All kinds of roster and practice activity for the Colts
by BigBlueShoe on Oct 7, 2009 3:02 PM EDT
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We mentioned the release of Jordan Senn last night and the re-signing of Chad Simpson. The Colts have also added Terrail Lambert, a rookie free corner agent out of Notre Dame, to the practice squad (Tip to tim55). The squad now includes John Gill (DT), Taj Smith (WR), Tom Santi (TE), Devon Hall (DB), Glenn Cody (LB), John Matthews (WR), Jaimie Thomas (OG), and Lambert.
But all these moves fall by the wayside when they are compared with the news that both Gary Brackett and Bob Sanders returned to practice yesterday (Tip to metal_militia).
Brackett, who has been out of the line-up since Week Two against the Dolphins, will push Freddy Keiaho back to the bench despite Keiaho playing some of the best football of his career the last few weeks. Keiaho was once the starting weakside backer for the Colts, but lost his job to Clint Session. Freddy now seems to have found a home as a reserve middle linebacker.
For Bob Sanders, what else needs be said?
Bob has missed just about every meaningful practice since January. It is an encouraging step forward to see him practice, but let's not get all happy and tingly under the skin just yet, especially when we read what kind of practicing he is doing. From Mike Chappell:
Coach Jim Caldwell said Sanders participated in the team’s light workout Monday, has steadily "ramped up’’ his rehabilitation regimen and anticipates Sanders practicing in a limited capacity this afternoon. The NFL’s 2007 Defensive Player of the Year has been inactive for the first four games of the season.Asked if there is a chance Sanders could be available for Sunday night’s game in Nashville against the Tennessee Titans, Caldwell replied, "At this point, I would not be able to tell you that in earnest.’’
Bob has not been in contact drills, or played contact anything, since there was snow on the ground. I understand the importance of practice, and seeing him on that field makes me feel better about Indy not placing him on PUP to start the season (a player cannot practice while on PUP until Week Six). But, I'm not getting caught up in the often silly "Will Bob play?" game.
As I said yesterday, I honestly do not care if he does or not.
Obviously, I'd prefer if he did play. I mean, who wouldn't? But, I think Melvin Bullitt has earned the starting strong safety job. The Colts can use Bob the way they used Melvin when Bob started. And if Bob plays well enough to beat out Melvin for the starting job by December, that's great! But, for me, Melvin Bullitt is a better safety right now than Bob Sanders because Melvin stays on the field.
No updates yet on the status of Kelvin Hayden, who is still fighting a hamstring problem.
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Lambert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w0WItrYX2o
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by Colts Homer on Oct 7, 2009 3:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
great concentration on both of those plays
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 7, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was
Lambert’s moment in the sun. it was a great finish.
that being said, he was a guy that was picked on a lot by opposing quarterbacks throughout his ND career. not saying that his college success necessarily translates to the pros, but he was pretty average during his time in South Bend.
by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Oct 7, 2009 5:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the photo
Isn’t Bullitt arguing that the ball hit the ground and therefore Ginn didn’t make the catch? I don’t think he was arguing about a penalty call.
by LukeM on Oct 7, 2009 3:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
And as I said yesterday...
…it’s stupid to say that you don’t care if Bob Sanders plays on this football team and that Melvin Bullitt deserves to be the starting SS until Sanders can win the job back. And, actually, you contradicted yourself in the next sentence when you said that you did prefer that Sanders play. I admire what Bullitt has done in Sander’s absence, but there’s no doubt in anyone’s mind who knows football that the Colts defense will be much improved with Sanders playing over Bullitt.
by MileHighHoosier on Oct 7, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Assuming Bob is the same old Bob
He will probably be rusty coming back and needs some time to get into game shape and back up to speed. Just throwing him out there because he can run fast and has “Sanders” and “21” on the back of his jersey would be foolish.
"In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king."
by AceOfSpades on Oct 7, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No way...
I think B. Sanders is great and football is all about putting the best people out there. Its the reason Tony Ugoh was benched and it’s exactly the reason Bob needs to re-earn his spot instead of being handed it.
Bob was injured and he can play in a limited role until he is ready to take the top dog spot again. As BBS states, Bullitt is better safety right now — because he stays healthy!
by Colts Syndrome on Oct 8, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's a better safety because he stays healthy?
What kind of comment is that? So you’re saying that you’d rather have a guy who is a good, but not elite, safety who stays healthy over the best safety in football that has single handedly been the key to our run defense for many years? Right….
And if you’re going to use a comparison to help your case, it would help if it were an accurate comparison. Ugoh is not playing right now because Johnson beat him fair and square in the offseason. You know why people were shocked when CJ was announced the starter? Because Ugoh was starting in training camp. But why was he starting? Because JOHNSON WAS HURT. Kind of like how Bob Sanders is hurt right now….hmmmmm?Swing and a miss, pal.
But yeah, let’s go with good healthy players over all pros. Who cares if they are defensive player of the year caliber? They get hurt sometimes and that is unforgiveable. In fact, there is no way Gonzo should be a starter anymore because he has the audacity to get hurt, and that just can’t happen in football. Jeez…….
by npb1985 on Oct 8, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
+21
for the successful and biting sarcasm.
Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.
Man, I need a life...
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: This is what happens when college students get bored.
by Cassieper on Oct 8, 2009 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I hit a Bob nerve?
