1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is Instant Game Reactions, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: the Colts latest game. He's at the five looking for 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: the pylon. Touchdown, Jonathan Taylor or run up twenty three 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: yards to Pater the walk it up the field, It's intercepted, 5 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: picked off by the Colts, and it's Darius Leonard Winton 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: grows up into the end zone. Sack fast, touchdown, touchdown. Hide. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: Why Now, here's your host, JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. 8 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,320 Speaker 1: All right, it's time for another season of Colts Instant 9 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: Reaction here on the Colts Audio Network. I'm JJ s 10 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Tenkovits breaking down every game with you here on the 11 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network with Bill Brooks, former Colts wide receiver 12 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: Colts Ring of Honor member. Bill first game of the 13 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,920 Speaker 1: preseason is in the books. The Colts fall twenty seven 14 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: to twenty four to the Buffalo Bills. We're not here 15 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:54,560 Speaker 1: to talk about the score. We're not here to really 16 00:00:54,600 --> 00:01:00,120 Speaker 1: talk about why the Colts lost regularly the preseasons, or 17 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: to like, whose line is it? Anyway? Everything's made up 18 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 1: in the points don't matter. But the thing that we 19 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 1: need to talk about here, Bill, to start, is the 20 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: first team offense and I saw a lot of it 21 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: on social media during the game that people being like, 22 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: why are they going back out there? Why are they 23 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: playing so much? Matt Ryan wound up taking nineteen nineteen snaps. 24 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: There were eighteen that he had eighteen and then there 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: was one penalty holding call on Ryan Kelly. So really 26 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,520 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan got about twenty snaps in in this game, 27 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 1: which sort of tells me that was about the target 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: that the Colts wanted. We heard after the game from 29 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,480 Speaker 1: Frank Reich and Matt Ryan that they were pleased with 30 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 1: how things went from an operational standpoint, just getting the 31 00:01:41,360 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 1: communication down, getting everyone set. Bill. I want to ask you, though, 32 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: what is that? What does that mean? What should you know? 33 00:01:47,920 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: Because fans see the box score and they see Matt 34 00:01:51,120 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 1: Ryan six to ten fifty eight yards not super efficient, 35 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:58,680 Speaker 1: maybe you're getting a little bit worried. But the operational stuff, 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: what does that mean? And why is that important at 37 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: this stage in the NFL calendar. Well, it's important because 38 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: you want to feel comfortable out there. Remember, Matt Ryan's 39 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: hearing something new in his head right now as far 40 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: as calling the plays, so it's not the same as 41 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: he was when he was in Atlanta. Then he also 42 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: is working with a bunch of new guys as far 43 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: as on the field with the off the line and 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: wide receivers and running backs and everyone. So you want 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: those guys to feel comfortable going into the regular season. 46 00:02:23,760 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: As you know, JJ, we haven't started very well on 47 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: our openers during the regular season. So to kind of 48 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: get everything comfortable, guys feeling comfortable and just going out 49 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: there and playing football, you got to work out some 50 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 1: of these little kinks in the preseason. And that is 51 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: you know, getting the plays in, making sure you get 52 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: the right substitution, and people listening to the cadence in 53 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,359 Speaker 1: the game situation with Matt Ryan, the motions, all these 54 00:02:52,400 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: little things are going to play a part during the season, 55 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 1: so you have to get that accomplished during the preseason. 56 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: And there's there's no better time to do it then 57 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: in a preseason game when there's a little pressure. Is 58 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: somewhat different. It's different than Westfield, it's different than going 59 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: against you the same guys that you see every day 60 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: in practice. So I think it's very important that they 61 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: get the operational stuff down, even everything from pregame horm 62 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 1: up to stretching. All those things have to come into play, 63 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 1: so you want the guys to feel comfortable whist the 64 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: regular season starts. So another aspect here to all right, 65 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, the Colts didn't score a touchdown when Matt 66 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: Ryan was out there. The only ran one passing play 67 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: in a gold go in the low red zone. And 68 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: I think I emphasize this on Twitter during the game Bill, 69 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,560 Speaker 1: but in the regular season, when you're in these situations, 70 00:03:45,160 --> 00:03:47,920 Speaker 1: you're going to be you're going to heavily scheme plays 71 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: for the opposing defense. And A the Coults are not 72 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: scheming for the Bills defense in this game. B There's 73 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: no way they would show any of that in a 74 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: preseason game. So you saw a lot of handoffs to 75 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: ahem Hines. The one pass that Matt Ryan did throw, 76 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: I thought he made a pretty good decision getting the 77 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: ball out to nihem Hines on the far sideline gets 78 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: them down to about the one yard line. UM. But nothing, 79 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: nothing really worrisome here. I don't see any reason to, 80 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:16,279 Speaker 1: you know, think that the sky is fallowing when it 81 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: comes out of the wide Receivers can't get separation and 82 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: they're not getting touchdowns, they're not being efficient. UM. Just 83 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: the the overall work and what you saw from Matt 84 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: Ryan in the first team offense. When when you think 85 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: about just like sharpness, what did you what did you 86 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: see out of that build? I thought the offense did 87 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: some good things. I thought there were some good things 88 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: out there. One of the things I like seeing in 89 00:04:40,160 --> 00:04:42,480 Speaker 1: the precdent game was Matt ryank and the ball out 90 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: of his hands fairly quick, getting the ball into the 91 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: running back's hand. Um he got to Niheim Hines out 92 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: of the backfield quite often. So I like to see 93 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: that because I think that's gonna play big, big, big 94 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: dividends later on in the season. Because when Matt Ryan 95 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: could get back, take his drop, get the ball out quick, 96 00:05:00,200 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: make a decision, and get the ball into the playmaker's hands, 97 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 1: you know, good things will happen. You know JT when 98 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:07,919 Speaker 1: he's in there, and Nahim Hines, and then you have 99 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: Molly Cox, you have Pittman. So you have these guys 100 00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: in Paris Campbell. Let those guys make play. So I 101 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: think that's very important to see things like that. And plus, 102 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: as you said, they're not game planning for the Buffalo Bills, 103 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: and basically they're just running their base plays, not showing 104 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 1: a lot. Don't want to show a lot in preseason. 105 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: So when we get to the regular season, guys can 106 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: see what we're doing. So I should say all the 107 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 1: teams can see what we're doing. So you don't want 108 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: to do that. You want to kind of hold that back. 109 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: And later on in the preseason, maybe they might game 110 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 1: plan a little bit for one of the games. I 111 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: mean in the third Peas camping game, maybe Tampa game 112 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 1: might game plan just a little bit so to get 113 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: the guys an idea of what to expect during the 114 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: week of practice. That's how we prepare for a game, 115 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: meaning that this is what we're gonna do. We're gonna 116 00:05:51,839 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: give a little game plan, show you what we want 117 00:05:53,680 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: to do is some of the players that we want 118 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,920 Speaker 1: to run. So I'm not all overly worried about that, 119 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 1: especially when down the red zone right now, because they 120 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:04,320 Speaker 1: just Ransom of the Bass plays. Where do you fall 121 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: bill on the you should play players in the regular 122 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: in the preseason versus you should protect them at all costs. 123 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,919 Speaker 1: Where do you fall on that? I'm I'm in the 124 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: camp of let the players play now. I'm not saying 125 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: they should play a whole game or they should play 126 00:06:19,360 --> 00:06:22,559 Speaker 1: a ton of plays. As a formal player, I would 127 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,160 Speaker 1: when I was playing. I love to have an opportunity 128 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: to play in the first couple of preseason games. I 129 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: want to see things in game speed time. I want 130 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: to see how you know, things crossing my face, me 131 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: turning my head around, getting focused on the football, and 132 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,280 Speaker 1: actually getting tackled. I want to get tackled. I want 133 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 1: to get used to getting hit again, getting tackled during 134 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: a game so I can be ready for the regular season. 