Larry Johnson Cut

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Originally Posted by Buster

Shaun's first run was 8 yards. He was more effective then LJ.


These facts about Simpson sound promising...DT's doing great on returns but he's going to be a busy WR soon enough and probably off return duty. If Banks doesn't step up, sounds like this Simpson guy can fill the role.

Don't forget he played in Indy's zone blocking system....actually on second thought maybe it's best to forget. Didn't they say they were going to get better on the ground and make a shift to more physical offensive lineman, then proceeded to go into this year with the exact same line that closed out last year?

Following the Super Bowl loss to New Orleans, team president Bill Polian publicly criticized the offensive line, which failed to open a big enough hole on third-and-1 late in the first half to allow the Colts to run out the clock. Or get the Colts into the end zone from the Saints 3.

So Polian spent the offseason remodeling an offensive line that has traditionally ranked among the league's best in quarterback protection. Polian released starting guard Ryan Lilja in March, then uncharacteristically signed two veteran free agents - neither of whom made the team.

The project continued on draft weekend when he took guard Jacques McClendon in Round 4 and blocking tight end Brody Eldridge in Round 5, and last week, the Colts cut ties with former second-round pick Tony Ugoh - once labeled their left tackle of the future.


Read more: Colts searching for answers along offensive line - NFL - Wire - Kentucky.com

Basically his big move in "fixing" the O-Line was to cut two players that were serving as backups. Doesn't really relate to Chad Simpson, I just found it confusing that after all his talk about rebuilding the line, they ended up with virtually the exact same players minus two backups with starting experience