Archive for September, 2009

Manning Quick-Strikes Colts To 27-23 Win Over Dolphins

One would think that if your team’s offense has possession of the football for less than 15 minutes, you instantly think “I am so screwed”? If you thought that sentiment, then for once, you would be incorrect. Yet that is exactly what happened to the Indianapolis Colts as they went to Land Shark Stadium (what [...]

Colts Notes

Some news and notes prior to the Miami Dolphins game on Monday from Mike Chappell over at the Indianapolis Star: As those of you who follow the Indianapolis Colts already know, ever since Marvin Harrison’s departure, wide receiver Reggie Wayne is pretty much the go-to-guy in quarterback Peyton Manning’s world (stating the obvious, but it [...]

Road Test

On Monday evening, the Colts will embark on the most difficult portion of their 2009 schedule. They return to a place that holds many great memories for Colt players and fans alike, but the atmosphere will be a little more hostile than it was during their last visit to Miami. The Colts have been one [...]

Irsay: Manning To Get Extension

Here we are at the Week 2 juncture of the current NFL season and already questions are being asked about Indianapolis Colts starting quarterback Peyton Manning’s current contract. Let’s clarify at least one thing immediately: Manning’s current contract expires next year. But if owner Jim Orsay has anything to do with it, an extension will [...]

Report Says Gonzalez to Miss About a Month

The Indy Star says WR Anthony Gonzalez is out for about a month: Anthony Gonzalez will not require surgery to repair a sprained ligament in his right knee and could return after the team’s bye week in mid-October, according to a source close to the Indianapolis Colts veteran receiver. Gonzalez sprained the posterior cruciate ligament [...]

A Good Beginning

The Colt’s kicked off their 2009 season on Sunday with a tough, hard fought victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. It was the typical kind of game that these two divisional rivals have grown accustomed to playing, with things coming down to the final minutes before the Colts could finally put things away for good. It [...]

Gonzalez Out 2-6 Weeks; Team Won’t Look at Harrison

With Anthony Gonzalez having suffered a knee injury on Sunday, the Colts will need to find someone to step up opposite Reggie Wayne as a primary target for Peyton Manning. But Colts GM Bill Polian does not plan on contacting old friend Marvin Harrison, who was cut in the spring 13 season with the club. [...]

Manning Reaches Milestone, Colts Prevail Over Jaguars 14-12

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning had a somewhat decent game – which most other NFL QB’s would die for – as he threw for a touchdown while throwing an interception. Yet the defense, namely the secondary, forced the Jacksonville Jaguars’ QB David Garrard out of his comfort zone as he was forced to go four-and-out [...]