Brody Eldridge Named High Energy Player of the Week (See ColtsBrazil's Post)

by LovinBlue on Sep 22, 2010 2:25 PM EDT in 2010 Colts News

Yesterday, Paul Kuharsky, who follows the AFC South for ESPN, highlighted who he thought was the division's "High Energy Player of the Week." By his definition, that player is the one "who gave his team a significant boost in Week 2." The player who earned that distinction? the Colts' 2010 fifth-round selection TE Brody Eldridge.

When Eldgridge was drafted, he was identified by many as the best blocking tight end in the draft. Fans got excited because Eldridge represented a versatile addition to the team's O-Line woes - not only could he provide a boost in protection, but stories emerged during training camp that he also had soft, if yet untested, hands.

Those of us who were disappointed to see Eldridge not have a significant role in Week 1 when we really could have used the extra blocking against the Texans, were rewarded in Week 2. The Colts came out in a 2 TE set and managed to keep Peyton relatively clean all game. More so, Eldridge contributed with a nice seal block near the goal line to open a HUGE hole for a Donald Brown TD. Writer mgrex03 likened Eldridge's block to Saturday pancaking Vince Wilford when Addai scored in the '07 AFCCG.

Let's all celebrate this recognition, and hope that other teams have overlooked him going forward!

UPDATE: ColtsBrazil posted a great explanation showing how Eldridge blew open that hole for Addai.

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love it -

i have a feeling this guy will be a fan favorate in years to come..

W. Morton

by wmorton2 on Sep 22, 2010 1:49 PM EDT reply actions

same here

He looked good in TC and even better last Sun. Ya gotta love it when a rookie steps up big.

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 Sep 22, 2010 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Wilfork

As in, “Will he ever put down that fork?”

by BoilerPhil on Sep 22, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

I always liked, "put a wilFork in 'em, he's done"

"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning

by ZayJack on Sep 22, 2010 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions

Will fork for food.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy

by zherebyonki on Sep 22, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Eldridge was fantastic

I was watching him all game. He would block two or three guys out of the play, every single time. Every time they ran to his side, it would pop for five, six, eight yards.

by slash196 on Sep 22, 2010 2:15 PM EDT reply actions

Eldridge is going to be great if he continues to get playing time, I will even go as far as to say he’s one of the best in the making.

by Ufanforreal on Sep 22, 2010 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Eldridge is a real football player

I doubt you’ll see him stub his tootsie and miss six weeks any time soon. A real throwback, for sure.

by oldecoltsfan on Sep 22, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

let's hope so. we've had a mini-streak of "fragile" tight ends

like Santi and Utecht. That’s something you can’t pin on Gijon Robinson, as much as people like to dis him.

And by “fragile” I mean only 100x tougher than me, not 250x times tougher. I’m sure I’d come up lame in a walk-thru in shells only, let alone sustaining an NFL hit.

Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy

by zherebyonki on Sep 22, 2010 9:39 PM EDT up reply actions

Was Tom Moore with the team in Houston?

I wonder, as you would have thought going to a 2 TE formation is the kind of “in game” adjustment an experienced stafff would have made. If that package was not in for the Texan’s game, then shame on you off. coaches. I was screaming at my TV during the Texans game to put Brody in to help on the edge. I guess it takes awhile for the sound to get from South Florida to Houston or Indy.

by MadStork on Sep 22, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions