Colts 2010 Organized Team Activities (OTAs) begin today
by Brad Wells on May 20, 2010 12:09 PM EDT
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PrintOTAs begin today. This is where the team, for the most part, gets together and creates the initial blueprint for the 2010 season. In some cases, like last year, OTAs were used to evaluate key position changes. You might remember that the left tackle spot for 2009 was pretty much decided during the OTAs. Jim Caldwell did not wait for the end of training camp to decided on Charlie Johnson over Tony Ugoh. Supposedly, he made that decision during or immediately after OTAs (much to my annoyance last year... hehe).
I guess we've come a long way from years past where pretty much no one gave a crap about OTAs. They were viewed as little more than the team just getting together and lifting weights, or something along those lines. Now, we see posts providing updates from OTAs on the Steelers quarterback situation, Sam Bradford is playing with the Rams second unit, and we even have open threads celebrating the start of these activities.
Unbelievable.
I swear, people get more excited about football practices than they do the NBA playoffs.
Some of the positions that may or may not get decided upon during or after OTAs: Starting left tackle, starting guard spots, kick returner, punt returner, and second tight end (H-Back).
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Can someone please get the OTAs finalized?
This link says they were supposed to start Yesterday….
http://gridironfans.com/forums/latest-nfl-headlines/93818-colts-hold-teams-first-otas-may-19th.html
This link (more official) says they were supposed to start this past Tuesday….
http://nfllabor.com/2010/04/28/nfl-minicamp-dates-announced/
Obviously either someone is fucking up in alot of editorial departments, or no one has a clue! I just want my colts fix, so please let there actually be something to talk about today!
"I shall not fear. Fear is the Mind killer. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear and let it pass through me. When the fear is gone, there shall be nothing. Only I shall remain."
-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
OTAs may have started 2 days ago, yesterday or today
or they might not start until tomorrow. Discuss.
Does that help? ;-)
How can you not love a team that does this?
I really don't care when it starts just so long as we get some new information
Even if its just, “Everyone practiced, and the drills went well.”
"I shall not fear. Fear is the Mind killer. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear and let it pass through me. When the fear is gone, there shall be nothing. Only I shall remain."
-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
My anonymous sources tell me that...
Everyone who was expected to practice practiced. It appears that the Colts haven’t decided on their starting O-Line. Gonzo is doing everything right and getting healthy, but still isn’t where he wants to be yet. The young players are excited to have a real shot at making the team. A few undrafted players make the team every year, and from OTAs it look like it might be a similar story this year. Pat McAfee feels like he hasn’t reached his potential, but is excited about playing football again and working hard to get better. Blair White is trying hard to adjust to the NFL and learn the playbook. It’s going well albeit a little slower than he would have liked, but now he realizes how you have to be really precise to play in the NFL.
by LukeM on May 20, 2010 1:04 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I tried to get more out of my sources
but they were afraid to say to much and risk losing their exclusive access behind the scenes.
Is it just me, or did the NBA die when Jordan joined the wizards?
What happened to boom baby boom, the three-peat, all those great NBA memories I have?
For me, it died when Miller retired.
I started watching the playoffs last season, and am watching this season’s but I’ll never be passionate again as long as the Pacers are garbage (AKA as long as Larry BIrd runs the show)
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So Colts actually had 3 days of OTAs starting on Tuesday, and are just finishing up today.
Wayne, Bethea, and Mathis missed practice for assorted reasons. Bethea hasn’t signed so wasn’t allowed, Wayne never does, and Mathis just graduated last week.
Gonzo, Sanders, and Vinny were all out practicing 100% as well, and were not limited for any reason.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;ylt=AtMHRENO7lIINXccvDjBwdDubYF?slug=ap-missingcolts
"I shall not fear. Fear is the Mind killer. Fear is the little death that leads to total obliteration. I will face my fear and let it pass through me. When the fear is gone, there shall be nothing. Only I shall remain."
-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
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-Frank Herbert "Dune" (1965)
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