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Speaker 1: Well hello again.

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Speaker 2: Second time this week we're back for Instant Reaction in

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Speaker 2: Indianapolis Colts podcast. I'm Casey Valier, joined as always by

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Speaker 2: Colts Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks, and it

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Speaker 2: is for Daniel Jones getting a contract extension with the Colts.

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Speaker 1: I think heading into.

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Speaker 2: This offseason period, Billy, it was top priorities Daniel Jones

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Speaker 2: Alec Pierce. At this stage, the Colts have checked both boxes.

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Speaker 2: Today we are talking about Daniel Jones. We talked about

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Speaker 2: Alec Pierce. You can head over to any of the

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Speaker 2: podcast channels and find that Instant Reaction on Alec Pierce.

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Speaker 2: But today it's about Daniel Jones. And we knew last

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Speaker 2: week the Colts used the transition tag on Jones as

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Speaker 2: kind of a placeholder, yes, making sure that hey, we

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Speaker 2: want to show you, we want you here. Will still

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Speaker 2: continue to work out the details on getting a more

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Speaker 2: long term deal done, but it looks like that day

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Speaker 2: has come. And for a Colts perspective, I think this is.

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Speaker 1: What you wanted.

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Speaker 2: And you know, Bill, you are a guy who understands

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Speaker 2: the framework of what NFL contracts are like.

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Speaker 1: And I think.

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Speaker 2: Everybody both sides, both the Colts and Daniel Jones. They

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Speaker 2: realize the importance of the tag as a tool to

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Speaker 2: set up that long term or you know, a bigger deal.

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Speaker 2: And I think that both the Colts and Jones are

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Speaker 1: Tag is there as a tool. You don't want to

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Speaker 1: play on it.

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Speaker 2: You want to get to this, and both the Colts

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Speaker 2: and Daniel Jones were able to get there.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, exactly, you want to you don't want to have

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Speaker 3: to play on that, but you wanted the coachs want

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Speaker 3: to use it as a tool. And as a player,

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Speaker 3: you of course want more than one year. You wanted

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Speaker 3: to get some consistency. You want to be there. You

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Speaker 3: you want some stability for yourself knowing where you're going

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Speaker 3: to be at and for the team. It helps the

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Speaker 3: team and gets a team more flexibility. When you have

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Speaker 3: an extension and you have multiple years, you have more

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Speaker 3: be able to do some things hopefully later on if

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Speaker 4: It gives me some flexibility.

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Speaker 2: And when you talk about that flexibility, that's also a

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Speaker 2: big part of the reason trying to get this established

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Speaker 2: because what the transition tag holds is that tender of

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Speaker 1: Set in stone, yep.

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Speaker 2: So with a multi year deal you're able to kind

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Speaker 2: of move and massage the cap if you will. And

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Speaker 2: you know, one of the guys we've got to tip

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Speaker 2: You know, he's the director of football Administration, but he's

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Speaker 2: But that is one of the things that this also

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Speaker 1: But that is one of the things that this gives you.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm happy that he can do all that stuff

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Speaker 3: because you know what, I have no idea. Yeah, a

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Speaker 2: Now, one of the things that we talked about at

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Speaker 2: I think clearly that is something that all three parties

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Speaker 3: Yeah, it's good things for this Colts offense, you know.

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Speaker 3: And I think the Colts were thinking that. Okay, through

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Speaker 3: I think at first ten weeks they were averaging thirty

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Speaker 3: But you know, to be able to score those many

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Speaker 3: So I think the coach are trying to get back

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Speaker 4: They wanted to get Alec back in the.

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Speaker 3: Fold, so they did that. Those guys are back in

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Speaker 3: the fold. Now it's about moving forward with those guys

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Speaker 3: and they have the relationship. Alec and Daniel have the relationship,

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Speaker 3: but not only just those two, but the relationship Daniel

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Speaker 3: what he can't do, So all those things are important.

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Speaker 3: And hopefully have those guys back in the fold and

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Speaker 2: And that's one thing I want to dive into because

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Speaker 1: With your coaches.

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Speaker 2: So when you look at it from an offensive play

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Speaker 2: You talk about that eight and two start. You know,

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Speaker 2: he started thirteen games then he had that achilles injury.

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Speaker 2: But there is no denying that what Daniel Jones does

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Speaker 4: Yeah, it does. It fit very well with the offense.

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Speaker 3: And look, they understand Daniel as far as the coaches

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Speaker 3: And to me, that is a big positive because when

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Speaker 2: And really quick diving into those numbers, I mean, it

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Speaker 2: We talk about, you know, his versatility in you know,

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Speaker 2: So you look at all of that stuff and it

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Speaker 2: probably how quickly can he get back and look like

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Speaker 2: I don't want to compare players who don't play the

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Speaker 1: In the NBA.

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Speaker 2: He gives ten months removed from tearing his achilles in

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Speaker 2: the NBA playoffs last May. And I'm not saying they're

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Speaker 2: the development of modern medicine, the way that things have

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean everyone's different. As you stated, everyone's going

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Speaker 3: to be different. Everyone reacts to injuries different from a

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Speaker 3: how are they going to attack the rehab that they

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Speaker 3: going to feel when there might be times where you

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Speaker 4: Now, how do you handle that?

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Speaker 3: How do you fight through that and hopefully continue to

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Speaker 3: make the progress that you need to. So it's going

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Speaker 3: But knowing from what I've heard how Daniel is and

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Speaker 3: I see that Daniel coming back. You know, I don't

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Speaker 3: I don't know how long it takes. I don't know,

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Speaker 2: Now, one final thing on Daniel Jones returning, because we've

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Speaker 3: Knowing that how Daniel's going to operate out there, you

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Speaker 3: Pitt was one of those guys.

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Speaker 4: He's Pitt's a tough guy. He is a tough, tough guy.

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Speaker 4: And how to play the game.

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Speaker 3: So Tip Might had to Pitt wish nothing but the

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Speaker 3: best for him and his family and everyone as well

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Speaker 3: as iire nothing, wish nothing but the best for him

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Speaker 3: and hopefully, uh you know, once the careers are finished,

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Speaker 3: uh doing some special things in the communities.

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Speaker 2: Absolutely well, it's a busy time for the Colts, busy

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Speaker 2: time for the NFL. And I will continue to say this,

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Speaker 2: this is the best reality TV you will find is

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Speaker 2: this right here is real and you never know what

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Speaker 2: to expect. There's always fun. It's a frenzy. This week

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Speaker 2: has been crazy. We talked about Alec Pierce coming back

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Speaker 2: signs an extension.

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Speaker 4: In case it just thinks this is March.

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Speaker 1: This is.

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Speaker 4: This is not not even Septemberber games we're going on.

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Speaker 1: We don't even hit the field. The OTAs are still

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Speaker 1: a couple months away. I mean we are. That's what

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Speaker 1: I would say this.

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Speaker 2: I mean, I love working in the NFL because it

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Speaker 2: is the best reality TV you can have. There is

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Speaker 2: something going on at all times, and I think we

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Speaker 2: would both agree that arguably the two most prized free

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Speaker 2: agents coming out of Indianapolis are returning to the field,

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Speaker 2: with Alec Pearce and Daniel Jones still in the fold

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Speaker 2: here in Indianapolis. But for Bill Brooks, I'm Casey Valier.

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Speaker 2: Thanks a lot for watching and listening to Instant Reaction

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Speaker 2: in Indianapolis Colts Podcast