1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: This is instant game reaction, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game and trying to make it ajustment 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: of the ball is by cal Pepany, catched it, how 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: he rubbles across the dolde touchdown for two young. 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 2: Stright airing out down. 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Bill down the far sideline looking for say Joel, and. 7 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: It's intercepted by the Colts. 8 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 3: Please ahead, touchdown in. 9 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: D Why Now, here's your host Jjsankovitz from Colts dot Com. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 3: What's up? 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: Everyone? 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 3: Welcome into another episode of instant Reaction here on the 13 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,239 Speaker 3: Colts Audio Network. I'm JJ's Tankovitz, joined every week by 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: Colt's Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks to break 15 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 3: down the Colt's latest game. 16 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:43,080 Speaker 1: Bill. 17 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 3: A chaotic game is how I described it in my 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 3: postgame article on Colts dot Com. But the Colts win 19 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 3: thirty one to twenty eight in overtime over the Tennessee Titans. 20 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 3: The Colts are now seven to five on the season. 21 00:00:58,000 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 3: We'll kind of get into the playoff implications here and 22 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:04,280 Speaker 3: little bit, but the overarching thing Bill that I just 23 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 3: got out of this team being in the locker room 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 3: at Nissan Stadium after this game was this team just 25 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 3: has this certain belief that like I can, I can 26 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:18,840 Speaker 3: sort of describe, but I want I wanted you, as 27 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 3: someone a former player, to kind of talk about what 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: that feels like in a locker room when you're in December, 29 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 3: you're in you know, these games that just matter, and 30 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: you're in a playoff race and you're having weird stuff 31 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 3: happen all over the field, but ultimately, deep down you're like, yeah, 32 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 3: we can go win this. Like when you talk about 33 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 3: the Colts belief, what do you get a sense of 34 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 3: it means for this team's playoff chances? And how important 35 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 3: how critical is it to have this kind of inscrutable, 36 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 3: unquantifiable aspect of this team right now? 37 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 2: Well, the only thing I can compare it to is 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 2: when I was with the Buffalo Bills and we would 39 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 2: play that game and there was sometimes there were games 40 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 2: where we didn't play well and we would be down 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 2: and you know, just not able to move the ball 42 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: or weren't able to stop someone. But there was this 43 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: belief that the guys had with each other that someone 44 00:02:18,639 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 2: was going to make a play to change things around. 45 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 2: You know, if it was someone on special teams or 46 00:02:25,480 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: on defense. You know, getting a sack, getting a block, 47 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 2: pont or a block, extra point, a block, field goal, 48 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 2: receiver making a play, running back making a big play. 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: We always had a feeling that someone was going to 50 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 2: make a play to change the momentum or change things around. 51 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 2: And when you have that confidence, you go on to 52 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,600 Speaker 2: each game knowing that you have an opportunity to win 53 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: a game. And when those guys believe in themselves and 54 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,080 Speaker 2: believe in that teammates and have that belief that no 55 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: matter what happens, what goes on in the game, that 56 00:02:59,760 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: some one's gonna make a play to turn things around, 57 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 2: and we're gonna get this thing right and we can 58 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: win these games. There's not a game that we cannot win, 59 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: no matter who we're playing or no matter who's in 60 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 2: there playing with us. If it's someone that's in there 61 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:18,280 Speaker 2: giving one of our stars a break or getting someone 62 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,679 Speaker 2: rest or someone's injured, someone's gonna make a play to 63 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 2: change things around. And then once that momentum stops coming 64 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 2: our way, we're gonna take the momentum and hopefully win 65 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 2: the game and change the game and get a victory 66 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: for our team. 67 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 3: I mean, it's it's the like and we're gonna get 68 00:03:36,720 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 3: into the game here in a little bit, but just 69 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: anything that happened in this game, you're sort of like, okay, 70 00:03:42,120 --> 00:03:43,600 Speaker 3: like how are the Colts going to figure out a 71 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 3: way to win this game? And there are teams that 72 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 3: you maybe look at them on paper and you would say, yeah, 73 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 3: they more they more talent than the Colts, but they 74 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 3: find ways to lose games more than they find ways 75 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,880 Speaker 3: to win games. I think about out, I mean, the 76 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,960 Speaker 3: team that comes to mind here Bill would probably be 77 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 3: the Buffalo Bills right now, where you look at that 78 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 3: team that I think everyone kind of assume coming into 79 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 3: the ear all right, like they got Josh Allen, you 80 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 3: got Stefan Diggs, you got you know, stars on that team. 81 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,400 Speaker 3: They're they're perennially in the playoffs. This should be a 82 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 3: playoff team. But you look at some of the games 83 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 3: they've lost and it's almost like they you know, they 84 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 3: found a way to lose against Denver, They somehow found 85 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 3: a way to lose against Philly. You know, they found 86 00:04:29,839 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 3: a way to lose against New England. And the Colts 87 00:04:32,440 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: right now on this four game winning streak are finding 88 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 3: ways to win and it's almost like I don't know 89 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 3: if that's too simple of an explanation, but ultimately you 90 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 3: feel good about I mean, the Colts had two okay 91 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 3: technically not two black punts today, but two black punts today, 92 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 3: and that they didn't, you know, they didn't have a 93 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 3: black punt all year and all of a sudden, Okay, well, 94 00:04:56,440 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: that's another reason why you won this game against the Titans. 95 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 3: That you just keep finding these things into me, Bill. 96 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 3: It starts with Shane Steiking. It starts with that. The 97 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,359 Speaker 3: belief comes on down from Shane. And it's not like 98 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 3: it's not some like corny ted Lasso thing where he's 99 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 3: got like, you know, the belief signed taped up over 100 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 3: his office. It's like, these players believe that Shane Stikeen's 101 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: going to put them in the right positions to win, 102 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 3: that the coaching staff that Shane's assembled is going to 103 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 3: put them in the right positions to make plays, and 104 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:31,440 Speaker 3: then that their teammates are going to execute their positions 105 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 3: and their jobs, and then themselves, the players individually are 106 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 3: going to execute. And it's like it's all just coming 107 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 3: together right now for this team, and it's you. That's 108 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 3: how you win a game as crazy as this one 109 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 3: was on. 110 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:48,400 Speaker 2: Sunday exactly, And to me, it's that belief. You got it. 111 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,480 Speaker 2: You have to have that belief not just in your cells, 112 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 2: but you have that belief in the coaching staff. You 113 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 2: have that belief in the play callers offensively, defensively, special teams, 114 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 2: and you have a belief that, you know what, we 115 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 2: might not have called this