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 after he received the starting job when Rob Morris went down.  Hagler had 54 tackles last season, including a 10 tackle game against the Panthers.
Even though it is never good to lose a linebacker, but the Colts will not lose a step because of it. [...]

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 out.  Charging someone to read something on the Internet is plain stupid.
The Sporting News speaks the obvious truth: The Colts are not done.
In case some of you haven’t been paying attention, Michael Coe, Ryan Lilja, Bob Sanders, Marvin Harrison, and Dwight Freeney won’t be doing [...]

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 average of 48.1 yards with one going 60 yards.  Maybe he could make it back in the NFL by way of punting, so he could be our “liquored-up idiot punter”.  On one of his missed field goals, he scored a “single”.  I didn’t know what [...]

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 (85, only player under 90)
Fastest & Slowest Player: Tim Jennings (96), Corey Hilliard and Michael Toudouze (50)
Best & Worst Acceleration: Bob Sanders (97), Corey Hilliard (54)
Strongest & Weakest Player: Ryan Diem (94), Adam Vinatieri and Tim Jennings (40)
Best & Worst Agility: Kelvin Hayden & Bob [...]

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 Brady v. Manning.  I hate comparing these two, but Prisco does a great job.  Prisco has had Peyton as his number one player for a few years now, but that has changed after Brady’s MVP season.  However, he doesn’t say the idiotic “Peyton’s on the [...]

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 way to be back in playing condition by the start of the regular season. Freeney has been nursing a Lisfranc (foot) injury throughout the offseason program, but we hear there’s little cause for concern. While the injury generally takes between 9-10 months to fully recover from, [...]

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 the recent success, that is bound to change.  In 10 years, these numbers will be hanging from the rafters of Lucas Oil Stadium.
4. Adam Vinatieri AND Jim Harbaugh: A dual number retirement is uncommon, but in this situation, it has to be done.  Harbaugh is [...]

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 Diego Chargers.  The Titans are lead by a ridiculously overrated QB in Vince Young and on defense, Albert Haynesworth, whose contract issues may have an effect on the team’s morale if nothing happens in the next four weeks.  The Titans have no wide receivers and [...]

The Colts have had one returner recently that was a Pro Bowl contender: Brad Pyatt.  Sadly, Pyatt’s NFL career was ended with a neck injury, and he is currently with the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League.  Since Pyatt’s injury, mediocre has been the best way to describe the kick return situation.  The Colts have cycled through multiple returners: Terrence Wilkins, TJ Rushing, Troy Walters, all were mediocre.  Here are the contenders for the job in 2008, and I believe that returning will go from a weakness to a strength.  I decided not to separate kickoffs and punts because [...]

Right now, I’m watching the Netherlands-Russia game on ABC, and the suspense is killing me.  However, it is that short break between the end of regulation and extra time, and Naptown’s Finest is looking uncreative.  Maybe The Landry Hat-Black & Teal feud is making this blog feel boring.  Well, I was bumming around the Interwebs, and I found a 2009 NFL Mock Draft Database on Walter Football.  Let’s see who the “experts” think the Colts will take in 2009.
Sen’Derrick Marks/DT/Auburn: 5
Al Woods/DT/LSU: 2
Darrius Heyward-Bey/WR/Maryland: 2
Chase Coffman/TE/Missouri: 2
Peria Jerry/DT/Ole Miss: 2
Derek Pegues/S/Mississippi State: 1
Demonte Bolden/DT/Tennessee: 1
Maurice Evans/DE/Penn State: 1
Brandon Spikes/LB/Florida: 1
Tyson [...]