Once again they have continued their trend of getting knocked off in the playoffs after they have rested their starters in the reg. season. I think it is safe to say that Caldwell's decision (some people argue it was Polian's decision, in which case it shows me that Caldwell doesn't run the team but that is another debate) of resting the starters during the reg season so that they would be able to get the SB trophy didn't work.
Now they don't have anything, no rings, no undefeated reg. season, really nothing but bad memories. I don't know why but it is bad karma for the Colts to rest their starters. The football gods have decreed that the Colts shall not rest their starters if they want to win it all and they need to start listening to them. Maybe the organization will get off their high horse next time and listen to their fans. Because that whole controversy in Week 16 reeked of arrogance, with them acting like the fans had no idea what they were talking about. But for them you can always say there is next year because it is almost a guarantee they will have another shot at it in 2010
Since when does management listen to what the fans say? That would be like deciding what to do by throwing a dart at the dart board... the fans don't know what they are talking about.
Its funny, because the talk before the Superbowl was that their performance in the playoffs showed they made the right decision for their needs. So the analysts were saying, no matter what happened in the Superbowl, that was put to rest. When I read that article, I was in complete disagreement, but I have had a change of heart.
Lets put it this way. Caldwell is/was a rookie coach. His every move is going to be scrutinized. So, suppose he had decided not to rest his players, and then the Jets get a serious hit on Peyton, and Peyton is out for the season... and there go Indy's hopes of doing anything in the playoffs. If that happens, Caldwell is going to catch hell, and he is probably not going to be able to get another coaching job again. Not to mention that in the future, he might be a little gun shy with his decisions, considering how badly things went that one time...
I mean, when Belichick did it, he already had 3 Superbowls under his belt as head coach, and 2 as defensive coordinator. Something goes wrong with that decision, and people are still saying that this guy is still one of the best coaches in the business. He doesn't second guess himself, cause he has won 3 Superbowls already, and he knows he can do it.
And I definitely agree that it was a disappointment that they didn't go for it, and it seemed wrong in every sense of the word at the time... But I have come to terms with it, and don't hold the decision against them. I understand why they did it.
And I of course don't believe that resting their players in Week 16 and 17 has anything to do with why they lost the Superbowl.
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Since when does management listen to what the fans say? That would be like deciding what to do by throwing a dart at the dart board... the fans don't know what they are talking about.
Its funny, because the talk before the Superbowl was that their performance in the playoffs showed they made the right decision for their needs. So the analysts were saying, no matter what happened in the Superbowl, that was put to rest. When I read that article, I was in complete disagreement, but I have had a change of heart.
Lets put it this way. Caldwell is/was a rookie coach. His every move is going to be scrutinized. So, suppose he had decided not to rest his players, and then the Jets get a serious hit on Peyton, and Peyton is out for the season... and there go Indy's hopes of doing anything in the playoffs. If that happens, Caldwell is going to catch hell, and he is probably not going to be able to get another coaching job again. Not to mention that in the future, he might be a little gun shy with his decisions, considering how badly things went that one time...
I mean, when Belichick did it, he already had 3 Superbowls under his belt as head coach, and 2 as defensive coordinator. Something goes wrong with that decision, and people are still saying that this guy is still one of the best coaches in the business. He doesn't second guess himself, cause he has won 3 Superbowls already, and he knows he can do it.
And I definitely agree that it was a disappointment that they didn't go for it, and it seemed wrong in every sense of the word at the time... But I have come to terms with it, and don't hold the decision against them. I understand why they did it.
And I of course don't believe that resting their players in Week 16 and 17 has anything to do with why they lost the Superbowl.
Max
heh. And we all know how right the analysts are right? Analysts down six now. Their decision was premature, the Colts win one lousy game and all is well again. Wrong, they still got 2 more games to go. And they didn't win them all, so their decision to rest their starters so that they could win the SB didn't work, again. The Colts are cursed like no other team, they cannot rest their starters if they want to win the SB. They have yet to prove that theory wrong.
And Manning getting injured is ridiculous. He isn't going to get hurt all of the sudden, and if they were really worried about it then they should make Painter the starter and let Manning sit on the bench. It is just like expecting Favre to be knocked out of a game on that one play he is in there, it isn't going to happen.
Both teams had 2 weeks off so I don't buy the resting your starters theory when it happened over a month before.
You don't have to believe it if you don't want to, but it is true, until the Colts prove it wrong. Wacko is right it is a curse, and don't tell me you don't believe teams can be cursed, because they can.
Colts still got that monkey on their back
Colts still got that monkey on their back
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