Heres how I see the AFC finishing, courtesy of Yahoo's playoff scenario generator.

The 6th seed Broncos will play the 3rd seed Dolphins. This is a tough game but I see the Broncos winning this game.

In an AFC North division rematch the 5th seed Ravens play the 4th seed Bengals. Cincy ends the season on a low and it gets even lower here. They lose to the Ravens.

The Divisionals.

The Broncos head back to Lucas Oil Stadium, only this Manning doesn't throw a single pick. He dismantles the Broncos in the playoffs.

The Ravens meet the Chargers. This game is ugly. The Chargers come out on top.

The Championship.

In 2006 the Colts had to exorcise our Patriot demons to make it to he Super Bowl. This year the Colts exorcise their Charger demons as it should be. I welcome the Chargers. Colts win.

Clint "Class is in" Session, "The Teacher", "Papa Smurf". You can call him whatever you want. The fact of the matter is that Clint Session is a VERY important piece of our defense. Since his humble beginnings as a standout at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, Florida he has worked his way to becoming a pro bowl (yes pro bowl) caliber linebacker for our beloved Indianapolis Colts.

A fourth round draft pick out of the football powerhouse that is Pittsburgh...........

The Beard played in 13 games (starting 1) in his rookie season. He compiled 26 combined tackles, 2 interceptions and 1 forced fumble. All in limited playing time. Not bad for someone who is "too small", "not decisive or aware in pass defense" and "is easily blocked from the action." The Beard became a machine in his second season, a tackling machine if you will. In his sophmore season he started 15 games.  He totaled 94 tackles, good enough for 4th on the team  behind Bethea, Brackett and former starter Freddie Keiaho. He had 3 forced fumbles which was good enough for 3rd on the team, behind (yes you guessed it) Freeney and Mathis. The Colts knew they had found a player they could use to change our defense's perception by the MSM.

Here we are, 13 games into the season. Session has surpassed his tackle total this year and leads the Colts in tackles. He is seemingly everywhere. Always coming up with big stops on 3rd and 4th downs. A big reason that I believe is helping The Beard is our new found option to blitz opposing offense. The Beard or The Brack are usually the guys to do the blitzing and it has changed the face of our defense. Our bend but not break philosophy along with our "Blitz you when you want last years Colts D" (coined by myself, very original I know) has created this number 2 scoring defense. Number 2!

So I know you're confused. Let me break it down for you. Clint "The Beard" Session is a beast. Check. The Colts still have a great offense. Check. They also have the number 2 scoring defense in the league. Checkity, check, check check.

By all means he is not the only guy to turn this defense around. There are others and they will get their props too. He's just too hairy to ignore. This guy. I like this guy. Reminds me of that great linebacker who was also an assassin. I'm going to call this guy the Bearded Assassin because he has a beard and he's like an assassin.

Heres to a mainstay in our linebacker corps, Clint "Class is in" Session, "The Teacher", "Papa Smurf", "The Beard". You can call him whatever you want. The fact of the matter is that Clint Session is a VERY important piece of our defense.

Little did he know while attending  Parkdale High School in Riverdale, Maryland that some day he would soon be a disturbing force in the middle of one the most passionate D-lines in Indianapolis Colts history. After a college career at Kent State where he ranked third in school history in sacks with 14.5 he ultimately went undrafted. A diamond in the rough. Signed by the Packers as a free agent in 2007 he played in only 3 games recording 8 tackles, four of them solo. Ultimately he was waived by the Packers before the start of the 2008 season. His career though had only just begun.

The Colts snapped him up to add depth to a small defensive tackle rotation. He played in 6 games in the 2008 season registering only 3 tackles and 1 pass defensed. Not exactly stunning stats. Muir was moved up and down from the practice squad occasionally but must have shown very positive signs of improvement for what was going to happen next.

The offseason came and went. Preseason had arrived. Daniel Muir played limited time in preseason starting 3 out of 4 games. He registered 4 solo tackles and 5 assisted tackles. Still he remained in the rotation.

The Colts started the regular season with 5 wins before their bye week. Muir did not start any of them. This was mainly in part to Ed Johnson (which is definitely another fan post for another time).  Ed was released and Muir became the starter coming out of the bye week. Since then he has had great games against St Louis, Baltimore and Denver. More important than stats though is his presence in the middle. Just him being there and letting the opposing team know that this defensive tackle is no push over is what this Colts team has needed. Our rush defense is 18th in the league in yards allowed (110.4). Muir is a big part of that. Muir surely won't break any tackling records. He might not even make a pro bowl. He is working towards the main goal like every Colt. The Super Bowl.

