Colts Defensive Coordinator DeMeco Anarumo Looks to Fix Defensively
Colts coach Shane Steichen retained Gus Bradley’s staff, but the defense failed to improve over three years, never ranking higher than 24th in points allowed or 15th in yards. In 2024, the team ranked 24th in rush yards allowed and 26th in passing yards. Defensive tackle DeForest Buckner has mentioned that “ego” sometimes got in the way, but now defensive coordinator DeMeco Anarumo is determined to correct this issue.
“I believe good players, great players, want to be coached, they want to know the truth,” Anarumo said. “If they don’t, then there’s probably a little bit of an issue there, but the best ones I’ve ever been around say, ‘Coach me, coach me hard, tell me what you want.'”