Jeff Saturday and Reggie Wayne in interviews

Quote Originally Posted by gfinger:

The Colts gave up 29 points to the Jets at home. Even if Manning played the whole second half they still would have lost. Deal with it.

Quote Originally Posted by smitty519:

Buddy get over it vegas clearly knew. And so did a bunch of other people. I pointed out earlier the first half line was larger then the actual full game spread, that is really rare. Just looking at that people should have concluded what was going on. Now im not saying it was guarenteed to happen, but it was more likely then not. Hell painter could have come in and thrown 3 td's.

Quote Originally Posted by SuperiorInsight:

If the Colts can pick up or trade for a DOMINATE CB and a healthy Bob Sanders for the entire year. I think there chances are extremely high to go undefeated next year.

Quote Originally Posted by theclaw:

When a team gets this close to something sssoooo special you owe it to the players, the fans and the league to go for it.

How they can not look back and regret this is beyond me, especially if they win the SB.

Looking back at history it does not bode well for teams resting their starters this early, no team has gone on to win the SB that's rested their starters for the final 2 games or parts of the final 2 games.

The Colts forgot this lesson already as they did the exact same thing in 2004 when they opened the season 14-0, and then lost in the opening round.

Playing through the final game is a better recipe for success.

Case in point was 2007 when the G-men could have rested their starters in the final week but choose to try and beat the then unbeaten Pats, both the Pats and Giants played through the final game and both ended in the SB becuase of it.

Quote Originally Posted by legwand:

They will lose to the Chargers in the playoffs anyways so stop your crying losers.

Quote Originally Posted by jkochvar:

Most of the defense didn't play the 2nd half and the Jets D scored a TD.  You probably didn't watch this game did you?

Quote Originally Posted by Sinthetix:

You guys are just crying because you lost a bet.

Caldwell gutless?????? flexing his muscles?????.......really???

If any of you seriously think that the Colts players didn't know they would be coming out of the game at some point you're out of your damn mind. They saved a little face by sulking and shaking their heads on the sideline but they knew exactly was going to happen ahead of time. Nobody talks about the regular season losses during their Superbowl winning season. If anything, they talk about how bad their run defense was until it mattered most.....THE PLAYOFFS!

Jim Caldwell and the Colts have said time and time again that a perfect season has never been one of their goals. Meanwhile you look at a guy like Drew Brees who's been starry eyed for weeks fielding questions about going 16-0. Now they've lost two straight and Pierre Thomas is hurt. If Peyton was lost for the season in that meaningless game everyone would be saying "Why was he still in there? Dungy would have done the right thing"

Give Caldwell some credit he obviously has the respect of some pretty damn good players. That's why he can bench several when he sees fit while other coaches can't even bench one.......

"If you listen to the fans too much you end up sitting with them"

Quote Originally Posted by MrBator:

 

 

Cornerback Kelvin Hayden said some players were surprised by Caldwell's decision.

"We didn't have a clue he was going to do that," Hayden said.

Quote Originally Posted by johnnywad:

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#28 Posted: 12/28/2009 2:16:15 PM it's not unheard of. i didn't bet that game genius. peyton did not know he was coming out? why in god's name was would they keep cutting to him on the sidelines with that puss on his face? pierre thomas is always hurt. my favorite part of all this "sit your starters" crap is that anyone of them could pull a ron artest and fall down the stairs drinking too many bud lights. either way. colts threw the game and that sickens me as a football fan and long time jet hater.

CALDWELL FOR COACH OF THE YEAR!!!

THE BEST THING ABOUT THE WHOLE THING IS US JETS FANS GET TO GO TO GIANTS STADIUM THIS SUNDAY TO GO TO THE PLAYOFFS WHILE THE GIANT FANS ARE MAKING TEE-TIMES. I LOVE IT THANKS COACH CALDWELL MY CHECK IS IN THE MAIL. AND TO EVERYONE ELSE ALL TEARY EYED ABOUT THE DECESION: GO FUCK YOUR MOTHERS WOOOOHOOOOO J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS

Quote Originally Posted by Sulldog13:

U guys r all idiots.... have u thought 4 1 second that caldwell had nothing 2 do with this decision, and it was Bill Polian.  My lord, Caldwell doesnt conteol those decisions its Polian, so stop blaming him, u r wrong if u think it was his decision..

Quote Originally Posted by BurningPlanet26:



Are you serious... If they knew for sure they would be pulled even if the game was close, that they were going out in the second for sure with no doubt.... they would not have suddenly to a man looked troubled afterward, they would have come into the game looking like that.

Do you think Peyton always keeps his helmet on the entire time when he is pulled in a game he knows he will be pulled in? I have seen the other games they pulled the starters in eyars ago and he put the baseball capo on first thing. No one would wear a helmet if they didn't have to. He wanted back in. He said afterward he knew it was a possibility. That is not the same thing as saying, "Yeah, we knew we were coming out, we talked before about how we would come out in the third quarter."

If it was not obvious that many of them were taken aback by the decision then I simply do not know what to tell you. And I seriously doubt all the quality replies I saw were from people who bet the Colts. Jackasses here always have to make it about that which once again is funny to me because I made money of of them losing. Search my name a ways back to my "pressure of perfection" thread where i talk about my plan to fade the Colts and Saints toward the end of the season. Money has nothing to do with it.

Tons of non betting NFL fans are reacting exactly as we are in this thread, minus a bunch of wannabe sharp, stuck up jackasses stopping by to completely change the subject and try and insult people for finding what happened disturbing and weird.