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Caldwell's Choice

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Jim Caldwell is a brave man.  He just promised Colts fans everywhere that the 2009 Colts are going to win the Super Bowl.  And woe unto him if he doesn't fulfill that promise.  Unfair on our part?  Yes.  Caldwell was just doing what he thought was best for his team.  Unwise on his part?  Yes, I think it was terribly unwise.

What we saw today at Lucas Oil Stadium was political suicide.  Fans aren't fair.  Fans aren't rational.  Fans don't care if you start your head coaching career 14-0.  In Indianapolis that generates less goodwill than you might think... especially when you willfully throw away a chance at a perfect 19-0 season.

20 minutes to play.  A 15-10 lead.  An all-pro quarterback who is torching the best pass D in the league.  A rookie quarterback on the opposing sideline who has no chance of beating you.  What the hell were you thinking, Jim Caldwell?  You brave son of a bitch.

Me?  I'll get over it.  I was emotionally prepared for this decision.  I sent DZ a stream of IM'ed profanities, for which I apologize.

The fans of Indianapolis?  Some will get over it tonight.  Some will get over it by the kickoff of the divisional round.  But some will never get over it.  Some fans will never forgive Jim Caldwell.  That's just the nature of being a fan.

DZ Comments:

I've been pro-rest from the beginning, but Caldwell BUTCHERED this call.

1.  If you are going to rest players, you tell everyone ahead of time.  The air of disappointment that hung over the stadium was palpable.  It felt like quitting.

2.  Don't pull Manning when he hasn't been hit but once or twice the whole game.  There was no point to it.

3. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, if you are going to pull your starters DON'T PUNT ON FOURTH AND THREE in the first half!  What sense does that make?  Why give up on one of the few offensive possessions you have left when you know you can't play a stupid field position game because you have to put up points fast.

4.  Don't do that to a rookie QB.  It was inhumane and foolish.  You have to tell people ahead of time that he's going to be playing so the crowd knows it.  I predict he never becomes a quality NFL backup after what he's going to go through emotionally after these weeks.  Curtis Painter is a third string emergency QB.  He has zero business playing meaningful snaps in the NFL.

5.  If you rest players, you do it from the start.  Don't pull the rug out from the crowd.  Make it a blow out.  Don't taunt them with how attainable the win is and then yank it away.  That just pisses people off.

6.  Don't do it in week 16.  You want to pull people in the finale, fine.  They can channel the frustration and anger into playoff prep.  As it is, it will just fester for the better part of a month.

7.  Don't do this in a way that will create MORE controversy and distraction than 16-0 would have.  Whatever the Colts gained by removing the pressure of 16-0, they lost in the firestorm to follow.  Stupid.

This was poorly handled in every possible way.  Again, I have no problem with the decision to rest, just the timing and execution of the plan.  This felt like an "EFF YOU!" to the fans because of the way it was done.  People are going to have a hard time getting back behind this team, and the effects will be felt in the crowd in the playoffs.  There are going to be consequences for handling things this poorly.

I can only hope the team bails them out.

Colts/Jets Game Blog

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PREGAME:

Word is that the DEs are playing on a pitch count.  That's a good sign.

The Pats and Bengals both won and clinched their divisions.  The Steelers, Ravens, Texans, Jets and Broncos are all still alive for the final two spots.

FIRST QUARTER:

  • Indy opens the game with the ball at the 20.  They convert a first down, but on third and 3, a great play by the corner breaks up a pass to Clark.  Indy punts, and McAfee hits a beauty that hits inside the five and backs up, where Jennings easily downs it.  Time for the Defense to force a quick punt. 
  • The Jets elect to pass three times, and two are incomplete. Edwards dropped a ball that hit him in the chest on third down. Indy forces the three and out, and the Colts will start at their own 46 with excellent field position.  So far, so good.
  • After a completion to Collie, four straight runs by Brown fail to produce a first down, but the Colts catch a break as Bart Scott trips Brown and gives the Colts a first.  Then on second and 10, Manning calls a draw against a blitz and Addai BLOWS through the line virtually untouched for a 20 yard TD.  Unfortunately, AV's return to action doesn't go very well and his extra point is blocked.  6-0 Colts.
  • FYI:  Mathis is inactive today.  The earlier report was incorrect.
  • Indy allows too much time on an early third down, and the Jets convert on third and 5.  Then Hayden picks off a ball, but gets called for illegal contact before the pick.  Then the Jets get into a giving mood.  They try to run a true reverse on the Colts, violating the chief rule of playing the Colts (Don't run wide sweeps and reverses on the Colts!  They are too freaking fast!).  Wheeler blows up the play for a  loss of 15 and the Jets drive ends in a punt.  Indy takes over just inside their own 10.
  • The first quarter closes with Indy facing a big third and medium at midfield after a long completion to Collie helped get them out of the shadow of the endzone.  Given that they've changed field position on the Jets at least, this was an effective drive.  6-0 Colts after One

