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.

The Road to Perfectville

For the first time in NFL history, two teams are at 13-0 as we head towards the closing stages of the 2009 NFL season. The 13-0 Colts and 13-0 Saints face the challenge of trying to do something that many teams, most recently, the 2007 Patriots attempted but ultimately failed – to finish a perfect [...]

The Mediocre 22

The Indianapolis Colts established a new NFL record on Sunday by defeating the Denver Broncos and winning its 22 straight regular season game in the process. The achievement which dates back to early last season bested the efforts of the 2006-08 Patriots, who won 21 regular season games in a row.

More Belichick

According to research done on advancedNFLstats.com, the man was right. Under the circumstances, going for it, while jarring to see, is an understandable proposition. If his own team can’t get over what he did, than the Patriots have far greater problems than Belichick going for it on 4th and 2.

Defending William Stephen Belichick

As per usual, the football talking heads are missing the boat on this call. The problem isn’t the call itself for my money. It’s the events leading up to the call that make it look awful.

Week 10’s Face of Defeat

Well, you know.

Video of the Day: Deja Vu

The talk of the football world is the 4th and 2 Belichick call to go for it, which as a result ultimately did in the Patriots. For the unaware, there is a historical comparison to what Belichick did last night. Back in 1995, the Cowboys faced a similar situation against the Eagles on the road. [...]

SNF – Patriots/Colts Live Blog: The Gathering

Brady. Manning. No further explanation needed. Let’s get it.
8:15 – You’ll never see a broadcast crew this excited to do a game. Al Michaels seems downright giddy doing the intro, giving the obligatory heavyweight fight reference.