colts choked again

[Big R]

wow @ anyone thinking they would actually make it to the superbowl


trade manning...

[BPBlueSox]

wow @ anyone thinking they would actually make it to the superbowl


trade manning...
Eh, the refs were the only reason they were even still in the game! Not an interception? hahaha, come on.

[Dward00]

Well now the Steelers have beaten my 2 favorite teams in the playoffs. At this point I'm supporting them to win the superbowl just because I want to see Bettis get a SB ring like everyone else who watches football.

I was always a big supporter of Manning ever since he entered the draft, but looking back at it now I'm disgusted. CHOKE!!

Manning Chokes. Palmer's injury ends the Bengels season. I'm a sad puppy.

When it's all said and done I guess the logical thing is that I should want the steelers to win it all. That way I can say my 2 favorite teams lost to the eventual SB champs! :tongue:

Grats Steelers anyways!

[Eva]

I do like the logic that everyone saying Manning choked. While in the fact the Steelers just flat out beat Manning and the Colts. Give credit to Steelers instead of whinning that Manning and the Colts choked. I wonder if any you know know what ''choke'' mean or just going with the rest of the mass and saying the Colts and Manning choke?

Both teams perform effectively and put on a great game. There has to be a winner in the end and it was the Steelers when it was all said and done. The Colts didn't blow a huge lead and they almost came back from being very far behide. Choking is what the Yankees did in 04, no trying to take a cheap shot, but that's example of choking.

[Spitball67]

Can't just blame Manning for the loss. The Colts were out played AND out coached. Though you take the fact that they were still in position to tie the game at the end as a tribute to the talent they do have. Most teams would have been done when it was 21-3 in the 4th quarter.

[BPBlueSox]

Can't just blame Manning for the loss. The Colts were out played AND out coached. Though you take the fact that they were still in position to tie the game at the end as a tribute to the talent they do have. Most teams would have been done when it was 21-3 in the 4th quarter.

Or a tribute to Pete Morelli: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs05/news/story?id=2294309

[rockin500]

nice to know that the nfl can apologize. too bad it wasnt going to change whatever results were.

[Timberwolf]

I felt so bad for Tony Dungy after the loss yesterday. That was my initial reaction after the Colts had their latest, dissapointing playoff loss. What did Tony deserve this? He is such a class act.. He is one of the nicest guys in professional sports. To see him go through is not fair. It's bad enough that he lost his son to suicide few weeks ago. Now this. This is why sports can be so cruel. I always wonder why bad guys win in sports and nice guys lose. It's frustrating and it stinks. It makes you wonder why you follow sports. I wanted to see Dungy win it all after what he went through. Even before his son's death, I wanted to see Tony win it all after the way he was forced out in Tampa Bay. It really does stinks. It's a shame people on ripping him for not preparing his team and such, but that ain't his fault. I thought he did a good job preparing his team. To me, it came down to Peyton and Vanderjagt coming up lame as usual in a postseason game not Tony Dungy. Those two should get all the criticism that they should get.

Peyton came up lame as usual in the postseason. Sure he did great in the fourth quarter, but what about the first three quarters. This was simply a horrible performance from him. He did not play very well. He did not throw very well. He did not look sharp at all. It's just wasn't his day, but then again when is it his day in the postseason. It's just business as usual with him. It has to be frustrating him that he failed again. He has no one to blame but himself. I don't know what it is, but he just does not get it done in the postseason. I thought being at home would have helped him and his offense, but it just didn't worked out. This was as bad as Peyton playing bad against the Jets several years ago at Giants Stadium. What can you say? You just hae to wonder if he has it in him to do well in big games or if he ever will one.

Vikings fans love to kill Daunte for coming up lame. Could you imagine the outcry if Peyton came up lame in the postseason? Vikings fans sure love to ride their QBs pretty hard so it would be interesting if Peyton came up lame as the Vikings QB.

Mike Vanderjagt is the anti-Vinateri. He has come up lame in the postseason forever. Yesterday was just another chapter of his horrible postseason legacy. I know that FG position was probably tough to make, but with a great leg and accuracy that he possessed, he should have found a way to get it done. This is just typical Vanderjagt. I recalled him stinking it up against the Patrots in a postseason game. How about when he missed the GW Field Goal against the Dolphins several years ago? He hasn't exactly been Mr. Reliable come postseason so he gets as much criticism as Peyton. I like to feel bad for Vanderjagt, but I don't since he opened his mouth against Peyton and Dungy few years ago. He deserved what he is getting.

Steelers simply played a great game all around. Their defense was huge. Their DL simply dominated the OL all day long which is why they were able to blitz Peyton a lot. Colts running game was not a factor. Steelers cornerbacks did a great job against the Colts receivers. How about Reggie McFadden denying Reggie Wayne a catch to score the GW TD? That was huge along with Big Ben's tackle to prevent the Colts from scoring the game winning touchdown. Steelers were able to get the fumble from the Colts and intereceptions. Dick Lebeau and Bill Cowher put on a great gameplan to stop the Colts high-wire offense.

