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Speaker 2: Thank you, Bruce.

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Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chockboard and diagram some plays.

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Speaker 2: Here's what it all starts right here. Let's play Day

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Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach

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Speaker 1: Rick Venturie Habby.

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Speaker 2: Thanksgiving everybody out there, and welcome back to Inside Football

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Speaker 2: here with Rick Venturi in late November. It's our weekly

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Speaker 2: podcast with Rick who has twenty seven years of NFL

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Speaker 2: coaching experience to bringing that here to the podcast. And

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Speaker 2: the Colts are back and we're talking about this team

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Speaker 2: five and five following a week off, and now the

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Speaker 2: Colts get ready for the final seven games of the season.

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Speaker 2: The home stretch is up next, and so are the

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Speaker 2: four and six Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the NFC South,

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Speaker 2: coming up on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Rick, what's up.

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Speaker 2: How was your weekend off?

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Speaker 3: Well, it was really good, you know, and I'm sure

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Speaker 3: you can attest to this too. You know, when we

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Speaker 3: go at it so hard and we live in those

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Speaker 3: one week capsules, those three day capsules and you know,

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Speaker 3: it's Saturday, and then it's game day and you're on

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Speaker 3: the road or you're not. All of a sudden when

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Speaker 3: you have week off, it seems like we haven't played

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Speaker 3: now in six weeks. I just you know, it's it's

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Speaker 3: it's it's really good while it's happening, and it gets

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Speaker 3: really long. But I think it was refreshing for everyone involved,

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Speaker 3: from top to bottom of the organization. Uh, to reset, recalibrate.

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Speaker 3: I'm not sure anybody thought at one point we would

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Speaker 3: it takes a little bit of a recal recalibration. Uh,

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Speaker 3: and you know, a total commitment really, you know, because

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Speaker 3: really the future is now. When you look at the

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Speaker 3: way the back seven sets up here, I mean, who

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Speaker 3: can't you beat? You know now, well again you can

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Speaker 3: lose all seven, you can win all seven. It's just

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Speaker 3: the nature of a very very competitive and in a

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Speaker 3: league of parody, that's what they want, that's what they got.

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Speaker 3: But you know, we're in position here we get a

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Speaker 3: good I've always liked that bye to be just about

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Speaker 3: now where you know you got the rest just before

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Speaker 3: really the stretch run. I never liked that and early

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Speaker 3: for me. But I do really like the way and

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Speaker 2: All Right, a lot to get into today, Like we said,

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Speaker 2: we'll get into the Colts in the playoff mix in

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Speaker 2: just a second, but I do want to spend just

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Speaker 2: a minute on Jack Leonard Rick. The Colts waived him

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Speaker 2: on Tuesday, and you know, for weeks, the trust, I

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Speaker 2: think you underlined that word, the trust between he and

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Speaker 2: the Colts had been kind of slipping a little bit

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Speaker 2: more playing time. The Colts didn't trust that he could

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Speaker 2: ended to such a great Colts career for Leonard who

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Speaker 2: was when he was relatively healthy. Right when you talk

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Speaker 2: us to this point here, Rick, So just your thoughts

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Speaker 3: Yeah, well, there's you know, there's a lot of layers

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Speaker 3: I see it different ways. Uh, there is no joy

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Speaker 3: I never viewed Leonard as a true linebacker. Now that's

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Speaker 3: making it a media circus. But if you're not producing

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Speaker 3: somebody else is going to play for you, Now, that's

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Speaker 3: really easy to do with that. You know, Matt with

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Speaker 3: Kind of that's kind of my pet peeve with coaches.

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Speaker 3: thrilled with the what I would call the new accountability. Uh.

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Speaker 3: Unfortunately for Shack it's at his expense. But I think

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Speaker 3: in the long run, I think that's something that's gotten

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Speaker 3: I think it was just a buzzword. And uh, I

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Shaq Lenard right there. I mean, certainly a very

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Speaker 2: a little bit and outside, going into Sunday, Rick, as

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Speaker 2: right now, slotted ninth in the AFC, two spots outside

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Speaker 2: of a playoff berth. It's really exciting because the Colts

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Speaker 2: they faced a lot of adversity this season, injuries, quarterback shuffling, suspension,

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Speaker 2: offensive line shuffling, some bad break from the officiating, some

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Speaker 2: close losses. But here they are. They've got a chance,

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Speaker 2: and in the end, that's all you can ask for,

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Speaker 2: and that's that's what's going to make this final seven

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Speaker 2: way more fun compared to where this team was a

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Speaker 3: Well, there's no doubt about it, you know. I mean

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Speaker 3: you're just if you're just looking at it at five

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Speaker 3: mediocre relative to the cult's improvement from twenty two, relative

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Speaker 3: to what's head for us with seven games to go.

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Speaker 3: I mean, as I look at it, the thing I'm

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Speaker 3: but the futures now, guys, we'll worry about. We'll worry

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Speaker 3: about twenty four, twenty five later. This isn't our control.

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Speaker 3: And you know, just to add a little bit to

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Speaker 3: win all seven of those, you could lose all seven

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Speaker 3: of those. It's just the parody in the nature of

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Speaker 3: there is one offense that we face that's in the

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Speaker 2: two one thousand yard receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.

429
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Speaker 2: Both guys went over a thousand yards last year. They

430
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Speaker 2: rank one to two, respectively in receiving yards in Buccaneers

431
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Speaker 2: franchise history. The running game non existent. They're dead last

432
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Speaker 2: in the NFL and rushing yards per game at seventy six,

433
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Speaker 2: and dead last as well in yards per carry at

434
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Speaker 2: three point one. In fact, they've been held to under

435
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,800
Speaker 2: eighty five yards and six straight games on the ground.

