1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmy's and Joe's, and x'es and o's. 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 2: Check New York votooto Baker, Bruce. 3 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chockboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:19,119 Speaker 1: Here's what all starts right here. 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 2: Let's play jaymiey Christmas. 6 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 7 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. 8 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 2: The Colts came home from New York one point better 9 00:00:33,400 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 2: than the Jets in Week eleven. That's all that matters, 10 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 2: and they win for the Colt snaps a three game 11 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: losing skid as they run their record up to five 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: and six through eleven, and the Colts stay in the 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 2: playoff mix with the win going into one of their 14 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:50,720 Speaker 2: toughest challenges this season when the nine and one Lions 15 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,159 Speaker 2: come calling a Lucas Oil Stadium for the first time 16 00:00:53,280 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: since twenty sixteen this Sunday. Welcome to the Inside Football 17 00:00:57,920 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 2: podcast here on the Colts Audio Network. I'm Matt Taylor. 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 2: Welcome to you inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry radio Studio, 19 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 2: joined today by Rick venturi who's here to break it 20 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:11,480 Speaker 2: all down for you with his nearly thirty years of 21 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 2: NFL coaching experience RV. What's going on heading into week 22 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: twelve here in late November. 23 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 3: Well, you know, again, whenever you come off of a win, boy, 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,480 Speaker 3: I'll tell you, you just feel so much better and 25 00:01:23,640 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 3: everybody is so bunched up. I've always said, if you 26 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 3: can be five hundred to Thanksgiving, you got it all 27 00:01:29,680 --> 00:01:32,199 Speaker 3: in front of you. So you know we got opportunity 28 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 3: to do that, that's for sure. 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 2: Yep. 30 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: And I just have to tell you a little trivial 31 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 3: thing though. My good friend and your good friend, Mike Chappell, 32 00:01:39,680 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 3: who I've been with forever and ever, he reminded me 33 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 3: this week he actually put it in question for him. 34 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,160 Speaker 3: He said, when was the last time that the Colts 35 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 3: beat the Jets twenty eighth to twenty seven in New York? 36 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:55,280 Speaker 3: And I knew it was a leading question. It was 37 00:01:55,360 --> 00:02:01,320 Speaker 3: my team in ninety one. That's the exact same scores. Yeah. Look, 38 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 3: you know only you guy like Mike would come up 39 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: with that. 40 00:02:04,320 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 2: And I bet you can remember like five six distinct 41 00:02:06,800 --> 00:02:07,919 Speaker 2: things about that game. 42 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:11,359 Speaker 3: Can you know? I actually do someday when and there's 43 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,400 Speaker 3: actually that's the day the Bob Ursay got after me 44 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 3: at the half and then we went on to win it. 45 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:17,600 Speaker 2: Oh, that's a legendary story. 46 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 3: So yeah, it's a legendary story. Like I said, if 47 00:02:20,120 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 3: we had all effortnoon, we could discuss that one too. 48 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 2: Yeah. That was a good press box moment, was it not. Yeah? Yeah, 49 00:02:26,880 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: he had had a few things to say, some advice 50 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,640 Speaker 2: that maybe you took to heart and and I guess 51 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: it all worked out for the cult to last. 52 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 3: Allay, it all worked out. But no, I'm you know, 53 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,799 Speaker 3: really looking forward to to this game. You know, this 54 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 3: is what we live for. You know, this is you know, 55 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,400 Speaker 3: when you're a true competitor and you make it to 56 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: the NFL as a coaching player, you want the opportunity 57 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 3: to beat the best. It's not about the mediocre, you know, 58 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 3: and the and the lower wrongs. You want this opportunity. 59 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 3: You live for this opportunity. So you know, and as 60 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 3: the one guy says, can wait, man, can't wait for Sunday. 61 00:03:01,919 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 2: Absolutely, we'll get into that here in due time. Our 62 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 2: podcast agenda very very busy. Obviously, we're gonna have a 63 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:11,040 Speaker 2: complete breakdown of the Lions. As you said, maybe one 64 00:03:11,080 --> 00:03:13,239 Speaker 2: of the best teams in the NFL right now. I 65 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:16,840 Speaker 2: mean the record and all of their statistics and the 66 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 2: eye test, the film, it all backs it up. But 67 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 2: let's go back quickly to New York. Let's put the 68 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 2: finishing touches on that Jets game. It all started with 69 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson probably his best game in a Colts uniform. 70 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 2: I mean not probably. It was two seventy two passing, 71 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:34,840 Speaker 2: three total touchdowns, a ton of clutch moments that he 72 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 2: and the Colts offense had in the fourth quarter. Rick, 73 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: you talk about remembering games, That's what I'm gonna remember 74 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:43,160 Speaker 2: most about that Jets game is Anthony Richardson coming up 75 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:45,760 Speaker 2: big when the game was on the line and delivered 76 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: when it mattered most. 77 00:03:47,680 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, no question about it. I mean, you know, all 78 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 3: wins are significant. I mean it was significant from the standpoint. 79 00:03:53,320 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 3: It keeps the twenty four season alive, that's for sure, 80 00:03:56,920 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 3: you know. But the biggest thing you take out of there, 81 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: this is a defining moment to me. This is, you know, 82 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 3: to use a trivial phrase, this was a coming out 83 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 3: party for Anthony. Then he is when it's all said 84 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 3: and done, he's he carries the hopes and dreams of 85 00:04:12,280 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 3: this franchise. And what we saw Sunday is when used properly, 86 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:20,320 Speaker 3: and when at this stage in his career, when used 87 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:23,840 Speaker 3: properly and used offensively, and the things that he's good at. 88 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 3: I mean, it was spectacular. There's no doubt about it. 89 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 3: You know what he brought to the game the physicality. 90 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 3: You know, I said this Monday night to you. You 91 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,920 Speaker 3: know there's times that you know, somebody on defense makes 92 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 3: a big physical play, or some offensive lineman has a 93 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 3: you know, Clete decletor or something like that. But you 94 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 3: know when your quarterback runs over people in the end zone, 95 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 3: lowers his shoulder. He set the physical tempo on that 96 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:55,480 Speaker 3: first touchdown. He set the physical tempo and when do 97 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 3: you get that. But perhaps the most important thing was 98 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:02,360 Speaker 3: the thing that has been lacking, and that's the consistency 99 00:05:02,960 --> 00:05:05,919 Speaker 3: in throwing the football. You know, the sixty seven percent 100 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 3: then no interceptions, and this game there wasn't any close. 101 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 3: I mean, he really did a great job. The escapability. 102 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 3: I just think he's the only I don't think there's 103 00:05:16,520 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 3: other guys that do really good things. But in terms 104 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:23,680 Speaker 3: of just physical getting away from people, throwing the ball 105 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,080 Speaker 3: with people hanging on, I don't think there's anybody like him. 106 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 3: I don't think it's it's possible. The you know, the 107 00:05:29,160 --> 00:05:32,919 Speaker 3: with clements hanging all over him, the throat of Josh downs, 108 00:05:32,960 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 3: and then Josh made a good that was a critical 109 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 3: first down in a critical drive, I mean, and all 110 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: those things helped him though a lot of the things 111 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 3: I talked about last week. We ran him on those 112 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:46,039 Speaker 3: designer runs. I think he had six by the end 113 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 3: of the first quarter. You know, he ran two bootleg 114 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: passes in the first quarter, you know, and and two screens. 