Post-Super Bowl Hangover: Colts Fan Edition
by BigBlueShoe on Feb 8, 2010 7:01 AM EST
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Anger and frustration from the loss will likely linger for a few days. That's OK. In fact, it's expected. You wouldn't be a fan if you weren't mad, angry, confused, frustrated, looking to assess blame, etc. It's human nature. It's fan nature.
The Colts out-gained the Saints by 100 yards. They out-rushed them 99 yards to 51; 5.2 a carry to 2.8. Peyton Manning was not sacked, and completed 68% of his passes. The longest play the Colts gave up on defense the entire game was a 21 yard catch by Lance Moore.
In the end, the game came down to two drives: The Saints driving for a TD after their successful onside kick, and the Saints scoring a TD after Matt Stover's missed 51 yard FG.
If the Colts defense stops the Saints on either of those drives, they likely win the ballgame. Drew Brees completed 86% of his passes, and most of them were dinks, dunks, and screens. However, when he got in the red zone on those two key drives, they scored TDs. That's why they won, and the Colts lost.
Again, I was at the game live, and I do not think this is the kind of thing were we, as fans, can point fingers at any one thing or person and say "HIM! He's why we lost." Getting mad at Jim Caldwell for asking Matt Stover to make a 51 yard FG is silly. Stover was making those kicks in warm-ups. He just missed it. It's nothing more complicated than that. And getting mad at Stover doesn't make sense either. Stover was great all year, and the team is not playing in the Super Bowl without him.
Here's the bottom line: The Colts came out hot, got a lead, and looked in great shape. However, a team (the Colts) that never gives up leads, did. They then got the lead back, taking a 17-16 advantage, but then proceeded to give it right back to the Saints. Brees in the fourth quarter was magnificent. This wasn't a game of mistakes or bad judgment. Even Manning's INT was a good throw. Tracy Porter just made a great play. It's really nothing more than that. I guess the frustration comes from the fact that the Colts did all the right things to win, but didn't. The Saints just made more plays. Their defense came through in the clutch. Ours didn't.
After the game, Dwight Freeney told reporters that his ankle was very painful. Gutty performance by D Free last night. Who knows how this game would have gone if he played healthy. But, that's football.
Again, I caution all of you to not fall into the traps laid by simplistic morons who have no genitals and likely have a stash of child porn somewhere on their hard-drives. Schmucks like these make stupid generalizations about things the don't understand. Manning did not "choke." He played brilliantly. Every reporter near me last night was saying that. Brees just played a bit better. Sean Payton gambled on several calls, and won them. The fourth down goal-line call in the second quarter was bad for them. The onside kick to start the second half was good. This game was all about the Saints feeding off the very pro-Saints crowd and using that energy to push them over the top. Reporters all around me covering Super Bowls for years stated they'd never seen a team have such a crowd advantage in a Super Bowl.
And, in the end, we didn't lose to a chump team with a bunch of schmucks running the show. We lost to a team that had been through a lot. There was also a lot of mutual respect between both clubs after the game. In the bowels of the stadium afterward, as Jeff Saturday was leaving to get on the team bus, Jonathan Vilma run up to him and told him something in his ear. Jeff turned to him and said he appreciated whatever Vilma told him. They hugged and parted ways.
For us, it's just a tough game to take, but the reality is our team had a tremendous season. No Bob Sanders. No Anthony Gonzalez. No Marlin Jackson. No Adam Vinatieri. A re-shuffled offensive line. Injuries to Freeney. New head coach. New defensive coordinator. And yet, they make it to the Super Bowl. They took a young team and squeezed the most of of it. Guys like Pierre Garçon and Austin Collie really developed into big play, big game receivers. Joseph Addai and Donald Brown have what it takes. And, of course, Peyton Manning is still God.
No need to hang our heads. No need to think this was a lost season. With the core group we have, the Colts will always have a chance. This will NOT be the last Super Bowl this group has seen. That, I promise you. Write that down. Carve it into your forehead. Chisel it in stone. We. Will. Be. Back.
Go Colts!
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Are they sure?
Reporters all around me covering Super Bowls for years stated they’d never seen a team have such a crowd advantage in a Super Bowl.
Really? Not even when the Steelers played in Super Bowl XL? If that’s true, it’s a real accomplishment.
