You can gripe all you want about the validity of issuing NFL Draft grades so quickly, but they do offer a relative – and objective — measure of the expectations of the players selected. And, based on an informal survey of national experts, expectations from the Colts’ draft class of [...]
Colts News Release The Indianapolis Colts today acquired linebacker Kelvin Sheppard in a trade with the Buffalo Bills in exchange for linebacker Jerry Hughes. “We wish nothing but the best for Jerry in Buffalo,” said General Manager Ryan Grigson. “He’s a talented guy that did everything we asked of him. [...]
Hot Reads from the first official day of player preparation for the Colts’ 2013 season: >> Apparently, Pep Hamilton wants to distance himself, at least somewhat, from the “West Coast Offense” tag. Andrew Luck said Hamilton prefers to call it a “No Coast Offense” because it blends the best of [...]
The recent game of quarterback musical chairs featuring Oakland, Arizona and Buffalo has shaken up the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft a bit, and could signal how the league’s personnel people view this year’s class of signal-callers, particularly West Virginia’s Geno Smith. Some, perhaps focusing on need, have [...]
When a team coming off an 11-win season signs 10 veterans during the free agency period, you’d think that team would have precious few major needs as it prepared for the NFL Draft. That is largely the case with the Colts, whose spending spree bolstered the three most vulnerable areas [...]
After a shop-till-you-drop offseason, Ryan Grigson’s cart may finally be full. With the signing of wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey Monday night, the Colts’ GM added his 10th free agent in three weeks. DHB brings the Colts their replacement, and very likely upgrade, over Donnie Avery as the deep-threat complement to [...]
There have been few less impactful positions in the NFL in the past 15 years than backup quarterback for the Colts. Since the dawn of the Peyton Manning era in 1998, five backup quarterbacks have combined to toss a total of 221 passes in 14 seasons – an average of [...]
In the wake of a free-agent shopping spree this week that netted seven players at a potential cost of $127 million, Colts coach Chuck Pagano joined general manager Ryan Grigson to address the media Friday morning. Here are some quick hits — hot reads, if you will — on the [...]
The signings of Laron Landry late Wednesday night and Ricky Jean-Francois this afternoon did a few things for the Colts: >> It gave the Colts perhaps the most physical defensive backfield in the NFL, not to mention one of the deepest defensive lines. >> It pushed Jim Irsay’s potential financial [...]
Given that we really didn’t know what to expect, it’s safe to conclude: We didn’t expect this. We didn’t expect the biggest move by the Colts on the first day of NFL free agency, physically and financially, to be a solid but unspectacular right tackle who may or may not [...]
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