Indianapolis Colts Off-Season Thread

[Dalton26 17,210]

Automatic appeal.

I've read a little about the prosecutions case and I'm on the fence.

[HoosierD 504]

Automatic appeal.

I've read a little about the prosecutions case and I'm on the fence.

It's a little odd that they had to keep some info out of the case. Sounds like he had a better chance at being not guilty in this one than the other case.

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Automatic appeal.

I've read a little about the prosecutions case and I'm on the fence.

No murder weapon, and no apparent motive, the conviction is pretty thin. 

[JSHoosier 22,362]

I can kind of see the appeal overturning the conviction; as has already been said there's no murder weapon and no clear motive although they can place him at the scene.

 

Doesn't matter though, the idiot threw away a promising career and a 40 mil contract.  Even if he was acquitted an NFL team wouldn't sign him with this on top of the issues he had coming out of college.

[WayneFleekHoosier 52,139]

Philip Rivers headed to Tennesse in likely deal for Mariota [REPORT]


If this is true, the Colts path to success got much tougher.

[Dalton26 17,210]

Tebow is signing with the Eagles.

[WayneFleekHoosier 52,139]

Eagles had a crazy offseason! Wonder how their draft will go.

[Dalton26 17,210]

Seeing a lot of Landon Collins predictions for the Colts.

[Walking Boot of Doom 18,170]

I'll leave this here:

@Deadspin: "I've been to Indiana. It is nothing. It is Chicago's methadone clinic." Why the Indianapolis Colts suck: http://t.co/IFfZ08ORhr

BEARDOWN! :)


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Im not a Colts fan, but there is no fan more bitter in the world than Chicago sports fans. If your team has done well in recent years, defined as above .500 and maybe went to the playoffs, Chicago hates you.

[Hovadipo 63,226]

Im not a Colts fan, but there is no fan more bitter in the world than Chicago sports fans. If your team has done well in recent years, defined as above .500 and maybe went to the playoffs, Chicago hates you.

That wasn't a Chicago fan, he does one of those for all 32 teams. But your overall point is pretty spot on lol.

[OliviaPope40 7,566]

Every player participating in the Indianapolis Colts' rookie minicamp Friday overcame obstacles to get there. But no one has learned to live in the moment quite like Zack Hodges.

"I'm breathing today," the outside linebacker from Harvard said. "That's all I've got. I've got these few minutes in front of me and I'll keep going. I'm not promised anything."

No idle words from Hodges, whose father passed away when Hodges was 1. His mother died following a massive stroke when he was 16.

Barbara Wright and son Zack were exceptionally close, despite being homeless for stretches while he was growing up in Charlotte, N.C. He played in a game for Independence High after attending her funeral earlier that day. After her death, he moved in with relatives in Atlanta, where he graduated from high school.

From that, he was admitted to one of the nation's top academic institutions and eventually became a two-time Ivy League Defensive Player of Year. The next stop might be the NFL.

"His story is amazing," Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. "He's not one to say, 'I did this.' He never talked about it until we asked him. He's a humble guy in that regard. But you think about the circumstances he overcame to get to this point, it's a tremendous, tremendous story."

Or, as Harvard coach Tim Murphy put it: "The resolve you have to have to go from where he was to where he is now is pretty impressive."

Hodges didn't want to talk about his life story in detail on the day he took the Colts' practice field for the first time. His time with reporters was limited to five minutes. He spoke to the several media outlets before last month's NFL Draft about it and, not surprisingly, became something of a national feel-good story.

But the draft itself was disappointing. He wasn't selected, even though many analysts predicted him to go in the middle or late rounds. Getting noticed always is a little more difficult for a player from the Ivy League, which doesn't offer athletic scholarships and is better known for its academic rigor.

Another possible reason was a bone bruise in his left knee he suffered during practice at the Senior Bowl in January. That made it difficult to work out at his best for NFL scouts.

"This is a marathon," he said. "I think I've said that from the beginning. The fight ain't over."

Those are the kind of words that Pagano loves to hear.

"We love guys that have grit," he said.

The 6-3, 235-pound Hodges was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year for the Crimson. Murphy said his skills were obvious from the first time he saw him in high school.

"He was tall," the Harvard coach said. "He could really run. He was at times a very explosive, very violent player on the football field."

Murphy noted that Hodges showed he could handle Harvard's elite academic curriculum — another amazing testament considering the obstacles he dealt with.

"We're always looking for kids with adversity in their life," Murphy said. "We've had a lot of good experiences with kids that, quite frankly, deserve a break."

But whether he can make the Colts roster is unclear.

The team kept four undrafted rookies coming out of training camp last year. Hodges played defensive end at Harvard, but is being moved to outside linebacker in the Colts' 3-4 defensive alignment.

That move is expected to make better use of his height and athletic ability, especially his ability to rush the passer, but it's a significant change going from a three-point stance to upright on every snap. Hodges likely will have to add some size and strength, too.

"He's got length, he's got speed, he's got power," Pagano said. "We're in shorts right now, so it's hard to tell some things. But we know what the tape (during his college career) said. This guy is a good football player."

Hodges will participate in Harvard's graduation ceremony next month, but won't finish his degree in government until next spring. He showed a sense of humor when a reporter said Friday he was well-rounded due to that Harvard education.

"To you, maybe I'm well rounded," he said. "To some of my friends at school, not so much."

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2015/05/08/zack-hodges-homeless-harvard-colts/27005473/

[Dalton26 17,210]

Preseason game 2 is on. Walden has looked much better but it's only been one drive.

[Dalton26 17,210]

Gore is playing today and Vick Ballard is active.

[mamasa 16,215]

My favorite part of Colts' preseason games is getting to hear Don Fischer :)

[Hovadipo 63,226]

*fart noise* GO BEARS

[Dalton26 17,210]

*fart noise* GO BEARS

That kind of language isn't tolerated here. Consider this your warning. ;)

[FortWayneHoosier 7,065]

My favorite part of Colts' preseason games is getting to hear Don Fischer :)

Dude I came here just to post that! I didn't know he called preseason games

[FortWayneHoosier 7,065]

*fart noise* GO BEARS

Booooooo

[mamasa 16,215]

Dude I came here just to post that! I didn't know he called preseason games

Great minds think alike!! That first time I hear Fisch, I still get goosebumps!

[Dalton26 17,210]

I'll be honest. I don't like Fisch calling the Colts game at all.