Colts

[MarshCappa]

[QUOTE= that team laid down and gave up!!![/QUOTE]


Larry, I don't think the team laid down at all. Do you think the 2nd stringers wanted to go in and lose it? Quite the opposite I would believe. Now that I've read more about this game after the fact I have no problem with what the coach did. This is my point, the coach made the decision not the players. All players are coached to be game ready whenever their number is called and they are expected to go into the game and execute the game plan and win. The players didn't lay down but the coach decided he didn't want to risk injury when they have their playoff position locked regardless of outcome. What did 16-0 get the Pats that season? He'll be a genious if they win it all again and a goat if they don't. Gutsy either way and somehow I respect him for making a stand for something he believes in. Excellent arm chair quarterback stuff though!

[BigFish]

MC...they are going to lose their first playoff game. The Pats lost that superbowl because they played crappy.....not due to injury or fatigue! You think sitting Manning and his teamates for 20 minutes at the end of a game is going to save them from fatigue?? Come on!

[MarshCappa]

No it shouldn't save them from fatigue because if they can't play out a full 16 game schedule plus playoffs then they aren't superbowl contenders. This is what separates the good teams from the bad. Guys that are willing to lay it out for the entire season and then some. So, do you think Peyton is pissed now? So pissed that he's going to go out and loose the next game or dare I say tear it up and rip apart the next team he has to face?! I'm telling you this is going to be either a hero or zero move on this coach's part. I just have a feeling this is going to keep the team from getting to comfortable and keep them on edge and ready to play. We'll just have to wait and see. It would be nice to get another crack at them and beat them down though. I kinda liked seeing Peyton pouting on the sideline but man I respect his ability and I wouldn't want to play a pissed off Payton with something to prove.