[Khaled Holmes starting center?]

IMO Holmes has more then enough playing experience against top quality competition. He was a 4 year starter in high school while attending Mater Dei(spell?) with Matt Barkley. That IS A TOP FLIGHT FOOTBALL SCHOOL which plays the best football schools in California and the nation. Then he gets a scholarship to USC!!!!!! LET'S NOT PRETEND THAT PLAYING COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IS SOME SMALL FEAT!!!!! There are thousands of student athletes who have their dreams crushed after high school, because the simple fact is IT TAKES A LOT to continue playing into the next level... Khaled is accomplished at center based on his resume, game experience, and film. He came to USC and won the starting job his freshman season and never lost it(in spite of the talent waiting in the wings like Martin in whom was ranked as the top center in this years 2014 DRAFT class)...common sense tells us Indianapolis knew EXACTLY WHO THEY HAVE after cutting ties with Satele. Holmes will be a MAJOR UPGRADE at Center, as the entire line play should benefit and be much improved. Mewhort has a legitimate chance to start at LG as a rookie and should pair nicely with Holmes to create big running LANES for our stable of running backs , as well maintain a clean pocket for Andrew Luck. Holmes played against the Top nose tackles while at USC as the above videos highlight(small sample size) and let's not think for one second Coach Pagano and Ryan Grigson haven't done EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER to assure the franchise's top priority is not lying on his back after taking unnecessary hits ANYMORE!!!! Pagano Is A Very Good Coach...and Grigson IS DOING A FANTASTIC JOB ------Post Peyton...GoHorse

[A look at the roster ( WR- O-line)]

Thx...I love good articles/blogs...especially when it's about Colts football!yes Grigs was fantastic yr 1...and fir that reason I believe in him in spite if missing the mark on a few players last yr in his second go at it. Let's hope the 3rd times the charm.

[A look at the roster ( WR- O-line)]

The interior of our offensive line should be priority #1 for Grigson as we seen our franchise (in Andrew Luck)laid out on the ground WAY TOO MANY TIMES. Yes, Costanzo whiffed a few times as did Cherilus...but for the most part the edge seems to be above average. It seems that the units weakest link is @ center. Satele was brought in with hopes of him reaching his full potential as the quarterback of the offensive line. Unfortunately(for Andrew Luck/Trent Richardson/ Donald Brown) this plan hasn't been one of the best moves. I thought we made a mistake last off-season in letting Denver swindle Valasquez from San Diego as we chose to not spend the money required for a top tier OG, settling by adding D Thomas to the roster instead of powering up by signing Valasquez or LeVitre.We have yet to see how this move works in Indys FAVOR as Thomas missed the majority of the season on IR.. pair that with the questionable big contracts given to some avg def players and we could've had more then enough cash to land one of the too two guards last season. Back to the issue with Satele...he isn't that good, period. A line is only as good as the man lined up beside them. Having The Weakest Link in the middle destabilizes the entirety...how good can Thorton be? Can Thomas be the wall Luck needs? These questions are hard to answer while Satele continues snapping the ball. With the versatility that has become defensive schemes and stunts, the offensive line must be able to trust not only themselves but need to trust that the man beside them will do their job too! De La Puente or Smith would be a substantial upgrade for this unit if Coach Chud cannot convince Alex Mack to come to Indianapolis with him by way of Cleveland. Cutting Satele will free up 5.5 mil against the cap helping to make signing a impact center much more feasible. And I am a big fan of bringing Jonathan Martin to Indy. Not only could he be a more than capable backup at tackle, but I think his versatility would bode well for competition at OG...Getting Dwayne Allen back at TE IS HUGE!!! HE IS A MONSTER!!! If Irsay Is Ready to spend some cash, Grigson can committ to creating a smash mouth unit that will play Colt football and travel into hostile environments with a maulers mentality!!!!!! How much better our offense can be if we are willing to spend the $$$$ GOHorse