Colts Place 2007 Draft Bust Tony Ugoh On Waived - Injured List, Claim Lineman Joe Reitz
by Brad Wells on Sep 9, 2010 10:00 AM EDT
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Paul Kuharsky broken the news yesterday that the Colts have seemingly given up on offensive lineman Tony Ugoh. The 2007 second round draft pick (which the Colts obtaining by trading a first round pick in 2008) was placed on the waived-injured list. This means that if no team claims Ugoh off this list, he goes to IR and is done for 2010. That the Colts placed Ugoh on this list is significant in that if he were truly 'done' for 2010, and his toe injury was so bad he could not play, the Colts would have placed him on IR. IR protects the player from other teams making claims on him.
By placing Ugoh on Waived-Injured, the Colts are effectively saying, 'Anyone want this? Anyone? Anyone? No? OK, we'll put it in storage now and dump it later.'
With Ugoh off the active roster, the Colts were awarded tackle Joe Reitz off waivers from the Miami Dolphins.
The legacy of Tony Ugoh with the Colts, and his status as possibly the worst draft bust of Bill Polian's tenure as president of the team, are the real stories here.
After the jump, more Ugoh discussion...
This was a big off-season and preseason for Ugoh, who was moved to offensive guard during OTAs. At training camp, people were raving about his new mental attitude. He seemed relaxed, calm, and focused. Ugoh's work ethic was never the issue with him. It was his mental toughness. Under new offensive line coach Pete Metzelaars, Ugoh spoke of a new start, and how much he liked what Metzelaars was doing. Ugoh was not viewed favorably by former-line coach Howard Mudd.
However, despite being moved to guard and seemingly penciled in as the starter there, Ugoh did not get to play the position in any preseason games. Left tackle Charlie Johnson injured his ankle the first week of training camp, and Ugoh was forced back into his old position of left tackle. This provided Ugoh a truly golden opportunity to possibly win his old job back, or to make his coaches re-evaluate his value there. Ugoh was drafted to be Tarik Glenn's replacement. The Colts wanted Ugoh at left tackle for the final ten years of Peyton Manning's career.
Again, you don't invest first round draft picks in someone, especially a left tackle, unless you feel the guy is a franchise-type player at the position.
Yet, despite being handed this excellent chance to possibly show to the coaches that he (again) deserved to start at left tackle, Ugoh struggled (again) to play the position. All throughout preseason, Ugoh was used exclusively at left tackle, until he injured his foot sometime after the second preseason game. This shelved Ugoh for several weeks. Now, he's gone.
Gregg Rosenthal of PFT summed up Ugoh's legacy in association with Bill Polian quite well:
Colts G.M. Bill Polian rarely swings and misses near the top of the draft. Tackle Tony Ugoh is one reason we have to write "rarely" instead of "never."
Drafting Ugoh was a rare first round bust for Bill Polian. Yes, one absolutely has to consider Ugoh a first rounder considering the team invested a then-future 2008 first round pick to take him in 2007. While Bill is a master of making sure his first round picks are indeed worthy of that draft, in Ugoh's case he was, quite simply, wrong.
Of course, there's nothing bad or terrible about Polian missing on Ugoh. I don't understand how anyone can possibly try and rationalize that he was anything other than a bust. Bill Polian is a great football talent evaluator, but even he screws up.
In the case of drafting Tony Ugoh, it was indeed a mistake. Hence, the word 'bust.' If other people think differently, then fine. They're in the extreme minority.
Post-Ugoh, an already weak area for the Colts (the offensive line) has gotten weaker. New Colts Joe Reitz seems to have been acquired simply for depth. Reitz is an undrafted player who played at Western Michigan. With Ugoh gone, only one player along the Colts offensive line was drafted above Round Four. The highest drafted player is Mike Pollak (second round in 2008), but Pollak seems to be just as big a bust as Ugoh was. Despite being the first player picked in 2008 by the Colts, Pollak (again, like Ugoh) lost his starting job last year and is now backing up Jeff Saturday.
After Pollak, you have Ryan Diem (4th round in 2001), Kyle DeVan (undrafted), Jeff Saturday (undrafted), Jamey Richard (7th round 2008), Joe Retiz (undrafted), Jeff Linkenbach (undrafted), Jaimie Thomas (7th round 2009), and Jacques McClendon (4th round 2010).
