When I started writing this blog there was one thing I told myself I would not do and that is use it as a venue to gripe, complain, whine, and bad-mouth anyone and everyone. Personally, I think that would be taking the easy way out with writing and not too entertaining to read. If that is what you want I don't plan on ever giving it to you hear (May I suggest reading anything of a political nature? They always seem to be griping and complaining about something).

However, when extreme cases come up I feel that it is my duty as your Indianapolis Colts blogger to say my piece.

Roger Goodell needs to stop talking so much. Recently, the man said that if the Colts did not suspend new game day consultant Jim Tressel for six games that he would have.

When I heard that I took a pause and then read over the article again. I stopped and thought to myself, "Why say that? What purpose is he trying to serve?"

Nothing came to mind at first. The Colts already took care of business. Since it was one of their employees and not a league one I don't really see where Goodell comes into play anyway.

So Tressel messed up while at OSU. He paid his price--he lost his job; a really good one where he would have to royally screw up in order to lose it (which he did). He could have easily been set for the rest of his career, but now he'll need to find work elsewhere.

So what purpose is Goodell serving? His own.

Goodell really took the brunt of the negativity towards the owners as the face of their part of the labor negotiations. It almost seemed like some guys went out of their way to bad-mouth the guy. I could see where he might feel a little emasculated and in need of reasserting himself.

Saying that he would have suspended Tressel does not accomplish that. It makes him look like that little boy on the playground that wasn't picked to play so he takes the ball and runs.

Roger, you are going to have plenty to do this season. Relax, quite trying to assert your authority and just do your job. No one wants to hear from you unless there actually is something important for you to do. Laying low for a bit and staying out of the limelight unless necessary will go along way to improving you image.

For now, your like the kid that got to sit at the grown up table during Thanksgiving Dinner--seen, but not heard.

Okay, there, I'm done. No more complaining.

When you see that headline, you immediately think that he must be the new head coach of the team, right? After all, the man was an incredibly successful coach at Ohio State. Now that he is no longer at OSU, it would be no surprise to hear his name come up whenever an NFL vacancy is discussed.

True, not every college coach makes it in the NFL. Steve Spurrier was a flop. Pete Carroll was not too successful his first time; the book is still out on his second try. However, the same can be said for every player as well. When it comes down to it, success at the college level is all that teams have to evaluate players. Why not coaches as well?

Tressel has not been hired to coach the Colts, but to be a game-day consultant. His job is basically to tell the team whether a play needs to be reviewed or should be left alone thus freeing up the staff to worry about the X's and O's of the game.

I can't help but wonder if Caldwell didn't just hire his eventual replacement.

What? Replace Caldwell? Are you nuts? The man has already been to a Super Bowl! He's been to the playoffs both years! There is no way the team will look to replace him!

It all depends on how you want to view the team's success under Caldwell. Was it due to him, or was it just a residual effect of the Tony Dungy Era?

College coaches are often judged more on what they do two or three seasons after they take over. The first two seasons they are still working with the groundwork that the previous coach has laid out.

The same could be said for the pro game. Even though Caldwell was Tony Dungy's right-hand man, it was still the Tony Dungy show. His first season was obviously successful; it ended in the Super Bowl. The second was good, but not as good ending in the first round of the playoffs. Should the team not make it to the playoffs in his third it would not be shocking if the team gave him one more season and then made a change.

For nine years Tressel kept the Buckeyes in the discussion each season for the national championship. With the exception of his first season with the team , OSU never finished a season ranked lower than No 20. The man knows how to win.

It could be that the Colts are just using Tressel for a little press. It could be that they want him to do only what they hired him for. It could be that they are looking to make him part of the organization so that if they do need a coach in a couple of years they will have one in the wings.

For now the big question is will Tressel be wearing a blue vest on game days?