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Pass rush will have to come from within

INDIANAPOLIS -- The concerns are expected, especially after they failed to pressure Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on Monday night.

Will the Indianapolis Colts have a pass rush at any point this season?

The goal is for that to happen sooner rather than later.

If it happens -- and it’s a serious if at this point -- it’ll have to come from the players currently on the roster because a major move for a player outside the organization is not happening for the Colts.

“We’ll continue to develop the guys that we have here,” coach Chuck Pagano said. “Again, the Robert Mathises of the world, all the great pass-rushers that we know right now this time of year, they’re just not falling out of the sky. They’re just not driving cars over to West 56th Street ready to jump out and get ready to roll and help us rush the passer. That falls squarely on our shoulders to get that job done as a staff.”

The Colts didn’t sack Foles and only hit him four times Monday. This coming after the Eagles quarterback was sacked five teams in Week 1 against Jacksonville.

The Colts will definitely have an opportunity to redeem themselves this weekend against the Jaguars.

Jacksonville quarterback Chad Henne has already been sacked 13 times, including 10 times against Washington last week. Then again, you would have thought the Colts would have success against Foles.

“We’ve got to get people in throwing situations,” Pagano said. “We’ve got to get people in third-and-long where you can get a little bit more exotic, if you will, with your blitz packages. It’s tough.”