Yep
Crowd noise was a big factor.
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this is
the most painful loss ever for me as a colts fan. Worse than 95, worse than all the patriot losses and charger losses. I thought about this game all night in bed and still can’t figure out how we lost so badly. It just defies logic to me.
"You're what they call a practice girl"
A pick 6 for a 14 swing
can make the score look more lop-sided than it is. The game was a deadlock until that happened.
I agree
I couldn’t sleep very well and when I woke up, the first thing to come to mind was Garcon’s dropped pass. Painful
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Feb 8, 2010 11:07 AM EST up reply actions
Accept the fact that the football gods were with the Saints last night
This was not a game where the Colts played poorly, and handed the game to the Saints. The Saints played better that the Colts did, and were very lucky.
While few remember the team that loses the SB, the Colts had a very good season, overcoming a number of serious injuries, and should be in the running to be playing in Dallas next February.
i agree
we just had no chance at winning this, nothing went in our favor all night.
"You're what they call a practice girl"
And yet
It was still close.
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Too close :)
I thought I was going to have a heart attack most of the game.
Manning to Clark is damn near unstoppable. That has to be arguably the best QB – Tightend combo of all time.
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter on Carolina's key to success.
Great game everyone.
Watched the game here in Iraq with a bunch of Colts and Saints fans. It truly could have gone either way, and likely would if we played more than one game.
The fans I met here were nothing but classy and a testament to your base. The best two teams were obviously in the Superbowl, and it wouldn’t surprise me in the least if we see them both there again next season.
It is definitely a bittersweet victory for me and most Saints fans as well. No one from here wants to see Peyton lose, he and his family are amazing people and are well respected back home. Congrats on a great season, and I here’s to hoping for an equally epic matchup in the Bowl next year!
"The key to them winning is to limit their quarterback to under 20 throws a game." -Cris Carter on Carolina's key to success.
Too true
The wife and I are huge Colts fans and watched the game with her brother and his wife who have been Saints fans for 16+ years. That’s probably why true fans are humbled, they know nothing comes quick or easy and that team worked their rear ends off.
All the good Colts plays were welcome, but the biggest and best surprise was how well Addai ran. Holy smokes. Now comes a truly painful part of being a Colts fan, the offseason where the salary shuffle is sure to cause some heartache somewhere someway. I’m sure they’ll land on their feet. They always do.
I should get over it
but I can’t. Like BBS said we played a good game, the numbers were in our favor, but finally key mistakes caught up with us. Garcon’s dropped pass and lousy tackling at times reared their ugly heads.
I don’t know how I feel, I just know that, while next year is promising with all the talent we’ll have, this is going to sting for a while.
classy group
from a saints fan
You guys and your organization are a classy group. I mean that sincerely. We got a couple big breaks that tilted things in our favor, but in the final analysis, regardless of who you root for, this is what a super bowl game should look like. Two teams with great players and great ambassaors making great plays and items of inches determining the outcome. I honestly thought we were going to lose going into the game, and if there were more drives for each team I think Peyton and the Colts come out on top. Thats no consolation, but I believe it to be true.
Hats off to bigblueshoe and you guys for just a sober, somber, and honest response to the game.
I was pretty pissed off for about three hours
And actually, kinda pissed with you guys for getting my hopes up only to see them cruelly crushed.
Still, if we had to lose to someone, I’m glad it was Brees and the Saints.
Pissed with people here?
Next time I’ll remember to tell you that the Colts will lose 49-2 just so we don’t get your hopes up.
Come on – most people here had the game close to begin with: Shake said 30-26 I think, Dia had it at 28-24. I had it at a 10 point win so I’m the most off but the point is if people had it that close they had to know that the game could go either way down the stretch and the score doesn’t indicate how close the game was.
by NYKings on Feb 8, 2010 9:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I'm very impressed with Dwight Freeney
for giving it such a good go last night. This game was very close. The final score is very misleading and the onside kick gamble was the killer in my opinion. That turnover was crucial to New Orleans. We wouldn’t have even gotten to a late interception most likely if we recover that onside kick. The Colts are great, but have some weaknesses. And, unfortunately, you just can’t rely on winning in the fourth quarter every game, especially to the better teams. Oh well.
