The Wins of Winter (Part 2)

It didn't seem possible that a ball thrown thirty yards in the air could land so softly. But it did, nestling into Coby's outstretched hands as he crossed the goal line. He felt the safety's hand slap haplessly against his left shoulder, and let out a scream of triumph.  He

The Wins of Winter (Part 1)

Snow. In Oakland. Unbelievable. "You know nothing, Weather Underground," thought Coby Fleener as he watched the snowflakes float down into the Coliseum. Coby had seen his share of cold days growing up in Joliet, and later in Indianapolis, but he'd never seen snow fall from the sky near San Francisco Bay. He'd never

Colts Bye Week: The Best Of The Worst

On a cursory check, nine of the 13 NFL.com preseason analysts predicted the Colts make the Super Bowl in February (as a point of reference, Peter King predicted a Ravens/Packers Super Bowl XXXXX). At 4-5, one would typically scoff at the notion of the Colts even being a playoff threat. Instead,