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Colts are better than Saints, says some "journalist" at the Washington Post's Sports Blog

Since, for some of you, I've been so negative with the big media of late, I thought I'd give another Valentine to a journalist who "gets it." Perhaps you've heard of this supposed "journalist." Rumor is he also moonlights at some dirty, unprofessional Colts blog run by unaccountable "weenies" who write under false names:

In a vacuum it's very possible that the Saints are the better team, but placing them head to head the Colts hold a matchup advantage. The Saints have opened 11-0 thanks in large part to a explosive offense and excellent coverage from their back 7. These are great attributes to have, but ones that are much less effective than usual against the Colts.

The Saints explosive offense sits at the very top of the league in passing plays of 20+ yards and has the 3rd most rushing plays of 20+ yards. The Saints make their living on the big play. On the opposite side is the Colts defense runs the Tampa-2 scheme that is built to prevent big plays. It is living up to the schemes ideal, thus far, allowing both the fewest passes of over 20 yards in the league and the fewest runs for 20+ in the league (including holding big play specialist Chris Johnson to 34 yards with a longest run of 8 yards in the Colts and Titans first meeting this year).

It is my firm opinion that this mysterious "Joe Baker" should get in the habit of quoting himself more often when he promotes his Washington Post work. The Internet needs more rational voices flooding the virtual airways, because God knows the rest of us are swimming in a sea of ignorance when we are forced to read this droning madness.

For more WaPo articles from the man, the myth that is "Joe Baker," please visit his WaPo page.

Joe Baker should also now realize that I, and everyone else, consider him part of BIG MEDIA! So, if he ever writes something that we don't like, I shall be forced to insult his work and call him a schmuck... which I've done to just about every other big media writer on the planet.

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hey why past the fanpost blocked that was from that vikings fan asking our opinion

on them and the saints on diffrent areas of there game didn’t see anything wrong on it earlier

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 6:43 PM EST reply actions  

Huh?

Can’t understand. Did a post get its comments locked or something?

SB Nation's Indianapolis Colts blogger at Stampede Blue. Please make an account so you can post a FanPost, make a FanShot, add some comments, and make some noise. Accounts are free, and only require an email address.

by Brad Wells on Dec 4, 2009 6:44 PM EST up reply actions  

yea apparently, it was called Hello "Colts Fans! I need a little help with something"

by Percy Harvin My Fav!, and there was nothing on it that was said that was bad in any way. now with your response i wonder if he some how posted it on to many sites like that other poll by that texans fan a few weeks ago. cause i know he was seeking opinions from multiple sites

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 6:51 PM EST up reply actions  

I saw that

I think it might have been a throttle violation

he said he was posting the call for opinions on multiple SBN sites which can trigger the automated anti-spam measures

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 6:55 PM EST up reply actions  

I know

I was poking fun at a comment you posted, and when I went back to see what you thought of my snide remark, it was gone!

=)

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions  

I'll counter your positive with...

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmonsnflpicks/091204

I normally don’t care about most negative media, but this guy’s a douche.

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Dec 4, 2009 6:53 PM EST reply actions  

Don't care for him, but what he said has a lot of truth really.

This is what you’re referring to, right?

2. Indianapolis
Could you even play horseshoes with the giant horseshoe that lives up the butt of the 2009 Colts? How would you even throw it? Teams play them and do the dumbest things at the worst possible times. The Colts get three officiating gifts per game. They get every bounce and every break. This is like the 2001-2004 Pats all over again; I hate being on the other side of it. On the other hand, it’s fun to have a pulls-it-out-of-their-butt juggernaut again that everyone can pin for 2.89 seconds but nobody can pin for three. We learned in 2003 and 2004 that it’s never a good idea to bet against a Horseshoe Team. Luck, as strange as this sounds, is a football skill.

One more thing: Manning is my MVP pick through 12 weeks. Yes, I know Favre has a better statistical case. Yes, I know Brees has played at a consistently higher level. But let’s say you switched any of those three guys with Schaub or Flacco. The Vikes would be 10-1 or 9-2 because of their schedule and playmakers. The Saints would still be contending because of their coach, their skill guys, their defensive speed and their crowd. Where would the Colts be? Would they be 3-8? 4-7? 2-9? No 2009 NFL player is more valuable than Peyton Manning. And by the way, he’s the only opponent who could have swayed Belichick into that fourth-and-2 call. I am convinced.

by diagenesis on Dec 4, 2009 7:03 PM EST up reply actions  

Really ?

