Stampede Blue continues its dive into each potential position of need, giving a detailed look at the current state of each position and avenues and targets in which to upgrade. Up next is the safety position.
2018 Colts Safeties
The back end of the Colts defense made a pretty dramatic shift last offseason with Matt Eberflus bringing his Tampa-2 defense to town. The Colts secondary went from using primarily man coverage to a zone heavy scheme. The defense often relied upon Cover-2 or Cover-3 shells with a “bend don’t break” mentality.
In this system, the safeties are tasked with eliminating big plays.