Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson sounded as if he was patting himself on the back for the team's otherwise-disappointing 8-8 season last year.
Worse, he used the plight of the Dallas Cowboys to prop up himself.
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A defensive Grigson was talking about the injury to quarterback Andrew Luck and its effect on the Colts, when he violated the unwritten rule of bringing another team's misfortunates into his own, the Fort Worth Star Telegram reported.
"There were a lot of other teams in the league where their quarterback went down and had a better perceived offensive line and all those types of things that are picking real high in the draft," Grigson said.
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There wasn't much doubt about who the subject of that reference was, according to Sportsnaut.
"The big issue with his statement is that he should have just taken it all the way," Sportsnaut reported. "There were certainly not 'a lot of other teams' that fit Grigson's description here. He's clearly taking a shot at the Cowboys, and more pointedly at owner and general manager Jerry Jones."
Sportsnaut added that Grigson has been "widely criticized for failing to protect Luck since (the quarterback) joined Indianapolis in 2012," and Grigson may have just snapped.
The Colts finished 8-8 and was in contention for an AFC South title until the end of the season (they had to have a series of nine scenarios take place in the final week for them to overtake the Houston Texans).
The Cowboys were 4-12 and were officially eliminated from the AFC East race in Week 13.
Indianapolis had veteran Matt Hasselbeck as its backup quarterback, and he had a 5-3 record as a starter until missing the Colts regular-season finale against the Tennessee Titans because of a right shoulder injury.
Dallas backups Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel and Kellen Moore combined for a 1-11 record filling in for Romo.
What Grigson fails to realize is Dallas' own issues have nothing to do with any other NFL team and would've been better advised to speak only about his own team.
"What he did, deflecting blame by pointing out the failure of others, was ill-advised and showed a bit of insecurity," Sportsnaut reported. "He's got to be on a short leash at this point with owner Jim Irsay and the Colts, and he didn't do himself any favors pointing fingers under pressure. "
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