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Issue #190 – Not Stover ‘Til It’s Stover

thehorseshoe | November 25, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)

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Week 11: Colts 17 Ravens 15
Haiku Count: 1439
Despite 5 field goals,
Not Stover, ’til it’s Stover.
Ex-Raven wins game.
One catch with one hand
Sends Dallas Clark past Mackey,
Colts greatest tight end.
Brackett’s game-changer
fake blitz, drop into cov’rage
for interception.
Turnover trouble
Errant passes and fumble
Force D to step up.
Week 12: Colts vs Texans
Are cowpokes snakebit?
One win after fifteen tries.
Odds say they are due.
With game on line, will
Texans trust kicker, avoid
Wide left trifecta?
Division title,
Unblemished record at stake.
No letdown in sight.
First game mismatch meant
40 pass quick snap attack.
Now, dare Colts to run.

Issue #189 – The Boston Blunder

thehorseshoe | November 18, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)

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Week 10: Colts 35 Patriots 34
Haiku Count: 1431
Angry football gods
Punish Patriot hubris
with classic comeback.
Intimidation
tables turned on Patriots
Intimidated
Like burning field turf
Pats show flashes of brilliance
Flame out in the end
Fearing Manning’s arm
Pat’s coach acts with heart not head.
The Boston Blunder
Young players picked on
Mistakes lead to second chance
Composure regained.
Despite high score
game should have been out of reach
Defense never quits.
Players won’t say it.
Some games define a season
This will be the one.
Single coverage
Reggie fakes fade, runs the slant
Epic comeback catch
Week 11: Colts vs Ravens

Issue #188 – Channeling Norwood

thehorseshoe | November 11, 2009 in Uncategorized | Comments (0)

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Week 9: Colts 20 Texans 17 Haiku Count: 1423
Missing 3 DBs
Rookies asked to learn on job
and they deliver!
So much for pitch count.
Forty first half pass attempts!
Jello-armed Manning
Red flag at goalline
Powers hops in bounds, grabs ball.
Touchback at twenty.
Channeling Norwood
Clutch kick pushed wide left by Brown
Team of cows; one goat.
Week 10: Colts vs Patriots
Both teams once doormats
Now nation tunes in to see
Football’s best rivals.
If anyone can,
Brady will expose defense
Inexperience.
Gone are the days of
Pats intimidation. fear
Colts know they can win.
Super Bowl redux?
Freeney, Mathis storm the gates
Footsteps of Giants.

Issue #187 – Gadget Lust

thehorseshoe | November 4, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)

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Week 8: Colts 18 Niners 14
Haiku Count: 1415
When is stretch not stretch?
When Addai hurls ball skyward
Wayne lays out for score!
Gashed and Gored early
Defense stiffens, gives offense
time to get on track.
Forget iPhone,
Colts gadget lust takes new form
Halfback option pass.
Niners plan: take out
short, mid-routes; leave Colts big plays.
Gamble nearly worked.
Week 9: Colts vs Texans
Perfect record, bah!
Texans can close the gap with
Two November wins.
Bright, clear Autumn day
Open roof gives new excuse
Sun was in my eyes.
Swine flu? That’s nothing.
Houston backs suffer from case
of fumble-itis.
Two stats intertwined
The less Colts run per carry,
the more Manning’s sacked.