1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and xs and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: os take New York boats plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chopboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Here's what it all starts right, here's why jam money Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: Rick Venturi, and the Colts are riding a two game 7 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: winning streak heading into weeks seven and the gauntlet of 8 00:00:34,920 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: AFC South games early on this season that concludes It 9 00:00:38,000 --> 00:00:41,160 Speaker 1: wraps up on Sunday when they take on the Tennessee 10 00:00:41,159 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 1: Titans for the second time in less than a month. Tennessee, 11 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:46,680 Speaker 1: fresh off to buy, the Colts are riding high after 12 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: they went over the Jaguars, and it shapes up to 13 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: be a down to the Wired divisional game this Sunday 14 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: down in Nashville. Hi, everybody, welcome again and thanks for 15 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,280 Speaker 1: joining in on Inside Football here with Rick Venturi. I'm 16 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor. But the man that you came for that's 17 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: going to break it all down has forty one years 18 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:06,640 Speaker 1: of coaching major college football and the NFL. That's Rick 19 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: Venturry RV. Welcome back. How are you doing today After 20 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: a few days of rest and reflection on that win 21 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: over the Jaguars last weekend, sort of exercising some demons 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: for the Colts. Oh, there's no question about it, Matt, 23 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: And it was really one of the most exciting games 24 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: we've done together. I thought it was a great NFL 25 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: football game just if you were a fan, and just 26 00:01:30,600 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: a great win for the horse Shoes. I don't think 27 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: there's any question about it. You just hit it. We 28 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,559 Speaker 1: exercised a huge demon. I mean, Jacksonville has really had 29 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,559 Speaker 1: their way with us for two years and a little 30 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: bit beyond that in terms of at Jacksonville. But you know, 31 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: they've they've played us really well, and you know, we 32 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: had a hard fought sixty minutes right down to the 33 00:01:53,840 --> 00:01:58,120 Speaker 1: last seventeen seconds to win it. And it was terrific. 34 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: From my standpoint, Um, you know, I thought that. I 35 00:02:02,560 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: thought that Frank you know Frank Wright probably in my book, 36 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: and I look at it kind of from a you know, 37 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: scientific standpoint, a breakdown standpoint. I thought it might have 38 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 1: been his finest hour as an offensive coach and play caller. 39 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 1: And the reason I say that is I thought he 40 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,240 Speaker 1: did a great job. And I'm a believer in this. 41 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:28,200 Speaker 1: I've never felt that that identity was important. I always 42 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: thought it was more of a media statement. Uh, And 43 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: I don't and I don't think you should have to 44 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: try to be identify yourself. I think what is important 45 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL, because it's the consummate matchup game, total matchups, 46 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,560 Speaker 1: both sides of the ball, is that you have to 47 00:02:46,600 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 1: do what I call scratch where it itches. And you know, 48 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: you know what I mean by that. I mean you 49 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,519 Speaker 1: do on that day what it takes to win against 50 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,080 Speaker 1: that team and that scheme. You know, in one week 51 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 1: it may be in the ball thirty five times. Another 52 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:04,920 Speaker 1: week it may be throwing the ball fifty eight times. 53 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:07,520 Speaker 1: And so what I what I really liked about Frank 54 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: was I knew it was going to be tough sledding 55 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:13,120 Speaker 1: running the ball against Jacksonville. It's it's just a monster 56 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: in that Really, it's a monster matchup. And so I 57 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: was worried about it from that standpoint. But he, you know, 58 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,840 Speaker 1: he worked against the grain, He threw caution to the wind, 59 00:03:23,280 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: and he came out fire, and he came out firing 60 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: with fifty eight passes. And that wasn't in a desperation game. 61 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: That was a game plan. I thought the movement to 62 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 1: the quick rhythm West Coast type practice attack really helped 63 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 1: us offensively in several ways. I think one the no 64 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: huddle part of it, I think kind of gave ownership 65 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:50,040 Speaker 1: to Matt Ryan. I think he functions well in that situation. 66 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: I thought it was a little disruptive. I don't know 67 00:03:52,920 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: that it made a huge difference, but it was disruptive 68 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: early to Mike call Well, their defensive coordinator on to 69 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: success of third downs, he couldn't get his personnel in 70 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: the game, and that that upsets you for the game. 71 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean, it's very different now. The more you do it, Matt, 72 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 1: the less effective it becomes just as an entity because 73 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: you know teams will have time to prepare it. But 74 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 1: when you do it sporadically when they're not expecting it, 75 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: that's that's really good. But I just like the style, 76 00:04:22,880 --> 00:04:26,280 Speaker 1: you know, and again and again this protected the offensive line. 77 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: I this was more rivers, Like I call it West Coast, 78 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,560 Speaker 1: a quick rhythm. I always thought that rivers protected the 79 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: on line more than the on line protected rivers. And 80 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,000 Speaker 1: if you give Matt that handle and then he can 81 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: still throw a deep if they press us, which he 82 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: showed late. Uh, you know, I thought they did a 83 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: really good It was kind of a sequence. You know, 84 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 1: they started out balls to the flat, to the backs. 85 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: You know, he screens, sway plays, swing plays. Jackson did 86 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: a good job making people miss, you know, and as 87 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:00,120 Speaker 1: as you could just see, the Jaguars really kind to 88 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 1: almost overreact to that with some cover two and with 89 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: some really flashes to the flat. And of course then 90 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: the second part of the scheme opened up for Pittman 91 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:13,719 Speaker 1: inside on the smash routes and the drive routes, and 92 00:05:13,800 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: that's where he just excels at because he's very physical 93 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: coming in there. You know, he held on you know, 94 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 1: when he got hit, he had a little catch and 95 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,479 Speaker 1: run with him. And then, you know, as I said, 96 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: the third phase is once we got once we got 97 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:30,599 Speaker 1: established and we got Pierce over there to our ride 98 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 1: all day, then that matched him up with Griffin, and 99 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: I knew that would happen. It just happened so beautifully, 100 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: and it ended up being a game winner, you know, 101 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 1: on the adjustment fade late. And then I think the 102 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: other thing that helped him too is all of a sudden, 103 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 1: you know, I think Frank is developing now a feel 104 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: for his receivers. Obviously Campbell is coming on, grantson. Would 105 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: all of those guys have different roles now, you know 106 