INDIANAPOLIS -- The calendar says Christmas is still more than three months away, but for Pep Hamilton, his Christmas arrives on Sunday afternoon in Buffalo.

The Indianapolis Colts' offensive coordinator has spent months waiting for the opportunity to unveil his new toys, which includes an eight-time 1,000-yard rusher and a possession receiver who has a catch radius that’s “off the chart.”

The two new pieces -- running back Frank Gore and receiver Andre Johnson -- join the other pieces that Hamilton can’t get enough of.

The Colts, a team that has lacked a consistent running back during franchise quarterback Andrew Luck first three seasons, has one in Gore. His running skills will be paired with receivers Johnson, T.Y. Hilton, Donte Moncrief and Phillip Dorsett and tight ends Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener.

“Why wouldn’t we consider ourselves one of the best offenses in the National Football League?,” Hamilton said. “We already had guys that had field credibility on campus and now you add Andre and Frank. We feel like we have some weapons. You look at the quarterback that we have and the people that are around them. We have great expectations for our offense.”

Hamilton joked during the offseason that they have a chance to be “greatest (horse)shoe on turf." He was being fictitious when he said that, but that's not a bad comparison when you consider the St. Louis Rams, the original “Greatest Show on Turf” team, set numerous offensive records between the 1999-2001 seasons.

“We have adaptability,” Allen said. “Whatever defense teams use against us, we can adapt and adjust accordingly and put a group on the field that we feel confident that can move the ball up and down the field. We want to dictate the tempo and personnel in the game."

The Colts will only go as far as Luck can take them. That’s why they signed Gore and Johnson and used their first-round pick on Dorsett despite the need for defensive help.

Nobody on the outside knows what the Colts will look like offensively because they showed very little of it during the preseason. Gore’s preseason totals consisted of only two carries in the second game because Indianapolis is more worried about saving him for the regular season.

“Oh I know what they can do,” linebacker D’Qwell Jackson said. “They gave us fits in practice. They cause so many mismatches, and that’s what the game is all about. They create havoc for the defense. How do you game plan against our offense? I don’t know how you do it. They’re very talented.”

The Colts had the third best offense in the NFL last season, and Luck led the league in touchdown passes (40) when it was obvious they were going to throw the ball over and over again due to inept running game. Now they’ll be able to sprinkle in a ground game with Gore.

And remember how the New England Patriots were able to take Hilton (four receptions for 60 yards) out of both games by double-teaming him last season?

That won’t be the case in 2015.

Teams can't load the box to stop Gore because of Luck's arm. The Colts can pound the ball with Gore when teams are defending the pass.

“It’s a chess match,” Hamilton said. “You have to see what their plan is to stop a number of different guys we have on our offense. Most offenses may only have a luxury of having one go-to guy. We feel like we have two or three or three or four when you include our tight ends.”

One of the numerous things Luck has excelled at during his career is not locking in on one receiver. He’s mastered how to spread the ball around to his playmakers. He completed passes to at least seven different players in a game 11 times last season.

“One of the most interesting and impressive things is the way he shows love to everybody and takes advantage of all the superstars we have,” punter Pat McAfee said. “You have to prepare for all of them. Last year whenever Reggie (Wayne) was down and T.Y. was in a lot of the spotlight, other team’s doubled him. Now they can’t do that. You really have to be on the lookout for everything we have. I’m looking forward to spending time on the sideline watching them this season.”

So are many other people.