Dwight Freeney left last week’s game against the Bears with an ankle injury and even though Head Coach Chuck Pagano said earlier this week that they expected him back “sooner as opposed to later,” he is currently listed as out for this week’s game against the Vikings and Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star says that it will probably be a “couple of weeks” according to what he’s “hearing.” In his absence, 2010 1^st round pick Jerry Hughes had a pair of quarterback hurries on 22 pass rush snaps. He’ll get the start again this week.

Meanwhile, Austin Collie is unlikely to go, even though there was a lot of optimism with his situation earlier in the week. Collie reportedly felt great before last week’s game, but they held him out as a precaution. He practiced fully on Wednesday, but it sounds like he had a setback on Thursday or something. Still, even after Thursday, offensive coordinator Bruce Arians made it sound like he’d be ready to go, saying “He could line up anywhere. He has the position flexibility to do anything. He would start out wide and go from there.” However, they eventually listed him as doubtful.

Between this and Freeney’s situation, it’s becoming increasingly tough to trust the Colts’ new coaching staff’s word on injuries. The official injury report seems to be the only thing that’s reliable. In Collie’s absence, Donnie Avery will start again, while Kris Adams will once again line up in the slot. Avery caught 3 passes for 37 yards and a touchdown in the opener, while Adams caught 2 passes for 26 yards. Don’t trust any Colts receiver in fantasy aside from Wayne until Collie returns. For now, assume Collie is out week 3 and indefinitely until you hear otherwise.

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