1 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:11,760 Speaker 1: Once up. 2 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 2: Everyone, Welcome into another episode of Instant Reaction, presented by 3 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 2: Sony here on the Colts Audio Network and on the 4 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Colts YouTube page. I'm JJ Sankobitz, joined every week by 5 00:00:21,040 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 2: Colts ring and Bondor Wide receiver Bill Brooks. Bill, we're 6 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: in the same room today, unlike our usual at home 7 00:00:26,440 --> 00:00:27,159 Speaker 2: zooms set up. 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 1: This is nice game stuff. This is nice. This is nice. 9 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 2: We've got Kevin Connors behind the camera. Thanks Kevin for 10 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:35,959 Speaker 2: shooting this. We were going to do this last night. 11 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 2: We had a lot of delays getting home with the 12 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 2: snow obviously, then the news that Chris Ballader and Shane 13 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 2: Stikeen will remain in their positions put out by Colts 14 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 2: owner and CEO Jim or Say on Sunday night. So 15 00:00:48,920 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 2: we want a little bit of time to kind of 16 00:00:50,520 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 2: digest everything, to get through lock er clean out today, 17 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: which we went through this morning, and then chat about 18 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 2: some of the things that we heard today. Bill, So 19 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: we're not going to talk about the Colts twenty six 20 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 2: to twenty three overtime win over the Jaguars. That game, well, 21 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,840 Speaker 2: it didn't mean nothing, Bill, It's an end of the 22 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: season game with no playoff implications. You know, I think 23 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 2: it meant something. I think it clearly meant something to 24 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: some of the guys in the field, for Jef Flacco, 25 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 2: for Jeffan Taylor. But ultimately, the more important stuff is 26 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: what we're going to talk about right now here. 27 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: On this podcast. 28 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 2: That sounds good, okay, So let's start with I want 29 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 2: to talk about the reaction that we got in the 30 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 2: locker room today from Shane Steichen about Jim Orsey's letter 31 00:01:34,520 --> 00:01:38,560 Speaker 2: to the fans in which he said Chris Ballad and 32 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 2: Shane Steikeen will remain in their positions, but effectively, the 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: standard needs to be higher in Indianapolis. The Colts now, 34 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: right now, they have the second longest playoff drought in 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 2: the AFC. New York Jets are the only AFC team 36 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 2: that has not made the postseason as recently as the Colts. 37 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 2: So there's a lot of improvement that needs to happen 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: within this organization, within this team. But I want to 39 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 2: ask you this because I heard this from Anthony Richardson 40 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 2: and I thought this was interesting that he said, Okay, 41 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 2: we appreciate that Chris and Shane are back, and now 42 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:13,600 Speaker 2: we can kind of focus on ourselves. This offseason, having 43 00:02:13,600 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 2: that continuity with the GM and the head coach, right 44 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 2: that there's not new expectations, there's not a new way 45 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 2: of doing things. Necessarily, that doesn't mean that things will 46 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 2: not evolve and change. And as Ballard and Stike and 47 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 2: look at things change some things in terms of their structure, 48 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 2: in terms of the culture all that. But just generally 49 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:32,239 Speaker 2: as a player, when you go into this offseason and 50 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: you know, okay, hey, the coaches back, the GM's back, 51 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:38,080 Speaker 2: but we have to be better. What sort of mentality 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: does that maybe give players going into this offseason. 53 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,760 Speaker 3: Well, going into the auftion for the players, of course, 54 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 3: I'm gonna have to work on getting better and improving 55 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 3: on their skills themselves, no matter what position you play. 56 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 3: But the thing for the players is now they understand 57 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: that the expectations are a lot higher than what have 58 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 3: happened in the past in regards to how they played 59 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,119 Speaker 3: and the results of the games in which they play. 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 3: So their expectations should be a lot higher coming into 61 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 3: this next season. So with that, you have to know that, hey, look, 62 00:03:11,240 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 3: during the off season, we have to make sure that 63 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,360 Speaker 3: we are on point, we are doing the things that 64 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 3: we need to do. 65 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 4: To get better to help this team win. 66 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 3: Not just for me to get better as an individual, 67 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,359 Speaker 3: but for me to get better as an individual to 68 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 3: help the team. And that's the most important thing. What 69 00:03:27,880 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 3: can I do to help this team? So those expectations 70 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: are understood. They know those expectations, each and every person. 