SB Nation User Blog: LovinBlue

My Challenge to Colts Fans Going to the Game on Sunday

LovinBlue — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:12:14 -0000

MAKE NOISE, and lots of it!!

Gregg Rosenthal of PFT just posted a non-news story (surprising) about how quiet the Luke is relative to the RCA Dome. He and other commenters took their shots at Polian (the old "pumped in noise" accusation especially). This "story" may be the best "locker room" material Colts fans can get.

In response, for those of you who will be at the game Sunday night, I plead with you to scream your heart out! Do it when the Pats offense take the field. Do it when the ball is kicked or punted to them. Do it when they huddle on offense. Hell, do it during timeouts.

Here is a good guide as to when to yell (yes, I'm exposing my own fanbase here because Cal fans generally suck at yelling at the right time, and we completely die out when something negative happens). I urge you not to succumb to the inevitable downs of the game. I did it in 2006 and missed the best playoff game comeback of all time.

So scream! It will hurt. It will be tiring. You will have a headache for a day or two afterward. But if your yelling disrupts Brady's timing even a couple of times in the game, it could make all the difference.

I plan to be yelling so loud that you will hear me from California.

Go Colts!!!

Good News - Collie and Brown

LovinBlue — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:05:58 -0000

Good News - Collie and Brown

Both are expected to practice today - woohoo!!!

Colts Tried Out LB Lansanah

LovinBlue — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:22:07 -0000

Colts Tried Out LB Lansanah

Looks like Lansanah is on Miami's practice squad.

Indy Put a Claim for Jack Williams but Detroit Got Him

LovinBlue — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:31:07 -0000

Indy Put a Claim for Jack Williams but Detroit Got Him

From bbs- Feel a little sorry for Williams. He went from the 6-1 Broncos to getting a claim from the 8-0 Colts to going to the Lions. The Lions also signed former Colts corner Jason David last week, who they then cut today to make room on the roster for Williams.

The Lucas Oil Stadium roof will be OPEN today vs. Houston. GO COLTS!

LovinBlue — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:40:25 -0000

The Lucas Oil Stadium roof will be OPEN today vs. Houston. GO COLTS!

LIDS Report texted to my phone this morning.

Projecting This Week's Game-Day Scratches

LovinBlue — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:56:22 -0000

Well I guess determining who will be scratched from this week's game just got a little easier - UGH! Here are my assumptions for who will not be active for Sunday - who you got?

Anthony Gonzalez (knee)
Kelvin Hayden (knee)
Curtis Painter (healthy scratch)
Mike Pollak (wishful thinking?)
~~Bob Sanders~~ ~~(elbow!)~~
Jamey Richard (wild ass guess)
Jamie Silva (I have a bad feeling about his hip injury in practice the other day)
Tony Ugoh (unless he's gotten it together in practice)
Adam Vinatieri (knee)

~~Of course all of this may change if Sanders' injury really turns out to be season-ending.~~

Once Again, Sanders' Return is Uncertain

LovinBlue — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:14:08 -0000

Once Again, Sanders' Return is Uncertain

Looks like Sanders' injury is more serious than we may have suspected.

Peyton Rested "According to Plan"

LovinBlue — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:20:57 -0000

Peyton Rested "According to Plan"

I'll be honest... I'm a bit skeptical that Friday's rest was planned. However, I'm not surprised that they think it's a good idea going forward, with Peyton being the ripe old age of 33 and all.

LovinBlue's (Mostly) All Dreads Team - Defense & ST

LovinBlue — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:09:58 -0000

The sister post to the All Dreads Team - Offense.

I came to the conclusion that the All Dreads Super Bowl would be played between the Colts from the AFC and the Packers from the NFC. And although the Colts would have no offense in this game, it is widely known that defense wins championships... final score: Colts 24, Packers 14.

DT: Eric Foster, Colts

via images.cnhi.zope.net

It's sort of Howard Dean-esque, but hey, the kid was excited!

DT: Colin Cole, Seahawks

via prod.static.seahawks.clubs.nfl.com

You want me to... WHAT?!?

DE: Jonathan Fanene, Bengals

via www.nysun.com

In the jungle...

DE: Vaughn Martin, Chargers

via communications.uwo.ca

Please Vaughn, don't eat me!

LB: Clint Session, Colts

via i928.photobucket.com

LB: Philip Wheeler, Colts

via cache1.asset-cache.net

C'mon, maaaannnn!!!!

LB: Channing Crowder, Dolphins

via i928.photobucket.com

HAHA! Take that, Patriots!

CB: Al Harris, Packers

via i928.photobucket.com

CB: Asante Samuel, Eagles

via www.sportsonbroad.com

CB: Rashean Mathis, Jaguars

via i2.cdn.turner.com

CB: Mike McKenzie, Saints

via blog.nola.com

Maybe I should have made Mike my starter with that hair.

S: Bob Sanders, Colts

via i928.photobucket.com

S: Troy Polamalu, Steelers

via i115.photobucket.com

Oops, wrong post again...

S: Atari Gigby, Packers

via cache.daylife.com

S: Brandon Merriweather, Patriots

via cache.boston.com

KR: Josh Cribbs, Browns

via www.wickedlocal.com

I STOMP on your silly tackling attempt!

LovinBlue's (Mostly) All Dreads Team - Offense

LovinBlue — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 04:44:48 -0000

As promised, I have compiled my "all dreads" team, including an offense and a defense of players who sport dreads, braids, or pull-ready hair. I really tried to stick with mostly dreads or mostly braids, but there were some positions where I simply had to relax my requirements. Similarly, there were some players whose reputation for great hair just deserved to be on the list.

One thing to notice about my team... the defense is stacked, and the offense may struggle a bit. But they are really crippled on special teams... I couldn't find a single kicker or punter who had FanPost-worthy hair! This makes the battle for field position nearly impossible.

The other thing I noticed... it took me a lot longer to compile this list than it did to compile my "best looking" posts. In part this is because I had help with my other posts, and in part it was really hard to find people at certain positions and I was diligent about scouring NFL.com's picture database.

Be sure to check out the All Dreads Team - Defense & ST.

Enjoy!

QB: Aaron Rodgers, Packers

via dunkonyourface.com

Given the desire to have really long, dreadlocked or braided hair, Aaron Rodgers is certainly a stretch. But (a) I needed to find a starting QB for my team, and (b) he's a Cal product!

Backup QB: Josh Freeman, Bucaneers

via media.scout.com

His hair is almost there!

C: Samson Satele, Raiders

via cache1.asset-cache.net

The options at Center were few, so I went with Satele, whose hair is unruly, but undeniably long!

OG: Davin Joseph, Bucaneers

via i.cdn.turner.com

Looks like he's got great vision.

OG: Jacob Bell, Rams

via images.stltoday.com

He may need a bit of work on his blocking technique, but the hair is spot on!