1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: The NFL never sleeps. 2 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: He's gonna watch down field picked off by the Colts. 3 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: The luster is ever evolving, and it's all about finding 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: the edge. He's at the. 5 00:00:10,360 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 2: Thirty thirty five thirty. 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 3: Prits go out sideline. 7 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 2: He's got a chance twenty ten five touchdacks. 8 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,439 Speaker 1: This is the last Word, the off season home of 9 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. 10 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 2: Kick us on its way, header, put the up parts, 11 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 2: its call twin ball game. 12 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: Now here's Matt Taylor and Casey Valier. 13 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 4: Well, here we go. It's Friday night. That means it's 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 4: time for the Last Word. 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:42,720 Speaker 5: The off season radio home of the Indianapolis Goal tearing 16 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 5: inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studios every Friday 17 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,200 Speaker 5: evening right here on ninety three five and one seven 18 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 5: five the fan. I'm Casey Value, joined as always by 19 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 5: Matt Taylor and Matt. 20 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 4: It is a busy, busy week. 21 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 2: It's almost I'd say it's the calm before the storm, 22 00:00:58,160 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: but it's not really. 23 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 4: The calm at this point. 24 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:02,720 Speaker 5: No, it's san it is storman I mean to really 25 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 5: start to heat up next week next Monday. The legal 26 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 5: tampering period starts before NFL Free agency. But as I mentioned, 27 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 5: I mean it is Storman, We've got news. It's been 28 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 5: a busy week for the Indianapolis Colts. We will talk 29 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 5: about all that with Daniel Jones, what's that meaning with 30 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 5: Alec Pierce on the ability to try and bring him 31 00:01:21,160 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 5: back as well. There's also some reports about, you know, 32 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 5: some of those cap casualties or how to get the 33 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,120 Speaker 5: cap to the right number. Maybe some of the guys that 34 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:30,960 Speaker 5: you know, our Colts that may be on the move. 35 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 5: One of those names. We're starting to hear some reports 36 00:01:33,280 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 5: maybe Zaire Franklin could be a potential trade guy for 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,600 Speaker 5: the Colts. And then we'll also get the national perspective 38 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 5: giving you know, the Colts, you know what he saw 39 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 5: in twenty twenty five heading into twenty twenty six, and 40 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 5: a guy who watches football every single day and gets 41 00:01:47,480 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 5: to talk about it every day in serious XM, and 42 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 5: former NFL player Solomon Wilcott. He will join the show 43 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 5: later on, but I figured we dive right into it, Matt, 44 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 5: because as I mentioned, it's been a busy week. 45 00:01:58,120 --> 00:01:58,600 Speaker 4: The Colts. 46 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 5: On Tuesday place the transition tag on Daniel Jones, meaning 47 00:02:03,120 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 5: he will receive a one year tender. We're thirty seven 48 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 5: point eight million. It allows the Colts to match any 49 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 5: contract offered by another team if Jones were to reach 50 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 5: free agency, which starts up next week, and therefore the 51 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 5: Colts would be able to match whatever that offer sheet 52 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 5: would be. But if they do not match, then Jones 53 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 5: would sign with that team and the Colts would not 54 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,320 Speaker 5: receive any compensation. But the Colts and Jones they have 55 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 5: from now until four pm on July fifteenth to come 56 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:32,880 Speaker 5: to terms with potentially a multi year agreement. And because 57 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 5: of the Colts placing that transition tag on Daniel Jones, 58 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 5: that means arguably the top prized free agent wide receiver 59 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 5: could potentially hit the open market if the Colts are 60 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 5: not able to get a deal done with Alec Pierce 61 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 5: before Monday. It sounds like Alec Pierce's planning and will 62 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 5: test the free agency markets next week. So when you 63 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 5: think about the transition tag, what does that mean for 64 00:02:56,560 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 5: what the Colts cap situation is starting to look like 65 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 5: right now? 66 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, So to keep things simple, because I know the 67 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: salary cap is confusing for a lot of people. So 68 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 2: that one year tender thirty seven point eight million dollars 69 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: for Daniel Jones that goes against the Colts cap for 70 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 2: next year, so that takes the Colts' salary cap over 71 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,440 Speaker 2: the limit heading into free agency. But don't freak out right, 72 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:20,440 Speaker 2: it happens all the time. But it just means that 73 00:03:20,480 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 2: if the Colts cannot get a contract extension done with 74 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,680 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones the next couple of days heading into Wednesday 75 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 2: of next week, which is the new league year, the 76 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 2: Colts are going to have to fix that because by rule, 77 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 2: every team's going to have to be compliant by the 78 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:38,360 Speaker 2: start of the new league season, which is next Wednesday 79 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: of next week. So if they don't find common ground 80 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 2: with Daniel Jones before next week, ideally before noon at 81 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 2: the start of the legal tampering period next week, the 82 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: Colts are going to have to start remedying that situation, 83 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 2: re signing or restructuring deals with current players or cutting 84 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 2: them outright to make room for Daniel Jones and a 85 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 2: possible new deal with Alec Pierce or any other free agents. 86 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: That's why we're starting to hear some of those reports, 87 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: namely centering around us should say, you know, Zire Franklin 88 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 2: in his future with the. 89 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,839 Speaker 5: Colts absolutely, now, that is one thing that we did here. 90 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 5: We heard according to reports out there ESPN and other 91 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 5: media sources, the Colts are exploring trade offers four linebacker 92 00:04:20,360 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 5: Zyr Franklin. Now, trading Franklin would clear five point seven 93 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:28,040 Speaker 5: million in cap space while leaving behind two point five 94 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:32,200 Speaker 5: million dollars in that dead cap, that dead money, if 95 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 5: you will. And also, per that report, if a trade 96 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 5: cannot be arranged, it's possible that the Colts would terminate 97 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 5: his contract, which carries the same cap ramifications. It's one 98 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 5: of those things we talk about trying to get compliant 99 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 5: with the cap. Are you surprised to hear of this 100 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 5: news about Zaire Franklin? 101 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,640 Speaker 2: Now I mean this, I think anybody following along sort 102 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: of knew that this was a possibility. And it's hard 103 00:04:54,640 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 2: to keep all of your best players for a long time, right, 104 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 2: That's the reality of the NFL. There is a salary cap. 105 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 2: You do have free agency, and I know the salary 106 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,480 Speaker 2: cap is going up every year, But I mean, when 107 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: you possibly got to pay your starting quarterback nearly forty 108 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 2: million dollars and you're flirting with the idea of paying 109 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: two receivers over twenty million dollars, the reality is you 110 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 2: got to start looking elsewhere on your roster just to 111 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:20,160 Speaker 2: fill it out. So you know, it's just kind of 112 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 2: jarring on the surface to see a mainstay like Zire 113 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,599 Speaker 2: Franklin possibly be on the move because he's been a 114 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 2: core leader on this team since he was drafted in 115 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 2: twenty eighteen. He's been a core starter on the defense 116 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:35,919 Speaker 2: at linebackers since twenty twenty two. He's been a tackling machine, 117 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 2: holds a bunch of Colts tackle records. He actually leads 118 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 2: the NFL in tackles since twenty twenty two. His coverage 119 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 2: numbers have been lacking the last couple of years, but 120 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,479 Speaker 2: Chris Ballard has said multiple times in the offseason the 121 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: defense needs to be tweaked, younger and faster. I would 122 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 2: also throw in the idea of cheaper too, given the 123 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,560 Speaker 2: Colt situation here, So you know, Jermaine Pratt is a 124 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 2: free agent. Now you've got this news on Zaire Franklin, 125 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 2: the Colts could be looking for two new starters at 126 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 2: inside linebackers for next season. The Colts have drafted that 127 00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 2: position well over the course of time. But yeah, it's 128 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 2: still again, like on the surface, it's still pretty surprising 129 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,599 Speaker 2: to see Zaire Franklin not being on this team next 130 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 2: year given his contributions. 131 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 5: Yeah, and I think one thing we do you need 132 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 5: to mention is when you think about you mentioned it, 133 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 5: they're talking about paying a quarterback upwards of maybe forty 134 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 5: million dollars a year if you want to bring back 135 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 5: Alec Pierce. We know what that price tag. What you know, 136 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 5: some of the speculation numbers have been out there and 137 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,039 Speaker 5: from a Colts standpoint, we haven't dealt with this with 138 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 5: the cap because of not paying the quarterback over the 139 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:41,440 Speaker 5: last handful of years. You had Anthony Richardson on the 140 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 5: rookie deal. Daniel Jones contract this past year was very 141 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 5: manageable on one of those you know, kind of a 142 00:06:46,960 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 5: make it contract. So that is one of the reasons 143 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:52,960 Speaker 5: that the Colts are in this. But ultimately this happens 144 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 5: across the NFL. There are teams that deal with this 145 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 5: every single year, and the Colts are just kind of 146 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:01,160 Speaker 5: hardening to catch up a little bit. Now when you 147 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:03,800 Speaker 5: think about getting a long term deal in place with 148 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 5: Daniel Jones, that is something that the Colts I'm sure 149 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 5: are trying to do. 150 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:09,279 Speaker 4: Especially you can mess with the. 151 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 5: Numbers a little bit to help your cap situation when 152 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 5: it comes to those long term deals. How important do 153 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 5: you think it is to have a long term deal 154 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 5: in place in order to bring back a guy like 155 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 5: Alec Pierce. 156 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 2: Well, I think it's pretty pivotal. I mean, without it, 157 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: I don't think you can bring him back, because he's 158 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 2: made it pretty clear that he'd like to go somewhere 159 00:07:25,280 --> 00:07:28,840 Speaker 2: that's got a quarterback stability and a great chance to 160 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,000 Speaker 2: win from a franchise standpoint, And who wouldn't, especially when 161 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: you're in a situation like Alec Pierce, when you can 162 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: literally pick your own destination in free agency and set 163 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:41,480 Speaker 2: yourself up not only individually, but from a team standpoint too. 164 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,200 Speaker 2: So he's on record multiple multiple times talking about his 165 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 2: affinity for Daniel Jones and their relationship and how they 166 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 2: kind of hit it out, hit it off, and you 167 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 2: know how Daniel Jones last year was able to bring 168 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:58,440 Speaker 2: out the fuller potential of Alec Pierce as a receiver. Yeah, 169 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 2: Alex Pierce talked openly this week, Hey, I've played with 170 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 2: nine different starting quarterbacks since twenty twenty two. It's hard 171 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: to be the best version of yourself when you are 172 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 2: so dependent on the quarterback, unlocking that on a week 173 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 2: to week basis. So yeah, I think the Colts do 174 00:08:14,960 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 2: need to have a contract extension done with Daniel Jones 175 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: in order for Peers to at least consider coming back 176 00:08:20,920 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: to the Colts long term. He's going to need to 177 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 2: know who is quarterback and then he's going to be 178 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 2: you know, you would like to have that done ideally 179 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 2: if you're the Colts by next Monday, before the start 180 00:08:30,600 --> 00:08:33,559 Speaker 2: of or I should say during that legal tampering period, 181 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 2: to have a shot when you're in the mix with 182 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 2: I'm sure so many other teams that are flirting with 183 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 2: the idea of bringing in a playmaker like Alec Pierce. 