436
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Speaker 2: There are other numbers on offense are pretty middle of

437
00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,160
Speaker 2: the road. But another area where they've really struggled. That's

438
00:24:53,200 --> 00:24:56,840
Speaker 2: the red zone. Getting touchdowns. Scoring touchdowns inside the twenty

439
00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,760
Speaker 2: yard line riches forty six percent of the time, that

440
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Speaker 2: twenty eighth in the NFL. So the ball is teed

441
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Speaker 2: up on the tee there for you, Rick, what else

442
00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:07,960
Speaker 2: stands out to you about the Buccaneers offense going into

443
00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:08,879
Speaker 2: those blueprints?

444
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Speaker 3: No, I think you've hit it on the head. You know,

445
00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:15,119
Speaker 3: it's it's it's you know, Mayfield is a guy that

446
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:18,720
Speaker 3: has weapons. He you know, with all the negative statistics,

447
00:25:19,040 --> 00:25:21,960
Speaker 3: you know, he's still number They're still number fourteen and

448
00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,760
Speaker 3: passing in the league, and he's number fifteen in QBR.

449
00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,760
Speaker 3: So there's still above water when it comes to throwing

450
00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:33,439
Speaker 3: the football. You're exactly right. They have really struggled to

451
00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:37,480
Speaker 3: run the football. They're not real complex. They try to

452
00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:40,720
Speaker 3: hammer it. But you know, again they're thirty second, and

453
00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:44,119
Speaker 3: they've been thirty second all year, and it really hurts

454
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Speaker 3: them because what happens is they end up playing from disadvantage,

455
00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,640
Speaker 3: you know, and their offensive line has just come apart recently.

456
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Speaker 3: I think the fact that they they don't show a

457
00:25:55,240 --> 00:26:00,359
Speaker 3: statistic that is awful on sacks. I still think they're awful. Okay,

458
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:02,399
Speaker 3: And I've been saying that and it's been coming to

459
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Speaker 3: frushon every every week. And again, you know, we talked

460
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Speaker 3: about it just to recap it really quick. Tremendous receivers

461
00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:14,680
Speaker 3: ought in very very good quarter, very very good tight

462
00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:17,959
Speaker 3: end who can get deep. I'll get into that. And

463
00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:20,920
Speaker 3: then White is really good, not so much as a

464
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Speaker 3: running back. I would I would I'll get into this.

465
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Speaker 3: Don't let him get to the outside. He can bounce,

466
00:26:26,000 --> 00:26:28,680
Speaker 3: He's really good with the ball in hand as a receiver.

467
00:26:29,440 --> 00:26:33,399
Speaker 3: He has four hundred and twelve yards of yak after

468
00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:37,080
Speaker 3: the catch. So and again, the liabilities are in the

469
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Speaker 3: offensive line. Okay, Colt's blueprint for victory. Okay, and this

470
00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,120
Speaker 3: is this is an obvious and we should be able

471
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Speaker 3: to do it. But you never know because we have

472
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Speaker 3: really struggled to stop the run and we must totally

473
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Speaker 3: and I'm saying totally dominate the run and give White

474
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Speaker 3: no edges. The one thing that he impresses me is

475
00:26:57,960 --> 00:26:59,760
Speaker 3: he can find an edge every once in a while.

476
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Speaker 3: All of a sudden, you got him bottled up and

477
00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:06,040
Speaker 3: pap he's to the outside. So good discipline there. They're

478
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Speaker 3: number thirty two. We've talked about that, but we are

479
00:27:09,200 --> 00:27:11,679
Speaker 3: struggling to stop it. So you know, there's there's some

480
00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:16,520
Speaker 3: issues there, you know, But we cannot let anything get

481
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Speaker 3: going here. I've been saying this for the last two

482
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Speaker 3: weeks now. It would be fatal this week because they

483
00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,199
Speaker 3: can throw it. The last two teams couldn't throw it.

484
00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:27,119
Speaker 3: But if they get the running game going, then it

485
00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:31,159
Speaker 3: would be a life raft for their offensive line in

486
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:35,879
Speaker 3: protection and it would be huge compliment to Mayfield. It

487
00:27:36,000 --> 00:27:39,240
Speaker 3: is play action, which is their first down offense. You know,

488
00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:42,640
Speaker 3: again the numbers are bad, but White does have eight

489
00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:45,680
Speaker 3: hundred plus totally yards when you add it all together.

490
00:27:46,359 --> 00:27:49,399
Speaker 3: So again, and I got to say with White, you

491
00:27:49,480 --> 00:27:52,520
Speaker 3: got to hug him up really tight on the passing

492
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Speaker 3: game because that's where all his yards are coming. They're

493
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Speaker 3: really coming after checkdowns, all right. Number two, you just

494
00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,400
Speaker 3: have to control Evans. Okay, he's just he's a four

495
00:28:03,480 --> 00:28:07,000
Speaker 3: time pro bowler. You know, he's got eighty eight touchdowns.

496
00:28:07,400 --> 00:28:10,600
Speaker 3: You simply cannot let him come in and ruin your day.

497
00:28:11,000 --> 00:28:13,359
Speaker 3: If you go one on one with him all day,

498
00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:18,040
Speaker 3: it will be catastrophic. Okay, you have to scheme him.

