WEBVTT - Episode 542 | Chris Ballard Training Camp Presser Recap

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<v Speaker 1>We're back another edition of Colts Corner with myself. That

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<v Speaker 1>would be Kevin Bowen. Thank you so much for tuning in.

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<v Speaker 1>Training Camp is officially here, recording this on Tuesday afternoon,

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<v Speaker 1>just a couple hours after Chris Baller got done with

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<v Speaker 1>his annual pre training camp presser practices. We'll commence in

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<v Speaker 1>a hurry Wednesday through Saturday four straight here to start camp.

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<v Speaker 1>Plenty of coverage up on one O seven five thefan

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com. Eddie and I will certainly continue our podcast

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<v Speaker 1>here throughout camp. Cadence will be weird today. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>kind of an odd that I felt like, hey, let's

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<v Speaker 1>get this up as quick as possible, so we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>how just the normal schedule looks. It'll be a little

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<v Speaker 1>different here over the next month or so, but nonetheless,

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<v Speaker 1>we appreciate you tuning in. We'll get to Twitter questions eventually,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, as is typical with this sort of pod,

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<v Speaker 1>it's just kind of a lot of news items to

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<v Speaker 1>react to, and honestly, it doesn't seem like the newsiest

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<v Speaker 1>report day. You know, Chris Bauer mentioned and we haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen anything official yet, but doesn't expect any on the

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<v Speaker 1>physically unable to perform list. I know occasionally there can

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<v Speaker 1>be a guy or to trickle out, but nothing too major.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like on that front, Ziara Franklin will miss

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of time to start camp. That is

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<v Speaker 1>not surprising news, although it, you know, is a tad significant.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think the thought was he could miss

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<v Speaker 1>a week or two when the surgery first happened in

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<v Speaker 1>early May. And this is the unfortunate nature when you

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<v Speaker 1>have such a late offseason surgery like Zaya had. But

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<v Speaker 1>we'll see how long his absence will be. Ballad said

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<v Speaker 1>he doesn't expect him to be on the pup list,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, he is doing some running and everything,

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<v Speaker 1>so you would think his return would be, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sooner rather than later. But still, anytime you're on a

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<v Speaker 1>new defense, you want the quarterback of your linebacker crew,

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<v Speaker 1>or I should say, of your defense as a whole,

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<v Speaker 1>to be out there as soon as possible. So Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Carlis is good to go. And again now we start

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<v Speaker 1>getting into the Joe batchies, the camera groans, the Chaguna lubi's,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, those sorts of names. But I think it's

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<v Speaker 1>really important for his are to get out there as

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<v Speaker 1>soon as possible, get in to the eleven on eleven

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<v Speaker 1>portion as soon as possible, more so from just an

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<v Speaker 1>installation standpoint than anything, So that would be one to watch,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, as far as quarterback is concerned. The Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Richardson restriction is volume versus participation. You know, back at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the spring, it was missing those final

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<v Speaker 1>and what was it, seven of the nine practices, Whereas

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<v Speaker 1>it sounds like early on he will participate, but maybe

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<v Speaker 1>the volume won't be you know, as immense as it

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<v Speaker 1>would be for Daniel Jones for example. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>I exit on the Richardson quarterback front from today's news

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll probably focus on this when do we get

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<v Speaker 1>back to the fifty to fifty split between him and

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<v Speaker 1>Daniel Jones. I will continue to think Daniel Jones is

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<v Speaker 1>a starter until we get back to that point. Then

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<v Speaker 1>once we're back there, Okay, how much can Anthony Richardson,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, recreate a competition? So it sounds like they

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<v Speaker 1>will limit some volume. Ballert I think mentioned like day

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<v Speaker 1>two three here in this four day stretch to start camp,

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<v Speaker 1>which again this is the only one of the entire

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<v Speaker 1>training camp that's longer than two days in a row.

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<v Speaker 1>So that's good news for Richardson. You wouldn't think there'd

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<v Speaker 1>be much restriction at all once you get through these

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<v Speaker 1>four days here, which again is vital. You know, when

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<v Speaker 1>does fifty to fifty occur? Does it occur at the

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday practice? Does it occur at Monday's practice? Tuesday's practice again?

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<v Speaker 1>You know how far along, you know, do we get

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<v Speaker 1>before we get back to kind of a true competition.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Ballad wasn't really in the mood to take

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<v Speaker 1>de bait on the make or break year. For Anthony Richardson,

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't expect him to, you know, take that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>he quickly mentioned Baker Mayfield and Sam Darnold as examples,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, obviously those guys move teams in both

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<v Speaker 1>of their cases, they move conferences. And you guys have

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<v Speaker 1>heard me say this quite often. I don't think band

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<v Speaker 1>aids work in the AFC at quarterback, I just don't.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the position is way too high end, way

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<v Speaker 1>too much depth in this conference for band aids to

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<v Speaker 1>really really work. And even in the NFC, if you

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<v Speaker 1>look at Baker, you look at Darnold, or you look

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<v Speaker 1>at Geno Smith whoever you want to throw in that category.

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<v Speaker 1>A resurrections in other places, A they had to move organizations,

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<v Speaker 1>and then B it's not like they've had a ton

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<v Speaker 1>of playoff success. I mean, what's their playoff record if

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<v Speaker 1>you want to look at you know, all those guys there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Ballard. I thought it was a great follow

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<v Speaker 1>up from James Boyd and asking him, you know, trajectory wise,

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<v Speaker 1>what is it in Richardson's game where you feel like

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<v Speaker 1>there is still the arrow pointing up? And you know

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<v Speaker 1>he pointed to the late game moments, which you know

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<v Speaker 1>have certainly been there. I mean he has delivered quite

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<v Speaker 1>often really in the fourth quarter two minute situations. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>last year of the Jets and the Patriots are the

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<v Speaker 1>two you know, obvious examples of that. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I've seen the stretches of accuracy that maybe Ballard has,

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<v Speaker 1>or at least that he says he has publicly, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of Richardson and like when do you pull

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<v Speaker 1>the plug? I'm much more of a if you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to draft the project, at least attempt the project. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think part of that attempt is at least getting

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<v Speaker 1>to the healthy offseason. You know, if you're not even

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<v Speaker 1>going to get to the healthy offseason, then why believe

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<v Speaker 1>in it? Why you know, draft and develop? Why I

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<v Speaker 1>believe in your coaching staff. Why I believe in the

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<v Speaker 1>character of the player. And you know, all of those

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<v Speaker 1>are in question right now with Richardson, and I'm talking,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, football character of that player. So to me,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've kind of always viewed this in a

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<v Speaker 1>three year window. Well you know, now we're at year three.

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<v Speaker 1>Here comes the financial decision after the season and all

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<v Speaker 1>of that. So you know, I know there was a

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know, maybe a tad of tension brewing with

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<v Speaker 1>that question. You know, for the most part, I didn't

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<v Speaker 1>think Ballad was in too much of a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledge the pressure or the hot seed. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>definitely played kind of philosophical hat person, you know when

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<v Speaker 1>asked that question. I think Nate Atkins from The Star

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<v Speaker 1>asked him about pressure, and you know, he quickly, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>went to the well, you know, pressure is going paycheck

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<v Speaker 1>to paycheck and putting food on the table. Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I like to think when you getting these

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<v Speaker 1>press converse stings, it's kind of a given that we're

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<v Speaker 1>living in an NFL football bubble. We're not living in

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<v Speaker 1>a life bubble. We're not asking questions that are you know,

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<v Speaker 1>life or death and that aspect to it. It's more

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<v Speaker 1>of a hey, you have a resume that's unusual to

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<v Speaker 1>beginning of the ninth year. Go ahead. I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if every question ever needs to be prefaced by that,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, certainly I thought that answer was you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know. I just thought that was kind of

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<v Speaker 1>an easy cop out. Yeah, we could cop out with

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<v Speaker 1>a whole you know, life answer for a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>sports related questions. But we live in a sports world,

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<v Speaker 1>so let's go there. You know, he used the word

