The 2022 Colts season starts this week. Insider Nate Atkins has 10 bold predictions on Michael Pittman Jr., Jonathan Taylor, the pass rush and more.
Indianapolis Colts head coach Frank Reich discusses Matt Ryan's new chapter.Another season is upon us, and it means it's time to throw out some predictions that surely have no chance of going wrong. I'm taking these bold predictions over from Jim Ayello,
The desire to get Hines back to his peak played into the decision to acquire Ryan, who has never had the biggest arm or great mobility but who has long taken the layups when he knows they'll be there. That's how Philip Rivers survived at age 39 with Hines in 2020, and it's a method Ryan picked up on immediately in organized training activities, throwing early and often to Hines.
What Campbell has endured in the pros is bad luck, with a broken foot, a broken hand and a torn MCL. They're not injuries you can play through, but they're not the soft-tissue kind tied to a history with the body part. Taylor is going to take a step back from the 332 carries for 1,811 yards he posted in his second season because that's the Colts' plan. They want a more balanced offense with Ryan under center, and they want to save Taylor as much as they can so he doesn't break down like running backs do.
The one new Colts' receiver arrived as a second-round pick, and given the needs at a position where only Pittman Jr. topped 400 yards last season, that brought expectations. But Pierce has never profiled as a high-volume player. At Cincinnati, he topped out at 52 receptions for 884 yards last season, in 14 games in the American Athletic Conference. He finished his career with 1,852 yards in three seasons. He did average a sterling 17.5 yards per catch, which is why he's here.
But much is changed this year. Gus Bradley is running the defense, which means employing an"attack" style of four-man front that plays two ends in the wide-nine stance so they can explode like sprinters after the ball. Yannick Ngakoue is here to play that spot, and he's posted between eight and 12 sacks in all six seasons so far.
This is also a prediction of other players falling short. Gilmore should lead the group but has missed 14 games in two seasons and could miss some more. Facyson has to keep his spot with little safety help over top. And Moore II has to find ways to be close to the ball in a defense that de-emphasizes the nickel. Expect the turnovers to go down and for Rodgers Sr. to lead the way.
The Commanders will play Wentz even if he's struggling in order to justify all they gave up. The comments the franchise keeps putting out there, including an impassioned defense against the mean but accurate questions of a TV reporter, feel like they're trying to speak something into existence. Something that has fallen apart with different teams in two straight seasons.
The Colts will have a chance to send the game to overtime, and on a cold day in front of crazed fans with a Super Bowl appearance on the line, Rodrigo Blankenship will line up for the kick and come up short.
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