Freddie Keiaho’s back. The spurned restricted free agent found no better offers elsewhere, so he came back to Indy. But he just might find his seat full. The team announced earlier that Clint Session was going to be moved into Keiaho’s old weakside spot. He's a better player than Keiaho, and Will is a more natural fit for him.
If all goes to plan, the Colts would start Session at Will, Gary Brackett at Mike and second-year man Phillip Wheeler at Sam. Should Wheeler falter, the Colts have free-agent signee Adam Seward and veteran Tyjuan Hagler to take up the slack. If worst comes to worst, Session could go back to Sam, and Keiaho would fight Jordan Senn (and potentially others) for the Will spot. Most likely, Keiaho will battle Hagler for a swing backup/special-teams role.
• Pro Football Weekly intimated that the Colts are dissatisfied with Brackett, and will let him walk after this year. I’m not discounting that. You can see the Colts getting heavier and younger on defense. So who’s his heir apparent? They didn’t draft anyone. It’s not Keiaho. They wouldn’t have risked him signing elsewhere if it was. Seward? He’s plenty capable, but signed to a one-year deal. At best, he’s auditioning for the job. Some wags have said the Colts might acquire Steelers starter Larry Foote. He’s a good player, would probably cost less than Brackett and would be available for little compensation. He’d also probably be a better run defender, but would have to be replaced on third downs. Even under the new management, the Colts will expect a lot of their Mike in coverage, and Foote’s not up to it. The logical answer is Wheeler. He was better inside than out in college. Keep in mind, it’s easier to find a new Sam than it is a new Mike.
• The Colts cut cornerback Brandon Sumrall. He was picked up by the Giants on waivers, but failed his physical.
• The Cardinals, to nobody’s surprise, cut Edgerrin James. The only way the Colts would sign him would be so he could retire hours later.
• In two draft books, I saw Austin Collie compared to Brandon Stokley, Wes Welker, Wayne Chrebet and Kevin Curtis. Are they trying to tell us something? Why not Drew Bennett? He has as much in common with him as the others do. Stokley is a skinny, kamikaze deep threat over the middle. Collie is much slower and fears the middle. Welker is a tiny waterbug who moves like he’s made of Jell-o. Collie isn’t stiff, but he’s no shape-shifter like Welker, nor is he small. Chrebet was a stocky little chain mover with amazingly strong arms and hands. Collie’s more an intermediate threat who could use a little more muscle. Curtis is a speed demon who can jump through the roof. Collie’s not fast, nor a great leaper. I’m not saying Collie’s not a great prospect — he is — but there are many more apt comparisons.
• That Pat McAfee is a good kid. Love how he distanced himself from Mike Vanderjagt.
• The average weight of the Colts’ defensive tackles before the draft was 285.25. After the draft, it was 293.83. And after the UDFAs were signed, it was 293.25. They are, from heaviest to lightest:
Terrance Taylor 319
Daniel Muir 312
Antonio Johnson 310
Fili Moala 303
Adrian Grady 298
Pat Kuntz 285
Eric Foster 265
Keyunta Dawson 254
An interesting side note: Taylor weighs 25.59 percent more than Dawson.
• What an amazing amount of talent the Colts have on the o-line. Who do they cut?
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