play or practices player during 116 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:08,839 Speaker 2: the week, but this is a play that we put 117 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 2: in maybe two weeks ago, but you know what, the 118 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:14,160 Speaker 2: coaches think, Oh, this play can work this game. We're 119 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 2: going to use this play this week. We didn't use 120 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 2: it last week, I know, but we're gonna use it 121 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,960 Speaker 2: this week. And the players believe in the coach that, okay, 122 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 2: this play will work. So they go out there and 123 00:06:23,120 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 2: they try to execute the play the best they can, 124 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,039 Speaker 2: knowing that, hey, the coach believes that we can accomplish 125 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 2: this play and be successful on this play. Let's go 126 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 2: out and do it, and they believe that they can't 127 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 2: do it. And when you have that belief, it's hard 128 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,000 Speaker 2: to explain. But when you have that belief, you just 129 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 2: know that the play is going to be successful. You 130 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,640 Speaker 2: know that, you know what, we're going to win this game, 131 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 2: and you have that belief in yourself and then your teammates, 132 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,120 Speaker 2: So that goes a long way. And when the players 133 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 2: can believe in the coaching staff, and the coaching staff 134 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 2: can believe in the players, that goes a long way 135 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 2: in the season. And when you go out there and play, 136 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:06,440 Speaker 2: you really feel that we're gonna win a game. There's 137 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 2: not any team that we can't beat, and no matter 138 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 2: what's happening during the game, we're gonna find a way 139 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: to win the game. And right now they have that 140 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,559 Speaker 2: belief that, no matter what happens, they're gonna win that game. 141 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 3: All right, let's kind of set this up with the 142 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 3: impact of the Colts win over the Titans in the 143 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 3: AFC playoff picture. The Colts are still seventh in the conference, 144 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 3: but to me, Bill, the results around the league went 145 00:07:32,760 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 3: about as good as they could possibly go for the Colts. Today, 146 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 3: you have the Arizona Cardinals beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in 147 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,640 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh twenty four to ten. As a three and ten 148 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:45,680 Speaker 3: Cardinals team going into Pittsburgh, Kenny Pickett sustains an injury, 149 00:07:45,720 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 3: Mitch Trubisky comes in. That'll be something to keep an 150 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:51,000 Speaker 3: eye on. Maybe going into Week fifteen, when the Colts 151 00:07:51,240 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 3: play the Steelers in Los Angeles, the Browns get rolled 152 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 3: by the Rams thirty six to nineteen. The Browns and 153 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 3: Steelers are now seven and five, same records the Colts 154 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: and then the Houston Texans in kind of a pivot 155 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 3: game in the playoff race, they knock off the Denver 156 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 3: Broncos twenty two to seventeen. The Texans are seven and five, 157 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: the Broncos fall to six and six. The reason why 158 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 3: you probably would rather have the Texans win is that 159 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 3: you do play Houston again, so you have a chance 160 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,040 Speaker 3: to win the head to head tiebreaker with the Texans. 161 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 3: So right now the wild card standings, Pittsburgh is fifth 162 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 3: at seven and five, but you do play Pittsburgh later 163 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:31,239 Speaker 3: in the year. The Browns are sixth, also at seven 164 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,679 Speaker 3: and five by virtue of their Week seven win over 165 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,319 Speaker 3: the Colts, and the Colts are then seventh over the 166 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 3: Houston Texans by virtue or their Week two win over Houston. 167 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 3: At nine and ten. You have Denver and Buffalo both 168 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,480 Speaker 3: at six and six. You look, you go to the 169 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,400 Speaker 3: New York Times their playoff simulator bill. They have the 170 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 3: Colts as the second highest odds now among the wild 171 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: card contenders to make the playoffs. The teams I just 172 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 3: rattled off there. Houston has a seventy eight eight percent 173 00:09:00,559 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: chance to make the playoffs. The Colts are at sixty 174 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 3: seven percent, the Browns are at sixty percent, the Steelers 175 00:09:06,120 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 3: at fifty four percent, the Bills are at fifteen percent, 176 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 3: the Broncos at twenty one percent. So again, you can 177 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 3: talk about the all the all you want on that, 178 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 3: but this is a big win for the Colts to 179 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 3: kind of just at least like hold serve in the 180 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: playoff race. If not continue to plant your flag, Hey, 181 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 3: we are a playoff contender that is going to need 182 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 3: to be reckoned with down the stretch. 183 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: Definitely, we are. The Coats are letting people know that, Hey, 184 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:34,760 Speaker 2: you know what we're We're here, we're here to stay. 185 00:09:35,000 --> 00:09:38,559 Speaker 2: We're going to play hard every game that we're in. 186 00:09:38,679 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 2: We're going to play hard, and we're going to play physical. 187 00:09:40,679 --> 00:09:42,680 Speaker 2: And you know they did that today. You know at 188 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,760 Speaker 2: Tennessee wanted to play physical, that's their style of football, 189 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: but the Coats held their ground, played physical with Tennessee 190 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 2: begin the game and start off that great for the Colts, 191 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:56,680 Speaker 2: but they they know they they bowed up in the 192 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 2: second half, they played well and made some plays and 193 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: made the plays they needed to make. And I think 194 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 2: going forward with the rest of these games they have 195 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:09,840 Speaker 2: now you know, the all but one are AFC opponents, 196 00:10:10,160 --> 00:10:12,920 Speaker 2: so you know what they have the Atlanta Falcus only 197 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 2: team that's not an AFC opponent, So they're going to 198 00:10:16,040 --> 00:10:17,640 Speaker 2: be important games with the Colts to go out there 199 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 2: and win, and if there are any type of tie 200 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,840 Speaker 2: breakers in the AFC, they hopefully they can have those 201 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 2: tie breakers. But that's what you want as a team, 202 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:30,440 Speaker 2: As a player, you want to have the opportunity to 203 00:10:31,120 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 2: kind of control your own destiny. And they have that 204 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,440 Speaker 2: right now by going out there and playing well and 205 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: hopefully winning games. And if they can do that, you 206 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 2: know what, they'll be playing in the playoffs. And I'm 207 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 2: sure they're not thinking about that. They're trying to think 208 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: of one game at a time, and right now is 209 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,880 Speaker 2: enjoy this win against the Tennessee Titans, but then get 210 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:50,559 Speaker 2: ready for the Cincinnati Bengals. 