The second Sunday in the NFL will be a matchup of two teams that are expected to improve in the 2012 season. Although it’s preseason football the Rams and the Colts will be looking to impress on the field and show improvements from a dismal year ago.
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Luck Ready For the Colts Opener
For the Colts, all eyes will be on the future of the franchise as Andrew Luck will get his first start for the Colts. How long will the Colts take to pull the youngster? Well according to offensive coordinator Bruce Arians Luck should get about 20-25 snaps in the opener.
Jeff Fisher is the new head man in St. Louis and he is set with...
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck is playing his first preseason game with the Indianapolis Colts against the St. Louis Rams. He already threw a dump off pass for a touchdown. He just now throw for his second touchdown to Austin Collie. The former Stanford Cardinal is really having a breakout first game performance. Luck connected with Austin Collie for the score. Indianapolis is up 14 on the Rams....
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck looking for tips from veterans
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August 10, 2012
Paul Kuharsky noted that Andrew Luck has been quizzing the defensive backs about his progress:
"The day I got him a couple times (with interceptions) at practice, he came up to me and [Antoine Bethea] and said, ‘If I’m tipping off anything presnap or y’all get any read off me during the course of a play, please let me know,’” said the Colts' top cornerback, Jerraud...
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August 10, 2012
Luck makes strong first impression with Colts
Indianapolis -- After a debut lasting four possessions that produced three touchdowns -- including a 63-yarder on his first NFL pass -- Andrew Luck left the distinct impression he was more upset about his lone mistake than pleased by everything else.
After Luck connected with Quan Cosby on a 32-yard bomb to the Rams' 1-yard line, the Colts tried some trickery. Offensive lineman...
Andrew Luck impressive in first Colts start
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August 12, 2012
There's good news, and there's bad news for Colts fans. The good news is that Andrew Luck looked nothing short of impressive in his first start for his new team. The bad news is he looked great against the St. Louis Rams.
Luck's numbers were impressive. He started the game by tossing a 63 yard touchdown pass, and he finished 10 of 16 for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns...
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August 12, 2012
Rams v. Colts Preseason Game 1 Open Thread
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck takes the field for the first time. A brand new offense and defense do as well. You know what they say about first impressions... GO COLTS!
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August 12, 2012
2012 NFL Pre-Season: Andrew Luck Throws 63-Yard Touchdown Pass as First Play (Video)
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck already has high hopes for his career as he looks to lead the team back to being on top again.In a sellout crowd during a pre-season game versus the St. Louis Rams, Luck gave what the fans paid for and started it off right with his very first pass of the game.It ended up looking like a short, dinky three-yard pass to Donald Brown. However...
Indianapolis Colts QB Andrew Lucks’ debut lives up to expectations
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August 12, 2012
Stanford QB Andrew Luck was the first overall selection of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft. He came with the highest of expectations with comparisons made to him with Peyton Manning and former Denver Broncos QB John Elway. In this era of social media hype, it’s easy to get players expectations highly inflated. After watching the first few series of Luck with his new...
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August 12, 2012
Luck throws two TDs in preseason debut
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August 12, 2012
It did not take long for Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck to throw his first touchdown pass. The No. 1 overall draft pick hit running back Donald Brown for a 63-yard TD on his first pass attempt of the preseason. Luck took 24 snaps in his debut, completing 10 of 16 passes for 188 yards with two touchdowns in the Colts 38-3 rout over the visiting St. Louis Rams...
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August 12, 2012
Luck throws TD on first preseason pass attempt
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August 12, 2012
It did not take long for Indianapolis Colts rookie quarterback Andrew Luck to throw his first touchdown pass. The No. 1 overall draft pick hit running back Donald Brown for a 63-yard TD on his first pass attempt of the preseason. But most of the heavy lifting was done by Brown. Luck threw the ball behind the line of scrimmage less than five yards to Brown, who caught it and...
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck Looks Good As Colts Beat Rams 38-3
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck's first NFL throw was a 63-yard touchdown pass, and the rookie led Indianapolis to three first-half touchdown drives and a 38-3 victory over St. Louis in Sunday's preseason opener. For Colts fans, it was like a jolt from the past. Fourteen years earlier, Peyton Manning's first NFL throw was a 48-yard TD pass to Marvin Harrison. This time, Luck, under pressure...
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August 12, 2012
Fantasy Football Prospects: Time to Draft Andrew Luck?
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August 14, 2012
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. The first week of preseason games are over. And the speculation begins. As Marcelllus Wiley of ESPN said on NFL32, "In the first week when it is good it's good, but when it is bad it is not so bad."
So here are four games that were good. And four players that were better and could be the best bet for your fantasy football team...
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August 14, 2012
Andrew Luck Faces
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August 12, 2012
Andrew Luck went nuts in his debut for the Colts. People are saying he is the next Peyton Manning but does he have his own face website?
Make your own!
Drag this PNG to your desktop and get to work on Photoshop.
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August 12, 2012
Indianapolis Colts: Most Underrated and Overrated Players
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August 10, 2012
It is hard to call a team overrated that went 2-14 last year. This same team which won the "Suck for Luck" sweepstakes has experienced a significant overhaul.
It has a new GM, Ryan Grigson, a new offensive coordinator, Bruce Arians, and a new coach, Chuck Pagano.
Of the 90 players who reported to Colts training camp, 60 are in their first camp.
Twenty-six players are...
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August 10, 2012
7 Questions About the 2012 Colts preseason
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August 10, 2012
Under the Dungy/Polian/Caldwell regime fans clearly knew what to expect during the preseason. Like clockwork the starters would trot out for their prescribed number of snaps or series, unheralded backups would duke it out for critical roster spots, the Colts would try out an ungodly number of kick and punt returners, at least one important veteran would be hurt and the team would...
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August 10, 2012
Fizz Radio: Peters’ Coach Tells Us Rakim Mindful of Recruiting Chess Game
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August 13, 2012
The Georgia pipeline is alive and well for Syracuse, and pass rusher Rakim Peters could be the next player traveling it to the Hill. The 6’4” 230 lb. hybrid pass rusher from Winder, GA tells The Fizz he will be taking an official to SU at some point, and his coach Shane Davis joined Fizz Radio this week.
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