I just hate his tone. He’s kind of douche.
Realistically, this was the type of game the Manning-era Colts have often found a way to pull out during the regular season but which hasn’t counted much toward predicting postseason success. That’s yet another reason it’s hard to get excited about their 17-game “winning streak,” which is four short of the all-time record set by the Patriots between 2006-08 – for it’s not a 17-game winning streak at all.
Sandwiched between regular season runs was a second consecutive playoff defeat to the San Diego Chargers that was choppy and disheartening from an Indy perspective.
For that reason Manning, whose single-minded mission is to try to get the Colts to the point where they can prevail in such circumstances, was far from celebratory after Sunday’s game. Wearing only a towel, he sat on a bench in the middle of the locker room talking over the game with receivers coach Clyde Christensen for a long time before showering and conducting his postgame news conference, where he predictably talked about how much more Indy needs to keep improving.
“We scored enough to win, but obviously we had to have some help from the defense,” Manning said. “We need to do our part better and score some more points. Obviously, it wasn’t perfect.”
But the Colts still are, and there’s no shame in that, no matter how high they set the standards.
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