The 2009 NFL Regular Season Ends Today
by Brad Wells on Jan 3, 2010 8:00 AM EST
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PrintI always get bummed after New Years as it usually is followed by the end of the NFL regular season. Only 12 of 32 teams will continue playing football after today. This means 20 teams begin the long process of wondering what 2010 will bring them. 20 teams will start focusing more on the NFL Draft by assessing Bowl games, scouting reports, and hopefully reading Mocking the Draft (cheap plug, I know). Some of those 20 teams will wonder if their head coaches will be fired, or if coordinators will be replaced. And while much of what I have written this past week has expressed my disappoint with Colts management, I'm not so upset that I don't appreciate the fact that my team is definitely in the post-season. They don't need to win today. They don't need help from other teams.
They are in because they earned it.
With severe weather conditions expected in Buffalo, with lake front winds and snow likely to blanket the stadium, look for Colts starters not to play much against the Bills. 30 Colts players were listed on the injury report this week, a report that (quite honestly) is laughable. Bill Polian is just thumbing his nose at critics with that report, which claims 56% of his roster is hurt. The message from Polian is, "SEE! SEE! WE'RE HURT! THIS IS WHY WE RESTED AGAINST THE JETS!"
Whatever. It's pathetic, and Polian's continued arrogance only makes things worse. 30 people on an injury report is positively Belichickian.
The irony is that with the likely conditions today, if the Colts had rested starters and not tried for "perfection" because of those conditions, not one would have complained. Everyone would have understood that thinking, and those that didn't would have been dismissed.
I'm concerned that players like Adam Vinatieri did not make the trip to Buffalo. This pretty much tells me Adam's knee did not hold up after last week's game. If he makes the playoff roster, I'll be shocked. Also not making the trip is Clint Session. Just FYI: Session did not play last week. He will not play this week, and next week is the first round of the playoffs. The Colts have a bye in the first round. This means Clint Session will not play any real football for over almost a month. If Session is rusty in the playoffs, it pretty much destroys Polian's "practice is just as good as playing real games" excuse. Obviously, I don't want Session playing against the Bills. However, four weeks is an awful lot of time away from the game.
But, all I can do now is sigh at Bill Polian and give thanks that my team is in. I'm more interested in the drama that will unfold in the AFC than I am in the Colts v. Bills. Will the Jets and Ravens win and get in? Will the Steelers get some luck and get in, making them a VERY dangerous team? Hell, will the Texans make their very first playoff appearance? All these scenarios offer far more drama than Colts v. Bills, and that's a shame. But, can't control that now. Now, just sit back and watch the book close on another regular season. Seems like yesterday is was early September. I was getting married, and all of y'all were glued to the blog while shake n bake, mgrex03, Colt Homer, and King Richard covered the Week One action.
Amazing how fast the season goes.
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Christ Almighty
I am so unbelievably sick of the “rest vs rust” argument. Guys who miss four weeks come back with no problems. Someone like Gonzo coming back would be problematic; Session being out a couple of weeks isn’t going to affect him at all. Same with Powers, same with all our starters. You know I love you BBS, but at the risk of a bad pun, you’ve got to stop beating this dead horse.
by slash196 on Jan 3, 2010 8:26 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
+1
I agree… Missing most of a season like Marvin did is one thing. On top of rust, there is no way you can be game fit. But 3-5 weeks off guys come back during the season all the time.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
Awwwwwww..........
poor horse.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Colts are afraid of the Texans
They bowed out of last week’s game so that they wouldn’t have the opportunity to play us in the playoffs. No, not entirely of course, I am not that arrogant, but the fact of the matter is that the Colts beat the Texans by the width of a nose hair twice this year. Take away a bad call (Moats goal line fumble) and a piss poor kicker and the Colts aren’t 14-0 and probably have to play the Jets hard to ensure the #1 seed in week 16. Yet they and Cincinnati let that crappy Jet’s team that doesn’t deserve to sniff the jock strap of the Colts 3rd string QB or clean the toilets in the Bengals locker room win to knock the Texans out of the playoffs. Nobody can deny how good the Texans are. With the exception of the 1st game against the Jets (ironically) that team never lost by more than a touchdown (8 against Indy in week 12 but still in the “realm” of a TD with a 2 pt conversion) in all 6 of it’s other losses. A bad call here, a few missed chip shots, a crappy goal line stand and boom 9-7….