115 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 3: All those things got him going. And then what happened, 116 00:05:56,640 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 3: and you know, I kind of predicted I knew what 117 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 3: would happen is eventually the Jets, when they have to 118 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 3: defend all that, even if the numbers aren't good, all 119 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 3: of a sudden they start creeping up and you could 120 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: see less concealment as the game went on, more eight 121 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 3: man front. And then what that did is suck those 122 00:06:13,360 --> 00:06:17,280 Speaker 3: guys up. So when the play action started. Now now 123 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 3: the play action had the effect of wide open receivers 124 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 3: over the middle, and at this stage, Anthony really needs that. 125 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,760 Speaker 3: Anthony is not a guy right now, they can drop 126 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 3: back and throw into a bunch of clouded covers and 127 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,560 Speaker 3: that's that's always the next step for a young quarterback. 128 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:37,720 Speaker 3: But by running it and play action that we were 129 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,359 Speaker 3: creating these situations where he could see it coming open. 130 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 3: And that's really important. And of course, you know, more 131 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: than anything, the Johnny unit has two minute drill. I 132 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 3: go back to fifty eight on that. But I mean 133 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 3: that was just terrific. I mean he bailed the defense out, really. 134 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 3: I mean, he basically took us all the way. He 135 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,479 Speaker 3: hit that go route on my favorite ugly cover four 136 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 3: palms and threw a strike in there, you know, and 137 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: then finished it off with a terrific another run where 138 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 3: he knocked the guy in the next week. I mean, 139 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 3: it was just a terrific, terrific performance. We ended up 140 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: finishing the game on defense with a sack. I think 141 00:07:17,440 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 3: our special teams played great. I think Gay and you 142 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 3: said it, I think he's found it. Certainly looks to 143 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 3: me like he's found it. The fifty six yarder was 144 00:07:27,680 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 3: huge when it happened from that distance. Our kick coverage 145 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: was great. I thought, I thought the dueling kind of 146 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:37,080 Speaker 3: got screwed on that call. He's getting blocked. He didn't, 147 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: you know, he didn't see that coming, and so I 148 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 3: don't even I don't hold that. The other thing I 149 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 3: think that's a little bit kind of underrated is our return. 150 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: Guys are really slashing. I mean, you know, a downs 151 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: of slashing. A goodsonis slashing a duel in his slashing. 152 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 3: You know, I feel like we're not that far away 153 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 3: from breaking it. So, you know, again, came out of 154 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: there was so many positives. Of course, the biggest one 155 00:08:02,520 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 3: is they are five, no doubt about that. 156 00:08:04,240 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, really important moment, really important win for the Coltskin 157 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:11,040 Speaker 2: five and six, snapping a three game skid, you know, 158 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:15,120 Speaker 2: staying alive inside the AFC playoff picture here. So let's 159 00:08:15,160 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: turn our focus now over to the task at hand, 160 00:08:17,920 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 2: Week number twelve. The Detroit Lions, and this is going 161 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 2: to be their first trip to Lucas Oil Stadium in 162 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 2: eight years, and they are smoking hot. They're nine to 163 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 2: one after their best start as a franchise since the 164 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 2: nineteen thirty four season, right that is, pre Super Bowl 165 00:08:35,280 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 2: era stuff. They've won eight straight games, They've got the 166 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 2: top record at the moment inside the NFC, and all 167 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 2: of this comes after they advanced to the NFC title 168 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 2: Game last year for the first time since nineteen ninety one. 169 00:08:48,000 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 2: Dan Campbell is the Lions, really tough minded head coach. 170 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,800 Speaker 2: He played eleven years in the NFL as a tight end, 171 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,199 Speaker 2: including three with the Lions. By the way, Detroit just 172 00:08:57,280 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 2: whooped up on the Jaguars last week, and that's understatement. 173 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: They won that game fifty two to six. That is 174 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:07,800 Speaker 2: the largest margin of victory in club history for the Lions. 175 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: They've won on the season three games by at least 176 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 2: thirty eight and they have five victories on the season 177 00:09:14,559 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 2: by double figures. Detroit leads the NFL and points scored 178 00:09:18,679 --> 00:09:22,839 Speaker 2: at three thirty six and point differential at plus one 179 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 2: fifty nine on the season. They are the fifth team 180 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,240 Speaker 2: in NFL history to produce at least three hundred and 181 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:32,680 Speaker 2: twenty five points and have a point differential of plus 182 00:09:32,840 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 2: one point fifty through the first ten games of any 183 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:39,199 Speaker 2: season since the merger in nineteen seventy. In fact, the 184 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 2: three largest margin of victory games on the year all 185 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 2: belong to the Lions, and they have just been killing people. 186 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 2: So that's the big picture view of the Lions from 187 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,680 Speaker 2: thirty thousand feet. Rick and I really haven't even gotten 188 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 2: into them on offense and defense. Haven't talked about any 189 00:09:55,960 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 2: of their personnel, but that's what they look like from 190 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 2: from the blimp. Really one of the best jams, if 191 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: not the best team in the NFL right now. 192 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 3: Yeah, you can certainly they're certainly in the conversation. I 193 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 3: think an advantage that we have is the the big 194 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 3: numbers last week against Jacksonville are what they are, you know, 195 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,760 Speaker 3: the fifty two to six, the six hundred and fifty 196 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,959 Speaker 3: yard or six hundred and forty five yards total. I mean, 197 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,079 Speaker 3: those are what they are. But the reality of that 198 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 3: and this is going to inflate them, that that perception 199 00:10:29,920 --> 00:10:32,000 Speaker 3: is going to inflate them. And I'm not gonna take 200 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,600 Speaker 3: away from them, but they're beatable. If you look at 201 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 3: them one week before, they were way down against Texas 202 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 3: and just pulled it out on the last second play 203 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 3: to win it. So, you know, I think you got 204 00:10:44,840 --> 00:10:47,000 Speaker 3: to and I think it's great. I mean, I want 205 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 3: them coming in there believing they're fifty two to six. 206 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 3: But I'll be honest with you, and I don't say 207 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 3: this very much. Jacksonville phoned that in. It was an 208 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:59,880 Speaker 3: embarrassing performance by Jacksonville. I'm surprised anybody survived this week 209 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 3: in Jacksonville. It was just terrible. And if you go 210 00:11:03,360 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 3: into a game and you play that way against them, 211 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 3: you know that is what's gonna happen. You know, since 212 00:11:08,600 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 3: Brad went in there, Brad Holmes, who was a young 213 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:14,160 Speaker 3: scout when I was with us in Saint Louis, when 214 00:11:14,200 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 3: I was back there, and the job that Dan has 215 00:11:16,880 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 