Colts might want to get a REAL coach

[fitty76]

Not a yes man to Peyton Manning.

[R0CKnR0LLA]

He looked like a deer in the headlights after that onside kick.

[MVP23]

Peyton just directed the team to stay on the field when they went for it on 4th down that time. I dropped a dorito laughing.

[Delhomeboy]

I agree. He folded twice: in the Superbowl, and not going for the undefeated season. I mean, come on, grow a pair.

[KBRed]

Peyton just directed the team to stay on the field when they went for it on 4th down that time. I dropped a dorito laughing.

Did you buy them because of the commercials?

[IRONMAN]

I agree as well, Jim Caldwell looked like a deer in headlights to me most of the game. I didn't see any emotion, I didn't even see his lips move. Does he make any decisions or direct anything? He looks like he just fills that spot of head coach to me, I think once we see Dungys staff dwindle down and go for other jobs that franchise will start to go down hill.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

The bottom line is not a single one of us know of Caldwell's day-to-day duties and responsibilities within the organization.

What we do know is that he led his team to the Super Bowl in his first year as a head coach. You could say that anyone could do that with Peyton Manning as signal-caller, but then you'd have to denounce Dungy as well.

Were you to poll Huddle posters prior to the game, I think most would say that Peyton Manning is one of the greatest at his position and that Caldwell is a promising new coach.

Funny how one game can sway the opinion of the masses so easily.

[Mesmer]

the bottom line is that jim caldwell is the 2010 version of george seifert. he was handed a great team. but, when he met his match, and it came down to it, he was simply out coached.

i'm not saying he's a moron or anything. but it's clear where the battle was won tonight.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

the bottom line is that jim caldwell is the 2010 version of george seifert. he was handed a great team. but, when he met his match, and it came down to it, he was simply out coached.

i'm not saying he's a moron or anything. but it's clear where the battle was won tonight.

Oh yeah, I forget Seifert led the Panthers to a Super Bowl in his first season. The comparison seems apt now.

[hepcat]

Well no one can disagree that for being a rookie head coach, getting to the Super Bowl is a major achievement. He was almost the second rookie HC to win a Super Bowl with Tony Dungy's old team. But then again, Caldwell has did nothing apparent in that game to try and WIN the game. The Saints pulled out all the stops. That onside kick was awesome. I love that kind of stuff and that's what makes football exciting for me. The guts and balls to do what you gotta to win the game. Colts just relied on Peyton to make the plays when they needed them, and his only mistake of the game was the one that sealed the deal.

[Mesmer]

Oh yeah, I forget Seifert led the Panthers to a Super Bowl in his first season. The comparison seems apt now.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Seifert

there once was this team called the 49'ers, i don't know if you remember. this one guy built them up and then he retired.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

So someone else built Seifert's teams for him, and yet he managed to lead his team to the playoff's in all but one of his years coaching the team?

[hepcat]

So someone else built Seifert's teams for him, and yet he managed to lead his team to the playoff's in all but one of his years coaching the team?

And had a winning record EVERY SEASON at that. Didn't hurt that Bill Walsh left him a solid organization...but after Seifert left, the 49ers were never the same.

[Mesmer]

ok seriously let me explain something. walsh built the team. he established it. seifert maintained it.

some coaches are capable of building great teams, just like some leaders are capable of building great empires. these are few. some coaches are capable of maintaining a great team. these are more common, but still valuable.

i'm not saying seifert sucks. he did well with what he was left with in SF. he had nothing here and was not the type of guy to build from scratch.

the comparison is walsh to seifert like dungy to caldwell.

he's maintained the ship but it's still a step down imo. and it was obvious tonight as two teams that are nearly identical squared off and peyton's staff simply outcoached him.