All Is Not Lost for Indianapolis Colts in a Thoroughly Weak AFC South

September 16, 2014   ·   Rivers McCown   ·   Jump to comments

We have thoroughly chronicled the bad from Indianapolis' first two losses of the season. The organizational philosophy has failed to make the Colts an upper-echelon contender in a weak AFC. The defense, now without star outside linebacker Robert Mathis, has no pass rush. 
But there are also reasons to believe that the Colts shouldn't be left for dead. Philadelphia and Denver were two of the toughest games on the schedule, and applying liberal adjustments for the quality of competition can assuage the fear that Indianapolis doesn't have the worst defense in the NFL. 
So, without further adieu, three reasons why the Colts still have a pulse:
 
1) Weak schedule, weak division
The rest of Indianapolis' schedule is mostly made of cake. Football Outsiders Almanac 2014 had the Colts with one of the five easiest schedules in the league coming into the season. A look at their remaining games shows little to be concerned about.
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