Colts Cover 2 Podcast

One week into training camp, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down what they’ve seen from the wide receivers, the defensive backs and the rest of the Colts, focusing heavily on how young players like Alec Pierce, Ashton Dulin, Nick Cross and Julian Blackmon are acclimtating to a new system.

Two days into Colts training camp, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at the relatively quiet start to training camp – compared to the last five years of Indianapolis starts – and the way personnel groupings breaking down at wide receiver, running back and defense.

Back from summer vacation, IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins bring the Colts Cover-2 podcast out of hibernation by setting the table for training camp, taking a look at the 2022 Colts, putting 2021 to bed and getting ready for the questions Indianapolis must answer in the next month at Westfield’s Grand Park.

In the final Cover-2 podcast before the NFL goes into vacation mode for the summer, IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down what they learned from watching the team’s mandatory minicamp, what’s looming once training camp begins in January and the questions that have to be answered for the Colts to be an AFC contender.  

In this week’s edition of the Colts Cover-2 podcast, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take a look at everything the Colts have been saying about the difference Matt Ryan is making in Indianapolis, the effect the new starting quarterback can have on the Colts’ young wide receivers and Julian Blackmon’s quest to come back strong from a devastating Achilles tendon tear.

Two weeks before the end of the Colts offseason program, IndyStar insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the news that Kenny Moore is sitting out OTAs in search of a new deal, the potential for other contract issues in the future with several stars getting close to extension time, the addition of Nick Foles and why Frank Reich calls Foles “the perfect backup quarterback.”

The week after the release of the schedule and the Colts’ rookie minicamp, IndyStar Colts insiders talk through the news of the week: the Phillip Lindsay signing, the rookie minicamp, left tackle Bernhard Raimann, the schedule and how Indianapolis is dealing with players off of injuries.

For the most part, the Colts have made it through the big player-acquisition parts of the offseason, and the rest of the spring is the team getting itself ready for training camp with offseason workouts, rookie minicamp this weekend and a few player signings here and there. With that in mind, IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins take questions from the fan base and rattle off answers one by one, offering their thoughts on the burning questions left after free agency and the NFL draft.

With the draft firmly in the books and the Colts offseason roster mostly set, IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the Indianapolis roster, handicapping the battles to watch, potential trouble spots and places they could add a veteran or two.

The NFL draft dust has finally settled, and the Indianapolis Colts addressed almost every one of their needs with eight picks and a long list of undrafted free agent signings. IndyStar Colts insiders Joel A. Erickson and Nate Atkins break down the draft, everything from fit to potential pitfalls, after Chris Ballard’s weekend of work.