Luke Links: The "LovinBlue is on vacation and I'm stuck doing this" edition

by Brad Wells on Jun 22, 2010 9:02 AM EDT in Luke Links

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While LovinBlue is on her summer jaunt through Alaska (so... very... jealous) I'm stuck here, filling in for her with the weekly Luke Links.

We're roughly 5-6 weeks away from training camp in Anderson, IN. OTAs are done, and players and coaches are encouraged, at this time, to get away from football for some needed R&R before the long grind of the NFL regular season begins.

However, for us there really is no off-season. I'm enjoying watching things like World Cup futbol, but for the obsessive-minded football fan that I am, all I want to read and talk about is NFL, NFL, and more NFL.

Hell, I'm so desperate for football, I checked the CFL's website and noticed that their pre-season is wrapping up soon. Regular season games start July 1st, when the Montreal Alouettes begin their quest to defend their Grey Cup against the Saskatchewan Rough Riders, the team they beat in the championship in Calgary last year. Interesting connections between these two teams and the Colts: Bill Polian used to work for the Alouettes while former Colts running back Kenton Keith was a premiere tailback for the Rough Riders a few years back.

Personally, I'm an Alouettes fan. Montreal is a cool town.

FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News

John Oehser (Colts.com) takes a look at the defensive tackles.
An interview with Colts rookie Jerry Hughes

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis

John Oehser (Indy Football Report) like where the Colts are on defense
Nat Dunleavy (18to88) provides you with 18 reasons to buy his book
Brett Mock (Coltszilla.com) pits John Chick v. Ervin Baldwin
Pro Football Weekly gives us a quick update on Anthony Gonzalez's injury

OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League

Music City Miracles informs us that the Titans and Cardinals will practice together on August 23rd
Big Cat Country's new writer, Alfie Crow, talks about the Jaguars and the tight end position
SB Nation Houston looks over the Texans running backs

Blazing Saddles video clip of the day:

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LMAO @ CFL news

I saw a Tweet recently that former Cal RB Robert Jordan (who IIRC played at one point with Marshawn Lynch, Justin Forsett and Jahvid Best) joined the RoughRiders. My husband thought I had lost it getting excited over CFL news.

Anyway thanks for doing the links, BBS. But I don’t know why you characterize it as being “stuck”… :-)

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Jun 22, 2010 11:05 AM EDT via mobile reply actions

hey, you!

Enjoying your trip? Taking lots of pics?

Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president

by teej813 on Jun 22, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

wow... everybody is going to Alaska! yeah so very jealous!

a farmily we know from our daughter’s preschool also headout to Alaska on the exact same day LovinBlue did! They were flying though so no road trip! It must be the season for Alaska touring…. hope we can go someday…. someday…. :) Take lots of pics and have fun!

If you see my smilieys, think of E.M.H. - our COLTs King of Smileys!

by Manning4ever on Jun 22, 2010 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions

The sheriff is near!

<3 Blazing Saddles

"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
Dallas Clark is
Just. This. Incredible.

by McAfee#1 on Jun 22, 2010 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

No, gone blame it dang blammit! I said the sheriff is ~CLANG~

Awesome… and released at a time when race relations were strained, to say the least. I’ve always wondered how black Americans reacted to that movie… now and then. Me? I give Brook props for taking the risk and hoping we’d all laugh at ourselves. I’d like to think we can.

Careful what you wish for... "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." Gerald Ford, 38th US president

by teej813 on Jun 22, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions