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The Indianapolis Colts got a dose of bad news as nickle cornerback Marlin Jackson tore a anteriorcruciate ligament in practice today.

With this being the second ACL tear, along with his contract expiring after this year Jackson is most likely done with the Colts.

The big question is which knee is the tear in as it is not know at this time.

The reason is that if the tear is in his right knee where he suffered a tear previously Jackson’s career could be in Jeopardy,

In the end the only thing that Jackson can do is wait and see what happens.

Indianapolis Colts safety Bob Sanders has been an integral part of the defense for the last several years.

However, it is time for the Colts to move on from Sanders.

The problem with Sanders has been that he has not been able to stay healthy over the duration of his career.

Of his six year career Sanders has never played a full season as the most he has played in one year was 15 games in 2007.

This year Sanders has only played two games before he got hurt.

In the end it is time for the Colts to move on as a player is worthless if he is never on the field.

The Indianapolis Colts offense is a prolific offense that encompasses a lot of weapons.

It looks like the Colts just got more dangerous as already rookie wide receiver Austin Collie is having an impact.

Sunday against the Tennessee Titans Collie caught eight passes for 97 yards and two touchdowns.

Collie currently leads rookie wide receivers as first round picks Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jeremy Maclin has 12 receptions and Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Percy Harvin has 18 receptions.

In the end as long as president and general manager Bill Polian is with the team the Colts will keep winning.

The Indianapolis Colts announced today that they have signed running back Edgerin James.

For once it will be good to see a player retire with the he began with.

In the National Football League veteran players that are passed theie prime get cut usually by the team that originally drafted them.

The reason is that their salaries are so high keeping them cannot be justified unless they take a paycut, but that never happens due to ego.

With the Colts already having running back Joesph Addai.

That means James will be his backup at what is probably the veteran minimum plus some incentives.

In the end it is a shrewd move, because James knows the playbook already.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has already had a story book National Football League career.

With Manning getting into the later part of his career just how many more Superbowls can Manning win?

Manning already has one Superbowl under his belt as he led the Colts to it in 2006.

The problem with the Colts is that the defense has always been the weak unit.

For years the Colts did not have a good set of defensive tackles, which allowed teams to run the ball and keep the Colts offense off the field.

Only this past season did the Colts finally take a defensive tackle within the first three round of the National Football League Draft as they took defensive tackle Fili Moala in the second round.

The other big problem is that strong safety Bob Sanders, who is an integral part of the defense, is always hurt.

In the end most likely Manning will never win another Superbowl before his career ends.

The Indianapolis Colts lost wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez for what looks like to be 2-6 weeks.

With no other proven wide receiver on the roster the question is can the Colts compete?

The problem is that without a proven commodity at the other wide receiver teams will now double team wide receiver Reggie Wayne and tight end Desmond Clark.

On top of that the Colts face three tough opponents in the next three weeks in the Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks, and the Tennessee Titans.

With the Colts playing the New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, and the Tennessee Titans in the second half of the season this stretch of games will most likely be the defining moment of their season.

In the end it looks like the Colts might not make the playoffs for the first time since 2001.

Indianapolis Colts tight end Dallas Clark returned to practice Tuesday after suffering a minor concussion.

As a person who suffered from many minor concussions, and now suffers from depression, Clark should be very worried about the ramifications of them.

It has been proven by the Sports Legacy Institute that after three noted concussions National Football League players are at risk for anxiety, depression, and what is called by the institute as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.After years of going untreated for my rage due to anxiety I learned that all those dizzy spells that I had in my high school year of football were really minor concussions.

Thanks to them I realized that is what has caused my depression and anxiety all these years.According to IndyFootballReport.com, Clark has had multiple concussions in seven seasons.

With Clark continuing to play you can bet that he will sustain another concussion down the line.

With this revelation Clark needs to really think long and hard about what is more important his life after football or playing football?

In the end every concussion that Clark sufferes from here on out brings him closer to possibly developing CTE after football.

The Indianapolis Colts earlier this year faced the possibility of going into the 2009 season without the services of former offensive coordinatior Tom Moore and offensive line coach Howard Mudd.  The Colts will now remain in contention with the news that the team received on consultants.

Mudd and Moore retired earlier this year due to concern over pension benefits from other teams.

The two were brought back then later as conslutants to hopefully resume their old duties only with different titles.

According to Jason LaCanfora of NFL Network, via ProFootballTalk.com, the NFL has ruled that there are no limitations on the duties of consultants, which means that a team can hire them to do whatever they want.

That measn Moore and Mudd on game day will continue their own duties, which is great news for the Colts as the offense now does not have to learn an entire new playbook.

A entirely new playbook encompasses new terminology and plays that the offense must learn.

In the end the AFC South is going to be one tough division for defesnses to play in.

The Indianapolis Colts released wide receiver Marvin Harrison earlier this offseason due to his diminishing skills and high salary.  For better or for worse there is a changing of the guard within the Colts.

For the first time since 1995 the Colts will play without Marvin Harrison on their roster.

That means wide receiver Reggie Wayne will be the number one receiver with the Colts and Anthony Gonzalez moving up to the number two receiver position.

With Gonzalez taking over the number two wide receiver that means for the first time Gonzalez will play a full season as a full time starter.

For the Colts offense it means that Gonzalez will be the key to the offense moving the ball as defenses will double team Wayne and tight end Dallas Clark.

Another problem for the Colts offense is that offensive coordinator Tom Moore retired and that means it will take the offense a year of two to get back to its previous form.

There is hope for as last year Gonzalez caught 57 passes for 664 yards with four touchdowns.

In the end Gonzalez is a capable receiver, which means the offense should be good just not elite like they were in years past.

The Indianapolis Colts have just lost one long time coach to retirement with another coach possibly right behind him.  Now, the Colts have a long road ahead trying to replace them.

Long time offensive line coach Howard Mudd has retired.  Also, there are strong indication that long time offensive coordinator Tom Moore may also retire.

The Colts will have a tough time replacing Moore as quality assistant coaches are hard to find.  Especially, a coach that stays with the same team for a decade like Mudd and Moore.

Many people credit these two coaches for the success of Peyton Manning, and the Colts offense.

If Moore retires then I cannot see the Colts making the playoffs this year.  The reason is that it takes a year to get down terminology and the timing of routes in a new offense.

The best example of this is former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly.  After offensive coordinator Ted Marchibroda left the Bills offense was never the same.

When Moore leaves that will spell the beginning of the end for the Colts winning ways.

Update: The Indianapolis Star has reported that Colts owner Jim Irsay has confirmed that the two have retired, but could remain on as consultants depending on pension guidelines.

Still the two retiring will have an effect on Manning as the new offensive coordinator is not Tom Moore and will ultimately have a different style of play calling, and may take Peyton Manning’s audible control away at first,  which Manning is famous for.