Colts waive TE Cameron Clear, LS Forrest Hill, C/G Khaled Holmes and T Mitchell Van Dyk (merged)

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[Boiler_Colt]

Wow, Holmes doesn't even make it a day past the draft.

[tweezy32]

really quick on it huh!

[SteelCityColt]

Not entirely unexpected on Holmes, a shame in some ways, he struggled with injuries all the way through.

 

Despite being part of a bad line I could see him getting a try out on another team.

[GoColts8818]

Well that didn't take long...

[Flash]

Surprised about Holmes' release so soon, however, it could be that he asked for it to have a chance with another team in preseason. Then again, it could be that he wasn't in the Colts plans any longer.

[lollygagger8]

Holmes........

 

 

Sorry but, 

[Defjamz26]

I called the Holmes release. Harrison is next. We'll roll with Kelly and Blythe at center. Expect Zach Kerr next if he even makes it past training camp.

[lollygagger8]

1 minute ago, Defjamz26 said:

I called the Holmes release. Harrison is next. We'll roll with Kelly and Blythe at center. Expect Zach Kerr next if he even makes it past training camp.

 

I agree except for the Kerricane. 

 

He's GREAT rotation. 

[Flash]

It's been a tough off-season for Luck. He got along really well with Fleener and Whalen, who are no longer with the Colts. And aside from his Stanford teammates, he got along well with Holmes. I'm sure he has other friends on the team, but this has to be a little heart breaking for him. He'll be fine however.

 

Although he will now have better protection, he is learning the business side of the NFL.

[MrNLM]

Good. I am glad we are moving on from Holmes. Now about Harrison... Is he a pure center?

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[Boiler_Colt]

3 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

 

I agree except for the Kerricane. 

 

He's GREAT rotation. 

Yeah, i don't see Kerr being released unless someone else simply out performs him in the pre-season. He's the primary backup at NT right now.

[B~Town]

2 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

 

I agree except for the Kerricane. 

 

He's GREAT rotation. 

If he shows up to camp out of shape again would not be surprised to see him go

[lollygagger8]

Just now, MrNLM said:

Good. I am glad we are moving on from Holmes. Now about Harrison... Is he a pure center?

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I see him moving over to backup guard. 

 

Harrison was much better there. (Not that it was that hard to improve on his C play) 

[chad72]

1 minute ago, MrNLM said:

Good. I am glad we are moving on from Holmes. Now about Harrison... Is he a pure center?

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When they drafted Holmes, he came with an injury history. Sometimes, it is wishful thinking hoping an injured guy makes a turnaround and starts contributing. It is hard enough getting a healthy guy up to pace, even more so with a guy with a history of injury.

[IndyD4U]

9 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

 

I agree except for the Kerricane. 

 

He's GREAT rotation. 

I highly doubt Kerr goes anywhere, especially with H.A.'s health

[BlueShoe]

11 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

I called the Holmes release. Harrison is next. We'll roll with Kelly and Blythe at center. Expect Zach Kerr next if he even makes it past training camp.

 

LOL.

 

That was a pretty easy one to see coming.

 

 

[MrNLM]

On 5/2/2016 at 2:18 PM, lollygagger8 said:

On 5/2/2016 at 2:16 PM, MrNLM said:

Good. I am glad we are moving on from Holmes. Now about Harrison... Is he a pure center?

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I see him moving over to backup guard. 

 

Harrison was much better there. (Not that it was that hard to improve on his C play) 

That is what I was thinking. I think we should hold on to him if we can for another season.

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[IndyD4U]

Holmes...Jeeze...Didn't even make it to mini-camp

 

[BlueShoe]

Roster Update:

*Including tryout players

 

