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line of the Indianapolis Colts in 2018 Indianapolis Colts Hoodie , head coach Frank Reich elected to part ways with line coach Dave DeGuglielmo after their season-ending loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend.DeGuglielmo and Reich were a bit of a forced marriage as DeGuglielmo joined the Colts under the belief Josh McDaniels would be the team’s head coach. Instead, McDaniels bailed on his commitment to the Colts to return to the New England Patriots. DeGuglielmo remained with the Colts as Reich eventually became the head coach instead.Reich told the Colts’ website that he appreciate DeGuglielmo’s contributions while noting the challenges of the situation created by the forced union.“After the season, you know, just decided to part ways with Guge,” Reich said. “And that was really hard, because I so much respect Guge as a person and as a coach. You know, he played a significant role in us coming in here and the success we had. And it’s hard — it’s hard to explain. It was really odd dynamics the way that he and I got connected, and it’s no reflection on him or anything; it’s just when I had envisioned getting this position, you know, there’s certain things that you just are looking for, in ways that you just want to have ‘my guy,’ for lack of a better way to say. You always envision bringing in the guy that you had envisioned bringing in. But certainly appreciate the contribution Guge made, and I told him that, and love and respect him.”Andrew Luck went five full games without being sacked and was sacked just 18 times on the season. Only Drew Brees was sacked fewer times in 2018 among quarterbacks that started at least 10 games. Luck was sacked 41 times in his last full season in 2016. The jump in production allowed the Colts to become the seventh-ranked offense overall and fifth-ranked scoring offense this season.The Colts are in search of multiple new offensive line coaches as Bobby Johnson also left the staff to take the head line coaching job with the Buffalo Bills. T.Y. Hilton may mix his sports metaphors http://www.coltsfanshop.com/Bobby-Okereke-Jersey , but there’s no mistaking his toughness this season.The diminutive Colts receiver has pushed through a number of injuries all season, and lately it’s an ankle. But none of them, he said, would keep him from what he referred to a a “Game Seven” situation this week. The Colts will make the playoffs with a win over the Titans Sunday night, for their first postseason trip since 2014.“You know I ain’t missing [Sunday],” Hilton said, via Mike Wells of ESPN.com. “My same mentality. Just continue to get my body right and get ready for Sunday.”Hilton has barely practiced since initially injuring his ankle three weeks ago, and has been listed as questionable each week.“I ask him how he’s going to do it and he says he’s going to do fine,” quarterback Andrew Luck said. “I say, ‘OK, I know he’s going to do fine.’ If T.Y. says it, that means it’s going to be true.”They have reason to believe him, because he’s been listed on the injury report with ankle, shoulder Parris Campbell Jersey , groin, chest, and hamstring issues, and continues to produce. He has 779 receiving yards in the last six weeks, and 21 catches for 422 yards the last three weeks.“I will tell you what, it’s unbelievable what he’s doing without practice,” Colts coach Frank Reich said. “I just think very few players could do what he’s doing. He has no mental errors when he goes out there. It’s like he doesn’t miss a beat. I just attribute that to A, just his elite physical ability. How smart he is, you can’t underestimate how smart of a football player T.Y. is. He just understands the game, and then just how tough he is. I think he’s a rare bird in that regard.”So if the Colts are down in the bottom of the ninth, you know who Luck will be looking for.