Why Daniel Jones and the Colts are 'legitimate Super Bowl contenders'
Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Jason Fitz and Caroline Fenton discuss the Indianapolis Colts’ Super Bowl chances with Daniel Jones at the helm this season. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV.
Video Transcript
I'm not surprised by any of this because if you look over the last couple of years, I will remind you, the Colts have been a 500 team with terrible quarterback play.
The Colts have been a 500 team with the likes of Gardner Minshew and Joe Flacco trying to prop up whatever their quarterback position was.
And then you bring in Daniel Jones, who we've seen some success from, and you bring Daniel Jones to Shane Steichen, who in the past has worked with Jalen Hurts and had tremendous success.
That's how he got the job where he is as a head coach.
Now you look at this, look at the numbers.
He's efficient in everything he does.
295 yards, 2 touchdowns, 113.4 passer rating.
This is a Daniel Jones who's playing really confidently and smart football in that offense.
In that offense, surrounded by wide receiver weapons with a very good offensive line, a tight end that I loved in the draft and what looks like again, is maybe the best running back in the NFL.
Like this is not rocket science.
They are built to beat the snot out of most football teams.
So when your favorite team gets beat badly by the Colts, instead of looking at it and saying, oh my God, I can't believe we just lost to the Colts.
You should look at TV and say, damn it, Fitz told me this over the summer, the Colts really are that good.
This is a team, Caroline, right now.
You cannot tell me with the way the AFC is laid out that the Colts are not a legitimate Super Bowl contender.
I won't hear it because the offense is good enough and the defense, while not spectacular, will be good enough to get the stops it needs.
The Colts right now to me look like they could end up the number one seed in the AFC and they absolutely could find themselves in the Super Bowl.