Since he can remember, Peyton Manning’s focus has been consumed by what was next in his career as one of the finest quarterbacks to ever play football. Putting that away and moving on to what is next in his life will be excruciating, but the time will come Sunday night for Manning to do exactly […]
It’s said that if you have a million monkeys punching keys on a million typewriters for a million years, one of them is going to peck out a masterpiece. The closest humans come to proving that axiom is the Super Bowl – minus the masterpiece part. Thousands of journalists will descend on the Bay Area next […]
Peyton Manning is claimed by a number of teams and cities, but Indianapolis is where he did the great majority of his NFL work, so people here will be paying close attention the next 13 days as he prepares for his ride into a glorious sunset – or so his fans hope. Manning’s body has failed him […]
Sunday afternoon, the two biggest NFL stars of the last 20 years will match up for the 17th and (likely) final time in the AFC Championship. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are two of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, and like all great rivals, matchups between the great leaders define their careers. It’s only fitting […]
Antwaan Randle El is the latest NFL player with memory loss? It can’t be. Such a great Hoosier, and only 36 years old. I saw the piece on Yahoo!, but needed to find out for myself. One of the very coolest things about working in the media is that when I get curious about something, […]
I’m a white guy from one of the whitest areas on the planet. The village of 5,000 where I grew up north of Chicago boasted exactly zero blacks. None. To say I am not an expert in the area of the challenges blacks face in succeeding in this country is a grotesque understatement. But I try […]
Many NFL franchises have floated the threat of a move to Los Angeles to motivate their current cities to at least partially fund new digs. When St. Louis blinked at a Rams proposal to stay, owner Stan Kroenke decided Los Angeles would be his team’s new home. A similar scenario played out in Indianapolis 14 […]
The Colts celebrated a return to reason Monday night as owner Jim Irsay, general manager Ryan Grigson, and coach Chuck Pagano showed a united front in announcing contract extensions for Grigson and Pagano. Firing leadership that brought the Colts 44 wins (including playoffs) in four seasons seemed a tad bizarre to fans as well as […]
It is exceptionally likely that Chuck Pagano is going to pack his belongings today and leave the Colts practice facility for the final time. Because his contract has expired, the Colts don’t need to fire him. They just have to tell him thanks and goodbye. I would like that to not be the case. Winning […]
Here is what needs to happen for the Colts to qualify for the NFL Playoffs: Colts Win + HOU loss + CIN loses last 2 games + DEN wins last 2 games + NYJ loss + NO loss + KC loss + MIA win + PIT win. Holy crap! That’s a lot that needs to […]