211 00:10:50,960 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about that first half of this 212 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 3: game as we kind of dive into the colts thirty 213 00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,680 Speaker 3: one to twenty win over the Titans. Tennessee gets up 214 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,000 Speaker 3: seventeen to seven early in the second quarter, and it's 215 00:11:02,080 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 3: kind of looking like Tennessee's got the game right where 216 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:09,599 Speaker 3: they want it, where Derrick Henry's rolling, Taja Spears is 217 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 3: running the ball really well. Henry starts it off with 218 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 3: a twenty two yard touchdown run four play sixty four 219 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 3: yard opening drive for the Titans, where you know, Henry 220 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 3: is some big runs, They had some deep you know, 221 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:23,200 Speaker 3: he had the deep play action to chigocon Quo. The 222 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 3: Colts counter with an Alec Pierce touchdown the thirty six 223 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 3: yarder from Gardner Minshew. But then again, it kind of 224 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 3: felt like the game was going the way the Titans 225 00:11:31,559 --> 00:11:34,679 Speaker 3: wanted it to go, where Henry was running it well, 226 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,719 Speaker 3: they were staying ahead of the change, and they were 227 00:11:36,760 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 3: able to hit some of those play action shots with 228 00:11:39,960 --> 00:11:41,560 Speaker 3: Levis where he didn't have to do a lot of 229 00:11:41,559 --> 00:11:46,080 Speaker 3: straight drop back and he was working from advantage quite 230 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,040 Speaker 3: a bit. I guess when you kind of when we 231 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 3: get into how the Colts kind of got back into 232 00:11:51,880 --> 00:11:54,040 Speaker 3: this game. Bill early in the game, are you watching 233 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 3: it and you're thinking, this is like, this is going 234 00:11:57,559 --> 00:12:01,640 Speaker 3: the way the Titans wanted to go no, Like, what 235 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:04,560 Speaker 3: was the challenge I guess the Colts faced when they 236 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,960 Speaker 3: got They got down by ten early in the second quarter, 237 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,680 Speaker 3: and again it kind of felt like everything was going 238 00:12:10,679 --> 00:12:11,400 Speaker 3: to Titan's way. 239 00:12:12,280 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it felt like everything was going to Titans way, 240 00:12:14,360 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 2: especially from a running standpoint. They were running the ball. 241 00:12:18,080 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 2: They wanted to run the ball, and they were. Henny 242 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,600 Speaker 2: in the first half had seventeen attempts for eight nine yards. 243 00:12:23,640 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: He had five point two yards per carry, and you know, 244 00:12:26,960 --> 00:12:29,679 Speaker 2: it looks like they were doing what they wanted to do. 245 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:33,280 Speaker 2: They wanted to impose they will run the ball, make 246 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 2: sure that they ran the ball and hopefully get some 247 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 2: play action passes down the field and taking some shots 248 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,880 Speaker 2: later and then of course stop our running game. First half, 249 00:12:41,520 --> 00:12:44,920 Speaker 2: Moss had seven carries for eighteen yards, so you know, 250 00:12:45,000 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 2: they trying to stopped the run. So it looked like 251 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: everything was going their way. But you know what, the 252 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,240 Speaker 2: coach stayed the course. They didn't panic, and as we 253 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 2: talked about earlier about believing and when you're believing, you 254 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 2: don't panic and you just say, you know what, we're 255 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 2: going to stay the course, we know what we're doing, 256 00:13:00,679 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 2: and you know, and they continue to do that. And 257 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 2: when you do that, and at the end of the half, 258 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,960 Speaker 2: I think with the score is seventeen thirteen, so you're in. 259 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 2: You're in the game. So you know, even though you 260 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: didn't play well, you're zero for five on third downs, Yeah, 261 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 2: you didn't know you weren't successful on third downs, but 262 00:13:21,040 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 2: you're only down four points. So you're feeling okay that 263 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 2: you know, we only down four points and we didn't 264 00:13:27,040 --> 00:13:31,839 Speaker 2: play well, and they they played close to probablys as 265 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:34,640 Speaker 2: well as they could play in the first half, and 266 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,400 Speaker 2: then you feel like, hey, we're going to get the 267 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 2: ball back in the second half. Starting off in the 268 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:41,200 Speaker 2: second half, we can do something once we get the 269 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 2: ball back. And if if we can do something once 270 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 2: we get the ball back, it's going to be a 271 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 2: different football game. 272 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, that that Titans offensive line did a really good 273 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 3: job in the first half. Like they were, they were 274 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:52,920 Speaker 3: playing at a pretty high level. They were not looking 275 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:54,800 Speaker 3: like a unit that you know, was kind of regarded 276 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 3: as one of the more leaky ones in the league. 277 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 3: You know, you talk about the run game Hunter going 278 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:05,120 Speaker 3: seventeen forday nine. Tajy Spears had five for twenty seven. 279 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 3: So that those two guys combined for five point two 280 00:14:07,559 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 3: yards per carry, excuse me, five point three yards per 281 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 3: carry in the first half. But you go down into 282 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,080 Speaker 3: the into the second half, and like you said, Bill, 283 00:14:16,400 --> 00:14:20,280 Speaker 3: you get close enough that you know you're not out 284 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 3: of it. You get a couple of field goals. Yeah, 285 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:24,440 Speaker 3: you wish you'd executed in the red zone, Gardner, bitch 286 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,840 Speaker 3: who loses a fumble down there, But yeah, you get 287 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:33,720 Speaker 3: within striking distance. And then this defense kind of figured 288 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:37,120 Speaker 3: some stuff out a little bit the second half. Before 289 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:39,440 Speaker 3: Derek Henry went out with a concussion, he was only 290 00:14:39,480 --> 00:14:42,720 Speaker 3: averaging three point three yards per carry. Taja Spears the 291 00:14:42,760 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 3: third and fourth quarter he was averaging three point five 292 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 3: yards per carry. So the Colts were able to figure out, 293 00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 3: all right, here's how we're going to stop the run. 294 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:54,360 Speaker 3: And then that forced Will Levis into having to throw 295 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 3: the ball a lot, and frankly, that's not a strength 296 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,880 Speaker 3: of this team. He got sacked three times in the 297 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 3: second half. It was sloppy for that Titans offense, and 298 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 3: that kind of allowed the Colts back into this game. 299 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 3: I just I was just so impressed with this defensive 300 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:17,640 Speaker 3: line that this is the last game without Grover Stewart, 301 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 3: Grove is going to be back Monday. He is back 302 00:15:22,280 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 3: in the game plan, back for the game against Cincinnati. 303 00:15:26,880 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 3: But to kind of this was the game where I was, 304 00:15:29,800 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 3: out of all of them, this is what I was 305 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 3: the most worried about. I was not having Grover Stewart 306 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 3: going to impact you, and early on it it looked 307 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 3: like it was. And then this defense they turned it around. 308 00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:43,280 Speaker 3: They figured some stuff out and they went out there 309 00:15:43,320 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 3: and the executed DeForrest Buckner told me after the game 310 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 3: it was, you know, it was mostly self inflicted. They 311 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 3: felt like they were just kind of, you know, making 312 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 3: mistakes in the first half that were their own doing. 313 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 3: But really really good to see that turnaround on defense. 314 00:15:57,160 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 3: That's kind of where the Colts comeback started. 315 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:02,040 Speaker 2: For me. Yeah, I agree with you, j J. And 316 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 2: I think if you go from you know, you can 317 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 2: go from the second quarter. I think Tennessee's second drive 318 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,000 Speaker 2: and the second quarter, from that time on to sometime 319 00:16:12,040 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter, I think Tennessee Titans went three 320 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 2: and out five series in a row, and two of 321 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,520 Speaker 2: those was a block punt and a fumble that the 322 00:16:23,560 --> 00:16:26,720 Speaker 2: coach got back. So to me, you look at that 323 00:16:27,280 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 2: stretch of football, right there. Give the defense credit for, 324 00:16:32,200 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: you know, getting them off the field, not letting them score. 325 00:16:35,960 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 2: And then on top of that, special teams come doing 326 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 2: a good job complimentary football, doing a good job creating 327 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 2: a turnover, blocking a punt to do it, picking up 328 00:16:46,240 --> 00:16:49,480 Speaker 2: taking it in for a touchdown. And then you know, 329 00:16:49,560 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 2: you get another fumble, block punt, fumble and the coach 330 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:58,240 Speaker 2: get it in good field position and they get a 331 00:16:58,240 --> 00:17:00,760 Speaker 2: field goal. But you know what, they get good field persion. 332 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 2: But it's what you want. So give the defense some 333 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:08,000 Speaker 2: credit there to to going out there and making a 334 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,640 Speaker 2: play and changing the momentum of the game. And that's 335 00:17:10,640 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 2: what it takes. It takes a play like that to 336 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 2: change the momentum of the game and give you some 337 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 2: moment and give you confidence. And then then put the 338 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,520 Speaker 2: Titans back on the heels. And you know, they were 339 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 2: probably like, oh, here we go again, knowing the limitations 340 00:17:23,920 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 2: that had on an offense, especially with Will Levis at quarterback. 341 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about the block punts. The first 342 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 3: one was if you go back and you look at it, 343 00:17:37,160 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 3: the Colts have four guys lined up on the right 344 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 3: side of the Titans formation who like they're almost like 345 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 3: shoulder or shoulder like Trevor Denbo's arm is like inside 346 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 3: at a time of wha at a barres like elbow. 347 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 3: They're just you know, whatever it is. The Colts saw 348 00:17:57,920 --> 00:18:03,400 Speaker 3: something and it why up. They're long snapper Morgan Cox. 349 00:18:03,400 --> 00:18:07,760 Speaker 3: He he doesn't block anyone there's They essentially then put 350 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 3: four rushers for three blockers, and number eighty one, Josh 351 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 3: Wiley has to make a decision do you block Nick 352 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 3: Cross or Shay Luby. He blocks a Loubie Cross, then 353 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 3: blocks the punt and then Grant Stewart goes scoops it up. 354 00:18:24,720 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 3: I mean, Bill, you've probably been in that situation before, 355 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:32,800 Speaker 3: running full speed and picking up a football. Not the 356 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:33,600 Speaker 3: easiest thing to. 357 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 2: Do, exactly, not easy to do at all, and for 358 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 2: someone like that, but he, you know, he's a good athlete. 359 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: Give the young man credit. He's a very good athlete 360 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 2: going out there can make plays and for him to 361 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 2: pick it up and then take it home. And that's 362 00:18:48,359 --> 00:18:51,440 Speaker 2: what you want to do on special teams to uh 363 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:55,119 Speaker 2: score touchdowns and you know, block punts and field goals 364 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:57,719 Speaker 2: and extra points and things like that. But they blocked 365 00:18:57,720 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 2: the punt, he picked it up, scored at the momentum 366 00:19:00,800 --> 00:19:04,480 Speaker 2: of the game. Gave the colt six points. A little 367 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:06,439 Speaker 2: bit different afterwards and as far as going for the 368 00:19:06,440 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 2: two point play in the ball getting deflected and Tennessee 369 00:19:10,119 --> 00:19:12,320 Speaker 2: taking back and getting two points out of it. But 370 00:19:13,040 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 2: you know, give give the Colts credit for blocking a 371 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 2: punt and getting some points out of it. 372 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 3: The second one was, I mean incredible. So there there's 373 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 3: a lot going on on this second. It didn't wind 374 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 3: up being a block because Tony Brown got there so 375 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 3: fast that he literally, like Ryan Stonehouse, didn't even punt 376 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 3: the ball. It got ruled of forced fumble. But we're 377 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 3: gonna call it a block just for ease. Here. A 378 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:43,920 Speaker 3: lot's going on here, Bill. So the Titans initially they 379 00:19:43,960 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 3: put their gunner in motion, their gunner on the left, 380 00:19:46,920 --> 00:19:49,159 Speaker 3: he comes in motion toward the formation. As soon as 381 00:19:49,160 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 3: he does that, the Colts go into a check and 382 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:57,160 Speaker 3: both they're kind of their defensive I don't even know 383 00:19:57,200 --> 00:19:59,160 Speaker 3: what to call these guys position wise, So I'm sorry 384 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,240 Speaker 3: if I'm screwing this up. Like the guys who would 385 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 3: be defensive tackles in a normal defense, they flip from 386 00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 3: being head up on eighty five and fifty seven on 387 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:14,000 Speaker 3: Tennessee to almost kind of the two outside guys to 388 00:20:14,640 --> 00:20:18,439 Speaker 3: head up on the two inside guys over who are 389 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,480 Speaker 3: next to the long snapper. Grant Stewart's like running around. 390 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:26,600 Speaker 3: You've got Nick Cross swapping spots with Tony Brown, and 391 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 3: I think, all this is just like if I had 392 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:31,080 Speaker 3: to guess, this is all just eye candy to kind 393 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 3: of get the attention of the Titans, all that movement 394 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 3: that's going on right in front of them. As Tony 395 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 3: Brown starts sneaking up to the lot of scrimmage. This 396 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,480 Speaker 3: is so awesome because Tony Okay, the guy goes in motion. 397 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 3: Then Tony immediately starts sprinting toward the Titans punt block 398 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 3: or punt protection formation, but he's like running parallel to 399 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,800 Speaker 3: the line of scrimmage. And then right at the snap 400 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 3: he goes in there and uh eighty one Wiley doesn't 401 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 3: see him, and he just literally no one sees it, 402 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,960 Speaker 3: Like Tony Brown just comes in unblocked, no one's even 403 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,719 Speaker 3: close to him, and he just knocks the ball out 404 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 3: of Ryan Stonehouse's hands. Absolutely incredible, And Bill, I want 405 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:18,399 Speaker 3: to talk about this not just from the execution on 406 00:21:18,440 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 3: the player's part, but when the Colts hired Brian Mason, 407 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:25,720 Speaker 3: their special teams coordinator, from Notre Dame, where he had 408 00:21:25,760 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 3: I believe the Irish had eight blocked punts last year, 409 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 3: including one in five consecutive games. I texted someone around 410 00:21:34,520 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 3: the program there being like, what do you know about 411 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,119 Speaker 3: Brian Mason, And he told me he's got He's like 412 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,679 Speaker 3: a bad scientist with some of the stuff that he 413 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 3: dials up. And I'm looking at this and I'm like, 414 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,040 Speaker 3: all this eye candy in front of the Titans, and 415 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:51,639 Speaker 3: here comes Tony Brown, the legitimate track star at Alabama, 416 00:21:51,720 --> 00:21:55,119 Speaker 3: just sneaking in parallel parallel obam takes off. It was like, 417 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:56,919 Speaker 3: I mean, it was like watching a bad scientist like 418 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,680 Speaker 3: creation come to life. It was awesome, awesome to see. 419 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 2: It was nice to see that they could design something 420 00:22:03,240 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 2: like that and knowing that, hey, look know what and 421 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,200 Speaker 2: this is what we talked about earlier coaches using players 422 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:13,359 Speaker 2: and put them in positions to make plays using the 423 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:16,640 Speaker 2: speed of Tony Brown, and Tony Brown doing a good 424 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 2: job of being disciplined to run down the line, not 425 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 2: jump off side, not go early. But when he had 426 00:22:23,400 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 2: to go, he went, and no one was no one 427 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:29,240 Speaker 2: touched him and he had a straight line straight to 428 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,360 Speaker 2: the punter and that's why you know, he got there 429 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 2: so fast the punter couldn't punt the ball off and 430 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 2: so it was not considered a block punt but a fumble. 431 00:22:39,520 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 2: Then give those guys credit and give Tony Brown credit 432 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 2: for making them play like that, getting a fumble, getting 433 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,359 Speaker 2: the ball back to the coach in good field position. 434 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 2: But give the coaches credit for designing a player, designing 435 00:22:56,760 --> 00:22:59,640 Speaker 2: the punt block for them to go out there and 436 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:02,480 Speaker 2: angel momentum of the game and for Tony Brown to 437 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 2: get to get a block there. I just was amazed 438 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:10,200 Speaker 2: how free Tony Brown was going in there, no one 439 00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:13,320 Speaker 2: there even touching him. And the speed he got there. 