Indianapolis Colts Archive
Colts Encourage Borderline Players
The Indianapolis Colts have long been friendly toward undrafted free agents. Jim Caldwell made sure that his players knew that the coaching staff will be watching their performance carefully during tonight’s final pre-season game. As proof of the fact that making crucial plays late in the pre-season can really make a difference, Polian present the team with [...]
NFL New Umpire Change May Please Colts
Spokesman for the National Football League, Cory Rush has confirmed that the league has altered the position of the umpire. Previously the rule change placed the umpire on the offensive side of the line of scrimmage until the final two minutes of each half when they moved back to the defensive side. Now the umpires [...]
Last Preseason Game Matters For Colts Fringe Players
For the Colts starters, the finale is the least important pre-season game. They won't even play a single down. For fringe players, it might one of the more important games of their careers, and certainly is the most important one this year.
Saturday Returns Tuesday
Colts center Jeff Saturday practiced with his team for the first time since undergoing arthroscopic surgery in his knee nearly a month ago. The twelve year veteran has been rehabbing his knee since the procedure was performed on August 10th. Saturdayis an important player on the team and has been a long time starter for the Indinapolis [...]
Manning Anticipates Issues with Rule Change
Peyton Manning forsees two potential problems with the new location of the umpire. Manning and others have already expressed concern about the impact that the umpire’s new position could have on no huddle offenses, but Peyton is more concerned about other possibilities. When a controversial play occurs, quarterbacks commonly attempt to get their team into position so that [...]Indy’s Starters Will Likely Sit in Preseason Finale
Starters will likely sit when the Colts wrap-up their preseason against the Bengals at Lucas Oil Stadium Thursday night. A number of starters have missed some preseason action, including wide receivers Pierre Garcon and Austin Collie, who both missed one game, and tight end Dallas Clark and center Jeff Saturday, who have yet to play in [...]
Dungy Doesn’t Like the Rule Change
Tony Dungy said today on an NBC Sports media call that he believes the new position of the umpire will cause serious problems for no-huddle offenses. Dungy joins the Colts general manger and quarterback Peyton Manning in opposition to the rule change. Dungy expressed concern about the amount of time that the umpire will need to get [...]
Colts Drop Five
The Indinanapolis Colts have gotten a head start on Tuesday’s required roster cuts. The team placed linebacker Trevor Anderson, offensive tackle Andrew Tyshovnytsky, receiver Dudley Guice, and kicker Garrett Lindholm on waivers on Friday. Safety Marcus McCauley was moved onto the injured/reserve list which officially brings his season to a close. The Colts did not stop at subtracting [...]Rule Change Irks Manning
A new NFL rule change has placed the umpire on the offensive side of the ball, twelve to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage rather than the previous position on the defenisve side four to five yards from the line of scrimmage. The umpire used to place the football on the line of scrimmage and [...]Brackett’s X-rays Are Negative
Colts middle linebacker Gary Brackett received some good news about his injured right hand. Mike Chapelle of the Indianapolis Star is reporting that the X-rays taken on Brackett’s hand were negative. Brackett was injured when his teammate, Philip Wheeler accidently slammed his helmet into Brackett’s hand. An unnamed source told the Star that the injury was “no [...]