Kevin’s Corner
INDIANAPOLIS – I’ll be back. Back in January 2008—in the last game ever inside the RCA Dome—Philip Rivers, having just torn his ACL, looked up at the fans giving him the normal road game experience and uttered those three words. Well, more than a decade later, and in a new stadium, Rivers will now be […]
INDIANAPOLIS – When 3rd and 4th down arrives for the Colts in 2020, expect to see Nyheim Hines on the field a good amount. Hines appears to have earned the trust of the coaching staff to take over some, if not all, of the return duties in 2020, while still being viewed as a unique […]
INDIANAPOLIS – When Frank Reich met the media for the final time after a 7-9 season in 2019, there was a common theme. Reich used the word ‘better’ (as in the need to improve) 11 separate times during his opening statement. In describing the different areas of the team that must get better, Reich threw […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The Pacers expect Victor Oladipo to play in at least a couple of games in Orlando. Although, for now, these are just scrimmages. Nate McMillan said on Monday that he expects Oladipo to play in the scrimmages that Indiana will have over the next week. “I do,” McMillan said when asked specifically about […]
INDIANAPOLIS – More so than in any other NFL season, watching the injury report will take on a far greater meaning in 2020. The uncertainty of COVID-19 will complicate things even more for teams projecting who they will have in a given week. For the Colts in 2020, there’s some debate on who would be […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The record is 11-21 without Andrew Luck. That’s the reality of the Indianapolis Colts since Chris Ballard took over in 2017. “It will never be about one guy,” was the phrase Ballard used, at the GM’s opening press conference in January 2017, when talking about Luck. So far though, the record is pretty […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Roster depth is always important. But relying on it, and inevitably having to use it, takes on an even larger importance here in 2020. With the roster uncertainty week-to-week thanks to COVID-19, teams should fully expect to need to use their entire 53-man roster, and even (larger?) practice squad, to persevere through this […]
INDIANAPOLIS – Jack Doyle’s hatred for Philip Rivers around 2008 was just a pre-requisite for any teenage sports fan in Indianapolis. In the 2007 and 2008 seasons, Rivers and the Chargers eliminated Doyle’s favorite team from the playoffs. From 2007-10, the Colts were 1-4 against Rivers’ led teams. So, Doyle’s displeasure for Rivers was understandable, […]
INDIANAPOLIS – The saga and mixed messaging is reminiscent of an episode of The Bachelor. Well, do not take that rose off the Orlando table for Victor Oladipo just yet. After ruling himself out for the NBA bubble restart a few weeks back, Oladipo now says he’s back in-line to possibly play, as the league […]
INDIANAPOLIS – When it comes to the toughness of Jacoby Brissett, the Colts have never questioned that. Last season, opponents of Brissett took notice of it, too. “Hats off to Jacoby Brissett,” Titans safety Kenny Vaccaro said after a ’19 meeting with the Colts. “He’s a tough, tough football player. He was slinging guys off […]