With one of the Indianapolis Colts best offseason signings (John Simon) being out for the majority of the past two weeks, another recent acquisition has been stepping in very nicely. Barkevious Mingo was brought in this offseason primarily thought of as a special teams contributor and wasn’t even presumed as being a guarantee to make the roster.
The Colts pass rush from the position began unimpressive as rookie Tarell Basham has come along quite slowly, and Jabaal Sheard made very little difference early on in the season. Simon was getting early pressure and making a difference in virtually every way imaginable and with him out, it left Sheard to continue his improved play and let us hope for some progression out of Basham.