Luke Links: The "Monday is Tuesday" Edition

I love three-day weekends, and especially love that feeling when you think it's Monday but you realize it's Tuesday, and you're a whole day closer to Friday already!

FROM THE SADDLE

Official Team News

• John Oehser (Colts.com)
  
  • Jerry Hughes is focused on learning the system
  • Tony Ugoh just wants to play
  • Fili Moala expects to improve this year
  • Eric Foster wants to get more sacks in 2010
  • Jeff Saturday acknowledges that improving the line can result in more yards per carry
• Craig Hammel (Colts PR)  Former Colts and Purdue QB Mark Hermann was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame
• Jeffrey Gorman On this week's edition of The Heavyweights, Gorman meets with Clyde Christensen, Dr. Jerry Punch, Kelvin Hayden, Pat McAfee, and Bob Lamey with Jeff Saturday and Tony Ugoh
  

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES

Positive and Negative Analysis

• John Oehser (Indy Football Report) Adam Vinatieri's hip and leg are healing well
• Brett Mock (Coltzilla)
  • thinks Fili Moala has something to prove
  • passes on that the Colts are Super Bowl XLV favorites
  • likes the move of Tony Ugoh to the inside
• Nate Dunlevy (18to88.com)
  
  • analyzes the impact of the American Needle case to the Colts
  • contrasts Mudd's ability to steal signals with how the Patriots did it
  • announces the release of his book, Blue Blood - congratulations, Nate!
• Mike Chappell (Indy Star) 
  • reports that Pierre Garcon received the Warner Award
  • answers readers' questions about the "window of opportunity" and the tight ends
• Phil Richards (Indy Star) looks at the Colts' free agent additions to the O-Line
• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN)
  • takes a crack at which positions remain uncertain for the AFC South teams
  • relays the news about Mathis' holdout
  • ranks the Colts' corners with the (currently) least-recognized names
• Brooks Busch (ColtsChatter.com) 
  • doesn't think Mathis should be asking for more money
  • does think Bethea should get paid
  • resumes his review of the 2010 schedule with weeks 10-13
• Matt Bowen (National Football Post) breaks down Brady-to-Moss against the Colts' Tampa-2 defense (Editor's warning: not suitable for children)
• USA Today has an updated team report

OUTSIDE THE STABLE

Around the League

• Jeremy Green (Scouts Inc.) I very much look forward to Peyton Manning exploiting what Green perceives to be the Texans' weakness
• Matt Williamson (Scouts Inc.) analyzes whether David Garrard is the answer for the Jaguars
• Paul Kuharsky Titans 7th round draft pick Marc Mariani has impressed in OTAs and may displace former Cal standout Lavelle Hawkins
  
• Paul Kuharsky
  • looks at O-Line changes throughout the AFC South
  • highlights the men of the AFC South who give back
• Michael Lombardi (National Football Post) examines the key to the 49ers making the playoffs.  Note that Lombardi is also leaving NFP to continue his career with the NFL Network.