by Kent Sterling The Patriots are the most enigmatic successful team in the NFL led by the most baffling of coaches. Finishing with a 12-4 regular season record, it’s not possible to figure out what path they use to win. The Colts might be the second most vexing team in the league. One Pro Bowl […]
by Kent Sterling Since winning the Super Bowl to end the 2004 NFL season, the New England Patriots are a very pedestrian 8-7 in the postseason. Peyton Manning gets killed for his lack of postseason success, but during the same period, his postseason record is 6-6. Yet Coach Hoodie is seen as some reincarnation of […]
by Kent Sterling Once in awhile, if you watch sports long enough, something so incredible happens that it defies rational explanation of belief. If that play happens during a make or break moment in a postseason NFL game during an improbable comeback, it becomes legendary. The Colts 45-44 win over the Kansas City Chiefs Saturday […]
by Kent Sterling Because I’m battling the flu while my wife and son are at a wedding reception, I sat in my house alone watching the Colts vs. Chiefs. I’ve never enjoyed a Colts game more. The Indianapolis Colts trailed the snakebite Kansas City Chiefs 38-10, and statistically were dead in the water. But, as Colts […]
by Kent Sterling I believe, based upon the mauling two weeks ago, the Colts will hammer the Chiefs. Offenses don’t suddenly figure out how to attack a solid defense, but the Chiefs are going to empty the cupboard to try. The deal will be done tomorrow, and all this guesswork will be of no value, […]
by Kent Sterling This is the silliest story of 2014 – even sillier than the wall-to-wall snow coverage we get every time a flake sticks to I-465. The NFL, Indianapolis Colts, and WTHR would rather listen to WIBC’s Stan Lehr recite school closings for four hours on WIBC than announce a blackout of Saturday’s Colts […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Bears faced a choice – sign Jay Cutler to an extension, or allow him to leave. General Manager Phil Emery and coach Marc Trestman debated each option, and decided to make Cutler a Bear for life. What made these two smart guys make the decision so quickly and emphatically? Click […]
by Kent Sterling Jay Cutler is fool’s gold, and the Chicago Bears just spent a bunch of gold like fools. The Bears have consigned themselves to mediocrity for the foreseeable future by locking themselves into a franchise quarterback level seven-year deal (GM Phil Emery refused to specify the cash allotted in the deal) with a […]
by Kent Sterling The 2011 St. Louis Rams were terrible. They finished 2-14 with an oddly dominant win over the New Orleans Saints and a 13-12 squeaker in Cleveland. As a result, they earned the #2 overall pick just behind the equally horrific Indianapolis Colts. The Colts were committed to Andrew Luck, and with Sam […]
by Kent Sterling Jay Cutler is not a bad quarterback, and the Chicago Bears didn’t lose to the Green Bay Packers yesterday because of his play. But the Bears don’t win enough with Cutler to justify a pricey extension that will prevent the Bears from using their money to bolster other areas of need (like […]