SECOND QUARTER:

  • Manning hits Brown out of the backfield for the first down, and then Collie picks up a big pass interference flag from Lito Shepherd, moving the ball inside the 20.  A Clark catch moved the ball to the five, and two no where runs set up third down.   Manning had Wayne open on third down, but threw wide.  AV converts the short field goal, and the Colts turn a possession at their own 10 into 3 points.  That might not have been the result we wanted, but it's still a great drive.  The Colts are moving the ball virtually at will on the Jets.  9-0 Indy.
  • The Jets get tricky and fail.  On third and 5, they try to run a draw, but the Colts sniff it out perfectly.  Three and out, and the Colts will start at the 21.  This game has gone perfectly according to script to this point.
  • The Colts drive starts inauspiciously as Manning just overthrows a wide open Wayne on a deep ball.  Brown then runs for a big loss, but on third and long, Manning steps up and hits Collie across the middle for 22 yards.  The line continues to give Manning solid protection, and on third and three he has Clark wide open deep, but lays it just off his finger tips.  The Colts then go for a pointless punt which nets 27 yards.  Frustrating in one sense, but the Colts are having their way with the Jets early.  The deep ball is there, Manning just has to shorten it up by 6 inches or so.  Meanwhile, Brown's inability to get back to the line of scrimmage is getting ridiculous.  He has just 3 yards on 8 carries.
  • The Jets manage to bang out a first down on third and inches, and after just 5 plays the Jets pass the 47 (real nice punt there).  The Jets then slam the ball down inside the 20, but Freeney comes up with a huge sack to force third and long.  The Colts D allows a field goal, but there is still plenty of time for the offense to answer it, and the Colts have two timeouts.  The Jets get the ball to start the second half, so it's imperative that Indy scores here.  9-3  Indy.  Man that missed XP hurts.
  • Chad Simpson rips off a dangerous and long return to set the Colts up nicely across the 35.  A penalty and a pass to Wayne moved the ball inside the Jet 45.  Unfortunately, Manning launches two balls over Wayne and Clark instead of taking anything short, and the Colts come up empty.  It seemed like a short pass was in order on 2nd or 3rd down that could have given them a chance to go for it on fourth down.  Manning is just sailing his passes long today, and the result is just two scoring drives despite moving the ball well

HALF TIME:

Frustrating half.  It felt like the Colts let them off the hook by punting on fourth and three.  The defense played well, and the offense moved the ball effectively, but couldn't convert yards into points.  A missed extra point makes the game feel much closer than it should.  I see no reason Caldwell won't stick with the starters in the second half.  Manning has barely been touched.

THIRD QUARTER:

  • Folks, the special teams improvement is a total mirage. It's the most overplayed story of the year in Indianapolis.  Whatever improvement there has been has everything to do with deep kicks.  The Jets just rip off a 106 yard return and now lead 10-9.  Awful.  McAfee crushed the kick and made Smith think about a touch back, but he just ran straight up the middle and down the sideline for a score.  Horrific.  Since punting on fourth and three, the team has come apart at the seams.
  • Simpson can't make the 20 on the kick off.  Quick throws to Wayne and Clark picked up first downs, and then Manning hit Collie along the sideline for a nice gain down around the Jet 30.  Brown makes a stunning block as Manning hits Clark inside the 10.  Brown pounded it down to the goal line, and on second down has a punishing run bouncing off several Jets for a touchdown.  The Colts foolishly try a two point conversion, eschewing a six point lead.  The result is a nowhere draw to Brown.  Indy leads 15-10.  It felt too eary to try for two there.  The Jets are going to be kicking FGs today, so why not put them down 6?  You only do that if you plan on pulling the starters and that is the last real chance to score.
  • The Jets start at the 20.  Sanchez hits Edwards on a quick out to pick up a third and 2.  Then on third and seven, he makes a nice throw on the run for another third down.  On thie third straight third down, Freeney comes unblocked (again) and DESTROYS HIM.  It forces a Jet punt.
  • It doesn't matter as Indy decides to lose the game by playing Curtis Painter against the #1 pass defense backed up inside his 10.  I'm all for pulling Manning at some point, but that point is NOT now.  Manning has been barely touched all game.  The Colts are about to ruin Curtis Painter.  Everything he does the rest of the day will be booed, and he'll be forever known as the guy who threw away the perfect season.  It's not the decision, it's the timing.  This will not end well.  If this was Sorgi, I wouldn't be as upset.
  • Painter throws a high risk pass to Baskett who comes down with it just shy of a first.  Brown runs for a loss again, and the Colts punt.  Get used to it.  That was the best case scenario for that drive.
  • The air has gone compeltely out of the defense as they get repeatedly gashed with the run for the first time today.  They manage to make a nice stand and force another Jet punt, which is a terrible decision by Ryan.  The ball winds up in the endzone and nets just 19 yards.  Awful coaching.
  • Painter fumbles.  Touchdown Jets.  The only surprise is that it took him 4 plays to do it.  Caldwell compounds things by issuing a terrible challenge.  Wow.  This game is the most "over" three point game in history. The Jets convert the two point conversion for a three point lead.  If the Colts had kicked the extra point, the Jets would have as well and would be up just one.  This is going to end very badly.
  • Chad Simpson fails to get to the 20.  Painter is still in.  He has to be.  You can't pull Manning and then put him back in.  Indy is committed to this strategy, and they have announced they want to lose this game.  It's a done deal. Another three and out.  The Jets get the ball at the Colts 45.  This game is over, so I'm done blogging.  Good night.

Mutiny for the Bounty

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I woke up this morning excited about the possibilities of the Colts going 15-0.

Now, I don't really give a crap.

I want to thank Indy's local columnist, Bob Kravitz, for utterly destroying my enthusiasm for the quest with a vapid nonsense piece this morning.

You see, I realized something while reading it:

If this is what a perfect season is all about...it's not worth much.

The Keyshawn Johnsons, the Skip Baylesses, the Bob Kravtizs get all up in arms about "a perfect season" arguing and punditing and spewing opinions at every turn, but it seems to me that the Peyton Manning's don't really give a crap.  Archie Manning did a radio interview this week in which he said that he'd had numerous conversations with members of the Saints organization about the allure of perfection, but that Peyton hadn't mentioned it once.  If 18 doesn't care, why should I?

So today, Kravitz implores the Colts to let Manning make the call himself.  He says:

This ought to be Manning's call, because this is his team, his decade and, ultimately, his legacy. While other men have played a role -- notably Polian, the team's architect -- this run of excellence, this pursuit of perfection that is close enough to touch, this is all about the once-in-a-lifetime quarterback who runs the show. He is this close to passing Tom Brady for the mythical Quarterback of the Decade. He is this close to being part of the conversation as the Greatest of All Time. He is on the cusp of a record fourth MVP.

Ask his opinion. Get his opinion. Then play to win this game.

Because that's what he wants, because at this point, that's the opportunity he deserves.

I read that, and I wanted to puke.  It violates every notion of team and unity the Colts are founded on.  You see, I've been around long enough to know certain things:

1.  The Colts are more than Peyton Manning.

2.  Peyton has been trying to lug this team around for a decade, and he's done a damn fine job of it, but when it comes to January, he can throw for 400 yards, complete 16 straight passes, and three TDs and the Colts can still lose.  We need a TEAM to win a title, and arguing that one player should make a decision like this is unsavory.

If the article had said, "Poll the captains.  Ask Saturday.  Ask Freeney.  Ask Wayne.  Take seriously their wishes."  I could have bought that angle.  But just do what Peyton wants?  No way.  That's perverse.

