SB Nation User Blog: Aerostar193

Training Camp Day 2 Observations

Aerostar193 — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 04:00:37 -0000

I was only around for the afternoon session, but here's what I saw at camp.

-I only saw Addai, Rhodes, and Hart taking snaps with the offense, which means to me that they will be the ones that make the roster. Hart is really small, but he pounds the ball hard and has soft hands out of the backfield. He got smashed by Freddie Keiaho mid-way through practice, which got a few people saying "Welcome to the NFL", but otherwise, he looked good. Rhodes actually looked slimmer and faster than before, and Addai was his fantastic self. This will definitely be a good group of RB's for the year.

-Marcus Howard is fast. I'm really excited to see what he brings to the table once the season starts. Ugoh and him were having some fierce battles, and he actually managed to get near Sorgi a few times. He's a keeper for sure.

-Pierre Garcon is making this team. He's a smooth route runner and really allusive. Sort of like a mini-Marvin.

-Sorgi really isn't terrible, I suppose. I noticed he always looks to his left first for the pass, and never managed to hit right in the numbers, but he was efficient nonetheless.

-I didn't look much at the O-line, but I only saw Charlie Johnson playing guard, never Pollak.

-I didn't see Clint Session anywhere, and Ramon Guzman was playing SAM with the first team. Not sure if anybody knows what was going on with that...

-Jacob Tamme looks a lot bigger and stronger than his measurables say he is. I don't see why people don't think he will able to block, he looked entirely capable to me.

-Roy Hall didn't impress me. He was tall, but looked a lot more sluggish than his 40 time would indicate. Giguere was a little disappointing too. The only receivers that caught my eye were Reggie, Marvin, Gonzalez, Garcon, and Aromashadu.

-I'll admit, I'm one of the many Tim Jennings haters, but I think he's really improved for some reason. He looked faster, more alert, and smarter as a CB. Same goes for Michael Coe, T.J. Rushing, and Brannon Condren. We're going to have an excellent group of DB's this year, believe me.

-One thing I always like to look for is who stays around after practice to do some individual drills. Garcon, Giguere, and Charles Dillon all stayed after to work with the ball machine, and Robert Mathis ran a few laps on the other side of the field. It may be insignificant to others, but to me, it shows how focused they are on making the team, or in Mathis' case, being the best player they can be.

That's all I can think of for right now. Any questions are welcomed though.

Gandy/Fletcher Released

Aerostar193 — Sat, 03 May 2008 02:38:41 -0000

http://insider.espn.go.com/espn/blog...john%2bclayton

Might have gotten lost in the big Marvin story, but Dylan Gandy and Bryan Fletcher have been released. This comes after only one day of Rookie camp. Polian and Dungy must really be happy with this OL and TE rookies for them to make such a bold move. I really expected them to take everybody into training camp and see who would step up before cuts were made, but apparently Polian had other plans.

Colts Interest Update

Aerostar193 — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:44:35 -0000

NewEraScouting added some more of the players that the Colts are apparently interested in. The newest entries are Alley Broussard, Danny Lansanah, and Blake Mitchell. Mackenzy Bernadeau and Titus Brown was also added earlier this week, bringing the total to:

Justin Beaver, RB, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Mackenzy Bernadeau, G, Bentley College
Alley Broussard, RB, Missouri Southern
Titus Brown, DE, Mississippi State
Jeremy Geathers, DE, UNLV
John Greco, OT, Toledo
Thomas Howard, DE/LB, Georgia
Danny Lansanah, LB, Connecticut
Jona Lee, MLB, Charleston Southern
Blake Mitchell, QB, South Carolina
Jalen Parmele, RB, Toledo
Jack Williams, CB, Kent State

They make a note that most first-day prospects have had a private workout with the team, while all other players have had at least a private interview.

Colts drop a duece

Aerostar193 — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 03:50:56 -0000

http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+South/Indianapolis/default.htm

Practice squad deletions include....Craphonso Thorpe? Huh? Sure, Polian, it makes a ton of sense to cut a guy who you signed just two days earlier. This guy deserved to make the final roster, yet he's reduced to this.

Crap is definitely a special talent. I hope he finds somewhere to go in this league.