71 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 3: The players should know what is expected of them coming 72 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 3: into the season next year. And hopefully that will be 73 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 3: easier since it's coming from people they know and understand 74 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 3: in regards to Shane and Chris. So just work at it, 75 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 3: get better, and it should be a little bit easier 76 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 3: this offseason to go out and work to make sure 77 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 3: you can meet the expectations of coaches and the players 78 00:04:00,760 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: have of you as a teammate, as a player, but 79 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:08,280 Speaker 3: also that you guys collectively have a high expectation of 80 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 3: going into the twenty twenty five season. 81 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: I think I heard a lot of players today sort 82 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 2: of echoing the maybe the last paragraph of Jim Irsay's letter, 83 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 2: which read bill quote, I know fans who wanted an 84 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: immediate change in leadership will be disappointed. That means that 85 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: we all have a lot to prove. So we'll get 86 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 2: back to work and keep doing what we can to 87 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: earn your support and make you proud to be a 88 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,040 Speaker 2: Colts fan. There wasn't a single player in that locker 89 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 2: room bill today who painted twenty twenty four in a 90 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:43,720 Speaker 2: positive light. Even the guys who had individually good seasons 91 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 2: like Alec Pierce, Nick Cross, those guys were not willing 92 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: to stand up there and you know, pat themselves on 93 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,400 Speaker 2: the back for what they did, because it happened in 94 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 2: a season where the Colts finished under five hundred and 95 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: they missed a chance to be in the playoffs and 96 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 2: to be a competitor in the playoffs of a handful 97 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:06,279 Speaker 2: of just catastrophic plays and catastrophic games. So I think 98 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:10,680 Speaker 2: the mentality became in that locker room. What I sensed 99 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 2: was if we're back next year. From individual players, if 100 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 2: we're back next year, the sole focus is on what 101 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: we can do individually and then collectively to make fans 102 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: proud of this team and to accomplish the goals that 103 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 2: we have to set out because twenty twenty five, really, 104 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: I think is a do or die year, and I 105 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,440 Speaker 2: you know, I think it's a do or die year 106 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 2: for a lot of people based on you know, what 107 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 2: misters wrote in this. 108 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 4: Letter here yeah. 109 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: I mean even the players that have had successful seasons 110 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,160 Speaker 3: this past season, they know as a team this was 111 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 3: a disappointment and it did not meet expectations of what 112 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:56,239 Speaker 3: they expected of themselves and what they expected of the team. 113 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,279 Speaker 3: So they know now that, hey, look we have to 114 00:05:59,600 --> 00:06:03,400 Speaker 3: we have to, as you said, JJ, individually improve and 115 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 3: then collectively collectively as a group, we have to improve. 116 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 3: If we don't improve as a group, it doesn't mean anything. 117 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 3: We're just going to be back in the same situation 118 00:06:12,920 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 3: we were last year. Meaning if you said this in 119 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 3: twenty twenty five, you're going to be the same situation 120 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 3: you were in twenty twenty four. 121 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 4: That's not acceptable. 122 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:27,880 Speaker 3: You have to prepare this off season to expect great 123 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:30,719 Speaker 3: things from the team, great things from yourself, to help 124 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 3: this team get to the point where you say, okay, 125 00:06:34,800 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: we've met our goals, we achieved our goals. 126 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 4: And now we're achieving. 127 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: We're going for something that you know, what we set 128 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 3: a standard to and that we are looking forward to achieving, 129 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 3: meaning getting into the playoffs and hopefully going far in 130 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 3: the playoffs. So the player should have that thought this 131 00:06:54,720 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 3: off season of getting better and getting their goals achieve 132 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 3: so they can get into the playoffs. 133 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I think a lot of it goes back 134 00:07:04,480 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: to Bill just you know, the individual things you do 135 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 2: from now until April, and then growing as a team 136 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 2: starting with OTAs in the spring. 137 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 4: And to me, the biggest thing is growing as a team. 138 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's the biggest thing right now is growing as 139 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 3: a team as a collective group to get better. 