Players That Looked Good Tonight

[Andy]

Even though it was a bad night, a couple of Colts players did well. Those players were:

Drake Nevis DT

Darren Evans RB

Mike McNeill TE

Kevin Thomas CB

Kavell Conner LB

If there's any I'm missing please tell me, b/c it means I probably forgot.

[Colts20593]

I'd Add

Anthony Castonzo

Ben Ijalana

Delone Carter

Garcon had a nice grab as well

[Andy]

I'd Add

Anthony Castonzo

Ben Ijalana

Delone Carter

Garcon had a nice grab as well

Great catch by Garcon, but it doesn't mean he did that well. Carter did well, Ijalana did very well. Castonzo did fairly well, but he made a couple of mistakes like blocking a blitzing LB, and letting Quinn rush unblocked. Just a rookie mistake, but generally he did very well.

[horsehead213]

i thought nate davis showed somethin out there tonight he played better than painter and orlovsky in my oppinion

[Coltswarriors]

Carter.

[jvan1973]

Great catch by Garcon, but it doesn't mean he did that well.

He had a hand full of snaps and made a great 41 yard catch. I would say Garcon played pretty darned well.

[mightisright]

Even though it was a bad night, a couple of Colts players did well. Those players were:

Drake Nevis DT

Darren Evans RB

Mike McNeill TE

Kevin Thomas CB

Kavell Conner LB

If there's any I'm missing please tell me, b/c it means I probably forgot.

Evans didn't seem to get much at all from what I saw. Granted, I was trying to get the kids to bed, but the only time I saw him he was getting stuffed. And he looked like a hobbit out there against all the other giants...

[horsehead213]

well orlovsky did shine at times but seemed like davis was more consistent

[Andy]

He had a hand full of snaps and made a great 41 yard catch. I would say Garcon played pretty darned well.

He had one catch... and it was the 41 yard catch.

[jvan1973]

Evans didn't seem to get much at all from what I saw. Granted, I was trying to get the kids to bed, but the only time I saw him he was getting stuffed. And he looked like a hobbit out there against all the other giants...

He had 8 carries for 52 yards

[jvan1973]

He had one catch... and it was the 41 yard catch.

He ony played the first 2 series and the first one was cut short thanks to an int

[Smonroe]

well orlovsky did shine at times but seemed like davis was more consistent

Really? I thought Davis looked lost, like a deer in the headlights. I understand he was playing with our 3's, maybe they'll play him 2nd next week.

[Smonroe]

well orlovsky did shine at times but seemed like davis was more consistent

Really? I thought Davis looked lost, like a deer in the headlights. I understand he was playing with our 3's, maybe they'll play him 2nd next week.

[Manning2Wayne]

Chad Spann, Phillip Wheeler

[John Waylon]

The tackling by the 2's and beyond was awful. Worse than awful.

Wheeler made a ton of tackles, but very few were actually tackles. Most of the time he just ran into a guy and made him fall down. A good juke, stiff arm, or spin move would easily dispose of him.

It literally looks like they've spent zero time in camp devoted to learning to tackle. Most of the tackles attempted tonight looked like an un-wanted hug.

Yeah, sure, it's the pre-season and all that other crap people like to say... But just because it's the pre-season doesn't excuse bad fundamentals, and tackling is a fundamental of football.

Nevis looked good. I'd really like to see him play the majority of the 3rd game with the starters to see what he can do.

The blocking didn't look terrible, but to say it looked good is an extreme stretch.

[Andy]

He ony played the first 2 series and the first one was cut short thanks to an int

Thanks, your just helping prove my point. He played really only 1 series, and had one catch, which means that it wasn't a great game, but only a great catch.

[unitaswestand]

Good

Nevis, Ogbu, Castonza, Ijalana, and Evans.

Bad

Linebackers

Nate Davis

[Andy]

Good

Nevis, Ogbu, Castonza, Ijalana, and Evans.

Bad

Linebackers

Nate Davis

I wouldn't say Nate Davis was bad, but he wasn't good either. Painter was bad, had many more bad plays than good plays. A.J Feeley of the Rams had a good game.

[hockey878]

Thanks, your just helping prove my point. He played really only 1 series, and had one catch, which means that it wasn't a great game, but only a great catch.

how thick are you? he had one opportunity and made a great catch for 41 yards. playing what 8 plays? in what way is that not a good game?? Did you expect him to put up 100 yards and 3 tds in 2 drives? How did reggie play? do you wanna cut him he played soo bad? what about collie?

garcon made a great play, he looked really good for what he played in the game, therefore he had a great game.

[Andy]

how thick are you? he had one opportunity and made a great catch for 41 yards. playing what 8 plays? in what way is that not a good game?? Did you expect him to put up 100 yards and 3 tds in 2 drives? How did reggie play? do you wanna cut him he played soo bad? what about collie?

garcon made a great play, he looked really good for what he played in the game, therefore he had a great game.

