negate a big play that could have helped them win, and Jack Del Rio is just standing there.  It happens every single year.

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The decision to use the umpire at MLB was a puzzling one, but it worked.

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Peyton always rolls with a posse.

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That was the best one

I’m still laughing @ the MLB one as I type this. lol

Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!

by KMR24 on Dec 19, 2009 12:41 AM EST up reply actions  

Any chance you could print a screen shot of the illegal formation on the play before Del Rio’s sad face?

It’d help settle an argument with a troll elsewhere…

by willyduer on Dec 19, 2009 1:02 AM EST reply actions  

Here's a pic

NFL.com Live has the game on replay…but they don’t show all the action and they just happened to show this one after Solomon Willcots blathered away for a minute on how Peyton is the most prepared QB in the league.

by The Walking Eye on Dec 19, 2009 2:16 AM EST up reply actions  

Oh...

and I believe #80 is the slot receiver

by The Walking Eye on Dec 19, 2009 2:17 AM EST up reply actions  

In some ways

I was with you, but as the Colts keep winning, the more I want 19-0. It will crush any remaining questions the media may have about Peyton and the rest of the Colts players

by metal_militia on Dec 19, 2009 1:47 AM EST reply actions  

del rio's face

I noticed that he was unusually calm and corporate looking—no pulsing veins, no screaming. Might have been a wax replica. Or stoned.

19-0? If Colts are 18-0 and lose to an 18-0 Saints team… I could live with that. The winner will go down as perhaps the greatest team ever and the loser would hardly be thought of as chopped liver. (EDIT: rewatch broncos/Redskins SB from 1985, then say that again) There is no shame in having your one loss in the SB to a 19-0 team, and looking at it in a purely prob/stats kind of way, losing today has no effect on losing in 6 weeks. Oh sure, it sets up different emotional expectations for the fans and media, but the team is the same.

And I’m with the team. SB is top priority and if we win them all between now and then, great.

I hate Joe Namath. That's how long I've been a Colts fan.

by Bobman on Dec 19, 2009 2:10 AM EST reply actions  

if we go 16-0

and dont win the SB i’ll probably cry. But if we rest and tank a game or 2 and still dont win the SB i’ll cry for weeks , now the rewards of a 19-0 are incredible, it will put the final period on “Peyton Manning is the best QB ever” statement, it will send the Colts to immortality, who will replace Mumm-ra Morris?.

Now winning the SB undefeated or not will make me happy anyway.

This feels like deal or deal type of decision, it is a gamble in many ways, but i say “no deal” and go for the big prize.

by thebossuzzi on Dec 19, 2009 6:40 AM EST reply actions  

It's too late

for the Colts to lose enough games to achieve “scrappy underdog” status, and they’re already saddled with the dreaded first round bye, so they might as well go for perfection.

They should play every game to win and not risk getting out of fightin’ form.

May the wind be always at your back, and may your placekicker have icewater in his veins.

by juperee on Dec 19, 2009 7:53 AM EST reply actions  

I've had my mind changed

I can see a lot in the argument that says “Keep em playing so they can improve”. It’s not a matter of losing sharpness necessarily, it’s a matter of losing the opportunity to get even sharper.

by slash196 on Dec 19, 2009 8:06 AM EST reply actions  

Here's another picture from the game...

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.

by Indy Lori on Dec 19, 2009 9:42 AM EST reply actions  

spelling FAIL!

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Dec 19, 2009 10:59 AM EST up reply actions  

I does look like Vanderjagt, LOL

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.

by Indy Lori on Dec 19, 2009 11:42 AM EST up reply actions  

OOPS I meant to say it, not I. I know I don't look anything like Vanderchoke.

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.

by Indy Lori on Dec 19, 2009 11:43 AM EST up reply actions  

awesome awesome pics

okay since you are letting your secret colts thoughts be knowon, I will do the same. I was actually trying but not really because how can you root for your team to lose, but still TRYING to root (even though my inner voice was saying…what the hell are you thinking..go colts) against the colts vs the broncos. I WANTED the colts at full strength for the jags. I honestly thought caldwell would sit the guys in the jag game being it a short week and have to listen to all the kitty hype of them being the team to give them the first loss. losing to the broncos I thought what a great time if there was a great time (if that is possible) for them to lose JUST ONE. I wanted them to clinch everything against the kitties and knock them out of the playoffs all at the same time. every game has been a nailbiter and I just knew if I (kind of) rooted against them against denver they would come out smoking. and they did…21-0

now that they have gotten by the kitties superbowl (because truthfully this is the only game the kitties care about and if you live here this isnt even a question that the few fans they have left really dont care about their team EXCEPT THE COLTS GAME) …. the kitties would play like they are a good team, for which they mostly arent…see seattle, tenn, arizona, sf, etc

after beating the kitties in their superbowl I WANT them to win them all. Im with you on all the thoughts of not wanting to lose in the first round, etc but now that we are this close …I think this team just wants it MORE than the rest. I dont care about the close games and all the talk of the saints. to be frank I think the saints get upset by the vikings and its actually going to be a brett favre- peyton manning matchup!

