Which team will win Super Bowl XLIV?

[Pig Champion]

Seriously!

How can one consider a team, that didn't go undefeated only because they chose not to, to be poorly coached?

The argument could be made that the decision to not pursue an undefeated season was unfair to the fans, and perhaps even the team's/player's legacies, but that's not bad coaching. One can't argue that they certainly had the capability to go undefeated.

Bad coaching usually denotes a failure in strategy, or more specifically, poor play design and play calling. How can a team with such a handicap have the ability to go undefeated?

To be that good takes everybody. Players can't do that by themselves, coaches can't do that by themselves, management can't do that by themselves...hell, even Payton Manning can't do that by himself. To be that good takes everybody working together...management, coaching, and players.

Poorly coached teams are not capable of an undefeated season...the Colts were.




Perhaps some specific examples (non-subjective please) of this observed "bad coaching" could be provided?

It's pretty easy to ride on the back of a talented roster, with players who have the ability to turn the game around at any one point in the game.

Wade Phillips has been doing it for years. Could you picture Phillips being so successful at Cleveland? Hell, could you see him being that successful at Jacksonville?

Examples are everywhere, Patriots not longer have the dominance they had on D, heaps of bad plays were called all through out the season only to have Brady, Welker or somebody else come up and snatch victory back from the hole that was dug. It happened all season long and the Pats are no where near the talent level of the Colts.

Look, everybody can see the Colts have been shaky from day one. Yes, they've been undefeated but a lot of teams had the win over them only for one of their studs to step up and change the game. This has nothing to do with player metldown but poor play calling and decision making.

As I said, everything I've seen bad from the Colts this seasons has more due to a bad play call than a meltdown on personal.

If you think the Colts have been going from strength to strength all season, then you haven't been paying attention.

 

[El Mahdi]

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[Pig Champion]

Glad we agree. Although, I would call it poor coaching, I think we'll see Caldwell come un-stuck and his poor decisions will be highlighted once the talent slips.

Then again, I could be totally wrong. I was about Big Bill (although, the jury is still out on that one thanks to Spygate) and I also thought Crennel would make an awesome HC.

I'm not sure about player-coaching transitions. I mean, there are a lot of players who, you'd think would make execllent coaches at certain places but haven't translated into the role.

Although if he stuck around Indy and took over on QB or even OC it'd be great. It happened with Dat Nguyen (who's close to my heart) and having him around the team does wonders not only from a coaching standpoint but the spirit of the team.

 

[Holy Bovine]

And why?

Which team is which?

 

[Goodsport]

All four of the Colts' Super Bowls have been (or in this case, will be) in Miami.


-G

 

[frankthedm]

This one will be lost by,... the refs . They are not even trying to hide their rigging of games anymore.

 

[jaerdaph]

Well, one thing's for certain about the outcome -

I CAN'T WAIT TO EAT ALL THAT FOOD TOMORROW!!!

 

[RangerWickett]

Great game. Due to my geographical difficulties, I watched the game in English, Spanish, French, and German. The German announcer was the most lazy of the bunch. He only ever got excited during ref rulings.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well, you know Germans and their love of rules.

BTW...

YEEEEEEEHAAAAAAH!

GEAUX SAINTS!
GEAUX SAINTS!
GEAUX SAINTS!
GEAUX SAINTS!

 

[drothgery]

It's pretty easy to ride on the back of a talented roster, with players who have the ability to turn the game around at any one point in the game.

Wade Phillips has been doing it for years. Could you picture Phillips being so successful at Cleveland? Hell, could you see him being that successful at Jacksonville?

Well, he was only slightly less successful in Buffalo than he is in Dallas (he got the Bills to the playoffs, but they never won anything), so sure.