The Indianapolis Colts 2024 campaign was a mixed bag, as the team alternated games where they showed immense promise with ones where they looked like a complete mess. Changes are already getting made this offseason,

New Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo will remind you a lot of the guy he replaced, Gus Bradley, only with better hair and more excuses.

The Colts have found their replacement for Gus Bradley at defensive coordinator. And it's an AFC champion one coming over.

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Anarumo joins head coach Shane Steichen's staff in Indianapolis after six years on the job in Cincinnati. The Bengals fired Anarumo on Jan. 6 after fielding the NFL's 25th ranked defense (348.3 yards allowed per game) and missing the playoffs.

The Colts hired Shane Steichen, who had extensive history with Bradley after ... Colts news:Colts part ways with defensive coordinator Gus Bradley. Candidates to replace him. The Colts set an Indianapolis-era record by posting 51 sacks during the 2023 ...

The list of candidates was long, starting with Colts general manager Chris Ballard, coach Shane Steichen and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, then pivoting immediately to young franchise quarterback Anthony Richardson, then toward players like apathetic ...

The Indinapolis Colts made it official on Tuesday and announced that Lou Anarumo will be the team's next defensive coordinator. HAPPY LOU YEAR! — Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) January 21, 202

The Indianapolis Colts certainly believe it can. On Thursday, three days after Anarumo was hired, the Colts defensive coordinator explained how he intends to use his flexible scheme and unwavering standards to lead a quick turnaround so Indy can end its playoff drought.

That's a big change from what Colts fans saw under former defensive coordinator Gus Bradley, who was let go as his contract expired. Bradley didn't blitz often, relying instead on his base defense and familiar formations each week.

Lou Anarumo has been in this situation before. Sort of. After overseeing Purdue’s defensive backs from 2004-11 and adding stints with the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants to his

Smart. Fast. Physical. New Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo made his defensive philosophy clear during his introductory news conference on Thursday. Anarumo comes to Indianapolis after spending six seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals.