[donald brown and robert hudges placed on IR]

Losing Brown hurts. Moore used to be good in blitz pickup and was a good receiver. Karim was ok in preseason and had some moments vs Jacksonville. This is about as good as the Colts could do but Brown was a big play threat and played his best football at times this year.

[A new fear]

No poor teams exist in the NFL with the salary cap.It is very hard to win any game. The 9-4 record for the Colts is remarkable, one of my favorite years. WIth the Colts leading the league in dead cap money, over $30 million, and still winning games is one of the best stories ever. The Colts could get into the playoffs as a wildcard, an astounding accomplishment. Could they get waxed by any of the likely playoff teams, of course (see Patriots or Jets or Bears games). If you take a serious look at their roster, who they are playing where and how they aquired many players you have one of the best NFL stories since the 49'ers won their 1st Super Bowl with 3 rookies starting in the secondary.

Great job Arians, Grigson, Pagano, and Irsay.