The onside was huge
Big balls, Payton.
But they shouldn’t have gotten it. Baskett, for the first time this season, could have touched the ball in a meaningful way. Guess who’s getting released first this offseason? I wonder if he’ll even ride back with the team or if they’ll just handcuff him to a toilet and turn off the lights.
This one really hurts
I still think the AFC championship loss to the Patriots was worse though. The Saints played like champions last night, my hat goes off to them.
Anyone who has a problem with Joseph should stop watching Colts football. It's unfair to expect a back to replace Edge, and Addai has been excellent in all areas when he is healthy.
Nah, in that one so much of the team legitimately played bad
in this one, we didn’t play well, but we didn’t play like absolute crap either. We tackled like absolute crap obviously, but otherwise we had all the tools to win.
Ouch!
That game hurt, but for me nowhere near as much as the San Diego washouts the past two years – those weer games where I felt like we defeated ourselves. This loss isn’t easy by any means, but I amglad I could wak up today and say the Colts were beaten by a great team. Not by a missing player or a coin flip.
At the bar where I watched last night in Chicago, everyone was going nuts for the Saints except my table – and it seemed like the same thing was happening in Miami. Thanks for whipping up the crowd advantage, MSM! I think the Saints would have been the consensus emotional pick anyway, but the coverage in the weeks leading to the game sure didn’t hurt them in that department (although the idea of the NFL’s top scoring offense = underdog is a little amusing).
What drove me nuts was all the gloating from the Saints bandwagon during and after the second half – and in defense of Saints fans, these gloaters couldn’t name a single Saints linebacker! I know, because I asked them! The lone guy at the bar who was decked out in Saints gear made it a point to come to our table, shake hands, compliment the Colts before heading out.
Having lived in New Orleans, I know that the Saints indeed have many many classy fans – sorry for you that you had several posers giving your fanbase a bad rep for the SB.
Congratulations, true Saints fans – I look forward to some sweet revenge in the future!
That's because the rest were bitter Bears fans.
Living here in NW Indiana, I’m surrounded by them too. They have been intolerable since we rested our starters in week 16. They have grown quiet the last two weeks. No congratulations just stares and a few glares. I’m expecting the worst from our upcoming encounters. They never liked Indiana for any reason in the first place, and losing to us in the super bowl just set them over the edge. Too bad.
by coltsfanawalt on Feb 8, 2010 1:44 PM EST up reply actions
dont worry
You are so true revenge is sweet. I look at it this way, remember when Kobe Bryant and The Lakers were defeated in the Finals by the Boston Celtics. Everyone doubted that Kobe would ever win a ring without Shaq. The next year he came back and beat the Celtics in regular season games and eventually defeated the Magic. He proved to all thse doubters that revenge is sweet. Peyton and the Colts will be a much healthier team next year. They want the 2011 Superbowl title more than anything now. So dont worry Colts fans, victory will be ours.
by coltsfansincebirth on Feb 8, 2010 6:15 PM EST up reply actions
Well I guess the bottom line is, the Better team won last night.
That onside kick was brilliant. I’m hurting, but that’s the way it goes in football sometimes. We played a great game for a while, but really the Saints coaching staff deserves a lot of credit.
"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.
Take it from someone who’s done what you’re doing four times: you’ve got nothing to be ashamed of, a ton to be proud of, and a long off-season ahead of you. Great game last night.
Buffalo Rumblings. On Twitter.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. --Wayne Grezky" --Michael Scott
That's something I can't fathom
It’s tough enough to follow a team for 17 weeks and 4 weeks of playoffs leading up to one penultimate game, only to lose. Going on that ride and losing four times in a row, that’s heartbreak.
by torontocoltsfan on Feb 8, 2010 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
I sincerely hope you never have to fathom it. :)
Buffalo Rumblings. On Twitter.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. --Wayne Grezky" --Michael Scott
by Brian Galliford on Feb 8, 2010 10:46 AM EST up reply actions
I would only wish such pain on the Patriots
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
No way. That would mean we aren't winning the AFC those year.
I would only wish that kind of pain on a NFC team.
Keep telling yourself that
So I decided to raid my office since my boss isn’t here and use the computer to keep up with Stampede Blue today.
