Colts Injury Updates: Hooker and Geathers full participants in practice Some solid

news came out of the Colts first day of joint practice with the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. Safeties Malik Hooker and Clayton Geathers were both full participants in practice and making yet another step toward being ready to go to start the regular season. Geathers had one of his most physical outings yet Cheap Quenton Nelson Jersey , although live tackling was not a part of the practice. There was still a fair bit of contact, and it is good to see Geathers getting back in form prior to any game action. Frank Reich has suggested that Geathers may see the field some on Monday provided that his progress continues. The impact these two players have on the defense is significant. Geathers is a sure tackler and a guy who is wholly unafraid to stop a running back dead in his tracks. He is sort of a poor man’s Bob Sanders, and we can only hope the injury bug he has struggled with is in the rear view, which is something Sanders could never quite kick. Hooker getting back is critical. This defense will rely heavily on his playmaking ability, and the Colts will desperately need him to get takeaways. He showed last season that he was up to the task, but he will need to take another step to help improve this team. The Colts won’t want to rush him back, but if he were able to get some real play in before the regular season, that would be ideal. In other positive injury news, rookie defensive end Kemoko Turay also took a step toward full recovery, dressing for a light day and being limited in his participation. Turay was running with the first team through much of the early part of camp prior to injuring his knee. He will likely take his return slowly, but Reich spoke positively about the timeline for his return, stating that he was really close and speaking as if he expected Turay to be able to participate in the 3rd and 4th preseason games. Also taking another step was rookie defensive tackle Tyquan Lewis. Lewis was another guy who had been getting reps with both the first and second team on the defensive line and who the Colts hoped to work into the rotation early. He is still recovering from a foot injury, but was on the sideline working with the training staff, which was the last step for Clayton Geathers and Malik Hooker before they made their return. Hopefully this means the Colts will have both their rookie defensive linemen ready to go by the start of the season. Finally, Denzelle Good did not practice Nate Hairston Jersey , but said he had suffered a grade 2 hamstring tear. His hope is to be back in action next week. Given the Colts struggles at the tackle position, I expect they will slow track both Castonzo and Good to make sure they are fully healed before the season begins, because the depth at tackle is so poor that they cannot afford to lose anyone for a long period of time without some serious problems. Andrew Luck made his thoughts perfectly clear after another loss last week.He expects the Indianapolis Colts to clean things up.Whether it's missed throws, dropped passes, penalties or turnovers, just about every glaring flaw that could strike has and it's left the Colts in a major early season bind."Basically what he's talking about is we've got to stop making self-inflicted mistakes, the penalties, things that we can control, ball-handling and things like that," running back Robert Turbin said Monday."If we can execute, obviously it's not going to be perfect, but we'd definitely like to execute more times than not and definitely not beat ourselves when we're out there on the football field."Until the Colts start making more plays — and fewer mistakes — the results aren't likely to change.Indy (1-4) has lost three straight, falling two games behind AFC South co-leaders Jacksonville and Tennessee.And with just a few corrections, things could look very different.Cincinnati snuffed out one comeback chance when usually sure-handed tight end Jack Doyle fumbled in the final minute of the season opener. The Bengals returned it 83 yards for a touchdown to seal a 34-23 victory.Two weeks later, at Philadelphia Cheap Joe Haeg Jersey , Luck again had Indy in position for the go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes left — only to be sacked on fourth-and-3 from the Eagles 4-yard line.In Week 4, at home against Houston, receiver Marcus Johnson failed to haul in a third-down pass on the opening possession of overtime, forcing the Colts to settle for a 44-yard field goal. Luck's errant throw on fourth-and-4 from his 43-yard line allowed the Texans to drive for the winning field goal as time expired.On Thursday, Luck's strong second half cut a 21-point deficit to seven, until Zach Pascal's inability to make a catch at the Patriots 38-yard line led to an interception. New England converted the turnover into a TD and a 38-24 lead."That was one game, that was the last game," receiver Chester Rogers said, referring to a long pass he dropped against the Pats."We've got to fix that. It's fixable you know, something that's just been happening. We've had some drops, we've got to fix it, plain and simple."While the receivers' miscues certainly have been in the spotlight, they are far from Indy's only problem.Luck's postgame comments began with a self-critique. Since returning from surgery on his right shoulder, Luck has thrown a league-leading 245 passes with eight touchdowns and five interceptions and blamed himself for misreading a blitz the only time he was sacked Thursday.Only eight teams have committed more penalties than Indy's 38."I saw Andrew's statement about kind of getting out of our own way. Certainly, that is apropos Cheap Darius Leonard Jersey ," coach Frank Reich said Friday."We've just got to play cleaner football. We've just got to play good football. We talk about it all the time. We believe in our players, we believe we have the talent to win games."It would help if the Colts could get some of their playmakers back on the field.The offense played Thursday without Doyle, Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton, either of its starting offensive tackles or starting running back Marlon Mack.The defense began the game without rookie Darius Leonard, the NFL's leading tackler through four weeks, or cornerbacks Kenny Moore II, Quincy Wilson and Nate Hairston and finished it without safety Clayton Geathers (concussion), linebacker Anthony Walker (concussion), defensive tackle Denico Autry (hamstring) or safety Mathias Farley (hamstring).Reich — and everyone else inside the team complex — hopes a few extra days off between the loss to New England and Sunday's visit to the New York Jets will help get some key players back."Two weeks ago, it was pretty stiff but now it feels pretty loose when I go out there," Mack said Monday. "Each and every day they add more stuff for me."Leonard also believes he'll play this weekend.But the Colts know the actual solution it's less about who is on the field — and more about just playing smart football."I think when we look at ourselves, we're going to have to learn how not to lose before we can give ourselves a chance to win," Luck said Thursday night. "It's frustrating, the stuff out there. We're all frustrated but I don't think anybody's losing the belief."Notes: The Colts signed defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad and safety Tray Matthews to the practice squad Monday. Muhammad was originally claimed by the Colts off waivers from New Orleans following the final cutdowns and played in two of Indy's first four games. Matthews was an undrafted rookie who was cut by Minnesota on Sept. 1. ... Indy also re-signed tight end Mo Alie-Cox to the practice squad late last week.