The Colts have claimed 26-year old LB Zac Diles off waivers from the Buccaneers.  Diles played in 7 games for the Bucs earlier this year and he could only muster 1 tackle.  Diles has now played in 57 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 244 tackles, 15 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles, 1 fumble recovery, 3 passes defensed and 1 interception.  The Colts waived 23-year old rookie TE Mike McNeill to make room on the roster for Diles.  He played in 4 games for the Colts this year but he didn’t catch any passes.

The Colts have lost 24-year old cornerback Jerraud Powers (dislocated left elbow) and 25-year old Terrence Johnson (forearm injury) for the rest of the season due to injury.  Powers played in 11 games for the Colts this year and he had 49 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 6 passes defensed and 2 interceptions (one returned for a TD).  Powers has now played in 33 games in his first 3 years with the Colts and he has 168 tackles, 25 passes defensed, 5 interceptions (one returned for a TD), 10 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.  Terrence Johnson played in 10 games for the Colts as a rookie this year and he has 37 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  These are big blows to the Colts’ D.

The Indianapolis Colts have fired defensive coordinator Larry Coyer.  He will be replaced by linebackers’ coach Mike Murphy for the rest of this year.  Coyer deserved what he got as the Colts were giving up 29.7 points per game.  The Colts are also giving up 150.6 yards rushing per game (4.2 ypc) and 238.7 yards passing per game so far this year.  This is likely just the first shoe to drop on the Colts’ coaching staff this off-season.

The Colts have claimed 25-year old fullback Jerome Felton off waivers from the Panthers.  Felton played in 9 games for the Panthers last year and he carried the ball 3 times for 10 yards (3.3 ypc).  He also caught 2 passes for 24 yards (12.0 avg) for the Panthers this year.  Felton has now played in 51 games in his first four years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 42 times for 136 yards (3.2 ypc).  He has also caught 32 passes for 264 yards (8.3 avg) so far in his career.  This was a good move for the Colts as Felton is a solid all-around fullback.

The Colts have placed 24-year old PR/WR Blair White on the Injured Reserve List, ending his season due to a knee injury.  White played in 7 games for the Colts this year and he returned 7 punts for 22 yards (3.1 ypc) but they didn’t throw him any passes this year.  He has now played in 20 games in his first two years with the Colts and he has caught 36 passes for 355 yards (9.9 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  White also has returned 17 punts for 102 yards (6.0 avg) so far in his career for the Colts.  They won’t miss him too much with the way this year is going.

The Colts have placed 24-year old fullback Chris Gronkowski on I.R. (ending his season) due to an undisclosed injury.  He played in 7 games for the Colts this year but he didn’t touch the ball.  He did have 3 tackles though.  He has now played in 21 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has carried the ball 5 times for 17 yards (3.4 ypc).  Gronkowski also caught 7 passes for 35 yards (5.0 avg) with 1 TD grab so far in his career.  This is not too big of a loss for the Colts.

The Colts have placed 38-year old QB Kerry Collins on Injured Reserve (ending his season) due to a nasty concussion.  Collins played in 3 games for the Colts this year and he completed 48 of 98 passes (49%) for 481 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 INT (65.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 2 times for -1 yard (-0.5 ypc) this year.  So the quarterbacking will fall to Curtis Painter and Dan Orlovsky the rest of the 2011 season.

The Colts have re-signed 27-year old G/C Jamey Richard.  Richard played in 14 games (4 starts) with the Colts last year.  He has now played in 39 games (11 starts) in his first three years with the Colts.  This was a good move for the Colts as Richard knows the system already and he could be needed right away due to Joe Reitz’ recent surgery.

The Colts have lost left guard Chris Reitz for the next few weeks.  He underwent arthroscopic knee surgery earlier this week.  Reitz played in 7 games (all starts) for the Colts so far this year.  This is a big blow to the Colts as they weren’t running the ball or protecting Curtis Painter too well before Reitz was injured.

The Indianapolis Colts will be without starting RB Joseph Addai for the next 1-3 weeks due to a hamstring injury.  Addai has played in 5 games for the Colts so far this year and he has carried the ball 56 times for 249 yards (4.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He has also caught 9 passes for 65 yards (7.2 avg) so far this year.  The Colts will need rookie Delone Carter and Donald Brown to step up while Addai is out of action.  Carter has played in all 5 games for the Colts so far this year and he has carried the ball 41 times for 125 yards (3.0 ypc) with 1 TD run.  He also has caught 2 passes for 12 yards (6.0 avg) so far this year.  Donald Brown has not been used too much this year.  He has played in all five games for the Colts so far this year and he has 8 carries for 38 yards (4.8 ypc) so far this year.  The Colts are going to miss Addai as he is by far the best all around back on the Colts’ roster.