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The Hardest Theoretical Question I’ve Seen

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:48:18 -0500

Here is a question I brought up on Stamede Blue. If the Colts were completely healthy and not one player on the active roster (so minus Ryan Lilja and Tyjuan Hagler), what 8 players would be inactive for the game? Only 45 people dress, so that means 8 players will not be playing. Taking out special

Sunday Analysis ... Chargers snatch defeat from the clutches of victory

Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:20:52 -0500

So I made it 11-3 through Sunday's action, which is good enough for me. I learned a couple of things yesterday ... Indianapolis vs. Minnesota: Peyton Manning isn't going to make it through the season. His offensive line is shaky, and his team isn't good enough to build large leads and run out the clock. If he drops back 30 times a game, he's going to the turf seven or eight times a game. Will we see a Pats-Colts game featuring Cassel and Sorgi at QB? Ugly stuff. Minnesota needs to work on it's red zone offense. Tarvaris Jackson actually impressed me at times in this game, but he doesn't look like the player they need him to be this year to be dominant. We'll see how steep his learning curve is. Denver vs. San Diego: If Brandon Marshall's entertainment system obeys the restraining order, this guy might catch 140 easy. San Diego just looks deflated on both sides of the ball. Darren Sproles is the only reason that game wasn't a blowout. And you can't let a team convert a 2-point conversion with the exact same play it scored the touchdown on! That's video game material right there. Shanahan looks like he's got the talent to execute his play-calling, and Cutler is Pro-Bowl material in the AFC this year. San Diego isn't out of it by any stretch of the imagination, but any run they have planned hinges on LT being healthy. New England vs. New York Jets: Brett Favre could sure use a dominant running back right now. I don't know if Leon Washington was dynamic, or just not as ineffective as Thomas Jones. Favre threw one interception, but it was returned to the Jets 31 and set up the only touchdown the Pats could manage in game one of the Cassel era. This was a battle between 8-8 teams, and I can't wait until one of them plays Buffalo. Buffalo vs. Jacksonville: Trent Edwards quietly had one of the best performances of the day yesterday. The Bills have to be the favorites in the division after this game. Jacksonville threw everything they had at Edwards late, and his downfield vision made me forget he was a second year guy from Stanford. Garrard now has as many interceptions this year as he did last year. The Jaguars are going to Indy next week limping in a major way, and Del Rio's now officially on the hot seat. New Orleans vs. Washington: Jason Campbell looked like the QB of the future, but it was against the Saints. Drew Brees is making bad decisions and it's been costing his team, but this is probably another matchup of 8-8's. New York Giants vs. St. Louis: The Giants decided to play cat and mouse with the Lambs for most of the game, and it took a deep shot to Torry Holt to wake them up. But boy, did they wake up. These guys are playing like they have nothing to prove, but they're wrong. They have to play well to prove last year wasn't a fluke. They have a couple more tune-up games, but then they play Pittsburgh, Dallas and Philly in a three week span. They can score touchdowns on all of their drives, and if they stop settling for field goals early in the game the Giants can start playing from further ahead and punishing the other team with Jacobs and Bradshaw late. Oakland vs. Kansas City: The Chiefs are horrible. This win means little other than that McFadden really can run. The job is his now that Fargas is injured; we'll see if it's Peterson part deux. Green Bay vs. Detroit: Green Bay runs all over the Lions. Calvin Johnson runs all over the Packers. Aaron Rodgers looks like the real deal, but he's played two of the worst passing defenses in the first two games. Jon Kitna looks down his receivers too much, and those interceptions late were proof that he doesn't always have the arm strength to make up for such an obvious weakness. The Packers face their first real test against the Cowboys next week. Tennessee vs. Cincinnati: Jeff Fisher seems content to run over every opponent it meets, and in this year's AFC there's no reason they won't run their way to the playoffs. The Bengals aren't worth talking about, really. Chicago vs. Carolina: The two Chris's, Gamble and Harris, combined on another fumble recovery. Both defenses were stifling, and Delhomme looks like his old cold-blooded self in the fourth quarter. With Steve Smith coming back they look like one of the best teams in the league right now. Devin Hester went out and the field position favored the Panthers the rest of the game. Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay: The Bucs win with defense and running. Atlanta comes back to earth. Generally an ugly game. San Francisco vs. Seattle: The 49ers won ugly. Way too many penalties, and Nedney could've avoided overtime if he just makes the first kick. A team running nobodies at WR run all over my team, but our defense came up with the turnovers. Did you see Patrick Willis on that return? Ridiculous. If Isaac Bruce had any speed left we'd be a dangerous team. J.T. O'Sullivan has garbage for an offensive line, but he made some big plays late in the game. We almost beat ourselves, but managed to win anyways. Miami vs. Arizona: It was a reach going with the Dolphins, that I realize in hindsight. Arizona just looked bored in Week 1. Anquan Boldin needs to come up with some funny end zone celebration that highlights how underpaid he is. Is this Arizona's year? Hilarious. They might make the playoffs, which is like Christmas to them, but that's it. Cleveland vs. Pittsburgh: These teams don't normally play each other close, so I didn't think this game would be any exception. Is Ohio right next to Texas these days? Getting hurricane weather there seemed rather odd, and I'm ready to chalk the closeness of this game up to the wind. Willie Parker just never seems to fall down no matter how hard you hit him. He's just got this balance and bounce to his running that gets him extra yards each time.

Top 7 :: Modern-Day Franchise Players

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:58:02 -0500

In honor of one such player going down for the year this past week, the Top 7 looks at the biggest franchise players in sports. Here's a very loose definition: if you took the player off of the team, they become horrible, and almost unwatchable. You would have nearly no interest in their games even if you were a fan of the team, and absolutely zero if you are a casual fan. Obviously, the all-time franchise player is Michael Jordan, but these are just current franchise players.

7. Albert Pujols

Really die-hard Cardinal fans will say that they could never stop watching their team, but it's easy to forget years like 1995 when they have had success for nearly ten years. But when Albert Pujols is on the DL or taking a day off, you realize how much he means to the team. Having Skip Schumaker, Aaron Miles, and Cesar Izturis in your daily lineup is much easier to overlook when Pujols is in there too. And just to follow up on last week's list, Pujols is still the National League MVP. Now you hear people talk about CC Sabathia or Manny Ramirez being involved in the discussion, proving there is no real low to the level of people's stupidity.

6. Tom Brady

Here's a question for Patriots fans: do you REALLY want the Pats to continue to do well this year? Doesn't Brady's legacy mean more than that? Let's say that they go 13-3 and make the Super Bowl. Do you really want to hear people saying that it may be more the system than it is Tom Brady? It would be like hearing about how the titles were tainted because of the spying controversy, only much worse. Just wondering.

5. Peyton Manning

Anyone who had anything at all on last year's Week 17 Colts/Titans game knows how much Manning means to the Colts. They looked like a team barely able to compete in the local flag football finals. Even if he is only 60% like he was this past week, its still better than Jim Sorgi or anything else that they would throw out there.

4. Kobe Bryant

If you took Kobe off of the Lakers, they become the Grizzlies, especially since there are no lakes in L.A. and no bears in Memphis. The seats at home games would stay empty the entire game instead of until halfway through the second quarter. It would be like Wendy's getting rid of the spicy chicken combo. Sure, the fries are still a little tasty, and they know how to carbonate a beverage, but it's nowhere close to the same. (Editor's note: Joe Mustache deems the Wendy's comparison inaccurate and chooses the Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger and Frosty as the franchise combo.)

3. LeBron James

Lance Alfred, Daniel Gibson, J.J. Hickson, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Darnell Jackson, Tarence Kinsley, Sasha Pavlovic, Eric Snow, Wally Szczerbiak, Billy Thomas, Anderson Varejao, Ben Wallace, Delonte West, Mo Williams, Lorenzen Wright. These are the other players on LeBron James' team. Yes, he is a franchise. It's like that old-school Bulls "six-pack" shirt that had five Michael Jordans and a Bulls fan on it. They should bring those six-pack shirts back, those were awesome.

2. Tiger Woods

Television ratings don't lie (at least, I don't think that they do). When Tiger Woods is in the finals of a major, ratings skyrocket. If he isn't involved, even the announcers have a hard time getting up for what is going on. Why else would they still show his final round even if he's down by 27 strokes? Until Tiger comes back, golf returns to its mid-1990s level of interest in casual sports fans, which is extremely close to zero.

