1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and xs and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: o's Teck New York plenty ain't thank you, Bruce. It's 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: time to get out the chopboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Here's what all starts right, here's why jam many Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,880 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. Well. The Colts head into Week three still 7 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: searching for that first win of the season. Up next 8 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs, one of the best teams in 9 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: the AFC. They've played in the AFC title Game four 10 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: years in a row and they're undefeated two and o 11 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: on the early season. Meanwhile, the Colts are still in 12 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:50,200 Speaker 1: search of a marquee win to get their season back 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: on track after a twenty four to nothing lost to 14 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: the Jaguars in week number two. I'm Matt Taylor, good 15 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: to be with you. This is Inside Football and today 16 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:01,880 Speaker 1: joined as always by Eric Venturry, Who's seen a lot 17 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: of football in his day. R V. I'm curious, you 18 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: know where does last Sunday in Jacksonville? Where does that 19 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: rank for you in terms of of letdowns and just 20 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: games you'd like to forget early in the season. Yeah, 21 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: There's no doubt you said it. At the half. You 22 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: had a great line in there. As we close the half, 23 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: you said, this is a half we'd like to forget, 24 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: you know, and I guess I have to reiterate that 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: about the whole day. You know. The coaching, the coaching 26 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: demon that lives in me and will never ever be 27 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:35,759 Speaker 1: uh you know, whenever will never be exercised, is bad 28 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: in one sense and good in another sense. It's bad 29 00:01:38,319 --> 00:01:41,160 Speaker 1: in that, you know, obviously I can see things that 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: are are bad. A loss kills me inside. It's it's 31 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: it's hard for me to recover. But the good side 32 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: of it is is that you get yourself off the mat. 33 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:54,919 Speaker 1: You got the Chiefs coming, you know by Wednesday, by today, 34 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:59,080 Speaker 1: I'm full speed ahead, you know, on the next opponent 35 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: in going. I'd have to say that, you know, since 36 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:08,359 Speaker 1: I've been back, this was the most disappointing loss. They 37 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:12,399 Speaker 1: compare it to the Saint's loss. But the Saints drubbing, 38 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: you know, they were perceived as a much better team. 39 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: It was a Drew breeze. It was. It was something 40 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: that you didn't like, but it wasn't like out of 41 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: the blue. I think, what's killing us. Is that the expectancy, 42 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: you know, and we're probably all guilty. I know I 43 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: am personally of maybe possibly overrating some things on this team, 44 00:02:32,720 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 1: and so the expectancy level is off the charts, and 45 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:40,359 Speaker 1: so then when you get beat or you tie, it 46 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,920 Speaker 1: perceived lesser light it just seems to be just awful. 47 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 1: It seems to be depressing. Now, I will give you 48 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:51,640 Speaker 1: one takeaway before we get into you know, the meats 49 00:02:51,639 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: and potatoes of this after and I've said this to you, 50 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: I said it Monday night, I'll just repeat it to 51 00:02:57,440 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 1: a new audience. After getting after the seventeenth game last year, 52 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 1: in the you know, eighteenth week of this season, I 53 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: felt like that loss to Jacksonville was almost like karma, 54 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Like it was a melt down, Like it was we 55 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,240 Speaker 1: were just coming apart at the seams, and that the 56 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: Jaguars simply they rolled the wave, you know, they took 57 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: advantage of it. They took you know, but it really 58 00:03:22,760 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: didn't prove anything. It was an anomaly. Now I feel 59 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: a lot different, and it's not good to start with, 60 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: but it's not permanent either. We can have some fixes. 61 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:36,920 Speaker 1: But I felt like this week that this wasn't an anomaly, 62 00:03:37,040 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: that this was basically a butt kicking by a team 63 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 1: that has caught us and maybe passed us. I mean 64 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: I think that personnel wise, they're probably they're probably better 65 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: than us, and I, you know, I and I hope 66 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 1: I'm wrong on all these things. I really do. I 67 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: want to be wrong, and we can find out in 68 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: about three weeks. I think we play again. You know, 69 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: they really did a great job of coaching. I thought 70 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: they really outdesigned us. You know, I can get into 71 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: all that. I think it's been chronicled by everyone, so 72 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: I don't think I have to belabor it, you know. 73 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,840 Speaker 1: And they just really outplayed us totally. I mean they 74 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,160 Speaker 1: just you know, there wasn't like I said, this was 75 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: no fluke. This was a you know, a total domination. 76 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:20,839 Speaker 1: But you know, you put it behind you. I think 77 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:22,599 Speaker 1: I said to you at the end of the game. 78 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 1: You know, as a coach, the one thing that I 79 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 1: always knew that if I had a debacle like this, 80 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:31,479 Speaker 1: the best thing that could happen to me was the 81 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: next opponent be a perceived juggernaut, be a perceived Super 82 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 1: Bowl contender, a great team with very highly visible players. 83 00:04:41,560 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: Because I think what you tend to do then, is 84 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,679 Speaker 1: get in your one week capsule fast. You can flush 85 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: it quicker because you've got that challenge of the Chiefs, 86 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: and so I think in some ways it's an ideal 87 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,119 Speaker 1: opponent to come back with this Sunday. All right, well, 88 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: we're gonna find out, I mean, certainly a huge test 89 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: est in, you know, no time for the Colts to 90 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: wallow or stew in that loss. And before we get 91 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:08,960 Speaker 1: into the blueprints to beat the Chiefs, let's let's reflect 92 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: a little bit. So two games in Rick, Let's we 93 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: all know about the problems, we all know about the 94 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: shortcomings of this team so far. So instead of blaboring 95 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:21,799 Speaker 1: those points, let's talk about, you know, solutions and personnel changes. 96 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 1: What what what changes? In terms of I mean, let's 97 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 1: just run the gambut. If you want to just go 98 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:31,720 Speaker 1: offense and defense, let's talk about formations, usage, scheme tweaks, 99 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: both on offense and defense. Why are the Colts getting outplayed? 100 00:05:35,480 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 1: Why are they getting outmatched? And how can they change that? Yeah? 101 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: I really appreciate this line of discussion because you know, 102 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: by now everybody has chronicled all the issues, the problems, 103 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,600 Speaker 1: what happens, what the stats were they speak for themselves. 