Luke Links: The "Senior Moment" Edition

I'm dedicating this link to those of us who have passed 40 and already begun to experience "senior moments," like the one I did last night simply forgetting to post... the Luke Links.  My apologies, though I suppose it gave me time to find even more stories about last night's excellent drubbing.  Go Colts!

FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News

• John Oehser (Special to Colts.com)
  • The team put in a... team effort... in the win
  • Coach will continue to have the Colts looking forward
• Jake Thompson (Colts.com) Monday's Colts-Giants Notebook focuses on the run offense and pass defense
• Videos / Media
  • Coach Caldwell's post-game press conference
  • Post-game press conference from the locker room
  • Caldwell's Monday press conference

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis

• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN)
  • offers his initial reaction after the game
  • highlights that the Colts ran, once dared
  • compares Peyton Manning's performance against the blitz in the first 2 games - interesting contrast
  • relays that Pat McAfee's touchbacks didn't go unnoticed
• Barry Wilner (Associated Press) The Colts dominated the Giants
• Alex Marvez (Fox Sports) Sunday night was a confidence builder for Joseph Addai
• John Branch (NY Times) Peyton stands out over Eli
• Associated Press The Colts have voted to decertify the union
• Reuters Peyton gives Eli a lesson in quarterbacking
• ESPN Donald Brown gives his thoughts on the game

(Editor's note: It appears that the Indy Star is heavily promoting Bob Kravitz's 2-Minute Blitz, so its video appears at the top of every story linked below.)

• Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star)
  • Hey look! The Colts have a defense!
  • Catch up with Phil B.'s blog (including an announcement that Phil can't do his breakfast, lunch, dinner thing Wednesday or Thursday)
    
• Mike Chappell (Indy Star)
  • The Colts are taking things slowly with first round draft pick, Jerry Hughes
  • Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis feast on Eli Manning
• Phil Richards (Indy Star)
  • The Colts won with the running game and defense
  • The win started last week during practice
• Bob Kravitz (Indy Star)
  • The Colts returned to form on the heels of unlikely heroes
  • Kravitz grades the performance
• John Oesher (Indy Football Report, AOL Fanhouse)
  • gives us his quick hits immediately following the game
  • was particularly struck by the balance with which the Colts beat the Giants
  • Gonzo is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with the sprained ankle
  • The O-Line performed much better this week
  • wraps up the week
• Nate Dunlevy (18to88.com)
  • has a way with... pictures
  • The Colts' world has re-tilted
• Greg Cowan (Coltzilla) offers his quick thoughts on the game
• Sports Xchange looks at the Colts' strategy and personnel for the game, the inside slant, and notes and qotes

IN THE PADDOCK
News About This Week's Opponent

Looking left (last week):

• Kevin Armstrong (NY Daily News) It was an emotional homecoming for Mathias Kiwanuka
• Ralph Vacchiano (NY Daily News)
  
  • Jacobs lost his cool and Eli lost protection
  • (with Kevin Armstrong) Jacobs apologized for the helmet incident
• Hank Gola (NY Daily News) Eli < Peyton, but that's nothing to be ashamed of
• David Whitley (AOL Fanhouse) would like to officially retire the label "Manning Bowl" as unfair to Eli

Looking right (next week):

• Arnie Stapleton (AP) (Editor's note: hm - Stapleton - wonder if there's any relation?)
  • WR Demaryius Thomas had a big day in the Broncos' defeat of the Pete Carrolls
  • Denver's corners are ailing
• AP The Broncos still hope they will play
• Bill Williamson (ESPN) The Broncos need to build on their passing game while fixing their running game
• AOL Fanhouse Broncos' WR Kenny McKinley was found dead of an apparent suicide

OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League

• Jim Wyatt (The Tennessean) Jeff Fisher thinks Vince Young should be mad about his (Young's) benching
  
• Dale Robertson (Houston Chronicle) The Texans prevailed despite 5 sacks of Schaub
• John Oehser The Texans' winning attitude makes the AFC South more interesting
• Tania Ganguli (The Florida Times-Union) Even the new travel plan couldn't rescue the Jaguars from another West Coast loss
• Paul Khuarsky tries to guess what the AFC South teams are thinking
• Bob Kravitz looks at other great sibling rivalries in sports
• Nate Dunlevy considers the responsibility of bloggers in sports
• Rob Cullen (via Nate Dunlevy, 18to88) offers a well-considered compromise between an 18-game season and increased revenue
• Tom Withers (AP) Jim Brown, greatest RB ever IMO, didn't participate in his own Ring of Honor ceremony
• Bill Barnwell (Football Outsiders) highlights key plays from all of Week 2's matchups