Kravitz goes on to make some rather strong gloom and doom assertions:

There is a risk here because if Caldwell doesn't give his players their best chance to win today and next Sunday, how do they react? Do they become embittered? Is there a small-scale mutiny? Does he lose some of his players?

Even on a veteran team that is known for its relentless professionalism, I'm not sure Caldwell wants to take that chance.

What?  Seriously?  He's going to lose some players?  The Colts have so little character that they would turn on their coach for doing his best to rest them and help them win a Super Bowl?   Such a hypothesis is absurd.  This team is the most toe the line, in step, one message bunch I've ever heard of.  You think Peyton is going to turn on Caldwell?  You think Freeney is going to bitch?  You think any man in that locker room would cross either one of those two?  Please.  If this is what 16-0 is all about...power plays and mutinies, you can keep it.  I don't want it anymore.

Then Kravitz stages and imaginary conversation between Manning and Caldwell:

There is no way, none, that Caldwell could keep Manning off the field in that situation. Can't you see it now? Close game, and every eye, every camera, will be focused on you-know-who on the Indy sideline.

"I'm going back in.''

"No, you're not.''

"You'd better call security because I'm going in.''

"Fine.''

You think Brett Favre and Brad Childress had issues?

Wow.  I'm not even going to dignify that with a response.  Peyton is the anti-Favre.  All the greatness, none of the painkiller additcion and middle school productions of Hamlet.  That conversation would never take place. Not in a million years.  Nor should it.  Nor would it reflect well on Manning if it did.

Here's what's really behind Kravitz's piece today:  he's setting Manning up for failure.

He loves to do this.  He did it before the San Diego playoff game last year, painting a road game where the Colts were underdogs as some kind of cake walk in which a loss would destroy the legacy of Manning and Dungy.  Then they lost, as anyone with a brain thought they would, and he attacked.

Now, he's putting 16-0 on Manning's shoulders. If they lose because he comes out, then Kravitz has an angle:

Manning is weak.  He shirked away from history.  He didn't show spine.  He's a loser.  He should have fought to stay in the game!  He didn't show the kind of fire and passion necessary to be a winner.

Then, if the Colts lose in the playoffs, he has a pre-written column to place the blame.  It doesn't matter what happens in the game.  If Indy loses, regardless of the score or the events, it will be traced back to this moment.  Manning wouldn't fight to stay in against the Jets, and the Colts lost because of it.

It's so disgustingly predictable that now I hope Manning does sit three quarters today.  I hope Indy loses by 40.  Then I hope we freaking blow the doors off of every effing team in the playoffs just to ram it down the throat of every talking head and pundit who writes about the NFL.  Telling the media to shove it would be sweeter than an undefeated season in my book.

Do I mean this?  No, probably not.  I doubt even Bobby K can ruin a perfect season for me.  Still, I won't shed any tears if the run ends this afternoon.

One thing is certain:  I won't lose any sleep over locker room mutinies.

Demond Sanders comments:  I had a nearly identical reaction.  This column is nothing more than a set up to kill Manning down the road.  Anyone familiar with Bob's work spotted this ploy immediately.  One slight problem, Bob:  This really isn't about Manning first and foremost.  Peyton could never play another down and still be remembered as one of the best quarterbacks ever.  In my opinion, the pursuit of perfection is way more important to guys like Reggie Wayne, Dwight Freeney, Jeff Saturday, and Bill Polian.  If Caldwell is seeking input it should be from those guys.  These four are border-line Hall of Famers.  Their legacies would be cemented in Canton if they managed to go 19-0.  This is especially big for Polian.  Remember:  GMs generally don't make it to the Hall.

Who to Root for: Week 16

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The top two seeds are locked in the AFC, but it's a mess after that:

1.  Colts (clinched)

2.  San Diego (clinched)

3.  New England

4.  Cincinnati

5/6.  Baltimore and Denver.

Our preferred order of finish is identical to the current standings.  Denver is the least scary of the remaining playoff contenders (other than the Jets, but we obviously don't want them to win).  Baltimore is the next least frightening in my opinion.  We need New England to win out to clinch the 3 seed, so that would eliminate Jacksonville and Houston.  That leaves Miami, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Denver left.  Of those four, I think Baltimore and Denver are the best matchups for the Colts.  Honestly, I'd just as soon play the Bengals as either of them.

