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Indianapolis Colts TE Dwight Clark (Michael Conroy/AP Photo)
Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Jim Caldwell said what has happened this far this season is fine. It's good to 4-0, and in first place in the AFC South.
And Caldwell said for a second consecutive week, there was a lot to like when reviewing the game tape Monday morning. Caldwell, four games into his first season as the Colts' head coach, said as was the case a week ago -- after a victory over Arizona -- a lot of things looked very, very good Monday morning when reviewing the tape from a 34-17 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
But Caldwell once again warned that being unbeaten early in the season means little.
“As tough as this league is, as difficult a time as you have winning games in this league, we always believe we have a chance – no question about that,” Caldwell said Monday. "What we try to do is look at it one game at a time, and every ballgame we went into – yeah, we certainly believed we had a chance to win. But just like everything else, you have to prove it week in and week out.”
*** COFFEE WITH THE COLTS: INDY FOOTBALL REPORT EDITOR JOHN OEHSER'S NEXT-DAY LOOK AT COLTS-SEAHAWKS HERE.
The Colts (4-0), who lead Jacksonville (2-2) and Houston (2-2) by two games in the division, hold a four-game lead on defending division champion Tennessee, which lost to Jacksonville Sunday. The Colts visit the Titans Sunday on NBC Sunday Night Football.
“They're probably the best 0-4 team I've ever seen,” Colts safety Melvin Bullitt said. “When we go down there Sunday, it's going to be a dogfight. They're going to give us everything they have. Record's not going to matter in that game. It's going to be about who wants it more.”
Said Caldwell, “They're a very, very tough team. Year in and year out, we've had hard-nosed battles against them. There's no reason for us to expect anything different. It's a very, very thin line between 2-2 and 4-0 and 0-4. It's the bounce of a ball in some cases.”
Caldwell said what he liked most about the Colts' first four games isn't as much the unbeaten record or first-place status, but that the team has improved consistently.
“They get better every week,” Caldwell said. “That's the thing we see. We practice better every week. We perform a little better every week. As long as we can keep doing that, I'm going to feel pretty good about where we're headed.
“That's the challenge, that they don't get complacent, that they don't get lethargic and those things are the things we have to fight. If we have humility, I think we'll be OK.”
*** COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING CALLS 4-0 RECORD A GOOD START: INDY FOOTBALL REPORT EDITOR JOHN OEHSER'S GAME STORY. HERE
*** INDY FOOTBALL REPORT EDITOR JOHN OEHSER PREVIEWS COLTS-SEATTLE SEAHAWKS HERE
*** ON WHAT FORMER COLTS AND CURRENT SEAHAWKS RB EDGERRIN JAMES MEANT TO JOSEPH ADDAI HERE
*** COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING NAMED AFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH HERE
*** COLTS QB PEYTON MANNING ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF FORMER COLTS RB EDGERRIN JAMES HERE
*** WR PIERRE GARCON AMONG FIVE KEY EARLY-SEASON DEVELOPMENTS FOR 3-0 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS HERE ***
*** REVIEWING COLTS PRESIDENT BILL POLIAN'S WEEKLY RADIO SHOW HERE. PART ONE
*** REVIEWING COLTS PRESIDENT BILL POLIAN'S WEEKLY RADIO SHOW HERE. PART TWO
*** WHAT DO THE COLTS HAVE TO DO TO WIN THE AFC SOUTH? READ IFR EDITOR JOHN OEHSER'S FIVE KEYS HERE
DWIGHT FREENEY NEWS
* Colts quiet on status of DE Dwight Freeney
* DE Dwight Freeney out 2-to-3 weeks
* Freeney not ready to accept 2-to-3 week diagnosis
* Freeney plays against Seahawks
* Manning calls Freeney return inspiring.
MAGNIFICENT SEVENS: WEEKLY COLTS THOUGHTS . . .
Magnificent Seven I: Seven training camp thoughts and observations
Magnificent Seven II: On the Colts' defensive tackle position and WR Reggie Wayne
Magnificent Seven III: On the Colts' running backs and offensive line
Magnificent Seven IV: On the Colts' offense, OG Ryan Lilja and WR Anthony Gonzalez
Magnificent Seven V: On S Melvin Bullitt and QB Peyton Manning
Magnificent Seven VI: On RB Donald Brown and the start of the season . . . at last
Magnificent Seven VII: On WR Reggie Wayne, the OL and blitzing
Magnificent Seven VIII: On WR Reggie Wayne, QB Peyton Manning and DE Dwight Freeney
EXAMINER SERIES: TWENTY PRE-TRAINING CAMP QUESTIONS WITH THE COLTS . . .
1) Will Jim Sorgi be the backup quarterback?
2) Will Special Teams be Special?
3) Who will be the Colts' breakout player in 2009?
4) Will loss of former Head Coach Tony Dungy hurt in 2009?
5) What will defense look like in 2009?
6) Will DT Ed Johnson impact the defense in 2009?
7) How important is the return of OG Ryan Lilja in 2009?
8) Will K Adam Vinatieri be ready in 2009?
9) Will WRs be improved in 2009?
11) Will S Bob Sanders be healthy in 2009?
12) Will secondary be one of NFL's best in 2009?
13) Who will start at RB in 2009?
14) What roles will Tom Moore and Howard Mudd play in 2009?
15) Can QB Peyton Manning improve again in 2009?
16) Will the Colts be OK at LB in 2009?
17) Will CB Kelvin Hayden make the Pro Bowl in 2009?
18) Can TE Dallas Clark make the Pro Bowl in 2009?
19) Can OT Tony Ugoh develop into franchise-level LT?
20) Can the Colts win the Super Bowl in 2009?
THE POSITION-BY-POSITION PRE-TRAINING CAMP SERIES:
- The QUARTERBACKS
- The RUNNING BACKS
- The TIGHT ENDS
- The WIDE RECEIVERS
- The OFFENSIVE TACKLES
- The OFFENSIVE GUARDS
- The CENTERS
- The DEFENSIVE ENDS
- The DEFENSIVE TACKLES
- The LINEBACKERS
- The CORNERBACKS
- The SAFETIES
OTHER EXAMINER COLTS TOPICS . . .
- Colts QB Peyton Manning on Steve McNair
- Steve McNair's career often intertwined with the Colts
- QB Peyton Manning omitted from ESPN.com's All-Decade team
- The best of the Indianapolis Colts blogosphere . . .
- Manning: Influence of Tony Dungy still felt around Colts
- Mudd, Moore return inevitable, happy end to long story
- Colts to allow sponsors on practice uniforms
- Why Colts QB Peyton Manning is primed for another big season
- Re-signing DT Ed Johnson makes DT situation even better
- SERIES: Peyton Manning Top 10 underrated moments.
- Breaking Down the 2009 Colts Schedule
- A recap of the Colts' 2009 NFL Draft
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