Darren Evans had a solid performance against the Rams.

After a few hours to sleep on the Colts’ first pre-season game, a mostly ugly contest against the St. Louis Rams, it’s time to look a bit deeper and talk about who did what last night.   Here, then, are the Colts whose stock rose or fell against the Rams, based on their depth-chart spots and their performances in the game.   (Note:  Zippy Chippy is a thoroughbred racehorse who is winless in 100 races, making him arguably the most futile equine sportster of all time.  For our purposes, the Zippy Colts are those who are rising through the ranks, “zipping” along toward what we hope will be better fortunes with the team.  The Chippy Colts are those who awoke today a bit touchy and irritable.   They are “chippy” thanks to their recent level of play.)

THE ZIPPY

Dan Orlovsky, QB

Orlovsky lands here by default, thanks to Curtis Painter’s continued yuckiness.  Orlovsky threw an interception in his first series, but he otherwise somewhat resembled an NFL quarterback.   Painter really didn’t.

Philip Wheeler and Adrian Moten, LB

These two linebackers made their case for consistent playing time with some big hits and solid contributions overall.   Wheeler is (more…)