184 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,800 Speaker 5: Absolutely, And he was on with Kay Adams on the 185 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 5: Up and Adams podcast this week. I thought it was 186 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 5: interesting because he talked about believing that he is a 187 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,240 Speaker 5: number one receiver and he talked about why he thinks 188 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 5: he is capable of a bigger role in the NFL. 189 00:08:52,880 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 6: What's like a receiver. One targets was like one thirty 190 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 6: one fifty something. That double my targets. I'm setting the 191 00:08:58,440 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 6: record right there. 192 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: So you're now you're now we're saying we're gonna have 193 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:03,079 Speaker 1: a two thousand yard season. 194 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 3: Is that what you're I. 195 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 6: Mean, that's that's what the that's what the mat says. 196 00:09:06,280 --> 00:09:09,240 Speaker 6: But now obviously it doesn't it doesn't work completely like that. 197 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,520 Speaker 6: But if you know, give me, like I think I 198 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,720 Speaker 6: could get a lot more targets. I think that's what 199 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 6: I'm most excited about getting paid and being a free 200 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 6: or like you know, getting a big contract is like 201 00:09:19,000 --> 00:09:20,920 Speaker 6: the coaches in the front office know they have to 202 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,720 Speaker 6: back up that contract so they I'm no longer going 203 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 6: to be an eighty target player. You know, if I 204 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 6: get paid this big contract, They're gonna have to throw 205 00:09:29,720 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 6: me the ball more and just and give me more things. 206 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 6: Because a lot of times the stuff I was doing 207 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 6: was all downfield. It was it was pretty like low 208 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 6: percentage type stuff, and that was just kind of the 209 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 6: nature of our offense. And we understood, We've talked about it. 210 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:45,880 Speaker 6: But like the more of like the short game, intermediate game, 211 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 6: that's probably a little bit easier, like completions that that 212 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 6: type of stuff is going to be stuff that I'm 213 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,520 Speaker 6: gonna take on a larger portion of. Now I'm kind 214 00:09:54,520 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 6: of projecting towards doing that because it's just like you 215 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:59,240 Speaker 6: got to justify paying a receiver all this money and 216 00:09:59,280 --> 00:10:02,600 Speaker 6: you can't be a guy that's catching two balls a game. 217 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 4: You know, Well, there you go. I mean Alec Pierce 218 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 4: spot on. 219 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,880 Speaker 5: He is spot on when you think about that and 220 00:10:08,280 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 5: that comment that he makes. What do you think that 221 00:10:11,600 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 5: value is to the Colts and then also to other teams? 222 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 5: Because what he's saying, I completely agree with it because 223 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 5: we saw as he continued to get more and more 224 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:23,679 Speaker 5: you know, used in the offense, he continued to shine. 225 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: No doubt about it. 226 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 3: He's exactly right. 227 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:28,240 Speaker 2: I mean, I think he's gonna get somewhere, certainly, and 228 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 2: at the very least north of twenty million in free agency, 229 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 2: whether that's from the Colts or somebody else. And if 230 00:10:33,640 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 2: he comes back to the Colts hypothetically, Michael Pittman Junior 231 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:41,080 Speaker 2: is still here and Pittman he's your high volume target 232 00:10:41,120 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 2: receiver for the Colts. So can the Colts afford to 233 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:47,840 Speaker 2: have two receivers over twenty million dollars when one of 234 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 2: them doesn't get the lion's share of the targets? Historically, 235 00:10:52,360 --> 00:10:55,160 Speaker 2: that's Pittman as it relates to the Colts from a 236 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,400 Speaker 2: recent past standpoint. So you know, Determining Pierce's value for 237 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 2: the Colts is kind of tough because he hasn't been 238 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 2: that number one guy in terms of volume. But all 239 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 2: he does is produce. Right when he's numbers called and 240 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,280 Speaker 2: he's dialed up man, he delivers. He has fifty to 241 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 2: fifty balls for Alec Pierce are more like seventy thirty. 242 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 2: We've talked about that. I mean, who goes over one 243 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 2: thousand yards on less than fifty catches. That's insane. I'll 244 00:11:17,280 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 2: tell you there's only been three guys in the last 245 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 2: thirty years to do it one hundred percent. So yeah, 246 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,080 Speaker 2: you know, like we said yesterday, it's fair to say 247 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 2: that Pierce's NFL career so far has been more about 248 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 2: quality over quantity. So if he goes somewhere else, he's 249 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 2: gonna have to be the number one wide receiver in 250 00:11:33,840 --> 00:11:36,079 Speaker 2: terms of volume, even if it's here with the Colts. 251 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,080 Speaker 2: So that means if he does come back, hypothetically, what 252 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 2: does that mean for Michael Pittman Junior and his role 253 00:11:41,960 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 2: based on what the money and the contracts would say 254 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 2: about things. 255 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 5: And sticking right there, Matt, when you talk about having 256 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,719 Speaker 5: can the Colts afford to have two receivers making over 257 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 5: twenty million dollars on the same team. But then there's 258 00:11:52,920 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 5: also that other thing of what's more important to winning 259 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:57,400 Speaker 5: big next year? 260 00:11:57,520 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 2: Isn't this complicated? Oh it's very complicated. I'm glad I 261 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,640 Speaker 2: don't have to make these decisions. Is it bringing back 262 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 2: a guy like Pierce or spending the money in free 263 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 2: agency on maybe fortifying that pass rush, because that is 264 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 2: one thing that we've heard that you need to improve 265 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:14,840 Speaker 2: is getting after the passer. You've got three defensive end 266 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,400 Speaker 2: free agents this year with Quidy pay Sampson, eb Acomon, 267 00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 2: Taekwon Lewis. Yeah, so you need to have depth there. 268 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:22,559 Speaker 2: Do you spend a little bit more there and let 269 00:12:22,600 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 2: Pierce walk? Great questions I think the answer yes, right. 270 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 2: I don't think anybody's wrong, But you gotta have both. 271 00:12:29,000 --> 00:12:31,120 Speaker 2: Because when you talk about what's more important, is it 272 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 2: a free agent difference maker pass rusher or a difference 273 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,360 Speaker 2: maker wide receiver that takes the top off the defense. 274 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 4: I think you. 275 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:40,600 Speaker 2: Could argue that you got to have both to really 276 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:43,040 Speaker 2: push and do big things in the playoffs and do 277 00:12:43,120 --> 00:12:47,199 Speaker 2: something substantial in the postseason. So I tend to lean 278 00:12:47,360 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 2: towards I mean, if you got a pick. If you've 279 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:51,079 Speaker 2: got a gun to my head, so to speak, give 280 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 2: me the pass rusher. As it relates to how the 281 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 2: Colts are put together now, because an offense, you still 282 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 2: got Pittman, you got Downs, and you got Warren, and 283 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 2: you've got an above average offensive line coming back Taylor. Yeah, 284 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:04,280 Speaker 2: so I'm not going to shy away at the idea 285 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,600 Speaker 2: of bringing back Alec Pierce because Pierce does so many 286 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,120 Speaker 2: good things to stretch the defense and he keeps those 287 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 2: safeties away from the box, which helps the running game. 288 00:13:12,880 --> 00:13:16,080 Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean, I think on defense, you got 289 00:13:16,080 --> 00:13:18,840 Speaker 2: DeForrest Buckner coming back, and then after that there's a 290 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 2: lot of question marks on that side. 291 00:13:20,120 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 3: Of the ball. 292 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 5: Absolutely, Well, it's a conversation that we've been having all week. 293 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 5: We'll continue to have definitely into next week when free 294 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 5: agency starts. The legal tampering will kick off in the 295 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 5: NFL on Monday, so there's going to be a lot 296 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 5: of news. 297 00:13:33,640 --> 00:13:36,640 Speaker 4: Be ready to you know, be following us everything. 298 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 5: We'll have everything with you, but I'm sure there's other 299 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,240 Speaker 5: avenues to follow, so make sure you're dialed into that. 300 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 5: It's time for our weekly Rookie Report, which is always 301 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,880 Speaker 5: brought to you by MJ Companies. And over the previous shows, Matt, 302 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 5: we've dive into, you know, Tyler Warren, J T Twoey, Moloaw, 303 00:13:50,040 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 5: we talked about Justin Wally and Jalen Travis. But I 304 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 5: think this week let's talk about the running back in 305 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 5: DJ Giddens, the former fifth round pick who had an 306 00:13:58,760 --> 00:14:01,320 Speaker 5: up and down rookie season, you know, was trying to 307 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 5: find that role for him. He had just seventy offensive snaps, 308 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 5: twenty six carries for ninety six yards. He did have 309 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,080 Speaker 5: a career high twelve carries for forty four yards in 310 00:14:11,120 --> 00:14:14,080 Speaker 5: that Week one game against Miami. But I would say 311 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,040 Speaker 5: incomplete is kind of the way you look at what 312 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,960 Speaker 5: his first year was, just because of Jonathan Taylor not 313 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 5: getting hurt and utilizing Taylor a lot, and then also 314 00:14:21,920 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 5: trying to find what kind of worked in the role 315 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,760 Speaker 5: for the backup running back position. So what did Gidden 316 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 5: show you as a. 317 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,240 Speaker 2: Rookie, Yeah, incomplete is a good word. I would also 318 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 2: throw in the phrase red shirt year, kind of like 319 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:37,080 Speaker 2: a red shirt year in college football, because inactive for 320 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 2: most of the season. In fact, he went from Week 321 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 2: six to Week eighteen without a carry, Yeah, and was 322 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 2: inactive in that stretch eight times. So what are you 323 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: gonna do take Jonathan Taylor off of the field when 324 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 2: he's completely healthy. It's hard to say what Gedden's role 325 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 2: is gonna be for next season because Taylor's coming back. 326 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,520 Speaker 2: He showed you that he could stay healthy. There's no 327 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 2: sign of him slowing down. Also to the Colt showed 328 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 2: more favor throughout the course of the season last year 329 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:05,320 Speaker 2: to a Mira Abdullah as the backup running back behind 330 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor. So I would say, out of all the 331 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,640 Speaker 2: rookies we've talked about so far on these rookie reports, 332 00:15:10,640 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 2: he might be the toughest one to forecast going into 333 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 2: next season because he's directly behind an elite player like 334 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:17,440 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor. 335 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 5: Yeah, and we talked about his resume in college. He's 336 00:15:20,000 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 5: definitely a guy who's got, you know, a very lengthy 337 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:25,480 Speaker 5: resume and can definitely add something. We'll see if that 338 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,440 Speaker 5: changes a little bit more into production in his second 339 00:15:28,480 --> 00:15:31,120 Speaker 5: season in twenty twenty six. That's your rookie Update, presented 340 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:34,440 Speaker 5: by MJ Companies, Your Future in Focus. The last word 341 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 5: is brought to you by Vivid Seats. Vivid seats. It's 342 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 5: the official fan Experience partner of the Innanapolis Colts. Download 343 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 5: the app to score great deals on the events that 344 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 5: you love. It's time for our first time out here 345 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 5: we come back. We're gonna hear from NFL insider from 346 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:50,040 Speaker 5: Serious XIM Solomon Willcotts. He's going to weigh in on 347 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:52,320 Speaker 5: the Colts needs heading into the draft, and also what 348 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,760 Speaker 5: he thought of the Colts after that fallout of the 349 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 5: twenty twenty five season. That's all coming next right here 350 00:15:57,680 --> 00:15:59,680 Speaker 5: on the Last Word. On ninety three five and one 351 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 5: of seven, we. 352 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: Talked Colts football every Friday on the Last Word, the 353 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,240 Speaker 1: Offseason Home of the Colts with Matt Taylor and Casey Valier. 354 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 5: Welcome back to the Last Word ninety three five, one 355 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 5: oh seventy five the Fan. We are live inside the 356 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 5: Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studios. 357 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,480 Speaker 4: I'm Casey Valier, joined. 358 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:24,000 Speaker 5: By Matt Taylor and Matt Last week at the NFL Combine, 359 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 5: we always make it a point to talk to one 360 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 5: of our favorites in Solomon will Sell. Yes, Sir, I 361 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 5: listened to his drive every morning on Sirius XM. He's 362 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 5: one of the you know he knows everything. He also 363 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 5: played the sport at a high level, so definitely a 364 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 5: great guy to talk to. And last week at the 365 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 5: NFL Combine, you and Charles Rbuckle, you caught up with Solomon. 366 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 5: You know, he played safety and also, as I mentioned, 367 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 5: he's on the morning Drive there on Sirius XM, and 368 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 5: you guys talked about what the Colts could be targeting 369 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 5: in the upcoming draft, what he thinks about the Colts 370 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 5: coming back after starting really great there in twenty twenty six. 371 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,000 Speaker 5: But he started off by discussing the depth of the 372 00:16:59,040 --> 00:17:01,520 Speaker 5: upcoming draft and why that's good news for the Colts 373 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 5: and their potential positional needs. 374 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 7: It looks like it's going to be the edge rushers, 375 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 7: looks like it's going to be defensive line, and I 376 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 7: think that's going to play in what teams are really 377 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 7: looking for. When you're talking about trying to win championships. 378 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 7: Think about what really fueled the Philadelphia Eagles in that 379 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 7: twenty twenty four run to a Super Bowl title. It 380 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:23,639 Speaker 7: was guys on that defensive line, Milton Williams, Jordan Davis. 381 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 3: Jalen Carter, right. 382 00:17:25,359 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 7: And then last year you had the Seattle Seahawks, it 383 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,679 Speaker 7: was their defensive line that fueled their run to a 384 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:34,360 Speaker 7: Super Bowl title. This is a copycat league. Everyone wants 385 00:17:34,440 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 7: to be able to impact the quarterback. If you can hit, hurry, 386 00:17:37,440 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 7: or harass the quarterback when you're defensive line, you stand 387 00:17:40,560 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 7: a chance of going deep in the postseason, maybe winning 388 00:17:43,280 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 7: a title. And this draft is full of those kinds 389 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 7: of plays. 390 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:48,879 Speaker 8: No, Solomon, you bring up some really good points. But 391 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 8: the one point the Colts have not been able to 392 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 8: get over that hump you know last year, starting out 393 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 8: fast and then fading at the end. What does it 394 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 8: take not only to add pieces, but mentality to get 395 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:00,000 Speaker 8: to that next level. 396 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 7: Yeah, it really is about the perseverance, right and the 397 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:07,280 Speaker 7: expectation of winning. And you know what fuels that is 398 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,400 Speaker 7: you got to be able to win in moments when 399 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 7: nobody thought it was possible. And then the players begin 400 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,840 Speaker 7: to believe in one another, They begin to believe that 401 00:18:15,920 --> 00:18:19,360 Speaker 7: the coach, they all have the right plan. You have 402 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 7: to be able to sometimes overcome the fear and the 403 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:25,920 Speaker 7: doubt that sets in when you have injuries. People don't 404 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 7: think you can win with a backup quarterback. They don't 405 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 7: think you can win with maybe not having the best 406 00:18:30,640 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 7: area maybe a defensive line or offensive line. But then 407 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:36,120 Speaker 7: you find a way to win in those moments, then 408 00:18:36,280 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 7: confidence begins to grow, It feeds on itself, and then 409 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:42,240 Speaker 7: you begin to believe that you can do some of 410 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:44,479 Speaker 7: the impossible things. And to me, that's how you win 411 00:18:44,520 --> 00:18:48,960 Speaker 7: a championship. Nobody's ever won a Super Bowl title without going. 412 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,240 Speaker 3: Through some form of adversity. 413 00:18:50,640 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 7: You're going to have to overcome that, and your ability 414 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:57,119 Speaker 7: to do that is really I think where the rubber 415 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 7: meets the road. 416 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,199 Speaker 8: The teams you talked about getting to the playoffs on 417 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:03,200 Speaker 8: deep not only did they have high round draft picks, 418 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,119 Speaker 8: but those picks that are day two, day three, I 419 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 8: think those are critical. Now in this NFL. What do 420 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 8: you think about that? 421 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 3: Oh, here's no doubt about it. 422 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 7: Think about the wide receiver that led the league this 423 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 7: past year in receiving. It was Pookin' the Cool Well 424 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 7: was he a fifth round pick? Think about the defensive 425 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 7: back that led the league in interceptions? It was Kevin 426 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 7: Bayer with the Chicago Bears, former third round pick. Right, 427 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 7: he didn't go to a big time Power five school, right, 428 00:19:26,840 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 7: Tennessee State, Tennessee State. He does, So think about that now, 429 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:34,080 Speaker 7: think about some of your leaders. Some of the best 430 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:37,520 Speaker 7: players in our league were guys who were drafted on 431 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:41,000 Speaker 7: Day three. So if you have picks on day three, 432 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,639 Speaker 7: you can still find some players that can impact your 433 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,000 Speaker 7: ability to win games. 434 00:19:44,800 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: All right, I saw him, and the Colts have been 435 00:19:46,119 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 2: pretty open about, you know, the discussions. They want to 436 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 2: bring back Daniel Jones, they want to bring back Alec Pierce. 