Yeah I’m a badass
The place is a bit quiet? Why do people have work?!?
Good going, you. Although everything is reminding me of the Colts loss even you saying badass.
I didn’t sleep last night. Finished my book, dropped DH at the airport and have since watched three episodes of White Collar. And I got upset when an episode mentioned a saint (when talking about the Catholic Church).
I am about to attempt some food again. Wish me luck!
Stop watching now!
No but seriously I can’t stand hearing the word Saint – people at work at annoying. I slept two hours and I don’t want to talk about the game. I got that book by the way, just need to finish Agassi’s first.
Good luck!!! But don’t eat too much and keep drinking liquids.
/Stampede Blue’s physician for the day!
I'm actually not taking this too hard
Peyton played well, the defense played decent, the offense did well. They just got out executed. The Colts were a good team, that played a good game, that fell to a marginally better team for the night. If we just played a best of 7 series, I think things would end differently.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Defense had been playing above average
so falling to decent isn’t something I’d be okay with. Look in the end I know the team lost and I’ll get over it but there were some glaring problems I saw out there. Not taking away from the fact we had a great season but I do think there are certain things that can be improved upon and that’s why I’m just ehhh.
I like the Bills
Been to a few games, great atmosphere, I don’t think Toronto could replicate that kind of a culture if they moved the team. It could work financially but it just wouldn’t be right. I really hope the Bills turn it around this decade.
by torontocoltsfan on Feb 8, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions
4 times in a row
With the same GM you had. But it hurts, man. You get so close to the trophy, and you give it away like that. It sucks
Quitters never win, but cheaters sometimes do
Consolation Prize
I am mad bumming that we got beat last night but if my Colts were to lose a big I wouldn’t have had it any other way than last night. No glaring issues or screwups just a great all around clean game where we got beat fair and square.
Yeah it hurts for the moment but I really think we can hang our hats on last nights game and say, well they tried and gave it everything they had. If we play that game over ten times we win five of them. It virtually came down to the last possession, unfortunately, Tracy Porter had the last possession.
So hang your heads high Colts fans we lost to an identical team that executed better this time around. Everyone mark you calendars for this time next year and a healthy Sanders, Jackson, and Freeney should be joining us. I can see us only improving next year. Here is to a great season.
Cheers.
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
by AJforAZ on Feb 8, 2010 9:29 AM EST via mobile reply actions
i agree 100% we out played them in every stat line almost but they just made the big plays and this IS THE BEST team we’ve had in the 36 years I’ve been a colts fan and we will be back, to get here with rookie CB’S IS AMAZING BY ITSELF. The colts are the model that all teams in sports should be trying to mirror.
I’m feeling worse today than yesterday….A little bit of denial I guess……..
This made me feel a little better but still….sucks
Even with all the things said….The person I feel worse about is Peyton
He was so close to putting the nail in the “choker” coffin and the team couldn’t
This game meant so much for our franchise in terms of playoff success and “suck it haters” but we fell short…….
And now today I open NFL.com and Carucci writes some crap about “team built for regular season success”….Do people just ignore SB XLI?
by Ivan Monteiro Prado on Feb 8, 2010 9:45 AM EST reply actions
Chicago didn't have a great QB
And let’s face it: both Ravens and Jets were easier opponents for us than the Cardinals and Vikings for the Saints. They’ll keep ignoring the SB XLI as long as they have any point to bash Manning and our team. That’s how the media is built. And have you seen how Paulo Antunes and Everaldo Marques were rooting for the Saints? I promised myself: I’ll never watch those fuckers again
Quitters never win, but cheaters sometimes do
Ditto..
It was pathetic….The dude kept screaming “who dat” DURING THE GAME!!!
Calling them “champions” even when the Colts had the ball with 3 timouts and enough time….
by Ivan Monteiro Prado on Feb 8, 2010 11:05 AM EST up reply actions
Peyton deserves a ring for every season he plays
I felt really sad about him not winning his second ring. I mean, he was the MVP and I believe he will win it again sometime but he DESERVES a couple more rings.
Brees did deserve it too, and the city of New Orleans is enjoying this a lot, so, congrats to them.