104 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,880 Speaker 1: You know, the coach in me is Okay, that's over 105 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna fix it. And I'm going on. I 106 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:00,840 Speaker 1: can't afford, as you said, to wallow in it. I mean, 107 00:06:00,920 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: I can't cry in my beer. I've got to go on. 108 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 1: And so here's the things that I see and I suggest, 109 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: and I you know, when I suggest them on the air, 110 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,240 Speaker 1: I suggest them to the staff as well. I mean, 111 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: this is not I never come on the air with 112 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 1: something that would blindside the people over there. I just 113 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: tell it like it is, and I try to give 114 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 1: them them. I think, first of all, from a big 115 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: picture standpoint, I think we've got to come in with 116 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: more of a seize the day mentality. Okay, now what 117 00:06:29,600 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: do I mean by that? I feel like we're playing 118 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 1: our way in We're very conservative on offense, is very 119 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:39,600 Speaker 1: conservative on defense, and because of that, we're really we've 120 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 1: allowed the first two teams to seize the day against us, 121 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,560 Speaker 1: and it's fatal because those are teams with fragile egos 122 00:06:46,640 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: that if they get any kind of plus at all, 123 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:53,280 Speaker 1: they take advantage and then they become world beaters. They 124 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: end up really really elevating their play. And you know 125 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,960 Speaker 1: whether that means blitzing right off the bat, coming after him, 126 00:07:01,200 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 1: whether that means a no huddle drill to get started, Matt. 127 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 1: Just something that you tell your team we are going 128 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: to seize the day to day the minute we step 129 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:12,240 Speaker 1: out there. You follow what I'm saying. It's a it's 130 00:07:12,320 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: and that's a mentality thing. I think as much it 131 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: is strategic. I think in terms of some specifics, I 132 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:23,559 Speaker 1: think we're really lacked a run pass balance on first down. 133 00:07:24,000 --> 00:07:28,679 Speaker 1: I think, you know, and particularly against Jacksonville, who really 134 00:07:28,720 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: has good run stoppers who play that double sink. I 135 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,280 Speaker 1: thought we were really stubborn and we don't have a fullback, 136 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:38,120 Speaker 1: so we don't have lead players. So we're sitting in 137 00:07:38,160 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: there trying to bang and we're ended up second and ten, 138 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 1: third and eight. And then so they went from run stoppers, 139 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:48,640 Speaker 1: then they could get into their pass modes, their blitz modes, 140 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: their stunts modes. And I think a lot of that 141 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: is Jonathan Taylor is a hell of a back. He's 142 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: a great player, but people can stop you with numbers, 143 00:07:58,680 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: and you have to have a much better ability to 144 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: stretch the field both wide and long play action to 145 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: get the ball out quick, but you have to have 146 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: run past balance on first down. Now it's terms of 147 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:18,680 Speaker 1: offensive personnel. Okay, the first thing I would do is 148 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: I would play Ryman at left tackle. And you know, 149 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: and it's not a total indictment on prior, but I 150 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:28,240 Speaker 1: know what prior ceiling is. I've been saying that since 151 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: July it was just a matter of time until he 152 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,080 Speaker 1: got against top tier rushers that he was not going 153 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: to be able to handle it. So you're not gonna 154 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 1: progress with him after these first two games. I almost 155 00:08:39,640 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 1: look at it like, starting from square one, Let's get 156 00:08:42,920 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: the best and most talented guys in the game and 157 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: grow with them, even if even if we stub our 158 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:52,240 Speaker 1: toe a little bit. Let's get talent in there that 159 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 1: can win and go from there. I think number two, 160 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: same thing with our number two receiver. Okay, now get 161 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: pierced back. That'll take care of itself. We know Pittman's 162 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,959 Speaker 1: number one. That was a huge loss. Because we've become 163 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:11,319 Speaker 1: overdependent on Pittman. We have to develop a two. We 164 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:14,720 Speaker 1: have to develop a three, and I think in some 165 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: ways what we have to do, I think we're settled 166 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:20,720 Speaker 1: on the young kid on Pierce, but we have to 167 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: make up our minds. Who are the backup guys, and 168 00:09:23,240 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: to me, it would be Strong and Dueling. You can 169 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: make the case for Strong and U Campbell, but we 170 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,959 Speaker 1: have to say, these are the two guys that are 171 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,600 Speaker 1: going to back these guys up, and we're gonna live 172 00:09:36,600 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 1: with him and we're gonna rep them so they're ready 173 00:09:39,600 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: to come in. It can't be an intramural team. He 174 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: can't keep running guys in and out. And I have 175 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 1: no idea what's happened to Campbell. I have no idea. 176 00:09:46,640 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 1: He's disappeared from the program. And I thought at one 177 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 1: time he was going to be a playmaker. I do 178 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,480 Speaker 1: like Strong. Every time we asked Strong to do something, 179 00:09:54,840 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: he does it. I think Dueling is a very very 180 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 1: solid backup, but he's limited. He's not going to win 181 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:04,240 Speaker 1: the game for you. Okay, and I think you know again, 182 00:10:04,480 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: select your ten most talented guys. Make your decisions now. 183 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:10,960 Speaker 1: We don't have time to find that out. Make that 184 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: decision right now. Coach those guys up. Expand the field passing. 185 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: Our passing game is really limited inside the numbers. There's 186 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: almost nothing to the outside the numbers. And that's gonna 187 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: kill us again. Because again Jacksonville knows us like a book. 188 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 1: They just play us from numbers. The numbers they know 189 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: we play on a postage stamp, and they just close 190 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: and condense the field, expand the field. I want to 191 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,839 Speaker 1: see more Hines and Taylor together, particularly knowing that this 192 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,599 Speaker 1: is a marginal receiving crew after pivot at best, we 193 00:10:45,679 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: can stop talking that it isn't it is. It's marginal. 194 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: It No one puts the fear of God into anyone 195 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 1: except you, respect pitman. So you need to have Hyns 196 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 1: and Taylor in the game. Mores is that hybrid. As 197 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:04,079 Speaker 1: a matter of fact, I was doing Junglin Jack the 198 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:05,800 Speaker 1: first play of the game. We put Himes out in 199 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 1: the slot, hit him for about a twelve yard game, 200 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,400 Speaker 1: and never came back to it. I was like, you 201 00:11:10,440 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: know what, that's exactly what I want to see. So again, 202 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: I want those two guys together. I think Frank needs 203 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 1: much more six and seven man protections. He's still in 204 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: as spread too much. And when you're marginal at least 205 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 1: two spots right guard and left tackle, you can't afford 206 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 1: to leave those guys alone. More six and seven man 207 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,080 Speaker 1: protection and if you need to chip that is a 208 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,679 Speaker 1: back chip on an end and a tight end nudge 209 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: on an end before you go. Just do it. That's 210 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 1: just smart football. You can't you can't let your liabilities 211 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: beat you. Nobody nobody is tremendous everywhere, and the great 212 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:49,720 Speaker 1: coaches in this league are guys that know how to 213 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:54,280 Speaker 1: take advantage of their assets and protect their liabilities. Blitz 214 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: pick up not good at all. And I've been talking 215 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: about this, well, well we have to understand is that 216 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: if we need more walkthroughs on blitzes to get our 217 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: offensive lining backs together, four walkthroughs more that kind of stuff. 218 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: I mean, we aren't you know, we don't pick up 219 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: the three man stunts, the two man stunts. Blitzes were 220 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: wide open, you know. And I said this to you 221 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: back in our summer podcast. The key to our offense 222 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: was gonna be protecting Matt Ryan. Matt Ryan is a 223 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: guy that needs to have the team around him. The 224 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: protection has to be flawless. He is not going to 225 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 1: create offense with his legs. He's not going to avoid it. 226 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,960 Speaker 1: And people know that on the other side, so you know, 227 00:12:36,960 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: if you don't make yards on first down, they're going 228 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 1: to start giving you all those stunts Jacksonville model. You know, 229 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: it's a copycat league. Everybody will do that. Okay, all right. 230 00:12:46,800 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: On defense, this is the most disappointing area of the 231 00:12:49,840 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: football in terms of approach and the way we're playing. 232 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: To me, it's I expected so much more. Number One, 233 00:12:57,040 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: we need to have variants and coverage we can't do. 234 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:02,200 Speaker 1: They know blackman is in the middle of the field 235 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: eighty five percent of the time. They know it's zone underneath, 236 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: and it's just ridiculous. I mean, it's you've You've given 237 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: them like a Hallmark Hall of Fame card. This is 238 00:13:12,360 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: what we're in. I don't care. You can insert the 239 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: safety strong, you can insert across week. It doesn't make 240 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: any difference. Underneath, it's still the same ratio. It's four short, 241 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,560 Speaker 1: three deep, and they know it. Sometimes it's man week, 242 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 1: but it doesn't matter because inside the numbers, it's the 243 00:13:27,520 --> 00:13:31,080 Speaker 1: same coverage. You know, the few times that we played quarters, 244 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,439 Speaker 1: we played a snap of two man, we played a 245 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:36,000 Speaker 1: snap of two and we played a snap of mic 246 00:13:36,080 --> 00:13:39,320 Speaker 1: one blitz twist, and all, believe it or not, all 247 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:43,719 Speaker 1: four of those snaps were successful snaps. And so I 248 00:13:43,760 --> 00:13:46,520 Speaker 1: think number two, we have got to have a clamp 249 00:13:46,559 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: down first down coverage you have to match up. So 250 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: what people are doing on us, and it absolutely kills 251 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,439 Speaker 1: our rush. I've been saying this for weeks, I mean 252 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: for years, and it used to be covered two. Now 253 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: it's just covered three because the same issues are there. 254 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: We're playing it with a soft zone in the middle, 255 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: and so what they're doing is going back and throwing 256 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,880 Speaker 1: what amounts to a five step drop or two step 257 00:14:07,960 --> 00:14:10,760 Speaker 1: drop off the gun, and the ball's coming out before 258 00:14:10,800 --> 00:14:13,440 Speaker 1: any coverage sets. They're all setting up in there, and 259 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: so it's second and five. If they do get behind 260 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 1: the count, second and ten, they do the same thing, 261 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 1: and now it's third and five instead of third and eight. 262 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:25,640 Speaker 1: So we never are creating we are never creating third 263 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:29,160 Speaker 1: and ten pass rush situations where you get your stunts. 264 00:14:29,200 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 1: Where Jacksonville got all that stuff going, it was all 265 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: second and long, third and long. It wasn't on first down. 266 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: And so to me, you have got to be able 267 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 1: to clamp it. You got to man it got you've 268 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 1: got to match it in there tight. If you don't stop, 269 00:14:45,360 --> 00:14:48,120 Speaker 1: if you can't stop that first level passing game, which 270 00:14:48,120 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: in my day was the West Coast game, then you 271 00:14:51,040 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 1: are going to look at that second and five, second 272 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: and three all day long. That's got a change. And 273 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,280 Speaker 1: then if in fact you can create some of those 274 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:02,160 Speaker 1: long yards situations, then we got to create come up 275 00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,520 Speaker 1: with a creative rush plan. We gotta get Buckner lined 276 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: up on their week, sister. It can't always just be 277 00:15:07,720 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: over you gotta be oversake different things like that, and 278 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:15,800 Speaker 1: then I think somehow motivationally. Now it's a combination of 279 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: scheme and motivation, but we got to get our top 280 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: players to excel. We you know, Buckner's disappeared. We haven't 281 00:15:23,480 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: felt Buckner at all. We haven't you know, Kenny Moore 282 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,520 Speaker 1: hadn't played very well, Blackman hasn't played nearly as well 283 00:15:28,520 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 1: as he did in practice, and Goakois disappeared. So you know, 284 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,640 Speaker 1: we got four guys there that really we're counting on 285 00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:39,560 Speaker 1: to change the game. We've got to motivate them, scheme them, 286 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 1: get them in better situations. And then two specific things 287 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: on defense. Seem coverage that was actually a little bit 288 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: better that hurt us in the first game. But Boot, 289 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: the boot disciplines by our defensive end is just ridiculous. 290 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he comes out of their first time he 291 00:15:56,080 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: runs a boot of Denny Bow. He is running to 292 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 1: the far As Mark chasing what she thinks is the ball, 293 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 1: and here comes, here comes Lawrence out. Just what you 294 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: don't want. The Clemson Flash is out there turning his shoulders, 295 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,200 Speaker 1: hits a twenty yard crossing pattern. Later they need it 296 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:15,120 Speaker 1: does the same thing on the other side against dial. 297 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: So I mean, now that can be corrected. That's a discipline, 298 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 1: and what that means is that defensive end. When that 299 00:16:21,440 --> 00:16:25,520 Speaker 1: ball starts away, you close square. You don't turn your 300 00:16:25,520 --> 00:16:29,520 Speaker 1: shoulders and run. You run only when you're sure it's gone, 301 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: because you have to be able to shuffle and come 302 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:35,320 Speaker 1: back out on those plays like Jerry Hughes did to 303 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 1: us two weeks ago. So, I mean I gave you, 304 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: I kind of gave you a litany of you know 305 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,400 Speaker 1: of a lease of information there. But those are the 306 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:50,080 Speaker 1: things that I am correcting. Combination personnel, combination scheme, get 307 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 1: it done this week for the Chiefs. Yeah, unfortunately, right there. 308 00:16:53,600 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean, that's as you said, that's that's a laundry 309 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:59,560 Speaker 1: list of items to get corrected and to focus on 310 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: and a lot of solutions. Going into week three, still 311 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: in search of your first win again. That's Rick Venturi, 312 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: I Matt Taylor. This is inside Football. Now we're going 313 00:17:07,440 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: to transition into the task at hand. The Kansas City Chiefs, 314 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: and they're two and oh and they've won the AFC 315 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: West six straight seasons. Rick, they've made the playoffs seven 316 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: straight seasons, and they've become one of the classiest franchises 317 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL. They're now gotta buy Andy Reid. He 318 00:17:24,680 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: ranks fifth all time and regular season wins with two 319 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,199 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty five of them. He's been at the 320 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: Helm since twenty thirteen. He's one of four active coaches 321 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: in the league with at least one hundred and fifty victories. 322 00:17:37,720 --> 00:17:40,880 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes arguably the best quarterback in the game. He's 323 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 1: already won a Super Bowl, a Super Bowl MVP, He's 324 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: been the MVP of the league. He's made four straight 325 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: Pro Bowls. They routinely put up thirty points per game 326 00:17:50,040 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: on offense, although they did lose a big part of 327 00:17:52,600 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: their offense this offseason when they traded Tyreek Hill to 328 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 1: the Dolphins, but they still have Travis Kelsey. He leads 329 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: all NFL players in savings since twenty eighteen, and then 330 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,879 Speaker 1: on defense, a lot of playmakers, but the hallmark of 331 00:18:04,920 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: that franchise, again going back the last four or five seasons, 332 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,239 Speaker 1: has been their offense. So what else do we need 333 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,520 Speaker 1: to know about the Chiefs in your opinion on the 334 00:18:12,520 --> 00:18:15,479 Speaker 1: big picture, No, you hit it exactly right. You know, 335 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:20,280 Speaker 1: it's been a terrific organization really over time. And Andy 336 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:23,320 Speaker 1: Reid certainly is a you know, he's probably headed for 337 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 1: the Hall of Fame record wise. I mean for him 338 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 1: to do it as long as he has and to 339 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: be as good as he has and to adapt to 340 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 1: different personnel over the years is certainly a strength. I 341 00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 1: think one of the strengths of their operation is something 342 00:18:36,119 --> 00:18:38,919 Speaker 1: that you talked about. You know, they lose, you know, 343 00:18:38,960 --> 00:18:42,359 Speaker 1: they lose a game breaker like Terrek Hill. They know 344 00:18:42,440 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 1: they can't replace him. But they go out and they 345 00:18:44,800 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: get a Valdez Scandaling from the Packers, they get a 346 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:52,119 Speaker 1: Smith Schuster from them, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and really the 347 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,879 Speaker 1: total cost was only thirteen million for them, and basically 348 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: what it's done is it's stopped it's prevented them from 349 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 1: being bad. You know, they do they have the game 350 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 1: breaker at receiver that they did know. But between the 351 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,520 Speaker 1: three of the guys. They're very, very serviceable. So you know, 352 00:19:07,560 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 1: they they've got enough complimentary players to Kelsey, as you said, 353 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: who is the premier guy you know, and you know, 354 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,639 Speaker 1: and and I like the running back. I think really 355 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: he's outstanding. Um and so uh, you know, I mean 356 00:19:21,320 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 1: that's kind of a you know, a tribute to their 357 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: organization that they didn't sit still. You know, they had 358 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: a loss, but they you know, they went right out 359 00:19:30,320 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: and they and they took care of it and got 360 00:19:32,119 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: something done. Obviously, the strength of their team. The bell 361 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 1: cow is the magic man is Mahomes. I mean, the 362 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: guy is in a class by himself. Um. He makes 363 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: the difficult look easy. Um. You know, he has a 364 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: flair for the dramatic. I mean he underhands that shovel 365 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:52,800 Speaker 1: and he could have he could have just flicked it, 366 00:19:52,880 --> 00:19:55,920 Speaker 1: but he, you know, he underhanded. It's just dramatic and 367 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: in some ways though, it's charismatic when he does it. 368 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I mean, he makes the difficult throw. 369 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: But I've always liked the great players that absolutely make 370 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 1: it look easy, you know, just really make it look easy. 371 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: And you know, I do think the receiver corps is solid, 372 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:16,960 Speaker 1: you know, I think Hardman is the you know, the 373 00:20:17,400 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 1: best of the best of those three guys when they 374 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: need a play. But I think they're I really think 375 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 1: that the guys that really make them go, besides Mahomes 376 00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:30,800 Speaker 1: and the guys that you schematically have to have a 377 00:20:30,800 --> 00:20:33,800 Speaker 1: little bit of a plan for, is obviously Kelsey. I 378 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:37,680 Speaker 1: mean Kelsey's numbers over the years are just amazing. I mean, 379 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,880 Speaker 1: this guy, you know, he can do it all. He's 380 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: a pretty good blocker, but more importantly, he's just a 381 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:47,520 Speaker 1: tremendous threat. They can move him around and find a mismatch, 382 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: and you know, basically you're you're going to see him 383 00:20:50,520 --> 00:20:54,320 Speaker 1: in a lot of situations, you know, critical situations. And 384 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,919 Speaker 1: then I like Edward Claire. I think he's really underrated. 385 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: When he's there, he's perfect for and Andy Reid open 386 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:05,000 Speaker 1: fast break offense. And then you add McKinnon, who's a 387 00:21:05,080 --> 00:21:09,120 Speaker 1: terrific gadget screen guy. I mean, I really think that 388 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: those guys are the money guys when it really comes 389 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,959 Speaker 1: down to it and if the game is close, who 390 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna go with the reason I think the Chiefs 391 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: are beatable. And I've always said this, and it usually 392 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,639 Speaker 1: comes back to hanum in the playoffs is their defense 393 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 1: is not very good. It's you know, they're down around 394 00:21:25,480 --> 00:21:29,359 Speaker 1: night eighteenth and nineteenth total in scoring. I think they're 395 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,720 Speaker 1: twenty first in past defense and they're twenty fifth in 396 00:21:32,760 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: the red zone. This has been the Achilles heel. It 397 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:41,200 Speaker 1: isn't that they don't have some players, but they they're 398 00:21:41,240 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: just not the They're just not a great defensive team. 399 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:46,840 Speaker 1: And when you you know, when you don't play great 400 00:21:46,880 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 1: defense weekend and week out, you give your chance, you 401 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:53,680 Speaker 1: give your team a chance to lose. We really had 402 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: the model in two thousand and nineteen when we beat 403 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:00,199 Speaker 1: them thirteen to nine or what was it sixty at 404 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: thirteen whatever. We held Mahomes to one touchdown and two 405 00:22:04,400 --> 00:22:07,959 Speaker 1: field goals, but we held onto the ball thirty seven 406 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 1: minutes and fifteen seconds because we dominated their defense. And 407 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,879 Speaker 1: that's that. You beat Mahomes with a team. You don't 408 00:22:16,119 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: just beat Mahomes on defense. You beat them with a 409 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:21,680 Speaker 1: team approach. And as good as they are, and they're 410 00:22:21,680 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 1: gonna win a ton of games, and they're gonna be 411 00:22:23,560 --> 00:22:26,760 Speaker 1: right in to hunt for at all. I think the 412 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: difference in them in Buffalo is that Buffalo has a 413 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:33,399 Speaker 1: top five offense and top five defense, where Kansas City 414 00:22:33,480 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: has a terrific offense but a not very good defense. 415 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:39,920 Speaker 1: So that's why I obviously think that they're very, very 416 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:43,679 Speaker 1: beautiful on that side as well. All Right, that's the 417 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:46,960 Speaker 1: big picture. Let's break into the blueprints and start first 418 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:49,920 Speaker 1: with the Chiefs on offense. So far through two games, 419 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:53,080 Speaker 1: they're scoring thirty five points and they rank first in 420 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:56,560 Speaker 1: points scored in the NFL since twenty eighteen, when Patrick 421 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes broke in and took over at quarterback. Travis Kelle 422 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 1: is his favorite target, one of the most versatile tight 423 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: ends in the game. Last season he ranked second in 424 00:23:05,520 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 1: the NFL and receiving yards among tight ends, and since 425 00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:12,480 Speaker 1: twenty thirteen he leads all active tight ends and receiving 426 00:23:12,560 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: yards and catches. The top receivers are Juju Smith Schuster 427 00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:20,640 Speaker 1: and Marquez Valdez Scantling. Both guys can be really big 428 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: play guys. Since twenty eighteen, Scantling has the fourth most 429 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: yards per catch average in the NFL at seventeen point three. 