Know Your Colts History: A look back

With the season over, I thought it would be a good time to look back and evaluate the predictions that I made at the beginning of the season to see how I fared.  Before I get to that, I should mention that I had no idea that 18to88 did the same thing before the season started (just you know, they actually made credible predictions that could be evaluated based on numbers and not subjectivity) and before I realized that 18to88 was actually an entire site and not just the blog they have through Blogger.  Obviously, a lot has changed in those four months, but my knack for being clueless hasn't!

1.  Drew Brees will go down with an injury in the season opener and will be replaced with Jason Fife. Consequently, Freddy Keiaho will sack Fife upon entering the game thus bringing about a slew of Freddy vs. Jason references.
No dice there, but seeing Freddy Keiaho completely outplay Jason David in the season opener (besides the fumble) was compelling in its own right. (0-1)

2. Speaking of injuries, Bob Sanders will injure at least 3 players this season. Book it.
Umm...they don't keep stats of injuries so I'm going to assume he got at least 5 this season, plus he injured Albert Haynesworth future earnings because he can't add "Defensive Player of the Year 2007" to his résumé. (1-1)

3. Former Colt Jim Harbaugh will guide Stanford to a 3-9 season. Or if you're keeping track, a 300% increase in wins over last season.
I was wrong here, but the good news is that Stanford did better than I thought they would.  Never underestimate Captain Comeback. (1-2)

4. The Colts defense will allow on average 15.8 points per game. Yes, I completely drew that number randomly.
Close, but no cigar. (1-3)

5. The Colts random mid-season free agent signing (otherwise known as the Ricky Proehl Award Winner) will be: Edwin Muitalo. Every good team needs a Hawaiian dude.
Wrong again.  The Ricky Proehl Award is about the only thing Simeon won this season. (1-4)

6. Gilbert Gardner will be unemployed at this point next season. Yeah, I know that's too easy so I'll give you a few other safe predictions to make up for it. People will enjoy turkey at Thanksgiving, Christmas will be enjoyable for all., and the Colts will not switch to motorcycle helmets next season.
Still yet to be seen, since the original article was written August 31st, but all signs are pointing to yes. (1-4)

7. Marvin Harrison will announce something shocking at some point during the season. No idea on what it will be, but the shock could come from the fact that he's actually getting up in front of people.
The shocking announcement turned out to be "My knee really, really hurts guys."  I still think he's healthier than people think.  Yes, he looked bad in his first game back but no one ever really looks good in their first game back from injury.  If he really had some career threatening problem with his knee, I think he would've responded accordingly. (2-4)

8. Someone will start referring to Bob Sanders as "Half Man-Half Missile".
Yes, someone will.  Just because it was a self-fulfilling prediction doesn't make it any less true. (3-4)

9. Peter King will have a new section in his column called "10 Things I Think That I Thought About That While Thinking"
No dice on this one, although the hot rumor is that his new section "10 Things I Think I Think While Thinking About Tony Romo" is debuting in the near future. (3-5)

10. Dan Klecko will score more touchdowns this season than Michael Vick.
No dice here either.  The one blunder from Tom Moore this season.  How you can keep someone like Dan Klecko off the field in key situations is beyond me. (3-6)

11. Tony Dungy will tell reporters that one of his players is "patiently aggressive".
I can't find an actual recorded instance of it happening, but I think we all know that he probably told it to one of the players this season.  (4-6)

12. Someone will catch Tom Moore picking his nose on the sidelines and post it on YouTube.
No luck here, but watching him in the first game against San Diego during the rainstorm in which he never once attempted to wipe his glasses or even put on a hat to keep the rain from getting on the lenses was something to behold. (4-7)

13. Jack Del Rio will look good in a suit, but not nearly as good as Antoine Bethea looks as he intercepts Leftwich/Garrard/Gray/or whatever other QB Jacksonville throws out there.
I'd say so. (5-7)

14. During the season one of your friends will try to convince you that Bob Sanders looks just like Bob Marley.
I'm your friend right?

15. Reggie Wayne will throw a touchdown pass on a trick play this season.
Well, he didn't throw a touchdown, but he very well could've with the hand he wasn't using on this play. (6-8)

16. Peyton Manning will find a way to make fun of Craphonso Thorpe's name to the media, sending Craphonso into an eating disorder.
Somehow, it never happened.  This is especially shocking considering that just about every other person in the world has besides him. (6-9)

17. John Madden will find a way to compare Peyton Manning to turducken and in a roundabout way, Brett Favre.
No luck here.  In a somewhat related note, maybe someone should give John some tips on how to avoid drawing things that could like something that he probably doesn't want it to look like:

18. Justin Snow will become a blogger hero after releasing a rap music video called "Make it Snow" parodying "Make it Rain"
No, but Dallas Clark's stirring rendition of "Livin' on a Prayer" was well...it wasn't stirring, but I guess he became some sort of a quasi-hero. (6-11)

Next week I'll take a final look at Peyton Manning's Endorserama 2007.