Colts owner Jim Irsay said earlier this week that he wouldn’t consider trading backup quarterback Jacoby Brissett in exchange for a first-round pick, and it sounds like new head coach Frank Reich agrees, as Mike Wells of ESPN.com writes. “We actually talked right at the beginning of camp, and I just cannot emphasize enough how fortunate we are to have Jacoby,” Reich said. “I think this guy’s one of the top 20 quarterbacks in the NFL, and we have two of them on this team. It will be a different role for him. We talked about that, and Jacoby is a real pro in every sense of the word.” Brissett, who started 15 games for Indianapolis a season ago, will now act as the club’s No. 2 option behind Andrew Luck, who is recovering from a shoulder injury which cost him the entire 2017 campaign.
Here’s more on the Colts:
- Left tackle Anthony Castonzo re-injured his hamstring last week and will now be “miss a little bit of time,” Reich told Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star. Castonzo, who began camp on the physically unable to perform list while dealing with the same injury, has only missed five total games through seven NFL seasons. At this point, it’s unclear if Castonzo is in danger of missing regular season action, but the Colts don’t have much tackle depth behind him. While Indianapolis spent the offseason reinforcing the interior of its offensive line, tackle wasn’t necessarily addressed in the same fashion. Currently, journeyman J’Marcus Webb, who was signed at the end of July, is filling in on the blindside.
- Speaking of Colts injuries, safeties Malik Hooker and Clayton Geathers could both be ready for Week 1 after dealing with their own health questions marks, per Zak Keefer of the Indianapolis Star. Both Hooker, who is recovering from a torn ACL, and Geathers, working his way back from January knee surgery, opened training camp on the PUP list but have since been moved to the active roster. If Hooker and/or Geathers aren’t available to begin the season, the Colts will turn to Matthias Farley (who started 15 games in 2017) or T.J. Green to carry the load.
- On the Colts’ first unofficial depth chart of the preseason, 2017 second-round pick Quincy Wilson was not listed as a starter at cornerback. Instead, journeyman Pierre Desir and former undrafted free agent Kenny Moore are the current top options in the Indianapolis secondary. In a separate piece, Holder looks at the unlikely ascendance of Moore, whom the Colts picked up via waivers last September.
Top 20 Qb! Oh wow did that make me laugh!
Couldn’t agree more!! Hahahahaha
I think by mid season you will see banners and bumper stickers in Indianapolis that read “Frank Wrong”.
Top 50 I would agree with. He is a great back up and potential starter and they are fortunate to have that.
Colts fleeced the Pats to get Jacoby but lets not get too carried away. No one will trade a 1st rounder for him
So very true, but bill loves his draft picks and will always trade what appears to be extra depth
Didn’t they just get Dorset back? No picks involved
Asking for 1st rounder mean your not trading him and saying top 20 means your pumping his ego and not caring about the Fans thoughts
Why would the Colts even consider trading Brissett at all? Luck can’t stay healthy so there’s every likelihood Brissett is the #1 come week 4 anyway. At this point even with as much talent as Luck has they need to consider the fact that he is fragile and have as much talent in the backup as possible. After Brissett there’s just no depth to run the field when Luck inevitably goes down.