Colts Eager To Bounce Back on Monday Night Football

From ownership on down we are all extremely happy that AC will be wearing the horseshoe for many years to come, ” said GM Ryan Grigson about the tackle’s extension. Alright, enough with the pleasantries, let’s get to what about six or seven of you have been waiting on. We’ll see if he can bounce back. “He’s more than capable and he’ll do that”.

It is much too early to get carried away by the Bills 27 – 14 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, but it certainly was an important victory statement for a team looking to break a 15-year playoff drought, longest active streak in the NFL. Vickerson missed the final three preseason games with a hamstring injury before being placed on injured reserve on Sept. 1…. The New England Patriots opened the season on Thursday night with a win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, and while it may have been ugly, the Miami Dolphins defeated the Washington Redskins. The Bills made them look out of sync and gave Andrew Luck a hard time. “That’s every week. Going into Week 1, you don’t know what’s going to happen”. That’s the nature of it. Hopefully he plays, but who knows?

Andre Johnson and Frank Gore, two veterans brought in during the offseason to help improve the offense, had very minimal impact. That’s the way this team is built and that’s all I’ve experienced in my three years here before this. Now if only the team could find a pass rusher to complement the strong play of these guys and at least put pressure on opposing QBs. Their defense was nothing short of a Rex Ryan defense, getting two sacks with five quarterback hits, 12 passes defended and two interceptions. “Probably one of the best in the league, easily one of the best in the league”.

“We need to have the ability to be able to just run it”, Pagano said Monday.

FS Marcus Gilchrist vs. TE Colby Fleener- Luck and Fleener know each other well from their days together at Stanford and now being teammates with the Colts for what is their fourth pro season together.

The Colts threw the ball 49 times and rushed for a grand total of 64 yards on 17 attempts in their 13-point loss to the Buffalo Bills last week.

I was pleasantly surprised with how often Donte Moncrief was used after hearing all preseason that Phillip Dorsett had taken over the third WR spot. They say he only lost one game in his two year career at Florida State, and that would be a lot more impressive if he played in the SEC.

“Hopefully we’re the toughest division”, Jets OT Breno Giacomini said.

Oh, but you’re not here for all that. In regards to a potential Mathis-sighting, Pagano said, “Robert Mathis will continue to practice, will continue to amp up his reps, listen to the docs, listen to the trainers, keep him moving in the same direction that he’s been going, arrow up and then see where we’re at come game time”. Go out there and just execute. I’m not the type of guy that dwells on plays like that anymore.