Roster move prior to today's game
by BigBlueShoe on Dec 27, 2009 10:56 AM EST
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So, it seems we've had a lot of roster moves prior to today's game. Both John Gill, a defensive tackle, and the "immortal" Drew Willy, a QB, were both signed to the active roster from the practice squad. It is a bit odd that Sam Giguere was not signed to the active roster seeing as Anthony Gonzalez was just IRed. Giguere is a young WR that Bill Polian and Jim Caldwell have been very high on, and he can contribute on special teams.
Over at Sam Giguere's blog, he talks about how Colts special teams coach Ray Rychleski really likes him, and how "Colts management" told him that he'd be on the active roster soon. This is translated from French, as Giguere is French Canadian (Big tip to GoHorse88 for finding this):
There were many wounds during the last weeks, especially in defensive, and it was impossible for him to activate me at this time. However, it was said to me that as soon as it would have the chance, I would belong to the 53 active players.
Well, this week seemed like the perfect opportunity to promote Giguere. Pierre Garçon is all but ruled out with a hand injury. This means that the only wide receivers active for today's game are Reggie Wayne, Austin Collie, and Hank Baskett. By not promoting someone like Giguere, but instead promoting a no-name back-up QB like Drew Willy, people like Adam Shefter are speculating that having the third QB on the roster suggests that the Colts will rest starters against the Jets later today.
I personally don't think the Colts will do that. How can you rest Peyton Manning, but play Wayne, Collie, and others? Doesn't make sense to me. I can see resting Garçon because of the hand issue. That is consistent with Jim Caldwell's view on who to play and who not to play. Jerraud Powers, Keyunta Dawson, and Garçon are all out, and it is likely that Charlie Johnson will sit.
The hope is the Colts will attack this game as they have done the previous fourteen. If they don't, if they rest starters early in the contest, then the home crowd will indeed boo the Colts, and boo them mercilessly. I don't think Indy wants that, and with so many other players banged up, I find it hard to think that they will rest people. I mean, rest them with whom?
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Thanks for the shout-out BBS!
I really was expecting Giguere to come up with only 3 active WRs for this game. But what do I know? Very peculiar to have an inactive 3rd QB unless Painter is planned to be put in the game at some point. Oh well, hopefully Painter can catch them off guard and win these types of games better than Sorgi ever could.
In Polian we Trust!
Painter
He’s a better QB than Sorgi ever was, however he’s still a rookie who may see his first action today with added pressure of keeping a perfect season going. He can throw the ball, but one of his biggest faults at Purdue was forcing the ball in resulting in INTs.
by The Walking Eye on Dec 27, 2009 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
The crowd will boo
the Colts? Really? I am part of that crowd and I can’t imagine them booing a 14-0 team. They never booed for the Cardinals resting game or the 2 Titans resting games. What makes you thing the crowd would boo during this game?
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During those games you cite
The team was not 14-0 with a shot at an undefeated regular season.
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by BigBlueShoe on Dec 27, 2009 11:16 AM EST up reply actions
Valid point,
but the crowd at the Luke is very reluctant to boo anybody. I don’t remember ever hearing the crowd ever booing the Colts for any reason. I still don’t see it happening if the Colts rest Peyton.
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BOOOOOOO
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 27, 2009 11:31 AM EST up reply actions
Heh.
I forgot about that. That was fun :-)
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I was booing her from my living room
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by Colts Homer on Dec 27, 2009 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
It was even more fun
from the stadium.
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I could see it
I said the same thing this morning. I won’t be booing, but that Lucas crowd can be fickle sometimes.
The Shogun of Harlem
The Colts have reported to NFL.com
THAT BOTH MATHIS AND FREENEY WILL START!
They will be on a pitch count, though.
So that debate is over for this week.
The Colts are going for the win!
by HoosierHorseman on Dec 27, 2009 11:21 AM EST reply actions
Saw that coming.
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As long as #18 isn't on a pitch count
then I will believe that this team is going for the win.
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by AceOfSpades on Dec 27, 2009 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Why??
Why would a 14-0 team take its foot off the gas? Makes no sense to me that the Colts would turn off the jets while a team like San Diego is starting to play its best ball of the year and, believe it or not, the Colts have struggled to beat SD in key games over the past several years.
I would rather see this thing through to the end instead of putting the crazy thought in everyone’s mind that a loss or two at the end of the regular season will somehow guarantee that this Colts team is in a better position to win the Super Bowl. Just as going 16-0 and winning the Super Bowl do not go hand in hand, resting healthy players at the end of the season and winning the Super Bowl is also no guarantee.
I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
We are not the same team from last year or the year before.
