Jerry Hughes Gets Arrested In Texas For Public Intoxication

by Brad Wells on Jul 18, 2011 11:50 AM EDT in 2011 Colts News

Jerry Hughes and two of his former-TCU teammates were arrested Sunday morning for public intoxication and disorderly conduct outside a Dallas nightclub. For those of you keeping score, this is the fifth alcohol-related arrest for the Colts in one year (sixth if you count Javarris James' weed bust last month). Since August of 2010, John Gill, Fili Moala, Pat McAfee, Taj Smith, and now Hughes were all busted for drinking and then doing stupid things after the drinking.

We officially have a problem, Colts fans.

Granted, the lockout makes it impossible for teams to monitor and track players when they are out on the town, especially when that town isn't Indianapolis. Still, one of the things the Colts sell to the fanbase is they only bring in 'high character' players who fit into the culture. The last year has pretty much shot that selling point to pieces, and calls into question whether or not the Colts truly value 'character' anymore.

Six arrests in one year? That's getting us ever closer to Cincinnati Bengals territory.

In case people care, the Colts never had a string of arrests like this under Tony Dungy's or Jim Mora's watches as head coach. Jim Caldwell apparently runs a looser ship, and he better be careful because if that looser ship produces fewer wins, 2011 will be Caldwell's last as a head coach in the NFL.

Jerry Hughes was selected No. 31 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He had a total of six tackles in 2010. 2011 is a big season for him. If he repeats his awful production of 2010, or fails to earn time on the field even as a reliable special teams player, he'll be yet another busted first round pick on the Bill Polian resume.

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Yet another busted 1st round pick?

Who exactly are the other ones? Anthony Gonzalez, who was putting up very good numbers before suffering back-to-back-to-back freak injures? Or Donald Brown, who had a quietly good 2010 and is fine when he gets good blocking?

They aren’t stars like Wayne, Freeney, Edge, Peyton sure. But they aren’t Mike Williams, Charles Rogers or Erasmus James either.

BTW, the Bengals arrests back in the day a lot of the times involved drugs and assualts and crimes more serious than being young and drunk.

EVH+DLR=BFFs........ God I Hope So!!

by dmstorm22 on Jul 18, 2011 11:57 AM EDT reply actions

Hmm...

Can there really be such a thing as back-to-back-to-back freak injuries? I mean at what point do we label somebody as injury prone?

And Donald Brown did not quietly have a good 2010. He was disappointing pretty much any way you slice it…

by kmbryant09 on Jul 18, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Well people said Matt Schaub was injury prone because he was injured two straight years by illegal hits

Guess what? He’s now started 32 straight games and you don’t hear that stuff anymore.

Donald Brown had a 3.9 ypc, which behind the Colts o-line isn’t that bad. He also had over 10 yards per reception which for a RB is quite good (by comparison, it was higher than Dallas Clark or Jacob Tamme).

EVH+DLR=BFFs........ God I Hope So!!

by dmstorm22 on Jul 18, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

lol

donald brown was not good last year

put down your stats and watch football

by omahacolt on Jul 18, 2011 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions

This..

Polian has one of the best records going when it comes to hitting in the first round.. and picking in the late 20’s and 30’s isn’t an easy job at all.

That said, Caldwell’s ship is clearly springing leaks all over the place. Needs to improve, because it’s really not good enough.

Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.

by Ben Savage on Jul 18, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions

its not easy finding superstars when u pick 26-32 every year!

Hughes has the potential to be a true “bust”, but then again he could turn things around this year. Hes young and green and deserves a chance to get acclimated to the NFL game. Gonzo is what he is, an injury prone player who is a solid contributor when healthy…and Donald Brown is no where near a bust, hes a servicable RB. Busts would be Curtis Enis, Blair Thomas, Rashaan Salaam, etc etc etc. Polian has never picked anyone like that!

by bigpony on Jul 18, 2011 1:28 PM EDT up reply actions

James Williams and Tshimanga Biakabutuka can certainly be considered Polian first round busts.

"I could have conquered Europe, all of it, but I had women in my life." - King Henry II of England

by Calvert on Jul 18, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

very true...

but i dont give a damn who he drafted in Carolina! No big busts in Indy, so far

by bigpony on Jul 18, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions

lol. Erasmus james

Theres a blast from the past

Go Blue!

Revenue - Expenses = Profit

by dezznutz1001 on Jul 18, 2011 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Ray Lewis

Anyone else remember about a month or so ago when Ray Lewis was interviewed on ESPN? He was quoted in say that “Crime rates would rise” if the lock-out continued. You have to at least think that not being in a structured environment has to to be at least part of the reason for this. I am not trying to rationalize the choice but if I were a 23 year old with gobs of money and no structure then it makes lots of sense for this to happen. Maybe Ray was right

by hoosierdrummer60 on Jul 18, 2011 12:25 PM EDT reply actions

no one knows crime better than ray lewis!

of course he was right

by bigpony on Jul 18, 2011 1:21 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

I see. It's all the Commisioners fault.....

Blame others, indeed.

by braveheartcolt on Jul 18, 2011 1:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

Bravehart

Do you ever have an opinion or do you just try to start shit all the time?

by VERNON HOWELL on Jul 18, 2011 3:28 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs

I gave my opinion, you just didn't see it

By saying what I did, I inferred via a sarcastic response (which is a totally accepted method on here provided you agree with the point that was being made) that he has only himself to blame, and using a ‘no gooder’s’ reasoning to excuse getting arrested by blaming others is pretty lame.

Hope that clarifies it for you.

