1 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Trying to get up the speed on the Colts. This 2 00:00:04,200 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: is your one stop shop, the Colts Daily Update. Here's 3 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: your host, Matt Taylor, the voice of the Colts from 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,080 Speaker 1: the Power Home Solar Radio Studio. Good evening, everybody, Welcome 5 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 1: to the Colts Daily Update tonight here on the Home 6 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: of the Colts ninety three five and one oh seven 7 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:21,759 Speaker 1: five the Fan. I'm Matt Taylor. I'm joined by j. J. 8 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Stangovitz tonight writer from Colts dot Com, and the Colts 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,760 Speaker 1: were on the practice field again today getting ready for 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: Week sixteen. Up next are the Arizona Cardinals. The Colts 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: are eight and six, the Cards are ten and four. 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: Both teams are in their respective conferences playoff fields. At 13 00:00:37,400 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: the moment. The Colts would be the fifth seed in 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 1: the AFC. The Cardinals would be the fourth seed in 15 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: the NFC, and they're looking to win their first divisional 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,559 Speaker 1: title since twenty fifteen, and a win for them on 17 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 1: Christmas Night would clinch a playoff berth for the first 18 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 1: time again since two thousand and fifteen, and hopefully the 19 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,640 Speaker 1: Colts have some sort of say about that. Arizona started 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: the season seven and zero, but they've lost four of 21 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: their last seven and including back to back games. Heading 22 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: into Christmas night, JJ's with us. As we said, JJ, 23 00:01:05,959 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 1: how's your Christmas shopping coming along? Well, I got one 24 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:12,440 Speaker 1: more thing to go out and get, got most of 25 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: the other shopping done, most of the gifts wrapped up, 26 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,959 Speaker 1: and uh, you're gonna try to make some little mauled 27 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:21,400 Speaker 1: wine tonight, watch a Christmas movie and get the holiday spirit. 28 00:01:22,240 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: What do you have to get who you buying for? Uh? Well, 29 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,560 Speaker 1: I don't think I'm gonna leave that. Is it juicy? 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: It's not juicy. I just don't want to, you know, 31 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 1: be called out by a family member who might be 32 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,839 Speaker 1: listening to this, but I haven't got their gift yet. 33 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:40,679 Speaker 1: All right, fair enough, we're gonna keep it personal between 34 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: us and uh, you know, look forward to the next game. Yeah, 35 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: you don't want to let them know that I put 36 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: off till December twenty second to buy your gift. I'm 37 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: with you. That's a good call right there. All right, 38 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:53,960 Speaker 1: we're gonna have some fun here. We're gonna talk about 39 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,040 Speaker 1: this matchup coming up on Saturday night. By the way, 40 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: it's the first Christmas game ever for the It's playing 41 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: on December twenty fifth for the first time. So we're 42 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: gonna go worry meter. We're gonna bust this out here. JJ, 43 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you a statement, pull out some facts 44 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: on you, and you go through the worry meter right 45 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: scale through one to five. One is you're not worried 46 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,639 Speaker 1: at all about it. Number five is, yeah, I'm very 47 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: worried about this. So somewhere on that scale between one 48 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,959 Speaker 1: and five, and let's start with Jonathan Taylor. Because he's 49 00:02:22,000 --> 00:02:25,360 Speaker 1: been obviously fantastic. He's already been named to the Pro Bowl, 50 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: probably gonna be a first team All Pro when it's 51 00:02:27,919 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: all said and done here at the end of the 52 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: twenty twenty one season. But he's rushed for over one 53 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,799 Speaker 1: hundred yards and eight games this year. JJ. The Colts 54 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: are eight and oh when he goes over one hundred, 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: but they're o and six when he doesn't. He's averaging 56 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: one hundred and forty two rushing yards and eight wins 57 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 1: and sixty two yards in six losses. So what's your 58 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: worry meter on Jonathan Taylor's discrepancy between wins and losses 59 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,359 Speaker 1: for the Colts and what he has to do in 60 00:02:54,480 --> 00:02:57,400 Speaker 1: order for the Colts to win Based on the numbers, well, 61 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 1: I would say it's that maybe a two, Matt, because 62 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: you know, some of those numbers can get skewed a 63 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: little bit. You know, the Colts in losing to the 64 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: Ravens and the Buccaneers, they didn't lose those games because 65 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor wasn't able to run the football. You know, 66 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: in fact that the offense in both those games was 67 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 1: pretty darn good. Turn the Colts in those games right 68 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,119 Speaker 1: right exactly, So it can get skewed a little bit. 69 00:03:22,400 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: I mean, look, it's it is telling that the Colts 70 00:03:24,760 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: are ain't no when Jonathan Taylor goes over a hundred yards. 