Team Vibes: Indianapolis Colts

Team vibes refer to the overall mood toward a team's offense. Our staff shares their thoughts on the Colts.

Footballguys Staff's Team Vibes: Indianapolis Colts Footballguys Staff Published 07/09/2025

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As we race toward August, Footballguys.com will examine one team per weekday with our quick-hitting Team Vibes feature, which explores the overall mood toward each team's offense.

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The Colts struggled to find quality quarterback play last year. What's the vibe for 2025?

Spoiler alert: Almost entirely meh.

Colts, Team Vibes

  • Good - 1 votes
  • Neutral - 12 votes
  • Bad - 2 votes

Staffers with Good Vibes

  • Phil Alexander: Assuming Daniel Jones wins the quarterback job, every Colts pass-catcher offers strong draft value.

Staffers with Neutral Vibes

  • Jason Wood: Indianapolis won 8 games last year, and oddsmakers put the over/under at 7.5 this season. The coaching staff and most of the roster return intact, save for an uninspiring addition of Daniel Jones to create a quarterback battle that leaves much to be desired. 
  • Maurile Tremblay: Jonathan Taylor keeps the ground game dangerous, but a Richardson-vs-Jones battle suppresses the passing upside and overall ceiling.
  • David Zacharias: A mediocre team in a weak division, with a moderately easy schedule and long odds to reach the Super Bowl.
  • Kyle Bellefeuil: The quarterback situation with Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson makes it tough to get too excited about the Colts' passing game. 
  • Ben Cummins: Indianapolis' offense has exciting weapons but no quarterback to lead the way.
  • Meng Song: The Colts seem rudderless in a division full of teams with seemingly secure quarterback situations. It's a make-or-break year for Anthony Richardson.
  • Andy Hicks: Shane Steichen is batting 0.500 as head coach. Remarkable, all things considered. It could go either way this year.
  • Colton Dodgson: There are intriguing options at the skill positions. Whoever gets the nod between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson will alter the outlook, though. 
  • Jeff Haseley: It's looking like Daniel Jones will be the team's starting quarterback, and he has one winning season and one year with 20+ touchdown passes. 
  • Julia Papworth: With confusion at the quarterback position, it is tough to get excited for any offensive weapons in Indy. It could be another year close to .500, making future decisions even more difficult for the franchise.
  • Mauricio Gutierrez: Certainty at the QB position is one of the most important things for a team to aspire to be moderately competitive.
  • Craig Lakins: With a strong group of skill position players, the Colts only need Daniel Jones to be serviceable. Can he join the recent trend of disappointing quarterbacks seeing a career resurgence with a new team? 

Staffers with Bad Vibes

  • Jeff Blaylock: At some point, Daniel Jones will become their 11th starting QB in seven years, and yet another QB reset is coming.
  • Tripp Brebner: There's an old saying about starting QBs. If you have two, you actually have none.

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