Did you happen to see Monday night’s game? Billy went for any fourth and four or less. Even the Patriots and their fans are saying the Saints are a better team, top to bottom, in all three phases of the game. The Pats cried “Uncle” with 5:38 to play in the game!

Colts are better? Really?

by WhoDat_OH on Dec 5, 2009 5:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I just hope we're both 18-0 !!

I’ve always like the Colts and have nothing but admiration for Peyton but I’m a diehard Saints fan. Can you tell? LOL. I finally have something to cheer about rather than drowning sorrows so excuse my exuberance.

That would be a game for the ages. Good luck to you.

by WhoDat_OH on Dec 5, 2009 6:13 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

That'd be fine with me as well.

I like the Saints and especially Brees (Go, Purdue!) so that works for me. I’m a Packers fan after the Colts, but I don’t see them standing a chance this season with their OL plus the recent injuries on their defense. I would like to see the Saints make it that far. Good for Indiana (Colts and Brees) and good for the Manning family.

It would be great to see them both arrive at 18-0. Not only would it be the biggest super bowl ever, but it would also silence the old Dolphins tradition. However, it sounds like Caldwell isn’t concerned about being undefeated and will rest players. I don’t know what your team’s coach will do, but it seems from here like they have a better chance of arriving to the big dance undefeated still.

Best wishes!

by coltsfanawalt on Dec 6, 2009 1:43 AM EST up reply actions  

I really should give them a better pic to use, the current one looks like crap.

I think ^ is going in the e-mail with my next post

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 7:16 PM EST reply actions  

You boys are so cute....

I could pinch your cheeks.

"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 4, 2009 7:19 PM EST up reply actions  

Jesus Christ, how young are some of you folks here?

I think Indy Lori once said she was my age (39?? Is that right? Or was that someone else?), and I take it that diagenesis is something above voting age too, but I swear, everyone else here seems like they’re young enough to have a freakin’ curfew!

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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."

Roger Ebert, Transformers review.

by E.M.H. on Dec 4, 2009 8:08 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

20 1/2

and I’m not the youngest regular by any means

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions  

20 and a half! You know you’re still young when you still count years in halves! I usually think I’m doing pretty good when asked how old I am I can respond accurately within a couple of years, not months. lol
P.S. I enjoyed the article. Good work, old man.

by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 4, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

good idea

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Don't march too quickly

You’ll find it’s a pretty steep cliff once you get there.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Im already there lol

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

The half is cute.

I’m not old by any means, but I’ve just realized that a lot of you are. Still, good job on the article shake

by diagenesis on Dec 4, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions  

Just turned 19.

Can anyone beat that?

"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: What should you do if a hot dog vendor gives you a free hot dog? Why, throw it on the ground, of course.

by Cassieper on Dec 5, 2009 12:58 AM EST up reply actions  

Well

I am 27, have served in the military, been married and divorced, and traveled half the world. So maybe you should qualify that. We do have a sizable contingent of younger folks, and they add something very dynamic to this blog.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I have been

engaged and called off. Done my fair share of traveling. All in 21 years of life

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 8:13 PM EST up reply actions  

i am 19 1/2

trust me i am beyond my own age in maturity also lol. been through a lot

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 8:16 PM EST up reply actions  

daaaammmm with evryone telling their life stories i think we need Oprah.......oh wait nvm

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 8:17 PM EST up reply actions  

Wow

I realize now that I sounded like a major dick there. Sorry EMH, no beef. Sometimes the old “You darn whippersnappers!” bit grinds my gears a little. It’s a fact, people in college love the internet. Moreso than 30-40 somethings. Don’t be surprised we have a lot of young’uns here.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 8:20 PM EST up reply actions  

yea and probably shouldnt be on as much as i am. but hey i just do it when

in the little spare time i get each day where i am not working, going to school or other commitments which are many.

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions  

ASSHOLE!!!

lol.

I work with some mid-40’s people that don’t even know how to use computers. Amazing to me.
I agree with what you’ve said. +1

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 8:26 PM EST up reply actions  

I know this chick...