140 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 2: I want to talk about some stuff we heard from 141 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:27,200 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson today. He talked about the back. He said 142 00:07:27,200 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 2: he's feeling a lot better. He probably is going to 143 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 2: be close to one hundred percent within a couple of days. 144 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 2: Good is how he feels. So that's good. What maybe 145 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: is one thing that Anthony Richardson can really focus on 146 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: improving in the next couple of months, knowing that year 147 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 2: three is a really critical year, not only for his 148 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 2: career but for this organization. 149 00:07:48,520 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 3: For Anthony, to me, the first thing for him is 150 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 3: to make sure that he gets healthy as quick as 151 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 3: possible so that this off season he can focus on 152 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 3: the things he needs to do to get better, to 153 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 3: improve as an individual, as a quarterback, as a leader 154 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 3: of the team, and for him to go out there 155 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 3: and work with his quarterback coach work with the trainers 156 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 3: to find ways to stay healthy, but also to work 157 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 3: on his fundamentals as a quarterback, the basic fundamentals as 158 00:08:18,760 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 3: a quarterback. I think every time you can start the offseason, 159 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 3: you go back to your fundamentals. You work on your fundamentals, 160 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:28,679 Speaker 3: no matter what position you're playing. Then for Anthony specifically personally, 161 00:08:28,680 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 3: I think he needs to work on the short and 162 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 3: intermediate passes. I think if he can be more consistent 163 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:39,840 Speaker 3: at those passes, the short passes five yards to running 164 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 3: back out of the backfield, maybe the swing passes to 165 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,880 Speaker 3: the running back out of the backfield, the ten yard 166 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,079 Speaker 3: pass to downs or to Pittman or to peer or 167 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 3: whoever it is out there, to the tight ends. Those 168 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,719 Speaker 3: are the things to me that are going to be 169 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,000 Speaker 3: important for Anthony to improve on because those are things 170 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 3: that are gonna help sustain drives down the field. Those 171 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:02,199 Speaker 3: are the things is that gonna help to wear out 172 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 3: defenses hopefully, and then those are things that eventually they're 173 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: gonna set up the big explosive players down the field. 174 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 3: People start cheating up. Then we know he can throw 175 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,040 Speaker 3: the ball down the field deep. Then you can hit 176 00:09:13,040 --> 00:09:15,200 Speaker 3: those big explosive players down the field. So for me, 177 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:19,840 Speaker 3: it's for him to work on his fundamentals, decision making 178 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 3: and the short and intermediate passes. 179 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, the Colts another thing too. 180 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 2: I think this is collectively between Richardson and the Colts 181 00:09:27,679 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: pass catchers who will be back next year, which you know, 182 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,840 Speaker 2: Michael Pittman, Junior, Ale Pierce, Josh downs, Ady Mitchell, those 183 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 2: guys are all under contract. You'd expect them all to 184 00:09:36,320 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 2: be back next year. The Colts are twenty third in 185 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 2: the NFL in drop rate at five point one percent. Now, 186 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 2: I didn't pull up like for wide receivers only, but 187 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 2: that right there, that that number has got to be better. Yeah, 188 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:51,960 Speaker 2: that is, and that's some of that's on the quarterbacks. 189 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 2: Some of that's on the receivers. It's tough to isolate 190 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 2: every single one of those and say, all right, that's 191 00:09:57,640 --> 00:10:00,400 Speaker 2: his fault, that's his fault. But the connection, it's got 192 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,600 Speaker 2: to be better there. However it looks whatever, it looks like, 193 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 2: that connection does need to be better in twenty twenty five. 194 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 3: Definitely, that's the way you're going to sustain drives. You're 195 00:10:08,200 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: going to get first downs on third down. If you 196 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 3: have a drop, you got to punt the ball or 197 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 3: some to the other team. If you missed the throw 198 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,280 Speaker 3: a little high, little low, a little wide, whatever it is. 199 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 3: Whatever it is, it's hurting the team. And this is 200 00:10:20,080 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 3: where we talked about before. Each individual has to look 201 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:25,319 Speaker 3: at themselves and say, Okay, how can I get better? 202 00:10:25,640 --> 00:10:27,600 Speaker 3: You know, if I'm on wide receiver and I'm dropping 203 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 3: the ball so well, I have to do better at 204 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: making sure I catch the balls. 205 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 4: If it's a. 206 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 3: Quarterback, I have to do a better job of putting 207 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 3: the ball where he can catch it and hopefully make 208 00:10:35,840 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 3: some yards after the catch. So it's an imperative that 209 00:10:38,840 --> 00:10:41,280 Speaker 3: each individual looks at themselves in the mirror of this 210 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 3: offseason and figure out ways they can get better. But 211 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:47,480 Speaker 3: all that's going to hopefully help the team get better 212 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 3: if they complete more passes, move the ball down the field, 213 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:53,800 Speaker 3: score a touchdowns, standing drives. 214 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 4: That's the bottom line I mean. 215 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 3: And we've talked about time possession before. Throughout this year, 216 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:00,920 Speaker 3: where at the beginning of the year, coach did not 217 00:11:00,960 --> 00:11:04,319 Speaker 3: do a good job of maintaining the ball time possession, 218 00:11:04,679 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 3: And that's part of it. That wasn't the whole story. 219 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 3: That was just one thing of one part of it. 220 00:11:09,600 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 3: That you know what you need to make sure you 221 00:11:11,440 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 3: sustain drives, and you do that by getting first downs. 222 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,760 Speaker 2: One other thing with Anthony Richardson, he was asked today 223 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 2: if he would welcome or how he would view competition, 224 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 2: and you know, I think kind of the baseline here. 225 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 2: The reason why the question was asked is he completed 226 00:11:29,000 --> 00:11:31,840 Speaker 2: forty seven point seven percent of his passes this year. 227 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 2: And you know, the Colts did go six and five 228 00:11:33,880 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 2: in his eleven starts, but that completion percentage kind of 229 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 2: the things you're talking about Bill, with the low you know, 230 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 2: the misses on those shorten intermediate things that don't allow 231 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 2: you to sustain drives. I think that's why you'd start 232 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,080 Speaker 2: thinking about, Okay, do the Colts need to bring in 233 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 2: competition for Anthony Richardson, And what he said was quote, 234 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:54,959 Speaker 2: I'm a natural competitor. I've been competing all my life. 235 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 2: I love competing. So if the team feels like that's 236 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,599 Speaker 2: the right direction we want to go in, I'm all for. 237 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 2: And he also said if they don't, essentially it's not 238 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,280 Speaker 2: going to change my mindset. I think this is a 239 00:12:06,320 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 2: really mature answer from Anthony Richardson, kind of acknowledging that, 240 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 2: you know, he said, you know, I can't really control 241 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:15,400 Speaker 2: everything that comes with the NFL, but I know what 242 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 2: I can control, and I'm going to do my part 243 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 2: to be the best version of myself for the organization. 244 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:21,839 Speaker 2: I think right there, I think that was the right 245 00:12:21,880 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: mindset for him to take the right things for him 246 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,840 Speaker 2: to say in that moment, and I think it's it's 247 00:12:27,120 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 2: very much genuine like he's going to operate this offseason 248 00:12:31,520 --> 00:12:34,600 Speaker 2: like someone's gun in for his job, whether that person 249 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:35,640 Speaker 2: is on the roster or not. 250 00:12:36,360 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I think you know, he's a competitor, 251 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:41,520 Speaker 3: as he said, He's compete in his whole life, and 252 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 3: competing against someone else is not a big thing to him, 253 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 3: And most competitors is not a big thing to them. 254 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:47,840 Speaker 4: They just go out and compete. 255 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 3: But to me, a lot of it also goes back 256 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 3: if you're an athlete out there and you're a competitor, 257 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:57,400 Speaker 3: to me, your biggest competitor is yourself. Yeah, you're competing 258 00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,680 Speaker 3: against yourself. You want to get better, you want to improve. 259 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 3: So there might be things out there that I might look, hey, 260 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:04,679 Speaker 3: this guy did a great job on this, But you 261 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,040 Speaker 3: know that, you know what I did, I could do 262 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 3: a little bit better at doing something else to make 263 00:13:09,440 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: that play a lot easier for me. 264 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:13,280 Speaker 4: So you compete against yourself. 265 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,319 Speaker 3: So when you have someone else out there competing, Okay, yeah, 266 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,560 Speaker 3: I'm competing against them, but I want to make sure 267 00:13:19,600 --> 00:13:21,320 Speaker 3: I am the best person that I can be for 268 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 3: this team, and so I'm competing against myself to be better. 269 00:13:25,120 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 4: And as long as he has. 270 00:13:26,280 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: A high standard for him self as far as competing 271 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 3: against himself, then competition with someone else will be a 272 00:13:32,559 --> 00:13:34,720 Speaker 3: lot easier. And that's what you want. That's what you 273 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 3: want to face. And as an athlete, you kind of 274 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 3: you want that. You want to compete. That's the fun 275 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 3: of playing a sport because you're competing, competing against yourself 276 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 3: and competing against another person. 