Luke Links: 'New Era Certified' Edition

by Stew Blake on Jan 20, 2012 9:01 AM EST in Luke Links

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A new era it is... Rob Lowe should stick to being irrelevant... The Colts may be cursed... and this really could be the end for Peyton Manning as a Colt...

FROM THE SADDLE (official team news)

The definition of housecleaning.
Welcome CFL product, linebacker Jerrell Freeman to the Colts.

GREEN APPLES AND ROAD APPLES (media analysis)

"Who was Jim Caldwell?" Bob Kravitz gives his take on a man that was possibly misunderstood.
I'd like to wish Mike Murphy the best in his retirement. Future prowess aside, it truly is sad to see so many familiar faces leaving this team.
The man who molded the great Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis has also been shown the door.
Anthony Castonzo is a "Zumba King" and Pat Angerer is recovering from a knee surgery.

Rob Lowe (the guy from Tommy Boy...) shook up the sports world on Wednesday. Here are some great reactions to Lowe's now infamous tweet.
Jim Irsay lampooned Lowe's tweet while paying homage to the great Linda Lovelace. Classic.
Are the Colts cursed? It looks like the Saints and their voodoo wizards really did a number on us.
The legendary Jeff Saturday, who is pondering retirement himself, gives his reaction to the firing of Jim Caldwell.
Did the firing of Caldwell pave the way for Peyton Manning's departure from Indianapolis?

APPLE PIE (SB Nation goodies)

A little Q&A with Justin Blackmon, who would like to play with Peyton Manning.
2012 Mock Draft: Everything after Andrew Luck is a mystery.

(AP Photo/Mike Groll)

It's sad that it couldn't have ended better for such a classy guy.

Best of luck, coach Caldwell.

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Comments

Jerrell is interesting, but he’s another undersized LB. Not sure I’m thrilled about that, but we’ll need depth at LB unless we get a bigger front line.

Sparhawk - January 20, 2012 reply

Wonder if this means Sims isn’t coming back.

Sparhawk - January 20, 2012 reply

Colts signed another Linebacker

Looks like Colts just signed another Linebacker Former Marshall linebacker Mario Harvey

http://wvgazette.com/Sports/Marshall/201201190301

Blazinblue - January 20, 2012 reply

damn it posted it too quick

was going to say “another player Former Marshall linebacker Mario Harvey”

Blazinblue - January 20, 2012 reply

Just watched

highlights on Jerrell and damn that guy can close fast and seems like a cover LB. A little undersized but fits the Colts scheme. Want to see how he works out.

Cwhite916 - January 20, 2012 reply

Jim Tressel!

I hear he is in the running. I know there is a lot of OSU hate in Boilermaker/Hoosier/Irish and I know he has no NFL experience and his exit from OSU was an embarrassment. But this guy would be a really good coach in Indy. He wins wins wins. He is one of the most organized guys out there. An excellent game manager and leader of young men. He’s is stellar with the media. And has always run a pro style run oriented offense that stressed on special teams and stout defense…also his Big Ten ties would be great in the draft. He knows what players in the Big Ten are truly elite.

OSU had bland offense but mostly because they did had solid but not NFL caliber QBs. The two years Smith was great, Tressel really opened the offense up. With Tressel you will see a power running game and players drafted to fit, you will see a lot of man coverage with DB play stressed and blitzing on D. Tressel I a big special teams guy also.

He is an excellent coach. His transfressiin were bad but Pete Carrol bolted before gettig hammered and had a shady past also. All major programs have money chaning hands. The guy beat a Miami team that had McGahee Taylor Johonson Williams Winslow Parrish Wilfork Rolle Gore with Craig Krenzel. Give him a stud like Luck and good coordinators and he will be very good.

(206)NightRidah - January 21, 2012 via mobile reply