Colts cut corner Thad Turner, sign Marcus McCauley

by Brad Wells on Aug 11, 2010 11:35 PM EDT in Colts News

Just as the Colts second night-time scrimmage of their 2010 training camp ended this evening, ESPN's Paul Kuharsky Tweeted that the team released undrafted rookie corner Thad Turner and, essentially, replaced him by signing veteran defensive back Marcus McCauley, recently of the Washington Redskins.

Interesting note on McCauley: He was part of last year's New Orleans Saints team that beat the Colts in Super Bowl 44, though he was not a member of the team when they played in Miami. He was signed by them in December last year and then was released roughly three weeks later.

McCauley is in his third year out of Fresno State. He's bounced around the league a lot in three years, playing for the Vikings, Buccaneers, Redskins, and Saints.

At 6'1, 206 pounds, he's bigger than most corners the Colts typically bring in or draft. On SB Nation's player page for McCauley, he's described as a "backup cornerback with starter tools." The positives with him are he's big and can run with anyone. If the Colts are looking to play more man-to-man, McCauley can do the job. His negatives are his lack of consistency, and because of this he gets burned a bit too much.

Unlike the recently released Turner, McCauley offers a bit more experience. He hasn't really played since 2008, and his best (and most productive) season was his rookie year in 2007. He started nine games that year, and recorded 64 tackles and 10 passes defended.

According to GoBigBlue88, McCauley was at the evening practice tonight.

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him coming out of college and am surprised he hasn’t had as much success. I really figured he’d be a starter in Minnesota.

by BlueVol03 on Aug 12, 2010 12:00 AM EDT reply actions

Mike Mayock was really high on him

by 18to87 on Aug 12, 2010 2:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Too bad for Thad

I know a few people around here were hoping he would succeed

How can you not love a team that does this?

by LovinBlue on Aug 12, 2010 12:04 AM EDT reply actions

To be fair

Some people are better off in systems like the Tampa 2 or a 3-4 as opposed to being able to fit in every defense.

Guys like Cato June, Mike Peterson, and Jason David all really had their best years in a Tampa 2 defense. Once they left here, they had average to mediocre seasons….

The guy has the tools, but perhaps he simply has not been used properly in a good overall situation just yet…

by DevilsReject on Aug 12, 2010 7:06 AM EDT reply actions

Bummed

Ok, I’ll admit that I was high on this guy coming into camp after looking at some game tape and etc. I loved his physicality and size. Anyway, I hope that the brass are committed to keeping top talent in camp to make every position as competitive as possible. I like the fact that they are wastig no time in cutting people that they know aren’t going to make it.

by supercolt on Aug 12, 2010 8:15 AM EDT reply actions

Brighter Days ahead for McCauley

He had a rough year last year and bounced around the league- cut the guy some slack. There are plenty of pictures on the internet of him covering and tackling, so the writer must not have spent too much time researching him. He is ready to play and wants to have a break out year this year.

by baller21 on Aug 13, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions