With training camp a little more than a month away, Indy Football Report Editor John Oehser will spend the final weeks of the off-season examining 21 questions about the Indianapolis Colts entering 2010 . . .
No. 2: Will the Colts be deep enough on the corner?
We move today to the second part of this series examining 21 questions around the 2010 Indianapolis Colts asking what became a topic during the team's May rookie mini-camp: Will the team be deep enough at cornerback?
It's a question that may not be answered for some time.
Because while the Colts will enter the season with solid front-line ability at the position – they might, in fact, be as good at starting cornerback as they have been in the last decade – they are relatively inexperienced at the spot, particularly after the top three.
To review:
The Colts early in the off-season opted to not re-sign CB Marlin Jackson, CB Tim Jennings and CB T.J. Rushing, and in each case, a strong argument could be made for making the exact move the Colts made. Jackson was a valued member of the secondary on and off the field but had sustained season-ending knee injuries in 2008 and 2009. He signed with he Philadelphia Eagles, but is now out for the season with an injury sustained in organized team activities.
Jackson missed the final half of last season, and with him out, Jennings played the fourth cornerback role, but the Colts allowed him to sign with the Chicago Bears and they opted to not re-sign Rushing, a reserve corner and the team's punt returner last season.
The Colts addressed the departures in the fashion they have addressed such situations for a decade. Rather than sign a veteran free agent, they selected in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft cornerback Kevin Thomas from the University of Southern California.
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