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I continue to be amazed that people on here just ignore what is being said by Irsay. His comments on Caldwell indicate that he is not ready to fire him. He has also said (in support of those say that Irsay is taking his team back) that all major decisions regarding personnel will require his (Irsay's) approval. I think his exact words were "the owner's approval." Unless Irsay is convinced that Caldwell can't take the team forward, Caldwell will stay. Right now his public comments indicate that he is not convinced that Caldwell should be fired.

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Agree Joker, it is a Riddle I can't figure out why Irsay did not whack Caldwell Monday-The longer he's around, the more likely he will get to stick around- New players, new ideas, new coaches won't mean nothing to me knowing Caldwell will still be coaching-Then it's on Irsay when the Colts bomb out again in 2012 with Caldwell at the helm- He reminds me so much of Mangini-He was given a chnace to return under a new GM and was fired a year later-Do we have to go through the same?

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

man, your ideas get worse and worse. first you wanna keep jim "radio" caldwell a head coach, then hire tressel as OC...yeah, his offenses at osu were so spectacular. and know u want jery angelo to be gm. my god, i hope the person posting this is the chick on the left...

Don't reference my wife again!Do you understand?!Be thankful that i'm not in the same room with you now!

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Before the 2009 season, coming off 2 straight one-and-dones, SOMEBODY fired Russ Purnell and Ron Meeks and replaced them with people who were, at least for a season two, clear upgrades.

In the middle of the 2010 season, when Manning was throwing interceptions more often than Paris Hilton was throwing up, SOMEBODY righted the ship, kept everyone focused, kept everyone fighting and battling, and got the team to rattle off 4 straight wins to end the season and get into the playoffs. I don't think THAT was Manning.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

When you mention another persons' wife,husband or kids,then its way-out-of-line.Its not acceptable,and that person should be banned.If somebody disagrees with anything football related,then that's fine,but don't involve personal matters.

He said he hoped you were the woman in your avatar. Get over yourself. You have no ground to stand on. There was no malice in his post. This isn't the wild wild west e-tough guy, no one is intimiated or willing to follow your botched logic when it comes to this matter.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

He mentioned my wife and that's unacceptable.That kind of attack cannot be allowed or tolerated on this site.

Lol Geez why so insecure???? He just said he hoped it was a girl posting didn't disrespect her. If u don't want her mentioned don't have her in ur avatar pretty simple. Ur name is my chinadoll

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

He said he hoped you were the woman in your avatar. Get over yourself. You have no ground to stand on. There was no malice in his post. This isn't the wild wild west e-tough guy, no one is intimiated or willing to follow your botched logic when it comes to this matter.

He's been reported,because its a personal shot at me and my family.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Lol Geez why so insecure???? He just said he hoped it was a girl posting didn't disrespect her. If u don't want her mentioned don't have her in ur avatar pretty simple.

Are you serious with this?!So now we can't have our wife or child in our avatars,because twisted people might reference them?!So i guess its our fault,right?!

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Are you serious with this?!So now we can't have our wife or child in our avatars,because scum might reference them?!So i guess its our fault,right?!

Scum? Ur crazy man. I'm reporting you for threats and name calling.

If u can't handle someone saying I hope ur the girl in the picture meaning he thought ur post was coming from a girl then u need to have thicker skin.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Are you serious with this?!So now we can't have our wife or child in our avatars,because scum might reference them?!So i guess its our fault,right?!

Dont stop now keep it going!!!!! ahahahahah

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Scum? Ur crazy man. I'm reporting you for threats and name calling.

If u can't handle someone saying I hope ur the girl in the picture meaning he thought ur post was coming from a girl then u need to have thicker skin.

He was the one that made references to my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

He was the one that made references to my family!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GROW UP!!!!!!! HE WASNT BEING DISRESPECTFUL AT ALL!!!

Get over yourself.

Btw my dad can beat up your dad

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Lol Geez why so insecure???? He just said he hoped it was a girl posting didn't disrespect her. If u don't want her mentioned don't have her in ur avatar pretty simple. Ur name is my chinadoll

And my display name means what exactly?What does it have to do with anything?Its in honor of my wife.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

And my display name means what exactly?What does it have to do with anything?Its in honor of my wife.

