How about those Colts?

aronkerkhof · Post by **aronkerkhof** » 2003-10-07 12:04pm

Wow. Anyone stay up to see the game last night? I was *this* close to going to bed and writing them off (as my website will testify) but am glad I hung in there.

I'm somewhat dissappointed that the game was decided on a dodgy call, but am somewhat mollified by the fact that bad calls were made on both sides. Truly, that was one of the worst officiated games I've ever seen. But in the end, a team that erases a 35 point deficit deserves to win.

The Colts have given me a lot of pain over the years, but nights like last make it seem worth it.

irishmick79 · Post by **irishmick79** » 2003-10-07 12:26pm

That leaping call on Simeon Rice was garbage. I hate to see the refs decide the outcome of a game, but that's what happened last night. They tried to give the win to Tampa by calling a garbage call on Indy for running into the punter, but Tampa apparently didn't want to win it and promptly went three and out. Then, they try to give the game to Indy with that garbage call on Rice. No way should Vanderjagt have been given that second opportunity.

Knife · Post by **Knife** » 2003-10-07 12:28pm

Was at work and didn't see the game, anyone got highlights or should I just go to NFL.com.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-10-07 12:39pm

Holy Jesus fuck, I can't believe they won. I changed the channel after that interception runback.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-10-07 12:47pm

irishmick79 wrote:That leaping call on Simeon Rice was garbage. I hate to see the refs decide the outcome of a game, but that's what happened last night. They tried to give the win to Tampa by calling a garbage call on Indy for running into the punter, but Tampa apparently didn't want to win it and promptly went three and out. Then, they try to give the game to Indy with that garbage call on Rice. No way should Vanderjagt have been given that second opportunity.

leaping call aside, Tampa gave up 35 second half points, and blew a three touchdown lead in the last 5 minutes of the game. If anyone "gave" indy the game it was the Buc's defense.

aronkerkhof · Post by **aronkerkhof** » 2003-10-07 01:16pm

I agree. Would I have liked to have seen Mike kick that 41 yarder clean? Yeah, that would have felt even better. But no cheap call can erase what the Colts did in the fourth quarter. The fact that many cheap calls went against the Colts throughout the game (not just the roughing the passer, but did everyone see the facemask flag that tethe ref picked up after deciding "Uh, there wan't really a infraction on that play?") helps me get over that quite a bit. The buc fans and especially players whining about that one call need to re-evalute the game.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-10-07 01:27pm

aronkerkhof wrote:The buc fans and especially players whining about that one call need to re-evalute the game.

Indeed. Whining about the refs giving away the game is pointless. There's no excuse for a professional football team to give up 21 points in less than four minutes, especially not the "one of the best, if not THE best defense ever". If that pack of big fat loudmouths can manage to hang on to a 21 point lead for four lousy minutes, the refs don't matter worth shit.

aronkerkhof · Post by **aronkerkhof** » 2003-10-07 01:40pm

Knife wrote:Was at work and didn't see the game, anyone got highlights or should I just go to NFL.com.

The best description I've seen of it is Len Pasquarelli's take over at ESPN. Chuckie seemed to take the loss in stride, but I would NOT want to be his team during practice and meetings this week. Reviewing the tape of the fourth quarter and OT is going to be painful.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-10-07 02:01pm

aronkerkhof wrote:I agree. Would I have liked to have seen Mike kick that 41 yarder clean? Yeah, that would have felt even better. But no cheap call can erase what the Colts did in the fourth quarter. The fact that many cheap calls went against the Colts throughout the game (not just the roughing the passer, but did everyone see the facemask flag that tethe ref picked up after deciding "Uh, there wan't really a infraction on that play?") helps me get over that quite a bit. The buc fans and especially players whining about that one call need to re-evalute the game.

you know what pisses me off? So many of the players and fans from Tampa Bay bitching and moaning about how their team's defense doesn't get the respect it deserves and that the sports media doen't annoint them as the best defense in the NFL. Well let me tell you something, when faced with a 3 touchdown lead the "best defense in the NFL" shouldn't choke like an elf on a donkey cock.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-07 04:49pm

Yeah, I watched the game. All of it. You should have seen my organic chem class this morning, nobody was awakre.

Anyways, the Colts deserved to win after TB squandered that lead, bad call or no bad call.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2003-10-07 04:55pm

GOD FUCKING DAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2003-10-07 07:16pm

This was an extra sweet victory. I'm a big Colts fan, and my best friend is a big Buccaneers fan. All last week, I had to listen to him run off at the mouth about how Tampa was gonna kick the Colts ass', and ripping on Manning. The best part is the fact that he works third shift, so he had to leave during the third quarter, thinking that there was no way the Colts were going to come back. He called me at three A.M. during his break.
I didn't break the news to him gently.

The Dark · Post by **The Dark** » 2003-10-07 08:39pm

I watched all but the first three minutes (was late getting to the MNF party down at the gym).

My thoughts on the last penalty: Under the letter of the rule, the official was right to call that penalty. Under the intention of the rule, it should not have been called.

I must say, we were about ready to call it off with four minutes left, until the Colts got the TD and then got the onside kick.

What determined the game? A sequence of events: The timeout with 2:29(?) left, then the personal foul with 2:04, then the 2-minute warning gave the Colts three stops for one timeout. The personal foul on Sapp (which was a good call, he led with his helmet) meant that two penalties cost the Bucs 40 seconds and 30 yards. Those were what allowed Indianapolis to score the third of the three touchdowns in the last four minutes. If only one of the personal fouls had occurred, TB probably would have won. It was a lack of mental endurance that finished them off.

Worlds Spanner · Post by **Worlds Spanner** » 2003-10-07 08:46pm

I came back from a movie just before the comeback, but I went to bed!

ARGH!!!!

KhyronTheBackstabber · Post by **KhyronTheBackstabber** » 2003-10-07 08:54pm

Ok, I was over at the Inside the NFL message board. There are a couple of guys who think Tampa Bay threw the game as a birthday gift to Tony Dungy.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-10-07 10:50pm

GRuden said it best, Theres no point in complaining about overtime when your team gave up 28 points in the fourth quarter, because of they had done their job and earned those seven figure paychecks then it wouldn't have even come to that.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2003-10-07 10:54pm

Alstotts out for the season too, couple that with a Carolina Panther win and id say Tampas Playoff hopes look a little shaky

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2003-10-08 09:53am

Shaky is right, Bucs are dropping left and right with injuries.

Col. Crackpot · Post by **Col. Crackpot** » 2003-10-08 10:44am

phongn wrote:Shaky is right, Bucs are dropping left and right with injuries.

so is New England, but they are still winning games. Depth is the answer. The Pat's depth chart is as deep and the Grand Canyon....that and the fact theat they are mostly a bunch of scrappers with something to prove.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2003-10-08 01:24pm

phongn wrote:Shaky is right, Bucs are dropping left and right with injuries.

Bah. The Eagles by all rights should be 0-4 with the number of injuries they've had in the defense.