Raheem Brock released by the Colts
by BigBlueShoe on Mar 6, 2010 3:24 PM EST
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Apparently, Raheem Brock wasn't kidding when he Tweeted yesterday that the Super Bowl might have been the last time we see him play in a Colts inform. According to USA Today's Howard Balzer (via Twitter), the Colts have released Raheem:
Indy cuts DE Raheem Brock and QB Jim Sorgi. Philly officially cuts Brian Westbrook. New Orleans re-signs UFA S Pierson Prioleau.
We're kind of beginning a new era in Colts football. Brock was one of the first players brought here after Tony Dungy was hired as head coach in 2002. He was drafted by his hometown Philadelphia Eagles and then cut during camp. The Colts signed him, and he was starting at right end. Brock made a switch to DT in 2006, and was the starting DT in Super Bowl 41.
Whether he played DE, DT, or sometimes pass rushing linebacker, Brock was all effort, 100% of the time. One of my favorite games featuring Brock was in Jacksonville in 2008. Dungy starting using Brock as a "joker" pass rusher, and he was making life miserable for David Garrard and the Jaguars. After a big second half sack, Brock turned around and flexed towards the cameras. I wrote this about the play almost two years ago:
Raheem Brock and Robert Mathis also brought it last night, Brock in particular. His sack of Garrard at the 3:48 mark stuffed a promising drive for the Jags. They punted, and lost more time to catch up. Really, in all honesty, the game ended when Ratliff ran that TD back.
Raheem Brock's honesty in interviews and his commentary on Twitter made him one of my favorite players. Maybe he will come back to the team at a lower price, especially since the market for 32-year-old mediocre pass rushers will likely not help Raheem score a big contract. But, I'm not to terribly optimistic he will.
For now, I just say thanks to Raheem for being a cornerstone player who helped turn our franchise around.
He's a player I will miss.
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He's a Classic Colt
But he was going to make too much money for too little production. It was time.
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the truth hurts
a lot
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
One of my favorite Colts.
Great post BBS. Brock seemed to give it all when he played. But in the last super bowl Raheem seemed to disappear in the 2nd half, as did most of the players. I hope he lands on his feet.Good luck !
OK, here you go,
Comment on Sorgi- He took all the crap with a good grace.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
He's gonna hold clipboards
Somewhere else
So we're turning into Atlanta Braves of NFL? My head says "no", but who knows?
I thought I read
that they’ve asked to speak with him and his agent on Monday… he might still be back…
How can you not love a team that does this?
Ah, but as a player?
or as a coach/consultant?
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
good question
I would love him as an assistant / coach for Peyton, but I have to believe Sorgi’s still waiting for calls as a player
How can you not love a team that does this?
Hmmmm... It's possible. It's conceivable... that Mr. Sorgi,
someone who’s hardly played a snap his entire career and has been content to walk the sidelines for 6 years has a sudden, irrepressible desire to take the field.
Or, like me, he only works for the money and sees a coaching job with the Colts as a continuation of the easy money he’s enjoyed since being drafted.
But i’m prob just being naive.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
And it may be that he feels
he’s paid his dues, waiting for Peyton to retire, and that his desire to play is every bit as strong as it once was.
But if playing is really what he wants, it seems to me his chances are much greater with another team. It’ll be interesting to hear the outcome of their Monday meeting.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
He's like the 10th most important player on the team
I hope they bring him back. Only Manning, Freeney, Sanders, Brackett, Saturday, Mathis, Session, Lilja and Bethea, in that order, are more important.
If they can’t work out some way to bring him back, someone’s going to rent all of Manning’s signals from him for $600 k. Think teams are above that? This is a league that saw the Jets trot out a former Pats backup QB AS A CAPTAIN in their game against the Pats. If the three division teams haven’t already called him, I’d be shocked.
"You're hitting the wrong person. Don't you know you're hitting Ron Artest?"
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I'll miss him a lot,
Really sorry to see him go. I hate the business end of football.
"You can't defend the perfect throw, what can I say?" Peyton quoting Marino
"As I grow older, the list of people who can kiss my ass grows longer"-Ancient Hoosier Proverb.
This
Bob Sanders is starting to make me rethink my SBNation ID!
by SupermanWearsBobSander'sPJs on Mar 6, 2010 4:28 PM EST up reply actions
A year too late, but that's better than two years too late
The Colts needed to move on, Brock was horrible on the field.
Dawson is almost/equally as bad, but at least he’s at a fraction of the cost. Still, at the very least, he should be competing for a job in camp this summer.
