Posts Tagged ‘Manning’
thehorseshoe | February 10, 2010 in Issues | Comments (3)
Tags: Garcon, Manning, powers, Saints, Stover, Super Bowl
Super Bowl 44: Colts 17 Saints 31
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Haiku Count: 1533 |
Early lead squandered
Momentum shift in second
Six snaps on offense. |
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Key plays define game.
Garcon’s drop, onside fumble,
and Manning’s pick six. |
Costly injury
not Freeney’s bad ankle but
Jerraud Power’s foot. |
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Big coaching blunder
Stover’s kick from 50 yards
None made in 4 years. |
Massive fourth down stop
means nothing when offense can’t
convert third and one. |
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Bright lights on big stage
Normally resil’ent Colts
crack under pressure. |
Despite ev’rything
Colts had ball and chance to win
with three minutes left |
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Deep disappointment
will not make true fans forget
fantastic season |
All credit to Saints
Fortune favors the bold, and
this night, they were bold! |
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No joy in Naptown
No parade or vict’ry tour
Just thoughts of August. |
thehorseshoe | January 27, 2010 in Issues | Comments (2)
Tags: Garcon, Jets, Manning, Ryan, Wayne
| AFC Championship: Colts vs Jets |
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Haiku Count: 1515
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Upstarts land first punch
Ready to plan their parade
after first quarter. |
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Pride of Port au Prince
No quake can shake his resolve
For team or country. |
Unconcerned with stats
Workman like efficiency
Reggie plays decoy. |
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Fleet-footed brick wall
Colt defenders fly to ball
Soon, names known to all. |
Studying old film
from Rex Ryan’s Ravens days
Manning beats the blitz. |
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Somehow soft Dome team
Out-muscled and out-hustled
Brash brutes from Broadway. |
Play action miscues
give Jets chance for big play scores
Second half, shutout. |
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18 surveys field
Given time and exposure
Defense unravels |
Regardless of rest
Fact remains perfect season
Was within their reach. |
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No greater reward
For fans, city, players
Chance to be Champ’on. |
thehorseshoe | January 6, 2010 in Issues | Comments (1)
Tags: Manning, Painter, Polian
Week 17: Colts 7 Bills
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Haiku Count: 1497
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Coach sets team adrift
Paintered into a corner
Real snow job: press room. |
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Curtis a Trekkie?
His Kobayashi Maru
No Gorn; just Jets, Bills |
Personal milestones
are worth risking injuries,
not so, perfection. |
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Polian’s belief
in *his* plan becomes blindess
when faced with logic. |
Playoff Preview
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Two game boondoggle
Should not deter team from goal
Lombardi Trophy |
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Bye week heals all wounds
Players bounce back ready; so too
Outraged fanbase |
Leader as always,
Manning quells teammates’ strife &
asks fans, “Let it go.” |
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Playoff map takes shape.
Naptown to Miami trip
takes two games, three weeks. |
thehorseshoe | November 11, 2009 in Uncategorized | Comments (0)
Tags: brady, Freeney, Manning, Mathis, patriots, powers, Texans
| Week 9: Colts 20 Texans 17 |
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Haiku Count: 1423 |
Missing 3 DBs
Rookies asked to learn on job
and they deliver! |
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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. |
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Channeling Norwood
Clutch kick pushed wide left by Brown
Team of cows; one goat. |
| Week 10: Colts vs Patriots |
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Both teams once doormats
Now nation tunes in to see
Football’s best rivals. |
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If anyone can,
Brady will expose defense
Inexperience. |
Gone are the days of
Pats intimidation. fear
Colts know they can win. |
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Super Bowl redux?
Freeney, Mathis storm the gates
Footsteps of Giants. |
thehorseshoe | November 4, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Addai, Manning, Niners, Texans, Wayne
Week 8: Colts 18 Niners 14
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Haiku Count: 1415
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When is stretch not stretch?
When Addai hurls ball skyward
Wayne lays out for score! |
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Gashed and Gored early
Defense stiffens, gives offense
time to get on track. |
Forget iPhone,
Colts gadget lust takes new form
Halfback option pass. |
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Niners plan: take out
short, mid-routes; leave Colts big plays.
Gamble nearly worked. |
Week 9: Colts vs Texans
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Perfect record, bah!
Texans can close the gap with
Two November wins. |
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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. |
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Two stats intertwined
The less Colts run per carry,
the more Manning’s sacked. |
thehorseshoe | October 14, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Collie, Coyer, Garcon, Manning, Vinatieri, Wayne
Week 5: Colts 31 Titans 9
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Haiku Count: 1399 |
Mighty have fallen
Winless division rivals
trampled by blue herd. |
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Musical wideouts
Waiter, dog, stately manor.
