Luke Links: The "Burner Returner" Edition

This edition of Luke Links is dedicated simply to wishing Devin Moore, Brandon James and Ray Fisher good luck in tonight's game, and hoping that at least one of them emerges as our "Burner Returner" for the season.

FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News

• John Oehser (Special to Colts.com)
  • Peyton Manning expects the team to use the next 2 weeks to continue to improve
  • The final preseason game is the rookies' opportunity to shine
  • The game is important for evaluation
• Press release: Bengals at Colts
• Videos / Media
  • Interview with Brody Eldridge
  • Coach Caldwell hints at what to watch for tonight

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis

• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) Jeff Saturday has returned to practice
• Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star)
  • Gets to know Tom Brandstater
  • Gets to know Ramon Humber
  • Catch up with Phil B.'s blog
• Mike Chappell (Indy Star)
  • Third round draft pick Kevin Thomas finally ends up on IR
  • Peyton Manning is still worried about umpire positioning
  • Don't expect to see the starters tonight
  • (with Phil Richards) Tonight's the night for rookies vying for a return job
  • Jeff Saturday took some snaps yesterday
  • Mike Chappell answers readers' questions
• Phil Richards (Indy Star) Rookie Jerry Hughes will get more reps tonight
• John Oesher (Indy Football Report, AOL Fanhouse)
  • looks deeper at the umpire rule and Pat Angerer's performance
  • Peyton Manning thinks the umpire placement must have some impact
  • looks even deeper at he umpire rule and Joseph Addai's status
  • Jeff Saturday returns to practice
• The Sports Xchange The new umpire rule has grabbed Polian's attention (ya think?!)
• Nate Dunlevy (18to88.com)
  • thinks the new umpire rule is a good one, but that adjustments are in order
  • compares the 2009 Colts to what he expects from the 2010 Colts
• Brett Mock (Coltzilla) ponders whether Jeff Linkenbach is another example of an undrafted gem
• Rohan Basin (Coltzilla) looks at fantasy rankings for tight ends
• Jacob Crocker (Coltzilla) evaluates the latest depth chart
• Greg Cowan (Coltzilla) has the fourth edition of the Check it to Pancakes podcast
• Khaled Elsayed (Pro Football Focus) chalks up the good and bad for the Colts

IN THE PADDOCK
News About This Week's Opponent

• James Walker (ESPN)
  • looks at how the Bengals could better spend $8 million than on Antonio Bryant
  • thinks Matt Jones is on the roster bubble
• Joe Reedy (Cincinnati Enquirer)
  • thinks the Bengals can be explosive again on offense
  • takes an educated guess at the Bengals' roster

OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League

• Jim Wyatt (The Tennessean) does a fancy analysis of the Titans' roster
• Tania Ganguli (Florida Times-Union) At least Jaguars' fans can look forward to... special teams
• Richard Justice (Houston Chronicle) The Texans beat the Cowboys!  They beat the Cowboys!
• John Oesher (Fanhouse) The Texans focus on beating the Colts
• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN)
  • apologizes to someone on each AFC South team for underestimating them, perhaps a little too early
  • looks at starting battles around the AFC South
  • gets into the fray regarding the new umpire rule
• Yahoo! Sports Troy Polamalu gets his hair insured
• Tony Dungy and Rodney Harrison share the view that teams may shut down toward the end of the season without a CBA
• Bob Kravitz (Indy Star) needs to add his two cents, too