Bill Polian essentially tells Colts fans to screw off

It was a coward call, and his answer was even worse. When some of us were already in teh “acceptance” phase, reading this returns me to the “anger” one.
The fans put money in this idiots pocket, I bet that is his issue right? So fuck you Polian for spitting in our faces, specially those who attended the game.

hes great and hes been let slide a lot of times

I love the Colts and try to keep my dignity and whatnot and even I texted back “screw you Polian” to my auto texts updates from the Colts.

Oh well, could be worse- we could have lost to the Bucs with our starters. Perspective, people lets keep it.

GO COLTS!

but the big picture here is Super Bowl. 19-0 would be fantastic, no doubt. But honestly, who didn’t see this coming? The Colts have rested the starters for years. I paid 300 bucks 2 years ago to watch Manning play 1 quarter against the the Titans I wasn’t happy, but the Super Bowl is the ultimate goal here.

but he didn’t say the right thing either. I trust Polian, and I don’t think we should ever fire him…even if we lost.

And seriously, I could care less about the Colts not playing their starters. I wish they would have, because I like seeing the best try and be the best, but otherwise….

If what Polian say is true, if what Caldwell says is true, then why start Manning at all? Of course, the reason is the consecutive games streak – the guy hasn’t missed a game his entire career – which is the irony of it all – protecting a guy that hasn’t missed a regular season game….ever.

If the only reason to start Manning is to keep that streak alive, then BBS is right – this is a huge F-U to the fans. Manning’s personal streak – while a reason for pride amongst Colts fans – is hardly the achievement going undefeated would be, just ask Mercury Morris!

Just curious as to what Colts fans think – If getting a team accomplishment – like going undefeated – is not “their issue”, why is an individual accolade? An injury could happen on play #1 just as easily as play #61

If this was the first time in history an undefeated team pulled the plug on a game and essentially surrendered 19-0?

I know we didn’t in ’05… sure we pulled it after we lost but NOT before.

they’ve made that clear. We’ve been fooling ourselves to think they gave the least bit of concern to anything else. You see it in their media policy too. If you want to watch the Colts try to win a Super Bowl then be a fan. If you care about other things too you have to deal with the Colts not catering to your desires as a fan.

Polian said he understood why the fans were booing: "If I were in row 20, I would probably be rooting for that, too. Football logic has to come into play at some point in time.’’

Did you hear that, Colts fans? You are too stupid to understand football.

‘Coltsthink’ knows better.

Polian said the loss wasn’t frustrating. He also said things such as, "This one got away early,‘’ and "We weren’t quite in sync,‘’ and "We were just off a hair. That plus the kickoff return, which was totally on us, was really the story of the game.’’

No, it wasn’t.

It was a boneheaded decision for so many reasons. As a rule, it’s not acceptable for teams or athletes to lose on purpose, and the Colts altered the playoff race. The Jets will probably make it now.

Manning kept citing the organization, so clearly separating the decision from the players’ wishes. It’s a trite mentality, but it exists in football: Players follow their coach into battle.

And it is pure betrayal when he orders them to turn and run.

You know, remember all the articles I’ve written dogging Randy Moss for quitting in a game, how is what Jim Caldwell did any different?

Thanks for leap-frogging my positive article so everyone can bitch about losing a meaningless regular season game, again.

taking this pretty hard.

I’m stunned at just how badly the Colts just don’t “get it”. They deserved to lose and they deserved to get booed off the field like they did.

People fork down their ungodly amounts of money and cheer for a team not just because it’s there, but to be part of something bigger. To experience it, or witness it, if not be a part of it. To cheer on excellence. Victory. Success. And history being made.

Trotting out your second team and getting your ass handed to you, well that’s just a shameful way to blow a chance at history. I don’t care if they do win the Super Bowl. They suck.

humorous commercials?

MAN you people are overreacting!!!!!
written by Ivan, December 28, 2009
Seriously….if you didn’t saw this coming….you should start watching some colts games….

What are you people mad at? Caldwell not risking Manning on the field with UGOH AS LT?(did you see that fumble what if it was manning…..and a bloody tackle right in the back??) Or maybe trying to keep the banged up secondary a bit healthy for a change?
Or perhaps trying to give the rookie QB some serious playing time against a good D that actually wants to wins this ballgame???

16-0….19-0….that’s crap….Sure…it WOULD be fun….it WOULD be historic…
14-2 with manning under center >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 16-0 with painter under center

You want legacy? Win a SB….Become the “Team of the Decade”….Have OFFICIALLY the greatest QB to ever play the game…..how’s that for a legacy??

For me, as a football fan, it comes down to this -

Why are 50K yards/ Manning’s Consecutive Games Streak enough for the organization to have him start, but winning the game not important enough to have him finish?

As an unbiased fan looking from the outside in on this, I feel that this was read way too far into.

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-network-gameday/09000d5d8154fdf4/Why-not-go-for-it

I guess, for me, it goes deeper than Manning getting hurt. That could happen if he slips in the shower tomorrow, or on the set of his next commercial – playing ping pong with Justin Timberlake might be more lethal to Manning seeing how often he gets hurt on the football field.

If the Colts want to protect him, then do it, dammit, don;t be half-ass’d about it. Bench him, the whole game. The hypocrisy is what the fans should be pissed about, not the fact the Colts are no longer undefeated.

The Super Bowl is the goal – but let’s look at the different scenarios and see which is the worst, of the non-Super Bowl winning possibilities -

1. Manning plays, Colts lose. No matter, the Colts get credit for going after history.

2. Manning plays and gets hurt – Yea, that one would suck, and there would be some back-lash, but the people who know football – coaches, players, knowledgeable fans – would know that injuries are part of football. Only mindless media members would dwell on it, just to sell papers and move the dial. Football Logic, as Polian likes to say, is predicated in numbers. Well, the numbers say, since Manning hasn’t missed a game, ever, that the likelihood of him getting hurt is slim. Or, for some reason, the risk is greater in the 3rd Q than it is in the 1st and 2nd.

3. Manning is pulled, Colts lose in Playoffs – Holy hell. That is the crusher. That backlash in this is likely to be much greater than the backlash to a Manning injury. Football, rightly or wrongly, is often compared to battle. Be injured on the field of battle is always better than turning tail and running away.

Of course, any scenario that has the Colts winning a Super Bowl will be alright with the fans, or will it? If the Colts win the SB this year, would the knowledge that they could have re-written NFL history be enough to chap your ass? Maybe, maybe not. We’ll never know for sure, and for me, not knowing is much, much worst. I hate What If!