3: done is really it's almost mind boggling. It's almost breathtaking 216 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:25,120 Speaker 3: from what your perception was of the Lions for so long. 217 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 3: And they're just they're full of good players. They're not 218 00:11:28,679 --> 00:11:32,199 Speaker 3: glamorous in some ways, and I think they're beatable. I 219 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 3: think they have good talent. I don't think it's super 220 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 3: talent everywhere. They're not schematically challenging. They're very sound, but 221 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 3: they're not really schematically challenging. And you know, but they're very, 222 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 3: very physical, so you know, you have to find the 223 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:48,960 Speaker 3: physical game. I mean, I think you know, on offense, 224 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 3: it starts with their real sharp coordinator and Ben Johnson, 225 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 3: who's gonna be a head coach in this league in 226 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 3: January or February. There isn't any doubt about that. He's 227 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:00,439 Speaker 3: going to be one of the most highly sought after guys. 228 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:06,120 Speaker 3: And it's driven, really, their offense is driven by two elements. Okay, 229 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 3: two tremendous runners. Okay, they have two. I think running 230 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:14,679 Speaker 3: back wise, Matt Gibbs in Montgomery. I think that's the 231 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 3: best tandem in the Lee. I don't think there's any 232 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 3: doubt about because they're not just guys that can beat you. 233 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: They can hit home runs. I was talking to my 234 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,839 Speaker 3: good friend Bill Belisak yesterday. We were talking about the 235 00:12:25,960 --> 00:12:28,319 Speaker 3: Lions because he's broken them down in x'es and o's, 236 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 3: and he said, you know, he made a good point. 237 00:12:30,960 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 3: He said, the one thing you don't realize about the 238 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 3: Lions is they're explosive and they have a lot of 239 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 3: two play drives for touchdowns, you know, and part of 240 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:40,920 Speaker 3: that is Gibbs. I mean he's six you know, he's 241 00:12:40,920 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 3: six point zero rushing with nine tackles and nine touchdowns, 242 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:49,160 Speaker 3: and Montgomery adds ten. So they have like nineteen touchdowns 243 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,640 Speaker 3: between two guys, So you know, they're really driven by 244 00:12:52,720 --> 00:12:55,080 Speaker 3: those guys. And then the other guy they're driven by, 245 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 3: obviously is Saint Brown. I mean Saint Brown with sixty 246 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 3: five catches is far and away. They're leading guys, so 247 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 3: you know, at the end of the day, there's there's 248 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 3: several things you have to do to win the game. 249 00:13:08,440 --> 00:13:12,120 Speaker 3: But to start with, you have to control Gibbs in Montgomery. 250 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 3: You can't let them get big plays. They're gonna get 251 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 3: some yards, but you can't let them get those sixty 252 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 3: yard runs, those explosives. And then you got to have 253 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,599 Speaker 3: a plan for Saint Brown because when in doubt, the 254 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,400 Speaker 3: ball is gonna go to Saint Brown. Now, also the 255 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 3: reason they're explosive is Williams is, you know, Williams is 256 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 3: their deep threat at receiver. He's like twenty two yards 257 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 3: per catch. And I don't know if they get Laporta 258 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 3: back or not. Laporta is one of the premiere tight ends, 259 00:13:38,880 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 3: if not the best tight end, and he's you know, 260 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:45,120 Speaker 3: he's averaging well over fourteen yards a game catch. So 261 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 3: they've got, along with Saint Brown and the Runners, they've 262 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 3: got some guys that can push it deep. Their offensive 263 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 3: lines is very very good. Now, Decker came back and played. 264 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 3: They struggled a little bit against the Texans, not a 265 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 3: little bit a lot Without Decker. They're left. He didn't 266 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,719 Speaker 3: play in that one, and they were you know, the 267 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,839 Speaker 3: Texans were able to really hurt them off the edge. Now, 268 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:08,679 Speaker 3: Decker came back last week, you know, and when their 269 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:10,800 Speaker 3: whole there, there is any question about it. It's a 270 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,240 Speaker 3: very good line. They love to run behind Sewol on 271 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 3: the right side. You know, he's a big post up blocker, 272 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,920 Speaker 3: also a great puller. They like to run those toss 273 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,720 Speaker 3: cracks with him. And then you know, for the most 274 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:25,239 Speaker 3: part on offense, then it comes back to the quarterback, 275 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 3: and we can all have different feelings on him. You know, 276 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 3: I think if you're I think that the advantage he's 277 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 3: had and he's got great numbers over the years. He's 278 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 3: got great numbers, but he's played with great supporting casts 279 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,640 Speaker 3: and great coaching staffs. He's had every advantage in the world. 280 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 3: You know, two weeks ago against the Texans, he's stunk 281 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 3: with five interceptions. Last week he had a perfection quarterback rating. Yeah, 282 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 3: but let me tell you this. He played in a 283 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 3: rocking chair last week. I mean, he literally played in 284 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 3: a rocking chair. It was unbelievable. I don't think. I 285 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 3: don't think his numbers indicate exactly who he is. I 286 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 3: think the fact that when you go to QBR he's thirteen, 287 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:11,960 Speaker 3: you know, and you got and his quarter his touchdown 288 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 3: to interception ratio is twenty to nine, and that's added 289 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 3: this week. It was sixteen to nine going into Sunday. 290 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: So there's there's some very mediocre statistics with him too, 291 00:15:23,200 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 3: which we'll get into. And then on defense, they're coached 292 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:31,360 Speaker 3: by the hottest defensive ticket and Aaron and Aaron Glenn, 293 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 3: who I literally worked out coming out of Texas A 294 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 3: and M a long time ago, and he really has 295 00:15:37,040 --> 00:15:39,400 Speaker 3: those guys home, and I mean he's you know, they're 296 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:43,040 Speaker 3: they're not a strategic problem. I mean they're very very basic, 297 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,640 Speaker 3: but they play excited and they play physical. I mean 298 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,480 Speaker 3: when they pursue, they're going to try to take your 299 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:53,040 Speaker 3: head off. You just know this now. I think there's 300 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 3: not a ton of ambient players over there. There really isn't. 301 00:15:56,840 --> 00:15:57,000 Speaker 2: You know. 302 00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,560 Speaker 3: There's a lot of good players, but not you know, 303 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:02,800 Speaker 3: necessarily a ton of ambient players. I mean, you know, 304 00:16:03,280 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 3: even though their specialized stuff, you know, is really good. 305 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 3: They're fifth against the score special situations, red zone three 306 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 3: and third down one, which are outstanding, but there's also 307 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 3: a mediocre quality to them when you look at them. 308 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 3: They're thirteenth total and they're twenty seven versus the past, 309 00:16:22,080 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: So It isn't like this is the eighty five Bears either. Now, 310 00:16:25,840 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 3: I think it really hurt them to lose. Hutchison was 311 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:33,680 Speaker 3: the one guy on that defense that is totally an 312 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,520 Speaker 3: ambient player. I mean, he was a handful. And what 313 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 3: they're now hoping and he finally got his first action 314 00:16:39,720 --> 00:16:43,560 Speaker 3: last week, is they traded for Zadarias Smith, who does 315 00:16:43,720 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 3: have sixty six career sacks, so they're hoping that he 316 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:51,240 Speaker 3: can really energize the pass rush. You know, they use 317 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 3: a lot of players lot and they use a lot 318 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 