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<v Speaker 1>to describe Daniel Jones, as you know, he's very centered,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Daniel Jones experiment will be interesting to watch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think one thing about these retread quarterbacks,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a fine balance between how much did they grow

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<v Speaker 1>up and and how much scar tissue is impossible to

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<v Speaker 1>get rid of. And being in New York City is

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<v Speaker 1>one of those. You know, Sam Darnold, at least for

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<v Speaker 1>a year in Minnesota, proved that just because he was

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<v Speaker 1>seeing ghosts in New York doesn't mean that he sees

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<v Speaker 1>ghost everywhere. Now will that continue? You know, again, how

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<v Speaker 1>much of the change of scenery really really healthy? Baker

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<v Speaker 1>Mayfield went to four different teams before he you know,

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<v Speaker 1>really found kind of that that second home, So how

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<v Speaker 1>much of that is needed? So I think the Jones

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<v Speaker 1>thing will be obviously a huge storyline to this camp.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, positions of interest for Ballard outside of quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>and center. You know, Danny Pinser versus Tanna Bordolini's a competition.

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<v Speaker 1>He seems optimistic on the swing tackle and that is

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<v Speaker 1>a huge position to watch. You know, Jalen Travis, you

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<v Speaker 1>know he mentions high ceiling. Well, if he's needed for

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty five, how much of that does it look

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<v Speaker 1>like Bernard Ryman's rookie season. You know, those are some

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<v Speaker 1>of the questions you have when you ask young tackles

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<v Speaker 1>to be thrust into that duty. And again, Travis only

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<v Speaker 1>played college football at the high level for one season.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he was at Princeton before that. They continue

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<v Speaker 1>to speak highly of Blake Freeland. Last year was I

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<v Speaker 1>would say disaster really for Freeland in camp in the preseason, Bigger, stronger,

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<v Speaker 1>they point to. So, you know, again, what does year

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<v Speaker 1>three look like for him. They really like the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>tackle depth and teri wise. I've mentioned Neville Gallamer a

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<v Speaker 1>few times here in the podcast. He continued to be

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<v Speaker 1>a name and talks about the third cornerback, which I

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<v Speaker 1>know Eddie and I hit on last week. How much

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<v Speaker 1>of that is a position battle? How much of Jalen

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<v Speaker 1>Jones versus Justin Wally is real? It sounds very real.

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<v Speaker 1>And he threw in the name of Juju Brent's so

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<v Speaker 1>insert all your health caveats with that, but that was

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<v Speaker 1>a name that Ballard threw in there. You know, he

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<v Speaker 1>kind of talked about some of the unknown at linebacker

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<v Speaker 1>as well. You know, I feel like we've heard this before,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, they do expect a much more or

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<v Speaker 1>physical training camp. I try to kind of follow up

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<v Speaker 1>there at the end of exactly what can that look like?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I totally understand NFL teams have a bit

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<v Speaker 1>of you know, a hands tie behind their back when

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<v Speaker 1>it comes to the physicality and camp, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>what does that exactly look like? Is it more trench drills,

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<v Speaker 1>is it tackling increasing? You know what exactly is that?

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, Ballot was a little vague on that,

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<v Speaker 1>so be curious. But you know, you kind of said

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<v Speaker 1>you know you will know, so I guess you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my eyes will be the one that will decide some

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<v Speaker 1>of that. So I'll be curious. You know exactly what

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<v Speaker 1>that looks like, because you know they were a awful

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<v Speaker 1>tackling team last season. You know, it's something Ballad pointed

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<v Speaker 1>to in the press conference, and you know when you

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<v Speaker 1>look at it, it losses and in additions defensively, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they've lost j Speed, they lost Julian Blackman, they lost

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<v Speaker 1>Io Dangbo. You know you added certainly cam buying them

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<v Speaker 1>in Mooney Ward and then I guess J T two

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<v Speaker 1>Malowau and justin Wally you would point you from a

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<v Speaker 1>draft picks standpoint, so you know what's a given to

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<v Speaker 1>there of subtractions versus additions. Obviously schematically there's a big

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<v Speaker 1>change there. You know the forest Buckner mentioned how last

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<v Speaker 1>year was the worst year defensively, he felt like they've

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<v Speaker 1>had here and but you know, a really big fan

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<v Speaker 1>of the bluntness of lou An Arumo. Yeah, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was interesting. Kind of late in the press conference,

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<v Speaker 1>Ballard mentioned how he has they have organizationally and he

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<v Speaker 1>there's been some change, and so you know, I kind

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<v Speaker 1>of asked them to follow up, Okay, what are those changes?

