2011 NFL Roster Cuts: Report Says Colts Seeking Trade, Retaining Chad Spann
by Brad Wells on Sep 3, 2011 3:07 PM EDT
in 2011 Colts News
Email
PrintAccording to John Michael Vincent of Indianapolis radio 1070 The Fan, the Colts will retain running back Chad Spann on the 53-man roster. They are also seeking a trade to augment their roster. No word yet on who they will trade for.
Been told #colts have Rb C Spann on 53 man but they will make a trade to add to the roster and Spann to PS.
The confirmed cuts for the Colts, per this update, are:
DE John Chick
QB Dan Orlovsky
WR Taj Smith
Unconfirmed cuts are Jacques McClendon and Ollie Ogbu.
The waiving of Orlovsky likely means embattled backup Curtis Painter will remain on the Colts active roster. Regarding the reported interest in a trade, if Harris, Ogbu, and Mathews are cut, this leaves the Colts critically thin at the defensive tackle position.
At 6:00 p.m. Eastern, all NFL teams are required to trim their rosters from an 80-man roster limit to 53.
[UPDATE]: JMV just tweeted that Kyle DeVan was cut. If DeVan was cut, but Mike Pollak was kept... then, yeah, that would be pretty damn terrible.
[UPDATE 2]: From Kerry Neal:
@K_Neal56 Kerry Neal
I got cut today by the colts. But my head is still high. Just got to grind harder and hope for the best. #blessed
Also, JMV reporting that Darren Evans will remain on 53-man roster.
266 comments
|
0 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
too bad
I wanted Taj and we all know Orlovsky better than CP and wanted baby James also
that is too bad also
he is a great backup!!!! and and never was that horrible as a starter
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Sep 3, 2011 2:45 PM EDT up reply actions
He's a charlie johnson type.
Gives everything he has and more, but just doesn’t have the talent to be very good.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
This is fucking pathetic
McClendon and Devan cut but Pollak and Richard stay? Did Bill Polian lock his son in a closet and take a handful of ecx? These cut decisions are TERRIBLE.
by FatDT on Sep 3, 2011 2:49 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Colts seeking trade.
We don’t know who, probably Lance Briggs. He’ll come in, get 5 sacks against the Texans then immediately be cut.
I don't think you can judge anything right now.
Yes, I think if Richard and Brown get to stay while more talented players leave, it is not a good thing for the Colts. The thing is, hundreds of players are being let go today, many of whom would be better than what we have. There is a possibility of a trade. Look at this roster in a couple of days and judge it. It’s pointless to go on a Bill Polian sucks rant when we’ve heard rumors on a handful of players and don’t even know a quarter of the cuts yet.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it may be pointless
but its way more fun than sitting here and not having an opinion.
also it doesnt matter. getting rid of devan over richard is dumb. no matter if devan wouldnt have made the final team anyway
My point is we don't know that richard isn't getting cut.
None of these players are good. They may or may not be better than what we have, but nobody cut is someone I think we will miss too awful much.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions
JMV
also saying Evans made the 53 man roster, but to concrete yet.
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
I can see that.
We knew either Evans or Spann would be on the PS but not both. If they want Spann on PS that means Evans is on the 53.
Evans was better than Spann
IMO…
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
yep
evans wont last on the practice squad. spann probably will
keep both
Addai, Carter, Evans, and Spann are fine.
Not a bad lineup.
The ACE team were pretty good RBs. Spann is an OK returner.
That would mean Brown is getting traded
Which would be a step back in the right direction after all of these terrible cuts.
Ooh, Brown for Briggs from the Bears?
Bears cut Chester Taylor.
Just what we need, a player that thinks he can renegotiate his contract every two years.
I’m really sick of him whining constantly about being treated unfair. Grow up and try to honor one agreement in your career.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah right
why not offer mike pollock for suh while you’re at it. the colts couldn’t get a 7th rounder for that turd of a running back….
by BLOODontheTRACKS on Sep 3, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Why is Polian doing this to Peyton. I know he doesn’t care about us but come on. Pollak and Richard staying over McClendon and DeVan?
I prefer Evans over Spann, glad to see they both may make it.
