INDIANPOLIS COLTS
2021 file: 9-8
2022 bye week: 14
Most impactful additions: QB Matt Ryan, DE Yannick Ngakoue, DB Stephon Gilmore
Most impactful departures: QB Carson Wentz, TE Jack Doyle, WR Zach Pascal
Best half(s) of schedule: The primary two weeks and the final two weeks. The Colts open up on the street at division foes Houston and Jacksonville, they usually end on the Giants and residential for the Texans.
They completely should go 4-0 in these video games in the event that they count on to surpass the Caesars’ win complete positioned on them, they usually additionally should defeat Denver on the street in Week 6, Jacksonville in Week 7, Washington in Week 8 and Pittsburgh in Week 12.
Hardest half(s) of schedule: After opening the season on a two-game street journey towards arguably the 2 best groups on their schedule, they return residence to face the highest two seeds within the AFC playoffs from this previous January – Kansas Metropolis and Tennessee.
Indianapolis additionally has a stretch from Weeks 7 via 10 after they play three of 4 street video games towards Tennessee, New England and Las Vegas. Then sandwiched round their extraordinarily late bye week (14), they journey to Dallas and Minnesota and host the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 16 on the night time after Christmas on a Monday.
Caesars over/below win complete (as of Aug. 29): 10 – Over -115 / Beneath -105; Odds to win Tremendous Bowl LVII at +2500
Ebook it: UNDER. There was no larger disagreement between myself and our partnering skilled handicapper, Adam Chernoff of covers.com, then we’ve right here.
In all actuality, it’s not a lot completely different than final season through which I used to be skeptical about this crew whereas the professionals and the sharks completely adored them. (It’s often because they hate Tennessee WAY greater than they love Indianapolis, however extra on that within the Titans’ preview.)
I merely don’t get it. Positive, they swap out Carson Wentz for Matt Ryan, however somebody actually wants to clarify to me why that’s such the improve they declare it to be. Ryan is without doubt one of the final lively quarterbacks born earlier than I graduated highschool, as he turned 37 this previous Could. (Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are the one different two older than Ryan.) … So what I’m saying is he’s outdated.
And as for the remainder of the crew, there have been only a few modifications of significance. Positive, working again Jonathan Taylor form of got here out of nowhere to grow to be the primary decide in lots of 2022 fantasy soccer drafts, and Nyheim Hines is a strong No. 2 who is a superb change of tempo.
However their receiving corps is common at greatest with Michael Pittman, Parris Campbell and second-round decide Alec Pierce. Their offensive line is ranked wherever from 10-15, which is level optimistic why the Colts had been ranked sixteenth within the NFL in yards gained final yr. (In addition they had been sixteenth in yards allowed, which suggests their protection is simply OK.)
If in case you have watched sufficient ESPN exhibits and listened to sufficient handicapping podcasts, then you definitely possible have already got plopped a few of your hard-earned cash down on this crew. Sorry to listen to that. Though I don’t usually advise taking my phrase over the phrase of an expert, I’ll simply say once more we’re in the identical boat as final yr, and it wasn’t them who was proper. (And so they gained’t be proper this yr, both.)
Projected end: 9-8
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