Anyway, Indy and Cincinnati vaulted themselves above the Steelers, Titans and Raiders in my “I hope their charter plane crashes into a mountain” list.
Seriously though. I like Indy. The team is great and filled with class acts. I saw it in Peyton’s face that he was pissed off when he was pulled. The chance at perfection probably won’t happen again. I would have been pissed. Your coach f#cked the Texans and a chance at history. You guys just created a rivalry. Be prepared to go 0-2 against the Texans next year.
Who's Arrogant amd Pathetic?
So let me get this straight – you’re a BLOGGER who believes you know more about a team than the people (coach, trainers, etc.) who are with them EVERY WORKDAY and have personal, first-hand knowledge of their condition and you’re calling Polian arrogant?!! Get over yourself. I’m thinking Caldwell et al. knows a lot better than you who’s up to playing this weekend or in two weeks. Yeah, maybe the injury list is being used for strategy, but how about this – maybe it isn’t. Maybe – just maybe – its a good thing the starters have no reason to risk injury on a frozen, snow covered field in single digit temps. Would you want the starters out there in that? I sure wouldn’t. Get over it, it’s truly pathetic and arrogant.
-3
cone on u serious
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Jan 3, 2010 10:59 AM EST up reply actions
The "Irony"
“The irony is that with the likely conditions today, if the Colts had rested starters and not tried for “perfection” because of those conditions, not one would have complained. Everyone would have understood that thinking, and those that didn’t would have been dismissed."
Oh, PLEASE…where have YOU been for the last week? ‘No one would have complained?’ That’s completely ridiculous…if this last week has showed us anything it’s that there are a lot of irrational people out there (or even here) who would have screamed the Colts, Polian, Caldwell, the cheerleaders, whoever, were pansies for not ‘gritting it out’ and playing for perfection; even if it meant risking injuries. I’m guessing you yourself would have found reason with that move to take out what appears to be long-standing biases and frustrations against Polian. Yeah, right, suddenly the Bloggosphere becomes thoughtful and understanding. Please.
Welcome to the site
I hope you had a happy and safe holiday season.
I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
thanks...
I’ve really enjoyed finding this site…for the most part (see above) this has been a somewhat sane refuge from the rest of the online punditry, re: last week’s “decision”. GO COLTS!!
Haha I think he meant the team..
Not the “bloggosphere”. But your point is well taken. In any case if 15 weeks of practice and games didn’t cripple them, it’s doubtful that two games would have. Think about it, what’s more important here, a Superbowl where they are just one in many teams to win, or having a perfect season from week one to the Superbowl? The annals of history will remember Peyton Manning and his two rings for sure. The bit players however will be long gone in the memories of most people 30 years from now. Hell, 20 years from now. With a perfect season the Colts TEAM would have been forever debated as being one of the best in the history of the game. Rolling over like they did ruined that. A couple a rings? So what. Big whoop. Compared to being arguably the greatest team in the history of the game. With arguably the greatest QB in the history of the game. All gone. You still might get the QB argument, but the rest of it is gone. One chance! It won’t happen again. Short term thinking ruined the chance for Colts fans to have something extraordinary to tell their grandchildren that they witnessed first hand…5 years from now you will all be whining about how much you miss Peyton because your new QB stinks and the team stinks and you will all wonder if the Colts really COULD have achieved perfection 5 years before. And I know what you’re thinking, “of course the Colts would have whipped them!” But the games have to be played first don’t they? Peyton himself said that it’s tough to win when you have turnovers and returned kickoffs for TD’s. Could he have pulled that one out?