I'm saying he played great... for one drive. One drive is not a whole game. Reggie WAyne and Austin Collie did not have good games, but they did not have bad games, mostly because they barely played. I never said that we should cut Garcon b/c of this game, so I don't know where you're getting that from. So to answer your question, i'm about 6'1, 190 pounds, so im pretty thin.

[tony1831]

the little bit of chad spann i saw was nice, and in my opinion the two big runs darren evans had at the end of the game looked more like the rams d not really playing..

[unitaswestand]

Might be the case, but I thought Evans ran with conviction, which is good.

[balbertson99]

the safety caldwell seemed to be a good tackler..

Chris Colasanti the middle backer looked decent as well.

gna be a good year... jerry hughes left alot to be desired not impressed so far.

[hockey878]

I'm saying he played great... for one drive. One drive is not a whole game. Reggie WAyne and Austin Collie did not have good games, but they did not have bad games, mostly because they barely played. I never said that we should cut Garcon b/c of this game, so I don't know where you're getting that from. So to answer your question, i'm about 6'1, 190 pounds, so im pretty thin.

lol at the last sentence. i guess to me, the title of the thread is players who looked good tonight. what we saw of garcon he looked good. sorry if i sounded attacking or accusatory. Maybe i misunderstood you.

[Jaric]

Chris Colasanti the middle backer looked decent as well.

I heard his name mentioned more than any other player tonight.

[jvan1973]

the little bit of chad spann i saw was nice, and in my opinion the two big runs darren evans had at the end of the game looked more like the rams d not really playing..

The only way Spann makes the team is if he is a returner, and he was awful returning kicks tonight. Maybe just nerves. HAve to wait and see how the rest of the pre season plays out

[swflacoltsfans]

How did the cheerleaders look?

[Meltdown]

Living in Va. I have had the opportunity to see Evans a lot. I thought he was a great pick up for us. He brings an element to our running game we have not had in quite sometime. He is a tough, hard nosed, downhill runner with out standing effort.

I think he makes the team and gives us the short yardage back we have needed for quite sometime.

[Coltsman1788]

i thought nate davis showed somethin out there tonight he played better than painter and orlovsky in my oppinion

Agreed. I lurked in a chat room with some Rams fans watching the game and while they laughed at all of our other backups most thought that Nate Davis was "not that bad". lol

[everybodysgotone]

Living in Va. I have had the opportunity to see Evans a lot. I thought he was a great pick up for us. He brings an element to our running game we have not had in quite sometime. He is a tough, hard nosed, downhill runner with out standing effort.

I think he makes the team and gives us the short yardage back we have needed for quite sometime.

That'll be Delone Carter's job.

[horsehead213]

Really? I thought Davis looked lost, like a deer in the headlights. I understand he was playing with our 3's, maybe they'll play him 2nd next week.

heck all three of our back ups looked like that not just nate davis but i like how he was getting out of the pocket,he really didnt do much throwing wise but

he was fast if he does more with the pass he could be a good back up just sayin....

[Coltsman1788]

How did the cheerleaders look?

The Rams cheerleaders looked pretty good. I don't think our cheer squad made the trip. But they usually hold their own against most.

[horsehead213]

and no int's or fumbles

[horsehead213]

we could run a wild cat offense and call it "the wild stampede" lol jk

[MTC]

I only saw the first quarter and half of the 2nd.

Good:

Nevis

Conner

Castonzo (somewhat)

Ijalana

McClendon

Bad:

Every QB

Spann

Some of 2nd and all of 3rd string defense

[Coltsman1788]

heck all three of our back ups looked like that not just nate davis but i like how he was getting out of the pocket,he really didnt do much throwing wise but

he was fast if he does more with the pass he could be a good back up just sayin....

I think he has to get used to our system obviously. He brings nice mobility and can scramble and make some plays for you when he is comfortable as evident by some of his preseason games while with the 49ers. Brings some nice physical tools but needs to refine his mental game to stick with the Colts. I think he could be better than Painter if given the chance but I don't see the Colts doing that unfortunately. My prediction is they will go with Painter and Orlovsky because their stand still in the pocket style seems to be what the Colts like. Also they probably feel that Painter knows the system the best and Orlovsky has the most "experience". Rooting for Nate though.

[Meltdown]

I am not sure if this speaks as highly of Davis as it is percieved, you are basically saying he looked beter than Curtis "Painfull to watch" Painter and Dan "tiptoes" Orlovsky is not saying a whole lot about Nate Davis.

[Meltdown]

That'll be Delone Carter's job.

I can see where you are coming from, they both had great games. I am just being a Va Tech homer. I would really like to see them both make it, but I doubt that happens.

[Coltsman1788]

For all the talk about drafting Delone Carter for a more physical back we still can't convert 3rd and short to save our blue shoe lives. I liked what I saw from him overall though but that really stuck in my head from this game.

[Coltsman1788]

Evans was our most impressive runner last night but he did what he did against the Rams 3rd or 4th string defense in garbage time so we can't get too crazy.