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George Bremer: Draft key for Grigson
There are more immediate issues for new Colts general manager Ryan Grigson — Jim Caldwell and Peyton Manning spring to mind. But there is no more important duty for the 39-year-old Indiana native than the draft.
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George Bremer: Luck right call for Colts
The Indianapolis Colts must draft Stanford’s Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick in April.
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George Bremer: Indianapolis is not out of Luck after all
In the end, everybody got something to cheer about from the Indianapolis Colts. The coaches and players avoided the indignity of an 0-16 season. Fans were able to celebrate unlikely victories in each of the final two home games. And owner Jim Irsay now has the ability to install his thought-to-be desired succession plan at quarterback.
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George Bremer: Winning never a negative
The Colts have been here before, 25 years ago to be exact.
Before this season, the only time Indianapolis had lost 13 games to start the regular season was in 1986. That team lost its first four games by an embarrassing total of 113-27. But it held together, upset Atlanta on the road in Week 14 and won its final three overall to close the season.
The 2011 Colts can match that feat next Sunday at Jacksonville with a win against the struggling Jaguars. But it would probably cost them the No. 1 overall pick in April’s draft and Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck.
For many fans, and nearly everyone it seems in the national media, that’s a price too high to pay.
I, however, can’t get the voice of former New York Jets head coach Herman Edwards out of my head.
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George Bremer: Unlikely heroes key unlikely victory for Indy
A flashing road sign near the Indiana Convention Center continuously repeated the same two messages late Sunday afternoon.
“Merry Christmas”
“Colts win!”
Indeed, the team’s 27-13 victory against Tennessee after 13 consecutive losses to start the season felt to many fans like an early holiday gift. -
George Bremer: Thoughts now wander toward next spring
Sunday’s was a life-draining loss.
The Baltimore Ravens quickly jumped out to a 10-0 lead and rarely let the Indianapolis Colts up for air in a 24-10 decision. -
George Bremer: Orlovsky makes things interesting for Colts
Sure, much of it was accomplished in garbage time, but there’s been plenty of garbage time for the Indianapolis Colts this season.
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George Bremer: Newton provides glimpse of rookie impact
It was hard to watch Cam Newton on Sunday and not imagine what a top draft pick like Andrew Luck might look like in a Colts uniform next year.
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Rick Teverbaugh: Woeful decision by Colts
Like most people, I have many, many things for which I can be thankful on this day for remembering such things.
On Wednesday I learned that one of the things I can’t be thankful for is the Indianapolis Colts making a good quarterback decision for Sunday’s game at home against Carolina. -
Rick Teverbaugh: Colts get failing grades across the board
If the Indianapolis Colts have, as goals, to win and to entertain, they continue to fail on both counts.
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