2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl
2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl
2011 Colts Media Guide - Nfl
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2 0 1 1 I N D I A N A P O L I S C O L T S<br />
CLYDE CHRISTENSEN<br />
Offensive Coordinator<br />
Clyde Christensen enters his second season as offensive coordinator of the <strong>Colts</strong>.<br />
This marks Christensen's 10th season with the club and his 16th in the NFL. He<br />
served as assistant head coach/wide receivers in 2008, and he spent 2002-07 as<br />
wide receivers coach. Christensen joined Indianapolis from Tampa Bay, where he<br />
served as offensive coordinator during the 2001 season.<br />
In 2010, Christensen oversaw an offense that posted its 13th consecutive season<br />
with 5,000+ net yards, while the club posted 400+ points for the 10th time in the<br />
past 12 seasons. QB-Peyton Manning was 450-679-4,700, 33 TDs/17 ints.<br />
Manning set club seasonal-bests in completions, attempts and yards, while his completion total also set the<br />
NFL seasonal record. Manning extended his own NFL records with his 13th consecutive 25+-TD season<br />
and an 11th 4,000+-yardage season. WR-Reggie Wayne (111-1,355, 6 TDs) produced his seventh consecutive<br />
1,000+-yardage season and a third 100+-reception season. Missing Anthony Gonzalez (injury),<br />
WRs-Austin Collie (58-649, 8 TDs), Pierre Garcon (67-784, 6 TDs) and rookie free agent Blair White (36-<br />
355, 5 TDs) played key roles. Wayne (787-10,748, 69 TDs) moved past Raymond Berry into 2nd-place<br />
in <strong>Colts</strong> career touchdown receptions, and he became the 34th NFL player with 10,000+ yards, the 11th<br />
to post consecutive 100+ seasons (the 7th to top 100 at least three times). Wayne's 779 snares and<br />
10,602 yards from Manning rank 2nd-most in NFL history for a tandem (Manning-Harrison), and 67 scoring<br />
receptions from Manning rank the duo 4th in NFL history. Collie amassed his totals in nine outings,<br />
while Garcon missed two games and White opened four of 13 outings. TE-Jacob Tamme (67-631, 4 TDs)<br />
started the final eight games for Dallas Clark (injury). This marked the third straight year and fourth time<br />
since 2004 the club had four players with 50+ receptions. The offensive line tied for the NFL-low with 16<br />
sacks in 695 pass attempts. The one sack allowed for 43.4 attempts ranked as the 2nd-best mark in club<br />
history, just behind one for 47.2 in 2009. The line had four different starting configurations as the club<br />
produced the league's 4th-ranked offense and top-ranked passing attack. The <strong>Colts</strong> tied the NFL record<br />
with a ninth straight playoff berth. Manning, C-Jeff Saturday and Wayne earned Pro Bowl bids.<br />
In 2009, Wayne (100-1,264, 10 TDs) moved past Berry into 2nd-place in <strong>Colts</strong> career receptions and<br />
yards. Missing Marvin Harrison (retirement) and Gonzalez (injury), Collie (60-676, 7 TDs) and Garcon<br />
(47-765, 4 TDs) had solid seasons. Wayne teamed with TE-Dallas Clark (100) as the <strong>Colts</strong> became just<br />
the fourth team with two 100+ seasonal receivers. Collie produced some of the best rookie seasonal totals<br />
in club history, and Garcon became a feared target. The receivers helped Manning produce a team seasonal-best<br />
68.8 completion percentage and helped the club to a 14-0 start. Garcon (21-251, 2 TDs),<br />
Collie (17-241, 2 TDs) and Wayne (16-164, 1 TD) had good playoff showings. In 2008, Wayne (82-<br />
1,145, 6 TDs), Harrison (60-636, 5 TDs) and Gonzalez (57-664, 4 TDs) ranked among the top <strong>Colts</strong><br />
receivers. Harrison (1,102-14,580, 128 TDs) returned from injury and ended his illustrious tenure with<br />
the club by ranking 2nd in NFL career receptions, 4th in yards and 5th in touchdown receptions. He and<br />
Manning remained among the finest NFL QB-WR tandems (953 completions, 12,766 yards, 112 TDs).<br />
Harrison ended the season ranking T2nd in NFL history with 59 100+ games and 9th in NFL career touchdowns.<br />
He had receptions in 190 consecutive games, the 2nd-longest NFL streak and the most ever to<br />
open a career. Gonzalez followed a rookie season by increasing his totals in 2008. In 2007, Harrison<br />
had an injury-interrupted season, while Wayne (104-1,510, 10 TDs) and Gonzalez (37-576, 3 TDs) performed<br />
well. Wayne became then only the 16th NFL receiver with a 1,500+ season. Wayne became<br />
only the third NFL receiver to increase seasonal reception totals over the first seven career seasons (Berry,<br />
1955-61; Shawn Jefferson, 1991-97), and Gonzalez's performance ranked among the best in club history<br />
by a rookie. With the performances of Manning (4,040), Wayne and RB-Joseph Addai (1,072),<br />
Indianapolis earned its NFL-record seventh offense with a 4,000+ passer and 1,000+ rusher and receiver.<br />
In the NFL's 91 seasons, the <strong>Colts</strong> own seven of the league's 37 such offenses. In 2006, Harrison<br />
(95-1,366, 12 TDs) and Wayne (86-1,310, 9 TDs) earned Pro Bowl honors. Harrison became the only<br />
NFL receiver with eight straight 1,000+-yard and 10+-TD seasons. In 2005, Harrison (82-1,146, 12 TDs)<br />
and Wayne (83-1,055, 5 TDs) played key roles in the club's 13-0 start. In 2004, Christensen's unit had<br />
one of the best seasonal performances in NFL history. Harrison (86-1,113, 15 TDs), Wayne (77-1,210,<br />
12 TDs) and WR-Brandon Stokley (68-1,077, 10 TDs) became the first NFL receiving trio to post 1,000+yardage<br />
and 10+-touchdown seasons. The performances stood along with San Diego (1980),<br />
Washington (1989), Atlanta (1995) and Arizona (2008) as then the only teams with a trio of 1,000+<br />
receivers. Harrison (4), Wayne (4) and Stokley (5) had 13 of the club's 14 regular-season 100+ yardage<br />
games, and Wayne (10-221 vs. Denver) broke the club's playoff yardage record of Berry (178, 1958<br />
NFL Championship Game). In 2002, Christensen helped Harrison become then the only NFL player with<br />
100+ receptions in four consecutive seasons (115, 1999; 102, 2000; 109, 2001; 143, 2002), while<br />
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