Here’s what he took away from last night’s game
But at the same time, the two main preseason questions remain unanswered.
Can the Colts run consistently? Can they stop the run? They have yet to do either this season. They did rush fot 5.5 yards a carry against the Dolphins, and that was a solid sign, as was a 15-yard touchdown run by rookie Donald Brown. But the Colts rushed just 11 times against Miami, so it’s probably not enough to judge either way.
The big question is stopping the run. The thought was that the return of DT Ed Johnson would be a significant improvement in the area, and perhaps it still will be, but in the first game with Johnson Monday, the Colts allowed 239 yards on 49 carries. A lot may have been because of the Dolphins’ Wildcat formation. Some may have been because of the South Florida heat. Whatever, it looked familar for Colts fans and too familiar to a franchise that talked throughout the offseason aboout controlling the line of scrimmage.
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