3: of base defense, and they use Rodriguez on the edge 319 00:16:59,280 --> 00:17:02,120 Speaker 3: along with no Lasky, you know, as kind of the 320 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 3: third linebacker. They're kind of combination sam backers and rush guys, 321 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,440 Speaker 3: and they'll give you that look you know, you know, 322 00:17:10,480 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 3: they'll give you those different looks. I think they have 323 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:18,160 Speaker 3: two of the best stackbackers in the league. Campbell he's 324 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:22,000 Speaker 3: got what seventy eight tackles as alone at the will. 325 00:17:22,080 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 3: Those guys are athletic and they really go. Now, Angelo 326 00:17:25,600 --> 00:17:27,280 Speaker 3: came out of the game and didn't come back, so 327 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:28,520 Speaker 3: that could be a loss. 328 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 2: Yeah he's on ir Yeah, he's yeah, they actually put 329 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 2: him on. Yeah, so he's going to miss at least 330 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,679 Speaker 2: the next couple of games, and they're saying he might 331 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:38,440 Speaker 2: actually be out until a potential playoff run. 332 00:17:38,760 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 3: Yeah. They you know, when he left, you know, it 333 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:43,639 Speaker 3: looked like he was really hurt. So that that doesn't 334 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 3: surprise me. I'm glad you tipped me off on that. 335 00:17:46,040 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 3: But you know, I think the two most the two 336 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 3: biggest threats they have in terms of the pass rush 337 00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 3: is of course to Darius Smith. You know, he did 338 00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:57,200 Speaker 3: get a sack last week, his first one with them. 339 00:17:57,680 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 3: And then I like McNeil the inside tackle. He's got 340 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 3: three and a half. He's really really quick. He'll give 341 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,400 Speaker 3: you problems at guard, you know. And then they're they're there. 342 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 3: Other guys will hang in there and they'll they'll play good. 343 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 3: Pascal on Wuzaiki and Reader, all those guys are decent. 344 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:14,280 Speaker 3: They play really hard. 345 00:18:14,920 --> 00:18:15,000 Speaker 1: Uh. 346 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 3: I really like their back end. Okay, I think and 347 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 3: and you'd expect that from an Aaron Glenn defense. I 348 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:25,080 Speaker 3: think Davis, you know, and Arnold Arnold the rookie and Davis, 349 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:28,120 Speaker 3: Carlton Davis, who was really good at Tampa. Those two 350 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 3: guys are good corners, you know, really good corners from 351 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 3: that standpoint. Uh, and the guys that are really having 352 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:39,240 Speaker 3: a great year are the two safeties. I mean, they're 353 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:42,639 Speaker 3: just you know, they're just playing their tail of Branson Joseph. 354 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 3: You know, those guys are experienced guys, but they have well, 355 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,600 Speaker 3: you know, they got well over one hundred tackles and 356 00:18:48,680 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 3: now they have eleven interceptions between them, so I mean, 357 00:18:52,119 --> 00:18:55,560 Speaker 3: they're they're real solid. And Mike Robertson is a good nickel, 358 00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 3: so you know, I think they're back and it's good. 359 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,359 Speaker 3: You're gonna have to challenge him, but they they're pretty 360 00:19:00,400 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 3: dog gone good. So you know, you put all together 361 00:19:03,240 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 3: and that you know, that's what we got and then 362 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 3: we'll get into the individual part of it. 363 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 2: Yep, let's do that right now as we start to 364 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 2: roll out the blueprints here for a cole twin Rick 365 00:19:12,040 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 2: Vincurry right there. This is inside football. Let's start first 366 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:18,000 Speaker 2: with the Lions on offense, and it's a unit that 367 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,399 Speaker 2: is guided by thirty year old Jared Golf in his 368 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 2: ninth season. You talked about him a little bit earlier, 369 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: but the Lions are scoring an NFL best thirty three 370 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:29,919 Speaker 2: points per game coming into Indianapolis. That's the best average 371 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:33,600 Speaker 2: in the NFL since the twenty eighteen Chiefs, and last 372 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 2: week against the Jags man it was all Lions on 373 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 2: offense franchise record six hundred and forty five yards. They 374 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 2: also set club marks in first downs with thirty eight 375 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 2: and they scored a touchdown on their first seven offensive drives. 376 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 2: Golf turned in one of the best quarterback performances in 377 00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:55,680 Speaker 2: Lions history, perfect passer rating one fifty eight point three 378 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,240 Speaker 2: for the third time in his career. He was twenty 379 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:00,399 Speaker 2: four out of twenty nine for four one hundred and 380 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 2: twelve yards averaged fourteen point one yards per attempt, which 381 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 2: is unbelievable, and he also had four touchdowns. And his 382 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,800 Speaker 2: big day led to record setting days for his top 383 00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 2: two targets. A Monross Saint Brown finished with one hundred 384 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: and sixty one Jamison Williams had one hundred and twenty four. 385 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 2: Both of those receivers are already over five hundred and 386 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,880 Speaker 2: ninety receiving yards for the season, and the running game 387 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 2: is equally as impressive as you talked about a little 388 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 2: bit earlier. Detroit as a team racking up over one 389 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,480 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty rushing yards per game. That's concerning against 390 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:38,240 Speaker 2: the Colts defense that's allowing over one hundred and forty 391 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 2: yards per game on the ground, the Lions have been 392 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,040 Speaker 2: over one hundred yards rushing in all ten of their games. 393 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,760 Speaker 2: The only other time they've done that as a franchise 394 00:20:47,240 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 2: nineteen thirty six. Jamier Gibbs and David Montgomery have each 395 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 2: topped eight hundred scrimmage yards and nine touchdowns, and the 396 00:20:55,760 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 2: Lions are the first team to have two running backs 397 00:20:58,119 --> 00:21:02,119 Speaker 2: post those numbers through ten games of any season in 398 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,919 Speaker 2: NFL history. The Lions are also really good situationally too. 399 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 2: They're sixth on third down, fourth in the red zone. 400 00:21:08,960 --> 00:21:11,800 Speaker 2: In fact, they have the fourth most red zone drives 401 00:21:12,280 --> 00:21:15,920 Speaker 2: and the third most red zone touchdowns on offense so 402 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:18,360 Speaker 2: far this season. So Rick, I mean, I could keep 403 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 2: going on and on and on for days. I could 404 00:21:20,400 --> 00:21:23,480 Speaker 2: talk about this Lion's offense for another three hours, but 405 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 2: I got to stop it somewhere. What else do you 406 00:21:25,880 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 2: want to note on the Lions big picture? When they've 407 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:28,520 Speaker 2: got the ball. 408 00:21:28,680 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 3: You're exactly right, but I think you got to be careful, 409 00:21:31,280 --> 00:21:34,120 Speaker 3: and everyone has to be careful. And this is something 410 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:36,040 Speaker 3: that I've you know that as a coach, I have 411 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,840 Speaker 3: a lot of experience with you can get enamored with 412 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 3: a lot of that, but in reality, in reality, when 413 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:47,359 Speaker 3: the game is closed, they're not playing the Jaguars. Okay, 414 00:21:47,760 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 3: there's two elements you have to stop. Okay, you've got 415 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 3: the running backs, either one of them in the game. 416 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 3: So you got to stop the running backs, and you 417 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:59,080 Speaker 3: got to stop Saint Brown. The rest of them are 418 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,920 Speaker 3: they're good play, you know, it's really amazing. They're in 419 00:22:01,960 --> 00:22:04,200 Speaker 3: the same division as the Vikings. But they remind me 420 00:22:04,320 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 3: of the Vikings because when you got ready to play 421 00:22:06,920 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 3: the Vikings, what did you have to stop. You had 422 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,239 Speaker 3: to stop Aaron Jones running the ball, and you had 423 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 3: to stop Jefferson catching the ball. Right it was, you know, 424 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 3: the offense hand was handed to Jones. Throw it to Jefferson. 