Are the Colts Finished?
The Indianapolis Colts have been a very good team for a relatively long time. They have a Super Bowl title and have cultivated multiple Hall of Famers during this stretch of great play.
That said, the Colts look like they are done as a top tier team. Peyton Manning is one of the best quarterbacks of all time but the current problems start with him. His offseason knee surgeries of robbed him of much of his quickness and elusiveness in the pocket. Now, he’s much more of a statue than he’s ever been.
More dramatically, is the drop off in the effective of Marvin Harrison. Harrison is one of the best, if not the absolute best, wide receivers in the last 15 years. But he has definitely lost a step and is no longer able to create space in the open field.
The running back situation in Indianapolis also isn’t as rosy as it used to be in past years. Joseph Addai is injured and even when he was healthy, he wasn’t playing too well. Dominic Rhodes is a good backup back but he’s hardly a player to build a ground game on.
Dallas Clark and Bob Sanders have become increasingly injury prone. Clark, the team’s tight end, is rarely 100% these days. Sanders, a Colts safety and arguably its best defense player, simply can’t stay healthy for any stretch of time.
The Colts have been one of the most exciting teams to watch in the last decade. Are they finished? Sadly, it looks like that may be the case.
Tags: Football, indianapolis colts, marvin harrison, nfl, peyton manning