He easily could of thought u were a girl.

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Yes,i know,but its still unacceptable.He shouldn't have went there.

BTW:No,my dad would win~.!J/K

Went were????!!!!!! He didn't go anywhere???? U shouldn't of said we should keep Caldwell thats a lot worse. Did I call u scum and report u?

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Yes,because there's so many female american football fans in china.

Who said anything about living there? She could of grown up here. U know what I'm saying no need to look more inmature then u already have

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Posted · Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight
Hidden by shecolt, January 5, 2012 - cleaning up fight

Yes!THANK YOU!I like you,because you really seem to care about being civil and decent.We NEED MORE LIKE YOU!

It was civil until u started calling names and making threats

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This thread was temporarily closed so I could do some cleaning. :clean: Now, cleaning is not even remotely near my top 100 list of favorite things to do.

So, please, try to be civil and keep any personal squabbles out of the forums. If you must fight, do it via pm.

Not only will you be doing me a favor, you will be doing others a favor who really don't want to read all that junk.

I am now re-opening this thread in the hopes that everyone can abide by the rules and refrain from taking personal shots.

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His players follow his attitude, demeanor and intensity. If he's calm, they're calm. If he's happy with their progress, they'll never rise above & beyond that level. This game is about winning. NFL coaches need to display and excercise that intensity and emotion toward winning if they expect their players to follow. Jump up & down, scream at the refs once in a while, fire up your players on the sideline.

But are you really talking about inspiring players to win, or giving frustrated fans some sideline reassurance that he isn’t indifferent about losing?

Some people like fiery coaches. And if that’s the case, Jim Caldwell is bound to frustrate you when you’re watching the team go through consecutive losses. You will not see him hurl his clipboard to the ground and stomp around.

As HC, criticism comes with the territory. When the Colts had three-out-of-four December losses in our SuperBowl year as well as the awkward 3-4 start when Manning came back from knee surgery, fans questioned Dungy’s decision making and intensity. There were calls for Dungy to go.

Even when we’re winning Caldwell’s expression rarely ever alters. Today I watched moments from the Colts-Ravens playoff game, last year’s Colts-Titans and Colts-Texans game. And even when we’re way ahead or someone makes a great play, he still has a stoic look on his face. If you look at the last Texans game after DanO scores, Manning is clapping and all smiles; but Caldwell is behind him just all business, talking into his headset.

But when we’re losing, and there’s a camera shot of him, even I sometimes think, “C’mon, Caldwell at least put on some shades if you’re going to stare like that. The camera does not love you right now.”

Love him or hate him, but Rex Ryan, the character that he is, is great for football; his players get excited about playing for him and he excites them to play with intensity.

Ryan might make for good television, but his team totally imploded this season, not just because they couldn’t put enough points on the scoreboard, but morale-wise too. According to NFLN, Mr. Tough Guy Excitement was crying after last Sunday’s loss to Miami and begging his team to keep the faith. Holmes wasn’t only benched during that game. He had to be escorted from the locker room by security after the game and on Monday. And a few days later one of the rookies was badmouthing the team during a radio interview.

And with the Bucs, you have a tough, emotional coach. But his players totally gave up on him.

And yet Caldwell kept his guys focused and together through thirteen straight losses and a 2-14 season. There are guys on that team that are used to being in the playoffs that could have started pointing fingers. Aside from Wayne complaining about Painter not starting, there wasn’t any locker room drama. It takes more than being a nice guy to do that. You have to be a motivator too. That’s one sign of a good coach.

I can’t help but feel that if there is a new coach (and especially if Manning is back) just how much easier Caldwell left it for him. True, some guys won’t be back next year, but there’s still that core, that faith. That last drive in the Jaguars game with Collie? It seemed to flow, 1-2-3. I took that so much as a good omen.

For all the playoff clock management criticism, the fact that a patched-together team of mostly rookies and replacements got to the playoffs last year was a major accomplishment in itself. While Manning put on a football clinic that season, Caldwell also was a factor in getting what seemed like a weekly rotating roster ready for game day.

So yeah, I admire Coach Caldwell. That’s me. Not saying you have to. But I admire the guy. And in my gut, especially now that the Pollians are gone, there’s this feeling that he could be successful if he had one more season.

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