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Colts, Colts, And More Colts!
Several great articles on the Colts popped up over the holiday weekend that you Colts fans won’t want to miss.
Included among them is a great article on Colts star Dwight Freeney by LA Times pro football writer Sam Farmer, a pair of nice articles on Colts safety Melvin Bullitt by the National Football Post’s Aaron Wilson and Colts.com’s John Oehser, and Colts GM Bill Polian’s remarks to Boston’s WEEI on the issues involved in the Manning and Brady contract talks.
Be sure to check out those articles in their entirety, Colts fans.
They’re great reads!
Don’t Worry Colts Fans, Be Happy
There’s a great article by Reggie Hayes in the Fort Wayne News Sentinel today about the Colts’ pending contract negotiations with star players Peyton Manning, Reggie Wayne, and Robert Mathis.
As you can see, Reggie believes that Colts fans should have a “don’t worry, be happy” philosophy where the Colts and the pending contract negotiations with their three star players are concerned.
If it were another organization, a little nervousness and/or panic might be appropriate, but Colts owner Jim Irsay and Indianapolis general manager Bill Polian are the best in the NFL at handling contract issues, according to Hayes.
And Hayes doesn’t think you need to be worried about Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis this year either, Colts fans.
“Reggie Wayne and Robert Mathis have two of the best work ethics on the team. They work out on their own. They maintain optimum fitness. They set their standards high. They’re pros,” Hayes writes.
“No matter what lies ahead, the Colts will back the Brinks truck up to Manning’s house. And then they’ll tell his contract-seeking teammates to be patient for now. And then everyone will go out this season and start winning again”, Hayes concludes.
That all sounds about right to me.
What do you think Colts fans?
Is Mathis The NFL’s Best Pass Rusher?
In their ongoing series of pass-rush profiles, Pro Football Focus and writer Ben Stockwell took a look at Colts defensive lineman Robert Mathis this week, and to no one’s surprise, they rate the Colts star as one of the NFL’s best pass-rushers.
In fact, Mathis just might be the best pass rusher in the entire league.
“No pass rusher got more pressure around the outside in 2009 than Mathis did. He recorded 42 total pressures (9 sacks, 7 hits, and 26 pressures) from the outside last season, 6 ahead of second-place Trent Cole (6 sacks, 12 hits, and 18 pressures) and 14 ahead of Colts teammate and third-place finisher Dwight Freeney (7 sacks, 5 hits, and 16 pressures). Mathis was also well ahead of the field in terms of his pressure per snap, beating a blocker once every 9.74 pass rushes, more frequent than both Freeney (once every 14.04 pass rushes) and Cole (once every 15.14 pass rushes).”
“Mathis simply applys more outside pressure than any other pass rusher in the league”, Stockwell concludes.
And one thing is for certain, Colts fans.
When Pro Football Focus is discussing the league’s best pass rushers and two of the top three play on the Colts’ defensive line, you know your Colts have a great pass rush!
