INDIANAPOLIS -- Quarterback Andrew Luck's injured right shoulder isn't allowing him to be on the field working on continuity with his offensive linemen during the Indianapolis Colts' offseason workouts.

So how can he strengthen his relationship with the unit responsible for keeping him off the ground and giving him a clean pocket from which to throw?

By joining the offensive linemen for get-togethers away from the facility throughout the offseason.

"We spend too much time together," starting left tackle Anthony Castonzo joked. "I think it's because no one else likes us, actually. We all understand each other. Andrew has done a good job with some quarterback and offensive line outings, just kind of getting together, doing a bunch of different stuff. We definitely have been spending more time together. I think our girlfriends are feeling neglected."

Luck has routinely put together bonding outings leading to training camp and throughout the season in past years. This year is different because he started them earlier than usual.

The quarterback is relegated to being a spectator on the sideline throughout offseason workouts because he's recovering from January shoulder surgery. The Colts have yet to give a definitive timetable on when he'll start practicing again.

The positive side for the Colts is that Luck is doing everything he can to spend as much time as possible with his linemen.

The downside (if you want to call it that)? Luck wants to talk football when the linemen sometimes want to clear their heads of it.

"Right now he wants to be out there real bad," Castonzo said. "Trust me, every time we all get together he wants to do nothing but talk about football, about different things that we have got going on. He'll bring up plays and stuff. We'll be like, 'We're just out hanging out, come on give us a break.'"

Do any of the linemen tell the quarterback there won't be any football talk at the dinner table?

"No, you can't do that to him," Castonzo said, laughing. "He loves it too much. When he brings it up, we're happy to chat about it. I think it's the fact that he wants to be out there. He wants to be doing it, so he's running through all the reps mentally. So if something comes up in his mind, he can't really correct it on the field. When we're together elsewhere he'll bring it up."

The linemen's topics of conversation can range from politics to what's going on in the universe.

Those are things Luck likes, which is why -- despite not being anywhere near them in stature of size -- the quarterback easily fits in with them.

"We have a lot of quirks. We kind of understand each other because we all have different quirks, and I think that's why Andrew kind of fits into our group, too, because he has his own quirks," Castonzo said. "Not saying he's a weirdo, but he's got his own quirks and we all kind of recognize it. You know what, we understand each other. It's definitely a different group."