Who’s dad is a major in the Air Force, I believe, and his last name is Dick.
Major Dick. I shit you not.

by peytonsurdaddy on Dec 4, 2009 10:39 PM EST up reply actions  

...

I am more familiar with Navy rank, since my familyi is Navy all the way (Grandpa #1 was a Seabee in WWII, Grandpa #2 was on a PT boat in the S. Pacific in WWII, my Dad and all my uncles on aircraft carriers or destroyers in Vietnam, my sister is an electrician’s mate on the Abe and my brother was an ICman on the Stennis…he just got out a month ago).

In the Navy you’d be Lieutenant Obvious, but I think in the Army it’s Captain, right?

Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!

The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!

by Picky on Dec 4, 2009 11:21 PM EST up reply actions  

You may have just made yourself

The butt of this joke. Thanks Captain!

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 11:22 PM EST up reply actions  

What?

I don’t get it….;-)

Maybe we could see a picture of his cousin, Lt Clueless?

Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!

The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!

by Picky on Dec 4, 2009 11:26 PM EST up reply actions  

Or the whole family

Major Asshole
Colonel of Truth
General Confusion

(too many to go with general—anasthesia, consensus, electric, tires….)

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

by Bobman on Dec 6, 2009 4:39 AM EST up reply actions  

I'm the 39-year-old

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Dec 4, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm 35

Is that young?

I have 3 kids and I’ve been married for almost 15 years. I guess I’m not young anymore. But I like the Colts, Cubs, and Hawks, so I guess Shake and I have that in common. Nice article, Shake.

Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!

The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!

by Picky on Dec 4, 2009 11:24 PM EST up reply actions  

You remembered wrong. Unfortunately, I'm 52. UGH!!!!!!!

But I feel 39!

"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 5, 2009 11:08 AM EST up reply actions  

there shall be no pinching of cheeks

and we’re not young, you all are old. ;-)

Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.

by JustAJ on Dec 5, 2009 12:52 AM EST up reply actions  

Decided against the "Hawkeye Ninja" pic, huh?

"Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting."
— Cormac McCarthy (All the Pretty Horses)

by Addai Another Aday on Dec 4, 2009 7:52 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

They probably would like a "Glamour Shot"

Or a “Photo by Deb” depending on your preference

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions  

At least someone got that

Is that movie THAT old?

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:41 PM EST up reply actions  

You should try a

Joe Muthafuckin Baker pic.

"Between the wish and the thing the world lies waiting."
— Cormac McCarthy (All the Pretty Horses)

by Addai Another Aday on Dec 4, 2009 8:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions  

I don't have the photoshop skills

wish I did. That would rock.

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 8:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't have the photoshop......period

To do that. My CS3 has decided to take a poop(it wants me to register, and I refuse).

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 8:11 PM EST up reply actions  

oh, shake, you're a cutie!!!

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

by KMR24 on Dec 4, 2009 10:19 PM EST up reply actions  

everyone

has been rec-ing the shit out of everything. including me. its fun. I wouldnt get excited about them at this point.

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 8:52 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

I would un-rec this if I could.

But since I can’t, I will rec it.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:04 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

F it

why ask why right?

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:09 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

rec'd

i actually agree, rather than just saying it for stupidity.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:25 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

KR

Next time you plan a meet and greet, I am going to be there just to bring up this thread.

=)~

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:29 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

joking bro joking

I wouldnt do that. beer could be spilled

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

somethin

it could end up in a spitball fight even

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:32 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Thumb War!!!

that solves everything!

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:33 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

rec'd

for truth. and that i love you.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

haha

thanks…means a lot man

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:34 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

This thread seems to be

one big Rec’ing ball

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

Let's make a WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!1

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 9:35 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

W

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

A

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

E!!

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:36 PM EST up reply actions  

all this

rec-ing……………im starting to have flashbacks of AOL chat rooms back in 97

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:37 PM EST up reply actions  

rec'd

this is a very productive thread

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I agree

Rec’d!

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

FAIL

I have a great FAIL picture for this moment, but it’s one I made and I can’t paste it! >_<

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 9:38 PM EST up reply actions  

damnit

well Im dissapointed in you then

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Photobucket

is your friend, my friend

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:39 PM EST up reply actions  

Google Wave

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:40 PM EST up reply actions  

I have a link to the pic, though

Here

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 9:41 PM EST up reply actions  

WTF

thats a lot of snow =)

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:43 PM EST up reply actions  

...

yellow snow Pictures, Images and Photos

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Now that's a fail!

