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Next Man Up Mentality Paying Dividends for Colts as Backups Step Up Big
Published by Kyle J. Rodriguez on December 8, 2014
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Indianapolis Colts
The "next man up" mentality isn't uncommon throughout the National Football League.
Plenty of coaches use the classic phrase to communicate their expectations for each of the 53 men on the active roster week in and week out.
But each of the Indianapolis Colts' last few coaching staffs, the first two coached by Tony Dungy and Jim Caldwell and the most recent by Chuck Pagano, have been particularly fond of the phrase. While it could be classified under the ever-growing list of "coachspeak," it's only fair to note that the mentality paid big dividends for the Colts during their comeback win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
First, there were the backups forced to enter the g...
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