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Feb 24 Horseshoe Diaries, Volume 2

Written by Greg Cowan.

It's Friday, and you know what that means: time for another installment of The Horseshoe Diaries! This week we're treated to a touching story from Caleb. No 'lead in' I write would do it justice, so let's go straight to it.

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Feb 24 Drama and Change is Boring

Written by Nate Dunlevy.

It has been an offseason of high drama and constant change for the Colts. Nearly every day, the team has been in the national headlines, typically because of some hint of a rumor that Peyton Manning tossed his car keys to his wife "with good velocity", or because Jim Irsay tweeted, "Sad, but true, do what you gotta do. Scooby Scooby do."

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Feb 23 The Clutch Enigma: Eli Manning's Situational Stats

Written by Kyle Rodriguez.

Kyle Rodriguez continues to evaluate clutch quarterbacks, concluding his examination of Eli Manning.

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Feb 22 Five Plays & Cap Casualties - Peyton Manning

Written by Ben Savage.

First off, apologies for my lack of content over the past couple of weeks, I've been extremely busy. Anyway. I've decided to continue the Five Plays series in the current period, with a switch in focus towards potential cap casualties. The players under scrutiny at this point in time for salary related reasons are some of the most crucial players in our recent period of success - namely, Peyton Manning; Dallas Clark and Dwight Freeney. I've decided to do Peyton first, because he's more significant to the team and the decision will impact the franchise for several years.

The facts with Peyton are as follows:

The Colts owe Peyton a $28m option bonus, due on March 8th. His potential base salary for next year is $7.4m.

We in the public domain still have little other than hearsay in terms of knowledge about his current injury status, which confuses the waters.

Manning and Jim Irsay have been engaged in a very public battle for the hearts and minds of Colts fans, leading to questions about whether he'd want to return or potentially negotiate a new contract for a more favourable cap scenario.

My plays today will be little more than a reminiscent whistlestop tour of Manning's greatness. We're all well aware of his strengths and weaknesses, and so while I'll point out my observations, don't expect anything groundbreaking. And on that note, we begin..

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Feb 21 The Clutch Enigma: Eli Manning's Playoff Performances

Written by Kyle Rodriguez.

Kyle Rodriguez moves to Eli Manning in his continuing evaluation of clutch quarterback play.

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Feb 20 Mocking The Draft Mock Results

Written by TrueBlue87.

A big thank you to CA reader TrueBlue87, who did a fantastic job recapping his part as the Colts' representative for the MockingTheDraft live mock draft. Discuss!

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Feb 19 What to Expect: The 2011 Class in Review

Written by Nate Dunlevy.

Last spring, I wrote a series on what to expect from the 2011 draft class. It's time to revisit those expectations and see how they did.

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Feb 17 Horseshoe Diaries, Volume 1

Written by Greg Cowan.

Earlier this week I asked Colts Authority readers to share their personal Colts stories with us. I have to admit, I was a bit nervous that no one would respond, perhaps not wanting to be 'the first' to put themselves out there. My fears were quickly alleviated as many of you have already shared or said you will soon share your stories with us. My deepest thanks to all of you!

Our first submission comes from reader Nick, a Colts fan living behind enemy lines in New England. After the jump, we'll read his story.

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