Naptown's Finest » Roster Preview http://naptownsfinest.com An Indianapolis Colts Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 15 May 2013 18:08:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Rosey Passes on Indy, 4 Waived, and An Updated Roster Preview http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/16/rosey-passes-on-indy-4-waived-and-an-updated-roster-preview/ http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/16/rosey-passes-on-indy-4-waived-and-an-updated-roster-preview/#comments Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:51:12 +0000 Zach http://naptownsfinest.com/?p=387 Long title, short blog.  In some lucky news, Rosevelt Colvin passed on the Indianapolis Colts to sign with the Houston Texans.  This surprised me, as Indianapolis is his home town.  He even has a house in the area.  The money was almost certainly the deciding factor.  My guess is the Colts offered him a veterans [...]

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]]> Long title, short blog.  In some lucky news, Rosevelt Colvin passed on the Indianapolis Colts to sign with the Houston Texans.  This surprised me, as Indianapolis is his home town.  He even has a house in the area.  The money was almost certainly the deciding factor.  My guess is the Colts offered him a veterans minimum contract while the Texans offered one of a much higher value.  I’m glad he passed on the Colts.  With all of the injuries the Colts had last season, adding an injury prone player seems like a bad move, especially since it could keep someone like Curtis Johnson, a good UDFA, off of the roster.

To cut the roster down to 80, the Colts waived running back Justice Hairston, defensive lineman Dan Davis, kicker Shane Andrus, and center Pat Ross.  Coach Dungy was a fan of Hairston, so that is the only surprise.  The rest all played at positions that are incredibly deep and/or strong.  The Colts had to get it cut down to 80, and there was no big news here.

Here’s an updated roster prediction after the loss of Colvin, trade of Lawton, and the cuts.

53-man Roster

QB: Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi

RB: Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes, Mike Hart

WR: Marvin Harrison, Roy Hall, Sam Giguere

WR: Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez

TE: Dallas Clark, Jacob Tamme (H-back), Tom Santi, Gijon Robinson

LT: Tony Ugoh, Dan Federkiel

LG: Ryan Lilja, Jamey Richard

C: Jeff Saturday, Steve Justice

RG: Mike Pollak, Charlie Johnson

RT: Ryan Diem

DE: Dwight Freeney, Josh Thomas, Curtis Johnson

DE: Robert Mathis, Marcus Howard, Keyunta Dawson (also plays UT)

DT: Ed Johnson, Quinn Pitcock, Darrell Reid

UT: Raheem Brock, Eric Foster, Colin Ferrell

SLB: Tyjuan Hagler, Ramon Guzman

MLB: Gary Brackett, Philip Wheeler

WLB: Freddy Keiaho, Clint Session

CB: Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden, Dante Hughes (NB), Tim Jennings, Michael Coe

FS: Antoine Bethea, Brannon Condren

SS: Bob Sanders, Matt Giordano

K: Adam Vinatieri

P: Hunter Smith

LS: Justin Snow

Practice Squad

QB Adam Tafralis
RB Chad Simpson
WR Courtney Roby
OT Michael Toudouze
OG Mike Elgin
DL Jeff Charleston
LB Jordan Senn
DB Melvin Bullitt

4 Who Should Keep In Touch
RB Kenton Keith
WR Devin Aromashodu
WR Pierre Garcon
DB Brandon Foster

]]> http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/16/rosey-passes-on-indy-4-waived-and-an-updated-roster-preview/feed/ 0 2008 Starting Roster Prediction: June http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/02/2008-starting-roster-prediction-june/ http://naptownsfinest.com/2008/06/02/2008-starting-roster-prediction-june/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 01:10:16 +0000 Zach http://naptownsfinest.com/?p=371 The month before training camp is a time when most quality free agents are signed and normally all of the necessary cuts have been made.  It’s a great time to make roster projections.  The team won’t change too much from now until July 24th.  The only major change that could happen would be signing Roosevelt [...]

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]]> The month before training camp is a time when most quality free agents are signed and normally all of the necessary cuts have been made.  It’s a great time to make roster projections.  The team won’t change too much from now until July 24th.  The only major change that could happen would be signing Roosevelt Colvin, which now looks likely.  Colvin has been brought in for a physical, and he owns a house in Geist.  If the Colts and Colvin can work out a contract, Colvin will be wearing blue next year.

I’m assuming Colvin will be signed for now, so here is what the Colts roster will look like against the Chicago Bears on September 7th, 2008.

53 Man Roster

Quarterbacks
#18 Peyton Manning
#12 Jim Sorgi

Runningbacks
#29 Joseph Addai
#33 Dominic Rhodes
#32 Mike Hart

Wide Receivers
#87 Reggie Wayne
#88 Marvin Harrison
#11 Anthony Gonzalez
#83 Roy Hall
#85 Pierre Garcon
#14 Sam Giguere

Tight Ends
#44 Dallas Clark
#84 Jacob Tamme
#86 Tom Santi
#46 Gijon Robinson

Left Tackle
#67 Tony Ugoh
#76 Dan Federkiel

Left Guard
#65 Ryan Lilja
#61 Jamey Richard

Center
#63 Jeff Saturday
#53 Steve Justice

Right Guard
#78 Mike Pollak
#74 Charlie Johnson

Right Tackle
#71 Ryan Diem

Defensive End
#93 Dwight Freeney
#98 Robert Mathis
#94 Roosevelt Colvin
#91 Josh Thomas
#92 Marcus Howard

Nose Tackle
#99 Ed Johnson
#97 Quinn Pitcock
#95 Darrell Reid

Under Tackle
#79 Raheem Brock
#68 Eric Foster
#96 Keyunta Dawson

Strongside Linebacker
#56 Tyjuan Hagler
#55 Clint Session

Middle Linebacker
#58 Gary Brackett
#50 Philip Wheeler

Weakside Linebacker
#54 Freddy Keiaho
#52 Ramon Guzman

Cornerback
#28 Marlin Jackson
#26 Kelvin Hayden
#20 Dante Hughes
#21 Tim Jennings
#25 Michael Coe

Free Safety
#41 Antoine Bethea
#42 Brannon Condren

Strong Safety
#21 Bob Sanders
#43 Matt Giordano

Kicker
#4 Adam Vinatieri

Punter
#17 Hunter Smith

Long Snapper
#48 Justin Snow

8 Man Practice Squad
#15 QB Adam Tafralis
#35 RB Chad Simpson
#80 WR Devin Aromashodu
#75 OT Michael Toudouze
#90 DE Jeff Charleston
#61 DT Colin Ferrell
#49 LB Jordan Senn
#38 DB Melvin Bullitt

5 Who Should Keep In Touch
#36 RB Kenton Keith
#62 OT Mike Elgin
#45 FB Luke Lawton
#10 WR Courtney Roby
#39 DB Brandon Foster

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