If It's Broke, Fix It! || An Indianapolis Colts Franchise (Madden 12)

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Team History

2011
Record: 0-16
Division Finish: 5th
Conference Finish: 16th
Playoffs: N/A
Pro-Bowlers: 2 (DE Robert Mathis, FS Antoine Bethea)

2012 Draft Selections
1st Round: OLB Nigel Bradham | 5th overall | 6'2" 246 | Florida State
2nd Round: DT Tydreke Powell | 33rd overall | 6'3" 310 | UNC
3rd Round: HB LaMichael James | 65th overall | 5'9" 185 | Oregon
4th Round: WR Michael Floyd | 97th overall | 6'3" 227 | Notre Dame
5th Round: OT Mickey Okafor | 130th overall | 6'6" 307 | Texas Tech
6th Round: OG Josh Dworaczyk | 163rd overall | 6'6" 295 | LSU
7th Round: MLB Carmen Messina | 196th overall | 6'2" 236 | New Mexico

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Colts Player Award and Recognition

2011 Pro-Bowl Selections
DE Robert Mathis | 6'2" 245 | Alabama | 4th Pro-Bowl Selection
FS Antoine Bethea | 5'11" 203 | Howard | 3rd Pro-Bowl Selection

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Franchise History

Super Bowl
Super Bowl XLVI: Steelers 13 - Cowboys 3
Super Bowl XLVII:
Super Bowl XLVIII:
Super Bowl XLIX:
Super Bowl L:


Super Bowl MVP
Super Bowl XLVI: MLB James Farrior, Steelers | 13 tkl, 2 sacks, 1 FR
Super Bowl XLVII:
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Super Bowl XLVIX:
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Conference Championship Games
(2011-2012 Season)
AFC: Steelers 16 - Patriots 13
NFC: Cowboys 21 - Saints 17
(2012-2013 Season)
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(2014-2015 Season)
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(2015-2016 Season)
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Pro Bowl
2012: NFC 33 - AFC 20
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MVP
2011: Drew Brees, Saints
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Offensive Player of the Year
2011: Drew Brees, Saints
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Defensive Player of the Year
2011: Terrell Suggs, Ravens
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Offensive Rookie of the Year
2011: Cam Newton, Panthers
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Defensive Rookie of the Year
2011: Aldon Smith, 49ers
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Coach of the Year
2011: Jason Garret, Cowboys
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0-16 Leads to Massive Changes



Indianapolis made Nigel Bradham the 5th overall pick in the draft

Indianapolis, IN -- It's only been done once before. 0-16. The Detroit Lions in 2007 were the first ones to go 0-16, and the 2011 Indianapolis Colts, with superstar quarterback Peyton Manning sidelined for the season, became the second team to do the unthinkable by going 0-16. Obviously, changes had to be made. The Colts front-office began by firing the entire coaching staff. Their replacements? Indianapolis started off by hiring Jack Del Rio who, most thought, was unfairly fired by the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Colts then added Dom Capers as their defensive-coordinator and Jack Looman as their offensive-coordinator.

The Colts added some beef up front by adding UNC's Tydreke Powell at defensive-tackle

Then came free-agency, a time the Colts normally remain quiet. Not this year. Indianapolis, looking to establish something that resembles a running-game, signed Michael Tolbert. Also, looking to shore up their secondary, Indy signed Kelvin Hayden. And then there was the dreaded Peyton Manning-Andrew Luck conundrum. Deciding to stick with Manning, who started throwing in late December, and was cleared for all football related activities in February, traded down for the fifth overall pick in which they selected OLB Nigel Bradham out of Florida State. They used their second round pick (33rd overall) to select defensive-tackle Tydreke Powell out of the University of North Carolina. With the first pick of the third round the Colts selected running-back LaMichael James out of Oregon. Their fourth round pick was spent on 6'3" 225 pound wide-receiver Michael Floyd out of Notre Dame.

Former Heisman Trophy runner-up and Oregon star running-back was selected in the 3rd round by Indy




Notre Dame standout wide-receiver Michael Floyd was added in the fourth round

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2012 Preview

Depth Chart

Indianapolis Colts Depth Chart - 2012
Regular Offense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
WR	Reggie Wayne	Dallas Clark	Blair White
TE	Dallas Clark	Jacob Tamme
LT	Anthony Castonzo	Max Starks
LG	Mike Tepper	Chris Kemoeatu
C	Jeff Saturday	Mike Pollack
RG	Max Starks	Donald Thomas	Ryan Diem
RT	Ben Ijalana	Jeff Linkenbach	Khalif Barnes
WR	Pierre Garcon	Michael Floyd (R)	Autin Collie
QB	Peyton Manning	Matt Moore	Curtis Painter
FB	Jerome Felton	Jacob Tamme
HB	Michael Turner	LaMichael James (R)	Delone Carter
Base 4-3 Defense
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
LDE	Robert Mathis	Jamaal Anderson
LDT	Tydreke Powell (R)	Fili Moala
RDT	Drake Nevis	Ricardo Matthews
RDE	Dwight Freeney	Da'Quan Bowers
WLB	Gary Brackett	Phillip Wheeler
MLB	Pat Angerer	Kavell Connor
SLB	Nigel Bradham	Kavell Connor
CB	Kelvin Hayden	Jacob Lacey
SS	Mevlin Bullitt	David Caldwell
FS	Anotoine Bethea	Stevie Brown
CB	Jerraud Powers	Terrence Johnson
Special Teams
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
K	Adam Vinatieri
P	Pat McAfee
H	Matt Moore
PR	LaMichael James	Michael Floyd
KR	LaMichael James	Michael Floyd
LS	Jeff Saturday	Ryan Diem

