Insiders Zak Keefer and Joel Erickson look back at the Colts' playoff loss and look ahead to the offseason. Clark Wade, Clark.Wade@Indystar.com
INDIANAPOLIS – The NFL’s offseason schedule is relentless. Teams begin building their roster for next season before the rest of the league has even finished the current one, creating roster-building cycle that slows down at times but never really comes to a stop.
Before the Colts begin their offseason in earnest, though, Chris Ballard wanted his staff to take a breath.
Indianapolis is only a week removed from a disappointing playoff loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, a defeat that didn’t feel like it displayed the growth the Colts showed this season as they came roaring back from the AFC cellar to establish themselves as one of the best up-and-coming teams in the NFL.