This edition of Luke Links is named after Charles Robinson's article, which once again reminds us to not believe the pre-draft hype.
FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News
- Jeffrey Gorman (Colts.com) Kelvin Hayden wants to continue to grow as a player
- John Oehser (Colts.com) is at it again, with a review of the draft's Outside Linebackers, Cornerbacks, Free Safeties, Strong Safeties and Returners
- Craig Hammel (Colts PR) passes on that The Luke is the top NFL venue, according to Stadium Journey
- Colts PR and All Pro Dad Men, take your sons to meet Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell and Clyde Christensen
- Jim Irsay reminds us that some things are more important than football
GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis
- Jeane Coakley (WISH TV Channel 8) has a video series with Bobzilla
- USA Today Don't count out some current players to fill the KR role
- John Oehser (Indy Football Report) thinks the Colts will have difficulty replacing Brock
- Paul Kuharsky (ESPN) notes that the Colts were more vulnerable to 4-wide sets than any other team
- Michael Silver (Yahoo!) finally chooses Peyton #1 overall in his Ultimate Mock Draft (and then gives us Pac-10 QB Jake Locker)
- Mike Florio (ProFootballTalk.com) notes that former Colt Craphonso Thorpe joins Omaha's UFL team
- Mike Chappell (Indy Star) doesn't think the Colts need a QB, but won't be surprised if they choose a RB in this draft
- Sean Keeler (Des Moines Register) Dallas Clark earned the Iowa Ray "Pillar of Character" Award and talks about the Super Bowl, Harvard and Dancing With the Stars
- Mike Chappel (Indy Star) Not even draftees know whether the Colts are interested in them
- Andy Benoit (NY Times) thinks Antoine Bethea is the 6th best Safety in the league and excludes Bob Sanders due to his injuries
- John Oesher (Indy Football Report) Don't expect the Colts to go LB in the early rounds
- Michael Marot (AP) Polian doesn't care about draft grades
OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League
- Jim Wyatt (The Tennessean) The Titans are probably weighing options at DE for their first pick
- Michael C. Wright (Florida Times-Union) The Jaguars are also weighing defensive options
- Jeffrey Martin (Houston Chronicle) The Texans are getting a RB, one way or another
- ProFootballWeekly.com Pete Carroll is already being, well, Pete Carroll
- Michael C. Wright (Florida Times-Union) The best part of this mock draft is not who the writer picks for the Jaguars, but the first comment by "OvertheSanJuanHill"
- Michael Lombardi (National Football Post) pays tribute to Bert Bell, founder of the original draft
- Charles Robinson (Yahoo!) Because Al Gore didn't write inconvenient truths about the draft