Waiver Claims

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Apparently the the Colts have re-signed McKenzie and place Woods on IR.

OK - I think the Colts had to wait until 4PM Eastern to make the IR move whereas the waiver claims were processed earlier in the day.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

OK - I think the Colts had to wait until 4PM Eastern to make the IR move whereas the waiver claims were processed earlier in the day.

Not a problem...but why do they value Ehlinger so much? There are better QB'3s out there. Why protect Ehlinger when there is no reason to do so?

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Not a problem...but why do they value Ehlinger so much? There are better QB'3s out there. Why protect Ehlinger when there is no reason to do so?

Maybe hoping NE or AZ will trade a pick for him, since their QB rooms are the worst in the league right now.

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

Maybe hoping NE or AZ will trade a pick for him, since their QB rooms are the worst in the league right now.

Picking up Ehlinger wont change that

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Picking up Ehlinger wont change that

Would likely make it worse.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Not a problem...but why do they value Ehlinger so much? There are better QB'3s out there. Why protect Ehlinger when there is no reason to do so?

Or why didn't we release Hambright instead, since we picked up 2 OL off of waivers? Surprised we kept him over O'Donnell as well.

[IndyNorm]

Not impressed with either of our OL pickups . Probably would have been better off just keeping O'Donnell and Skipper.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...s/70719738007/

But the claims Indianapolis made do not address the team's lack of experience on the offensive line.

Sills, who signed with Philadelphia as an undrafted free agent last year, played in one game with the Eagles. The 6-6, 325-pound Oklahoma State product played only on special teams, and he was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list last offseason after being indicted on charges of rape and kidnapping, although he was acquitted of all charges in August.

Hayes, a seventh-round pick out of Michigan, is a 6-7, 305-pound tackle prospect who likely joins Blake Freeland on the Indianapolis roster as the team’s backup tackles. Both players are rookies; Freeland was a fourth-round pick, and the Colts also gave long-time guard Arlington Hambright snaps at left tackle for the first couple weeks of training camp.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Not impressed with either of our OL pickups . Probably would have been better off just keeping O'Donnell and Skipper.

At the present time, Skipper is still with the Colts on the practice squad.

If O'Donnell goes unclaimed via waivers, he might be added back to the practice squad as well.


I read some comments out of Philly that Sills was not a lock to make their practice squad although I think he probably would have. Obviously, Steichen is very familiar with him.

Be interesting to see which of these 3 players the Colts will try to keep on the active roster and which ones they run through waivers in the next few days / weeks. Sometimes a waiver claim is made just to grab another guy to stash on the practice squad. So the claiming team will turn around and run the guy through waivers again.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

The Colts placed a waiver claim on a WR but the Cardinals were higher on the priority list and were awarded the player:


https://twitter.com/FieldYates/statu...24485282156642

The most popular player claimed on waivers yesterday was new Cardinals WR Elijah Higgins.

5 teams tried to claim him: Cardinals, Colts, Titans, Commanders, Packers.


The only other player with more than 2 claims was new Texans G Nick Broeker (claimed by Cardinals, Titans, Giants).

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Not impressed with either of our OL pickups . Probably would have been better off just keeping O'Donnell and Skipper.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sport...s/70719738007/

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2023/8/...ts-claim-three