2-Point Conversing: Super Bowl XLIV

...since 1993 to pit the number-one seed from each conference against each other. There is a reason so many wild card teams have won, let alone reached, the Super Bowl in recent history. Challenges during the regular season fuel fires to avenge disappointments and disprove doubters.

The Indianapolis Colts are prone to succumbing to what I call A.B.C. – the Atlanta Braves Complex. They breezed through the regular season with potent professionalism, but have not developed the heart or charisma to win on the big stage.

Despite earning the NFC’s top seed, the New Orleans Saints... (more)

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2-Point Conversing: To Bench, Or Not To Bench

...Eric Karlan criticizes Coach Caldwell

"You play to win the game," a livid head coach once screamed in an infamous press conference tirade. And truer words could not have been screamed.

Unfortunately for football fans everywhere, this enraged exclamation of wisdom did not reach Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell. In this past Sunday’s game against the New York Jets, he played to win the championship – not the game.

In other words, Caldwell benched Peyton Manning, the best quarterback in football, and a slew of other star starters, only to let the bench... (more)

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