So i'm watching Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN and by now we all know that Jeff Saturday and Dallas Clark are not playing. Also out are Jacob Tamme and Roy Hall. And believe it or not, i'm actually worried because of the last two. 

With Clark out i was looking for Tamme to have a nice game, well now we have to rely on two first year TE's ... and neither really known for there recceiving talent. However, this might be a good thing to help shore up the line.  Now, obviously we will turn to the WR's, in which we are set with the big 3. But it would have been nice to see Hall out there trying to haul in some passes. But he's out with his third different injury.

Which leads to the bigger question .... is Roy Hall ever going to play WR ?? Shoulder, hamstring, and knee injuries to a guy who is physical beast, yet can't stay healthy (he was injured at OSU a lot as well). I was huge on Hall in camp this year and hoping for big things .... but have the Colts got their hands on a dud here ??  

On another note - ESPN reports that the Vikings coaching staff are confident they have deciphered Peyton's audible's at the line. They have studied tape and know what means what. The defense says now they know what each signal means. Yeah and last week i learned to speak Mandarin Chinese.

They also said the Vikings used WR's and RB's at defensive end in practice to simulate Dwight Freeney. Interest tactic, and actually maybe not a bad idea, but last time i checked Freeney was a lot bigger than most wide receivers.

And oh yeah, the wise folks at ESPN say the Colts need this game more than the Vikes ... kind of hard to argue with them ... i would hate to start 0-2 in our division.

And finally i hate ESPN. They have more commercials than any station ever.  They talk about one game, or one or two things and then break. I have seen previews on three games and 17 commercials.

OK .... that's all for now ... i need to breath ... i feel like a little school girl, i am getting giddy waiting for the game to start