1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: It's Friday night and your work week is over. Tick 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 1: back and get the latest on the Indianapolis Colts. Shot 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 1: the Taylor touchdown, the ten, the five pick six for 4 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: the Colts. Get up to speed on the Colts and 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: the NFL starting now, and he walks into the in 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: towne touchdown high in dy. This is the Colts Happy 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: Hour on ninety three five and one oh seven five 8 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:31,319 Speaker 1: the Fan. They welcome in Colk's happy hour. Nothing happy 9 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: about that Sunday night er thirty three given up in 10 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,239 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter and that loss of the Dallas Cowboys. 11 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,120 Speaker 1: This is Colts happy hour, bye week condition here on 12 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: ninety three five and one oh seven five the Fan. 13 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,199 Speaker 1: The next hour all Colts for you, and then we 14 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:48,280 Speaker 1: turn it over to the Pacer pregame show, the first 15 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: of four at home for the Pacers and the Washington 16 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 1: Wizards in town. And that pregame show starts coming up 17 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: at six thirty with the tip time at seven o'clock 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 1: later on tonight. 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They visit 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: with done for the season, Shaquille Leonard, who was honored 26 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: to be the Colts Walter Peyton Man of the Year nominee. 27 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: Matt Lara Shat go ahead, We're in the Colts radio studio. 28 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,280 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor with Lara Overton were joined by Shaquille 29 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 1: Leonard of the Indianapolis Colts because the Colts have named 30 00:01:41,520 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Shack Leonard as the team's nominee for the Walter Payton 31 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: NFL Man of the Year Award, presented by Nationwide. Considered 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: one of the league's most prestigious honors. NFL players recognized 33 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: for outstanding community service activities off the field, as well, 34 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: of course, as excellence on the field. Shack, this is awesome, man, 35 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 1: Congratulations on this honor. When you found out that you 36 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: were going to be the cult's nomination for this award, 37 00:02:07,960 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: what kind of emotions did you have knowing the magnitude 38 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,119 Speaker 1: of what this award means, ah Man, I was so 39 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: excited um for one and just you know, grateful for 40 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: the opportunity and you know, just you know, just wanted 41 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 1: to you know, just be a part, you know, be 42 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: a part of something and show them that you know 43 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 1: more than just a football player. UM. You know, I'm 44 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 1: a I'm a giver and you know that's something that's 45 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 1: always been me. You know, I love to make people smile. 46 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,600 Speaker 1: I love to you know, make people you know happy, 47 00:02:34,639 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 1: and you know that's something right now is you know, 48 00:02:37,160 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: just being a part of this is you know, something 49 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: that's a cilified. UM. You know, the way that I'm 50 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,919 Speaker 1: doing things and the way people see me around this organization. 51 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,720 Speaker 1: You've established your own Maniac Foundation and that has really 52 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,800 Speaker 1: been the vehicle for a lot of your contributions and 53 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: your involvement. When you established the foundation, what was the 54 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,680 Speaker 1: priority for you on how you wanted to give back 55 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 1: and the areas and the communities that you were really 56 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: trying to impact. UM, you know, we wanted to focus 57 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 1: on three different areas. UM. You know, of course, you know, 58 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 1: education being one, UM and you know the physical you 59 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: know aspect of it, making you know, want people to 60 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: be you know healthy. And then you know the last 61 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 1: aspect was you know, helping people, helping family in need 62 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: when it comes down to food. So you know, just 63 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,839 Speaker 1: trying to give trying to give back is all different ways. 64 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: You know, it's just more than you know, athletes or 65 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: students who you know need to be you know, feel 66 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 1: like they need to be loved. So we just wanted 67 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: to show it all the way, you know, and all 68 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: aspects as we possibly can. Is there someone who impacted 69 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 1: you growing up that instilled this desire to give back? Oh? Yes, 70 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: I got two people. For one, my mom, My mom 71 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: just seeing the way that you know, we're nine kids 72 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,480 Speaker 1: and you know, not really having too much, but we 73 00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 1: had everything that we need and you know, I've seen 74 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 1: her go without so we can go with. And you 75 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 1: know that showed me, you know, a lot about her. 76 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: And then once my brother Anthony, you know, got drafted 77 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: and he just always, you know, just gave back as 78 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: much as possibly can. And you know I saw that 79 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: early and I saw that the money didn't change him. 80 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 1: And you know, my high school baseball coach I always 81 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: told me, you know, never forget where you came from. 82 00:04:11,040 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: And that's something that I'm you know, I'm big about man, 83 00:04:14,320 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 1: and I understand the struggle that I had, you know, 84 00:04:16,960 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: growing up, and I understood that, you know, I had 85 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,760 Speaker 1: a high aspiration of you know, making it to the 86 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: next level. And that was people that I looked up 87 00:04:24,240 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: to and you know, physically being able to see them 88 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:29,919 Speaker 1: in person. You know, that pushed me, you know, to 89 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: be who I am today. And that's why all my events, 90 00:04:33,360 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not just you know cutting a check 91 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:37,800 Speaker 1: or you know, making a video. You know, I want 92 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: to be there. I want to be there so the 93 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: kids can actually you know, physically touch you know, see 94 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 1: me and you know, and just give them that hope 95 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: because if I can tell my story and they see 96 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: the things that I've been through in my life and 97 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:53,880 Speaker 1: now see where I'm at, you know, just give that 98 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: kid that one hope. And you know that's that's that's 99 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: my job is just to give this this this world 100 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 1: hoping because I mean, the way this world is going now, man, 101 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,480 Speaker 1: they need this positive energy. They need influencers in their 102 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: life to show them that there's a way, you know, 103 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: besides you know, Screech and as people that is out 104 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: here that's really want to help you. We get to 105 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: see so much of the work that you do here 106 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis. One of the things you did earlier this year, 107 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: you brought the South Carolina State Marching Band to Lucas 108 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,880 Speaker 1: Oil State. Everyone kind of got to see that performance. 109 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: I know that was something in particular very special for you. 110 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 1: So your connections to Lake for your connections obviously to Indianapolis, 111 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: but another area in which you made an impact. You 112 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,359 Speaker 1: donated to help fund the funerals and pay for the 113 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: caskets for some of the victims of the Uvaldi School shooting. 114 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:41,320 Speaker 1: Why was that an area where you felt compelled to 115 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 1: give and support and to help that community, because back 116 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: when I lost my brother, you know, it was you know, 117 00:05:48,120 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: we didn't have an insurance. You know, nobody's expecting where 118 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 1: no mother is expecting to bury their child, you know 119 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: that early of age or unexpecting like that. And there 120 00:05:56,440 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 1: shouldn't be a mother having to, you know, for one, 121 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 1: have the emotions of you know, a death of you know, 122 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 1: one of their loved ones and having figure out, you know, 123 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: how to you know, pay for this funeral, and that's 124 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: a lot of stress on the family. And I don't 125 00:06:11,640 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: I don't want that, you know, if I can, if 126 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: I can help out any way that I possibly can 127 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: That is my job. My job is you know, I'm blessed. 