NFL: What’s Wrong With The Colts? (Part 2)
This is a continuation of the previous article discussing the Indianapolis Colts’ depleted performance in the 2010 NFL season.
The Colts are 6-5 this season, far behind their usual standings in the season. This time last season, the Colts were 11-0. In 2008, they were 7-4, after which they won their next five games in a row. In 2007, they were 8-2. Before 2010, the Colts had at
least seven consecutive wins in six successive seasons, as well as finishing the season with at least 12 wins in seven consecutive seasons. But now, they are playing horribly. What in the world is wrong with them this year?
The name’s Polian. Bill Polian. But what does the president of the Colts have to do with their terrible (well, more terrible than usual) record this season? Polian’s history shows that he is good at assembling teams, such as the Buffalo Bills and Carolina
Panthers. But he always wears out his welcome. Why? Because it seems that he could use some anger management and teamwork classes. He is just too hard to take for any team, and it’s only a matter of time before he gets to be too much for Indy.
Last season, Dallas Clark won the most desirable “longest award in sports,” the Tuesday Morning Quarterback Non-Quarterback Non-Running Back NFL MVP. He is said to have been chosen for "his disruptive impact on opposing secondaries." But with him gone since
October, there is no disruption. His backup, Jacob Tamme, is good but not in the same league as Clark.
Another player who the Colts must be missing is Gary Brackett. A 2009 TMQ Award finalist, Brackett is undrafted and not well known, but is one of the best defensive players in the NFL. Him gone makes a worse impact on the team than Bob Sanders being out.
After all, Sanders always seems to be injured in one way or another.
Aside from missing players, their head coach Jim Caldwell doesn’t seem to know what he is doing. Looking lost most of the time, Caldwell made a bad plan for the Super Bowl, and his game plans for the 2010 season aren’t something to get excited about either.
Does Caldwell know the responsibility of coaching arguably the best team in the NFL? We hope he understands sooner rather than later.
If the Colts turn themselves around in the last five games of the season, they might actually have a chance at playoffs. Most would vote for them to come back and take the NFL by storm over some of the teams with better records. The spoiled Indianapolis
fans might want to cheer instead of boo while they can because this franchise might be on a downward spiral to joining the Carolina Panthers in the lower standings of the NFL.
The Colts will play their next game at home against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 13, at 4:15 PM on Sunday December 6th. The Cowboys are 3-8 but have actually been steadily increasing their performance since acquiring new interim head coach Jason
Garrett.
Stay tuned!
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