430 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:30,680 Speaker 1: And then Mahomes drives the bus, already throwing for five 431 00:23:30,800 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: hundred and ninety five yards completing seventy two percent of 432 00:23:33,800 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: his passes so far on the season. And Rick, as 433 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,959 Speaker 1: you know, even when he's bottled up, he can extend plays. 434 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,880 Speaker 1: He buys time for receivers, you know, with those big 435 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: plays down the field when it kind of turns into 436 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,399 Speaker 1: backyard football. So what do you have? What do you 437 00:23:47,400 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 1: have as your must for the Colts to slow down 438 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: the Chiefs on offense coming up on Sunday. Yeah, I 439 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: think just a brief just kind of a brief technical 440 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:57,240 Speaker 1: approach on what they like to do. You hit it 441 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: a little bit. Scantling, you know, is the guy they 442 00:24:00,240 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: take shots too. He was always Aaron Rodgers deep threat 443 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 1: at at Green Bay. And what Andy does is really 444 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:10,440 Speaker 1: specialize those three receivers. He tries to get the big 445 00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: plays out of three of them in different ways. Hardiman 446 00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: is all purpose, kind of that second level in out guy, 447 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:19,680 Speaker 1: kind of the second level think of while their Scandling 448 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 1: as the deep level, taking the top off. And then 449 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: what Smith Schuster has become is really the slot. He's 450 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,600 Speaker 1: the possession guy. If it's third and three or four 451 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 1: and they want to run it a little bit of 452 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:34,359 Speaker 1: option route or something like that, He's really become the 453 00:24:34,400 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: possession guy, you know, I'll talk about Kelsey in detail, 454 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: but he is the guy I mean, and he's going 455 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,800 Speaker 1: to line up all over They're going to try to 456 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,800 Speaker 1: get you isolated on what they feel is the best 457 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,880 Speaker 1: matchup they can get. And then Edwards, Hilaire and McKinnon 458 00:24:51,920 --> 00:24:54,920 Speaker 1: are the two running backs. And just remember with Andy's 459 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,199 Speaker 1: screens are a huge part of his offense. They're just 460 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 1: an extension of the running game. On first down, they 461 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 1: actually have a pretty good mix. They'll give you a 462 00:25:04,240 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: lot of different personnel groupings. You know, they'll run their 463 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 1: zone plays, their leads and searches. They carry a fullback 464 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: so they have that. They run some counters and a 465 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,080 Speaker 1: lot of screens. I'm gonna mention that again because screens, 466 00:25:17,119 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 1: again are an extension of their running game. Now with Mahomes, 467 00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 1: what they do a lot on first down is the 468 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,000 Speaker 1: RPO game. He's really good at it. You know, he 469 00:25:26,040 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 1: came out of college doing it. He gets a vision, 470 00:25:28,920 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 1: they'll have a run call boom, you give him an 471 00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,440 Speaker 1: eight man box, boom ba balls coming out really really quick. 472 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: Also a few bootlegs in West Coast sprints. They'll try 473 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: to get him to the perimeter, you know, and as 474 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: weak as we've been on it, you know, damn well, 475 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna get it. And then he takes a lot 476 00:25:45,560 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 1: matt of play action shots deep. He will probably take 477 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: more shots deep and second level than we've seen. And 478 00:25:53,680 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 1: again he will take it, and you know he can 479 00:25:55,680 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: throw it a mile. There isn't any doubt about that. Now. 480 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,640 Speaker 1: If they get there, very much like Jacksonville, if they 481 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 1: get in second and long, if they get behind an account, 482 00:26:03,960 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 1: then it goes to West Coast spread, quick throw, quick rhythm, 483 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:11,439 Speaker 1: get it out, simply trying to get it back to 484 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: workable down. If they were unsuccessful with the throw on 485 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 1: first down, then they're going to come back with some 486 00:26:18,800 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: kind of run. And then on third down, it's just 487 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: a matter of down and distance. If it's short, it's 488 00:26:24,240 --> 00:26:27,119 Speaker 1: a lot of rubs and things like that. If it 489 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: goes to third and medium, you're gonna see probably Smith 490 00:26:30,040 --> 00:26:34,440 Speaker 1: Schuster on an option or something in the seam to Kelsey. 491 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,560 Speaker 1: And then third and long they have to push it. 492 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: They love what I call speed trips, absolutely love it, 493 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:45,120 Speaker 1: which puts three ride receivers to the field. Their three 494 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: whiteouts go to the field and they run routes with 495 00:26:47,440 --> 00:26:51,160 Speaker 1: them and then Kelsey's on the backside with Edward Claire 496 00:26:51,680 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 1: and so if you over balance or let's say that 497 00:26:55,040 --> 00:26:58,280 Speaker 1: after you know Ingram had a pretty good day against 498 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 1: Gilmore just on size, and they may want that matchup. 499 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: But if you if you over balance at all away 500 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: from Kelsey, that's how they like to get him one 501 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: on one on the back side. So as far as 502 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:13,280 Speaker 1: the must and I think this is critical, and I 503 00:27:13,359 --> 00:27:14,919 Speaker 1: take a lot of this from what we did in 504 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: nineteen because we did a terrific job as a team 505 00:27:18,520 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: against them. As I said, you know, we won the 506 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 1: game nineteen thirteen thirty seven and a half minutes of 507 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: ball control and we didn't let him get going. Now, 508 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:31,120 Speaker 1: the first thing I always say against them is banned 509 00:27:31,160 --> 00:27:35,040 Speaker 1: the bomb. They're going to take more shots than any 510 00:27:35,119 --> 00:27:39,000 Speaker 1: team that we play, either first level, second level. And 511 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:43,280 Speaker 1: then they take shots simply because when he breaks the pocket, 512 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:47,119 Speaker 1: whether it's outside or inside and back out, now the 513 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 1: adventure starts. That's where the extension of the play begins. 514 00:27:51,840 --> 00:27:54,760 Speaker 1: And when Mahomes gets out, he's not looking to make 515 00:27:54,800 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: a first down, He's looking to cut your throat down 516 00:27:58,520 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: to field. So it's really important in this game that 517 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: and we reduced them to one touchdown in nineteen. Keep 518 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:08,320 Speaker 1: that ball in front of you, keep it inside the defense, 519 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:12,600 Speaker 1: make them keep working and defensive backs this week, take 520 00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: the mental clock out of your head. You cover until 521 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: the whistle because he's gone up. You got it what 522 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,840 Speaker 1: we call plaster. You got a guy covered, he's gonna move, 523 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna scramble. Stay with the covers. Don't don't have 524 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: that clock like three seconds. The balls coming out, You 525 00:28:27,880 --> 00:28:29,800 Speaker 1: cover till the end of time. If you got to 526 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:32,439 Speaker 1: run with them to Shapiro's diner, run with them to 527 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:35,320 Speaker 1: Shapiro's diner. I really don't care. But you've got to 528 00:28:35,320 --> 00:28:39,200 Speaker 1: ban the bomb. Nothing easy. Number two. You gotta have 529 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 1: a plan for Kelsey. It's not that you double Kelsey 530 00:28:42,720 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: every down, but in critical situations. Game on the line, 531 00:28:47,000 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 1: red zone, third, five to eight, Okay, that ball is 532 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:53,960 Speaker 1: going to Kelsey and you got to come out of there. 