Colts take their time as Dungy, Manning prepeare for Super Bowl date vs Bears
If we’re such a good story, if we’re such a hot item, then you can wait a day for us.
In essence, that’s what Colts coach Tony Dungy and his AFC champions were saying to the grumpy media types who have been up in arms over the fact that Indianapolis waited until today to arrive in Miami. The Bears?
They cooperated and, like most Super Bowl teams, showed up on site, on Sunday afternoon, a full week before the big game.
The Colts? They stayed in Indiana and jumped on a charter Monday morning.
Perhaps that’s the biggest reason he slowed things down. Miami isn’t the greatest place in the world to practice and prepare for the biggest game of the season, the tilt that Indianapolis is a 6.5-point favorite for on Bodog.com.
There are distractions aplenty. Maybe one less day of those distractions will prove beneficial.
So are the Colts, who will have many a question to answer on Tuesday, when Media Day commences and all those grouchy sportswriters can finally press record on their handhelds.
And it’s hard to argue with him. After all, the Colts, unlike the Bears, had to win three games to get to Miami. They’ve been facing critical games, week after week, for more than a month.
Chicago, on the other hand, was on cruise control leading up to the postseason, then had the benefit of the bye week, and didn’t have to travel a mile to play either of its two playoff games.
Mission, apparently, accomplished. Now, it’s time to get to work.
Goodluck on your Super Bowl XLI prop bets!
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