Indianapolis Colts 2010’s All-Decade team
By Ryan Stano
Kicker was the easiest choice of any position on this entire team. Adam Vinatieri is the only choice because he’s been the best kicker by far. Vinny was named a First-Team All-Pro in 2014 and was a mostly reliable kicker throughout the entire decade.
Punter was an easy selection too. That goes to Pat McAfee. McAfee made two Pro Bowls in his time with the team, being selected in 2014 and 2016. He also made First-Team All-Pro in 2014 as well. He was able to change field position so easily and was a valuable weapon.
Long snapper goes to Luke Rhodes. Rhodes has been one of the best in the business and is currently the highest-paid long snapper in the league. He rarely has any bad snaps on field goals or punts and does a good job of getting down the field on punts.
Kick returner goes to Jordan Todman. Todman only played one season in Indy has the third-string running back. He made most of his impact on kick returns. He had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against the Packers that season, so he gets the nod here.
Punt returner goes to Nyheim Hines. Hines has had his issues with fumbles in the return game. But after last year, hopefully they are all gone. He returned two punts for touchdowns against the Panthers last season and is extremely fast. Speed kills in the return game.
Just as a recap, here is the team position by position.
QB: Andrew Luck, Peyton Manning,
RB: Frank Gore, Marlon Mack
WR: T.Y. Hilton, Reggie Wayne, Pierre Garcon
TE: Jack Doyle, Dwayne Allen,
OL: Anthony Castonzo, Quenton Nelson, Jeff Saturday, Jack Mewhort, Ryan Diem
DL: Dwight Freeney, Fili Moala, Denico Autry, Robert Mathis,
LB: Darius Leonard, D’Qwell Jackson, Jerrell Freeman
CB: Vontae Davis, Darius Butler
FS: Antoine Bethea
SS: Mike Adams
P: Pat McAfee
LS: Luke Rhodes
KR: Jordan Todman
PR: Nyheim Hines
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