2010 Colts Roster Cuts: Colts Roster Is Certainly Not Complete
by Brad Wells on Sep 5, 2010 10:00 AM EDT
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PrintPhil Wilson Tweets today:
#Colts roster can't be complete. They have just three safeties. Given S Bob Sanders' injury history, and six CBs, expect a claim today.
He's right. Unless Bill Polian enjoys playing with fire, or unless he thinks Brandon King or newly-acquired corner Justin Tryon can swing to safety in a pinch, we should expect Indy to make a claim on a safety. I also think the Colts will look into acquiring another DT. Right now, Antonio Johnson has no one backing him up.
I'm also not 100% sold on Keyunta Dawson making this team. He offers nothing better at DE over Eric Foster, Ricardo Mathews, or Jerry Hughes. With interesting special teams players like Sam Aiken, Darrell Reid, and James Hardy still floating out there, don't be surprised to see Dawson cut in favor of a better overall player who can contribute as a gunner or up-back.
Of course, we can all hold out hope that Bill Polian woke up this morning and finally realized that Curtis Painter is a waste of a roster spot. But, that's unlikely... and unfortunate.
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Painter
Ok, we get it, Painter sucks. We can all agree. You win. Let’s move on.
Oh yeah I remember him
The Ohio S that wasn’t even projected to be drafted, and then was drafted 2nd round by the raiders? The guy who most of the analysts didn’t even have a profile on? Gotta love Al Davis…
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
antonio johnson's backup
we all know both fili and mitch king are backup tackles. In fact i would not be shocked if by game 3 or 4 fili was the starter and johnson was the backup.I do very much agree with you comments on dawson.
I expect Mookie to keep his job. There are plenty of snaps for his back-ups in the rotation though.
One of which is Keyunta, who doesn’t just play exclusively at end.
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
...but should, because quite often he gets engulfed when he moves inside.
I’ll always appreciate Dawson for the moxie he showed in ‘08, but man, that wasn’t exactly our high point at the d-tackle spots.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
Yeah Dawson sucks...
And if he isn’t injured, I’d love to see Darrell Reid back… Curtis Painter has got to have something, I don’t see it and clearly BBS doesn’t see it either…
GO COLTS!
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?
No! And it’s not over now! Who wants to dump Painter and bring in Troy Smith? Follow me!!!
(Runs out of the site, with no one following)
by smonroe on Sep 5, 2010 10:41 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
awesome. rec'd for tension breaking as much as the Animal House reference
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
I was thinking Jim Harbaugh
Would kill two birds for me…
How can you not love a team that does this?
Supposedly the time for claiming Waived players
ends at noon today. So everyone that is so certain that 31 teams are speed dialing Blair White should find out who the lucky team is soon.
I can only give my opinion
I wanted Blair in the 53 man roster not on PS.. as insurance.. Gonzo was a slow healer and those are candidates to re-injure.. I think of Blair as a reliable pair of hands at wr 5 .. guess the bad taste of the stone hands of baskett and guns still in my mouth.. PS for white will be good anyways.. and Painter does suck!!
He would have cuaght the onside SB play not like hank
Please Read My 1st paragraph of profile to realize my multiple disabilities making it hard to type correctly if there are many typos etc
I can tell you are tired :-)
I can understand you being tired of the Blair White love, it is understandable.
Like I said somewhere before, Tamme being brought into the forefront increases our receiving TE options and thus reduced the need for our receiving WR options, IMO.
Besides, we have bigger issues on O-line depth that needed extra personnel to help with the injuries.
As far as signing Justin Tryon, I feel Townsend might be on the hot seat, what do you think?
Tamme in the forefront?
Did I miss an update on Jacob Tamme somewhere? He has great hands, and always makes catches in practice and during the preseason, but only really plays on special teams (where he is a stud). TE Brody Eldridge even seemed to get more reps with the first team this preseason, even catching a few passses from Manning. So is this just speculation? Or did Caldwell actually say somewhere that Tamme will get some action?
I love sports. Probably in a way that is unhealthy on many levels.
Painter
hey dude, i love this blog, but honestly you gotta quit bitching about painter. us colt fans have to deal with his shitty playing and at least this fan doesn’t want to keep reading his name everyyyy singleeeee post
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by Brad Wells on Sep 5, 2010 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sherman
Was he cut by the Panthers?
;)
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Painter's name won't matter once we sign Leinart
hahahahahahaha
"A lot of times, Kenny, we have no idea what we're doing. But the DEFENSE doesn't know that we don't know what we're doing.....and that's next level." -Peyton Manning
by npb1985 on Sep 5, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Someone who can't win *and* is more expensive... THAT'S PERFECT!! Where do we sign?
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
James Hardy?
Didn’t he play for IWho…..like the FIsher? Lemme guess, you like IWho?
And more to the point, we definitely need to go get Reid back and snag a safety and a corner to replace King. Cetis Gordon is available, having just been cut by the Cowgirls.
I think you, among others,
are forgetting that, even if Reid were healthy, the Broncos totally remade his body. He’s 30 lbs. smaller than when he last played for us. There’s really no position to fit him in.
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yeah, didn't Denver have him playing LB, like a stand-up DE? Probably even beast-ier on ST now.
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
Yeah, they really trimmed him down.
Somebody else’ll have to calculate the physics on whether the speed he gains will offset the mass he lost when he makes impact at maximum velocity with Chris Henry’s face.
