by Kent Sterling Yesterday’s game between the Indianapolis Colts and Jacksonville Jaguars was hard on the eyes – a tough to sit through debacle made palatable for Colts fans only because of the 16-13 overtime result. That is took two missed potential game-winning field goals is not reflected in the standings that show the Colts […]
by Kent Sterling The obituaries were being written, and reporters were ready to pronounce the Indianapolis Colts dead for 2015. Behind 27-14 in Nashville as the clock ticked under seven minutes to play, the Colts awakened with a fury unseen since the startling comeback win against the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2013 wild card […]
by Kent Sterling This was an impossible to watch from start to finish mess. The Indianapolis Colts losing to the New York Jets 20-7 last night in front of a national audience turned back the clock to 1993 – the last time the Colts were shutout at home, and the last time they were quite […]
by Kent Sterling Can’t we all just get along? I get it if one guy is a moron and another is gifted. Two people in upper-management with completely different skill sets or abilities are likely to butt heads – and often. Both Colts general manager Ryan Grigson and coach Chuck Pagano appear to be competent. […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano sure does like to lavish praise upon opponents. It doesn’t do a coach any good to underestimate competition, but the way Pagano has been effusive in describing the thoroughly mediocre Buffalo Bills has been a great source of entertainment during his media availabilities all week. Click here to […]
by Kent Sterling Doesn’t do much good to focus on getting in shape for a season you won’t play. Some members of the Colts seemed to feel their roster spots were guaranteed, and making plays in the preseason was beneath them. Others hustled, hit, and earned a job at the expense of those who were dumped. […]
by Kent Sterling Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano is going to tell 22 football players today or tomorrow that their lifetime of work to become a professional football player was wasted. Some will cry, some will yell, some will quietly accept reality. All will feel a measure of failure and misery. Click here to follow […]
by Kent Sterling New York Jets starting quarterback Geno Smith was punched in the face yesterday by a teammate, and his jaw was broken. Smith will be out for the next six to 10 weeks and the guy who threw the punch is unemployed as the Jets try to gear up for a better season […]
by Kent Sterling Sunday’s AFC Championship will send one of two flawed teams to the Super Bowl. Which one, we don’t know. That’s why America will be riveted to this matchup with generational undertones. There are so many unknowns that projecting an outcome is silly, although I’ll do it today on my radio show (3p-6p […]
by Kent Sterling There is a lot going on in Indiana sports, but nothing quite as compelling as predicting the future of people on the brink of success and failure, and it’s those stories that will captivate us in 2015. 10 – What the hell happened to Brandon Miller to cause him to decide to […]