What Vick Ballard Injury Means for Indianapolis Colts Offense

July 26, 2014   ·   Gary Davenport   ·   Jump to comments

The Indianapolis Colts made the playoffs last year, but it was no thanks to the ground game.
The Colts ranked 20th in the NFL in rushing in 2013, in large part due to to injuries that ravaged the position.
The team was hopeful that with a full complement of backs in the fold, Indianapolis would be able to field a much more balanced offense in 2014.
Those hopes made it all of one day into camp before being dashed.
As Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star reported, third-year running back Vick Ballard, who missed almost the entire 2013 season with a torn ACL, is feared lost for the 2014 season as well with a torn Achilles tendon suffered in practice Friday:
It's a crushing blow for Ballard, whom the Colts were counting on to serve in a change-of-pace role in 2014. In fact, Ballard was hoping for even more, telling ESPN.com's Mike Wells recently he was ready to take back the starting job he lost to last year's knee injury:
I understand the situation, but I w...

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