The Colts made their final cuts today, so here is the final roster.
QB
Peyton Manning
Jim Sorgi
RB
Joseph Addai
Dominic Rhodes
Mike Hart
H-B
Gijon Robinson
Tom Santi
WR
Reggie Wayne
Marvin Harrison
Anthony Gonzalez
Roy Hall
Pierre Garcon
Courtney Roby
OT
Tony Ugoh
Ryan Diem
Corey Hilliard
Dan Federkeil
OG
Jamey Richard
Ryan Lilja (PUP)
Mike Pollak
Charlie Johnson
C
Steve Justice
Jeff Saturday
DE
Robert Mathis
Raheem Brock
Dwight Freeney
Curtis Johnson
Marcus Howard
Josh Thomas
DT
Eric Foster
Ed Johnson
Keyunta Dawson
Darrell Reid
OLB
Freddie Keiaho
Tyjuan Hagler (PUP)
Clint Session
Ramon Guzman
Jordan Senn
MLB
Gary Brackett
Philip Wheeler
CB
Kelvin Hayden
Marlin Jackson
Tim Jennings
Dante Hughes
Keiwan Ratliff
S
Bob Sanders
Antoine Bethea
Jamie Silva
Melvin Bullitt
Special Teams
Adam Vinatieri
Hunter Smith
Justin Snow
My Reaction: I am very mad that they cut Colin Ferrell and Brannon Condren. That makes no sense to me at all. When the Colts say they don’t take the preseason seriously, they mean it. These two were some of the best players in the preseason, and that can’t even save their job. Melvin Bullitt and Keiwan Ratliff should not have made the roster. Period.
Devin Aromashodu was also cut, but even though I thought he would make the roster, it isn’t too disappointing. Courtney Roby took his place, and we don’t need 7 WRs. 6 is a good number. The other players cut were Quinn Gray, Jared Lorenzen, Kenton Keith, Chad Simpson, Sam Giguere, Onrea Jones, Tala Esera, Darren Marquez, Michael Toudouze, Tyrice Thompson, Ben Ishola, Jeff Charleston, Dan Davis, Joe Bradley, Kyle Shotwell, Victor Worsley, and Brandon Foster.
So with the cuts finally made, here is my practice squad prediction:
QB Adam Tafralis
RB Chad Simpson
WR Sam Giguere (confirmed by Giguere in Candian newspaper)
OL Tala Esera
DL Ben Ishola
DL Colin Ferrell
LB Kyle Shotwell
DB Brannon Condren
This team is destined to make a run for the Super Bowl, and who knows? Maybe Ferrell and Condren could improve by being on the practice squad.