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Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay needs some medicinal marijuana

After getting beat fairly handily by the Buffalo Bills in their pre-season opener 44-20, Indianapolis Colts owner tweeted the following message: "Many starters played briefly or were nursing little injuries,but it was a crap performance,my apologies/My commanders got n earful from me!" While I firmly believe the Colts were the most overrated team and Andrew Luck was the most overrated quarterback last season, I have to defend the team in this instance. Yeah, Mr. Irsay? Sir? It was a pre-season game. A Tecmo Bowl tournament is more important than the outcome of an NFL pre-season game. The most important thing about the pre-season is limiting the number of injuries to starters. The fact Indy got pummeled by the Buffalo Bills of all teams doesn't make me think any more or less of the team's chances going into the regular season. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck only attempted six passes all game. Who led the way in that department? Chandler Harnish, who completed just...