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<v Speaker 1>Like they might seem obvious to Ballard, but I'm kind

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<v Speaker 1>of curious, like what what would be different in his eyes?

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<v Speaker 1>Certainly the spending on the onset of free agencies what

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<v Speaker 1>he mentioned, and yes, obviously I think we all can

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<v Speaker 1>look at cam Binham and Mooney Ward, But you know

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<v Speaker 1>what else is it just going from Gus Bradley to

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<v Speaker 1>an Arumo. Does he felt like, you know, did he

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<v Speaker 1>feel like draft wise they did anything to too differently?

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<v Speaker 1>So I didn't necessarily he didn't really expand on that,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's something that you know, on the surface, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>free agency has changed, but outside of that, defensively, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure if I see a lot that's again

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<v Speaker 1>crystal clear. Is it a more increased you know, physicality

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<v Speaker 1>to training camp. Is that going to help the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the season struggles which Ballard pointed to on a

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<v Speaker 1>couple different occasions during today's press conference. Does you know

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<v Speaker 1>he pointed the Week one struggles as a lack of physicality?

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<v Speaker 1>Had all there Probably the last thing Ballard wise I

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<v Speaker 1>would point to would be just Bernard Ryman, what's that extension?

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he certainly echoed the line that I get

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<v Speaker 1>that he, you know, is kind of mastered about good

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<v Speaker 1>players with contract extensions of you know, not going to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about that publicly, but really good player who they're

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<v Speaker 1>high on. So we'll wait and see. Ryman is again,

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<v Speaker 1>Eddie and I touched on this a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>an older second contract guy, so you know, we'll see

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<v Speaker 1>if that has any impact grand and he plays a

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<v Speaker 1>position that I think age is fairly well on that.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, those are a couple of things. Two, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess point to player wise. You know, we had

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<v Speaker 1>Kenny Moore the second on our show, and at some

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<v Speaker 1>point I think we'll probably throw in the canny pod

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<v Speaker 1>maybe on a on a future one. I think a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of it is not super time sensitive, so even

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<v Speaker 1>though there might be a few practices into camp, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>some of the stuff will still resonate. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he used the word and talking about the defense proactive,

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<v Speaker 1>and when he heard he said that in the media

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<v Speaker 1>scrum we had him after the media scrum on our show.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought the words stood out to me because I

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<v Speaker 1>think at times I've even used the opposite of that

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<v Speaker 1>word reactive quite often with the Colts defense, and again

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<v Speaker 1>for me, it's a little bit more in a negative connotation.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's really hard to be reactive and survive.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, honestly, that's all you're doing is you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to survive, and that's just not I think the way

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<v Speaker 1>that NFL defenses need a play in twenty twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>I get it might be a little safer, but to me,

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to try and dictate a little bit more. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, when he said that, I thought more of, okay, whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>disguising coverage and being more attacking and playing some more

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<v Speaker 1>man and you know, pressing on the outside and things

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<v Speaker 1>like that. But he actually, you know, because I asked

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<v Speaker 1>him in the in the follow up once we got

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<v Speaker 1>him on our radio show, you know, okay, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you mean by that? And he went with, you know

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<v Speaker 1>a word that we've talked about, and it's a Shane

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<v Speaker 1>Stekeen pillar and that's a preparation knowing who you're going against.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought that was interesting that that's where Kenny

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<v Speaker 1>went to. And again I think you guys have heard

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<v Speaker 1>me say this, What is really confusing about Shane Steiken's

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<v Speaker 1>acceptance of Gus Bradley's approach defensively was in a way

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<v Speaker 1>Bradley was going to against one of Steichen's true pillars.