"We’re only going to score 17 points? haha...OK" - Tom Brady
by BlueMark1821 on Feb 8, 2010 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
Agreed
I agree with you Ivan,
Carucci is a tool. What part of 2 super bowl appearances, four afc championships, and 9 victories in the playoffs isn’t considered success? It’s just a tough league, and the simple fact is, when you get to that point, you are playing against very good teams. You win some, you lose some.
Former New Orleans Saints RB George Rogers
"I want to rush for 1,000 or 1,500 yards, whichever comes first"
Surprisingly (or not)
I got over this real fast. As soon as I saw the postgame interviews with Sean Payton and Drew Brees and saw Drew crying with his son I was instantly over it.
The Colts will be back, but will Drew and the Saints get another chance? I’m actually somewhat contented with this. Strange feeling.
Must be the Boilermaker in me beaming with pride.
Purdue deserved it
But the question is: will Manning be crowned as a “choker” against really good teams? I don’t know, but I have a feeling that if San Diego beat the Jets at their home to play our Colts, we would awake after a really tough game. Maybe it’ll happen next year. Well, I hope so
Quitters never win, but cheaters sometimes do
The Manning bashing is ridiculous...
Porter made a great play, you have to give him props. That was nothing like the Favre throw, yet the media are treating it as such. Ugh. As much as I wanted Indy to win, after the first quarter the whole game had a Saints vibe. They were getting the breaks, they were moving the ball, they were avoiding bad penalties, and they didn’t turn it over.
Though I don’t care for Sean Payton, I’m happy for Brees. He seems like a stand-up guy, and he had an awesome game. The Colts should be excellent next year, but for the next few days I’ll be avoiding ESPN.com and SI.com.
Few Rumblings from twitter
From Raheem Brock’s twitter
Order Reversed for Clairity
22:35 Respect to the Saints! The out played us today…..But! Some things that happen in the game makes me question some things!
23:21 Don’t get me wrong,I’m not taking anything away from them! They won!They deserve it!
23:25 But when my teammate gets held in front of the ref,then he tells my coach “that’s only his first time holding”..I question some things!
23:33 When I get held nd I tell the ref I’m getting held and he says nothing to me nd acts like I’m not there…I question some things
23:35 Normally when I go to a ref and say hey he’s holdn me!I get an" ok..what’s his number"?!Today I got no eye contact!No response!
and Schefler already reported Peyton is now 9-9 in PS
It was a great game
Peyton played fantastic the fans on csc and myself thought the game was in doubt all the way till the last 4th and goal
Befrore the interception I hoped Peyton would leave Drew enough time to get in FG range
After Porter scored we were worried that the Colts would score and then get an onsides kick.
All year our 2 teams were the best in the regular season us going 13-0 and ya’ll going 14-0.
It doesnt matter what any other fan base says we were the best in the NFC and ya’ll were the best in the AFC
It could have gone either way congrats on your season
by mississippisaintsfan on Feb 8, 2010 10:16 AM EST reply actions
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by TheAngelsColts on Feb 8, 2010 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Thanks for this post, BBS.
Very well written, realistic, and positive.
It’s going to take a while to get over this one. I’m sure I’m not the only person around here who didn’t sleep well last night and came into work not wanting to talk about the one thing everyone will be conversing on today. (“I’m not crying, it’s just raining on my face…”)
I’m proud of the Colts and especially Manning. The team didn’t roll over and die at any point in this game and our guys kept driving the ball until the last minute. They accomplished so much all year, winning “big games” as well though the media will never say so. The team will keep moving forward and I want to be there for it.
Great post, BBS
Couldn’t agree more. Had to quickly turn off 1st and 10 this morning when analysts were calling the Colts’ season an abject failure. That’s right… they said the WHOLE season was a failure because of what might have been. Incredible – I know NO fan who is talking like that right now.
Given where we were supposed to be and where we ended up, I thought the season was a magical ride.
How can you not love a team that does this?
They're idiots
I refuse to watch any MSM for the next two weeks or until March Madness.
I read Peter King’s MMQB and almost threw up reading that.
Okay, I won't read it :-)
Good news for me, school’s been cancelled!! Snow Day is Memphis!!!!!!! :-)
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
Unfortunately
they don’t close schools here unless it’s like a gazillion inches of snow. 8-10 means we might end up having class.
