Looking At The Bright Side Of This First Loss
by KingRichard on Dec 27, 2009 11:55 PM EST
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PrintHopefully by now you've vented your frustrations to the point where we can finally move on. The only thing the Colts and us fans should be concentrating on is the playoffs. However, until that first playoff game rolls around, let's look back at some of the good news that came out of this week 16 game against the New York Jets.
- Peyton Manning became the 4th, and youngest, quarterback in NFL history to throw for 50,000 yards. He accomplished this feat in only 191 games (2 fewer than Dan Marino), which is an average of 261.8 yards per game. That's insane. Congratulations Peyton, and here's to many more!
- Donald Brown made his return from injury today and looked good. He had a few tough runs including a very impressive rushing touchdown, bouncing off of three defenders. With Brown's return comes the big play ability in the running game, which is always good to have. Brown showed off his good hands as well, making a catch out of the backfield for a 12 yard gain. While Chad Simpson and Mike Hart filled in admirably for Brown in his absence, this is one player that I desperately wanted to see back on the field before the playoffs rolled around.
- Adam Vinatieri also made his return from knee surgery and didn't seem to miss a beat. His 22 yard field goal attempt split the uprights and looked good from about 50. His one and only PAT attempt was blocked however due to a blown blocking assignment. It will be interesting to see what happens with Matt Stover still on the roster. Obviously if we have to choose between a healthy Vinatieri and a healthy Stover we have to go with Vinatieri. Hopefully we get to see a bit more of him next week up in Buffalo.
- Some of you may not look at this as good news but I'll say it anyways. The Colts' regular season winning streak ended today at 23 games. This record didn't really matter to me, well most regular season accolades don't mean anything to me including all that YouKnowWhat and 0 talk. No one cares about the regular season. I take that back, I don't care about the regular season as long as the Colts make the playoffs. I'll take 12-4 every season knowing that the Colts have a chance year in and out to win another Super Bowl title.
- And in other good news, much to the chagrin of 95% of this readership and Colts fans all over the world, all of the key Colts players left the game just as they entered it; unscathed and getting healthier for the playoff run.
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nice post…I thought Brown looked great. That TD run was SICK and he had a few great blocks to keep Manning upright
Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!
Please don't forget D-Free's sacks.
They were awesome.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Dec 28, 2009 12:04 AM EST reply actions
16 acrries 24 yards, long of 9… i didnt think brown looked good running, at all..
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Yet another case of stats not telling the whole story. He looked good running the ball, which is what I said. Production aside, he didn’t seem to be suffering any ill affects of nagging injuries which bodes well for the playoffs.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
by KingRichard on Dec 28, 2009 12:21 AM EST up reply actions
Let me rephrase
My eyes told me I didnt think Donald Brown ran well. Let me see what his stats were to see if my eyes were wrong.
16 carries for 24 yards.
My eyes were right.
I thought he looked indecisive and slow at times.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Well that argument makes more sense. Maybe you need a bigger tv. I would suggest a 46" Samsung LCD.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
by KingRichard on Dec 28, 2009 12:25 AM EST up reply actions
That would be a step down.
I have a 50" LG.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
lol not really
LG tvs aren’t very good.
"Yea, verily, we shall overcome thy pathetic attempts at defense, thou jelly-livered knave! Talk not of thy smack to me, for I shall wedge mine booted foot nine furlongs up thy ass, bitch! Canst thou dig it??"
by KingRichard on Dec 28, 2009 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
Good stuff, bro
I’m not going to get into a pissing contest with someone over a TV.
I like my TV. And its bigger than yours.
If you really want to get into a pissing contest, we can, though.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
oh, wait, i dont need to get into a pissing match
your quote,
Maybe you need a bigger tv. I would suggest a 46"
I dont know where you went to school, but 46" is smaller than 50", hence: step down.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
Brown's running
doesn’t look as good in the final stats because no. 7 was under center instead of Peyton Manning.
you're right.
I fixed the problem.
Donald Brown’s stats with Peyton under center (this should be a huge improvement):
13 carries for 24 yards.
Phew.
Never doubt Peyton Manning, he’ll make you look silly
Joseph Addai is a good running back.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, and I'm rarely right.
No one got hurt thankfully
They need to get the running game going more effectively. That has been a huge downfall in the playoffs before. So many times they have just gone one dimensional. The one year they won, they had rushing success with Addai and Rhodes.
Hopefully Brown gets up to steam and we see a good dose of him, Addai, and even Hart (Who seems like an excellent short yardage guy) come playoff time. At this point, that is really the only thing that worries me about this team.
Insert Clever Statement Here
Im happy about all that
but with the medias bias against the colts (or at least the lack of hype compared to saints, cowboys, chargers,etc.) Peyton might lose a step in the MVP race, despite the blatancy of his value to the team today. Especially since now drew brees one upped him in touchdowns. Not that MVP matters compared to a ring, but Peyton clearly deserves it.
Brees might have more TD's
but that loss to a team they absolutely destroyed a few weeks ago is going to look really ugly for alot of voters…
by DevilsReject on Dec 28, 2009 1:37 AM EST up reply actions
Good article and perspective, KR.
