by Kent Sterling The Colts were rolling down the field, appearing to have the number of the Miami Dolphins defense. On the Miami 34 facing second-and-one, Colts offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton took a shot deep to Darrius Heyward-Bey down the left side followed by another throw to DHB on third-and-one. Drive stalls, Adam Vinatieri knocks […]
by Bert Beiswanger Cheesy headlines aside, the Indianapolis Colts left a lot of questions unanswered in Sunday’s season opening comeback win against the Oakland Raiders. We still don’t know for sure what the offense is going to look like under the play calling of Pep Hamilton. We still don’t know if the offensive line will […]
by Kent Sterling Two members of the Indianapolis Colts aren’t going to get a lot of sleep this week. Offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton and right tackle Gosder Cherilus will spend a lot of time preparing to face one of the most frightening left defensive ends in football as Cameron Wake of the Miami Dolphins will visit Lucas […]
by Kent Sterling All the Colts who contributed mightily to the Colts opening day win over the woeful Oakland Raiders, please stand up. If your name isn’t Andrew Luck, Reggie Wayne, or LaRon Landry, sit your asses back down. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter The problems with the performance of the Colts were […]
by Kent Sterling There are times when distance provides perspective. You know the old saying, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.” In the case of the Indianapolis Colts that means that if you are staring at Andrew Luck, you can’t see Cassius Vaughn. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter In Indianapolis, people […]
by Kent Sterling The AFC South has been around for 11 seasons, and the Indianapolis Colts have won the division seven times. The Tennessee Titans took two (2002, 2008), and the Houstan Texans have cashed in on the last two. Jacksonville has never won a title. Click Here to follow Kent on Twitter It’s the […]
by Kent Sterling The NFL Preseason is a lot like Easter for kids. They look forward to the holiday, and when it arrives wonder why they bothered. Fans look forward to anything that looks a little like the game they love, but the starters are pulled after a couple of series, and everyone whines about […]
by Kent Sterling Jim Irsay’s tweets were no more meaningful to the result of tonight’s win at MetLife Stadium than the super fan in Eagledale who watches from the same barcalounger in his lucky and faded Tony Siragusa jersey. The Colts won for a few reasons – the defense didn’t allow a touchdown, and Reggie […]
by Kent Sterling Another August weekend, another preseason football game without a meaningful result. But just because there is no difference between 1-1 and 0-2 as the Colts board the plane from Jersey tonight, that doesn’t mean certain aspects of the game aren’t critical to the development of the team. Click Here to follow Kent […]
by Kent Sterling Back and forth I go about the predicted fortunes of the Indianapolis Colts. They are projected to win anywhere from six to 12 games, and that’s an unusually huge swath between potential success and failure. Hard to imagine most NFL teams winning more than 12 or less than six (except for the […]