128 00:06:18,480 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: I'm blessed where you know, you know, my athletic ability, 129 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,719 Speaker 1: you know, with money and everything. But you know what 130 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: makes me happy is seeing other people happy. And I 131 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: just try to, you know, give back, and I don't 132 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: I hate to see, you know, a family go through 133 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,159 Speaker 1: that and all week long struggle to find out, you 134 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: know how I am. I'm gonna getting this paid for 135 00:06:36,720 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: anything like that. So I was just trying to help 136 00:06:39,760 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: out of them in any way that I possibly could 137 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: in that situation. We're in studio with Shaquille Leonard Lair 138 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,600 Speaker 1: over tonight Matt Taylor. Shack Leonard is the Cults nominee 139 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: again for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year 140 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,440 Speaker 1: Award presented by Nationwide. You do so much, you talk 141 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:57,080 Speaker 1: about the Maniac Foundation, your involvement with the Cults initiative, 142 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: kicking the stigma, all that you do for Lakeview, South Carolina. 143 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: But you're a Hoosier now, Shock, and you've been here 144 00:07:03,839 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: since twenty eighteen. How much do you enjoy Indianapolis and 145 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: the people and getting to know sort of the fabric 146 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 1: of this community. Ah Man, I love it. Man. It's 147 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:16,679 Speaker 1: it's crazy coming from you know, a small town of 148 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: less than eight hundred and then you come here and 149 00:07:20,080 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, you for one, you know, they took my 150 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: family in. You know, my family can go out and 151 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: you know, everybody treat them with nothing but love and respect, 152 00:07:28,600 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: and they do me the same way. And you know 153 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: my job is to you know, to give back, you know, 154 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: not just on the field, but off the field as well. 155 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: And you know, just having the interactions you know with 156 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: the fans and you know they're expressing there. You know 157 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 1: they love for the coats and the love for you know, 158 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: the players, and you know that's that's something I love. Man. 159 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: It's amazing to see, you know, how much you know, 160 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: these fans really do enjoy the coats and the love 161 00:07:52,840 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: their players. Shock. You have been so candid about, you know, 162 00:07:56,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: positivity and encouraging people, but this season has been a 163 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: struggle for you physically, emotionally, mentally. When you talk about 164 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: the community in this fan base, how much encouragement and 165 00:08:08,680 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 1: support have you felt from them, whether it's on social 166 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: media when you've been at games, to help you navigate 167 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 1: what has been a very difficult twenty twenty two, oh man, 168 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: I'm I realized that for one, you know, stay off 169 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: social media, you know at times, because you know sometimes 170 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: you know they say what they want and don't understand. 171 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: You know, you know we're human too, and but you know, 172 00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 1: being in at the game and um, just hearing the 173 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:36,600 Speaker 1: real fans, Hey shot, you know we got your back, 174 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: Hey shot. You know, take your time. We understand what 175 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: you're going through. You know, just be you and we 176 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: trust you. And you know that that's something that you know, 177 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:45,760 Speaker 1: as a player, that you love to hear from, you know, 178 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: front of fans. And you know it's been frustrating all 179 00:08:48,800 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: year man. Um, you know with three three surgeries in 180 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,839 Speaker 1: one year. Um, you know, not playing you know to 181 00:08:55,240 --> 00:08:58,160 Speaker 1: you know my ability, Um, you know, it sucks. And 182 00:08:58,160 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: then just you know, being able to stand on the 183 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: sideline and watch other people do what you love to 184 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: do and it sucks. But you know I had to, 185 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: you know, take off my helmet and put on a 186 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: hat and actually you know, help this team out. And 187 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:12,559 Speaker 1: you know with you know my IQ, you know what 188 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: can I pick up you know defensively you know that 189 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: can help they guys? What tips can I you know, 190 00:09:17,920 --> 00:09:19,560 Speaker 1: you know, help the guys out with and so that 191 00:09:19,559 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: that was my role. And I just try to encourage 192 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: them all the way through and you know, keep them 193 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: keep their energy level, you know high. You know, I 194 00:09:26,840 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: just I'm I just want to see my guys win. 195 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:32,640 Speaker 1: I want to see my guys be successful. And you know, 196 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be the biggest cheerleader man, and you know, 197 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:37,120 Speaker 1: be the biggest credit as well. And you know they 198 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 1: understand that. And I think that, you know, I got 199 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: enough respect in the locker room that you know, guys 200 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: look to me, you know, for that and for the 201 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: validation and to see, you know, exactly how truly already playing. 202 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: Because I'm gonna keep it room, gonna keep it a 203 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:50,160 Speaker 1: buck with them. I'm gonna make sure they understand, you know, 204 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:53,199 Speaker 1: what is winning football was not winning football. And you know, 205 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,640 Speaker 1: I'm gon hold you accountable as Shack Leonard was. As 206 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,560 Speaker 1: final couple of things, Shack, I mean just you talked 207 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: about the surgery there, I mean, second surgery in five 208 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,000 Speaker 1: and a half months. How are you feeling physically? How 209 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: are you coming along with with that rehab? I know 210 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 1: it's early, yeah, man, I'm to be honest, man, I'm 211 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,520 Speaker 1: feeling feeling way better now. And I know a lot 212 00:10:11,520 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: of people will say, well he said it once before. Um, 213 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: I can say, you know, the first surgery back and 214 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: you know, June on June seventh. You know, we thought 215 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:21,320 Speaker 1: we fixed the problem, and you know, we thought it 216 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: was just gonna be a lot of time. But you know, 217 00:10:23,440 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: once you know, as we kept going and things wasn't 218 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:27,440 Speaker 1: getting better, we had to figure it out, you know, 219 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: what's what's the issue. And once I had surgery. Um, 220 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: but you know, be three weeks tomorrow, you know, I'm 221 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,679 Speaker 1: feeling them nerves firing again. I'm feeling it all the 222 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: way through my legs. So I didn't feel that the 223 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 1: first time I had surgery. So Okay, I'm actually you know, 224 00:10:40,160 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 1: I'm feeling better. I'm walking around better. I'm not, I 225 00:10:43,520 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 1: just I just I'm like say, I'm better. You know, 226 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: I'm I'm happy with where I'm at right now. And 227 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:50,920 Speaker 1: you know, I just can't wait till you know, continue 228 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: to get better. And you know, I'm just you know, 229 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,640 Speaker 1: ready to get back on the field someway somehow. Yeah, 230 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: like you said, I know this this season has been 231 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 1: frustrating for you, right, I mean kind of on the field, 232 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:01,319 Speaker 1: off the field, and then having to shut it down 233 00:11:01,360 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 1: with that, with that second surgery. When you were out 234 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,440 Speaker 1: there this season, did did you feel yourself or did 235 00:11:07,480 --> 00:11:09,520 Speaker 1: you have to kind of change the way that you played. 