The season starts on Sunday for the Indianapolis Colts. After a dreadful first two weeks of the season the Colts now sit at ultimate perfect mediocrity: 1-1-1. That’s as fresh of a start as one could ever ask for.
Currently, the Colts sit in 2nd place in the AFC South. That’s just behind those pesky Jacksonville Jaguars and just in-front of the Tennessee Titans. Following that incredible win against Kansas City the Colts have an opportunity to retake control of their own destiny with a win on Sunday against the Titans.
#KCvsIND was a movie 🍿 pic.twitter.com/xg0n4OV9rX
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) September 28, 2022
A victory adds cushion between them and the Titans, and also allows Indy to continue to keep pace with the Jags. A loss…and the Colts are back at the bottom of the division race with the Houston Texans.
This is a new Colts team though, right? They showed the toughness and determination against KC that many pundits expected from them going into the season. Now it’s just a matter of putting all together for a complete game performance.
.@Colts run defense through 3 games:
1st in rush yards/play: 2.6
1st in EPA/play (-.405)
1st in TFLs + no gain (23)
1st in run stops (58)
1st in avg. depth of tackle (2.08)
League-wide so far, rushing has been almost as efficient as passing.
Stopping the run matters.
— JJ Stankevitz (@JJStankevitz) September 28, 2022
The last time we had conversations like this was when the Colts went into Jacksonville after a solid 2nd half performance that allowed them to tie with Houston. The follow-up result was an embarrassing shutout to Jacksonville that made us questions what this team was capable of.
So can things be different this time around or are we on pace for an up and down roller coaster season?
Wednesday’s practice report for #TENvsIND. pic.twitter.com/e9NZ5REAVs
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) September 28, 2022
On Wednesday afternoon The Dan Dakich Show turned to the great Joe Reitz of the Colts Radio Network to answer that question for us.
Joe also talked to us about:
- strides the Colts made against Kansas City that are sustainable
- why the breakdowns happened along the offensive line vs the Chiefs
- what impressed him the most in the team’s comeback victory
- what weaknesses are still present for Indy and how they can be fixed
Listen to Dan’s full chat with Joe Reitz below and keep listening to The Dan Dakich Show, weekdays 12-3pm Eastern, on 93.5 & 107.5 The Fan.
