Bob Sanders to miss up to 6 weeks?

Bob Sanders "could miss up to six weeks after spraining his right ankle last weekend at Minnesota, and team officials are contemplating whether Sanders may need arthroscopic surgery on his knee, too."

Interestingly enough, even-numbered years have been tough for Sanders. He played 6 games in 2004 and 4 games in 2006. Now, he will miss up to 6 games of 2008.

Said Melvin Bullitt, Sanders replacement: "I feel like I'm prepared. It's always hard to replace a player like Bob, who was the defensive player of the year and, in my opinion, is the best safety in the league."

Here are the next 6 weeks of games: vs Jacksonville, bye, at Houston, vs Baltimore, at Green Bay, at Tennessee

Hopefully for the Colts it's no longer than 6 weeks, because the schedule is then: vs New England, at Pittsburgh, vs Houston and at San Diego