Decision is so awful I had to start a second thread

mmike032 · 12-27-09, 06:41 PM

and what if he left Manning in and he blows out a knee in a meaningless game.
costing them the season.

would that be a worse decision?

Capybara · 12-27-09, 06:43 PM

Originally posted by mmike032

and what if he left Manning in and he blows out a knee in a meaningless game.
costing them the season.

would that be a worse decision?

You can't coach like that!! So why doesn't Manning come out in every game then after they get a lead? You can't coach scared, players play, that's what they're getting paid for. I GUARANTEE every single guy in that locker room is furious at the coach right now. They work all year and have a chance to do something special, and the coach concedes a game and spoils it for all of them. Might even lose his team. Well, Manning's the coach anyway. But Manning is pissed right now.

keyboarding · 12-27-09, 06:45 PM

Originally posted by mmike032

and what if he left Manning in and he blows out a knee in a meaningless game.
costing them the season.

would that be a worse decision?

Puting the team and a shot at a championship ahead of the bets people made? Say it ain't so.

podunk · 12-27-09, 06:46 PM

this is bullshit. they owe the fans to go out and win the ****ing game. as a colts fan i am ****ing irate. time to start slamming chairs.

podunk · 12-27-09, 06:48 PM

I can't think of a better way of losing the respect of your veteran players.

Capybara · 12-27-09, 07:46 PM

Originally posted by keyboarding

Puting the team and a shot at a championship ahead of the bets people made? Say it ain't so.

Keyboarding, I had no bet on this game... and I think most of the people on this board who agree that this decision was SH-T are in the same boat. Who cares about winning a bet on this game? If you're a sports fan and you love football, this just makes you nauseous. Conceding a game like that when your guys have battled all year and are close to something monumental and never-before-achieved is disgusting.

WileOut · 12-27-09, 07:48 PM

I agree with the OP. Worst decision this decade. And I had no bet on it either.

slacker00 · 12-27-09, 07:49 PM

I think this is about the 8th thread.

MJT1212 · 12-27-09, 07:51 PM

You can't bench people when you're undefeated. That was disgusting.

Seattle Slew · 12-27-09, 07:59 PM

If they played the backups from the start, I could understand it. But to play them 2 1/2 quarters and give up the game? Terrible decision.

keyboarding · 12-27-09, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by podunk

this is bullshit. they owe the fans to go out and win the ****ing game. as a colts fan i am ****ing irate. time to start slamming chairs.

Originally posted by Capybara

Keyboarding, I had no bet on this game... and I think most of the people on this board who agree that this decision was SH-T are in the same boat. Who cares about winning a bet on this game? If you're a sports fan and you love football, this just makes you nauseous. Conceding a game like that when your guys have battled all year and are close to something monumental and never-before-achieved is disgusting.

The only game that matters comes with this:

Gooseamoose · 12-27-09, 08:38 PM

Fans at the game were PISSED !

TheNFLGuru3 · 12-27-09, 08:45 PM

I dont like the Colts, but this coach is a dumbass who doesnt get it like all the others who sit their players with weeks to go... they have a bye week after the finale. Rest them then, you have a chance at perfection... as a coach to decide, its completely a selfish and conservative play. Look at Titans last year, rest players and get shut out last week, get bye, and have lost momentum and lack ball control after getting hit. I dont like resting players unless big lead. Watch the COlts... wont play the starters next week, and lose 2nd round of playoffs.

TheLock · 12-27-09, 08:56 PM

Weren't the other 17 threads about the same topic enough?

Capybara · 12-27-09, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by TheLock

Weren't the other 17 threads about the same topic enough?

NO. I'm still nauseous over this decision and, as mentioned earlier, I'm a PATS fan!

Anyway, I only started two. Can't comment on the other 15.

SamsNCharge99 · 12-27-09, 09:03 PM

one of the worst decisions I have seen in most recent history

southpaw74 · 12-27-09, 09:05 PM

That's why the first half colts was the play! I agree that it's inexcusable to throw away a chance at 16-0 without a good reason! It's sick and sad for the game even though I stayed away from second half.

Dark Horse · 12-27-09, 09:11 PM

lol at this thread. Geezus. Oh well. We need these people.

G's pks · 12-27-09, 09:12 PM

guys they said before they game they were going to rest him...enough already...take the colts poster off your wall if you need to...now quiet down...

trevor123698 · 12-27-09, 09:20 PM

hahahahaha

Im an idiot for not jumping on those odds on monday....I really needed this game after that BS in the Baltimore/Pitt game...

PS - P Manning and Favre are chokers

goldengoat · 12-27-09, 10:30 PM

i am going to take the last two hours from work off out of fear of injury (but still get paid)

i need to be fresh the last day of the year

Capybara · 12-28-09, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by goldengoat

i am going to take the last two hours from work off out of fear of injury (but still get paid)

i need to be fresh the last day of the year

LOL

Yeah, I had more to post in here tonight, but gonna take the rest of it off to make sure I don't get tendonitis... even though what I had to say would have potentially changed all your lives. Oh well. Time to watch TV then.

reno cool · 12-28-09, 01:18 AM

I like when teams that do that lose in their first playoff game. Many teams have won the Super Bowl but how many have gone undefeated?
These people talk about gambling posing a risk to the integrity of the game. Ha

Art Vandeleigh · 12-28-09, 04:15 AM

Maybe Peyton felt bad about the drubbing Eli had gotten from Carolina and the mental stress forced him to leave the game? Yeah, maybe.

Hilljacademics · 12-28-09, 04:58 AM

We all knew this anyway, but still worth posting:

Colts results after a first-round bye (Manning era):

1999 - Lost to the TEN Titans 19-16 in Indy.
2005 - Lost to the PIT Steelers 21-18 in Indy.
2007 - Lost to the SD Chargers 28-24 in Indy.
2009 - ?????????????????????????????????????

DOMINATER · 12-28-09, 10:32 AM

cost me three hundred screw everthing I dont care about his knee thats what he makes the big bucks for YOUR mother told you not to play with sticks you would poke your eye out, did you ever you still have 2 eyes frig him 3oo more,

NashvilleSteve · 12-28-09, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by goldengoat

i am going to take the last two hours from work off out of fear of injury (but still get paid)

i need to be fresh the last day of the year

NashvilleSteve · 12-28-09, 11:10 AM

If I lived in Indy, Would never go to another Game again. Thats what Fans go for, wanting their Team to WIN. That is the purpose of playing the game! TO WIN! If You get hurt, so be it. PURE BULLSHIT!!!!!!! Know what they call it? MODERN DAY NFL!!!! F uck the NFL!

NashvilleSteve · 12-28-09, 11:10 AM

Im a Big Manning Family Fan!!!! I hope Indy loses now because of that Bullshit Game. And Blame it where it belongs, THE COACH!!!