ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, Colts fans of all ages... ColtsDigital proudly presents: KY's 2009 Season Preview.

or at the very least, doesn't hinder me.

We're down to 53 and prepping for J-ville and that tiny little wrecking ball, Maurice Jones-Drew. It'll be a good test, this first game of the season, to see if our Run Defense has actually improved, or if it's SSDD. Big Ed will miss this game because of a one game suspension (that i'm not entirely clear on. anybody know why he's suspended? wouldn't being kicked off the team last year be punishment enough?), and the Depth Chart has Fili Moala behind him, so Moala will likely get the start. Mathis, Mookie, Moala, Freeney. Put Big Ed in there and i like our starting D-line. But we takes what we can gets. Behind them, Wheeler, Brackett, and Session. I gotta say, I do like that starting linebacker corp. In the defensive backfield you'll see Hayden, Jackson, Bullit (Bob is out with injury. surprised?), and Bethea.

Should be solid. We'll see. We know our pass rush is good, with Freeney and Mathis. We know our coverage is good with Hayden, Jackson, and Bethea. Bullit is decent, but I much prefer Giodano in that spot... sadly, he's no longer on the team (in a silly Al Davis-esque move). Everything rests on the defensive tackles and the linebackers, and in particular, what they do against the run. That's our question mark and has been for ages. Moves were made to try and improve it.
Prediction: I'll keep the ol' foot out of my mouth and play the Wait-And-See game.

On offense, we should be alright. P-Money under center (who happens to be Jeff Saturday). Reggie and Gonzo and Garcon/Collie. Clark and whoever else at tight end. Addai/Brown. We've got more playmakers on offense than the Raiders have actual football players. I'm not even gonna talk about it.
The offensive line, however, worries me. In particular, Charlie "wtf is he doing in the starting line-up" Johnson. Of course, Tony Ugoh is the only other option, so I do understand going with Johnson. At least he tries. Maybe not much more than that... but you'll see effort. The worst thing about all that is it's the most important position in all of pass blocking on the offensive line. We're likely to see lots of help from RBs and TEs over there, which is one less toy for #18 to attack defenses with.

But... Peyton Manning is a god and he has enough weapons elsewhere that I really don't think it'll be an issue either way. And Peyton has looked extra sharp during the preseason.

Prediction: Good gawd almighty. My vocabulary isn't big enough to describe the awesome that we're about to lay on these fools that make up the rest of the NFL.

Overall: With what looks to be an easy schedule (read: easier than the last couple years), more toys on offense than even Batman could handle, and a defense with enough playmakers and more bigger size at the DT spots, we're gonna roll right on through another 12+ win season... and don't be surprised if it's the most dominating season of football you've ever seen.

Because it will be.