Chiefs at Bengals

I don't care who takes the AFC North, but a Cincy loss would all but assure the Pats of a three seed and a trip to San Diego the second weekend.

Houston at Miami

Both teams played Indy close, but with the Pats finishing at Houston, I'd rather see the Texans win this weekend and eliminate the Dolphins

Jaguars at Patriots

Noxious yes, but root hard for the Pats.  We don't want the New England/San Diego two-fer

Ravens at Steelers

Who do you want to face in January:  Flacco or Roethlisberger.  Let's go Ravens!

Denver at Philadelphia

I'm not sure rooting for them will help any.  A loss for the Broncos gives hope to the winner of Houston Miami and to the Steelers if they should beat Baltimore.

God Bless Us, Every One

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Philippians 2:4-11

Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.  Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,  but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross!

Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name,

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

--Joy to the world.  Merry Christmas from 18to88.com

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18 Plays Posted

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18 Plays is up for last weeks' Jags game.  18 Plays is brought to you by Broad Ripple Tree Service.  You can listen by downloading the podcast here, subscribing via ITunes, or by listening in the embedded player below.

Holiday scheduling note:  I'll be linking up articles, but don't look for a major post until Eyes in the Backfield goes up either late tomorrow or early on Saturday.

Scheduling Conflict

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Westside Rob chimes in with this little bit of research:

I’ve been seeing a lot of people starting to talk up Rivers MVP candidacy and one of the arguments they seem to be using is that the Colts haven’t played anyone (See PK’s MMQB-Tues Edition). So I did a quick breakdown on the respective schedules, that goes a little beyond CHFF’s Quality wins analysis. CHFF counts a .500 team the same as a 1-13 team in terms of quality wins which I think is unjustified. Anyone AT or above .500 in the NFL is a quality opponent and this year at least is in the playoff hunt.

The current NFL basically falls roughly into 3 tiers: Winning clubs, .500 clubs, and horrible clubs, so I broke each teams opponents through week 15 down as such

Combined Rec of Opp

Colts

95

101

.500 +

4

0

34

22

0.607

.500

7

0

49

49

0.500

.500 -

3

0

12

30

0.286

No team under .500 since week 9

Chargers

93

103

.500 +

5

2

60

38

0.612

.500

1

1

14

14

0.500

.500 -

5

0

19

51

0.271

2 teams under .500 since week 9

Basically the Chargers have faced more teams over .500 but lost to two of them (they have 5 wins against +.500 teams vs the Colts 4 wins).

However more importantly in my opinion the Colts have faced a total of 11 teams at or above .500 and won all of those contest.  SD has faced 9 total teams at or above .500 and gone 6-3 against them.  The Chargers have also had 5 cupcakes to the Colts 3.  The overall winning percentage of teams they’ve faced just slightly favors the Colts having the harder schedule but that’s is almost always the case with the way the NFL schedules currently, in terms of schedule difficulty doesn’t vary in the aggregate wins and losses by much.  I don’t think that anyone can really make a case that Rivers has faced a dramatically more difficult schedule.  In fact if just a couple of the 3 AFC South teams end up finishing above .500 the Colts would have faced and won 8 games against teams with winning records.  SD can only at best add 2 games against above .500 teams to their schedule.

DZ Comments:  There are other ways to look at it, but they all come out the same.  By DVOA, Indy has the 12th toughest schedule, the Chargers the 20th.  By just winning percentage, Indy has played a schedule of .485 (95-101 brought down by the 1-13 Rams).  The Chargers have played a schedule of .474 (93-103).  Neither team has played an especially difficult or easy slate.  I tend to think people make too much out of scheduling differences in the NFL.  I don't think there's any good evidence that Indy or San Diego has played a tougher schedule than the other.  Indy plays in a much tougher division, and San Diego crossed with the toughest NFC division.  It's basically a wash.  It certainly doesn't do much to bolster River's case for MVP.

Choose Wisely

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(Note:  I'm stealing this metaphor from Demond's comments yesterday.  All credit to him and the readers for developing it.  It deserves to see the light of day).

The Holy Grail.

It represents eternal life.  He who possesses it will live forever.  The closer anyone gets to it, however, the more deadly it becomes.

