He is gone. He is finally gone.

Love the kitty

The Cat>Caldwell.

I miss him already. He is a tactical genius. Every team expected him to make in game adjustments, so what did he do? That's right boys and girls, nothing! I guess he figured "it" would work at some point, and it did, TWICE!

I keep reading about how he's a great guy, and that may well be, but holy crap! I find it funny how the talking heads on ESPN are saying it was the wrong move to fire him, after ESPN was incorrectly reporting that he would be retained, because he was "handcuffed" by Manning being out for the year. That's just it, he was out all year. It wasn't like they lost him in the pregame warmups before the Super Bowl. There was more than enough time to make some adjustments, and Caldwell couldn't or wouldn't do it. Add to that his track record of bad play calls and WTF timeouts, and I think it was pretty obvious the guy just couldn't do it.

So far, I'm liking Grigson, I just hope he and Irsay make a good move in regards to a new HC, and he brings in a solid staff.

He should have been fired after the SB when he let Matt Stover kick a 50+ FG. Matt Stover had not hit one over 40 yards in like years. Adam could have made it. But, not Stover. So then you give Brees a short field with the already banged up D gasping for breath vs. the Brees air show.

The only plus side for me in losing that SB was that it was the first seed and a great QB. I can handle that. I could not handle it if we lost to a crap QB and lucky *** team.

Colts were soundly out coached in the Super Bowl, but yeah, it was against a team that I am (now) okay with them losing to. I was looking for him to go after the Saints game this season. I don't fault NO for running it up, it's the NFL. If you aren't good enough to stop the other team from scoring, you deserve to get the score run up on you. It was the complete lack of effort from the whole team.

I'm seeing so much "the team played hard for him" on the Colts board, and I don't get it. I think toward the end of the season, they started showing some pride. The first 8 or so games of the year, they just looked lost and confused, which mirrored the appearance of their coach.

This season was a blessing in disguise now. Colts would not have contended for a SB without Manning. Better to have a disaster and get the first pick and get the coach out.

I just wonder now what this means for Peyton. I felt if they kept Caldwell it was a good sign for him. Keep the continuity. What is going to happen now? I can't even imagine guys like Wayne/Mathis/Saturday may want to return to this team if they rebuild.

I can haz coaching job.

Makes me wonder if the will do a total rebuild and dump Manning, too.

A few more coaches were canned today. Not a lot left.

Sure makes you wonder if Peyton is going to be the last one whacked. Irsay is not ****ing around this offseason.

The new gm also made an interesting comment. Too much cap space spent on offense.

I too have to agree with the Colts/Saints match up. Before the season started, that was THE one game I wanted to go to, cause I expected the Colts to go after them and try and make it a real game. Even when they announced Manning wasn't playing, I did not write that game off as being a close one, I just had that feeling. It's the team that beat you in the Super Bowl, you should have some kind of envy to get revenge, or at least play a close game. But Caldwell proved he didn't care at all how bad they lost that game.


The one thing I hate hearing is how the Jets are going to want Manning. That is an absolute abomination that I will never ever ever want to happen. I guess they think "Hmmm we got Favre for a year, Manning wouldn't hurt." You heard LD Tomlinson this week badmouthing the Jets locker room as the worst he's ever had to deal with, and LD is one classy dude, so if he says that, something is really wrong. Manning is like a general on the field, and I don't think he'd like to deal with a coach that every week yap yap yap and is nothing but a total ******* and he's not going to want to deal with the overrated star power of that team. The Jets and the Eagles are no different. They both try and buy a championship with star power, that's why I have no problem seeing them both miss the playoffs this year.

I have no idea what happens with Peyton but I never had a good feeling on this. Lets be honest. The Colts are becoming a grave yard now.

I won't be suprised at all if Peyton gets the heave ho. Irsay had no issues letting Marvin Harrison go and many said he would never leave and he was here before Manning. Marvin would not take a pay cut and he said bye.

At this point just rebuild the whole thing. The coaches are all gone and so is Polian. Just start over like in 1998. I doubt we can beat out the Texans for the division next year anyway right now.

A few years ago, I said the Colts are a great example of what would have happened to the 49ers if they didn't go into a depth rebuilding process in Walsh's last 2 seasons. It was pretty much made clear that Jerry Rice came in to replace Dwight Clark, someone would take Craig's job, Steve Young would take over Montana's place. The Colts didn't have a plan at all for when Manning and the veterans go, but the season he don't play, they all of a sudden want to rebuild under him, and draft Luck now.

It's time the Colts start all over and that will include getting rid of Manning. The era is over and it will be best for the team to trade Manning.

And now he's in Baltimore! The Ravens hired Caldwell as their QB coach, hope he isn't in charge of clock management or time outs as well. At least now the fans here have an excuse when Flacco doesn't develop into that first ballot hall of famer most of them give him credit for being.

Grand scheme of things, the Colts won in the Pagano for Caldwell trade. I just hope Jimmy brings Painter along with him.

If they ever want Flacco to be a good QB, I don't think Caldwell is going to help.


Flacco will go down in that history book as the "poor man's Bernie Kosar" that I am not joking about. Kosar, was a very slow, and not a good mobile quarterback, and but he had better pocket awareness, and as far as arm strength goes, their evenly matched. He's the best thing the real Browns/Ravens will ever get to #19, sadly.