Luke Links: The "Firing on all Cylinders" Edition

I'm dedicating this edition of Luke Links to the Colts team as a whole.  I know what they've said in interviews, that they didn't do anything differently last week to prepare for the game against the Giants, but it sure looked like it on the field.  The team was finally firing on all cylinders last week, if you can count offense, defense, special teams, and even coaching as cylinders.  Congratulations, and I'm looking forward to more of the same against the Broncos.

As to whether I'm still concerned, the answer is yes, but decidedly less so now that I've seen the first solid proof that the team can sustain its performance for more than a couple of plays or series.  I look forward to seeing more wins of the kind we saw last Sunday night.

GO COLTS - STOMP THE BRONCOS!

FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News

• John Oehser (Special to Colts.com) You can't look to either Game 1 or Game 2 to define the season
• Jake Thompson (Colts.com)
  • Tuesday's Colts Notebook focuses on Pat McAfee and the pass rush
  • Antoine Bethea is aware that the Colts must bring their 'A' game against the Broncos
    
• Bill Polian offers his thoughts on the Giants game
• Colts v. Broncos press release
• Videos / Media
  • Caldwell talks about preparing for Denver
  • Tuesday locker room interviews with Peyton Manning, Antoine Bethea, Dwight Freeney, and others

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis

• Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) points out Brody Eldridge as his AFC South High Energy Player of the Week
• Doug Kretz (ESPN) breaks down the upcoming matchup, including 10 things to watch for
• Tim Ethridge (Evansville Courier & Press)  The Giants gave the Colts their legs back
• Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star)
  • looks at Sunday's matchup against the Broncos and makes his prediction
  • Catch up with Phil B.'s blog
    
• Mike Chappell (Indy Star)
  • The Colts are capable of running smart
  • Ramon Humber underwent surgery to his hand and will be out for at least Week 3 (oh, and Tony Ugoh was released from IR, likely via injury settlement)
• Phil Richards (Indy Star)
  • Pat McAfee was inspired by his 2nd punt on Sunday night, one he shanked
  • Coach Caldwell reflects on McKinley's death
• Curt Cavin (Indy Star) Fili Moala is showing progress
• Bob Kravitz (Indy Star) Tuesday's 2-Minute Blitz highlights what to watch for with the Colts and the NFL
• Jarrett Bell (USA Today) See?!? Week 1 was just a mirage (Editor's note: yes, I'm at least partially implicating myself here)
  
• Tom James (Tribune-Star) The Colts were able to make the adjustments required to win
• George Bremer (The Herald Bulletin) The Colts' defense still has soft spots
• Justin Cohn (The Journal Gazette) The Colts used a balanced attack to beat the Giants
• John Oesher (Indy Football Report, AOL Fanhouse)
  • takes a Week 3 look at the Colts' position in the AFC South
  • Peyton Manning is cool with the run leading the way
  • offers three thoughts in "setting the table" for the game in Denver
  • posts his weekly Magnificent Seven, with a heavy dose of Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis
    
• Sports Xchange (ColtPower.com) Which Colts team will show up this week?
  
• Robert Itoh (Coltzilla) offers his five things that he thinks he knows
• TJ Higley (Coltzilla) posts a series of post-game interviews with players by local Indy coverage
• April O'Hara (Coltzilla) collates this week's power rankings, and offers her Colts-oriented views
• Brett Mock (Coltzilla) summarizes some mid-week injury and roster updates
• Jenny Dell (ESPN)
  
  • (with Tim Hasselback) look at the Colts' high-powered offense
  • goes inside the numbers for the matchup against the Broncos
    
• Associated Press The Colts can be as good as they ever were
• Josh Dhani (Colts Gab) The Colts are a bit banged up headed into week 3
• ESPN
  • Archie Manning talks about the Colts beating the Giants
  • Colts-Broncos preview

IN THE PADDOCK
News About This Week's Opponent

Looking left (last week):

• Sports Radio Interviews We finally hear from "Helmet Guy"
• SportsXchange grades the Giants game

Looking right (next week):

• Jeff Legwold (Denver Post)
  • Peyton Manning has been dominant against the Broncos
  • Laurence Maroney is with the Broncos now, but still recovering from a thigh injury
  • Jeff answers a reader's question about the health of the Broncos' O-Line
  • The corners are a concern with Peyton Manning headed into town
    
• Mike Klis (Denver Post)
  • The Broncos will honor Kenny McKinley prior to Sunday's game
  • Mike answers readers' questions, including an interesting perspective on why teams don't put in the scrubs when the game is all but won
• Dennis J. Georgatos (AOL Fanhouse) Ooh look!  Josh McDaniels is SO SMART!
  

OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League

• David Climer (The Tennessean) sides with Jeff Fisher in the benching of Titans' QB Vince Young
  
• Associated Press In what appears to be a coincidence, Texans' starting LT Duane Brown is suspended 4 games for PED
  
• Vito Stellino (The Florida Times-Union) The Jaguars are thin at QB after Luke McCown suffers a 2nd torn ACL in 4 years
• John Clayton (ESPN) breaks down the AFC Southbreaks down the AFC South
• Tony Wright / Brittany Diehl (IndySportsNation.com) A perspective on the Ines Sainz story
• John Oehser also looks at Week 3 for the Titans', Jaguars', and Texans' places in the AFC South