Seriously.
Closing his post on Peyton Manning's completely-not-a-big-deal neck injury, Stampede Blue's finest had this to say:
I really, really, really, really, really, REALLY hate how the Colts conduct their business with injuries. It almost always comes back to smack them in the face and make them look like schmucks. They cannot play this "We're a class organization that plays by the rules" card one minute and then pull this crap the next.
I can't believe he's being a harsher critic on the Colts than I am about this. I totally expected a 'See, Peyton Wasn't 100% for the Super Bowl' article, but instead got objectivity. Truthfully, I see it as a non-issue. Unless a team failed to report an injury of someone of Manning's stature THEN sat him out a game, how exactly does it hurt the opposing team? Worst-case-scenario, they over-prepare under the assumption that Manning is completely healthy? And even if he sat, would the difference between preparing for Manning and facing Curtis Painter really be that much of a curve ball? I personally like it when a team jerks around the injury report, a la the Patriots, since these status upadates aid the people who set betting lines more than opposing teams. Still, I appreciate a Colts fan actually calling out the organization on the perpetuated myth that Indianapolis has the type of class that differentiates itself from the rest of the league.
Again, bravo!
