By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor Here are five things to watch for from the Indianapolis Colts now that we know Reggie Wayne will be out for the season with a torn ACL. 1. Can Wayne recover? Wayne caught 38 passes for 503 yards and two touchdowns in seven starts this season. He posted an NFL-record […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay injected himself back into more controversy this week when he took to Twitter to implore the team to do a better job protecting franchise quarterback Andrew Luck when the Colts face the Miami Dolphins Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium (1 p.m., CBS). Raider/Colts– we […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts are who they were. Not who we thought they were. And that’s OK. They defeated the Raiders 21-17 on Sunday in another nailbiter. Andrew Luck made it happen again, scoring on a 19-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the Colts the lead that they […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent There is always a heightened sense of anticipation at the start of every NFL season. Almost every team and their fans think they are better than the year before and are anxious to go out and prove it. For the Indianapolis Colts, unexpected success last season has only fueled that […]
By CLIFF BRUNT ISL Editor INDIANAPOLIS — Ten years. That’s how long it’s been since the Colts had a winning preseason record. Since that point, the Colts have been one of the most successful franchises in professional sports. So before anyone gets bent out of shape about the egg the Colts laid in their 44-20 […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent It will likely be a short day of work for quarterback Andrew Luck and the rest of the starting lineup Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts host the Buffalo Bills at Lucas Oil Stadium, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be an important day for a number of players on the […]
By PAUL SIEGFRIED ISL Correspondent The second year of the Chuck Pagano era starts next week for the Indianapolis Colts as they head to training camp in Anderson. Despite Pagano missing much of his first season as head coach battling cancer, the first year was a success under interim coach Bruce Arians. Rookie quarterback Andrew […]
By JIM JOHNSON ISL Correspondent There’s something about Chuck Pagano that makes him special. It isn’t that he’s a football coach in the most popular league in the world. It isn’t that he was cancer-stricken and able to overcome the illness. It’s about the way he lives, his thought process and the attitude he has […]