Post by mitch9234 on Aug 1, 2012 19:21:56 GMT -5
Andrew Luck is doing great in the practices
Jerry Hughes intercepted Andrew Luck, it was the only interception by the Colts' defense
ILB A.J. Edds and G Ben Ijalana are out for the season, both with knee injuries. Ijalana is on waived-injured and the Colts signed OT Ty Nsekhe
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My opinion on these: The news about Jerry Hughes' only Colts' interception was the one that concerned me most. Some of the low expectations I'm setting for the Colts' upcoming season are because of their offensive line, defensive line and CBs. About the CBs, either Jerraud Powers or Kevin Thomas will start, which is a big risk. Powers was targeted 59 times last season, he allowed 41 catches. The Colts always have the worst CBs, they had Kevin Thomas, Jacob Lacey (who was worse than Powers), Jerraud Powers last year, and with the possibility of either Kevin Thomas or Jerraud Powers starting, I'm sure there will be QBs torching their defense like Matt Ryan and Julio Jones did last year
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08/02/2012
Donnie Avery played well
Drew Stanton had good moments, but also had bad moments. On the 3rd down drills particularly he looked very indecisive and held the ball too long, resulting in consecutive "sacks" at one point, both by Jerry Hughes.
Luck also had his ups and downs. He threw some nice passes, had several completions to different receivers in the 3rd down drills, but by the same token he did have a play where he was late on a comeback route, that resulted in a pick 6 by Jerraud Powers.
A few notes on the defense: Jerry Hughes was again a factor today, he had sacks on consecutive plays and looked like a terror, at least against the second unit O-line. There was one play that there was Freeney, Mathis, and Hughes all in at the same time. Larry Lumpkin had a couple nice plays, blowing up a run play in the backfield and then breaking up a pass a few plays later. Jerraud Powers had a pick-6, and there were several passes defensed by the secondary, including a nice play made by Brandon King. The D-line looked aggressive and effective. Cory Redding again appeared really happy to be here, and seems to be embracing a leadership role on the team.
LT Jeff Linkenbach started playing as a guard some days ago. He'll compete with Joe Reitz for the starting spot.
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Colts released their first depth chart that will be applied only to this match between the Colts and Rams.
Colts' first depth chart:
Offense:
QB: Andrew Luck, Drew Stanton, Chandler Harnish
RB: Donald Brown, Mewelde Moore, Vick Ballard, Delone Carter, Darren Evans, Deji Karim
WR1: Reggie Wayne, LaVon Brazill, Griff Whalen, Jeremy Ross, Quan Cosby
WR2: Austin Collie, Donnie Avery, T.Y. Hilton, Jabin Sambrano, Kris Adams, Jarred Fayson
TE1: Coby Fleener, Kyle Miller, Andre Smith
TE2: Dwayne Allen, Dominique Jones
LT: Anthony Castonzo, George Foster, Ty Nsekhe
LG: Jeff Linkenbach, Joe Reitz, Jason Foster
C: Samson Satele, A.Q. Shipley, Zane Taylor
RG: Mike McGlynn, Seth Olsen, Hayworth Hicks
RT: Winston Justice, Mike Tepper, Steven Baker, Justin Anderson
Defense:
LE: Cory Redding, Ricardo Matthews, James Aiono
RE: Fili Moala, Drake Nevis, Jason Shirley
NT: Antonio Johnson, Brandon McKinney, Chigbo Anunoby, Josh Chapman
SLB: Robert Mathis, Jerry Hughes, Tim Fugger, Moise Fokou
MLB: Kavell Conner, Mario Harvey, Scott Lutrus, Greg Lloyd
WLB: Pat Angerer, Jerrell Freeman, Larry Lumpkin
RLB: Dwight Freeney, Justin Hickman, Mario Addison, Jerry Brown
LCB: Cassius Vaughn, Justin King, Brandon King, Cameron Chism, Buddy Jackson
RCB: Jerraud Powers, Korey Lindsey, Terrence Johnson, D.J. Johnson, Antonio Fenelus, Chris Rucker
FS: Antoine Bethea, Joe Lefeged, Mike Newton, Matt Merletti
SS: Tom Zbikowski, Jermale Hines, David Caldwell, Latarrius Thomas
Special Teams:
K: Adam Vinatieri, Pat McAfee
P: Pat McAfee, Brain Stahovich
LS: Justin Snow, Matt Overton
KR: LaVon Brazill, T.Y. Hilton, Joe Lefeged, Cassius Vaughn, Deji Karim, Mewelde Moore, Tom Zbikowski
PR: LaVon Brazill, T.Y. Hilton, Griff Whalen, Tom Zbikowski
The depth chart isn't accurate at some positions, but it will get straight after the pre-season.