Please don’t dwell on San Diego. They beat Dallas because the Cowboys beat themselves, they beat the Bengals with a last second 50+ yard field goal, and they beat the Titans. Please. Look at their division. It doesn’t rate as high as ours even with the titans, jags, and houston playing up and down. Kenton Keith is not the backup running back, Marvin is not playing after missing most of the season, Freeney is not out and we don’t have the same smallest front seven in the NFL like we did last year. Both years they barely beat us because we had injuries and issues on defense. Hell, the year Manning threw 7 picks with guys like Craphonso Thorpe and Armashadou on the field only to lose on a missed 23 yard field goal by Adam.
Faulk just completely
owned Michael Irvin on NFL Network. Made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
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There is an innappropriate joke about that
Involving the Special Olympics that came to mind…
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by Colts Homer on Dec 27, 2009 11:32 AM EST up reply actions
Head-to-head on who the
best team in the AFC is. Irvin said Chargers and how they were hot, etc. Faulk took the Colts and cited all the things we do (scoring defense, only giving up 10 sacks, etc.) and also cited our record with the 7 4th quarter comebacks. Irvin then asked why they had to come back and then answered that they are nnot the best team in the AFC. Faulk then said, “Well what happens if you don’t come back? 3 losses.”
Irvin had no coherent response to that.
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+14-0
Good to see Faulk coming back around. At the start of the season, he was just like the rest of them.
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by AceOfSpades on Dec 27, 2009 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
Was he pissed that the Colts
traded him to St. Louis? I never heard the whole story.
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
yeah, the Colts traded him instead of paying him
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
I overheard that and caught a glimpse of it and I'd swear it was the other way around.
Irvin was saying the Colts were the top AFC team and Faulk, as usual, was dogging the Colts
by HoosierHorseman on Dec 27, 2009 2:28 PM EST up reply actions
Urban Meyer
There has never been more shocking news in the history of football. Ever.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Huh?
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resigned for unspecified health reasons
He’s the coach of Florida
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
Ah.
Thanks.
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there's speculation that he's planning to take a year off, then OC whatever NFL team drafts Tebow
depends person to person pushing that angle whether they think the health thing is legitimate.
Personally I buy that he has some health issue that’s made much worse by the hours and stress of coaching.
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:08 PM EST up reply actions
From ESPN Ticker
Peyton Manning says he will play the entire game if it is competitive
Insert Clever Statement Here
Not surprising
Someone will need to explain to me why signing Willy means that Peyton would rest. It makes no sense to me at all.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
by Colts Homer on Dec 27, 2009 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
I thought the Colts just wanted 3 QB's
on the roster just like they have all year. I never saw it as a sign that Peyton won’t play.
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they never carried 3 QBs before this year though
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
So they can Free Willy
It makes perfect sense.
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by AceOfSpades on Dec 27, 2009 12:00 PM EST up reply actions
............
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Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
Yes, they would definitely get booed if they sat Manning and other
healthy starters…….and well they should. Let’s keep this train a rollin’!
Here's a question
If the Colts win today, does NBC flex Colts/Buffalo for the potential unbeaten season?
Insert Clever Statement Here
Doubt it.
It’s still an extremely boring game.
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someone helps!!!!!!!!!
who should i starts
marshawn lynch buf
michael bush oak
or darren mcfadden oak
oh and
peyton or favre
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing."
-Johnny Unitas-
"You're only as healthy as you feel."
-Travis Bickle-
by 805 on Dec 27, 2009 12:05 PM EST reply actions
.............
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haha im in my fantasy championship (for the second year in a row)
and like the colts in real life i have the worst rushing offense, and i have marshawn lynch, darren mcfadden, n michael bush, and i dont know which one to start, also i have peyton and brett favre but i dont want peyton to lose me the championship like last year cuz he sat out
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing."
-Johnny Unitas-
"You're only as healthy as you feel."
-Travis Bickle-
by 805 on Dec 27, 2009 12:10 PM EST up reply actions
I’d roll Beast Mode first, then whichever of the Raiders backs has been getting more touches the last few weeks.
Peyton obviously. ESPN says he said he’s playing as long as the game is competitive.
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
thanks so im going with michael bush, and ima take a shot on manning and hopefully hell stay in to give me at least 10-15 points
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing."
-Johnny Unitas-
"You're only as healthy as you feel."
-Travis Bickle-
by 805 on Dec 27, 2009 12:13 PM EST up reply actions
How many yards/TD's is that?
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i think like at least 200 yards and a touchdown, but i wont get mad if peyton decides to give me more points
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing."
-Johnny Unitas-
"You're only as healthy as you feel."