Well, Raheem,
it’s been fun. Thanks for all of your hard work and the best of luck to you.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
Why did he ASKED to be released?
I’m not sad if the dude wanted to leave….
But I don’t know….something doesn’t add up in all of this
by Ivan Monteiro Prado on Mar 6, 2010 6:38 PM EST reply actions
money is my guess
I’ll bet Polian asked him to accept a new, lower contract and he refused
How can you not love a team that does this?
seems reasonable.
Question is… will he rethink and change his mind?
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
I was having a conversation yesterday with another Colts fan
and as a woman, I read some anger in Brock’s tweets (insert man v. woman joke here). I suspect he was insulted, upset by the club he’d been with so long not respecting him or whatever. Never say never, but I doubt he’ll be back.
How can you not love a team that does this?
yeah, that whole pride thing can lead us guys to make irrational decisions.
I’m told women give in to it occasionally too…
But i’m sure that’s just rumor.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
ha
the woman v. man thing was because I read something into Brock’s tweets that a man might not have
How can you not love a team that does this?
And i agree with you
A player like Brock, one who gives 100% on every play, most likely has the type of drive (read ‘desire to play/win’) that won’t let him back down from his demand to be traded.
Shame too, cause i’d really like to see him back.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
Good luck to Brock
Hate to see him go… but that’s just the way it is.
"Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans." - Dick Young
Movie Quote of the Week: "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."
Helluva guy
Tough loss. Whether you like him or not, he had to be good, or else his tenure here wouldn’t have lasted so long. The Colts don’t typically keep d-linemen for more than a few years at a time (minus the obvious, Freeney/Mathis). He’s outplayed plenty of guys who were supposed to be better than him, and he was a staple on our rush sets. He probably played over 50% of the snaps this year. That’s going to be hard to replace.
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You guys got anything on this?
From Adam Schefter:
Former Colts CB Marlin Jackson is scheduled to visit the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday.
Good pick up for us you think? I do. Always thought he was a solid CB for you guys.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Good strong zone CB
Good tackler, not much of a man corner. Coming off back to back ACL tears, one in each knee, both in non contact practice incidents. But I always loved Marlin and pre ACL tear I thought he was our best corner. He holds a special place in all of our hearts but it is yet to be seen if he can still play…
Dun nuh nuh nuhhhh!!!! Super Mathis
by hoosier in sodak on Mar 7, 2010 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
Yea, only thing that scares me are those injuries. You don’t take risks on guys with serious knee problems.
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
if the Ravens offer anything
probably won’t represent much of a risk
How can you not love a team that does this?
Maybe better fit at safety
The speed he’s lost over the last two years, and the fact that he wasn’t the fastest corner to begin with, could mean that he goes back to playing safety like he did at Michigan some. Big and athletic for a Colts corner, big hitter. Kind of the prototypical zone safety body type. I always hoped the Colts could keep him for cheap as their 4th CB/4th Safety, but I’m not surprised he’s getting interest elsewhere. I think Minnesota was interested too.
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He had THAT interception
I don’t want to see him on another team :-(
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
THIS ^... for THAT
While Hayden’s INT in SB41 ranks right up there, 28’s INT of Tommy is permanently and lovingly etched in my pea-sized mind.
Ahhhhhhh… thanks for that, Marlin.
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
I'm willing to bet every, and I mean EVERY, person on this site thinks
Marlin’s INT (2006 AFCCG) > Hayden’s INT (SB 41)
"Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans." - Dick Young
Movie Quote of the Week: "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."
Marlin INT >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hayden INT
Before the injuries starting to rain down Jackson, I thought he was better than Hayden.
I REALLY want to keep him.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Mar 7, 2010 10:48 AM EST up reply actions
For sentimental value if not anything else lol
"Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans." - Dick Young
Movie Quote of the Week: "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."
Sentimental value is important
At least to me :-)
(And I don’t want Polian to run the team on sentiment, but I’m glad I don’t have to make those decisions)
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
I hear ya
I’d love to have Marlin back just because of that one play. Sentiment is always important to fans and as long as it’s just with the fans our team is in good shape.
"Fans are the only ones who really care. There are no free-agent fans." - Dick Young
Movie Quote of the Week: "I must be crazy to be in a loony bin like this."
Hats off To Marlin
I also feel that without Marlins INT of Brady, we may not have gone to SB41. I for one will miss him and hope he can return to the Colts, but I doubt it!
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