Think about this…perhaps the fact that the Colts rolled over those last two games disrupts the euphoria of chasing a perfect season and the adrenaline, pride, motivation and purpose that came with it. Maybe they lose and don’t make it to the Superbowl. Maybe they make it to the Superbowl and lose. Would that history have changed if they had been playing for perfection throughout the playoffs? Put a twinky in front of a fat kid and he’ll run a 40 yard dash in 4.3. Put a nice roasted chicken in front of him and he might get a 5 flat. See the point? Surely you do. We will see. What could have been though hmm? What if they make it to the Superbowl and win? Could they have won those last two games and still have gone all the way? Wow…every fan’s dream there. Tossed into the toilet by a pair of chimps with a pair of scissors. You’ll poke your eye out! Indy is screwed either way. History will mock them because they rejected a chance at greatness.
Now I see.
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been trying to figure out what the difference was between mainstream media, and a full time professional blogger backed by an ad supported content network. Now I understand. A blogger can just say whatever unsubstantiated nonsense they want, and when there is any back lash they can hide behind the “I’m just a blogger” shield.
“a report that (quite honestly) is laughable”
Did you do any research to see if this is true? Did you talk to any of the players listed on the injury report and see if they are injured? I doubt it. And you know what, as writer, editor, and whatever else your title is on this site, no one will hold you accountable.
BBS you have officially moved into the Mike Florio stage of your career, without the readership.
he is basing it off of the last few weeks (not last) where players have been listed (29). being listed many are questionable but
when game time comes they are all able to play.
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Jan 3, 2010 11:02 AM EST up reply actions
basing it ON
not off. If you based it off, then you wouldn’t be basing it at all.
sorry, pet peeve.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
And I thought that
I was the grammar nazi.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
haha nice
got a chuckle with that comment…
Baskett
ugh.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 3, 2010 10:51 AM EST up reply actions
That's not saying much.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
this is where he contributes to the team
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Yeah.
That’ll get us that Lombardi. You think she even knows how to spell Lombardi? heh heh heh
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 3, 2010 6:04 PM EST up reply actions
Also
I may not always agree with BigBlueShoe, but I think he is a very good leader for Stampede Blue. He is very in your face and won’t take crap from anybody. I really enjoyed it earlier this year when he was writing the “Mike Singletary is a Bum” articles. Freakin hilarious, BBS. I stand on the opposit side of him on the recent Polian issues, but he definatly voices an opinion that is the same as many Colts fans right now, therefore it is respectable.
We need bloggers like him. I would rather read what he has to say than any of the stooges on NFL network or ESPN have to say about our Colts. DZ at 18to88 does a really good job too. Anyway, Keep up the good work BBS!
The game...
The game would have been moved to Sunday night, the Colts would have been forced to play their regulars in the conditions we are about to see. The Colts would have been forced to put everything at risk (the Super Bowl) in extremely ugly conditions just for the sake of TV. And the whole country would be blaming them for sitting their regulars, not just the fans in Indy and a few bloggers.
Excellent Points!!
That’s EXACTLY how this would have played out. I imagine when Caldwell was considering when he was going to pull starters, the weather in Orchard Pk, NY, in january played into it. I also imagine the same scenario you mention played out in his head. A lot to consider, though some people ‘blogging-it-in’ from their parent’s basement bedroom while in their Peyton pj’s make it sound so simple!!
There were 29...
players on the injury report the Monday after the Denver game.
18to88.com
Belicheck is a jerk in many ways
but using the injury report is not one of them. The league takes that pretty seriously.
everyone knows he uses the injury report that way what you talking about
GO COLTS!!! 09 IS OURS!!!
by TheAngelsColts on Jan 3, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Yep, DZ.
The injury reports have been the same way all year. This is not something new by Polian.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I still have a headache from NYE
I will be questionable for this game.
