Archive for December, 2009

Colts Sign QB Drew Willy To Practice Squad, Activate WR Sam Giguere

NFP has reported that the Colts have made some moves on the roster as they get set for another week of sitting players: The Colts re-signed quarterback Drew Willy to the practice squad after cutting him this week from the active roster after he was promoted over the weekend to serve as the third quarterback. [...]

Caldwell and Polian Were Wrong; and the Fans Paid the Price

Two years ago, the New England Patriots were two and a half minutes away from the NFL’s first ever 19-0 season. This year, the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts were both three games away. Now, the hopes of a team going undefeated have faded yet again, this time with an even worse taste in [...]

Readers Irate At Colts for Sitting Players

Colts Gab has gotten quite a few negative comments about yesterday’s decision to sit Peyton Manning and others in the loss to the Jets. Here are what some of our readers are saying: “The Colts team management sucks. To have a team that is undefeated after 14 games and allow the team to lose just [...]

Colts Quest For Perfection Squashed, Jets Rally For 29-15 Win

For about a week or so, the big question that was tossed about in light of the Indianapolis Colts’ quest for an undefeated season was whether Peyton Manning and Co. would play the entire game Sunday against the New York Jets. The issue was laid to rest in the third quarter when head coach Jim [...]

Colts Put WR Gonzalez on Injured Reserve

Colts.com reports that the team has placed WR Anthony Gonzalez on IR: The Indianapolis Colts have placed third-year veteran wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez on Injured Reserve, the club announced Thursday. Gonzalez has been inactive since suffering a knee injury in Week 1 vs. Jacksonville. Gonzalez, a 2007 first-round draft choice by the Colts, has started [...]

Six Starters Miss Practice Due to Injury

Colts Pro Bowl defensive ends Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis were among six injured starters who missed practice Wednesday. Freeney (abdomen) and Mathis (quad) both played last week at Jacksonville. The practice report has more significance this week because coach Jim Caldwell said he will decide who to play based, in large part, on who [...]

Vinatieri Could Be Back to Kicking Later this Week

Adam Vinatieri (knee) will do some kicking later this week and may be able to return to action against the Jets on Sunday, according to the Indianapolis Star. Vinatieri was pretty much just as effective Weeks 1-5 and Matt Stover has been Weeks 7-15, so it’s unknown who the Colts will go with as their [...]

Colts News And Notes

Some R&R seems to be in order for some members of the Indianapolis Colts as they have locked up home field adfvantage through the AFC playoffs. More on this and more from Phil Richards of the Indianapolis Star: * It was a much-appreciated late-season departure from the norm for Indianapolis Colts cornerback Kelvin Hayden. He [...]