I’m not sure if Quinn Gray or Jared Lorenzen knew they were only going to be playing for the Colts during the preseason or not. If not I think they just got blindsided as the Colts, as usual, have cut down to their two QB roster. Once again Peyton Manning and Jim Sorgi have won those spots despite their injuries. In a way that’s good news for this Colts fan since it most likely means Manning is ready to start but I still would have liked them to keep a third QB just in case. As much as I hate to think about it Manning can’t play forever. Like Favre though, I guess he can always try.
They also cut Kenton Keith who I thought did a good job as Addai’s backup last year. Nothing like the Rhodes/Addai duo in the 2006 season but good none the less. Of course Rhodes is back this year as Addai’s backup so I’m hoping to see another great running season which may be necessary since Manning has been out of practice for awhile and I’m sure his timing is going to be off for at least a couple of weeks.
They’ve kept Tamme the TE which I think is awesome. Dallas Clark is one of my favorite players of all time and Tamme seems to play and make plays so much like him. I think Manning is going to utilize these two guys in the secondary over and over again until something downfield opens up for the big play to Harrison or Wayne. If Tamme can play anywhere near the level of Clark we are going to see an amazing year this year.
I’m looking forward to this season more than any other so far. We have the new stadium. We have some great players. And we have the same chance to make the playoffs as every other team. Hopefully they continue to focus one game at a time. Go Colts!
Here is the breakdown of Colts players and those waived courtesy of IndyStar.com:
Roster breakdown
Here’s a position-by-position look at the Colts’ 53-player roster:
Quarterback (2):
Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi
Running back (3):
Joseph Addai, Dominic Rhodes, Mike Hart*
Wide receiver (6):
Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzalez, Roy Hall, Courtney Roby, Pierre Garcon*
Tight end (4):
Dallas Clark, Gijon Robinson, Jacob Tamme*, Tom Santi*
Offensive line (9):
Jeff Saturday, Ryan Diem, Tony Ugoh, Charlie Johnson, Dan Federkeil, Corey Hilliard, Mike Pollak*, Steve Justice*, Jamey Richard*
Defensive line (10):
Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Raheem Brock, Ed Johnson, Keyunta Dawson, Darrell Reid, Josh Thomas, Marcus Howard*, Eric Foster*, Curtis Johnson*
Linebacker (6):
Gary Brackett, Freddy Keiaho, Clint Session, Ramon Guzman, Philip Wheeler*, Jordan Senn*
Defensive back (10):
Bob Sanders, Antoine Bethea, Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden, Tim Jennings, Dante Hughes, Keiwan Ratliff, Matt Giordano, Melvin Bullitt, Jamie Silva*
Specialists (3):
K Adam Vinatieri, P Hunter Smith, LS Justin Snow
Physically Unable to Perform LIST (2):
G Ryan Lilja, LB Tyjuan Hagler.
* — denotes rookie.
Waived
QBs Quinn Gray and Jared Lorenzen, RBs Kenton Keith and Chad Simpson, WRs Devin Aromashodu, Onrea Jones and Sam Giguere, DL Joe Bradley, Jeff Charleston, Dan Davis, Colin Ferrell and Ben Ishola, OL Tala Esera, Darren Marquez and Michael Toudouze, DBs Brannon Condren and Brandon Foster, TE Tyrice Thompson and LBs Victor Worsley and Kyle Shotwell. Roster breakdown