If there is one weakness for Bill Polian, it is his inability to effectively evaluate high quality offensive linemen in the draft. As you can see, the current Colts o-line is made up of people who, quite frankly, are not of great 'draft stock.' Normally, this does not matter, but to see this many undrafted and low round picks in one area is very troubling. The Colts have not invested enough quality draft picks in the offensive line, and the numbers show it. The Colts have had consistent problems running the football the last two years despite investing two first round picks (in four years) in running backs.
One can only hope this group of 'no-names' can protect the NFL's four time league MVP and provide enough talent to open holes for Joseph Addai and Donald Brown.
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Bums me out.
I was pulling for Ugoh to make a turnaround. But then I thought Roy Hall would make it too. One more strike and I’m out. Whoops! Guns is gone too……….I have been called out, with prejudice. Loser, loser, loser.
Ahhh
Of course, there’s nothing bad or terrible about Polian missing on Ugoh. I don’t understand how anyone can possibly try and rationalize that he was anything other than a bust. Bill Polian is a great football talent evaluator, but even he screws up.
This is such a refreshing tone.
Polian
Someone asked Polian at the 2007 post-draft conference about trading 2008’s first-rounder in order to select Ugoh. Polian’s response was, “You have to strike while the iron is hot.” Guess it was just warm.
Good memory
I’d forgotten that quote.
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Nice!
Agreed, this was a nice, even-handed article. Hooray for decency!
Really, Ugoh was kind of surprising. The kid was skilled, he had all the tools, he should have been ‘THE GUY’.
He certainly wasn’t a stretch when we drafted him, but it looks like it is pretty hard to figure out who is going to be a head case or not. I’m still not exactly sure what the deal with Ugoh is, exactly. Can anyone point out what was actually wrong with him and what on-field issues his so-called ‘mental’ issues caused? (I’m being serious, I don’t get exactly what the problem was with Ugoh)
I'm baffled too
but I think it all comes down to drive. The knock on him out of Arkansas was that he didn’t love football. Talent only goes so far and I think disinterest eventually trumped.
I’ve talked with Arkansas fans who remember Ugoh and the stories about his laziness. As a Colts fan, I remember a game against the Vikings where Ugoh was getting schooled by Jared Allen and essentially gave up on the game and had to come out. The Colts said an injury but when questioned post-game Dungy’s tone and word choice indicated otherwise….
so close!!!
but you just had to draw the line in the sand, didn’t you?
If other people think differently, then fine. They’re in the extreme minority.
why does there always have to be an “us vs. them” tone to your writing? not that you care what I think, but I bet you’d alienate fewer readers that way.
when he was drafted
The scouting reports did talk about t his, so we knew it was a chance Polian was taking. For those of you who remember back, there were similar knocks against Tarik Glenn when the colts drafted him. The draft is a really guessing game, and no one comes up roses every time. OL does seem to be Polian’s weakness though.
The hope was to have Ugoh learn for a year behind Tarik, likely playing at guard. Being thrown in right away as the starter may just have been too much ,too soon, and he never really got it.
An expert is someone who knows more and more about less and less until they know everything about nothing...
Good article, nice tone too
Now this is a worthy read.. I agree 100% with BBS on this one.. But i still think Ugoh may end up a colt again next season if he clears waivers and end up in IR .. I was left curious on what he could bring to the table as a guard.. as long as he ends up in IR there is a chance we may have not seen the last of him.
No way he comes back
I’m sorry, but the buzz around the Colts has been incessently negative for some time now. He lost his job to a merely servicible 6th rounder. He was pushed inside to guard. And when he was healthy, he was inactive for several games last year. The Colts aren’t going to waste a spot on someone they didn’t trust when healthy.
The way this will play out is that he’ll be given an injury settlement and become a free agent. The Colts will make no effort to bring him back. I’d drop in shock if they did, especially after everything they’d been admitting to reporters like Phil Wilson, as well as after choosing to Injury-waive him. If they cared about bringing him back, they’d simply have IR’ed him.
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Phil B only speaks his own mind
Why not give him a one year contract. A cheap one with some incentives. Worst case, he provides some experience as a backup.
I don’t think, they can just simply IR him.
Why can't we IR him?
Because he’s on a rookie contract? We put Kevin Thomas on IR.
by ActionOxford on Sep 9, 2010 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
NFL.com says
Kevin Thomas – IR
Tony Ugoh – Cut
So one was IR’d (Thomas) and Ugoh was waived/IR, basically you’re cut, but if no one takes you we may IR you. It’s pretty simple.
by ActionOxford on Sep 9, 2010 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
You are saying you cannot IR a rookie or someone on a rookie contract?
