Quote:  If you get a chance,  I would be interested in what you think the Colts likely starting Defensive Line and Defensive Backfield  ( including top Nickel Back ) will be when the Colts open the regular season two weeks from today.    Any related thoughts,  including what you think will transpire at those positions as the season moves on certainly would be welcome on this end.   Thanks. 

We're still going to be short handed a little bit, but the depth players are good enough to hold up.  Not like the starters of course, but they won't get ran over.  Especially not against Detroit.   

 

Starting D line should be:  TY Mcgill,  David Parry,  Kendall Langford

Backups for the Lions game:  Zach Kerr,   Hassan Ridgeway

 

Henry Anderson is healthy but we are bringing him back slowly.  Should be back between the 2nd and 4th game.

Arthur Jones is serving a 4 game PED suspension.  Will be back before the Jags game. 

 

There's a chance Vontae Davis can make the Lions game, but it's likely that won't happen.

 

If it doesn't happen:

 

CB:  Antonio Cromartie, Darius Butler(nickel)    Patrick Robinson

4th and 5th corners:  Djoun Smith  and Tevin Mitchel

 

Still waiting on Clayton Geathers to get back from injury so:  

 

Starting safeties  TJ Green and Mike Adams

TJ Green is our rookie safety from Clemson.  He's been doing pretty well.

Great size at 6'3" and runs 4.3.  Can play corner or safety

 

 

If we are at Full Strength we will likely look like the following on defense when we play in London:

 

DL: Arthur Jones,  David Parry,  Kendall Langford

Backups: TY Mcgill,  Henry Anderson,  Hassan Ridgeway

 

LB:  Robert Mathis,  Dqwell Jackson. Sio Moore or Nate Irving, Erik Walden or Trent Cole

 

CB:  Antonio Cromartie, Patrick Robinson(very good nickel corner),   Vontae Davis

4th and 5th Corners:  Djoun Smith and Tevin Mitchel.  Smith and Mitchel are not household names, but good corners

 

Safeties:   Mike Adams,   Clayton Geathers

TJ Green would slide into the Dime Linebacker role to deal with the tight ends.

 

Or we may leave TJ Green back there and sllide Geathers into the Dime Backer role. 

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