236 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: I had a change the way that I played because 237 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: I had no power on my left leg. So man, Um, 238 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: the problem was, you know, the nerve. I had an 239 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: impingement in my back that UM calls nerve painting all 240 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: the way down to my calf. So I had zero 241 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:24,480 Speaker 1: power on my calf. So now it really just came 242 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: down to my IQ of you know, trying to figure 243 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: out where's the ball going and how can I beat 244 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: my block as soon as as fast as I possibly 245 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 1: can because I didn't have that acceleration that I once 246 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: had last year. So it was tough. It was tough, 247 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,280 Speaker 1: but it was more so you know a challenge to 248 00:11:42,320 --> 00:11:44,040 Speaker 1: me to say, Okay, I'm gonna watch film as much 249 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 1: as I possibly can, understand the game, understand how they're 250 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,920 Speaker 1: trying to attack me, understanding who's gonna block me in, 251 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 1: you know, put myself in a great position to make plays, um, 252 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: whenever I could. That is Shaquille Lenard right there on 253 00:11:56,040 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: Colt's Happy Hour Again, Week fourteen of the NFL started 254 00:11:59,240 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: officially last night. Baker Mayfield had himself a game forty 255 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: eight hours in LA after being claimed by the Rams 256 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: on waivers twenty two of thirty five to thirty and 257 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:15,560 Speaker 1: a touchdown and the game winner to Van Jefferson seventeen sixteen. 258 00:12:15,600 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: The Rams over the Raiders last night on Thursday Night Football. 259 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: Now the one o'clock window starts for week fourteen as 260 00:12:22,800 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: follows on Sunday, Jets and the Bills underway at one 261 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:35,199 Speaker 1: Browns and the Bengals also at one o'clock, Texans, Cowboys, Vikings, Lions, Jaguars, Titans. 262 00:12:35,200 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: You've got the Eagles and the Giants and the Ravens 263 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: as the Steelers all the one o'clock window starts. That 264 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: is coming up on Sunday for Week fourteen of the NFL. 265 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:48,839 Speaker 1: Coming up on the other side, Matt Taylor, Rick Vincherie 266 00:12:48,920 --> 00:12:51,800 Speaker 1: from the radio network, They're gonna give you that deep 267 00:12:51,880 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: dive into this team through thirteen games going into the 268 00:12:55,520 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: bye week of week fourteen, and what is there to salvage? One? 269 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: Is there to look forward to? What is there to 270 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: put under the microscope? Rick Ventury does that with Matt Taylor. 271 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: That's coming up on the other side, Colts Happy Hour 272 00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 1: brought to you by Caesar Sports Book, a proud sports 273 00:13:10,520 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: betting partner of the Indianapolis Colts. Matt and Rick on 274 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: the other side as a part of the Colts pregame 275 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 1: Huntle Yeah, there's a part of the Colts Happy Hour. 276 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: That's another show that'll come up a week from Sunday 277 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 1: nine three, one or seven five to fan, We now 278 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: return to the Colts Happy Hour and inside look at 279 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: the Colt saw ninety three five and one oh seven 280 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:34,199 Speaker 1: five the fan. Welcome back by week ndition of Colts 281 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 1: Happy I'll remember you've got the first to four at 282 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 1: home Gambridge Field House for the Pacers tonight six thirty. 283 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: Your coverage begins right here. Seven o'clock is the tip 284 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: the Washington Wizards and that matchup with the Pacers coming 285 00:13:48,080 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: up later on tonight. Two wins, seven games for the 286 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: Pacers in that long Western road swing. And got your 287 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,080 Speaker 1: covered ride here coming up in a little bit less 288 00:13:58,200 --> 00:14:01,240 Speaker 1: than an hour now pay Eaters and Wizards coming up 289 00:14:01,320 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 1: later off the night, the first or two back to 290 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,440 Speaker 1: back they go tomorrow night. Brooklyn is in town. But 291 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: this is Colts Happy Hour byway condition and as we 292 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: always do, we get a deep dive into a look 293 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 1: at this team, as disappointing as it has been this season. 294 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,880 Speaker 1: Rick Venturi, the former NFL coach and radio analyst, and 295 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: as partner Matt Taylor, take a look at the Colts 296 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:26,320 Speaker 1: season to date. Fellas. All right, thank you, jam Vat's 297 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: time for some insight football here with Rick Ventury on 298 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 1: Colts Happy Hour on this Friday night, and we're breaking 299 00:14:31,840 --> 00:14:34,560 Speaker 1: down the Colts on the bye and it's four eight 300 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: and one for the Colts three game skid. They've dropped 301 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: six of their last seven. They're one and three since 302 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:44,200 Speaker 1: Jeff Saturday took over as the interam head coach. I 303 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:47,000 Speaker 1: thought today we would break out kind of in the 304 00:14:47,040 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: spirit of a movie. Remember that movie back in the day, 305 00:14:50,160 --> 00:14:54,160 Speaker 1: like mid nineties movie called Now and Then starring Rosie 306 00:14:54,200 --> 00:14:57,360 Speaker 1: O'Donnell and Demi Moore. Really not a very good movie 307 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: in my opinion, but it's about adolescent girls coming of age. 308 00:15:00,960 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the now and the then with where 309 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: the cults are at based on, you know, expectations we 310 00:15:07,320 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: had for them at the start of the season and 311 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: training camp. So let's go first with Matt Ryan the 312 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 1: then and the now, if you will. So the trade 313 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 1: for Mett Ryan, you know, back in March it received 314 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: great reviews me included, right. I mean, I'll raise my 315 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 1: hand on that one. You know. The idea was he 316 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: was gonna come in and perform behind one of the 317 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: best offensive lines in the NFL and so established in Atlanta, 318 00:15:31,440 --> 00:15:34,680 Speaker 1: ranking top ten all time in every major passing category. 319 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: He was going to benefit from the game's leading rusher 320 00:15:37,760 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: and Jonathan Taylor. That was the then. The now is 321 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: he leads the NFL and interceptions and overall turnovers. He 322 00:15:45,120 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: has set a franchise record for fumbles in a season 323 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:52,440 Speaker 1: with fourteen, and his professionalism and his leadership and how 324 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 1: he handles himself that's never wavered. You know, He's continued 325 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: to be met Ryan in that regard, and from that standpoint, 326 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,760 Speaker 1: I admire him so much. But there's questions about his 327 00:16:01,840 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 1: future with the Colts beyond this season, despite him being 328 00:16:05,280 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: under contract for twenty twenty three. Rick, So, how big 329 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,320 Speaker 1: of a gap is there between the now and the 330 00:16:11,320 --> 00:16:14,760 Speaker 1: then with Matt Ryan with this Colts team, Matt, I 331 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: have to say, it's a tremendous gap, you know, And 332 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: I'm just like you. And I think, like most people, 333 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 1: you know, when we when we you know, when we 334 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: can went, I think everybody was on board with that. 335 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, to different degrees, but I think, 336 00:16:31,600 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: you know, coming off that melt down, everybody was okay 337 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: with that. And then all of a sudden, we woke 338 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: up one morning and we said, but now what do 339 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: we do? You know, and there wasn't much out there. 340 00:16:41,520 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 1: We didn't have draft capital. It looked like we were 341 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: going to have to settle for somebody that really was 342 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: a no name and really had no real credentials. And 343 00:16:52,000 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: so I think when we you know, when we were 344 00:16:53,960 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 1: able to trade for Matt Ryan, I think we felt 345 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 1: so good about it. I think we rationalized. I think 346 00:16:59,760 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: I did to a degree that his failures, you know, 347 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 1: recently at Atlanta, I think we were rationalized to the 348 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: point that it was all based on, you know, being 349 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:13,360 Speaker 1: around a bad team, not having weapons. And I think 350 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,919 Speaker 1: when we looked at our team, uh, you know, the 351 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,359 Speaker 1: obvious was, you know, we're gonna give you We were 352 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: and this is talk about the way we were. We 353 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,920 Speaker 1: were this number two rushing team in the National Football 354 00:17:25,000 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: League a year ago with probably the best running back 355 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:30,920 Speaker 1: you know, we were one of the best protection. We're 356 00:17:30,960 --> 00:17:34,119 Speaker 1: top ten in sacks given up, and so you know, 357 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:35,919 Speaker 1: when you looked at our team, you said, we're going 358 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 1: to provide you with a running game, We're going to 359 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 1: protect you. So you know you're gonna be able to 360 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,879 Speaker 1: come in here and be a complimentary quarterback and really, 361 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:47,719 Speaker 1: you know, you're gonna you're gonna recapture some of that 362 00:17:47,800 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: greatness that you had when you were in the MVP 363 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,760 Speaker 1: m you know, when you were in the MVP discussion, 364 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:57,400 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, and I think you know that's 365 00:17:57,440 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: how we looked at it again. I told you last week, 366 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 1: I will never make evaluations on preseason again because it's 367 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 1: just they're not tested. We don't test them in games. 