IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down Sunday’s Colts-Texans game with first place in the AFC South on the line, looking at C.J. Stroud, a shaky Houston offensive line, Anthony Richardson as a passer and a running game Indianapolis might need to emphasize if Jonathan Taylor is back in the fold.…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ ugly win over the Dolphins, including Anthony Richardson’s rough day throwing the ball, Shane Steichen falling on his sword and a few unlikely contributions.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down Anthony Richardson’s prospective return, whether or not Richardson needs to be better at playing through pain, why the Colts held out Richardson last week and a Dolphins matchup that seems easy on the surface but features more than a few pitfalls.…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins unpeel the layers on an ugly Colts win over Tennessee that Indianapolis needed to keep their hopes up on the 2024 season.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ defense, the paths they could take going forward on that side of the ball, Anthony Richardson’s health, the matchup with the Titans and the running game.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down an ugly defensive performance in a 37-34 Colts loss that extends the road losing streak to the Jaguars to a full decade, breaking down Gus Bradley, Chris Ballard and the culpability of the players.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ upcoming trip to their own (and Joel’s) personal house of horrors, the city of Jacksonville, and all the uncertainty Indianapolis is facing due to a rash of injuries.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a quick look at Anthony Richardson, Joe Flacco, the Indianapolis wide receivers and a big win over Pittsburgh.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down Anthony Richardson’s accuracy issues, what’s going wrong right now, whether or not it can get fixed going forward, how defenses will play the Colts and how Indianapolis matches up against a Pittsburgh offense that has struggled so far.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ 21-16 win over the Bears, including Anthony Richardson’s erratic play, Jonathan Taylor’s impressive performance and an improved game from the Indianapolis defense.Bởi Colts Cover 2

Join insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins as they preview the Colts versus the Bears from Lou Malnati's Pizza in Broad Ripple.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take the Colts to task for an ugly game in Green Bay, bouncing back and forth between the defense’s ugly performance in the running game and the offense’s questionable decision-making on the other side of the ball.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the strengths and weaknesses the Colts put on display against the Texans, how that matches up against the Packers and the stakes of a game that suddenly seems very winnable.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down everything from the Colts’ 29-27 loss to Houston in the season opener, including Anthony Richardson, Jonathan Taylor, Alec Pierce, an underperforming running game, ugly run defense, tough defensive line play and a secondary that struggled to get its hands in the football.…

The season has finally arrived. IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ season-opening matchup against a Texans team that has been the darling of everybody this offseason, from strengths and weaknesses to potential injury issues.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down every decision that went into the making of the Colts’ 53-man roster, including weak points, strong points, strange decisions and a couple of things they’d like to see addressed, even if it’s not likely.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a behind-the-scenes look at the Colts’ joint practices against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Jelani Woods injury and Anthony Richardson’s training camp as a whole.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ lack of interest in free agent safety Justin Simmons, a lackluster week of joint practices for the defense and an encouraging, explosive performance by the offense in two days of practice against the Arizona CardinalsBởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Josh Downs injury, the potential implications of a high ankle sprain for Downs, the position battle at tight end and the Colts’ confusing strategy at free safety.Bởi Colts Cover 2

One week into training camp, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ position battles and where they stand after five practices .Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins are back out at training camp, breaking down Anthony Richardson’s shoulder, the way the Colts plan to use him and make-or-break seasons for a handful of recent Indianapolis draft picks.Bởi Colts Cover 2

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IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at everything they learned from the Colts’ offseason program, including the level of concern around Anthony Richardson’s right shoulder, the players who stood out during spring practices and who to watch when training camp begins in the fall.…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins answer pressing questions from fans as the Colts head into the final stretch of offseason workouts.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins rank the 10 road trips the Colts will take this season, look at the pitfalls remaining on the roster and offer an update on what they saw from Anthony Richardson at organized team activities.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the Colts’ rookie class, both drafted and undrafted, and how the players they’ve assembled offer a window into the team’s thinking.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins go position-by-position through the Colts depth chart after the draft, identifying position battles and potential trouble spots for Indianapolis this offseason.Bởi Colts Cover 2

Join insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins as they recap the 2024 NFL draft.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts’ surprise selection of UCLA pass rusher Laiatu Latu at No. 15, drafting a player to take the rush to the next level after a historic run on offensive players.Bởi Colts Cover 2

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With free agency wrapping up and the NFL’s attention turning to the draft, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a trip around the AFC South, breaking down the big, headline-grabbing moves made by the Texans, Jaguars and Titans while the Colts stayed relatively silent outside of signing their own guys.…

IndyStar insider Joel A. Erickson spends this week’s edition of the Cover-2 podcast breaking down the NFL’s annual meeting with Nate Atkins, who spent plenty of time with Indianapolis head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard. In two days in Orlando, Atkins got a feel for the moves the Colts have and haven’t been making this offse…

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IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the Colts’ lack of outside signings in free agency so far, specifically the team’s pursuit of defensive backs who can upgrade the secondary. The Colts have been linked to a handful of players, but to this point, most of the rumors have turned out to be overblown, and Indianapolis des…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins offer their first impressions on the Colts’ moves in free agency so far, taking a look at the holes Indianapolis has filled, the spots that remain thin and the rest of the league.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down free agency from a Colts perspective, beginning with the decision to place the franchise tag on Michael Pittman Jr., talking about the possibility of trading for L’Jarius Sneed and going through the need for experienced help in the secondary.…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins try to make sense of Chris Ballard’s hints and deflections at the NFL scouting combine, the position he wants to use his first pick to draft, the future of Anthony Richardson and the clear, definitive answer Ballard gave on the future of Michael Pittman Jr. in Indianapolis.…

The NFL scouting combine comes to Indianapolis next week, and after a relatively quiet two months of the offseason, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins talk through the questions they still have about the Colts offseason, how Chris Ballard will address positions of need and how he weighs the development of young players against the p…

In this week’s edition of the Colts Cover-2 podcast, Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down lessons they learned from the NFL playoffs, including the problem of going up against the other quarterbacks in the AFC, the players a team needs to have around the quarterback and how those guys can change games.…

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the Colts’ rookie class one by one, breaking down every rookie from Anthony Richardson to Ameer Speed as Indianapolis begins to set its sights on the next draft class.Bởi Colts Cover 2

With the Colts still in the planning stages of the offseason, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the rest of the pending Indianapolis free agent class beyond Michael Pittman Jr., and the decisions Chris Ballard must make this off-seasonBởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down Michael Pittman Jr.'s outlook heading into free agency, the Colts' options to make sure they re-sign him and his importance to the offense Indianapolis has built for Anthony Richardson.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins wrap up the 2023 season and look ahead to 2024 as the Colts go from surprising to contenders.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts' 23-19 loss to the Texans, Shane Steichen's decision on fourth down, Gardner Minshew's overall performance and Jonathan Taylor gutting through the pain.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down a monumental season finale for the Colts against Houston, a team Indianapolis hasn't seen since the second game of the season.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts' 23-20 win over the Raiders, how Indianapolis bounced back and what it means going forward.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down a must-win game for the Colts against the Raiders, a team with a defense playing very good football.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts' 29-10 loss to the Falcons, the offense's struggles without Michael Pittman Jr., the lack of a running game and a terrible defensive performance, including defensive coordinator Gus Bradley.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Damontae Kazee suspension and reaction, the odd news coming from the Colts and an intriguing game against the Falcons.Bởi Colts Cover 2

IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Colts' 30-13 win over Pittsburgh, what it means for the Indianapolis playoff chances, the players of the game and the Colts' future under Shane Steichen.Bởi Colts Cover 2