I may be in the minority and I might get blasted, but I like Silver. Sure I disagree sometimes, but his articles are usually a good read. And in the article that was linked, he didn’t say anything bad. He does have some reservations about the at-the-time 17 game winning streak since we’ve had 2 defeats to the Chargers in consecutive playoffs. But he goes on to say that even though the Colts aren’t playing perfect, the record is perfect and there’s no shame in that.

For clarifying that our (some of us) disdain for these guys has more to do with the fact they get paid very well and don’t even bother to learn about our team. I doubt they know much about any team, tbh.

They can hate all they want. Just earn. your. paycheck.

but not 12-0. it was confirmed in a diffrent thread earlier i believe

I get so tired of people bashing the Colts. The only thing that would be better than reading a writer who shows some love would be if I could see the looks on the faces of the writers who trashed the Colts after they find out the Colts won AGAIN!!

at least the Colts aren’t getting rammed down everybody’s throats like the Patriots were a few years ago. That coverage made me hate them much more than I would have otherwise, and I think pretty much everybody outside the Boston area felt the same way. At least this way nobody ever says, “Man, I’m sick of hearing about the f@&*ing Colts!”

that no one acknowledges it anymore. Brett Favre, cannot hold the jock of #18, even this season. I know true greatness when I see it and Peyton is the only quarterback better than Dan Marino to ever play this game, in my humble opinion. Let’s be honest. Pierre Garcon, Austin Collie, Donald Brown, a bunch of nobodies. Yet, with Peyton calling the shots, these guys are pretty much unstoppable. Gary Brackett, Jerraud Powers and others comprise a strong defense. Thanks for Darrell Reid. It made us better defensively.

No one cares when there are critical articles about the Colts. It’s the fact that we are 11-0 have won in a gritty, tough fashion in a way only great teams win. It is the fact that despite all the BS in pre-season about us being finished and all the coaching changes would be too distracting for us, and we MAYBE would win 10 games. It’s the fact that everyone and their brother knows that if it was the Patriots with this exact same season, it would be about how the Pats are the toughest team in history and win games no other team could. It’s the fact that the media is acting like the Colts aren’t even close to being as good as the Saints b/c of the Saints romp of NE, yet how they disregard that while Indy beat one-win St Louis 42-6, NO barely beat them 28-23. No one minds critical articles, that is apart of sports journalism. I don’t mind some of the analysis from ESPN or others saying we are still far from perfect, as long as they list reasons.

The sports media is getting bashed by Colts fans not for the criticism of the Colts, but for the complete undermining of everything we have done. After the Colts win over NE, there was absolutely no praise sent towards the Colts. The entire week focused on nothing but Belichick losing it rather than the Colts winning it. We came back from 17 down in the FOURTH QUARTER against one of the top-tier teams in the league, and no one mentions it. We have played a top 5 schedule in terms of difficulty, but people say we haven’t played anyone. No one says, “It may not have been pretty, but the Colts showed they could do what the other team could not when it mattered.” Instead its, “The Colts are lucky and could easily be 6-5.”

Yes, there have been quite a few very nice Colt articles and analysis, I know we aren’t being completely undermined by everyone. But it’s hard to ignore the amount of “they aren’t as good as their record” drivel that is posted by the majority of media types. When Skip Bayless, Bill Simmons and Greg Doyel do it, no one cares too much because no one takes them seriously. The rest of the sports media is supposed to be better than that. I don’t know if any team that has gone 11-0 in the NFL has been as completely undervalued like the Colts have been.

I hate his voice and how when he answers calls on the radio it sounds like he’s going to commercial, but he’s my favorite on-air personality.

At the start of the year he was one of many people who predicted a backslide for the Colts at 8-8. Which is fine. We disagreed, obviously, but unless someone is spending significant time at the Colts camp to learn why all the commonly held beliefs about the coaching turnover were false, it’s understandable to think it might matter. Since he has other tasks, it’s not lazy journalism or anything (whereas it might be if a local writer predicted the same for the same reasons). He gave his pick, stood by it, gave his reasons, and that was fine.

The difference is that he gladly and happily admitted that he was wrong. He appreciates what he’s seeing and isn’t trying to flip flop and pretend that he didn’t make that pick, or downplay it and do a complete 180 like Faulk is. He’s honest and level-headed and I love that about him. Same deal with Favre. He had the same opinions of him that I did early on, and the same expectations. The old goat is simply blowing them all away. I still wouldn’t call him the MVP because I think that team is still damn good without him and has too many other massively valuable pieces, but he’s playing at an MVP level, and even a guy with biases against him isn’t afraid to give credit where it’s due. Likewise, he’s totally willing to call other people and teams out, regardless of his previous statements about them. Honest and level-headed. All NFL writers and journalists should be that way.

I actually think he might be going overboard with calling the Colts THE story of the year. It’s 11 games in and there are plenty of stories. That statement on its face isn’t necessarily what I’d call “getting the story right.” But he’s absolutely right that they’re not getting the love for some reason, and that the general opinion of them isn’t always honest. The thing is, though, I think we all prefer it that way, as does the team. There’s no need for the giant media circus. Let them follow the Saints and Favre around. Let the Colts go into a Super Bowl matchup as underdogs. I’m OK with that.

Even when we get love we get the cold shoulder.

Man, there’s a Freudian brainful if ever I saw one.

I’d say the kerfuffle over concussions is a bigger story this year than either Young or the Saints. Young’s getting a few stories, of course, but you expect that.

I’m one of the few that like Silver too. Time will prove whether he’s right about the Colts or not.

It’s worth mentioning that Gregg Easterbrook of ESPFavre mentions the Colts every single damn week in his Stats of the Week, usually twice. “Stats of the Week No. 1: Indianapolis has won 20 of its past 21 games, with the sole loss an overtime game in which the Colts never had an offensive possession in OT.” It’s been like that, with numbers updated, for about the last two months…

I think the media got bored of writing about the Colts a couple of years ago. Manning’s knee gave them some fun for a bit last season, but now it’s old again. “Colts – still winning all the time.” “Colts – dominating everyone, but can they win post season?” “Colts keep winning, everyone still bored.”

Just doesn’t make for interesting headlines. Let’s face it, it’s not like we haven’t been here before, and everyone knows we’ll rest players rather than try to go unbeaten so it’s hard to find an angle for regular stories…