Those Wonderful Colts

How about them Colts? 3-13, 13-3, 10-6, 6-10! What the hell is that all about? I mean I knew it was going to be tough without the Edge, but the Rock filled in quite nicely. Peyton on the other hand had a horrible season. Let's hope that was a one off and we won't have to worry about that again. I tend to beleive it was. But now the team faces some big issues in the offseason.

First and foremost is to get a coach. I'd like to think we could get some non-retread guy, but let's face it, with the pressure to win in the NFL sooner than later, not many teams are willing to take a chance on an unproven commodity. I don't think Steve Spurrier will have anywhere near the success at Washington that he did at Florida and in fact will probably fail miserably. I have heard several names bandied about for the Colts head coaching position. Among those who we aren't likely to land are Chucky and the Tuna. More likely candidates are this Cottrell from the Jets, Tony Dungy and Marv Levy, who threw his name in the hat yesterday. Marv seems like a great guy and was a good coach, but my God he's 135 years old. Cottrell (and I hope I am spelling that right) is unproven. But Tony Dungy had some success at Tampa Bay and built them into a very good defensive team. They didn't do much on offense, but we seem to have that side of the ball mapped out pretty well. Dungy could work with Bill Polians draft picks and build a solid, if not great, defensive team. Therefore, my choice for the next head coach of the Indianapolis Colts is Tony Dungy.

And finally, speaking of Polian, that boob has got to go. He is a mediocre personnel man at best and after his run in with Jay Mohr on the radio, he is a freakin' embarassment to the team and the city. For those of you who think he is so wonderful think back to his "moves". Peyton was a no-brainer. San Diego was the only team stupid enough to think Ryan Leaf was better. (So did I, but then I'm not the general manager of a professional football team either.) Yes, the Edge is great. Maybe the best player in the league. Yes, Polian made that selection instead of Ricky Williams. However, you may remember a guy named Marshall Faulk who was n our team. He was essentially given away for a couple of 6th round draft choices or some such crap. Marshall is probabaly the second best player in the NFL. Was running back really the position we needed to look for? I suppose Marshall wanted out of Indy to play in another dome in St. Louis. Bullshit Polian, you blew it. Next up was Rob Morris. Holdout, hurt and slow. He has not, nor probably will ever live up to his billing. And finally, Reggie Wayne. Let's see, our defense is awful the past 2 years, so let's pick a wide reciever. Idiot! I like Reggie and I hope he becomes the man behind Marvin, but it simply was not what we needed.

Polian is a moron who obviously has deluded himself into believing his press clippings from Buffalo and Carolina. Get rid of this madman before he drags us further into the abyss!

The issue of the new stadium will most assuredly be a topic of discussion during this offseason. The state, thanks to that idiot O'Bannon and his group of Spendocrats is running a deficit. The city doesn't have the money to build stadiums and the private sector is still rebounding from the economic pounding it took during most of last year. Couple those economic factors with the fact the Colts sucked this past year and the debate will be heated. In the report our opinion was to build a new stadium with the retractable roof. I for one am willing to pay an extra percent on sales tax if it will help get it built and keep the Colts, but I can certainly understand why people who will not go to the new stadium, be it because they just don't or because they don't like the Colts, wouldn't want to pay for it. Stay tuned as this issue is sure to generate a lot of speculation and debate!