That we must cut them, they clear waivers, then we can IR them? You cannot be serious.
by ActionOxford on Sep 9, 2010 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Then why are others going through it.
Other teams are not sold on carrying other teams’ injured players. Although last year Dallas claimed Curtis Johnson, who had an injured hamstring for several weeks.
Look, you can IR a rookie.
Keven Thomas was IR’d. Ugoh was waived/IR. If all those players were waived first it would be reported that way.
Here is Montario Hardesty’s report. Notice he was injured Sept 2 and placed on IR on Sept 3. Did he clear waivers in less than a day? No, because he was not waived at all just placed on IR.
Phil B was summarizing what others told him
And others were telling him that Ugoh simply didn’t have it mentally. When the message is that consistent and confirmed by actions taken by the team – such as deactivating him for games, and ultimately waiving him just days before the first regular season game – I think the case is made: Ugoh was written off by the staff. They’re telling the world they’re better off without even a replacement for him (no, Linkenbach is no replacement).
And on top of that, I’m seriously confused over this desire by some here to rehabilitate Ugoh’s reputation. Has anyone considered the fact that he’s considered a washout by two different position coaches?
Look, I’m as frustrated at the lack of good bodies on the offensive line as any other fan. Problem is, if a person is a liability, he’s a liability, and Ugoh’s been judged a liability. He had his chances.
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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."
if they thought he was worthless he'd have missed the initial cut
he’s a fringe roster guy in their view, and injured fringe guys get waived/injured (or once the season starts, IR’ed).
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
by shake n bake on Sep 9, 2010 12:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think we're that far apart on this, Shake
Going from a starter to a reserve, to being inactive for a few games, then to being moved around in an effort to salvage, then to be waived instead of carried or IR’ed… yes, I agree, fringe guys get waived when they get hurt. But the thing that tells me the coaches had written him off was the entirety of the history. His waiving was the culmination of dissatisfaction, as well as being the event that leads me to believe the coaches were finally ready to give up on him.
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), a tax dodger loon, and a unique Holocaust denier that actually posts pictures of concentration camp inmates, then says things like “Oh, like that’s believable!”. In short, the funny farm has yet another full harvest over there. If you’re like me and like witnessing the occasional trainwreck, well… come on back! :D
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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."
Oh, alright... maybe I should re-evaluate my stance given the story Phil B just published today:
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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."
Joe Reitz
I went to Hamilton Southeastern with Joe and played football with him there as well as had quite a few classes together. I woudn’t say we were ‘friends’ or anything but he is an extremely smart guy with a really good sense of humor. He was the center on the basketball team and played TE for our high school team.
I don’t know if he will make an impact this year but as an athletic (star center for Western Michigan Basketball team with a few school records) guy with a big frame and a high IQ (needed for an OL in this system) he could really be a legit OT in the near future.
Jason Heyward wins at baseball.
Thanks for that insight.
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
Polian botched the OL situation this offseason...
After criticizing them after the SB loss, nonetheless…
Is it possible that the OL will use all this criticism and negative press from doubters to motivate itself and play beyond its means? It’s possible. Not likely, but possible. But I’m a realist. Polian cut his best guard (because he “failed” the Colts’ physical, but magically passed the Chiefs’ physical and is ready to start for them on Sunday), signed two garbage free agents, drafted a project OL (and effectively just signed another in Reitz) and spend way too long and invested too much in Tony Ugoh.
Pretty much if there was a mistake to make in regards to OL personnel this offseason, Polian made it. Cut good players, signed bad players, retained useless players for too long. Now, the Colts are married to a terrible situation at OL, and a team that should have invested in the present for a very likely Super Bowl run now will have to overcome some great obstacles up front to have those same chances of playing into February.
by Collin McCollough on Sep 9, 2010 10:52 AM EDT reply actions
Maybe I'm crazy..
but I remember him looking like a stud his rookie season. Specifically one play were he pulled on a running play and made an awesome block on 2 defenders – he looked agile for such a big guy. I remember saying to myself “damn, he’s gonna be good”. Boy was I wrong…
by HappyLittleTreez on Sep 9, 2010 10:55 AM EDT reply actions
I don't think Ugoh is a bust, but won't start with this argument.
I hope he is back next year with a one-year contract.
He was waived/injured, because he was injured and on his rookie contract (not because he was labeled a bust), so he has to go through waivers to land on IR. Maybe the toe needs surgery. Maybe his knee too.
One thing though, came to me yesterday. With that first round pick, the Colts could have selected Tracy Porter.
BTW
This was Reitz:
http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-preseason/09000d5d819b58f4/Fail-Ravens-Reitz-rejected-by-crossbar
He didn’t calculate with the 60 extra pounds since his basketball days.
That's ok.
Guy’s a monster. He makes the other guys look small. I just hope he can play.
by ActionOxford on Sep 9, 2010 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions
Not likely, if he was cut by two teams in a week.
But at least he can contribute on ST, as FG, P and XP blocker.
He was cut by the Ravens and Dolphins who have some of the deepest OL in the league and have no room for a ‘project’ like Reitz who has only play a couple years of football since high school.
At 6-7 320 and the atheletic abilty to be a star basketball player I really like his chances to be a legit NFL starter.
Jason Heyward wins at baseball.
I agree completely
I’m not willing to write him off as depth. My guess is that Reitz bing released had something to do with the timing of Ugoh being placed on the injured/waivers. Obviously, I could be wrong, but I think the Colts like his potential. Remember, this guy didn’t play college football and played TE in high school. He’s put on a lot of size over the last couple of years and is likely still learning the game. A bit of a project? Maybe, the fact that he made the Ravens practice squad without any college football experience – and stayed there for two years – says something.
or do you mean
that Ugoh’s status may have had something to do with the timing of Reitz’ release? the other way doesn’t make sense
How can you not love a team that does this?
Whether Ugoh's a bust depends on how you define the term, but I'm still not convinced he was a bad pick.
He’s certainly been a disappointment, but I don’t see what else Indy could have done to save the 2007 season since Tarik hung it up.
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2010/7/20/1578773/could-the-colts-have-done-better
a future 1st rounder and a 4th for a year of decent LT play and some spot starts isn’t great return, but to fill a gaping hole at a premium position sometimes you have to pay dearly.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
to put it concisely
I think this is a rare case where a “bust” and a bad pick aren’t synonymous.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
by shake n bake on Sep 9, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
I think we are being overly critical of Polian...
he had invested high draft picks, in Ugoh. He didn’t pan out like we all hoped. But it seems if he did just draft olinemen, then we would complain about the need of quality DT, or DB, or a backup RB, TE, etc…
The man knows what he is doing… and every team has needs that change yearly.
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by Marked Hoosier on Sep 9, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
draft picks are a gamble
I think Ugoh was known to be a high risk-high reward one when they took him.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
by shake n bake on Sep 9, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
yeah
even if you buy that he was an actual “no-miss prospect” (which is a tough sell if you look at the whole body of guys to be given that label) shit happens (see the Brandon Burlsworth tragedy).
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
by shake n bake on Sep 9, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Shit happens
Who was that guy picked after Manning?
Did your wife write this BBS?
Seriously, great article. Perfect tone, no complaints. Ugoh is a dud, not a stud.
I'm liking the dichotomy between SB and 18to88
Very Hatfield & McCoy’s. Compelling reading.
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People
Seriously, please understand that I really do not care about your opinions regarding my ‘tone.’ If you do not like how I write article, don’t read them. I obviously appreciate comments, but all this stupid talk about ‘tone’ is simply a waste of time.
I’m not going to change my writing. I’m not going to slant my articles so a certain segment of Colts fans ‘like me more.’ This is who I am. Take it or leave it. I’m not here to entertain people or make people ‘feel happy’ about the Colts. I’m here to write my opinions about the team, offer as much inside information as possible, and provide a strong Colts new portal for everyone.
That’s it. This is not a ‘Rah-Rah’ message board, and I do not subscribe to the ‘Clap Louder’ mentality that sometimes infects the minds of Colts fans when the team is criticized or when they make an obvious mistake.
We’re hear to openly and honestly discuss the team, not cheer for the sake of cheering.
So, please, knock off the ‘tone’ commentary. I understand certain people would like articles written a certain way. Great. Good for them. I really don’t care. As I often say to critics, if you don’t like it here, go make your own blog. If you write on it everyday, and your writing is consistent, I’m more than happy to link to you twice a week and push some of my 30,000 daily hits to you. Otherwise, sorry, but I don’t really care about your opinions regarding my ‘tone.’
If the substance of an article is factually incorrect, then I can understand some noise. But getting pissy because I’m stating the obvious in a blunt tone is not constructive. I’m not going to change my writing. Period.
That said, lets stick to the Tony Ugoh subject, shall we? I’m told his tenure with the Colts is over. He will NOT be coming back. Overall, how do people feel about him?
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Ugoh's contract is up
if he had years left, I’d have expected another camp in Indy from him. How many times did we think they were done with Roy Hall, only to have him back, year after year, until his rookie contract came up.
