The news that the emotional and mental leader of the Colts defense is out (likely for the rest of the regular season) with a broken leg is crushing news. For a team that has already had to deal with a back breaking run of injuries over the past 14 months, this one is especially painful because the Colts are likely starting something called a Buster Davis instead of a Pro-Bowl caliber MLB who excels in coverage. I’m not going to get into the merits of this seemingly insane move, because I’m sure Tony has his reasons for it. Still, the downgrade from Brackett to a guy who has spent most of the season on the inactive list is huge. Couple this with the loss of Dawson for a couple of weeks, and the future doesn’t look bright. The Colts will probably still win these next three games simply because their opponents are among the dregs of the NFL. Still, any hope we had of seeing this team finally get healthy and come together to play at the level we all believe them to be capable seems gone.
If Gary Brackett is truly done for the season, I can’t imagine the Colts beating any playoff team. Even Denver. Yes. He’s that important. I suppose we might see something truly insane like Bob Sanders playing MLB, with Bullitt on the field for the playoffs if Brackett can’t go. I don’t think the Colts would try this in the regular season because of the injury risk for Sanders, but in a pinch, it would at least get their best available players on the field all at once.
Yikes.
Demond Sanders: Check out the latest MVP rankings from Bucky Brooks. He’s got three of my five, and I certainly can’t fault him for having Eli at the top spot. He’s got Portis and Peterson on the list, which I understand. They have very similar numbers and they both star for teams with a limited passing game. I’ll consider adding them next week, but I’m not totally sold on them yet. Peyton is nowhere to be found, which isn’t a surprise. He is going to look a lot better after Sunday.
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