368 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:12,160 Speaker 1: They're not really tested in practice. The two best practices 369 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 1: you're going to see, you know, are when you play again, 370 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 1: when you practice against another team. But you're just not tested, 371 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 1: you're not under fire. And it affects every position, but 372 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: obviously the quarterback if he's not if he's not seeing 373 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: light bullets, it's totally different. And you liked his intangibles, 374 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:34,479 Speaker 1: as you said, great intangibles, leadership, sharpness, all that stuff. 375 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: But in the end, you know the gap. You know, 376 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:43,480 Speaker 1: the eighteen turnovers, the thirteen picks and the fourteen fumbles. 377 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,479 Speaker 1: You know, obviously we haven't protected him either. You know, 378 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:49,040 Speaker 1: the forty six sacks, of which he's had thirty five 379 00:18:49,119 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 1: of them. But I think the thing that has bothered 380 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:55,320 Speaker 1: me the most. You know, the picks are bad, They're 381 00:18:55,359 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: not all his fault. We've had separation issues, protection issues. 382 00:18:59,440 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: But as pay Manning once said, you know when that ball, yes, 383 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: my hand, I'm in the end responsible for. But I 384 00:19:06,800 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: think the thing that has bothered me the most, and 385 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: the reason that I think we have to move on 386 00:19:12,280 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: are the fumbles. And I've just seen too many fumbles, 387 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:18,600 Speaker 1: right down to that last one in the fourth quarters 388 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:23,040 Speaker 1: Sunday in Dallas where he gets hit on a rush 389 00:19:23,080 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 1: and that ball just comes out and you just can't 390 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: do that. I mean, you're gonna get hit in this league, 391 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,320 Speaker 1: You're gonna get sacks. And I don't know if that 392 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: is the age catching up with him if he's taken, 393 00:19:34,520 --> 00:19:38,160 Speaker 1: you know, just an absorbitant amount of hits. But you know, 394 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:40,880 Speaker 1: at this time, you know, at this time, the gap 395 00:19:40,920 --> 00:19:43,080 Speaker 1: has just overwhelming it. It has to be, and I 396 00:19:43,080 --> 00:19:46,040 Speaker 1: don't want This is not a personal statement on him, 397 00:19:46,080 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: because I think you're exactly right. Despite it all, he's 398 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 1: been a first class guy, and he's had the leadership, 399 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 1: he's had all those things. But in the end, his production, 400 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: it's not all his fault. But at the end, his 401 00:19:58,119 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: production to me, has been the biggest disappointment. Now, I 402 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: got a v lease full of disappointments, but his has 403 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:09,280 Speaker 1: been the biggest disappointment since August that I've watched this year. 404 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 1: All right, inside football, we're talking then and now, Rick Finturry, 405 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. Let's go back to the start of 406 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,760 Speaker 1: training camp and talk about the rookie pass catchers with 407 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: Jillanni Woods and Alec Pierce. Those guys weren't getting a 408 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: ton of balls thrown their away from Matt Ryan with 409 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,280 Speaker 1: the first team offense. And now those two guys have 410 00:20:27,359 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: provided a big spark for the offense at the present time. 411 00:20:30,000 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 1: Pierce rings first in yards per catch among rookies and 412 00:20:33,640 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 1: has three catches at this season over forty yards. And 413 00:20:36,359 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 1: then Woods, in the last couple of games has ten 414 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 1: catches for over one hundred and twenty yards since coming 415 00:20:41,680 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 1: back from a shoulder injury and has shown some real 416 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: big playability. So the gap there, how big is the 417 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,119 Speaker 1: gap between the then and the now for Pierce and 418 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,800 Speaker 1: Woods within this offense and how they're being utilized right now? 419 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: I think the gap is huge. I think it's huge 420 00:20:57,840 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 1: on a positive note, and I think if we're going 421 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 1: to be successful in the last four weeks, they have 422 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,040 Speaker 1: to be the main drivers on our offensive passing game. 423 00:21:07,280 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: And I'll get into that for in a minute. Both 424 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: of them weren't necessarily knock out good in training camp. 425 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:17,200 Speaker 1: Now I loved I loved both of them in the draft, 426 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:20,119 Speaker 1: so I just knew that they had that kind of 427 00:21:20,160 --> 00:21:22,800 Speaker 1: talent and I thought it would show. But I thought, well, 428 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 1: it may not, it may not happen. And honestly, our 429 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: lower draft pick, Ogletree was actually having if we remember 430 00:21:30,720 --> 00:21:33,960 Speaker 1: back at Good Grand Park, he was really having the 431 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,199 Speaker 1: better of he and Woods. In the training camp. We 432 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,040 Speaker 1: thought Ogletree looked like a superstar, to be honest with you, 433 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,880 Speaker 1: but I liked I liked Woods. I saw things in him. 434 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: I just thought he was a little bit of a 435 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: slower starter in training camp, didn't look like he was 436 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: going to catch on. But I saw that range, that speed, 437 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: and what I saw was a willingness to block, to 438 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: learn how to block, and he's going to get better. 439 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:04,800 Speaker 1: And in Pierce, I've always said he is our playmaker. 440 00:22:04,920 --> 00:22:08,879 Speaker 1: He is the guy you know, other than Jonathan Taylor 441 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: running the football or catching your screen, the other playmaker 442 00:22:12,840 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: on this team is Pierce. Pierce is the guy that 443 00:22:16,440 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 1: doesn't need the scheme to get him open. Pittman gets 444 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:22,159 Speaker 1: opened by the scheme. We have never figured out a 445 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,359 Speaker 1: way to get Paris involved. I'd love to see him 446 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 1: catching run more, but we can't get around to it. 447 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:31,119 Speaker 1: Pierce is the guy that really has come on and 448 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: if anything, we haven't utilized him. It just drives me 449 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:38,200 Speaker 1: nuts because this league has become a single high league 450 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,120 Speaker 1: and as long as you throw on first down and 451 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 1: take your shots, he is going to have one on 452 00:22:43,800 --> 00:22:47,240 Speaker 1: one all day. And you can structure it because everybody 453 00:22:47,320 --> 00:22:50,520 Speaker 1: has and in fear your corner somewhere. It might be 454 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: the third corner. It might take three receivers to do it, 455 00:22:54,040 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 1: but everybody has that. I predicted it last week. We 456 00:22:57,440 --> 00:22:59,840 Speaker 1: got up on Tony Brown for a forty five yard 457 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: game and then we never did it again. He caught 458 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:04,920 Speaker 1: the fade in the red zone, but we never did 459 00:23:04,960 --> 00:23:07,359 Speaker 1: it again, and I said it a tongue in cheek 460 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: at the game. The only people that stopped here so 461 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: are the Colts because of how we use them. But 462 00:23:12,160 --> 00:23:14,520 Speaker 1: this is a kid that if both he and Woods, 463 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,760 Speaker 1: if I'm a defensive coordinator and I'm looking at the 464 00:23:17,800 --> 00:23:21,240 Speaker 1: Colts passing game, those are the two guys that bother me. 465 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:24,680 Speaker 1: Those are the two guys that give me pause. Because 466 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 1: Pierce can climb the defense. The speed is real. We've 467 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,000 Speaker 1: seen it time and time again, and he can go 468 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,919 Speaker 1: up and get the fifty fifty balls. But if you 469 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,920 Speaker 1: wait till second down, if you wait till third down 470 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:38,879 Speaker 1: to throw it to him, then he's going to get 471 00:23:38,920 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: a lot of coverage. First down is when you got 472 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,040 Speaker 1: to go after him. What Woods has now brought is 473 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:46,760 Speaker 1: and you saw you've seen it in the last few weeks. 