425 00:22:18,720 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 3: Even though they have a few more weapons. When it's 426 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 3: all said and done, you peel the onion. You know, 427 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:29,480 Speaker 3: between those three guys they got twenty eight touchdowns. Take 428 00:22:29,560 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 3: twenty eight touchdowns off there, it's a different team. So 429 00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:35,399 Speaker 3: I think, don't get too lost and everything else. Now, 430 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,240 Speaker 3: and particularly if Laporta isn't at full strength, then it 431 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,240 Speaker 3: really comes back down to that. Now they'll use some 432 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 3: different force andel groupings, but they're not real challenging strategically. 433 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 3: They like a lot of two tight ends. They're twelve 434 00:22:50,520 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 3: some of their twelves. Sometimes they will have a full 435 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 3: back in the backfield. One of the tight ends is 436 00:22:55,760 --> 00:22:58,879 Speaker 3: a full back. Sometimes thirteen to three tight ends, and 437 00:22:58,960 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 3: then of course they're eleven personnel with three wideouts. Again 438 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:04,760 Speaker 3: they're gonna ride the running backs. And this is I 439 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:07,159 Speaker 3: go back to that first statement that I made in 440 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 3: my conversation with Belichick. Got to keep those guys in 441 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 3: this circle. What you can't do is let them get 442 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 3: those explosive plays. It's two plays and it's a touchdown. 443 00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 3: You got to keep them in the circle. You have 444 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 3: to stop the run first, no matter how you have 445 00:23:23,080 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 3: to load it. You can't let Gibbs and Montgomery get going. 446 00:23:26,520 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 3: They got nineteen touchdowns between them. Then you have to 447 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 3: defense Saint Brown. Saint Brown is number one. They are 448 00:23:34,119 --> 00:23:36,960 Speaker 3: gonna get him the ball. Like Jefferson, I don't think 449 00:23:37,040 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 3: he's as good as Jefferson, but he's His numbers are 450 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:43,639 Speaker 3: very very effective. And with the Lions with Ben Johnson 451 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:46,920 Speaker 3: does a really good job of is he creates free 452 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:50,720 Speaker 3: access for he creates free access for Saint Brown all 453 00:23:50,760 --> 00:23:53,680 Speaker 3: the time. So Saint Brown is going to be in stacks, 454 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 3: He's gonna be in bunches, coveyes, different kinds of areas. 455 00:23:57,560 --> 00:24:00,200 Speaker 3: So when you stop the run and then you have 456 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 3: a plan for Saint Brown, you got to know that 457 00:24:03,760 --> 00:24:08,440 Speaker 3: you have to defense him within bunches, within stacks. They're 458 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 3: not just gonna line him up stationary like Jefferson that 459 00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 3: he is going to move around and they're going to 460 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 3: gain free access. But at the end of the day, 461 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,640 Speaker 3: that's what the heck you have to stop. And then 462 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,360 Speaker 3: you got to make sure Williams doesn't get over the top. 463 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,200 Speaker 3: But that's a technical issue. You have to play him 464 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:27,359 Speaker 3: over the top. Say, if Laporter is ready to go, 465 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,280 Speaker 3: then there's got to be some Well, the only thing 466 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:33,000 Speaker 3: with Laporter you don't want to happen is you don't 467 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,520 Speaker 3: want him to get isolated on a bad matchup. And 468 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:38,400 Speaker 3: what they'll do is they'll put three receivers to one 469 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 3: side and then have laporta shift out to the weak 470 00:24:41,440 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 3: side and if he shifts out on a linebacker or 471 00:24:44,920 --> 00:24:47,920 Speaker 3: a safety and you leave that matchup out there, that's 472 00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 3: what you want to to avoid. Again, I like their 473 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 3: offensive line. I think it's you know, you know, it's 474 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 3: it's in the it's in the conversation for the best 475 00:24:56,680 --> 00:25:01,800 Speaker 3: in the business. Again, if Decker is hurting or he's 476 00:25:01,880 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 3: not there, they are vulnerable on their left side. They 477 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,159 Speaker 3: would prefer to run it right behind Sewell. As I 478 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:13,080 Speaker 3: said before, he's a you know, he's a good, great athlete, 479 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 3: and he's a good post up and he's a good 480 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 3: guy goff. Again, his numbers are staggering. If you want 481 00:25:20,400 --> 00:25:22,439 Speaker 3: to give him the benefit of the doubt, he's seventy 482 00:25:22,520 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 3: three percent completions, one hundred and twelve passer rating. You know. 483 00:25:28,080 --> 00:25:30,320 Speaker 3: But at the end of the day, he's thirteenth in 484 00:25:30,480 --> 00:25:34,400 Speaker 3: QBR and that's down from seventeen with a perfect game 485 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:38,760 Speaker 3: and his touchdown to pick racetiow he had five two 486 00:25:38,800 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 3: weeks ago, So I'm I'm not putting him in that category. 487 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 3: I've always felt that he always had a Cadillac. He 488 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 3: was driving a Mercedes, to be honest with you, And 489 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 3: I think if you getting his en Io've talked to 490 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 3: other people in the league, if you can get in 491 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 3: his face, which is hard because they protect him and 492 00:25:55,359 --> 00:25:57,800 Speaker 3: they protect him with the run. But if you can 493 00:25:57,880 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 3: get in his face, you can force the bad game 494 00:26:00,160 --> 00:26:03,879 Speaker 3: like the Texans did. All right, coach defensive blueprint for 495 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,560 Speaker 3: victory number one, and I've already kind of hit this. 496 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,280 Speaker 3: I'll just hit it again. We got to stop Gibbs. 497 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 3: We have to stop Gibbs and Montgomery. You know the 498 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:17,639 Speaker 3: nineteen touchdowns. You know they're well over twelve hundred yards. 499 00:26:18,480 --> 00:26:23,080 Speaker 3: Gibbs is slash and dash, Montgomery is banging. Cut This 500 00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,960 Speaker 3: tandem again over twelve hundred yards. And when they're going, 501 00:26:27,080 --> 00:26:29,280 Speaker 3: they make it easier for golf. They make golf. The 502 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,560 Speaker 3: quarterback numbers that he has again, I think it's the 503 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:35,359 Speaker 3: best tandem in football. You're going to have to play 504 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 3: eight around the box. You're gonna have to set the edge, 505 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,080 Speaker 3: and again they're going to make some yards. There is 506 00:26:41,119 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 3: at any doubt about it. What you don't want them 507 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,680 Speaker 3: to do is have those two play drives. You want 508 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 3: to keep that ball in this circle number two. 509 00:26:48,560 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: Right. 510 00:26:48,760 --> 00:26:51,920 Speaker 3: Along with that, you've got to stop Saint Brown sixty 511 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 3: five catches, the next guy has twenty four. That's why 512 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 3: I say, you don't want to overanalyze this. You got 513 00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 3: to kind of keep it simple and understand when you 514 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,800 Speaker 3: get ready to play him. This is the practical approach. 515 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:07,200 Speaker 3: Now he's got the nine touchdowns, he's really critical. I'm 516 00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 3: third down in the red area. Game on the line. 517 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 3: Make somebody else beat you than Saint Brown, okay. And 518 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:17,480 Speaker 3: you gotta scheme him. You can't just say we're gonna 519 00:27:17,480 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 3: line up and play him like we did with Jefferson's 520 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:21,960 Speaker 3: dad doesn't work, okay, And you got to be able 521 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,680 Speaker 3: to scheme him through stacks and bunches. I drew a 522 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 3: line right there in our communication, and I said, in 523 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 3: the end, don't let number one and number two beat you. 524 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:34,639 Speaker 3: You stop number one and number two, you'll be in 525 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter with a chance to win it. Number three. 526 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 3: You got to keep Williams in front of you. You're 527 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 3: not gonna do it. You don't. You're not gonna have 528 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,720 Speaker 3: a game plan for that is your corners, your nickels, 529 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,720 Speaker 3: your safety. Keep him in front. He's you know, he's 530 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:53,040 Speaker 3: got a lot of yards per catch. And then with Laporta, 531 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,359 Speaker 3: don't let him get a bad matchup. Don't don't allow 532 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,200 Speaker 3: them to split and move him around and get him isolated. 533 00:27:59,520 --> 00:28:01,680 Speaker 3: Will you do don't want him? And like I said, 534 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 3: a lot of times. What they do is they'll shift 535 00:28:03,840 --> 00:28:05,680 Speaker 3: him out to the weak side by himself and see 536 00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 3: who's got him. Okay, we got to match the talent 537 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 3: and intensity of their offensive line. We talk, I've heard 538 00:28:12,359 --> 00:28:14,640 Speaker 3: so much about how good our defensive line is. Well, 539 00:28:15,119 --> 00:28:17,720 Speaker 3: you know, this is a week that you're playing against 540 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:19,920 Speaker 3: the best. You talk about the game within the game. 541 00:28:20,400 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 3: This is the best against the best, and you have 542 00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:26,480 Speaker 3: to match their intensity. This is the challenge of the 543 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 3: year for our front guys. So you know, I think 544 00:28:29,600 --> 00:28:32,840 Speaker 3: that's critical. You got to monitor that left tackle position 545 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,720 Speaker 3: for them if it's anything but full strength, and that's 546 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,840 Speaker 3: where you got to attack it. And number five, you 547 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 3: got to ruin Golf's day. Okay, you got to make 548 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 3: him play from disadvantage. No matter what the numbers say, 549 00:28:44,720 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 3: he's still a game manager, and game managers need to 550 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:52,760 Speaker 3: be ahead and account. Make you make him an average quarterback. 551 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,360 Speaker 3: If you're in his face and you make him throw 552 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:59,400 Speaker 3: a validate that twenty point nine ratio. Validate the five 553 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,840 Speaker 3: picks for the Texans take away the backs in Saint 554 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,600 Speaker 3: Brown forced Golf to win the game. You're gonna have 555 00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,800 Speaker 3: to bring add ons in pressure because they're gonna be 556 00:29:09,800 --> 00:29:11,200 Speaker 3: able to pick you up. They're gonna be able to 557 00:29:11,240 --> 00:29:13,920 Speaker 3: block you. So you're gonna have to bring blitzes and 558 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 3: pressure or else he'll shred you. But if you collapse him, 559 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 3: I really believe that he will melt. I look at 560 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,360 Speaker 3: their offense as a very excellent team, but I don't 561 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 3: think they have a great quarterback. And I get pushed 562 00:29:26,560 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 3: back and I really don't care. 563 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, ball take right there, Rick vent Turiy a hot 564 00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,240 Speaker 2: take on Jared Goff. You talk about that pressure, It's 565 00:29:33,240 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 2: gonna be really interesting. The Lions have given up only 566 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 2: one sack in their last three games coming into this one. 567 00:29:38,760 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 2: All right, that's half of the blueprints right there with 568 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,480 Speaker 2: Rick Van Terry here on Inside Football, I'm Matt Taylor. 569 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the Lions on defense now. And you 570 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:49,400 Speaker 2: know this, this is a really good unit. It doesn't 571 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 2: get nearly the praise the offense does, but they're really 572 00:29:53,040 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 2: really good. Let's start first with the injuries though, Like 573 00:29:55,440 --> 00:29:59,080 Speaker 2: you talked about a little bit earlier, linebacker Alex Anzeloni, 574 00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 2: a team captain. He's going to be out at least 575 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 2: the next six to eight after breaking his forearm last 576 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:08,520 Speaker 2: week against the Jaguars. He's on ir so that means 577 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,720 Speaker 2: Jack Campbell and Malcolm Rodriguez will see more action in 578 00:30:11,760 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 2: the middle of that defense. And they're already down a 579 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:17,560 Speaker 2: couple of really good edge rushers. You've got Marcus Davenport's 580 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:20,280 Speaker 2: not going to play in this game. Aiden Hutchinson is 581 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:23,320 Speaker 2: out for Sunday's game as well. But that being said, 582 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 2: the Lions still give up only seventeen a game. They've 583 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:29,480 Speaker 2: allowed twenty three or less than four straight. They rank 584 00:30:29,560 --> 00:30:33,000 Speaker 2: fifth against the rush, giving up only ninety five yards 585 00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 2: per game, including just forty one to the Jaguars last Sunday. 586 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 2: They haven't allowed a one hundred yard rusher since twenty 587 00:30:40,480 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 2: twenty two. That's a streak that spans twenty nine games. 588 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:47,040 Speaker 2: But they're a little bit more susceptible to the pass. 589 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:49,800 Speaker 2: They allow two thirty two through the air, but they 590 00:30:49,880 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 2: do make you pay with interceptions. They've recorded fourteen picks 591 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:56,280 Speaker 2: on the season. That's the second most in the NFL, 592 00:30:56,760 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 2: and strong safety Kirby Joseph leads the NFL with of 593 00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 2: them already, Joseph and fellow safety Brian Branch they're one 594 00:31:04,800 --> 00:31:07,400 Speaker 2: of the best safety payers in the NFL. They are 595 00:31:07,480 --> 00:31:10,000 Speaker 2: the only set of teammates in the NFL this year 596 00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:13,360 Speaker 2: to each have at least four picks. The Lions have 597 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 2: a takeaway in every game. They're the best team in 598 00:31:15,800 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 2: the NFL on third down, giving up conversions only thirty 599 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,560 Speaker 2: percent of the time. And one final thing on the 600 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:24,560 Speaker 2: Lions defense that stood out to me in terms of 601 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:27,920 Speaker 2: the prep rick, they really clamp down on you in 602 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:31,240 Speaker 2: the second quarter. They've allowed just forty three points in 603 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:34,920 Speaker 2: the second quarter this season. That's just four point three 604 00:31:35,080 --> 00:31:39,000 Speaker 2: points per second quarter. That's allowed them to outscore their 605 00:31:39,040 --> 00:31:42,400 Speaker 2: opponents in the second period by a whopping one hundred 606 00:31:42,400 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 2: and four points on the season. That's by far the 607 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 2: widest margin in the NFL so far. So that's kind 608 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,160 Speaker 2: of what the Lions do, at least on the outside 609 00:31:51,200 --> 00:31:54,320 Speaker 2: looking in. They kind of feel you out early on defense, 610 00:31:54,680 --> 00:31:57,280 Speaker 2: but then they strangle you right before halftime. So what 611 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 2: else do you want to highlight on the Lions on defense? 612 00:32:00,080 --> 00:32:02,840 Speaker 3: Well, when you look at why, you know why they're 613 00:32:02,880 --> 00:32:06,440 Speaker 3: doing well. You know, from a defensive standpoint when they're 614 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 3: but their stats are not nearly as gaudy as their offense, right, 615 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 3: That's that's for sure. But it starts with their points 616 00:32:13,040 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 3: you know they're they're they're number five in the league, 617 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 3: so they're stingy. You know, they're not giving you a 618 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 3: lot of points. And the two reasons within that if 619 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:26,080 Speaker 3: you peel that back, is their two specialized defenses are 620 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:29,240 Speaker 3: just outstanding. I mean, you know, on third down they're 621 00:32:29,360 --> 00:32:31,960 Speaker 3: number one in the league, so you know they're stopping 622 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,560 Speaker 3: you on third down. They're getting off the field. And 623 00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,959 Speaker 3: in the red zone they're number three. So even if 624 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,680 Speaker 3: you move the ball, they're able to bone it up 625 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:43,280 Speaker 3: pretty good and do a good job in the red zone. 626 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 3: Now that's the good news that that's a that's a 627 00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,320 Speaker 3: stat for greatness. Now when you go with a stat 628 00:32:50,440 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 3: for mediocre. And this is also why I think you 629 00:32:52,800 --> 00:32:56,600 Speaker 3: can win the game if you isolated down is they're 630 00:32:56,800 --> 00:32:59,600 Speaker 3: they're thirteenth total. I mean, that's good, but it's still 631 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 3: in the middle. It isn't great. They're tenth in rush 632 00:33:03,880 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 3: defense per which is four point three, and they're twenty 633 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,840 Speaker 3: eighth versus the pass. So you know, this is a 634 00:33:11,920 --> 00:33:16,480 Speaker 3: team that has top line statistics, but its top line, 635 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 3: it has bottom line statistics also that on a given 636 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 3: day like against the Texans, that can actually cost them. 637 00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:27,720 Speaker 3: You mentioned the players. I think it really hurts them 638 00:33:27,760 --> 00:33:30,840 Speaker 3: to lose ends alone. I think they've been really knit, 639 00:33:31,040 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 3: really tight. Again, they're not real challenging. What they try 640 00:33:35,240 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 3: to do is they try to take your running game 641 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:41,760 Speaker 3: away on first down with heavy threats I mean heavy 642 00:33:41,840 --> 00:33:45,280 Speaker 3: fronts and eight man coverages. I mean they try to 643 00:33:45,360 --> 00:33:48,040 Speaker 3: make sure they commit to the run. They're not a 644 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:51,800 Speaker 3: big pressure team, but they're gonna play eight man front coverages. 