440 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 2: I mean, Tony was shot out of a cannon. He 441 00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,480 Speaker 2: took off to to block that punt and he got 442 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 2: there so fast that was just a fumble. Wasn't a 443 00:23:22,840 --> 00:23:23,600 Speaker 2: block punt. 444 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 3: The other upshot for that that last play was Ryan 445 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 3: Stonehouse got injured on it. It looked like a pretty 446 00:23:34,840 --> 00:23:38,919 Speaker 3: bad injury. Yeah, a lot of guys on knees, you know, 447 00:23:39,000 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 3: around him certainly never want to see that happen. The 448 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:47,200 Speaker 3: Titans had Ryan stone House. He was their holder on field, yes, 449 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 3: which is usually what you see. Usually the punter is 450 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 3: the holder. So Ryan Stonehouse gets injured on that play 451 00:23:53,720 --> 00:23:55,720 Speaker 3: for no fault of Tony Brown. He just got there 452 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,960 Speaker 3: really fast, like I mean, it was a it was 453 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 3: a that's a foot play. 454 00:24:00,520 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 2: Still, yeah, it wasn't play right. 455 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,399 Speaker 3: So Stonehouse goes out. Ryan Tannehill comes in to be 456 00:24:07,480 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 3: the punt the holder, and you're thinking, okay, they lost 457 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:14,800 Speaker 3: their punter. How is how are they going to replace him? 458 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 3: Nick Folk, their their kicker, did a totally fine job 459 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 3: punting like it was totally fine, nothing wrong with that. 460 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 3: The issue was when Nick Folk went to kick the 461 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:31,159 Speaker 3: game or the go ahead pat after DeAndre Hopkins' touchdown. 462 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,360 Speaker 3: Ryan Tannehill was the holder. The hole did not look 463 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 3: very good and Nick Folk, who had not missed a 464 00:24:37,160 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 3: pat all year it had missed one kick all season, 465 00:24:40,480 --> 00:24:43,600 Speaker 3: misses the pat wide left. That keeps the score tied 466 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:46,680 Speaker 3: at twenty five instead of the Titans going up twenty 467 00:24:46,680 --> 00:24:50,919 Speaker 3: six to twenty five. The Goldston score on offense the 468 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 3: rest of regulation, and it wasn't like they were They 469 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 3: kind of packed it in and said, well, you know, well, 470 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:57,639 Speaker 3: let's play for overtime. They were trying to score. They 471 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,679 Speaker 3: would have been trying to score. It would have been 472 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 3: as same situation. So legitimately, that Tony Brown block or 473 00:25:06,040 --> 00:25:09,879 Speaker 3: forced fumble might have had just as big of a 474 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 3: long lasting impact on the game as the actual act 475 00:25:13,520 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 3: of it exactly. 476 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 2: I mean it had an impact on the game. It 477 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:20,080 Speaker 2: had a big impact on the game because if you 478 00:25:20,119 --> 00:25:24,160 Speaker 2: look at Tannel Hill holding for the extra point there, 479 00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:27,120 Speaker 2: you know, he got the ball down, but the lacers 480 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:31,119 Speaker 2: were sideways. They weren't pointing towards the goal post or 481 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 2: putting towards the line of scrimmage, and the laces when 482 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:37,320 Speaker 2: he got them down were sideways. And then also it 483 00:25:37,359 --> 00:25:39,239 Speaker 2: looked like it took him a little longer to get 484 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 2: the ball down, like it was a little slower process 485 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 2: for him to get the ball down for the kicker 486 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 2: to Folk to make the kick. But you know that 487 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:55,000 Speaker 2: timing just that second longer or a second too long, 488 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 2: or whatever it may be, that was enough for Folk 489 00:25:59,040 --> 00:26:02,160 Speaker 2: to miss the extra point. And that's a big that's 490 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 2: a big play for the Colts. I mean, you know, 491 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 2: maybe they go up one point and the games is 492 00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:09,119 Speaker 2: a different game at that point, but you know what 493 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 2: he missed it and Cole's go into overtime. 494 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 3: The there's so much that happened in this game, Bill, 495 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 3: like so much that you know, we're talking about the blocks, 496 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:25,320 Speaker 3: we didn't talk about the Titans getting a pick two, where, yeah, 497 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 3: after Steward scores the touchdown, the Colts go for two, 498 00:26:29,280 --> 00:26:31,560 Speaker 3: which is the right call in that situation. It's twenty 499 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 3: two to seventeen. At that point, you go for two 500 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 3: because if you get it, and obviously you're up by seven, 501 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:41,560 Speaker 3: the last thing you're expecting is the ball, you know, 502 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 3: guard they try to throw this kind of like inside 503 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 3: screen to Zach Moss and the ball goes through Moss's 504 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 3: hands right to Monty Hooker who runs it back like 505 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,439 Speaker 3: one hundred yards. All of a sudden, that makes the 506 00:26:54,480 --> 00:26:57,320 Speaker 3: game twenty two to nineteen instead of at worst case 507 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:02,119 Speaker 3: you would think twenty two to seventeen. And then what 508 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 3: after the Tony Brown fumble, the Colts can only manage 509 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 3: a short field goal, so then it's twenty five to nineteen. 510 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:13,160 Speaker 3: Then when the Titans go down and score the touchdown, 511 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 3: they could have taken the lead had Nick Folks not 512 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:19,040 Speaker 3: missed the pat It's like all this is tied together 513 00:27:19,119 --> 00:27:25,159 Speaker 3: and It's just it was remarkable just how every little 514 00:27:25,200 --> 00:27:30,080 Speaker 3: thing in this game mattered so much, especially in the 515 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:35,480 Speaker 3: last sixteen minutes of regulation, like every single play mattered 516 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:38,200 Speaker 3: so much at Miss it did. 517 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:40,920 Speaker 2: And that's why the coaches always tell you you never 518 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,040 Speaker 2: know which play is going to be the play that 519 00:27:43,119 --> 00:27:45,119 Speaker 2: makes the difference in a game, So you have to 520 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 2: play each play like it is the most important play 521 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,719 Speaker 2: in a game. And like I said, you don't know 522 00:27:51,760 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 2: which one it is. In this case, it was I 523 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 2: think it was one of the most important plays. Was 524 00:27:56,480 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 2: as you stated it, Tony Brown walking upon creating fumble there, 525 00:28:01,520 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 2: I should say, and so calling a block punt. But 526 00:28:05,320 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 2: that having an effect on the special teams as far 527 00:28:08,359 --> 00:28:10,840 Speaker 2: as the Tennessee Titans are concern as far as going 528 00:28:10,880 --> 00:28:16,600 Speaker 2: for an extra point because their holder got hurt and 529 00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,199 Speaker 2: so he couldn't go out there, so and affect them. 530 00:28:19,480 --> 00:28:23,439 Speaker 2: Also it affect the coach went for two and the 531 00:28:23,480 --> 00:28:25,639 Speaker 2: ball went off from Moss's hands, deflect it off of 532 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:29,879 Speaker 2: Monster's hands, and Hooker picks it off and takes it 533 00:28:29,920 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 2: back and gets two points for them and changes the 534 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 2: game and things like that, and then you know what, 535 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 2: it's twenty five twenty five, So one plays has more 536 00:28:40,160 --> 00:28:43,200 Speaker 2: of an impact than probably a lot of the players 537 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 2: in the game. And I think that one impact play 538 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 2: was Tony Brown creating a fumble there and then hurt 539 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 2: their chances of actually getting an extra point. So every 540 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:55,960 Speaker 2: play is very important in the national football if you 541 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 2: just don't know which play is going to be the 542 00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 2: most important play and the coach, you know what, they 543 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:05,640 Speaker 2: made more plays than the Titans, and thus far, thus 544 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 2: the Coats won the game. 545 00:29:08,200 --> 00:29:10,600 Speaker 3: A couple things to talk about on defense before we 546 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:12,680 Speaker 3: kind of get into the offense. Late in the game, 547 00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: e J. Speeded three tackles for a loss, including that 548 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 3: one where he just shot through the gap and I 549 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 3: think it was a loss of I think it was 550 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:21,960 Speaker 3: only a loss of one, but it was on a 551 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,719 Speaker 3: running play. Really big in the second half, and then 552 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:28,640 Speaker 3: the Colts said, six sacks, six more sacks for this team. 553 00:29:29,240 --> 00:29:33,320 Speaker 3: Samson ebucom gets two sacks, Puttie Pay gets two sacks, 554 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,160 Speaker 3: Jake Martin gets a sack, DeForrest Buckner gets a half sack. 555 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 3: Eric Johnson gets a half sack. Get this bill. The 556 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 3: Indianapolis Colts are second in the NFL with forty two sacks. 