Colts are Noticeably Absent from ESPN’s Top 100 List The Colts have

a very young Youth Quenton Nelson Jersey , very inexperienced roster that is largely being underestimated by the NFL as a whole. It hasn’t been greatly surprising to see analysts who are unwilling to give the Colts much if any chance at all to make an impact in the coming season. However, while there are many spots on the roster that have questions surrounding them, there are a couple that don’t. Andrew Luck has looked like himself this preseason, making great throws, showing his excellent pocket movement, and even exhibiting a willingness to run when the possibility presents itself, but slide when prudent rather than take big and unnecessary hits. At peak form, you’d be hard pressed to find 5 quarterbacks who are better than Andrew Luck. That is why it was so surprising to see that no Colts made ESPN’s top 100 list heading into the 2018 season. There seems to be a healthy dose of skepticism about whether or not Luck is going to be able to play like himself. A month ago I might have understood that sentiment. However, the evidence is now on film to be seen that the guy is back. His accuracy and ball placement have been as good as ever and on full display.Regardless, if the fact that his fastball doesn’t seem to have snapped all the way back yet bothers people, I suppose I could understand that. However Youth Braden Smith Jersey , there are fourteen--yes, *fourteen* other quarterbacks who made this list. The level of absurdity and disrespect here is just silly. But let’s just say that is fine. We understand. He is returning from injury and you just aren’t sure he can be as good as someone like Cam Newton or Alex Smith. Personally, I’d say you don’t know much about football, but you have a right to your deeply flawed view. What is not forgivable is the treatment of receiver T.Y. Hilton. There are also fourteen wide receivers on this travesty of a list. Somehow, the 2016 receiving yards leader, the guy who has, across the length of his career, averaged 1,137.8 yards and 5.7 touchdowns per season as well as 15.8 yard per reception, is not fit to compare to guys like Adam Thielen, Tyreek Hill http://www.authenticsindianapoliscolts.com/cheap-jabaal-sheard-jersey , and Jarvis Landry. Larry Fitzgerald, who will be 35 when the season kicks off, rounds out the bottom of the list, but no Hilton is to be found. The absence of these two from this list is nonsense. Proof that recency bias rules the NFL and those who write about it, and that after just one year, people have forgotten how incredible the Andrew Luck to T.Y. Hilton connection has been since 2012. I don’t expect this list to hold up well in the coming season. What Colts fans can and should take away from this kind of slipshod analysis is that the national media cannot be relied upon to give you an accurate picture of what this team is capable of. When you hear them talking about how bad this roster is, remember lists like this. There is plenty of reason to have hope for this team in the coming season, even if many are too shortsighted and uninformed to see it. Colts fans have proven pretty resilient this past season. Despite the team having just 1 win heading into week 6, the FanPulse survey showed that Colts fans were still fairly confident in this team’s direction, sitting at 84% heading into their game against the Jets. After a frustrating loss that saw them give up 42 points to a team led by rookie quarterback Sam Darnold, Colts fans have suffered their biggest drop in confidence yet this season. They now sit at 61% heading into a critical home game against the Buffalo Bills. Their AFC South opponents have had no such confidence from their fan bases. Texans fans have been curled up in the fetal position since week 2 White Joe Haeg Jersey , which was the last time their confidence rating broke 30%. Maybe someone should tell them that they’re winning the division. Although we’re talking about the Texans here, so maybe they just found the survey confusing?How Colts and Texans fan confidence comparesTitans fans saw their confidence come crashing down after being shut out by the Ravens last week. A source has reported that they will be reviewing the film “Remember the Titans” and executing the fictional team’s entry dance for their next game to see if that helps. If they are really lucky, Marcus Mariota might be able to feel his fingers at some point this season.Even the Jaguars fans who were riding high as the new top dogs of the AFC South have seen their confidence plummet after back to back double digit losses and ceding the division lead to the Texans. Star cornerback Jalen Ramsey was reportedly heard wimpering in the locker room about how both the Chiefs and Cowboys were overrated.How Titans and Jags fans’ confidences compares.Somehow in this mess of a division, the Colts have still got confident backing from their fans. The obvious answer there is that Andrew Luck is good enough to boost the belief of even the most curmudgeonly Colts fan and push them to believe the team can turn it around if they can get some guys back healthy. The other possibility is that fans are just preparing to submit their negative surveys, but drop their phones at the last second. You know, like basically the entire Colts receiving corps. Whatever the cause, it will be interesting to see how fan confidence holds up if the Colts sustain a home loss to the Bills on Sunday.