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INDIANAPOLIS -- Scott Tolzien and Stephen Morris stood together in the corner of the end zone at Tuesdays practice.Suddenly, the two healthy Indianapolis Colts quarterbacks were the center of attention as they went through the routine of taking snaps and fine-tuning their footwork. It may be the same way Thursday night.With Andrew Luck missing a second straight practice because he remains in the NFLs concussion protocol, Indy is preparing to dust off the backup plan for this weeks game against the Pittsburgh Steelers -- just in case.Last year we had musical chairs at the quarterback position and we were still able to win games, still able to play good football and thats what we have to do now, linebacker DQwell Jackson said. Weve finally got some momentum and well be ready for this challenge.If Luck cant go, it wont be exactly like last season when the Colts (5-5) plugged in former Super Bowl starter Matt Hasselbeck.This time, coach Chuck Paganos options appear to be relying on the rarely used Tolzien, the never-used Morris, some combination of the two or perhaps even running back Frank Gore out of the wildcat formation.None are ideal for a team looking to build momentum and improve their playoff chances, but they wont have a choice if Luck isnt cleared Wednesday .Tolziens most extensive work came in 2013 when he was promoted from the Green Bay Packers practice squad to the active roster after Aaron Rodgers broke his collarbone.He was pressed into action when backup Seneca Wallace was injured and started the next two games before being benched. Tolzien has thrown just one regular-season pass since 2013.Morris hasnt even done that much.In his third season in the league, the former University of Miami starter has never appeared in a regular-season game -- even for last seasons quarterback-needy Colts.Heck, he hasnt even been promoted from the practice squad to the active roster yet.I think Scotts no different than Matt. Matt was here a longer period of time. So were going to do what we have to do to win the football game, Pagano said Tuesday.Scott knows the playbook, Stephen knows the playbook. So well do whats necessary and see how theyre going to play us.Pagano certainly has shown he has a knack for adapting on the fly -- especially under seemingly impossible odds.When Luck missed nine games with multiple injuries last season, including the final seven games with a lacerated kidney and partially torn abdominal muscle, Indy won six.The first five came with Hasselbeck and Charlie Whitehurst at the helm. The sixth came courtesy of Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley pairing up in the season finale, less than a week after joining the team.The circumstances were sometimes difficult.Hasselbecks second win came on a Thursday night at Houston and on a week he had been ill.But it was the Freeman-Lindley combo that really turned heads.Both were signed in the lead up to the season finale and with neither knowing the playbook, Pagano split up their duties. Freeman was instructed to learn the regular offense and handed the two-minute drill to Lindley.It worked perfectly as the Colts pulled out a 30-24 victory over Tennessee.But Pagano didnt drop any hints Tuesday about the Colts plans or even whether Luck had been ruled out.Still in the protocol, Pagano said, updating Lucks status before being asked about the plan without Luck. We have options.All the Colts can do now is get ready for Pittsburgh (5-5), hope Luck will be cleared and prepare like he wont.Its my job, Tolzien said. Maybe its a little bit different, but thats why you always try to prepare like a starter, no matter what, so that you are always ready to go and you dont have to be in panic mode if that happens.Game notes Safety Clayton Geathers (concussion) and cornerback Vontae Davis (ankle) also did not practice Tuesday. ... Defensive tackle Art Jones (knee and ankle), outside linebacker Robert Mathis (rest), cornerback Rashaan Melvin (back) and cornerback Patrick Robinson (groin) all were full participants at practice.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Jeff Montgomery Jersey . The formidable trio of Canadian receivers -- individually known as Chris Getzlaf, Rob Bagg and Andy Fantuz -- will share the field at Mosaic Stadium one more time on Sunday. Kansas City Royals Gear . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. https://www.cheaproyals.com/ . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. John Wathan Jersey . -- Peyton Manning will have all of his wide receivers available for the first time in a month when the Denver Broncos begin their playoff run Jan. Nicky Lopez Jersey . Kyle Denbrook, a soccer player from Saint Marys University, took the CIS male athlete of the week honour. Stanley, a fourth-year business administration student from Charlottetown, scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Dalhousie on Friday and tallied again in a 1-0 win over Saint Marys on Sunday.Louis van Gaal is delighted that Darren Fletcher and Jonny Evans are enjoying regular first-team football at West Brom, although the latter will not be facing Manchester United at the Hawthorns on Sunday. Fletcher, 32, made 342 appearances for United before moving to the Baggies last February, while Evans joined him in the West Midlands last summer.Evans has a hamstring injury and sits out this weekends game, but United boss Van Gaal admits he is looking forward to seeing them both again. Jonny is a big loss for every team. Im very sorry that he cannot play Sunday, said Van Gaal.Id like to see him again and Ill also see my ex-captain Darren. Im happy that Darren is playing so often, because that was our aim also when we spoke about his departure.Its not always easy to say things to the players about it being better for them to go, but when you see players like Jonny and Darren playing so regularly, its good for players. Im very happy for them. Jonny Evans joined West Brom from Manchester United in the summer United are on a run of four consecutive victories in all competitions but Van Gaal remains wary of the Baggies ahead of their meeting, live on Sky Sports.Of course, the atmosphere has been raised after a few wins so it is better but every opponent in the Premier League is difficult to beat and we have to beat West Bromwich Albion. Jamie Redknapp joins Ed Chamberlin to preview the Super Sunday match between West Brom and Manchester United Were still points behind the top three and we have to close that gap.dddddddddddd We have to be patient but we also need to move the ball more quickly.When you do that, you create more chances. We have to improve that against opponents like West Brom, because that is the only way you can score.United go into Sundays match on the back of a 1-0 victory at home to Watford during midweek when Juan Mata netted the winner seven minutes from time. Juan Mata talks about the positive impact of the youngsters on Manchester United’s fortunes The 27-year-old scored from a free-kick and acted as Uniteds stand-in captain, with Van Gaal saying it was an easy decision to hand Mata the armband.He added: I have an elder group of players with whom Im talking about aspects of things: training sessions, meetings or how we have to approach players and so on.Juan is a member of that group with the four captains: (Wayne) Rooney, (Michael) Carrick, (Chris) Smalling and (Bastian) Schweinsteiger as well, so it was an easy choice for me. Also See: LVG: Rashford didnt save me LVG wants trophies over fourth How high can Man Utd finish? West Brom v Man Utd preview ' ' '