They should've had Shanahan hand Brady the SB trophy, because thats basically what he did anyway.

He came back and won after throwing a pick six...unlike someone else we know. 

I did not see the postgame interviews. Did Shanahan explain the rationale for calling those plays? I am still shaking my head. 

I so appreciate the Giants for beating the Pats twice. Imagine Brady with 7 SB rings!

Thanks for shout out praising us night owls CBE. Howl....

No worries 100GFB. Quality time counting sheep is perfectly fine too my man. 

RTB is right. 2 AM brings out some very polite people & thought provoking discussions & interactions in my experience. 

Yeah I am always up late at night. Was never a day person. To me nights are much more peaceful. The most problems I have ever had at work is when I worked days.

I've never been a day person either lol

Hey! So good to see you!

Good to be back. Just had a lot going on the last year which I'm sure is true for everybody.

Yeah the song I heard seemed like something straight off Kill'em All, so it's good to see them kind of go back to old school so far at least.  We will have to wait and see the rest of their album.  I was more of a Ride the Lightning, Masters of Puppets, And Justice for All fan, Black album which was more of a classical metal style instead of quicker thrash but it's good to see them go old school style none the less. 

Yeah their old stuff was Godlike. I can't believe how good Hetfield sounds. Hes approaching 60 years old and has the vocals of a 30 year old. 

This is basically gonna be a double album which is pretty cool. Metallicas thrash metal is my favorite.

That's pretty cool I never knew it was going to be a double!  I'll have to check it out.  I primarily listen to all kinds of metal, old school wise I like a lot of Metallica, Ozzy, Pantera, ect.  I can't ever get sick of any them, lol. 

And don't forget the yellow jacket NFL HOF tonight too RTB. Sweet! 

I plan on seeing the Star Trek "Beyond" movie with 1 of my younger nephews tomorrow.

Actress Zoe Saldana is so smoking hot. LOL!

Props to Marvin Harrison & Tony Dungy naturally & yes Brett Fav Ra, ["Something About Mary" joke] I mean Brett Favre, as well.  

Indiana just knocked off #3 Kansas 101-97 in OT! What a win.

That was a heck of a game.

AM PUMPED!

Where is Floroda? Just joking! I have been knawwn too mace typing mystacks myzelf. 

Yeah, you're exactly right RTB. I hope Colt fans in Florida & all citizens out there can flee to safety & return home with minimal cleanup very soon. 

Yeah, whenever I see this Vince Neil/Crue/NFL ad, I get pumped because it's almost here...

Bring it on Baby...

Mike Zimmer is so darn funny in that serious section of "Home Sweet Home." LOL! 

It makes the commercial so hilarious & memorable man. Love ya Zims! U Rock! 

I agree!

What 2006Coltsbestever said. I got two exams on Monday. Not gonna be fun if i gotta spend the rest of the day studying in a bad mood  

Yeah but hope to get on home from church to watch.

Same to you and your family.

I agree RTB. I hope CR is doing okay too & that he will resurface soon as well. 

I miss his insights on things. He's 1 smart dude. 

If they play anything like that next week, I have no doubt....not only will they beat Houston, they'll destroy them.

Yup, we can do this.

Call me crazy but the team I am most worried about playing in the AFC is actually the Chiefs. The Chiefs have won against several pass happy teams this year; Colts/Saints/Falcons etc. and they beat the Raiders this year early on I think.

I want to see if Oakland can beat KC in a few days and how this shakes out.

I can see us winning the division and hosting the Chiefs and that defense worries me. I am hoping more for Denver (I think we would beat them at home) and even Oakland as hot as they are, we might be able to out score them in a shoot out.

Even NE I think is more vulnerable now. Gronk is out and the Jamie Collins trade IMO was dumb as hell.

I would even take Baltimore at home.......I think we can get them. Chiefs though in a second meeting we might be better against since Luck is better now then several weeks ago.

Clearly though I am looking too far ahead......I know ignore me. OMG we need to win this weekend pretty much.......but Brock has been so bad I can't get overly worried yet early in the week. And without JJ Watt that makes the Colts o line feel much more free.

Yup, a must win game and we played a very ugly game.

I have to say it was the most disappointing loss in the Luck/Pagano era. Mainly because we were 7 point favorites, playing a team with a Below Average QB at home, and what was at stake. Losing to the Patriots in the Playoffs in 2013 and 2014 was bad but most people expected that.

I will give some credit to the Texan D. They showed up. Indy still should have crushed them though. You can't lose to Brock Osweiler at home. You just can't.

The games aren't meaningless though (I know the moment I said that I probably ticked off a lot of people ). It would take a miracle, but the Colts I think have a better shot at making the playoffs this year, rather than after last seasons loss the Texans. The only reason(s) though are that they're still 3 games left, and Houston could always lose 2 of 3. Plus the Colts have the tie breaker as well.

They absolutely do not deserve to be the in the playoffs as it stands. Whether they finish 6-10 or 9-7 and somehow squeak in, I don't really care. I'm down for whatever. Lets see what happens.

We are weird to the point of frustration. When we absolutely have to win we lose, but when our playoff chances are all but diminished all of a sudden we play our best football. I don't get it. 

Against a team fighting for their playoff lives no less.

INDY has had an up & down yr that's for sure. Just when I think all hope is lost, we show up & then when I believe things are getting better; the Colts look like they forgot how to play ball. I can't figure out our inconsistency at all either. 

Yeah I agree, I rank the sports I like regarding my BIG4

1. Pro Football

2. Pro Basketball

3. Pro Baseball

4. I love watching the NCAA Basketball Tournament in March, so I would put that 4th more so than I do like watching the College Football season in general.

I love both the NFL and NBA. But, I find myself often getting more excited and into the NBA playoffs every year. I love the series format for longer more fun fan anticipation.

With the NFL I find myself a lot more into the week to week regular season games since there are not as many over the NBA where there are so many more regular season games and you often can tell ahead of time who the top few contending teams will be before the season even starts.

Not sure anything can top the Cavs/Warriors 7 game series this though this year. That was drama at it's finest.

The best part of the NFL is the ability of an underdog to rise up and win something and go farther. In the NBA it's a lot harder to see that so you often have to find a top dog you like to root for on the side.

In the NBA though, I often felt these are the best athletes in the world maybe. Not much can top their stamina and athletic ability and the Olympics proves they are among the best athletes worldwide from the USA every 4 years now it seems.

Oh and yeah college basketball is great too, love March Madness but hate when I get it wrong lol.

same tbh

Would be pretty cool, two long time suffering fan bases.

Raiders have won a lot in the past. I would rather see KC or San Diego. SD has no shot though. 

Thank you Gramz, you're pretty much a legend on here. Truly honored for your kind words!

Congrats as when you have 6,000 posts you are a huge legend!

6,000 posts is a H-U-G-E milestone RTB. Toot your horn a little bit man! 

SW1 enjoys having you around. You're not going anywhere buddy. I wouldn't allow it. 

Okay, I can't control you or force you to stay put I know. But, I'd miss you if you left. I mean it.

You're a good dude & a very talented writer. Maybe I should call you Notorious RTB. Oh yeah.

I feel like there is something to the Manning/Gruden rumors. I don't know if either will happen, but I do think Irsay was having conversations with them. Just seems like something is, or was happening with those two. Maybe Irsay couldn't reach a deal.

But if he couldn't reach a deal, why not come out and say he is making no changes? Thats the confusing part.

Chuck being under contract makes me think Irsay wont make a move but I do think there is some truth that he is interested in Gruden and even Peyton.

I agree. I do think something is going on, all joking side like I am doing on the other Thread.

I do too. I think theres some truth to the Peyton rumors.

I think so too. Not sure if you guys seen this yet.

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2017/1/4/14170204/report-peyton-manning-doesnt-feel-ready-to-take-on-gm-type-role-with-colts

I think Irsay wants him in to the fold, but it's Manning whose being hesitant. 

Either of those 2 would be good picks IMO.

Draft day!  Ah that means football season is around the corner. One little problem, whoever we draft the forum will go nuts and call for the resignation of GM Ballard!

Faaaarrr Ballard