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WR AD Mitchell on former Texas teammate and current
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WR Xavier Worthy's big performance last night:
"I'm gonna tell him that's what he's supposed to do... But nah, that's my dawg. He got everything he deserved, for sure."
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QB Anthony Richardson has spoken to friend and former Florida teammate Ricky Pearsall since he was shot in an attempted robbery last weekend.
"That's my guy. We've been rockin' together since college. So, you know I had to check on my dude, but he's all good."
First period of 11s was pristine from Anthony Richardson and the 1s in the red zone.
He was 4-of-4 with TDs to Alec Pierce, Michael Pittman Jr., and Kylen Granson.
You’re seeing plenty of why the Colts drafted Alec Pierce today. He’s caught two high-point, jump ball TDs. Put the defender on a poster both times.
Alec Ogletree also looking nice out there. Very fluid, looks the part.
Michael Pittman Jr. and Jaylon Jones just got in a really heated fight, throwing punches and all. They had to be pulled apart by teammates and coaches.
Speaking with the media, Colts owner Jim Irsay said that Quenton Nelson has asked for every new draft pick’s phone number so he can welcome them and communicate expectations to them.
We live in a timeline where Jim Harbaugh, Peyton Manning, Kerry Collins, Andrew Luck, Josh Freeman, Philip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Anthony Richardson, and (soon to be) Joe Flacco have all been with the Colts.
How random. How beautiful.
After 13 training camp practices, including the final three being joint practices with the
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and
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, I had
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QB Anthony Richardson at 92-of-143 passing (64.3%) with 10 TD, 4 INT, and 5 rush TD.
The
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are 14th on the board tonight, so here are my personal top 14 preferences for them:
1. Cooper DeJean, Iowa DB
2. AD Mitchell, Texas WR
3. Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alabama CB
4. Edgerrin Cooper, Texas A&M LB
5. Keon Coleman, Florida State WR
6. Ladd McConkey, Georgia WR
A draft note from Colts Camp: Former Illinois standouts Jihad Ward and Carroll Phillips saw my Senior Bowl hat on, flagged me down and made sure to hype up their guy, current Illini senior running back, Reggie Corbin. Said he and Jonathan Taylor are the best backs in the Big Ten.
If the NFL, who put Latu through the most thorough medical evaluations of his life, was comfortable with his medicals, then why should we, as largely non-medical professionals who did not have access to him medically, be up in arms about it?
I don't know how this hasn't come up yet (or I haven't seen it), but
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fifth-round pick Danny Pinter was Pro Football Focus' top college right tackle in 2019 and their second-overall offensive tackle with a grade of 41.7, only behind Oregon's Penei Sewell (57.0).
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HC Shane Steichen said Kwity Paye picked up symptoms after the game and is in the concussion protocol.
Dallis Flowers suffered an Achilles injury and is out for the season.
Jonathan Taylor will be out there at practice Wednesday. They've had good conversations.
Many of you already know, but a bit of personal news: I am taking the next step in my writing career by accepting an offer from the Indianapolis
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to contribute to their official website, . I am incredibly excited and...
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CB Kenny Moore II called it "deeper than ball" when describing how it felt to have Shaquille Leonard back out there. Even the emotions of just seeing him put his jersey on before the game. He went on to describe the closeness of the core defenders playing together.
Cool stat: Jonathan Taylor has rushed for 80-plus yards in four consecutive games. Only he, Dalvin Cook and Nick Chubb have done that this season.
Taylor is the first Colt to do so since Joseph Addai (2007), and is the first NFL rookie to do it since Saquon Barkley (2018).
Andrew Luck currently has 158 touchdown passes in 79 career games and needs two TD passes on Sunday against the Titans to join Dan Marino (182) and Aaron Rodgers (160) as the only other players with at least 160 TD passes in their first 80 career games in NFL history.
The
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' roster has been completely shaken up over the last few offseasons, but now it already ranks as one of the best in the National Football League.
My latest:
I've already been questioned twice since saying Kwity Paye had "another big game" yesterday.
Dude has the second-most QB pressures in the entire NFL over the last three weeks and *the* most in the last two weeks.
Justin Fields has 63 starts between Ohio State, the Bears, and Steelers.
...Anthony Richardson has started 20 between college and the pros total.
No reasonable person who watches Anthony with regularity will tell you that he doesn't need time.
Justin Fields is playing how Colts fans wish Anthony Richardson would be playing.
Efficient as a passer, opportunistic as a runner, and taking care of the football.
Steelers Defense will EAT this week.
The sports betting world has the
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returning to the well for a veteran QB next year, declaring them the betting favorite for NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers next offseason.
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Day 1 of
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rookie camp is wrapped. Can't judge these guys off their first action, but Anthony Richardson had a spotty day with timing/accuracy, which we knew coming into it. Ball jumped out of his hand, though. He had no wasted time; was practicing dropbacks in between reps.
The Colts have done their locker room a major service today by bringing back Michael Pittman Jr., Zaire Franklin, and Tyquan Lewis. All three leaders and guys that the young players gravitate to.
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rookie QB Anthony Richardson is making a strong impression on his teammates and coaches during OTAs, prompting DE Samson Ebukam to say he "feels bad for the other teams."
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In the first session of 7-on-7s working in the red zone, Anthony Richardson hit Kylen Granson and AD Mitchell for touchdowns in the front of the end zone on the left side.
In my first season with the team, this has been an amazing year. I truly appreciate you guys following along and watching/reading/listening to our work. Big things ahead for the Colts in 2019!
I love this move by 'Flus. The first thing he did with Darius Leonard when the offseason program began was to make sure he's brought down to earth and that he has things to work on even though he's the reigning Defensive Rookie of the Year and a First-Team All-Pro.
We just spoke with Michael Pittman Jr. and DeForest Buckner.
Pitt said his hip is good and he’ll be out here Day 1. Also described how deep Anthony Richardson is in his studying habits.
Buck singled out Dayo Odeyingbo/Kwity Paye when talking about the potential of younger guys.
PSA because it’s been said too much today: The argument that Anthony should get decked unnecessarily because he’s big and can run is, respectfully, ass.
If you're on board with Dallas Turner, then Laiatu Latu is not a bad pick at all for the Colts. Turner has the huge ceiling but for my money, Latu had the best film
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QB Gardner Minshew said the quarterbacks all want to compete and win but also compete to make each other better. They want to be a tight-knit group because it can splinter the team otherwise.
This is not the first big play in practice for Jaylon Carlies since being drafted. He got some first-team reps at WILL today, and Gus Bradley said they’ll be working him into SAM/OTTO soon as well.
JUST IN: The
#Colts
have selected quarterback Anthony Richardson with the fourth overall pick in the 2023
#NFLDraft
, tabbing him as the new face of the franchise.
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Lots of Carson Wentz news today being credited to one national reporter when every local reporter at camp has been saying the exact same things since 10am this morning, and then immediately after practice when they spoke with Marcus Brady themselves. Start with them.
Doing some research for a Colts piece and found this:
T.Y. Hilton has now played a full 16 games against the Texans and has caught 85-of-139 targets for 1,537 yards (18.1 avg.) and 10 touchdowns.
Whew.
Jim Bob Cooter said Anthony Richardson is a unique young man with a good head on his shoulder. Says he sees and understands what's going on at a high level. Has been impressed with Richardson in the meeting rooms.