Fourth and Short
Very short. Welcome to the Horseshoe, the home for Colts
haiku. Football is a game of simple grace and power, grit and
glory unleashed in small explosions. It's poetry in motion. Fast
forward, that is. The 'Shoe doesn't need pages of stat crunching
analysis to find the essence of the game.
17 weeks. 17 syllables. That's all we need. Beat that,
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the full slate of NFL games. Jim Conway put the 'Shoe in its
place last season. This year, he returns to defend his title. See
our predictions
This week's game: Colts at Jacksonville, Sept. 8, 12:00pm
(CBS)
Colts Haiku
Cast off Buccaneer
finds treasure map to Indy.
Cap'n Dungy. Arr!
Rehab for Colt runner:
Edge keeps it real in South Beach.
Flag football champion?
New scheme: Cover 2.
Old scheme: couldn't cover bed.
Tackling 101.
New defense leader
Read, react. Get the damn ball!
Meek in name only.
Title run begins.
Expect success. Execute.
Can Colts deliver?
Hungry young horseshoes
across the line of scrimmage.
Freeney and Triplett.
Colt cap casualties
Dilger and Pathon. Enter
Ismail and Harris.
Short field for offense.
Colts create more turnovers.
See Peyton drool.
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