Posts tagged New Orleans Saints
Health Screen: Colts Safety Chip Vaughn
Oct 28th
Chip Vaughn was signed to the team on October 25, after spending time with the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles. The Training Room takes a look at the investment from a medical perspective.
Vaughn’s injury history is refreshingly clean. There are no reports of injuries before his rookie season with the Saints, when he underwent surgery before the first preseason game to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The primary question is why Vaughn was placed on IR for what is usually a shorter term recovery.
There are two courses of action to address a torn meniscus: either a meniscectomy (removal of the torn fragment), or an actual repair. Full recovery from a meniscectomy is typically a four-to-eight week process. Recovery from a meniscal repair takes much longer because of the poor blood supply to the area; it may require 6-12 months before the athlete can return to the field.
Introducing Colts Safety Chip Vaughn
Oct 26th
Prior to the 2009 NFL Draft, I put together a series of stories which compared players I thought the Colts may select. Former Wake Forest safety Chip Vaughn was one of those players and was arguably the best run stuffing safety out of the 2009 group. One will notice a lot of similarities in Vaughn’s aggressive style and hard hitting to Colts safeties Bob Sanders, Antoine Bethea, and Melvin Bullitt. The New Orleans Saints selected Vaughn in the 4th round.
Researching the injury that kept Vaughn out of the 2009 season, it appears as though he was placed on injured reserve for much the same reason a lot of young players are when teams want to save them for the future, but have not had the time to work them into their system prior to the coming season. The Colts did the same with safety David Caldwell this year, who seemingly did not have a critical injury and was seen at training camp practices, but his injuries were bad enough to put him on injured reserve, get him healthy, and give him a chance to get ready for the 2011 season. More >
Succeeding in Face of Injuries is Par for Colts Course
Oct 26th
Nothing is guaranteed in the NFL. It is often said that “NFL” stands for “Not For Long,” and this idea flies in the face of teams who have had sustained success, particularly in the salary cap era. Somehow, someway, the Indianapolis Colts are a team that have found a way to be nearly immune to the forces at play in professional football that exist to make it next to impossible for teams to dominate.
If the Colts are going to continue their success in 2010, it has become clear that they will have to overcome a rash of injuries to key players. In some ways, the task seems insurmountable. The likelihood that the Colts can maintain their record of consecutive 12-win seasons shrinks by the week and by the day. How or why should fans expect the streak to continue, foresee a playoff berth, or have even a shroud of hope that the Colts could actually compete for another chance to play for a world championship?
The reason is pretty easy to locate. Over the last five years the Colts have had to overcome adversity, perform in the face of obvious team weaknesses, and have regularly been considered one of the best teams in the league — and one of the top contenders to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. In all but one of those years they have dealt with the loss of key players for dozens of games. Take a look. More >
Colts Sign Safety Chip Vaughn
Oct 25th
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After the Colts put Dallas Clark on injured reserve with a wrist injury the team had an open roster spot. NFL.com transactions indicates that the Colts signed safety Chip Vaughn. Vaughn was drafted in the 4th round by the New Orleans Saints in the 2009 NFL Draft but was put on the injured reserve and missed all of the 2009 season. The Saints released Vaughn on September 4, 2010 and he spent September 6-21 with the Eagles before he was waived.
Colts Make Several Roster Moves
Aug 28th
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The Colts waived four players today, prior to Tuesday’s deadline to reduce rosters to 75 players. Multiple outlets are reporting the players waived as: wide receiver Dudley Guice, offensive lineman Andrew Tyshovnytsky, linebacker Trevor Anderson, and place-kicker Garrett Lindholm.
The Colts also placed safety Marcus McCauley on the injured reserve list, ending his season. McCauley signed with the Colts on August 12th of this year.
Finally, the Colts added a player, claiming defensive back Danny Gorrer from the New Orleans Saints. Gorrer played in college at Texas A&M and is listed at 6-0, 173-pounds on NFL.com. Gorrer originally signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent. He was released and signed with the St. Louis Rams, but was once again released and returned to the Saints for a second stint in New Orleans. He will join a group of defensive backs that has been decimated by injuries during training camp and preseason.
Will the Colts Sign Terrell Owens?
Jul 21st
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Mike Florio opined on his website, ProFootballTalk.com, that the Colts could be a possible landing spot for free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens. Florio wrote:
Colts: Reggie Wayne isn’t happy, Anthony Gonzalez is still hurt, and Pierre Garçon and Austin Collie arguably are only as good as Peyton Manning can make them appear to be. So the Colts are another Final Eight team that could be quietly lurking — especially if Manning is privately lobbying for another weapon. Few quarterbacks can consistently contain and control To.O. Manning is one who could.
The Final Eight team comment refers to a rule that exists in a post-salary cap world, which prevents the Colts, or any of the other teams that participated in the second round of the playoffs, from signing free agents until the first training camp of summer opens. This means the Colts would be able to sign Owens on, or after, July 24th — when the Dallas Cowboys open their camp.
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Colts Field a Promising Stable of Running Backs
Jul 16th
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The evolution of the Colts running back position has reached a high point.
When Indianapolis won the Super Bowl in 2006, a lot of questions surrounded the future of the team’s backfield. Joseph Addai showed a lot of promise in his rookie season, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing without starting a single regular season game — the only player to accomplish this in NFL history. Dominic Rhodes served as the team’s unquestioned starter for the first time in his career, when an injury to another ball carrier was not involved.
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Importance of NFL Organizational Stability to Winning
Jun 9th
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In 2004 the Washington Post wrote a story titled The Formula for Success discussing the New England Patriots’, Pittsburgh Steelers’, and Philadelphia Eagles’ success during the 2004 NFL season. The article generally considers the importance of organizational stability to winning in the NFL.
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Colts 2011 Super Bowl Favorites
May 27th
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A whole lot will happen between now and serious discussions about who has the best shot to win Super Bowl XLV. One of those things, which is typically rather frustrating for fans in Indianapolis, is that the so-called experts will generate predictions many will find unsatisfying.
For one reason or another, despite the Colts unmatched regular season success and Bill Polian’s reputation for getting the most out of his players, sports media tend to short-sell Indy’s post-season projections. NFL Odds makers see things differently, listing the Colts as favorites to win their second championship in five seasons.
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