The Indianapolis Colts have had a predictably quiet start to the 2019 NFL

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Only one outside free agent has signed to join the Colts. wide receiver Devin Funchess http://www.coltsfanshop.com/Bobby-Okereke-Jersey , and Chris Ballard has..." /Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteStampede Bluean Indianapolis Colts communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsColtsShopAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Colts StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Colts NewsYahoo Colts Team PageYahoo Colts ReportYahoo Colts Depth ChartYahoo Colts TransactionsYahoo Colts PhotosShop About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Filed under:Free AgencyColts Free AgencyGeathers leaves Dallas without a contract, Ajayi visits Colts Wednesday, Brice signs with BucsNew,67commentsEDTShareTweetShareShareGeathers leaves Dallas without a contract, Ajayi visits Colts Wednesday, Brice signs with BucsJonathan Dyer-USA TODAY SportsThe Indianapolis Colts have had a predictably quiet start to the 2019 NFL season. Only one outside free agent has signed to join the Colts. wide receiver Devin Funchess, and Chris Ballard has focused the rest of his time on tackling in-house options. One of the players who received considerable praise from Ballard following the 2018 season was safety Clayton Geathers. A year removed from neck surgery, Geathers returned to the field for a productive season. He still struggled with physical ailments and rarely practiced during the season but he also played a role that no one else on the roster is particularly suited to play.Recently, it was reported that Geathers was visiting the Dallas Cowboys to discuss the prospect of heading south. It has since been reported that he left Texas without a deal.It wouldn’t be surprising to see the Colts make some progress on signing Geathers to a new contract this week. ITwo outside free agent prospects have been tied to the Colts over the last few days. One, safety Kentrell Brice, visited Indianapolis as he toured potential suitors. Yesterday Parris Campbell Jersey , it was reported that Brice has signed a one-year deal to join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This move may go a step toward encouraging Ballard to re-sign Geathers.The only other outside free agent who has been directly tied to the Colts is veteran running back Jay Ajayi. He has experience in Frank Reich’s system and would offer something the Colts backfield doesn’t currently have, a tough between the tackles runner who can push the pile for extra yards. Unfortunately, he suffered a torn ACL in October of 2018 and is likely still months away from returning full strength. New details indicate the Ajayi will be in Indianapolis on Wednesday for a physical.As the second round of free agency gets under way and the market cools down, don’t be surprised to see the Colts get a little more involved. Ballard has a history of finding nice value later in the process, which includes a little before or soon after the NFL Draft. Much has been made about the Indianapolis Colts’ ability to stop the run this season, and for good reason. The Colts’ defense finished the year sixth in the league allowing a mere 3.9 yards per carry, and with all of the talk from the previous regime about that being a priority, Matt Eberflus and this defense did it surprisingly quietly.On the other hand, the Colts put all their chips in the center of the table on using a platoon-style running game with Marlon Mack being the lead back, and he did well for himself in his first season as the primary runner. Mack eclipsed 900 rushing yards, showed off his big-play ability http://www.coltsfanshop.com/Ben-Banogu-Jersey , and had six games in which he averaged more than 4.75 yards per carry. The additions of rookies Nyheim Hines and Jordan Wilkins proved to benefit the Colts ground game as well with Wilkins being the more effective runner of the two, while Hines proved to be more of an all-around weapon, and was heavily used in the passing game. And with a much-improved offensive line this season, the Colts rushing attack was something teams had to prepare for while also trying to keep Andrew Luck under control. In fact, this season is the first time the Colts have outrushed their opponents through the course of the season since 1995. 1995! That’s 23 years. There are 15 players on the Colts’ active roster who are 23 years old or younger. That says a lot about how the Colts approached the running game on both sides of the ball. It possibly says more about the defense, and with them not allowing a 100-yard rusher all season, we’re going to gladly go with that. But, the Colts’ running game can’t simply be thrown aside either. By no means was the Colts running game dominant, though they absolutely showed that they have the ability to be. Also, you can bet that this circle of success on offense (passing game, running game Rock Ya-Sin Jersey , offensive line) was greatly improved because of it’s increased efficiency. When one of those three aspects to the offense falter, the others have to be considerably better when being schemed against.With all of that said, the Colts’ Wild Card matchup against the Houston Texans presents a major challenge for the Colts running game. In their previous two meetings this season, the Texans held the Colts to two of their four lowest rushing totals of the season. The Texans held the Colts to a total of 91 rushing yards (2.28 yards per attempt) on 40 carries, and that could spell bad news in the playoffs.Did I forget to mention that the Texans were the top rushing defense in the league this year allowing only 3.4 yards per carry? They were also tops in the NFL in explosive runs allowed, as they gave up only 3 runs of 20-plus yards. They were also top-3 in total rushing yards allowed, rushing yards allowed per game, rushing touchdowns allowed.Whew! This will be a tall task for Frank Reich and this offense to maintain a balanced attack if they can’t find success early on. If the Colts didn’t have Luck, and his ability to take over a game in the passing game, they wouldn’t be in the playoffs first of all. But, they certainly would be massive underdogs in this Wild Card matchup.Luck did throw 6 touchdowns to only 1 interception T.Y. Hilton Jersey , and racked up over 860 passing yards in their first two meetings with the Texans this year. But, he also threw the ball over 100 times. That is an 8.38 yards per attempt average, and Luck completed his passes at just above a 65% clip — but the fact that he HAD to have those games is what should present some cause for concern. The Colts absolutely have the pieces, the scheme, and the potential to handle the Texans in their own building this weekend. However, if the running game isn’t up to par, it’s going to be another close game and one play could send the Colts home before they are able to show how dangerous they can actually be.