Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri out six weeks, per ESPN's Adam Shefter
by BigBlueShoe on Oct 14, 2009 10:54 AM EDT
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Twitter is a great, great thing these days when it comes to getting important NFL news quickly. Here's Adam Shefter, via Twitter:
Looks like Indianapolis will be without kicker Adam Vinatieri for about six weeks -- or five games with the bye -- due to knee surgery.
Tip to ihateshrimp. Also fro Shefter's Twitter page, the Colts have signed veteran kicker Matt Stover.
Stover, who is six years Vinatieri's senior, has kicked in the NFL since 1990. Last season, he played for the Baltimore Ravens and kicked a 43-yard game-winning FG to defeat the Tennessee Titans in a playoff game in Nashville.
With the Colts releasing Ed Johnson yesterday, the Stover signing does not prompt the release of another player from the 53-man roster. It seems the Colts will leave Vinatieri inactive for roughly six weeks. With rookie Pat McAfee handling kickoffs, all the Colts require from Stover is he kick field goals. In the past, Stover (like Vinatieri) has shown a knack for making big kicks in the clutch. Also like Vinatieri, Stover has a workman-like personality, and he seems respected as a kicker where ever he plays.
Key to the Colts making any kind of post-season run is the health of Adam Vinatieri. When on his game, no kicker in NFL has shown such a consistent level of clutchness when it comes to kicking important FGs. The next game we may possibly see Vinatieri is November 22nd against Matt Stover's old team, the Baltimore Ravens.
[UPDATE]: Colts.com has more on Vinatieri's knee [via shake n bake]:
Adam Vinatieri has undergone successful arthroscopic surgery to his right knee to remove a piece of cartilage. Vinatieri is expected to miss four-to-eight weeks.
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Should have seen this coming,
but I didn’t. Hopefully, Stover can still kick.
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by Cassieper on Oct 14, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I saw
that Vinatieri wasn’t his same old self this preseason and that has carried over into the regular season. I made a bold prediction that the Colts would cut Vinny and keep Andrus and I don’t think that would have been 100% a mistake now, looking back on it. We would have had another roster spot open right now or Big Ed would still be on the team.
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by AceOfSpades on Oct 14, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not worried.
As much as I love AV Money, it was fairly obvious that he was struggling. Wish we could have kept Andrus, but Stover is arguably just as clutch as AV in pressure situations. Now if only he could play DT
by EddieDean on Oct 14, 2009 11:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well, that explains why Vinateri looked a bit shakey
I mean, his kicks just didn’t look as solid as they had been two years before. This must be why.
by E.M.H. on Oct 14, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Well...
can Stover hit a satellite?
I bet as we speak, BBS is scanning google images looking for a Stover pic with his shirt off. Cause that is how Blue rolls with kicker pictures…
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Oct 14, 2009 11:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Careful
I might do a photoshop job.
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by BigBlueShoe on Oct 14, 2009 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes please!
but not if he doesn’t have defined pecs
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 14, 2009 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
So...
that is what brought you to the site!
:)
Go Colts!
by Marked Hoosier on Oct 14, 2009 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm not ashamed
lol
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 14, 2009 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
But don't any of you sick guys talk about pics of Kendra though =p
by coltsfanawalt on Oct 14, 2009 2:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Big, BIG, HUGE difference...
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 14, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Here's a start
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 14, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hold on - I knew he reminded me of someone
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 15, 2009 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The way Peyton is playing
we don’t even need a field goal kicker on the roster. As long as he can hit extra points we’ll be ok.
by CDECK on Oct 14, 2009 11:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I kinda wish McAfee wasn't the holder so he could take a shot at double duty.
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by shake n bake on Oct 14, 2009 11:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Triple duty if you count kickoffs.
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by Cassieper on Oct 14, 2009 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i imagine they dont want him in double duty
wise they could have moved him and had someone else hold like the one they have hold on kickoffs when needed or the backup QB or something. the point is they could if they wanted but haven’t shown the desire to do so
by ANGELSFAITH on Oct 14, 2009 11:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I hope this is the last big news we hear this bye week.
