1 00:00:01,400 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Your work week is over. The plan called and said, 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: if you don't coming tomorrow, don't bother coming and run day. 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: Hello boy, day weekend. This is the Last Word, the 4 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:16,799 Speaker 1: Offseason Home of the Colts with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Hello, everyone, 5 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: and welcome to the Last Word. We're brought to you 6 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: by our friends at FanDuel's Sports Book. Download the app today, 7 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: Make every moment more ninety three five one oh seven 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: five The Last Word. My name is Jeffrey gore Man. 9 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: I'm joined by Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts. We're 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: gonna talk some Colts, obviously, and coming up we're gonna 11 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,559 Speaker 1: tell you who, what, where, when and why regarding the 12 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: Colts head coaching search. We're also going to hear from 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,280 Speaker 1: Colts linebackers are Franklin he just broke the Colts single 14 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 1: season tackle record. On the disappointment as well of the 15 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:48,239 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two season. Also what the team needs to 16 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: focus on this offseason. The search is on, Mattey, The 17 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: search is on. Coaches are arriving in Indianapolis. They are 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: in search of a new head coach this offseason after 19 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: a four twelve and one campaign. General manager Chris Ballard 20 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: met with the media this week. He said he and 21 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: others on his staff are going to lead the search, 22 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,120 Speaker 1: but ultimately, Jim Ursey we'll have the final say on 23 00:01:11,240 --> 00:01:13,800 Speaker 1: the next head coach of the Colts. And mate, what 24 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: are we looking for here? What give me some qualities 25 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: that are looking for in this new head coach. I'll 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: put you in the hiring room right now. Yeah, get 27 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: me in the fold there. That's the last thing we need. 28 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: There's no question about that. But Chris said this week 29 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: that there really isn't a set criteria in terms of 30 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: what he's looking for right In other words, he doesn't 31 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: have an outline per se where he's checking off boxes 32 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: as he's going along during the interview process. I think 33 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:43,680 Speaker 1: the Colts are intentionally casting a y net from different backgrounds, 34 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: different experiences in the NFL, and different people that can 35 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: bring different ideas to the table. And Chris also said 36 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: that he's not starting with an end in mind. He said, 37 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: when you do that, you sort of get a vision 38 00:01:56,080 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: of what you want, and then you've made up your 39 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: mind before you even start the process us and then 40 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: you might ignore somebody who's right there in front of 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: your face, right somebody that might be qualified for you, 42 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,079 Speaker 1: right in front of your nose. So the Colts really 43 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:11,080 Speaker 1: don't prefer which side of the ball their coach, you know, 44 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: predominantly comes from, whether that's offense, defense, special teams. But 45 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 1: the Colts says, we know, Jeffrey, they're gonna take their time. 46 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: They're gonna try and get this right and go through 47 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: the process and let a lot of different people come 48 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:26,800 Speaker 1: to them and make the decision after being intentional and 49 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:30,359 Speaker 1: being patient through this entire process. Maytay, let's go down 50 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: the list. Start me up here, go through the list 51 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: of candidates that the Colts have talked to so far. Yeah, well, 52 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: as of now, we know a few interviews have been done. 53 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:42,959 Speaker 1: Bubba Ventrone's special teams coordinator for the Colts since twenty eighteen, 54 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: a Giro Averro defensive coordinator for the Broncos, Chiefs offensive 55 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: coordinator Eric b Enemy, He's been given an interview, and 56 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: then Ram's defensive coordinator Raheem Morris. So that right there 57 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: tells you, Jeffrey, the Colts are looking at a lot 58 00:02:57,240 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 1: of different phases, a lot of different guys, a lot 59 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 1: of different backgrounds. You know. With Ventrone, we know his story. 