1. The United States

This one is for the Olympics. If the U.S. is not involved in the event (or ok, fine, an extremely fast Jamaican trained in the United States), "Race to the White House 2016" on C-Span gets higher ratings. An example: you turn on swimming, you look for the flags at the start of the race next to their names. If you don't see the stars and stripes, you look for a Full House re-run. Did you ever turn on midday coverage this past summer and it was something like Greece versus Italy in water polo? You probably asked "what the eff is this?" and turned it off immediately. It must be tough to live in a country that only gets five medals in an entire Olympics. I wonder what they watch instead.

The Top 7 is written by Jason Major. He watched the broadcast of Croatia/Italy fencing match because he thought the fencers were actually beekeepers. Email him at jason@joesportsfan.com.

Bye Bye Roby

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:31:32 -0500

Courtney Roby has been cut to make space for new returner Justin Forsett. The Indianapolis Star just did a big story on Roby making the roster. Oops. I feel bad about Roby being cut since he is from Indianapolis and grew up cheering for the Colts, but this is football. You can't fumble kick returns

Notable camp casualties

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:49:12 -0500

All NFL teams were required to pare their rosters down to 53 men this past weekend, and in doing so several notable names hit the open market. Also still missing from an NFL roster: Shaun Alexander. His name has not come up lately and I have not heard of him making any visits to NFL teams. [...]

8/31 - Bruno Boys Newz and Fantasy Viewz

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 17:35:39 -0500

Oh, how another week just came and flew on by! I don't know about you, Bruno Boys Nation, but I can honestly admit that I am suffering from NFL fever! Until the Super Bowl is played and overwith, I am fully geared towards dominating in the fantasy football world and while I am not trying to speak for Bruno Boys Larry, but I know he is as well! This week we will be discussing Shawne Merriman's decision to play and risk further knee injury, Peyton Manning looking more like his old self, Bryant McKinnie's suspension and how it will affect Adrian Peterson's value as well as J.T. O'Sullivan solidifying his starting QB role for the San Francisco 49ers. And, we would both like to remind you that if you have already drafted your team, don't just sit around and wait for your season to start. Follow the five steps that I wrote about in How To Improve Your Fantasy Football Team and of course keep checking in a few times daily to the Bruno Boys as we are constantly putting up new articles as well as prize offerings and the like. Trust in the Bruno Boys and believe me, you won't be steered wrong! So nestle snugly into your computer chair, close the doors, and turn off the phones! It is time once again time for another edition of Newz and Viewz from two whacky, insane, Detroit Lions fans, Bruno Boys Larry and Bruno Boys Ziza! -------------------- To read more, click the link...

The Colts 53 Man Roster (plus PUPs) Is Announced

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:07:14 -0500

The Colts made their final cuts today, so here is the final roster. QB Peyton Manning Jim Sorgi RB Joseph Addai Dominic Rhodes Mike Hart H-B Gijon Robinson Tom Santi WR Reggie Wayne Marvin Harrison Anthony Gonzalez Roy Hall Pierre Garcon Courtney Roby OT Tony Ugoh Ryan Diem Corey Hilliard Dan Federkeil OG Jamey

Preseason Review: MVPs and The Last Roster Prediction

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:38:18 -0500

The preseason is over. Finally. 5 games is way too much. It is such a bitter sweet season. I'm watching the Colts, but I'm not watching the Colts play a real game with their best players, so I'm not really watching the Colts I know. It is fun to speculate on who will make the roster, but I

FINAL: Tournament Vote Off: NFL QB's -- FINAL -- B. Favre vs D. McNabb -- Pick the FINAL Winner

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:31:17 -0500

Welcome to THE SUPER BOWL QB's CHAMPIONSHIP Round tournament style vote off. What you do here is vote for the best QB of the pair. The winner will be the YARDS SUPER BOWL QB CHAMPION: *****NOTES FOR DETERMINING THE WINNER OF THE FINALS:***** ***** The winner will be the one with highest number of votes after 48 hours, this gives everyone a chance to vote or after 151 total votes have been casted or the first one to 76 votes, whichever comes first. ***** Since this is a 2-day vote off, you will be able to vote once a day for a total of 2 total votes at least 24 hours apart. **** After you vote, its an open floor for discussions about anything you want to talk about as long as you follow the 3 Rules of the Yard. Let's keep it friendly, and tell your friends we are here and lets make this fun for everyone. THE SUPER BOWL QB's CHAMPION IS: NOW IN SESSION IS: --- B. FAVRE vs D. MCNABB