135 00:06:45,080 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: So I think you should play the guys a little bit, 136 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: as they did. Everyone except JT didn't play. So I 137 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,400 Speaker 1: think it's fine that they play the guys because I 138 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,800 Speaker 1: think if you if you rest the guys all the time, 139 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:02,559 Speaker 1: especially receiver, is timing's not there in the game because 140 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 1: things speed up in when it's a game situation. Practice 141 00:07:05,560 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: is nice, Practice is fun. Practice is great. You get 142 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,680 Speaker 1: good looks in practice, but it's not the same as 143 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 1: game speed. So I think, again, get some game preparation 144 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: during the preseason, so you need to play with them 145 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: guys a little bit. So I thought this was interesting. Bill. 146 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: So nikeem Hines, you saw him out there quite a bit. 147 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: He had eight carries. He had two catches, So that's 148 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: ten touches. Nikee Hines last year had more than ten 149 00:07:30,920 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: touches in a game one two, three. Oh sorry, I 150 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 1: was looking at the wrong column. Hold on one two 151 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: two times. So when Frank Reich says, we're gonna get 152 00:07:48,000 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: nikeem Hines more involved in this offense, even if you're 153 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: running base stuff, vanilla stuff, this is this is the 154 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 1: kind of impact that the Colts want nike Hines to make. Now, 155 00:07:58,640 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: obviously Jonathan Taylor's not out, there's the Nahems taking all 156 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 1: these carries, but you can see, you can just see, 157 00:08:05,000 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: like those passes where Matt Ryan gets the ball at 158 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: quick and he gets it to niheim Hines, those are 159 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: going to be such a staple of this offense. It's 160 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: not the culture giving anything away by running that, but 161 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: again getting that timing down, getting the game speed action down. 162 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: You really like the way that Matt Ryan process things 163 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:25,600 Speaker 1: and got the ball into nihem hines hands exactly. That's 164 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: what you want. You want Matt Ryan to process things, 165 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: which he does and gets up there getting a pre 166 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: snap look of the defense, what the defense look like 167 00:08:33,920 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: they're gonna play, and then once he's the ball snapped, 168 00:08:37,040 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: he's still observing a defense and seeing, hey, this is 169 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: this is where I need to go with the ball. 170 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:43,559 Speaker 1: Get back, get to his back foot and let the 171 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: ball go and get the ball into the playmaker's hands. 172 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 1: So did that a couple of times with Nahim Hines 173 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: got the ball into his hands. He did look down field, 174 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 1: but he dropped off the Naheim Hines out of the backfield. 175 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: And those are things you have to do. I mean, 176 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: those are things that keep drives alive because it's saved. 177 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,400 Speaker 1: That's on first and ten and you're looking, I'll feel 178 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:03,800 Speaker 1: nothing's there, and you drop the ball off to Naheim Hines. 179 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: He catches it, maybe for a one yard reception, but 180 00:09:07,640 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 1: he gained five yards a six yards. So now you 181 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: have second in four or a second and three, and 182 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: that puts you in a lot better situation of getting 183 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 1: a first down and continue to move the chains down 184 00:09:19,160 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 1: the field. So those are the things I like, I'd 185 00:09:21,520 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: like to see, and that's what we saw yesterday in 186 00:09:24,840 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: a game against Buffalo. Him to get the ball out 187 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:28,880 Speaker 1: of his hands quick, getting into the playmaker's hands and 188 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 1: let them run with the ball. One more thing on 189 00:09:30,840 --> 00:09:32,679 Speaker 1: the offense, bill before we talk about you know, some 190 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 1: other guys here. But the Colts went for it on 191 00:09:34,920 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 1: fourth down. They would have gone for it three times. 