557 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:53,000 Speaker 3: Right now. That is that this defensive line is playing. 558 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:55,640 Speaker 3: You can argue, you can make an argument that they 559 00:29:55,640 --> 00:29:57,400 Speaker 3: are playing like one of the best defensive lines in 560 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,880 Speaker 3: the NFL right now. And I know they've been a 561 00:29:59,880 --> 00:30:04,960 Speaker 3: lot wowing some rushing guards. Guess who's coming back, Grover Stewart. 562 00:30:05,200 --> 00:30:09,520 Speaker 3: So you're telling me, Bill, you're dropping Grover Stewart, one 563 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,680 Speaker 3: of the best run defending defensive tackles in the NFL. 564 00:30:12,680 --> 00:30:15,960 Speaker 3: You're dropping him into a defensive line that has forty 565 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:20,000 Speaker 3: two sacks. If you keep that up, and now you 566 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:22,760 Speaker 3: can defend the run better because Grove is back in there. 567 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:27,320 Speaker 3: Oh my goodness, you're looking. I mean, seriously, this defensive 568 00:30:27,320 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 3: line could get better than they're playing right now exactly. 569 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 2: I mean, and the way they're playing right now, they're 570 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 2: doing a phenomenal job of just getting to the quarterback, 571 00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:44,200 Speaker 2: getting sacks, getting stripped sacks, playing very well, doing a 572 00:30:44,240 --> 00:30:46,200 Speaker 2: good job out there. And then when you get have 573 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 2: an opportunity to get Grover back and they can hopefully 574 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 2: that will help them against the run, and then you 575 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,360 Speaker 2: can continue to get pressure on the quarterback and continue 576 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:58,600 Speaker 2: to get sacks. That's going to go a long way 577 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,960 Speaker 2: for this defense. Give coach a lot of credit for 578 00:31:01,000 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 2: what he's doing out there against the with those defensive 579 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,200 Speaker 2: linemen and not just having the talent out there, but 580 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:11,440 Speaker 2: just making sure those guys are fresh, they stay fresh 581 00:31:11,760 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 2: all game long, rotating guys in and out, having some 582 00:31:15,720 --> 00:31:19,720 Speaker 2: depth out there on the defensive line, and just just playing, 583 00:31:19,840 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 2: just bawling, just making plays out there. And you know 584 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 2: from all the guys Taekwon DeForest, uh, Timan Bryant, Uh, 585 00:31:29,160 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 2: Tommy Quitty Dio, all those guys just making plays. And 586 00:31:34,040 --> 00:31:37,280 Speaker 2: it's and the fun thing about is is someone different 587 00:31:37,320 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 2: making a play. And those guys are just playing hard 588 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:42,440 Speaker 2: and playing well together. And that's why I like seeing 589 00:31:42,480 --> 00:31:45,720 Speaker 2: those guys playing hard and playing well together. And you 590 00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,080 Speaker 2: mentioned all the people who have different sacks today, so 591 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 2: if they can continue to do that, wow, I feel 592 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 2: sorry for all the opposing quarterbacks and opposing running backs, 593 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,920 Speaker 2: especially if when Grover gets back and then those guys 594 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:01,640 Speaker 2: are getting pressure on the opposing quarterbacks. 595 00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:06,520 Speaker 3: Other thing to note here, Colts didn't have an interception today, 596 00:32:06,560 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 3: but they are fifth in the NFL with twelve interceptions 597 00:32:10,200 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 3: and the Colts are second in the NFL with sixteen 598 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 3: forced fumbles. So this defense is getting it done when 599 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:23,360 Speaker 3: it comes to splash plays. And so you're talking about 600 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,000 Speaker 3: a defense, let's just to kind of recap that, a 601 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:30,520 Speaker 3: defense that is second in sacks, second enforced fumbles, and 602 00:32:30,680 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 3: fifth in interceptions, that's going to get it done. Like 603 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 3: over the course of a season. That's going to get 604 00:32:36,400 --> 00:32:40,440 Speaker 3: it done. The odd thing is the Colts are allowing 605 00:32:40,480 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 3: twenty four point seven points per game, which is twenty seventh, 606 00:32:44,120 --> 00:32:48,440 Speaker 3: but they're getting those splash plays that if your offense 607 00:32:48,560 --> 00:32:50,720 Speaker 3: is keeping you in it, those just give a jolt 608 00:32:50,720 --> 00:32:53,840 Speaker 3: to the offense. You get momentum, you get big plays, 609 00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 3: and even if you're giving up that again, that's how 610 00:32:58,400 --> 00:33:00,360 Speaker 3: you win a game where you give up twenty eight points, right, 611 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:02,560 Speaker 3: You get those splash plays on defense. 612 00:33:03,120 --> 00:33:05,000 Speaker 2: You get those splash plays on defense, and you get 613 00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,200 Speaker 2: those splash plays at the right time. Timing is very important. 614 00:33:08,200 --> 00:33:10,240 Speaker 2: If you get them at the right time and get 615 00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:12,200 Speaker 2: some of the big plays that it can help you. Now, 616 00:33:12,400 --> 00:33:14,360 Speaker 2: of course, I'm sure the defense wants to tighten up 617 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:17,479 Speaker 2: some things there to not allow so many points, and 618 00:33:18,080 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 2: it makes a lot easier for, of course the offense 619 00:33:20,280 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 2: to score points. And if the offense can score points 620 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 2: and the defense can hold the team down, that will 621 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,520 Speaker 2: of course help the team out. But you know, right 622 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 2: and down the Coats are getting some splash plays and 623 00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:35,120 Speaker 2: making those big plays, the sacks, the force fumbles, plays 624 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,120 Speaker 2: like that. But that's something they probably want to tighten 625 00:33:37,200 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 2: up a little bit more as far as definitely holding 626 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 2: teams down so they don't score so many points, and 627 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,160 Speaker 2: especially if they can do that and especially in the 628 00:33:46,200 --> 00:33:50,320 Speaker 2: fourth quarter and continue to close out games, that would 629 00:33:50,320 --> 00:33:52,360 Speaker 2: be very good for the Indianapolis Coat And I think 630 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,240 Speaker 2: the defense they will do it. I think they will 631 00:33:54,280 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 2: tighten up down the stretch here and if they can 632 00:33:57,240 --> 00:34:00,800 Speaker 2: do that, they will bode well for the defense. 633 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 3: All right, let's talk about the offense. We've made it 634 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 3: long enough, right, Yes, this game for the Colts offense, 635 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:15,120 Speaker 3: where they couldn't get the run game going, Zach mosc 636 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:19,799 Speaker 3: goes nineteen for fifty one. The big difference for me, 637 00:34:19,880 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 3: Bill and I talked about this with you guys in 638 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:25,080 Speaker 3: the pregame show. Tennessee had t r Tart on the field. 639 00:34:25,080 --> 00:34:27,360 Speaker 3: They're run stuffing defensive tackle. He did not play in 640 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 3: Week five when Zach Moss went for one sixty five. 641 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,960 Speaker 3: To me, that was pretty notable that he was out there, 642 00:34:35,000 --> 00:34:38,120 Speaker 3: but Michael Pittman Junior now Pierce both go for over 643 00:34:38,160 --> 00:34:41,759 Speaker 3: one hundred yards and they both crossed that that mark 644 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:47,319 Speaker 3: right when the Colts needed it. Alec Pierce gets his 645 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 3: first touchdown of the season on a thirty six yard 646 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 3: to open the game, but then the Colts don't go 647 00:34:53,560 --> 00:34:55,680 Speaker 3: back to him for a while. They tried one deep 648 00:34:55,680 --> 00:34:58,280 Speaker 3: ball down the far sideline. It looked at Gardner Minshew 649 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 3: had like over three him. It looked like Alec had 650 00:35:01,360 --> 00:35:05,440 Speaker 3: a step. If that pass had been completed earlier in 651 00:35:05,480 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 3: the game, that probably would have gone for a touchdown too. 652 00:35:08,400 --> 00:35:12,840 Speaker 3: But to stick with Alec and give him that opportunity 653 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 3: again late in the game like that is, and for 654 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,080 Speaker 3: Alec to deliver on it, Bill to start with him, 655 00:35:20,080 --> 00:35:24,279 Speaker 3: to me, that's just such a testament to the kind 656 00:35:24,320 --> 00:35:26,839 Speaker 3: of player and like they're just the kind of mentality 657 00:35:26,840 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 3: that Alec Pierce has. Because we're talking to him after 658 00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,759 Speaker 3: the game and he said he doesn't really look at 659 00:35:31,760 --> 00:35:35,399 Speaker 3: stuff that much, like he knows all other people out 660 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 3: there who probably are trashing me, but he was like, 661 00:35:38,680 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 3: you could literally find anything. You could probably find someone 662 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 3: on the internet who thinks Tom Brady is the worst 663 00:35:43,640 --> 00:35:50,440 Speaker 3: quarterback of all time, and you probably could. He also knows, yeah, 664 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:51,680 Speaker 3: there are a lot of people out there who do 665 00:35:51,760 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 3: support me, and he's like, I don't really look at 666 00:35:54,200 --> 00:35:56,000 Speaker 3: any of that stuff, you know, I try not to 667 00:35:56,320 --> 00:35:59,279 Speaker 3: think about it all that much. But for Alec to 668 00:35:59,320 --> 00:36:03,320 Speaker 3: be able to deliver in such a big moment where 669 00:36:04,600 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 3: you know, the Colts in this game, there are three 670 00:36:07,239 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 3: minutes to go in overtime, they're down by three, and 671 00:36:12,840 --> 00:36:15,480 Speaker 3: if if this ball isn't completed from Garden Minshew to 672 00:36:15,480 --> 00:36:17,680 Speaker 3: Alec Pierce, maybe the Colts go down and maybe they 673 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:20,360 Speaker 3: still get a touchdown, but maybe they just get a 674 00:36:20,360 --> 00:36:24,440 Speaker 3: field goal and maybe we're talking about a tie instead. 