Curtis Painter and The Perfection Blues

The Colts have won one Super Bowl this decade. One. Not two. Not three. Not four. One. Thus, their philosophy of resting Peyton Manning and others because they might get injured has not exactly paid off handsomely.

Week 16’s Face of Defeat

While he was starting to approach a realism level similar to that of Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, Jim Caldwell does really exist. The Colts elected to eschew going for the perfect season and mailed it in during a 29-15 loss to the Jets on Sunday in Indianapolis.

Video of the Day: You’re Welcome Mercury

Curtis Painter was overmatched in Indy’s first loss of the season today. Here is his scouting tape. Enjoy. Not exactly watching a young Marino at Pitt.

It’s Still Chilly In Minnesota

Happy Holidays to everyone! Speaking of happiness and lack thereof, we take you to Minnesota as the Favre-Childress saga continues. Over at the National Football Post, Mike Lombardi wrote a solid piece on Favre’s issues with Childress. From past history in Minnesota under Childress, he just doesn’t give quarterbacks the ability to call audibles.

Video of the Day: A Cowboy Christmas

This is plain awful. No wonder the ‘86 Cowboys finished 7-9, which marked the first sub .500 season in Dallas since 1964. Merry Christmas!!

The JMRA Hall of Fame – Inductee #4

Before there was Michael Vick and Daunte Culpepper, Randall Cunningham was an athlete well ahead of his time. Cunningham could do it all. He could throw it short, medium, or long and then of course, he could run.

Favre Vs. Chilly

The Brett Favre/Brad Childress saga could provide for some compelling drama as we approach the postseason. Last night, Favre told the media that Childress wanted to take him out of the game but Minnesota’s elder quarterback refused. Suffice to say, Chilly was none too pleased. As explained by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com, this isn’t the [...]

Week 15’s Face of Defeat

Nothing spells bad season like dropping back to back home game to teams with a combined 8-20 record. Todd Haley’s Chiefs not only lost to Cleveland yesterday but managed to surrender over 200 all-purpose yards to TWO players, which is almost unfathomable.

The JMRA Hall of Fame – Inductee #3

In an effort to bring you the best of the NFL, we give you the JMRA Hall of Fame…

Who Dat!

Guess we will not be shooting up TV’s this week now will we? No more thoughts of 19-0 for the Saints as the Cowboys put it to them in the Superdome on Saturday night. Get ready. All hell may be set to break loose in the NFC East depending on how things shake out in [...]