This could be a long year, I hope I’m not driving to Houston for nothing next week.
by Indyrampage on Sep 3, 2011 2:58 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He doesn't want
Peyton to get too comfortable in the pocket, because then Peyton might lose his edge. Bill apparently thinks that 2 seconds is more than enough time to find your target and get rid of the ball!
sad thing is
all the lineman you mentioned stink….although i liked devan as a back up
by BLOODontheTRACKS on Sep 3, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't know what you guys have against Pollak.
You seem to think that an o-lineman should be able to block.
by Joseph* on Sep 3, 2011 3:00 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
Read the post again
It was a joke, because Pollak can’t block anybody.
He can block good players
from making the roster apparently
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
by coltsfan723 on Sep 3, 2011 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
coltsfan723's comment
may be the funniest of the day. It’s between him and omahacolt’s Dorito’s comment.
And what does Curtis Painter have on this organization?
by Joseph* on Sep 3, 2011 3:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I don't know but what ever it he must have stolen it out of Keyunta Dawson's locker last winter
Defense is more important than breathing.
by BetterD on Sep 3, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Kerry Neal
tweets he’s been cut
@K_Neal56 Kerry Neal
I got cut today by the colts. But my head is still high. Just got to grind harder and hope for the best. #blessed
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
If there is to be a trade...
I’d like it to be for a starting corner. The idea that Lacey is the second CB is rather frightening.
by Joseph* on Sep 3, 2011 3:03 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Ruckers and Thomas
both played well enough that I’d be happy with either of them
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
thomas
wasnt all that good. dude cant tackle
Looked good against Cinci
12 tackles, 10 solo.
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup.
I saw it. Watched it on tv and everything.
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Are you saying those tackles were made up?
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I understand it's not an official stat
and that teams keep them, but why make up tackles?
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions
google false tackle stats
or something and read the rich gosslin article from a couple years ago. the colts credited more solo tackles than there were defensive plays
I found an article by Rick Gosselin
Still, I find it hard to believe that Thomas had 3 or 4 tackles and the Colts inflated it by that much.
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:41 PM EDT up reply actions
corners are fine
A starting guard or DT would be a lot better
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
the corners arent fine
but i agree with the rest
I'll take most anybody starting over Lacey.
He’s either giving way too much cushion in short yardage situations (specifically 3rd down), or getting burnt deep.
The cushion thing is Coyer.
Every CB is giving too much cushion right now. And lacey does scare me as a starting CB.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:08 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
and we need a vet backup SS to back up Bethea
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Sep 3, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Cover 2 scheme
Keep everything in front of you.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
A nice way of saying
“let them get as many 1st downs as they want”.
by FatDT on Sep 3, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Justin Tryon was good for us last year.
Thankfully in our defense our CBs don’t have to be all that great.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Melvin Bullitt couldn’t tackle Halle Berry naked in a phone booth
by lakecountycolt on Sep 3, 2011 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He was fine before the injuries
now he seems kind of hesitant. After seeing what happened to Bob can’t say I blame him.
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
maybe will, be better when the season starts
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Sep 3, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions
He's done rather well actually
FML…
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
I love Bob
and would rather see him injured on the Colts sideline, then playing well on the San Diego field.
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
It's gonna be a difficult pill to swallow if he tears it up in SD.
And no, I’m not talking about a muscle. rimshot
Brown for a guard?
That would explain cutting McClendon and Devan while keeping both Evans and Spann.
Enough of the doom and gloom. Anybody see a name cut that might fit the Colts?
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:11 PM EDT reply actions
Hmmm...
Tommie Harris is a thought?
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
by coltsfan723 on Sep 3, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Oh, wait,,,,
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
B White
sprortsline said B White may be coming off the PUP list
great
another very average player to the rescue….
by BLOODontheTRACKS on Sep 3, 2011 4:26 PM EDT up reply actions
Meriweather has apparently been cut from the Patriots.
I personally don’t rate him at all, but then again neither do I rate Bullitt. Could do worse than have a look, I suppose.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
there will be a lot of guys cut from other teams who could help us
this is like draft day only busier
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Sep 3, 2011 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
He's kind of a doucher though
I wouldn’t be mad if they picked him up, but he’d have to watch his tude….