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: after the top two, after one and two, and that's 107 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 1: what's so critical after a while, because you have to 108 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 1: scratch where you hitch it there. I mean, there's going 109 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:07,039 Speaker 1: to be teams that will come in and it might 110 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: be Tennessee. Tennessee took away Taylor and Pittman in the 111 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: first game. They really did, and so you know, they're 112 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: the kind of team that's game specific, and so you 113 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,200 Speaker 1: know there's going to be times when the other guys, 114 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: when the complimentary guys have to really win. But you know, 115 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:24,440 Speaker 1: I really like that. I think it really got us 116 00:06:24,920 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: jump started and played the whole game that way. Hats 117 00:06:28,080 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: off to the old line Matt fifty eight fifty eight throws, 118 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 1: even though I think we helped them with schemes. The 119 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: fifty eight throws no sacks, I mean, you got and 120 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 1: you take your hat off to Dennis Kelly. I mean 121 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: he went in there and I felt the same way 122 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: I felt like. I felt like when he got into game, 123 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: there was a firmness at left tackle, and I think 124 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: it has to do with experience and just the size factor, 125 00:06:49,680 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: the factor that he's been there and they stayed with 126 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: him on the gut and I like that. I mean, 127 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: you know, it's all about adjustments at the game time, 128 00:06:56,440 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: and sometimes it's not analytics, it comes right from the gut. 129 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:02,279 Speaker 1: And you know, I thought that was good. And then 130 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:04,640 Speaker 1: I think the other thing about the quick rhythm passing, 131 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,840 Speaker 1: and I mentioned this the other day on the round table, 132 00:07:07,440 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: is what you started to see a lot of not 133 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: a little bit is catching run plays. Saw you saw 134 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: guys make people miss. I mean Jackson ran through tackles. 135 00:07:15,600 --> 00:07:18,600 Speaker 1: I mean then you had Granson running through tackles, and 136 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: Paris Campbell made guys miss. Obviously Pittman did. And that's 137 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: where you know, it's kind of the old Bill Loos 138 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 1: philosophy that the quick path is just an extension of 139 00:07:29,800 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 1: your running game. And you know, you get that guy 140 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: out in space, you get a good space player, and 141 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,320 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, you know, what could be a 142 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: four yard game becomes a ten or twelve yard game. 143 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 1: So you know, and I can't say enough about what 144 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: Pierce means to us and means to this offense. And 145 00:07:45,080 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: it's so great to see him coming on and making 146 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 1: plays and making plays in the clutch. But he brings 147 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: something that we haven't had in a long time, and 148 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: that is that speed on that outside quadrant of the field. 149 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,960 Speaker 1: He can climb those defensive backs. Reggie's done a good 150 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:03,960 Speaker 1: job with him. He's you know, he's doing a good 151 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 1: job of hand fighting at the line and if he 152 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: gets a step on you, you're not catching him. And 153 00:08:09,240 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: you know, with his body control and his extension hand catching, 154 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it's it's it's a beauty and it just 155 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: stretches the defense wide and long, and you know, in 156 00:08:19,920 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: the meantime then that's like dominoes. That opens up a 157 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,239 Speaker 1: lot of other things. When you have to start taking 158 00:08:24,240 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: a safety and moving him out of there, that moves 159 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,880 Speaker 1: everything else around. So you know, again, it's really good 160 00:08:29,920 --> 00:08:33,600 Speaker 1: to see this receiver corps, including the tight ends, really 161 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: begin to emerge. That was a question mark everybody had, 162 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: but that's being answered pretty dog one good. Right now. 163 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: All right, Hey, before we get into Tennessee and the 164 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,680 Speaker 1: blueprints for a big Week seven game, let's talk about 165 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 1: you know, a few areas and you hinted on him 166 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: a little bit, but let's let's dive fall in on, 167 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 1: you know, areas that need to be addressed. What about 168 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:54,559 Speaker 1: the rushing defense, Rick, because of the Colts. Yeah, and 169 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: the last three games they're twenty ninth and rushing defense, 170 00:08:57,960 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: they're pretty good in that category in the first three games, 171 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:03,440 Speaker 1: giving up about only seventy seven yards on the ground. 172 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: But that's that's balloon way up and we're dashed by 173 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:09,000 Speaker 1: the Jaguars for two forty three. How much of a 174 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: concern is that for you right now going up against 175 00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:14,880 Speaker 1: you know, a premier running back, I should say, in 176 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry, And that's that's what they want to do. 177 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 1: That's what they're about. Their bread and butter is ramming 178 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 1: it down your throat. Yeah, there's no doubt about that. 179 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 1: H and I, you know, I am a little concerned. 180 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: I was, actually, and you and I talked about it 181 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: when we watched practice all summer at Grand Park. I 182 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,679 Speaker 1: was a little concerned. I didn't think we looked us 183 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: stout on the run as I had hoped we would be. 184 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 1: But then we started the season out lights you know, 185 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,679 Speaker 1: lights out, as you just chronicled. I mean, we really did, 186 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:43,520 Speaker 1: and it kind of went away. But it's come back 187 00:09:43,559 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: a little bit to me now. I will give the 188 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: Jaguars credit in you know, and I'd have to spank 189 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 1: our coaches a little bit in that. I thought they 190 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,000 Speaker 1: did a good job on the blackboard. I thought they 191 00:09:54,040 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: were creative and we did not adapt. And Gus said 192 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 1: that yesterday and his press conference, he was the first 193 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: to say that, you know what they did is they 194 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: hurt us a lot with resetting another word, set the 195 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 1: two tight ends one side, then shift him over and 196 00:10:10,120 --> 00:10:12,719 Speaker 1: run the ball to the new strength. And we were 197 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 1: very late and sometimes didn't adjust at all. And one 198 00:10:15,840 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: of the gashers came there. Then they gave us that loaded, 199 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 1: unbalanced line. It looked like nineteen forty seven. But they 200 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 1: hit hasty because they gapped everybody down. They had angles 201 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:29,440 Speaker 1: on everybody, and I think that was the sixty yard run. 202 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: And so I mean those two things are just adjustments alone. 203 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:35,800 Speaker 1: I mean, we've we've got to make sure we do 204 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: that adjustments. I think the other thing is we've struggled 205 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 1: in the last two weeks with the secondary in terms 206 00:10:44,120 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 1: of minimizing the run. In other words, the run has 207 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,080 Speaker 1: popped out, which it will, but instead of holding it 208 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: to you know, maybe a four yard gain or you know, 209 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:56,480 Speaker 1: a ten yard gain even but not a breakout. And 210 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: face On's kind of been in the middle of that. 211 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: He missed a big tackle against Henry two weeks ago, 212 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: and then you know, a big big one on the 213 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:09,439 Speaker 1: first run Sunday and then later. But I think cupping 214 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:12,360 Speaker 1: the ball in angles we have to revisit. I think 215 00:11:12,480 --> 00:11:14,080 Speaker 1: I think we just have to get back to more 216 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: physical play. They did something that nobody has really done 217 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 1: much too, and they attack Buckner in a different way. 218 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:23,559 Speaker 1: They did a lot of gap blocking. They never let 219 00:11:23,600 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: him one on one and instead of always running the grover, 220 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:28,600 Speaker 1: they kind of flipped it to kind of run like 221 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,960 Speaker 1: gap blocking over there. And then on one of the 222 00:11:32,000 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: good chunk runs they whammed him. So they blocked him 223 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: from outside in taking advantage of his ability to get 224 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: up fields. So, you know, I think the other thing 225 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 1: is we might, you know, we might just want to 226 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: just change the front up some We tend to be 227 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: a one front team, you know, and that is an 228 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: overfront and I know you got to be good at 229 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:55,960 Speaker 1: what you do, but I think there's a point where 230 00:11:56,320 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 1: we could we could mix in a little bit of 231 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,960 Speaker 1: double sync, a little bit of under and just move 232 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: the guys around. I think what happens at a certain 233 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: point in the season if you never change that front, 234 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 1: then the defense they work against all week is the 235 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,840 Speaker 1: very defense they see during the game. You know what 236 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,280 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So, you know, I think I think they 237 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: could help themselves a little bit there. And then again 238 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 1: I said it kind of enclosure here that you know, 239 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:22,920 Speaker 1: the secondary has also got to do a better job 240 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: of minimizing the runs. Minimizing the runs. Now, we did 241 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:29,280 Speaker 1: a you know, we did a couple We had a 242 00:12:29,280 --> 00:12:31,760 Speaker 1: couple of really good players. We did. We did come 243 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,280 Speaker 1: up with some sacks. You know, we had four sacks 244 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: that I think that disrupted Lawrence. I mean, he had 245 00:12:37,320 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 1: a good day on paper, but he didn't get the big, 246 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: big yardage and he didn't They didn't want to hold 247 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: it very long the way we were coming. And then 248 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: I can't say enough about E. J. Speed's play on 249 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:50,839 Speaker 1: that fourth and one because that might have been the game, 250 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 1: because the momentum was all with them right there, and 251 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: I think they could have held onto the ball longer 252 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: and maybe put that game away. And Speeds play on 253 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: fourth and one, I'm telling you him in Franklin, those 254 00:13:03,080 --> 00:13:05,720 Speaker 1: two guys are two the most physical linebackers. You got 255 00:13:05,720 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 1: to go back to my guys when we played a 256 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: different style, you know, the Crouses and the Odoms in 257 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: the Harad. To have two guys that play as physical 258 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 1: as those two guys, Yeah, some thumpers up front, no 259 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:19,200 Speaker 1: doubt about it. Zaia Franklin's playing great, you know, second 260 00:13:19,200 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: in the NFL and total tackles so far. Got to 261 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: get that defensive shore it up against the run going out, 262 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: going into this game, as we shift gears and let's 263 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: get ready for one of the biggest games of the year, 264 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. Tennessee in a very familiar 265 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,840 Speaker 1: spot heading into week number seven for them, that's leading 266 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,440 Speaker 1: the AFC South. They've won the division the last two years, 267 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,319 Speaker 1: and they've won four straight games against the Colts, which 268 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: is their longest winning streak ever against Indianapolis. So if 269 00:13:47,520 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: you go back a few weeks, they beat the Colts 270 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: twenty four to seventeen, and Week four, the Colts got 271 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,920 Speaker 1: down big in that game early. They trailed twenty four 272 00:13:55,000 --> 00:13:58,520 Speaker 1: to three. Midway through the second quarters, scratched their way back, 273 00:13:58,559 --> 00:14:01,360 Speaker 1: but just couldn't close out the I'm back and it 274 00:14:01,480 --> 00:14:03,959 Speaker 1: proved once again, how good the Titans are rick and 275 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,840 Speaker 1: close games. They're three and one this season in games 276 00:14:07,240 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 1: decided by one score, and they are twenty four and 277 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: thirteen and one score games since Mike Vrabel took over 278 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 1: as head coach back in twenty eighteen. That's because they're 279 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: great in the red zone. They don't turn the football over, 280 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: and they don't beat themselves. Those are, you know, the 281 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: keys for the Titans over the last couple of years. 282 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 1: And they're coming off the buy. They and the Steelers 283 00:14:27,560 --> 00:14:31,760 Speaker 1: are the only two undefeated teams since twenty eighteen and 284 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: the regular season with nine or more days rest between games, 285 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: So they get the job done when they are rested 286 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: to a degree, whether that's a week off or coming 287 00:14:40,400 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 1: off Thursday Night football. And they're gonna be fired up 288 00:14:43,040 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: for this game because it's a home game. It's their 289 00:14:45,720 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: first home game since September nineteenth, so the fan base 290 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,920 Speaker 1: is going to be charged up, and because it's the Colts, 291 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: and because of what this game means. So what else 292 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: stands out to you about the Titans on the big 293 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 1: picture going into this game? No, I think you did 294 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:04,440 Speaker 1: a good job of chronicling it. I do give Mike 295 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: Brabel a lot of credit because you know, again, you know, 296 00:15:07,800 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: to win all those close games, you got to be 297 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: doing something right. You got to be making a lot 298 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:16,040 Speaker 1: more right decisions than incorrect decisions. There's no doubt about it. 299 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: You know. I think their strength overalls franchisees that they 300 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: know exactly who they are. They never get too far 301 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,040 Speaker 1: away from that. They're kind of built, you know, they're 302 00:15:27,080 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: built to play this way. They have two I think 303 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:34,360 Speaker 1: terrific players on offense, and they play great, as you said, 304 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: situational football. When you look at them third down, when 305 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,040 Speaker 1: you look at them rev zone. You know, when you 306 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: look at them actually in the first quarter. They're a 307 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: great starting team. They get off to a great start 308 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: all the team and they play very very