As a professional sports team, you hang a banner for only a couple of reasons.
Either you’re retiring a jersey or you’re commemorating a special moment for the franchise, say like a World Championship. But if you’re the Indianapolis Colts, you seemingly take a shot at the NFL and hang a ‘2014 AFC Finalist’ banner.
Granted, there’s plenty of reason to be proud if you’re Andrew Luck and the Colts to have an appearance in a conference title game. You’re one of the two best teams in your conference, so patting yourself on the back is justified. Though hanging a banner in a spot usually reserved for a Super Bowl victory?
That’s a little tacky, though, as stated above, it’s likely more of a shot towards the NFL, New England Patriots and Tom Brady more than anything.
The Colts have a “2014 AFC Finalist” banner hanging in Lucas Oil Stadium. (via @DaveFurst) pic.twitter.com/tUX2SdBHLQ
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) June 11, 2015
This obviously isn’t the first time the Indianapolis Colts have made the AFC title game and they’ve not hung any banners commemorating such before, so I guess this is their way of protesting the whole ‘Deflategate’ debacle. Yes, there are banners for winning a division, but the Colts aren’t alone in doing such.
It certainly has people talking, either way.
