The Colts are open to trading Pro Bowler Dwight Freeney according ESPN's Adam Schefter.  The Colts are in the midst of cleaning house and want to dump Freeney and the $19 million dollars in cap space his contract would take up this year.  Freeney is over the age of 30; I am not sure if the Colts will get a high pick in return, but dumping Freeney's high salary would be worth getting a 5th or 6th round pick in return. … [Read more...]

Colts owner Jim Irsay says the organization will make resigning defensive end Robert Mathis and wide receiver Pierre Garcon a top priority.  The Colts might have to use the franchise tag on Mathis if they can't come up with a long term deal.  Since the Colts will most likely let Reggie Wayne walk in free agency, signing Garcon should be a top priority for the Colts.  Whoever the quarterback is for the Colts in 2012 will need receivers to throw too. … [Read more...]

The Indianapolis Colts fired Jim Caldwell today and new general manager Ryan Grigson will be looking for a new head coach to lead the team forward. I wouldn't be surprised if the Colts hired current LSU head coach Les Miles.  Paul Kuharsky of ESPN thinks Grigson will look to the college ranks to get his new head coach.  Kuharsky thinks the Colts will hire Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz, but to me Kerentz lacks that it factor; something that Miles has and would bring to an organization that went 2-14 … [Read more...]

Michael Lombardi of NFL.com is reporting the Colts have fired vice chairman Bill Polian and general manager Chris Polian. Bill has been with the Colts organization since 1997 and his son Chris has been the teams general manager since 2009.  This move inst shocking considering the season the Colts just had without Peyton Manning going 2-14 and earning the #1 pick in the upcoming draft. … [Read more...]

If things couldnt get any worse for the Indianapolis Colts, they may now be without their All Pro tight end Dallas Clark who injured his leg in the 2nd quarter of yesterdays loss to the Texans. Clark is having the worst season of his career which is to be expected when you look at the Colts quarterback situation.  Not having Clark on the field takes another weapon off the board for opposing defenses to game plan for.  The Colts still have Jacob Tamme, but the drop off is large when comparing … [Read more...]

Will Peyton Manning's neck injury keep him out for the entire season?  A reliable source of Jake Query of 1260 WNDE told him Manning could miss the entire 2011 season and his neck injury hasn't been official diagnosed just yet.  If you see what has transpired the last few weeks I think Manning's injury is far worse then what the Colts are telling people. Why would the Colts bring in Kerry Collins for just 1 or 2 weeks?  If they thought Manning was only a few weeks away from playing they … [Read more...]

Can the Colts win a regular season football game without Peyton Manning?  They are about to find out because doctors have told Manning not to practice this week.   If Manning doesn't practice this week then I don't expect him to play Sunday when the Colts travel to Houston to play the Texans.  If Manning doesn't play in week 1 then when will he play?   Will it be week 2?  Week 5?  Or maybe Manning plays week 1 and continues his streak.     … [Read more...]

The Colts must think Peyton Manning's neck injury is more serious then they thought because they went out and signed Kerry Collins to be Manning's backup.  Collins is an upgrade to the Colts current #2 quarterback Curtis Painter. The signing of Collins raises some red flags about Manning.  If the Colts thought he would be ready for the season they would never bring in a veteran quarterback like Collins, but if they feel Manning has a real possibility of missing the first few weeks of the … [Read more...]

Peyton Manning has not missed a game since he became the starter in week 1 of the 1998 season, but the streak is in jeopardy of ending in 2011.  Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted the possibility of Manning missing week 1.  The Colts are playing the Texans in week 1 and without Manning under center the Colts have no chance of winning. The Colts have down played Manning's injury this pre-season. I am surprised Irsay mentioned that Manning could be out for the first game.  Manning is a gamer … [Read more...]

Is This Reggie Wayne’s Last Season with the Colts?  Wayne is entering the final year of his contract with the Colts and is not happy the team hasn’t offered a contract extension to him. Wayne is set to make 5.95 million in 2011 which is below the 8.65 million the average top 10 receiver is earning.; and you’d better believe the Colts know they are getting Wayne’s services on the cheap.  If the Colts do not offer Wayne a large contract to make up for the low figure they are paying … [Read more...]