Archive for June, 2008

30 Jun

The Injury Bug Strikes Again

Last year, almost every starter missed some time.  Well, the injury bug is getting off on an early start as another starter is expected to miss training camp and maybe some time in the regular season.
According to NFL.com, Tyjuan Hagler tore his pectoral muscle lifting weights last week.  Tyjuan Hagler missed 4 games last season [...]

29 Jun

Colts News: June 29th

3 interior linemen drafted apparently didn’t cover the need.  According to Colts Power, the Colts signed Doug Datish, a second year center who recently got waived by the Falcons.  Of course I can’t read the article since Colts Power is an “insider” blog, so we who don’t pay are unworthy of the information they put [...]

29 Jun

It Is Obvious, No Good Trying: Vanderjagt Is a Bad Kicker

Not even crossing the border can do the idiot kicker good.  In his first game with the Toronto Argonauts, Vandershank missed his first 3 field goals.  They were from 32, 39, and 51 yards out.  He ended up with making two in a row from 44 and 49.  He also had 7 punts for an [...]

29 Jun

Colts Ratings on Madden 09

IGN released the ratings for every player on every team in the league, so we now know what the boys at EA Sports think about the Colts.  Here are the notable player ratings.
Best & Worst Player: Peyton Manning (99), Jamey Richard (64)
Best & Worst Morale: Hunter Smith, Adam Vinatieri, and Peyton Manning (99), Gary Brackett [...]

28 Jun

Prisco Makes Top 50 Players List, Blasted for Being Too Perfect

Don’t you hate it when the media doesn’t set themselves up for being ridiculed?  That’s a pet peeve of mine.  Bloggers are always there to correct the media, but Pete Prisco has made his top 50 list near-perfect.  I’m sure you know who the top 2 players are.
Prisco dives into the very dangerous waters of [...]

26 Jun

Freeney to All Armchair Doctors: Take Up Thy Stethoscope and Walk

A big deal has been made about Freeney’s injury, but Pro Football Weekly, the best site on the Internet for football news, has heard that his foot will be no problem when the season starts.
This is “The Way We Hear It” from today:
According to a team insider, Colts DE Dwight Freeney is well on his [...]

25 Jun

The Untouchables: Retired Numbers

As many of you may know, I hate the fact that Baltimore Colts numbers are retired.  To be honest, I don’t care about the Colts pre-1984.  I do not consider them a part of Colts history.  Currently, the Colts have 7 retired numbers, none of them are Indianapolis Colts.  However, with the star power and [...]

22 Jun

On The Turning Away: Teams To Tank In 2008

Here are the five playoff teams that will miss the postseason this upcoming season.  These are in no particular order.
1. Tennessee Titans: The Titans got in by sneaking past the Colts backups last year.  They showed that they had no reason to be in the playoffs with a sad performance by the team against the San [...]

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