This board is the most reactionary FOS fan base I've ever seen in my life. If Manning misses a game or two (which I don't think is going to happen) the Colts brought in a quality vet in Collins to hold the fort until Manning gets back.
The trouble with you guys is you all overreact and act like you are some kind of football experts. You constantly talk about how the "Colts are done" and "Polian is an idiot" yet year after year after year after year, and yet the Colts win year after year after year.
You talk about the Colts failing to prepare if Manning goes down, yet you talk about how the Colts have no chance anyway, if Manning goes down. You talk about how Manning is overrated, yet you talk about how he's all the Colts have.
You talk about how the Colts backup situation is horrible, yet you all were screaming like girls when Brady went down for the Pats to rush out and sign someone because you all thought Cassel was terrible. He sucked in that preseason and many (if not most) of you around here were saying he should have been cut and when Brady went down, you were in panic mode saying the Pats needed to get a QB. And if want to deny it, we can hit the archives from 2008 and read the posts.
Really, all you Pats fans were saying "we need to sign Dante Culpepper when Brady went down......and now, because Manning MIGHT (I doubt it) miss a game or two you sit back and say "I told you so" or act like you know what you're talking about?
Sure. Pat's fans wanted Dante Culpepper in 2008 because you all know so much about football.
You guys were all screaming about how BB had "lost it" after the blowout to the Ravens in 2009. Again, if you want, we can hit the archives.
You all are the most kneejerk, reactionary, fanbase in all of football.
Every single season you guys post "the Colts are going to take a step back this season" or "the Colts are falling". Maybe this will finally be the year, but seeing as how you guys say it every single year, it doesn't really mean much when you say it. And if this is this the year the Colts "fall" I'm sure you'll all be here crowing about how you "knew it", completely ignoring the fact that you say it every damn year.
Personally, if I was you, I'd be more worried about the Jets and the Pats inability to stop teams on 3rd down. But that's just me.
And one last thing, earlier in this thread someone talked about the Colts making excuses after losses to the Pats. That's pretty rich, you guys want to talk about all the excuses Pats fans make?
Let's see.....the Colts/Polian changed the rules, piping in crowd noise, the Pats had the flu, turning up the thermostat in the RCA Dome (my personal all time favorite, Pats fans talk about the Colts being soft because they play indoors but apparently all you need to do to beat the Pats is turn the thermostat up a little), "the NFL wants the Colts to win", "the NFL is against the Patriots", oh, and "he actually got the first down" on 4th and 2. Those are just a few.
Really, you guys kill me.