Kravitz: Colts fans need to maintain perspective

After the Colts second blowout loss in three games, the angst and even anger are understandable.

But I'm here to toss a little perspective into the equation.

The biggest mistake the Colts new regime made was getting good too fast. Just like the Jim Mora Colts who went from 3-13 to 13-3 in two short seasons.

Seriously, after the 2-14 season, what did most of us expect? I expected 4-12, 5-11. Most folks had them in that general area. Rookie GM, rookie coach, rookie quarterback, and a roster that had been completely turned over. Then they lost their coach for most of the season because of leukemia. And somehow, in the most miraculous of all seasons I've ever covered, they went 11-5 and reached the playoffs.

Today, they're 7-4, still two games ahead of the Tennessee Titans, breezing along with a very good chance to win the division and earn a home playoff game.

This was supposed to be the second year of The Rebuilding. This was supposed to be the 7-9 after the 5-11. There weren't supposed to be any expectations, but they created expectations with that amazing 2012 season.

Now, the knuckleheads want to fire Chuck Pagano, fire Pep Hamilton, fire Greg Manusky, fire everybody. It's absurd. It's patently absurd. Did I mention they're 7-4.

Nobody likes to hear about injuries, but if they're not an excuse, they're certainly a good explanation, at least for the offense. (The defense has no excuse; they should be better than this). They've lost five offensive starters to season-ending injuries: their best wide receiver (Reggie Wayne), their best tight end (Dwyane Allen), their second-best offensive lineman (Donald Thomas), their best running back (Ahmad Bradshaw) and one of their best running backs (Vick Ballard). It had to catch up to them eventually, didn't it?

I already hear fans grousing this is going to be another one and done in the playoffs, and that might be the case, although if they can secure a third seed (still very available), none of those prospective No. 6 seeds frighten me in the least. But again, perspective. When they blew up the team after the 2-14 debacle, who could have dreamed they'd be a division winner and a playoff team in just the second year of the rebuilding. They weren't supposed to be a Super Bowl contender this quickly, even if they looked like one in wins over San Francisco, Seattle and Denver.

This is simply not a team with a ton of depth to overcome injuries. Offensively, it's like they're playing in a phone booth. Defenses simply won't let T.Y. Hilton beat them deep. Darrius Heyward-Bey has been a gross disappointment. Guys like LaVon Brazill, David Reed and others have done next to nothing. And the rookies, save for Hugh Thornton, who was thrust into the starting role after Thomas' injury, have done absolutely nothing -- a big departure from last year's draft class.

They are where they should be: This started out as a team with 10- or 11-win talent. After all the injuries, they still have a very good chance to win 10 games, with home games left against Tennessee, Houston and Jacksonville.

The slow starts and the two recent blowouts are clearly a concern, but I'd ask you to step back and look at the bigger picture. (I know, this makes me soft, part of the toothless Indy media, blah blah blah). Actually, I think it makes me sane. Just a reminder: They were 2-14 two years ago. Two-and-14. Two years of playoff appearances are a pretty extraordinary achievement, even if they've come with some teeth-gnashing.

Walk away from the ledge and take the long view.

Perspective, people, perspective.