GIrl, I deleted ESPN and ESPN 2
from my t.v. last night. I don’t want to see or hear anything from them.
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
I'm living through the Boilermaker in me right now
and before I get ripped for it I was a Purdue Fan LONG before I was a Colts fan I grew up watchin Brees play on Saturday.
A freind of mine told me before teh game that it didn’t matter who won the game cause the other state still wins.
Louisiana had Manning, and Indiana had Brees.
But The loss still hurts, but we got to pick up and get redy for next year, and think God we ain’t the Lions
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 8, 2010 11:46 AM EST reply actions
That doesn't help those of us not from Indiana
Brees means nothing to me. He’s a great QB and I wish him well (congrats to him) but that doesn’t make the loss any better.
Brees is really from Texas just to let you know
But no Texas, Florida, or big name school wanted him. So our little ol’ downtrodden Purdue and Tiller Gave him his shot. And now Indiana takes credit for him
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 8, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
I know but what you were saying
was that he went to Purdue so that’s some solace…
It’s not though =(
Does this help
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You wouldn’t see that from a most other QBs (Like Brady)
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 8, 2010 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
No, it absolutely doesn't.
Makes it hurt even more because it came at our team and QB’s expense. I’ll not say anything bad about the Saints and I’ll acknowledge they were better yesterday, but I can’t celebrate their accomplishments.
Ok sorry
for postin it then.
It helps a lot of Colts fans who are also Purdue fans. So that’s why I like it so much. Shows we lost to a good guy and not some punk
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 8, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions
I'm in Goshen
2.5 hours from Indy, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 2.5 hours from Detroit.
My town is split, half my family is Bears fans, So I don’t know how to lay it all on the line for onw Pro-team. I only do it for the Boilers cause that is a what I grew up on and Everyone around me is ND fans.
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Feb 9, 2010 10:01 AM EST up reply actions
You don't have to celebrate it
Deep down in my heart, I KNOW Peyton and the Colts will get to the mountain top again.
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
by KMR24 on Feb 8, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, but for me, I'm not ready to look at future mountains quite yet.
I’m still too upset about not being able to climb the last one when we were so close. :(
Oh jeez. Now I'm misting up for my team.
Peyton and the Colts will get to the mountain top again = new rallying cry. ;)
It kinda helps me though
I just saw the pic of Bush kissing the trophy and was pissed, but this one is nice. Brees is a good guy. I don’t know New Orleans get another chance like this, but dude is definitely not a villain. Good for him.
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
Your Manning assessment...
I have to respectfully disagree with your take on Manning. While he played well through most of the game, when it mattered most, when his team needed him the most he threw it to the Saints. If that isn’t choking I don’t know what is. The rest of the Colts are to blame as well, but trying to defend Manning, and call him “God”, is not right. God would not throw an interception with 3:12 left down a touchdown in the Super Bowl, Manning did. Explain it however you like, but that is how it is.
It was a damn good jump by Porter
Nothing Manning could do about that. Its not like Porter was just sitting there waiting for it. Porter took a risk that would either make him a hero, or loose them the game. Don’t come in here trying to blame this shit on Manning, cause you won’t get very far
So, apparently "Adult Language" isn't allowed in sig lines, so I suppose my new sig will be clean and "G" rated so I can openly discuss football with other blogs. Shame on me for not understanding!
+1
Sometimes when you HAVE to make a play.. this type of thing happens. The saints were DAMN lucky a few times with gambles. Two of three of these instances and Peyton is lifting the Lombardi trophy not Brees. With closely matched teams sometimes it does come down to luck….
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
I'm hoping
That this lights the fire that’ll drive us to 19-0 next season. But for now I feel like a fire in a tsunami.
by UnofficialPants on Feb 8, 2010 12:24 PM EST reply actions
just hurts doesn't it...
just painful today… Isn’t really any one thing that we did wrong. Though I think we really gave Brees too much time in the pocket, and they spent all night picking on Jennings. I think this is where not have bobzilla and marlon’s experience on the field hurt us.
Our defense wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. Freeney was trying hard, but you could clearly see he wasn’t moving right.
Guess this just wasn’t our year.
