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JAFF 10-10-2021 08:50 AM

Hundley the backup
 
https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...tz/6073458001/

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INDIANAPOLIS — A battle that began with two young quarterbacks has ended with a victory for the veteran everybody overlooked in training camp.

The Colts plan to promote Brett Hundley to the 53-man roster at some point this weekend, a move that settles any debate about the identity of the team’s top backup for the foreseeable future.

Hundley spent the first four games on the team’s practice squad, but Indianapolis can no longer make Hundley a game-day callup to the active roster after exhausting the two promotions Hundley is allowed.

“Brett will be the backup,” Colts head coach Frank Reich said. “There has to be a corresponding move. We’re working on that.”

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Brett Hundley (3) waves at some UCLA fans during the day's Colts camp practice at Grand Park in Westfield on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021.
Indianapolis would not be adding Hundley to the 53-man roster if the Colts didn’t plan to make him Wentz’s top backup long-term. The Colts will have to release a player in order to make room for Hundley.

“We understand that this move has a cost,” Reich said. “We have confidence in Brett. We still have confidence in the other two guys. It’s still an ongoing competition, it’s the NFL, everybody knows that, but we’re happy with Brett’s progress.”


Elevating Hundley to the backup job creates another roster problem for the Colts.

NFL teams rarely carry four quarterbacks on the active roster, but Indianapolis finds itself facing that possibility if it wants to ensure it will be able to keep second-year quarterback Jacob Eason and sixth-round rookie Sam Ehlinger.

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Eason and Ehlinger spent training camp competing for the right to be Wentz’s backup. At the time, Hundley was an afterthought, but the Colts have elevated Hundley because of the experience he brings to the role, leaving the two young quarterbacks in limbo.

Indianapolis likely would prefer to keep developing both Eason and Ehlinger. The Colts invested a fourth-round pick in Eason in 2020 and spent a sixth-round draft pick in 2021 on Ehlinger. Reich continues to say positive things about the development of both players, even though Eason lost the backup job after he threw a back-breaking interception in relief of Wentz against the Rams.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz
The Colts have three weeks to decide if they plan to bring Ehlinger back off of injured reserve this season. Ehlinger sprained his knee in the preseason finale, spent the first three weeks of the season on injured reserve and was designated to return from the reserve list last week. Once a team designates a player to return, the player can practice for 21 days before the team must make a decision on bringing him back from injured reserve.


If the Colts don’t bring Ehlinger back, he’d spend the rest of the season on injured reserve.

From what Reich has said, it sounds like the rookie is healthy.

“This week, running (Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s) scout teams, the three quarterbacks kind of split that up,” Reich said. “He looked good. Moved around very well, simulating Lamar at times.”


CletusPyle 10-10-2021 01:44 PM

People keep claiming Ballard is a genius....sorry I don't see it!

AlwaysSunnyinIndy 10-10-2021 02:27 PM

The Colts officially made the roster move today; the corresponding move was to release DT Antwaun Woods.

This is the second time the Colts released Woods - the first time was when they moved Eric Fisher back to the active roster from the COVID Reserve list. In that instance, they were able to sign Woods back to the practice squad.

https://www.colts.com/news/brett-hun...woods-released

JAFF 10-10-2021 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CletusPyle (Post 205635)
People keep claiming Ballard is a genius....sorry I don't see it!

Try bifocals

omahacolt 10-10-2021 04:25 PM

backup qb position is terrible. ballard fucked that up

JAFF 10-10-2021 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by omahacolt (Post 205671)
backup qb position is terrible. ballard fucked that up

Because every team has a top notch nfl qb ready to play?

Hoopsdoc 10-10-2021 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by omahacolt (Post 205671)
backup qb position is terrible. ballard fucked that up

Keefer says it’s because Reich doesn’t trust his command of the offense.

Now, you can say Ballard shouldn’t have drafted a guy that dumb, but it seems just as likely that Reich isn’t coaching him up right.

Seems as much a coaching problem as a general manager problem.

omahacolt 10-10-2021 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 205682)
Keefer says it’s because Reich doesn’t trust his command of the offense.

Now, you can say Ballard shouldn’t have drafted a guy that dumb, but it seems just as likely that Reich isn’t coaching him up right.

Seems as much a coaching problem as a general manager problem.

if he doesn't understand the offense after a year, how is he your #2 going into the season?

i doubt they haven't explained the offense to the guy

JAFF 10-10-2021 07:27 PM

He has a big arm, an nfl plus arm. Thats what they drafted, with the idea they had time to develop it. In two years the Colts have barely had 1 normal camp. And that kid from texas might know the offense and can read defenses, but he doesnt have the arm to be an nfl starter

apballin 10-10-2021 08:22 PM

Who cares hopefully he won’t see the field anyway


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