533 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: At the end of the game. He can't have a 534 00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:58,640 Speaker 1: big game. In nineteen he only caught four passes for 535 00:28:58,760 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: seventy yards. You'll take that every day of the week. 536 00:29:02,240 --> 00:29:05,160 Speaker 1: But again, he is the premier player. I mean, his 537 00:29:05,280 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: numbers speak to themselves. Seven hundred and seventeen catches over 538 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 1: nine thousand yards, fifty eight touchdowns. Fifty eight touchdowns. I 539 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,240 Speaker 1: mean he's touching the ball a lot in the red zone. 540 00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:18,720 Speaker 1: Number three. Set the edges, whether it's on screen passes, 541 00:29:19,120 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: whether it's on sweeps primarily to McKinnon on the outside, 542 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: or whether it's Mahomes on the scramble, on the ad libs, 543 00:29:27,080 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: or on the predetermined sprints and bootlegs. Don't let them 544 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: win the game on the edges. Keep this offense condensed, 545 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: keep it from C gap to S gap. That's passing 546 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,840 Speaker 1: game and running game. Don't let him get on the edge. Okay, 547 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:46,160 Speaker 1: that's critical. And then number four, and you could actually 548 00:29:46,200 --> 00:29:50,000 Speaker 1: make this Number one. I'm only coming down in terms 549 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 1: of progression is keep Mahomes contained, compressed and collapsed in 550 00:29:58,160 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: the pocket, keep him deep in the well, make him 551 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,920 Speaker 1: throw out of a tunnel. Close it, don't give him 552 00:30:06,000 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 1: lanes to runk. Don't let him outside. In this game, 553 00:30:09,600 --> 00:30:14,480 Speaker 1: I think compression sometimes is more important than sacks, because 554 00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:16,280 Speaker 1: if you can make him throw out of the tunnel, 555 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,200 Speaker 1: we have a chance to cover it. If he starts running, 556 00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's now. That's where the wild, the 557 00:30:21,880 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: wild players with Mahomes come when he's on the playground, 558 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,280 Speaker 1: he's the best playground quarterback in history. I mean, and 559 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:30,040 Speaker 1: he can get in and out and get on the 560 00:30:30,080 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: playground and you have to basically keep him in. And 561 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:36,880 Speaker 1: we did in nineteen. We did a really good job. 562 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,360 Speaker 1: We brought five a lot. We got up in their 563 00:30:39,400 --> 00:30:42,480 Speaker 1: grill in nineteen. We got up and pressed all day. 564 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: We played a lot of five man rush. We played 565 00:30:45,240 --> 00:30:49,640 Speaker 1: four man rush with the trailer was it was Leonard. 566 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: Leonard was the trailer. I won't call it a spy 567 00:30:52,280 --> 00:30:54,640 Speaker 1: because he didn't wait. He trailed up in there and 568 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 1: we actually sack Mahomes four times and did n't get 569 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,720 Speaker 1: a touchdown pass. But again, condense him in there and 570 00:31:01,880 --> 00:31:04,760 Speaker 1: collapse him. Don't give him the throwing lanes or the 571 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 1: running games. If you do those things, then you're going 572 00:31:07,240 --> 00:31:10,920 Speaker 1: to be in the game defensively. Rick Venturi Inside Football, 573 00:31:11,040 --> 00:31:14,000 Speaker 1: breaking down the blueprints to beat the chief stats on offense, 574 00:31:14,120 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: Let's go over to the defensive side of the ball. 575 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: And they've played two pretty good offenses so far in 576 00:31:19,560 --> 00:31:23,080 Speaker 1: the Cardinals in the Chargers only giving up about twenty 577 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: two points per game, and they're doing a good job 578 00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: against the run less than four yards per carry there. However, 579 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:31,200 Speaker 1: they have been vulnerable in the red zone. Rick They've 580 00:31:31,200 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 1: allowed six touchdowns on eight red zone trips. That unit 581 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: now guided by Steve Spagnolo, He's been around the NFL 582 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:41,600 Speaker 1: for two decades. The best player on that unit is 583 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,480 Speaker 1: their defensive tackle Chris Jones, who has fifty one and 584 00:31:44,520 --> 00:31:47,520 Speaker 1: a half career sacks. Don't forget about Frank Clark, he 585 00:31:47,560 --> 00:31:50,200 Speaker 1: has fifty three and a half career sacks. And the 586 00:31:50,280 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: secondary they've got one Thornhill. They drafted him in twenty nineteen. 587 00:31:54,720 --> 00:31:57,239 Speaker 1: And then Justin Reid came over in free agency from 588 00:31:57,240 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: the Texans to help at safety. I've always really liked 589 00:31:59,880 --> 00:32:02,160 Speaker 1: him as a player the former Houston Texans. So what 590 00:32:02,200 --> 00:32:04,800 Speaker 1: are your must for the Colts to have success move 591 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:08,400 Speaker 1: the ball against the Chiefs defense? Yeah, and you know, 592 00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:10,960 Speaker 1: I know I know Steve spagnolah very well. I know 593 00:32:11,040 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 1: him personally, I know him professionally. I was doing the 594 00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: games in Saint Louis when I got my start, um 595 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 1: when he was the head coach of the Rams back 596 00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:22,520 Speaker 1: in Saint Louis, So I really kind of know what 597 00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: he's made out of. He's he's very much like Sean 598 00:32:26,440 --> 00:32:31,479 Speaker 1: McDermott in terms of his defensive thinking. Um of the 599 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: of the Buffalo Bills. Um, they basically both of them. 600 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: They they started under the great Jim Johnson, who was 601 00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 1: once the defensive coordinator of the Colts, and they they 602 00:32:42,720 --> 00:32:46,600 Speaker 1: came up through the Philadelphia Eagles Andy Reid's system and 603 00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,560 Speaker 1: Jim was always the long term coordinator. And if you 604 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:54,600 Speaker 1: look at the system systems, uh, they're very very similar. Um. 605 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: They basically are an overfront team, uh, like most teams 606 00:32:59,240 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: in the league, and they are pretty much a quarters 607 00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: what we call quarters or four across the board in 608 00:33:06,480 --> 00:33:11,240 Speaker 1: the secondary, a lot of matchup coverage underneath to try 609 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: to choke you quarters in the back end, and then 610 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:17,960 Speaker 1: variations of quarters. And by that I mean sometimes it's 611 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,760 Speaker 1: quarters to one side and it's a roll up to 612 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:24,640 Speaker 1: the weak side or vice versa. Sometimes the quarters is 613 00:33:24,640 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: a read. They'll they'll come back with the corners and 614 00:33:26,920 --> 00:33:29,200 Speaker 1: read and if you if you go four deep, they'll 615 00:33:29,200 --> 00:33:31,719 Speaker 1: go four deep. If you drop one short, then they 616 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: turn it into cover two. And then there is a 617 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: mix of Cover three and a mix of cover two, 618 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:41,719 Speaker 1: but it's primarily quarters. And then he does a lot 619 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:44,320 Speaker 1: matt on first down. He tries to get you behind 620 00:33:44,400 --> 00:33:49,040 Speaker 1: an account with edge pressure. So if you're running the ball, 621 00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: or if you're pat if you're in a play action, 622 00:33:51,960 --> 00:33:55,720 Speaker 1: you've got to expect somebody coming off the edge, the nickel, 623 00:33:56,320 --> 00:34:00,720 Speaker 1: the dime, if it's based the weak side backer, somebody 624 00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:04,200 Speaker 1: is coming off that edge on early downs and behind 625 00:34:04,280 --> 00:34:08,200 Speaker 1: it they'll play like a fire zone or sometimes straight 626 00:34:08,239 --> 00:34:11,640 Speaker 1: man to man coverage. With our receiver situation, we may 627 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:15,879 Speaker 1: get we get more man than most people do. The 628 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:18,840 Speaker 1: one thing I would say to really keep note of, 629 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:23,200 Speaker 1: and he is really old school on this, is if 630 00:34:23,239 --> 00:34:28,280 Speaker 1: you cross the fifty, or if you're in the red zone, 631 00:34:28,680 --> 00:34:31,360 Speaker 1: or if you're if the game's on the line, or 632 00:34:31,400 --> 00:34:34,800 Speaker 1: you're gashing, in other words, critical situations where he feels 633 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: like he's got his heels where where you're on his heels. 