192 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: They had Brandon Smith get flagged for a false start 193 00:09:39,880 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: on a fourth and goal at the one yard line, 194 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 1: but they went for it on two fourth and four 195 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:48,559 Speaker 1: is just inside Buffalo territory. Didn't convert on either. After 196 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: the game, Frank Reich said that you're going for it 197 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: was was intentional because it's the quote is out on 198 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: the field. It's a it's a mindset just to remind 199 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,440 Speaker 1: those guys, this is what we do. We're going to 200 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,760 Speaker 1: be aggressive, We're going to go for it, and so 201 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:03,679 Speaker 1: we got to be a little more efficient. We didn't 202 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 1: really game plan a whole lot for that today. That's 203 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:07,960 Speaker 1: on me. We can be better there. I thought it 204 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: was good exposure for the guys, So I like this bill. 205 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:16,760 Speaker 1: The Colts last year they went for it twenty three 206 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 1: times on fourth down before the fourth quarter. I just 207 00:10:21,000 --> 00:10:22,960 Speaker 1: kind of ran that number just, you know, because teams 208 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 1: will go for it a little more in the fourth 209 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,640 Speaker 1: quarter as they get desperate. The only team to go 210 00:10:26,720 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: for it more on fourth down in twenty twenty one 211 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:30,960 Speaker 1: in the first three quarters of a game, or the 212 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: Detroit lines or sort of the the Dan Campbell throw 213 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: a caution to the way, we're just going to do it. 214 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: But but the Colts on those they converted seventy percent 215 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: of their third downs. They actually had the most first 216 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:44,120 Speaker 1: downs excuse me, fourth downs. They had the most first 217 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 1: downs on fourth down of any team in the NFL 218 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 1: in the first three quarters of a game last year. 219 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan sitting there last year, he went his team 220 00:10:52,679 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: went for it fifteen times in those same situations. That's 221 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: just outside the top ten. But again, you're getting that 222 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,080 Speaker 1: mindset down, we're gonna be aggressive, we're gonna go for it, 223 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: and yeah, we're not gonna run our heavily schemed fourth 224 00:11:04,840 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 1: and four plays, but we got to be ready for this. 225 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: I really liked that the Colts did that, and they 226 00:11:10,280 --> 00:11:12,800 Speaker 1: gave the first team offense those couple of opportunities to 227 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,440 Speaker 1: do that. It's a mindset, JJ. You have to have 228 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 1: that mindset knowing that, hey, when it's fourth down, we're 229 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: gonna there's a good, good possibility we're gonna go for it, 230 00:11:21,640 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: not like, oh we might go for it, we might 231 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: not go for it. As a player, you're having a 232 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: mindset saying, hey, we possibly can go for it, and 233 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: that players and also to the what players gonna be 234 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: called on third down, so you have an idea, Okay, hey, 235 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: we might not try to get it all on third down. 236 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:38,319 Speaker 1: We might get it this is a little bit on 237 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: third down. So we're fourth down or fourth and one, 238 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 1: fourth and two. We're not fourth and five or fourth 239 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: and four. So that's a mindset that you have to 240 00:11:46,440 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: have going into the game as a player, knowing that, hey, 241 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: our head coach might decide that we go for it, 242 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,320 Speaker 1: and you need to prepare for that. As I said earlier, 243 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:57,959 Speaker 1: for like other things in the preseason, get these guys 244 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:01,120 Speaker 1: ready to go for it on fourth down. Let them know, hey, 245 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: we're not scared to go for it on fourth down. 246 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 1: We trust our team out there that, hey, they can 247 00:12:05,640 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: get a yard, two yards or three yards on fourth 248 00:12:08,960 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: down no matter where we're at, and don't worry about it, 249 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 1: because we will gain plan for that. We will have 250 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:16,559 Speaker 1: an idea what type of defense they run on fourth down, 251 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,680 Speaker 1: what they're gonna do with against certain personnel if we 252 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,800 Speaker 1: go three wid, whether they're gonna do against three wide 253 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: receives if we go two tights where they're gonna do 254 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:25,559 Speaker 1: against two tights, we will have all that down and 255 00:12:25,640 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: percentages down how they play defense, and that will give 256 00:12:28,679 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: us a leg up on them because we will know 257 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,160 Speaker 1: what they were doing, so we can gain plan and 258 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 1: we can get our best play against that type of defense. 