"On Thursday, the last day of media availability for the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints, Raheem Brock continued to beat the drum loudly.

"If Dwight (Freeney) can't go, I'll start on the left (defensive end) and Robert (Mathis) will be on the right," he said matter-of-factly. "That's what we're going to do."

Let me ask this question:

Since when do the Colts volunteer information when it comes to game or personnel strategy? Did I miss the memo? What's next, Peyton Manning goes to the podium and shares what he's going to do on the team's first 15 offensive plays?

This is a smokescreen.

This is a ruse.

This is a Super Bowl Week mind game, starring Brock, Mathis and anybody else who has been asked about this possibility.

By now, you know the Colts. They won't tell us what they ate for breakfast. Injuries? The day after the AFC title game, team president Bill Polian said on his radio show that Freeney would be fine and wasn't in danger of missing the Super Bowl. This is an organization, much like the New England Patriots, that is so secretive, so paranoid, it hasn't yet officially acknowledged Edgerrin James is no longer on the roster."