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Ranking All 32 NFL Teams’ Coaching Staffs, Coordinators in 2025

(By Ben Solak)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...s-coordinators



18) Indianapolis Colts


Head coach: ) Shane Steichen

Offensive coordinator: ) Jim Bob Cooter

Defensive coordinator: ) Lou Anarumo

2024 ranking: ) 11



Both Steichen and Anarumo are hanging their hats on seasons now long past. Steichen's best work was as the Eagles' offensive coordinator in 2022; Anarumo, with the Bengals' defense for a couple of seasons before that. How much longer can they trade on those peaks? I'm willing to allow for another year of belief.

Steichen's time coordinating offense for Anthony Richardson Sr. has been far from perfect, but his ability to elevate Gardner Minshew in 2023 gives me faith in his ability to scheme a respectable offense around Daniel Jones if he starts in 2025 -- lots of RPOs in spread formations to create easy reads.

Anarumo, on the other hand, is a bit more uncertain. His defense fell apart in Cincinnati in large part because of young players who weren't ready to be out on the field. Was that the product of bad drafting from the front office? Or did Anarumo need to do more to develop the youth by simplifying his complex, communication-heavy defense ???

We'll learn a lot in Indianapolis, where solid veterans populate all three levels of the defense. If Anarumo can get a quick jump out of this group -- and I believe he's that caliber of coach -- then this staff belongs up here, just above average.

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The #1 overall team (the Philadelphia Eagles) had an overall score of 92.6.

The #32 overall team (the New Orleans Saints) had an overall score of 63.0.

The #27 overall team (the Indianapolis Colts) had an overall score of 70.6.



2025 NFL Future Power Rankings: Projections for All 32 Teams

(By Multiple ESPN Staff)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ng-quarterback




27) Indianapolis Colts ))) [Overall Score: 70.6]


Reason for hope: ) Optimism abounds already in Indianapolis, where Anthony Richardson Sr. is stacking solid days during training camp. If he can stay healthy and emerge with the rest of the young corps of targets coalescing around him, the Colts will fly up these rankings -- especially if their two new starters on the offensive line, Tanor Bortolini and Matt Goncalves, hit. Can they get a better season out of edge rusher Laiatu Latu in Year 2 as well? --- Ben Solak

Reason for concern: ) Can Anthony Richardson overcome questions surrounding his ability to play at a consistently high level from an execution standpoint? When you invest the No. 4 pick in the quarterback position as an organization, you have to get better ROI (Return On Investestment) than what the Colts have received from Richardson so far. --- Louis Riddick

Nugget to know: ) There are a number of models for completion percentage over expected that are adjusted based on the depth of passes. But based on my model, Richardson had a minus-10.4% CPOE last season. That's the worst figure for any quarterback with at least 200 pass attempts since Blaine Gabbert posted a minus-10.5% in 2011. --- Aaron Schatz

Bold prediction: ) 2nd-year Colts quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, selected early in the 2026 draft after a season that made it clear neither Richardson nor Daniel Jones was Indianapolis' future, will finish in the top 10 in QBR, giving the Colts hope for a bright future. --- Seth Walder

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NFL Power Rankings 2025: Who Is Under the Most Pressure ???

(By NFL Nation Reporters)

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-seat-pressure




26) Indianapolis Colts ))) [Post-Draft Ranking] ) 24


Who's under the most pressure: ) General manager Chris Ballard


He is entering his 9th season and has just two playoff appearances and one postseason victory. The Colts have never won the AFC South under his guidance. Much of Ballard's tenure was upended by the sudden retirement of franchise quarterback Andrew Luck in 2019, but the botched QB moves after Luck's departure have hurt the franchise. Is it playoffs or bust for Ballard ??? --- (Stephen Holder)

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