499
00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:21,880
Speaker 3: They're gonna isolate him, Matt. I talk about isolation every

500
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Speaker 3: week and everybody does it, particularly if you're a single

501
00:28:24,960 --> 00:28:26,800
Speaker 3: high team. So they will give you a strong set

502
00:28:26,880 --> 00:28:29,240
Speaker 3: to the right, mostly to the right, and then they

503
00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:31,680
Speaker 3: have him one on one with your weak side corner

504
00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:34,280
Speaker 3: and they're gonna work him over. They're gonna throw it deep,

505
00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:36,280
Speaker 3: they're gonna throw it in front of you, throw it

506
00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:39,640
Speaker 3: fifty to fifty. So you have to play. You have

507
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,800
Speaker 3: to have a plan so that you're not isolating a

508
00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:47,080
Speaker 3: corner over there all the time. Again, defend him outside

509
00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:50,120
Speaker 3: the numbers. If he comes into the slot, it's usually

510
00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:53,400
Speaker 3: a possession type deal. You've got to defend the outside

511
00:28:53,520 --> 00:28:57,600
Speaker 3: quadrant with him, take him away strategically, but you also

512
00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:02,080
Speaker 3: have to play him physical rare rare power and length

513
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:06,720
Speaker 3: with fifty to fifty ball ability number three right behind him.

514
00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:11,600
Speaker 3: You got to control Godwin inside and where you need

515
00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:15,560
Speaker 3: to have some specialized coverage is Godwin on third down.

516
00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,080
Speaker 3: Godwin is the third down guy, whether it's third and short,

517
00:29:19,160 --> 00:29:22,400
Speaker 3: third and medium, even third and along they're throwing daggers

518
00:29:22,400 --> 00:29:25,760
Speaker 3: to him in nine seven threes. Again, he's also a

519
00:29:25,800 --> 00:29:30,160
Speaker 3: pro bowler with six thousand plus yards, and he's the tough,

520
00:29:30,320 --> 00:29:34,719
Speaker 3: dirty work inside guy. He's actually has fifty catches. Okay,

521
00:29:34,840 --> 00:29:39,080
Speaker 3: so again you play him situationally. He's as good at

522
00:29:39,120 --> 00:29:43,280
Speaker 3: two as you're gonna find. Aten has thirty four catches.

523
00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,720
Speaker 3: He's emerging, and where he's tough is on the play

524
00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:50,840
Speaker 3: action seems what I call switch go where the wide

525
00:29:50,880 --> 00:29:53,440
Speaker 3: receiver comes in. He comes around him like a wheel

526
00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:58,200
Speaker 3: and goes the why post. All those things and he's

527
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Speaker 3: effective especially if you put the coverage to Evans in

528
00:30:02,920 --> 00:30:06,040
Speaker 3: the red zone, then they really like Auten in the

529
00:30:06,080 --> 00:30:10,720
Speaker 3: red zone, particularly on those sale routes and corner patterns.

530
00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:13,960
Speaker 3: So you know, you got to take away Evans number one.

531
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Speaker 3: But then situationally, you have to direct coverage both to

532
00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:24,520
Speaker 3: Godwin and to Auten. By situation, you got to defend Mayfield. Again,

533
00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:29,560
Speaker 3: he's fifteen and six on TV to interception ninety one

534
00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,360
Speaker 3: to five career. One thing I've always said, and if

535
00:30:33,400 --> 00:30:36,240
Speaker 3: you remember, I was screaming in the booth when we

536
00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,240
Speaker 3: played him at Cleveland, don't let him on the edge early.

537
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:41,640
Speaker 3: What they like to do is Baker, because he's not

538
00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:44,320
Speaker 3: very tall, is they like to get him on the

539
00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:49,720
Speaker 3: edge with bootlegs. Certainly play action, but they like to

540
00:30:49,720 --> 00:30:52,120
Speaker 3: get him out there where he has vision, where he

541
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Speaker 3: gets a couple of completion under his belt. Because he

542
00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,760
Speaker 3: is a competitor. Now you have to cover tight in

543
00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:02,600
Speaker 3: the zones. Don't play the sky with high school area zones.

544
00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:07,440
Speaker 3: Because he is certified one of the most accurate throwers,

545
00:31:07,920 --> 00:31:10,520
Speaker 3: and you know he hadvins. You have a lot in

546
00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:15,000
Speaker 3: common in their career, but he is a much more

547
00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:21,200
Speaker 3: accomplished downfield thrower than is gardener. There's a difference there.

548
00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:24,520
Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing with him is keep him

549
00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:29,400
Speaker 3: enclosed in the pocket and what I call build tall trees.

550
00:31:29,480 --> 00:31:34,000
Speaker 3: You got Buck and Dio inside on those rushdowns, and

551
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:37,520
Speaker 3: you want those big, tall trees that he can't see over.

552
00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,800
Speaker 3: I mean, he's short, can't change it, and you got

553
00:31:40,800 --> 00:31:44,000
Speaker 3: to make him play shorter, keep him deep in that well.

554
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:49,040
Speaker 3: And again he will compete, and sometimes it's great. Sometimes

555
00:31:49,040 --> 00:31:52,640
Speaker 3: it's reckless, and he will try to force plays. One

556
00:31:52,640 --> 00:31:55,760
Speaker 3: thing I tell my defensive Lindman, if you can't get there,

557
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,840
Speaker 3: get your hands up, bat it down. You know, he

558
00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,280
Speaker 3: gets a lot of balls added down because he's not

559
00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,880
Speaker 3: very tall. Again, I'm gonna say it one more time.

560
00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:07,520
Speaker 3: Do not disrespect they feel you do so at your

561
00:32:07,520 --> 00:32:11,720
Speaker 3: own peril. And then number five, this kind of combines everything.

562
00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:16,840
Speaker 3: Stay in advantage, no big plays, force this offensive line

563
00:32:16,840 --> 00:32:20,160
Speaker 3: to win a one dimensional come from behind game. Other

564
00:32:20,240 --> 00:32:24,240
Speaker 3: than words on the left, they are horrendous with particularly

565
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:28,680
Speaker 3: back and Goadeki on the right side, they can't block air. Okay,

566
00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:32,480
Speaker 3: So again, everything you do leads up to this situation,

567
00:32:33,160 --> 00:32:36,200
Speaker 3: and basically you have to put the pressure on and

568
00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:37,800
Speaker 3: get after him in that situation.

