Friday Comes Early...

Well it’s not Friday, but what can you do. A few thoughts then the Quick Hits…

John Clayton of the ESPN football fame has noted another Bolt snub. He cites Steve Foley as the heart and soul of our defense and is shocked that he was not selected for the big luau. Surprisingly though, he takes his credibility, wads it up and pitches it into the pacific and never mentions Donnie Edwards. Strange…

Bill Simmons once again of the immortal ESPN (link provided above, see: Sports Guy) has also noted the Bolts in his column this week. It can be said that Bill has a bit of a liking for wagering on professional sporting events and each week he bestows his wisdom upon us with his picks of the week. He notes that the Bolts are 7.5 point dogs this week against the Colts, also noting that the Ravens (read: convicts of the new millennium) were 7 point dogs last week against the same Colts. Leading to the question, “How can an 11-3 team that matches up perfectly with the Colts be bigger dogs than the Ravens?” He continues with something along the lines that maybe the Chargers will garner the respect of everyone when they are still playing late in January. Read it for some good Charger feelings…

Colts, Colts, Colts. Here it comes. Time to put up or shut up. Time to leave it all out on the field. Big time players stand up and make big time plays. Cliches are complete, now let’s go out there and kick some Manning family can…On to the Hits…

1) Maybe the numero uno, number one thing this weekend in Indy. Keep that damned team off of the damned field. Control the ball and we can control Peyton WoManning. Controlling the ball means running the ball. Saddle up “Hoss” we are putting it on you this week. Run the damned ball and control the time of possession. If this one belongs to us, look for us to be in it until the end…

2) Roman Oben vs. Dwight Freeney. This one is a bit dicey. You see, Roman had a bit of difficulty handling Simeon Rice against the Bucs. Drew had that guy climbing up his back all the day long. Last time I checked Freeney was a bit quicker than the Man of Rice. Roman needs to protect the Skip when we decide to throw it.

3) Oh I bet you can’t wait for this one. I have been waiting for this one for weeks now. You should probably sit down….Sitting? Here it is…

THE ENTIRE PLAY BOOK IS OPEN.

Read it again. It gets better.

I EXPECT TO SEE TRICK PLAYS.

Still awake? Shall I get the smelling salts? That’s right, run ‘em. Run ‘em all. Every last one of ‘em. The Colts so offensive minded that they repeatedly fall victim to these plays, and had we kept the damned playbook shut when we should have against inferior teams, they would have no idea these were coming. But it is what it is. Prop Bet #1: Over/ Under: 1.5. I got the over…

4) Picks, Picks, Picks. They are going to be much harder to come by this week. We have to get a couple of them. We have to make them turn the ball over. Bottom Line. Turnovers will win this game. If we can get three of them in this one, you might see my cohort’s score become reality…

5) Antonio. Antonio. Antonio. You need to be ready this weekend my friend. You will get your opportunities. But they will be more situational and you must make big plays. I have faith and a huge sign in the back of the Av that bears your name. Make us proud on the way to victory lane…

6) Skip, I am talking directly to you. If they can stop the run, you must throw the ball straight like arrow and true. You must be Drew against Oakland in the 22-25 campaign. You must be Pro Bowl Drew. You must lead us to victory…

7) Victory Shots. I saved my victory shot from last week for this big one. This is the biggest game ‘o’ the year. I want to make up for last week and have two this week. Don’t disappoint me or yourselves this weekend and we all drink together. Shots at exactly 1:03 p.m…

Merry Christmas to all. Happy Footballing to all. Especially the Catholic School Girls and the ones who limp…