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With Colts nearing NFL draft, free agency, stakes haven't been this high for an offseason since 2012

Insiders Stephen Holder and Zak Keefer discuss the Colts' new head coach on the latest podcast 'Chopping Wood'. Clark Wade/IndyStar

INDIANAPOLIS – The coach was new. The draft pick was high. The schemes and philosophies had yet to be implemented.

That was the state of the Indianapolis Colts about this time back in 2012. It was an offseason that represented a seismic shift in the organization, with top-to-bottom changes that would pay huge dividends in some cases and have serious consequences in others.

When there are that many proverbial balls in the air, you have to get things right.