Melvin, Mookie and a dude named DeMario

• Don't be too surprised if you don't see Melvin Bullitt in a Colts uniform next season. "I can't see myself coming back (to the Colts) other than with a long-term contract," said Bullitt. "Just to be quite honest, it's business." Big words from a sometime starter at safety. Bullitt's a pretty handy player and a fan favorite, but I can't remember the last time a player called Bill Polian out and got the better of it. And I'm pretty sure the Colts defense is looking for more of a thumper at the position.

• More evidence the Colts will not draft a defensive tackle in the first round. Polian openly praised Fili Moala for his 2010 performance. I have to admit that Moala, despite not recording a single sack, did show some penetration, but was so-so against the run. So that's one starter.

The other is also probably already on the roster too. Polian offered "tenders" to Anthony "Mookie" Johnson, Daniel Muir and Eric Foster, all former starters, and has soph Ricardo Mathews as well as recent signee DeMario Pressley (more on him later). Of them, the interesting one is my old favorite, Mookie. He played well in 2009, but came out of the gate injured in 2010. But in the four games he was not listed on the injury report, the Colts went 4-0, allowed an average of just 79.5 rushing yards and held the Titans to 67 and 51 yards rushing.

So, like it or not, the Colts will almost certainly enter 2010 with Moala and Johnson as starters.

• Don't overlook Pressley. In college, he had almost as much hype as teammate Mario Williams, later a No. 1 pick and a very good player in the NFL. Pressley had some problems, though. Although he didn't miss any games, he played hurt a lot and wasn't all that productive (47 games, 36 starts, 52 tackles, 59 assists, 17.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, 6 hurries, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 2 picks). Scouts began to question his technique, strength, durability and dedication. After a very good Combine performance, many fans and media expected him to be a third-round pick in the 2008 draft, but he went to New Orleans in the fifth.

Pressley missed his first season after a knee injury put him on injured reserve. He played in seven games in 2009, recording 15 tackles and three tackles for loss. Despite a pretty good preseason (2 tackles, 5 assists, 1 sack, 3 hurries and 1 tackle for loss), the Saints tried to stash him on the practice squad. The Texans grabbed him and he really didn't catch on there, appearing briefly in a couple of games and recording no stats.

I'm not saying Pressley is the second coming of John Randle. But he does have an NFL starter's body and, if he is ever going to succeed in the NFL, it will be in Indy in 2011. Don't count him out right away. Measurables: 6031/301, 1.65 ten, 2.86 twenty, 5.09 forty, 28 reps, 25.5 vertical, 8'4 long jump, 4.72 shuttle, 7.15 three-cone.