Allowed Cincinnati safety Chinedum Ndukwe: “I’m sure they’re all good players … but they lined up with some guys who, well, I didn’t know who they were.”
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Introductions have been a near-weekly ritual for the Colts, who are playing a bunch of pass-catchers with very sketchy credentials, and relying on Manning to find a way to make the receivers look good. But attrition catches up to everyone and, while the “next man up” mantra popularized by former coach Tony Dungy and perpetuated by successor Jim Caldwell, is terrific in theory, the Colts’ offense is pretty threadbare. Even elastic, it seems, has a breaking point.
Too bad former Colts’ great wide receiver Bill Brooks, a member of the Indianapolis Ring of Honor, is no longer employed by the team full-time. Otherwise, Caldwell might be tempted to activate him.
Anybody got Marvin Harrison’s phone number? How about Matt Bouza’s cell?
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