5 Myths

I love myths! Oehser nails it

1. The Colts made a mistake by not pursuing 16-0. They may be judged harshly at times on this front next week, and doubtless, there will be some who forever criticize the Colts for pulling starters late in the season. That’s the unsolvable debate. If you believe they should have gone for 16-0, then you’re going to be believe it. If you believe they needed rest and quality practice time to be as dominant in the playoffs as they were, then that’s what you’re going to believe. What matters to the Colts is they’re at the Super Bowl, which to those who made the decision was the whole reason they did what they did. The 16-0 thing will be a theme for a while this week, mainly because there are national media who will be around the Colts for the first time since the regular season ended, and while to those who follow the Colts closely, the story may seem a bit dated, it’s an easy angle and one that will draw attention. Is it a myth that they made a mistake by not pursuing 16-0? Hard to say, but it’s no myth that they believed winning the Super Bowl far more important and it’s no myth that to the Colts, it won’t be nearly as big of an issue as many this week make it out to be.