physical and 309 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:52,120 Speaker 1: as you said, they don't beat themselves. You know, you 310 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,880 Speaker 1: go back to Game one, they did what they do. 311 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: I mean, they came out Henry five point two, one 312 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:02,360 Speaker 1: hundred and fourteen Tannehill one hundred and twenty five point 313 00:16:02,480 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: six passer rating and two tds. They didn't turn it over. 314 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: Then they were three for three in the red zone. 315 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: That's I mean, that's just the formula, you know, I mean, 316 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:13,400 Speaker 1: it just happens to be the last game in a 317 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:16,800 Speaker 1: close game. And then you know, on defense, they shut 318 00:16:16,840 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: down our running game. They got three sacks, three turnovers, 319 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 1: and again they started out fast, So I mean that's 320 00:16:24,040 --> 00:16:27,120 Speaker 1: kind of really who they are. Again, their strength on 321 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: offense as they start fast. Their number one in the 322 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: first quarter in the National Football League with eight point four. 323 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,840 Speaker 1: They're great in the red zone always premiere one, two three, 324 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: Henry is five two versus the Coats, and Tannehill has 325 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: a lifetime ninety four two Fasser rating. And then the 326 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: strengths on defense, again it's situationally, they're third in the 327 00:16:49,080 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 1: league on third down, ninth in the red zone, sacks 328 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: fourteen and first quarter defense number six. And again they've 329 00:16:57,680 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: got two you know, the two ambient players on offense 330 00:17:01,000 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 1: are obviously Henry and Tannehill, and Tannehills just to consummate 331 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: complimentary quarterback for that offense. And then on defense, the 332 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,960 Speaker 1: two guys that really hurt us over the years are 333 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: Simmons and Autry, you know, and I call Simmons an 334 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: ambient and I call Autry a three Thailand all players. 335 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,959 Speaker 1: So they are a fast starting team. You gotta go 336 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 1: down there knowing you got to play good early. They're 337 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: fast starting, they are not stylish, but they just find 338 00:17:32,040 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: ways to win. And you mentioned the winning percentage twenty 339 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: four to thirteen in close games, in one possession games, 340 00:17:39,280 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: So you know, can't wait for this. I think we're 341 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:47,400 Speaker 1: totally ready now mentally and psychologically need to put all 342 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: three phases together. But man, I look forward to a 343 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 1: big game again this Sunday, no question about it. All right, 344 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: let's talk about the blueprints. Let's roll them out, Let's 345 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:58,159 Speaker 1: figure out what's on it and what needs to be 346 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: done for the Colts to win this game. Let's start 347 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: first with the Tennessee offense, which has been much better, 348 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:06,760 Speaker 1: as you said, in the first half compared to the 349 00:18:06,800 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: second half. In fact, they've only scored fourteen second half 350 00:18:10,400 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: points all season, which is dead last in the NFL. 351 00:18:13,480 --> 00:18:16,639 Speaker 1: But that hasn't stopped them from winning football games, and 352 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,120 Speaker 1: they've won three in a row. So the overall numbers 353 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:22,159 Speaker 1: on offense, they're not gonna blow you away. Twenty first 354 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:26,159 Speaker 1: in rushing, twenty eighth in passing, thirty first in overall yards, 355 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:28,920 Speaker 1: and twenty fifth on third down. But where they win 356 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:32,160 Speaker 1: in how they win, that's inside the red zone. They're 357 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 1: number one in the NFL and a red zone efficiency. 358 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 1: They are twelve or thirteen and scoring touchdowns inside the 359 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:41,760 Speaker 1: twenty yard line, and they've converted their last eleven red 360 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: zone trips into touchdowns. So they're not an explosive team, 361 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 1: but they don't miss chances to score and they also 362 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: don't turn the football over and no turnovers in the 363 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:54,120 Speaker 1: last two games. They only have six on the season. 364 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,919 Speaker 1: And Ryan Tannehill is doing what Ryan Tannehill does. He 365 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 1: takes what the defense gives him. The Titans on schedule 366 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: and as one oh six point one passer rating in 367 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: the last three games ranks fourth in the NFL and 368 00:19:07,480 --> 00:19:10,440 Speaker 1: that time. And they always have Derrick Henry. He's back, 369 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:14,040 Speaker 1: he's turned and back to back one hundred yard rushing games. 370 00:19:14,080 --> 00:19:16,520 Speaker 1: He's found the end zone in four straight games. He 371 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,640 Speaker 1: had a great first half against the Colts a few 372 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 1: weeks back. He had ninety nine yards rushing before halftime 373 00:19:21,840 --> 00:19:25,400 Speaker 1: at Lucas Oil Stadium. So that's the gist for me. Rick, 374 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: What else am I missing him about the Titans on 375 00:19:27,320 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: offense going into this game? No, that's it. Really. I 376 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:34,920 Speaker 1: take their offensive coordinator who worked for me in Saint Louis. 377 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,360 Speaker 1: Todd Downey has done a really good job of maintaining 378 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: their style and then functioning some of the new guys 379 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,560 Speaker 1: role players into it. The style is very simple. As 380 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 1: you said, They're going to run the steel horse till 381 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: you stop him, and they're gonna put him back there 382 00:19:50,000 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 1: like in the deep. He's not in the eye formation, 383 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 1: but it's like an eye. He's really deep back in there, 384 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 1: and they're going to hand in the ball and zone 385 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,800 Speaker 1: it and let him go and give him nine gaps 386 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: run and it's fairly simple. Occasionally toss an occasional counter, 387 00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: but they're just gonna pound you, and he's gonna get 388 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 1: a lot of carries, you know, if they're not behind 389 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:14,920 Speaker 1: in a long time. And then Tannehill is probably the 390 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: most accurate and most solid play action guy in the league. 391 00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:24,240 Speaker 1: He's a master at play action now, particularly Matt between 392 00:20:24,280 --> 00:20:28,360 Speaker 1: the numbers, he's really good at play action over routes, 393 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: bootleg crosses, He's really good between the numbers. I think 394 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:34,879 Speaker 1: you have to make him beat it outside the numbers. 395 00:20:34,880 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: Will talk about that. You know, they're not real strong 396 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: at receiver. They've lost Burke, you know, they've obviously lost 397 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 1: Brown a year ago. But you know, the go to 398 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: guy now is Woods. Woods is healthy. If they need 399 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: a play, they're gonna move Woods around to get it. 400 00:20:52,160 --> 00:20:55,160 Speaker 1: Key third down, it's gonna be Woods. He's a very 401 00:20:55,280 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 1: very solid possession guy. And then after Woods, everybody's a specialist. 402 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: Hilliard comes in on third down number forty and he's 403 00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: a really good loose playback. He doesn't protect very well, 404 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 1: so when he's in a game, I would like to 405 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:17,199 Speaker 1: come after him. Westbrook Westbrook slash Lukene from Indiana is 406 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: really their shot guy. You know, he's kind of there. 