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

haha

now thats a lot of snow

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:47 PM EST up reply actions  

I dont get that damn button

If I “dislike” something I have to confront the person and tell them why I dislike it instead of just pushing a button. I think the people who “like” it should have to explain their reasoning too. What is this country coming to?!?! I weep for this generation…..

o wait…I am part of it.

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:54 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

i am a man of few words.

other than :
like, dislike, rec’d, unrec’d, +1

I like.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:57 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

Rec'd

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:58 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

+1

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 9:59 PM EST up reply actions  

glad you could join the

Rec’ing crew!

oh and uhh REC’D!!

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions  

Explain my reasoning? EXPLAIN MY REASONING????

You don’t even know how many times I hear those words at school! If we have the right answer, why do you need to know how we got there? Maybe that’s why we don’t do it on websites.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 10:01 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

Rec'd

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions  

because it's easy to

just push a button or in your case cheat and get an answer. I want to know what about my post you like or dislike and why. Just like your teachers wanna know how you got your answer and why.

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 10:02 PM EST up reply actions  

Unrec'd

You explain your reasoning so that you can backtrack the logical steps you took to get there so that you can find mistakes in your logic so that you are more likely to have the correct answer or eventually get it in the long run.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:04 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

rec'd

for the unrec comment, the rest was too confusing.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 10:08 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I know that

But people who already have the process nailed down shouldn’t be suvjected to tedious explanations of their correct work. I guess my pet peeve is one-size-fits-all solutions to problems.

Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte

Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan

I need to find another stupid artifice to put here

by LV Steelers Fan on Dec 4, 2009 10:12 PM EST up reply actions  

I understand

The only reason I didn’t get a scholarship to a top-tier university is because I hated homework for that very same reason – and therefore didn’t do it. End result? Set the curve on almost every test I took in High School, but very low homework scores = 2.9 GPA. That is a bad idea. So, just do it. I force myself now to do this kind of busy work and sometimes I catch myself being mentally lazy.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions  

Answers
I must ask you BBS, was this post necessary?

Yes.

Did we really need another post about a post that was merely a front page fanshot linking to a completely different website about the Colts?
Yes.
Not only that, but what’s the deal with drawing attention to yourself about an issue that was caused by you and constantly perpetuated by you, BBS?
What “issue” am I drawing attention to? If you’re referring to my suggestion that “I’ve been so negative with the big media of late,” that really isn’t much of an “issue.” Also, If you feel content on this site has “gone down the shitter,” then here is my suggestion:

Write more.

I could count on one hand how many articles you’ve written in the last three months. Compare this with the content Joe, Matt, and even posters like metal_militia, Bullard47, and SpazMo have generated over the same period of time and your complaint tends to fall a bit short. Complaining about something, but doing very little to remedy the situation yourself, does not paint you in a good light. Also, if you have sent me emails (plural) about site content not being what you want it to be, I certainly have not received them.

Also, since the start of the regular season, we are averaging 6K more hits a day. So, if site content is suffering, it seems we get more popular the more we “suck.” And just like anything else in life, if you think something is not as good as it should be, make an effort to make it better. We gave you site writer status for a reason.

Do something with it.

SB Nation's Indianapolis Colts blogger at Stampede Blue. Please make an account so you can post a FanPost, make a FanShot, add some comments, and make some noise. Accounts are free, and only require an email address.

by Brad Wells on Dec 4, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

Ok, I wasn’t really looking for a simple yes or no answer so I guess I’ll ask you kindly to elaborate on those answers please. Why was this post necessary? Why is an article written by shake for a completely different site that he already mentioned in a fanpost worthy of another post? Just because you wanted to give your opinion on the topic? If so, that’s cool, but that’s why there is a comment feature in the fanshots as well.

I think there is maybe a handful of people who would think this post is necessary. I don’t think there is anything wrong with “showing a little love” for something someone else did, but this has crossed the line of near ball washing territory.

The “issue”, or should I say issues, are the same thing I hear from viewers day in and out and that I find myself agreeing with on a regular basis. Warning: I’m not holding back so just be prepared. No one wants to read your tirades directed at the media and no one cares. We all understand that the media gives the Colts no respect. Why you think it’s necessary to make a daily post calling out some “douche” (btw, this word is dead to me now thanks to you :() is beyond me or anyone really.