Ranking each team's No. 2 QBs

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:19:58 -0500

1. Washington: Todd Collins -- The unspoken truth in D.C. is that the veteran would run Jim Zorn's offense better today than starter Jason Campbell, who I still think might struggle in his transition to the West Coast style attack. It was Collins, not Campbell, who orchestrated the Redskins' four-game late season winning streak and wild-card playoff berth last year. 2. Tampa Bay: Brian Griese -- Put Griese in another offense and he'd take a tumble down the list. But he's a perfect intellectual match for Jon Gruden's complicated attack, and except for Jeff Garcia's edge in mobility, the Bucs don't miss a beat with the experienced Griese in the game. 3. Houston: Sage Rosenfels -- He may not be a guy who can play at a high level for more than four or five games in a row, but let's not forget that Rosenfels went 4-1 as a starter for the Texans last year, with a four-touchdown relief performance in a loss to Tennessee. Houston starter Matt Schaub, by comparison, was 4-7. 4. San Diego: Billy Volek -- When a team can insert its backup into a road playoff game and have him mount a fourth-quarter comeback for the win -- in the Colts' raucous RCA Dome no less -- that's all you could ever ask of a No. 2. How much is that worth? 5. Tennessee: Kerry Collins -- With starter Vince Young struggling in his transition to Mike Heimerdinger's offense this preseason, Collins is the most efficient quarterback on the Titans roster at the moment. Backups with Super Bowl starts on their resumes aren't a dime a dozen. 6. Seattle: Seneca Wallace -- This is probably higher than most would have Wallace, but I'm fairly sold on the ex-Iowa State star, who threw for three touchdowns a couple weeks back against Minnesota. I know this much: After his preseason showing this year, Charlie Frye isn't beating out Wallace for the Seahawks No. 2 job. 7. St. Louis: Trent Green -- Green's days atop a depth chart are over after his previous two injury-filled seasons in Kansas City and Miami. But he's an experienced hand who, in his second stint with the Rams, provides the St. Louis with a capable replacement in the likely event of Marc Bulger not making it through all 16 games. 8. Cleveland: Brady Quinn -- Quinn didn't get much done the other night in a loss to Detroit, but he's got talent and just needs the playing time to show it. Browns sources tell me he has done everything in his power to prepare well and play well when called upon. For a guy drafted to be the Browns' savior but stuck behind Derek Anderson, that's laudable. 9. Buffalo: J.P. Losman -- The ex-Bills starter isn't thrilled with his task of serving as Trent Edwards' understudy this year, but with the free agency market awaiting next offseason, he has to make the best of it and hope he can resurrect his starting career elsewhere in 2009. Losman did some of his better work last year coming off the bench in relief of Edwards. 10. Chicago: Rex Grossman -- Now that he's officially the Bears backup, Grossman at least jumps to the top third in the league in terms of No. 2's. He's the second quarterback on the list with a Super Bowl start to his credit, and he's a guy who seems to perform better when the expectations are lowered. 11. Dallas: Brad Johnson -- Johnson is the only quarterback on the list who won a Super Bowl as a starter. The Cowboys offense wouldn't be as potent vertically if he were to take over for Tony Romo, but few passers have been more accurate or adept at knowing where to go with the football. 12. Arizona: Matt Leinart -- This isn't the flow chart that the Cardinals had in mind for Leinart's career, but with Kurt Warner clearly out-playing the 2006 first-round pick this preseason, Arizona head coach Ken Whisenhunt knows what he must do to keep the faith within his locker room. Leinart's inconsistency and inaccuracy are beyond troubling for the Cardinals. 13. Atlanta: Chris Redman -- For a QB who was long gone and forgotten after a three-year NFL hiatus, Redman played pretty darn well for the Falcons in 2007. His re-emergence might have been the only good thing to happen to Atlanta in the Year of Vick. Redman threw 10 touchdown passes and had a 90.4 passer rating in seven games, four of them starts. 14. Miami: Chad Henne -- The Dolphins have the double-Chad attack this season, with Chad Pennington starting and the rookie Henne in reserve. Though he might have to sit and wait his turn all year behind the veteran Pennington, Henne will be the guy in Miami before long. 15. Carolina: Matt Moore -- The Panthers believe they're fine with only the second-year Moore behind Jake Delhomme, and I second that emotion. Moore showed flashes of play-making in his limited action last season, and that made ex-Panthers David Carr and Vinny Testaverde both unnecessary. 16. Minnesota: Gus Frerotte -- Frerotte has been a backup for nine of the past 10 seasons, but he still keeps finding somebody's clipboard to hold. He's in his second go-round with Minnesota, and has worn seven different uniforms. I've always thought of him as the type of quarterback who looks worse the more he plays, but for short stretches, you can still win some games with him. 17. Pittsburgh: Byron Leftwich -- The Steelers' situation is fluid, but with Charlie Batch sidelined by a broken collarbone and rookie Dennis Dixon perhaps too green to serve as Ben Roethlisberger's backup, the newly signed Leftwich would likely get the first shot off the bench. His game has regressed, but he's still young enough for his career to have a successful second act. 18. New Orleans: Mark Brunell -- The former Jaguars and Redskins starter looked done to me two years ago, but he's had a strong training camp with the Saints and they're happy to have his veteran presence behind Drew Brees, instead of their usual array of younger, less proven quarterbacks. 