You Only Got One Shot

by Casey Jacobsen Just this past Sunday after a night of practice, I sat down on my couch in Bamberg, Germany and opened the “Slingbox” application on my laptop computer (if you don’t know what Slingbox is, google it….right now.) Thanks to modern technology, I am still able to watch live NFL games from my house even though I live thousands of miles away. As this current football season enters its final two weeks of play, the playoff race is coming into focus. Some teams are still playing for their lives, while others have already clinched their positions. My favorite team, the Indianapolis Colts, was enjoying their best regular season in franchise history and came into last week’s game as the only undefeated team at 14-0. They had already clinched a first round bye and home field advantage throughout the coming playoffs. So winning their home finale against a desperate New York Jets team, a group clearly not on their level, wouldn’t have meant anything except keeping their record un...