Colts RB Addai Could See More Work Even With Two Back System

Source: Tom James, Terre Haute Tribune-Star

The Colts have steadfastly maintained their desire to retain last year's running back rotation system, this time manned by 2006 first-round draft pick Joseph Addai and most likely either DeDe Dorsey or Kenton Keith.

But even if Addai splits the duty, he may very well be seeing more work overall. Indianapolis coaches have been toying with the idea of using him more in the team's pass offense. After watching Addai catch a game-high 10 passes for 66 yards in the team's Super Bowl XLI win over Chicago, the decision shouldn't come as too much of surprise to anybody. "It's a real credit to Joe for being here this whole off-season," Manning said. "I think that's where he's really tried to expand his game. As far as maybe putting him in the slot or putting him out wide, he's worked on his [pass] route running. To me, that's important. The running part, he's got that in pretty good shape. But he's saying ‘how can I get better?' "I think he had 10 catches against the Bears in the Super Bowl. And [former Colts running back] Dominic [Rhodes] had a bunch too. So it's been a huge part of our passing game this past year. And hopefully that can continue, especially with Joe and hopefully DeDe. You like to get those kind of matchups with them on linebackers, who probably aren't as good as cover guys as safeties and corners. That would be a good matchup for us."