POP QUIZ; Colts Training Camp Week 1 In Review

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After a full week under their belts in training camp, the Colts organization have given us some insight as to what they plan to accomplish, and just whom they will use to accomplish it with this season. 

Although there is still plenty of time for newcomers to step up and impress the coaches, I thought I’d give you all a Week 1 Training Camp Exam to see if you’ve been paying attention thus far.

Don’t worry though… no math involved in this test, just a few True and False questions to quiz you and get you up to date on the Colts.

1.  The Colts receiving corps is better without the services of Marvin Harrison this year.

True.  This is a tough one for all Colts fans to admit since Harrison has clearly been the best receiver on the Colts roster for the past decade and quite possibly in franchise history of the Colts. 

However, with Harrison’s nagging knee injuries the past couple of years, the team’s loyalty to Harrison has held back the potential the Colts WR corps has to offer.

During the Pinnacle Week 1 Blue & White Game (team scrimmage), the Colts often lined up in pseudo 4-wide-out formation with Wayne lined up on the far left, Gonzalez on the far right, Collie in the right slot, and Clark rotating in and out of a tight end position to a left slot position. 

We haven’t seen a lot of 4-wide formations from the Colts in the past but if the pre-season is any indication of what the Colts want to do, the Colts might have Manning passing for 5000 yards this season.

Wayne had his troubles hauling in passes as the defense played him very tight and hands on, but Gonzalez and Clark were looking fantastic. 

Collie grabbed a hold of a couple short passes and Wayne eventually showed his talent by reeling in a Sports Center hands catch as he stretched out and latched on to the ball with his fingertips and scoring a five-yard TD pass from Manning.

There’s a little rust there, but the Colts will shake that off pretty quickly.

2)  Manning actually enjoys Training Camp.

Very True.  You ever see how happy a Golden Retriever is when you throw a ball for him to get and bring back?  It’s like nothing in the world could be more pleasurable or fun.

They’re bred with it and it simply exists in their DNA that they are here to perform that one task to the fullest. 

I’m sure that no one likes being compared to a dog, but Golden Retrievers are one of the most popular dogs in the world and Manning clearly has it in his DNA to enjoy every aspect of football as if it were the most exhilarating thing he could be doing in life, and that includes his time in training camp.

Manning often shows up hours before practice and spends at least an hour or two a day signing autographs of fans waiting at the railing hours before practice even begins. 

He understands that the fans are there to support him and he is more than willing to spend extra time to converse with his fans.

But make no mistake that when Manning steps onto the field, he’s all business. 

Strapping on the pads in the Week 1 scrimmage, Manning wasted no time firing bullets to his receivers, calling formation changes at the line (audibles), and driving the offense into the end zone. 

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