The Quiet Strength

To the national media he was a big question mark. He's been silent almost all year despite giving a weekly press conference. He's an after-thought when discussing reasons the Colts are 7-0. His name only comes up when it's time for the obligatory, "Everything looks the same, what's different?" question to the players. It's time to give him his due. Jim Caldwell has been splendid this season.  That may sound like an obvious statement given the Colts' early season success, but even if you take the wins off the board as the product of 18 and a superior roster, there is plenty of evidence that Caldwell is doing a fine job. 1.  The Colts have shown no panic or regression in end of half/end of game scenarios. You see it every week in the NFL.  Teams screw up timeouts, two minute drills, two point conversion attempts (see Sparano against the Jets this week).  Through seven games, the Colts have yet to make any mistakes in this area.  They routinely...