Since the Indianapolis Colts released longtime starting offensive left guard Ryan Lilja, tackle Tony Ugoh and guard Mike Pollak have been feeling that they were facing a second chance to return to starting lineup. With the training camp less than one month away, both players are preparing for a possible competition for the starting role.
Ugoh and Pollak have several similarities with each other. Both were former second-round picks: Ugoh was drafted in 2007 and Pollack was picked in 2008; and both were formerly starters at their own positions but lost the starting jobs last season due to low productivity. Ugoh lost the starting OLT job to Charlie Johnson and Pollak lost his starting right guard job to Kyle DeVan after they lost favor with former offensive line coach Howard Mudd.
But they could also face threatens from someone outside the team. Free agent Andy Alleman, who recently decided not to wear back the Vikings jersey for 2010 season, was invited to visit the Colts and try a chance for a new job. With experience of stating two games at right guard and one game at left guard, Alleman is no better than either Ugoh or Pollak, but is no worse, either. So he is having an equal chance in the competition.
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