Expect Colts to Play it Safe the Rest of Preseason

With multiple players suffering from injuries in the first preseason game, expect the Colts to take a more cautious approach in future preseason games.

The Colts know that they have to stay healthy in order to be competitive. Injuries derailed their campaign the last two seasons. After suffering some key injuries to some key players, expect the Colts to be ultra cautious the rest of the preseason.

There are still three more preseason games left to be played. In those games, the Colts would be wise to not put their players in danger. They should make sure that the starters don’t play too long where they are at risk to be hurt.

There is a possibility that Clayton Geathers could make his preseason debut in game number two. He has been rehabbing a neck injury for awhile. If he does play, he shouldn’t play more than a series or two. The Colts need to balance that line between knocking rust off and risking injury.

Andrew Luck pretty much killed any notion that he is still suffering issues in his throwing shoulder. He could play a little bit more in game two as well. He needs time to knock off rust, even though it didn’t look like he had much on Thursday night in Seattle.

Coach Reich will do what is best for his football team. He knows that the risk of getting players hurt far outweighs the reward of knocking off whatever rust they have. Expect to see a heavy dose of backups in all of the games remaining.

As for the players who are hurt, they will not be rushed back. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Marlon Mack not be brought back until the start of the regular season. Robert Turbin might not be back until after his suspension as well. Both moves would be wise to make.