INDIANAPOLIS -- They were supposed to be the team ready to push the New England Patriots off their throne at the top of the AFC in 2015. Andrew Luck vs. Tom Brady, the young stud quarterback vs. the veteran quarterback, for years to come. The hell-bent general manager had the Super Bowl in his sights after three straight years of taking another step in the playoffs.
None of those things happened for the Indianapolis Colts. In fact, it was just the opposite.
It turns out that the Colts, the once-proud franchise with an owner who will say and do anything to try to get multiple Lombardi trophies, started to fall apart on the same night they were throttled 45-7 by the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game on Jan.