Last night, the Colts played an outstanding defensive game and routed the Steelers 26-7. Granted, Ben Roethlisberger was a little rusty after being out several weeks with a knee injury, but Base10 must say that the Colts looked really good.

The Colts move to 11-0 and the prospect of an undefeated season gets closer and closer every week. I don't know if the Colts can duplicate the '72 Dolphins, but if last night's game is any indication, look out Don Shula.

The key is balance, of course. The Colts under Tony Dungee are no longer a one-dimensional team that had to core 45 points to stay competitive. The booth noted that Dungee had only one player left on defense since he took over. I'd say this man knows a thing or two about "D".

In other football news, the Lions organization fired head coach Steve Mariucci. Mariucci had an abysmal record with the team in spite of having arguably the best receiving corp in football. The key, it seems is at QB, a position that Joey Harrington never grew into and one for which Jeff Garcia will probably be shown the door. The New York Sun suggested that Mariucci would be better off in college (coaching, not taking classes) and indicated Michigan was already interested. Of course, Mariucci is still owed about 12 million on his contract for the remainder of this season and over the next two more.

The question also becomes who is available to replace him? Dick Jauron, former Bears head coach, has been promoted to interim coach, but can you really see him landing the job?

- posted by Base10 @ 11:24 AM