What a game by Big Ben. He was simply feeling it especially in the first quarter. He did a great job finding the open man and using the whole field. He orchestrated the offense very well. This was as great as you are going to see from a quarterback. He did everything that Peyton wish he could have done yesterday. Just a brilliant performance. He put on a great show and then some with that tackle. Steelers fans are going to be so lucky to see Ben do his thing for many years to come.

I am glad that Jerome Bettis did not have to go through living that fumble anymore. It would have been a crappy way to end a great career like that. He is such a class act and all so I am glad he does not have not to go through it.

Steelers deserved to win this game. They played like a better team yesterday.

As for the Colts, it's the same old song. You really have to wonder if Peyton will ever be a postseason champion. The same with Vanderjagt.

[Big R]

bring back mora!


PLAYOFFS!!!!

[Timberwolf]

It's not like Jim Mora Sr. was doing anything either with the Colts. I don't think the Colts won a first round playoff game with him and I don't think Mora Sr. won a playoff game ever. He had some great teams with the Colts. Again, you can't fault Dungy here. All he can do is prepare his team. He can't do everything with his players.

[Dward00]

I do like the logic that everyone saying Manning choked. While in the fact the Steelers just flat out beat Manning and the Colts. Give credit to Steelers instead of whinning that Manning and the Colts choked. I wonder if any you know know what ''choke'' mean or just going with the rest of the mass and saying the Colts and Manning choke?

Both teams perform effectively and put on a great game. There has to be a winner in the end and it was the Steelers when it was all said and done. The Colts didn't blow a huge lead and they almost came back from being very far behide. Choking is what the Yankees did in 04, no trying to take a cheap shot, but that's example of choking.


Uh......any team that goes 13-0 in the regular season, and has homefield advantage throughout the playoffs but loses their first home-playoff game would be considered choking.

People were ready to call this team the best ever in the history, and they get their asses spanked first game in the playoffs. Considering all that, you wouldn't call it a choke?

[Timberwolf]

Eva is a Niners fan, Dward.

[Chisox73]

I do like the logic that everyone saying Manning choked. While in the fact the Steelers just flat out beat Manning and the Colts. Give credit to Steelers instead of whinning that Manning and the Colts choked. I wonder if any you know know what ''choke'' mean or just going with the rest of the mass and saying the Colts and Manning choke?

Both teams perform effectively and put on a great game. There has to be a winner in the end and it was the Steelers when it was all said and done. The Colts didn't blow a huge lead and they almost came back from being very far behide. Choking is what the Yankees did in 04, no trying to take a cheap shot, but that's example of choking.

I think that said it all right there.:thumbsup:

[Eva]

I don't believe the Colts failed to perform effectively. They didn't adept to Steelers blitz, which is why Manning got sacked 5 times. The Colts perform, but the Steelers were just that much better all round. I don't think the Colts were nervous either. The Steelers just came into Indy and flat out beat the Colts playing the better game. The Colts were not doing well not because they were trying to lose or were nervous, but because the Steelers were doing what they had to do, which was shut down the Colts' offensive machine. The Colts just didn't adept.

The Colts failed to meet expectations, like many teams before them have done. I guess all teams that failed to meet expectations are chokers? No, I know what a choker is and this team didn't choke. The Steelers just rocked them and flat out beat them. Give credit to Steelers, don't give credit to Colts choking when they honestly didn't.

Check up the term choke on dictionary.com. Choke is what happen to New York Yankees in 2004. Choke is what happen to the Jets kicker during last year game against the Steelers. That's choking.

[PissedPrincess]

Uh......any team that goes 13-0 in the regular season, and has homefield advantage throughout the playoffs but loses their first home-playoff game would be considered choking.

People were ready to call this team the best ever in the history, and they get their asses spanked first game in the playoffs. Considering all that, you wouldn't call it a choke?

I would. In 03 and 04 Manning didn't choke. He got beat by a better team on the road. This year, he had what he wanted. Home field, and, the better team. This year, Manning did choke. When the better team loses at home, it is a choke. Not that Pitt sucks, or to take away anything from then, but Peyton had his home game, and still couldn't win.

Some guys just can't. :notme:

[Dward00]

choke ( P ) Pronunciation Key (chk)
v. choked, chok·ing, chokes
v. tr.
To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.

To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of: a garden that was choked by weeds.
To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging: Mud choked the drainpipe.
To fill up completely; jam: Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.
To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.
Sports. To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.

v. intr.
To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.
To become blocked up or obstructed.
Sports. To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.
To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension, especially in an athletic contest: choked by missing an easy putt on the final hole.

n.
The act or sound of choking.

Something that constricts or chokes.
A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.
A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.
The fibrous inedible center of an artichoke head.

[Dward00]

Oh yea choke means to get something stuck in your esophagus.

Nevermind the Colts didn't do that! :lmao:

[oriolesmagic]

The Colts could posibly never see the Superbowl at least in the near future. One of there superstars will not be on the team next year in my opinon. Manning may be the next Marino.

[Royce]

You mean one of the best QBs of all-time?