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
check this out
http://www.projo.com/patriots/content/patriots_cutdown_day_09-03-11_PQQ4NN3.2fa0eb6.html
from yesterday regarding his play time
Tommie Harris
Was most likely cut today because the professionals (Doctors) thought that Tommie wouldn’t be able to last the season because of his past injuries.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
As if the doctors know
Theyre as incompetent as the front office is proving to be.
by FatDT on Sep 3, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think they were referring to Colts Doctors, not you or Doctors in general. Colts Doctors have been pretty lousy from a lay persons perspective.
On Harris being but I’ll remember Caldwell on the record as saying “there’s no question he can help us…”
He did.
He helped us get a victory over the Bengals.
So did Taj Smith.
I’m seeing a pattern here. No wonder we lose so much in the preseason. If you standout and help the team win you get cut. No wonder Hughes was dogging it. He’s the craftiest motherfucker alive!
by ActionOxford on Sep 3, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Taj Smith has bad hands for a receiver.
It’s bad enough that Garcon drops easy ones.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, I guess we don't need to WRs
with the ‘dropping syndrome.’
he made things happen on special teams
they could use 1 impact special teams player
by OBGYNOSUPREME on Sep 3, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
now that is funny
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
The best ability is availability
He also said that
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
Hell no
he signed his ticket to the unemployment line when he blew the packers game with back to back bonehead penalties.
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
thats more an indictment of the line
you don’t need 5 RB’s, especially if that fifth back is not going to see the field. keep the fifth on the PS if you need insurance
by metal_militia on Sep 3, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
We do need 5 RBs.
I hear we’re incorporating a new formation and play called the “Ball n cup.” Manning will hand it off to one RB who will then run around in a magic circle with the other 4 RBs handing the ball off between each other. The defense will then have to guess which player has the ball.
by ActionOxford on Sep 3, 2011 3:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
always has been the line
but us fanatics on message boards have bad memory. if the line gets better, the rushing stats get better. ’nuff said
I've thought that for awhile.
It doesn’t matter who our backs are. If our line plays like it did Thursday, no back could improve the running game.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
CBS says Pats trying to trade Meriweather.
I guess that means he won’t be a Colt.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:25 PM EDT reply actions
Thought they could't so they cut him.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I have a hard time believing you can't get something for a pro bowler.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm having a hard time believing some of these cuts
But they are happening
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
nfl.com has TE Michael Matthews being cut
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
The Fu*k?!?!?!
I am really disappointed by today’s cuts, Harris, Chick, Javarris James, and now Kyle DeVan? Kyle DeVan is getting cut but Mike Pollak and Jamey Richard is still here? WTF?
No, its just Bill Polian
A blind draw would potentially be better.
I don’t get John Chick. He pressures Pro Bowl Packer lineman Clifton into a holding penalty and outperforms Hughes all preseaon and gets cut… Cant grasp it. Very unColt
agree. Chick was the most productive lineman in preseason (aside from Freeney)
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
I'm going to make a radical prediction
With all the DTs getting cut, it looks like John Gill will make the roster.
Gill was working as the back up long-snapper in camp.
What if the Colts cut the octogenarian Justin Snow and let Gill take the job?
I’d be happy with that.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
then Vinatieri could be in charge of making sure both Gill and McAfee make it to their AA meetings
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Vinatieri and McAfee would become alcoholics if Gill had to hold for him
See Chargers
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I actually like Gill defending the run but didnt see much of a pass rush
by lakecountycolt on Sep 3, 2011 3:33 PM EDT up reply actions
he actually seemed pretty swift on special teams.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
per Paul Kuharski
espn_afcsouth Paul Kuharsky
As I wrote earlier today, I think TE Mike McNeill makes the #Colts and that Hughes and Brown stick.
I try not to pay attention to Kuharsky.
He’s a Titans homer that only casually pays attention to the Colts, and that’s because ESPN forces him too.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Clayton never pays attention to the colts either. I think he’s a Bear fan
by lakecountycolt on Sep 3, 2011 3:39 PM EDT up reply actions
The deadline is coming up.
this should be interesting.