277 00:13:48,360 --> 00:13:50,320 Speaker 2: All right, before we continue to hear a quick word 278 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 2: from our friends at Sony, Bill, You know, I travel 279 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,320 Speaker 2: a lot during the season, and I couldn't live without 280 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,080 Speaker 2: the Sony one thousand x five noise canceling headphones, whether 281 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,000 Speaker 2: I'm listening to music on the plane or trying to 282 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 2: listen back to interviews I conducted in the postgame locker room. 283 00:14:03,800 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: The premium noise cancelation these headphones provide keeps me in 284 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: the zone, whether I'm relaxing or working, and when I'm 285 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 2: at home. These are great for just hearing you, Bill 286 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:14,280 Speaker 2: when we do our podcast at home, and for keeping 287 00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,960 Speaker 2: me locked in or just hanging around the house. Take 288 00:14:16,960 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 2: it from me, these are my favorite headphones I've ever owned. 289 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:22,160 Speaker 2: The Sony one thousand X ON five headphones are the 290 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 2: official headphones of the Indianapolis Colts. All right, Bill, I 291 00:14:26,120 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 2: want to talk about two guys who we learned something 292 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 2: about with their injuries today. Two guys who played in 293 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,160 Speaker 2: sixteen games sixteen out to seventeen games, but dealt with 294 00:14:35,280 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 2: stuff pretty much all year. Let's start with Michael Pittman Junior, 295 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:42,400 Speaker 2: who said he had a fracture in his back that 296 00:14:42,480 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 2: he thinks he sustained during a joint practice in August. Wow, 297 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:51,040 Speaker 2: and he played in sixteen of the cults seventeen games 298 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:54,560 Speaker 2: this year. He missed one game due to the back injury. 299 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 2: He finished the season with one hundred and eleven targets, 300 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 2: sixty nine receptions eight hundred eight yards. He only threw touchdowns. 301 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 2: But those numbers are they're definitely lower than we're accustomed 302 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,080 Speaker 2: to For Michael Pittman Junior, but when you factor in 303 00:15:08,520 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 2: the back injury, and like we all saw him against Tennessee. 304 00:15:12,160 --> 00:15:13,880 Speaker 1: He was he was, he was. 305 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 2: Moving a little gingerly in that game, to say the least. 306 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,720 Speaker 2: For him to do what he did this year, so 307 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 2: much respect for Michael Pittman Junr. He just got a 308 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,000 Speaker 2: contract extension. HM, he could have said packing it in 309 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 2: this year, I'm gonna you know, I'm gonna take care 310 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 2: of this back thing. See in twenty twenty five, he 311 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:37,000 Speaker 2: didn't do that. He played in sixteen games. Bill the 312 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 2: level of toughness that that tells you right there, and 313 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:44,200 Speaker 2: to still put up the numbers he did. Michael Pittman Junr. 314 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:46,600 Speaker 2: Is a remarkable football player, a guy who I think 315 00:15:46,720 --> 00:15:49,720 Speaker 2: is an absolute pillar in that locker room, a guy 316 00:15:49,760 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: who is a great example for anyone in there on 317 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,760 Speaker 2: that team. Just a guy who I hold in such 318 00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 2: high regard, again knowing what he was dealing with quite 319 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,600 Speaker 2: literally all season long. 320 00:16:01,760 --> 00:16:04,520 Speaker 3: To me, that's unbelievable for an individual at a wire 321 00:16:04,520 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 3: receiver position to go out there and to have a 322 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:13,360 Speaker 3: fracture in his back and go out there and play, 323 00:16:14,240 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 3: and not just go out there and run and play 324 00:16:16,880 --> 00:16:21,000 Speaker 3: and stop and pivot and cut and jump to catch 325 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,400 Speaker 3: the ball and do all those things. To me, that 326 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 3: in itself is very difficult with the injury that he had, 327 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 3: and then to go out there and not only do that, 328 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 3: but to get hit play after play, to go out 329 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:39,360 Speaker 3: and block out there at the wide receiver position. 330 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 4: That is a lot of strain on your back as 331 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:43,360 Speaker 4: it is. 332 00:16:44,200 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 3: And then to have the injury to the back and 333 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 3: for him to continue to play and not just go 334 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 3: out there and play maybe one game or two games, 335 00:16:50,360 --> 00:16:53,920 Speaker 3: but to play sixteen games throughout the season. That says 336 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:57,920 Speaker 3: a lot about Pitt, his toughness, how he cares about 337 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 3: the team, that he wants to go out there and 338 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 3: give everything he has to the team to help the 339 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 3: team win. He wanted to do whatever he could to 340 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:08,480 Speaker 3: be a part of the team and just make sure 341 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,600 Speaker 3: he is out there helping the team and helping the 342 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 3: young guys as well as on the as well as 343 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:15,000 Speaker 3: the offense. 344 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:17,639 Speaker 4: So give Pitt a lot of credit. I mean, for 345 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 4: I don't know how he did it. 346 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 3: As far as week in and week out, because I 347 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:25,640 Speaker 3: don't know if I could have done that going out 348 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:27,880 Speaker 3: there and playing with a back injury, because a back 349 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 3: is so important to what you do out there. 350 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 2: On to say this before anyone gets the wrong idea 351 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 2: about Michael Pittman's back versus Anthony Richardson's back. Not every 352 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 2: back injury is the same. They are not all created equal, 353 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,760 Speaker 2: and some positions you can't play through it and some 354 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,800 Speaker 2: maybe you can. So I just I wanted to get 355 00:17:48,840 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 2: that out there, Bill, because I know some people might 356 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 2: be watching this or listening to it and being like, well, 357 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 2: if Pitt's a great example for the whole team, why 358 00:17:55,280 --> 00:17:56,239 Speaker 2: didn ar play through it? 359 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: Like it's not your body? But it's not your body. 360 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,639 Speaker 3: Everyone is different, man, And now this is for pitch 361 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,119 Speaker 3: for him to go out there and do that. This 362 00:18:04,359 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 3: says a lot about him and his toughness and his 363 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:08,160 Speaker 3: commitment to this organization. 364 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and again, I think the numbers that you'll see 365 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 2: out of Michael Pittman Junior in twenty twenty five, yes, 366 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 2: are going to be They're going to look a lot 367 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 2: more like the Michael Pittman Junior that we have seen 368 00:18:19,200 --> 00:18:22,000 Speaker 2: over the years. I don't I don't think this year 369 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,160 Speaker 2: is indicative at all of a you know, where Michael 370 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 2: Pittman Junior's career is going. One other guy to mention here. 371 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:33,320 Speaker 2: Julian Blackman tore his labrum in week one in his shoulder. 372 00:18:33,800 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 2: He missed week two and then he came back and 373 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 2: he played the rest of the season. And you know, 374 00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:41,440 Speaker 2: he he told me, I was talking to him about 375 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:45,520 Speaker 2: it today on Monday, and he told me, like you 376 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:49,840 Speaker 2: know it, he kind of had to be cognizant of 377 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:54,640 Speaker 2: it almost at all times. You know, he's making sure 378 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 2: that he was kind of protecting that rotator cuff. And 379 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,000 Speaker 2: he said it, like I kind of everything he did 380 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:03,280 Speaker 2: was a challenge here. He said picking up his own 381 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,280 Speaker 2: daughter was difficult. And you know that right there, I 382 00:19:06,280 --> 00:19:09,200 Speaker 2: think is a reminder that these guys are human. Yes, 383 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 2: you know, there aren't many you know, jobs out there 384 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 2: that you know, something happens in your job and all 385 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 2: of a sudden you can't pick up your kid. So definitely, 386 00:19:18,400 --> 00:19:20,120 Speaker 2: like some just something to keep in mind, a little 387 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 2: perspective there. But I thought he he also said, look, 388 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:25,480 Speaker 2: it's not an excuse. You know, if he's out there, 389 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,320 Speaker 2: the expectation is that he's going to make plays. And 390 00:19:29,760 --> 00:19:33,359 Speaker 2: I think you look at the season he had in totality, 391 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,920 Speaker 2: he still had what did he have eighty something tackles, 392 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:41,720 Speaker 2: three interceptions, Yeah, three interceptions. Like he still was making 393 00:19:41,760 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 2: plays out there, but I think it wasn't maybe to 394 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:47,840 Speaker 2: the level that we were used to from Julian. 395 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: But again, there's some context there. There's the context of. 396 00:19:51,440 --> 00:19:55,119 Speaker 2: The guy's shoulder hurt the entire year, you know, torn labor. 397 00:19:55,160 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 2: I'm like, you get that in baseball, your season's over, 398 00:19:57,160 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 2: and in football you play sixteen games exactly. So a 399 00:20:00,359 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: lot of respect for Julian Blackman for playing through the 400 00:20:02,520 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 2: whole thing and for it being meaningful for him to 401 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 2: still get back out there in play instead of saying 402 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 2: I'm going to pack it in and get surgery or whatever. 403 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, guy's going through sacrificing their bodies for the betterment 404 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:13,439 Speaker 3: of the team to go out there to play and 405 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 3: do the best they can. And give Jullian credit for 406 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 3: going out there playing as many games as he did 407 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 3: with that injury. It's not an injury that you know, 408 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 3: is something that to me as far as a play 409 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 3: as a wide receiver, I don't know if I could 410 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 3: have played with that, and especially as a defensive. 411 00:20:30,160 --> 00:20:34,439 Speaker 4: Back tackling people out there. That says a lot about Jillian. 