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<v Speaker 1>Stich In stresses preparation and stresses doing that to weekly opponents.

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<v Speaker 1>And so when you have a defense that chooses to

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<v Speaker 1>be on the vanilla side, then you're not practicing one

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<v Speaker 1>of your kind of core habits. Now again, Luianna Roumo,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a little different. It's week to week that I

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<v Speaker 1>think is needed. And again it might cause some confusion

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<v Speaker 1>at times, but to me, that's a balance that you

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<v Speaker 1>really have to strike. And so for you know, Kenny

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<v Speaker 1>to use the word proactive, but use it more in

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<v Speaker 1>the Monday through Saturday form of it, I thought was

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<v Speaker 1>something that stood out to me. So you know, we

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<v Speaker 1>can we can play that at a later date. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that covers mostly everything Ballad related again one O

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five. The fan dot com has a full notebook

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<v Speaker 1>recap on everything Chris Boward said in any lingering from

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<v Speaker 1>a health standpoint, but let's give it in Twitter questions.

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<v Speaker 1>I know we got a couple here that I want

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<v Speaker 1>to get to before we start to kind of shift

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<v Speaker 1>some things from a reaction to practices moving forward. This

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<v Speaker 1>one from Brett Harr. We've heard a lot about the

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<v Speaker 1>new lou Anarroumo defense being exotic and him being called

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<v Speaker 1>a mad scientist. Compared to us Bradley's scheme, what you

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<v Speaker 1>expect to see. It's different on a given Sunday, both

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<v Speaker 1>good and bad. Also maybe a winner loser in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of defensive players in the new scheme. Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>on the first part of it again, just more disguise,

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<v Speaker 1>more week to week planning, more man coverage, more pressing

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<v Speaker 1>and up ticking, blitzeeing. And you know, it's probably worth

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<v Speaker 1>pointing out, Brett that like there's a bar that you're

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<v Speaker 1>going from that is rather low in a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>those areas. So I'm not talking like you've never tried

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<v Speaker 1>hot sauce in your life or whatever, and you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to like sant Elmo to have that cocktail sauce. Like,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not acting like you're going, you know, from that

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<v Speaker 1>to that, you know whatever, you know, pick your sauces

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<v Speaker 1>that are a little bit more on the mild side.

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<v Speaker 1>You're increasing it. I don't think you're Brian Flores on

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<v Speaker 1>the scheme scale of it, but again you are increasing that.

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<v Speaker 1>Now again, where can that be poor? Well, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it's not like Cincinnati was great recently, and you

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<v Speaker 1>know there's personnel questions among that. There are some risk

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<v Speaker 1>in it in that your bust might be really big,

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<v Speaker 1>and so that's something to keep in mind when you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking at it. I you know, I think just to generally,

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<v Speaker 1>I think anytime you bring in a new defensive coordinator,

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<v Speaker 1>the winners often can be you know, just those new bodies.

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<v Speaker 1>So those draft picks, you know, Juju Brents is one

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<v Speaker 1>that has singled them out as someone that he thinks

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<v Speaker 1>is a real big winner in this scheme, and his

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<v Speaker 1>frame and body definitely looks like a guy that can

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<v Speaker 1>kind of swallow some people in press coverage. So you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how much is he a winner in this? You know,

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<v Speaker 1>d line wise, they've mentioned they're gonna have to scout differently,

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<v Speaker 1>So then that brings up Okay, you know what do

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<v Speaker 1>got you know, Quitty pay Taekwon Lewis. You know, guys

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<v Speaker 1>that were drafted for the previous scheme, what exactly do

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<v Speaker 1>they look like in this scheme? Here a claude, do

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<v Speaker 1>you think this is going to be a real quarterback battle.

