Comparing the Colts 2012 and 2013 numbers after 2 months

The Colts are two months into the NFL season and with this being the second-year under head coach Chuck Pagano, I decided to compile some numbers from 2012 to 2013.

These stats are after seven games of each season.

-Besides third-down conversions and sacks allowed, the Colts numbers have substantially increased from 2012 to 2013. The passing offense has been much more efficient in 2013 with the touchdowns/interceptions ratio being the most significant difference. All-in-all, Pep Hamilton’s offensive system has adhered to it’s preseason notions of a focus on the ground attack and an efficient attack.

-The Colts defense has improved in virtually every major category since last season. Thanks to some key free agent acquisitions and another year in the 3-4 hybrid scheme, the Colts have cut down on points allowed by almost a full touchdown and have become an aggressive group in turnovers and getting after the quarterback.

Colts Daily Headlines: October 28th Edition

The Colts bye week is now over with the team starting a nine-game stretch in Houston on Sunday night. Today’s news looks back on the first two months of the season and how the team’s offense has stayed true despite injuries.

Take a look below at the top pieces from Monday, October 28^th.

Overcoming injuries, rugged schedule leaves Colts in prime position for division title run

By: Stephen Holder, Indy Star

With the bye week now over, Holder takes a look at four topics after the first two months of the season.

The topics included are overcoming injuries, midseason MVPs, the secondary and finishing strong with nine games remaining.

“We’ve got something special going on,” Pagano said. “We certainly won’t take any of the good things that have happened to this point for granted. We won’t lose sight of where we want to go and what it’s going to take to get there.”

Luck, Colts gearing up for second-half run

By: George Bremer, The Herald Bulletin

Bremer looks at the losses on the Colts offense and how the unit has held together despite losing five significant pieces to season ending injuries.

“I remember talking to my dad after the (Denver) game and saying football can really be a war of attrition in some cases,” Andrew Luck said. “It’s true. So many guys have gone down. It just stinks. You don’t really know how to talk about it. As cold-hearted as it may seem, you move on.

“The guys that are injured want you to move on. They don’t want you thinking. Reggie wants us to work harder than ever to keep going. Vick has always wanted us to work harder. Donald Thomas, Dwayne, they don’t want our pity once it happens. They want us to work harder. We’ll continue to do that.”

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MAKE ROSTER MOVES

The Indianapolis Colts today elevated wide receiver Griff Whalen from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster and signed center Thomas Austin to the practice squad.

Whalen has played in three games this season, catching two passes for 28 yards. He was originally signed by the Colts as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2012 and was signed to the practice squad on October 2, 2013.

Austin was originally signed by the Colts as a free agent on August 1, 2013 and was signed to the practice squad on September 1. He was then released from the practice squad on October 1. Austin has appeared in seven career games (one start) with the Carolina Panthers (2012) and Houston Texans (2011).