Issue #225 – Halfway Imperfect

thehorseshoe | November 5, 2011 in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

2011 Week 8: Colts 10 Titans 27
Haiku Count: 1736
Halfway imperfect.
8 games, no wins in sight.
Time for paper bags?
Note to special teams
on any Colt kick return:
Take a freakin’ knee!
Tipped passes net picks
14 points off turnovers.
Difference in game.
In goalpost’s shadow
Titan wave swarms over
Hapless Colt punter.
Single bright spot in
a forgettable season:
Rookie D. Carter.
No leader of men.
Locker room lost; apathy.
Cladwell’s time to go.
With season now lost,
Grim prospects for improvement.
No free pass for coach.
How long will owner
defend management’s mistakes
and pathetic play?

Issue #224 – 62 Reasons

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2011 Week 7: Colts 7 Saints 62
Haiku Count: 1728
62 reasons.
This defense has given up.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
This coach should not have a job.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
Fans should question their effort.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
This season is a cruel joke.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
Team won’t win a single game.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
To plan next year’s draft party.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
To second quess no-huddle.
62 reasons.
62 reasons.
Peyton’s not only worry.
62 reasons.

Issue #223 – Bengals Out-Bungled

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2011 Week 6: Colts 17 Bengals 27
Haiku Count: 1720
Find new ways to lose.
Peter Waiter’s late fumble
Foils late game comeback.
Unusual sight.
31 scampers and scores.
Touchdown, Donald Brown.
New cats have some teeth
minus Carson and The Clown.
Cincy on the rise.
Cannon legged Adam
sends ball soaring through uprights.
Money from fifty.
Bengals out-bungled.
Plenty of ineptitude
for both teams to share.
Loveable losers
keep game int’resting ’til end.
Outcome not in doubt.
Good teams can bounce back.
Bad teams must play perfectly.
No margin for error.
Horse kicked when its down
Long time cellar dweller Cats
give Colts no quarter.

Issue #222 – First Win, the Hardest

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2011 Week 5: Colts 24 Chiefs 28
Haiku Count: 1712
Late game heroics.
Colts hope one half is enough.
Chiefs prove it is not.
Dallas disasters.
Littany of dropped passes
gives cause for concern.
With game in hand,
Defense phones in second half.
Where are the leaders?
Catch worthy of note.
Duane Bowe tips pass to himself,
despite penalty.
Credible pass rush
takes pressure off Colt corners.
Without it, we’re screwed.
Peyton patrols sideline.
It must be surreal for him,
seeing team implode.
Painter’s best ally,
Reggie has no chemistry
on field with him.
So many close games
could have given team boost.
First win, the hardest.

Issue #221 Ponies Pillaged and Plundered

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2011 Week 4: Colts 17 Bucs 24
Haiku Count: 1704
Big plays possible
Get the ball in Garcon’s hands.
He will do the rest.
Two Captains go down.
Brackett and Bullit done for year.
Heart & soul of D.
Fourth quarter collapse.
Moral victories won’t cut it.
Team must seal the deal.
Freeman held in check.
Eventually defense
wears down, surrenders.
First start for Curtis.
Given some time & practice.
He could man the fort.
Gone are Sapp, Brooks, Lynch.
New faces, but same result.
Bone crunching defense.
Hoist Jolly Roger
Ponies pillaged and plundered.
Real booty: a win.
Monday Night rematch.
No prime time meltdown for Bucs.
Manning in the booth.

Issue #220 – Defeated, Not Downtrodden

thehorseshoe | September 27, 2011 in Issues | Comments (0)

2011 Week 3: Colts 20 Steelers 23
Haiku Count: 1694
Last minute field goal
Defeated, not downtrodden
Signs of improvement
No game of finesse
Freeney, Mathis wielded as
blunt force instruments
Mirror universe?
Run game, run defense are strengths.
Passing, not so much.
Not since days of “Goose”
has Colt defense stirred passions,
inspired crowd to hope.
Concussion or no,
Painter has greater upside
Give the kid a start.
On field processor
Fast mind better than fast feet
Collins can’t compute
Each punt caught in bounds
Ev’ry kick an adventure
Potential touchdown
3rd down nemesis
Defense gives up big yardage
Offense can’t convert.

Issue #219 – Training Camp On Fly

thehorseshoe | September 19, 2011 in Issues | Comments (0)

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2011 Week 2: Colts 19 Browns 27
Haiku Count: 1686
A work in progress
Adjusting to life without
Manning will take time
Look at first four games
Like second pre-season for Colts
Training camp on fly.
Hang close three quarters
Doesn’t mean anything if
team phones in the fourth.
Glaring weaknesses
on defense and special teams
Exposed, exploited.
Commitment to run
Young strong lineman blast holes for
Addai and Carter
First completed pass
of second half came in 4th
when game was over.
When pass hits the hands
Colt receivers share the blame
Catchable balls dropped.
A flawed strategy
Good defenses should play well
with or without lead.

Issue #218 – Captain, My Captain

thehorseshoe | September 11, 2011 in Issues | Comments (0)

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2011 Week1: Colts 7 Texans 34
Haiku Count: 1678
Captain, my Captain.
Next man up matters little
When best man goes down.
Car without engine.
Locomotive without steam.
Offense in ruins.
That they would struggle
Is no great surprise, really.
But this much? This soon?
Gut-punch nightmare start.
Last we checked, Peyton doesn’t
Play D, cover kicks.
Memo to O-line:
Clark can’t be expected to
Block Williams alone!
Will one injury
Dictate outcome of season?
Colt TEAM will decide.
A rudderless ship,
Adrift in stormy waters.
Collins takes the helm.
So much for Colt pride.
Over before it started.
Two fumbles end game.

Issue #217 – Bitter, Bitter Pill

thehorseshoe | January 9, 2011 in Issues | Comments (0)

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2010 Wild Card: Colts 16 Jets 17
Haiku Count: 1670
Bitter, bitter pill
Last minute mental mistakes
Give Jets easy score.
Fitting, in a way,
That game against Rex Ryan
Comes down to two feet.
Patience with run game
Pays play-action dividend
Touchdown for Garcon
Bullies off the line
Second half, Jets establish
clock killing ground game
Blame enough to share
Keep chains moving, stop the run
tackle kick returns
Curse of third and one
Defense stacked close to the line
Stubborn Colts still run
In waning seconds
Colts time out gives Jets big break
No need to rush kick
Consecutive stops
forced by stupid penalty
should have won game.
Young and untested
Rag-tag squad showed their true grit
This fan salutes them.

Issue #216 – Tale of Two Fumbles

thehorseshoe | January 6, 2011 in Issues | Comments (0)

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2010 Week 16: Colts 23 Titans 20
Haiku Count: 1661
Tale of two fumbles
Rhodes tries to hand Titans game
Collins gives it back.
There’s never a doubt
With game and season on line
Adam splits uprights.
Run stop commitment
Allows Titans to exploit
Colts’ shaky corners.
Not the most polished
Makeshift lineups week to week
Each win hard fought, earned.
Division winners
for seventh time in nine years
This one, the sweetest.
Thirteen fifty-five
Forty-seven hundred yards
Manning, Wayne. Pitch, catch.
Offense upheaval
Most drops as team in the league
Blame enough to share.
Four short weeks ago
Team faced elimination
Week five, no diff’rent.


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