3 Colts players that should be out the door with Frank Reich

2. Cornerback Brandon Facyson

When the Indianapolis Colts brought in Gus Bradley to be their new defensive coordinator a few players followed suit. Brandon Facyson came over in the hopes to lead the secondary being extremely familiar with Bradley’s system and scheme. However, he has not lived up to the expectations this season.

So far this season he has 14 total tackles and one pass deflection. That is it. According to PFF, his tackle total is tied for 92nd amongst cornerbacks. With an overall grade of 56.8, he ranks 75th out of 113 eligible cornerbacks. Oddly enough, there is a Colts cornerback who is ranked lower. Compared to the rest of Indy’s secondary, Facyson is the second-worst-ranked cornerback on the roster. Kenny Moore is actually the worst-ranked Colts’ cornerback with a PFF grade of 51.1. Meanwhile, Isaiah Rodgers is the sixth-ranked cornerback in the NFL. Yet he has only played 212 snaps to Facyson’s 243.

Letting Facyson go would free up snaps and space for Rodgers to develop into a premier cornerback in the league. Also, without Facyson, Indianapolis could experiment with Dallis Flowers and some of the other young players in their secondary like Rodney Thomas II and Nick Cross. Reich’s tenure and departure had little impact on Facyons’s play but that doesn’t mean Facyson has to stay.