yet another roster prediction

kinda like i’m still clinging to the idea that gijon and hart make it

I liked Tom Brandstater this preseason, last night against the Bengals he showed me and mostly everyone else he deserves to backup Manning instead of Painter.

I’ll love to see Addai/Brown coming up as a fierce RB tandem, OL permitting

The Wide Receiver corps looks great this year, plus with Caldwell trying 4WR spread sets, I can see Manning breaking Brady’s TDs in a season record easily. Im stoked to see what Garcon and Collie will do this season because of their success last year, plus Blair White looks like a capable addition to the receiving arsenal Manning has at his disposal

OL has been one of my biggest concerns by far this upcoming season, can they open up lanes for Addai and Brown to run through as well protect Manning long enough to find the open WR?

My other concern was defense, Hayden and Powers might emerged as a underrated CB tandem, Powers played extremely well (along with Lacey) last season, going against many elite 1st Rounder WRs but his injuries might take a slight toll on him, but with Jackson gone, I can’t think of a more suitable player as a replacement

the Linebackers (excluding Brackett and possibly Angerer) was always the biggest flaw, when they had Cato June it was like having three Safeties on the field cause he can cover alot of ground at the LB spot, Keiaho was like our very own Ray Lewis with his aggressiveness but played with a degree of conservative instincts, Brackett is just amazing plain in simple, Ramon Humber just sucks (cut him please Polian) Tyjuan Hagler was great as far as Special Teams but as a starter, he seemed lost and out of place. Vuna Tahuimalaka (sp?) has that great closing speed that many LBs in the league lack today. Wheeler and Session play remarkably well last season, I have great faith in Wheeler but Session seems to overrun alot of plays.

The Safety spot never was a concern to me since the 2006 season, Bethea has showed tremendously great ball-hawk skills in the previous seasons. If Sanders can play atleast 10-12 games a season would be great joy and less pressure off the defense, Melvin Bullitt is one underrated safety, he can make mental mistakes at times but his a great backup. I had high hopes of seeing Jamie Silva in action at some time in the season but I was sadden to hear about his injury and being placed on IR.

I have great hopes for the Colts and my prediction for their final record is 14-2 or 13-3, with a wide receiver corps stronger than the 2004 season with an seemingly improved defense; Super Bowl 45 is in our favor.

I thought he’s been solid last preseason and this one, and he was a major special teams contributor last year. I think the LB are as deep as they’ve ever been.

OL is a concern of mine too. I wrote elsewhere that it’s going to come down to coaching — improvement here on out is going to be up to Pete Metzelaars and Ron Prince.

I think they keep Brandstater, but if they don’t, they’ll need a third arm on the practice squad just so Peyton and Painter don’t get overworked during the week.