19. Baltimore: Kyle Boller -- Barring some unforeseen event, I'm still giving the Ravens' starting job to Troy Smith, with rookie Joe Flacco likely to begin the season in the No. 3 emergency role. That leaves backup duty for Boller, who owns 41 career starts in his first five seasons. He has never lived up to his first-round billing, but he makes for a solid, middle-of-the pack No. 2. 20. Denver: Patrick Ramsey -- Once thought of as the franchise quarterback in Washington, Ramsey has comfortably settled into his backup niche in Denver. He seems to know Mike Shanahan's offense well enough to have the full confidence of the Broncos head coach, and is serviceable when his playing time comes in small doses. 21. Jacksonville: Cleo Lemon -- The Jaguars had one of the best backups in the league when David Garrard was behind Byron Leftwich. But with Leftwich gone and Garrard now Jacksonville's starter, Lemon has relocated up Florida's east coast from Miami to give the Jags an athletic, albeit lightly experienced, No. 2. 22. New York Jets: Brett Ratliff -- The "other'' Brett on the Jets' roster has clearly out-performed Kellen Clemens this preseason, throwing for 451 yards in his three preseason games while getting lots of snaps with the second-team offense. But there's still some question whether New York head coach Eric Mangini will relegate Clemens, a 2006 second-round pick, to the No. 3 role? It could be that Clemens would get the first call if the Jets just need a game or two of relief in place of Brett Favre. Anything longer and New York would turn to Ratliff. 23. Indianapolis: Jim Sorgi -- Playing behind the indestructible Peyton Manning has rendered Sorgi the Maytag repair man of the NFL (a dated pop culture reference potentially lost on younger generations), but he got a larger than usual dose of preseason work thanks to No. 18's knee surgery. That could benefit the Colts in the long run should Sorgi ever be needed to win a regular-season game. 24. Philadelphia: Kevin Kolb -- The Eagles list Kolb at backup and the veteran A.J. Feeley at No. 3, so we'll take their word for it that the second-year veteran would be in the game if anything happened to starter Donovan McNabb. We don't have much of a body of work to judge Kolb on, but he looks more comfortable running Philly's offense this year than he did as a rookie. 25. New York Giants: David Carr -- We're not so sure Carr is going to be successful in his preseason battle with Anthony Wright for the No. 2 job behind Eli Manning, but Wright's recent back strain resulted in him not playing in New York's third preseason game and that might be enough to decide the outcome. More likely the competition will come down to how both of them play in the Giants' final preseason game. 26. Oakland: Andrew Walter -- Every time the Raiders have given Walter a chance to inject himself into the starting situation in recent years, he has gone out and proven himself backup worthy. With the No. 1 job now belonging to JaMarcus Russell, it's Walter and then veteran Marques Tuiasosopo at No. 3. 27. San Francisco: Alex Smith -- With journeyman J.T. O'Sullivan having beaten out Smith and Shaun Hill, it's an easy assumption to make that Smith's tenure with the 49ers has effectively ended and by 2009 he'll be wearing a different uniform. But let's first see if fate delivers any playing time to the former No. 1 overall pick this season, and if he can overcome what has to be a humbling turn of events in San Francisco. 28. Cincinnati: Ryan Fitzpatrick -- If anything happens to Carson Palmer, they'd toss the keys to Fitzpatrick, the lightly experienced former Ram who hasn't done much of anything since throwing for 310 yards and three touchdowns at Houston in his debut as a 2005 rookie. 29. Kansas City: Tyler Thigpen -- The Chiefs have Thigpen in the No. 2 spot behind Brodie Croyle, but that doesn't mean it wouldn't be veteran Damon Huard off the bench first if Kansas City had a short-term need at No. 1 QB. Thigpen behind Croyle gives Kansas City one of the least experienced 1-2 tandems in the NFL, but there's a chance the Chiefs could still make a move for another veteran option (Daunte Culpepper anyone?) before their opener at New England. 30. New England: Matt Gutierrez -- Our sense is that Matt Cassel has played his way off the roster with his dreadful preseason, and that Gutierrez would be the Patriots backup if the season opened today. But don't discount the possibility that a late-August trade or signing could bring a Damon Huard (or someone of his type) into the fold, giving New England a little more of a comfort zone should Brady's sore foot continue to be an issue. 31. Detroit: Dan Orlovsky -- The Lions expect 2007 second-round pick Drew Stanton to eventually replace Orlovsky in the No. 2 role behind Jon Kitna (and then hopefully replace Kitna), but the ex-Michigan State star will miss about a month with a sprained right thumb. That leaves the backup job to Orlovsky, a fourth-year veteran who hasn't thrown a regular-season pass since his rookie year of 2005. 32. Green Bay: Brian Brohm -- You know the story here. No quarterback on the Packers roster has ever started a game in the NFL. Not fourth-year man Aaron Rodgers, and not rookies Brohm and Matt Flynn. Some personnel men believe Brohm could develop into a quality starter, but for now the Packers have the thinnest QB depth chart in the league.