259 00:12:36,679 --> 00:12:38,880 Speaker 1: So get a mindset that we are going to go 260 00:12:38,920 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: for it and it's be ready for it. And when 261 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: you do that, the guys feel good about it because 262 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:44,439 Speaker 1: guys want to go for it. Most players want to 263 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:46,720 Speaker 1: go for it on fourth down. You ask majority of players, 264 00:12:46,760 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: they want to go for it on fourth down, so 265 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: they believe themselves. So they believe themselves. The coach wants 266 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: to believe in those guys that they can do it. 267 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 1: But you have to have a mindset that you can 268 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 1: do it. Yeah, unless you got punk God Matt Areza 269 00:12:58,480 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: on your team, way more exciting to go for it 270 00:13:02,040 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: on fourth down. To the exactly, I wouldn't mind if 271 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: the Bills are having him go out there and punt 272 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 1: a couple of times just we can get the highlights. 273 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: He had the eighty two yard punt way that was 274 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: unbelievable in the game. But what I want to see 275 00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:17,959 Speaker 1: what happens when it's in December, there get some of 276 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: those punts off. When the winds blowing in Buffalo. Can 277 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 1: he get quite cold and Buffalo you would know from 278 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:27,439 Speaker 1: experience ya up there. So on defense, the Colts had 279 00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: five takeaways. I mean four of those came in the 280 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,400 Speaker 1: first half. They were just I know it is the 281 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 1: Bill's second team offense, but you just you love to 282 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: see that aggressiveness. Isaiah Rodgers did a really good job 283 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,840 Speaker 1: Bill baiting case Keenum into throwing an interception. You saw 284 00:13:43,880 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: the technique he had where he kept his eyes on 285 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,520 Speaker 1: the quarterback the whole time while still kind of feeling 286 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: where the receiver was down the far sideline. Really really 287 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 1: good play by Isaiah Rodgers. He had a really impactful game. 288 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: He had a forty yard kickoffer turn also recovered a fumble. 289 00:13:59,440 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: Ronnie mc cloud comes down with a tipped interception early 290 00:14:02,240 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: in the game. Then later in the game, Sterling Weatherford, 291 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:08,240 Speaker 1: the young undrafted linebacker out of Cicero, Indiana, comes down 292 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 1: to an interception. Pretty cool moment for him. Cameron Klein 293 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:15,319 Speaker 1: gets a striped sack with a really nice pass rush, 294 00:14:15,400 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: and then Julian Blackman playing like you wouldn't know he 295 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: got hurt last year, just kind of lowers his shoulder 296 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 1: into the ball carrier knocks the football out. Bobby o'caracay 297 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:28,200 Speaker 1: at a hand in that one as well. But for 298 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: a defense that's switching over from Mattie Berflus's scheme to 299 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: Gus Bradley's scheme, something that has already been instilled in 300 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 1: this team in terms of the standard is we're going 301 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: to take the ball away. It's the first preseason game, 302 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: you don't want to read too much into it, but 303 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: that standard still being there of being aggressive and going 304 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: after the football, that seemed like a pretty encouraging sign 305 00:14:49,240 --> 00:14:52,400 Speaker 1: for that side of the ball. Keyword there, JJ's aggressive. 306 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: Those guys played aggressive, and they played fast and they 307 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: played decisive, meaning they made plays. They weren't thinking about, 308 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 1: Oh how do I get here? Should I go here? 309 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,240 Speaker 1: Should I be moving here? No? I know where I 310 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: need to be. I know how to react off what 311 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: the offense is doing. And that's what you saw yesterday, 312 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: especially with that first team out there. Those guys were 313 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: moving fast, playing fast, and that's what you want from 314 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 1: a defense. You want a defense that's playing fast, rallying 315 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: around the ball, getting to the ball, then, of course, 316 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,360 Speaker 1: when you do that and you have a couple of 317 00:15:18,360 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: guys making hits as we saw the one with Okayroc 318 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: and Blackman making that hit causing that fumble, the guys 319 00:15:26,440 --> 00:15:29,520 Speaker 1: can get the ball balls out and this defense feels 320 00:15:29,520 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: like fast. Their ball wants the balls out. So the 321 00:15:31,840 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 1: guys did a nice job of flying around to the 322 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: ball making plays happen. And that's and that's a credit 323 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:41,480 Speaker 1: to the coaches and also the players for getting getting 324 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:43,960 Speaker 1: into a new system, understanding where you need to be, 325 00:15:44,080 --> 00:15:47,200 Speaker 1: understanding the term anology, and still being able to play fast, 326 00:15:47,240 --> 00:15:49,640 Speaker 1: because the only where you can play fast is knowing 327 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: where you're, knowing your assignment and doing it the best 328 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: of your ability, and not having to think out there, 329 00:15:55,400 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: because once you start thinking, then that's hesitation. And when 330 00:15:57,720 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: it's hesitation, you're not playing fast. You're just guessing. These 331 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: guys have a great, a good understanding of the defense, 332 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: and when you have that understanding, you can play fast. 333 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,320 Speaker 1: And that's what mostly the guys want to do, use 334 00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: their physical talents to go out there and play and 335 00:16:12,400 --> 00:16:15,320 Speaker 1: show what they can do, and they did that Saturday 336 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 1: against the Buffalo Bills. All right, let's wrap up with it. 337 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: Just a couple of notes here and observations. The first 338 00:16:21,320 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: one I got for you, Bill in the kicking competition. 339 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: So Rodrigo Blankenship got the first half he made he 340 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,920 Speaker 1: made a short field goal, hit his pat. In the 341 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,080 Speaker 1: second half, Jake Verity missed a pat. That might be 342 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:36,760 Speaker 1: something to keep an eye on here with the Colts 343 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:40,320 Speaker 1: kicking competition going forward. Any guys that you know just 344 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 1: kind of jumped off the page for you, Bill as 345 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:46,360 Speaker 1: you watch this game, whether it was a you know, 346 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,960 Speaker 1: a player on offensive, player on defensive, player on special teams, 347 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,280 Speaker 1: someone who you were like, all right, you know, I 348 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: really liked what I saw out of that guy. Well, 349 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: I think you said earlier. I like what Isaiah Rodgers 350 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: did yesterday. I think he played well. You have an interception, 351 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 1: you have a funnel recovery, a nice kickoff return. So 352 00:17:03,520 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: I think he played well. He's a guy in my 353 00:17:05,840 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 1: mind has stood out. And then I thought, as a group, 354 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: I thought the tight ends did pretty well. I like 355 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:12,560 Speaker 1: what the tight ends did. Uh, you know, gi Lonny 356 00:17:12,560 --> 00:17:15,399 Speaker 1: Woods catching a touchdown. You know, you had Kyle Grantson 357 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: with the nice catch and run. You had Ogletree making 358 00:17:18,680 --> 00:17:23,120 Speaker 1: a catch and um, you also had um Jacobson making 359 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,800 Speaker 1: a touchdown there, so that was that was nice for 360 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:28,280 Speaker 1: him to see that that he got opportunity to get 361 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: out there and make a nice catch and touchdown. So 362 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:33,280 Speaker 1: I thought the Titans played well. They did a nice job. 363 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:37,280 Speaker 1: And uh, I like what Lindsay did. Um, yeah, yeah, 364 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,360 Speaker 1: he had some he had some nice plays there. So 365 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: those are the things that stood out for me as 366 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:44,320 Speaker 1: those guys went out there and played. And of course 367 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:46,520 Speaker 1: as a whole of defense, I thought played fast and 368 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: I thought they played well. I want to talk about 369 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: that Woods touchdown because it he's kind of running a 370 00:17:52,200 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 1: like a five yard crosser on this play and he 371 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,040 Speaker 1: sees Ellender get flush flush out of the pocket. He 372 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 1: immediately turns his body and gets vertical towards the end zone, 373 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 1: kind of feeling that the guy who was right on 374 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: him was going to start crashing down to Sam on 375 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: a scrambled drill like that, How do you how do 376 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:15,119 Speaker 1: you practice that? How do you drill that with a player? 377 00:18:15,440 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: And what sort of field did you see from Jilani 378 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,720 Speaker 1: on that play to get that touchdown? Well? What I 379 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:22,560 Speaker 1: saw the field for I saw a feel for him 380 00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:25,000 Speaker 1: trying to get to an open area. And that was 381 00:18:25,000 --> 00:18:27,959 Speaker 1: a nice job by Jilani doing that. And also, you know, 382 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: he one of the things you want to do. You 383 00:18:30,040 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 1: kind of want to run with the quarterback, depending on 384 00:18:33,200 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 1: what side he's running to. Sam was running out to 385 00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 1: his right, so you kind of want to run with 386 00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:39,159 Speaker 1: the quarterback so you can kind of stay in his 387 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: vision and then try to find an open spot there. 388 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: So once you can find an open spot and the 389 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: defense and you know, it's kind of easy for him 390 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:47,880 Speaker 1: to find it. Well, I should say it's not easy 391 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 1: for him to find an open spot as big as 392 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,359 Speaker 1: he is, but it's easy for him to catch the 393 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,760 Speaker 1: ball and thrown up high what he did. And Sam 394 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: did a nice job and getting a ball to Jilani 395 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: was knowing the athlete that Jilani is, to get up 396 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 1: a little high, he can go up there and catch 397 00:19:00,920 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: it and keep it away from the defender. So I 398 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,359 Speaker 1: thought both of them did a nice job. And go 399 00:19:05,440 --> 00:19:07,480 Speaker 1: back to the question you ask earlier. Another player that 400 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: played well. Sam played well as well. He did a 401 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:11,359 Speaker 1: nice job out there. I thought, you know, he was 402 00:19:11,440 --> 00:19:15,320 Speaker 1: ten four eleven out there with two touchdowns, so he 403 00:19:15,440 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 1: played well. I thought he did a nice job. And 404 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,240 Speaker 1: Sam's a guy that you know, he's a player. He's 405 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: gonna make plays. You know, it might not be there immediately, 406 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,720 Speaker 1: but he's got to buy time and be able to 407 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 1: roll out and make some players get the ball down 408 00:19:30,119 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 1: field two guys, and that's why he do on that 409 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: touchdown pass with gilannie Woods. Also, gilannie Woods told our 410 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 1: own Larra Overton after the game that catching that touchdown 411 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: this is I thought, this is a really interesting quote 412 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 1: from him. He said, quote, it just brought so much 413 00:19:44,200 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 1: joy to get back into a game scenario, the experience 414 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:48,360 Speaker 1: of being in my first game. It just brought back 415 00:19:48,400 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: a lot of joy. This is why I love football. 416 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: This is why I do it. And just getting away 417 00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,000 Speaker 1: from training camp, getting into that type of environment. You know, 418 00:19:55,200 --> 00:19:57,480 Speaker 1: Gilanni's had a bit of an up and down training 419 00:19:57,520 --> 00:20:00,960 Speaker 1: camp so far, and I hope that we see from 420 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 1: him he gets his touchdown, you know, gets to keep 421 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 1: the ball. He said, he's gonna put a load note 422 00:20:06,200 --> 00:20:09,639 Speaker 1: in it like it is a preseason game. But I 423 00:20:10,200 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: hope this is kind of the starting point for him 424 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:16,000 Speaker 1: because he's so athletic, he's such a big target, he's 425 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 1: got really good hands. You know, maybe we'll start to 426 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,400 Speaker 1: see him start to, you know, take off a little 427 00:20:21,440 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: bit during training camp because I mean alor alk Ogiltree. 428 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: I'm I'm gonna call him Ali Gogiltree at least once, 429 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 1: and I just did. I knew I was gonna do that. 430 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:32,479 Speaker 1: If anyone's into former Los Angeles Rams and New York 431 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 1: Giants and Chicago Bears linebackers, Andrew Ogletree has had a 432 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:38,960 Speaker 1: very good training camp so far. And I also liked 433 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: his game because he had the drop on the first 434 00:20:41,800 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: throw to him and then he came back and he 435 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,359 Speaker 1: had two nice catches. Didn't let it spiral. And he 436 00:20:46,440 --> 00:20:49,159 Speaker 1: told Jeffrey Gorman after the game quote, I think I 437 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: do belong here. I've been saying it. I definitely belong here. 438 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 1: I belong on the fifty three men. I belong in 439 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 1: this league for a while, and I intend to stay 440 00:20:55,600 --> 00:20:57,879 Speaker 1: here for a while. You'd like to see both of 441 00:20:57,920 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 1: those things out of the Colts Rookie tight Ends exactly. 442 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: I like the confidence in Oble Tree that he feels 443 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: that he belongs there, and you know, he's practicing like 444 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: at least in camp, and he's also playing like it. 445 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: They did Saturday and against the Buffalo Bills, and I 446 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: liked that, and I liked the excitement from Jilani. Was 447 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 1: him the excitement of these young guys, you know, realizing 448 00:21:17,280 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: a dream that they're playing in the National Football League 449 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 1: and hoping that dream will come true by making the 450 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: fifty three man roster playing football in the National Football League. 451 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: So I wish nothing but the best for these young 452 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:30,640 Speaker 1: guys and the guys. They're going out there playing hard, 453 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 1: and that's what you want. You want to see guys 454 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: going out there playing hard, give them their best so 455 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: they have an opportunity to make this team. And Jilanni 456 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: played well yesterday. He played hard, and I'm happy that 457 00:21:39,640 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: he got his first NFL touchdown even though it was 458 00:21:42,520 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: a preseason game. He's still going to keep the ball, 459 00:21:44,320 --> 00:21:46,560 Speaker 1: which he should. And I just love that excitement by 460 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: a young guy being excited about playing in the National 461 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,120 Speaker 1: Football League. All Right, two final observations. I had way 462 00:21:52,119 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: more notes from this game build than I thought I 463 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,680 Speaker 1: was gonna have. I was just so excited. Yes, Nick 464 00:21:57,720 --> 00:21:59,960 Speaker 1: Cross played some really good coverage on that first build 465 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: drive kind of helped force a couple of incompletions in 466 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 1: the end zone. Alt Pierce kind of He came out 467 00:22:06,320 --> 00:22:09,639 Speaker 1: a little bit during the game, made a couple of 468 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 1: nice plays, and then I Bernard Ryman. He started off 469 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: the game really well. I thought he had he had 470 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:18,760 Speaker 1: then had a couple of plays in past Protection where 471 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: he got you know, a guy got past him. But 472 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,399 Speaker 1: Bernard Ryman played the most snaps of any Cults player 473 00:22:25,240 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: on Saturday. I think that that's probably intentional and great 474 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: opportunity for him to learn from this film to work 475 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:36,159 Speaker 1: on it. You can see, you know, it's just the 476 00:22:36,240 --> 00:22:40,000 Speaker 1: athleticism from him that's there. Obviously there are things he 477 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:43,120 Speaker 1: needs to work on, but encouraging to just see him 478 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: get so much run in this game. I think that 479 00:22:45,600 --> 00:22:48,119 Speaker 1: that's a really good thing for the young rookie. Do 480 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: you have any other notes you want to empty before 481 00:22:50,760 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: we get out of here. No, just kind of pickyback 482 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,000 Speaker 1: off what you said. I think it's good for these 483 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:56,199 Speaker 1: young guys to get playing time. Now we talked about 484 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:58,800 Speaker 1: Woods and Noble Tree. Now you need to mention Paris 485 00:22:58,840 --> 00:23:01,520 Speaker 1: and Ryman. It's good for these guys to play because 486 00:23:01,560 --> 00:23:04,479 Speaker 1: now the coaches have a teaching moment for these guys 487 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: that actually is game film that they can say, hey, 488 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: this is what happened in the game film. This is 489 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: what this guy was trying to do to you. These 490 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:12,960 Speaker 1: are what some of the things you need to do. 491 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: Remember these techniques we worked on in training camp, in practice. 492 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 1: So these are the things that they can reinforce with 493 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:22,600 Speaker 1: the guys, teach them new techniques or different things would 494 00:23:22,640 --> 00:23:26,080 Speaker 1: be aware of. So I think is great learning experience 495 00:23:26,119 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: for these young guys. So if they could take it 496 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: and take the corrective criticism and put it to use 497 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: down the road, it's only going to serve them well 498 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:37,840 Speaker 1: as far as making the team and being a better 499 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: football player. All Right, I'll sum it up some of 500 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: the colts first preseason game like this. The biggest news 501 00:23:43,440 --> 00:23:46,439 Speaker 1: to come out of Saturday's game was not an injury. 502 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:50,600 Speaker 1: Maybe it wasn't a play. It was Will Fries and 503 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:54,800 Speaker 1: Wesley French playing next to each other the French Fries 504 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 1: offensive line for the Colts. That's probably That's probably the 505 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: best news I can give you Colts fans is that 506 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,159 Speaker 1: the biggest thing to come out of the game was 507 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:09,480 Speaker 1: a whimsical little screen cap those two guys playing together 508 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:11,960 Speaker 1: on the offensive line. We'll be back here on the 509 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:14,880 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network for another episode of Colts Instant Reaction. 510 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: We're going to record it next Sunday, following the Colts 511 00:24:18,520 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: preseason game against the Detroit Lines. Remember, starters will not 512 00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:24,080 Speaker 1: play in that game as they get some good work 513 00:24:24,119 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: in against the lines and joint practices at Grand Park 514 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:29,679 Speaker 1: this week. We'll then also be back after the Colts 515 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,280 Speaker 1: play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in that final preseason game, 516 00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,280 Speaker 1: the true dress rehearsal game here on the Colts Audio Network. 517 00:24:35,359 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 1: Be sure to rate, review, and subscribe to us here 518 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: on the Colts Audio Network so you never miss an 519 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 1: episode of the great things we have coming up. We 520 00:24:42,240 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: have another episode of the official Colts podcast coming out 521 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. We'll have Inside Football of Rick Van Terry 522 00:24:48,560 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: that drops on Wednesday. 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