November 30th, 2011 
Russ Loede 
Posted in NFL Gridiron Gab columnist Dominic When Peyton Manning was ruled out for the majority of the season Colts fans knew it was going to be a long and hard season. However, none of them expected it to be as long and tough as it has turned out to be. After Manning’s replacement, Kerry Collins, was […]
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Colts bench Painter for Orlovsky
First the defensive coordinator, now the starting quarterback. Colts head coach Jim Caldwell announced during his Tuesday press conference that he has opted to bench starting quarterback Curtis Painter in favor of Dan Orlovsky. In three appearances this season, Orlovsky has completed 14 out of 21 passes (66.7%) for 122 yards; good for a QB […]
Painter’s Late Pick Seals Colts 27-19 Loss to Panthers
Another week, another loss for the Colts. With Andrew Luck looking on somewhere in America, the Colts dropped their 11th game of the season, getting just a bit closer to the first overall pick. Carolina topped the Colts 27-19 at Lucas Oil Stadium. First overall pick Cam Newton was 20-for-27 for 208 yards for the […]
Painter Gets the Call to Start vs Panthers
Colts quarterback Curtis Painter will start against the Panthers on Sunday, Phillip Wilson of the Indianapolis Star reports. A 2009 sixth-round pick out of Purdue, Painter replaced a concussed Kerry Collins in the starting lineup in Week 4. In seven starts, Painter has completed 54.7 percent of 214 pass attempts for 1,315 yards with five […]
Colts Now 0-10; Fall to Jaguars 17-3
Andrew Luck had better like Indianapolis, because at the rate the Colts are going, Luck is going to be in a Colts uniform in 2012. Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, the Colts defense hung in, but their offense was awful, falling to the now 3-6 Jaguars 17-3 to drop to 0-10 on the season. Jags […]
Indianapolis Colts Crushed by Atlanta Falcons 31-7 to Drop to 0-9
The longest season maybe ever for the Colts continued on Sunday, and as expected the Atlanta Falcons did pretty much as they pleased as they thumped the Colts 31-7 to drop Indy to 0-9 on the season. Atlanta improves to 5-3 on the season. Matt Ryan threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, including two […]
Colts Gab NFL Week Eight Preview – Indianapolis at Tennessee
WHEN THE COLTS HAVE THE BALL In four career starts, Indianapolis quarterback Curtis Painter has completed 60-of-108 passes (55.6 percent) for 813 yards, five touchdowns, two interceptions and an 87.5 passer rating. Running back Joseph Addai has three rushing touchdowns in his past three games against Tennessee, but is a question mark for Sunday’s tilt […]
Colts Suffer Historic Thrashing at Hands of Saints 62-7
The Saints put on a historic show Sunday night, and unfortunately for the Colts it came at their expense, as the teams awful 2011 season continued. New Orleans scored eight touchdowns and two field goals on the Colts, as they trounced Indianapolis 62-7 at the SuperDome. It’s the first time since 1985 that a team […]
Colts Gab NFL Week Seven NFL Preview – Indianapolis at New Orleans
The Colts season of despair continues on Sunday night, as they are yet in the prime time spotlight as they take on the Saints on Sunday night football. At now 0-6, there’s not many, if anyone, picking the Colts to win this contest against the team that beat them in the Super Bowl just two […]
