Perfect Season

Perfect Season:

16-0 v.s Superbowl Victory

By: Cody McGee

It's week fifteen in the NFL, The Indianapolis Colts led by the man who would eventually become the season MVP, Peyton Manning, were facing off against the New York Jets, holding a perfect record up to this point, the Colts had everything they needed to not only earn the number one seed in the AFC playoffs but they even clinched a first round bye and home field advantage. Seeing this game as nothing more than a game, head coach Jim Caldwell and gm Bill Polian decided to simply not go for the perfect season, and instead the rested the starters of the Indianapolis Colts, including quarterback Peyton Manning, and wide receivers Reggie Wayne and Austin Collie. In the end the New York Jets, walked away with a victory of the Colts, and blemished the perfect season up to this game. The second the final quarter was over, the fans went nuts, the follow week, the fans were calling for everything from Jim Caldwell's job to some extreme things as even Bil Polian's "head".

What this writer can not even begin to understand is, if the Colts had gone undefeated, and than lost week one of the Playoffs than what would the Colts fans be calling for than, huh?

Ok, I completely understand why "we" as fans would love to see an unblemished season and a perfect run for the Superbowl, but need i remind everyone of the hype that surrounded the Patriots in 2007. They were shrouded in controversy from week one. and in the end they did have a perfect season, and had a great run for the Superbowl, now ask Tom Brady what happened in the Superbowl, huh? Now see a perfect season is great and a sign of great and hard work, but it don't mean a thing without that ring, ok Brady has three but ya know what i bet he understands what Caldwell was trying to do. With a perfect season and no ring, ya than the fans would really be angry. Come on people.