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<v Speaker 1>It's just Daniel Jones is to lose. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to look at Danny Jones all season. Ballard in the

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<v Speaker 1>organization handled Richardson wrong from the first day. Well, boys,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot you can go to. I do think there's

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<v Speaker 1>some merit there on the back half of that. But

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<v Speaker 1>do I think it's a real quarterback battle? Again? How

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<v Speaker 1>early is the fifty to fifty split? Once we get there,

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<v Speaker 1>Once that becomes the norm, then I think the battles

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<v Speaker 1>back on again. Do we get their Saturday? Do we

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<v Speaker 1>get their Monday? I think you creep any further into

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<v Speaker 1>next week and the days start to get shorter. But

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<v Speaker 1>let's say Monday, for example, Monday the twenty eighth, it's

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<v Speaker 1>back to fifty to fifty. That means you've got Monday

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<v Speaker 1>the twenty eighth, Tuesday the twenty ninth, the night practice

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<v Speaker 1>the final day, July the thirty first. Then you've got

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<v Speaker 1>back to back Saturday Sunday. That's five practices before you

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<v Speaker 1>go to Baltimore for the joint session, because that first

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<v Speaker 1>full week of August you only have one practice, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the preseason game being the opener on the seventh.

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<v Speaker 1>Then nothing until the weekend, so again it starts to

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<v Speaker 1>get real choppy. So I would look towards, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that aspect of it, of you know, Monday, that's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of the big date. No, Saturday is one that I'm circling,

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<v Speaker 1>but Monday is kind of the big, big one, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as far as organizationally. Yeah, it's the question of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>have you missed more on the field y'or off the field?

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<v Speaker 1>With him? Tony says he's from London. I love it

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<v Speaker 1>coming to Indy to watch the Colts after following them

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<v Speaker 1>for over twenty years. It's Colts Titans game on October

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. Any suggestions for a good bar to watch

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<v Speaker 1>the Thursday night game when we arrive and then pregame

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<v Speaker 1>spots Sunday also gonna watch i U UCLA Saturday, you're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna watch seven person. I'd go down to Bloomington Fall Saturday,

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<v Speaker 1>late late October and Bloomington, Yes, go down there, and

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<v Speaker 1>even if you don't want to go to the game,

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<v Speaker 1>just post up Kilroy's Yogi's snicks upstairs wherever. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's a great experience and I think colleges are just

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<v Speaker 1>it's fun to see a College Town if you're not

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<v Speaker 1>super familiar with it from over in London. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>as far as Indie's concerned, I've heard a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>good things about Tom's watch bar. I love the dugout

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<v Speaker 1>in Fountain Square. I love the tap in on mass At.

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<v Speaker 1>The problem is just I got a bad back. I

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<v Speaker 1>need some seatbacks. Man. Those bar stools just don't don't

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<v Speaker 1>do it for me. The side room at the Eagle,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's got a good vibe right next door

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<v Speaker 1>to the tap, you know, if you can post up there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, kind of a smaller atmosphere, not super sports barry,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think a nice vibe for a Thursday night.

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<v Speaker 1>You know. As far as pregame, I definitely hit Touchdowntown.

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<v Speaker 1>It just kind of hit the tailgate area in general,

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<v Speaker 1>bar wise, and think Slipper Noodle, just the history there

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<v Speaker 1>close to Lucas Oil. I'd stop there, but yeah, Georgia

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<v Speaker 1>Street and all that. That's right. Go and then last

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<v Speaker 1>last one from Jamie here over under on Riley Leonard

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<v Speaker 1>games started due to injury at one and a half. Boy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's definitely got it to the under Boy, I would hope.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, first time many teams start a third quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>in a season, let alone a six round rookie that

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he he's just a project. I would think

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<v Speaker 1>if you get to that third quarterback again, if an

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<v Speaker 1>injury cursor Jones or Richardson, I think they look into

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<v Speaker 1>the veteran route. But if you're going, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>imagine Riley Leonards starting multiple games for this team. Boy,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't imagine that that happening. All right, we'll be back, Eddie,

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<v Speaker 1>and I'll be back at some point here I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Probably early next week is where I would target to

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<v Speaker 1>come back with another podcast, and at that point we'll

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<v Speaker 1>be recapping a good amount of training camp. So again,

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<v Speaker 1>one of Sudden five thefan dot com has got all

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<v Speaker 1>of your camp coverage. Kevin bon and signing off, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening.