BBS' guess at the 2010 Indianapolis Colts 53-man roster

I don’t see him getting cut this year, the fact that he was a center makes him pretty valuable. Who knows

I hope someone comes up with a cool nickname for them. I like “McFury” but I’m notoriously lame.

Can’t see us carrying 4 RBs. Baby J misses the cut. Brandon James makes it to split time time with Fisher.

I think Jamie Richard makes the team. Pollack might be given another shot too. Might be at the expense of Jamie Thomas landing on the PS again this year.

I don’t have much faith in Ricardo Matthews. Cut.

…and I’m afraid that I don’t think Mitch King will stick either. Not sure who gets that spot though.

I can’t see Hart and James, both making the team.

Also I don’t remember the Colts ever having 8 LBs.

Also, it’s impossible, that 4, rather SSs make the team, with Bethea again not having a backup.

he’s injury prone. 2 surgeries in ’08 and that off season neck surgery a month or so ago.

/sarcasm

QB – Peyton Manning, Curtis Painter
RB – Joseph Addai, Donald Brown, Mike Hart
WR – Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, Austin Collie, Pierre Garcon, Blair White
TE – Dallas Clark, Brody Eldridge, Tom Santi, Jacob Tamme
OT – Charlie Johnson, Ryan Diem, Adam Terry, Tony Ugoh
OG – Kyle DeVan, Andy Alleman, Jacques McClendon, Jamey Richard
C – Jeff Saturday, Mike Pollack
DT – Antonio Johnson, Daniel Muir, Fili Moala
DT/DE – Eric Foster, Mitch King, Ricardo Mathews
DE – Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Jerry Hughes
LB – Gary Brackett, Clint Session, Pat Angerer, Philip Wheeler, Cody Glenn, Kavell Conner, Vuna Tuihalamaka
CB – Kelvin Hayden, Jerraud Powers, Jacob Lacey, Kevin Thomas, Ray Fisher
S – Bob Sanders, Antoine Bethea, Melvin Bullitt, David Caldwell, Jamie Silva
ST – Adam Vinatieri, Pat McAfee, Justin Snow

I think they might sign a veteran QB (Marc Bulger…or someone much lower profile). I know the “we’re screwed anyway” philosophy is actually pretty accurate, but Painter is perilously unready.

I think you’re a little LB heavy. I’d like to see our drafted LBs make it along with Hagler. No on Glenn and Humbler. I don’t see it yet with T-Halamaka, but whatever. Most people around here seem to love him.

I’m okay with four RBs, as long as one of them is Brandon James, and he beats out Ray Fisher for a roster spot. I don’t want both, and I want some sort of speed back out of this mix.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they rolled with four WRs to start the year like they did last year.

I’d switch Devan with Richard and add Pollack (not ready to give up on him yet).

I hope one of our new UDFA safeties is better than Silva.

Long way to go yet, though.

QB – Peyton Manning, Peyton Manning
RB – Peyton Manning, Peyton Manning, Peyton Manning
WR – Peyton Manning, Peyton…

oh never mind – I’m just not good at this part

QB – Manning, Painter
RB – Addai, Brown, Hart
WR – Wayne, Garcon, Collie, Gonzalez, Giguere
TE – Clark, Eldridge, Tamme, Snow
OT – C Johnson, Diem, Terry, Linkenbach
OG – DeVan, McClendon, Alleman, J Thomas, Pollak
OC – Saturday, Richard

DE – Freeney, Mathis, Hughes, Mathews
DT – Muir, A Johnson, Foster, Moala
WILL – Session, Conner, Humber
MIKE – Brackett, Angerer
SAM – Wheeler, Glenn, Tuihalamaka
CB – Hayden, Powers, Lacey, K Thomas, Fisher
FS – Bethea, Bullitt, Newton
SS – Sanders, Caldwell

THOUGHTS: Toughest pick was WR5. Competition for WR5 this year is going to be tough. Giguere, Guice, Hall, T Smith, White, Matthews and Sisco all battling for that spot. I had it down to Giguere, Guice and White, but Giguere is the only one I can give an honest NFL opinion about. Wouldn’t rule anyone out though.

This roster is OG and DB heavy and light on DTs, but Mathews @ power DE is essentially a passing down DT anyway so I’m alright with that. Polian said he has special packages in mind for Hughes and Mathews, which suggests to me that both make the final cut. Only three actual TEs might be worrisome, but I don’t know how much longer they can keep Santi given his propensity for getting injured and Robinson on the same roster as Eldridge is entirely redundant.

Would definitely shelve B James, T Hiller, B White, A Tyshonyvsky, B King and either J James or D McClesky on the PS though. Obviously this is really early to project a 53-man roster and just for speculation’s sake.

K – Vinatieri
P – McAfee

QB
18 Peyton Manning
7 Curtis Painter

RB
29 Joseph Addai
31 Donald Brown
32 Mike Hart

H-B
81 Brody Eldridge
86 Tom Santi

WR#1
87 Reggie Wayne
17 Austin Collie (slot)

WR#2
85 Pierre Garcon
11 Anthony Gonzalez
Blair White

TE
44 Dallas Clark
84 Jacob Tamme

LT
74 Charlie Johnson
67 Tony Ugoh

LG
73 Jaimie Thomas
65 Jacques McClendon

C
63 Jeff Saturday
61 Jamey Richard

RG
66 Kyle DeVan
78 Mike Pollak

RT
71 Ryan Diem
79 Adam Terry

LE
98 Robert Mathis
92 Jerry Hughes

RE
93 Dwight Freeney
94 Ervin Baldwin

NT
90 Daniel Muir
99 Mookie Johnson

UT
95 Fili Moala
68 Eric Foster

SAM
56 Tyjuan Hagler
50 Philip Wheeler

MIKE
58 Gary Brackett
51 Pat Angerer

WILL
55 Clint Session
53 Kavell Conner

CB#1
25 Jerraud Powers
27 Jacob Lacey (NB)

CB#2
26 Kelvin Hayden
20 Kevin Thomas
28 Ray Fisher

FS
41 Antoine Bethea
40 Jamie Silva

SS
21 Bob Sanders
33 Melvin Bullitt

K
4 Adam Vinatieri

P
1 Pat McAfee

LS
48 Justin Snow

RS
Brandon James

He was a fourth round pick that now isn’t even on the team? In fact he was a fourth round pick that doesn’t seem to even be on ANY team? Would that not qualify him to be a MAJOR draft bust?

QB: Peyton Manning, Curtis Painter
HB: Joseph Addai, Donald Brown, Mike Hart
H-Back: Brody Eldridge, Tom Santi
TE: Dallas Clark, Jacob Tamme
WR: Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, Pierre Garcon, Austin Collie, Blair White
OT: Charlie Johnson, Tony Ugoh, Ryan Diem, Jeff Linkenbach
OG: Kyle DeVan, Andy Alleman Jacques McClendon, Jamey Richard
C: Jeff Satuirday, Mike Pollak
DE: Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Jerry Hughes, John Chic
DT: Antonio Johnson, Daniel Muir, Mitch King, Eric Foster, Fili Moala, Ryan Mathews
OLB: Clint Session, Phillip Wheeler, Kavell Conner, Tyjuan Hagler, Vuna, Tuihalamaka
ILB: Gary Brackett, Pat Angerer
CB: Kelvin Hayden, Jerraud Powers, Jacob Lacey, Kevin Thomas, Ray Fisher
SS: Bob Sanders, Melvin Bullitt,
FS: Antoine Bethea, Nate Newton

LS: Justin Snow
P: Pat McAfee
K: Adam Vinatieri

Only question mark is his size, which we all know is a BS thing to question. Dante Hall, Sproles, etc. are all mini-backs and are dynamic in the return game. James is as well, and has proven as such. He will never be a 15-20 carry back, but he could provide some big time 3rd down sparks for us, ala Kevin Faulk and Sproles. I think we keep 4 RBs on the roster again. The odd man out will be Hart or Javarris James. They are the same type of back (or at least similar), and James (Brandon) separates himself from the two with his return game. It will be Addai (~25 carries), Brown (~15 carries), Hart and Brandon James (who will be third down specialists along with Eldridge). As much as we’d all like to see Baby J make the roster, he doesn’t offer more than Hart and doesn’t offer the same diversity as Brandon James. I’d say it will be between him and Hart, and I think Hart has earned his spot (but you never know, it’s a new season and no one’s job is ever really safe).

I agree about Pollak, but we’ve seen that Polian is not one to give up on a high pick so quickly. Otherwise, Ugoh would have been cut last year.

Are nuts…

The Colts signed John Chick to a 3 yr deal as a free agent late last season, he will make the roster, as he’s better than any of the guys not named Freeney/Mathis….. I’d be quite shocked if he’s not in uniform…

Bullitt still hasn’t signed his 1 year tender, which means while he’ll most likely be a Colt this year, we still can’t afford to screw around with his position. Not to mention the constantly hurt Sanders, so we need the backups.

