Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: “This is the best defense the Indianapolis Colts have had under the new regime!” You probably heard it before last season…and again before 2013.
There was even a version of this line of thinking after coach Chuck Pagano took over in 2012. That time it revolved around the idea that Pagano, a former defensive coordinator, could work wonders with a number of Pro Bowlers on the roster who had fielded one of the worst defenses in the league the year prior.
It actually got worse in 2012.