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Center Depth?
Considering Saturday’s status, I am really surprised that the colts have only one backing him up.
Don't we have something like 4 or 5 guys that played center?
Richard, Pollak in college, McClendon took snaps in the preseason.
Maybe not exactly quality backups, but at least they have some experience.
I still hope Pollak will be a good center
It was his play at center that earned him a second round draft pick coming out of college.
Anyone who has a problem with Joseph should stop watching Colts football. It's unfair to expect a back to replace Edge, and Addai has been excellent in all areas when he is healthy.
by DontHateAddai on Sep 5, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I dunno...
He’s already got problems blocking his guy without the added burden of snapping the ball. Put him in at center, and he’s suddenly facing some big nose tackles, and against some teams, oversized 3-4 NTs. I already don’t trust him to block the current defensive tackles and 3-4 ends he’s already facing, I can’t imagine him playing the guy the opposition places right on the forefront of the defensive line. Anyone trust him against Wilfork or Haynesworth? I don’t. And above that, I’m simply having trouble seeing how he’ll improve when he’s given an additional duty (i.e. hiking the ball). His job is simpler right now and he’s already struggling with it.
Sure, I might be wrong. I actually hope that I am. But I can’t ignore his performance to date. And I can’t see him improving when you make his job more complicated.
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"How can a pickup truck contain enough mass to unfold into a towering machine? I say if Ringling Brothers can get 15 clowns into a Volkswagen, anything is possible."
interesting point, and you may have just discovered Painter's problem.
He’s fine as long as the coaches keep the job simple; carry the clipboard, listen to the offensive coaches discuss options, carry Peyton’s towel.
He just has trouble when they ask him to… you know… play quarterback.
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
Safeties
somewhat interesting names available via waivers: Chip Vaughn, Larry Asante, and Al Afalava, whom the Colts had rumored interest in his draft year.
Wasn't that last guy with
the Little Rascals? Or was that before your time…
unfortunately
it was within my time. I had a cousin that everyone called Spanky, but for different reasons. LOL
LOL
I guess that’s better than being called Buckwheat!
Ohhhh TAY!
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
antonio johnson
I for one have not been impressed with antonio johnson’s play,i would hope fili could elevate his game enough to be the starter.he clearly is more talented.Right now I have johnson,wheeler and hayden as weak leaks on defense.
Safeties
LOL Al Davis overrules decision to cut Mike Mitchell in oakland, coaches wanted safety Stevie Brown but Davis that drafted Mitchell 5 rounds earlier than he should, was the only one that wanted Mitchell … anyone know anything about safety Stevie Brown maybe he’s worth a look by the Colts..
i think he would be a great pickup if he fits the system.
and the position. They would want a backup FS (though i think Bob can play that position).
"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
Dallas Clark is
Just. This. Incredible.
hah
In his first game as a professional, he made an interception to end the game against the Dallas Cowboys.
from his wikipedia page.
note that it was a preseason game against a fourth string qb’s desperation heave to end the game, but still. i like the guy already.
"We'll put em in the pot, shake it up and see what comes out." - Howard Mudd
"Nothing's complicated if you understand it." - Tom Moore
"It always takes longer than you expect, even when you take into account Hofstadter's Law." - Hofstadter's Law
Dallas Clark is
Just. This. Incredible.
I just came back to the internet after 1.5 days
What an idiot this Caldwell is.
Dawson? 1 sack in 42 games.
Again, only 4 WRs.
Two returners with a spark cut.
Gijon, Mitch King, Hart make the team, while better players don’t
Calling Caldwell an idiot was a bit over the top
There are clear examples of idiots in the league (i.e. Al Davis).
There are lots of questions...
…surrounding the Offensive Line. The Bottom Line is whether this line will protect Peyton. Secondarily, will they enable us to get a running game going. If this line doesn’t protect Peyton and he were to get hurt, Colts are lucky to go 4 and 12 with Painter. Frankly, I can’t think of a team that Painter could beat. Maybe BP and JC are thinking, “Peyton never gets hurt. If it happens, we will deal with that when the time comes.” Maybe they have a track on coaxing Kurt Warner out of retirement. Who knows what Kurt could do with the protection that Peyton has gotten over the years. At any rate, I am one of those who simply do not get the fascination with Curtis Painter. It is the weirdest thing I have seen in a long, long time. Is there just this hope by BP and JC that somehow, somewhere along the road, it will just click for Curtis and he will turn into something, that at least to this point, he has never proven that he is. They all seem to be charmed by him, but to me he comes across as inept on the field, and goofy off of it.
Sam Aiken is a good pick up
a great ST player….only reason he was cut was to give his job to a DB who could play ST
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well, apparently he's not that good of a ST-er, then, right?
Cause a WR and DB are the same body type. Or are you saying they needed a true DB?
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
w. the lose of Bodden...our no. 1 CB
they needed a DB who could still play ST….i wish Bodden wasn’t injured…Aiken was good @ what he did in ST….Matt Staler…not so much
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gotcha. best luck this season. hope no one's season is ruined by injuries
"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.
you too
i cant wait for the colts pats game…dunno which genius didn’t put that game on Sunday night football
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Colts have signed WR Blair White and S Mike Newton to the practice squad.
good news!! I like both.. coaches seems to like white as much as some of us do.. great
Um, who is Drew Willy?
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