474 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: He's devastating in the red zone because of that size 475 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:53,399 Speaker 1: and a girth and that abillity to go fifty fifty. 476 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: He's caught red zone touchdowns. He had a big pass 477 00:23:57,040 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: interference in the end zone because they couldn't get Edmonds, 478 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,479 Speaker 1: couldn't get through him at Pittsburgh last week. Those are 479 00:24:03,520 --> 00:24:05,959 Speaker 1: the two guys and I think that they've got to 480 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,160 Speaker 1: be featured as one and two as we finished the season. 481 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:12,640 Speaker 1: Not and I'm not saying that to develop them. I'm 482 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:18,200 Speaker 1: saying we're going to develop them, but I think formula 483 00:24:18,240 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: to win, Yeah, exactly right see to me. To me, 484 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:23,920 Speaker 1: one of the biggest things in coaching, and one thing 485 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 1: that Nick Saban taught me is make up your mind 486 00:24:27,040 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: who are the guys that are game changers. Who are 487 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: the guys that don't need to skeet, who are the 488 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:35,440 Speaker 1: one on one players that can win? And then feature 489 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 1: those guys. That's what you gotta do. And you know, 490 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: sometimes when they're young kids, you have to make a 491 00:24:40,160 --> 00:24:42,840 Speaker 1: little quicker decision and be ready to go. But I 492 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: think both of those guys give you the best chance 493 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: to win. Like I said, I can define for you 494 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:51,959 Speaker 1: before the game what corner I want to work on, 495 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: and then it's just a matter of structure and get 496 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:57,200 Speaker 1: into those two guys. But I think we have two 497 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,000 Speaker 1: really gems in those two guys. So rickfand Jerry Matt 498 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:04,199 Speaker 1: Taylor right there a part of Colts Happy Hour. The 499 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:09,360 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network includes podcast, radio shows, player interviews, and more. 500 00:25:09,400 --> 00:25:12,800 Speaker 1: You can find it on iTunes, Spotify and anywhere else 501 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 1: shoot download podcast. Also check them out at sirius x 502 00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: sim on that mobile app searching Colts, listen to exclusive 503 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: Colts radio and audio content on demand, and stay up 504 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: to date with the Colts on your schedule. So casey 505 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,080 Speaker 1: Vallee M. Mel Brooks. The Wide Receiver and the Ring 506 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,960 Speaker 1: of Honor coming up on the other side, and more 507 00:25:33,000 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 1: of a bye week edition of Colts Happy Hour in 508 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: front of Pacer pre game Pacers Wizards coming up the 509 00:25:38,600 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: first of four at Gambridge Fieldhouse. That is tonight that 510 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: tip times at seven o'clock ninety three five, one oh 511 00:25:44,880 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: seven five. The fan we're talking as on the Colts 512 00:25:49,200 --> 00:25:52,160 Speaker 1: Happy Hour heading into the weekend on ninety three five 513 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:55,640 Speaker 1: and one oh seven five the fan, Hey, welcome back, 514 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,000 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us. Spot of the hour Pacer 515 00:25:58,080 --> 00:26:00,880 Speaker 1: pre game right here on ninety three five seven five 516 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:03,639 Speaker 1: the fan look at week fourteen without the Colts in 517 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 1: a bye week the four o'clock window games Chiefs and 518 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: Broncos of course, Travis Kelcey nearing the one thousand yards 519 00:26:10,400 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: receiving on the year mark. He's got seventy seven receptions, 520 00:26:13,600 --> 00:26:16,280 Speaker 1: nine hundred and sixty eight yards and twelve touchdowns Chiefs 521 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: and Broncos four h five, four to twenty five for 522 00:26:18,840 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: the Broncos and the forty nine Ers. Also four to 523 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: twenty five for the Panthers and the Seahawks. The Sunday 524 00:26:24,920 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: Nighter features the Dolphins and the Chargers. On Monday Night, 525 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:33,600 Speaker 1: the Patriots in the Deserts versus the Arizona Cardinals Monday 526 00:26:33,640 --> 00:26:37,960 Speaker 1: Night at eight fifteen. More of Colts Happy Hour, brought 527 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: to you by right Now, of course, are good friends 528 00:26:40,359 --> 00:26:44,879 Speaker 1: at Caesar's Caesar's Sports Book. It's a proud betting partner 529 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:48,320 Speaker 1: of the Indianapolis Colts. You know I mentioned this a 530 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: little bit earlier to the former Colts wide receiver. He's 531 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,600 Speaker 1: in the Ring of Honor. Also a part of both 532 00:26:53,600 --> 00:26:56,080 Speaker 1: the pregame show with Me before every Colts game and 533 00:26:56,119 --> 00:26:59,800 Speaker 1: the postgame show as well. Bill Brooks and an opportunity 534 00:26:59,800 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 1: to sit down with Casey Valier and discuss this coach 535 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 1: team over a bye week and where they are at 536 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:08,240 Speaker 1: this point in the season. Fellas all right, thank you, 537 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,320 Speaker 1: Jamie Vee. Typically each week Bill Brooks and myself dive 538 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: into the opponent on no your Foe, but this week 539 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: no opponent, so we're breaking down the receivers to this 540 00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 1: point through the season. I'm calling it receiver to receiver 541 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: with ring of honor receiver Bill Brooks. Big picture, Bill, 542 00:27:23,119 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 1: how would you assess the play to this point of 543 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:27,359 Speaker 1: the cult receivers well as a whole. I thought the 544 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 1: group has been playing pretty well. I thought they've done 545 00:27:29,440 --> 00:27:31,560 Speaker 1: a nice job this year thus far coming out of 546 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 1: training camp. I know there's a lot of talk about 547 00:27:34,080 --> 00:27:36,280 Speaker 1: the receiver room and things like that, but I thought 548 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: the group has done a nice job thus far up 549 00:27:38,880 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: to this point. I know Ashton Dolan has been banged 550 00:27:41,640 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: up a little bit, and you know, he hasn't played 551 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:46,399 Speaker 1: as much as people like. I think Alec Pearson is 552 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,199 Speaker 1: progressing throughout the season and Pittman being the guy that 553 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:54,000 Speaker 1: the workhorse playing well. But I think there's some other 554 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,400 Speaker 1: factors in that I will probably talk about a little 555 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,159 Speaker 1: bit later that you know, you think Pittman at this 556 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: point would have more than two touchdowns. So those are 557 00:28:02,080 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: some of the things I think well need to talk 558 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: about as far as how the whole offense is affecting 559 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: the receivers in the passing game, and what's going on 560 00:28:10,680 --> 00:28:13,040 Speaker 1: with the Coats and in that regards. Now, that's where 561 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,919 Speaker 1: I wanted to start. I want to start with Michael Pittman. 562 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,440 Speaker 1: He's clearly the number one receiver on this team, and 563 00:28:17,520 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: I think when you look at statistics, let's say you 564 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 1: just look at the numbers of it, He's got seventy 565 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: six sketches on the year, which is in the top 566 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,159 Speaker 1: ten in the league. But I think those numbers might 567 00:28:25,200 --> 00:28:28,000 Speaker 1: be a little deceiving because you look at this group. Yeah, 568 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:30,600 Speaker 1: I think, as I would agree with you that it's 569 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,919 Speaker 1: been pretty good collectively, but I feel like it's not 570 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: to that point where it needs to be. Clearly there's 571 00:28:36,119 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 1: been issues kind of throughout the entire roster, but definitely 572 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: on that wide receiver group. One of the things I 573 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:43,800 Speaker 1: kind of dove into is, you know where he is 574 00:28:43,840 --> 00:28:47,120 Speaker 1: as far as yards per reception, and he is under 575 00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,280 Speaker 1: ten yards per reception. And if you look at the 576 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: other guys on that list, the only guys that aren't 577 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: averaging more than ten yards per reception with over seventy 578 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: catches are running back. So that is expected. So why 579 00:28:58,120 --> 00:29:00,320 Speaker 1: has that number been so low compared to where he 580 00:29:00,320 --> 00:29:02,640 Speaker 1: has been in years past. I think you have to 581 00:29:02,640 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: look at what type of routs he's running right now, 582 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:09,440 Speaker 1: and the emphasis that defenses are putting on Michael Pittman, 583 00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: They're looking at Michael Pittman as a guy that the 584 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,760 Speaker 1: Coasts are gonna go to, specially in crucial situations. And 585 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:17,360 Speaker 1: when you get in the third and short or third 586 00:29:17,360 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: and six, third and seven thirty eight, the coast are 587 