So his stats are good, not great. Some will say he's an above average defensive tackle. But the one thing the Colts do like about him is that he has the Colts attitude. Colts attitude= Classy on the field and Classy off the field. A recent article on Colts.com that can be found here shows how classy he really is. Reaching out to homeless teens and helping those who are less fortunate than himself shows that he does in fact belong to the Indianapolis Colts.

Daniel Muir along with the other great veterans and rookies on our defense have turned our defense into something to be feared. Heres to winning the Super Bowl on both sides of the ball. I'm so psyched for the playoffs.

Go Colts!!!!

So its wednesday. The worst day of the week except its my bday. I got no plans until later on and im bored so lets get a thread going!! Plz?

topics: hagler out for the season, should we resign edge, do i wear the black jacket or the white jacket tonight? How badly are we gonna beat the Texans?

also which cat is cuter?

This cat?

via www.thesecretdiaryofadriancat.com

or this cat?

via dennisjudd.com

Oh and go colts!!

Ok, some of you may have heard of Sportsnation on espn. well I'm watchin it right now and they are all about Brett Favre. Trying to break a record or something. Well the question came up about who is better Favre in his hey day or Peyton Manning right now? Well the host Colin Cowherd is now my most favorite person in the world almost (he's second to Peyton Manning).

He looked the camera straight in the eye and told it like it is. Peyton Manning is flawless. (he may have had a pimple in highschool)

Peyton Manning is getting better with age and Favre is doing the opposite. Peyton will own the touchdown record.

To sum this post up Peyton > Favre.

Peyton freakin Manning. The love of my life. The reason for the Colts greatness. He just threw for his 4th straight 300 yard game this season (first time in his career). FYI we've only played 4 games. As of right now he has threw for 1336 yards. It is really hard to believe that he will stay on this kind of pace.

1336 x 4=5344.

Is it really hard to believe he could throw for over 5000 yards even with our run game picking up?

Personally I think its not out of reach but he won't make over 5000. I'm thinking just over 4600.

What do you guys think about Blue Jesus? (yea I said it)

Our first preseason game is Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

We will be playing the Minnesota Vikings (in case you didnt know).

Some things that you need to know about our hated enemy (for this week atleast)

• They don't exactly know who their quarterback will be

they know its not a certain number 4 who shall not be named.

• They have the baddest runningback in the league (and by bad i mean will run all day)

they're predicting almost 1900 yards rushing for this season for AP alone. wow.

• The aptly named "Williams Wall" will probably be playing the whole season

these beasts will test our o-line and addai/brown.

• Be sure to head over to the Daily Norseman and remind them of the great comeback we handed them last year.

boy did we need that win

• Rookies, rookies, rookies. Percy, Asher and Jasper. I like. I like

Percy "pothead" Harvin is a threat. Natural talent. Jasper Brinkley has a place in my heart being from S. Carolina. I will be watching him closely.

Last year I picked the Vikes to make the superbowl. But with a 10-6 record they made the playoffs barely and lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wildcard game. I'm still big on the Vikes and believe they just need some solid QB play to take them the distance (where the colts will stop them).

The guys over at Daily Norseman are awesome and the arguments with the Pack and Bears are intense. Head over there and Spy on the Enemy. 

Expect more of these. (only if you like them. feedback appreciated)

From Mockingthedraft.com
• A team that had a great draft was Indianapolis. While a receiver wasn't added, Donald Brown is now the team's best running back. Fili Moala gives them a difference maker in the middle.

My take.

Really? Donald Brown now the teams best running back? I know that alot of people here at stampedeblue argue endlessly about Addai and I'm here to start another one.

Addai is proven in this league already! He has been to a pro bowl and won a superbowl.

People look towards last season and say well "he sucked". The entire run game sucked! An o-line filled with rookies and depleted by injuries notably Jeff Saturday will surely make running the ball a chore no one could handle. While Addai did indeed have an off year last year, I fully expect him to be back to his regular self this year.

Donald Brown may prove to be the best running back EVER, but he may also prove to be a BUST (hope not). Joe Addai > Donald Brown until proven otherwise.