This
Been told #colts have Rb C Spann on 53 man but they will make a trade to add to the roster and Spann to PS.
Makes me think that it’ll be a pick traded, and not a player. If it’s a player for player trade, you wouldn’t have to move Spann to the PS.
"Cat in the wall, eh? Ok, now you're talking my language. I know this game."
-Charlie
by Addai Another Aday on Sep 3, 2011 3:44 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Brown and Hughes.
Although I don’t think we’d get a lot. Hughes could do well in a 3-4.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone always reaches
Coaches always think they can fix players.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions
I know it's been said, but I'm going to say it anyway
Cutting Harris is a failure in logic.
Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.
What about if that injury to his leg is a lot worse than they thought
and the doctors avised colts FO to let him go…..
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Players heal
And even if it is bad enough that he won’t be able to play all season or something then by then we will know that it was a good choice. Until we know that though, it still makes no sense.
Dallas Clark: Some tight ends catch. Some block. Clark just owns.
What about Igor Olshansky, DT
Article
Cowboys but him
And it's now my sig
by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT
Aaron Francisco cut by the Lions.
Thank god, there’s our backup S depth.
[/sarc]
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
what's official? NFL.com has listed 7 so far
But they’ve got to get down to 53 from 78 (they were allowed to have 80, but i think the colts only had 78 at the end there)
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Pats cut Brandon Tate...
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
how much american football gets broadcast on free tv in the UK? Just curious
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
sorry, i though you might still have a finger on the pulse of the old country.
How much FB had you seen before you came here in ’01?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
that's cool. I wouldn't have know where to look, what the UK free channels were, etc.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
I'm from the UK.
I have Gamepass which costs me £150, and means I can watch any game I want apart from those on Sky Sports.
Sky usually show 2 games a week, SNF is shown by a terrestrial (free to air) channel which ends up being very late on the Sunday, and we of course have ESPN for MNF.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
where does hockey rank in popularity in the UK?
I’m guessing it goes Soccer, Rugby, Basketball, Cricket, American football, hockey, and maybe i’m leaving out something
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
soccer, soccer, soccer and soccer
not necessarily in that order.
"I'm pretty sure my cats been reading my diary"
i should've guessed. I'm a fan of British football as well.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
As in NHL?
Not very popular at all.
In my opinion it goes Soccer, Rugby, Cricket, then probably American Football. Basketball trails behind, and Hockey isn’t even on the radar.
The NFL is rising massively in popularity though, perhaps due to the international stuff.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
I thought hockey would've rubbed off a little
with your Scandinavian neighbors and all. I figured basketball was up higher, just because a couple islanders have made it in the NBA
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Cricket is well above basketball. Tennis, formula 1, moto gp, golf
athletics, cycling, boxing, snooker, and darts are all more popular than american football or basketball in the UK.
Cycling, Boxing, Snooker, Darts, bigger than American football?
Disagree, big time. Perhaps it’s because i’m around a campus atmosphere, but there’s a ton of young guys really into it.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
check the tv figures.
and of course: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_the_United_Kingdom#Popularity
they didnt measure american football, but I can guarantee its smaller than golf or darts. I went to uni, and yes, there were people interested in the sport, but overall in the UK, it just doesnt register compared to a whole host of other things.
That's a 2003 poll.
8 years is a long time, particularly as it’s from before the International Series started. I can’t take those figures seriously, unfortunately.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
8 years isnt that long. AFAIK the terrestrial viewing figures
havent really changed at all for sunday night football. Sorry, but I was at uni for the past 4 years, i knew a fair amount of people on the oxford cavaliers, but its just not that popular.
Oxford Cavaliers? What is that, a university Amer FB team?
So they play other colleges? Like a full-on competitive league, or like an intramural recreation league?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Its a competitive league, against other unis.
they may have changed the structure in my last year actually. used to be a joint oxford + oxford brookes team, might just be oxford brookes now.
i'm ashamed to say, i thought snooker was a card game.
is cricket organized like the soccer leagues, with each town and hamlet having a team, and successful teams able to move up to higher leagues, while underperforming teams get relegated?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Hah.
