Welcome to The Lucky Colt

In the 2009 NFL season, I had the opportunity to follow the Indianapolis Colts from game one until their devastating Super Bowl loss to the New Orleans Saints. From that defeat, I have been locked in on the Colts and have followed them through the offseason, regular season, and postseason. I love the Indianapolis Colts and my goal is to provide in depth analysis on games, offseason moves, and share my perspective on the team every year.

  • Anthony Richardson Has Earned the Captain’s C for the 2023 season

    Anthony Richardson Has Earned the Captain’s C for the 2023 season

    If you have watched even a small amount of football, you probably saw players with a golden “C” somewhere on their jerseys. This symbol represents that a team chose that player to be one of its team captains. In short, a team captain is a player who exhibits high leadership on and off the football…

  • The Colts Have Their 53-man Roster

    The Colts Have Their 53-man Roster

    On August 29th, the Colts announced their initial 53-man roster and there are certainly a few notable decisions to point out. Jonathan Taylor is listed on the PUP List: The elephant in the room is what became of RB Jonathan Taylor, and to that it is confirmed that JT will be Colt to start the…

  • 3 Takeaways from Richardson’s Second Preseason Game

    3 Takeaways from Richardson’s Second Preseason Game

    In a much anticipated preseason game, Anthony Richardson started the entire first half against the Eagles after being sidelined in game two. While his statistics are not eye-opening, only completing 6 out of 17 attempts for 78 yards, he displayed great poise and athletic ability inside and outside the pocket. For this article, I am…

  • Three Players Who Stood Out In Game 2

    Three Players Who Stood Out In Game 2

    In a preseason game that did not feature the Colts starters, including QB Anthony Richardson, there was plenty of opportunity for the second and third string players to showcase their abilities to impact this team. In this article, I will highlight several players that made an impact on Saturday and also made a case that…

  • What We Can Expect from Anthony Richardson in 2023

    What We Can Expect from Anthony Richardson in 2023

    On Tuesday, August 15th, Colts head coach Shane Steichen announced that the team will start the 2023 season with Anthony Richardson as QB1. Now, there have been a lot of mixed feelings in regards to Richardson as starting QB. As with many new situations, there will be those with a positive mentality and a negative…

  • Takeaways from Anthony Richardson’s Debut

    Takeaways from Anthony Richardson’s Debut

    The highlight of the Colts opening preseason game was rookie QB Anthony Richardson. With only 13 career college starts under his belt, it was vital that the Colts allow Richardson to get meaningful snaps. Richardson started the game and played in three series. The first series ended in an INT (which we’ll get into), the…

  • Colts Preseason – What to Look for

    Colts Preseason – What to Look for

    The Colts will face off against the Buffalo Bills in their first preseason game and even though this offseason has been bumpy with the Jonathan Taylor situation and the Isaiah Rogers suspension, there are several areas that will be intriguing and exciting to watch this preseason. The Cornerbacks The cornerback room for the Colts is…

  • Training Camp Outlook – Who is Darrell Baker Jr.?

    Training Camp Outlook – Who is Darrell Baker Jr.?

    Aside from those in the Colts organization, CB Darrell Baker Jr. was probably not on anyone’s radar to make a splash in camp and even compete for a starting role on the defense. Darrell Baker Jr. was an undrafted free agent in 2022 from Georgia Southern University. As a redshirt senior in 2021, Baker started…

  • Training Camp Outlook – The Running Backs

    Training Camp Outlook – The Running Backs

    Jonathan Taylor has been at every practice so far this offseason, but with being listed on the PUP and talks of trades, his return is in deep question. To add more questions to this RB room, Zack Moss broke his forearm during Monday’s practice and is expected to be out although training camp and preseason.…

  • What Went Wrong for Jonathan Taylor and the Colts?

    What Went Wrong for Jonathan Taylor and the Colts?

    One of the hot topics in the running back market this offseason is what the Colts will do with Jonathan Taylor’s contract. As the season is quickly approaching, we are getting more and more answers that seem to lead to more and more questions. On Saturday, July 29th, Jonathan Taylor was invited onto Colts GM…