Football Season Is Almost Here

The NFL 2010 season begins August 8 with the Colts making their season debut August 15 against the San Francisco 49ers. Familiar to criticism, the Indianapolis Colts aren't deterred by talk amongst "experts" and nfl.com journalists saying teams like the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens will give the favored Colts a run for their money in the AFC before the big show but many Colts' fans are doubting the validity of those claims to say Phillip Rivers is no match for Manning and his crew.

The increasingly strong Ravens do pose a good threat with newly attained Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals and now retired Kurt Warner, in addition to Dante Stallworth back from a commissioner season suspension and new to the Ravens, and they also have their already strong lineup and improved Joe Flacco to back them up but Peyton Manning has his own force with the best rookies ever seen in the NFL, all combined in one starting lineup, back for a second year with Super Bowl experience, ready for another straight win season to the big show, giving the league's best ever and 4-time MVP quarterback another Lombardi win to go with with his second record breaking contract to carry through the final years of his career.

The Colts will test their strength and face another judgment day this season, but this year it will be in Foxborough, Massachusetts, aka home of the New England Patriots, the number two team of the decade closely behind the Colts and you can bet Bill Belichick won't be making the same dumb mistake that cost his team last year at Lucas Oil Stadium. Last year it was the smackdown of the decade as the Colts continued their undefeated season but this year the Colts play their biggest rivals back to back (San Diego and New England) along with two match ups in week 14 and 17 to end the season against the Tennessee Titans before the playoffs the Colts always make. So with an exhausting schedule from week 1 to week 17, can the Colts go another season with wins all the way to the big show and seal the deal for the second time in five years adding to Manning's well deserved notoriety or will the overwhelmingly tough, physical AFC battles keep them back? Indy Blue Pride says they'll be just fine with any challenge.