Scott Tolzien

Colts making preparations for Scott Tolzien to start

The Indianapolis Colts will have to alter the playbook if quarterback Scott Tolzien is forced to start, offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski said.

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"We'll make those adjustments if that's the case down the road," Chudzinski said. "Every week we tailor it some to the opponent, some to who may be playing, skill-wise, O-line-wise, quarterback-wise and all those type of things all go into it." In Tolzien's one start last season, the Colts focus much more on the short passing game, with 16 of his 22 completions going for 10 yards or less. T.Y. Hilton managed just three catches for 54 yards in that game and has seen his averages go down across the board when playing without Andrew Luck.

Assuming he plays a full season, numberFire's models project Luck to complete 345.3 passes for 4,075.2 yards with 31.50 touchdown tosses and 14.2 interceptions while adding another 330.7 rushing yards and 3.00 scores on the ground. He currently stands as the QB5 in our season-long fantasy rankings.