Not to harp on an oft-covered issue, but Colts running back Joseph Addai not only remains a critical part of the offense, he seems to be getting better. Often criticized in 2008 and even 2009, Addai has looked good throughout the preseason and on 10 carries in the opener, he rushed for 44 yards. On Sunday night, behind one of the Colts’ better run-blocking efforts of the past two seasons, Addai rushed as well as he has in some time. Donald Brown was effective, too, but Addai – who had an outstanding year overall last season – has clearly continued to develop into the ideal running back in the Colts’ system. “Me, if you give it to me, I’m going to take it, that’s how I feel about it,” Addai said. “They gave it to us in the first half, but not after that. We saw them come out and adjust in the second half. We adjusted too. It’s not really about, we’re going to come out and throw the ball, we’re going to come out and run the ball, we’re just going to adjust to whatever they do.”
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