Manning finds them all. |
Opportunistic
Aggresive but in control
Coyer’s calling card. |
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Now past Frantic Fran
Only two have more touchdowns
Marino, Favre. |
Week 5: BYE
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No team can plan for
the best case scenario
Still room to improve. |
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Bye week, D-line gashed?
Ed Johnson released? Again?
Run D up in smoke? |
With Adam hobbled
Colts audition Matt Stover.
Vandy’s number lost. |
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Rest up, you ponies
Fifteen gruelling weeks stand
‘Tween team and trophy! |
thehorseshoe | October 7, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Collie, Defense, Freeney, Manning, Mathis, Seahawks
Week 4: Colts 34 Seahawks 17
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Haiku Count: 1391 |
Bane to quarterbacks,
Robert Mathis rips ball free
on half of his sacks. |
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When thrown his first bone
Collie dives like frisbee dog
Over shoulder score! |
Out for season?
Freeney quaffs healing potion
Sunday, he breathes fire. |
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Edge returns a foe
But met with hero’s welcome.
Standing ovation. |
| Week 5: Colts vs Titans |
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Four weeks without win
Beware the wounded rival.
Season slips away. |
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True test of progress
After Dolphin debacle
Can Colts stop Slash, Dash? |
Volunteer spirit
Backups step up; Defense depth
Powers plays like vet. |
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Tennessee two-step.
Manning steps up in pocket,
finds the open man. |
thehorseshoe | September 30, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Caldwell, Cardinals, Freeney, Manning, Seahawks
Week 3: Colts 31 Cardinals 10
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Haiku Count: 1383 |
Pigskin punditry.
The real Spin Doctor wears blue.
QBs in crossfire. |
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Colt public option
Ball shared among receivers
Manning spreads the wealth |
Cue the Tweetie birds
Warner asked his name after game
He replies: Nancy. |
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On one. “HUT!” Snap. Ball.
5 steps. Eyes downfield. Throw now.
One hand. Pylon. Score! |
| Week 4: Colts vs Seahawks |
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Wounded far-West foe
Ought not be taken lightly
Early season trap |
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Mora & Caldwell,
Heirs to coaching royalty,
Holmgren & Dungy. |
Expectations high
Missing his mouthy counterpart
Colts double TJ |
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Seattle’s game plan:
Switch uniforms at half time.
Blind them with lime green! |
thehorseshoe | September 23, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Cardinals, Defense, Dolphins, Garcon, Manning
Week 2: Colts 27 Dolphins 24
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Haiku Count: 1375 |
Manning, the Time Lord
Dolphins, Daleks can’t stop him
Clock bends to his will. |
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Snap fingers two times
Garcon serves winning entree
Bubble screen surprise. |
Colts add beef to line
Wider does not mean smarter
Gashed, thrashed by Wildcat |
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Unitas would love
Modern-day field general
Leading late game charge. |
| Week 3: Colts vs Cardinals |
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If Cards were watching
Warner should save throwing arm
Hand off left, then right. |
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Doormat to diva.
Super Bowl year fluke for Cards?
As I see it, yes. |
To keep defense fresh
Ponies must run more, pass less
Tired legs make mistakes |
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Depleted DBs
Sanders, Jackson, Powers out.
Fitz must be drooling. |
thehorseshoe | September 17, 2009 in Issues | Comments (0)
Tags: Dolphins, Gonzalez, Jaguars, Manning, Marvin, Super Bowl
| Week 1: Colts 14 Jaguars 12 |
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Haiku Count: 1367 |
First half, knee buckles
Gonzo, but not forgotten
Marvin on speed dial? |
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Early pick, fumble
O does just enough to win
Still kinks to work out |
New coach makes bold choice:
Fourth & short, Caldwell says go.
Defense bails him out. |
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Pocket Hercules
Labors against broad-shouldered
Equestrian line. |
| Week 2: Colts vs Dolphins |
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Discipline, defense.
Tricksy aquatic mammals
Keep Wildcat as pet. |
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Key to ‘Fins success:
Lack of costly turnovers
Colts must force mistakes. |
Running in tandem
Look for steady doses of
Joe Addai, Don Brown. |
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Site of past glory,
Colts hope to make two trips to
South Beach this year. |
| Submissions from Rex Stocklin |
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First win for new coach
Almost dashed by Scobee boot
Their chinny chin chin |
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Manning’s mid-season
Form fills this year with new hope
Of Super Bowl glow |
Marvin we hardly
knew ye, bet retirement sucks
As memories Wayne |
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Defending the Colts
Former offense juggernaut
Not one-trick ponies |
Jags fake injuries
To quash Horseshoe momentum
Tres unsportsmanlike |
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