Unless we trade for an awesome Left Tackle, RG and a solid DT
DID SOMEONE SAY CHAMPIONSHIP
by BROWNdude on Oct 14, 2009 11:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i feel like my fellow colts fans are delusional about this
adam has been declining ever since he left NE. not that he’s terrible, but i don’t think we’re losing anything by bringing in stover. i actually would feel less nervous with stover having to make a clutch kick.
by jaredtaskin1 on Oct 14, 2009 11:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
umm actually havent heard anyone complain about it to much just stating it
we do think stove will do alright most think it would have been good to keep andrus
by ANGELSFAITH on Oct 14, 2009 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Vinatieri has always missed FGs in the regular season
Nothing new there.
He is not missing more FGs now than he did with the Pats.
There is no tendency of him missing more long FGs either.
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by gizzardfanny on Oct 15, 2009 5:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stupid Nugent
If he didn’t suck, Tampa wouldn’t have signed Andrus and Andrus could have replaced Vinny for 4-8 weeks, not Stover. Still, Stover is a quality kicker.
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by Colts Homer on Oct 14, 2009 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Stover is plenty fine
He’s probably more accurate than Vinatieri if anything. I’m not a huge fan of 3 kickers on the roster though, if Stover still has it (And if McAfee can kick long ones if needed), I’d put Vinatieri on the IR.
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by MrNFL on Oct 14, 2009 12:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
disagree on Adam's health being a key to a postseason run
we just need a consistent kicker..doesn’t have to be vinatieri
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by VolsnCards5 on Oct 14, 2009 1:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Time to cut Vinny, draft a kicker or let big Pat do all forms of kicking and move on.
Hit em with your groin!
by KingRichard on Oct 14, 2009 1:40 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Need a fifth ring
Vinatieri needs a fifth ring to complete his collection I guess. This the year it happens?
"Winning is not everything;the desire to win is" - Vince Lombardi
by rangerover76 on Oct 14, 2009 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I agree.
This has been a lingering problem three seasons now, I believe. At the end of this year, we need to make some decisions.
by coltsfanawalt on Oct 14, 2009 2:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sad but True...
It’s time for Vinny to go. I’m not sure any kicker deserves the salary we are paying him, but certainly not one with declining skills and constant injury problems. Stover, obviously, isn’t a long term replacement for Vinny, but he can be a stop gap until we find someone next year.
by invisibulman on Oct 14, 2009 2:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Andrus
Hopefully Andrus will be available after the season is over so we can snatch him up. I just hope it wasn’t too late. Keeping Andrus over Vinny would have probably been a better decision now that we look back on it.
I’m not sure that AV is coming back at all. It’s no guarantee that he will heal enough or be in playoff form.
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by AceOfSpades on Oct 14, 2009 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunate indeed
Andrus is young, performed well, and could kick off too.
And what do the Colts do?
They cut him to keep an injury prone, high paid, aging kicker that can’t kick off and now takes up TWO roster spots.
Now we have two aging kickers that will never be the future for this position.
And to top it off, the Colts cut Ed Johnson, a low paid and functional player that wasn’t known for getting hurt.
There are times when this team makes the most boneheaded moves.
by centauri on Oct 14, 2009 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't use the word bone headed right now.
It could all work out.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 14, 2009 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not boneheaded
but questionable for sure.
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by AceOfSpades on Oct 14, 2009 10:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BuJJa6etJtI
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
by AJforAZ on Oct 14, 2009 2:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
18 YEARS??????????
I have to say, I like the number.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 14, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same as my age too.
Must be a good omen, right?
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by Cassieper on Oct 14, 2009 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it is,
I love omens,
I was watching the Florida game on Sat. , Tim Tebow had a Bible verse written under his eyes on his black patch, the verse was Thes. 5:18. This was my omen for win #5 for #18. Weird, but true.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
by Indy Lori on Oct 14, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Omens, huh?
There are 17 words in that verse, which could go on to explain our rookie receiver’s awesome performance.
Or maybe not.
by coltsfanawalt on Oct 14, 2009 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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