The Colts confirmed four defensive coaching staff names who were previously nationally reported as imminent hires.

On Friday, the Indianapolis Colts officially announced the four new additions to the team’s defensive coaching staff collectively:

In addition to new veteran defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, the Colts are bringing in linebackers coach James Bettcher, defensive backs coach Jerome Henderson, and pass game coordinator/secondary coach Chris Hewitt.

All of these hirings had already been reported by members of the national media, although Henderson’s specific role was never actually indicated. However, it was speculated that it may be as the Colts defensive backs coach...

The Colts have a big need at Safety, but through which avenue(s) will they address said hole(s)?

In recent years, the Indianapolis Colts have trotted out young and inexperienced defensive backs to start at their safety positions. Dating back to the 2020-21 season, there have only been a few instances where a veteran safety starts in the Colts’ defensive backfield.

The unit in question has featured better-than-expected outputs from a number of the following players, though plenty’s been left to be desired. Since 2020, here’s how Indy’s starting safety tandem (or group) has looked each year:

2020: rookie Julian Blackmon,...

Who are the Colts?

What is the identity of the Indianapolis Colts?

This should be the top question for Chris Ballard and his staff as they prepare for an offseason that finds a team with no current direction. Evaluating talent on the roster should be step one. Step two is determining which direction to go and who is out there to get them to that place. Can you honestly say you know what the Colts hang their hat on at the end of the day? That is the issue that must be addressed.

Ballard has preached for years that he...

This latest projected mainstream NFL mock draft selection will leave many Colts fans scratching their heads....

According to NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, the Indianapolis Colts are projected to select Mizzou offensive tackle Armand Membou in his latest 2025 NFL mock draft:

14. Indianapolis Colts

Armand Membou

Missouri · OT · Junior

Membou has the tools to play right tackle, and he would be a plug-and-play starter at right guard for the Colts.

Jeremiah previously had the Colts selecting Texas cornerback Jahdae Barron in his mock draft 1.0 (who fell a bit here to...

But what else is there to do?

The only use for mock drafts, if you ask me, is to have fun and look forward to inarguably the most important event of the NFL offseason. I am not going to sit here and tell the Colts what they should, nor I will be arrogant enough to claim to have any sort of clue to what the team will do. Still, there is no harm in imagining potential scenarios, and discussing whether as fans we would be happy or not with them.

I will be using PFF.com *Mock Draft simulator to...

Colts’ star left guard Quenton Nelson earned another honor for the 5x NFL All-Pro and 7x NFL Pro Bowler.

According to PFF, Indianapolis Colts All-Pro offensive guard Quenton Nelson was ranked 50th in their ‘Top 101’ players after the end of the 2024 season:

50. G Quenton Nelson, Indianapolis Colts

Nelson was the best guard in football across his first three seasons in the league, leading them all with a 91.3 PFF grade from 2018-2020. He wasn’t nearly as effective across his following three years, placing 19th among all guards with a 72.3 grade in that span....

The Colts have a greater opportunity to spend in free agency (as do other NFL teams), but will they finally do it?

According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the NFL has announced to its thirty-two clubs that the 2025 team salary cap limit will increase from $255.4 million last year to the $277.5 to $281.5 million range this upcoming season—which is at least $22 million higher than 2024’s prior limit:

That means the Colts should immediately have salary cap space of a projected $35.2 million available per OverTheCap.

However, that number could even increase further depending on what the Colts do...

The new-look Colts defense must improve in multiple areas, though this one stands above the rest.

The Indianapolis Colts defense of the past few seasons has certainly been something left to be desired. With a surplus of blown assignments, converted 3rd and long scenarios, and big plays surrendered to go around, no defensive miscue has shined brighter than the unit’s collective tackling (or lack thereof).

While those initial three aspects of any given down are unacceptable, the team’s inability to rally to the football under now-former defensive coordinator Gus Bradley ultimately resulted in the aforementioned slew of mishaps.

Under new...

A lot of teams would like a redo of the 2020 NFL draft.

Jalen Hurts was drafted 53rd overall in the 2020 NFL draft and has since gone on to appear in two Super Bowls, winning his first just a few short weeks ago. The man who claimed the Super Bowl MVP had a tumultuous colligate career that saw him post impressive numbers but ultimately be replaced by Tua Tagovailoa in the second half of the National Championship game. That changed his trajectory and along with other factors, pushed him down the draft board of every NFL team. I imagine,...

The longtime Colt proved that he remains one of the best players at his position in his seventh season in the NFL.

Quenton Nelson is fresh off of his first All-Pro nod (2nd team) since 2021. Despite another season of blocking for multiple starting quarterbacks, Nelson put together a season’s worth of strong tape and was rewarded for his efforts.

His fifth AP All-Pro (3 first team, 2 second team) to pair with being a Pro Bowl participant in every season thus far, Quenton Nelson remains one of the best players at his position seven years into his career.

The...

The Colts’ 2024 draft class initially looks like it could be a solid haul, even if it may ultimately prove to be unspectacular in time.

According to NFL.com’s Gennaro Filice, the Indianapolis Colts so far have the 20th best (C+ grade) 2024 NFL Draft Class following an end-of-season ranking among all of the league’s thirty-two teams:

20. Indianapolis Colts

Class grade: C+

Round 1

(No. 15) Laiatu Latu, DE | 17 games/1 start

Round 2

(52) Adonai Mitchell, WR | 17 games/7 starts

Round 3

...

Both DeForest Buckner and Bernhard Raimann remain standouts on their respective Colts’ lines, per PFF.

According to PFF, two Indianapolis Colts standouts were named from #101-80 on the annually unveiled ‘PFF 101,’ featuring a ranking of the top 101 players league-wide from the recently concluded 2024 campaign.

Of course, one of the Colts’ names may not be who you may ordinarily think—as starting left tackle Bernhard Raimann joined veteran defensive tackle DeForest Buckner representing the Horseshoe (*so far*)—at #88th and 92nd respectively:

88. T Bernhard Raimann, Indianapolis Colts

While Raimann missed the better part of four games...