Choke/Clutch is the fetishization of the small sample size.
"People who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do." -Isaac Asimov
by shake n bake on Sep 9, 2010 12:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, that's the thing
What is “obvious” to you is not automatic, ironclad fact. Like how anyone not sharing your assessment of Ugoh as a bust is in the “extreme minority”, that’s the logical fallacy of begging the question.
You said yourself that Ugoh wasn’t lacking in ability, smarts, or work ethic. How was anybody supposed to know that he was lacking some kind of “mental toughness” that would sustain him at the pro level? I guess you can call him a bust because he never lived up to the expectations but I don’t see any evidence that Polian and the Colts should have seen this coming. There’s a certain gamble in any personnel choice. Not getting lucky on every single throw of the dice doesn’t make one a bad gambler.
Good luck to Ugoh. I was getting excited about him this year but I guess we’ll have to try plan B (or whatever we’re on now, plan Q?).
"The best defensive player is the sideline." - Trevor Pryce, on how to stop Peyton Manning
shall we put it to a vote. I don’t know anyone that actually thinks Ugoh was any good.
I do appreciate BBS’s candor, but this is his blog and we play by his rules, so I have no problem with that. I would say to BBS, take all the feedback as constructive feedback. You don’t have to change your style of writing for no one, but I wouldn’t be so close minded about it either.
I’m sure if there are enough angry fans, they’ll go start their own blog.
Sure
Voting on it would be one way. Another would be backing up your assertion with stats like Nate did on 18to88.com. Either one is better than just baldly claiming that your view does (or should) represent the majority. It’s the difference between analysis and ranting.
"The best defensive player is the sideline." - Trevor Pryce, on how to stop Peyton Manning
Please
Nate’s opinion isn’t friggin backed up by stats. My favorite was when he posted the Colts record when Ugoh was a starter and used that to justify how Ugoh wasn’t a ‘bust.’ I have no words for that level of rationalization.
Again, respect your opinion and Nate’s, but to me you’re both wrong. Ugoh’s a bust. Everyone knows it. Nothing wrong with admitting Polian screwed up in drafting him. Move on.
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Constructive feedback
When people offer it, I do very much listen to it and consider it. A good example of that is some feedback szquirrel gave me back in June. I listened to it and tried to implement it as best I could.
Despite what some misguided haters like to say, I very much care about the community within this blog. But, at the end of the day, it’s my blog and I have to run it the best way I know how.
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Honestly
I don’t have the perspective to accurately judge whether it has or not. I will say that, with the added exposure the blog has gotten, my eyes have been opened to some things that I am not to happy about. The blatant disregard the NFL (and NFL teams) has for its fans is very troubling to me.
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I don't see the problem?
But then I am tone deaf.
Ugoh = Yugo
Like the car with the identical pronunciation, this was a lemon from the “get-go.” Nuff said! Can we now turn our attention to a similar make and model currently occupying the second string position of QB on our team? How Polian can be so shrewd on some draft decisions and completely whiff on others, especially when it’s painfully obvious to less knowledgeable, armchair talent evaluators, like myself, is a mystery. Why we didn’t promote Brandstater over Painter or consider picking up former Ravens’ QB Troy Smith on waivers is equally baffling.
Anybody want to take on that $64,000 question?
Ugone
The offense has not been the same since Tarik hung up his spikes so suddenly. The stretch play is a joke. It was silly to waste a #1 on Donald Brown when we already had Addai. A running back is simply the guy who gets the glory when the O-line blasts open lanes for him.
Glad Uz Gone
I agree the stretch play has become a joke, but only because we don’t have the right hosses up front to make it work. It’s still an effective formation, but you have to have road graders willing and able to make a stack of pancakes….
A Bust?
I think its a reach to call Ugoh a bust. People considered to be franchise level LT’s are drafted in the top 10 if not top 5. The fact that he was available in 2nd round means every team (with rnd 1 pic) passed on his once. No one else expected him to be a 10yr starter at LT. I’m not saying franchise level LT’s aren’t selected outside of the top 10 in the draft, I am just talking about expectations. He broke the starting lineup and held the position. Was he anygood? Thats irrelevant b/c the fact he was a starter means the team had no better option. Its a good thing they drafted him. On the flipside, if Ugoh proved to be a 10 year starter at LT (or even 5), I would consider him a steal in the 2nd round and it would further prove Polian’s genius. How do you reconcile that logic? I guess you can disagree with it as the “bust” label is pretty subjective.
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