makes me feel good about our defensive line this year. Him and Fili should be a great fit for the D.

1. Over/under on combined sacks between Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney: 23.75
Under, but if the DTs work out and both ends stay healthy they can do it for sure.

2. Who do you expect to be the starting defensive tackles for Week 2 after Ed Johnson’s suspension is over?
Ed Johnson and Eric Foster. A close second would be Ed and Fili.

3. Over/under on Marcus Howard sacks: 4.75
Under, I doubt he sees the field enough unless Freeney or Mathis go down for a significant amount of time.

4. Do you expect Keyunta Dawson to make the final 53 man roster?
Yes, but I wouldn’t bet money on it.

5. Do you expect Adrian Grady to make the final 53 man roster?
No, but him edging out Dawson isn’t unthinkable

6. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Antonio Johnson or Terrance Taylor?
Mookie because he’ll probably get a good amount of time in the opener before Ed pushes him down the depth chart.

7. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Raheem Brock or Fili Moala?
really tough for me, I think Brock will be a two down player all year, and Moala will be a 3 down player later in the year. I’ll go Moala.

8. Do you expect Ed Johnson to have a better season than his rookie year?
No, he probably didn’t grow much as a player in the year out of football and he has Moala to threaten him for 3rd down snaps.

9. Do you expect Daniel Muir to make the final 53 man roster?
No, this is the most sure I am of the DT cuts.

10. Do you expect the team to hold opponents to under 110 rushing yards per game next season?
Yes, they have big talented DTs in the system who can not only play NT, but they can also go big at UT as needed.

1. Under-no more than 20, but the DTs may have more than usual as the new inside pass rush surprises opposing O-line coaches. I still think there will be plenty of double teams on our outside pass rush, making 20+ sacks from the DE position a little tough.

2. Moala and Mookie Johnson. Ed will have to earn his way back into the rotation, but he could be there by mid-season.

3. Under. There’s not enough snaps for Howard to get five sacks this year. But he could get two or three.

4. Unfortunately no, there isn’t enough room if the Colts keep Foster, which I expect they will.

5. No. I think Grady is the last man out and starts the year on the practice squad, and the Colts hope nobody else signs him.

Side Note: I think the DTs they carry are the Johnsons, Taylor, Moala, Brock (if you consider him a DT) and Foster. That’s at least five (or six if you count Brock). Not counting Brock they’ll keep 4 DEs (Freeney, Mathis, Johnson, Howard). With ten linemen, I don’t think they have enough roster space for Grady and Dawson, as much as I like them.

6. Johnson. I figure Taylor will be a situational guy. Usually beefy goal line package guys like that only see 10-15 snaps a game, while I think Johnson will be a starter. No chance for Taylor to out-tackle him then.

7. Again, I think Moala will start while Brock will be the UT in pass-rushing situations, and a situational DE in short-yardage situations. So I think Moala gets more. But given how many more tackles our DEs usually end up with it’ll be close.

8. I think we will all be happy if Ed has just as good a year as he did two years ago. I don’t think expecting much more out of him is fair (at least statistically) given the increased competition for the job that will limit his opportunities, and the fact that he’s a question mark from a conditioning standpoint.

9. I agree that Muir will not make the team.

10. I think it’ll be close. A lot will have to do with how well the offense clicks. If the Colts are able to run points up on people as they have in the past, it will be hard for opponents to justify running late in games when they’re down by a bunch. The easy (looking) schedule, combined with the improved DT play and the all-around depth elsewhere in the front seven will go a long way to making 110 a realistic outcome.

I actually have to ponder some of these a while. Before I do my homework, I will say that, due to a recent change in NFL statistical procedures (counting eighths), Marcus Howard will get exactly 4.875 sacks.

1. Over/under on combined sacks Mathis and Freeney: 23.75
Under, just because there are more potential sackers to spread the wealth and because of all the short drops we’ve seen the past couple years. But both in double digits.

2. Who do you expect to be the starting defensive tackles for Week 2 after Ed Johnson’s suspension is over?
Ed Johnson and Fili Moala. Maybe Brock—nah, maybe Brock on passing downs. But I think “starting” will be an arbitrary term, like at RB. At DT, the “starters” might only log 50% of the DT snaps between them, with that youth and rotation. I did not look to see how many no-huddle potential offenses we face, but I suspect we’ll rotate heavily. Maybe we do it like we used to with RBs, but more typically it’s every couple plays, not every new series.

