Week 9 Seven

Oehser sums up all things Colts

7.Sticking to it. Much has been made, and not without reason, about the Indianapolis Colts’ running game this season. While the Colts are ranked fourth in the NFL in offense, and are undefeated after seven games, they are 30th in the NFL in rushing after ranking 31st in the area last season. They have run 165 times in seven games and attempted 264 passes while being sacked five times. That’s a big difference between rushing and passing attempts, but Colts QB Peyton Manning said no way are the Colts giving up on the run. Not even close. “We’re still trying to be balanced,” he said. “I guess the numbers are what they are, and we probably are throwing it better than we are running it. I guess that’s a safe statement, but it’s something that we’re still going to try and establish the run every single week. You never quite know when a run is going to pop.” Manning noted that while the Colts rushed for 61 yards in a victory over the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, 24 came in the fourth quarter and 20 came on a game-securing drive that consumed the final 5:45. RB Joseph Addai had a 13-yard run on that series. “We didn’t run it all that great on Sunday, but on that last drive, I think we kept it for the last six minutes,” Manning said. “I think you have to stay committed to it, just to keep the defense somewhat honest, to keep them from being able to rush the passer every single time. There is no question, if you ask anybody on the offense, that is one area we want to improve, as well as we to improve in the passing game.”