COLTS OFF OF THE LOMBARDI HUNT

The expression, "INDIANAPOLIS 2006 WORLD CHAMPIONS" is but a distant memory, and the Indianapolis Colts hoisting another Super Bowl trophy is not something likely to occur anytime soon.

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Yup, the Indianapolis Colts have officially fallen off of the list of potential Lombardi candidates with the imminent departure of "future hall-of-famer" and "4-time league MVP" (hurts to say that, huh?) Peyton Manning.  They will obviously be floundering around for the foreseeable future, even if they are about to haul in Andrew Luck with the first overall pick in the draft.  Assuming they grab Luck, and there isn't a compelling reason why they wouldn't, It would be hilarious (if not amusing) if Luck becomes the next big bust like Ryan Leaf or a half dozen other 'sure things' that have gone before him.


Oh and just one more thing.  Whatever team acquires the goose-necked Manning, chances are they aren't going to get a sniff of a championship either.    

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Indianapolis Colts owner Bill Polian felt compelled to point out where his team lost the Super Bowl, instead of simply praising the World Champion New Orleans Saints or Sean Payton and his staff for a gutsy called game. [click here for great SAINTS GEAR].  No real fault there, and I do enjoy it when guys don’t necessarily take the sports high-road, exhibit a little less ‘sportsmanship’ in their statements to the press, and generally let it all hang out there. He pointed a finger (No, not THAT finger) at ‘offensive’ line play, and the special teams. There was a lot of truth in what he said, but it came off like a little sour grapes as well.


What I was pleased to hear in his anguished words was that he found fault with the Colt’s special teams unit, just falling short of calling out former-Eagle Hank “couldn’t catch it if it landed in my bread…” Basket and throwing him under the proverbial bus. Hank could hardly be blamed for misfielding the surprise kick, and I’m sure he fought like the devil in the ensuing scrum, but I do love that there is a Philadelphia connection there.

Speaking of Philly and dogging it on the football field, I’m not sure what to make of Michael Vick’s revelation that he took a ‘…lazy and complacent’ approach to playing when he was with the Atlanta Falcons. No big surprise there, but was this revelation simply a teaser for the Eagles quarterback heir apparent’s 10-part documentary-series, "The Michael Vick Project," which was unleashed on the public by BET network Tuesday night?

The smart money insists that Kevin Kolb will get the start for the Eagles if and when they part ways with Donavan McNabb. However, one has to stop and wonder if we are going to be seeing Michael Vick taking a much more prominent role in Philadelphia. Perhaps running an Eagles version of the Wildcat, appropriately termed; Wild Dog?

The Colts or the Saints, Who's It Gonna Be?

Just read Mike Lupica’s article in the New York Daily News this morning. In the piece he argues that the two best teams are playing in the Super Bowl this year, and dismisses the notion that the game might have been better had Brett Favre and the Vikings made it.

“Favre is where he belongs Sunday Night: Watching.”

You could have counted me among the throngs rooting for the spectacle of a 40-something Favre making a curtain call of sorts in Super Bowl XLIV (Get the official program here). I too felt a little sorry for him when he slung that interception with the NFC Championship nearly in hand in the game against the Saints. Still, Lupica makes a compelling argument that in fact, Colts vs Saints is the matchup we want to see this Sunday.

Not sure who I’ll be pulling for. Both teams have that good-guy reputation and stories that you can get behind. I find the endless ties to Katrina a little tiresome, and the ‘Who Dat’ chant a little too reminiscent of the copy-cat Bengals and their equally annoying ‘Who Dey’. Still, they are the underdog and its always fun getting behind David in a David and Goliath slug fest. The Aint’s have waited an eternity for a title, wear a muted version of my beloved Black & Gold, so I guess I’ll be getting behind them.  Can New Orleans pull off the upset?  Will it be the World Champion New Orleans Saints in 2009?

NEW ORLEANS CHAMPIONSHIP GEAR - by Jack Fact

On the other side of the spectrum, there is the squeaky clean Colts and Payton Manning. As much as I like his commercials, particularly the one with Justin Timberlake where he claims... “The more sports you watch on a Sony, the better you get at sports" there is something about all the talk about him being the best quarterback to ever don a dress that has me wanting to see him get schooled. Maybe Greg Williams and the Saints defense can deliver some of those ‘Remember Me’ hits?  Will it be the World Champion Indianapolis Colts hoisting the Lombardi?

INDIANAPOLIS CHAMPIONSHIP GEAR - by Jack Fact

One thing you can be sure of, by this point we've got most of our Super Bowl Party Supplies, beverages, food and other essentials ready for the game.  All that remains is the game itself.  Pass the chips, Brett!