“Whatever the team needs,” is a refrain often heard from members of the Indianapolis Colts offensive line when they speak to the media. When they are asked by the media to indulge in a little egomaniacal self-praise, they defer with a disdainful smirk. Quenton Nelson was asked Monday to comment on his potential legacy as the […]
“I’ll sue ’em! That’s what I’ll do!” mutters almost everyone fired from a job they enjoyed. When Louisville assistant basketball coach Dino Gaudio was told to pack a box after a disappointing season season ended in March, he did more than mutter. Gaudio met with Louisville officials and allegedly told them he would release information to […]
There is nothing quite like untethered lunacy on social media, and Kwame Brown – the #1 pick of the 2001 NBA Draft – is giving us a bunch of it this week on his Instagram and YouTube feeds. Brown evidently has had enough of being belittled as the poster boy for draft busts in the media, and is engaging with […]
Indiana Basketball fans are living in a dream world where everything is just the way it should be, and none of us wants to wake up. At least once a week there is great news about the direction of the program. First, the firing of Archie Miller was celebrated because he was clearly a bad fit […]
Philip Rivers was old, immobile, and coming off what appeared to be a season that signaled his big slide into irrelevance. The Colts signed him to a one-year, $25 million deal, and I was very skeptical. In 2019, Rivers threw 20 interceptions and was sacked 34 times. The Chargers finished that year 5-11. Why would […]
Pro Bowl left tackle Eric Fisher has signed a one-year, $9.4 million contract to play for the Indianapolis Colts, and there is great rejoicing in central Indiana. Let’s put a hold on planning the championship parade though. Fisher is recovering from a torn Achilles tendon he suffered in the AFC Championship Game while playing for […]
There is no putting this genie back in the bottle, and you can pick your genie among Pacers center Goga Bitadze, assistant coach Greg Foster, and head coach Nate Bjorkgren. When ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski writes that a team is in turmoil because of a head coach’s communication issues, the last thing that team needs is for […]
There are few things less important in life than the debate over whether names belong on the backs of Indiana Basketball jerseys, but the topic is raging again because of the inevitability players will soon be able to profit from their names, images, and likenesses. Names on the backs of jerseys with enhance name recognition of […]
Some years, the NFL Draft cooperates for a team, and other years it doesn’t. For the Indianapolis Colts, the 2021 NFL Draft appears to be the latter. It’s three years too soon to cast judgment on Colts general manager Chris Ballard and his staff for their weekend’s worknselecting seven players in the 2021 Draft, but we […]
After watching the Colts draft edge rushers Kwity Paye and Dayo Odeyingbo with their first and second round picks in the NFL Draft, it is easy to look at the roster and wonder just what the hell the Colts are going to do for a starting left tackle. Colts general manager Chris Ballard is a […]