437 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 2: But how bullish are you on the Colts to be 438 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,240 Speaker 2: able to run it back and replicate who the Colts 439 00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: were and what they were doing on offense those first 440 00:19:58,800 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 2: ten games of the season when Daniel Jones was fully healthy. 441 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 3: Look, I thought Daniel Jones was the right guy. 442 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 7: I came here during a training camp and I watched 443 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 7: him and Anthony Richardson compete. 444 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:11,640 Speaker 3: We thought that he would win the job. 445 00:20:11,720 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 7: He did, and I think for the first month of 446 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,359 Speaker 7: the season, the coachs offense was scoring on eighty percent 447 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 7: of their drive I mean, I was in. 448 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 3: I was off the. 449 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 7: Charts to be able to score on eighty percent of 450 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 7: your drives. In for the first half of the season, 451 00:20:25,240 --> 00:20:27,199 Speaker 7: they were the best team in the league. You and 452 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 7: I both know it was injuries that really forced this downturn. 453 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 3: In their production. 454 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 7: If you can get Daniel Jones back to full strength, 455 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 7: he's going to play well enough to win you some games. Sure, 456 00:20:38,680 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 7: this team is good enough around him to win games. 457 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 7: It's really about staying healthy. You'd love to see Alec 458 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 7: Pierce come back, because this guy from year one, year two, 459 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 7: and year three and four, he's gotten better, better and better, 460 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 7: and now he's your deep threat to help the other 461 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 7: guys to get open. So the complimentary pieces around the 462 00:20:56,880 --> 00:21:00,880 Speaker 7: quarterback position are here. Lou annorro Most done a wonderful 463 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 7: job of building this defense. I think you just now 464 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 7: this is a team that really you don't have to 465 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 7: go and. 466 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:08,760 Speaker 3: Say, oh, we're looking for starters. 467 00:21:08,760 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 7: You're looking for supplementary players to fit in that buy 468 00:21:12,520 --> 00:21:14,960 Speaker 7: into the culture that's going to give you depth on 469 00:21:15,000 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 7: a football team that's already pretty good. 470 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:20,200 Speaker 2: What about upfront, though you mentioned the good nucleus that's 471 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 2: in place, the one area where they might need to 472 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 2: address and spend some money to do that is up front. 473 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 2: Within that pass rush, what kind of grade do you 474 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 2: give the Colts pass rush last year and how urgent 475 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:31,720 Speaker 2: do you think they should be to add to that 476 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 2: big time in free years? 477 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 3: Well, they can get better. 478 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 7: There's no doubt Quitty Pay I think, is expected to 479 00:21:35,880 --> 00:21:37,919 Speaker 7: hit the free agent market, and you got to be 480 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:41,400 Speaker 7: able to add more pass rushers. I think what we're 481 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:44,520 Speaker 7: finding now with the best teams in our league. You'll 482 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 7: look at the Houston Texans Seattle last year, I think 483 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 7: at five players with forty or more pressures. No other 484 00:21:50,600 --> 00:21:54,159 Speaker 7: team had that many guys who could deliver pressure on 485 00:21:54,200 --> 00:21:58,160 Speaker 7: the opposing quarterback. You need not just one good pass 486 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 7: rusher like that's where the Raiders are. That's why they 487 00:22:00,440 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 7: don't want to let Max Crosby go. You gotta have multiples. 488 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 7: You gotta have You got to be able to do 489 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 7: it where you don't have to blitz to get pressure 490 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 7: that you can send four and all four guys, whether 491 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,800 Speaker 7: they're coming off the edge or the interior portion of 492 00:22:13,840 --> 00:22:16,680 Speaker 7: your line, they can get pressure on the quarterback. So 493 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,000 Speaker 7: while you already have one or two guys, you're gonna 494 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:22,000 Speaker 7: need more. And that's what we're finding out those teams 495 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 7: I mentioned who've won the Super Bowls over the last 496 00:22:24,000 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 7: couple of years, they have multiple pass rushers and aren't 497 00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:28,960 Speaker 7: just reliant on one guy. 498 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 8: Seattle did something that I really like too, is we're 499 00:22:31,560 --> 00:22:34,200 Speaker 8: bringing it from the second or third level and sometimes 500 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:35,400 Speaker 8: dropping guys. 501 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 3: Out on the interior. 502 00:22:36,520 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 8: So when I look at them, you do the Colts 503 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:40,960 Speaker 8: have what you need with the Nick cross if he 504 00:22:41,080 --> 00:22:42,880 Speaker 8: comes back, or the lineback. 505 00:22:42,480 --> 00:22:44,800 Speaker 3: And crew to do some of those things that likes. 506 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:46,000 Speaker 3: He likes. 507 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 7: He likes to bring the nickel corner. He likes to 508 00:22:49,040 --> 00:22:52,080 Speaker 7: bring the linebackers. He likes to what we call supplement 509 00:22:52,600 --> 00:22:55,640 Speaker 7: the pass rush because sometimes you could do that without blitzing, 510 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 7: because the blitz is where you're bringing more than they 511 00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 7: can block. But what if you pull guys out and 512 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:03,720 Speaker 7: bring you made them think that the strong side in 513 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 7: what's coming. But he drops in pressure, that's right, And 514 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 7: then you bring a linebacker or you bring a defensive back. 515 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 7: You're what we call replacing those guys because the linemen 516 00:23:14,119 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 7: are looking inside and now here comes a slot corner 517 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 7: off the edge running Scott free because you could confuse 518 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:24,040 Speaker 7: their blocking schemes when you can mix and match that way. 519 00:23:24,520 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 7: But it really that requires tremendously high football IQ. Everyone's 520 00:23:28,880 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 7: got to be on the same page. But when your 521 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,439 Speaker 7: number is called. You saw that with a Devn Weatherspoon 522 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:36,440 Speaker 7: in the Super Bowl. When the numbers called. You got 523 00:23:36,440 --> 00:23:38,400 Speaker 7: to be able to hit home. Lou Ana Romo has 524 00:23:38,480 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 7: great schemes, but you do need players with tremendously high 525 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,680 Speaker 7: football IQ who can fit. 526 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 8: Those schemes from a linebacker position. I know that's one 527 00:23:46,080 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 8: that the Colts have talked about along with the defensive line. 528 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:51,680 Speaker 8: What are your thoughts on this crew of linebackers coming 529 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 8: through here and then potentially with the Colts. 530 00:23:53,480 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 7: Everyone's talking about Rville Reese right with the Ohio State 531 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,120 Speaker 7: Buck guys. He's a guy that can bring pressure. He's 532 00:24:01,200 --> 00:24:03,240 Speaker 7: going to go very high. He's going to be the 533 00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 7: number two player selected, perhaps, But this is a very 534 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 7: good year for defensive linemen and linebackers. 535 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,480 Speaker 3: It's a bumper crop. That's what everyone's saying. 536 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,880 Speaker 7: And I'm not the draft expert, but that's what they 537 00:24:15,920 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 7: are saying, is that this is a very good year 538 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,639 Speaker 7: if you're looking for pass rushers, not just on the edges, 539 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,320 Speaker 7: but on the interior part of the defensive line as well, 540 00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:26,320 Speaker 7: that this is the year to go get them all. 541 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 4: Right, we know you got a run. 542 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:29,919 Speaker 2: We appreciate your time, but I know you're based not 543 00:24:30,080 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 2: that far away in Cincinnati. It's the Queens City. You 544 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:35,159 Speaker 2: spend a lot of time here in the Circle City. 545 00:24:35,320 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 2: So give us your top three reasons why you love 546 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,200 Speaker 2: coming to Indianapolis and why you love coming to the Combine. 547 00:24:41,240 --> 00:24:43,679 Speaker 7: For one, oh, I love coming to the Combine because 548 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 7: this is to me. When I come to Indy, I 549 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,879 Speaker 7: know that everything is in close proximity. I don't have 550 00:24:48,920 --> 00:24:50,320 Speaker 7: to get in the car. I can park my car 551 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:52,399 Speaker 7: at my hotel, and I can still make it to 552 00:24:52,440 --> 00:24:55,920 Speaker 7: the Convention Center. I can still make it to Saint Elmo's, 553 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 7: I can still make it to Ray I can get 554 00:24:57,960 --> 00:24:58,440 Speaker 7: my steak. 555 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 3: I love Tony's. Well, Tony, get you to go, Bob, 556 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 3: that's right, matter, right, But. 557 00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:05,520 Speaker 7: I know that I don't have to get in my 558 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:08,440 Speaker 7: car again, and I can still get everything done right. 559 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:11,760 Speaker 7: And and all of the scouts and the coaches and 560 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 7: the medium members. 561 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,880 Speaker 3: We love Nicky Blaine's man, you ever love the good 562 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,880 Speaker 3: cigar these days? And I can't think of a better 563 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 3: place to go. So I think I gave you three 564 00:25:22,600 --> 00:25:25,480 Speaker 3: right right there. Yeah, exactly. 565 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 8: Blaine is the old Assistan. That's what you and you 566 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:34,480 Speaker 8: see all the guys. 567 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 3: And you know, we call it a mini vacation. 568 00:25:37,880 --> 00:25:40,800 Speaker 7: By the time you light up a cigar and you 569 00:25:40,880 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 7: dig into one of those nice level sofas. Five hours 570 00:25:44,160 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 7: is gone by, and now you're like, wait a minute, 571 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 7: I just walked through the door. 572 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 3: Time flies when. 573 00:25:49,000 --> 00:25:52,400 Speaker 7: You have a fun always all right, thank you guys, 574 00:25:54,880 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 7: spending five hours all those couches. 575 00:25:57,480 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 2: Hey, we've all been there, you know, going to those 576 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,800 Speaker 2: it's like going to a casino. There's no clocks or windows. 577 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 5: It's funny you say that, because I heard that mentioned 578 00:26:05,400 --> 00:26:07,520 Speaker 5: a couple of times about the Combine, where they're like, 579 00:26:07,560 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 5: it's like a casino. The only difference is they're not 580 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 5: pumping in the oxygen because where you are in the convention. 581 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 2: Or the internet or that too, but there's no windows. 582 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 2: You're like, what time is it? I don't even know. 583 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:21,400 Speaker 2: I've talked to thirty five guys over the last handful 584 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:23,360 Speaker 2: of hours, no idea what time it is. But that's 585 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 2: kind of why I like doing these trivia nights, these 586 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:28,720 Speaker 2: Indiana Sports trivia nights, because you know, it starts at 587 00:26:28,760 --> 00:26:30,640 Speaker 2: seven and before you know it, it's ten to thirty. 588 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 2: Because you're just shooting the ball with people you meet 589 00:26:32,720 --> 00:26:34,480 Speaker 2: and there's good folks out there and they want to 590 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: talk ball, so and I enjoy doing it and you know, 591 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 2: drinking a beer, So I mean, how bad could that be? 592 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,800 Speaker 2: So yeah, time flies when you're having fun and you're 593 00:26:43,200 --> 00:26:46,399 Speaker 2: amongst good folks. And that's Solomon Wilcots. Absolutely, Solomon one 594 00:26:46,440 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 2: of our favorites. And you know, I always look forward to, 595 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 2: you know, our chats at the combine. But he also 596 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 2: always makes a trip through during training camp, so it 597 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 2: was always good to catch up with Solomon Wilcox. 598 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 5: The Last Word is brought to you by Meyer Meyers, 599 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,680 Speaker 5: the official supercenter of the Indianapolis Colts and sponsor of 600 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,560 Speaker 5: one hundred the local sports teams across the Midwest. It's 601 00:27:04,560 --> 00:27:06,640 Speaker 5: time for our final time out here we come back. 602 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,000 Speaker 5: We're gonna give you the Forum Credit Union Question of 603 00:27:09,040 --> 00:27:11,600 Speaker 5: the Week and it hones in on the possible moves 604 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 5: the Colts could make when the free agency market opens 605 00:27:14,560 --> 00:27:16,360 Speaker 5: up next week. 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Casey 616 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:43,640 Speaker 5: Value along with Matt Taylor and Matt It is time 617 00:27:43,680 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 5: for the Forum Credit Union Question of the Week and 618 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:49,679 Speaker 5: it all revolves around NFL free agency that starts up 619 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 5: next week. The legal negotiating windows starts on Monday, where 620 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 5: teams are permitted to contact and inner contract negotiations with 621 00:27:56,800 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 5: players who are unrestricted free agents. And then beginning wind, 622 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 5: the NFL League opens at four pm. That's when the 623 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:06,640 Speaker 5: teams can sign new free agents in prior trades will 624 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:09,760 Speaker 5: then become official and all teams, as we mentioned, have 625 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 5: to be under that salary cap before four pm on Wednesday. So, 626 00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,879 Speaker 5: outside of Daniel Jones Alec Pierce, who are the Colts' 627 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:20,360 Speaker 5: biggest priorities? I know, right, I know, But I mean 628 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:22,520 Speaker 5: we know about those two. Yeah, that's all we've talked 629 00:28:22,520 --> 00:28:24,879 Speaker 5: about all week. So who are the biggest priorities for 630 00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 5: the Colts heading into free agency? 