Will Indi dethrone Detroit

[Joemailman]

The 2011 MVP should be Peyton Manning. What NFL player is the biggest difference maker for his team? It's Manning. 10-6 last year, shooting at 0-16 this season without Peyton.

Perhaps what it means is that Manning should have been MVP in 2010.

[mission]

Perhaps what it means is that Manning should have been MVP in 2010.

Yeah, you also need to PLAY to win an MVP. That 'P' stands for something.

[Guiness]

Did anyone notice who's starting for Indianapolis??? Dan Orlovsky!

Who is he you ask? Well, last time he started was in 2008...for the Lions, during their 0-16 season!

[Upnorth]

The only reason that I would kinda like to see Manning with a MVP this year is the fuel it would provide to ARod next year. He uses these things to motivate and this would be a big one.
Polian was supposed to be some great GM, but a great GM does not build a 0-16 roster when one man gets injured. They dont have the easiest schedual but 0-16 is Millen territory.
Finally I think that Detroit has Colt .45 chillin, not some highend Crazy Horse (that or prison swill).

[Pugger]

I'm just surprised at how awful the rest of the team is without Manning. Whoever the GM is needs to be tarred, feathered, and run out on a rail...and then hired by the Bears.

[Pugger]

The only reason that I would kinda like to see Manning with a MVP this year is the fuel it would provide to ARod next year. He uses these things to motivate and this would be a big one.
Polian was supposed to be some great GM, but a great GM does not build a 0-16 roster when one man gets injured. They dont have the easiest schedual but 0-16 is Millen territory.
Finally I think that Detroit has Colt .45 chillin, not some highend Crazy Horse (that or prison swill).

I think the MVP should go to someone who actually played.

[Pugger]

I wonder how the Packers would be without ARod?

The colts can't be this fucking bad. They have just quit. If I recall they where leading in some game early in the season but gave it up faster than Harlan in a men's room.

We got a hint of that with Flynn last year in NE.

[KYPack]

Now the "Manning for 11 MVP" stuff is a weak joke on my part. (or was I being sarcastic and didn't even know it?)

I think Polian is a good GM. He built the team around Manning who was super reliable. Even the defense was tailored to Manning getting the ball back and driving it down the field. The D was built around sacks (Freeny & Mathis) and picks (Sanders). It was football's equivalent of the fast break. Without Peyton, the whole deal fell apart like a house of cards.

They need to start over and build the next edition of the Colts in a more balanced fashion. Oh yeah, and get a good back-up QB for Luck. Doug Pederson, where are you?

[Upnorth]

its one thing to build around one man, its another to have a system in place that collapses with his loss. They are an emotionally whipped team that is better than 0-11 but find them selves there none the less. Where do you put the blame for things like that? Leadership, and in the end Polian writes the checks. Pre polian the colts were good with manning, always in the hunt, with polian the same thing happens. I thin ka large chunk of the blame is caldwell, who is there because of polian.
Polian used to be considered a great gm, but what has he done lately? Further has his acclaim come from one tremendous pick?

[pbmax]

I do think this year is not a reflection of Polian in general, but they always have had an odd collection of backup QBs. Was Jim Sorgi an NFL capable QB?

[Smidgeon]

Did anyone notice who's starting for Indianapolis??? Dan Orlovsky!

Who is he you ask? Well, last time he started was in 2008...for the Lions, during their 0-16 season!

I kind of feel sorry for Orlovsky. Two 0-16 teams? That's got to crush a guy.