Colts 'AFC Finalist' banner is about "pride," team says

Andrew Weber-USA TODAY SportsColts COO Pete Ward doesn't get the uproar over the Colts hanging a "2014 AFC Finalist" banner, saying that it's all about "pride," as he told ESPN.

When the Colts held an open practice at Lucas Oil Stadium last Wednesday, they inadvertently became the laughingstock of many throughout the country (particularly in New England) when people took notice of their new "2014 AFC Finalist" banner hanging from the rafters at Lucas Oil Stadium.

Of course, the Colts lost 45-7 in that AFC Championship Game against the Patriots, which is certainly nothing to brag about. While it was a successful season that saw the Colts win eleven games, win their division, and then win two…