675 00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:28,200 Speaker 3: A great route by Alec Pierce on this he gets 676 00:36:28,200 --> 00:36:31,799 Speaker 3: inside leverage really quick on Sean Murphy bunting. Good route 677 00:36:31,840 --> 00:36:36,440 Speaker 3: combination by the Colts where Josh Downs kind of locks 678 00:36:36,680 --> 00:36:43,120 Speaker 3: the he kind of locks a money hooker from following 679 00:36:43,160 --> 00:36:46,359 Speaker 3: Pierce deep and that are just a great ball by 680 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:50,439 Speaker 3: Gardner Minshew, good catch by Alec. It's everything you want. 681 00:36:50,520 --> 00:36:53,000 Speaker 3: It's it's everything you wanted out of Alec Pierce to 682 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:56,240 Speaker 3: be that downfield threat, and for Gardner Minshew to trust 683 00:36:56,280 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 3: him in a situation like this, and for frankly, for 684 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:00,680 Speaker 3: Shane Stykeen to dial up a place where you've got 685 00:37:00,680 --> 00:37:03,880 Speaker 3: a shot, to go take it, and hey, go trust 686 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:06,200 Speaker 3: out Pierce. Maybe he hasn't been the most productive this year, 687 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:08,320 Speaker 3: but we know what kind of work he's been putting 688 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 3: in behind the scenes, we know what kind of player 689 00:37:09,880 --> 00:37:11,839 Speaker 3: he is, and we think he can still go make 690 00:37:11,840 --> 00:37:13,319 Speaker 3: a play in a big spot like this, And he 691 00:37:13,400 --> 00:37:14,239 Speaker 3: absolutely did. 692 00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:19,360 Speaker 2: Give credit to Alec, someone that's been just practicing and practicing, 693 00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:23,839 Speaker 2: practicing and practicing his craft, trying to get better every 694 00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:28,040 Speaker 2: day every week. And you know what, he's He's not 695 00:37:28,080 --> 00:37:31,400 Speaker 2: someone that's complaining that, oh, I'm not getting enough targets 696 00:37:31,560 --> 00:37:33,560 Speaker 2: or things like that. He's just going out there doing 697 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:35,719 Speaker 2: his job. And you know what, there was going to 698 00:37:35,800 --> 00:37:37,960 Speaker 2: come a time where they're going to go to Alec 699 00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:40,200 Speaker 2: and he's gonna have to make plays, and today was 700 00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,239 Speaker 2: that day. You know, he starts off with a nice 701 00:37:42,280 --> 00:37:45,040 Speaker 2: touchdown and then I think the biggest catch to me 702 00:37:45,200 --> 00:37:47,279 Speaker 2: was the one he had in overtime. I mean that 703 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 2: was a big catch. He ran a nice route, create 704 00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 2: some separation, create some space, Gardner makes a nice throw, 705 00:37:55,840 --> 00:37:57,840 Speaker 2: gives him an opportunity to go get it. He gets it, 706 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:00,520 Speaker 2: holds on to it, and puts the Colts in perfect 707 00:38:00,560 --> 00:38:03,399 Speaker 2: position to go down and score a touchdown. So give 708 00:38:03,480 --> 00:38:06,920 Speaker 2: him credit. And the young man, you know, he stays 709 00:38:06,960 --> 00:38:09,120 Speaker 2: pretty even keeled. I don't you know, you look at 710 00:38:09,160 --> 00:38:11,359 Speaker 2: him and you see him around the building, you don't 711 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:14,960 Speaker 2: he always have a smile on his face. He's happy, 712 00:38:15,719 --> 00:38:18,399 Speaker 2: he's enjoying his teammates. He seems like he's having fun 713 00:38:18,400 --> 00:38:22,399 Speaker 2: with his teammates. They're laughing and joking and just having 714 00:38:22,440 --> 00:38:25,440 Speaker 2: a good time. So give the young man credit for 715 00:38:25,560 --> 00:38:29,120 Speaker 2: just being a person that is wanting to be a 716 00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:32,280 Speaker 2: good teammate and going out there and continue to work 717 00:38:32,360 --> 00:38:35,160 Speaker 2: and work and work, and like anyone else, at times, 718 00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:37,920 Speaker 2: it could get frustrating when you're going out there working 719 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,680 Speaker 2: so hard and you're not getting as many targets as 720 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,600 Speaker 2: maybe you want or you like. It can be very difficult. 721 00:38:45,800 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 2: But give the young man for having a good attitude 722 00:38:48,280 --> 00:38:51,040 Speaker 2: going out there, continue to play, and you know what 723 00:38:51,960 --> 00:38:53,920 Speaker 2: good things happen to the young man. The man catches 724 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,160 Speaker 2: the touchdown and he makes a big play to sit 725 00:38:56,239 --> 00:38:58,440 Speaker 2: up and winning touchdown for the Colts. 726 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,880 Speaker 3: For a big play to work. It's not just Gardner 727 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:07,480 Speaker 3: and Aleck on this play, It's it's everyone so rewatching it. Bill. 728 00:39:07,520 --> 00:39:10,440 Speaker 3: A couple of things that stood out to me. The 729 00:39:10,480 --> 00:39:14,439 Speaker 3: first is arden Key the Titans defensive end. He tries 730 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:17,120 Speaker 3: to spin move on Bernard Ryman. Bernard Ryman's like no, 731 00:39:17,680 --> 00:39:22,000 Speaker 3: and just routes him up field like it's no one's business. Yeah, 732 00:39:22,239 --> 00:39:25,640 Speaker 3: Dan Allan didn't work. On the other side at defensive end, 733 00:39:25,719 --> 00:39:29,200 Speaker 3: Denico Autry is rushing Drew Ogletree gives a great chip 734 00:39:29,200 --> 00:39:32,840 Speaker 3: on him, just it just rewoutes him, re routes him upfield. 735 00:39:33,160 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 3: That Blake Freeland literally doesn't even have to like touch 736 00:39:35,960 --> 00:39:39,879 Speaker 3: Denico Autrey on this play. And if watching it back, 737 00:39:40,440 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 3: Gardner releases the ball, Drew turns around from kind of 738 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:45,839 Speaker 3: running into the flat and just like puts his fist 739 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:47,640 Speaker 3: up in the air like yep, that's that. We got it. 740 00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,680 Speaker 3: We got it before Alec even comes down with it, 741 00:39:52,200 --> 00:39:55,719 Speaker 3: like great pocket. Josh Dowins runs a good route that 742 00:39:55,880 --> 00:40:00,239 Speaker 3: occupies uh, you know again, kind of occupies eyes long 743 00:40:00,360 --> 00:40:05,080 Speaker 3: enough that Alt can get behind the defense, and Gardner 744 00:40:05,120 --> 00:40:08,239 Speaker 3: makes a great throw like so many times, Like we 745 00:40:08,360 --> 00:40:11,160 Speaker 3: talked about this a little bit but like there's kind 746 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 3: of this thought that Alec has been getting open a 747 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 3: little bit more than people might think. But for these 748 00:40:17,120 --> 00:40:19,920 Speaker 3: deep balls to get completed, you gotta have a clean pocket. 749 00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,759 Speaker 3: And that means all five offensive linemen in this case, 750 00:40:22,960 --> 00:40:25,000 Speaker 3: Drew being kind of a you know, five and a 751 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:27,239 Speaker 3: half with the ship. They got to do their job. 752 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,439 Speaker 3: And then the quarterback has to make the right throw, 753 00:40:30,480 --> 00:40:32,239 Speaker 3: and then the ride received wide receiver has to make 754 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:34,080 Speaker 3: the great catch. But the other receivers have to run 755 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:36,759 Speaker 3: their routes properly to make sure that you get the 756 00:40:36,760 --> 00:40:40,120 Speaker 3: look to the deep ball. You want all that working 757 00:40:40,160 --> 00:40:44,240 Speaker 3: in concert in such a big moment. Credit to the players, 758 00:40:44,320 --> 00:40:47,080 Speaker 3: Credit to the coaches for coaching it up and scheming 759 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 3: it well. Just a great play. 760 00:40:50,280 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, and give credit to the other teammates that you mentioned, 761 00:40:53,719 --> 00:40:56,839 Speaker 2: because those are the type of things you need for 762 00:40:57,000 --> 00:41:00,520 Speaker 2: players to be successful. Is Yeah, we all see guarding, 763 00:41:00,640 --> 00:41:03,280 Speaker 2: we all see Alec making the catch. We see those 764 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:07,440 Speaker 2: two players making the plays. But believe me, Gardner knows 765 00:41:07,800 --> 00:41:10,680 Speaker 2: those guys up front they're giving him time. And believe me, 766 00:41:10,760 --> 00:41:14,279 Speaker 2: Gardner appreciates that Alec out there running that route. He 767 00:41:14,360 --> 00:41:18,120 Speaker 2: knows that his fellow receivers and other players out there 768 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:21,560 Speaker 2: are doing their job to help him get open and 769 00:41:21,640 --> 00:41:24,239 Speaker 2: knowing that the offensive line is giving him an opportunity 770 00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:28,400 Speaker 2: to get downfield and give an opportunity to opportunity to 771 00:41:28,560 --> 00:41:31,600 Speaker 2: Gardner to get the ball to him. So believe me, 772 00:41:31,680 --> 00:41:34,600 Speaker 2: when they watched that f film, they know that. And 773 00:41:34,840 --> 00:41:37,680 Speaker 2: you know what, Alec will be very appreciative of Gardner, 774 00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:42,439 Speaker 2: very appreciative of Drew Ogletree, of the offensive line. They're 775 00:41:42,440 --> 00:41:44,719 Speaker 2: going to be appreciative of those guys doing their job. 776 00:41:45,200 --> 00:41:48,239 Speaker 2: And to me, that shows that's a good sign of 777 00:41:48,560 --> 00:41:52,560 Speaker 2: a team that is together. And when you're when you're 778 00:41:52,600 --> 00:41:56,040 Speaker 2: together like that, you really work hard for your teammate, 779 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:57,680 Speaker 2: and you want to go out there and play hard 780 00:41:57,760 --> 00:42:00,960 Speaker 2: for your teammate because look, those guys help me make 781 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:02,799 Speaker 2: a big play. I't want to help these guys make 782 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:04,759 Speaker 2: a big play too, you know what. So it might 783 00:42:04,800 --> 00:42:07,320 Speaker 2: come next week or it might come in three weeks. 