634 00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: He will bring a lot of zero blitz that is 635 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:47,560 Speaker 1: six man blitzes straight zero across the across the back end. 636 00:34:48,080 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: And he will do that more than anybody will face. Now, 637 00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:53,560 Speaker 1: that can be good, that can be bad. That means 638 00:34:53,600 --> 00:34:56,399 Speaker 1: they're coming. But when you read it, the one thing 639 00:34:56,440 --> 00:34:59,399 Speaker 1: I've never agreed with him on is I've never been 640 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:02,680 Speaker 1: with anybody have played press coverage with zero blitz, as 641 00:35:02,680 --> 00:35:05,520 Speaker 1: you usually play off so that you can respond and 642 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:08,439 Speaker 1: see it and cut off the post. And because of that, 643 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: he has given up a lot of big plays just 644 00:35:11,719 --> 00:35:14,719 Speaker 1: on fades when people see that zero coverage. If you're 645 00:35:14,760 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: up in press, that fadees a fifty fifty to start with. 646 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: I've always felt like that was a flaw in his coverage. 647 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,879 Speaker 1: So you know, again, their defensive numbers have never measured up. 648 00:35:26,719 --> 00:35:28,839 Speaker 1: You know, I think the two game spot is a 649 00:35:28,880 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 1: little bit of a snapshot, but they've never measured up 650 00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: to their offense. Now, I think number one when I 651 00:35:36,320 --> 00:35:40,399 Speaker 1: talk ball control, seize the day. You've got to take 652 00:35:40,440 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: this defense to the cleaners. I mean, I think number 653 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,600 Speaker 1: one must you got to go in there with the 654 00:35:45,719 --> 00:35:48,160 Speaker 1: killer mentality. And I know people are gonna laugh at me. 655 00:35:48,440 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: You take no prisoners, You dominate this game. You seize 656 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:55,399 Speaker 1: the day. I want thirty first downs. We were close 657 00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,759 Speaker 1: to that, we had thirty three two weeks ago. I 658 00:35:57,840 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: want thirty minutes of ball control. It was thirty minutes 659 00:36:01,120 --> 00:36:04,600 Speaker 1: thirty seven, fifteen and nineteen, and I want thirty points. 660 00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: I know I've got to score. I know I've got 661 00:36:07,160 --> 00:36:09,960 Speaker 1: to do that. I want to come in hot and 662 00:36:10,040 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 1: I never want to get off the gas. As far 663 00:36:12,760 --> 00:36:15,239 Speaker 1: as the running game, I want to pound right in 664 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: that bubble at Nanda, who's the nose tackle, Run opposite 665 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,879 Speaker 1: to that gap, keep keep pounding. If it's not there, 666 00:36:22,960 --> 00:36:25,200 Speaker 1: you get the cutback. You know, they lost Willie Gay, 667 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: he got suspended yesterday. He's a really key part of 668 00:36:28,960 --> 00:36:33,200 Speaker 1: their defensive of their linebackers there, and you know with 669 00:36:33,320 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: him out in Bolton is very good. But he and 670 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: Bolton and he's going to be out for a while, 671 00:36:38,960 --> 00:36:41,440 Speaker 1: so you want to do that. I also want to 672 00:36:41,520 --> 00:36:44,320 Speaker 1: run to the tight side and I want to power 673 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,360 Speaker 1: the hell out of their three technique Jones. You've already 674 00:36:47,360 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: said it. He's a fifty one and a half sack guy. 675 00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: He's already got two. He is the ambient, you know, Clark, 676 00:36:53,960 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 1: I liked those guys Nanda, you know, I like the 677 00:36:57,040 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: young kid Carlotas from Purdue. But there is one guy 678 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,320 Speaker 1: who can ruin your game right now, and that's Jones. 679 00:37:03,320 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 1: And one of the ways to get him is to 680 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:08,680 Speaker 1: stay balanced on first down, and when you do run 681 00:37:08,719 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 1: the ball, run at him and double his But I 682 00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:15,520 Speaker 1: used to say that about JJ Watt. Hit him, double him, 683 00:37:15,520 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: crack him, you know, hit him in that hip't don't 684 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:21,719 Speaker 1: let him get going, discourage him from the beginning, and 685 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:26,319 Speaker 1: establish the running game with JT number two being you 686 00:37:26,360 --> 00:37:28,200 Speaker 1: know they're going to be in a lot of that 687 00:37:28,320 --> 00:37:31,680 Speaker 1: quarter's coverage, so I call it four beaters. What do 688 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:33,880 Speaker 1: you want to be able to do? First thing, you 689 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 1: want to run play action where they lose all their 690 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,839 Speaker 1: linebackers and you want to run against the grain. You 691 00:37:39,880 --> 00:37:42,000 Speaker 1: want to take up one side of the quarters with 692 00:37:42,080 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 1: one wide and either your tight ends or your running backs. 693 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,239 Speaker 1: You want to run them all the way back across 694 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:49,760 Speaker 1: over to the other side, and you want six seven 695 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:53,040 Speaker 1: man protection. You only need three receivers, but you want 696 00:37:53,040 --> 00:37:56,000 Speaker 1: to run away from one of the strong corners. You 697 00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,440 Speaker 1: want to run boot action, or at least half boot 698 00:37:58,440 --> 00:38:02,040 Speaker 1: action with Ryan, so you get the linebackers underneath moving 699 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:05,040 Speaker 1: one way, and then run your outcuts back to the 700 00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: quarter side. Particularly if you take the second receiver the 701 00:38:08,239 --> 00:38:10,960 Speaker 1: slot and you run him down ten yards and out 702 00:38:11,080 --> 00:38:14,600 Speaker 1: on the nickel. Basically, that's very tough coverage because when 703 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:18,240 Speaker 1: the ball starts away, he's protecting the inside. You also 704 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:21,520 Speaker 1: can work on their corners. You know, I think they're 705 00:38:21,560 --> 00:38:24,439 Speaker 1: better in the front. I think they're nickel. I think 706 00:38:24,520 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: Snead and you're right about the safeties. I really like 707 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 1: Red and Thornhill, and I like Snead at the at 708 00:38:30,880 --> 00:38:34,200 Speaker 1: the nickel, they're real good in that inside core in 709 00:38:34,200 --> 00:38:38,720 Speaker 1: the secondary. But you want to go after Watson thirty five, 710 00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:43,480 Speaker 1: who's playing, because the young kid McDuffie is hurt, so 711 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 1: you want to I know, I know he made a 712 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:47,799 Speaker 1: big play last week with Watson, but you want to 713 00:38:47,800 --> 00:38:50,480 Speaker 1: go after that rookie number thirty five on their right side, 714 00:38:50,800 --> 00:38:53,400 Speaker 1: and you want to go after Fenton, number twenty seven 715 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 1: on the left. But again this goes back to what 716 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:59,160 Speaker 1: I said before, Matt. You've got to work that outside 717 00:38:59,200 --> 00:39:03,320 Speaker 1: of the field. Okay, against quarters, they're tough. Underneath, they'll match. 718 00:39:03,640 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 1: You've got to work the outside. You want to run 719 00:39:06,320 --> 00:39:09,920 Speaker 1: your scissors pattern, which is one receiver to the post, 720 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:13,399 Speaker 1: the other receiver to the corner. That's tough one quarters. 721 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:16,160 Speaker 1: Sometimes you want to run the outside receiver straight down 722 00:39:16,239 --> 00:39:19,000 Speaker 1: the field, run a corner with a second guy, somebody 723 00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:21,720 Speaker 1: in a flat. All these are what I call four 724 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:24,520 Speaker 1: meters quarter beaters. You gotta be ready to go. But 725 00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:27,960 Speaker 1: a lot of that is to the outside of the field. 726 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:33,320 Speaker 1: Number three, we've got to have a protection plan for Jones, don't. 727 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,480 Speaker 1: I mean at the police, do not let Pinter, Do 728 00:39:36,520 --> 00:39:39,560 Speaker 1: not let us think that we can put that Pinter 729 00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:42,160 Speaker 1: can handle him one on one. There's got to be 730 00:39:42,239 --> 00:39:45,560 Speaker 1: some slide protection. There's got to be some jamming, some 731 00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:48,520 Speaker 1: pinching on him. Don't get me wrong. Their edge guys 732 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:51,560 Speaker 1: are formidable, no question about a Clark has a million sacks, 733 00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:55,319 Speaker 1: Dunlap has a million sacks, karloftas has You know he 734 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,399 Speaker 1: has the ability to do that. But there's one guy 735 00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:01,960 Speaker 1: you cannot let beat you, You absolutely cannot let beat you, 736 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:05,440 Speaker 1: and that is Jones. And then I think number four 737 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: and most critically, you know, I put I put a 738 00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,600 Speaker 1: very ambitious I said, I said, you know, thirty first 739 00:40:12,640 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: downs and thirty points, and to do that, we have 740 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 1: to finish drives. This is what we haven't done. You know, 741 00:40:19,120 --> 00:40:22,600 Speaker 1: we've been very, very poor in the alumni and high 742 00:40:22,680 --> 00:40:25,800 Speaker 1: red zone going in and again these guys are vulnerable. 