71 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't say I'm super worried about the discrepancy 72 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: between those two things, especially because we get late in 73 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 1: the season here. But the Colts have such a large 74 00:03:37,880 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: library of plays, Matt, where they can go to different 75 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: concepts or different plays that have worked earlier in the 76 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: season that they've practiced quite a bit. They can turn 77 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: to those defined solutions when teams are stacking the box 78 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 1: or they're sending you know, creative run blitzes are different things. 79 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: Having that ability and having a quarterback, quite frankly, Matt, 80 00:03:59,320 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: who can get the Colts into those looks is very important. 81 00:04:03,240 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: All right, it's JJ stangevit sign Matt Taylor. This is 82 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 1: the Colts Daley Update tonight on ninety three five and 83 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 1: one oh seven five. The fan we're half isn't fun. 84 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: We're doing the worry meter. That's Jonathan Taylor. Let's go 85 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: to the defensive side of the ball. Let's talk about 86 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,839 Speaker 1: DeForest Buckner. He's having another great season. He's the leading 87 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: sack getter for the Colts this year so far JJ 88 00:04:21,760 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: six and a half sacks. He led the Colts and 89 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:26,479 Speaker 1: sacks last year with nine and a half. He would 90 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: be the first Colts player to lead the team in 91 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,359 Speaker 1: sacks and back to back seasons since Robert Mathis in 92 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: two twelve and twenty thirteen, and he's looking to become 93 00:04:36,040 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: the first defensive tackle ever to do it. So the 94 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:43,280 Speaker 1: Colts pass rush other than Buckner, the front four, other 95 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: than Buckner, JJ, what's your worried meter? One through five? 96 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,360 Speaker 1: I would put it in probably I'll call it a three, 97 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 1: just because you know, there haven't been There hasn't been 98 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: that one other guy who's stepped up gaming in game out. 99 00:04:58,839 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: You know we've seen Flash is from guys like Alcade 100 00:05:01,440 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: Mohammed and Quiddy Pay. You know, Grover Stewart having some 101 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 1: impactful games, Komoco Terrey certainly having some impactful games, a 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,560 Speaker 1: guy like Taylor Stalworth stepping up. The reason why I'm 103 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: not I was even kind of hesitant to go as 104 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 1: high as the three is that if you look at 105 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:22,200 Speaker 1: some of the numbers, I mean, the Colts have their 106 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,640 Speaker 1: sack total this season is like right there with the 107 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: team like Arizona, which has Chandler Jones with nine and 108 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,640 Speaker 1: a half sacks, Marcus Golden with double digit sacks. The 109 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: Colts do a really good job. You know, Devorce Buckner 110 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: talks about it a lot. You know, four rushing is 111 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: one and they do a really good job of that 112 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: and putting pressure on opposing quarterbacks. And you know, whether 113 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:46,040 Speaker 1: it's Komoko's day or you know, Alcade Mohammed's day, or 114 00:05:46,080 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: whatever it may be, they've found those solutions to a 115 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,520 Speaker 1: point where they you know, they're able to get pressure 116 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:54,200 Speaker 1: on quarterbacks. But you'd like to see, you know, someone 117 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 1: get hot toward the end of the season. But the 118 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: Colts have shown on defense they don't necessarily need that 119 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,480 Speaker 1: to get pressure on opposing quarterbacks. Yeah, Arizona sits at 120 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 1: thirty seven sacks. The Colts are tied for twentieth with 121 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:10,279 Speaker 1: thirty sacks. Sounds like a big difference, but it's only 122 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 1: obviously a seven sack difference. And as you said, the 123 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: Colts have been by committee so far with their front 124 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: four pass rush, and inevitably what they're gonna have to 125 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 1: do late in the season is play coverage when they 126 00:06:20,440 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: play a good quarterback and rely on that front four 127 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: to win their one on one matchups without blitzing and 128 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: sending extra people there. All right, let's go worry meter 129 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: on Carson Wentz because he threw twelve passes last week 130 00:06:32,400 --> 00:06:35,640 Speaker 1: against the Patriots. New England got their hands on six 131 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: of them, jj they intercepted one of them. The Colts 132 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: passing game down the stretch one through five. Worry meter, 133 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 1: where are you there? I'm at about it two, you know, 134 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: which may sound a little positive. You know, what's the 135 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,160 Speaker 1: word I'm looking for, optimistic given the Carson Wentz only 136 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: through for fifty seven yards against the Patriots. But you know, 137 00:06:56,320 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: Frank Reich, we we hear it over and over again 138 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: for him that he's got so much confidence in what 139 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz can do as a passer. And I'm not 140 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: gonna sit here and doubt Frank Reich's ability to evaluate, coordinate, call, 141 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:12,720 Speaker 1: scheme and offense. I mean, it's been so good this 142 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: year for the Colts, you know, and Reich said it 143 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,480 Speaker 1: this week, Matt, Yeah, Carson Wentz is probably gonna have 144 00:07:18,520 --> 00:07:21,880 Speaker 1: to step up at some Colts a game regular season 145 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,240 Speaker 1: or in the playoffs. They know that Carson Wentz knows that. 146 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: I think, you know, you gotta get the Patriots quite 147 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: a bit of credit for the way that they're able 148 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: to play in the back end with guys like Jay 149 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:37,440 Speaker 1: z Jackson, Devin mccordy, Adrian Phillips. But person Wentz, he's 150 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:40,239 Speaker 1: still He's had games either for four hundred yards against 151 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: the Ravens, he played at a very high level against 152 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers and got you know, hurt by some turnovers. 153 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: That's fault. I think there's still an iment amount of 154 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 1: trust in Carson Wentz. So my number on that's pretty low. 155 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: The other part of Carson is there are other little 156 00:07:57,360 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: things that he does here and there that might not 157 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: be you know, super obvious, but you know, Carson does 158 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: a really good job with getting the Colts into the 159 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,360 Speaker 1: right running plays. And you know, if you want to 160 00:08:09,400 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: be an elite running team, you need all eleven guys 161 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 1: in the field play in their part, and Carson does 162 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,119 Speaker 1: play a kind of subtle part in making the right checks, 163 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:19,920 Speaker 1: getting the Colts to the right running plays against the 164 00:08:19,960 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: fronts that they're seeing. And then on top of that, 165 00:08:22,440 --> 00:08:25,840 Speaker 1: you know, just little plays here and there. Those fourth 166 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:29,560 Speaker 1: and one conversions that Carson had against the Patriots, those 167 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: didn't happen in a vacuum. Carson Wentz Matt leads the 168 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: NFL since twenty seventeen and fourth down conversions on fourth 169 00:08:36,600 --> 00:08:39,439 Speaker 1: and one he is twenty one. The next highest total 170 00:08:39,559 --> 00:08:43,160 Speaker 1: is fifteen by Dallas's Ezekiel Elliott. So those are just 171 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: little things that Carson can do that even if the 172 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: passing game might not be there in a given week, 173 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:49,760 Speaker 1: he still can have an impact on the game and 174 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: help the Colts win. Well, I think why we bring 175 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: this up right? I mean, if you look at the 176 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:56,720 Speaker 1: last six games, went to his average in that time period, 177 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: passing just about one hundred and eighty yards per game. 178 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: Yards per attempt is six and a half. But in 179 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,200 Speaker 1: his first eight games, he averaged two hundred and forty 180 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:10,000 Speaker 1: passing yards per game, over seven in yards per attempt. 181 00:09:10,040 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 1: But the Colts running game over the last six jaj 182 00:09:13,600 --> 00:09:16,520 Speaker 1: it's over two hundred yards per game. So the identity 183 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 1: of the team, the dynamic of the offense has drastically 184 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:21,680 Speaker 1: changed here in the last month and a half in 185 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,559 Speaker 1: terms of handing the ball off quite more frequently to 186 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. Well, and what Carson isn't doing frequently is 187 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: turning it over. He obviously that had that one against 188 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: New England. But you know, you have games like the 189 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,720 Speaker 1: one Carson had against Houston where you know, the Colts 190 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: had they could hand it off to Jonathan thirty two 191 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 1: times and go knew they were going to win the 192 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: game as long as they didn't turn the ball over. 193 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: And they didn't do that in that game. So, you know, 194 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: Carson for the most part is playing within himself, playing 195 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,920 Speaker 1: within the responsibilities that he has within the offense. And 196 00:09:52,080 --> 00:09:54,360 Speaker 1: if he continues to just not turn the ball over 197 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: at a high rate and hand you know, just get 198 00:09:57,679 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 1: the ball to Jonathan Taylor, the Coults are gonna win 199 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: quite few games. Yeah, Obviously, get the Colts into good 200 00:10:02,360 --> 00:10:05,479 Speaker 1: plays and out of bad plays right there, JJ Stangovitz. 201 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. We're playing with the worry meter tonight. 