Curtis Painter News

It's not how you start, folks. It's how you finish. Yes, late October left a deep bruise.

It wasna t the loss. It was the seeming lack of desire to go for the win that bothers me.

Curtis Painter actually tried to sound like his NFL debut was a perfectly normal situation.

Curtis Painter hasn't played a down on game day, but the Indianapolis Colts quarterback has prepared with the same diligence every week of his rookie NFL season.

Mark Sanchez is a little ahead of the curve this week compared with his defensive teammates.

The past three years, busloads of Chippewas from Mount Pleasant made the 2 1/2-hour trip to enjoy a day at the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl to watch their team take on all comers.

The Colts could care less about this game. They have over 15 guys listed as "questionable." Bill Polian has been emphatic in saying they earned the right to be in the position to play, or not play, whoever they choose to.

Paul Sancya / Associated Press archives Curtis Painter throws a pass against the Lions during the fourth quarter of a preseason game in Detroit.

Curtis Painter has lived his NFL life in obscurity - like most of Peyton Manning's backups.

So, what does this do for the Colts chances at undefeated. I think it could possibly help.

OK, no offense to any Purdue alums or Curtis Painter fans out there, but the headline of this article is a joke.

The Colts have placed veteran backup quarterback Jim Sorgi on injured reserve, ending his season.

The Indianapolis Colts have placed backup quarterback Jim Sorgi on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury.Sorgi, who has made just one appearance this season, had been the team's third quarterback since Week 9 against New England and had not practiced for the past few weeks because of the problem.

Joe Tiller made the decision, and stuck with it. Curtis Painter had to deal with it, and did.

Last spring, the questions outnumbered the answers for both football teams. Today it might be easier to try to guess the number of stalks in a random cornfield in the state than predict the final score of the Old Oaken Bucket game.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue quarterback Joey Elliott was expected by many to be a stopgap between the graduated Curtis Painter and Miami transfer Robert Marve , but he's made a name for himself by beating the big dogs.

Traveling to play a Purdue team featuring a potent quarterback and talented wide receivers on Senior Day in West Lafayette, Ind., isn't the best scenario for Michigan State in its attempt to win its sixth game of the season.

Michigan coach Rich Rodriguez was handed a victory cigar after each of his four wins in September.

Shown in this Aug.29, 2009 file photo, Indianapolis Colts backup QB Curtis Painter is one of 3 former Purdue QBs playing for unbeaten NFL teams.

As the calendar turns from October to November this weekend, there are only three undefeated teams remaining in the NFL: the New Orleans Saints, the Denver Broncos, and the Indianapolis Colts.