About my post count, we’ve been over this about a million and one times. I work 40+ hours a week and got to school full-time. I’m pretty sure you’d be hard pressed to find someone with the ability to at least be active on this site as much as I am combined with the workload I carry. Comparing me to Joe is a bit unfair don’t you think? All Joe does is go to school and post here. No offense Joe, but I try to get out and do stuff other than sit behind a computer all weekend or when I’ve got some free time lol. Matt is a great guy, but he’s never posted more than once or twice every couple weeks. But that’s cool, who cares? His articles are some of the best articles I’ve ever written and the stuff he does with numbers are mindblowing. I think your problem is you are worried about quantity over quality, which is a horrible approach in my opinion. Quality always > Quantity. Yeah I may not post that much for the aforementioned reasons, but I tend to think that my articles are higher in quality than most of yours.

If I could get paid to do nothing but write I’d be in seventh heaven right now. But that’s an impossibility for me right now which obviously hurts my ability to post more. However, that doesn’t mean I don’t have the right to speak my mind on things that are clearly in need up improving, like the quality of this site. To assume that because my post count is lower than what you want it to be means my opinions are null is a bit insulting to be honest.

by KingRichard on Dec 4, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

I for one

…would have to say that I didn’t know about the WaPo article until i read this post. Then I went to the WaPo article and read it. I am glad BBS posted it, because I enjoyed the article. I don’t read every fanpost or fanshot, because I don’t have time. I just read the stuff on the front page, and if something catches my eye along the side, I might read it.

So thanks BBS, for bringing this to my attention.

Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!

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by Picky on Dec 5, 2009 12:26 AM EST up reply actions  

KR

i see what your saying. although i dont care for these type of posts. it seems to be shoved in our faces. no i dont think BBS is doing it on purpose and i think there is a way to fix it. we have mgrex who has his tables and such he puts out for us but that is usually on monday i believe. then we dont have any consistant weekly type thing out the rest of the week exept the IR reports. seems almost like these “journalism” posts are becoming common things just to fill space and get posts out. this i dont think is what most people want cause most already know this happens.

i am ok with it once in a while but every day it gets tiring. but now to how i think we can fix some of it. i think it starts with someone steping up or mabye two of our regulars to put a post out weekly on the front page. something that gives people more of an option of what to comment on and if they want to talk about one of these “journalism” posts they have seen thats fine but they dont have to and can still comment on this blog. i know i am doing the college one on saturdays but thats the weekend and we dont normally have a problem with having stories when we get to the end of a week and to the weekend. so anyone have ideas on some weekly posts we can do throw them out there and lets see what BBS thinks. i think if we had something good he may be good with it

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions  

Weekly posts

Better idea: If you have a desire to see certain weekly posts, nothing is stopping you from writing them yourself. Well written posts with interesting ideas often get promoted to the front page. Nothing is stopping you from generating the content you want to see here.

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by Brad Wells on Dec 4, 2009 7:48 PM EST up reply actions  

and i have been doing weekly college threads that have gone very well

not all of them are long but all of them generate convo all day. im saying lets get all involved, i am not complaining im saying lets all do something to help and get other posts out there

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 7:50 PM EST up reply actions  

hahahahahahha ive always wanted to ask you why it sayd oh no we suck again until i clicked it

hahahahhaa that parts funny you should write click me next to it

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions  

no then it fucks up the sig itself

Shake spent atleast an half hour helping me figure it out. I wish i could do that.

by colts9318rock on Dec 4, 2009 7:55 PM EST up reply actions  

dammmmmmmm, then people who have never clicked it will never get to smile like i did u made my day hahahahhaha

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 7:58 PM EST up reply actions  

Not saying you are complaining

Just saying that, in general for everyone, if you want to see content on this site that is not regularly generated, take the initiative and make it yourself.

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by Brad Wells on Dec 4, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions  

i agree i think i am going to go ahead and write wone tonight if i get the opprotunity time wise

lets see everyone and get some ideas of posts we can do as a weekly thing and thing you are willing to do weekly preferable

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions  

Heh.

I can tell you that I’ve proofread many things before.

