Chuck Pagano isn't the one who buried Griff Whalen. But he is the one who stepped aside and watched it happen.
For two days Pagano has jutted out his chin and given the impression of shielding Whalen — and the rest of the special teams unit behind that laughably bad fake punt Sunday night against New England. Blame me, Pagano said. My fault, the Indianapolis Colts coach said.
How noble, we said.
How misleading, we now know.
Pagano might have thought he was using himself as a human shield to protect Whalen from the national onslaught that ensued.