I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
Hell hath no fury like the media scorned
The Colts’s sin is the same as Brett Favre’s and Tiger Woods’: they messed with a pre-existing narrative. Favre was supposed ride off into the sunset at the anointed hour, Woods was supposed to embark on a public apology tour, culminating in a weepy appearance on Oprah, and the Colts were supposed to strive for “perfection”. Bloggers, like sports journalists, are writers, are storytellers, They find it really, really irritating when someone disrespects their narrative and will do all they can to make sure there are consequences for this disrespect.
flip flopping
Either we have a whole new group of posters here than we had 6 days ago or we have some serious flip flopping going on. As for me, I will stick with my initial reaction and will not allow my judgement to be clouded by my fandom. That was stupid. That was bullshit. You enter sports history when you win a title. You enter sports immortality when you go undefeated in the NFL. We were looking at a 120 win baseball season, or a 73 win basketball season, (73 pacer wins, Baaa ha ha ha) and it just wasnt important. In a total vacuum that would be outrageous enough but the fact that Peyton was dead wrong when he suggested that this philosophy had resulted in anything but total failure in the past. The bottom line is if players 23-45 on the depth chart are going to play today, then I have no problem with it, but if any of the 22 starters play then what colts management is telling us that they are psychic and players have a great chance to get hurt toward the end of a game in a controlled environment than they do in a uninhabitable tundra. I personally loved my magic 8 ball back in the day but probably wouldn’t use it to make multi-million dollar history altering decisions.
Amen...
Well put … “You enter sports history when you win a title. You enter sports immortality when you go undefeated in the NFL.”
Also well put “…but if any of the 22 starters play then what colts management is telling us that they are psychic and players have a great chance to get hurt toward the end of a game in a controlled environment than they do in a uninhabitable tundra.”
They are buying into two philosophies here. Sit them and keep them safe, and let them play so they don’t get rusty. Doesn’t work too well if during that 1 quarter of work someone get’s hurt. All or nothing.
Oh, and I wonder what the backups think about all this? They are basically saying, “You’re second rate, if anyone’s going to get a torn MCL or a busted head it’s going to be you.” I’m sure they enjoy the chance to play but the sentiment is pretty clear. Kind of crappy when you start measuring human value by a person’s ability to run, jump, throw and kick.
I'm pretty pissed that Automatic Adam didn't make the trip
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:16 AM EST reply actions
Why?
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
lol my friend who is a Colts fan is going to the game
and we have a running joke about Automatic Adam and I wanted pictures of him warming up. Long story.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:45 AM EST up reply actions
Interesting.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
How many teams are sitting starters this week?
Where is the media outcry?
Brees isn't even starting today.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
BUT PEOPLE PAID FULL TICKET PRICES!!!!!!!ONE!
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
HOW DARE THEY!!!!
FANS ARE TOO STUPID TO KNOW WHAT IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
forgot how epic that looked
very 300-esque
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Don't forget the
30 mph winds. Should be fun to watch 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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
This is going to be a very tricky week in pick'em...
Insert Clever Statement Here
Oh crap.
I haven’t submitted my picks yet. Thanks for reminding me.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I just want the playoffs to start,
So the Colts can show the world they really do know their jobs better than anyone else.
Here’s what I’m thinking: If we had won last week, this week we would all have been biting our nails hoping no one gets hurt chasing a perfect season. And I promise you, the Bills would have loved to put all their effort into seeing how hard they could hurt somebody, especially the QB.
"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.
Yep.
The Colts still made the right call.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
uh BBS
The Colts would have thrown 16-0 away anyway. Wasnt it you who said that if the Colts had to play in terrible weather conditions, they would have rested regardless and you would have been all for it? Well look at the weather now. I love you man, but your a hypocrite on this one
Seems to me he's just
fishing for anything to support his argument now. I’d just like to drop it for eternity.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
perhaps
but with the weather like this right now in buffalo, it proves another point I made. I said the Colts were going to rest, the question was just when. If it wasnt the Jets, game, it was going to be this one. Wonder if fans would have blasted the Colts for resting in this game with these strong winds, heavy snow, and icy field?
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
If the Colts were 15-0,
you can be certain BBS and the others would have blasted the fans. I saw last week as the 3rd preseason game (where Peyton plays around a half), and this week is the 4th preseason game, where Peyton plays a series and many people don’t even start.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
wait...
you read what he wrote?
I don’t think BBS counted on anyone doing that.
/giggidy :)
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 11:51 AM EST up reply actions
If he didn't want anyone to read it, he should have posted it in the Fanshots. 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 Jan 3, 2010 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Funny....
