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Indianapolis Colts – Cornerback
Let’s start like this – I’m so happy to finally be able to talk about something else than the Colts' offensive line this year. This team’s success is all about Andrew Luck’s health and how he is coming back from shoulder surgeries, after not having thrown “the duke” for about one-and-a-half years.
I think it was time for them to move on from Donte Moncrief and Frank Gore, in favor of putting the ball in the hands of their young skill players. Let’s go to the defensive side of the ball. A year ago I said that I thought the Colts might have the worst roster in all of football and that was apparent with their defensive personnel. This season I have a different feeling about them. A lot of the guys they have in the front seven are still unproven and I have yet to see them control games up front, but I see a lot of talented players they have added.
I think the key piece to this defense will be free safety Malik Hooker, who fell right into their lap at 15th overall in last year’s draft. He has unbelievable range and ball-skills, plus I already saw some improvement in his tackling security during his shortened rookie campaign. T.J. Green and Clayton Geathers will be competing for the strong safety spot and you will probably see both of them quite a bit.
I really liked Quiny Wilson, who they also drafted last season out of Florida, and I think Nate Hairston is a starting nickel in this league. Still, their options at the number two corner spot are less than fruitful. Kenny Moore, Pierre Desir and Chris Milton are no household names and I don’t expect them to be any time soon. I believe opponents will take advantage of whoever lines on the perimeter for Indy early on and force them to grow quickly.