if we do lose one of the next two due to resting players I will be disappointed but if WE WIN Im excited for us TO MAKE THE 73 dolphins having to share the glory now. and I think we have a great shot! I love the next two games are not against probable playoff teams (the jets climb is too great) and the last game is against a nobody! we wont be ridiculed (like the tennessee game) for giving another team a backdoor entrance

Im thrilled caldwell is letting them play!

by kinnickcolt on Dec 19, 2009 11:03 AM EST reply actions  

Caldwell is being very vague.

We know what the most important thing is," Caldwell said. "We want to be in the best possible condition we can be in. We want to do well in the playoffs. That’s what we think about and we’ll adjust and move along game by game like we’ve done all year."

"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.

by Indy Lori on Dec 19, 2009 11:43 AM EST reply actions  

Also

as someone posted on here in a different thread, it gives us a chance to try out different defensive schemes to give to opposing offense fits, I think the example given was when we lined up 8-3 or something. Just give the opponents more film to watch and make them gameplan for that particular defensive alignment, we may never run that defense but they will pick that out and practice it, or we could line up in it and do something totally different..Boom Pick 6 by Clint Session
I think it was Notre Dame did something like that, they had some trick play that they used a few times and they knew that in College football there is a limited amount of practice hours per week set by the NCAA. and they new by running that play (it might have been the Wildcat) that the opposing teams had to practice it.

by sandtiger812 on Dec 19, 2009 12:09 PM EST reply actions  

Random but

Cris Collingsworth’s son just committed to Notre Dame. Do you think they will take my season tickets away if I kick Cris in the nuts if I see him at the game? Do you think I may get some sort of award for it?

"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."

by Colts Homer on Dec 19, 2009 12:22 PM EST reply actions   3 recs

id give you an award if it was up to me

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---UHHHHHH I GOT MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!! SO FRESH AN SO CLEAN CLEAN SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN---

by 805 on Dec 19, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions  

That, sir, deserves a major REC!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 19, 2009 3:10 PM EST up reply actions  

Weeeeelllll...
Do you think I may get some sort of award for it?

Yes. You’ll get a pair of metal bracelets connected by a chain. And an armed, uniformed gentleman will escort you to a stern looking man in robes you can brag to. =)

This is not to say that the sonuvabitch victim doesn’t deserve it, it’s just saying that the “award” might not be as enjoyable as you’d think. ;)

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Roger Ebert, Transformers review.

by E.M.H. on Dec 19, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions  

If you need it

I have NFL gamepass which means I can watch all the games from all season whenever I want, pause fast forward etc.. So If you ever have any problems getting any screenshots let me know

by ColtsUK on Dec 19, 2009 3:34 PM EST reply actions  

That's what I've been using to do the screenshots

I just haven’t been able to do it recently because my computer was acting up.

Bullets Forever: A blog dedicated to the Washington Wizards with analysis, commentary, and more YouTube videos than your eyes can handle.

by Jake Whitacre on Dec 19, 2009 6:40 PM EST up reply actions  

It was a Dell Inspiron 1420

There was something wrong with the hard drive and no matter how many times I sent it in for repairs it just wouldn’t get fixed. Luckily I had a 3 year warranty and they replaced it last week. It’s been working fine since.

Bullets Forever: A blog dedicated to the Washington Wizards with analysis, commentary, and more YouTube videos than your eyes can handle.

by Jake Whitacre on Dec 19, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions  

So hopefully

No one on Stampede Blue will have to deal with my writing for a few months now.

Bullets Forever: A blog dedicated to the Washington Wizards with analysis, commentary, and more YouTube videos than your eyes can handle.

by Jake Whitacre on Dec 19, 2009 7:17 PM EST up reply actions  

you going to stop? (confused)

you dont do many posts only like once a week anyway right

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 19, 2009 7:35 PM EST up reply actions  

Yeah, I just do a weekly piece

I was just trying to say that instead of just strictly writing each week, I can post screenshots from each game.

Bullets Forever: A blog dedicated to the Washington Wizards with analysis, commentary, and more YouTube videos than your eyes can handle.

by Jake Whitacre on Dec 20, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions  

Please don't forget the glitter kitteh jazz hands:

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Dec 19, 2009 6:39 PM EST reply actions  

Correct me if I’m wrong, but Dallas Clark doesn’t wear gloves….

by IanCoker on Dec 20, 2009 1:43 AM EST reply actions  

That was his point.

"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.

by Cassieper on Dec 22, 2009 3:52 PM EST up reply actions  

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