The Colts returned to the playoffs last season and the return of quarterback

Andrew Luck from a year lost to a shoulder injury was a significant reason for their success.So was the job that General Manager Chris Ballard did in the draft. Ballard took guard Quenton Nelson and linebacker Darius Leonard in the first two rounds and both players were named All-Pros for their rookie work. The Colts have three picks in the first two rounds this year Jordan Wilkins Color Rush Jersey , but Ballard knows that one year’s success doesn’t offer any guarantees about the next year.“Last year was last year,” Ballard said, via the . “Nobody really cares about what we did last year at this point.”One reason not to assume history repeats itself is Ballard’s feeling that there isn’t ” the strength at the top of the draft” that there was last year. As a result, he expects teams to have very different reads on players they rank between “11, 12, 15 all the way to 70.” That could create opportunities to move down the board and collect more picks to continue what’s been a successful rebuilding job in Indy. Colts receiver T.Y. Hilton has owned the Texans in his career. In 14 games against Houston, Hilton has 76 receptions for 1,445 yards and nine touchdowns. Julio Jones is the only active receiver with bigger numbers against a single team https://www.coltsfanshop.com/Henry-Anderson-Jersey , with 102 catches for 1,695 yards and 11 touchdowns in 14 games against the Buccaneers.After he caught nine passes for 199 yards in a 24-21 victory at Houston on Dec. 9, Hilton called NRG Stadium his “second home.”That didn’t sit well with the Texans.“Nah, man, that’s for clowns,” Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph said Friday, via Aaron Wilson of the . “That’s for TV. That’s what they do. You put something in their face, anybody can say it.“Sounds good Joe Haeg Jersey , it’s easily said. I could easily say that, too. We could call the division our division since I’ve been here, last five out of eight years. It’s not our first rodeo, so we’ll be ready.’The problem for the Texans is Hilton hasn’t talked the talk until he’s walked the walk. He has 13 receptions for 314 yards in two games this season.Hilton injured his ankle on a 60-yard catch in the meeting with the Texans four weeks ago. The Colts list him as questionable, but he quipped earlier this week that playing the Texans is “part of why I’m starting to feel better.”