What I'm going to say in the rest of this post will probably be considered radical and over the edge. Just a warning to all you Colts fans who can't take criticism from a fellow Colts fan.
I cannot sit here and say that I have complete faith in them the way I could a few years ago. It is time to cleanse. Time to purge what is bad and start fresh.
They aren't making the correct play calls. They run on a throwing down and throw on a running down. Tony Dungy is on his way out. Thankfully. He's been a great coach and I'm sure an even better mentor, but he's lost it. He doesn't have that edge anymore.
Jim Caldwell cannot become head coach. He can't! He doesn't have the personnel to put him in the position to win. We don't have the personnel to put us in the position to win.
I had a friend tell me that he thought Dungy and Moore needed to go. I would disagree with that. I think Moore stays. He stays because his quarterback needs him. It is said that Tom Moore gives Manning a set of 3-4 plays to choose from on each down. That has to stop. It is clear that Manning can't choose the appropriate plays. We need someone who he trusts to go out and tell him what plays to call. That person is Tom Moore. They have the rapport to tell each other what the play should be and it is time to alter that rapport so that it is a more traditional offense. If Manning can't handle that, shop him. Period. If they continue with this poor play calling after Moore is actually calling the shots then kick him to the road.
I'm fed up with our defensive personnel. They're small and fast. I used to believe in that. I used to think that we could compete with small and fast. It has become apparent that we can't. I'm not saying get of everyone on the defense. I'm simply saying that all those players we spent so much money on keeping (i.e. Dwight Freeney) have to start producing or start looking for a job. Our front 4 are too small to compete in this league. We play the well known 'Tampa 2' coverage defense. I'm not opposed to this coverage, but Tampa Bay does it a little differently than we do. They have the personnel to do it. Our defensive line is (on average) 25 lbs. lighter than Tampa Bay's. We only have 1 D-lineman over 300lbs. and none over 6' 5''. We do not have the d-line to allow the coverage behind them to be Tampa 2.
I watch year after year as our draft priority is offensive when clearly our needs are on the defensive side of the ball. I'm not saying I'm unhappy with the players that we've drafted, but I can't say I'm 100% satisfied.
I hate the fact that I'm going to have to watch as (arguably) the greatest quarterback in league history gets older and older without winning another ring. I can't stand the idea of watching a team that isn't as competitive as they could be. Our front office is as good as there is in the league but we've been blinded with bad personnel choices/influences by the coaches for too long. It's time to open our eyes and start making changes. Draft a quarterback in the next few years. If Peyton is around, he can learn so much from him.
All I'm saying is something has to change.
On a random topic now - http://geeksofdoom.com/2008/10/27/boondock-saints-2-officially-begins-filming/
It's about time.
