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In case you missed it, the Indianapolis Colts ran what may very well be the dumbest play in NFL history last night. After that fake punt debacle (if you could even call it a fake punt), that has been all anyone has been talking about, and the play is now all over the internet and has been universally mocked.
Admirably, Chuck Pagano took full responsibility for the play and didn't throw anyone under the bus (like, say, Griff Whalen, who never should have snapped it), but that doesn't make the play any less baffling.
Every Monday night, Pagano does a radio show for 1070 the Fan as part of "Colts Monday Night," and it's usually nothing more than a few soft-ball questions picked very carefully from the responses they get from fans. When the Pagano Show account tweeted this morning asking for questions for Pagano for tonight's show, however, the responses were predictably hilarious. Here's a sampling:
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter">@PFTCommenter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> do you think colt anderson showed enough to earn a spot at qb</p>— former r&b legend (@40pctoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/40pctoff/status/656107210897031168">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter">@PFTCommenter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> did you intentionally run the worst play in history or was that by accident?</p>— Ethan (@EthanGSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/EthanGSN/status/656106668581912576">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">. <a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> WTF?</p>— Fly the Blake (@doozerblake) <a href="https://twitter.com/doozerblake/status/656103608535109633">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> Coach, can you tell us what child won the "you get to call a play" contest on that fake punt?</p>— Jon Easter (@johnnystir) <a href="https://twitter.com/johnnystir/status/656120944214216704">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> Have you started packing yet or are you waiting until you're officially fired?</p>— V M (@v_m_phil) <a href="https://twitter.com/v_m_phil/status/656107708744126464">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> Were you high when you designed that fake punt play?</p>— Dave (@BmoreDaveS) <a href="https://twitter.com/BmoreDaveS/status/656103852383473664">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> What. Was. That.</p>— Brigette (@Brigette912) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brigette912/status/656112018714443776">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> Chuck do you prefer Mayflower or Uhaul moving companies??</p>— Gary Raines (@GaryRaines2) <a href="https://twitter.com/GaryRaines2/status/656106787809181696">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> Don't listen to these haters. You've got a 4th place banner and nobody can make fun of that.</p>— Scott Vibbert (@ScottMV) <a href="https://twitter.com/ScottMV/status/656113504093622272">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> are you at all concerned that other NFL teams will try to steal that fake punt play?</p>— Joseph Strong (@JStrong0709) <a href="https://twitter.com/JStrong0709/status/656108429392539648">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> have you considered hiring these guys as your assistants for future game planning? <a href="http://t.co/tRjKd82wAA">pic.twitter.com/tRjKd82wAA</a></p>— Bull Torch (@bulltorch) <a href="https://twitter.com/bulltorch/status/656117206594490368">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/PaganoShow">@PaganoShow</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts">@Colts</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/1070thefan">@1070thefan</a> What CFL team do you feel is the best fit for you next year?</p>— Favre's Beard (@FavresBeard) <a href="https://twitter.com/FavresBeard/status/656122616617566208">October 19, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
That's about what should be expected, and the twitter responses did not disappoint.