Archives for August 2004

‘The penalties were not as big of an issue as some people made them out to be.’

‘Also, the Colts have made available several hundred additional single-game tickets for the eight regular-season home games, including the Sept. 26 home opener in the RCA Dome against Green Bay. The tickets had been held back for possible season-ticket sales. Fans wishing to purchase tickets for the Packers game still must buy a similarly-priced ticket for Saturday’s preseason game with Buffalo.’

‘Bledsoe’s $8.75 million salary might rank in the bottom half among starting quarterbacks, but it’s still big money for someone coming off the least-productive full season of his 11-year career.’

‘"We need to get a better feel of how he’s fitting in," Mularkey said. "We need to give him a chance. He hasn’t gotten enough reps, and we’ll probably do that more in this game."’

‘The Bills’ offense ran no-huddle drills against a nickel package.’

‘"You can certainly learn a lot of stuff, and every kick in a game is big, so it was a good experience that way," Lindell said. "But I definitely plan to be better."’

‘"To miss (practice and probably Saturday’s game) is very disappointing, but there is no reason at all to rush back," he said. "If it was a regular season game and they needed me, I would be back."’

‘”I’ve been training the whole off-season to get to this point and to miss is disappointing,” said Henry. “I know I have to get healthy and guys are looking for me to be ready for the opener.”‘

‘”They need to understand that when you play physical football the other team is probably going to retaliate and you’ve got to walk away and get back into the huddle,” Mularkey said after his team fell to the Titans, 16-15. “I have not done a good job of stressing that.”‘

‘Coach Mike Mularkey may keep Henry out of this week’s game against the Colts as a precaution. Willis McGahee worked with the first team and is in line to make his first NFL start this weekend.’

‘“It’s not official, but I’m not going to push him to play if there’s any pain at all,” Mularkey said. “I’d maybe have a different answer if we were in the regular season. But I’m not going to push that right now. It’s just to get him back full strength.”’

‘The sight of Henry getting wheeled off the field during the second quarter, though, should wield greater impact on the thought process in the front office than any run or catch made by either back. X-rays showed his ribs to be only bruised, so he should be back on the field and in the midst of the media frenzy by mid-week, if not before.’

‘Punter Brian Moorman also didn’t practice. He missed Saturday’s game with a strained left hamstring. Backup offensive lineman Marcus Price was also held out of practice. Price missed all of last week with a broken toe on his left foot.’

‘The Colts have won the past five meetings, tying their series-longest winning streak that was achieved on two prior occasions (1970-72, 1975-77).’

‘Buffalo and Jacksonville will meet in the opening game of the NFL regular season at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday, September 12, but the two teams have at least one other thing in common – their airline.’