It’s about as interesting to watch as a game of cards. Though that WPT stuff can be fun.
Cricket is a really local sport, regardless of whether it’s in the cities or the countryside. It’s very much as you say, with promotions and relegations, yes. There are essentially 2 divisions at the top that people go and watch in great numbers, and after that it dwindles. Massively popular sport though.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
i watched that Ashes match a couple years ago with a UK friend
i was stunned to learn that a team might have to voluntarily give up their remaining turns at bat, in order to give the other team a chance on offense to make the game official. It was inconceivable to me that a team would say, “well, that’s enough offense, let’s go play defense.” I enjoyed it, but I’m glad i had the interpreter.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
When you put it like that, it sounds lame.
It’s not that they have to do it to make the game official, it’s just that they have to get the other guys out twice in order to win. So putting a load of runs on the board and then declaring to put the other guys in is a vital part of the game.
I love cricket, but it must be so foreign to you guys.
Antoine Bethea - the most underrated safety in the NFL.
Oh i see. Makes sense. Yeah, it does seem pretty bizarre.
But i think it would be fun to play
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
is there a perceived advantage in batting 1st or 2nd?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
It largely depends on the weather and pitch conditions
After rain, it can be often be difficult to bat for a while, and over the course of 5 days, the pitch tends to develop cracks and become more uneven. In test cricket I would say there is a slight advantage to the team batting first, if you look at the statistics.
thanks!
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
is there any football team currently in the UK's highest league
that has climbed there after being promoted twice, say in the last 30-40 years? I mean, has anyone risen from 2 leagues below the top league?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
oh yeah, loads.
Fulham were in the 4th tier in the 90’s, rose up to the premiership pretty quickly. Swansea were almost relegated into the 5th tier about 8 years ago, and got promoted into the premier league this season.
Fans of certain clubs can really experience a rollercoaster of a ride.
That is awesome. It's how it should be.
Let the Browns and the Bills etc. go play some college teams to get back into the NFL.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Please don't say offense when you're talking about cricket.
"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West
I dig promotions & relegations. That's how all leagues should be.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
a propos relegation & promotion
i just learned this from the oracle known as wikipedia
Blackpool F.C. hold [sic] the record for being the only club in English football to be promoted through all four divisions via the play-offs.
I had to [sic] that collective plural verb for the American audience. ;- )
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Ogbu will be on the PS
Check his twitter account. And he is giving it away. http://twitter.com/#!/PRINCE_cOOOLn
by BleedingBlueAndWhite on Sep 3, 2011 4:06 PM EDT reply actions
DT
Maybe the colts are planning on signing Pat Williams now and trading for a receiver
McNeill
If true by Kuharsky, I’m not sure I understand keeping him. He appears to be a lesser Tamme, who is already a poor man’s Dallas Clark. I guess he could be a rich man’s Gijon.
by GonzoBlue on Sep 3, 2011 4:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So he is middle class?
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Maybe we’ll go after Reggie White, or maybe Michael Irving. We can probably get a line of cocaine long enough to lure him in here, lol.
The flamethrower was invented because someone once said "I'd like to set that man on fire, but I can't quite get close enough."
by colts fan in sd on Sep 3, 2011 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Polian wouldn't do it cuz he probably thinks we would get jipped
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
why was harris cut?
"I've had a terrible day. I just want to go home, drink a box of wine, take a bath, and gently masturbate myself to sleep"
probably an injury we (fans) don't know about
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions
because da bears were right....
he’s washed up???
by BLOODontheTRACKS on Sep 3, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Brandon Tate...
Anybody think Indy will snatch him up?
I doubt it.
Injury concerns and he’s looked slow. The Pats have a horrible record with receivers.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Tom Brady Just makes them look like gold.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Most of their receivers were trades or pickups from other teams.
Eldemen (spelling?) is the only one I can think of that did close to anything. Chad Jackson and Brandon Tate have to be labeled busts.
by strandedincarolina on Sep 3, 2011 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Peyton makes receivers look like diamonds then
by thunder118 on Sep 3, 2011 4:38 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
He makes gold WRs look like diamonds
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
agreed. especially TEs. Or maybe Polian just has a good eye for them
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Raiders release
CB’s Lito Shepard and walter McFadden.
