On the bright side, Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark might play this Sunday.  Of course, we will be without Mike Pollak and Jacob Tamme, and Daniel Muir, Keyunta Dawson, and Roy Hall missed practice today as well.  The Colts always seem to have major injury problems.  I know other teams have injuries, but no other team has the amount of injuries to contributors as this team.  Why?  Is it the way the Colts are built with small, speedy players?  We know that is why Bob Sanders is so injury prone, but that doesn’t explain Pollak, Saturday, or Ugoh.  Our offensive line is constantly hurt.  Personally, I think we need to fire Jon Torine and Richard Howell, our strength and conditioning coaches.  Offensive linemen should not consistently have injuries to their lower body.  It’s ridiculous.

This team has to stay healthy.  I still believe we will win this Sunday, but the Jaguars are also pretty banged up.  When we face some of our tougher opponents down the road, we will need to be healthy.  Luckily for us, the bye week coming up next week, so Ugoh, Clark, Saturday, Tamme, and Pollak will most likely be back for the fourth game of the season against the Texans.

The good news about the injuries is that we are playing the weakest part of our schedule right now.  Our next three opponents are 1- 4.  The Ravens, our Week 6 opponent, have problems at nearly every position.  The Texans are dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.  The Jaguars have looked terrible in their first 2 games.  It would still be nice if everyone was healthy, but if there is ever a time to be hurt, it is right now.

Two-straight losses. The latest one, as you know, came at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego and talk about getting shocked!

Peyton “Where’s the Beef” Manning throws 6 INTs.
Chargers run back 2 return TDs.
Adam “Choking the Clutch” Vinatieri misses two crucial FGs, including the game-winning chipshot.
The Colts are down to 17 total men on offense at the start of the game, and saw the injuries of Dallas Clark, Marvin Harrison, Anthony Gonzalez, Charlie Johnson (who replaced injured Tony Ugoh) and Ryan Diem to add to their misery.
On defense, they were already missing Tyjuan Hagler and Freddy Kieaho, but saw Dwight Freeney leave the stadium wearing a boot.
Indy was on the business end of the refereeing squad’s shotgun with ridiculously high school football mistakes…Nothing was falling into place on Sunday night in rainy San Diego.

The Colts blew a 10-point lead and lost like chumps to the Pats. Then they nearly won like the champs they are against a 23-point deficit.

The question is, When will our Colts get healthy and back on track?