Another typical Monday here at 1070 THE FAN…

The Colts fall in the Wild Card round of the playoffs….again.  And Kravitz creates a stir by calling for Dungy’s head…

Well, in regards to Dungy I could not disagree more.  Tony is a hell of a coach…and I think some personnel changes may lead to better results in ’09 as opposed to new leadership.

The Colts could not run the ball.  They could not stop the run. 

Why not make some changes in the running game? 

Why not make some changes on defense?

Last time I checked…Bill Polian makes those decisions.

Problems with the defensive approach?  Why not bring some heat to Ron Meeks?

I don’t think the post-season problems fall entirely on Tony’s shoulders.  If you talk to those who know football, you cannot win ...

You live by the sword…you die by the sword. 

All season long the Colts have had trouble running the ball on offense, and stopping drives on defense.

Fortunately, those weaknesses did not hurt the team as they won their final nine games to close the regular season.  That said, was the streak really that impressive?  Apparently not.  The Chargers had won four in a row heading into the playoffs, and there were actually questions as to which team was hotter heading into the post-season.  Frankly, despite the success the Colts were having on the field….you still couldn’t ignore their shortcomings.  Against playoff teams, Indy would have to play near perfect football in other phases of the game in order to win.

And against the Chargers that did not happen.

Once again the Colts defense failed to get off of the ...

A tough January awaits the Pacers after what has been an entertaining, yet disappointing first 31 games of the regular season.

With a record of 10-21…the Pacers are second-to-last in the Eastern Conference, which is exactly where most prognosticators predicted they would be.

Sure there are many factors that led the Blue and Gold to their current predicament:

They are a young team…

There are several new faces…

They have been plagued by injuries…

Most notably, Mike Dunleavy…a guy who was supposed to provide a scoring punch to compliment Danny Granger has not sniffed the floor all season…

Their early schedule has been the toughest in the entire league…

Yeah, yeah, yeah…we’ve heard all the excuses.  The team has played hard and they have been in virtually every game…..yet they’re still eleven games under .500.

And the bad news for ...

Colts vs. Chargers….

Didn’t we all see this one coming?  The Chargers have been playing fantastic football as of late…and you just knew that the Broncos would not have a chance, considering the momentum the Chargers had built plus the bad feelings stemming from the game that ended on a fumble that wasn’t called a fumble but actually was a fumble……uh, I’m sure you’re catching my drift.

So as a fan, how do you feel about this upcoming Wild Card matchup?

Personally, I’ve always feared the teams that have played more meaningful games down the stretch to sneak into the post-season.  The Steelers had to do it back in 2005.  After a rough start that had to play nearly flawless football down the stretch…..and they did…riding a wave of momentum to a Super Bowl….knocking off our beloved Colts along the way. 

The ...

God love the Pacers….

I know they’re trying, but for whatever reason they cannot find ways to pull out tight games.

Watching these games, you can literally see this team learning as they go.  They’re making adjustments to try to become more efficient…but they still can’t seem to get it right. 

For example, earlier in the season…Danny Granger would attack the hoop and wouldn’t look anywhere else but at the rim.  His teammates quite frankly prepared to return to defense when he zoned in on the hoop.

It was that bad.

But now, Danny is trying to find his teammates when he is being double-teamed.  It’s great to see him evolve….but we’re seeing him struggle because that is simply something he didn’t practice in the off-season.  When I spoke to Danny before the year…he said his main focus was working on his one-on-one game.  ...