Jerry Hughes intercepted Andrew Luck, it was the only interception by the Colts' defense
ILB A.J. Edds and G Ben Ijalana are out for the season, both with knee injuries. Ijalana is on waived-injured and the Colts signed OT Ty Nsekhe
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My opinion on these: The news about Jerry Hughes' only Colts' interception was the one that concerned me most. Some of the low expectations I'm setting for the Colts' upcoming season are because of their offensive line, defensive line and CBs. About the CBs, either Jerraud Powers or Kevin Thomas will start, which is a big risk. Powers was targeted 59 times last season, he allowed 41 catches. The Colts always have the worst CBs, they had Kevin Thomas, Jacob Lacey (who was worse than Powers), Jerraud Powers last year, and with the possibility of either Kevin Thomas or Jerraud Powers starting, I'm sure there will be QBs torching their defense like Matt Ryan and Julio Jones did last year
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08/02/2012
Donnie Avery played well
Drew Stanton had good moments, but also had bad moments. On the 3rd down drills particularly he looked very indecisive and held the ball too long, resulting in consecutive "sacks" at one point, both by Jerry Hughes.
Luck also had his ups and downs. He threw some nice passes, had several completions to different receivers in the 3rd down drills, but by the same token he did have a play where he was late on a comeback route, that resulted in a pick 6 by Jerraud Powers.
A few notes on the defense: Jerry Hughes was again a factor today, he had sacks on consecutive plays and looked like a terror, at least against the second unit O-line. There was one play that there was Freeney, Mathis, and Hughes all in at the same time. Larry Lumpkin had a couple nice plays, blowing up a run play in the backfield and then breaking up a pass a few plays later. Jerraud Powers had a pick-6, and there were several passes defensed by the secondary, including a nice play made by Brandon King. The D-line looked aggressive and effective. Cory Redding again appeared really happy to be here, and seems to be embracing a leadership role on the team.
LT Jeff Linkenbach started playing as a guard some days ago. He'll compete with Joe Reitz for the starting spot.
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Colts released their first depth chart that will be applied only to this match between the Colts and Rams.
Colts' first depth chart:
Offense:
QB: Andrew Luck, Drew Stanton, Chandler Harnish
RB: Donald Brown, Mewelde Moore, Vick Ballard, Delone Carter, Darren Evans, Deji Karim
WR1: Reggie Wayne, LaVon Brazill, Griff Whalen, Jeremy Ross, Quan Cosby
WR2: Austin Collie, Donnie Avery, T.Y. Hilton, Jabin Sambrano, Kris Adams, Jarred Fayson
TE1: Coby Fleener, Kyle Miller, Andre Smith
TE2: Dwayne Allen, Dominique Jones
LT: Anthony Castonzo, George Foster, Ty Nsekhe
LG: Jeff Linkenbach, Joe Reitz, Jason Foster
C: Samson Satele, A.Q. Shipley, Zane Taylor
RG: Mike McGlynn, Seth Olsen, Hayworth Hicks
RT: Winston Justice, Mike Tepper, Steven Baker, Justin Anderson
Defense:
LE: Cory Redding, Ricardo Matthews, James Aiono
RE: Fili Moala, Drake Nevis, Jason Shirley
NT: Antonio Johnson, Brandon McKinney, Chigbo Anunoby, Josh Chapman
SLB: Robert Mathis, Jerry Hughes, Tim Fugger, Moise Fokou
MLB: Kavell Conner, Mario Harvey, Scott Lutrus, Greg Lloyd
WLB: Pat Angerer, Jerrell Freeman, Larry Lumpkin
RLB: Dwight Freeney, Justin Hickman, Mario Addison, Jerry Brown
LCB: Cassius Vaughn, Justin King, Brandon King, Cameron Chism, Buddy Jackson
RCB: Jerraud Powers, Korey Lindsey, Terrence Johnson, D.J. Johnson, Antonio Fenelus, Chris Rucker
FS: Antoine Bethea, Joe Lefeged, Mike Newton, Matt Merletti
SS: Tom Zbikowski, Jermale Hines, David Caldwell, Latarrius Thomas
Special Teams:
K: Adam Vinatieri, Pat McAfee
P: Pat McAfee, Brain Stahovich
LS: Justin Snow, Matt Overton
KR: LaVon Brazill, T.Y. Hilton, Joe Lefeged, Cassius Vaughn, Deji Karim, Mewelde Moore, Tom Zbikowski
PR: LaVon Brazill, T.Y. Hilton, Griff Whalen, Tom Zbikowski
The depth chart isn't accurate at some positions, but it will get straight after the pre-season.