The Colts won the turnover battle, Marlon Mack ran for a career high 174 yards, and Jacoby Brissett threw two TD passes and no picks. But they lost to the Chargers 30-24 in overtime anyway. There are reasons – three big ones – why the Colts didn’t win their season opener this afternoon.. Adam Vinatieri missed two […]
“Are the Colts trying to speak this into reality?” was asked by a cynical and suspicious member of the band of brothers who cover the team. All agreed they are. What are the Colts trying to speak into reality? That Jacoby Brissett is ready to assume the role as starting quarterback for a Colts team that […]
It’s possible Jim Irsay refused a $3.2 billion offer to sell his Indianapolis Colts, as the Colts told the Indianapolis Star. It’s also possible Irsay was not thrilled with yesterday’s Forbes valuation of his team at $2.65 billion, which ranked the Colts as the 20th most valuable in the NFL. Maybe he wants to sell the team, and […]
There are those who view Brissett’s two-year, $30-million extension as a de facto franchise tag for the quarterback in 2020. That’s not quite far off because the money is similar (cost for franchising a QB in 2019 was $24,865,000), but there are some differences that might be subtle to fans, but huge to people inside the […]
Jacoby Brissett agreed to a two-year, $30-million extension on the same day back-up quarterback Brian Hoyer signing a three-year deal with $12-million. That’s a lot of heavy lifting by Colts GM Chris Ballard on Labor Day, and all of it is smart. The Colts needed a back-up not named Phillip Walker, and with Chad Kelly suspended until […]
We may not know who the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts will be in 2020 and beyond, but Brian Hoyer is going to be the back-up. Hoyer has signed a three-year, $12-million deal with $9-million guaranteed to join the Colts. The Colts will be Hoyer’s seventh NFL team, and he’s been serviceable throughout his […]
This doesn’t happen very often. The Indianapolis Colts cut exactly the players I assumed would go. My being correct is not much of a consolation for those who were lanced from the roster. In the battles at tight end and running back, Hale Hentges and Jordan Wilkins stayed with the team. Ross Travis and Aca’Cedrick […]
Fans are told constantly by players, coaches, and franchise owners they are an incredibly important part of the team. In football, they are referred to the 12th man. Colts fans even have a place in the team’s Ring of Honor. That’s how essential they are to the operation of the team. So you’ll have to […]
10 – Kemoko Turay gets 10 sacks. Turay is an elite athlete whose been training with former sack master Robert Mathis, and needs to be the same kind of presence in opposing backfields. Sacks lead to punts, and pressures leads to picks. Turay needs to establish himself as a game-wrecker on a defensive line that should cause […]
Hoosiers do not like being lied to. We trust easily, but once that trust is broken, good luck winning it back. The Colts have not been forthcoming with answers about Andrew Luck’s health for as long as there have been questions about it. Click here for a $1 comprehensive dental exam done by the best dentist in […]