NAME	PS	SCHOOL
Vontae Davis	CB	Illinois
Patrick Robinson	CB	Florida State
Darius Butler	CB	Connecticut
D'Joun Smith	CB	Florida Atlantic
Jalil Brown	CB	Colorado
Tevin Mitchel	CB	Arkansas
Chris Milton	CB	Georgia Tech
Daniel Davie	CB	Nebraska
Leviticus Payne	CB	Cincinnati
Tay Glover-Wright	CB	Utah State
Mike Adams	S	Delaware
T.J. Green	S	Clemson
Dezmen Southward	S	Wisconsin
Clayton Geathers	S	Central Florida
Winston Guy	S	Kentucky
Andrew Williamson	S	Vanderbilt
Stefan McClure	S	Cal
Tigi Hill	S	Mesa Community College
Akeem Davis	S	Memphis
Kendall Langford	DE	Hampton
Delvon Simmons	DE	USC
Earl Okine	DE	Florida
Henry Anderson	DT	Stanford
Hassan Ridgeway	DT	Texas
Arthur Jones	DT	Syracuse
T.Y. McGill	DT	North Carolina State
Julian Campenni	DT	Connecticut
Kelcy Quarles	DT	South Carolina
Ricky Lumpkin	DT	Kentucky
David Parry	NT	Stanford
Zach Kerr	NT	Delaware
D'Qwell Jackson	ILB	Maryland
Sio Moore	ILB	Connecticut
Nate Irving	ILB	North Carolina State
Antonio Morrison	ILB	Florida
Amarlo Herrera	ILB	Georgia
Anthony Sarao	ILB	USC
Edwin Jackson	ILB	Georgia Southern
Josh McNary	ILB	Army
Junior Sylvestre	ILB	Toledo
Robert Mathis	OLB	Alabama A&M
Erik Walden	OLB	Middle Tennessee State
Trent Cole	OLB	Cincinnati
Trevor Bates	OLB	Maine
Ron Thompson	OLB	Syracuse
Sterling Bailey	OLB	Georgia
Curt Maggitt	OLB	Tennessee
Drew Ott	OLB	Iowa
Eze Obiora	OLB	Southern Illinois
Ryan Kelly	C	Alabama
Austin Blythe	C	Iowa
Jonotthan Harrison	C	Florida
Jack Mewhort	G	Ohio State
Joe Reitz	G	Western Michigan
Hugh Thornton	G	Illinois
Isiah Cage	G	Wisconsin-EauClaire
Jamelle Naff	G	TCU
Kitt O'Brien	G	Ball State
Anthony Castonzo	OT	Boston College
Le'Raven Clark	OT	Texas Tech
Denzelle Good	OT	Mars Hill
Joe Haeg	OT	North Dakota St.
Davante Harris	OT	Appalachian State
Adam Redmon	OT	Harvard
Kevin Graf	OT	USC
Andrew Luck	QB	Stanford
Scott Tolzien	QB	Wisconsin
Stephen Morris	QB	Miami FL
Blake Frohnapfel	QB	Massachusetts
Ammon Olsen	QB	Southern Utah
Frank Gore	RB	Miami (FL)
Robert Turbin	RB	Utah State
Jordan Todman	RB	Connecticut
Tyler Varga	RB	Yale
Josh Ferguson	RB	Illinois
Trey Williams	RB	Texas A&M
Adam Vinatieri	K	South Dakota State
Matt Overton	LS	Western Washington
Harrison Elliot	LS	Air Force
Pat McAfee	P	West Virginia
Devon Bell	P	Mississippi State
Dwayne Allen	TE	Clemson
Jack Doyle	TE	Western Kentucky
Erik Swoope	TE	Miami (FL)
Darion Griswold	TE	Arkansas State
Mike McFarland	TE	South Florida
T.Y. Hilton	WR	Florida International
Donte Moncrief	WR	Mississippi
Phillip Dorsett	WR	Miami
Josh Boyce	WR	TCU
Quan Bray	WR	Auburn
Tevaun Smith	WR	Iowa
Mekale McKay	WR	Cincinnati
Danny Anthrop	WR	Purdue
Chester Rogers	WR	Grambling State
Brian Tyms	WR	Florida A&M
Josh Stangby	WR	Ottawa (KS)

 

 

[lollygagger8]

4 minutes ago, B~Town said:

If he shows up to camp out of shape again would not be surprised to see him go

 

Then take the buffet chair away, and put him on the P90x routine that Eddie Lacy has been doing. 

[Patrick Miller]

Good start.......harrison next i hope.

[jvan1973]

Yo Holmes?!?

[CR91]

How in the world does Holmes get waived before Harrison. I'm convinced Harrison has blackmail

[Dustin]

lel they ain't even signed Kelly yet 

[Valpo2004]

Wow I thought they would at least leave him on til camp.  I also thought Harrison would be first.  Seems too slow to play in the zone scheme.  

 

But I'm happy if it helps Austin Blythe make the roster.  Have to root for the guys who played for Iowa. 