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:22,960 Speaker 1: gonna look to go to Michael Pittman. Someone that's shorthanded, 588 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:26,280 Speaker 1: someone that has a big body and having run routes 589 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: over the middle, be the guy that's tough guy over 590 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 1: the middle, catch the ball in traffic and hold onto 591 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: the ball and get first down. So I think that 592 00:29:34,640 --> 00:29:37,360 Speaker 1: is the majority of the reasons why you see the 593 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: low yards per catch. It's the type of routs he's 594 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:46,280 Speaker 1: running being covered by probably one of their better defenders 595 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:49,920 Speaker 1: out there on the field by the opponent. So I 596 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: think that is the main reason why you see his 597 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: yards per catch the way the way it is right now. Now. 598 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,240 Speaker 1: One of the bright spots we've seen due to all 599 00:29:58,280 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 1: the on the field, off the field stuff we've seen 600 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:04,080 Speaker 1: out of Paris Campbell through you know this point in 601 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: his career. This year he has played every single game 602 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:08,720 Speaker 1: knock on wood, but it's been a great kind of 603 00:30:08,720 --> 00:30:11,320 Speaker 1: breakout for Paris. He's been able to show, you know, 604 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:14,000 Speaker 1: show off the speed, also show that he's more than 605 00:30:14,040 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: just that guy that can take the top off the defense. 606 00:30:16,200 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 1: He can be a reliable option. So when you look 607 00:30:18,880 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 1: at where he is, it has been well documented it's 608 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: a contract year. Has he shown you enough through this 609 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,720 Speaker 1: point that you can give him an extension or you 610 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 1: can look at getting him a contract and penciling him 611 00:30:29,400 --> 00:30:32,440 Speaker 1: in at your number two, number three receiver moving forward 612 00:30:32,560 --> 00:30:34,480 Speaker 1: to be a guy that's reliable down the road. I 613 00:30:34,480 --> 00:30:36,760 Speaker 1: think so. I think if you look at his season 614 00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:39,520 Speaker 1: this year, he's been very consistent from day one. He's 615 00:30:39,560 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 1: been here from day one, he's played in all the games. 616 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: He's been healthy. I'm sure he's banged up a little 617 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 1: bit by this time of the year, but for the 618 00:30:45,880 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 1: most part, he's healthy to be able to play in 619 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,720 Speaker 1: each and every game thus far, and he's done a 620 00:30:49,800 --> 00:30:51,719 Speaker 1: nice job. I think he's been very consistent. I mean, 621 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:53,360 Speaker 1: if you look at it, I think he's as catch 622 00:30:53,440 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: percentage his mouth seventy three percent right now as far 623 00:30:55,640 --> 00:30:58,040 Speaker 1: as his targets and catching a ball, So he's doing 624 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,320 Speaker 1: a nice job catching the ball, and that's rough about 625 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,760 Speaker 1: twelfth in the National Football League right now as far 626 00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,840 Speaker 1: as catch percenters. So he's doing a nice job in 627 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: that regard. So someone that's been consistent, someone that's I 628 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 1: think i'm running good routes, has good hands, is doing 629 00:31:10,520 --> 00:31:14,400 Speaker 1: a nice job being reliable. That's what you're looking for. 630 00:31:14,480 --> 00:31:17,760 Speaker 1: And someone especially a young guy that's you know, been 631 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,320 Speaker 1: in the system long, a little longer than of course 632 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:23,720 Speaker 1: two years. So he's doing a nice job. I'd like 633 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 1: to see him to get a few more a few 634 00:31:26,480 --> 00:31:28,400 Speaker 1: more touches here and there as far especially a little 635 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 1: deeper down the field. But for what he's doing right now, 636 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: for what they're asking him to do, I think he's 637 00:31:34,920 --> 00:31:37,400 Speaker 1: doing a nice job. So I would say, yes you 638 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,400 Speaker 1: you bring Priors Campbell back. Now. It's Casey Valier here 639 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:42,520 Speaker 1: in the cold studio, joined by Bill Brooks. We're talking 640 00:31:42,520 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 1: about receivers and one of the things you just brought 641 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:46,320 Speaker 1: up is a little deeper down the field. And the 642 00:31:46,360 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: guy that's been that has been alec pierced the rookie 643 00:31:48,800 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: weren't exactly sure what to expect. It's it's a rookie year. 644 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: You can never really want to put high expectations on 645 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 1: a guy, but he has really kind of taken that 646 00:31:57,040 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: role in stride. He's averaging fifteen point now nine arch 647 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: for reception, which is the most among all rookie receivers, 648 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,800 Speaker 1: but not only that, it's sixth best in the league 649 00:32:05,840 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 1: as far as yards per reception. So he has been 650 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: that guy that can take the top off the defense. 651 00:32:11,160 --> 00:32:13,840 Speaker 1: He's got over five hundred receiving yards as a rookie, 652 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:16,120 Speaker 1: which is a very good number. And we still got 653 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:17,760 Speaker 1: a couple more games left, so what's going to be 654 00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 1: interesting to see where he's going to end up. But 655 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: when you look at where he is now, there's still 656 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,479 Speaker 1: a lot of his game he's going to grow into 657 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: as he progresses with that route tree continuing to grow. 658 00:32:27,960 --> 00:32:29,720 Speaker 1: So what have you seen out of the rookie to 659 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: this point and where his kind of his ceiling is going. Well, 660 00:32:32,800 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: I think what I've seen has seen him grow since 661 00:32:36,840 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: training camp. So now you look at way when he 662 00:32:39,960 --> 00:32:43,400 Speaker 1: came into training camp playing, I think what helped him 663 00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 1: also was going against Gilmore Gilmore callings Gilmore quite often 664 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:50,120 Speaker 1: in training camp and getting kind of baptized by fire 665 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:52,680 Speaker 1: there with one of the better corners in the National 666 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 1: Football League there, So that helped him a lot to 667 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: learn to understand what defensive backs are going to do 668 00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,080 Speaker 1: to him, what they're gonna try to do to him. 669 00:32:59,280 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: And so he's learned and he's progressing, and I think 670 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,640 Speaker 1: that's helped him throughout the season. You know, he's made 671 00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:06,280 Speaker 1: some big catches, especially down the sideline. He does a 672 00:33:06,360 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: nice job of going up for the ball, getting those 673 00:33:08,520 --> 00:33:12,440 Speaker 1: fifty fifty balls using his body, controlling his body. I 674 00:33:12,440 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: mean that to me, that is a big thing. Someone 675 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: like Alec going up there and controlling his body and 676 00:33:17,920 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: be able to go get those fifty fifty balls and 677 00:33:20,200 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 1: put himself between the ball and the defender to make 678 00:33:23,640 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: the catches easier. So I like what I see there. 679 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:28,360 Speaker 1: I like to see. I've liked what I've seen in 680 00:33:28,400 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: his progression as far as running routes, not just to 681 00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:34,200 Speaker 1: go ball, but some other routes, some slants, some a 682 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:36,280 Speaker 1: little end routes and things like that. So he's doing 683 00:33:36,280 --> 00:33:39,080 Speaker 1: a nice job. So I look for him to continue 684 00:33:39,080 --> 00:33:42,040 Speaker 1: to get better. This was his rookie year, and for rookies, 685 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot going on in your mind. 686 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:47,040 Speaker 1: It's it's a it's a tough pretty fast, comes at 687 00:33:47,040 --> 00:33:49,080 Speaker 1: you fast. And if you think about it's a really 688 00:33:49,080 --> 00:33:51,680 Speaker 1: long season for these guys because a rookie, you know, 689 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 1: you go from going to the combine, then you got 690 00:33:54,320 --> 00:33:56,480 Speaker 1: the workouts, and then you get drafted. Then you're going 691 00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:58,640 Speaker 1: to a new city. Then you've got OTAs, you've got 692 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: mini camp, and then you go to training camp, and 693 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,000 Speaker 1: then you know, when you go through training camp, and 694 00:34:02,960 --> 00:34:04,760 Speaker 1: then you go through the preseason games. You have three 695 00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: priesson games until you the like regular season games because 696 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,000 Speaker 1: you're trying to show off and let the team know 697 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:12,520 Speaker 1: how good you are, what you can do. And so 698 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,080 Speaker 1: then you go to the regular season. And now we're 699 00:34:15,080 --> 00:34:18,040 Speaker 1: into the regular season and we've played what thirteen games? 