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Peyton Manning may get his 5 MVP and never take a snap!


charlotte49er

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Let me preface this by saying I've liked the Colts since Manning's time there, and hate the Pats. This isn't an attack on the team or the fans...

But I hope this season teaches some clubs (like us) some hard lessons about building teams and long term success.

Compare the 2008 Patriots to this year's Colts.

2008, Tom Brady goes down in game one. Matt Cassel comes in and leads them to an 11-5 record, which only causes them to miss the playoffs by a fluke happenstance of NFL tie breaking rules. In fact:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_New_England_Patriots_season

they were the first 11-win team since the expansion to a 12-team playoff in 1990 to not make the playoffs, as well as only the second team since the NFL expanded to a 16-game regular season in 1978.

The Pats kept the momentum going by virtue of system coaching and damn good GM'ing.

This year's Colts are 0-5, and no one fears them without Manning. I'm actually looking forward to the win when we go up there later in the year.

Jim Irsay and Bill Polian rested on their laurels in Peyton Manning. Jim Caldwell inherited Dungy's work, and hasn't coached them nearly as well. Without Manning, they are all being exposed as not having a plan for long term, not having an emergency plan for injuries, and relying on one man's ability to carry a team.

It's a shame really. If the Colts had built a team around Manning like the Steelers or the Packers, who knows how many rings he would have.

The whole situation has me feeling sorry for you Colts fans.

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It's all a conspiracy. Remember when Manning talked Luck into staying in college? Now you have Manning have a "phantom" injury where he is out for the season. This is nothing but a franchise tanking the season and letting loose with their great QB. Oh yeah, Manning will be back next year to coach up Luck. Just watch....

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