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Will Jim Caldwell be coach of the year?

By
Zuri
Published: December 31, 2009Tags:
Will Jim Caldwell be coach of the year?

Jim Caldwell has had to answer a lot of tough questions this week. Here's one more.

Could the decision of the brass, affect the decision of the voters?

I’m not so sure Jim Caldwell, head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, was 100 percent on board with benching his starters and taking the week 16 loss against the New York Jets, thereby ending what was probably a perfect season. My suspicions were somewhat confirmed after the Colts’ president made these dumb remarks. So I’m wondering if that decision, whether complicit or not, will loom over the votes cast for the NFL coach of the year.

Will that even weigh on the voters’ minds? (Hell, who are the voters???)

Surely we’ll all take into consideration 14 (maybe 15) wins, the fact that he’s a rookie coach and the luck of having Peyton Manning to make him look good. So we’ll make sure to scrutinize his decisions and stack him up against the best — Sean Payton, Mike Singletary, etc.

So, who do you think gets it?

Answer below.

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The Colts were simply afraid of greatness

By
Zuri
Published: December 28, 2009Tags:
The Colts were simply afraid of greatness

Jim Caldwell can talk all he wants about how the Indianapolis Colts have bigger goals than perfection.

I just want to ask him one question: Does practice make perfect? Does it really?

I wouldn’t know from watching the Colts’ 29-15 loss to the New York Jets.

What’s the point of working hard, if you’re not going to go all out, all the time?

This whole business of sitting players, resting players, cheapens the game of football. Woe unto the fan who paid the absorbent prices to see the best of the best, Peyton Manning and Reggie Wayne, sit the second half against the hapless Jets. You couldn’t pay me to watch a game like that.

It was painful — even for the non-enthusiast of Indy sports.

Here, the Colts had a legitimate shot at 16-0 — and the ultimate goal of 19-0 with Buffalo on the schedule next. Instead, they decide to rest the stars on a fractured principle. One which is based on fear and is comforted by weakness of character.

So what if the New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl in 2007!! They’ve gotten over it. Every team in the NFL needs to get over it too. This silly mindset that injuries could sideline Peyton, Reggie, Dwight Freeney or any other major player who hope to win the Super Bowl, is bullshit.

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Edgerrin James has a Super Bowl ring?

By
Tim
Published: January 12, 2009Tags: , , , ,

As it turns out, you do not need to win a Super Bowl to get a Super Bowl ring. Arizona’s Edgerrin James, who did not win a Super Bowl while playing for the Colts, did receive a Super Bowl ring from the team. Pretty classy move by that organization, although it’s not the way I would’ve played it.

James signed with the Cardinals as a free agent in March of 2006, and less than a year later the Colts were champs. Instead of sending him a ring, I would’ve sent a picture of the ring with a note that said “Suck it!”

I don’t have a big problem with him getting a ring, I just didn’t know this was possible. Was it a spare ring? Are there usually extras to give out? Why don’t we know more about ring distribution? Will my support of the Cowboys someday lead to a ring in the mail from Jerry Jones? And why not? I want answers to my Super Bowl ring questions.

Over the weekend, announcers also revealed that Pittsburgh’s Willie Parker bought his dad a new car after winning the Super Bowl, and hid the ring in the trunk as a bonus. Let’s hope he got him a good home security system too.

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