jaggededge

Hello Colts Faithful! I just wanted to send out a quick poem to thank Reggie for his years of faithful service to the Blue Horseshoe: Here is a shout to RW87, When you played the game as a Colt your fans were in pure heaven. From the time you were a rookie you learned the game and studied under Marvin, who was the best After 14 seasons as a veteran Colt, you gradually became the ultimate barometer for the receiver test. You showed up at training camp with smiles, waves, in race cars and sometimes wearing even camouflage But when it was time to play you would play through pain and bruises as long as there was no hemorrhage. You battled on the field like a true blue warrior and kept it real off the field as well, You are the very definition of inspiring and I bet Reggie Wayne gear will always sell. On the day you wiped the tears from your eye and television caught you weeping for the game We as fans knew you were a player by blood and would leave it all out on the field so we felt no shame. This ode is to you Reggie and I will support you regardless of whether you stop or chose to seek play Just promise us when it is all over you will come home to retire as an Indianapolis Colt one day. When things all play out you will come home to applause and cheers from Colts fans standing on their feet All of them realizing that when it came to you playing the game, you were a hard receiver to actually beat. So as the days draw closer and football season kicks off, keep your game and your head intact, Do not forget that no matter what you do or where you go we still will always consider you a class act. Jagged~

Excellent blog, Ken! Right on point! Glad to see I left this place for a brief spell in great hands!

Mark, first of all thanks for posting your blog. It is very well written, I can see why you posted what you felt but I disagree on the thinking it is a kick in the face.That bar to me is an Icon. I am glad he helped to delay unfortunately, the inevitable.All good things come to an end and the bar is still on borrowed time even with Irsay's intervention. Also, Mr Irsay, has done lots of good things for the community as well. Lastly, I do reside on the Northside but would hardly consider myself and some other frequenters of that bar as elitest. I go to the Blue Crew to watch a game or two when I am not attending Colts games.We also have welcomed wagon visitng Colts fans at that location and have had many Colts get togethers there. I think Jim Irsay reached out because he knows that bar may be just a bar to others but it is a lifeline for some. Again in my eyes and humble opinion, it is a sports historical icon, for all of the reasons I mentioned here. So it looks like we have to agree to disagree on this topic. Respectfully, Jag~

Excellent topic and as always point on analysis, Nadine. I would like to add that my late grandfather doled out to me some similiar words or nuggets of wisdom. He told me, "treat everybody like they are somebody and if by chance they prove themselves to be nobody still treat them as if they were simply anybody else.":) In other words, kill them with kindness and bowl them over with humor and intelligently agree to disagree on particular matters especially in the case of subjective material. I have learned that if we look for common ground and remember it is the subject matter and not the subject we may take issue with there is less area to find reasons to read someone the riot act...lol. Also, reinforcing one's argument with statistical information is a lot more convincing than capitalized letters or sarcasm or even condescending attacks. In hypothetical cases it is merely conjecture or opinion which is being challenged so we need to remember to respect each other and to understand we are entitled to our opinion. I like to follow these types of rules when engaging in conversations with others and it seems to help me to deal with others on the same level and with minimum issues. Just my .02. J~