Boy, where do I start? I feel this morning like I want to throw up. I had posted on Twitter last night that it was the first time in my life that I was actually embarrassed to be a Colts fan. Judging by the forums and commentary on the Indy websites, I was not the only one.

I wrote a piece a couple of weeks ago expressing my thoughts on the whole matter of the Colts chasing an undefeated season. That being unbeaten actually gave the GM and coaching staff cover from the fans in case a star player got hurt in the process. That all would be forgiven because they were chasing history. Clearly, Bill Polian did not read my article.

The Colts have, at least in recent years, been looked upon as a class organization. Always doing things the right way, not running the score up on opponents (unlike some team we won’t mention), and handling themselves in a professional and classy manner. Last night’s debacle has certainly tarnished that some.

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So it’s the night before Christmas and Barnesy has me slaving away at this dumb computer!!!! “We need an article”, “You are a genius, please I am begging you”. So to stop his whining I sat down and created yet another literary masterpiece. Here goes.. 

- Ken…you are right. Hockey is about the only sport left without a bunch of whining babies! But it’s almost unwatchable on TV and that makes NFL KING!!!!!!!!
 
- Fred glad you found that funny….don’t expect too many more..I’m fat not funny, oh wait, that fact makes me funny!!!!!!!!
 
- Tiger thinks with this little head too!
 
- Guilty pleasure…….PIZZA ROLLS!
 
- When the lid doesn’t close on the garbage can it’s time to take it out…how was I supposed to know?

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CGal made the big move last week, nailing 11 out of 16 picks to move into a tie with Greg for the YTD standings. Barnesy sits just one win behind, so it will be a shootout the rest of the way till Super Bowl Sunday. Here are their picks for Week 16.

	The GMan	Tim B	Big Ed	Greg	C Gal
Last Week	7 - 9	7 - 9	6 - 10	6 - 10	11 - 5
YTD	38 - 42	42 - 38	36 - 44	43 - 37	43 - 37
San Diego at Tennessee (-3)
Seattle at Green Bay (-14)
Oakland at Cleveland (-3.5)
Kansas City at Cincinnati (-14)
Buffalo at Atlanta (-9)
Houston at Miami (-3)
Carolina at NY Giants (-7)
Tampa Bay at New Orleans (-14)
Jacksonville at New England (-7.5)
Baltimore at Pittsburgh (-2.5)
Denver at Philadelphia (-7)
St Louis at Arizona (-14)
Detroit at San Francisco (-12)
NY Jets at Indianapolis (-5.5)
Dallas (-7) at Washington
Minnesota (-7) at Chicago

I’m glad Tru Fans, (www.tru-fans.com your online place for NCAA,NFL,MLB and more), apologizes ahead of time for my random thoughts that may or may not offend you. Because I won’t! Feel free to email me your random thoughts and if I like them I will use them in an article and take full credit for the idea!! Now on with the show……

- Hey all my NORTHERN friends/family…bet you would like some GLOBAL WARMING right about now!

- For living in the “Golf Capital of the World” I don’t play nearly enough golf…

- I really suck at golf (maybe the above thought explains it)

- Greg Oden looks like an old grandpa…(He’s an NBA player)

- When did spanking become unacceptable….

- I would make on GREAT SANTA CLAUS…except for the whole SCROOGE thing….

- Went to a Christmas concert and they began it with a PTO meeting, great move, but thats just wrong. Now I have to avoid ALL school functions…

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The GMan makes the big move last week nailing 12 out of 16 games while edging closer to the .500 mark for the year. Barnesy gained a game on Greg for the lead year to date and we will see if he can hold him off!

We will picking games right through the playoffs and inluding the Super Bowl, so stay tuned. Good luck to all this week!

	The GMan	Tim B	Big Ed	Greg	C Gal
Last Week	12 -4	9 - 7	9 - 7	8 - 8	9 - 7
YTD	31 - 33	35 - 29	30 - 34	37 - 27	32 - 32
Indy (-3) at Jacksonville
Dallas at New Orleans (-7)
Green Bay at Pittsburgh (-1.5)
Miami at Tennessee (-3)
New England (-7) at Buffalo
Arizona (-12) at Detroit
San Francisco at Philadelphia (-9)
Atlanta at NY Jets (-6)
Chicago at Baltimore (-10.5)
Cleveland at Kansas City (-2)
Houston (-10.5) at St. Louis
Cincinnati at San Diego (-6.5)
Oakland at Denver (-14)
Tampa Bay at Seattle (-7)
Minnesota (-9) at Carolina
NY Giants (-3) at Washington

Anyone who knows me knows that I am an avid Indianapolis Colts fan. From the Colts caps, tees, and sweatshirts that I wear to the license plate on my car it is obvious.

As I Colts fan, I heard music to my ears last night on SportsCenter. The Colts head coach, Jim Caldwell, stating that all the starters will continue to start barring any health issues. “With the playoffs on the horizon and nothing left to play for, why would that be good news?”, you might be thinking to yourself. Here is why.

One word: 2006. That was the year that Pittsburgh came into town against one of the best Colts teams in recent years and left with a playoff victory. This came after the Colts had not given their starters any meaningful minutes in a game for about a month or so. The rust that accumulated on the Colts offense was incredibly evident and indeed they took almost three quarters to get in sync. Of course, by then, it was too late.

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