2012 Schedule
*Division Game

Week 1 | vs. Titans | 8:20 PM*
Week 2 | at Texans | 1:00 PM*
Week 3 | at Browns | 4:15 PM
Week 4 | vs. Dolphins | 1:00 PM
Week 5 | BYE
Week 6 | at Bills | 4:15 PM
Week 7 | vs. Texans | 4:05 PM*
Week 8 | at Titans | 4:05 PM*
Week 9 | vs. Lions |1:00 PM
Week 10 | vs. Jets | 1:00 PM
Week 11 | at Jaguars | 1:00 PM*
Week 12 | at Patriots | 1:00 PM
Week 13 | vs. Jaguars | 1:00 PM*
Week 14 | at Bears | 1:00 PM
Week 15 | at Vikings | 4:05 PM
Week 16 | vs. Packers | 4:05 PM
Week 17 | vs. Broncos | 4:05 PM

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Peyton Manning celebrates after hitting rookie wide-receiver Michael Floyd for a 14 yard touchdown. Manning as 23/87 for 301 yards and threw 4 touchdowns in the game.

Indianapolis, IN (AP) -- So what if it wasn't perfect? So what if three of Peyton Manning's passes were intercepted, one returned for a touchdown? Number 18 was back under center for the Colts and everything was right in the world, for one day at least. After missing the entire 2011 season, Peyton Manning took the field as the Colts starting quarterback and, for the most part, looked good doing it. After throwing two interceptions on the Colts first two possessions, and being forced to a three-and-out on thee other, Manning shook off the rust and had the Indy offense up and running. Manning completed 23 of 37 passes for 301 yards, and hit four different receivers for touchdowns, in the Colts 41-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

It was the Indianapolis Colts defense, though, that had new head-coach Jack Del Rio excited after the game. "Peyton is Peyton. We knew it was only a matter of time before he shook-off the rust and got going again. That wasn't a surprise. He's one of the best quarterbacks of all-time. It was our defense that was the biggest surprise. Yes, Tennessee was able to move the ball some, but we held them to just 17 points, and with #18 under center that is plenty enough to win most ballgames." Said Del Rio. In fact, the Titans managed just 312 yards of total offense and had three drives deep into Indianapolis territory end in field-goals. One drive in particular, the Titans had a 1snd and Goal from the one yard line, but failed to get the ball into the endzone.

For one day, at least, Colts fans had something to smile about. Their team won a game for the first time since 2010 and Peyton Manning played a significant role in delivering the victory.

Tight-end Jacob Tamme drags a host of Titans defenders inside the 10 yard line to set-up an Indy touchdown.

Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Sep 9, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Tennessee Titans ()	3	6	0	15	24
Indianapolis Colts ()	7	10	7	17	41

Team Stats Comparison
	TEN	IND
Total Offense	312	412
Rushing Yards	78	97
Passing Yards	234	315
First Downs	13	17
Punt Return Yards	0	44
Kick Return Yards	34	194
Total Yards	346	650
Turnovers	0	4
3rd Down Converstion	4-14	4-10
4th Down Conversion	1-1	0-0
2-Point Conversion	1-1	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	3-1-2	6-4-2
Penalties	4-35	0-0
Posession Time	22:33	17:27

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		TEN	IND
5:16	(IND) TD IND: D. Clark, 17 yd pass from P. Manning (A. Vinatieri kick)	0	7
1:27	(TEN) FG TEN: R. Bironas, 51 yd FG	3	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		TEN	IND
4:37	(TEN) FG TEN: R. Bironas, 39 yd FG	6	7
4:18	(IND) tD IND: M. Floyd, returned kickoff 97 yds (A. Vinatieri kick)	6	14
1:56	(TEN) FG TEN: R. Bironas, 17 yd FG	9	14
0:33	(IND) FG IND: A. Vinatieri, 20 yd FG	9	17
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		TEN	IND
6:16	(IND) TD IND: J. Tamme, 1 yd pass form P. Manning (A. Vinatieri kick)	9	24
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		TEN	IND
8:13	(IND) TD IND: R. Wayne, 14 yd pass from P. Manning (A. Vinatieri kick)	9	31
7:34	(TEN) TD TEN: C. Finnegan, returned interception 47 yds (2-pt good)	17	31
4:07	(IND) TD IND: M. Floyd, 13 yd pass from P. Manning (A. Vinatieri kick)	17	38
1:31	(TEN) TD TEN: C. Johnson, 6 yd pass from J. Locker (R. Bironas kick)	24	38
0:38	(IND) FG IND: A. Vinatieri, 27 yd FG	24	41

Tennessee Titans PASSING C/A YDS TD INT J. Locker 24/39 245 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 14 70 4.9 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD C. Johnson 7 40 5.7 1 K. Britt 6 99 16.5 0 N. Washington 5 66 13.2 0 D. Pitta 4 19 4.7 0 D. Williams 2 21 10.5 0

Indianapolis Colts PASSING C/A YDS TD INT P. Manning 23/37 301 4 3 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD L. James 11 42 3.8 0 M. Tolbert 10 47 4.7 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD R. Wayne 8 80 10.0 1 D. Clark 4 72 18.0 1 J. Tamme 4 66 16.5 1 M. Floyd 4 61 15.2 1 P. Garcon 3 22 7.3 0

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For half a second, I thought we had dueling Manning/Colts franchises going. Any particular reason you took it a different direction?