Yeah you know you’ve opened my eyes. No reason to let Bob earn that job back. I mean – it’s not like injuries have ruined careers or slowed players down. I guess to you it’s just a given that Bob returns to old form and returns to his old spot.
But to answer your question…YES, I would rather have a player that is out there all season long and puts up numbers compared to Melvin Bullitt. While over the years Bob Sanders has been “the key to our run defense” his injuries and lack of practice have also caused unreliable run defense from game to game.
Oh and if you want to insult my comparison of CJ and Ugoh – that’s fine, whatever (I still disagree with you). But don’t turn around and use your comparison of Gonzalez who has only missed 3 games up until this injury.
by Colts Syndrome on Oct 8, 2009 8:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is a team sport
I know bob is a great player but, being as he hasn’t played in a while, I would think bullit should keep the spot because of the chemistry the defense is starting to show. just my opinion.
by coltsphalanx on Oct 8, 2009 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a side note...
Now that Crabtree has signed; how great is it going to be on Nov. 1st, when there’s a good chance that we’ll see Crabtree v. Powers?
by Addai Another Aday on Oct 7, 2009 5:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Injury report Wedsnesday(didnt want to make a fanpost)
Free DNP – rest
Bob – limited participation
Marlin Jackson – DNP Knee
Hayden – DNP Turkey String
Charlie Johnson – DNP Knee
Anthony Gonzalez – DNP Knee
by SpazMo on Oct 7, 2009 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
beat me by 4 minutes. I'm going to blame putting the Titans report up too.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 7, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
or you could blame it on...
me sitting at colts.com since 8am pressing F5 till they update the injury report…
by SpazMo on Oct 7, 2009 8:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll save you a bit of time
they never get the report up before 3pm central.
I remember last year someone always tried to beat me to getting the report out. I think they got me a couple times when my classes went long.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 7, 2009 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was joking :p I’ve never seen it posted before 5pm, and even then, its usually later (I guess 3pm central is 4pm? I don’t ever remember it that early, i usually have better luck with either one of John Oesher or Paul Kuharsky’s postings (which are much easier to find thanks to twitter))..
I’m starting to get the feeling from Cadlwell’s comments that Sanders might not play. Also confused about Hayden, who all but declared himself in for this week. Would rather have him healthy than Sanders, especially since Marlin is hurt now, too? Blech. Don’t want to get beat by an 0-4 team going into a bye.
by SpazMo on Oct 7, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hayden declared himself ready to play two weeks ago
then didn’t practice at all and missed the Cards game.
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 7, 2009 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hmm?
I don’t remember that. I thought after the Miami game he said something like, ‘This is an injury that I’m going to have to rest until its good instead of forcing myself out there, playing one game, missing two games, playing one game, missing two games’? Or was that after the cardinals game?
by SpazMo on Oct 7, 2009 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was after the Cards game
before practice started the week of the Cards game he said he expected to play
http://indyfootballreport.com/index.php/archives/3701
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 7, 2009 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ah i remember that IFR report
actually, but i never remember ever seeing the quote from Hayden, in either IFR or from Phil B, or any indystar report. And he didnt practice once that week, so I don’t know. Hayden’s is the weirdest injury on the team this year since every time someone else gets injured they don’t talk about it other than to say ‘im day-to-day’, while Hayden has been talking about it a lot, and hasn’t been right yet ;o
by SpazMo on Oct 8, 2009 1:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was me...
I gave up though, you’re pretty fast!
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Oct 8, 2009 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
"Turkey String" - love it
How can you not love a team that does this?
by LovinBlue on Oct 7, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Colts
Are a better team with a healthy Bob Sanders at safety than with Melvin Bullitt. Melvin is a great player but has done nothing to prove that he is better than a healthy Sanders. Therefore, no. He has NOT earned it over Bob. Just because someone fills in valiantly for another player who is recovering from surgery does not at all mean they have earned that spot unless they have played better than that person they are filling in for ever did. That has not happened.
Melvin is a terrific player and I think this team is blessed to have him. He will continue to see PT once Bob is back in the groove, but he should not and will not take the position away from Sanders. The only way Bullitt takes it is if Sanders comes back a different player and has noticeably regressed. I don’t think anyone anticipates that.
If you have a short term memory that is causing you to forget what 21 is capable of, then here is a reminder.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh1Mim_dN-o
by npb1985 on Oct 8, 2009 1:06 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We don’t know what a healthy Sanders looks like at this point, correct? So, you’re okay that Melvin maintains the starting position until Sanders shows that he can perform at a better level than Bullitt now (not in years past) and if he doesn’t, then he never gets the spot back?
LaDanian Tomlinson used to do great things. Injuries/time catch up to people. Bob Sanders is still young and safety mileage doesn’t add up like RB mileage, but Sanders suffers as much from his hits as those he’s hitting, so we just don’t know. I was underwhelmed by Sanders in a couple of games last year, maybe that was the knee, I don’t know. I don’t think we can just say ‘Bob Sanders, Iowa’, and have opposing running backs fall over for a gain of 1.
[regarding nothing, pretty funny that the first actual not-standing-around-flexing highlight shown in that montage you posted was Bob Sanders dropping a pick-6 that hits him in the hands]
by SpazMo on Oct 8, 2009 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Bob had good hands he'd have stayed at RB
Luck is probability taken personally, clutch is probability attributed to individuals.
by shake n bake on Oct 8, 2009 3:06 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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