Roster Cuts & Injuries Mean…

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 23:12:37 -0500

A new roster prediction! Yeah! In case you haven't heard, the Colts had to dump 5 players by today. The sad part is that two of them weren't cut but placed on the Injured Reserve. TJ Rushing and Zac Herold both were placed on the IR today. Rushing hurt his right knee in the Buffalo game, and Zac

Colts v. Bills Review

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:07:33 -0500

Wow. This was a terrible game. Just terrible. I couldn't even pay attention for most of it. Seeing the roof open was cool though. I can't even do a best player rundown. This game was that bad. The only notables were Devin Aromashodu with his one catch that went 94 yards for a score and Eric

Colts v. Bills Preview

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:18:11 -0500

Tonight, Lucas Oil Stadium will host its first NFL game. Sure, it's preseason, but it's still a milestone. Remember the first four years of the decade? We didn't know whether the Colts were going to be in Indianapolis for much longer. It seemed imminent that they would move to Los Angeles.

Target Practice: Fantasy Points Per Target - Part 1

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:44:47 -0500

While researching further into the target information I had acquired with The Football Guys, Game Log Dominator (best thing since the forward pass I tell ya -- thank you Doug Drinen!), a light bulb went off in my head. Most of the information,

Manning Infection Required a Second Surgery?

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:55:50 -0500

Below is an except from Michael Lombardi (former Raider's and Broncos Front office guy) post on National Football Post. He is pretty plugged in, so this maybe more than just a rumor. "I talked to several people in the NFL yesterday who know things and they assure me that Peyton Manning's knee is a huge concern for the Colts. Apparently Manning had to go through another procedure on his knee to clean things out after having his bursa sac removed last month. What is the most concerning is not the second operation (which the Colts are denying), but that they cannot control the swelling in Manning's knee and any physical movement causes MORE swelling."