Colts head coach Jim Caldwell is getting lambasted in the media today for not risking all of his players health. These people are completely delusional. I have heard everything from “He took the wind out of the season,” to “He coaches like a coward.” The guy has won the first fourteen games in his career. THIS IS HIS FIRST LOSS AS A HEAD COACH.
Imagine the amount of pressure he just removed from his players shoulders. It’s not like he lost on purpose, but it wasn’t a big deal to him, I’m sure. There’s nothing worse than a playoff team playing tight. I don’t think Caldwell thinks his team is so unbeatable that they can slide through the playoffs playing tight. He just took the 300 pound gorilla off their back.
Also, the people that say he just ruined the NFL season are just unflushable turds. The NFL season’s interesting-ness [sic] is not determined by an undefeated team. And Caldwell does not owe it to them to recklessly put his playoff chances at risk for fans’ intrigue.
If they would have lost in the playoffs they would have gone down as one of the biggest chokers in NFL history. No one wants to have the pressure of that hanging over your heads when entering the playoffs.
The bottom line is if you think your team is invincible, then go for the undefeated season. If not, then being undefeated is nothing more than an unnecessary burden.
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