The entire Indianapolis Colts organization needs to adopt the mindset of Darius Leonard as they enter next season.
One of the team leaders for the Indianapolis Colts is Darius Leonard. Since the linebacker joined Indy in 2018, he has thrived on the field and emerged as a vocal and emotional leader in Indianapolis.
It’s pretty common on game days to see Leonard make a play that sparks the entire defense or for him to yell and do one of his dances that gets the entire sideline rocking.
The team follows him on the field and now would be a good time for the organization to follow him off the field. Still in the offseason, Leonard took to Twitter to express how he’s feeling about the upcoming season.
The message was simple, Darius Leonard is focused on winning it all next season. Not at some point in his career or the coming years, he’s ready to be a Super Bowl champion right now.
Damn I want to win and I want to win now! Not next year or the year after that but right now! Football is around the corner 😎⏳
— Darius Shaquille Leonard (@dsleon45) April 5, 2022
Colts should strive for Super Bowl next season
Leonard doesn’t seem enthused by the idea of patiently building up a championship roster to compete in the coming years. His focus is doing what’s necessary to be the last team standing next season.
That’s an approach that needs to go up the ladder. Despite Indy nearly being a championship roster, shot callers Chris Ballard and Frank Reich haven’t urgently pursued the necessary remaining pieces.
The Colts did acquire Matt Ryan and Yannick Ngakoue but they have been quiet at other positions of need like wide receiver and left tackle. Ballard and Reich are sticking with their messages of patience, but many are like Leonard and are ready to do what’s necessary to win now.
As the roster is currently constructed, Indianapolis isn’t a Super Bowl team. There’s a good foundation in place, and with the draft coming up, Indy may be set to compete in a couple of years.
However, as Darius Leonard said, the goal is now, not next year or the year after that. The Colts need to attack the rest of the offseason to maximize their chances of winning a Super Bowl in the upcoming season.
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