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[Baglady]

CK, the loss is ALL on the Colts (my apologies to Jets fans but the Colts could have, should have won the game)....

Knew the Colts wouldn't go far but hoped we'd at least win the wc round at home. Too many early 3 and outs. No D in the 2nd half. The Colts blew it - specifically rookie T Smith (10) - running into the punter - total bonehead play - argh.... We score the go ahead FG w/ 50 sec left and let Cromartie return the ko almost 50 yds (special teams - argh, a constant Colts weakness) then the TO by Caldwell - might have been the worst use of a TO I've seen by the Colts.... Gave the Jets an opp to call a successful pass play to Edwards and give Faulk a chipshot FG instead of a 50+ yarder.... Lots of ?'s for the Colts in the offseason....

[dredwak]

the Colts just werent hitting on all cylinders for a variety of reasons...still...i enjoyed the show...for as long as it lasted... i hope you get to feeling better soon...

[Baglady]

Thanks dred

Guess we'll know by Mar 3 the status of the "lockout".... Irsay is gonna make Peyton the highest paid NFL player - oye, I can just hear the 'comments' about that. Meanwhile, I thought the Colts might cut Mr "IR" Sanders (9 games in 3 yrs - geeesh) but it sounds like they're inclined to restructure his contract (due $5 mil next season) while the Colts really NEED to resign Bullitt, Session, Addai among others. And while the Colts have NEVER gone w/ the projected 'mock draft' pick, at 22, an article suggests they take OT Nate Solder, 6'9", 320 lbs - wow, one BIG player - could be big enough to protect Peyton's blind side! Lots of other needs - and please Mr Polian, don't forget SPECIAL TEAMS!!!

[cklaurence]

Thanks dred

Guess we'll know by Mar 3 the status of the "lockout".... Irsay is gonna make Peyton the highest paid NFL player - oye, I can just hear the 'comments' about that. Meanwhile, I thought the Colts might cut Mr "IR" Sanders (9 games in 3 yrs - geeesh) but it sounds like they're inclined to restructure his contract (due $5 mil next season) while the Colts really NEED to resign Bullitt, Session, Addai among others. And while the Colts have NEVER gone w/ the projected 'mock draft' pick, at 22, an article suggests they take OT Nate Solder, 6'9", 320 lbs - wow, one BIG player - could be big enough to protect Peyton's blind side! Lots of other needs - and please Mr Polian, don't forget SPECIAL TEAMS!!!

What about (what's his name? the guy who's mom you met at a Fins' game a couple of years back)--is he all contracted up? How did he do this year anyway? Do I remember him getting injured? My mind is like a sieve, for goodness sake!

[Baglady]

ck, that would be Pierre Garcon and like most of the Colts he was injured (hamstring) for part of the season.

He had some great moments and incredible grabs but was incredibly inconsistent - dropping or just flat out missing some easy passes.... Still, a great contributor for the Colts esp w/ Collie going out. (Collie, Clark and Bullitt were the 3 biggest IR losses for the Colts imo.)

Most recently, Garcon caught five balls for 112 yards and a touchdown in the Colts' playoff loss to the Jets.
Garcon averaged six catches for 70 yards in his last six games, and scored six touchdowns. He'll return as a starter in 2011 with a $555K salary. Free Agent after 2011.

[cklaurence]

Yes Bags--we knew Garcon (thanks for the name tip was going to be great that night in Miami! It was an honor to meet his family too. What a warm wonderful mom he has, and there's no doubt in my mind that she got a mansion with his first bonus check ! I still have the sheet of paper that Josh wrote his promise to buy me a mansion with his signing bonus , bless his heart. Woe is me...all I ended up with was paying for his college tuition because he defaulted on his scholarship to Iowa (could NOT make himself stay amidst cornfields, bad weather and a town without a BK, tee hee. That default started The Domino Effect, which ended in him screwing up the NCAA deadline AND his opportunity to follow Chad Johnson (his wide receiver in high school--just in case someone here could possibly have missed me saying that, being that I've said it at least 20 times a day since Switzerland's inception, yo?), heh heh.