With out a lot taking place across the Indianapolis Colts at this time, the workers of Horseshoe Huddle is taking a chance to pause and mirror on what’s been a turbulent season for the Colts.
Sitting at 4-6-1 with solely an out of doors likelihood on the playoffs, the workforce has fallen wanting the preseason expectations bestowed upon them. Nonetheless, there’s nonetheless lots for us to be grateful for in terms of masking the Colts.
I’m grateful that one of many largest query marks for the Colts coming into the 2022 season has proven super upside all year long. I’m speaking in regards to the huge receiver group for Indy. Whereas Michael Pittman Jr. has continued to show himself to be a WR1, Parris Campbell has proven what he’s able to when totally wholesome. Alec Pierce continues to get higher each week and appears to be the right complement to Pittman. If the Colts select to re-sign Campbell after the season — and he has earned a glance together with his efficiency in 2022 — the Colts have a really strong group for his or her high three receivers for years to come back.
-Andrew Moore
I’m grateful for the lone shiny mild within the desolate tunnel that’s the 2022 Colts. Amid all of the turmoil and dysfunction, one man has risen above all of it. That man is Grover Stewart. Even within the Colts’ lowest moments, his dominance has saved me invested on this workforce all 12 months. The Colts might have plummeted, however Grover has ascended. Oh, and Alec Pierce’s game-winning landing vs. Jacksonville. I’m grateful for that enjoyable second.
-Zach Hicks
I’m grateful, critically, for Chase McLaughlin. This man was referred to as up from the apply squad to play and has accounted for one-third of the workforce’s factors. He’s additionally solely performed in 9 of the 11 video games and is 19-of-23 on area purpose makes an attempt for the 12 months. He is by no means performed this a lot in a season earlier than however has been very dependable. Thanks, Chase.
-Drake Wally
If the Colts are going to be sub-.500 then not less than there’s by no means a uninteresting second in masking them. They’ve saved us on our toes, to say the least. The dearth of excessive expectations which were met has made the Colts extra unpredictable than I’ve ever seen them. After falling to 1-3-1 in opposition to the AFC South, they benched quarterback Matt Ryan for Sam Ehlinger. With the following loss, they fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady and traded Nyheim Hines. The ultimate straw got here when the Colts slumped to 3-5-1 following a loss to the New England Patriots, their third recreation on the season the place they scored 10 or fewer factors. Proprietor Jim Irsay fired head coach Frank Reich at that time and employed former Professional Bowl middle Jeff Saturday — who wasn’t employed by the workforce and whose teaching expertise ended at the highschool degree — to interchange him. Saturday then appointed Park Frazier, who hadn’t referred to as performs earlier than in a recreation setting, because the offensive playcaller. Saturday re-inserted Ryan because the beginning quarterback, and it paid off instantly because the Colts beat the Las Vegas Raiders after which ought to’ve overwhelmed the Philadelphia Eagles the week after. What’s subsequent?
-Jake Arthur
