NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
The Jacksonville Jaguars seem like a confident bunch as they embark on the 2008 season, with just one major stumbling block standing in their way - the Indianapolis Colts. Again this season the Colts will stand in the way of the Jags winning the AFC South, but the Jags are ready to put up quite [...]
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | yesterday
"With the 44th pick on the 2004 NFL draft the Colts select, defensive back, from the University of Iowa, Bob Sanders" Oh yeah, that's why. The 2003 Colts were the stereotypical Manning Colts team. #2 offense, led by the passing game with a below average defense. Edge James returned to being an effective back, rushing for 1259 yards at 4.1 YPC with 11 TDs. Peyton fixed the final flaw in his game by...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | yesterday
via i.cdn.turner.com Game #3 takes us back to a game we all remember: February 4, 2007 , where the Colts battled the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. This was the first time the Indianapolis version of the Colts had made the Super Bowl, and the first time since Super Bowl V that the Colts franchise had played there. Ironically enough, that game was played in Miami as well, although that was in the...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Independence Day. Isn't it grand? American spirit! Fireworks! Hot dogs! Will Smith fighting aliens! Barbecue! Fun with friends and family! Localized traditions that no one outside of your community cares about! All of these things are great but for me, there's one thing that gets me more excited than anything else going on today. There's l less than a month h to go until the pre-season starts . Sure,...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Football Outsiders uses the trends in second day picks they identified here to predict late rounders that will become contributors to their teams. Two of the ten they identify as fitting the profile of a late round steal are Colts picks, Jacob Tamme and Marcus Howard. Unfortunately they make two very un-Football Outsiders like mistakes and fall into the lazy sport journalist traps of calling Jacob...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The additions on defense in the 2002 draft and the maturation of players from earlier drafts shot the Colts D up the rankings. The Colts D allowed over 10 less points per game than the previous year, going from 31st to 7th. The Colts only gave up more than 28 points once after giving up 40+ 4 times the year before. The 2001 Colts averaged 30.4 points allowed per game, the 2002 Colts only gave up that...
bilerico.com (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
The recent post over at Indiana Equality blog was enough of a kick in the pants, reminding me to post about some recent events. If you know me, you know how jazzed I am about Barack Obama. The first time I ever heard about Barack the "Indianapolis" Colts still hadn't ever won a Super Bowl. It was October 17th 2006, which just so happened to be my 39th birthday. Barack had been to Indiana the previous...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
via www2.indystar.com Game #4 takes us back to December 26, 2004 , when the Colts hosted the San Diego Chargers. Both teams had already clinched their division, and were battling for the #3 seed in the playoffs. They also had not played each other since 1999 , so the Colts had yet to face that Tomlinson guy, who didn't disappoint. Also, Manning was sitting on 47 TD passes on the season. Since this...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Indianapolis Colts defense has taken a hit without even stepping on the field. Tyjuan Hagler, expected to start at strong-side linebacker this season, recently suffered a torn pectoral muscle during the team's offseason conditioning program, according to a report on NFL.com.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Indianapolis Colts aren't the only ones looking for a home-field advantage at Lucas Oil Stadium. More than a dozen Indiana-based public companies will gather at the new Downtown stadium Sept. 11 to meet with analysts and money managers at the first INVESTIndiana conference.
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Patriots WR Wes Welker was speaking at a youth football camp on Friday about his experiences in the NFL, the "dagger" that was Super Bowl XLII, among other things. It's a great thing that NFL players get out in there communities (this was in his hometown of Oklahoma City). He also talked about his former teammate Asante Samuel, who signed a $57 million deal with the Eagles in the offseason. Says Welker:...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
There was nothing wrong with the 2001 Colts' offense. Peyton completed 62.7% of his passes, threw more TDs than INTs (though 23 isn't ideal), with over 7.5 yards an attempt. Marvin Harrison made it to the Pro Bowl for the second consecutive year (the streak would go to 8 years, unfortunately ending last season). Edge James started of stronger than ever until after over 950 carries in 2.5 years his...
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark has turned his autograph into money for disaster relief in Iowa.
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
via cache.viewimages.com Game #5 takes us back to September 28, 2003 , when the Colts traveled to New Orleans to take on the Saints . This was Manning's first (and only so far) game in New Orleans as a professional, and he certainly made the most of it. The Colts blew out the Saints 55-21in front of the Sunday Night Football audience. The Colts were without Edgerrin James and Brandon Stokley, making...
Stampede Blue (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
(Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) Adam Schefter dropped a (relatively unimportant, but eventful because there's nothing else to talk about during the off-season) bombshell on NFL.com (HT: borninblue ) today regarding our favorite linebacker with a first name that kind of sounds like an Asian island: In Indianapolis, Colts starting linebacker Tyjuan Hagler suffered a torn pectoral muscle while lifting...
