Rookies adjusting to NFL life
Life can be somewhat easier when running through individual drills with shells on (helmets and shoulder pads). But when the intensity is picked up and the full pads come on, rookies begin to get a taste of NFL speed and how it differs from college.
As the rookies have to work their way through a non-existent offseason, they are theoretically already behind the eight-ball. Though players like Jonathan Taylor and Michael Pittman Jr. are expected to hold significant roles right away, there is still an adjustment period that takes place.
The Colts may only truly be relying on a pair of rookies to begin the season, but it will be vital that the class gets adjusted to league quickly as they may have to step into bigger roles in a moment’s notice.