407 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 1: He's got some speed, and they use him when they 408 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:24,639 Speaker 1: want to take a shot. Maybe if he's at the 409 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:28,000 Speaker 1: slot or the wide out. He's the deeper guy. Woods 410 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: is not that guy. That's it's it's more Westbrook hyphen 411 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: And then the kid that's now coming on now that 412 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,800 Speaker 1: Burke's is out and he's a really true slot guy 413 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:41,360 Speaker 1: is the rookie Phillips. And he's a guy that's very 414 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: much like Edelman and that crew Welker, very very quick sharp. 415 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,679 Speaker 1: You got to worry about him on that third and 416 00:21:50,800 --> 00:21:54,320 Speaker 1: three to five downs where it's about options. And then 417 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: a conqwell is the number eighty five is the rookie 418 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: tight end. He's there, kind of their gadget. Guy's a 419 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:04,359 Speaker 1: very very good athlete. He doesn't he doesn't do the 420 00:22:04,440 --> 00:22:08,520 Speaker 1: dirty work. Swain does the dirty work, but he's in there. 421 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 1: He can run and reverse, he can run different things 422 00:22:11,040 --> 00:22:13,320 Speaker 1: like that, and that's kind of who they are. Again. 423 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: They're gonna, you know, they're gonna run it and play action. 424 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: I think their offensive line is obviously a much better 425 00:22:21,760 --> 00:22:25,120 Speaker 1: run blocking team than pass blocking. I don't think they're 426 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,639 Speaker 1: worth a damn when they have to throw. That's why 427 00:22:28,760 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: that's why getting a head fast is so important for them, 428 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,160 Speaker 1: so they never have to play for you know, from advantage, 429 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 1: you know, from disadvantage. I think that's so key this week. 430 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: Advantage disadvantage is everything in this one. I think if 431 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: you know, if they are forced into a one dimensional game, 432 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: let's say we get up ten, I think that's the 433 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: death knell for the Titans because I don't think they 434 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 1: can protect it and it'll just put too much pressure 435 00:22:53,840 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: on Tannehill. All right. In terms of the must specifically 436 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,520 Speaker 1: Number one, you know doesn't take a genius on this one. 437 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:04,119 Speaker 1: You have to control Henry. He's gonna get yards, but 438 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:07,680 Speaker 1: you gotta make him get his yards over high volume. 439 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: You know, you really don't want him at four to two, 440 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,920 Speaker 1: you want at five two. You want him more three 441 00:23:13,080 --> 00:23:16,600 Speaker 1: nine four oz he and you know he has deceptive speed, 442 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,199 Speaker 1: so you always have to set the edge. You know, 443 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 1: we saw him bounce one in the first game where 444 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: the corner lost a leverage and he was able to 445 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,520 Speaker 1: take it outside. We saw him a couple of years 446 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,359 Speaker 1: ago or last year run a toss crack to our 447 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: right for a big play. So you have to really 448 00:23:33,920 --> 00:23:37,600 Speaker 1: set the edge and then penetrate with your defensive front. 449 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: You don't want to say stationary on the line. You 450 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: want to go get him and then define it for 451 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 1: your linebackers so your linebackers can go pin him, pursuit 452 00:23:46,920 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: and beat him up. You always want him going lateral. 453 00:23:50,560 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: You always want those shoulders run into the sidelines. You'd 454 00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:56,840 Speaker 1: never want him to get downhill on you. You got 455 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: to punish him. Now. I think that Todd has done 456 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,200 Speaker 1: a really good job. We saw it in our game. 457 00:24:03,240 --> 00:24:06,160 Speaker 1: That's where it really started in trying to get him 458 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: space with the screen game. You know, he ran that 459 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,199 Speaker 1: sway screen. They ended up calling it a run, but 460 00:24:11,240 --> 00:24:13,800 Speaker 1: it was really a sway screen for a big play 461 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:15,760 Speaker 1: against us, and then he ran a slow screen for 462 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,960 Speaker 1: about fifteen and so kind of that's their way. He's 463 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: in the checkdown game, you know. But at the end 464 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 1: of the day, take away the big running game for him. 465 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:28,119 Speaker 1: Don't let him get the big day. Number two, we 466 00:24:28,200 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 1: got to take away Tannehills. I'll say this first, his 467 00:24:31,480 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: wheels and his ability to throw those play action passes, 468 00:24:36,440 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: and that's where if you could stifle the run, they 469 00:24:38,640 --> 00:24:42,360 Speaker 1: become less effective. The Tannehill is a really good athlete 470 00:24:42,359 --> 00:24:44,960 Speaker 1: and he'll test you on the boots. And one of 471 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: the reasons they're so good in the red zone is 472 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:50,439 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can get down in there. And 473 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:53,439 Speaker 1: you've seen it against us. He'll run a quarterback draw, 474 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:57,640 Speaker 1: he'll run he'll run the zone read, he'll run an option. 475 00:24:58,040 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: I mean, the guy is really good. In his career, 476 00:25:01,160 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: he has twenty five rushing touchdowns. Okay, So I mean 477 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 1: this is a guy that can he adds a back. 478 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:11,840 Speaker 1: And I said this last week against Lawrence there are 479 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:16,320 Speaker 1: some similarities in their athleticism. And I said this last week. 480 00:25:16,359 --> 00:25:18,880 Speaker 1: When you're in the red zone, you've got to You've 481 00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: got to You've got to consider Tannehill as another running back. 482 00:25:23,000 --> 00:25:25,760 Speaker 1: You have to account for him. You cannot, you know, 483 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: you cannot just treat him like a normal quarterback. And 484 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:33,040 Speaker 1: then again, you really as you stop the run, you 485 00:25:33,080 --> 00:25:35,879 Speaker 1: really want to shut off that inside passing game. And 486 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: I think you got to play a little bit more 487 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,560 Speaker 1: man demand, which I don't mind. There's these guys are 488 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 1: not blistering fast at all. I think the receiver corps 489 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: is limited. I think you want to play some coverages 490 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: like six buzz where the week's safety comes down in 491 00:25:50,880 --> 00:25:53,520 Speaker 1: the hole. He actually has the hook, but he comes 492 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: down from high so he can read that play action 493 00:25:56,200 --> 00:25:59,120 Speaker 1: on the way down. Second down. You want to get 494 00:25:59,119 --> 00:26:01,639 Speaker 1: in your four match ups and choke everything because they 495 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: just try to get back on you. And then I 496 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 1: like edge pressure and five man rush because the edge 497 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:10,439 Speaker 1: pressure sets the edge on the running game and the 498 00:26:10,480 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: bootleg game and gives you covers every lane in there. 499 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: I wouldn't mind him playing a little sync. They don't 500 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,159 Speaker 1: do it by nature, but we know how tough that 501 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:22,359 Speaker 1: can be against his own running team. And then number three, 502 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 1: I think you know everybody's got to know just like 503 00:26:24,880 --> 00:26:28,000 Speaker 1: I've described these guys is you've got you know, if 504 00:26:28,080 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: in a critical situation you're going to direct your coverage, 505 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,880 Speaker 1: technically you're going to direct it to Wood, so everybody else. 506 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:38,080 Speaker 1: Like if it's Kenny Moore, he's really got to study 507 00:26:38,119 --> 00:26:40,720 Speaker 1: Phillips in the slot and know exactly how he runs 508 00:26:40,720 --> 00:26:43,640 Speaker 1: those quick stuff. We got to know. You know, if 509 00:26:43,640 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 1: it's Westbrook out there, you know that he's gonna probably 510 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,200 Speaker 1: go deep on you. Same thing gimmicks with the tight end. 511 00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:52,800 Speaker 1: Like we should have known that Agnew was gonna run 512 00:26:53,240 --> 00:26:55,879 Speaker 1: I reverse last week. I mean right off the bat. 513 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:58,639 Speaker 1: That was going to happen. And I think the point 514 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: I'm making is on some of these other guys, we 515 00:27:01,119 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 1: have to we have to play a really good game 516 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: one on one. Our secondary linebackers have to do a 517 00:27:06,840 --> 00:27:09,280 Speaker 1: really good job. And then number four and I think 518 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:12,199 Speaker 1: this is everything is you got to seize the advantage 519 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,040 Speaker 1: and kill their offensive line. You know, we got to 520 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,920 Speaker 1: win one on ones across the board, whether it's run 521 00:27:18,400 --> 00:27:21,359 Speaker 1: or whether it's passed. I think their left side is 522 00:27:21,400 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: surrendous when it comes to pass. Left left tackle Daily 523 00:27:25,760 --> 00:27:29,320 Speaker 1: is a sub you know, left guard Brewer and I'll 524 00:27:29,320 --> 00:27:32,320 Speaker 1: say it You'll not see a worst pass blocking line 525 00:27:32,320 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 1: than this, and establishing that lead is so important, and 526 00:27:36,920 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: then you can force Tannehill into turnovers. He didn't have 527 00:27:40,320 --> 00:27:43,320 Speaker 1: a turnover in the first game because they played with 528 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,879 Speaker 1: that big lead. They almost let him get away, but 529 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 1: the big lead allowed them to play super conservative for 530 00:27:49,080 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: the rest of the day. I'll also note one thing. Hilliard, 531 00:27:52,800 --> 00:27:55,520 Speaker 1: who is a very good player in space and a 532 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: good third down back in terms of the passing game, 533 00:27:58,240 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: is a below average as blocker, So don't be afraid 534 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,480 Speaker 1: to bring it on third downs. So those are the 535 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,400 Speaker 1: four must that I see again. You know, bottle up, Henry. 536 00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 1: Make sure that we can play Tannehill between the numbers, 537 00:28:12,440 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 1: take away the other guys one on one, and then 538 00:28:15,040 --> 00:28:18,320 Speaker 1: get the advantage and get after This offensive line is 539 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: this is another one of those Baskin Robbins. Take a number, 540 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: offensive line, take a number on which guy you want 541 00:28:24,000 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 1: Rick Ventury on inside football, I'm Matt Taylor. That is 542 00:28:27,960 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: the Colts defense. To slow down the Tennessee offense. Let's 543 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 1: shift gears and roll out the blueprint to beat the 544 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,960 Speaker 1: Titans on defense Tennessee. Rick has jumped all the way 545 00:28:37,000 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: up to number five, in the NFL and stop in 546 00:28:39,600 --> 00:28:42,880 Speaker 1: the run. They've allowed just eighty one rushing yards in 547 00:28:42,920 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: the last two games, including just thirty eight to the 548 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 1: Colts a few weeks back, which was the lowest total 549 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: the Titans have ever posted in a game against the Colts. However, 550 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 1: Tennessee dead last in the NFL and passing defense. They've 551 00:28:56,680 --> 00:29:00,080 Speaker 1: allowed at least three hundred yards passing and four of 552 00:29:00,240 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: five games on the season, including a season nine three 553 00:29:03,240 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 1: fifty nine to the Commanders last time out before the bye. 554 00:29:06,840 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 1: So trying to get better in that regard. But they're 555 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,040 Speaker 1: pretty good on third down this season, ranking number two 556 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL. They held the Commanders that just one 557 00:29:15,040 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: for eleven. And the biggest area of concern is how 558 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: to block den Eco Autry, the former cult he wrecked 559 00:29:20,720 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: the first game at Lucas Oil. He had two sacks 560 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:25,680 Speaker 1: and a forced fumble a few weeks back. So what 561 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,120 Speaker 1: else stands out to you about the Titans on defense 562 00:29:28,240 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 1: and your musts when the Colts have the ball? Rick, Yeah, 563 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 1: the run defense has really come on for him, and 564 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,200 Speaker 1: it really should because they really have a really fine 565 00:29:37,320 --> 00:29:42,040 Speaker 1: front four. You know, Coal Coal is a really tough 566 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:45,240 Speaker 1: linebacker long is a tough linebacker, you know, and when 567 00:29:45,280 --> 00:29:47,560 Speaker 1: they bring Buyer down into the action, I mean, that's 568 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: a really good front seven. I mean I think that 569 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,480 Speaker 1: they're stats and we talked about this, they were a 570 00:29:53,480 --> 00:29:56,880 Speaker 1: little bit distorted by that Buffalo blowout. I think they're 571 00:29:56,880 --> 00:30:00,320 Speaker 1: starting to be real and I think you always have 572 00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:02,440 Speaker 1: to go by what they did against us, and as 573 00:30:02,440 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: you said that they held Jonathan two point one and 574 00:30:05,280 --> 00:30:08,440 Speaker 1: that made all the difference. This is a team that 575 00:30:08,520 --> 00:30:11,400 Speaker 1: plays I think a hole is greater than the parts. 576 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:16,200 Speaker 1: It plays situational football and that's their salvation. They play 577 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 1: so much better when they're in the head of the account. 578 00:30:19,360 --> 00:30:22,240 Speaker 1: Look at the areas they're really good at, Like you said, 579 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: number two on third down and twenty seven percent against 580 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:29,920 Speaker 1: that's terrific. But again they're ahead and account they got 581 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: you third and long boom, they got you fourteen, fourteenth 582 00:30:34,360 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: and sacks. So it isn't great, but it's top half 583 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:40,240 Speaker 1: of the league with two point six a game. And 584 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: then they end up they end up playing better pass 585 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:48,240 Speaker 1: coverage in the red zone because again their limitations that 586 00:30:48,400 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: really do get limited in that there's no space to defend, 587 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:55,720 Speaker 1: and I think their secondary plays better in tight quarters. 588 00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:58,479 Speaker 1: So I mean, I think the thing about it is 589 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,360 Speaker 1: you want to stay out of a manage. And you know, 590 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,520 Speaker 1: as you said, this may be a game that's a 591 00:31:03,560 --> 00:31:05,880 Speaker 1: little bit similar to last week. I don't think two 592 00:31:05,880 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: games are necessarily the same, but you can't be stubborn 593 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,280 Speaker 1: against this team, and they're very, very tough up front. 594 00:31:13,720 --> 00:31:16,320 Speaker 1: I do think you can run it some and I'll 595 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 1: get into the I'll get into the musk. I think 596 00:31:19,680 --> 00:31:22,040 Speaker 1: when you do run it what you I think you're 597 00:31:22,240 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: much better off. And I said this last week and 598 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: I think it held up. Is you want to open 599 00:31:28,800 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 1: the formations against Tennessee to run against them, just like Jacksonville. 600 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,240 Speaker 1: And that's where sometimes that no huddle comes in and 601 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:39,800 Speaker 1: you keep them in one defense. But they tend to play, 602 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: especially on first and second down, they tend to play 603 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:49,120 Speaker 1: very vanilla in their nickel defense. It's almost always over. 604 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,240 Speaker 1: It's some kind of eight man front or cover four, 605 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:56,160 Speaker 1: and so you can work the bubble and which also 606 00:31:56,400 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: really works away from Simmons. I do kind I want 607 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,800 Speaker 1: to work the bubble away from Simmons most of the time, 608 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:06,719 Speaker 1: and I want to make my money there. But I 609 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: don't want to get in tight formations, it just seems 610 00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:12,200 Speaker 1: and this is true over the years. I don't know why, 611 00:32:12,240 --> 00:32:15,440 Speaker 1: but when teams try to run it in heavy formations, 612 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: it just seems like that you got all of Nashville 613 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:20,719 Speaker 1: up in there, and they seem to be able to 614 00:32:20,760 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 1: really stop that. So I say open it up a 615 00:32:24,040 --> 00:32:26,320 Speaker 1: little bit. Make sure you open it up, don't be 616 00:32:26,360 --> 00:32:29,640 Speaker 1: afraid to get outside and get your toss crack going. 617 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: And then a little bit of misdirection on Coal now 618 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:36,960 Speaker 1: number two, and this is important. Just like last week, 619 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,880 Speaker 1: this might be a heavy throwing game. Okay, you gotta 620 00:32:40,960 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: run a lot of play action where you freeze their 621 00:32:43,880 --> 00:32:47,040 Speaker 1: linebackers in that front seven. I'm going to make a 622 00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:50,480 Speaker 1: statement here. This team, when they play defense, they survive 623 00:32:51,040 --> 00:32:54,360 Speaker 1: on the rush, Matt, not on coverage. They are not 624 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,920 Speaker 1: a good coverage team. Whether it's manner zone. They have 625 00:32:58,040 --> 00:33:00,840 Speaker 1: some issues. I'll get into their man issue, but their 626 00:33:00,920 --> 00:33:04,200 Speaker 1: zone issues is they run a lot of blitz and 627 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,440 Speaker 1: drop stuff, and a lot when that means a lineman 628 00:33:06,560 --> 00:33:10,040 Speaker 1: dropping a linebacker rush, which is good on the blackboard, 629 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:13,960 Speaker 1: but when you're dropping lineman, your zones get really distorted. 630 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 1: And as good an athlete as Coal and long as 631 00:33:16,880 --> 00:33:19,080 Speaker 1: they tend to get distorted, they tend to get out 632 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: of position, particularly with any kind of play fake, because 633 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: they go so hard to the run. So I really 634 00:33:25,080 --> 00:33:30,080 Speaker 1: think you can attack them inside on play action crosses. 635 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:32,880 Speaker 1: You know, if you remember our tight ends in that 636 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:36,720 Speaker 1: last Ballgamet had eleven catches for one hundred and eighty 637 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:39,880 Speaker 1: and two touchdowns. I mean we scorched them with our 638 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,680 Speaker 1: tight ends on those intermediate areas. And then when you 639 00:33:43,720 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 1: want to take a shot, you want to get pierced. 640 00:33:46,760 --> 00:33:49,360 Speaker 1: You want to get pierced over there on Mitchell, their 641 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 1: third corners, so you really kind of want to get 642 00:33:51,320 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: them in nickel. And then thirty nine Mitchell comes into game, 643 00:33:54,760 --> 00:33:58,360 Speaker 1: Macuri goes to the nickel spot, and I think the 644 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:02,160 Speaker 1: weakest link in the secondary is Mitchell, and I think 645 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: you have to work on him and take your shots outside. 646 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: So I think again play action, particularly on those linebackers 647 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: on second down number three, and this kind of this 648 00:34:12,840 --> 00:34:17,960 Speaker 1: really harkens back to last week. Protect Ryan, okay, and 649 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:21,919 Speaker 1: part of that part of that protection is stay with 650 00:34:21,960 --> 00:34:25,719 Speaker 1: that quick rhythm stuff. It will be good against this team, 651 00:34:25,760 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 1: it really will, because again they're not a real great 652 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,839 Speaker 1: zone team. They're okay in man, not great in man. 653 00:34:32,280 --> 00:34:36,320 Speaker 1: So I think the quick rhythm rhythm is excellent because again, 654 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,719 Speaker 1: what did I say before they stop the pass by 655 00:34:39,760 --> 00:34:43,760 Speaker 1: getting ahead in account and get their rushers going. That's 656 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:47,719 Speaker 1: that's the important thing. They want to get those rushers going. 657 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,719 Speaker 1: And so you got again you want to stay ahead 658 00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,719 Speaker 1: of the account, release the ball quick, continue to work 659 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:57,080 Speaker 1: your screen game, and then you gotta protect Simmons and 660 00:34:57,160 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: Autry where they're really dangerous when they get on third 661 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: down and they get now Mario Edwards has been playing 662 00:35:04,760 --> 00:35:08,200 Speaker 1: for the injured Dupre on one side, Weaver on the 663 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:12,440 Speaker 1: other side. And then when they kick Autry inside with Simmons, 664 00:35:12,440 --> 00:35:14,880 Speaker 1: now that is a load right in there, and we 665 00:35:14,960 --> 00:35:18,000 Speaker 1: got to make sure that we are firm inside and 666 00:35:18,000 --> 00:35:20,560 Speaker 1: that we can jam that inside. I don't think their 667 00:35:20,640 --> 00:35:24,680 Speaker 1: rushers aren't great on the edge, but inside you have 668 00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:29,280 Speaker 1: to have a good protection plan for Simmons in Autry. 669 00:35:29,320 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 1: And you know, Autry comes loaded against us no matter what, 670 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:36,319 Speaker 1: he had another two sack game against us. The two 671 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,840 Speaker 1: of them have combined, you know, for seven and a 672 00:35:38,880 --> 00:35:42,120 Speaker 1: half sacks. So again this is the game, we have 673 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 1: to protect them. I don't care how many protectors we 674 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,120 Speaker 1: have to have in or how quick we throw the ball. 675 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: It's to me you play them with extremes either max 676 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,840 Speaker 1: protection or you get it out really quick like we 677 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,879 Speaker 1: did last week and get it out quick again. That 678 00:35:57,120 --> 00:36:03,080 Speaker 1: has that factor that it really it frustrates the Russia's 679 00:36:03,320 --> 00:36:05,920 Speaker 1: no question about it. And then number four, and I 680 00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:09,400 Speaker 1: said this about the other side of the ball is 681 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: again control first and second down. We need that total 682 00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:16,440 Speaker 1: mix on first down, which we did last week. Just 683 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:20,520 Speaker 1: mix it up base pass, quick rhythm run versus nickel, 684 00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 1: control the early tempo, stay ahead of the chains. The 685 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:28,920 Speaker 1: Titans formula, remember as a team, is to start fast 686 00:36:29,080 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 1: and hold on. That's how they played. Really, it's statistically 687 00:36:33,520 --> 00:36:37,040 Speaker 1: proven that's who they are. Get after them early, get 688 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: them on their heels. If you do that and you 689 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:44,640 Speaker 1: get them in a let's say a ten point disadvantage, 690 00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:47,759 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the Russian impact isn't there. I 691 00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:51,120 Speaker 1: think kind of it's like out tightened the Titans if 692 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: you will, you know, let's us get off to the 693 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,800 Speaker 1: fast start and we don't want to be down fourteen 694 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,440 Speaker 1: to three to them. Okay, now we were able to 695 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,640 Speaker 1: come back from that last week, but we don't want 696 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:02,960 Speaker 1: to be down fourteen to three there, and so I 697 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:06,480 Speaker 1: think those are the keys all right to close out here. Again, 698 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: we go back to what we started off with, Rick, 699 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,320 Speaker 1: the Colts getting a monkey off their back last weekend, 700 00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:17,040 Speaker 1: beating the Jaguars, improving that they're much better than the 701 00:37:17,080 --> 00:37:19,200 Speaker 1: team that went down there in Week two and lost 702 00:37:19,239 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: twenty four to nothing. As you look forward to this week, 703 00:37:22,640 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 1: you know, the Colts face off against another team that 704 00:37:25,760 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 1: has owned them. And there's no other way to put it. 705 00:37:28,440 --> 00:37:31,560 Speaker 1: I mean, four straight five of the last six have 706 00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:34,840 Speaker 1: gone to the Titans. They've become the class of the 707 00:37:34,880 --> 00:37:37,760 Speaker 1: AFC South, a division that the Colts used to dominate, 708 00:37:38,200 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 1: and that's no longer the case. And this is the 709 00:37:40,800 --> 00:37:44,480 Speaker 1: last AFC South game for the Colts until Week eighteen. 710 00:37:44,640 --> 00:37:46,920 Speaker 1: That's the last week of the season. It's crazy to 711 00:37:46,960 --> 00:37:51,160 Speaker 1: say that, but five sixth of your AFC South schedule 712 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:54,239 Speaker 1: is going to be in the rearview mirror, you know, 713 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon about four to thirty, so first places on 714 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:00,400 Speaker 1: the line. A win puts you in the driver's Rick, 715 00:38:00,520 --> 00:38:04,319 Speaker 1: what would be your message to this team, dialed in 716 00:38:04,440 --> 00:38:08,080 Speaker 1: but not too overhyped to win this football game on Sunday. Yeah, 717 00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:11,160 Speaker 1: I mean that's exactly right. I think the nature of 718 00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 1: the game coming off to win, like that defense, angry 719 00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,719 Speaker 1: at itself. I think those are really good, you know, 720 00:38:18,719 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 1: they're really good factors in getting ready for the game. 721 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:25,359 Speaker 1: You know. I think it's about exercising these demons. You know, 722 00:38:25,719 --> 00:38:28,719 Speaker 1: we exercised one last week. And this is really the 723 00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:31,200 Speaker 1: big one. I mean we've you know, from our owner 724 00:38:31,280 --> 00:38:34,480 Speaker 1: to our coaches, to everybody in the building. You know, 725 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:38,480 Speaker 1: we've talked about this. Tennessee beat Tennessee. We've got to 726 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 1: overcome and retake the division. Well, here it is. You know, 727 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,680 Speaker 1: now's the time. It's it's it's put up or shut out. 728 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,640 Speaker 1: I mean, I think the important thing that everybody has 729 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,000 Speaker 1: to know, and if it's too much pressure, then you 730 00:38:50,040 --> 00:38:52,959 Speaker 1: don't belong in the game. I mean, this game puts 731 00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:56,279 Speaker 1: you in the driver's seat. This game puts you on 732 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: top of the AFC. It gives you the lead in 733 00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:01,840 Speaker 1: the division. And then you know, with a lot of 734 00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,520 Speaker 1: games as we look forward, that we certainly can win 735 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:08,520 Speaker 1: and we're coming together as a team. But a loss 736 00:39:08,640 --> 00:39:11,840 Speaker 1: puts you in a deep hole because again then you 737 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:16,319 Speaker 1: fall behind Tennessee with two losses, and again, if it 738 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:19,839 Speaker 1: comes down to tiebreakers and things like that, it's not good. 739 00:39:19,880 --> 00:39:24,960 Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing is every person on this team, coach, player, 740 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:28,080 Speaker 1: every one of you. You wouldn't be here if you 741 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:31,239 Speaker 1: didn't have that inner champion inside of you. And I 742 00:39:31,280 --> 00:39:33,960 Speaker 1: think you got to reach deep here and find that 743 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:37,480 Speaker 1: inner champion. It lives in everybody. And then I think 744 00:39:37,480 --> 00:39:40,000 Speaker 1: the biggest thing with everybody's got to know this is 745 00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: a big game. Let's let's let's don't minimize it. This 746 00:39:43,280 --> 00:39:45,960 Speaker 1: is a big game. And I always say this, Great 747 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:50,360 Speaker 1: players play great in big games. I really believe this, 748 00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:53,279 Speaker 1: and I would tell the team this. I think we 749 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:57,080 Speaker 1: are the better football team, regardless of past history. I 750 00:39:57,160 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: think we're the better football team. I think Tennis is 751 00:40:00,520 --> 00:40:04,120 Speaker 1: the most overachieving team, which is a credit to them, 752 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: but they're very beatable because of that. Okay, but what 753 00:40:08,640 --> 00:40:12,399 Speaker 1: it's gonna take. It's gonna take all three phases. It's 754 00:40:12,400 --> 00:40:14,839 Speaker 1: gonna take the special teams that we've been playing with 755 00:40:14,920 --> 00:40:17,440 Speaker 1: every week. It's going to be the defense that we 756 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:20,520 Speaker 1: played at Denver, in the offense that we played last 757 00:40:20,520 --> 00:40:23,520 Speaker 1: week against Jacksonville. I really believe this. We are the 758 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:27,240 Speaker 1: better team, and what we need is a sixty minutes 759 00:40:27,360 --> 00:40:32,280 Speaker 1: game where all three phases are at our highest level 760 00:40:32,719 --> 00:40:34,680 Speaker 1: and you will get it done. There you go. I 761 00:40:34,760 --> 00:40:37,600 Speaker 1: love how that ended playing and simple baby, It's all 762 00:40:37,680 --> 00:40:39,880 Speaker 1: there in front of the cults on Sunday. If the 763 00:40:39,880 --> 00:40:42,440 Speaker 1: playoffs started todayrec the Colts would be in I mean, 764 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,279 Speaker 1: that's that's how much parody is in this league right now. 765 00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:47,200 Speaker 1: Let's not forget that. I mean, I know the Colts 766 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:50,200 Speaker 1: are off to, you know, a start that they're not 767 00:40:50,440 --> 00:40:54,120 Speaker 1: a huge fan of. But listen, there's eleven games left, 768 00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,560 Speaker 1: and now the Colts can take matters into their own 769 00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:59,720 Speaker 1: hands and climb into first place in the AFC South 770 00:40:59,760 --> 00:41:02,520 Speaker 1: here with a win. Rick, that's great. Breakdown is always 771 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,560 Speaker 1: my man. Really appreciate the blueprints, the inspiration there to 772 00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:08,120 Speaker 1: close out. Have a great rest of the week, and 773 00:41:08,400 --> 00:41:10,560 Speaker 1: let's head down to Nashville. Maybe check out some live 774 00:41:10,680 --> 00:41:12,640 Speaker 1: music if you want to tag along, and I'll buy 775 00:41:12,640 --> 00:41:15,280 Speaker 1: you a dinner. How about that? Hey, that sounds really 776 00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:19,480 Speaker 1: really good. I'm gonna miss that Station Wagons last year. Actually, 777 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:24,279 Speaker 1: I am not gonna miss that. Actually we'll get there. Yeah, 778 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:27,160 Speaker 1: last year with you the COVID season not traveling with 779 00:41:27,200 --> 00:41:29,600 Speaker 1: a team. Yeah, we took the Dodge caravan or whatever 780 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,080 Speaker 1: it was, but we made it work. But yeah, this 781 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:33,920 Speaker 1: year we're back on the big Birds, so we'll get 782 00:41:33,960 --> 00:41:36,919 Speaker 1: down there with a little bit more efficiency. RV can't 783 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: wait for it, my man. Have a great rest of 784 00:41:38,480 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: the week and we'll talk to you on Saturday for 785 00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:42,839 Speaker 1: travel Day. All right, YouTube, Matt, you got a Rick 786 00:41:42,960 --> 00:41:47,160 Speaker 1: Venturi right there. That's Inside Football the best breakdown, schematics, 787 00:41:47,840 --> 00:41:50,359 Speaker 1: XS and os. You're flat out gonna get anywhere else 788 00:41:50,680 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 1: when you talk about the Colts and Titans going into 789 00:41:53,239 --> 00:41:55,560 Speaker 1: week number seven. For the latest on the Colts, check 790 00:41:55,600 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: it out Colts dot com, the Colts Mobile app, and 791 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:01,200 Speaker 1: also be sure to subscribe to everything on the Colt's 792 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,560 Speaker 1: Audio network. Again for Rick Ventury, I'm Matt Taylor. That 793 00:42:04,680 --> 00:42:08,279 Speaker 1: is a fantastic breakdown here on Inside Football, and we'll 794 00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:10,400 Speaker 1: do it again next Wednesday. Talk to you on another 795 00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: installment of the podcast when we get ready to talk 796 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:16,239 Speaker 1: about the Commanders and Rick. Maybe a couple storylines going 797 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:18,760 Speaker 1: into that game. I don't know what those would be. Well, 798 00:42:18,800 --> 00:42:22,480 Speaker 1: you know, I don't know that broken finger, that broken finger. 799 00:42:22,520 --> 00:42:26,360 Speaker 1: I read this morning where where he may miss four weeks. 800 00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:30,839 Speaker 1: So you know that, uh that that that that'll that'll 801 00:42:30,880 --> 00:42:35,839 Speaker 1: take a little drama out of it game. Well there's 802 00:42:35,840 --> 00:42:37,880 Speaker 1: some well there's there's some drama out of that, but 803 00:42:37,920 --> 00:42:40,680 Speaker 1: then there's also some off the field drama with with 804 00:42:40,719 --> 00:42:44,239 Speaker 1: the owners going on. So about that. Yeah, if if 805 00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,359 Speaker 1: you don't know what we're talking about, just find your 806 00:42:46,480 --> 00:42:49,680 Speaker 1: local Google machine, maybe do do a web search and 807 00:42:49,719 --> 00:42:51,839 Speaker 1: you'll find out what's going on. We'll leave it at that, 808 00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:54,560 Speaker 1: but we'll talk to you and we'll talk to you next. Yeah, 809 00:42:54,560 --> 00:42:57,439 Speaker 1: we'll do that next Wednesday and maybe break that down 810 00:42:57,440 --> 00:43:00,440 Speaker 1: in more detail storyline wise going into the Commanders, but 811 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:03,399 Speaker 1: tightens up next on Sunday for Rick vent Terry. Again. 812 00:43:03,400 --> 00:43:05,319 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor, and we will do it again a 813 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:07,440 Speaker 1: week from now on Inside Football, so Lo