A hard rain's a-gonna fall

Colts fans, don't say it. Don't even whisper it. \nI can handle the massive influx of Manning jerseys every Monday, and I can even handle all the shots at my beloved Packers (they'll still win the NFC Suck ... I mean North).\nWhat I don't want to hear is even the slightest sound of word "undefeated." \nYes, they are the last remaining team with an unblemished record. Yes, they have a punishing defense and an offense capable of dropping 45 points on any given Sunday. They even have a rather favorable schedule with the recent demise of the Patriots, and the Steelers and Chargers coming to Indianapolis. But until the Colts start playing up to their own abilities rather than their opponents', they are also going to have a very bad loss in the very near future.\nMonday night, Indianapolis took care of St. Louis, and in today's papers it looks like another lofty win. But a team with a hospitalized coach nearly had Colts nation flatlining for half a football game Monday. And as good of a quarterback as Jamie Martin is ... I'm sorry I can't even finish that sarcastically. But Indy fans get the point. If St. Louis Quarterback Marc Bulger stays in that game, it's very plausible that the Colts don't.\nNow, I titled this column after a timeless Dylan classic because I believe a very hard rain is a-gonna fall on the Colts in the near future. But I'm not trying to rain on the parade here. I have to admit they are certainly the best team in the league right now, and I would probably take them to play in Detroit this January. I'm sorry Colts fans if I just gave you the kiss of death (I picked the Vikings to win the Super Bowl before the season). If any boating/stripping/oral sex incidents occur during Indianapolis' upcoming bye week, I take full responsibility. \nGetting back to football, understanding that I expect big things from the Colts, all I'm asking is that you fans keep mum for a while. In the day and age of bandwagons and ESPN, I won't be surprised to see Chris Berman busting out his '72 Dolphins schtick in his next rendition of Boomer's Top 126, I mean, 10. \nAll I ask is that everyone realize the Colts are not playing great football. They are winning, but they are winning games while playing down to their opponents. They struggled against the Browns, needed two defensive touchdowns against the 49ers and relied on the cheapest play in football to knock out the Rams' starting quarterback. (Why don't QBs take a hint and just fall to the fetal position after they throw a pick? They know every 300-pound lineman is looking for a free "block" on a defenseless pretty boy).\nSo keep celebrating Colts fans -- you certainly have every reason to. Just don't get ahead of yourselves because at this rate, the first good team to come along will add a little black to the boys in blue.\nThat hard rain will come soon enough. Just don't let your heads get so big that they pull you under.All I ask is that everyone realize the Colts are not playing great football. They are winning, but they are winning games while playing down to their opponents. They struggled against the Browns, needed two defensive touchdowns against the 49ers and relied on the cheapest play in football to knock out the Rams' starting quarterback. (Why don't QBs take a hint and just fall to the fetal position after they throw a pick? They know every 300-pound lineman is looking for a free "block" on a defenseless pretty boy).\nSo keep celebrating Colts fans -- you certainly have every reason to. Just don't get ahead of yourselves because at this rate, the first good team to come along will add a little black to the boys in blue.\nThat hard rain will come soon enough. Just don't let your heads get so big that they pull you under.