The Second Least Popular Man in Indianapolis

The least popular man in blue these days has to be Curtis Painter. Friday night's two touchdown performance aside, the mention of Painter's name draws amusing facial reactions from fans. There's no diversity of opinion on Painter at all. He has no defenders. Judging by the reactions of fans, there is another person with the organization almost as unpopular. This man does not deserve nearly the level of derision, however. Jim Caldwell. There are many opinions of Caldwell floating about central Indiana right now, most of them wrong. In fact, I know just by writing a piece defending him, I'll have a bevy of irate readers. The distaste for Caldwell creates a visceral reaction among many fans. Caldwell's actual coaching sins are not legion, but they've been high profile: he mismanaged the final drive of the first half in the Super Bowl, tried a 51 yard field goal with Matt Stover, called timeout against the Jaguars and Jets. I myself have been critical of Cald...