Today’s Inactives: Jags v. Colts
Dec 19th
A bit disappointing that Hayden and Session can’t be in today, but the Colts continue to keep player safety at the forefront. Let’s go, Colts!
Colts inactives:
RB Joseph Addai (neck),
RB Mike Hart (ankle)
CB Kelvin Hayden (neck)
DE Jerry Hughes
OG/TE Jacques McClendon
OG Jamey Richard (hip)
LB Clint Session (elbow)
OT Jaimie Thomas
Jaguars:
OT Daniel Baldridge
QB Todd Bouman (3rd quarterback)
DT Nate Collins
LB Justin Durant
S Courtney Greene
WR John Matthews
DE Aaron Morgan
WR Tiquan Underwood
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Friday Injury Report: Jags v. Colts
Dec 17th
The Colts get a big boost this week with the return of Austin Collie. Given their caution with him since removing him from the Patriots game (when it was obvious he had returned too soon), I believe Collie will be good to go for the full game. His addition will give Manning one more of his security blankets against a shaky Jaguars’ secondary.
Another notable return is Kelvin Hayden, who sat out last week with a pinched nerve in his neck. Although he did not practice today, Phil B. (and Hayden himself) he will play. Hopefully that was just one of those short-term things where he had a stiff neck that has healed in the meantime.
| Player | Injury | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Status |
| J.Addai | Neck | LIMITED | LIMITED | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
| A.Collie | Concussion | FULL | FULL | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
| B.Eldridge | Rest | DNP | FULL | FULL | WILL PLAY |
| D.Freeney | Rest | DNP | FULL | FULL | WILL START |
| M.Hart | Ankle | DNP | DNP | DNP | QUESTIONABLE |
| K.Hayden | Neck | FULL | FULL | DNP | QUESTIONABLE |
| C.Johnson | Chest | DNP | DNP | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
| R.Mathis | Rest | NONE | DNP | FULL | WILL START |
| F.Moala | Knee | DNP | LIMITED | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
| J.Richard | Hip | DNP | DNP | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
| C.Session | Elbow | LIMITED | LIMITED | LIMITED | QUESTIONABLE |
| J.Tamme | Knee | FULL | FULL | FULL | QUESTIONABLE |
| J.Thomas | Illness | DNP | FULL | FULL | PROBABLE |
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Colts Power Rankings – Week 14
Dec 16th
Each week, we’ll be scouring the net for team rankings from football experts, covering the previous week, and discussing them here. Let’s see what they have to say this week.
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Thursday Injury Report: Jaguars v. Colts
Dec 16th
The injury report is getting cleaner, and not a moment too soon. It appears that Austin Collie is headed for a return, as is Kelvin Hayden. The Colts will need as much fire power as they can get with what amounts to their 2nd playoff game of the 2010 season coming up (I counted last week’s game as the 1st because it was at that point).
Phil B. Wilson of Indy Star that we will see Joseph Addai, Mike Hart, Charlie Johnson or Clint Session on Sunday in anything other than track suits.
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
RB Mike Hart (Ankle)
LT Charlie Johnson (Chest)
DE Robert Mathis (Rest)
LG Jamey Richard (Hip)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION
RB Joseph Addai (Shoulder)
DT Fili Moala (Knee)
LB Clint Session (Forearm)
FULL PARTICIPATION
WR Austin Collie (Concussion)
TE Brody Eldridge (Rib)
DE Dwight Freeney (Rest)
CB Kelvin Hayden (Neck)
TE Jacob Tamme (Knee)
OG Jaimie Thomas (Illness)
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Colts’ GM Bill Polian Talks More Offensive Line Philosophy
Dec 16th
Last week, Bill Polian gave several Colts fans hope that he would consider dipping into free agency to bolster the offensive line in an attempt to improve the running game. This week, while not directly retracting that statement, he reminds the fan base of who the Colts really are… a pass-first team.
We are a team basically built to pass protect. We’re a team that’s going to be three wide receivers most of the time, one back virtually all of the time….
We’re not going to be the Dallas Cowboys, for example, where you have five 350-pound guys up there who are going to double-team and pull and blast away with the power running game.
This suggests that, while Polian may focus on the O-Line during the draft or even in free agency, he will still favor pass-blockers. More >
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Wednesday Injury Report: Colts vs. Jaguars
Dec 15th
DID NOT PARTICIPATE
LG Jamey Richard (Hip)
LT Charlie Johnson (Chest)
TE Brody Eldridge (Rib)
RB Mike Hart (Ankle)
DT Fili Moala (Knee)
OG Jaimie Thomas (Illness)
DE Dwight Freeney (Rest)
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Indy Sports Coverage – Week 14
Dec 13th
Each week, Coltzilla brings you highlights from local sports coverage of the Colts with an emphasis on player interviews. Pre-game interviews go up throughout the week. Post-game interviews are posted shortly after the game. Hope you enjoy!
It’s Week 14 of the 2010 season, and the 6-6 Colts travel to Nashville to take on the 5-7 Tennessee Titans.
UPDATED: Local TV Coverage – Mon morning
UPDATED: Bill Polian Show – Sun morning
UPDATED: Inside The Huddle – Sat morning
UPDATED: Post-Game Coverage – Fri afternoon
UPDATED: Pre-Game Show – Fri afternoon
Post-Game Coverage:
The Colts offense founds its legs and the Colts outlasted the Tennessee Titans 30-28 on Thursday night. In pre-game interviews, the Colts listed containing the run, eliminating turnovers, and running the ball as keys to beating the Titans. How’d they do? More >
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Desirable Colts Defensive Changes
Dec 12th
Broncos receiver Brandon Lloyd catches an uncontested pass in front of loose Kelvin Hayden coverage. (Justin Edmonds | Getty Images)
Since Peyton Manning and Bill Polian converged in Indianapolis in 1998, the Colts draft and player acquisition blueprint changed to an imbalanced focus on providing the franchise quarterback with all of the pieces he would need to carry the team into the new pass-first NFL. During this time, the Colts have maintained one of the league’s most powerful offenses and given defenses and defensive coordinators fits.
The defense changed to a Dungy, Tampa-2 system which focuses on speed, takes advantage of under-sized talent, and keeps defensive cost down by getting the most out of players who have limited options on the open market due to so few teams running a system that would take advantage of players with the skill set Indianapolis targets. The primary focus of this system is to limit big plays by utilizing the speed and swarming defensive style to keep running backs from breaking long runs and playing a loose zone-based coverage designed to keep plays in front of the defense — allowing the defensive backs to hit receivers shortly after they make a reception. More >
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Why the Colts have Struggled in 2010
Dec 12th
Peyton Manning looks ahead during the Colts Thursday night game in Tennesee. (AJ Mast | AP Photo)
Colts fans have watched in horror as a team that entered the season as one of the most talented groups Indianapolis has put together in quarterback Peyton Manning’s career has fallen into mediocrity and failed to continue an NFL record streak of consecutive 12-win seasons. Many expected the stretch of games against the Eagles, Patriots, Chargers, and Cowboys would be difficult, but dropping all four games is not something Colts teams have done in the past.
This uncharacteristic run of losses has understandably caused Colts fans to panic. The blame game is in full force, and fans are scrambling to find answers to resolve the issues in Indianapolis before the 2011 season begins. More >
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