We should pick up Lito
I heard Bill Polian is going to move Pat Mcafee to D-Line, and then play without a punter because, in his words, “Curtis Painter don’t need no punter!”
The flamethrower was invented because someone once said "I'd like to set that man on fire, but I can't quite get close enough."
by colts fan in sd on Sep 3, 2011 5:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
that was funny, but not quite as funny as your signature quote, which is hilarious.
Did you study any other languages before Pashto, and how did it compare as far as learning it?
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Pashto was my first. As I understand, its one of the harder one’s in the world. It was pretty rough in the beginning, but got easier after about the 6th month mark, once I started to figure out the sentence structure and grammar. But, I was in class 8 hours a day for 52 weeks, being paid to learn it, not everyone has that luxury, so it can be a little more difficult for other people to learn languages. I have friends that speak Russian, Chinese, Dari, Japanese, and they all say the same, it takes about a solid year of learning really nail it down. Even then you’re not really a master, but when I was in Afghanistan in December, it was like a while new world.
The flamethrower was invented because someone once said "I'd like to set that man on fire, but I can't quite get close enough."
by colts fan in sd on Sep 3, 2011 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions
er, that reply below is to you
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Even funnier is hearing George Carlin himself deliver that line...
"Without data, you are just another person with an opinion."
ah, good old george, may he RIP
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Right out of HS i considered joining up because i really wanted to go to DLI in Monterey, but I’m really a pacifist, so you know…. It is nice to have that classroom support and in-country immersion. I studied Russian for 6 years before living there, and it was still a challenge. I taught myself enough Chinyanja to live in Zambia. I’ve been thinking about Arabic or Dari-Farsi as my next challenge. I always say, I didn’t really understand English until i learned a foreign language.
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
was talking to the guy above, failed to reply directly to his message
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. -- Eugene J. McCarthy
Ogbu cut
#Colts cuts: DT-Ricardo Mathews, TE-Michael Matthews, OG-Jacques McClendon, WR-Larrone Moore, LB-Kerry Neal, DT-Ollie Ogbu, QB-Dan Orlovsky
Try to kick me while I'm down...I'll break your leg
Indianapolis Colts News and Updates
Follow me on Twitter
Has the deadline past?
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 6:15 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
From Phil B
#Colts cuts: Afalava, Baltz, Brooks, Chick, Colasanti, DeVan, DeVree, Gill, Gilreath, Hamlin, Harris, James, King, Kirkpatrick, R. Mathews, M. Matthews, McClendon, Moore, Neal, Ogbu, Orlovsky, Smith (waived/injured), Tepper, Toudouze, Triplett, Tuihalamaka, Williams.
Damn thought kirkpatrick would make it.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 6:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
So same guys we've been having then...
Sweet….BBS is going to shit I brick.
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 6:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
BBS isn't paying attention
He’s all wrapped up in sweater vests and free tattoos – who cares
"If they want me to be a crazy, emotional, frenzied fan in section 603, then they can't expect me to be reasonable about the business of football"
o-line
Correct me if I’m wrong…..but doesn’t that leave us with only 7 o-linemen. 2 of wich are worthless???
by tenaytiousd32 on Sep 3, 2011 6:34 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
that's what I was thinking
We have to get some depth somewhere. We can’t stand with what we have.
So much for a trade
LET THE HATERS HATE.
by INdymayneNVegas on Sep 3, 2011 6:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
Related FanPosts on Stampede Blue
Related FanShots on Stampede Blue
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
In Association With
Shutdown Corner - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
- Detroit Lions DT Nick Fairley arrested again; now has more NFL arrests than NFL sacks
- Former high-school star Brian Banks does serious time on trumped-up charge, now hopes for an NFL shot
- Former ‘idiot kicker’ Mike Vanderjagt in trouble after accosting junior-high heckler
- Adrian Peterson blows teammates away in footraces; appears to be on the mend
- UPDATE: Charlie Sheen didn’t buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl ring