60 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: Spent ten years in the NFL as a player and 61 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: then has been a really really good coordinator on the 62 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: special team side of things for the Colts since twenty eighteen. Avero, 63 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: by the way, for him, he's also going to interview 64 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: with the Broncos. The Texans requested an interview with him 65 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: as well. He spent one year with the Broncos as 66 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: their defensive coordinator and I know they had a crummy season, 67 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: but their defense was awesome. Bienemy. He's been with the 68 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 1: Chiefs as their OC for the last couple of years 69 00:03:30,720 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: and his name has really been mentioned all over the 70 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: NFL in terms of head coaching vacancies the last couple 71 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 1: of years. In fact, he's interviewed fifteen times for head 72 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: coaching positions in the last four years. The same thing 73 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 1: comes out, mate, takee. People are always say, shocked, shocked 74 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: that Eric Biennemy didn't get ahead job this offseason. Yeah, 75 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: and there's that Chris Ballard connection there, right. Viennamy was 76 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: the Chiefs running back coach and all four seasons when 77 00:03:54,560 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: Ballard was there on the personnel's side of things in 78 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 1: Kansas City, and then with Morris, He's got experiences in 79 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: terms of being both a coordinator and a head coach 80 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: in the NFL's the head coach of the Bucks from 81 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: two thousand and nine to two eleven. It's been a 82 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator in the NFL the last three seasons in 83 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: twenty with Atlanta, then the last two years with the Rams, 84 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: and they won a Super Bowl last year. So you know, 85 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: it's it's it's going to be interesting to see how 86 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,600 Speaker 1: this all you know, shakes out. It's it's ongoing obviously, 87 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: and and just for reference sake, Jeffrey, last year the Jaguars, 88 00:04:25,480 --> 00:04:28,320 Speaker 1: they picked Doug Peterson from a candidate pool of about ten. 89 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 1: If that gives you an idea on the scope and 90 00:04:31,000 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: the depth of the search. But as of right now, 91 00:04:33,880 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: the Colts have requested only coaches who are not playing 92 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: in the playoffs this weekend or on teams that have 93 00:04:39,440 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: buy So it obviously it's going to be ongoing. It's 94 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:45,679 Speaker 1: gonna progress, and it's going to evolve, and I fully 95 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: expect to taking you know, at least a couple of 96 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: other weeks. Where does jeff Saturday fit into this whole 97 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: equation here as far as the interview process and when 98 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: they'll talk to him in a standard interview that they 99 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: will put him through, even though he had you know 100 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: in the interim tag to him for a half of 101 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: the season. Well, Chris said that he's not going to 102 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: hold you know, Jeff Saturday's one in seven record and 103 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,640 Speaker 1: in too much weight when considering Jeff, considering he took 104 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:11,479 Speaker 1: over in a bad situation, didn't have a ton of 105 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:15,280 Speaker 1: time to implement his culture and some scheme changes that 106 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: he'd liked to see, and just some big picture things 107 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: you need to do in the offseason that he didn't 108 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: have the opportunity to do. That being said, though, I 109 00:05:23,640 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: mean Chris, he made it clear that he was concerned 110 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: about some of the things that happened down the stretch, right, 111 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: I mean to talk about the meltdown in Minnesota, you know, 112 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter in Dallas, getting blown out in New York, 113 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:36,640 Speaker 1: losing to the worst team in football the other day 114 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:40,240 Speaker 1: to the Texans at home. So Jeff's gonna have an 115 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:43,520 Speaker 1: interview and he's going to be considered because he was 116 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:45,840 Speaker 1: hand picked by Jim Ursey to be the interim coach 117 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: right after Week nine, and Jeff said this week that 118 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: he would like to be the CEO type head coach 119 00:05:52,720 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: oversee the culture, oversee the player buy in and the 120 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: team building, and hire really good coordinators around him. So 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 1: we'll see if if Jeff is considered to what degree, 122 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: And we'll also see how Jeff's plan, you know, stacks 123 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: up to the rest of the candidate pool when it's 124 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: all said and done here. Well, you mentioned owner Jim Ersey, 125 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: and Chris Ballard said in his press conference earlier in 126 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: the week, Jim has the ultimate call on this head 127 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: coaching higher. So when does this thing White wrap up? 128 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,159 Speaker 1: Has Ersay given any sort of indication a quick sort 129 00:06:20,200 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: of process that's gonna go, or does it last a 130 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 