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pats1 said:I agree here.
It's a myth that the Colts have had major personnel loses over the past two seasons.
2004 Starters (Starts):
QB - Manning (16)
RB - James (16)
WR - Harrison (16)
WR - Wayne (16)
TE - Pollard (13)
TE - Clark (13)
LT - Glenn (16)
LG - DeMulling (11)
C - Saturday (14)
RG - Scott (9)
RT - Diem (16)
(Peko had 8 starts)
DE - Freeney (16)
DT - Reagor (16)
DT - J. Williams (15)
DE - Brock (16)
(Mathis had 1 start, Tripplett had ZERO)
SLB - Thornton (15)
MLB - Morris (14)
WLB - June (16)
(Brackett had 1 start, Nelson had 1)
CB - Harper (14)
CB - David (11)
FS - Bashir (13)
SS - Doss (9)
(Sanders had 4 starts, Bird had 4, Strickland had 4, Jefferson had 3)
K - Vanderjagt (N/A)
P - H. Smith (N/A)
LS - Snow (N/A)
2004/5 Offseason Losses:
TE - Pollard to DET (16 starts in 2005)
LG - DeMulling to DET (5 starts in 2005)
FS - Bashir to CAR (0 starts in 2005)
(Peko to FA, Bird to FA, Strickland to PHI (0 starts), Nelson to BAL (0 starts)
2005 Starters (Starts):
QB - Manning (16)
RB - James (15)
WR - Harrison (15)
WR - Wayne (16)
TE - Clark (14)
TE - Fletcher (12)
LT - Glenn (16)
LG - Lilja (16)
C - Saturday (16)
RG - Scott (16)
RT - Diem (14)
DE - Freeney (13)
DT - Reagor (12)
DT - Simon (13)
DE - Brock (16)
(Mathis had 0 starts, Tripplett had 4)
SLB - Thornton (16)
MLB - Brackett (16)
WLB - June (12)
(Morris had 0, Gardner had 3)
CB - Harper (14)
CB - David (16)
FS - Sanders (14)
SS - Doss (15)
(Jackson had 1, Sapp had 2, Jefferson had 2)
K - Vanderjagt (N/A)
P - H. Smith (N/A)
LS - Snow (N/A)
2005/6 Offseason Losses:
RB James to ARZ
SLB Thornton to TEN
K Vanderjagt to DAL
(Tripplett to BUF, Sapp to BAL, Jefferson to FA)
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Observations:
--The only Colts LB lost was Thornton. At MLB, Brackett simply leapfrogged Morris, but the duo has been Indy's MLBs since 2003.
--The Colts have only lost Bashir in their secondary, but have drafted 6 DBs in the past 2 years.
--The Colts' overall depth has dwindled slightly.
--The Colts drafted Keiaho in 2006 and Hagler in 2005 to replace Thornton
--The Colts drafted Gandy in 2005 to replace DeMulling
--The Colts drafted Addai in 2006 to replace James
--The Colts signed Vinatieri in 2006 to replace Vanderjagt
The offenive lineman I was referring to left after the 2003 season it was 7 year vet starter at G/T Adam Meadows. MLB Rob Morris was let go in FA, signed with Jax(?), was let go, and then resigned later with the Colts.