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
It's freezing here in Indy.
"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.
I thought he was talking about Buffalo
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
Isn't there
some 3-6 inches of snow and 30-40 mph winds with wind chill in single digits? I’d consider that bad weather conditions.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
but great football watching conditions...
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
This is true.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Nope, the wind isn't that strong. 23 mph is the strongest gust so far.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
I still consider that
a ridiculously heavy wind.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Just gusts though. Shouldn't you be used to tornadoes and such in Indy?
23 mph, come on now lol
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
I've only
had a tornado “warning” (that means a tornado touches down near you) once. Not that used to them.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
You must live in an odd part then and I know what a warning is.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
Fishers, suburb of Indy.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
hmm I must have been assuming New Albany
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
The sarcasm
is strong with this one.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
named best place to raise a family in Indiana
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
its us down south in the river bottoms that are on the fringe
of tornado alley
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
In Buffalo it is.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
it is not.
it is just cold at the stadium. it isn’t like the snow is coming down like crazy and you can’t see anywhere.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
15 degrees
with 20 MPH winds and snow. Thats pretty bad.
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2010 11:56 AM EST up reply actions
and it feels like -2 degrees with the windchill
its frozen as hell on the field making the turf super hard
by metal_militia on Jan 3, 2010 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
Are you in Buffalo or something?
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Ah.
How silly of me. No one lives in Buffalo.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
cause if you are..
we really need to thank you for those Wings ya’ll created.
/bad joke is bad
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
Good wings are good.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I'm sure the Colts, a dome team, aren't used to it but the Bills and the people from this area
are fine with it and aren’t making it seem worse than it is.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
No dome here anymore it's a stadium.
I read this week they’ve been practicing outside, to get used to the cold.
"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.
I enjoy the 3 or 4
outdoor games we have each year.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I wouldn't have enjoyed
the Jets game outside. That thing would have been in a blizzard with single digit temperatures. I’ll take my 72 degree and dry dome environment then.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
my point is that most teams in severe weather conditions still play outside.
the way the game was from the inception.
by dolphinsinbuffalo on Jan 3, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
Where'd you hear that?
That’s interesting and smart.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I read it, too
one of the players (Jerraud, I think) tweeted it
How can you not love a team that does this?
Peyton texted me.
"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.
They lifted the restraining order?
What did you do, blackmail him?
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Nope, I told him I'd leave my husband and go to work and be
his housewife. He agreed.
"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.
I need to meet your husband
and tell him all the things you say on here. That would be a fun day.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I have people, you better not.
"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.
those aren't real ninjas...
real ninjas can never be photographed
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
I love humor on a cold Sunday morning.
You guys are cracking me up.
"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.
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
"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.
It's supposed to say,
fruit with a sense of humor.
"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.
LIES!
bananas are never funny.
Pineapples on the other hand…
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I'm just bummed
that I won’t be around for the game thread. Can’t imagine much football discussion will occur there.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
18to88 has a Live Blog up
for it for the first time this season. I’m psyched!
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
What, you're gonna
leave us for them?! Go, just go….you’re dead to me now :-(
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
I never comment
here during Colts games. It’s nothing new.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I only comment during colt games that are against bad teams...
real games I can’t comment on. Too busy watching the action.
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:38 PM EST up reply actions
he will comment in both places...
the funny comes when he makes a comment here meant for other there.
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
When have I ever
done 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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
strange...
could have sworn you have done dual commenting before.
my bad….
i am sorry for besmirching your good honor.
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Ashley
may have just a tiny little problem with that. lol
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Jan 7, 2010 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
20 mph winds pushes
that wind chill way down.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
*sob*
Well, at least we’ve still got a little over a month until the Colts football season is over.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
You got that right!
Colts Forever…..
"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.
Totally right.
Anyone that thinks otherwise is wrong and knows nothing about football and should be dismissed.
