I'm dedicating this edition of Luke Links to T.O.'s signing with the Bengals. Yes, I watch The T.O. Show. Yes, I watch Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch. I personally think both are great for the league - I know I will be tuning in to Bengals' games when the Colts aren't playing just to see what will happen. Paul Daugherty (SI.com) dubs the Bengals now the most entertaining team in the NFL. And I'll actually be rooting for them (unless it starts to encroach on the Colts' overall AFC standings, of course). With that...
FROM THE SADDLE
Official Team News
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John Oehser (Special to Colts.com)
- Ervin Baldwin hopes to be another one of Colts' success stories
- Jamie Silva knows improvement is necessary
- Official signing announcements for Conner, Fisher, Eldridge, and McClendon
GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES
Positive and Negative Analysis
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Paul Kuharsky (ESPN)
- has the Colts on top of his power rankings
- learns who was an early influence on Bill Polian
- offers an opportunity to rank the Colts' and Texans' passing attacks
- tries to read the minds of those at the AFC South teams' headquarters
- finds out who Pat McAfee's early influence was
- John Clayton (ESPN) looks at key training camp battles around the league, including that for WR in Indianapolis
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Phillip B. Wilson (Indy Star)
- wonders if Mitch King is the Colts' next great find
- explains his coverage during training camp
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Mike Chappell (Indy Star)
- Reggie Wayne just might show up at camp after all
- responds to readers' questions
- John Oesher (Indy Football Report) continues his off-season 21 questions series with what to expect from Jerry Hughes
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Nate Dunlevy (18to88.com)
- breaks down Peter King's analysis of Manning v. Brady
- compares the 2004 Colts' WRs versus those of 2010
- reminds us of two high-profile contract extensions that are looming
- looks at possible upcoming headlines and whether or not they're big deals
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Brett Mock (Coltzilla) warns us against the temptation of an 18-game season
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Greg Cowan (Coltzilla)
- takes on Jason Cole's QB rankings
- feigns disappointment that T.O. signs elsewhere
- weighs in on whether Donald Brown should be the featured back in 2010
- Jacob Crocker (Coltzilla) continues his player profiles, with Devin Moore
- Robert Itoh (Coltzilla) goes behind enemy lines, profiling the New York Giants
- Brooks Busch (Colts Chatter) weighs in on what to expect from Ray Fisher
- John Glennon (The Tennessean) The Colts are still the tteam to beat in the AFC South
- Larry Vaught (The Advocate-Messenger) Jacob Tamme's teammates have positive things to say about him
- Adam Fisher (Naples News) blogs about Edgerrin James' football camp
OUTSIDE THE STABLE
Around the League
- John Glennon (The Tennessean) Chris Johnson expects to give the Titans another great season
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Vito Stellino (Florida Times-Union) identifies key camp questions for the Jaguars
- Jordan Godwin (Houston Chronicle) Aaron Glenn signs a one-day contract to retire a Texan
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Nate Dunlevy
- offers his perspective on an 18-game season
- considers whether a rookie wage scale is fair