egress
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I was never gonna say it before the game, but the Patriots are the best team in football, and they deserved the win. The Colts were in it, right up to the final minute. But five turnovers isn't going to win anything.
Now, sadly, I must return to my own message board and begin to assess the damage. I can look forward to not only the Pats trolls, but the return of the usual Colts trolls who will demand for Peyton Manning to be released. The same trolls who were strangely absent for the previous two weeks.
So with you're blessing, I'm going to do a little ranting over here first.
I would still take our quarterback over your quarterback. In my heart of hearts, I believe there's no one better today than Peyton Manning. The mistakes he made today were correctable - he consistently underthrew the ball, where against Denver and KC he was tucking it neatly in between defenders.
I take nothing away from Brady. He defines consistency. He doesn't have the arm or the aura of Manning - it was fun watching him make those audibles earlier on. But when you have the best defense in football, it's that much easier to make your offense look better, and as long as you don't try to do too much, you're going to win. I don't think it's any fairer to compare Brady to Montana than it is to compare Manning to Marino. And yet it happens, and the viewers eat it up.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this. All along Patriots fans insist that it's the TEAM that wins, and then turn around and say Tom Brady is the MVP. There's a paradox there.
I'm not begging for respect. The Colts aren't ready for prime time yet. I'm just asking the fans and the media to make a little sense.
Now the Colts head into the offseason with a constricted budget, a confused defense, an aging dome, a less-than-educated fan base, and a quarterback and head coach whose careers and criticisms would have driven lesser men out of the sport faster than you can say Barry Sanders. But in the face of adversity, there are still fans out here who, like the Colts, never quit.
Here's to the Colts and Patriots in next year's AFC championship game...in the dome. Good luck in the super bowl guys.
Now, sadly, I must return to my own message board and begin to assess the damage. I can look forward to not only the Pats trolls, but the return of the usual Colts trolls who will demand for Peyton Manning to be released. The same trolls who were strangely absent for the previous two weeks.
So with you're blessing, I'm going to do a little ranting over here first.
I would still take our quarterback over your quarterback. In my heart of hearts, I believe there's no one better today than Peyton Manning. The mistakes he made today were correctable - he consistently underthrew the ball, where against Denver and KC he was tucking it neatly in between defenders.
I take nothing away from Brady. He defines consistency. He doesn't have the arm or the aura of Manning - it was fun watching him make those audibles earlier on. But when you have the best defense in football, it's that much easier to make your offense look better, and as long as you don't try to do too much, you're going to win. I don't think it's any fairer to compare Brady to Montana than it is to compare Manning to Marino. And yet it happens, and the viewers eat it up.
Please tell me I'm not the only one who thinks this. All along Patriots fans insist that it's the TEAM that wins, and then turn around and say Tom Brady is the MVP. There's a paradox there.
I'm not begging for respect. The Colts aren't ready for prime time yet. I'm just asking the fans and the media to make a little sense.
Now the Colts head into the offseason with a constricted budget, a confused defense, an aging dome, a less-than-educated fan base, and a quarterback and head coach whose careers and criticisms would have driven lesser men out of the sport faster than you can say Barry Sanders. But in the face of adversity, there are still fans out here who, like the Colts, never quit.
Here's to the Colts and Patriots in next year's AFC championship game...in the dome. Good luck in the super bowl guys.
