The Indianapolis Colts set out this offseason to improve the offense by upgrading weapons at several positions. They did so by adding talent to the quarterback and wide receiver positions while making sure depth at other spots stayed solid.
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The biggest upgrade came at the quarterback position where Philip Rivers will be taking over for Jacoby Brissett following his disappointing 2019 season as a starter.
In Touchdown Wire’s rankings of offenses across the league, the Colts have their arrow pointing up and came in at No. 14.
It is now the Philip Rivers show in Indianapolis. After the Colts’ offense struggled a season ago under Jacoby Brissett – and in the wake of the sudden retirement from Andrew Luck – the veteran passer moves to the Heartland to take over Frank Reich’s offense. The move to a West Coast system might work wonders for Rivers, who had an NFL passer rating of just 59.1 on downfield throws last season, placing him 22nd in the league among qualified passers.
Beyond the quarterback position, the Colts addressed the wide receiver room with their first pick in the draft, selecting Michael Pittman Jr. out of USC. He might make for a solid running mate for T.Y. Hilton. The team also added running back Jonathan Taylor from Wisconsin, who has a sprinter’s background and showed last season with the Badgers that he can be a factor in the passing game as well. Putting these pieces together, the Colts offense should take a step forward from last season.
The addition of Rivers should help the passing game while the selections of Pittman Jr. and Taylor give the Colts both immediate and future impact players.
An underrated move was also bringing in tight end Trey Burton, who has vast experience working with Frank Reich in his offense. With Parris Campbell looking to return from injury, Zach Pascal returning as a solid complementary piece and the weapons of Marlon Mack and Nyheim Hines to round out the backfield, the Colts project to be much better on that side of the ball in 2020.
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