743 00:40:25,880 --> 00:40:29,040 Speaker 1: Twenty fifth, they're not a good red zone football team. 744 00:40:29,040 --> 00:40:31,000 Speaker 1: They're not good when they're back is to the wall. 745 00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:34,200 Speaker 1: And I think the big thing here is don't be cute. 746 00:40:34,400 --> 00:40:37,680 Speaker 1: Let's get down there and execute, you know, put put 747 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:40,839 Speaker 1: our feet in the ground, make that offensive line, drive them. 748 00:40:41,080 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: The one thing you want there is you want the 749 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:45,560 Speaker 1: ball in the hands of twenty eight. You want the 750 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:48,600 Speaker 1: ball in the hands of eleven. And occasionally you want 751 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:52,560 Speaker 1: to isolate somebody if it's a passing down with Hines. 752 00:40:52,920 --> 00:40:56,160 Speaker 1: But again, when with your best plays, your best run 753 00:40:56,280 --> 00:40:59,360 Speaker 1: plays to your best players, when you get in that 754 00:40:59,440 --> 00:41:02,239 Speaker 1: red zone, and every time you get in there, you 755 00:41:02,360 --> 00:41:04,719 Speaker 1: got to come out with seven. We can't cut, we 756 00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:08,440 Speaker 1: can't count on field goals against this high scoring team. 757 00:41:08,480 --> 00:41:11,280 Speaker 1: So you know, those are those are the critical things, 758 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,920 Speaker 1: the critical guys that you have to stop, and you 759 00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:17,719 Speaker 1: got to get after. Man, that was a loaded podcast 760 00:41:17,800 --> 00:41:20,279 Speaker 1: this week, Greg, I mean, a ton of great information 761 00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:24,160 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna keep it very very simple. I'm probably 762 00:41:24,160 --> 00:41:28,200 Speaker 1: gonna oversimplify it and sort of summarize, you know, what 763 00:41:28,239 --> 00:41:30,279 Speaker 1: you said dating back to the last time these two 764 00:41:30,320 --> 00:41:33,560 Speaker 1: teams faced off in twenty nineteen. And I know that's 765 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:37,960 Speaker 1: eons ago in the lifespan of an NFL franchise, but 766 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: how much of that game is transferable because in that game, 767 00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:44,520 Speaker 1: the Colts played a ton of press man. They ran 768 00:41:44,640 --> 00:41:47,279 Speaker 1: the ball all over the Chiefs Marlon Mack at the time, 769 00:41:47,680 --> 00:41:50,360 Speaker 1: didn't give up the big plays. They kept Patrick Mahomes 770 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:52,600 Speaker 1: in the well. They had the ball for well over 771 00:41:52,680 --> 00:41:55,240 Speaker 1: thirty five minutes. As you said, kept the ball away 772 00:41:55,280 --> 00:41:57,920 Speaker 1: from Mahomes in that game. Is that it is that 773 00:41:58,000 --> 00:41:59,759 Speaker 1: the same motto is that the only way you can 774 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:02,440 Speaker 1: beat the Chiefs with this Cults personnel and the way 775 00:42:02,480 --> 00:42:04,759 Speaker 1: they want to play the game. I think it's exactly 776 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:07,160 Speaker 1: what you strive for, you know, whether or not lightning 777 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:09,440 Speaker 1: and strike again, Matt, I can't tell you that, but 778 00:42:09,480 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this is what you have to do now. 779 00:42:11,560 --> 00:42:14,680 Speaker 1: The one constant was if you remember Tarik Hill wasn't there, 780 00:42:15,000 --> 00:42:17,799 Speaker 1: Well he's not there now either. So I think when 781 00:42:18,080 --> 00:42:21,200 Speaker 1: you know, without him, I think the ability to press 782 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:25,840 Speaker 1: those whiteouts is greater. That gives you a better ability 783 00:42:25,960 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 1: to lean towards Kelsey, whatever your coverage is. If you 784 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,359 Speaker 1: follow what I'm saying. So, I mean, I don't, I 785 00:42:31,400 --> 00:42:34,120 Speaker 1: don't see a lot different. I think you have to 786 00:42:34,239 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 1: keep Mahomes in the well. So the five man, you know, 787 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,480 Speaker 1: the four trailer, all that stuff is still there. It 788 00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: just happens that we had, you know, really tremendous success. 789 00:42:45,840 --> 00:42:48,359 Speaker 1: Uh you know, with all that you know in in 790 00:42:48,360 --> 00:42:50,920 Speaker 1: that year. And you know what, I think we have 791 00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:53,560 Speaker 1: a psychological advantage. And I know people think that we're 792 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:56,600 Speaker 1: dead in the water. But you know, every week, christ 793 00:42:56,640 --> 00:42:58,440 Speaker 1: you've been doing this for a long time. We've been 794 00:42:58,520 --> 00:43:01,840 Speaker 1: doing it together. Every week in the NFL is totally different. 795 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:05,520 Speaker 1: Nobody can predict what's going to happen. We've done I 796 00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:07,120 Speaker 1: have to laugh at this one. I mean, we've done 797 00:43:07,120 --> 00:43:09,880 Speaker 1: everything to make the Chiefs overlook us. I mean, for 798 00:43:09,880 --> 00:43:12,399 Speaker 1: God's sakes, this is a trap game for them. They 799 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:15,360 Speaker 1: are good, but they're beatable, and they were beatable in 800 00:43:15,480 --> 00:43:19,680 Speaker 1: nineteen with the same kind of philosophy they still count on. 801 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,240 Speaker 1: This is why I think they're beatable. They still count 802 00:43:22,440 --> 00:43:26,080 Speaker 1: on ad lib plays to make it go. And their 803 00:43:26,160 --> 00:43:29,799 Speaker 1: defense is their Achilles hill. If we're smart and play 804 00:43:29,880 --> 00:43:33,520 Speaker 1: physical again to dominate the clock with the whole team, 805 00:43:34,040 --> 00:43:36,960 Speaker 1: and I think this, see, I don't think that they 806 00:43:36,960 --> 00:43:38,960 Speaker 1: will come in. They'll look at our film and human 807 00:43:39,040 --> 00:43:41,760 Speaker 1: nature is what it is. They'll look at that film 808 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,400 Speaker 1: and no matter what the coaches tell them, They're not 809 00:43:44,440 --> 00:43:46,880 Speaker 1: going to have a sixteen minute mentality. They're going to 810 00:43:46,960 --> 00:43:49,560 Speaker 1: think they can come in, have a cakewalk, get in 811 00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:52,480 Speaker 1: and out of here, enjoy it, put their baseball caps on. 812 00:43:52,800 --> 00:43:55,520 Speaker 1: So the important thing is to take that away early, 813 00:43:55,680 --> 00:43:59,279 Speaker 1: take that momentum away early, and you just hang in there. 814 00:43:59,360 --> 00:44:02,319 Speaker 1: You just hang in there, hang on that vine, and 815 00:44:02,360 --> 00:44:05,080 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what will happen. You steal a possession 816 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:08,600 Speaker 1: here there, you frustrate Mahomes, you keep the ball away 817 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:10,920 Speaker 1: from him. All of a sudden, that game is tight, 818 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:14,319 Speaker 1: and the Lucas Oil fans who are mad today, they 819 00:44:14,360 --> 00:44:16,919 Speaker 1: will come back. They will be there and they will 820 00:44:16,960 --> 00:44:19,279 Speaker 1: be there for you, and all of a sudden, you 821 00:44:19,360 --> 00:44:22,319 Speaker 1: got a chance to win that game. This, as you know, 822 00:44:22,600 --> 00:44:25,399 Speaker 1: is a one week lead. Well, we did last week, 823 00:44:25,440 --> 00:44:28,280 Speaker 1: and what the Chiefs did last week doesn't mean a 824 00:44:28,360 --> 00:44:31,239 Speaker 1: damn thing. At one o'clock again, we all have a 825 00:44:31,280 --> 00:44:33,359 Speaker 1: decision to make here. We can cry in our beer, 826 00:44:34,000 --> 00:44:36,640 Speaker 1: or we can raise up and do something special. And 827 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:39,640 Speaker 1: you know what, I've always believed this team played best 828 00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:42,800 Speaker 1: with its back to the wall when there's no expectations. 829 00:44:43,080 --> 00:44:45,879 Speaker 1: They seem to handle that kind of pressure better. So 830 00:44:46,000 --> 00:44:48,560 Speaker 1: I look for a good performance. That's exactly where the 831 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:50,839 Speaker 1: Colts are at, trying to get that first win heading 832 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:54,840 Speaker 1: into week number three. Rick vent Zury Inside Football a 833 00:44:54,920 --> 00:44:57,600 Speaker 1: breakdown ahead of the Colts and the Chiefs, my man, 834 00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:01,000 Speaker 1: looking forward to a home game back at Lucas Soil Stadium. 835 00:45:01,480 --> 00:45:03,640 Speaker 1: Instead of getting on the big bird and checking into 836 00:45:03,680 --> 00:45:05,719 Speaker 1: a hotel, you can get a good night's rest there 837 00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:08,520 Speaker 1: at the palatial estate and we'll see a bright and 838 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:12,640 Speaker 1: early coming up on Sunday at Lucas Oil. Absolutely, man, Absolutely, 839 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:14,840 Speaker 1: I love sharing those seats with you on the planet. 840 00:45:15,280 --> 00:45:18,040 Speaker 1: You know, A good night's sleep in my own battle. 841 00:45:18,120 --> 00:45:20,400 Speaker 1: Oh we'll do me better. I thank you, no question 842 00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:23,040 Speaker 1: about it. There's nothing better than that. I appreciate it. Rick, 843 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,200 Speaker 1: have a great rest of the week and we'll see 844 00:45:25,239 --> 00:45:27,960 Speaker 1: on Sunday downtown. All right, all right, Matt, you got 845 00:45:27,960 --> 00:45:31,400 Speaker 1: a Rick Ventury and his breakdown for the Colts and 846 00:45:31,600 --> 00:45:34,440 Speaker 1: the Chiefs here on Inside Football and for the latest 847 00:45:34,520 --> 00:45:36,919 Speaker 1: on the Colts. Check it out right now Colts dot Com, 848 00:45:36,960 --> 00:45:39,680 Speaker 1: the mobile app, and the Colts Audio Network wherever you 849 00:45:39,719 --> 00:45:42,640 Speaker 1: get your podcasts and your interviews and all the radio 850 00:45:42,680 --> 00:45:45,600 Speaker 1: shows on the Colts on a weekly basis leading into 851 00:45:45,600 --> 00:45:48,600 Speaker 1: Sundays for Rick Ventury. I'm Matt Saylor. We'll do it 852 00:45:48,640 --> 00:45:51,719 Speaker 1: again next week breaking down the Titans in week number four, 853 00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:55,440 Speaker 1: another AFC South Class for the Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. 854 00:45:55,480 --> 00:45:58,440 Speaker 1: Until then, thanks for listening to Inside Football here in 855 00:45:58,480 --> 00:46:04,400 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network. So long and