Associated Press: No franchise or transition tag on Indianapolis Colts LB Gary Brackett, Polian says
"The Indianapolis Colts still want middle linebacker Gary Brackett on their roster," The Associated Press writes Wednesday, adding, "Just not as their franchise player. After Wednesday's NFL Competition Committee meeting at the league's annual scouting combine, Colts president Bill Polian told The Associated Press it was unlikely the Colts would use the franchise tag to keep Brackett around next season though Polian remains hopeful something can be worked out before Brackett becomes an unrestricted free agent March 5." The AP quotes Polian saying, "We still have about 24 hours to decide what [...]
Indianapolis Colts 2010 Offseason Primer: The Offensive Guards
In the sixth of a series, Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser continues to break down the Colts' roster entering the 2010 offseason . . . PART SIX: THE OFFENSIVE GUARDS . . . During the 2009 offseason, few positions on the Indianapolis Colts seemed so uncertain – and few caused fans more worry – than that of offensive guard. The season may not have proven the position one of the team's strongest areas. But it should have made the spot a bit less worrisome. That's the gist of the onfield analysis on the Colts' guard position, but it's the underlying and surrounding [...]
Indianapolis Colts Daily Digest: On the double-agent theory and “interest” in LaDainian Tomlinson
THE DAILY DIGEST | Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser takes a look at what they're saying about and what's going on around the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts. Whatever the era -- the internet age or any other -- this much is true: when it comes to the news, some stories are confusing. Some are bizarre. Others are just, plain silly. This probably doesn't happen on a greater frequency with the Indianapolis Colts than other teams/topics, but when it comes to QB Peyton Manning, he's such a hot-button, feel-free-to-hammer-away topic it sometimes seems it does. This is today's Daily [...]
Indianapolis Colts 2010 offseason primer: The Offensive Tackles
In the fifth of a series, Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser continues to break down the Colts' roster entering the 2010 offseason . . . PART FIVE: THE OFFENSIVE TACKLES . . . In the position-by-position look at the Indianapolis Colts' offseason, we come to the offensive tackle position. At last, perhaps, something to analyze. Because the tackle position is the first in the series on the offensive line, and while there seems to be little likelihood for much offseason movement or even speculation at the Colts' skill positions, the same likely is not true on the offensive [...]
Indianapolis Colts Daily Digest: A few good questions/responses and some more early mock drafts
THE DAILY DIGEST | Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser takes a look at what they're saying about and what's going on around the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts. We could call this piggybacking with the Indianapolis Colts, or you could just call it knowing good questions when you see them. Either way, Indianapolis Star reporter Mike Chappell weighed in on questions from the fans recently. We won't reprint the details of every Chappell response, and the entire question/response session can be read here, but here are some of the questions, some of Chappell's thoughts and some of Indy [...]
Kuharsky: A really early look at some AFC South/Indianapolis Colts-related mock drafts
ESPN.com AFC South blogger Paul Kuharsky posted an interesting item Monday taking a snapshot of seven early, pre-NFL Scouting Combine mock drafts -- Mel Kiper, Bleacher Report, Bucky Brooks, newnfldraft.com, NFLDraftDog.com, NFLDraftUpdates.com and KDraftonline's consensus -- and how they related to the division. It's worth a look and here's the link. The sites he included with the Colts' projected selection at No. 31. Mel Kiper: Jared Odrick, DT, Penn State. Bleacher Report: Maurkice Pouncey, C, Florida. Bucky Brooks of NFL.com: Jared Odrick, DT, Penn [...]
Indianapolis Colts 2010 offseason primer: The Tight Ends
In the fourth of a series, Indy Football Report John Oehser continues to break down the Colts' roster entering the 2010 offseason . . . PART FOUR: THE TIGHT ENDS . . . Indianapolis Colts TE Dallas Clark stopped waiting a while ago. And he sure stopped worrying. Clark, who in 2010 will enter his eighth NFL season, for several seasons missed the Pro Bowl despite putting up elite numbers. For a while, he said it bothered him a bit, then he said since it wasn't something he could control, and since there were good players passed over each year, there was little point in [...]
Indianapolis Colts Daily Digest: A look at the Gary Brackett negotiations and an early mock draft
THE DAILY DIGEST | Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser takes a look at what they're saying about and what's going on around the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts . . . The story is a familiar late-February refrain for the Indianapolis Colts. The start of free agency draws near, and focus has narrowed to one critical player, with this year's player being middle linebacker/defensive captain Gary Brackett. On schedule late last week, the first inkling of news . . . "March 5 is slipping nearer and with it impending unrestricted free agency for Gary Brackett, but the Indianapolis [...]
Indianapolis Colts 2010 offseason primer: The Wide Receivers
In the third of a series, Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser continues to break down the Colts' roster entering the 2010 offseason . . . PART THREE: THE WIDE RECEIVERS . . . That the Indianapolis Colts' wide receivers were a team strength surprised no one. But the way the area was strong – and the players who helped make it that way – well, even the most optimistic among the Colts' observers and personnel officials might have had trouble predicting precisely how the season would play out. Austin Collie? Pierre Garcon? Those close to the Colts knew this past [...]
Indianapolis Colts Daily Digest: On 2009 All-AFC South team and an outdated theory on Peyton Manning
THE DAILY DIGEST | Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser takes a look at what they're saying about and what's going on around the AFC Champion Indianapolis Colts . . . When you win the clinch the division with five games remaining and finish with the best record in the conference, you probably have some good players. So, it's not surprising the Indianapolis Colts dominated ESPN AFC South blogger Paul Kuharsky's 2009 All-AFC South team. Kuharsky's version of the team, released on Thursday, featured 12 Colts players, including the obvious (QB Peyton Manning) and the not-so-obvious [...]

