he would be cut just for “doggin’ it” – demoted maybe, but to cut a very good player for this reason wouldn’t be very smart.

I for one, am pulling for Grady to be signed.

ntmanning: @Adam_Schefter why is ed Johnson cut?

Adam_Schefter: Lot of people asking this and I don’t have answer yet.

http://twitter.com/Adam_Schefter/status/4847587912

until WSOP comes on at 9:00, then I’ll forget all about him forever.

Doing a podcast in 15 minutes to discuss Ed.

Look, I know no one knows. But it’s the obvious question to throw at any Colts front office staffer: WTF did Big Ed do?

Flabbergasted doesn’t even begin to describe how I’m feeling.

What a stupid piece of sh**. I agree with the statement that as a team, this isn’t exactly catastrophic. We may not even notice. This is a great opportunity for guys like Fili Moala and (please, please, please) Adrian Grady should we resign him. Moala will be healthy for St. Louis I would guess, so maybe he’ll contribute, and as a guy who followed Grady for his entire college career, I can tell you this: the kid is all heart, all passion, all work ethic, and is a good all around person. The one thing the Colts have done that disappointed me is cut him, and this is a perfect opportunity to resign him.

Back to Ed. Nothing makes me shake my head more than a guy with all pro talent who just doesn’t have the respect for the game. People would kill to be in his shoes, and there are thousands of players with 100x the heart he has with 1/100th the talent who will never make it. And he just doesn’t give a flying f*ck. Screw Ed, bring on Fili, Grady, Taylor, or whoever. Somebody who appreciates the opportunity they are given. Most kids grow up wanting to be a pro athlete. It makes me sick when people squander this for selfish reasons.

Now…..in the slim chance that he was cut for reasons OUTSIDE of off-field issues, then I take back all I said above. But I highly doubt that is the case. Time for the young guys to step up now and show Ed what it means to appreciate football.

Not sure how he could have been cut for just “dogging it” during a couple of games. But, now that my dreams are shattered, it looks like two things need to happen.

1. Accellerate the transition from college to NFL for Fili Moala. We are going to need him as part of the rotation now.

2. Sign Grady or Taylor. Either one is fine. They both have talent and are somewhat familiar with the defense.

We are going to need a DT to take Ed’s place. I don’t want to get “thin” at this position again because injuries happen and we will need someone to step up.

I didn’t even read it half way through until I decided to rant. That sentence sums up my sentiments perfectly. Screw Ed Johnson. He’s an idiot, but we don’t need guys like that and we will move on without him, and with ease.

(* ducks thrown tomatoes *).

but this severely hurts the Colts defense. Ed (Just to differentiate the Johnsons) was routinely getting the double team. The worst part was, he was, for the most part, still getting more push while being doubled than Antonio was/is. That dominant pass rush we’ve seen the past few weeks? We’ll see if they can keep it up without a DT that dictates a double team. Really disappointing that the Colts were able to overcome injuries just to have this happen.

What the hell is wrong with you people? No one even knows the entire story so what’s the point in lambasting him for something he may or may not have done?

Obviously Polian isn’t about to make a rash decision so there must be some legitimate reason for him being cut, I get that. But at the same time, we don’t know if it’s because Ed did something wrong, or just didn’t play up to snuff.

But not as much as it did last year. The defense as a whole is much better than it was last year. Daniel Muir will have to keep it up. At least we drafted a defensive tackle in the 2nd round.

As a Trojan, I hope the aftermath of this is Fili Moala seizing the opportunity that’s been afforded to him.

We dont know for sure at this point, this may not be drug related at all, I am eagerly awaiting the full story. I think we needed to start getting Fili Moala into the lineup, Muir has looked good and is good at getting to the QB. I think we shouldn’t miss a beat as long as Moala can play well, b/c it now appears he will get his chance.

I think that the only logical explanation is that Big Ed violated some team or drug policy and the Colts were forced to part ways with him.

I want there to be a trade scenario, but if there were a trade in the works, I don’t understand why they wouldn’t have kept him until the transaction took place – I believe he has a minimum contract so it’s not like a team would overpay for him.

If he was being called out for doggin’ it, he would have likely just been demoted until he showed up with a better attitude.

If he were injured tripping off the plane coming back from Nashville, he would have been put on IR.

Sigh. It is what it is. Now it’s just a waiting game to learn how Polian will fill the roster spot.

when it comes to trades and free agency the colts are the least likely team to do it. But times are changing. Could Polian be up to something?

Anyone know the cap hit for Dorsey? I’m looking at you shake.

I think a 2nd or 3rd rounder is ok value for him. Would they really be looking to trade though?

Maybe he’s hurt, maybe they’re making a roster move, or maybe he’s pursuing his childhood dream of hunting jackalope. Nobody really knows anything at this point except the Colts. Could be somebody outperformed him eh? I wanted to see Moala eventually take over as the starter anyway. Hopefully Johnson didn’t do anything stupid to cause this, but it’s not like Polian didn’t spend the entire offseason addressing the DT situation. Pretty sure we’re better equipped to handle this than previous seasons.