202 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 1: One through five, last one, JJ. Michael Pittman is the 203 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: Colts leading receiver three hundred and fifty four receiving yards 204 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 1: this season on third down alone. That number is fifteen 205 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: yards short of the next highest receiver on the season 206 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 1: in terms of overall receiving if you will, Zach Pascal 207 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 1: has three hundred and sixty nine yards receiving total on 208 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:33,680 Speaker 1: the year, so he has second on the Colts receiving 209 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: list in terms of overall yardage in twenty twenty one. 210 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,960 Speaker 1: So it's a big drop off between Pittman and Pascal, 211 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 1: the next best receiver in terms of production this year. 212 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: So the Colts reliance on Michael Pittman worry meter. Where 213 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,439 Speaker 1: are you right there? One through five? On that I'll 214 00:10:50,520 --> 00:10:54,720 Speaker 1: throw throw it down at the two. UM. I liked it. 215 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: You're not. You're not a very worried person. I like it, 216 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,160 Speaker 1: but you know, I mean, look, Pittman. The game him 217 00:11:00,160 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: against New England was weird, obviously, with the ejection that 218 00:11:02,800 --> 00:11:05,200 Speaker 1: the Colts really didn't feel was warranted. He only had 219 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: that one reception. But you know, he's the guy who 220 00:11:08,640 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: we've seen it come out of him this year on 221 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: those plays where like he just goes up and gets it. 222 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: You know, you think about Baltimore San Francisco, the plays 223 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: that he made in those games, and that doesn't just 224 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,840 Speaker 1: kind of go away. So, you know, I think down 225 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 1: the stretches we're kind of talking about the Colts needing 226 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: to lean on Carson in a game. They're gonna need 227 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: to lean on Michael Pittman in a game again. But 228 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:35,640 Speaker 1: the one thing that's so encouraging about this Colts offense 229 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: when when you look at how they're going to try 230 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,800 Speaker 1: to move the ball through the air, is there's not 231 00:11:40,880 --> 00:11:44,280 Speaker 1: a selfish player on this team. And it starts with 232 00:11:44,360 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 1: t Y Hilton. And I asked t why about that today? 233 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,120 Speaker 1: Like that clipping hard knocks where he went up to 234 00:11:50,120 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: Frank Ryk and said, Hey, you don't have to get 235 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:53,360 Speaker 1: me the ball. You don't have to force me the ball. 236 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: You know. I asked him, like, you're a nine thousand 237 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: yard receiver and you you're you're saying these things, do 238 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: you get a sense of the impact that that has. 239 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: And he's kind of said, you know, yeah, like, if 240 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 1: I'm saying it, then this is how everyone else can think, 241 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: which I think is you know, really important aspect to 242 00:12:10,040 --> 00:12:13,240 Speaker 1: the Colts offense that Michael Pittman Jr. Maybe he's a gamer, 243 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 1: he has three targets and two catches, or you know, 244 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: Zach Pascal's a game, or he is four targets and 245 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: one catch. But those guys all know that, Hey, next 246 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,439 Speaker 1: week it might be my time to get eight catches 247 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 1: on nine targets. So you know, all those guys are ready. 248 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,400 Speaker 1: Pittman certainly is the team's leading receiver and a guy 249 00:12:31,400 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 1: who Carson Wentz trust immensely with the ball in the air. 250 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 1: So I'm not super worried about Pittman going forward and 251 00:12:38,960 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: his impact on this team. Just need to make sure 252 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:46,440 Speaker 1: he doesn't get ejected for us and maybe dubious reasons. Yeah, 253 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: stay in the game. Let's play four quarters coming up 254 00:12:48,600 --> 00:12:51,480 Speaker 1: on Saturday night. We'll start there. That's good stuff. That's 255 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: the worry meter with JJ Stangovitz. I'm Matt Taylor here 256 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: on the Colts Daily Updated. As we learned, JJ is 257 00:12:57,360 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: pretty stress free around the holiday, So enjoy your last 258 00:13:00,400 --> 00:13:03,480 Speaker 1: minute shopping there buying for that important somebody in your life, 259 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 1: and stay poison under control all the way until Saturday, 260 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,560 Speaker 1: my good man. Absolutely, and happy holidays to you and 261 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 1: yours as well, Matt. And we're going into this game 262 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: on Saturday in control of the number five seat in 263 00:13:15,400 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 1: the AFC with maybe a shot still at the AFC 264 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: South so Gon be a fun last couple of weeks here. 265 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: That's right, stay even killed. JJ Stangovitz right there, good 266 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: banter on the Colts to night. Check out his work 267 00:13:26,920 --> 00:13:29,120 Speaker 1: on Colts dot com and the Colts Mobile app. He's 268 00:13:29,160 --> 00:13:32,000 Speaker 1: covering the Colts on a daily basis for the team 269 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 1: on the website. JJ. Have a great rest of the night, 270 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 1: and we'll talk to you on Saturday, sir, Thanks as always, 271 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: all right, Happy holidays, Matt, You've got it. JJ Stangovitz. 272 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. We'll have more on the Colts and 273 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: the Cardinals tomorrow night on Colts Happy Hour. That's getting 274 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,440 Speaker 1: bumped up at day since everybody at the fan has 275 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 1: the day off on Friday, that's Christmas Eve, but Instant 276 00:13:50,360 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: Replay is coming up next, followed by Bette Rivers with 277 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:56,200 Speaker 1: Jason Hammer. Have a great night, everybody, and thanks for listening. 278 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: Here on ninety three five and one oh seven five 279 00:13:58,720 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 1: to fan