Quite frankly, I dont see them carrying less than 4 safeties this year….in fact, with several of the “role players” such as Jennings, Rushing, etc that are gone, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Colts try getting them to play some multiple positions…

Does it happen? Who knows….but I can tell you this…. the Colts will jettison more current roster players…as the new talent is as good or better……and I wouldn’t even be surprised if they tried trading players for a pick or two..

QB – P. Manning, C. Painter
HB – J. Addai, D. Brown, B. James (RS/RB)
WR1 – R. Wayne
WR2 – A. Collie, A. Gonzalez, P. Garcon
WR3 – B. White, S Giguere
TE – D. Clark, B. Eldridge, T. Santi

LT – C. Johnson, T. Ugoh
LG – J. McClendon, M. Pollak,
C – Jeff Saturday, J. Richards
RG – K. DeVan, A. Alleman
RT – R. Diem, A. Terry, M. Toudouze

LE – R. Mathis, K. Dawson
DT – A. Johnson, D. Muir, F. Moala, E. Foster
RE – D. Freeney, J. Hughes

SLB – P. Wheeler, V. Tuihalamaka
MLB – G. Brackett, P. Angerer
WLB – C. Session, R. Humber

CB1 – K. Haden, J. Powers
CB2 – J. Lacey, K. Thomas, R. Fisher, B. King
SS – B. Sanders, M. Bullitt
FS – A. Bethea, J. Silva, M. Newton

P/KOS – P. McAfee
PK – A. Vinatieri
LS – J. Snow

Anyway, thats just my 2 cents. 53 guys all able to compete for time. I think we carry 6 WRs, because 1 will go down at some point for something (even if its just a week), and I don’t think Caldwell/Polian wants to be stuck needing to resign Baskett to fill out special teams. I also think we carry 6 CBs. 2 are always injured, and we need atleast 4 at any given time, so I would bank on 6 being available at anytime.

I will be absolutely shocked if he makes the roster.

To actually have a backup MIKE this year? Keiaho gave it his best shot, but it wasn’t his natural position. It’s nice to be able to slot that position in case Brackett gets hurt.

For the record, I’m normally a bit on the pessimistic end of the fandom spectrum. But this camp roster is incredible. If there are no significant injuries (can never be assumed, unfortunately), this could rival the 2005 Colts for best Indy-era Colt team honestly. The offense is particularly deep and I’m really looking forward to seeing what Coyer does with a draft class of guys specifically taken with Coyer’s scheme in mind (Hughes, Angerer, Thomas, Mathews. etc.)

…I’m going to take a guess that Tim Hiller passes Curtis Painter for the #2 role.

First off, great post and love the pic of BP on this one lmoa!

When putting together a projected 53 man roster this year it helps to understand the man in charge’s thinking. Given BP’s tempetuous nature, I think it means something when he loses a SB that he believed (me included) the Colts would win. In the aftermath, we all know what happened. He called out the o-line, got rid off Raheem Brock, Ryan Lilja, and released Chad Simpson. Furthermore he elected not to bring back Marlin Jackson, Freddy Keaiho, Tyjuan Hagler T.J Rushing , Jennings and Hank Baskett. What does this mean? He is looking for new role players that can produce in a pinch and help out the game’s greatest qb. I really don’t expect any of these names or others to be back on the roster even if they remain available throughout the year. The point is..those players mentioned are part of the problem not the solution. So, for those of you dreaming of seeing Hagler back on the roster keep dreaming. He has proven that he can’t stay healthy despite flashes of ability. This is why BP drafted 2 lb’s to replace Keaiho and Hagler. He also drafted Brock’s replacement in Mathews. Robinson is a goner thanks to Eldridge and Rushing thanks to Fisher. Notice how the DT and KR/CB are former and present 7th rounders. The only thing about BP is that his 4th rounder McClendon is an enigma and thus a crap shoot. Remember last year – Taylor was the strongest man at the combine and intelligent…now where is he? Also Condren and Gio weren’t invited to the combine in previous years and were 4th round picks but no longer with the Colts. I’m just saying the jury is out before we crown his ass. Finally, White’s best shot is the ps. He is a player and will be good but reminds me of John Standeford. It may take him a yr or 2 before he sticks. Odds are Humber and Glenn are goners too unless they really step up. I really want to see what happens on the oline this year. Anyway, I hope we have atleast 3 return men including Brandon James on the 53 man squad.

So any projection should

should not include a former colt currently not on the roster.

Hey guys, sorry for interrupting – I need your help – I’m writing a piece on the ages of offensive linemen in the NFL, and this seems like an appropriate thread.

What is the most likely starting 5 along your OL for the upcoming season? For the best accuracy, I’d prefer to hear from you guys rather than trust my own opinions or an ESPN depth chart.

Thanks!