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Colts hoping bigger tackles can finally stop run

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Larry Coyer has the Indianapolis Colts thinking big this season.

They like the new defensive coordinator‘s attacking style, his concept of moving players around and the philosophy that size suddenly matters on the defensive line — even in Indianapolis.

“I think it (size) is important for everybody in this game now because the offensive linemen are huge,” Coyer said. “You have to be stout down the middle. You look at every great defense in this league and they’re always stout down the middle.”

Because the Colts preferred speed to brawn for so long, they often struggled against power-running teams. (more…)