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It’s not all Luck

Found December 04, 2012 on The Rhino and Compass: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Andrew Luck,  Reggie Wayne,  Coby Fleener,  T.Y. Hilton,  Anthony Castonzo
TEAMS: Indianapolis Colts
Hey! My first Andrew Luck headline pun! But truly, the change in the fortunes of the Indianapolis Colts has widely been attributed to rookie quarterback Andrew Luck, which is fine, because he has been very good so far. I think, however, that this ignores the overall success of the Colts as a team, and doesn’t reflect exactly how bad the quarterback situation was last season. The Colts have changed their defensive structure and play a 3-4 rather than their 4-3 that had treated them so well for so long. The pass defense has suffered slightly, but their run defense, one of the greatest problems in 2011 is the 22nd rated in the league compared to 29th last year. Part of this has to do with the fact that the team is more competitive, and teams are attempting to pass more to keep up. Overall, however, the defense has improved. They have allowed 16 fewer yards a game, despite more aggressive passing attacks, and moved up 4 spots in the defensive rankings. They could still stand to force a ...
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