The Blame Game

Ugh. Here we go again...

Colts President Bill Polian pointed the finger at two units - the offensive line and Special Teams - and bemoaned the lack of execution in Indianapolis' Super Bowl XLIV loss to New Orleans.

Polian mentioned the onside kick to start the second-half as the turning point of the game:

"We had four things we could have done positively on that play. We didn't do any of them. That absolutely changed the game. It went from our getting the ball on their 40-yard line to having them march down for a touchdown."

The blame going on the offensive line is a bit of a surprise. The Colts rushed for 99 yards, well above their 80.9 ypg regular season average, and yielded zero sacks. Peyton Manning was rarely hurried or hit like he was in the Jets and Ravens games earlier in the playoffs.

Frankly, I'm tired of the blame game. Offense, defense, Special Teams, coaching - the Colts were outplayed and outexecuted in every single one of those areas. There's no reason to throw a specific unit or player under the bus.

If Polian really wants to point the finger at someone, why not his own head coach? Jim Caldwell's conservative approach after jumping out to a 10-0 lead was as much to blame as anything for the disappointing loss.