PS – do you have an opinion or do just try to start shit all the time? See what I’ve done there?

by braveheartcolt on Jul 19, 2011 12:09 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

No I'm not buying it...

You constantly comment on peoples opinions just to try and start crap. That’s why everyone thinks your a troll. So until you realize that no one will take you seriously.

by VERNON HOWELL on Jul 19, 2011 6:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

How cruel

I watch you cowards repeatedly hurl abuse at the writers on here, making it personal and not even putting up counter arguments re the topic, and you call me a troll. Fucking hilarious buddy.

Anyway, I don’t really want nor need to be taken seriously on here. I keep that for important things like my job and my family’s welfare.

Anyway, lighten up, it’s a blog, no more.

by braveheartcolt on Jul 19, 2011 2:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

This must be addressed

This is getting to be a big problem, and I think it is worth noting that all of the arrested players joined the Colts after Dungy’s departure. These numbers suggest that new Colts are either not being screened as rigorously as they once were, or that the team is no longer doing the things it needs to do to steer these young men out of trouble.

The Colts need to take a long look at what has happened with the Pacers to see the dangers presented by these behavioral issues if they aren’t addressed. Fans were willing to look past the team’s character problems as long as they were legitimate title contenders and Reggie Miller was still the principal face of the franchise. But once Reggie retired and the team had some down years on the court, the players’ frequent arrests drug the team down far more than would be expected from a few years of rebuilding. Unlike BBS, I think Caldwell is doing pretty well in getting his guys ready to play. But he needs to talk to Tony Dungy about the importance of developing and showing character off the field as well.

by ex-Viking fan on Jul 18, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

They are getting drunk................ that's not a huge deal.

They aren’t drinking and driving. They aren’t hitting their women. They aren’t bringing guns into night clubs. They aren’t in night-clubs where people get paralyzed.

EVH+DLR=BFFs........ God I Hope So!!

by dmstorm22 on Jul 18, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions

i agree, these arent "big deal" arrests

Moala and Smith got DWIs where no one was harmed, everyone else was public intox.

That being said, I’m all for running Caldwell out of town!!!! Hes completely useless

by bigpony on Jul 18, 2011 1:19 PM EDT up reply actions

True, but

It is the number of arrests that is the problem. Any one of these can be excused as no big deal. But six in a year is an awful lot. And it is more than just getting drunk. Most people who get drunk don’t end up getting hauled off to jail. These guys are getting enough out of control that police are needing to get involved. I don’t think these pose much of a threat to Caldwell’s job yet, but if they continue I expect he’ll find he has less margin for error in the team’s on-field performance.

by ex-Viking fan on Jul 19, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

NEVER UNDER DUNGY? REALLY?

After about 20 seconds of thought I came up with Muhammed, Harrison, Harper, Rhodes and Keith as guys who had legal issues under Dungy. I am sure I am missing a few. To lay this as a Caldwell problem is a big stretch.
What Hughes did was stupid but is not career defining. Hughes may be a bust or perhaps even a star, either way, t this incident will have had nothing to do with it.

by javen on Jul 18, 2011 1:13 PM EDT reply actions

"That's getting us ever closer to Cincinnati Bengals territory."

Luckily the Bungals ran off 3 arrests in the past week, to keep the crown in this category.

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by beerbrunch on Jul 18, 2011 1:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Big whoop.

Public intox is a joke. So Tony Dungy saw fewer of his guys get caught (and that’s it, right? Getting caught?), good job for him. Caldwell is just unlucky I guess.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want any players who get all PacMan and BigBen type of crazy, but, the violations as of late have been real minor in the big picture like others posters have pointed out.

Yea, Hughes blew it his first year indeed and if he doesn’t put up this season he will most definitely be labeled a busted pick, so there’s plenty of truth to those statements.

I’m confident he will do OK; he’s got the physique, just needs the technique. We knew he was raw when we drafted him. Come actual football activities (camp, preseason) we’ll have more answers to whether he’s improving or not.

by nickfromnaptown on Jul 18, 2011 4:07 PM EDT reply actions

Drunk Colts players

Doesn’t really bother me as long as they manage their time properly and still work hard. I recognize it’s hard for Hughes to get on the field when he’s behind two Pro Bowlers on the depth chart and doesn’t have anything to offer the defensive line at all unless he learns how to blow up halfbacks from the middle. Calling him a bust at this point is unfair, we as fans just want to see the team do well and first round picks usually contribute something to the team. Anthony Gonzalez, Donald Brown and Jerry Hughes have simply been outperformed by other players drafted in lower rounds and this has us all scratching our heads as to why the great and immortal Bill Polian could mess up the way he has.

The thing is, Gonzo is a pretty solid player when he’s healthy. I’m all for giving him a final chance, especially if Collie ends up having a recurring concussion problem (which I sincerely hope is not the case, I’m just cautious after how easily he re-concussed himself last year). Donald Brown will probably be a better player behind the revamped line and we really have yet to see what Jerry Hughes can do. I don’t blame these kids for getting drunk and arrested, I’m 25 years old and have been drinking well before I was legally allowed to and I have zero alcohol tickets, let alone arrests. It’s very easy to handle yourself when drunk, you just need to know where your limit is. For me, I usually reach my spending limit well before my drinking limit when I go to the bar so the money thing is a built in defense mechanism. These guys are banking a couple hundred thousand each so they can drink themselves under the table if they so choose to. That’s really where the problem is, these guys need to stop acting like big shots and party a little more responsibly.

by ATX Colts Fan on Jul 19, 2011 3:49 AM EDT reply actions