412 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 5: He didn't miss any practice that was the other thing, 413 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 5: all taking all his reps in practice and fighting through it, 414 00:20:42,680 --> 00:20:45,120 Speaker 5: not just on Sundays, but during the week too. 415 00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,200 Speaker 3: I mean that says a lot that I mean, that's 416 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 3: an example for younger guys to say, hey, look, you 417 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 3: know what this is the sacrifices you might have to 418 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 3: make for the team, for the betterment of the team. 419 00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 3: And Julian made those sacrifices. He sacrificed, you know, pain 420 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,440 Speaker 3: and going out there playing. And he could have been 421 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 3: another one. I said, you know what, I'm a restless shoulder. 422 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 3: I'm not going to do anything to cause further damage 423 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:11,960 Speaker 3: to my shoulder. I'm just going to rest it until 424 00:21:11,960 --> 00:21:13,399 Speaker 3: it gets better than I get back on the field. 425 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 3: But no, he went out there and played and gave it, 426 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 3: gave it as all for his teammates because he cared 427 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,119 Speaker 3: about his teammates and he cared about the teams so 428 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 3: he wanted to go out there and produce. And give 429 00:21:23,520 --> 00:21:25,440 Speaker 3: him a lot of credit for doing as well, both 430 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 3: he and Pitt for. 431 00:21:26,880 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 4: Going out there. 432 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:28,680 Speaker 3: And there's a lot of other guys, not just those 433 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 3: two guys. Of course, a lot of other guys played 434 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 3: with injuries. But just as we're talking about those two individuals. 435 00:21:35,640 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 3: A lot of credit to those individuals for going out 436 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 3: there and making that sacrifice. 437 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 2: And you know, I'm sure there are other guys who 438 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,280 Speaker 2: played through a lot yes this year. Those are just 439 00:21:43,320 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 2: two that we kind of learned about today exactly in 440 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,880 Speaker 2: the locker room. But you know, it is a reminder 441 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 2: that you know, hey, the season didn't go the way 442 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:53,199 Speaker 2: that anyone wanted it to, but this is still important 443 00:21:53,240 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 2: to a lot of people. 444 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:55,040 Speaker 1: Yes, football team. 445 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, And I think Bill the kind of thing that 446 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 2: I also took away from the locker room. It's like, okay, 447 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 2: like I've been in locker rooms before for locker clean 448 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,159 Speaker 2: out day. You know, you've obviously been in it as 449 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 2: a player, and you're trying to manage the you know, 450 00:22:12,040 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 2: processing the season. It's right after it ends, so maybe 451 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 2: you haven't totally got there yet. But every year that 452 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 2: you don't make the playoffs or you don't accomplish a 453 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:23,679 Speaker 2: goal that you set out for the team, there is 454 00:22:23,720 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 2: that sour taste in your mouth. How do you kind 455 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:28,919 Speaker 2: of process that as the off season goes and then 456 00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,960 Speaker 2: ultimately turn that into all right, get we know where 457 00:22:32,960 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 2: we need to get better based on the failures we 458 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 2: had the year prior, Like, how does that just sort 459 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 2: of follow you through the six months of an off 460 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 2: season before you get to training camp again. 461 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:44,720 Speaker 4: It's not a good feeling. 462 00:22:44,760 --> 00:22:48,159 Speaker 3: It's one of those things you kind of remember the 463 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:51,200 Speaker 3: hurt that you have, especially right after the season's over, 464 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 3: in regards that you didn't achieve your goals as a team. 465 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 3: You're not going to the playoffs, you clean out your locker, 466 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 3: you're not going to be around the guys anymore, and 467 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:05,000 Speaker 3: you know, we basically we fell short of our goals, 468 00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 3: and it's not it's not a good feeling, and you 469 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,359 Speaker 3: want to hopefully, you know, get away for a little 470 00:23:10,359 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 3: while process that and just remember that feeling. 471 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 4: It wasn't it's not a good feeling. It's a hurt, 472 00:23:16,440 --> 00:23:17,560 Speaker 4: hurtful feeling. 473 00:23:17,880 --> 00:23:20,840 Speaker 3: And you just gotta remind yourself, I do not want 474 00:23:20,840 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 3: to feel like this again. And in order to do that, 475 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:27,160 Speaker 3: you guys say, Okay, what am I going to do 476 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 3: and what can I do this offseason so I can 477 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 3: help this team to be in position to be playing 478 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 3: in the playoffs the next season and whatever that may 479 00:23:39,200 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 3: be for you as an individual, depending on what position 480 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:44,439 Speaker 3: you play and the things you need to improve on 481 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:46,320 Speaker 3: or things you need to work on. You go do 482 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,000 Speaker 3: those things, and you're also keeping the back of your 483 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,760 Speaker 3: mind that feeling you had of not making it to 484 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:54,360 Speaker 3: the playoffs, and you keep that feeling in the back 485 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:56,320 Speaker 3: of your mind. And then once once you're getting back 486 00:23:56,359 --> 00:23:58,719 Speaker 3: with the guys and back with the team again, and 487 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 3: then OTA in mini camp and things like that, and 488 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 3: back to training camp, then you put all that work 489 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,640 Speaker 3: that you all the work that you did during the offseason. 490 00:24:06,840 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 3: You go out there and hopefully improve during training camp, 491 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:12,239 Speaker 3: but you always remember that feeling that hey, you know what, 492 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 3: that was not a good feeling, and we don't want 493 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:16,720 Speaker 3: to feel this way again. We want to hopefully accomplish 494 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:20,880 Speaker 3: our goals and get into the playoffs and reach those 495 00:24:20,920 --> 00:24:25,159 Speaker 3: goals and have a good, successful twenty twenty five season 496 00:24:25,760 --> 00:24:29,199 Speaker 3: and do our best and hopefully, you know, we can 497 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 3: do that and fulfill our goals. 498 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, it's the cults have been in this 499 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:36,440 Speaker 2: place quite a bit over the last couple of years 500 00:24:36,640 --> 00:24:38,919 Speaker 2: of how do we use this as fuel and figuring 501 00:24:38,960 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 2: it out, and you know, look, Shansteke and said today 502 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 2: there are going to be some tough conversations that go 503 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,600 Speaker 2: on this offseason. Some hard decisions are going to have 504 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:47,560 Speaker 2: to be made, you know. 505 00:24:47,760 --> 00:24:49,520 Speaker 3: And that's what you have to do when you when 506 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 3: you're when you have not succeeded in a number of years, 507 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,080 Speaker 3: you haven't reached your goals. They're going to have to 508 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:57,719 Speaker 3: be some hard decisions. They're going to have to be 509 00:24:57,720 --> 00:25:00,639 Speaker 3: some tough decisions made, and lot of people aren't going 510 00:25:00,720 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 3: to like them, but you have to make those tough 511 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 3: decisions if you want the team to get to the 512 00:25:06,760 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 3: goals that have set for itself, especially in this National 513 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 3: Football League where it's tough. It's tough to win football 514 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,480 Speaker 3: games in this league, and it's tough to get in 515 00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 3: the playoffs. And you know, this team has seen that 516 00:25:18,280 --> 00:25:19,800 Speaker 3: lately that haven't gotten. 517 00:25:19,560 --> 00:25:20,160 Speaker 4: To the playoffs. 518 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,800 Speaker 3: Where before, back when Peyton Manning was here, it was 519 00:25:23,920 --> 00:25:26,440 Speaker 3: one of those things that was almost like this is 520 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,520 Speaker 3: almost have given that you're going to make the playoffs, 521 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 3: and right now hasn't been that way lately. But hopefully 522 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,199 Speaker 3: things will change and the guys have to take it 523 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 3: upon themselves and make sure that it does change and 524 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:39,320 Speaker 3: go out there and do the best they can. 525 00:25:40,040 --> 00:25:43,919 Speaker 2: One other quick note here, Shane Stikeen told us on Monday. 526 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 2: He has not made any decisions about staff changes yet, 527 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,360 Speaker 2: so we'll see in the coming days if there are 528 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:51,919 Speaker 2: any what they are, will have you totally covered on 529 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,119 Speaker 2: cults dot Com on the Colts Audio Network as well. 530 00:25:55,280 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 2: If any of those things do happen, right, well, that's 531 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:00,919 Speaker 2: going to do it for this episode of Instant Reaction 532 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 2: presented by Sony. Before we go, one more quick word 533 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:06,320 Speaker 2: from our friends at Sony. This NFL season, feel every play, 534 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 2: every hit, every moment with the Sony one thousand x 535 00:26:09,359 --> 00:26:13,719 Speaker 2: five noise canceling headphones, the official headphones of the Indianapolis Colts. 536 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,360 Speaker 2: With premium noise cancelation, You're in the zone, no distractions, 537 00:26:17,520 --> 00:26:20,439 Speaker 2: just pure football. Whether you're in your living room or 538 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,280 Speaker 2: on the go, You'll never miss a beat with Sony Headphones. 539 00:26:23,680 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 2: For Bill Brooks, I'm JJ Stankovitz. By the way, guys, 540 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,440 Speaker 2: this is going to become our sort of emergency podcast 541 00:26:29,560 --> 00:26:31,679 Speaker 2: in the off season. We're going to keep Instant Reaction 542 00:26:31,800 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 2: going all through the off season. Whenever the time calls 543 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:37,840 Speaker 2: for it, it'll be myself, it'll be Bill, maybe it'll 544 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 2: be someone else in this chair, someone else on that couch, 545 00:26:40,760 --> 00:26:43,439 Speaker 2: but the podcast will continue into the off season. We 546 00:26:43,480 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 2: haven't done that before, but excited to react to what 547 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:48,959 Speaker 2: is sure to be an off season in which there 548 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,400 Speaker 2: is going to be stuff to talk about, as there 549 00:26:51,480 --> 00:26:54,720 Speaker 2: is with every NFL off season for Bill Brooks, I'm 550 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 2: JJ Stankovitz. Thanks for watching this episode of Instant Reaction. 551 00:26:58,040 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 2: Talk to us some other time soon.