For the Colts, the 2015 season was a mess. For quarterback Andrew Luck, it was even more of a mess.
With camp opening, Luck told reporters that he’s 100 percent after multiple injuries last year, included a lacerated kidney. Entering 2016, Luck made it clear that he and the rest of the team have a chip on their shoulder.
“Yeah, I think so,” Luck said regarding whether the team has an edge this year. “I think so.”
Like every team, Indy’s goal is to get to the Super Bowl. “And win that game,” Luck added.
That’s a long way away, but the foundation for a successful season is put in place during training camp. Luck embraces that.
“Camp is awesome,” Luck told reporters. “I had a coach once explain camp is like second Christmas and it certainly feels that way. There’s an energy. There’s a buzz in the air. It’s great to see all the guys. There are some new faces absolutely. That’s sort of the nature of the NFL and there’s also some consistent faces like T.Y. Hilton, Chuck Pagano, Dwayne Allen, Anthony Castonzo, so there’s a great core group of guys on this team and integrating the new guys is always a big deal for the offseason and training camp.”
What about camp makes it so awesome?
“That it’s ball all day,” Luck said. “You don’t really have to think about anything. You can wear the same clothes, you know, two weeks in a row and no one is going to judge you unless you start smelling and then someone tells you, ‘You smell.’”
Last year, the Colts smelled bad. This year, the goal is to turn that stink into something that smells a lot more like napalm in the morning.
