1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmy's and Joe's and x'es and o's. 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: Check New York Voto, Willard Voto, ain't taker, Bruce. 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chock board and diagram 4 00:00:17,079 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: some plays. 5 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 3: Here's what it all starts right here. Let's play Jay 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:21,960 Speaker 3: Money Christmas. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 4: Out. 8 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 9 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 3: There's two weeks to go. 11 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,160 Speaker 2: The NFL regular season is down to just a pair 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: of games, and there's no sugarcoating it now. It's it's 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:40,480 Speaker 2: go time. It's do or die, it's now or never. 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:43,120 Speaker 2: Whenever you want to say, it all applies. The final 15 00:00:43,159 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 2: pair of games here in twenty twenty three is the 16 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: Colts are eight and seven following their twenty nine to 17 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 2: ten loss to the Falcons and the Horseshoes, one of 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 2: four eight and seven teams fighting for a wild card 19 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: spot at the moment in the AFC. And up next 20 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 2: the seven and eight Las Vegas Raiders, who have won 21 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 2: two in a row and they're playing their best football 22 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 2: of the season coming into Lucas Oil Stadium. Hi, everybody 23 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: walking inside inside Football. I'm Matt Taylor, but you came 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,400 Speaker 2: for the man, the myth, the legend. Rick Vin Turreu 25 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 2: is back and his nearly thirty years of coaching experience 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:17,320 Speaker 2: in the NFL. 27 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 3: And Rick, we're about four days away from game day. 28 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: In some ways, you can already feel the energy for 29 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,679 Speaker 2: how big in terms of the magnitude these last two 30 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:26,759 Speaker 2: games are for the Colts. 31 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 4: Yeah, there isn't any question about it, you know, despite 32 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 4: anything that has happened. Yeah, you know in two of 33 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 4: the last three weeks. I mean, we're still very much 34 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:40,759 Speaker 4: in control of our destiny. You know, not to get 35 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:42,680 Speaker 4: into it too much because I really don't want to 36 00:01:42,720 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 4: be scoreboard watching. I just don't think we should be 37 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 4: doing that. Just just be center focused on the silver 38 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 4: and black. But you know, basically, it just looks like 39 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 4: Jacksonville's dead in the water, Matt, it really does, you know. 40 00:01:56,360 --> 00:01:59,560 Speaker 4: And everybody else has a tough game this week. So 41 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 4: again it goes back and you always say it, it's 42 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 4: just gotta take care of business, you know. I've always 43 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 4: said the NFL is a season of one game seasons. Yeah, 44 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 4: and you know, you lose sight of it, you know 45 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 4: sometimes after a great win, and this is what I'm hoping, 46 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 4: you know, when we get into the Raiders. But I think, 47 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 4: you know, after the great win at Pittsburgh, we probably 48 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 4: took a little bit of a deep breath and it 49 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 4: doesn't take much. I mean, if the intensity level, you know, 50 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:30,959 Speaker 4: waivers just an inch in this league, it can be 51 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:32,840 Speaker 4: all the difference in the world. It's not like you're 52 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 4: totally flat, but if you just aren't at a razor 53 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 4: edge and the other team is, you know, that can 54 00:02:38,600 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 4: be the difference. So now you're exactly right. I mean, 55 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 4: there's no no, no reason to sugarcoat it. 56 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: Now. 57 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 4: It's it's there. It's it's a win and you live, lose, 58 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 4: you know, and you die. And to say it's a 59 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:54,400 Speaker 4: must game would be the biggest, you know, understatement of 60 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 4: the week. 61 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, a lot riding on these last two games. And 62 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 2: you can't worry about the Texans game before Raiders. Like 63 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 2: you said, God, take care of business, be solely focused 64 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,720 Speaker 2: on Week seventeen before you get to week eighteen. So 65 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:09,560 Speaker 2: before we do all of that, let's look back quickly here. 66 00:03:09,639 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 2: As again, the Colts had arguably their their worst performance 67 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 2: of the season less week Christmas Eve stinker in Atlanta. 68 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:19,840 Speaker 2: There weren't a lot of positives. In that game, the 69 00:03:19,919 --> 00:03:23,359 Speaker 2: Colts were out gained four oh six to two sixty two. 70 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,960 Speaker 2: The offense put up only six points, the defense gave 71 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 2: up a plethora of big plays. Like we chronicled on 72 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:33,120 Speaker 2: Monday night, the running game just couldn't get going. And 73 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 2: maybe the most troubling was again something that you've already 74 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 2: alluded to, was just the lack of urgency the Colts had, 75 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 2: knowing they could have been in first place in the 76 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: division at the end of the week with Jacksonville losing 77 00:03:44,840 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 2: again to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but it wasn't. So 78 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,080 Speaker 2: it wasn't meant to be. So what are your final 79 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: thoughts on that let down in Atlanta again on Christmas? 80 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: Everick, Yeah, you. 81 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 4: Know, it's it's ironic, but I've seen it happen, you know. 82 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 4: You know, we followed one of the best performances and 83 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 4: you know, maybe in years against the Steelers at home, 84 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 4: just a great win with you know, maybe the absolute 85 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 4: I think the worst performance of the season in Atlanta. 86 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 4: It was it just was a beat down. It was 87 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 4: a beat down. Schematically, they did a great job on 88 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 4: us both sides of the ball, you know, and then 89 00:04:22,680 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 4: you know, even more importantly, they just you know, they 90 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 4: just beat the heck out of us physically. And I 91 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,560 Speaker 4: think you're right. I think when you when you have 92 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 4: a bad defensive game like that, and you have all 93 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 4: those explosive plays and you have all those miss tackles. 94 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 4: You know, my experience over the years, when those two 95 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,000 Speaker 4: things happen, it means you just weren't well knit that day. 96 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 4: You didn't hustle quite as much, you didn't cup the ball, 97 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:54,640 Speaker 4: and you know, you let a lot of guys one 98 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 4: on one in space, and then the mistackles happened. And 99 00:04:57,360 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 4: that's normally a good indition that you weren't quite on 100 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,320 Speaker 4: a razor's edge, you know what I'm saying, Just as 101 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 4: you said, I think it's an indication that we not 102 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 4: to say we went in flat, but we weren't really 103 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 4: quite there. I thought the turning point because you know, 104 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 4: even though we say that, you know, with two minutes 105 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 4: or four minutes to go in the first half, the 106 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 4: game was seven to seven. It's not like, you know, 107 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 4: we get beat from the beginning to end. And I thought, 108 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,400 Speaker 4: you know, and you hear me talk about the roundabout 109 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 4: all the time, I thought the game was lost really 110 00:05:33,920 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 4: in the round about the two minutes before the half 111 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 4: and the first drive after the half, which was kind 112 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:43,920 Speaker 4: of by us a non resistant, really defensive efforts, kind 113 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,240 Speaker 4: of surprising, to be honest, I'm still amazed at it. 114 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:51,080 Speaker 4: But in reality, you know, the Falcons mustered thirteen points 115 00:05:51,640 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 4: in that very short time. I call it the middle eight, 116 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 4: and you know, the game went from seven and seven 117 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 4: to seven, it went from twenty to seven. And it 118 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 4: wasn't just that the score, But I think what it 119 00:06:05,240 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 4: did was it gave a team that six and eight, 120 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 4: you know, was up to play, but not super confident. 121 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,840 Speaker 4: I think it gave them the real psychological lift that 122 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 4: they needed. And then I thought the dagger was Bates' interception, 123 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:23,840 Speaker 4: and I think at that point, you know, Gardner was 124 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 4: just frustrated, his edges were closing down, nobody was getting open. 125 00:06:28,600 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 4: You know, it was really you know, he couldn't run 126 00:06:31,040 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 4: the ball and he was just kind of on his own. 127 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 4: And I thought it was kind of just a frustrating throw. 128 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 4: You know, they had it all covered. Baits comes and 129 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 4: makes it, and then when he makes that interception, you know, 130 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,440 Speaker 4: at twenty to seven, now they've got a short field 131 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 4: to play on the rest of the day. You know, 132 00:06:50,560 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 4: they can ball control. They don't have to, you know, 133 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,839 Speaker 4: they don't do anything silly kick field goals eight clock, 134 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,840 Speaker 4: you know, and that's exactly what they did, you know. 135 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:03,400 Speaker 4: And you know, and then at that point also, you know, 136 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 4: as you increase the lead, and we talk about this 137 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 4: all the time, you know, we talked about it on 138 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:13,520 Speaker 4: the roundtable Monday night, your sacks, your pass rushers come 139 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:17,400 Speaker 4: in the second half when you get that lead, when 140 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 4: the team is one dimensional and it has to play 141 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 4: one way, and then they just ate us up. I mean, 142 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 4: I never would have dreamed that that they would get 143 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 4: six sacks, but you know, it was surreal. But it 144 00:07:29,880 --> 00:07:33,520 Speaker 4: came because they gained the total advantage, and they had 145 00:07:33,560 --> 00:07:35,960 Speaker 4: the advantage all day. They had the advantage in the sticks, 146 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 4: and then after that, after that interception, then they had 147 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 4: the advantage in the score. And like I said, it 148 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 4: was just a very difficult you know, it was a 149 00:07:45,640 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 4: very difficult day. I think in the end the troubling 150 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 4: thing and I you know, and but it's We've been 151 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 4: inconsistent with this, but I think my biggest concern is 152 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 4: just that, you know, so a lot of the same 153 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 4: things just all came to Roost. A lot of issues 154 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:09,160 Speaker 4: we've had just came to Roost on Sunday. One. You know, 155 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 4: they stopped us with heavy fronts and bear. Two they 156 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 4: stuffed our receivers with tight press coverage, you know. And 157 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:20,840 Speaker 4: then three they really collapsed our edges, which is kind 158 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 4: of really struggling with that, particularly Ryman. And then they 159 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 4: they were effective blitzing inside on third down. Those three issues, 160 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,640 Speaker 4: you know, when we haven't had good days, those issues 161 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 4: have been there. And then on defense, you know, you know, 162 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 4: basically they did the same kinds of things. You know, 163 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 4: you know, they were able to get the ball to 164 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:45,439 Speaker 4: you know, their three tailbacks, which is really the elite 165 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 4: part of their football team. I mean, you know they 166 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 4: you kind of knew that going in, and we really 167 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 4: did a poor job of containing them pass and run. 168 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:57,200 Speaker 4: I mean, those three guys ended up with two well 169 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 4: was it two hundred and forty two yards collect actively totally, 170 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 4: you know, and that was a killer. And then you know, 171 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 4: we did nothing to stop Heineke. He again was right 172 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 4: at seventy percent, shredded us two years in a row. 173 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 4: You know, and I've said it before and I'll say 174 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,839 Speaker 4: it again because this is a you know, now, we 175 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:19,920 Speaker 4: we'll probably be fine, hopefully against O'Connell this week, but 176 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 4: when we play a quarterback who has any experience, you know, 177 00:09:23,320 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 4: we're playing seventy nine percent, which is number one in 178 00:09:27,640 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 4: the league zone defense, seventy nine percent zone defense, and 179 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,839 Speaker 4: it's not even a matchup zone. So basically there's no 180 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 4: way to You're not you're playing reactive. You're you're not 181 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 4: really shutting anything down. You're not shutting receivers down, you're 182 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 4: inviting screens which are killing us, and you're not pressuring 183 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 4: at all. And so you know, in that situation, unless 184 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 4: we have a big lead in the fourth quarter, it 185 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:58,120 Speaker 4: takes away our two best assets, which is you know, 186 00:09:58,360 --> 00:10:00,640 Speaker 4: pass rush and sacks, which was still up at the 187 00:10:00,720 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 4: top of the league. Yeah, and takeaways, which are at 188 00:10:03,200 --> 00:10:05,719 Speaker 4: the top of the league. But you know, by you know, 189 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:09,559 Speaker 4: by being so non proactive, you know, we're just we're 190 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 4: just inviting and good quarterbacks just tear us apart. And 191 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 4: that's been two years. So you know, I think we'll 192 00:10:16,559 --> 00:10:19,719 Speaker 4: be fine this week in that regard because of who 193 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 4: we play, but you know, that's a reoccurring theme and definitely, 194 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,559 Speaker 4: if we get to the playoffs. We're going to be 195 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 4: seeing good quarterbacks, all right. 196 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,599 Speaker 2: Well, let's look ahead to Week seventeen. Let's put that 197 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,120 Speaker 2: game in the rearview mirror and get ready for the 198 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 2: final two games of the season, because they're enormous. Like 199 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 2: we said, I mean, the conventional thinking is that the 200 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,880 Speaker 2: Colts need to win their final two games in order 201 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 2: to make the playoffs. Considering again, one of those games 202 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 2: is against the Houston Texans, who have the same record 203 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 2: as the Colts going into Week seventeen at eight and seven. 204 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,360 Speaker 2: But up first the Raiders, who, as we mentioned, are 205 00:10:52,400 --> 00:10:54,920 Speaker 2: playing their best football of the season seven and eight 206 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 2: record wise. They've won two in a row over AFC 207 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 2: West rivals for the first time since twenty and the 208 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 2: Raiders beat the Chiefs on the road on Christmas Day. 209 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:07,400 Speaker 2: They snapped a six game losing streak to Kansas City, 210 00:11:07,679 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 2: and that win keeps the Raiders afloat in both the 211 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,880 Speaker 2: AFC playoff race and the AFC West Race, so the 212 00:11:13,920 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 2: division is still in play for them as well. And 213 00:11:16,480 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 2: the week before that, they absolutely destroyed the Charger sixty 214 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:23,040 Speaker 2: three to twenty one. That was a Thursday night football game, 215 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 2: as they scored the most points in a game in 216 00:11:25,840 --> 00:11:29,360 Speaker 2: franchise history. Las Vegas now got to buy interim head 217 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 2: coach Antonio Pierce, former NFL player in his own right, 218 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 2: and now they have GM champ Kelly. That's because Raiders 219 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:41,400 Speaker 2: owner Mark Davis. They made those major organizational changes following 220 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 2: a three to five start to the season. They fired 221 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 2: Josh McDaniels at head coach, they fired the GM and 222 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:51,040 Speaker 2: David Zigler. Those two have seemingly changed the organizational culture 223 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 2: over night. Rick, and this team's been playing some really 224 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 2: good football lately, and they're playing meaningful football here in 225 00:11:57,280 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 2: late December. So we'll talk about the offense and the 226 00:11:59,800 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 2: d in more detail coming up. But what else do 227 00:12:02,080 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 2: you have on the Raiders going into this game on 228 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 2: the big picture, Well, you know, I agree with you totally. 229 00:12:06,720 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 4: I think Antonio Pierce, who I've known as a player, 230 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 4: worked him coming I worked him out coming out. I 231 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 4: think he's done a magnificent job. I mean, if anybody 232 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 4: deserves this head job right now, it's him. I Mean, 233 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 4: he has this team playing with high energy. He's got 234 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:27,080 Speaker 4: him playing with a love for the game that they 235 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 4: had lost. And as you said, they're coming off two 236 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 4: very signature physical wins, you know, including the two defensive 237 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:39,240 Speaker 4: touchdowns a week ago. You know, their offense and defensive 238 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 4: coordinators I think have done a really good job. Something 239 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:45,679 Speaker 4: that I just realized I came across today is that, 240 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,880 Speaker 4: you know, since Antonio has been the head coach, their 241 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 4: defense is number one in the league in defensive scoring 242 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,040 Speaker 4: giving up. Now they're nine to start with, but they're 243 00:12:56,320 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 4: number one since he's taken over. And I always like 244 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 4: to look at, you know, and we talk about this 245 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,840 Speaker 4: all the time, how can they beat you? And they 246 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 4: really have struggled on offense. I mean, their offensive numbers 247 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 4: are future, but you know, I you know, I think 248 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:14,240 Speaker 4: what you got to look at is their defense is stingy. 249 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 4: Number nine. They're the least penalized team, which is non 250 00:13:18,679 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 4: raided like that's for sure, and they have a lot 251 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:25,120 Speaker 4: of ambient players. When you start looking at it, and 252 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 4: you know, basically on the offense, I think, what has 253 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,960 Speaker 4: happened and it doesn't show in the statistics because it's 254 00:13:31,040 --> 00:13:34,320 Speaker 4: just come to fruition lately, is they have a rebirth 255 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,680 Speaker 4: of that running game. I mean, you know, they lost 256 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,160 Speaker 4: Jacobs with the with the quad. He's a terrific player, 257 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 4: but White has come out of nowhere one hundred and 258 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 4: forty five, and you watched it. Everybody watched it on Monday. 259 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 4: I mean, now they were hard hard Dargone you know, 260 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 4: runs by him. Then you're looking at an ambient X 261 00:13:54,480 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 4: or split end receiver. And Adams, you know, who has 262 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 4: had a great career almost eleventh yards in eighty two. 263 00:14:01,920 --> 00:14:04,680 Speaker 4: And then you got renfro and Myers when they're healthy, 264 00:14:05,080 --> 00:14:08,960 Speaker 4: who are solid compliments. You know, a decent tight end. 265 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:12,160 Speaker 4: If Mayor is back, he missed last week. You know, 266 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,120 Speaker 4: on the offensive line is a problem. It's a problem 267 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:18,760 Speaker 4: with most teams. You're seeing a lot of flood quarterbacks 268 00:14:18,800 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 4: this year in a lot of subpower offensive lines. You know. 269 00:14:22,400 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 4: And O'Connell is what he is. You know, we know 270 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 4: him around here. He's a dropback kid who's smart and accurate, 271 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:32,040 Speaker 4: but he rattles, you know. He he gets mistake rookie 272 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:35,640 Speaker 4: mistakes in turnovers. He's eight and seven. You know, you 273 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 4: mentioned it yesterday, We talked about it. He's zero for 274 00:14:38,360 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 4: ten in the last three quarters. I mean they won 275 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 4: in spite of the quarterback Sunday, and and he struggles 276 00:14:44,240 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 4: with dirty pockets, he really does. He ended up Sunday 277 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 4: with it Monday with a fifty passer ratings, So you know, 278 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 4: that's that's just kind of the way they are. And defense, 279 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 4: to me, I think they found a really good balance 280 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 4: since Antonio's taken over, where they found a really good 281 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 4: balance of giving you enough problems but keeping it practical 282 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 4: enough that they can just play with speed and intensity. 283 00:15:10,080 --> 00:15:12,840 Speaker 4: And you know, there's three issues. You look at number one, 284 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,720 Speaker 4: number nine in scoring, and like I said, number one, 285 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:19,280 Speaker 4: since he's been the head coach, there's still sixteen total 286 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:21,880 Speaker 4: and then they're fifteen in sacks, and I think that 287 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 4: that that isn't as good as statistics as they can be. 288 00:15:25,560 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 4: I really I really like what I call their inside 289 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:30,760 Speaker 4: shell or the rim, which is kind of the inside 290 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 4: perimeter minus the minus the corners and free safety. You know, 291 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 4: I think when you start on their edges, you have Crosby, 292 00:15:38,240 --> 00:15:41,360 Speaker 4: who's an ambient player on that one edge, and then 293 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 4: you've got codes who's an emerging star on the other side. 294 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 4: Uh and then inside you you know, you you have 295 00:15:48,880 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 4: different guys in that in that thing. You've got Diablo 296 00:15:53,000 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 4: who's the will. You know, you have Hobbs, who's an 297 00:15:56,680 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 4: outstanding nickel who's almost in the box all the time. 298 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,600 Speaker 4: And then you have a guy that I think is 299 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 4: just an emerging star. The more I watch him, the 300 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 4: more I like him, and that's Spilane. I mean, he 301 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 4: does everything for them. When you get into the stats, 302 00:16:10,800 --> 00:16:14,240 Speaker 4: you know they've got tough guys inside with Jenkins. You know, 303 00:16:14,760 --> 00:16:16,880 Speaker 4: I think if they've got a problem, just like I 304 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:20,480 Speaker 4: think their problem is quarterback and offensive line on offense, 305 00:16:20,560 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 4: I think if they have a problem, it's really the quarterback. 306 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:29,560 Speaker 4: I mean, it's their cornerbacks basically with Robertson and I 307 00:16:29,680 --> 00:16:31,960 Speaker 4: know Jones had a big pick the other day, but 308 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:36,000 Speaker 4: I think that's the weakness of their team. That's where 309 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 4: I think they're very much like Atlanta in that you 310 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 4: go in there and you know they have a really 311 00:16:40,920 --> 00:16:44,680 Speaker 4: good defense and a subpower offense. But the difference is 312 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 4: they don't have the sticky corners like Atlanta. Matt. You know, 313 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 4: Atlanta basically took our passing game away with their corners. 314 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:55,560 Speaker 4: They just took it away. As you said, they can 315 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 4: test it every pass and there was just no air 316 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:00,920 Speaker 4: in there. I don't think this team can do that, so, 317 00:17:01,520 --> 00:17:02,920 Speaker 4: you know, but this is what they are, you know, 318 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 4: I mean Crosby, Crosby, and you would know this. He's 319 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 4: come from a Morse reservoir, all yeah, in our in 320 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 4: our draft, and he was obviously mid American kid. 321 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,200 Speaker 3: Yea, yeah. 322 00:17:17,320 --> 00:17:20,440 Speaker 4: He is a game wrecker. And he and this defense, 323 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 4: which is well known, well knit, they're just playing with 324 00:17:23,720 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 4: great intensity and physicality and they can ruin your day. 325 00:17:28,000 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 4: I use the comparison, and it's probably not a good 326 00:17:31,280 --> 00:17:34,320 Speaker 4: one because too many of our fans it's before their time. 327 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 4: But I'll tell you Crosby just so reminds me of 328 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 4: Teddy Hendrix, who was called the Mad Stork in his day, 329 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 4: who played with both the Raiders and the Colts. You know, 330 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 4: big six to seven guy that is just long and 331 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,359 Speaker 4: can do it all. But you know that's kind of 332 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 4: the rundown on their team basically. 333 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,480 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about each side of the ball. 334 00:17:55,600 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 4: Now. 335 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 2: Let's roll out some blueprints on these Raiders, and let's 336 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:01,440 Speaker 2: start first with the Vegas offense, which is now gotted 337 00:18:01,480 --> 00:18:05,040 Speaker 2: by former Purdue quarterback Aid and O'Connell. The rookie took 338 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,359 Speaker 2: over on a full time basis for Jimmy Garoppolo starting 339 00:18:08,400 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 2: in week nine, and this Sunday is going to be 340 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 2: his ninth start of his rookie campaign. He's four and 341 00:18:14,040 --> 00:18:16,920 Speaker 2: four so far record wise, including a win last week 342 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 2: against the Chiefs where he was really up and down. 343 00:18:20,240 --> 00:18:22,640 Speaker 2: Started the game nine for eleven in the passing game, 344 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 2: but then finished out zero for his last ten and 345 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 2: didn't complete a single pass after the first quarter, and 346 00:18:30,480 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 2: he was picked up by the running game though big time. 347 00:18:32,640 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 2: The Raiders ran for a season high one hundred and 348 00:18:34,720 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 2: fifty seven yards, spearheaded by running back Caazir White, who 349 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 2: posted a career high one forty five on the ground. 350 00:18:41,560 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 2: Playing for the injured Josh Jacobs, who's missed the last 351 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,920 Speaker 2: two games, the Raiders only scored nineteen points per game. 352 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:51,600 Speaker 2: They ranked thirty first in rushing. Despite that good performance 353 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 2: last Monday, They're not very explosive on offense. They only 354 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 2: have thirty one plays over twenty yards. They ranked bottom 355 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:03,800 Speaker 2: five in third down offense, red zone offense, time of possession. 356 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:07,159 Speaker 2: But they still got playmakers. Rick maybe the best receiver 357 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:11,080 Speaker 2: in the game, and DeVante Adams. They've got former Patriot 358 00:19:11,200 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 2: Jacoby Myers. They've got Hunter Renfro in the slot, and 359 00:19:14,440 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 2: again a nice one two punch at running back. With 360 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 2: White and Jacobs when he's healthy. So what concerns you 361 00:19:19,920 --> 00:19:22,760 Speaker 2: about this Raiders offense despite some of their their poor 362 00:19:22,880 --> 00:19:24,480 Speaker 2: numbers coming into this game. 363 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:27,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, you're exactly right. And you know, I think we 364 00:19:27,760 --> 00:19:30,120 Speaker 4: were kind of looking at the same profile a week 365 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 4: ago and Alanta we got ripped. So you know, I 366 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,239 Speaker 4: think you always got to look at how can they 367 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 4: beat you? You know, and and when you look at it, 368 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:41,639 Speaker 4: you know, I look at their two coordinators there, you know, 369 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:45,880 Speaker 4: I see Hargrave bo Hargraves de Gree and Scott Turner's 370 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:48,960 Speaker 4: their passing game coordinator. And now Scott is the son 371 00:19:49,240 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 4: of Norv Turner, who's one of the best offensive coaches 372 00:19:52,480 --> 00:19:54,119 Speaker 4: in the league. And when you kind of look at 373 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 4: their offense specifically, they're kind of a variation of Actually, 374 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 4: they're still you in some of the stuff that John 375 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 4: Gruden ran in the two back offense where they run 376 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 4: the ball with the tailback and they can run leads 377 00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:11,400 Speaker 4: and powers and you know, kind of old school play action. 378 00:20:12,640 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 4: And then they mix that with the old Norv Turner 379 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 4: Dallas cowboy offense where they're really trying to get the 380 00:20:18,840 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 4: ball to Adams all the time. Adams, if you if 381 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 4: you think back in history, which I always do, he's 382 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 4: kind of he's kind of what Michael Irvin was to 383 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 4: the Cowboys back there, and that's kind of if you 384 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 4: look at them philosophically, that's what they are. And they're 385 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,359 Speaker 4: loaded with skilled players. You're exactly right. I mean, I 386 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 4: you know, I don't know if Jacobs will be ready. 387 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 4: You know, he's had the clod you know, but he's 388 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:44,440 Speaker 4: got a million yards in this league passing and receiving. 389 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 4: But White has stepped up in his and his and 390 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,240 Speaker 4: his absence. And then when if you add Abdullah in there, 391 00:20:51,240 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 4: who's a space player, I mean, you got backs. They 392 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 4: can run it. You're exactly right. That stat is misleading 393 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 4: because that running game is on the h side coming in. 394 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:03,880 Speaker 4: It's it's you know, it's it's going, it's growing, it's 395 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 4: arrow pointing up, and I think you've got to be 396 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:09,919 Speaker 4: alert for that. And then you have blue chip receiver 397 00:21:10,160 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 4: in Adams. There's no question about it. He's got a 398 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 4: million yards. He's a premier guy, one of the premier 399 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,879 Speaker 4: guys in the league. And then real compliments in Jacoby 400 00:21:20,000 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 4: Myers at Z and then Renfro at slot and they 401 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 4: if they get my Mayer back this week, then they've 402 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 4: got a pretty solid tight end. You know. Again, I 403 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 4: think their offensive line is really really suspect. It's been fluid. 404 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 4: They haven't protected it in a one dimensional game, you know. 405 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 4: And then it comes down to the quarterback play. And 406 00:21:40,359 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 4: we kind of talked about him. You know, he does 407 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:46,400 Speaker 4: some things well. He's smart, he's accurate. You know, he's 408 00:21:46,480 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 4: a high volume all player, but he'll make rookie mistakes 409 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 4: and he doesn't really get out of trouble. He's not 410 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:56,159 Speaker 4: athletic that way. And what I see is blitzeeing and 411 00:21:56,320 --> 00:22:01,720 Speaker 4: dirty pockets really knock his accuracy down, no question about that. 412 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:05,840 Speaker 4: So when I look at, you know, the coast blueprint 413 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 4: basically the coast defensive blueprint for stopping them, the first 414 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 4: thing is I think, regardless of stats, you've got to 415 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 4: consider that you must stop White who had one hundred 416 00:22:18,040 --> 00:22:21,400 Speaker 4: and forty five yards last week, and Jacobs who has 417 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:26,439 Speaker 4: a you know, eight hundred and five and two hundred 418 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 4: and ninety six receiving and seven TVs. I mean, you 419 00:22:29,600 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 4: got you're really looking because White is just impressive. You're 420 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:36,199 Speaker 4: looking at two guys that are really good, that can 421 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 4: slash catch and hit home runs. I mean, they're not 422 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,880 Speaker 4: a real complicated team, but they'll give you a package 423 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:46,600 Speaker 4: of one back and the two back. Like I mentioned before, 424 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 4: the one back is basically zone or toss, and they 425 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 4: run a toss. It's really an off tackle. They want 426 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 4: you to pursue, but it's really a toss off tackle. 427 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 4: And then they'll supplement it with those old school I 428 00:22:58,880 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 4: formation plays like I talked about with Gruden that leads 429 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 4: the bellies, bounces kings, and then then Abdullah they'll slip 430 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,120 Speaker 4: him in there sometimes on third down and he'll give 431 00:23:10,160 --> 00:23:13,640 Speaker 4: you a little quickness. And I think what is most striking, 432 00:23:13,720 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 4: and I always try to see them at their best, 433 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,080 Speaker 4: is that four minute drive you know, which was actually 434 00:23:19,119 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 4: a two minute drive to ice that game at the 435 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:25,360 Speaker 4: end was about as impressive as I've seen a team 436 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 4: run the ball this year against the defense that was loaded. 437 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:32,240 Speaker 4: I mean, that was just totally impressive. They blocked it. 438 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 4: Jacoby Myers went in there like a tight end and 439 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 4: blocked the edge, and of course White straight armed people. 440 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 4: Then number two, you have to have a plan for Adams. Again. 441 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 4: He is to their offense what Michael Irvin was to 442 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 4: the old Cowboys. You know, he's got eighty five catches 443 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 4: just this year, five tds. He is primarily the split 444 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:58,520 Speaker 4: end or the X and what they like to do 445 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,240 Speaker 4: is give you a power form. We've seen it all year, 446 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,440 Speaker 4: strong formation away from him and then work isolation on 447 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 4: our undressed corners, which they're undressed most of the game. Now. 448 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 4: If he moves inside, it's usually because it's a third 449 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:16,320 Speaker 4: and five, third and six, and then on the inside 450 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:20,560 Speaker 4: he'll run some possession routes. But he's a premier player. 451 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,440 Speaker 4: You know, he's never Dvante's never been a Blazer. He 452 00:24:24,600 --> 00:24:26,840 Speaker 4: was four or five to one coming out. But he 453 00:24:26,960 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 4: has great, great skill. You can't he's another guy say it. 454 00:24:30,920 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 4: You can't let him beat you. And I will say 455 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,920 Speaker 4: this for O'Connell. If he sees eighty one on one matchup, 456 00:24:38,160 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 4: he will go to him at any time. So what 457 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 4: you don't want to do with this rookie is undressed 458 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,639 Speaker 4: the coverage on a pre snap and give him advantage 459 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 4: because he can throw the football if he's not pressured. 460 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,840 Speaker 4: I think number three, you just got to defend Myers 461 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 4: and Renfro in situations, you know, and Myers is very, 462 00:24:57,760 --> 00:25:01,680 Speaker 4: very solid. Again, not fast, but he's an outstanding two. 463 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,440 Speaker 4: He lacks speed, he's a four to sixty seven, but 464 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:08,680 Speaker 4: he plays faster than that. He's an outstanding possession guy. 465 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,600 Speaker 4: And then Renfro, we know, is kind of like the 466 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:16,680 Speaker 4: old Edelman's you know, all those kind of those you know, 467 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 4: basically like the old New England slots, you know, quicker 468 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:24,479 Speaker 4: than fast, but quickness and fearless inside. And he's been 469 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 4: a col killer. He was a col killer there in 470 00:25:26,600 --> 00:25:28,960 Speaker 4: Lucas Oil a couple of years ago at the end 471 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:31,159 Speaker 4: of the game. And he's kind of a go to 472 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:35,160 Speaker 4: third down guy with different routes. I say this about 473 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 4: their receiver corps. You know, first of all, their receiver 474 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:42,280 Speaker 4: corps are veterans and their classy. Now they're not fast. 475 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 4: This is a team that you should press and smother 476 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,720 Speaker 4: if you play soft z own. If we continue that 477 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:52,120 Speaker 4: seventy nine percent, okay, they're going to eat us alive. 478 00:25:52,200 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 4: We're going to play right into their strengths. And I 479 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 4: think this is a team you smother at the line 480 00:25:57,280 --> 00:26:00,639 Speaker 4: because they can't run. Now, Also, in the back of 481 00:26:00,680 --> 00:26:03,399 Speaker 4: your mind, know that Myers can throw the double pass 482 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:06,399 Speaker 4: and he has he's got an arm all right. I 483 00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 4: think if Mayor plays, there are certain things you have 484 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:13,800 Speaker 4: to be alert for number four. He did miss Monday. 485 00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:17,080 Speaker 4: I guess it's a toe. But he's a good all 486 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 4: purpose kid out of Notre Dame. You know, he's got 487 00:26:20,080 --> 00:26:22,440 Speaker 4: quickness off the brakes. He's not another guy that's not 488 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,840 Speaker 4: a fast guy talk about explosive plays. They don't have 489 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 4: a lot of team speed on offense. They really don't. 490 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 4: Most of their speed really isn't running back and they don't. 491 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,399 Speaker 4: They're a little bit like Atlanta. They don't really have speed. 492 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,680 Speaker 4: That's why it's sickening to me to sit there and 493 00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,240 Speaker 4: play zone. When you have guys that can't run, you 494 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 4: just allow them to work into the holes. He's good 495 00:26:42,840 --> 00:26:46,120 Speaker 4: all purpose and what you see with him, like Renfro, 496 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 4: he's a lot. He's very effective in that third and 497 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 4: five where he can run that quick option, really good 498 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,440 Speaker 4: off the break. He's quicker off the break than he 499 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 4: is fast. And then he's kind of becoming in a 500 00:26:57,520 --> 00:27:00,520 Speaker 4: red zone threat. So you know, and then they just 501 00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 4: keep in mind is number eleven is Tucker. He is 502 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 4: the one guy that is fast. They will slip him 503 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,399 Speaker 4: in there and take shots and you know, and and 504 00:27:11,840 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 4: basically he will take the shots and he will run 505 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,240 Speaker 4: the gadgets. And then number five is we got we 506 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 4: just got to get the advantage. We have to get 507 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,680 Speaker 4: on top of this team and just dominate their offensive line. 508 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,120 Speaker 4: If you get in advantage situations and he get head 509 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,920 Speaker 4: in the fourth quarter, we've got to rush and pressure 510 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 4: this rookie quarterback. Force him. You can't expect him to 511 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 4: do it. You have to force him into bad decisions 512 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 4: and turnovers. They're twenty fourth in the league and giveaways 513 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 4: twenty three in pass twenty ninth in QBR. Blitzes and 514 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 4: stunts ruin them. They have a hell of a time 515 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:50,440 Speaker 4: with them. If you force a one dimensional drop back scenario, 516 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:54,440 Speaker 4: the QB and the O line will shrink like they're 517 00:27:54,440 --> 00:27:57,199 Speaker 4: wicked wist of the West. The kid, at the end 518 00:27:57,240 --> 00:28:00,199 Speaker 4: of the day last week was zero for ten from 519 00:28:00,240 --> 00:28:02,200 Speaker 4: the beginning of the second quarter to the end of 520 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 4: the game, and he had a fifty passer ratings. So 521 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 4: you know, those are the things inevitably that we have 522 00:28:09,520 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 4: to do. It'll start with stopping the running game and 523 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 4: stopping Adams. 524 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:16,280 Speaker 3: All right, that's Rick Finterurrey. This is inside football. 525 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 2: We're talking Colts and Raiders Week seventeen on Sunday at 526 00:28:20,240 --> 00:28:22,640 Speaker 2: Lucas Oil Stadium. Let's switch over to the other side 527 00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 2: of the ball now, let's talk about the Raiders defense. 528 00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:27,440 Speaker 3: Las Vegas did a great job. 529 00:28:27,920 --> 00:28:30,720 Speaker 2: You got to underline that ball that italicized at whatever 530 00:28:30,760 --> 00:28:33,560 Speaker 2: you want to say. They did a magnificent job on 531 00:28:33,680 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 2: the Chiefs on Christmas Day, holding them to just five 532 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 2: out of sixteen on third down. They sacked Patrick Mahomes 533 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 2: four times, they racked up ten quarterback hits, they held 534 00:28:43,600 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 2: the Chiefs to only four point two yards per play, 535 00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 2: and it was no doubt the best performance to date 536 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:52,680 Speaker 2: under defensive coordinator Patrick Graham, and the Raiders have also 537 00:28:52,760 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 2: been incredibly opportunistic. In each of their last two games 538 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:59,960 Speaker 2: against the Chargers and the Chiefs, They've had two defense 539 00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,600 Speaker 2: touchdowns and both games that marked the first time in 540 00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: franchise history the Raiders have scored multiple non offensive touchdowns 541 00:29:09,240 --> 00:29:12,120 Speaker 2: in consecutive games, and they're also just the second team 542 00:29:12,160 --> 00:29:15,280 Speaker 2: of the NFL since at least two thousand to record 543 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,560 Speaker 2: multiple defensive touchdowns in consecutive games. The only other team 544 00:29:19,600 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 2: to do that was the Bears back in twenty twelve, 545 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: so that means Vegas now has five defensive scorers on 546 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,120 Speaker 2: the season. That's the most in the NFL and the 547 00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,920 Speaker 2: most by the Raiders in a single season since at 548 00:29:32,040 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 2: least two thousand and you talked about their point total allowed. 549 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 2: They're giving up under twenty a game, which is a 550 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 2: really good number despite being kind of middle of the 551 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: road statistically in most of the major categories. But up front, 552 00:29:46,480 --> 00:29:48,800 Speaker 2: you really got to look out for Max Crosby and 553 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 2: then up and comer Malcolm Coontz. Those guys account for 554 00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,200 Speaker 2: fifty one percent of the team sack total. Crosby has 555 00:29:55,280 --> 00:29:58,040 Speaker 2: thirteen and a half, which is tied for fifth in 556 00:29:58,080 --> 00:30:00,960 Speaker 2: the NFL so far this year. And they've got also 557 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,320 Speaker 2: some very underrated linebackers and Robert Spelane who came in 558 00:30:05,040 --> 00:30:07,160 Speaker 2: from the Steelers or came over from the Steelers in 559 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:11,120 Speaker 2: free agency. They've got Devon Diablo at the other linebacker spot. 560 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 2: So that's kind of the skinny on their defense. Rick, 561 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 2: what else did I miss on the Raiders before you 562 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 2: get in your must there? 563 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:19,479 Speaker 4: Yeah, I think you know. First of all, I think 564 00:30:19,480 --> 00:30:22,520 Speaker 4: you got to take your hat off to Graham, their 565 00:30:22,600 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 4: defensive coordinator. I don't think he'll ever be confused with 566 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:30,120 Speaker 4: Buddy Ryan or Bud Carson in the Creativity Bowl. But 567 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 4: I think he's done a great job of finding a 568 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 4: happy medium for this team where there's enough scheme, there's 569 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,720 Speaker 4: enough variation and pressure and coverage, but yet he's kept 570 00:30:40,760 --> 00:30:44,280 Speaker 4: it simple enough where they really really play hard. And 571 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 4: again I always say they're well knit, and that's a compliment. 572 00:30:46,960 --> 00:30:49,400 Speaker 4: They don't They're not out of position very much ever. 573 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 4: And then they play with that great, great intensity and 574 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:59,040 Speaker 4: physicality and energy and that inside shell, that inside rim. 575 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 4: I talk about it all the time, and I mentioned 576 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:05,840 Speaker 4: it before, is really good Crosby, Koonts, Hobbs, the Nickel, 577 00:31:06,280 --> 00:31:10,479 Speaker 4: Spelaine and Diablo kind of that inside shell. I mean, 578 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 4: you're talking about really good players there, and you know 579 00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 4: we know about Crosby. Crosby is coronated, I think by all. 580 00:31:19,640 --> 00:31:22,600 Speaker 4: But Spelene is the guy that has just knocked me out. 581 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 4: And I also I also really really like Hobbs around 582 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:30,360 Speaker 4: the box. They play a lot of what I call 583 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,959 Speaker 4: buzz coverage. In other words, when they're in the nickel. 584 00:31:33,520 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 4: A lot of the times Hodge will be on the 585 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 4: edge and then one of the safeties will come down 586 00:31:37,760 --> 00:31:40,360 Speaker 4: in the box and they'll mix it up in there. 587 00:31:40,400 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 4: They really will absence mooring. They'll they'll make a tough 588 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:46,640 Speaker 4: on you in there to run it. And then they 589 00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:51,520 Speaker 4: are basically an overteam with big Jenkins inside as kind 590 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:55,040 Speaker 4: of a space eater. And then they don't create both 591 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:59,280 Speaker 4: a big Bear in a Nickel Bear. And what they 592 00:31:59,320 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 4: do is they bring Robinson in ninety seven when they 593 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 4: want to create a kind of a five man line 594 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:09,200 Speaker 4: and he's kind of the guy who's really kind of 595 00:32:09,240 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 4: a sambacker, so he can blitz and create five or 596 00:32:13,280 --> 00:32:16,360 Speaker 4: he can drop and create like a Sam. And then 597 00:32:16,640 --> 00:32:18,719 Speaker 4: if they're in sub, if they're in Nickel, which they 598 00:32:18,720 --> 00:32:23,240 Speaker 4: are most of the time, then it's Diablo, who's very versatile, 599 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 4: who ends up walking up on the edge to create 600 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:29,080 Speaker 4: the five man front with the Bear. So you know, 601 00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,200 Speaker 4: and everybody they play it all day on us, so 602 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:34,360 Speaker 4: you know, I obviously we have to be ready for it. 603 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:39,400 Speaker 4: First down is heavy front or or numbers up there 604 00:32:40,040 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 4: or Bear single high Manda man fire zone. I mean, 605 00:32:45,440 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 4: they want to take you away. They want to take 606 00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:51,120 Speaker 4: away that running game. They're going to copy everybody, and 607 00:32:51,200 --> 00:32:53,280 Speaker 4: they do it anyway. They don't want to let you 608 00:32:53,440 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 4: run that ball on first down. You know, it's always 609 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:00,280 Speaker 4: an eight man front of some kind. And then if 610 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 4: you get into a little bit longer yardage, then they'll 611 00:33:03,560 --> 00:33:07,320 Speaker 4: play a lot of quarters or eight which is quarter 612 00:33:07,440 --> 00:33:11,280 Speaker 4: quarter half. Then when you get in the third down, 613 00:33:11,960 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 4: they'll mix in their Amanda man a one thief type 614 00:33:14,920 --> 00:33:16,800 Speaker 4: of play where they got a rat in the middle. 615 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 4: If it's shorter yardage, they'll bring that three buzz in 616 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,880 Speaker 4: there and match it really tight. And then the coverages 617 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 4: that they use, and they're they do them very effectively. 618 00:33:26,960 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 4: They'll mix some Tampa two and then they play that 619 00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:34,520 Speaker 4: six high buzz really really and they play it very well. 620 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 4: It looks like quarters and the free safety actually has 621 00:33:38,080 --> 00:33:41,000 Speaker 4: the deep hook, but he doesn't come down until late. 622 00:33:41,160 --> 00:33:43,440 Speaker 4: And so you know, if you're looking at it from 623 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:45,720 Speaker 4: a quarterback standpoint, a lot of times you have you 624 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,360 Speaker 4: think you have that hole in that weak side, and 625 00:33:48,400 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 4: all of a sudden, that safety's down in your lap, 626 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:54,440 Speaker 4: and that that is becoming the big I watched Houston today. 627 00:33:54,520 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 4: They everybody's doing that on third and long. I really 628 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:02,920 Speaker 4: respect their nas car package, their third down package, and 629 00:34:03,120 --> 00:34:07,800 Speaker 4: basically now they've got some rushers there. Basically you know, 630 00:34:07,920 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 4: with you know, with Crosby on their left the majority 631 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,800 Speaker 4: of the time. Occasionally he'll be on the right, but 632 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:17,440 Speaker 4: he's almost always on the left. You got him on 633 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 4: that edge, and Konz is really coming. He had three 634 00:34:21,480 --> 00:34:26,160 Speaker 4: sacks Monday. And then inside, what they've done is they've 635 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:29,520 Speaker 4: taken their number one draft pick in Wilson, who wears 636 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:32,840 Speaker 4: number nine, who really was an edge player. But what 637 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:35,879 Speaker 4: they've done with the edge guys they've got, they've made 638 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:39,480 Speaker 4: him an inside tackle and he's coming because he brings 639 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:42,160 Speaker 4: a lot of speed in there, you know. And then 640 00:34:42,239 --> 00:34:45,760 Speaker 4: the other kid that plays really good with him is Butler, 641 00:34:45,920 --> 00:34:49,839 Speaker 4: number sixty nine. And I just think that they they're 642 00:34:49,920 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 4: fifteen anyway, but I think that they can if they 643 00:34:52,880 --> 00:34:56,799 Speaker 4: get advantage, they can create even more issues. And they 644 00:34:56,920 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 4: do a lot of different things. On third down, they'll 645 00:34:59,120 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 4: mug it up, they'll get into a delta dime. But 646 00:35:03,360 --> 00:35:06,960 Speaker 4: in the end, in the end, they win on defense 647 00:35:07,120 --> 00:35:12,480 Speaker 4: because of really three guys Crosby, Coons and Splaine and 648 00:35:12,560 --> 00:35:17,879 Speaker 4: then a bunch of guys who just play their butt off. Okay, now, 649 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,760 Speaker 4: the way to beat them the blueprint basically for the offense, 650 00:35:21,840 --> 00:35:24,799 Speaker 4: and this is gonna be the challenge. Okay, we got 651 00:35:24,920 --> 00:35:27,680 Speaker 4: to play with balance early. Talk about that all the time. 652 00:35:28,320 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 4: If we come out and run it every down, they 653 00:35:30,719 --> 00:35:33,239 Speaker 4: are gonna stop it. They're gonna have enough guys up 654 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:35,840 Speaker 4: in there. Like you say, they're run there. And I 655 00:35:35,920 --> 00:35:39,360 Speaker 4: always look at run per more than anything because to me, 656 00:35:39,520 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 4: that tells me what a defense really is. And they're 657 00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:45,040 Speaker 4: still number twenty one. They're four point three, so they're 658 00:35:45,120 --> 00:35:48,719 Speaker 4: not great. They can be had. I think you can 659 00:35:48,800 --> 00:35:52,040 Speaker 4: hit that over front directly. I don't think they're fast 660 00:35:52,160 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 4: inside on first down. I think you can bang the bubble, 661 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:58,440 Speaker 4: but when it's all said and done, you can split 662 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:02,360 Speaker 4: the one three and over. But you have to anticipate 663 00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,200 Speaker 4: bear because it's killing us. And we have got to 664 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:08,800 Speaker 4: take that off tackle and outside. We can't be stubborn 665 00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 4: and do what we did against Atlanta because in that case, 666 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:15,760 Speaker 4: they'll just stop you with the scheme. You know. And again, 667 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:19,840 Speaker 4: our best games have come by loosening up with the pass. 668 00:36:19,880 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 4: Now I think we can do that better against this 669 00:36:22,920 --> 00:36:25,560 Speaker 4: team because I don't think their corners I'll get into 670 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:30,120 Speaker 4: that are nearly as good as Atlanta. Atlanta prevented you 671 00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:33,719 Speaker 4: from doing that because they could stuff you on the outside, 672 00:36:33,840 --> 00:36:36,279 Speaker 4: just playing man to man. I don't think the Raiders can. 673 00:36:37,040 --> 00:36:40,600 Speaker 4: Now I'm gonna mention him again. One of the best 674 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:43,840 Speaker 4: all purpose players in the league is splaining now on 675 00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 4: that inside number forty one, one hundred and thirty tackles, 676 00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:51,040 Speaker 4: three and a half sacks, three picks and four pvus. 677 00:36:51,480 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 4: When you're running that football or you're throwing a football, 678 00:36:54,520 --> 00:36:56,960 Speaker 4: you've got to know where he is because that guy 679 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,239 Speaker 4: is active and he's a playmaker. Two, and you can 680 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,560 Speaker 4: make this number one as well. We have to protect 681 00:37:04,600 --> 00:37:09,080 Speaker 4: the edges. I mean, Crosby without question is an ambient 682 00:37:09,239 --> 00:37:12,960 Speaker 4: player on their left, okay, and he's got an ideal 683 00:37:13,120 --> 00:37:16,600 Speaker 4: matchup for him, all right. You know he will move around, 684 00:37:16,640 --> 00:37:19,880 Speaker 4: but not much. He has thirteen and a half sacks. 685 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:24,680 Speaker 4: He is a rare combination of speed, He has the length, 686 00:37:25,080 --> 00:37:27,160 Speaker 4: and he can play with power now more than he 687 00:37:27,239 --> 00:37:30,160 Speaker 4: could coming in again, he reminds me he's a modern 688 00:37:30,239 --> 00:37:33,359 Speaker 4: day Teddy Hendrix. For those who don't know, pull him 689 00:37:33,440 --> 00:37:37,239 Speaker 4: up sometime on your Google machine and figure it out. 690 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 4: Koots on the other side is emerging. Okay, first of all, 691 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:44,080 Speaker 4: let me go to let me go back to Crosby. 692 00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,640 Speaker 4: Crosby's another guy. He's kind of like Adams is on offense. 693 00:37:47,680 --> 00:37:50,680 Speaker 4: Scheme him or die if you think that that young 694 00:37:50,800 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 4: kid can handle him one on one, He's he's gonna 695 00:37:54,000 --> 00:37:56,120 Speaker 4: be in. He's gonna be in. He's gonna be in 696 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:59,719 Speaker 4: Gardner's lap every down. You have to scheme him. And 697 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:04,440 Speaker 4: then Coots is really coming. Now. Kots is different. Koots. 698 00:38:04,719 --> 00:38:09,000 Speaker 4: He runs. Coots reminds me a lot of Ebu Khan. 699 00:38:09,200 --> 00:38:11,920 Speaker 4: He can run the edge. He has some power, but 700 00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,400 Speaker 4: he really runs the edge and runs the hoop as 701 00:38:15,440 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 4: I call it, thinking of hula hoop. Will you come 702 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:22,280 Speaker 4: up and back down? Great effort guy, He'll get second 703 00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 4: wave sacks, all right. Number three, we have to get 704 00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:29,399 Speaker 4: after Robinson and Jones at the corner. And again they're 705 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:32,080 Speaker 4: gonna be naked on first down, and you gotta be 706 00:38:32,239 --> 00:38:36,080 Speaker 4: willing to go, and you gotta take shots to pierce. Okay, 707 00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 4: and I think you can do it on these two guys. 708 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:42,560 Speaker 4: I don't think they're nearly as sticky as those Atlantic kids. 709 00:38:43,040 --> 00:38:45,880 Speaker 4: And then on also we have to work downs and 710 00:38:45,960 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 4: our tight ends on possession stuff on inside receivers. I 711 00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:54,560 Speaker 4: think we got to get explosives on the passing game. 712 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:57,440 Speaker 4: I don't think they rush well on first down because 713 00:38:57,520 --> 00:38:59,359 Speaker 4: they're not they don't know if it's run or pass, 714 00:39:00,080 --> 00:39:03,359 Speaker 4: and again their corners are weak. I also think when 715 00:39:03,400 --> 00:39:06,279 Speaker 4: you get the second down, now you have to run 716 00:39:06,360 --> 00:39:08,719 Speaker 4: your four and eight beaters because they'll go from the 717 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:12,680 Speaker 4: eight man front into quarters. So the lot of things 718 00:39:12,719 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 4: I've talked about Dino's double post scissors where you run 719 00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 4: the post and the corner, the wolf where you're running 720 00:39:19,760 --> 00:39:22,480 Speaker 4: out and corner behind it, and then the layers nine 721 00:39:22,480 --> 00:39:24,880 Speaker 4: to seven three, all of those things you want to 722 00:39:24,960 --> 00:39:28,319 Speaker 4: be able to run on second and third down when 723 00:39:28,440 --> 00:39:31,160 Speaker 4: now they don't play as much man but more quarters. 724 00:39:31,800 --> 00:39:36,120 Speaker 4: I think you want to work play pass underneath because Diablow, 725 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:40,759 Speaker 4: Diablo and Hobbs in spa lane, they are gonna fly 726 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,560 Speaker 4: to that run. They're gonna want to take you away. 727 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:46,120 Speaker 4: And I think there's gonna be a lot of holes 728 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,399 Speaker 4: in there, you know, particularly on first down, even more 729 00:39:49,440 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 4: than second down. And I think we've got to get 730 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:54,640 Speaker 4: routes in those tight you know, we got to get 731 00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:58,000 Speaker 4: them routes in there to downs. I think to Grandson 732 00:39:58,239 --> 00:40:00,919 Speaker 4: or Mallory, who I like, And then the other area, 733 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:03,480 Speaker 4: I think they're weak on that second and long are 734 00:40:03,520 --> 00:40:05,400 Speaker 4: the flats. I think, you know, you got to come 735 00:40:05,480 --> 00:40:08,640 Speaker 4: down and run a snapouts, don't just running out and 736 00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,720 Speaker 4: wheels to both sides where the two receivers run flat 737 00:40:11,840 --> 00:40:15,880 Speaker 4: and go. We just we need to get big plays in, 738 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:19,080 Speaker 4: you know, we need to get plays to JT. Got 739 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:21,799 Speaker 4: to use him in screens in the flats. And then 740 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,960 Speaker 4: we got to get it, you know, catch and run 741 00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:26,960 Speaker 4: plays and go. And then I think what's really important 742 00:40:27,000 --> 00:40:29,480 Speaker 4: when we do get behind an account because inevitably you'll 743 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 4: always be behind an account at some point. We got 744 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:36,239 Speaker 4: to be really efficient in protection, you know, and we 745 00:40:36,440 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 4: and we have to be able to make tight window throws. 746 00:40:39,480 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 4: Like I say, they're not exotic, but they are varied 747 00:40:43,239 --> 00:40:46,960 Speaker 4: in coverage, and they have five real rush threats. When 748 00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:51,040 Speaker 4: you go back to Crosby thirteen and a half, Coote seven, 749 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:56,279 Speaker 4: Wilson inside now two and a half, Butler two, and 750 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,200 Speaker 4: Spa Lane three and a half. Year. That's why I 751 00:40:58,280 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 4: say five because I Considerane a really good rusher. As 752 00:41:02,560 --> 00:41:06,719 Speaker 4: I said, their overall numbers and are pedestrian, but that 753 00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:09,120 Speaker 4: third down unit is more than formidable. 754 00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:10,720 Speaker 3: That's Rick Venturi. 755 00:41:10,880 --> 00:41:13,480 Speaker 2: Those are the blueprints for the Colts against the Las 756 00:41:13,600 --> 00:41:18,520 Speaker 2: Vegas Raiders on offense and defense Week seventeen, Lucas Oil Stadium, 757 00:41:19,080 --> 00:41:21,520 Speaker 2: and in the end, Rick I mean, thank goodness, parody 758 00:41:21,560 --> 00:41:23,960 Speaker 2: in the NFL is king because the Colts missed out 759 00:41:24,040 --> 00:41:28,080 Speaker 2: on a major opportunity by losing to the Falcons last Sunday, 760 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:30,839 Speaker 2: with both the Jaguars and the Texans losing as well. 761 00:41:31,480 --> 00:41:34,480 Speaker 2: So the margin of air now it's it's razor thin. 762 00:41:34,600 --> 00:41:36,839 Speaker 2: Seems like we've been saying that now for the last month. 763 00:41:36,960 --> 00:41:40,560 Speaker 2: But the Colts now officially playing for their playoff lives, 764 00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,239 Speaker 2: and the Raiders are right in the mix as well 765 00:41:42,719 --> 00:41:44,880 Speaker 2: after their last two wins. If they went out and 766 00:41:44,960 --> 00:41:47,279 Speaker 2: the Chiefs lose out, they'll win the division for the 767 00:41:47,360 --> 00:41:50,279 Speaker 2: first time since two thousand and two. And as the 768 00:41:50,320 --> 00:41:53,360 Speaker 2: Colts found out in twenty twenty one, anything is possible 769 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:57,080 Speaker 2: in this league. So, as Gardner Minchew said last week 770 00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:59,800 Speaker 2: after the game, forget the scoreboard watching, forget about the 771 00:41:59,800 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 2: play off odds, forget about all the timee breakers. It's 772 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:06,319 Speaker 2: time to be singularly focused on the task in hand. 773 00:42:06,360 --> 00:42:08,840 Speaker 2: And quite frankly, the Colts need a lot more urgency 774 00:42:08,920 --> 00:42:11,239 Speaker 2: about them than they showed last week down. 775 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:14,400 Speaker 4: In Atlanta absolutely well said I mean in the end 776 00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,320 Speaker 4: to me is thank god the NFL is a series 777 00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 4: of one week seasons because really and truly, last week 778 00:42:21,160 --> 00:42:24,759 Speaker 4: doesn't matter, win or lose. It really doesn't matter. You know. 779 00:42:24,880 --> 00:42:27,560 Speaker 4: It's the Raiders this Sunday, and that's it. And I 780 00:42:27,800 --> 00:42:31,200 Speaker 4: like that idea. No scoreboard watching because that's a distraction. 781 00:42:31,920 --> 00:42:36,759 Speaker 4: Singular focus, no distractions on the Silver and Black. They're 782 00:42:36,800 --> 00:42:39,600 Speaker 4: going to come in on a high with two consecutive wins, 783 00:42:40,160 --> 00:42:45,200 Speaker 4: and you must supersede, not just equalize at home and Lucas. 784 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 4: We have to supersede their aggressiveness and physicality. That's what 785 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:53,040 Speaker 4: hits me when I watched them on tape and send 786 00:42:53,120 --> 00:42:56,759 Speaker 4: them back to Vegas defeated. Put your damn big boy 787 00:42:56,880 --> 00:42:59,960 Speaker 4: pants on, guys, put them on and get ready for 788 00:43:00,200 --> 00:43:03,160 Speaker 4: a street fight. No bull craft rhetoric. I don't want 789 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:06,239 Speaker 4: to hear a lot of rhetoric. Get tough and physically 790 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 4: dominating play after play for sixty minutes. There is no 791 00:43:11,200 --> 00:43:14,560 Speaker 4: turning back. Now. You win, you live, you lose, you die. 792 00:43:15,040 --> 00:43:19,600 Speaker 4: Let's don't sugarcoat it. The Cincinnati and Atlanta effort cannot 793 00:43:19,719 --> 00:43:23,440 Speaker 4: be tolerated. You have a great opportunity in many ways 794 00:43:23,520 --> 00:43:26,920 Speaker 4: on Sunday, but the biggest ones are one, prove you 795 00:43:27,040 --> 00:43:31,080 Speaker 4: can climb the mountain and two prove those performances were 796 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:34,959 Speaker 4: as coach stik And said, that was not us. Yes, 797 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,680 Speaker 4: this is the must win. 798 00:43:38,080 --> 00:43:41,120 Speaker 2: There you go must win. Indeed, couldn't agree more right there. 799 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 2: And it's a home game, the final two games at 800 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:46,640 Speaker 2: Lucas Oil Stadium this season, where the crowds have been 801 00:43:46,800 --> 00:43:49,280 Speaker 2: awesome all year long. And Rick, I know you're excited 802 00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:52,399 Speaker 2: about that, the road slate being over and the last 803 00:43:52,480 --> 00:43:54,640 Speaker 2: two being decided in front of the home crowd where 804 00:43:55,080 --> 00:43:57,520 Speaker 2: everything is there for the taking these last two weeks. Man, 805 00:43:57,560 --> 00:43:59,800 Speaker 2: it's gonna be fun. And we're gonna find out a 806 00:43:59,840 --> 00:44:02,600 Speaker 2: lot about this Colts team here the next fourteen days 807 00:44:02,680 --> 00:44:02,840 Speaker 2: or so. 808 00:44:03,719 --> 00:44:05,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, And you know what I felt like, you know, 809 00:44:05,520 --> 00:44:07,960 Speaker 4: and we have we've had out our struggles, but I 810 00:44:08,120 --> 00:44:13,319 Speaker 4: felt like that, you know, for the first time against Pittsburgh, 811 00:44:13,440 --> 00:44:16,560 Speaker 4: I just felt like, all of a sudden, Lucas Oil 812 00:44:16,760 --> 00:44:19,160 Speaker 4: was our So you know, let's just keep that going. 813 00:44:19,280 --> 00:44:21,600 Speaker 4: Let's just keep that going here for eight days. 814 00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:21,919 Speaker 1: Yep. 815 00:44:22,040 --> 00:44:25,360 Speaker 2: Fantastic job, as always, Rick breaking down this matchup on 816 00:44:26,080 --> 00:44:29,080 Speaker 2: the different segments for US offense and defense and blueprints. 817 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:29,319 Speaker 3: There. 818 00:44:29,680 --> 00:44:31,799 Speaker 2: Have a great rest of your week, and we'll see 819 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:33,879 Speaker 2: on New Year's Eve, my friend, we'll do it one 820 00:44:33,960 --> 00:44:37,279 Speaker 2: final time here in the calendar year of twenty twenty three. Rick, 821 00:44:37,320 --> 00:44:38,040 Speaker 2: looking forward to it. 822 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:40,799 Speaker 4: We will do it, and hopefully we have many more 823 00:44:41,000 --> 00:44:41,960 Speaker 4: add in January. 824 00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:45,680 Speaker 2: There you go, cheers into some champagne around four o'clock 825 00:44:45,800 --> 00:44:48,919 Speaker 2: on Sunday with some New Year's resolution and talking about 826 00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,560 Speaker 2: a Colts win on the final day of twenty and 827 00:44:51,960 --> 00:44:55,640 Speaker 2: twenty three. That's Rick Vancuri. I'm Matt Taylor, and that'll 828 00:44:55,719 --> 00:44:59,040 Speaker 2: do it for this week's installment of Inside Football breaking 829 00:44:59,160 --> 00:45:02,160 Speaker 2: down the race. As always, for more on this game, 830 00:45:02,239 --> 00:45:03,920 Speaker 2: you can keep it locked here right here on the 831 00:45:04,000 --> 00:45:07,960 Speaker 2: Colts Audio Network, anywhere you download your podcast, Colts dot Com, 832 00:45:08,120 --> 00:45:11,240 Speaker 2: the Colts Mobile app. Happy New Year everybody. As always, 833 00:45:11,280 --> 00:45:14,040 Speaker 2: thanks for listening. I'm Matt Taylor again for Rick Venturi. 834 00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,480 Speaker 2: We will do it again next week right here on 835 00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:17,560 Speaker 2: Inside Football. 836 00:45:17,719 --> 00:45:18,080 Speaker 3: So long,