3. Over/under on Marcus Howard sacks: 4.75
Over. See #1 above. I think Coyer might have a slightly higher risk tolerance than Dungy/Meeks, and might move guys around more than in the past. The unknown kid will get overlooked by the OLs, to their disadvantage.

4. Do you expect Keyunta Dawson to make the final 53 man roster?
No. Maybe, but if you put a gun to my head, I say no. Practice squad eligible, or too old?

5. Do you expect Adrian Grady to make the final 53 man roster?
No, but maybe practice squad?

6. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Antonio Johnson or Terrance Taylor?
Calling it a tie is just too much of a weenie response, isn’t it? I’ll take the safe bet and go with the vet. Mookie.

7. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Raheem Brock or Fili Moala?
I love Brock, but concur with Shake that he’s a valuable situational guy, and a backup who can fill any slot on the line except NT. Moala will likely see more snaps over the course of 16 games, so Moala.

8. Do you expect Ed Johnson to have a better season than his rookie year?
About the same, which will be just fine.

9. Do you expect Daniel Muir to make the final 53 man roster?
Probably not.

10. Do you expect the team to hold opponents to under 110 rushing yards per game next season?
Who picked this line, Vegas? I think right around 110 YPG sounds right, but if I have to make a call, I’ll say under. More to the point, I bet we have some games where the opp gets under 85, which will be awesome. But probably a few where we allow a relative gashing of 160 (injury, or a freak 70 yarder, etc). Does it sound odd for me to call 160 a gashing after the 2006 and 2008 seasons? And to predict NO 200 yard rushing games against us? Call me crazy….

1. Over/under on combined sacks between Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney: 23.75
Under. Freeney will have about 12; Mathis, 8.

2. Who do you expect to be the starting defensive tackles for Week 2 after Ed Johnson’s suspension is over?
If Ed impresses the coaches during training camp, then he and Moala; if not, Mookie and Moala.

3. Over/under on Marcus Howard sacks: 4.75
Under. He probably won’t get that much playing time. Two sacks will probably be his max.

4. Do you expect Keyunta Dawson to make the final 53 man roster?
No, but I wish.

5. Do you expect Adrian Grady to make the final 53 man roster?
No, Keyunta Dawson will be his competition.

6. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Antonio Johnson or Terrance Taylor?
Antonio Johnson. I think Mookie will get more playing time than Taylor which will result in more tackles.

7. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Raheem Brock or Fili Moala?
Tough one, but I’ll go with Moala.

8. Do you expect Ed Johnson to have a better season than his rookie year?
No, he missed an entire year of football. I just hope his skills haven’t decreased.

9. Do you expect Daniel Muir to make the final 53 man roster?
Nope.

10. Do you expect the team to hold opponents to under 110 rushing yards per game next season?
Yep, the Colts have way too much talent on the D-line for punks like MJD or Sproles to run all over them now.

1. Over/under on combined sacks between Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney: 23.75
Under, but close.

2. Who do you expect to be the starting defensive tackles for Week 2 after Ed Johnson’s suspension is over?
Ed Johnson and Eric Foster, but Fili will eventually overtake Foster

3. Over/under on Marcus Howard sacks: 4.75
Very tough call, because if he gets much playing time on passing downs, he’ll get it. But I’d say no, due to lack of opportunity.

4. Do you expect Keyunta Dawson to make the final 53 man roster?
No. Aren’t we deep this year? You know it’s true when guys you really like can’t hold a spot.

5. Do you expect Adrian Grady to make the final 53 man roster?
Two words: Practice Squad

6. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Antonio Johnson or Terrance Taylor?
Mookie, but only this year. TT will be good for us sophomore year and beyond

7. Who do you expect to have more tackles: Raheem Brock or Fili Moala?
Fili

8. Do you expect Ed Johnson to have a better season than his rookie year?
Yes

9. Do you expect Daniel Muir to make the final 53 man roster?
No.

10. Do you expect the team to hold opponents to under 110 rushing yards per game next season?
Oh, Yeah!