-Travis Bickle-
by 805 on Dec 27, 2009 12:20 PM EST up reply actions
Channeling John Madden:
I don’t know why you would ever pick anybody over Favre. And if you have Favre on your team, you don’t have to worry about those other guys. He’ll see you through to the end and your win is guaranteed! Favre FTW Forever!
Check it to Pancakes! Pancakes!
The Colts: We play more football in the fourth quarter than some teams play all year!
greatttt
Rachel Nichols of ESPN reports that Manning told her he thinks he will play until the end of the game if the game is competitive. That stands in contrast to previous indications out of Indianapolis that the team would rather keep Manning healthy than try to go 16-0.
Jets game plan??
Jets linebacker Bart Scott told Nichols that the Jets’ defense plans to hit Manning so often that the Colts will consider taking Manning out even when the outcome is in doubt.
Good luck with that ,if that your whole game plan Peyton and Clark will have a record setting game
Dual TE sets maybe
it will be a fun to watch game
by thebossuzzi on Dec 27, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
And Peyton is one of the toughest
guys that I’ve ever seen. Good luck to them. They will sure need it.
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Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Mosquitoes are attracted to the color blue twice as much as to any other color.
HA +1 and i need dallas to have a career game i have him too
"You only get intercepted when you don't know what your doing, I knew what I was Doing."
-Johnny Unitas-
"You're only as healthy as you feel."
-Travis Bickle-
by 805 on Dec 27, 2009 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Gameplan
If they are hitting Peyton, I am guessing it will be after he has already completed to a receiver and it is going to draw the 15 yard penalty….
I don't always drink beer....but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
Awesome piece on the Colts- on line right now on ESPN!!!
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
what were the fines for?
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
Anywhere from falling down during a play
to doing interviews. The fines range from $5 to $500. I guess Saturday’s pockets felt a very light with is ESPN magazine and the Mastercard commercial. lol
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
Was the piece on the fines?
I loved that piece when I read it a while back.. so was it just talking about that?
Hey Shake.
You might want to drive 20 or so minutes east:
http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2009/16-CBS-L.html
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ugh sooo close
illegal feed for me again.
I might have to get one for the Iowa game too depending on where I watch it. The broadcasting company that owns the network affiliate that is showing it is in an ugly contract negotiation with the local cable company. The broadcaster has basically told them to suck it and watch half their customer base switch to dish just to get the game if they don’t take their terms
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:35 PM EST up reply actions
Something similar happened last year in Indy
A cable company got into a spat with CBS in the middle of the football season. It was one time I was glad I had Comcast.
by TouchdownMonkey on Dec 27, 2009 12:39 PM EST up reply actions
I think it was Bright House or
something like that.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
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Yeah
Depending on where you live you get either Comcast or Brighthouse.
by TouchdownMonkey on Dec 27, 2009 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
Jets linebacker Bart Scott told Nichols that the Jets’ defense plans to hit Manning so often that the Colts will consider taking Manning out even when the outcome is in doubt.
Bart Scott is an idiot. The Jets suck and I base this on watching them lose all year and Manning needs to only play less than a quarter to light them up. Besides, Sanchez will be the QB on the ground today in addition to throwing 2-3 picks. That sums up the JETS. Please don’t overrate there defense and offense. They are not the same team that won their first games, which were Houston, NE, and the Titans. Their record was 2-6 in the next 8 games with losses to the saints, Miami 2X, Buffalo, NE and Jacksonville while winning against Oakland and Carolina. In December they barely beat Buffalo(They completely stink)19-13, won against Tampa Bay and lost to a banged up Matt Ryan and Atlanta team. Our second string can beat them. Rex Ryan is not in Baltimore with that defense. He is in NY with Gang Green. Colts 24 Jets 10.
Jets will take cheap shots?
if that is the game plan. Let’s beat them with Painter ,yes they suck that much
They'll mix it up, but I'm thinking the most common will be Wayne and Clark out wide. Collie in the slot. Gijon in-line. Addai/Brown in the backfield
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by shake n bake on Dec 27, 2009 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
will we see the first Baskett TD of the season?
I’ll predict this if hank catches it he will get lots of YAC , he is a hard to bring down guy like Clark ,you will see.
Speaking of Baskettt
I doubt most of you guys saw the “Kendra:Here Comes Baby” special on E! this past week. It was very touching when it showed Hank holding his son with tears in his eyes then he pulled down his mask to kiss him on his little forehead. I just hold he doesn’t drop the kid though ;-)
Peyton Manning makes it Wayne on them hoes!!!!
My wife and I watched it
He’s really funny actually. I think it’s possible that he could be the star of the show with Kendra taking a back seat, that would be funny.
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