Forget Perfection, Colts' Rhythm Now the Main Focus

It is a good thing you are reading this instead of trying to listen to my voice from here in Indy. You probably wouldn't be able to hear me over the boos that are still echoing in the downtown streets of Indianapolis.

While Curtis Painter is not to blame for this loss, the fans still have a good reason to be upset, although they just have it wrong. While 95 percent of the fans in Lucas Oil Stadium were upset because the Colts the "Pursuit of Perfection" ended Sunday, there really is a greater concern to be worried about.

A perfect season would be nice, but now that Coach Caldwell has pushed the button that shows his plan to rest the starters, the Colts face many more questions. While the Colts rested mostly everyone in the second half tonight's game, they will also most likely be resting everyone next week as they face the Bills on the road.

Nobody really knows how the weather will play out in Buffalo, but it will be January, so take that for what it's worth. The last thing the Colts need is to have their players playing in a snowy game that really means nothing for both teams.

The problem now is if you rest the players next week, they will also have a first round bye in the playoffs, which if my math is correct, would be a very long time between important games.

The Colts' Thursday night game against the Jaguars took place on December 17th, and the next full meaningful game (first playoff game) the Colts play takes place on January 17th. Can a team like the Indianapolis Colts, who rely on timing and rhythm, really take off an entire month off, then try to flip the switch back on?

The Colts have one of the most injury plagued rosters in the NFL again this year, so the players will be able to use the rest, but will the rest hurt them more than help them? Peyton Manning and the offense rely so much on timing and precision, that having such a long time off the field could really effect them.

The defense will greatly benefit from this time off, because they can rest their guys and not have to worry about it messing up their timing.

No matter which way you look at it, there will be people on both sides telling you why it was the wrong move, or why it was the right move. There is no way to please everyone with your decision, but if the Colts have shown everyone one thing over the past decade, it is that they know what they are doing.

This will become a huge deal over the next few days on the four letter network and locally here in Indy, but just remember who we are talking about here.

The Colts will be fine.