700 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,360 Speaker 1: He played thirteen games. He's played three games early, so 701 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:22,480 Speaker 1: that's sixteen games for him and going from pretty much 702 00:34:22,680 --> 00:34:26,759 Speaker 1: from February through now. So for him, I'm sure he's 703 00:34:26,800 --> 00:34:30,080 Speaker 1: mentally tired, physically tired. It doesn't look like he's hit 704 00:34:30,160 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: the rookie wall, what they call the rookie wall. It 705 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,080 Speaker 1: looks like he's doing pretty well. I know he's had 706 00:34:34,360 --> 00:34:38,040 Speaker 1: sometimes where he hasn't got the ball in the past 707 00:34:38,080 --> 00:34:40,960 Speaker 1: few games, but I think he's doing well. He looks good. 708 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:43,320 Speaker 1: I like the way he's done. He did well against Dallas, 709 00:34:43,440 --> 00:34:45,360 Speaker 1: made some nice catches there and of course made the 710 00:34:45,400 --> 00:34:48,760 Speaker 1: touchdown catch there in Dallas. So I like his progression. 711 00:34:48,840 --> 00:34:51,600 Speaker 1: If he keeps on progressing like that, you know expect 712 00:34:51,600 --> 00:34:53,799 Speaker 1: big things from Ellen. There you go, Colt Ring of 713 00:34:53,840 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks. Bill, enjoy the bye week. 714 00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,960 Speaker 1: We'll talk again next week as we prepare for the minutes. 715 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,200 Speaker 1: So to Vikings. Back to U J and V. Thanks again, 716 00:35:02,600 --> 00:35:05,160 Speaker 1: you got a fellas see. Coltsap All are brought to 717 00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: you by Vandel Sports Book. 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We are 735 00:36:05,440 --> 00:36:08,839 Speaker 1: talking all things Colts on the Colts Happy Hour heading 736 00:36:08,840 --> 00:36:11,480 Speaker 1: into the weekend on ninety three five and one oh 737 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: seven five the Fan. Hey, welcome back here on Coults 738 00:36:17,760 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: Happy Hour. Bottom of the l you got Pacer pregame 739 00:36:20,200 --> 00:36:22,319 Speaker 1: Pacers in the Wizards again. That's the first of four 740 00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:26,080 Speaker 1: at home at game Birds Fieldhouse, coming off two wins 741 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,720 Speaker 1: and seven opportunities on the road and almost a two 742 00:36:29,840 --> 00:36:34,640 Speaker 1: week encounter on a Western road swing. Miles Turner playing 743 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:39,280 Speaker 1: later on tonight. Isaiah Jackson is going to miss because 744 00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,040 Speaker 1: of a dan coming up later on tonight. They'll tell 745 00:36:42,080 --> 00:36:44,399 Speaker 1: you all about that coming up at the bottom of 746 00:36:44,440 --> 00:36:48,120 Speaker 1: the hour. The Forum Credit Union Question of the Week. 747 00:36:48,160 --> 00:36:49,960 Speaker 1: I'll answer that coming up in just a minute. But 748 00:36:50,040 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: right now, let's get to a voice of the Colts, 749 00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:54,640 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor, Casey Valier, Eric at home talking about the 750 00:36:54,760 --> 00:36:59,560 Speaker 1: NFL season and then the upcoming in FL draft. Fellas, 751 00:37:00,200 --> 00:37:02,400 Speaker 1: all right, thank you JMV. Let's talk Colts and go 752 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 1: around the NFL a little bit with long time NFL 753 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,799 Speaker 1: insider Eric at Holm, who's now covering the league for 754 00:37:08,000 --> 00:37:10,799 Speaker 1: NFL dot Com and NFL Media. Eric, good to be 755 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 1: with you again. How are you. I'm doing all right, man, 756 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: Good to hear your voice. And yeah, it's it's that 757 00:37:16,680 --> 00:37:19,160 Speaker 1: time of the season, man, everything's coming to a head 758 00:37:19,200 --> 00:37:21,280 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, no question about a four games 759 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:23,400 Speaker 1: left for the Colts. Throw on the buy the latest 760 00:37:23,440 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: buy that the NFL offers here in week number fourteen. 761 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,120 Speaker 1: So we're kind of putting the pause button a little bit. So, Eric, 762 00:37:29,160 --> 00:37:31,840 Speaker 1: if memory serves, you were at Colts training camp. You 763 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:34,040 Speaker 1: saw this team in the month of August, in the summer, 764 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,520 Speaker 1: not sure much how much you believed in the Colts. 765 00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,520 Speaker 1: But but where have they fallen short? In your eyes? 766 00:37:40,680 --> 00:37:43,920 Speaker 1: Four eight and one as they had to buy here. Yeah, 767 00:37:43,960 --> 00:37:47,759 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously it was hard to know exactly what 768 00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:49,359 Speaker 1: was going to happen. You know, I was a little 769 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,000 Speaker 1: bit concerned about the receiver position, you know, the offensive line, 770 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 1: just the depth and things like that. Defensively, I mean, 771 00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:58,719 Speaker 1: you know, you expected a full year from from you know, 772 00:37:58,760 --> 00:38:01,799 Speaker 1: a healthy Shack Leonard, things like that. So you know, 773 00:38:01,920 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 1: all our expectations tend to go out of the window 774 00:38:04,239 --> 00:38:08,240 Speaker 1: by about mid September. But you know, you certainly felt 775 00:38:08,280 --> 00:38:10,319 Speaker 1: like this is going to be a more competitive team. 776 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:12,960 Speaker 1: And you know, with Jonathan Taylor kind of get an 777 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,280 Speaker 1: off track there and getting hurt for the first real 778 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:18,239 Speaker 1: time in his NFL career, you know that that's never 779 00:38:18,280 --> 00:38:21,719 Speaker 1: a positive development. But you know, I mean heading into 780 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,960 Speaker 1: that that little stretch there with the three straight losses, 781 00:38:25,520 --> 00:38:28,680 Speaker 1: you know, you still felt like there was a path 782 00:38:28,800 --> 00:38:31,000 Speaker 1: for them to get to the playoffs. Right. Things hadn't 783 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:33,279 Speaker 1: started perfectly, but at what they were, I guess three 784 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:35,880 Speaker 1: to two and one, I think at that point, you 785 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,840 Speaker 1: know you could you could at least see how to 786 00:38:38,920 --> 00:38:41,479 Speaker 1: how to figure this thing out. But you know, three 787 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:46,120 Speaker 1: straight kind of rough offensive performances didn't almost matter what 788 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,719 Speaker 1: the defense did. You know, that was that kind of 789 00:38:48,760 --> 00:38:51,759 Speaker 1: derailed thing certainly, And I obviously the coaching change and 790 00:38:51,840 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 1: everything else that's gone on, it's been you know, a 791 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:57,600 Speaker 1: lot of a lot to deal with in one season's time. 792 00:38:57,680 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: But you know, you credit obvious the toughness of the 793 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,360 Speaker 1: players for hanging through this situation, and I'll be curious 794 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 1: how it ends and where it goes from here. Now, 795 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: one of the things you mentioned that you saw in 796 00:39:09,239 --> 00:39:11,800 Speaker 1: camp was, you know where they were at wide receiver. 797 00:39:11,920 --> 00:39:14,239 Speaker 1: I think everybody knew you had a bona fide number 798 00:39:14,280 --> 00:39:16,880 Speaker 1: one in Michael Pittman's junior and his numbers. I mean, 799 00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:18,799 Speaker 1: he's in the top ten as far as receptions go, 800 00:39:18,920 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: but you know, the yards and the touchdowns are down. 801 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:24,560 Speaker 1: But outside of that, you saw Paris Campbell be healthy 802 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:27,160 Speaker 1: and he has shown that he's got some flashes. And 803 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 1: then Alec Pierce has had a pretty good rookie year. 804 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:30,920 Speaker 1: So when you look at it now, how do you 805 00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:33,440 Speaker 1: kind of rate that wide receiver group to where we 806 00:39:33,440 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: are right now? I still think there's there's got to 807 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:39,000 Speaker 1: be one more piece added to the mix. I mean, 808 00:39:39,040 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 1: I definitely feel like, you know, it's been good that 809 00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:44,040 Speaker 1: Paris Campbell has kind of finally made, you know, the 810 00:39:44,080 --> 00:39:46,400 Speaker 1: best of his opportunities and you see him show up 811 00:39:46,400 --> 00:39:48,800 Speaker 1: every now and then, and you know, Pierce getting thrown 812 00:39:48,800 --> 00:39:51,680 Speaker 1: into a tough spot. I know he hasn't caught every 813 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:54,480 Speaker 1: single ball that to his hands, but you know, you 814 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 1: Mtman and I on Sunday and in the end zone, 815 00:39:59,239 --> 00:40:02,239 Speaker 1: you see him as a I think a future number two. 816 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:04,919 Speaker 1: You know, good running mate. Still want to see maybe 817 00:40:04,920 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: a little more juice, a little bit more downfield threat, 818 00:40:08,920 --> 00:40:11,920 Speaker 1: some kind of vertical speed to add to this mix. 819 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what Jilanni Woods can be in 820 00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,600 Speaker 1: a year or two. You know, the Flashes have obviously 821 00:40:16,640 --> 00:40:21,160 Speaker 1: been there, consistent playtime, but still enough of a baseline 822 00:40:21,160 --> 00:40:23,040 Speaker 1: to where you say, Okay, he's rob but he's got 823 00:40:23,120 --> 00:40:28,080 Speaker 1: some right so there's there's some positive potential, I would 824 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:30,320 Speaker 1: say within the group. But I still think that probably 825 00:40:30,320 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: needs another dose of juice. Somebody who can, you know, 826 00:40:34,960 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: take a short hitch and take it all the way 827 00:40:36,880 --> 00:40:40,000 Speaker 1: or take the top off a defense vertically. That's Eric Edholm. 828 00:40:40,000 --> 00:40:42,920 Speaker 1: He covers the NFL and the NFL Draft for NFL 829 00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:47,279 Speaker 1: dot Com and NFL Media. Just curious your national take 830 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:49,680 Speaker 1: on the Jeff Saturday Higher. What did you think of 831 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,120 Speaker 1: it at the time and what do you think of 832 00:40:52,160 --> 00:40:54,839 Speaker 1: it now? You know, four games in here, for the Colts. Well, 833 00:40:54,880 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: the reaction was so personal national, you know what I mean, 834 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:01,080 Speaker 1: It felt like it was it was an un usual hire. Obviously, 835 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,360 Speaker 1: we know, you know, we know that everybody who's followed 836 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:05,600 Speaker 1: the NFL there for any length of time those this 837 00:41:05,719 --> 00:41:09,359 Speaker 1: wasn't any kind of typical type of situation here. Um, 838 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:12,120 Speaker 1: and a lot of people just came out and vociferously 839 00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:14,080 Speaker 1: gets I was willing to kind of see how this 840 00:41:14,120 --> 00:41:17,320 Speaker 1: thing worked, and I did. I have my share of questions. Sure, 841 00:41:17,520 --> 00:41:20,560 Speaker 1: you know, obviously this is somebody who you know, reportedly 842 00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:22,880 Speaker 1: has maybe turned down offers to join the staff in 843 00:41:22,920 --> 00:41:25,200 Speaker 1: the past, whether it was an assistant role or whatnot. 