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 […]
by Kent Sterling Assessing what the Colts need to do to beat a team like the Jacksonville Jaguars isn’t brain surgery. Getting the players to execute a game plan design to cause those results is the tough part, and Chick Pagano’s players have become apt pupils the last three Sundays. The Colts 30-10 pasting of […]
by Kent Sterling Every Saturday is special because Fox 59’s Chris Hagan and I get the chance to talk sports on 1070 the Fan and 107.5 FM, and we try to take full advantage of it by booking great guests and making sure we are ready to talk Colts, Pacers, Bulldogs, and Hoosiers. Today is […]
by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs will pledge to write a $20-million check to be eligible to bid for Japanese sensation Masahiro Tanaka, who was an astonishing 24-0 last season for the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Teams with truly deep pockets will engage in the serious bidding while the Cubs will play the game at which they […]
by Kent Sterling If the Colts could choose their Week 17 opponent as they gear up for the postseason and fight for a higher seed – perhaps even a first round bye – the decision would be a no-brainer. They choose the Jacksonville Jaguars. With due respect to the putrid football being played by the […]
by Kent Sterling First things first – if you are going to fire a coach, the owner or general manager should have a strong idea who they are going to hire as a replacement. The worst scenario possible is to fire a guy of whom you thought highly enough to hire a few years ago […]
by Kent Sterling As I write this, ESPN is blaring in the background. Shelley Smith is droning on and on about Clay Matthews and Aaron Rogers. Will they or won’t they play against the Bears Sunday afternoon in the game that will determine the NFC North champion? There will be a time to care about […]
by Kent Sterling Forget Sean Payton. Forget Ron Rivera. Forget Pete Carroll. Forget Bill Belichick. Chuck Pagano has done a flat out incredible job of maximizing a mediocre Colts roster for a second straight year. They weren’t that great when camp broke, and injuries ravaging skill positions on the offensive side of the ball have […]
Kent Sterling studied the Chiefs and Colts matchup, predicted the Colts win, although by a smaller margin, and identified five keys for a Colts victory. The NFL isn’t calculus, so predicting winning the turnover margin as a benchmark for winning isn’t worthy of a gold star from a fifth grade teacher, much less wild applause […]
by Kent Sterling Over the first three years of the Kevin Wilson era, Indiana’s football team has earned a 10-26 record, but the arrow is pointing in the right direction because Wilson displays the traits of a very effective leader. Changing an almost relentless pattern of mediocrity at best doesn’t happen in a year or […]
