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The Indianapolis Colts will be under immense pressure to succeed during the 2025 NFL season. Indianapolis hired Shane Steichen as head coach back in 2023. His regime is entering its third season, a point where most NFL owners expect to start seeing results. Indy has been good, not great with Steichen. The Colts won nine games in 2023, then eight games in 2024.
If Steichen wants to save his job, the Colts will have to do better.
To give the Colts some credit, they attacked the offseason with a sense of urgency that matches this situation.
Indianapolis made a concerted effort to upgrade their defensive secondary during free agency. The Colts handed out big-money contracts to both Charvarius Ward and former Vikings safety Camryn Bynum. They join Nick Cross and Kenny Moore II to give the Colts a much-needed facelift on defense.
The Colts also addressed the offensive side of the ball too. They added some Anthony Richardson insurance in veteran Daniel Jones and brought in a huge weapon in tight end Tyler Warren.
All of this sounds good on paper, but it also has to work on the gridiron itself. That hard work begins in training camp, which begins for the Colts (and most of the rest of the NFL) on Tuesday.
If Indy does solve one of its biggest problems, they could be in for another rough season.
Will the Colts make a surprise run to the playoffs in 2025? Or will they have another losing season that results in more offseason changes?
Below we will explore the Colts’ biggest fatal flaw that the team must address during training camp.
Colts fans should not be surprised to hear that the quarterback position is a mess.
Indy has certainly put a lot of effort into findings its next franchise quarterback, but it simply has not worked out yet.
The Colts will enter the third season of the Anthony Richardson era this fall. So far, it has yielded far more question than answers.
Richardson has played poorly during his first two seasons in the NFL. He has thrown for 2,391 yards with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions spread across two seasons. Richardson looks like he’s in over his head.
To compound matters, Richardson has suffered plenty of injuries during his short stint in Indy. He had shoulder surgery back in 2023 that forced him to miss the rest of the season.
Richardson missed 11 games during his rookie season and six games in 2024. He also missed time earlier this offseason during mandatory minicamp, but should be ready for training camp.
Not only do these injuries cast doubt on his future in the NFL, they make it hard to diagnose exactly what his main issues are.
But the problem is bigger than just Richardson himself.
Daniel Jones is better suited as a backup quarterback than a starter. But that doesn’t mean he’s the right guy for Indy.
If Richardson struggles during the...