569
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Speaker 2: All right, let's shift over to the Buccaneers defense. That's

570
00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:44,280
Speaker 2: Rick Venturi. This is Inside Football, Colts and Buccaneers coming

571
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:47,640
Speaker 2: up on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium, Tampa giving up

572
00:32:47,720 --> 00:32:51,320
Speaker 2: twenty points per game, which ranks ninth on defense, and

573
00:32:51,560 --> 00:32:53,880
Speaker 2: they're a top unit against the run, Rick giving up

574
00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,160
Speaker 2: ninety yards per game. They've held six of ten teams

575
00:32:57,640 --> 00:32:59,760
Speaker 2: under one hundred yards on the ground. But as you

576
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,840
Speaker 2: say in the open, it's the passing game, thirty first

577
00:33:02,880 --> 00:33:05,160
Speaker 2: in the NFL against the pass, they've allowed over three

578
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,080
Speaker 2: hundred yards in three of the last four and they're

579
00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:11,520
Speaker 2: also giving up big play after big play on the season.

580
00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:14,040
Speaker 2: And they're banged up a little bit going into this

581
00:33:14,120 --> 00:33:16,640
Speaker 2: game on the defensive side of the ball. Not finishing

582
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:20,120
Speaker 2: the game in San Francisco, you had cornerbacks Jammel Dean

583
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:24,520
Speaker 2: and Carlton Davis, linebacker Levonte David with a groin, and

584
00:33:24,600 --> 00:33:26,680
Speaker 2: we're not sure if any of those guys are going

585
00:33:26,760 --> 00:33:28,680
Speaker 2: to be able to play on Sunday at this stage

586
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:30,960
Speaker 2: in the week. But the one thing they do well

587
00:33:31,200 --> 00:33:33,760
Speaker 2: red zone, and it's all about points, and we're both

588
00:33:33,760 --> 00:33:36,760
Speaker 2: big red zone guys. Tampa number one in the NFL

589
00:33:36,800 --> 00:33:40,400
Speaker 2: and red zone defense giving up touchdowns thirty four percent

590
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,800
Speaker 2: of the time. And like we said, that unit on

591
00:33:43,560 --> 00:33:46,800
Speaker 2: their defense littered with great individual players, a lot of

592
00:33:46,880 --> 00:33:50,280
Speaker 2: name recognition. David he's a tackling machine. He ranks second

593
00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:53,440
Speaker 2: in team history and tackles Vita Vea. He does all

594
00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:56,280
Speaker 2: the dirty work on the inside. Leads the team with

595
00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:58,440
Speaker 2: five and a half sacks. It was really hard two

596
00:33:58,520 --> 00:34:01,400
Speaker 2: years ago for the Colts run the ball against their

597
00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:05,520
Speaker 2: front because of Vitavea clogging things up. Devin White at

598
00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:09,719
Speaker 2: linebacker Antoine Winfield is a do it all player. He tackles,

599
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:13,560
Speaker 2: he gets sacks, he gets tackles for loss fumble recoveries.

600
00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:16,400
Speaker 2: In fact, he's won of four defensive backs with five

601
00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:20,560
Speaker 2: or more sacks, ten or more takeaways, and three hundred

602
00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:24,520
Speaker 2: or more tackles since the start of the twenty twenty season.

603
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,160
Speaker 2: So give us what the Colts must do to beat

604
00:34:27,160 --> 00:34:31,280
Speaker 2: the Buccaneers on Sunday and out smart this Todd Bowles defense.

605
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:34,279
Speaker 3: Yeah, and you know when you play Bowles, you know

606
00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:37,480
Speaker 3: that they're going to be coached really aggressively. Matt. I mean,

607
00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:41,600
Speaker 3: he's a very aggressive guy. If you look at his

608
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:45,840
Speaker 3: numbers over the years, he's always always had one of

609
00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:50,680
Speaker 3: the highest percentage of blizing in the league. You talked

610
00:34:50,680 --> 00:34:54,640
Speaker 3: about it, there's enough talent here to win. I think

611
00:34:54,640 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 3: they're old school. There's a lot of volume, but it's

612
00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:02,200
Speaker 3: they're not really exotic, and you know, when it really

613
00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:05,120
Speaker 3: comes down to it, they're tough against the run. They

614
00:35:05,160 --> 00:35:08,719
Speaker 3: play a lot of bear and overload. I mean, they've

615
00:35:08,760 --> 00:35:12,759
Speaker 3: got those big guys inside the edge guys, their linebackers

616
00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:16,239
Speaker 3: go sideline to sideline. Winfield down gives them another big

617
00:35:16,280 --> 00:35:20,120
Speaker 3: time player. So really they're really hard to run it on.

618
00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:23,719
Speaker 3: But you know, at the end of the day, at

619
00:35:23,719 --> 00:35:27,080
Speaker 3: this point, they have just been horrendous in almost every

620
00:35:27,200 --> 00:35:31,239
Speaker 3: aspect of the passing game, with the exception that they

621
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,880
Speaker 3: can if they get you in enough third downs, you

622
00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:37,479
Speaker 3: know they can rush the passer. I mean they're still

623
00:35:37,560 --> 00:35:40,680
Speaker 3: number thirteen at three sacks of game, so you know

624
00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:44,920
Speaker 3: they've got people there if they get advantage. You know

625
00:35:44,960 --> 00:35:48,239
Speaker 3: a lot of different stuff, but first down is like

626
00:35:48,320 --> 00:35:51,920
Speaker 3: most people and we're going to get it. Just I

627
00:35:51,960 --> 00:35:54,839
Speaker 3: talked about this last week. Got to be ready for it.

628
00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,080
Speaker 3: We're going to get that bear eight man front right

629
00:35:57,120 --> 00:35:59,719
Speaker 3: off the bat. They play it all the time. Then

630
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:03,520
Speaker 3: on second down they'll go into some different coverages third

631
00:36:03,560 --> 00:36:06,760
Speaker 3: down that get different looks, a lot of different looks

632
00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:09,360
Speaker 3: on third down and a lot a lot of blitzing.

633
00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:12,839
Speaker 3: And again they will come. They will come from all

634
00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:17,280
Speaker 3: over at a high volume. And you know, both White

635
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:22,200
Speaker 3: and Davis are really really explosive blitzers. Not only do

636
00:36:22,239 --> 00:36:25,000
Speaker 3: you have to have them picked up assignment wise, I

637
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:26,799
Speaker 3: mean you've got to step up and get them. I mean,

638
00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:30,200
Speaker 3: they really can come. All right, here's the blue the

639
00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:35,320
Speaker 3: coach's blueprint to me, offensive blueprint for victory is I think,

640
00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:37,799
Speaker 3: and I think the Niners did a good job even

641
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:39,719
Speaker 3: though they were throwing the hell out of the ball.

642
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:43,880
Speaker 3: You have to find a way though to keep the

643
00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,160
Speaker 3: you know, to pry open the run. And I say

644
00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:49,360
Speaker 3: prie open because it's not going to be easy. I

645
00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:53,480
Speaker 3: mean you're gonna have to run some off tackle and edges.

646
00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,200
Speaker 3: I think I think they're number five, I think three

647
00:36:56,280 --> 00:37:00,759
Speaker 3: point one per and you're gonna get that bear. So

648
00:37:01,120 --> 00:37:03,480
Speaker 3: you know, when you get that bear. But we have

649
00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:07,319
Speaker 3: to keep JT relevant. If JT is not relevant, we

650
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:10,200
Speaker 3: die in the long run. And I thought the Diners

651
00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,400
Speaker 3: gave us a good model if you look at it.

652
00:37:13,920 --> 00:37:16,800
Speaker 3: Even though it was a big passing game, they successfully

653
00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:21,080
Speaker 3: ran the ball off tackle and outside with McCaffrey and

654
00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:24,240
Speaker 3: a lot of that with things I've been advocating down blocks,

655
00:37:24,360 --> 00:37:28,000
Speaker 3: pull schemes against the Bear where they sealed down in there,

656
00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:32,359
Speaker 3: because you've got to keep bulls off balance and out

657
00:37:32,400 --> 00:37:35,000
Speaker 3: of advantage. If he gets an advantage, he's going to

658
00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:37,239
Speaker 3: try to blitz us to Evansville. I'm just telling you

659
00:37:37,280 --> 00:37:41,080
Speaker 3: that right now, he'll bring Panela's County in Hillsboro County

660
00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:44,360
Speaker 3: if he can. All right, Number two, you have to

661
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,040
Speaker 3: neutralize Via in the middle. Now, this is going to

662
00:37:47,160 --> 00:37:50,240
Speaker 3: Kelly's got to do the job here because in that Bear,

663
00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,319
Speaker 3: you're not going to get a lot of help. So

664
00:37:53,400 --> 00:37:55,680
Speaker 3: when you're running the ball, a lot of those are singles,

665
00:37:56,360 --> 00:37:59,040
Speaker 3: A lot of those are you know, in pass protection

666
00:37:59,400 --> 00:38:02,560
Speaker 3: is one on one on Via. So Kelly is gonna

667
00:38:02,560 --> 00:38:05,759
Speaker 3: earn his money this week because he's gonna be isolated

668
00:38:05,800 --> 00:38:09,880
Speaker 3: a lot. And remember Via has nineteen sacks and he

669
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,719
Speaker 3: is a run dominator, so you know you got to

670
00:38:12,760 --> 00:38:15,799
Speaker 3: handle him in the middle. And then as much as

671
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:19,600
Speaker 3: I think they have a good group out there, you know,

672
00:38:19,680 --> 00:38:26,479
Speaker 3: with tran Stoyoika and Diabi and Nelson. But the guy

673
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:30,200
Speaker 3: that you must block on the edge is Barrett. I

674
00:38:30,200 --> 00:38:32,439
Speaker 3: mean this is a fifty eight and a half sack guy,

675
00:38:32,560 --> 00:38:37,600
Speaker 3: twenty one strips, eighteen passes defendant is so between Via,

676
00:38:38,120 --> 00:38:41,080
Speaker 3: I would say, between Via and Barrett, there you have

677
00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:46,200
Speaker 3: two you know, very very you know, top tier players.

678
00:38:46,680 --> 00:38:48,520
Speaker 3: The other kid that is coming on a little bit

679
00:38:48,600 --> 00:38:51,360
Speaker 3: is that Kancy kid out of pit, the rookie. He

680
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:54,719
Speaker 3: comes in and really gives them a change up inside

681
00:38:55,239 --> 00:38:57,040
Speaker 3: on third down. Remember we would we did him on

682
00:38:57,080 --> 00:39:01,040
Speaker 3: the draft. He's really undersized, but and he's showing it.

683
00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:04,920
Speaker 3: I mean he's really showing it right now. He's dangerous. Okay.

684
00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:08,480
Speaker 3: And Diabi is a guy that also is a rookie

685
00:39:09,480 --> 00:39:13,200
Speaker 3: that wasn't playing, but he's now he's really emerged and

686
00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,680
Speaker 3: he has four sacks. So again that's like as I said,

687
00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:21,120
Speaker 3: they're number thirteen. Despite past poor pass defense, they can

688
00:39:21,160 --> 00:39:25,920
Speaker 3: get after the passer. Okay, Number three, when we do

689
00:39:26,040 --> 00:39:29,280
Speaker 3: run the ball, Okay, when we do run it, we've

690
00:39:29,320 --> 00:39:33,239
Speaker 3: got to get David blocked. You said it. Fourteen fourteen

691
00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:37,920
Speaker 3: hundred tackles, White has four hundred and fifty tackles, Winfield

692
00:39:37,960 --> 00:39:41,960
Speaker 3: two hundred and seventy tackles. So they have an exceptional

693
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,279
Speaker 3: second level and they're all going to be around there

694
00:39:45,680 --> 00:39:47,960
Speaker 3: and that bear gives them a lot of freedom. So

695
00:39:48,480 --> 00:39:50,959
Speaker 3: you know, this is this is a team that we've

696
00:39:50,960 --> 00:39:53,319
Speaker 3: got to get up and through. That's why I like

697
00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,919
Speaker 3: seals and pulls, where we seal the lineman and pull

698
00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:59,400
Speaker 3: for those guys. But we have to have that second

699
00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,920
Speaker 3: level blocked. Now number four, I could have made this

700
00:40:03,040 --> 00:40:05,480
Speaker 3: number one in one A is this is going to

701
00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:12,960
Speaker 3: be a game about protection, protection, protection, Our blitz coordination, quarterbacks,

702
00:40:13,160 --> 00:40:17,400
Speaker 3: running backs, receivers has got to be mandatory. Okay, just

703
00:40:17,400 --> 00:40:21,160
Speaker 3: look at this for a second. David thirty two career sacks,

704
00:40:21,360 --> 00:40:25,200
Speaker 3: White twenty two and a half career socks, and Winfield

705
00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:29,000
Speaker 3: nine career socks. Now that is just their blitz unit.

706
00:40:29,080 --> 00:40:32,240
Speaker 3: That's not counting you know, the guys we talked about

707
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:36,960
Speaker 3: on front, right, So you know, protection is gonna keep

708
00:40:37,120 --> 00:40:39,600
Speaker 3: going to be the key. And then when you have

709
00:40:39,800 --> 00:40:43,160
Speaker 3: that though, then when it really comes down to it,

710
00:40:43,920 --> 00:40:48,279
Speaker 3: we have to attack and destroy their corners. Again, you've

711
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:51,960
Speaker 3: tended before. You know, they're thirty first on the pass

712
00:40:52,400 --> 00:40:56,360
Speaker 3: and substantially down you know, and they struggle. It doesn't

713
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,320
Speaker 3: matter if it's a man or zone. They have trouble.

714
00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:02,480
Speaker 3: Their corners to me are just worn out and now

715
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:04,759
Speaker 3: they're banged up as well. So we're it's going to

716
00:41:04,800 --> 00:41:06,879
Speaker 3: be fluid. We're not sure who we're going to get

717
00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:11,960
Speaker 3: in that situation. But if you will protect, there's going

718
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,520
Speaker 3: to be big plays to add on the outside and

719
00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:19,440
Speaker 3: then underneath because they go so hard though, you know

720
00:41:19,640 --> 00:41:23,920
Speaker 3: David and Windfield, you know, and White goes so hard

721
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,759
Speaker 3: that any misdirection, any play action, there are a lot

722
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:31,160
Speaker 3: of holes underneath. Like I said, I thought in the

723
00:41:31,160 --> 00:41:34,160
Speaker 3: forty nine er games, I thought everybody was open every play,

724
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:37,279
Speaker 3: But you have to protect it. And then when you

725
00:41:37,320 --> 00:41:39,879
Speaker 3: get in the red zone. You mentioned this, they're number one.

726
00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:42,319
Speaker 3: They're going to challenge you. They're going to either be

727
00:41:42,360 --> 00:41:46,320
Speaker 3: in a hard man or a really tight cover four match.

728
00:41:46,400 --> 00:41:49,359
Speaker 3: Now the Niners kill them with rub routes. They were

729
00:41:49,360 --> 00:41:52,000
Speaker 3: able to pick all that match and pick all that

730
00:41:52,040 --> 00:41:54,960
Speaker 3: man demand. But at the end of the day, you've

731
00:41:55,000 --> 00:41:58,200
Speaker 3: got to find a way to score. The one thing

732
00:41:58,280 --> 00:42:00,879
Speaker 3: we've got to do this week. This is a much

733
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:05,279
Speaker 3: better opponent and with potentially much more scoring power than

734
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:08,160
Speaker 3: the last two teams we played. We have to get

735
00:42:08,200 --> 00:42:10,839
Speaker 3: out of our offensive scoring rut that we've been in

736
00:42:10,840 --> 00:42:13,920
Speaker 3: the last two weeks. We need points and the only

737
00:42:13,920 --> 00:42:16,600
Speaker 3: way you're going to get them is explosive by protecting

738
00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:19,440
Speaker 3: and getting it downfield, you know, And then we have

739
00:42:19,520 --> 00:42:21,279
Speaker 3: to be able to get that damn thing in in

740
00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 3: the red zone. I will mention one thing, and I

741
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:27,680
Speaker 3: know this from the past, and I know this from

742
00:42:27,760 --> 00:42:34,080
Speaker 3: the inside. Okay, fast tempo, quick tempo has always hurt Bowls.

743
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:37,719
Speaker 3: And if David is out, if for some reason he

744
00:42:37,760 --> 00:42:41,520
Speaker 3: can't play, he's listened as questionable today, then their defensive

745
00:42:41,600 --> 00:42:45,640
Speaker 3: quarterback is gone, and it will really limit them substantially.

746
00:42:45,960 --> 00:42:48,480
Speaker 3: But I don't think we should be afraid, you know,

747
00:42:48,640 --> 00:42:51,919
Speaker 3: to get going real quick at them and don't get

748
00:42:51,920 --> 00:42:53,440
Speaker 3: them lined up play after play.

749
00:42:53,640 --> 00:42:56,360
Speaker 2: All Right, We'll see how it all shakes out on Sunday.

750
00:42:56,400 --> 00:42:59,040
Speaker 2: Those are the blueprints for the Colts to top the

751
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:02,960
Speaker 2: Buccaneers week number twelve. And like we talked about to

752
00:43:03,000 --> 00:43:05,520
Speaker 2: close out here, Rick, we discussed this earlier. I mean,

753
00:43:05,560 --> 00:43:09,920
Speaker 2: the NFL season it's made up of different parts and

754
00:43:10,120 --> 00:43:14,040
Speaker 2: different stretches and paces, and now we get into the

755
00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:17,680
Speaker 2: home stretch here, right, we're not managing fuel anymore. If

756
00:43:17,719 --> 00:43:20,040
Speaker 2: we're running a race. I mean, every game's going to

757
00:43:20,120 --> 00:43:22,919
Speaker 2: mean so much. Every game will play a huge role

758
00:43:22,920 --> 00:43:26,640
Speaker 2: in the parody field, AFC playoff field and the playoff standings.

759
00:43:26,680 --> 00:43:29,080
Speaker 2: And you know, despite their record, the Bucks are a

760
00:43:29,200 --> 00:43:32,160
Speaker 2: very talented team, which you just chronicled, they're going to

761
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:34,360
Speaker 2: be fighting for their life on Sunday. They're still in

762
00:43:34,400 --> 00:43:37,520
Speaker 2: the mix in the NFC South and it's a home

763
00:43:37,600 --> 00:43:40,080
Speaker 2: game for the Colts. And we all know what I'm saying, right,

764
00:43:40,120 --> 00:43:43,080
Speaker 2: they're one in four at Lucas Oil Stadium. A lot

765
00:43:43,160 --> 00:43:46,000
Speaker 2: of heartbreak over the last two years or year and

766
00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:48,200
Speaker 2: a half, I should say, at home, it's time to

767
00:43:48,280 --> 00:43:51,160
Speaker 2: change that. So as you like to say, it's two

768
00:43:51,200 --> 00:43:54,080
Speaker 2: men enter, one man leaves, as the Colts kind of

769
00:43:54,120 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 2: set the table for the final playoff.

770
00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:59,560
Speaker 3: Push, no question about it. You know, again, regardless of

771
00:43:59,600 --> 00:44:02,520
Speaker 3: the two teams record, I think it's two talented teams

772
00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:05,840
Speaker 3: both fighting for their lives. I mean, the Bucks know

773
00:44:05,960 --> 00:44:09,120
Speaker 3: they're talking about desperation down there. They don't get this

774
00:44:09,239 --> 00:44:11,400
Speaker 3: when they can fall into the gulf of Mexico to

775
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:13,480
Speaker 3: be honest with you, so you know you're going to

776
00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:16,680
Speaker 3: get a desperate shot from them. As you said, two

777
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:19,000
Speaker 3: men enter, one man leave. I think this is real

778
00:44:19,040 --> 00:44:22,759
Speaker 3: ball this week again, the next three games, they're gonna

779
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:25,720
Speaker 3: set the table for that final run, like Shane talks

780
00:44:25,760 --> 00:44:28,719
Speaker 3: about all the time. And not only is this the

781
00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:32,440
Speaker 3: most important one because it's the next one. It's just me,

782
00:44:32,600 --> 00:44:35,440
Speaker 3: maybe it's my instinct. I think the Bucks may be

783
00:44:35,560 --> 00:44:40,399
Speaker 3: the biggest and toughest obstacle along the way because they

784
00:44:40,440 --> 00:44:44,160
Speaker 3: have a quarterback and enough top tier players on both

785
00:44:44,200 --> 00:44:48,680
Speaker 3: sides to beat you. So again, nothing less than your

786
00:44:48,760 --> 00:44:52,080
Speaker 3: a game will be necessary. You know, we should be rested,

787
00:44:52,640 --> 00:44:55,320
Speaker 3: We should be back with a total sense of urgency,

788
00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:59,480
Speaker 3: with a total commitment to make this happen. You know, again,

789
00:44:59,640 --> 00:45:02,840
Speaker 3: the twenty three season is totally in our hands and

790
00:45:03,360 --> 00:45:06,319
Speaker 3: destiny is ours. No one thought it in August, but

791
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:10,200
Speaker 3: you know what the future is now. You play every

792
00:45:10,239 --> 00:45:13,080
Speaker 3: game like at your super Bowl, because it damn sure is,

793
00:45:13,560 --> 00:45:16,000
Speaker 3: you know, Like somebody said, why not us in twenty three?

794
00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:18,919
Speaker 2: Yes, sir, yes, sir. Rick vent Urry breaking it all

795
00:45:18,960 --> 00:45:24,959
Speaker 2: down inside football on this day before Thanksgiving twenty twenty three,

796
00:45:25,160 --> 00:45:27,680
Speaker 2: Rick Ventury, well done as always, my friend. Thanks for

797
00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:30,440
Speaker 2: all the film study on this one. As the Colts

798
00:45:30,480 --> 00:45:33,319
Speaker 2: get back to work on Sunday, in the meantime, you're

799
00:45:33,360 --> 00:45:35,800
Speaker 2: getting ready for Thanksgiving. I know you're having the folks

800
00:45:35,840 --> 00:45:40,399
Speaker 2: over and some extended family over on Friday. So for you, Rick,

801
00:45:40,520 --> 00:45:46,480
Speaker 2: describe the perfect Thanksgiving atmosphere and the perfect Thanksgiving plate

802
00:45:46,719 --> 00:45:47,360
Speaker 2: for yourself.

803
00:45:47,960 --> 00:45:50,000
Speaker 3: Well, you know, we're gonna go a little bit different.

804
00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,400
Speaker 3: That's funny that you bring that up on the plate.

805
00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:57,040
Speaker 3: Now we've got you know, we okay, First of all,

806
00:45:57,280 --> 00:46:01,680
Speaker 3: Thanksgiving always has been a tremendous day in our lives.

807
00:46:01,680 --> 00:46:04,520
Speaker 3: You know, when I was a college coach, it was

808
00:46:04,640 --> 00:46:07,239
Speaker 3: essentially the you know, kind of the end of the

809
00:46:07,360 --> 00:46:11,360
Speaker 3: season basically, and you know, it became it began the

810
00:46:11,440 --> 00:46:17,359
Speaker 3: recruiting season in the NFL. It's always you know, kind

811
00:46:17,360 --> 00:46:21,200
Speaker 3: of defines the stretch run. And I'd really love to

812
00:46:21,200 --> 00:46:24,160
Speaker 3: buy because of that, because it's always like, Okay, now

813
00:46:24,200 --> 00:46:26,880
Speaker 3: I got twenty weeks in, I've got six weeks to

814
00:46:26,960 --> 00:46:29,759
Speaker 3: turn it loose, you know. I mean that's so it's

815
00:46:29,800 --> 00:46:33,840
Speaker 3: always been special. You know, we have always been like everyone,

816
00:46:34,520 --> 00:46:37,320
Speaker 3: you know, a kind of a turkey and ham people,

817
00:46:37,960 --> 00:46:41,040
Speaker 3: and we decided this year it's gonna be spare ribs

818
00:46:41,160 --> 00:46:41,720
Speaker 3: and rows.

819
00:46:41,719 --> 00:46:44,480
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, so yeah.

820
00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:48,799
Speaker 3: We kind of have an eclectic group emerging of families

821
00:46:48,800 --> 00:46:51,080
Speaker 3: coming over this week. I can't wait for a day today.

822
00:46:51,400 --> 00:46:54,120
Speaker 3: It's one of the great things about living back in Indianapolis.

823
00:46:54,160 --> 00:46:56,840
Speaker 3: I got all my peeps here except my daughter in

824
00:46:56,920 --> 00:47:01,520
Speaker 3: San fran So we got everybody and Jason's family. So yeah,

825
00:47:01,560 --> 00:47:04,000
Speaker 3: we're we're going to have a ball with it. It's

826
00:47:04,040 --> 00:47:06,040
Speaker 3: gonna be spare ribs and roads.

827
00:47:06,080 --> 00:47:07,880
Speaker 2: Now are you are you? Are you like you have

828
00:47:07,920 --> 00:47:10,600
Speaker 2: a smoker or a grill? What are you doing there?

829
00:47:11,120 --> 00:47:14,200
Speaker 3: You'll I'll have to refer to you to miss Sherry.

830
00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,319
Speaker 2: All right, Well, now you're making the salad, right, you

831
00:47:18,360 --> 00:47:18,839
Speaker 2: know better?

832
00:47:19,040 --> 00:47:21,360
Speaker 3: Yes, that that is my special.

833
00:47:21,120 --> 00:47:22,080
Speaker 2: Rick's making the salad.

834
00:47:22,160 --> 00:47:25,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, I will be making a really really good salad.

835
00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:29,000
Speaker 3: And Sherry does a special dish, an Italian we call

836
00:47:29,080 --> 00:47:32,680
Speaker 3: it Italian stuffing. That was part of her family forever

837
00:47:32,760 --> 00:47:36,040
Speaker 3: and ever, and that is something that my kids demand.

838
00:47:36,200 --> 00:47:39,080
Speaker 3: So we will. It's kind of a right thing with sausage,

839
00:47:39,120 --> 00:47:41,839
Speaker 3: and so we will. I'm getting hungry as hell as

840
00:47:41,840 --> 00:47:42,239
Speaker 3: we're talking.

841
00:47:42,320 --> 00:47:44,359
Speaker 2: Yeah, this is like watching the Food Network right here.

842
00:47:44,440 --> 00:47:47,400
Speaker 2: The way you're talking about all this, I mean lunch

843
00:47:47,440 --> 00:47:49,400
Speaker 2: is it for another like three hours? I'm in trouble.

844
00:47:50,800 --> 00:47:52,439
Speaker 3: I love it, man, I love it well.

845
00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:55,240
Speaker 2: And enjoy your day, man, enjoy time with your family,

846
00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:58,640
Speaker 2: have a great holiday, and Rick, really looking forward to

847
00:47:58,680 --> 00:48:00,879
Speaker 2: Sunday getting back in the booth with you, getting back

848
00:48:00,920 --> 00:48:02,880
Speaker 2: for a home game for the first time in a month,

849
00:48:02,920 --> 00:48:06,239
Speaker 2: and hopefully talking about some positive things around four point

850
00:48:06,239 --> 00:48:07,120
Speaker 2: thirty on Sunday.

851
00:48:07,440 --> 00:48:09,759
Speaker 3: Absolutely, man, can't wait to be up there with you.

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Speaker 2: You got it, Rick Venturry right there. Always great to

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Speaker 2: talk with Rick and wishing him a happy Thanksgiving and

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Speaker 2: everybody out there listening to this podcast. And then I'll

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Speaker 2: day before Thanksgiving, and as always for the latest on

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Speaker 2: the Colts and more on this team and this matchup.

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Speaker 2: Keep it locked right here on the Colts Audio Network,

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Speaker 2: and we will talk to you next week breaking down

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Speaker 2: Colts and Titans as the Colts get back in the

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Speaker 2: division for the first time since October fifteenth, believe it

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Speaker 2: or not. But until then, have a great rest of

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Speaker 2: your week. Again, Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for listening to

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Speaker 2: Inside Football. With Rick Ventury so long,