I wasn’t too excited with what I saw from Brown, and I was missing me some Jo Addai after his TD run. However, it was Brown’s first game back, and I believe he will be much more effective by the playoffs. I am likewise grateful that he has this chance to get a couple games in before they begin to matter again.
I’m glad to see your perspective amidst the frustrations and hype of the first loss. In some perspective, we were winning when our starters left the field, so the starting unit (particularly Manning) hasn’t ended their part in the game while losing this entire season. We will be tough come playoff time. Go Colts!
FIJFI
Who gives a s**t…they laid down when it counted – so, stop looking for silver linings in this brown cloud of crap.
FIJFI – F*** it, just F*** it
I feel bad for the 22 guys that played after some of the stars got benched.
Everyone is claming the Colts laid down…those guys were actually playing and trying to win. Sad. There was no white flag, just a lack of talent behind the stars that became more obvious.
Good thing they are going to be rested and healthy going into the postseason! Oh wait, that’s against the premise of your argument…nevermind…
by yellowsnow on Dec 28, 2009 12:26 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
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for some wickahd sarcasm!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Dec 28, 2009 6:17 PM EST up reply actions
What a load of hog dirt
Has anyone on this blog ever played football? Has anyone ever been a coach?
Did any of you look at the pictures showing Manning’s face? Does anyone here respect this game? The Colts purposefully threw a football game. They unrinated on millions of fans. The people who pay too much for parking, too much for hot dogs, too much for seats and too much for caps and keep paying even through bad times just got flipped off by the head coach of the Colts.
This blog disgusts me.
Crap like this destroyed baseball. Crap like this will destroy the NFL.
What a lot of people are missing is this. This is picking and choosing when a team can throw a sports contest. This should violate the very heart and soul of league rules.
I will NEVER forget this. This is the kind of downer that can totally destroy team momentum, spirit and chemistry. Do not be surprised if they look awful in the next game.
Well, I just packed up my gear till next season. I am done. I will give the Colts the same respect they showed to me. NOTHING!!!!
Unjustified
You just don’t sit healthy NFL players and take away their momentum, and their chance at history.
I don't think there's any silver lining to the game last night.
We threw Painter to the wolves. Caldwell had to have known what the outcome would be. The truth is Polian and Caldwell KNEW they were throwing away the possibility of a perfect season. It’s like they didn’t want us to stay undefeated. I LOVE the Colts, I’ll always love the Colts, but this felt wrong. Silver lining my ass.
"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.
Yeah
Because Caldwell could predict the future and knew that Painter would be strip-sacked for a TD. Oh wait, he probably can predict the future and that’s why he sat the stars. I guess he knew with his genie vision that some of them would get hurt, so he sat them in a game that meant nothing to the Colts’ goal at the beginning of the season: Winning the Super Bowl.
Even Peyton said we put Painter in a bad situation.
But I get your point, you didn’t have to be sarcastic about it.
"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.
Sorry.
Didn’t mean to offend. Just been under fire lately with my opinion, so sarcasm came out this time.
That's OK, I think we're all a little testy today.
Your opinion is a valid as anyone’s.
"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.
Hey suck up
I guess you don’t remember the last time we sat the starters. We went 13-3 and lost the first round of the playoffs; and that was a better team than we have this year!!!
If blow it this year,that is 2 Superbowls we probably would have won had we played the guys who got us there.
Secondly, you play to win, if you can’t do that then get out because you don’t deserve to be in it!!
by Polian Sucks on Jan 1, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
There may be a bright side to
this situation, but it is far too early to talk about it.
PeaceLoveAndPeytonManning
Even If
Even if they win the Superbowl, which is doubtful when your best are not allowed to play through, I will then see we could have went 19-0 but pissed it away! And I am sure I am not alone.
They could have sat the injured players and still won the game against the Jets. They could have left Painter someone to throw to, hand off to, or block, but they didn’t. They put Curtis out there not worried about his health by pulling all the starters against a team that had something to play for and didn’t care if our players got hurt. Whose to say we won’t need one of them in the playoffs. Our starters can get hurt in the first quarter, not just the 3rd or 4th, so why even play them at all.
POLIAN NEEDS TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next time
The next time they pull a stunt like this, and as long as Polian is here they will, all Colts fans need to get up and walk out of the stadium. They make at least $500K per quarter on accessories, food, and alcohol. Pull 1 mil out of their pocket once and see how they like it.
I have been a Colts fan since Indys’ beginning, through thick and thin (mostly thin) and see what could have been a bigger Dynasty than the Patriots. But that idiot Polian can’t even learn from his own mistakes. The team we have had for the past decade should have pulled in at least 2 more Superbowls. Thanks to Polian it looks an awful lot like 14-3 will be our final record. Who cares about 19-0, 23 straight season wins is much more talked about among loyal football fans. Hey we have the most wins in a decade, the jealous Patriots only have 3 Superbowl rings (Suckers!!!) Yeah, we ran all over their 21 straight regular season wins!! I bow to you Polian, you are the man. Hey next decade lets try for 24 straight season wins and no rings, shouldn’t be to hard since you already have experience at throwing games.
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