631 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:26,320 Speaker 3: Yeah? 632 00:28:26,320 --> 00:28:28,720 Speaker 2: I think sometimes we forget the Colts have other players 633 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:30,200 Speaker 2: except for Pearson Jones. 634 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 5: They do play other They play a whole bunch of 635 00:28:32,000 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 5: other positions other than just quarterback, and receive fifty one 636 00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:35,399 Speaker 5: other guys in fact. 637 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,040 Speaker 2: So outside of those two things, I think the biggest 638 00:28:39,120 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 2: mission for the Colts, like we've talked about in the 639 00:28:41,080 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 2: offseason here, is to upgrade their pass rush. Right, they 640 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:47,880 Speaker 2: have three defensive ends who are free agents, pay Ebicom 641 00:28:47,960 --> 00:28:50,800 Speaker 2: Taekwon Lewis. The Colts don't have a first round pick, 642 00:28:50,840 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 2: so they got to substantially address that position, I think 643 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 2: in the offseason here, and I think the best way 644 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 2: to do that is in free agency. Right? But can 645 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,720 Speaker 2: you do that if you're paying alex Or and Daniel 646 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 2: Jones big money? 647 00:29:02,000 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 3: Right? 648 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,080 Speaker 2: We've talked about that in the first segment. That's a 649 00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:08,560 Speaker 2: fascinating domino into this entire saga heading into free agency 650 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 2: and something or a different element that we haven't mentioned yet, 651 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 2: Casey is what's the order of these things? 652 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:14,440 Speaker 3: Right? Right? 653 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:18,719 Speaker 2: I mean, can you sign Pierce without Jones? Does Jones 654 00:29:19,320 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 2: go second? After Pierce? Do you start cutting other players 655 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 2: to make money or to make room for other players 656 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 2: that you want to address in free agencies? So there's 657 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 2: a lot of dominoes, yeah to fall and I don't 658 00:29:30,080 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: know how you started, how you line it up around 659 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 2: the room, if you will, to make that metaphor. After that, 660 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 2: I would go linebacker, especially now considering the report out 661 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 2: there that Zire Franklin might be considering a trade or 662 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 2: the Colts might be considering trading Zaire Franklin. I would 663 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 2: go safety, right because you've got both Rodney Thomas and 664 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 2: Nick Cross free agents, and then if both leave, that's 665 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,640 Speaker 2: a lot of starting experience and depth that just walked 666 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 2: out the door. 667 00:29:54,760 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 4: So the Colts I. 668 00:29:55,400 --> 00:29:57,600 Speaker 2: Think there would inevitably have to address that in the 669 00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 2: off season between free agency and the d And then lastly, 670 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:03,720 Speaker 2: I would say corner. Last year proved you can never 671 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 2: have enough good corners because of all the injuries we 672 00:30:06,600 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 2: saw last year at that position, and Charvarius Ward is 673 00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 2: another concussion and another injury away from not being available, 674 00:30:14,720 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 2: and so I don't know if you can count on 675 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 2: him for seventeen games next season just considering his circumstances. 676 00:30:19,920 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 2: That's just being fair, that's just being objective about where 677 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 2: he's at after three concussions and what two and a 678 00:30:25,600 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 2: half three months in twenty twenty five, So those are 679 00:30:28,600 --> 00:30:31,720 Speaker 2: my big, you know, positional rankings for the Colts going 680 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 2: in the next week. 681 00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 5: I know we're up against you, but I would agree 682 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:35,840 Speaker 5: with all of that, and then maybe I would throw 683 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 5: a little bit of a flyer to the offensive line. 684 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,720 Speaker 5: And that's mainly depth. We know Braden Smith is a 685 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,440 Speaker 5: you know, a free agent and also Danny Pinter, so 686 00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:47,440 Speaker 5: you think about both on the tackle and the interior. 687 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 5: You got to bolster some depth. Now that may be 688 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 5: something they addressed more in the draft, but I do 689 00:30:52,680 --> 00:30:54,960 Speaker 5: think that is one area that when you're seeing free 690 00:30:54,960 --> 00:30:57,320 Speaker 5: agent signings or where the Colts kind of go in 691 00:30:57,360 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 5: the draft, I think that might be an area to 692 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:01,959 Speaker 5: watch for. But it's gonna be fascinating. As we mentioned, 693 00:31:01,960 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 5: the legal tampering period opens up on Monday. We will 694 00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:08,040 Speaker 5: have you covered all next week, all the happenings. It's 695 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 5: gonna be a busy week. I hope you're enjoying that 696 00:31:10,840 --> 00:31:12,680 Speaker 5: seat you got, Matt, because you're gonna be in it 697 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:14,880 Speaker 5: a lot next week. We're gonna be busy right here 698 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,760 Speaker 5: at this seat, you know, absolutely, But it is gonna 699 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,640 Speaker 5: be prove it's gonna be a fun week. I always 700 00:31:21,680 --> 00:31:24,600 Speaker 5: look forward to all the moves and everything, but make 701 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 5: sure you visit the Forum credit Union fanforum section of 702 00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:29,320 Speaker 5: Colts dot com to interact with other fans online. 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But as I mentioning, is a're 707 00:31:39,120 --> 00:31:41,680 Speaker 5: gonna start really heating up over the weekend and then 708 00:31:41,720 --> 00:31:44,920 Speaker 5: into next week when the NFL Free Agencies period all 709 00:31:44,960 --> 00:31:45,760 Speaker 5: gets underway. 710 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:47,280 Speaker 4: But for Matt Taylor, I'm Casey Value. 711 00:31:47,320 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 5: Thanks a lot for listening to us right here on 712 00:31:49,120 --> 00:31:50,760 Speaker 5: ninety three five and one oh seven five of the 713 00:31:50,800 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 5: Fan ESPN Radio is up next. 714 00:32:07,480 --> 00:32:11,719 Speaker 7: Something that the way they walk, the way they speak, 715 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:17,520 Speaker 7: and flesh