A Call to Hodor: Colts Team Preview

*Blink and you might miss this review.

Poor, Indy, finishing .500 last year, which by the good graces of being in the AFC South means they managed to be second in a division where mediocrity takes ambition.  All of last year’s preseason rumors about potentially letting Pagano go if the Colts came up shy of a postseason seemed to diffuse into vapors week 9 when it turned out their 26-year old, Stanford-educated (did you know Luck went to Stanford?), starting QB hits the bench with a lacerated kidney—though Luck’s departure only seemed to improve the Colts’ record somehow.

Pagano and Luck return for the 2016 season, and with any luck Indianapolis is doing all of its injury heavy lifting in the beginning of the season as they close out their 53-man roster with 3 on IR.

The nickname “America’s crossroads” may be pretty spot on given the amount of traffic their final roster has undergone over the last 10 days, many of these decisions coming up to the wire.  For example, Stevan Ridley apparently was brought to Indianapolis for a short vacation since he spent all of six days in a Colts jersey.  Additions that made it just under the gun include CB Neiko Thorpe and DB Matthias Farley.

Outside of repurposing back up QB, Stephen Morris, the Indy running back depth chart starts and ends with Frank Gore.  Now, as a Niners girl, I am a devotee of the Church of Gore, but at 33, the Colts rightfully were looking to flush that position out with some assistance for the veteran, yet not one really stood out after the preseason was said and done.  There may be some hope from the rookie, Josh Ferguson, but untested, it is hard to hang your hat on that, so let’s hope Indianapolis won’t have to.  Then again, youth is hopefully Indy’s trump card with some young faces vying for inside linebacker as well, between Antonio Morrison and Edwin Jackson, though seasoned D’Qwell Jackson is anticipated for the opener at home against Detroit.

Unfortunately for you lovelies, I just can’t enough add enough bourbon to this bread pudding to get this preview out of meh territory so I will leave it where it lies.  I predict 11-5 if Gore goes unconcussed, 7-9 if he spends any time out with an injury.   ¯\_(ツ)_/¯