Dwight Freeney again

Yeah we’ve talked enough about the Indianapolis Colts defensive end, but I guess it will never be enough for his fans, who is eager to know whether they are to see their beloved player in his Colts jersey on the field of the Sun Life Stadium in Miami during Sunday’s Super Bowl game against the New Orleans Saints.

I guess they will see. Just guess. Neither the player himself now the team sounds worried about Freeney’s availability for the game. Perhaps they are having some Plan B, but only the complete team that won the AFC champion by beating the New York Jets 30-17 could be called a perfect team to face the Saints on Sunday. Let alone all the information from the team that shows Freeney is in good recovery.



Freeney is to test his sore right ankle for the first time during Friday’s practice after getting enough treatment. Every time talking about the recovery, he always said “it’s better now” or “it is gradually improving.”

It’s no question Freeney will play. He was made to be questionable simply to confuse us, or confuse their opponent.

Colts DE Freeney missed practice along with CB Powers

As we had expected, the ankle injury did not allow the Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney to practice while the team had their first practice in South Florida. Among the 19 players the Colts listed on the injury report, Freeney and injured cornerback Jerraud Powers were the only two who sat out Wednesday’s practice.

Freeney, the All-Pro defensive end, has a torn ligament in his right ankle and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game against the New Orleans Saints. And Powers had a left foot injury. While Freeney was not seen on the field, Powers was on the sideline in his No. 25 Colts jersey watching four-time league MVP Peyton Manning complete all nine passes and throw for a touchdown against the scout team’s nickel defense.




“We’ve played 22 games this year,” Coach Jim Caldwell said. “I want them to be nice and hungry come Sunday. If they need pads this time of year …”

Being asked whether Freeney and Powers are to play this Sunday, Caldwell said he was unsure. He did not expect Freeney to play the game but remained optimistic about Powers’ playing status.

AFC team beat NFC, but who cares?

The 2010 Pro Bowl game was played disappointedly one week before the Super Bowl. And as expected, the game was in lack of super stars, making it even more senseless to watch such a game which was supposed to be all-star but counts nothing anyway.

One week before the Super Bowl, the best players of the best teams of this season need rest to prepare for the most important game of the league. And among them there are previously selected all-star teams’ members. Some other players from other teams were picked to replace them, but other stars not members of the Super Bowl teams took injuries excuses to get out of the now all-stupid game. No Brett Favre, no Peyton Manning, no Drew Brees, no Philip Rivers.

Matt Schaub of the Houston Texans led the AFC team to a 41-34 win over the NFC team that was led by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers. So what? Anything matters? There are still fans in various NFL jerseys watching the game, but they did care much about the result. They were there mostly to watch the stars playing together, and they disappointedly found that there were much fewer stars as they had expected.