INDIANAPOLIS -- Consistency.

That’s what new Indianapolis Colts offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski is looking for out of his unit. Chudzinski addressed the media Thursday for the first time since replacing Pep Hamilton as the team’s offensive coordinator.

“We need to be able to play and put stretches together of time and quarters or drives together throughout the course of a game,” Chudzinski said. “Obviously we put a big emphasis on starting faster in games. I think the players are aware of it. We’ve done some things in practice to try and get that done and make that a big emphasis point. They’ll respond. This a good group, a great group of players. They understand and really work at the things we emphasize.”

The Colts have been shut out in the first half four times this season, and they’re only 20th in the NFL in scoring.

Rob Chudzinksi, the former head coach of the Browns, is the Colts' new offensive coordinator. AP Photo/Tony Dejak

Here are a few other takeaways from Chudzinski’s press conference:

Chudzinski on his offensive philosophy: “I’ve always been aggressive offensively stressing the balance between the pass and run game, try to put guys in positions to be successful. That’s the biggest thing in this league is it’s a personnel-driven league and finding what the guys do the best and trying to put them in positions where they can succeed and be successful for you is what I’ve always tried to do.”

Chudzinski on quarterback Andrew Luck: “Obviously we talked afterwards. I think Andrew wants to win. That’s what I get out of any conversation with him. He’s a special player and person, really unique. He has a plan for everything that he does, always working to improve and the goal of winning. He’s taken this thing, the bull by the horns and he’s working to get better every day himself. I see that there’s been times where he’s on fire, and there’s been times where not so much. Again, he knows and he’s worked on and talked about being consistent. Hopefully again, by design, there’s some things you can do to put him in that position where he is. Ultimately he has to go make those plays, and I’m confident he will.”

Chudzinski on his offensive influences: “A guy like Norv Turner that I’ve been around and coached with and watched for a long time prior to that. It’s been a number of different places. I was out in San Diego with Marty Schottenheimer and Cam Cameron. Back at the University of Miami when I played, I was there and Dennis Erickson came in with a one-back offense that nobody ran before. I’ve really had a lot of good fortune of being around a lot of different places whether I was running it or a part of it and seeing things done a lot of different ways -- realize there’s a lot of different ways to skin a cat.”

Chudzinski on facing Denver, which is first in the NFL on defense, on a short week: “My wife mentioned to me that I got these rings under my eyes that are a little bit bigger than they used to be (laughs). It’s been a lot of that and just getting caught up in the day-to-day things of getting practices set up, getting the gameplan together and really going from having no idea that this was going to happen to being in that position. I love the challenge of it and looking forward to this weekend. Obviously I’ve been with Wade (Phillips) before, and know Wade, what a great coach he is and how great Denver’s playing on defense and the challenges there with their personnel and scheme both.”