/BBS
You’re right tho.
by yellowsnow on Jan 3, 2010 12:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Session
I’m really worried about Session’s knee injury. He’s been a critical part of our defense and I’ll be pissed if his absence contributes to a playoff loss… once again we’ll hear the “see – you shouldn’t have rested” cries when once again it was a critical injury that contributed… AARRRGGGHHH!!!
How can you not love a team that does this?
Phil B said that he
expects Clint back.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
That's good news. I love Clint. He's a beast and we need him,.
"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.
From Phil B:
This from colleague Mike Chappell at Ralph Wilson Stadium: He says it’s an Ice bowl, temp at 12 degrees, winds whipping at 20 mph, some snow, wind chill at minus 2 degrees.
Colts inactives – Vinatieri, Powers, Simpson, Robinson, Session, Diem, Freeney, A. Johnson.
Bills inactives – Edwards, Hamdan, B. Scott, Palmer, Ramsey, J. Scott, Reed, S. Johnson.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Question Cass,
Would you sit out in that weather to see the Colts play? Just curious, I would.
"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.
If I had tickets,
I would go and stay the whole game. I would never miss a chance to see the Colts play in person if at all possible.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I still got 6 hours of sleep or so.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
6 hours? Man you're young, I'd be a walking zombie with only 6. I need at least 8.
I’m old. /sigh…………..
"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.
Brady has 3 broken ribs?
Ouch.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
the Texans...
may have their first season over .500
Times, they are a changing…
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Charlie Casserty (sp?)
reported it on CBS’s pregame show.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
there is one thing about that guy
he’s friggin’ tough… walking off the field under your own power with hardly a grimace on your face when all the ligaments in your knee were torn apart? wow.
How can you not love a team that does this?
looks like the ESPN
braintrust of former players and coaches has no problem with sitting players. Even if the game means the team that gets away with an easy one beats another team out for the playoffs.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
What's up with Goddell
trying to establish a rule about teams receiving compensory draft picks if they play the "healthy’ players for a whole game? What if it’s a blowout and a team pulls it’s starters for the whole 4 quarter or something? Goddell is showing he PR side now…
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
That will never come to pass.
There’s no way to enforce 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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
beware the unintended consequences
I predict increased injury report abuse should they try that
How can you not love a team that does this?
LOL cats.
"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.
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It will be up at 12:45.
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Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
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Oneil Cousins is the Steelers' best Offensive Lineman
Frank Walker is their best CB.
by LV Steelers Fan on Jan 3, 2010 12:38 PM EST reply actions
Peyton will need someone to keep him warm,
I’ll volunteer!
"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.
I'm really starting to like my rep.
"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.
Eeewwwww
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Stampede Blue's Resident Steelers Fan
Oneil Cousins is the Steelers' best Offensive Lineman
Frank Walker is their best CB.
by LV Steelers Fan on Jan 3, 2010 12:41 PM EST up reply actions
I just woke up
I like Sundays…
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Jacksonville might fire Del Rio!
Hehe
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
I don't see it...
they knew it was a rebuilding year to begin with, and they were in the playoff talk.
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Jan 3, 2010 12:43 PM EST up reply actions
Del-ightful!
"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.
NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I want more Del Rio!
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Really?
I hate seeing him on the sidelines whining. The 2007 game was ridiculous. He ruins the Jaguars-Colts games, the only ones I go to, with his constant whining.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
But he's such a horrible coach.
Just like I want more VY because he makes the Titans worse, I want more Del Rio because he makes the Jags worse.
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
Well
I want to kick him in the balls.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
There's no reason
that you can’t do that while he’s the coach, is there?
"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: The Colts lost. The world moved on (I think).
I think that was sarcasm?
"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.
whoa... you guys start early!
Took me 20 mins to read this whole thread.
Not surprised the MSM is still blasting Polian/Caldwell for pulling starters… disappointed, but not surprised.
oh! Greetings, all!
Why are you late for class?
"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.
One month from today
IS THE SUPER BOWL!!!!
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
"If Session is rusty in the playoffs, it pretty much destroys Polian's "practice is just as good as playing real games" excuse."
Session hasn’t been practicing either, so ummm yeah.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Jan 3, 2010 12:57 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
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