Steelers vs. Colts: Pittsburgh Will Add to Indy Misery

After their game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts will be looking back at the good ol' days...all the way back to Week 2 when they simply didn't get destroyed.

For a team annually in control of the AFC South, the Colts are going to look nothing like division winners in Week 3 versus the Steelers.

The lack of preparation by the Colts has already reared its ugly head. Knowing full well Peyton Manning was coming off two neck surgeries in the offseason, the Colts opted to wait until the last second to bring in a backup. That backup happened to be Kerry Collins and that backup makes Colts fans miss Manning with every passing game.

Without Manning, Collins and Co. are averaging 194 passing yards per game, a plunge from the 293 passing yards per game their star QB gave them in 2010. On top of that, Collins will be coming off a sore throwing shoulder against the Steelers' vaunted defense on Sunday.

Want more bad news, Colts fans? Sure you do. The Steelers have held opponents to 174 passing yards per game through the first two weeks, good for fourth in the league.

Did I mention the Ravens have given up a grand total of seven points in their first two games?

The Colts still have talent on the team, it's not like they're at the bottom of the barrel right now, but it certainly didn't help that they didn't exactly surround Manning with more talent in the offseason. I mean, c'mon, Joseph Addai? Again? Will the Colts ever find a star running back to help the team out? Or even try?

The Colts have been relying on Manning for so long that they don't know what to do when he's gone. They've consistently been in the bottom of the league in not only rushing yards, but yards per carry, and they've gotten by so far by having a future Hall of Famer under center.

Not anymore.

You can say the Colts just have had bad luck this season (and, frankly, any team losing Manning would be hurting), but the fact of the matter is the Colts could have done more this offseason, and they didn't.

Complacency, as the Kansas City Chiefs will attest to, has a way of coming back to haunt you. That won't be more evident than against the Steelers on Sunday night.