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Wes Welker is feared to have torn his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee today. As I watched him being taken off the field by the cart of doom, I couldnÆt help but think what if that had been Peyton Manning. All week long I have had to listen to commentators and fans bemoan the fact that the Colts organization pulled the starters in the third quarter of last weekÆs ...

After reading this morning that Brandon Marshall is being benched by Coach McDaniels, I couldnÆt help but wonder; what the ôhellö is going on in Denver. In the first place, Mike Shanahan never should have been fired. HeÆs a Hall of Fame coach and an offensive genius. Besides from winning two Super Bowls, he revolutionized the game with his use of zone blocking with an undersized offensive line. It was so ...

On September 30, 2007 there was a pop that was heard around the N.F.L. world. Marvin Harrison injured his knee while attempting a block against a BroncoÆs player. Though no one knew it at the time, that injury was to lead to the end of HarrisonÆs career. In typical Colts fashion, little was released about the severity of HarrisonÆs injury or when he would return. One week after another the ...

For the last couple of weeks, ColtsÆ fans have read articles, and listened to the talking heads on T.V. (sadly including former Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy) say such and such a team was going to be the most dangerous team in the playoffs. For the most part, that team has been the San Diego Chargers. Compelling arguments abound, with greater alacrity then WashingtonÆs deficit spending, why the Colts should be afraid ...

IÆve been hearing a lot of talk lately about how the Chargers have the ColtsÆ ônumberö and, come playoff time, the Colts should be afraid of the Chargers.á In fact, last Sunday night, former head coach of the Colts,Tony Dungy, even echoed those sentiments.á An important point to stress to Coach Dungy, and every other person in the media, is that every year in the NFL ...

The Colts are 12-0, they are on a 21 game winning streak, Peyton Manning and the Colts set new records every week, Jim Caldwell is going to be in the running for coach of the year, and rookies and rejects from other teams are making plays when it matters most. There are plenty of accolades to go around amongst this group, but there is one player in particular who doesnÆt get ...

NFL.com's Jason La Canfora reported on Nov. 20 that there was a ôchanceö the long-awaited return of Anthony Gonzalez could happen by Week 12. ThatÆs right, after being out for basically the whole season, ôGonzoö could be back for the showdown between the Colts and the Texans next Sunday. Obviously, Jason didnÆt read the Mike Chappell piece from the INDYSTAR written on the same day. Had he read that piece, he ...

The 2009 Colts are one of the oddest teams that has come along in years. They have injuries galore, they canÆt run the ball very well, the defense canÆt stop the run or get off the field on third down consistently, they make mistakes, and oh, by the way, theyÆre 10-0. The only area of the team, which is almost beyond reproach, is the offenses' passing game; they are ranked No. ...

As injuries mount for the Colts, this headline might not be far off. Given that Manning is going to retire with almost every significant record, and has proven he only needs 14 minutes 53 seconds to win a game, it seems like he needs a new challenge. As Colts players keep dropping onto I.R., or the operating table, this is only half hyperbole.á In the coming weeks the Colts have four ...

One of my readers wrote to me the other day,áand wanted to know why we donÆt see the old Bears ô46ö defense anymore. As I started to reply to him, I thought that this would make for an interesting article for everyone to read. Here is a bit of trivia before we get into how the 46 defense worked, and why we donÆt see it much anymore: The name 46 defense ...