Hopefully we get back next year to get Peyton his second ring…
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Excellent Post
As a long & big time Colts fan and a bigger but shorter time Saints fan, I appreciate the good, honest, and, I know, tuf to write post. And most of the fan’s comments have been right on also.
I have always pulled for the Colts from way back when, was a Johnny U fan, and actually pulled for the Colts when they came to Nawlins, was at the game when JU was still playin. But I am a much bigger Saints fan, since I lived in South La all my life.
Peyton Manning is a great QB, and even a better man. He comes from great stock, his dad is a gentleman and a scholar. Very Good people!!! He played a great game, he didnt choke, he didnt blow it, the Colts just got outplayed on a few plays yesterday.
The Colts ran up against a coach and a team that didnt play to lose, but played all out to win. A very aggressive game plan, on both sides of the ball.
It was a very well played game by both teams. It was very intense game, as both teams played at a very high level.
Hope we can do it again next year, as I believe these two teams, these two organizations are the class of the NFL. Players & coaches from both teams are GOOD people and I love them both.
Thanks again for all the good comments, as I will never talk bad about the Colts!!!!!
If you are not having a good time, dont think anyone is gonna have one for you!!
Just a suggestion for the Colts
First thanks for a great game! I’m a Steelers fan, so I didn’t have a dog in this fight. I do tend to pull for the AFC, but whatever.
The Colts were on a date with destiny this year, what with looking likely to win out the season and replace the Miami Dolphins as the only team to run the whole table. The Pats came close, but couldn’t do it. Last couple games were looking seriously winnable.
But no, after gaming out the situations, the Colts mailed the last two in, citing that the Super Bowl was more important. ohh, bad move….
I think that set the stage for the final letdown. Backing into the playoffs is never a good idea, and to semi-purposely give up the last two seems to seriously tempt Karma, and I think it happened.
Anyhow, going for the record would have been the thing to do anyhow Anyone outside of the fanatic few remember who won the 1969 or 1982 Super Bowls? Didn’t think so. That old Dolphins record? Get that one and you replace them on the immortality pedestal.
I hope the Steelers are 14-0 one year
You go for 16-0 and then one of your stars gets injured week 17 – tell me how that feels.
Fuck karma
Fuck destiny
and fu… I’ll stop there
Golly! I'm sure no one here has even heard this yet.
Thank you so much for your fresh, well thought out insight.
sarcasm…
by vintagephoenix on Feb 8, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
And the Saints??
Lost the last 3 and look what happened to them, your argument is moot and dumb.
If you are not having a good time, dont think anyone is gonna have one for you!!
I almost didn't notice
your blatant disregard for the letter “G” but when I did, I could not let this indiscretion go.
The Saints simply were the better team yesterday.
Peyton can only do so much. I don’t want anyone to take this the wrong way, but I was really suprised by Wayne’s lack of production in the playoffs, not all his fault, but it was suprising that he didn’t have more of an impact.
"Pressure is something you feel if you don't know what the hell you're doing."-Peyton Manning
by P0RKINS2 on Feb 8, 2010 1:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Hank Baskett
The reason we lost. He will have to wear that fumble his entire life. Kendra and his son will have to wear it too. It’s a shame because he is an above average 3rd or 4th receiver for many NFL teams, but he is most likely done in the NFL.
A case could be made for ‘wrong place, wrong time’ but Baskett went from being cut by the Eagels to getting a job with the AFC Champion Colts and having a chance to win a Super Bowl ring. He was only going to be a special team player in the game and a lot of people joke that he never see’s the field etc, but after last night’s fumble nobody can dispute how important every second of playing time is.
Good luck next year, guys.
This was a well-thought out post and if I was in your shoes it’d be just what I need. Good luck.
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New Hope
“Manning did not “choke.” He played brilliantly. Every reporter near me last night was saying that. Brees just played a bit better. Sean Payton gambled on several calls, and won them. The fourth down goal-line call in the second quarter was bad for them. The onside kick to start the second half was good. This game was all about the Saints feeding off the very pro-Saints crowd and using that energy to push them over the top."
It is clear that the Colts are still as great as advertised, but so was New Orleans last night. Those decisions above will not change how I felt about everything that happened, but next year’s horizon is so much brighter (well, Dallas is not the first city I would dream of for sunshine) but a new year are between us and Dallas…
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