 

And it's clearly not a sure thing yet but I'm feeling a lot more confident that Blythe will make the roster now.  He comes from a zone scheme in college and has played guard as well as center.  I could certainly see him beating how Harrison and being an interior swing-man backup. 

[PeterBowman]

Ryan Kelly should be a godsend on that O line.

[crazycolt1]

8 minutes ago, Valpo2004 said:

Wow I thought they would at least leave him on til camp.  I also thought Harrison would be first.  Seems too slow to play in the zone scheme.  

 

But I'm happy if it helps Austin Blythe make the roster.  Have to root for the guys who played for Iowa. 

 

And it's clearly not a sure thing yet but I'm feeling a lot more confident that Blythe will make the roster now.  He comes from a zone scheme in college and has played guard as well as center.  I could certainly see him beating how Harrison and being an interior swing-man backup. 

It helps when we have centers and guards who can play multiple positions too. I think both Kelly and Blyth are really good and with time will improve this line a bunch. I think both of them play with a mean streak in them. We need more player like that IMO.

[Dustin]

Posted 27 Apr 2013 · 

@KBowenColts: Grigson said he doesn't know yet if Khaled Holmes will play guard/center: "He's just so impressive to even talk to, let alone his film."

[Dustin]

Posted 27 Apr 2013 · 

"

Everybody wants the skill position, but we were weak in the trenches on both sides of the ball and that's what needed to be addressed and we are. Grigson and Pagano know what this team is missing and they are going after it"

 

Lel. I love diggin up these old draft threads.

[OffensivelyPC]

21 minutes ago, Dustin said:

lel they ain't even signed Kelly yet 

How do you have a typo with a letter on the opposite side of the keyboard? "lel"....feels so wierd.  LOL

[MTC]

12 minutes ago, Dustin said:

Posted 27 Apr 2013 · 

"

Everybody wants the skill position, but we were weak in the trenches on both sides of the ball and that's what needed to be addressed and we are. Grigson and Pagano know what this team is missing and they are going after it"

 

Lel. I love diggin up these old draft threads.

 

Can't believe we passed on Quinton Patton. 

[Dustin]

2 minutes ago, OffensivelyPC said:

How do you have a typo with a letter on the opposite side of the keyboard? "lel"....feels so wierd.  LOL

 

Ha not a typo just a variation of lol

[Narcosys]

47 minutes ago, Boiler_Colt said:

Wow, Holmes doesn't even make it a day past the draft.

But it means harrison did...ugh

[Dustin]

1 minute ago, MTC said:

 

Can't believe we passed on Quinton Patton. 

 

I can't even make a joke because I was probably the biggest Quinton Patton truther on here at the time. 

[IndyD4U]

13 minutes ago, OffensivelyPC said:

How do you have a typo with a letter on the opposite side of the keyboard? "lel"....feels so wierd.  LOL

 

7 minutes ago, Dustin said:

 

Ha not a typo just a variation of lol

lel!

 

Laugh Extra Loud .... Laugh Extremely Loud

[OffensivelyPC]

3 minutes ago, Dustin said:

 

Ha not a typo just a variation of lol

 

3 minutes ago, IndyD4U said:

 

lel!

 

Laugh Extra Loud .... Laugh Extremely Loud

I must be getting too old for the internet.  I also recently was telling my 22 YO intern a story about something and I ended up having to give an explanation of what AIM because she didn't have a clue what I was talking about.  

[Defjamz26]

53 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

 

I agree except for the Kerricane. 

 

He's GREAT rotation. 

No, he's standard rotation. But he has weight and conditioning issues. Plus T.Y. McGill showed some potential as a better rotation. But Ridgeway might be able to play NT and DE, making him expendable. They let Winn go and he was better than Kerr IMO.

[WarGhost21]

Anybody else confused as to why we need a backup punter???????

[NewColtsFan]

51 minutes ago, BlueShoe said:

 

LOL.

 

That was a pretty easy one to see coming.

 

 

 

Props to you -- you called it.      I didn't agree, but you're clearly right.

 

My guess is they felt Holmes wouldn't win the spot in camp so they cut him now to give him a shot at hooking up with a new team as soon as possible.

 

Sorry to see him go out with a whimper and not a bang.    A shame it didn't work out.    There's another draft pick that goes down as a miss for Grigson.   

 

Hopefully we hit on our 4 OL picks from this weekend.   

 

It's about time the Colts have a very good OL.

 

Congrats!