645 00:33:52,240 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 3: They're gonna mix mans and zones, and they're gonna play 646 00:33:56,120 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 3: a lot of good edge defense. And like I said, 647 00:33:59,280 --> 00:34:03,520 Speaker 3: usually that guy is Rodriguez or if he goes back 648 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 3: to the stack, then they'll be Noawawski. They got a 649 00:34:05,720 --> 00:34:09,960 Speaker 3: couple of guys that play those edges pretty well. Again, 650 00:34:10,160 --> 00:34:14,000 Speaker 3: Campbell is very very productive in the middle. You know, 651 00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:16,680 Speaker 3: he's got what do we say, seventy eight tackles or something. 652 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:22,120 Speaker 3: He's just outstanding running past kid in that regard. Their 653 00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:26,719 Speaker 3: defensive line really, you know, suffers from the loss of 654 00:34:27,560 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 3: you know, from the loss of Hutcheson. I mean their mediocre. 655 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 3: They're fourteenth in sacks, not great. What they're hoping is 656 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:38,839 Speaker 3: that Zadarius Smith, who got his first action for them 657 00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 3: last week. You know who's the sixty six sacked guy 658 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,880 Speaker 3: career wives. They're hoping that he can kind of fill 659 00:34:44,960 --> 00:34:47,040 Speaker 3: that void and give him kind of I don't know 660 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:49,360 Speaker 3: if it's ambient, but give him that three tailand all 661 00:34:49,480 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 3: guy on the edge with McNeil inside. McNeil is very 662 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,839 Speaker 3: very active. He's a little bit like Oliver from Buffalo Back. 663 00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:02,040 Speaker 3: You know they're not, but he's very very quick if 664 00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:04,480 Speaker 3: he gets into edge on you. They've got a young 665 00:35:04,600 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 3: kid named Houston, number forty one who's come in and 666 00:35:09,200 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 3: he's kind of become the other edge rusher, So you know, 667 00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:15,080 Speaker 3: that's what they do. They don't give you a ton 668 00:35:15,160 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 3: of blitz, although we tend to attract it because they 669 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,960 Speaker 3: don't want to let Richardson get going, so they'll bring 670 00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 3: more people and you know, kind of again, I like 671 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 3: their corners, I really do. Arnold and Davis and Robertson 672 00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:33,480 Speaker 3: give him three pretty good corners. I guess at the 673 00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,080 Speaker 3: end of the day, as I made that, as I 674 00:35:36,200 --> 00:35:41,759 Speaker 3: made that emphatic kind of prophecy about how you have 675 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:43,480 Speaker 3: to stop the two running backs and you have to 676 00:35:43,520 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 3: stop Brown and then everything else take care of it. 677 00:35:45,600 --> 00:35:47,879 Speaker 3: So I think you got to make sure that three 678 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 3: guys are really accounted for all the time. And that's Campbell, 679 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:54,960 Speaker 3: you know, with seventy plus tackles, and that's that playmaking 680 00:35:55,120 --> 00:35:58,800 Speaker 3: safety duel of Branch and Joseph. I don't know that 681 00:35:58,920 --> 00:36:02,399 Speaker 3: any two safeties together are playing as well as those guys, 682 00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,239 Speaker 3: because I mean, not just it's not just tackles, it's 683 00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 3: well over one hundred tackles, but it's eleven picks as well. 684 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,719 Speaker 3: So again the Colts, now the Colts offensive blueprint. I 685 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,400 Speaker 3: think number one, you really have to be able to 686 00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,520 Speaker 3: run the ball effectively. You know, they're tenth in the 687 00:36:19,640 --> 00:36:23,600 Speaker 3: league per you know, I think they're strong inside. I 688 00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,360 Speaker 3: look at him. I look at him against Texas the 689 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:29,360 Speaker 3: Texans and mix In had a really good day. I 690 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:32,680 Speaker 3: mean they the Texans pounded him and they were able 691 00:36:32,760 --> 00:36:36,560 Speaker 3: to run off tackle and on the edge, and a 692 00:36:36,640 --> 00:36:39,480 Speaker 3: lot of times they'll put your The Texans put the 693 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:41,960 Speaker 3: two tight ends together, which I call the why Why wing, 694 00:36:42,600 --> 00:36:45,160 Speaker 3: and they powered and zone in there pretty good. And 695 00:36:45,280 --> 00:36:48,280 Speaker 3: I think, you know, you have to pound with JT 696 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:52,320 Speaker 3: and just absolutely pound with him and keep things going, 697 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:56,560 Speaker 3: uh in that regard, you know, And and then I 698 00:36:56,680 --> 00:37:00,719 Speaker 3: think number two, you got to keep AR just like 699 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,480 Speaker 3: we did last week. This is an NCAA offense now. 700 00:37:04,160 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 3: Is he gives you the zone reads, he gives you 701 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:11,279 Speaker 3: spread runs, You can spread them out and run it. 702 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,919 Speaker 3: You give him the misdirection, fake off of the off 703 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:17,320 Speaker 3: of the dives and the and the zones to JT 704 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,840 Speaker 3: and slow them down. Slow that great pursuit that they 705 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:24,640 Speaker 3: play with. So you've got to make them defend those 706 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 3: two guys across the board all day long. You know, 707 00:37:28,719 --> 00:37:32,240 Speaker 3: misdirect with them, run right at him, keep them totally 708 00:37:32,320 --> 00:37:35,760 Speaker 3: off balance, eat some clock, eat some time of possession, 709 00:37:35,920 --> 00:37:39,000 Speaker 3: keep that fast paced offense off the field. I think 710 00:37:39,120 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 3: Number three, even though I like their corners, and I've 711 00:37:42,719 --> 00:37:45,319 Speaker 3: said that, I think they're good players, but I think 712 00:37:45,400 --> 00:37:48,000 Speaker 3: Pierce and Mitchell are really hot right now. I think 713 00:37:48,040 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 3: they're really hot. And on early downs and now, particularly 714 00:37:52,640 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 3: back with AR five, you're gonna see single you're gonna 715 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,439 Speaker 3: see single high coverage, or you're gonna see a tight 716 00:37:58,520 --> 00:38:01,440 Speaker 3: four coverage, and those corners they're going to be undressed 717 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:04,880 Speaker 3: all day. So I think you have to attack them, 718 00:38:05,480 --> 00:38:09,719 Speaker 3: go for the explosives. Pierce and Mitchell are on their 719 00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:12,400 Speaker 3: game right now. Both of them can run by you, 720 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 3: no matter what kind of coverage you have. So let's 721 00:38:15,600 --> 00:38:18,480 Speaker 3: go after them, no question about that. The other thing 722 00:38:18,640 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 3: is I like against this team, I like before the snap, 723 00:38:22,520 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 3: across the ball motion, take your slot, you know, whichever 724 00:38:26,320 --> 00:38:27,840 Speaker 3: guy he is. You know, we use a lot of 725 00:38:27,880 --> 00:38:31,839 Speaker 3: that orbit with downs, but you want to take guys 726 00:38:31,880 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 3: from one side all the way to the other. And 727 00:38:34,760 --> 00:38:37,960 Speaker 3: what that'll do is that tends to make them show 728 00:38:38,800 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 3: whether they're in man and man's own And that kind 729 00:38:41,200 --> 00:38:44,880 Speaker 3: of thing can really help Anthony, those kinds of pre 730 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:47,160 Speaker 3: snap looks where he can get a look and he 731 00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:50,959 Speaker 3: knows at least it's zone versus man. Okay. I also 732 00:38:51,120 --> 00:38:54,240 Speaker 3: think we've got to maintain it and you don't start 733 00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 3: with it, but it will come to you. Is that 734 00:38:56,880 --> 00:39:01,520 Speaker 3: effective play action? Because they have aggressive linebackers. I mean, 735 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:04,160 Speaker 3: Campbell didn't had that seventy eight tackles and AM's alone 736 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 3: went too far behind because they are taught to flow, 737 00:39:08,520 --> 00:39:12,000 Speaker 3: hit and get after you. And so again, if you 738 00:39:12,239 --> 00:39:15,480 Speaker 3: establish that and you make them do that, that middle 739 00:39:15,480 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 3: of the field is open, just like it was Sunday. 