1: few more than a few weeks. Yeah, I would suspect 131 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: this is going to take a while. I mean I wouldn't. 132 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,159 Speaker 1: I would be shocked if we find something out prior 133 00:06:31,200 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: to February, to be honest with you, because, again, as 134 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: it relates to coaches not on the Colts staff, this week, 135 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: the Colts could have virtual interviews with coaches whose teams 136 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,600 Speaker 1: are not in the playoffs or whose teams had to 137 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: buy on wildcard weekend. Right, That's what we've seen so far. 138 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: But then starting next week, in person interviews can be 139 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: conducted with head coach candidates whose teams played on Wildcard weekend, 140 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,360 Speaker 1: So that's going to open up another pool, if you will. 141 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: And then starting on January thirtieth, assistant coaches on teams 142 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,039 Speaker 1: play and the Super Bowl who previously interviewed for a 143 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 1: head coaching position, they can have second in person or 144 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: virtual interviews with clubs that need head coaches. You can 145 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 1: do that prior to the Sunday before the Super Bowl. 146 00:07:13,880 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: So if the Colts like somebody on one of those 147 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,240 Speaker 1: Super Bowl teams, then this might take a while to 148 00:07:19,240 --> 00:07:22,040 Speaker 1: get hatched out, and I fully expect this taking at 149 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: least until February to be decided. That's Matt Taylor, Voice 150 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: of the Colts here on the Last Word, ninety three 151 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 1: five one oh seven five to fan. We got the 152 00:07:30,360 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: Hawks and the Pacers coming up right after this, talking 153 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: more football. When we come back. We're gonna put an 154 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: end to the twenty twenty two season with linebacker Zaire Franklin. 155 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: He just broke the Colts single season tackle record and 156 00:07:42,680 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: as one of the biggest leaders on this team, he's 157 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: gonna explain what the team needs to change this offseason. 158 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: Again the last Word, Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts. 159 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: I'm Goreman, ninety three five, one oh seven five The Fan. 160 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,120 Speaker 1: We're giving you all you need to know on the Colts. 161 00:07:58,440 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: This is the Last Word. Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor 162 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: from the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. Welcome back 163 00:08:07,040 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: to the Last Word. Were brought to you by a 164 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: frans at Fan Duel sports book. Download the f today 165 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: and make every moment more. Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts. 166 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: I'm gore Man here on ninety three five, one oh 167 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: seven five The Fan, maytay. We got Jeff Beck playing 168 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: in the background. Give me what you know about him. 169 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: He recently passed away from I have no idea what 170 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: it is. I don't know how you contract or whatever, 171 00:08:27,480 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: but the poor guy died from bacterial meningitis. Yeah, tough 172 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,680 Speaker 1: tough day in the rock community this week. A legend 173 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: Jeff Beck of the Yardbirds fame. You know, top five 174 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 1: guitar player of all time according to Rolling Stone Magazine. 175 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: You know, the Jeff Beck Group, the Jeff Beck Blues Band, 176 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: hitching his wagon all those years to Rod Stewart as 177 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: the lead singer and the Jeff Beck Band. Hats off 178 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,080 Speaker 1: to him for a great career that was incredibly versatile 179 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: and you know, long lasting in terms of all the 180 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,319 Speaker 1: riffs in the great guitar moments that he had and 181 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: all the different rock bands that he appeared in. Hey, 182 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: we like music on this show as well as football. 183 00:09:06,600 --> 00:09:09,560 Speaker 1: Jim Ursay's having another Jim Ursay Collection event in Vegas 184 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,679 Speaker 1: March third, March fourth. It's going to be some opportunities 185 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: for some people to go out there and enjoy it. 186 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: I'll give you some information in the weeks to come. Now, 187 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: let's get back to some football. Zaire Franklin. He joined 188 00:09:19,920 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 1: Lara Overton this week to discuss breaking the Colts single 189 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,640 Speaker 1: season tackle record. He's evolving leadership on defense and what 190 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 1: he wants to accomplish this offseason to erase the memory 191 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 1: of this past twenty twenty two season linebacker Zaire Franklin, 192 00:09:34,360 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: who broke the single season tackle record in the Week 193 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,840 Speaker 1: eighteen game against the Houston Texans. You had Shack Leonard 194 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: there on the sidelines, the person who previously held the record. 195 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: I know that had been a conversation back and forth 196 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 1: all season long between you two. How did he congratulate 197 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:54,560 Speaker 1: you when you finally got that final tackle? That you needed. 198 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: Oh man, you know obviously just what a warm huh. 199 00:09:58,040 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying to tell him. He was 200 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: proud of me. He's happy that I did it. Obviously, 201 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: he's been in my corner. I had my back off season, 202 00:10:05,040 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 1: and you know, we've been in it together for these 203 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,920 Speaker 1: last five years. So, UM, I watched him break it. 204 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: We actually roommates on our rookie year, UM going through it. 205 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 1: So I was really with him to step it away 206 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 1: when he set the record, So U to be able 207 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 1: to you know, come in break it set a new 208 00:10:19,760 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 1: standard um, and felt good. Just as impressive as the 209 00:10:22,920 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: record itself, maybe even more so, just depending on how 210 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:28,880 Speaker 1: you look at it. You have played every single game 211 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:32,360 Speaker 1: of your entire career. Heck, you've heardly even missed a 212 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: snap in a game. I think we count on one 213 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:36,800 Speaker 1: hand maybe the number of snaps that you've missed. How 214 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: much pride do you take in that and how much 215 00:10:39,120 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 1: do you recognize that alongside all of the other milestones. Um, Honestly, 216 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,719 Speaker 1: it's something I take very personal. Um, you know, just 217 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 1: being available and being accountable to my teammates. It's something 218 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: that you know means the most to me. Every game 219 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: I go into UM, I always just know that I 220 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,600 Speaker 1: want my teammates to note that I'm gonna beat there 221 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:01,000 Speaker 1: and note that they could depend on me, know that 222 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:03,400 Speaker 1: they'll be able to lean on me in any scenario. 223 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,559 Speaker 1: And the first step is being out there. So it's 224 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: definitely something I take very personally. I'm very proud of 225 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: myself that I'm always a built out there and be 226 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: there for my teammates. You have been one of the 227 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:19,400 Speaker 1: strongest voices in very difficult situations to help bring this 228 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 1: team together. You have been one who you know, whether 229 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: you elected to and stood up to or that they 230 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 1: chose you to be the one who has been delivering 231 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: the message to unite this team. How much have you 232 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: grown as a leader this year? You've been a leader 233 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: since you started here, since you walked in this building. 234 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: How much have you grown, no, in particular this season 235 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 1: through the challenges that twenty twenty two presented, oh Man, immensely. 236 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,920 Speaker 1: You know. Obviously, it's been a journey, a lot of 237 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: highs and a lot of lows, and to be honest, 238 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: I wasn't perfect through all of them. There were some 239 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: times where I might have pushed too hard, as other 240 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,840 Speaker 1: times I wish I would have pushed a little bit more, 241 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: but you know, I'm just thankful that my teammates always 242 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: believed in me, that they always had my back known 243 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: and I had and you know, like I told him yesterday, look, 244 00:12:02,880 --> 00:12:05,200 Speaker 1: no matter how ugly it got or how you know, 245 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 1: difficult it was, we were in it together. And no 246 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: matter what, you know, I'm just glad that we were 247 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 1: able to stick through it and you know, keep fighting 248 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:13,720 Speaker 1: to the finish. And you know it's gonna be a 249 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 1: tough season. But sometimes, you know, growth takes pain and 250 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunate it is. You got to appreciate the 251 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: rain to appreciate the sunshine. So this has been certainly 252 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:26,480 Speaker 1: a challenging season, as we mentioned, but when you look 253 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:29,200 Speaker 1: at it, when you reflect upon it, such a strong 254 00:12:29,240 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 1: season for the defense in particular, and I know that 255 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: we as we've looked across the building, there have been 256 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: former Colts, Colts legends who were part of this staff, 257 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,800 Speaker 1: Reggie Wayne and of course Jeff Saturday stepping in as 258 00:12:39,800 --> 00:12:41,480 Speaker 1: the interim role. And I think the one who's gotten 259 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: the least recognition that should get probably most is Cato 260 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,240 Speaker 1: June for what he has brought to the defense, in 261 00:12:48,280 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: particular to that linebacking corps. What have you taken from 262 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,560 Speaker 1: your time working with Kato June so far? Oh Man. 263 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: I told Cato at the game how much he's impacted 264 00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,320 Speaker 1: me just having him in the room. His energy is sense, 265 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: you know, his perspective. You know, I think just as 266 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 1: a guy who played on great teams, played at a 267 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:11,160 Speaker 1: high level. UM, so personable, so understanding of you know, 268 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,319 Speaker 1: what it means to be a leader in the locker room, 269 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 1: what it means to be a guy that the team 270 00:13:15,800 --> 00:13:18,719 Speaker 1: depends on to make big plays. Um. You know, I 271 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: think he's done a lot for me personally in my career, 272 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:23,520 Speaker 1: just you know, putting that battery in my back end 273 00:13:23,600 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: and telling me to look, man, you could go be 274 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: the best like you got it in you, um, and 275 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: just pushing me for further even when I felt like 276 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: I had already reached some goals. So obviously, just having 277 00:13:33,800 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: Cato in our room and our building, it's meant a lot. 278 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: And I told him that I really appreciated him and 279 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:40,839 Speaker 1: he made a big difference in my career to share 280 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,280 Speaker 1: being someone who is such a pillar of this team 281 00:13:44,280 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: both on and off the off the field. As you 282 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: go into this next period through the off season. What 283 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: gives you greatest optimism and great promise for how this 284 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: team is building moving ahead through twenty twenty three. Oh man, honestly, 285 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,200 Speaker 1: just you know, I say in a weird way, how 286 00:14:01,360 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: fast and when bad makes me confident that is, we 287 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 1: could go good in the same amount of speed. You know, 288 00:14:06,240 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: I think in the NFL is just you know, the 289 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 1: difference between good and bad is very small, very thin. Obviously, 290 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: had a lot of great guys coming back, the pillars 291 00:14:17,640 --> 00:14:20,680 Speaker 1: of our team coming back, obviously JT. Shag the force. 292 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: So it's the building blocks are there. Obviously some changes 293 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:27,080 Speaker 1: that need to be made, and it's some different things 294 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: that's going going on. But I think as long as 295 00:14:29,280 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: we got the guys that we know we could go 296 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,040 Speaker 1: to war with anytime, we start from there and just 297 00:14:33,080 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: keep moving forward, one step at a time. First goal 298 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: of the off season, get healthy, reflect, rests, relaxation, Gotta 299 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,880 Speaker 1: recharge to be able to get back in it. First 300 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: goal when the next season begins. Want to know, one, 301 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 1: gotta start the season on the right way. Hey, great 302 00:14:50,640 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 1: stuff from Lara Overton. But I'll tell you what about 303 00:14:53,080 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: Zay here. I mean, I'm not just gonna say a 304 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:58,160 Speaker 1: career special teamer mate, but that was a guy you 305 00:14:58,160 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: could kind on weekend and week out, fill in for 306 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,560 Speaker 1: some spot duty on the field. And then you know, 307 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: fast forward to this year and he damn near led 308 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: the whole league in tackles. No, I don't think that's 309 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: off base, I really don't. I mean, consider this Zire 310 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 1: Franklin first year, as you said, as a starter, filling 311 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: in for Shack Leonard, who had really, you know, a 312 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: very frustrating season both on and off the field. And 313 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: as first year Zire Franklin breaks the Colts record for tackles, 314 00:15:25,120 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: as Lara said, never missed a game in five plus 315 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 1: seasons this season, played one hundred percent of the snaps 316 00:15:31,080 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 1: in fifteen out of seventeen games. And Jeffrey, I think 317 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: he is the leader on this football team. I mean, 318 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:41,280 Speaker 1: when you talk about biggest voices within the franchise right now, 319 00:15:41,720 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: I think it's Zire Franklin. And he just got a 320 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: contract as well, and this year he played like he 321 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:50,240 Speaker 1: was going into a contract year, not like a guy 322 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: that just got paid, which I think should tell you 323 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 1: everything you need to know about the guy. So hats 324 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,520 Speaker 1: off Desire Franklin Man. Keep in mind free agency is 325 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: around the NFL and around the Colts camp. Bobby o'karake 326 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: ej Speed, a couple of linebackers just to name a few, 327 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,240 Speaker 1: as far as what they're doing. So Zaire's in a 328 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:10,080 Speaker 1: good situation right here, showing what he can do this 329 00:16:10,120 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: past season and hopefully on the bigger and better things 330 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: more wins in twenty twenty three. This is the Last Word. 331 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 1: Were brought to you by a friends at Fan Duel's 332 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 1: sports book Download DApp today, make every moment more. We'll 333 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 1: be back with more. We're gonna talk about Chris Ballard's 334 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: latest from the press conference and also coming up on 335 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty three season. What we're gonna look for 336 00:16:29,400 --> 00:16:31,680 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts. I'm Jeffrey Gorman. We're 337 00:16:31,680 --> 00:16:33,160 Speaker 1: going to be back in a few minutes right here 338 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: on ninety three five one oh seven five the Fan. 339 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Last Word, the offseason Home of 340 00:16:41,240 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 1: the Colts with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor from the 341 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 1: Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. What you've got so 342 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: much change and turnover, I mean, it's it's it is exhausting. 343 00:16:53,160 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: You're just you're constantly in a state of what's next, 344 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: Who's next? Right, or you know, and when you just 345 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: can't get production done, it's just tough and you just 346 00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 1: all you want to do is get a defense off 347 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 1: the field, and then you can't do that and you 348 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 1: can't score points. I mean, it's frustrating because they're still 349 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:08,639 Speaker 1: putting in all the words, you're putting all the effort in. 350 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: It's just not paying off. And um, you know, I 351 00:17:11,119 --> 00:17:14,040 Speaker 1: know will eventually, but you know, it's all about results 352 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: driven league, and like I said, what it's not happening 353 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:19,480 Speaker 1: for you right now. It's very very frustrating. Welcome back 354 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,960 Speaker 1: to Last Word ninety three five one oh seven five 355 00:17:22,040 --> 00:17:24,280 Speaker 1: the Fan Matt Taylor, Boys of the Culture. We just 356 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,919 Speaker 1: heard from Ryan Kelly there, Matja, what's going on with 357 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:30,159 Speaker 1: him this offseason. Well, he's under contract for next season, 358 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 1: right and he's a part of that offensive line unit 359 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:36,320 Speaker 1: that's trying to rebound collectively after you know, allowing sixty 360 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 1: sacks on the season. And he just said it right there, 361 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,520 Speaker 1: just on on how mentally taxing um this past season 362 00:17:42,720 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: was for him and I think for the entire team. 363 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it was, it was chaos. You go back 364 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,480 Speaker 1: to Week seven, you get you know, you're swept by Tennessee, 365 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 1: and then you're changing quarterbacks. Then the OC gets let go. 366 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:56,439 Speaker 1: Then it's the head coach, and then we're bringing in 367 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 1: a guy who hasn't been here all year to be 368 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,439 Speaker 1: the interim coach. Then we're changing quarterbacks again, you're on 369 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:03,679 Speaker 1: a losing streak, you're going to Nick Foles, then you're 370 00:18:03,720 --> 00:18:06,600 Speaker 1: going back to Sam Ellinger. And I think that was 371 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: sort of the twenty twenty two season in a nutshell, 372 00:18:10,160 --> 00:18:12,960 Speaker 1: such a roller coaster of a year. And as we said, 373 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 1: this offseason, Jeffrey, it's all about finding stability and getting 374 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: key questions answered for this team going into the offseason 375 00:18:20,640 --> 00:18:23,199 Speaker 1: workout program in the spring. All right, don't forget. You 376 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:26,280 Speaker 1: can download the weekly at Colts Official podcast featuring the 377 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:30,480 Speaker 1: latest news, analysis, insight, and interviews regarding your Colts. This week, 378 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:33,680 Speaker 1: we broke down Chris Ballard's end of season press conference. 379 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: We also have several interviews with players from Monday, their 380 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 1: last day in the locker room before they departed for 381 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,359 Speaker 1: the offseason. Check all that out right now on Colts 382 00:18:41,359 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: dot com, the Colts Mobile app, and the Colts Audio 383 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:47,800 Speaker 1: Network anywhere that you download your podcast. All right, Matt, 384 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: time now for the Forum Credit Union Question of the week. 385 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 1: The Colts are set to pick fourth in the twenty 386 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,720 Speaker 1: twenty three NFL Draft. The last time the Colts picked 387 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 1: out earlier was in twenty twelve, when they took Andrew 388 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 1: Luck first. Overall. The Colts have held the fourth overall 389 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:05,280 Speaker 1: pick four times in franchise history. The last time they 390 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:08,720 Speaker 1: picked fourth and was in nineteen ninety nine. Who did 391 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:12,600 Speaker 1: they select that season, Matt Taylor? If you don't get 392 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,600 Speaker 1: this one, I mean, seriously, this man is a Hall 393 00:19:15,640 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: of Famer. Well, okay, you're making it. You're you're making 394 00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: me feel bad because of how obvious I think it 395 00:19:20,800 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: should be. So in nineteen ninety nine and that era 396 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: plus Hall of Fame player drafted high in the Draft's 397 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: gotta be Eder and James right. That is correct Edger 398 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 1: and James the Hall of Famer. Also in nineteen eighty six, 399 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 1: the Colts picked fourth, They picked John Hand and in 400 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:39,680 Speaker 1: nineteen eighty two they took Arch Sleaster with the fourth 401 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: overall pick. May take good stuff there. Visit the Forum 402 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: Credit Union Union fan Forum section of Colts Dot com 403 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:48,719 Speaker 1: you can interact with other fans online, post a topic, 404 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:52,639 Speaker 1: participating in various discussions regarding your Colts forum credit union 405 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,520 Speaker 1: helping members live their financial dreams. All right, the last 406 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 1: word were brought to you by our friends at Meyer Meyer, 407 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: the official supercenter of your Indianapolis Colts and proud sponsor 408 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:06,840 Speaker 1: of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. Let's 409 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 1: go through some Ballard leftovers from the press conference he 410 00:20:09,560 --> 00:20:12,119 Speaker 1: met with the media on Tuesday, about forty minutes. He 411 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: took a lot of questions there and went in on 412 00:20:14,440 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: several topics going to the offseason. Matey, what else did 413 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard have to say that hasn't received a lot 414 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 1: of attention. Yeah, this is Chris Ballard right here on 415 00:20:22,800 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: what he thinks of the talent level on this Colts 416 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:29,160 Speaker 1: roster here at the moment. Well, I mean, look, we're 417 00:20:29,200 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: starting that process. I mean, obviously we're not good enough. 418 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you finished four, twelve and one. Let's don't. 419 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna sit up here and act like, oh, 420 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,080 Speaker 1: you know what, we had a Super Bowl roster and 421 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: it's everybody, No, we're not. At the end of the day, 422 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 1: we're not good enough. And we got to figure out 423 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: the areas we're not good enough. Do I think we're 424 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: to vote just complete? I do think there's some building 425 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 1: pieces here. They got to play better, you know, our 426 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: best players got to play to their standard. But I 427 00:20:55,680 --> 00:20:58,880 Speaker 1: don't think we're void of talent. We need to add 428 00:20:58,880 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: more talent, and there's areas we need to get better at. 429 00:21:00,960 --> 00:21:03,720 Speaker 1: But I don't think we're complete void of talent. Hey, 430 00:21:03,720 --> 00:21:07,120 Speaker 1: Ballard's convinced the nucleus is here. Matt fires talent wise 431 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: goes with this roster. I know it will look different 432 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: next season, it always does, but the core group of 433 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: guys is there. Yeah, I agree with him. I mean, 434 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: you look at the defensive numbers. Towards the end of 435 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: the season. They started to balloon up, but for the 436 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: most part, you know, this was a defense that is 437 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: not representative of a four twelve and one team. It's 438 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 1: much better that much better than that, I should say. 439 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: And you've got players on that side of the ball. 440 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:35,440 Speaker 1: You've got Franklin who we talked about, Buckner, Stewart, Gilmore 441 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: can give you another good season next year. You've got 442 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:41,920 Speaker 1: Julian Blackman, You've got Rodney Thomas. Offensively, though, you got 443 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:43,720 Speaker 1: a lot of work to do, but you still got 444 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,439 Speaker 1: some players you can build around. Jonathan Taylor when healthy 445 00:21:47,000 --> 00:21:49,199 Speaker 1: is still a top two to three back in the NFL. 446 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 1: Pittman is an above average player, Pearson, Jeannie Woods, they're 447 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 1: going to be playmakers for you. Quarterback was a bad 448 00:21:56,040 --> 00:21:59,400 Speaker 1: dream all season long for this team. So there's no 449 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,359 Speaker 1: doubt there's a lot of work to do. It's not 450 00:22:01,480 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: like the Colts have the worst roster in the NFL. 451 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:06,640 Speaker 1: They just didn't have as good of a roster as 452 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,359 Speaker 1: many thought going into the season. You're right, all right. 