There are no legitimate reasons – not even Watt’s phenomenal abilities or the continued mystery surrounding Colts quarterback Andrew Luck’s sore shoulder – for the Colts to lose to the Texans.
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Whether he’s healthy enough to dress may not be settled until shortly before kickoff. All three of those players are playing their best ball right now, and they managed to shut down Jamaal Charles and Doug Martin this season.
Between illness and injury, the Indianapolis Colts are decimated at the quarterback position. “People have told me a lot of different things that I allegedly have or don’t have so I’m not going to address one and give anything credence”.
And Luck is tired of the speculation about what’s wrong.
Few teams have dominated a division quite like the Colts, who lead the AFC South. Indianapolis has won nine AFC South titles since 2002 and its 15-game winning streak against division foes is tied for the National Football League record with the 1972-73 Dolphins.
Either way, Johnson getting the yo-yo treatment is an indication of concern with Luck’s health.
One report Monday said Luck sustained a partially separated throwing shoulder in a Week 3 victory at Tennessee. Pagano said Monday that’s not the diagnosis he received, and Luck declined to shed any additional light on the injury Tuesday. Kelly knows he dug his team into a hole by trading away so many great payers, and he’s going to have to be the one to get his team out of it. The Eagles will take on the New Orleans Saints in a big matchup at home.
That’s what made the decision to cut AJ seem so odd. The Texans have done a decent job at holding team’s WR1 and WR2 to an average of 10.15 and 4.1 FFPG respectively.
The Texans don’t have the same quarterback dilemma that the Colts are experiencing but despite a media and fan base outcry to place Brian Hoyer in the starting quarterback role Houston head coach Bill O’Brien said he is sticking with Ryan Mallett as the team’s No #1.
“I don’t really want to talk about that”, said Johnson, who still counts $7.319 million against the Texans’ salary cap.
Hasselbeck believes Luck will play and there are hints leaning in that direction. However, the 32-year-old is coming off a tough day on the ground on Sunday, rushing 17 times for just 53 yards; he was able to salvage his value with five receptions for 34 yards, both season highs.
However, 40-year-old back-up Matt Hasselbeck is also a doubt after missing practice on Tuesday due to sickness.
For insurance reasons, according to the Colts coaching staff, Indianapolis re-signed veteran QB Josh Johnson on Wednesday, two days after releasing him.
Before you get too excited, remember that the Colts spent all of last week telling us that Luck would play against Jacksonville. That’s the preparation mindset.
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And Hasselbeck will be ready, just in case.