740 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:20,880 Speaker 3: The seams in the middle of the field come open 741 00:39:21,440 --> 00:39:25,480 Speaker 3: because you've established now a running game that takes you 742 00:39:25,640 --> 00:39:30,600 Speaker 3: across the board and now you've got those openings inside. Okay, 743 00:39:31,200 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 3: So I think that's really important. Also, sometimes if you 744 00:39:35,920 --> 00:39:38,160 Speaker 3: cut your splits that if you get them to play 745 00:39:38,239 --> 00:39:40,920 Speaker 3: cover four John Gruden used to do all this time. 746 00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:43,920 Speaker 3: You take your splits in it a little tighter and 747 00:39:44,040 --> 00:39:47,439 Speaker 3: there you run the post and freeze the safety. Those 748 00:39:47,560 --> 00:39:49,680 Speaker 3: can be big plays in that sense. And then at 749 00:39:49,719 --> 00:39:51,920 Speaker 3: the end of the day, you know, if you do 750 00:39:52,080 --> 00:39:55,320 Speaker 3: get behind an account, just make sure you have protection 751 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:59,759 Speaker 3: on Smith, you know, on Zadarius Smith, and make sure 752 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:04,400 Speaker 3: that you have protection on Neil, and just expect on 753 00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:07,440 Speaker 3: those third and longs. Expect a barrage of blitz. Is 754 00:40:07,480 --> 00:40:10,759 Speaker 3: no question about that. So I mean that's it. I 755 00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:13,719 Speaker 3: think that there's a blueprint there. To win the game, 756 00:40:14,160 --> 00:40:16,759 Speaker 3: you have to execute and play smart, no. 757 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:19,440 Speaker 2: Doubt about that. Rick vent Turrey, well done right there. 758 00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:22,320 Speaker 2: Those are his blueprints for a Colts win over the 759 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:25,920 Speaker 2: nine to one Detroit Lions, a team that has won 760 00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:29,200 Speaker 2: eight straight games, playing at Lucas Oil Stadium for the 761 00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:32,640 Speaker 2: first time in eight years, and to close out you know, 762 00:40:32,760 --> 00:40:34,440 Speaker 2: I go back to something we talked about a few 763 00:40:34,480 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 2: weeks ago when the Bills came to town, Rick, the 764 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:38,960 Speaker 2: Bills were one of the best teams in the AFC, 765 00:40:39,160 --> 00:40:42,320 Speaker 2: still are by the way upsetting the Chiefs over the weekend. 766 00:40:42,800 --> 00:40:45,920 Speaker 2: The Lions are clearly the class of the NFL right now. 767 00:40:46,000 --> 00:40:48,680 Speaker 2: With that nine to one record. It's a huge chance 768 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:50,920 Speaker 2: for the Colts to make a statement, make a statement 769 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,279 Speaker 2: coming off a big come from behind win, a chance 770 00:40:54,360 --> 00:40:57,160 Speaker 2: to back that up, and it's another chance at home 771 00:40:57,360 --> 00:40:59,600 Speaker 2: in the batter's box to take another swing at one 772 00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:03,080 Speaker 2: of the best teams in professional football. I can't wait 773 00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:06,799 Speaker 2: to see how Anthony Richardson responds, how the Colts are 774 00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:09,439 Speaker 2: going to respond, and how they're prepared to play well 775 00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,560 Speaker 2: in a potential statement game heading into the home stretch 776 00:41:12,600 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 2: of the regular season. 777 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:16,799 Speaker 3: Here, yeah, I'm totally with you on that. I mean, 778 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,480 Speaker 3: you know, to me in the end, you know, we 779 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,759 Speaker 3: talked a little bit about Buffalo. Maybe we can even 780 00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:26,360 Speaker 3: you know, double it for this one because of the 781 00:41:26,440 --> 00:41:30,000 Speaker 3: perception of last week's game. In the end, really, this 782 00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:32,799 Speaker 3: is an opportunity of a lifetime. I mean, you come 783 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:36,080 Speaker 3: off a huge come from behind must win in the 784 00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:38,920 Speaker 3: AFC on the road, and now you come home to 785 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,000 Speaker 3: play the NFC's elite team to be honest with you, 786 00:41:42,520 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 3: and you know what, as a kid, as a player, 787 00:41:45,520 --> 00:41:49,040 Speaker 3: you've worked a lifetime to play the NFL best you 788 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:53,200 Speaker 3: your life as an NFL baller, it's not about beating 789 00:41:53,280 --> 00:41:57,680 Speaker 3: the bad or the mediocre. It's about competing with and 790 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:01,000 Speaker 3: beating the best. And if you're not ready for this one, 791 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:04,040 Speaker 3: then man, you need to get an office job somewhere. 792 00:42:04,160 --> 00:42:07,240 Speaker 3: I'm telling you what I love about playing the Lions, 793 00:42:07,480 --> 00:42:09,320 Speaker 3: and I mean this with all my heart because I 794 00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 3: grew up in the old days of the Black and 795 00:42:11,200 --> 00:42:15,640 Speaker 3: Blue Division. It will check your manhood, all right. Not 796 00:42:15,760 --> 00:42:18,600 Speaker 3: to quote the Bible too much, but the meek will 797 00:42:18,719 --> 00:42:21,680 Speaker 3: not inherit the earth in the luke this Sunday. Okay, 798 00:42:22,200 --> 00:42:25,440 Speaker 3: the winner this Sunday will be the team that comes 799 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:30,000 Speaker 3: to kick ass physically and win a street fight. When 800 00:42:30,040 --> 00:42:32,680 Speaker 3: we were kids, and you were a kid as a player, 801 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:35,960 Speaker 3: you played King of the Hill. Remember in the neighborhood. 802 00:42:36,440 --> 00:42:39,719 Speaker 3: There was no finesse to that. It's no different this 803 00:42:39,880 --> 00:42:44,960 Speaker 3: Sunday than Lucas. They are absolutely beatable. The Jags phoned 804 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:48,520 Speaker 3: it in and they cowered down to them. They shrunk 805 00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:52,080 Speaker 3: like the wicked wist of the West. The Texans, knock 806 00:42:52,200 --> 00:42:55,600 Speaker 3: the hell out of them. You and you alone, control 807 00:42:55,680 --> 00:42:59,160 Speaker 3: your destiny. Sunday, bring your a game in all aspects. 808 00:42:59,239 --> 00:43:03,879 Speaker 3: That's coaches, that's players, that's fans. Put it out there, 809 00:43:04,360 --> 00:43:08,240 Speaker 3: hold nothing back, empty your bucket, and on Monday morning, 810 00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:12,320 Speaker 3: you'll be the story in the National Football League in 811 00:43:12,400 --> 00:43:18,080 Speaker 3: the end, face your fears, live your dreams. What an opportunity. 812 00:43:19,640 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 2: Round of applause right there, let's go. Rick Venturrey his 813 00:43:22,800 --> 00:43:25,680 Speaker 2: final instructions to the Colts to get a big win. 814 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:28,320 Speaker 2: Week twelve, the nine to one Lions come calling to 815 00:43:28,400 --> 00:43:31,200 Speaker 2: Lucas Oil Stadium, and again, what a chance it is 816 00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,960 Speaker 2: for the Colts to play well and hopefully knock off 817 00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:37,759 Speaker 2: a team that is pretty complete in all three phases. Rick, 818 00:43:37,840 --> 00:43:41,160 Speaker 2: killer job as always with the blueprints. You know this team, 819 00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:44,080 Speaker 2: the Lions, that is inside and out already. Can't wait 820 00:43:44,120 --> 00:43:46,080 Speaker 2: for even more knowledge coming out of your mouth coming 821 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:49,040 Speaker 2: up on Sunday. Enjoy the rest of your week, rest up, 822 00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 2: and we'll see in the booth for a big game. 823 00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:55,279 Speaker 3: Okay, partner, I can't wait. We'll see on Sunday. Holler 824 00:43:55,360 --> 00:43:56,160 Speaker 3: at me anytime. 825 00:43:56,280 --> 00:43:58,239 Speaker 2: You got it, brother, Good chance for the Colts to 826 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:01,240 Speaker 2: see one of the best teams up and in person. 827 00:44:01,360 --> 00:44:03,920 Speaker 2: Rick Finn Turrey right there, and that's gonna do it 828 00:44:04,000 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 2: for this edition of Inside Football. That's literally everything you 829 00:44:07,560 --> 00:44:10,640 Speaker 2: need to know about this matchup. Reminder, though, we're gonna 830 00:44:10,680 --> 00:44:13,680 Speaker 2: do it again next week breaking down the New England Patriots. 831 00:44:14,040 --> 00:44:16,959 Speaker 2: It'll be the final game for the Colts before the bye. 832 00:44:17,080 --> 00:44:20,080 Speaker 2: The Colts have the latest by the NFL offers this year, 833 00:44:20,560 --> 00:44:23,120 Speaker 2: and that is gonna be the first weekend of December, 834 00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,359 Speaker 2: the Patriots game. That is the first weekend of December. Yes, 835 00:44:26,480 --> 00:44:30,080 Speaker 2: that is correct. December is almost here, folks, But until then, 836 00:44:30,560 --> 00:44:32,640 Speaker 2: be sure to listen to everything we've got to offer 837 00:44:32,800 --> 00:44:34,880 Speaker 2: for you here on the Colts Audio Network, and then 838 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:37,680 Speaker 2: on Sunday we've got you on radio, getting you started 839 00:44:37,719 --> 00:44:39,959 Speaker 2: with the Colts pre game huddle beginning at ten am. 840 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:43,680 Speaker 2: That's on our flagship stations in Indianapolis ninety three five, 841 00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:46,200 Speaker 2: one oh seven five the Fan in ninety seven to 842 00:44:46,280 --> 00:44:49,879 Speaker 2: one Hank FM all day long on the Ascension Saint 843 00:44:49,960 --> 00:44:54,040 Speaker 2: Vincent Radio Network. Again for Rick vn Turrey, I'm Matt Taylor. 844 00:44:54,360 --> 00:44:57,600 Speaker 2: Thanks for listening to Inside Football ahead of the Colts 845 00:44:57,719 --> 00:45:00,400 Speaker 2: and the Lions in Week twelve, I'll talk to you 846 00:45:00,480 --> 00:45:02,880 Speaker 2: next week. Doing it right here again on the Colts 847 00:45:02,960 --> 00:45:04,160 Speaker 2: Audio Network. So long