453 00:22:09,400 --> 00:22:12,199 Speaker 1: Here's one quick one from Chris Ballard as well on 454 00:22:12,320 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: how the last twelve months has affected him, Like, we 455 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,800 Speaker 1: don't got a we don't have a transfer portal. We 456 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,719 Speaker 1: don't we don't have that, and I don't want it. 457 00:22:18,880 --> 00:22:21,639 Speaker 1: I'm there, backed out of anything in my life and 458 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: I want back out of this and we'll get it right. 459 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 1: People are scared to struggle. I'm not gonna sit there 460 00:22:27,440 --> 00:22:29,600 Speaker 1: and say I like it, but I'm not afraid of it. 461 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:31,919 Speaker 1: I'm not afraid of the struggle. I'm not afraid of 462 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,199 Speaker 1: the hardness of what we do. Matter of fact, I 463 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 1: kind of get off on it and can't your question, no, 464 00:22:38,320 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: no else, no other place I want to be, but indeed, 465 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,919 Speaker 1: and I want to make it right for Indye, Yeah, Jeffrey. 466 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:46,320 Speaker 1: Mean you look at the last twelve months right there 467 00:22:46,080 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: for Chris, as he just explained, it's been, yeah, incredibly busy, 468 00:22:51,520 --> 00:22:53,680 Speaker 1: and it's only going to keep going. I mean since 469 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 1: Christmas Night of last year, the Colts are four fourteen 470 00:22:56,560 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: and one. They lost ten of their last eleven, seven 471 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 1: straight to end the season. You talk about the Carson 472 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:05,879 Speaker 1: Wentz saga, the Matt Ryan Treye, the bad start of 473 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 1: this past season, Marcus Brady, Frank Reich, Jeff Saturday comes 474 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 1: in the quarterback carousel, and now you're sitting here at 475 00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: number four in the draft and you need a new 476 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 1: head coach, you need changes to your your culture. You're 477 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:22,560 Speaker 1: looking for quarterback stability. That's a lot for anybody. But 478 00:23:22,600 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 1: then you throw in what Chris has already been through 479 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,399 Speaker 1: prior to all this, with you know, the retirement of 480 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:32,359 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck, your franchise quarterback, just abruptly retiring, Josh McDaniels 481 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,240 Speaker 1: bailing on him in twenty eighteen. I mean, that's that's 482 00:23:35,320 --> 00:23:38,800 Speaker 1: that's an intense four to five year run for Chris 483 00:23:38,840 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: Ballard at the at the top of this franchise. So again, 484 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:45,240 Speaker 1: I think this offseason should be about finding stability and 485 00:23:45,440 --> 00:23:48,280 Speaker 1: getting your biggest questions answered that you can build upon 486 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: this foundation that you're laying here in this offseason. I'd 487 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: say in the next three weeks we will have you know, 488 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:56,040 Speaker 1: that's a guess. That's a guess. I don't know last 489 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:57,879 Speaker 1: more than a month, who knows. But I'd say in 490 00:23:57,920 --> 00:24:00,119 Speaker 1: the upcoming weeks, rather, we're gonna find out who the 491 00:24:00,160 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: man is for the twenty twenty Threeason, twenty twenty three season. Rather, 492 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: that is at the helm for the Colts. And that's again, 493 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,639 Speaker 1: that is Jim Ursay. Chris Ballard said it earlier in 494 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 1: the week. It's ultimately his decision. So let the fun 495 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 1: times begin, Matey. I enjoyed it the last word or 496 00:24:14,280 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: here in ninety three five and one oh seven five 497 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,920 Speaker 1: to fan. We're gonna do it week in and week out. 498 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:22,639 Speaker 1: Appreciate JMV For warming everybody up for us. Where like 499 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:24,560 Speaker 1: I said, matey, we're gonna do this thing in the 500 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: off season. Bring the latest. We got some great guests 501 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:29,240 Speaker 1: coming up down the road as well, and we do 502 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: it every Friday night right here, Pale. It's gonna be fun, 503 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:33,760 Speaker 1: you know what. We're here with the until the end 504 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:35,760 Speaker 1: of the off season in July, which seems like a 505 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,800 Speaker 1: long time from now, but we'll have news and breaking 506 00:24:38,840 --> 00:24:42,040 Speaker 1: everything down colts wise every week at six o'clock here 507 00:24:42,040 --> 00:24:44,520 Speaker 1: on the fan. All right, Spud Webb and the Atlanta 508 00:24:44,560 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 1: Hawks are coming to the game Bridge Fieldhouse tonight to 509 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 1: take on the pace. Where's Christian? Where's Christian? Lightner maytay, Hey, 510 00:24:53,000 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: good luck, Pacers, matey. I'll talk to you next week. 511 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:58,000 Speaker 1: You gotta put be good. Have a great weekend coming 512 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: up now, Pacers and Hawks right here, ninety three five 513 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:21,680 Speaker 1: and one oh seven five to play. Don't have a 514 00:25:21,760 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: seven three. Always want to be by your side.