Each week on Examiner.com, Indy Football Report  Editor John Oehser offers seven thoughts on all things Indianapolis Colts. Without further delay, the Magnificent Seven for the sixth week of the 2009 regular season, in which the Colts will have a weekend off after somewhat turbulent bye week . . .

 7) He’s hot, hot, hot . . .

This is no news — not this year and not ever, really. But QB Peyton Manning’s starting the season hot. Very hot. We won’t burrow too deep into statistics, mainly because statistics don’t quite tell Manning’s story. Yes, he’s leading the NFL in passer rating yards passing and touchdowns passing, and yes, he has thrown for more than 300 yards in each of the first five games of the season. He’s also completing nearly 75 percent of his passes and leading the NFL in yards per attempt.

It’s that last combination that’s noteworthy. He’s not only making smart decisions, he’s playing the position the way it is meant to be played — looking downfield, making opportunistic throws and rarely checking down because he couldn’t read a play and find a receiver open downfield. Realistically, there may not be too much more that hasn’t been said about Manning’s start. He’s a rare player at the peak of his career, and this season is really an extension of last season, when he finished with a stunningly effective nine-game stretch that Colts President Bill Polian believed compared with any stretch of quarterbacking in NFL history.

Here’s a tip: watch this season from Manning, savor it, DVR it if you can . . . Read More.