784 00:42:07,320 --> 00:42:11,640 Speaker 2: But every play that you're assigned to do out there, 785 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:13,719 Speaker 2: as far as Atul said, maybe every assignment you have 786 00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:16,200 Speaker 2: on each play, you need to make sure that you 787 00:42:16,320 --> 00:42:19,440 Speaker 2: do your assignment. You do your assignment, not just for 788 00:42:19,480 --> 00:42:21,640 Speaker 2: you to get the ball, But for the play to 789 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:25,839 Speaker 2: be successful, you might not get the ball, but your 790 00:42:25,840 --> 00:42:28,080 Speaker 2: other teammate might get the ball. Garden might throw the ball, 791 00:42:28,120 --> 00:42:31,040 Speaker 2: Garden might run the ball, whatever it may be. You're 792 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:33,839 Speaker 2: playing for your teammate, so you have to do your 793 00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:35,719 Speaker 2: job and carry out your assignment. 794 00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 3: The game winning touchdown to Pittman shared with us after 795 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,640 Speaker 3: the game. Awesome play, right, It's the exact same play 796 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:48,120 Speaker 3: the Titans ran to DeAndre Hopkins for a touchdown in 797 00:42:48,280 --> 00:42:52,359 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter. Where you get man coverage with two 798 00:42:52,640 --> 00:42:57,040 Speaker 3: wide receivers to the field and you force the defensive 799 00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:01,799 Speaker 3: backs to switch. So the outside owner Carris is lined 800 00:43:01,880 --> 00:43:04,600 Speaker 3: up over Alec Pierce. Pittman's in the slot, and you 801 00:43:04,680 --> 00:43:06,799 Speaker 3: kind of forced the outside corner to carry Pittman. The 802 00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:10,319 Speaker 3: inside guy carries Pierce, and the outside corner is not 803 00:43:10,360 --> 00:43:13,400 Speaker 3: quick enough to get to Pittman, who runs a great route, 804 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:17,560 Speaker 3: breaks it off nicely. Gardner throws the ball in time. Boom, touchdown. 805 00:43:17,600 --> 00:43:24,160 Speaker 3: Game over. Really well designed, play, really well executed. And 806 00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:27,279 Speaker 3: again you talk about, you know, Gardner didn't have to 807 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:31,760 Speaker 3: rush his throat. He he didn't you know, he didn't 808 00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:36,040 Speaker 3: have a you know, interior pressure. It looked like Harold 809 00:43:36,120 --> 00:43:38,640 Speaker 3: Landry maybe got a little bit of late pressure on 810 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:41,719 Speaker 3: Blake Freeland, who was in there for for Braden Smith 811 00:43:41,760 --> 00:43:44,200 Speaker 3: who exited the game with a knee injury in the 812 00:43:44,200 --> 00:43:47,000 Speaker 3: first half. But you know, Gardner had time, he saw 813 00:43:47,040 --> 00:43:48,440 Speaker 3: him in his field division, he knew what he was 814 00:43:48,480 --> 00:43:52,160 Speaker 3: getting and Bam, Michael Pittman touchdown. Game over. 815 00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:56,480 Speaker 2: Game O. Nice played, nice design, get the ball a pit. 816 00:43:57,800 --> 00:43:59,279 Speaker 2: It was a nice play. Like I said, they had 817 00:43:59,320 --> 00:44:01,680 Speaker 2: to switch it off from a defensive standpoint, but when 818 00:44:01,680 --> 00:44:05,160 Speaker 2: they switched it off, it created a nice lane for 819 00:44:05,239 --> 00:44:08,400 Speaker 2: Pitt to catch the ball. Pitt act like he was 820 00:44:08,480 --> 00:44:11,200 Speaker 2: going out and then once it got out, came back 821 00:44:11,239 --> 00:44:14,440 Speaker 2: in when they switched it off, like right there, as 822 00:44:14,440 --> 00:44:17,440 Speaker 2: far as the defensive backs and nice throw by Gardner 823 00:44:17,880 --> 00:44:21,000 Speaker 2: hit Pitt, Pitt caught it. Game over. Just this is 824 00:44:21,200 --> 00:44:25,640 Speaker 2: this a well designed play, a good play, And to me, 825 00:44:25,800 --> 00:44:28,759 Speaker 2: that's that's a lot of film study, knowing what type 826 00:44:28,800 --> 00:44:30,359 Speaker 2: of defense you're going to get down there, as far 827 00:44:30,400 --> 00:44:31,919 Speaker 2: as the coach is knowing, hey, this is what they're 828 00:44:31,920 --> 00:44:35,360 Speaker 2: probably gonna do down here. I went roughly inside the 829 00:44:35,360 --> 00:44:38,320 Speaker 2: five yard line, around the five yr line. This is 830 00:44:38,360 --> 00:44:40,480 Speaker 2: what they're gonna do. So let's let's run this play 831 00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:43,799 Speaker 2: and and uh, pitt should be open. And sure enough 832 00:44:44,280 --> 00:44:46,960 Speaker 2: pitt was opened. Gardner put on him game over. 833 00:44:47,520 --> 00:44:50,880 Speaker 3: One other thing. To just kind of mention here, Michael 834 00:44:50,880 --> 00:44:55,560 Speaker 3: Pittman Junior now has the most receptions uh in Colt's 835 00:44:55,560 --> 00:45:00,719 Speaker 3: history among players over their first four seasons. And it's 836 00:45:00,760 --> 00:45:02,800 Speaker 3: pretty good history to be a part of, with Marvin 837 00:45:02,800 --> 00:45:07,440 Speaker 3: Harrison and Reggie Wayne and and yourself, Bill Brooks in 838 00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:12,920 Speaker 3: that same group. Pittman, he just like every single week, 839 00:45:13,200 --> 00:45:15,440 Speaker 3: this guy just you can see he just works his 840 00:45:15,560 --> 00:45:20,560 Speaker 3: butt off and teams no teams, no, like the cults 841 00:45:20,560 --> 00:45:23,560 Speaker 3: are gonna throw the ball to Pittman a lot, but 842 00:45:24,160 --> 00:45:27,360 Speaker 3: that doesn't matter. It's sixteen targets, eleven receptions, one hundred 843 00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:30,920 Speaker 3: and five yards today, it doesn't seem to matter. He 844 00:45:31,040 --> 00:45:35,880 Speaker 3: just he's so good at finding space. He's he's so 845 00:45:36,000 --> 00:45:38,279 Speaker 3: good at knowing where the first down markers are. He 846 00:45:38,360 --> 00:45:42,760 Speaker 3: turned six of his receptions into first downs and yeahs 847 00:45:42,840 --> 00:45:45,120 Speaker 3: longest reception today was fourteen yards. But like, this is 848 00:45:45,160 --> 00:45:48,080 Speaker 3: another really good game by Michael Pittman Junior. 849 00:45:48,920 --> 00:45:51,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, and no, like I said, it's only fourteen yards 850 00:45:51,520 --> 00:45:53,920 Speaker 2: as far as long as a reception. But that's who 851 00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:56,480 Speaker 2: he is. He's going to be the guy that does 852 00:45:56,520 --> 00:45:58,319 Speaker 2: the dirty work in the middle of the field. He 853 00:45:58,360 --> 00:46:00,279 Speaker 2: wants to catch the ball in the middle field, catch 854 00:46:00,280 --> 00:46:02,719 Speaker 2: the ball around linebackers. He's going to catch the ball 855 00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:05,280 Speaker 2: around strong safeties. He can catch it on corners, of course, 856 00:46:05,760 --> 00:46:07,960 Speaker 2: but he doesn't mind that. He likes. To me, I 857 00:46:07,960 --> 00:46:11,160 Speaker 2: think he really enjoys the physical part of the game 858 00:46:11,840 --> 00:46:14,680 Speaker 2: and he wants to be the guy that, hey, when 859 00:46:14,719 --> 00:46:17,279 Speaker 2: it comes to crunch time, he wants to be the 860 00:46:17,320 --> 00:46:20,799 Speaker 2: guy that, you know, I want the ball and and 861 00:46:21,040 --> 00:46:24,200 Speaker 2: to have a player like that, I believe me, it 862 00:46:24,280 --> 00:46:27,759 Speaker 2: makes I'm sure it makes Gardener feel good knowing that, hey, 863 00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:30,600 Speaker 2: he wants the ball. He's not going to be someone 864 00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:34,239 Speaker 2: that's afraid of making the play and crunch time. He 865 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:37,000 Speaker 2: wants the ball and crunch time, and he makes the plays. 866 00:46:37,160 --> 00:46:39,400 Speaker 2: That's why he makes those so many first downs because 867 00:46:39,400 --> 00:46:41,279 Speaker 2: he wants the ball and third down he wants to 868 00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:44,359 Speaker 2: make those catches and he does. And just the man 869 00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:46,680 Speaker 2: to me as I watch him play, doesn't look like 870 00:46:46,719 --> 00:46:51,600 Speaker 2: he gets tired out there. He's been very consistent. He's 871 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:55,200 Speaker 2: he's very physical out there and he wants to be 872 00:46:55,280 --> 00:46:57,080 Speaker 2: the tone setter out there. I means a lot of 873 00:46:57,080 --> 00:46:59,719 Speaker 2: times he's out there, he's he's running over people or 874 00:46:59,760 --> 00:47:03,080 Speaker 2: he's making a blockdown field. So I'll give Pittman credit 875 00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:06,319 Speaker 2: for being a leader, being a guy going out there 876 00:47:06,360 --> 00:47:09,080 Speaker 2: just playing hard and you know what, you like to 877 00:47:09,080 --> 00:47:12,080 Speaker 2: see that because to me, it looks like he's having 878 00:47:12,160 --> 00:47:16,120 Speaker 2: fun and he is making the game look fun by 879 00:47:16,200 --> 00:47:18,640 Speaker 2: him going out there playing hard and playing the way 880 00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:18,960 Speaker 2: he is. 881 00:47:20,160 --> 00:47:21,759 Speaker 3: All Right, Well, we had a lot to get to 882 00:47:22,080 --> 00:47:25,720 Speaker 3: on this podcast. A lot happened in this game. 883 00:47:26,200 --> 00:47:26,520 Speaker 2: A lot. 884 00:47:26,600 --> 00:47:29,040 Speaker 3: I think we got all of it. We probably missed something. 885 00:47:30,320 --> 00:47:33,879 Speaker 3: I'll have plenty more on Colts dot Com throughout the week, 886 00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,440 Speaker 3: and we'll have more here on the Colts Audio Network 887 00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:39,360 Speaker 3: on the official Colts podcast that'll be out on Tuesday. 888 00:47:39,400 --> 00:47:42,080 Speaker 3: Before that, Colts Roundtable Live will be out on Monday 889 00:47:42,440 --> 00:47:44,480 Speaker 3: with Matt Taylor. He will be joined by head con 890 00:47:44,600 --> 00:47:48,400 Speaker 3: Shane Steichen, Rick Venturi, and Joe Wrights on that show 891 00:47:48,920 --> 00:47:52,120 Speaker 3: out Wednesday. Inside Football, Rick Ventury will be back breaking 892 00:47:52,160 --> 00:47:54,440 Speaker 3: down the Colts win over the Titans and blueprints to 893 00:47:54,480 --> 00:47:58,319 Speaker 3: beat the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday next week. A week 894 00:47:58,360 --> 00:48:02,440 Speaker 3: from today, in Cincinnati Thursday, another episode of the Official 895 00:48:02,440 --> 00:48:04,960 Speaker 3: Cults Podcast, presented by Win Las Vegas. That'll be out, 896 00:48:05,160 --> 00:48:07,920 Speaker 3: Bill Brooks. You'll be joined by Casey Valier, Matt Taylor 897 00:48:08,040 --> 00:48:10,880 Speaker 3: and a player to look ahead to the game against 898 00:48:10,920 --> 00:48:13,520 Speaker 3: the Bengals. And then Bill and I'll be back on 899 00:48:13,640 --> 00:48:17,160 Speaker 3: Sunday following the Colts road trip to Cincinnati. Quick trip 900 00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:21,400 Speaker 3: down the highway to Cincinnati, we will bring another episode 901 00:48:21,440 --> 00:48:24,800 Speaker 3: of Instant Reaction to you then. Anyways, for Bill Brooks, 902 00:48:24,840 --> 00:48:26,920 Speaker 3: I'm JJ's Tankovitz. Thank you so much for listening to 903 00:48:26,960 --> 00:48:29,680 Speaker 3: this episode of Instant Reaction right here in the Colts 904 00:48:29,680 --> 00:48:31,480 Speaker 3: Audio Network. Talk to you next week. So long,