The Colts D should be better known
The long-standing knock against the Colts has been their run defense. But a unit that emphasizes speed over size has improved as the season unfolded. Indianapolis surrendered an average of 86.5 rushing yards during playoff victories against two of the NFL’s top five rushing attacks: Baltimore and the New York Jets.
“From past history, guys have been able to move the ball on us,” said defensive tackle Eric Foster, a 2008 college free agent and key cog in the Colts’ run defense. “But we’re changing the culture of, ‘The Colts can’t stop the run,’ and that whole thing.
“Coach Coyer is a huge part of that. He really made it known that if we really, really, really believe we can stop the run, nobody can beat us. We’ve got the best quarterback (Peyton Manning) arguably in NFL history. We’ve got the pass rushers to get to the quarterback. All we need is to stop the run.”
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