"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: What should you do if a hot dog vendor gives you a free hot dog? Why, throw it on the ground, of course.

by Cassieper on Dec 5, 2009 1:16 AM EST up reply actions  

....

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:44 PM EST up reply actions   2 recs

put it in your

pocket…save it for a rainy day

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Talking to Rick

I think something that would address a lot of concerns from a number of posters(not really myself) and still allow you to vent on media idiocy would be to condense media coverage articles to a ONCE A WEEK post, maybe posted on Saturday night.

There, you could easily sum up all the positive and negative media coverage, and slam the dumb ones. And people would only have one post to avoid if they aren’t into it. And I think that this sort of article would allow you to present a platform that would get your message across better. Also, it might make us Colts fans more informed.

Just a thought, I hope this doesn’t turn into some sort of fallout and I think that Rick adds something to this site when he contributes. I’m not going to fault him for not having the time to produce all the content that he feels it needs. Writing for free is a thankless job most of the time, especially when your opinion does not coincide with the general public.

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 7:56 PM EST up reply actions   4 recs

i know there are some that do a link post linking all the topics of the week that are the same basic thing

in a post and giving a little info on what that one is about that they want to say so to go allong with what bullard is saying mabye

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions  

Blue Wall of Shame

I would suggest stealing an idea from Jim Kramer. He has a wall of shame for deadbeat “douche” CEO’s. Why don’t we have along with the roster and injury reports on the side a top ten “douche” journalists and based on current weeks writings discuss their position. Personally, I nominate Jason Cole for number 1.

by FineClub on Dec 4, 2009 11:47 PM EST up reply actions  

Overruled.

Kravitz is always #1.

"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: What should you do if a hot dog vendor gives you a free hot dog? Why, throw it on the ground, of course.

by Cassieper on Dec 5, 2009 1:17 AM EST up reply actions  

I've been slacking on the weekly stat reviews that filled some of the midweek time

since the semester is winding down and I don’t have as much time. They’ll be back, along with some of the research posts I have have researched.

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 7:51 PM EST up reply actions  

You're fired

Take your slacker ways to the WaPo and be done with you! ;)

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by Brad Wells on Dec 4, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions  

mine hit this week i wont be around much tomorrow or shouldn't be cause i need to work on my final projects

i will provide you with what is basically the last college thread i believe. mabye after i can start a new series of posts

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I was actually just thinking about that.

Was about to ask where those posts went.

"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: What should you do if a hot dog vendor gives you a free hot dog? Why, throw it on the ground, of course.

by Cassieper on Dec 5, 2009 1:18 AM EST up reply actions  

I could always just start arguing with you and shake again. Ah…memories..

Shake has to be Martin Short though ’cause I sayz so.

And BBS can be El Guapo and PatsR*18done can be Jefe.

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Dec 4, 2009 8:00 PM EST up reply actions   3 recs

was it the 4-2-5 that we argued about?

Bob kinda made that one moot :(

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 8:01 PM EST up reply actions  

Bob obviously wanted you to win the argument. What a dick.

Jim Sorgi runs a 4.6 40. That's all I've got to say about that.

by monstersbox on Dec 4, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions   1 recs

This is off topic but i jus saw a really good linebacker micah johnson a kentucky wildcat and i really liked the idea of him being a colt but i dont know what the chances are POLIAN GET HIM!!

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 7:37 PM EST reply actions  

p.s. with him we won't be complaining about not stopping the run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc7RoALOZfM

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 7:39 PM EST up reply actions  

If that dude

loses the gold teeth, I’d like him more =)

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 7:43 PM EST up reply actions  

what about Edge's gold teeth?

if he had lost them while in Indy, instead of while in zona would you have liked him more?

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 7:44 PM EST up reply actions  

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING ABOUT EDGE U JUST BEAT ME TO IT

and isnt he a bad ass linebacker

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 7:46 PM EST up reply actions  

though Edge got away with stuff I usually don't like

Saying “The U” and having gold teeth aren’t my favorite things ever, but for some reason I always loved his intro. Him saying “Edgerrin James, The U” then flashing the gold teeth was probably my favorite moment of the games not related to the plays.

Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.

