Stampede Blue
So close, but still so far away...
We’re a week away from training camp officially kicking off next week, and rather than rehash the same topics over and over, I wanted to change the pace for this survey.
The Colts have a number of Pro Bowl caliber players currently on their roster, and more than the parameters of the poll allow as potential options.
That being said, among the ‘Pro Bowl’ group of DeForest Buckner, Quenton Nelson, Jonathan Taylor, etc., who is your favorite Colts player right?
Well, 41% of the Horseshoe faithful went with perennial All-Pro offensive guard Quenton Nelson, who just had another standout season and remains one of the team’s best players:
Honestly, I probably would’ve gone with Nelson in more recent seasons, but I actually pivoted a bit to DeForest Buckner for this one. Given his importance to the Colts defense—and consistently as its best player, and just the way he carries himself, it seemed right.
That being said, I don’t think anyone could’ve gone wrong with either of Big Q or D-Fo here.
Lastly, in order to avoid a bunch of Colts fans just voting for the Indianapolis franchise’s undisputed best player, Peyton Manning, I wanted to list non-QB offensive players who are beloved all-time among the Horseshoe faithful as potential options:
34% of Colts fans went with the best wideout in franchise history and NFL Hall of Famer, Marvin Harrison, who was one of the best to ever do it in NFL history—pairing with Manning.
Like the poll above, I don’t think there’s a bad option, and honestly it would’ve been nice if I could’ve included some other great Colts player options such as Jeff Saturday, Dwight Freeney, Robert Mathis, Bob Sanders, Jack Doyle, Pat McAFee, etc.
