If you could bring back one former colt to the current colts roster, who would it be ?

[digroute88]

If you could bring back one former colt to the current colts roster, who would it be ? This could be a retired player obviously and in their prime as a player. I guess it would probably be a defensive player of course .

[richard pallo]

Dwight Freeney in his prime or the Edge on offense.

[JasonABrown]

8 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

Dwight Freeney in his prime or the Edge on offense.

 

Hard to argue with either of those picks.  

[cdgacoltsfan]

17 minutes ago, digroute88 said:

If you could bring back one former colt to the current colts roster, who would it be ? This could be a retired player obviously and in their prime as a player. I guess it would probably be a defensive player of course .

Ted Hendricks

[Virtuoso80]

Bob Sanders (uninjuried of course)

[bababooey]

Peyton Manning

[Samu-Rye]

Agree with Freeney,on offense Eric Dickerson

[Indianapolis-Colts-Fan]

Terrik Glenn

[Valpo2004]

Eric Dickerson. . .  But Freeney in his prime is probably a very good answer as well.

 

2 biggest things lacking from this team are running game and pass rush. 

[21isSuperman]

A healthy Bob Sanders

[Andrew Luck fan club]

We have decent safeties that will only get better. Give me freeney.

[Ja'Crispy]

An unbreakable Bob Sanders no doubt about it.

[csmopar]

Curtis Painter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[SilentHill]

Freeney wouldn't fit the scheme, just like last time, he's a 4-3 DE not a 3-4 OLB.

 

+1 more for Bob Sanders

[LJpalmbeacher2]

Well pass rush(freeny) & rb(Dickerson) is what we need most as Luck is pretty good. But I sure would be tempted as heck to bring my all time favourite Bert Jones.

[Coltsfan1953]

Mike Curtis. We need a little m-e-a-n on this team.

[jchandler7]

Definately, without question a healthy, un-injury proned Bob Sanders.

[Restored]

Edge. Specifically 1999 Edge.

[Carlos Danger]

'13 Robert Mathis 

[Jim H.]

Marshall Faulk.  Not a single doubt.

[SteelCityColt]

Seeing as #18 would be off the table... can I have his partner in crime instead and take Marvin?

[Devildog]

Trent Richardson 

 

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[Gavin]

1 hour ago, SilentHill said:

Freeney wouldn't fit the scheme, just like last time, he's a 4-3 DE not a 3-4 OLB.

 

+1 more for Bob Sanders

He fits the scheme just fine, He had  8 sacks in Arizona doing the exact same thing he did here in 2012. He was not healthy his last year as a Colt

[Gavin]

Dwight Freeney in his prime. No doubt about it

[HeSoColt]

Freeney in his prime.

[ReMeDy]

2 hours ago, Virtuoso80 said:

Bob Sanders (uninjuried of course)

 

He'd probably only last one game though.

[krunk]

The way our linebackers are tackling right now I'd bring back Clint Sessions.  Clint used to bring that wood.  Just kept getting concussion.

[HungarianColtsFan]

Cory Redding of 2013

[Colts_Fan12]

Glenn or Dickerson 

D I'll go with freeny or Bob sanders 

[Tsarquise]

Dwight Freeney

[csmopar]

Jim Sorgi?

[The Peytonator]

A 6'3 Bionic Bob Sanders.

[Oldschoolcolt19]

Mike Curtis, we could use a "mad dog" LB leading the defense right now

[theanarchist]

Sanders

[UKColt13]

Either a healthy Bob Sanders or Freeny in his prime

[Coffeedrinker]

Adam Meadows or Ryan Diem.  Lock down the right side of the line with either of those two at RT.  I like Reitz but he is not at their level.

 

Defensively, there are a lot of great choices But with the Colts current needs it would have to be:

 

Dwight Freeney

Rob Morris - He would have thrived playing the ILB role in this D.

Marlin Jackson - He didn't have elite speed but he had the size, agility and acceleration to do well in a man cover scheme.

[MSColtsFan]

Gino Marchetti or Mike Curtis for sure. 

[The Lucky Neck Beard]

o- John Mackey....  him and DA would rule the world. 

d- Gino Marchetti... I like this quote about him in wikipedia "Marchetti's stellar play led to his being called by Sid Gillman, the Los Angeles Rams head coach, "(T)he greatest player in football. It's a waste of time to run around this guy's end. It's a lost play. You don't bother to try it."

[2006Coltsbestever]

I almost went Bob Sanders but because we are desperate need of a Pass Rusher I would say Dwight Freeney in his prime of course.

[dgambill]

Well I'll take one for each side of the ball...Glenn would get a hard look since we have struggled up front so much but I'd still have to take Faulk on offense because of how important the passing game has become and he is more of a dual threat guy. Edge was close but Faulk was legendary and since Dickerson's prime was in LA although he had some good time here I still think Faulk would do more for Luck. I could say we take Peyton and then imagine the trade offers we would get for AL.....like first rd picks for like the next 5 years....and throw in some seconds....could build a whole new team.....but that doesn't seem to be the spirit of the question.

 

On defense I would go with Dwight....we could use some better LBs still too...and of course Sanders would be legit...but now that they are testing for HGH I'm not sure he would stay on the field (just my opinion I've got no facts to back it). We could field a whole team of former guys on this defense....probably as they are now lol and still be better than what we saw last week. I've got hope we turn things around when we get healthy...I was happy when we brought in these new coaches to help the staff but man...Week 1 wasn't pretty.