It's shocking how much can slip your perception

Even your eyes lie

by shake n bake on Dec 4, 2009 7:57 PM EST up reply actions  

haha good times gooood times, and that line backer isnt rated high we could even get him in the second round i can picture him flashing those gold teeth alredy

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 8:02 PM EST up reply actions  

yeah I probably would have

I’m not a big fan of the gold teeth

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions  

he’s the second rated lb by scout. we need at lest a olb. but more we need interior linemen….i will watch the dude though because i love college football only for scouting colts.

by bob-log sandtits on Dec 4, 2009 9:46 PM EST up reply actions  

But

not sexy….at ALL.

Call me "Sir" goddamnit!

by danorocks17 on Dec 4, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions  

haha i know hu

OH AND P.S. VIC CARUCCI, JOE THEISMAN, AND STERLING SHARPE ARE ASSHOLES pretty much the main colts haters, always always always talking smack and pickin against us. OH AND BRIAN BALDINGER HE HAS TO GET SOME LOVE for the past 6 weeks hes been picking us to win and making smart ass points on why we’re gonna win the game he picks

"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing".
Johnny Unitas
---WAITING FOR MY JACK "THE ASSASSIN" TATUM JERSEY!!!!!!!---

by 805 on Dec 4, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions  

this is awesome

Im glad I didnt miss this episode

by MARVININDY on Dec 4, 2009 9:02 PM EST reply actions   2 recs

REC'D!

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions  

No, it's, "And like sands through the hourglass,

so are the days of our lives…." Trust me I know; I grew up watching that soap. lol

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

by KMR24 on Dec 4, 2009 10:55 PM EST up reply actions  

I have family from MICHIGAN

that were so amazed by steak N shake they made special trips there from Ypsilanti, I was amazed

by LBizZLE on Dec 4, 2009 9:48 PM EST up reply actions  

lol, awesome.

they need to do a harold and kumar go to steak n shake, yes.

by yellowsnow on Dec 4, 2009 9:50 PM EST up reply actions  

Dramatic Open Thread

Is Dramatic

I also wish I had time and motivation to blog at Speed Blue Nation

by Bullard47 on Dec 4, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions  

most of the

“drama” has been deleted lol

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 10:52 PM EST up reply actions  

you can give a response to my post and be part of the solution or make the solution

coltsfan723’s “if you dont want to read it, ignore it” (sorry not word for word :) )

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 10:57 PM EST up reply actions  

I'm tellin ya

my idea is the best one you will see on that post. Its Barnone

Bob Sanders does not play Hide-and-Seek, He plays HIDE and PRAY-HE-DOES-NOT FIND-YOU!

by coltsfan723 on Dec 4, 2009 11:01 PM EST up reply actions  

haha def. the easiest or for some is. just get an alternative cause it seems

no one comments on anything else casue even if they dont like it they dont just go comment on a fanpost which would be a good idea cause usualy there are other good posts to find there. but there aint anything wrong with thinking of things we can do. ideas.

GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!

by TheAngelsColts on Dec 4, 2009 11:10 PM EST up reply actions  

I can't believe I just read every comment of that

and then learned all the good stuff was deleted. I’m thoroughly disappointed.

Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.

by JustAJ on Dec 5, 2009 1:14 AM EST reply actions   1 recs

Same here.

I miss all the good stuff.

"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: What should you do if a hot dog vendor gives you a free hot dog? Why, throw it on the ground, of course.

by Cassieper on Dec 5, 2009 1:22 AM EST up reply actions  

Checked in real quick once more

to say that I’m glad this article was produced. I often glance at the site on the days I’m too busy to do more. I would’ve likely missed this kind of article if it hadn’t been promoted by BBS like this. And I always value anything shake writes, as he has great content and is interesting. Not too mention he’s so modest about it =p

Anyhow, this site has articles that I don’t care for sometimes, so one like this is always welcome. I can’t believe it’s even controversial at all.

by coltsfanawalt on Dec 5, 2009 2:21 AM EST reply actions  

What?

Yeah they may run the Tampa 2 to prevent the big play but what are they going to do to stop the running game? This is the most balanced team in the league and I really don’t see them running the ball that well themselves. So I beleive that this plays to the Saints strength and that is their secondary.

by Bayou Basher on Dec 5, 2009 4:51 PM EST reply actions  

It would be a hell of a game though. Who would Archie root for?

by Bayou Basher on Dec 5, 2009 4:55 PM EST reply actions  

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