844 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:28,000 Speaker 1: You know, you wonder what the commitment level is going 845 00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:29,400 Speaker 1: to be of a boy. I mean, you see him 846 00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:32,319 Speaker 1: engaged on the sideline, and I realized the last twelve 847 00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:34,920 Speaker 1: thirteen minutes. The game didn't go very well the other night, 848 00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,800 Speaker 1: but you know that was the football game in the 849 00:41:37,800 --> 00:41:40,640 Speaker 1: fourth it was twenty one to nineteen going into the 850 00:41:40,680 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. Yeah, right, exactly. Crazy prior to that, you 851 00:41:45,800 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 1: know that that streak of what thirty three points or whatever. 852 00:41:50,400 --> 00:41:52,640 Speaker 1: And I'm not trying to write it off how you happened, 853 00:41:52,800 --> 00:41:55,359 Speaker 1: but you know, I felt like this is a more 854 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:57,719 Speaker 1: engaged team than it was under Frank Wright, who I 855 00:41:57,760 --> 00:41:59,120 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for him. I think he's 856 00:41:59,160 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: a good football coach, I really do. I think he'll 857 00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:03,279 Speaker 1: land on his feet and do well in his next job. 858 00:42:03,840 --> 00:42:06,879 Speaker 1: It just reached that point, and you know, you could 859 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:09,279 Speaker 1: go the standard route and hire an interim coach from 860 00:42:09,320 --> 00:42:11,839 Speaker 1: on the staff, somebody who's a little older, veteran guy, 861 00:42:11,920 --> 00:42:16,120 Speaker 1: and or you can get somebody who gets some credibility 862 00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:19,600 Speaker 1: for you know, telling Peyton Manning when he's wrong, and 863 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:22,520 Speaker 1: playing as long as he did at a demanding position, 864 00:42:22,560 --> 00:42:25,280 Speaker 1: and being an undrafted guy who gritted through his career, 865 00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:27,960 Speaker 1: and you know, all those things I think do carry 866 00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:31,239 Speaker 1: some weight. You know, as far as the game management situations, 867 00:42:31,239 --> 00:42:32,879 Speaker 1: there were a few things that maybe got a little 868 00:42:33,080 --> 00:42:35,239 Speaker 1: little bollox sed up, but that's to be expected. I 869 00:42:35,960 --> 00:42:39,240 Speaker 1: don't know what the next step is, but I credit 870 00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:43,279 Speaker 1: Jeffers seemingly diving both feet in and trying to make 871 00:42:43,280 --> 00:42:45,879 Speaker 1: the best of the situation. Now, one of the things 872 00:42:45,920 --> 00:42:48,720 Speaker 1: that you mentioned there was that game was close between 873 00:42:48,800 --> 00:42:50,920 Speaker 1: the Colts and Cowboys, and that's kind of want to 874 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:53,040 Speaker 1: where I want to go with the parody in the NFL. 875 00:42:53,320 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 1: This Colts teams defeated the Chiefs, they were in it 876 00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:58,600 Speaker 1: against the Eagles, in it against the Cowboys, and those 877 00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:00,799 Speaker 1: are some of the upper echelon teams in the league. 878 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:02,960 Speaker 1: So just talk about the league as a whole and 879 00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,879 Speaker 1: as we're gearing closer to the playoffs, kind of what's 880 00:43:05,920 --> 00:43:08,600 Speaker 1: the expectation. Yeah, I mean we had a Vikings team 881 00:43:08,640 --> 00:43:11,520 Speaker 1: that had a negative point differential was nine and two. 882 00:43:11,600 --> 00:43:14,759 Speaker 1: You know, you know, it's it's you know, the Bengals 883 00:43:14,800 --> 00:43:17,040 Speaker 1: were six and four, but they had they were plus 884 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:19,719 Speaker 1: fifty points. The Jaguars, I think at one point we're 885 00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:23,799 Speaker 1: three and seven with positive point differential. So, you know, 886 00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:26,359 Speaker 1: wins and losses, they're obviously the first number we're gonna 887 00:43:26,360 --> 00:43:28,560 Speaker 1: look at as fans, as media, as people who follow 888 00:43:28,600 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 1: the NFL. But there is a deeper story there, you know, 889 00:43:31,640 --> 00:43:34,960 Speaker 1: there is context that has to be provided, and I 890 00:43:35,000 --> 00:43:38,439 Speaker 1: think it what it shows is that there really isn't 891 00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:41,200 Speaker 1: much separating the top and the bottom. Yeah, the Eagles, 892 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:45,680 Speaker 1: you know, having a close game at Houston, right theoretically 893 00:43:45,760 --> 00:43:48,400 Speaker 1: the best record against the worst record, that's a pretty 894 00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,279 Speaker 1: good example of it. Granted, short week on the road 895 00:43:51,560 --> 00:43:54,520 Speaker 1: a couple of factors like that. But I don't think 896 00:43:54,520 --> 00:43:56,640 Speaker 1: you can ignore it. I think you have to say 897 00:43:56,680 --> 00:43:59,239 Speaker 1: that the beauty of the NFL is that you could 898 00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:02,759 Speaker 1: turn around quick and win the next year. There's also a, 899 00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:05,919 Speaker 1: you know, a fool's gold element to it. Too often 900 00:44:06,000 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: teams fall into that trap of saying, hey, we're in 901 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,480 Speaker 1: a lot of close games last year. That means we're 902 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:15,000 Speaker 1: going to contend this year, not necessarily obviously, So yes, 903 00:44:15,239 --> 00:44:18,960 Speaker 1: it provides a good look at the league as a 904 00:44:19,000 --> 00:44:22,640 Speaker 1: pretty level playing field. You know, outside of the quarterback position, 905 00:44:22,920 --> 00:44:26,640 Speaker 1: most guys are pretty pretty even or most units are 906 00:44:26,680 --> 00:44:30,440 Speaker 1: a relatively close overall. But at the same time, if 907 00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:34,240 Speaker 1: if you don't have that quarterback position in relatively good hands, 908 00:44:34,760 --> 00:44:38,360 Speaker 1: I you know, your chances of winning aren't that great? 909 00:44:38,680 --> 00:44:41,360 Speaker 1: Final thing Eric at Holme, who covers the NFL for 910 00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:45,200 Speaker 1: NFL dot Com and NFL Media. It popped up this 911 00:44:45,280 --> 00:44:48,879 Speaker 1: week with with injured quarterbacks on good football teams. Which 912 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,759 Speaker 1: team with a banged up quarterback at the moment is 913 00:44:52,360 --> 00:44:54,799 Speaker 1: most in trouble if you will, the forty nine ers 914 00:44:55,080 --> 00:45:00,120 Speaker 1: with Jimmy Garoppolo or the Ravens with Lamar Jackson. Yeah, well, well, 915 00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:03,000 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers most likely will have to ask 916 00:45:03,160 --> 00:45:08,319 Speaker 1: more out of Brock Purty, you know, Garoppolo's replacement than 917 00:45:08,480 --> 00:45:12,279 Speaker 1: the Ravens will from Tyler Huntly. Now, Tyler Huntley, you know, 918 00:45:12,320 --> 00:45:14,040 Speaker 1: came up with the game winning drive last week. He 919 00:45:14,160 --> 00:45:17,279 Speaker 1: started in the past. You know, he's sort of a 920 00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:22,200 Speaker 1: Lamar junior style wise. That's a little bit easier transition. 921 00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:24,319 Speaker 1: And it sounds like Lamar is going to be back 922 00:45:24,360 --> 00:45:26,719 Speaker 1: within a game, two or three games something like that, 923 00:45:26,760 --> 00:45:31,880 Speaker 1: whereas Jimmy Garoppolo up until yesterday, the expectation was he's gone. 924 00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:33,840 Speaker 1: I mean, this is Purty or die the rest of 925 00:45:33,880 --> 00:45:38,080 Speaker 1: the way. And even if Jimmy does have a chance 926 00:45:38,120 --> 00:45:41,480 Speaker 1: to get back for say the divisional round of the playoffs, 927 00:45:41,600 --> 00:45:43,640 Speaker 1: they still got to win a playoff game with Brock 928 00:45:43,680 --> 00:45:47,200 Speaker 1: Purty a QB. I mean, you know again, I'm this 929 00:45:47,280 --> 00:45:51,560 Speaker 1: is a guy who was very talented in college. You know, 930 00:45:51,680 --> 00:45:54,320 Speaker 1: started four years, but man, there were a lot of 931 00:45:54,440 --> 00:45:57,239 Speaker 1: ups and downs as well. It didn't necessarily take huge 932 00:45:57,320 --> 00:46:00,720 Speaker 1: steps forward in college. Played really well on Sunday against 933 00:46:00,760 --> 00:46:04,120 Speaker 1: a lot of empty pressure. I just don't know, is 934 00:46:04,120 --> 00:46:08,000 Speaker 1: the defense that good is? The complimentary parts that good 935 00:46:08,120 --> 00:46:11,640 Speaker 1: is Kyle Shanahan that proficient as a play caller to 936 00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:15,239 Speaker 1: make it all work, right, I don't know, And then 937 00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:17,280 Speaker 1: I want it to happen because it's a great story. 938 00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:19,600 Speaker 1: Sure though, and then hypothetically, if if they do win 939 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:22,360 Speaker 1: a playoff game, then you're talking about turning the offense 940 00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:26,560 Speaker 1: back over to a guy that hadn't played in two months, Benham. Yeah, right, Benching, 941 00:46:26,600 --> 00:46:28,839 Speaker 1: the guy who helped get you in, and then back 942 00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:32,520 Speaker 1: to Jimmy who is all but gone in July August. 943 00:46:32,560 --> 00:46:37,799 Speaker 1: I mean it's so awkward, crazy. Yeah, that's where we are, 944 00:46:37,880 --> 00:46:40,279 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. All right. Man, that's Eric at 945 00:46:40,320 --> 00:46:43,160 Speaker 1: home from NFL dot Com and the NFL media. Eric, 946 00:46:43,200 --> 00:46:45,160 Speaker 1: you're the best man. Always good to talk to you, 947 00:46:45,520 --> 00:46:47,560 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be good to see you in town 948 00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,560 Speaker 1: whenever you're back in Indianapolis next, whether that's covering the 949 00:46:50,600 --> 00:46:53,279 Speaker 1: Colts or the Combine Combines. Not that far away now, 950 00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:56,560 Speaker 1: So get your reservations made here already making my plans, 951 00:46:56,640 --> 00:46:59,320 Speaker 1: got mobile down, got an indie next, so it's on 952 00:46:59,440 --> 00:47:01,440 Speaker 1: my list. Guys. I is good talking to you. You 953 00:47:01,520 --> 00:47:03,560 Speaker 1: gotta have a great holiday season, Eric, and now we'll 954 00:47:03,560 --> 00:47:06,239 Speaker 1: talk to you soon. Thank you. You You too. That's a 955 00:47:06,320 --> 00:47:08,960 Speaker 1: Matt Casey and Eric right there. As a part of 956 00:47:09,800 --> 00:47:12,200 Speaker 1: Cols Happy Hour, brought to you by Fandel Sports Book, 957 00:47:12,200 --> 00:47:15,520 Speaker 1: Download The After Today, make every moment more quick break 958 00:47:15,560 --> 00:47:17,480 Speaker 1: and we'll come back ninety three five one or seven 959 00:47:17,520 --> 00:47:17,960 Speaker 1: five The Fan