Indy is so close.  The validation of a life time of work that has constantly slipped through his fingers is so close he can almost reach out and grab it.

Others have gone before in the quest.

The crazy Nazi tried to drink greedily from the Grail, and died because he got old too quickly.

Elisa brazenly reached for it, and tumbled to her doom.

Indy sees it now.  It's right there, tempting him.

Fortunately, there's a voice of reason.  A voice of wisdom and experience calling him back off the ledge.

There was a time when I had a level head about me when it came to 16-0.  My head told me that this team is so banged up, it would be foolish to put people at risk.  The Colts should play conservatively.  Rest is necessary and good, especially for a team with so many key players limping around.  Now that they are just two games away from finishing off the perfect regular season, however, all I can think is that I want them to go for it.

Is it wise?

No.  Actually, I think it's the worst thing they could do.

At the end of the day, the Colts have at best a 25-30% chance of winning the Super Bowl.  Their actual odds are lower.  Now, those odds are better than any other team has, but that doesn't matter.  They are still well below 50/50.  No matter what Caldwell and Polian decide, there's a high liklihood they won't win it all, and everyone will kill them for whatever call they make. Public sentiment is super high for going for it.  So high that people will never forgive the Colts for resting players if they fail to win the Super Bowl.  The call to rest players is only the correct call if you are 100% sure that playing them would cost you a Super Bowl.  If it is just a preference, you have to calculate the long term ramifications of pissing on the whims of your fans.  I'm all for brave, ballsy decisions. I'm all for doing the right thing even when unpopular.  But when a thing is this unpopular, you have to be CERTAIN it's the unquestioned right plan of action.

Rest is the high percentage play here.  No matter what others may say, I know that if they rest players and lose, it will be because of a missed kick, a bad call, or a fatal flaw (like the O-line falls apart).  It won't be because they were 'too rusty' or 'out of synch'.  I'm not going to hold it against them.  No matter what else, I 100% endorse the silent treatment the coaches are giving it.  One week at a time?  This team is taking it one DAY at a time.  The more intense the attention, the tighter the focus.  We do what we have to do today.  We practice.  On Sunday, we play.  There is no Monday.  There's no 16-0 because we aren't 15-0 yet.  It's brilliant.

No, my head assures me that taking it easy will be the right play.  Play Manning a good chunk of the Jets game (more than a series or a quarter), and let it go. The Grail will kill you.

The evil Patriots spent 5 months in "Eff-you" mode, greedily crushing teams until they flat ran out of gas at the end, looking ancient in the process.

The Saints foolishly declared themselves to be going for 16-0 when it wasn't their time to do so.  Didn't work out so well for them.

Indiana Jones knew that.  He knew it.  He gave all the right advice to Elisa, but when it was right there in front of him...

I don't want this team to lose.  I want it all.  Immortality.  The Greatest Team Ever.  The Greatest Quarterback Ever.  It's all right there.  It's not too far!  We can just about grab it.  What could happen?  It's just a few more inches...

Let it go, Indiana.  Let the Colts ride off into the sunset this season.  They'll ride off as heroes.  They'll ride off as legends.

They'll ride off alive.

Then again...

Maybe dying in pursuit of immortality is better than living to make a lame sequal about aliens, ESP, and crystal skulls.

Screw it.

Play this week all out.

Next week...don't worry about next week.

We can get it...We can almost reach it...

Happy Coltsnukkah

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From: MonkeyBusiness (aka Adam)

To: All our Jewish readers, (even you, JC)

We have a little QB
His name is Peyton M.
And when he throws for TDs
Us fans, we all love him

Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
Our Manning, he did play
Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
TDs he throws all day

He has a guy named Reggie
Who runs crisp routes all day
And when he burns defenders
Our Manning makes them pay

Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
Our Manning, he did play
Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
TDs he throws all day

He has a guy named Dallas
He's big and strong and fast
And when he beats linebackers
He scores TDs real fast

Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
Our Manning, he did play
Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
TDs he throws all day

The Colts are undefeated
14 and 0 so far
And if we win the playoffs
Well I might just burn some cars

Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
Our Manning, he did play
Oh Peyton Peyton Peyton
TDs he throws all day

Happy Coltsnukkah!