Run them over

Marvez recaps the game

As a rookie in 2006, Addai showed signs of becoming the second coming of Edgerrin James. It never happened. Injuries and the franchise’s philosophical shift to an even heavier aerial approach turned Addai into an offensive afterthought.

To his credit, Addai hasn’t complained publicly about the limitations of a role in which pass blocking and being an effective decoy are considered as important as carrying the rock. As Colts center Jeff Saturday put it, “He does what he’s asked to do. I’ve got a ton of respect for what he does.”