Looking ahead, Franklin isn’t going anywhere during the offseason since he inked a three-year, $31.3 million extension earlier this year. Speed, however, is in the final season of a two-year, $8 million deal, and his play this season doesn’t make it a no-brainer to bring him back, especially if he’s expecting a raise.

At the end of October, questions lingered on Bryce Young’s availability on the trade market, and Anthony Richardson was in the process of being benched. Few talked much about the potential for the first and fourth picks in the 2023 NFL draft to bounce back, and show why they were taken that high in the first place.

Anthony Richardson led the Colts to another come-from-behind win Sunday vs. the Patriots, capped off by a physical run for a 2-point conversion.