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Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser examines what Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian had to say on his weekly radio show Monday evening following a 42-6 victory over the St. Louis Rams Sunday (PART ONE OF TWO PARTS/PART TWO HERE) . . .
The Indianapolis Colts on Sunday sustained two significant injuries – one to WR Reggie Wayne (groin) and the other two RB Donald Brown (shoulder).
Wayne, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, told Polian on Sunday following a 42-6 victory over St. Louis that “he felt good,” while Polian said the injury to Brown – a first-round selection in this past April's 2009 NFL Draft – was a “shoulder contusion.”
“He was given some exercises to do,” Polian said Monday on his weekly radio on 97.1 Hank FM in Indianapolis. “The feeling was it wasn't terrible. It was clearly a very painful contusion.”
Polian didn't specify a timetable on either player, but while discussing backup running back Mike Hart later in the show said “if he [Brown] misses a week or two or three, Mike is very likely to be up and dressed and playing a big role.”
Brown on Sunday rushed twice for 58 yards, and in the first six games has shown signs of providing the Colts a big-play element at running back.
On a first-half 45-yard run, Polian said Brown “made a great move down the sideline and came with in an eyelash of staying in and making one of those patented toe-dances down the sideline and scoring a touchdown. Of course, he was exceedingly patient waiting for the hole to open on the draw play, then he hit it 100 miles an hour. Unfortunately, he came down on his shoulder, but I think he won't be out for any significant length of time. We're looking forward to getting him the ball a lot more. He's a great football player.”
Also on Monday, Polian discussed:
* The return of LT Charlie Johnson, CB Kelvin Hayden and S Bob Sanders: "Charlie had the least problem fitting in, because he only had been out one week. In Kelvin's case and Bob's case, I think you could see a little rust there and that's perfectly understandable. They've been out for a long period of time. It takes about two weeks to get the rust off and get the real feeling of being back into the unconscious flow of the game, where you don't have to think about what you're doing. You just react to what you see. That will come, but they both played well.”
* The play of DT Dan Muir, DT Antonio Johnson and DT Fili Moala, with Muir making his first NFL start after the release of Ed Johnson: “Dan Muir did exceptionally well. He had seven tackles. I think he had a half a sack. He hustled all over the place. He was the star of the defensive line. Mookie Johnson also did a terrific job, and of course, (ends) Dwight (Freeney) and Robert (Mathis) did their usual stellar job. Fili looked like a rookie playing his first ballgame. He had some good plays and some not so good, but he's a work in progress. He'll come along and be fine and we're happy with the effort he gave. He's going to get better as the weeks go on.”
* On K Adam Vinatieri, who is out 4-to-8 weeks with a knee injury: “We are not going to lose him for the year. He's out 4-to-8 weeks. I was with him Monday night and he was lifting weights and beginning to get into some serious rehabilitation. Knowing Adam, he's going to want to make it back before eight weeks, but as we've all learned from Tiger Woods, when you're involved in a swinging motion, it's best to let Mother Nature run her course and do things in her own way. We won't put a timetable on it, but he's in good spirits. The operation was a big success. He's moving forward. He'll be back long before the season's over.”
* On Sanders, who left each half early after missing the first give games with a knee injury: “He was perfectly fine. He was just going in to get some treatment to keep himself loose and everything was fine. He went in a little early at the end of the game as well to get some stimulation on the knee and to keep his quad muscles loose, but he was perfectly fine. No problems at all.”
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MAGNIFICENT SEVENS: WEEKLY COLTS THOUGHTS . . .
Magnificent Seven I: Seven training camp thoughts and observations
Magnificent Seven II: On the Colts' defensive tackle position and WR Reggie Wayne
Magnificent Seven III: On the Colts' running backs and offensive line
Magnificent Seven IV: On the Colts' offense, OG Ryan Lilja and WR Anthony Gonzalez
Magnificent Seven V: On S Melvin Bullitt and QB Peyton Manning
Magnificent Seven VI: On RB Donald Brown and the start of the season . . . at last
Magnificent Seven VII: On WR Reggie Wayne, the OL and blitzing
Magnificent Seven VIII: On WR Reggie Wayne, QB Peyton Manning and DE Dwight Freeney
Magnificent Seven IX: On DE Robert Mathis, S Bob Sanders and DE Dwight Freeney
Magnificent Seven X: On QB Peyton Manning's start and life without DT Ed Johnson
Magnificent Seven XI: On RB rotation, DE Dwight Freeney and S Bob Sanders
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