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The Horseshoe Faithful have spoken ahead of Week 11’s road matchup against the NewYork Jets!
The Indianapolis Colts (4-6) head to the ‘Big Apple’ to take on Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets (3-7). Gang Green has lost 6 of its last 7 games, meaning that this is very much a winnable road matchup for the Colts during what’s been a tough stretch of opponents.
In fact, more than a majority of Colts fans at 62% believe that Indianapolis will be ‘road warriors’ and take care of business this upcoming Sunday against an old AFC East rival:
Of course, the big story of the week for the Colts is that 2nd-year quarterback Anthony Richardson is returning to the starting lineup—after being benched for two straight games for purported ‘lack of preparation and attention-to-detail’ concerns.
The Colts offense clearly struggled even more so in Richardson’s absence, as Flacco wasn’t able to provide the spark that Indianapolis was ideally hoping for down the stretch—and replicate last year’s late season success with the Cleveland Browns.
Richardson’s reinsertion may have caused the recent increase in Colts fans’ confidence in the direction of the franchise, as that number increased from 5% to 37% over the past week:
Still, there’s been far sunnier days in Indianapolis than what we’ve seen over the past few seasons—as the Colts have struggled finding a long-term answer at starting quarterback, and that’s seemingly had a trickle down effect on the rest of the organization from a locker room, leadership, and accountability standpoint within the clubhouse.
So who’s most to blame? The survey results (51%) this week say longtime Colts general manager Chris Ballard, who’s in the middle of Year 8 with the franchise—and has so far produced a single playoff win and 0 division titles over his entire tenure in Indianapolis:
