Win Or Lose

*****Update: I'm worn out. I mean just plain tired, but what a game that was. I was sick all day Sunday, but felt this immediate calm win the game came on and Bob Sanders was dressed out. Welcome back, Bob. And if you missed Peyton's new MasterCard commercial, it's a good one. "Rub Some Dirt On It" is my new favorite phrase. Adam had a rough night in kicking and in booing, but I still adore the heck out of him. Oh, and I think I'd marry Cato June if he asked me.*****

I unintentionally made a deal with football gods last year, and they took me seriously. I jokingly said that I would forgo the Super Bowl last year if the Colts would beat the Patriots in Foxboro. Important part of that sentence: JOKINGLY! Important lesson from all this: Don’t joke with the football gods. They took me seriously. This time no jokes, no deals. The only way I want the Colts to win the game tomorrow night is if it leads the Colts to a Super Bowl win. I’m tired (mentally and emotionally) of this being the defining game of the season. I’m tired of the comparisons of the two QBs. I’m tired of the criticism. I’m tired of the hype. Just let those 106 players play the game and let the best team (that day) win the game. But I guess if there weren’t big games, comparisons, criticism, and hype, we’d have no opinionated sportscasters…wait a minute……

But seriously…as a Colts fan…I think they can win the game if they play the way they know how to play. Without Bob Sanders (as it’s looking like), Mike Doss, and Montae Reagor, it’s a tough sell I know, but I’ve seen teams with a lot less talent surprise people (Texans vs. Jags, Oakland vs. Pitt…seriously…who saw either of those coming?...not me). It may be an uphill battle, but I’m behind them all the way. No other defense reads Peyton as well as the Patriots and no other offense plays as well against the Colts as the Patriots. It is a good game, but really I’d rather people just see it as another game on the schedule instead of proclaiming the entire week leading up to the game Colts/Pats week (ESPN did this). There are 30 other teams in the NFL and 26 of them also have games this weekend. The Colts have come this far and while a 16-0 run into the playoffs and the possibility of the first time having 2 undefeated teams in the Super Bowl is interesting, let’s just play the game at hand and worry about January when it gets here.

So here it is…win or lose…they’re still my team…win or lose…I still think they’re the best in the NFL (yeah that’s my homer attitude)…win or lose…no deals with the football gods…win or lose……

P.S. My thoughts are with Adam Vinatieri who is entering some hostile territory tomorrow night. Let it be known that Adam did not cut and run for the money. Adam only wanted market value...to be paid what a player who has won 2 Super Bowls (and got robbed of the MVP) for the Pats was worth. The Pats had the opportunity to match the Colts' offering (After the $3.5 million signing bonus he's only making $1.7 million a year.), but they didn't. And boy is he worth every penny of that 12 million dollars!!!