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Austin Collie To Miss Several Games (1 Viewer)
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This articulates it very well...
IT WAS WHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITE.
Quote from Peyton Manning re: Blair White TD
Good stuff :
"Blair [White] had run a couple of slant routes and they were playing inside, so he said to me, 'I think I can get him with a slant and go.' We encourage that kind of feedback. Now, I don't have to do it, but he said that a slant-and-go would give him a shot. That's the thing our practice squad guys always know: They're one injury away. They're talking about the 18-game schedule and cutting the offseason workouts. Well, Blair White does not get ready to play if you take those away.''
-- Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, on his touchdown connection with former practice-squadder Blair White, in a column this morning by Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star.
Link: http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-...r-white-td.html
Quote from Peyton Manning re: Blair White TD
Good stuff :
"Blair [White] had run a couple of slant routes and they were playing inside, so he said to me, 'I think I can get him with a slant and go.' We encourage that kind of feedback. Now, I don't have to do it, but he said that a slant-and-go would give him a shot. That's the thing our practice squad guys always know: They're one injury away. They're talking about the 18-game schedule and cutting the offseason workouts. Well, Blair White does not get ready to play if you take those away.''
-- Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, on his touchdown connection with former practice-squadder Blair White, in a column this morning by Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star.
Link: http://www.spartantailgate.com/forums/msu-...r-white-td.html
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
If it was White then the announcer got it wrong because I was watching with 3 other people and afterward we all went to see who had Collie (none of us did) and I ended up trading for him. So either the announcer was wrong or it was Collie.
CrossEyed
Footballguy
Can only answer for myself, but in the leagues I'm in there is nobody close to Smith or Williams sitting on the WW. (I actually grabbed BMW with my #2 ww spot yesterday).
Thanks for posting this. I was at work before, didn't want to search on Youtube. Now that we've established it's White, why would we think he has any less rapport with Manning than Gonzo does?
Because that was 1 catch and Gonzo played almost 2 entire seasons with Manning.
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
What does this have to do with the announcer stating that Manning and the receiver worked hard in the off season to build rapport??? It doesn't. All this shows is that White caught a TD pass (which he did). Collie has 6 TD's, but that doesn't mean anything either. I am 100% sure the announcer talked about the off season workouts for Collie and Manning. In fact, why would Manning be working hard in the offseason getting his timing down with a practice squad guy instead of Collie?
Liquid Tension
Footballguy
OMG, are you guys for real or are you trying to write things to give people wrong information? Maybe I should youtube one of the 6 TD catches by Collie to "prove" my point.
???? Nobody's saying there havent been an yTD passes from Manning-Collie. This isn't about Collie. It's about White. And they're not mutually exclusive. I was just saying that earlier this year there was a game winning TD throw from Manning to White, and when asked about it after the game Manning spoke about how much work he'd put in with White in the off-season to establish a strong rapport. What's the big fuss about?OMG, are you guys for real or are you trying to write things to give people wrong information? Maybe I should youtube one of the 6 TD catches by Collie to "prove" my point.
Liquid,
Maybe we are talking about two different things, I don't know. But to answer your question about Peyton and White practicing together in the offseason, IT HAPPENED. The instance was when the 18 game schedule came up and a reporter asked Peyton what he thought about it. He went on to say it was a bad idea because part of the 18 game schedule would reduce the OTA time in the spring. He went on to say that the OTA time is very important as that is the time he gets to practice and get reps with guys that he wouldn't get to otherwise, HE STATED BLAIR WHITE as his example. I hope this answers your question.
Maybe we are talking about two different things, I don't know. But to answer your question about Peyton and White practicing together in the offseason, IT HAPPENED. The instance was when the 18 game schedule came up and a reporter asked Peyton what he thought about it. He went on to say it was a bad idea because part of the 18 game schedule would reduce the OTA time in the spring. He went on to say that the OTA time is very important as that is the time he gets to practice and get reps with guys that he wouldn't get to otherwise, HE STATED BLAIR WHITE as his example. I hope this answers your question.
OMG, are you guys for real or are you trying to write things to give people wrong information? Maybe I should youtube one of the 6 TD catches by Collie to "prove" my point.
Snipped from this article by Phillip Wilson - "… The Colts have yet to clear up what’s happening with WR Austin Collie, whose injury is undisclosed … While Collie is second in the NFL in catches behind WR Reggie Wayne, if he’s out that creates an opportunity for WR Anthony Gonzalez, who should be ready to go after the bye week. I have little doubt Gonzo will be back."
Then further down the page this …
"If Collie out, expect Gonzo to be in the slot, although the Colts can still mix up the alignments because Gonzalez has played out wide, too. He was a slot guy in college, but he can be versatile. The key is can he stay healthy. This also means rookie Blair White could get more of a chance to make some plays. He’s handled himself well in limited time so far, including a TD catch in Denver. Peyton Manning hasn’t seemed the least bit reluctant to throw it to White, which is a positive sign."
I like Gonzo's pedigree but White definitely is worth stashing if you can afford to grab him given Gonzo's health issues over the last two seasons.
NatronIsMean
Footballguy
Agreed. I was skeptical but definitely give Silva kudos. He made the right call for sure.
Nicolas Cocaign
Footballguy
From Will Carroll:
Sources are telling me that Austin Collie is very unlikely to play in Week 8 and that Week 10 is probably the "most likely return" after thumb surgery last week
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...eek8/index.html
Sources are telling me that Austin Collie is very unlikely to play in Week 8 and that Week 10 is probably the "most likely return" after thumb surgery last week
Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ...eek8/index.html
not sure when that article was written (i know it was posted wednesday), but collie has already been ruled out for this week.
Is there any clarification on when he is expected to return? I saw that he was dropped in one of my leagues which seems bizarre considering he may be back as early as Week 10. He clearly has great chemstry with Peyton and should continue to produce when he gets healthy. I want to pick him up, but want to make sure I am not missing something. Am I taking crazy pills?
WildGeneral
Footballguy
Limp Ditka
Footballguy
Tickle Monster
Footballguy
Louisville Slugger
Footballguy
I'm shocked that Collie is back at practice.
