1 00:00:04,640 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Welcome into another episode of the Two Minute Drill podcast, 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:09,800 Speaker 1: the podcast that's longer than two minutes but gives you 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,200 Speaker 1: everything you need to know about the Colts right now. 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:15,200 Speaker 1: I'm JJ Stankowitz and I'm joined by Colts dot Com 5 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: writer Amanda Foster, And on today's episode, we're going to 6 00:00:18,120 --> 00:00:20,640 Speaker 1: look ahead to the Sunday's preseason curtain lifter. I guess 7 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos. Who from the Colts is going to 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 1: play in that game? Who are most interested in watching 9 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:28,760 Speaker 1: at Bopsale Stadium? And how will the Colts replace Josh 10 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:30,840 Speaker 1: Downs for as long as he's out with an ankling game. 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:35,160 Speaker 1: Let's go all right, Amanda, We heard from head coach 12 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: Shane Stikeen after Friday's practice here at Grand Park. Starters 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: will play in Sunday's game. How long are they going 14 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: to be in the game for, and what sort of 15 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: your general expectation what we'll see. 16 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, so Shane said that the starters, he's expecting them 17 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 2: to play for a couple series, pull them out and 18 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: then let some of the younger guys, some of the 19 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: guys further down the roster come in, which is about 20 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: what we were expecting, you know, typical for a preseason 21 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: game to give those guys a couple of chances to 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 2: get out on the field, give Anthony Richardson some time 23 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 2: to get back out in the field, and kind of 24 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,360 Speaker 2: get things going again with the starters, get it get 25 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 2: used to playing against each other in a true game environment. 26 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,399 Speaker 2: Everybody's super excited, as you know they would be after 27 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 2: practicing against each other for two weeks, ready to kind 28 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: of get into it, get back into the real feel 29 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 2: of playing football again. So it's gonna be a good time. 30 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. I mean preseason games to me, Amanda are mostly 31 00:01:25,680 --> 00:01:28,279 Speaker 1: like they're obviously gonna be veandilla Like, you're not gonna 32 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: see Shane display anything close to what we're gonna see 33 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: in Week one against Houston. You're not gonna see Gus 34 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: Bradley disguise coverages, you know, and put anything on tape. 35 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 1: But I think it goes into you want to see 36 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,639 Speaker 1: guys win one on one, Like you want to see 37 00:01:44,680 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: the wide receivers win one on one. You want to 38 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: see the corners win one on one. You want to 39 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: see the d ns and the olignment like in those 40 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: one on one matchups. That's what you're gonna see A 41 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: lot of and I think that goes into the the 42 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: you know, you play a couple series, you sort of 43 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: get your fee what just with the physicality and the 44 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: speed of it. Because and and like you mentioned, Amanda, 45 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: it is another team across from you, so it's different. 46 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: It's going to be different when Michael Pittman Junior lines up, 47 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, against if the Broncos are playing in their 48 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: starters Patrick Certan, that's gonna be different than lining up 49 00:02:14,639 --> 00:02:18,800 Speaker 1: against Juju Brentz, who you've been going up against for 50 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: two weeks, so that that's a different sort of challenge. 51 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson also spoke to us after practice Amanda, and 52 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:28,760 Speaker 1: he will play in his first game since last season. 53 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: What did we hear from Anthony today? 54 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean that in itself is big. He's playing 55 00:02:32,919 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 2: for the first time since October when he left with 56 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 2: an injury, and so that for him, he's just excited 57 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: to be out back on a football field and playing 58 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 2: you know, real football as much as preseason football is 59 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: close as possible again, right, you know, but getting the 60 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:48,639 Speaker 2: feel like this is the first time that he's gonna 61 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 2: have the not opportunity, but the possibility of getting to 62 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: act of getting physical. They obviously haven't been doing that 63 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,000 Speaker 2: here in camp. We went with the Colts, that's not 64 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 2: they're not yeah, I mean don't know the quarterbacks. 65 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,359 Speaker 1: They were red. Yeah. 66 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 2: And so he's he said he's excited about that possibility. 67 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: There aren't really any mental hurdles for him to get 68 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,639 Speaker 2: over in that aspect, which is a big thing and 69 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: not surprising from a guy like him. He's put so 70 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:16,040 Speaker 2: much work in and he is so mentally in tune 71 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 2: with the game and getting back into the game that 72 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: I would have been surprised if he did say that 73 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 2: he there were any mental things for him to get over, 74 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 2: you know, just because he looks so comfortable out there. 75 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:25,680 Speaker 1: So that's the biggest thing. 76 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 2: He's going to get out there, play in front of 77 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 2: the fans, come out of the tunnel, get all the cheers, 78 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 2: everything like that, play against a real opponent, a real 79 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 2: new team, get a chance to work with some of 80 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: these guys that he really hasn't played with. A whole lot. 81 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 2: We're not totally sure who. Shane said that, not all 82 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 2: of the maybe not all the star starters might not right, 83 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: So let leave some of it up in the air 84 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 2: as to who Anthony will and won't be working with. 85 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: I think the big one there would be Jonathan Taylor, 86 00:03:54,720 --> 00:03:56,080 Speaker 1: right like that, that's the one that I want to 87 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: know about. On Sunday. Anthony did say he's excited to 88 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,000 Speaker 1: get out there with Jonathan on Sunday, but we'll see. 89 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're gonna hold anyone back on this 90 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: team from playing, JT's probably one you might just because 91 00:04:08,640 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: running back is a little bit different with the physicality 92 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: of it. You're not worried about JT coming into this year. 93 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: He's not dealing with any injury stuff that would potentially 94 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 1: hold him back. But that might be one. If you 95 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: are going to hold a player back, it might be 96 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:24,200 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. And again, the stuff that Anthony and JT 97 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: would do in the preseason is not going to be 98 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: anything like you're going to see in the regular season. 99 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:31,000 Speaker 2: So that's what I was gonna say. They've talked so 100 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 2: much about the potential that the two of them have, 101 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,520 Speaker 2: We're not gonna see that this Sunday. No, like they're 102 00:04:36,960 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 2: that's not going to be exposed until it has to 103 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 2: be when the regular season starts, you know, So that 104 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:44,479 Speaker 2: would be. Yeah, that's the one that I think a 105 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 2: lot of people are most excited about, but maybe not 106 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 2: what we're really going to be seeing. But regardless, it's 107 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 2: going to be a good time for Anthony to get 108 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 2: back out there and get used to playing with whoever 109 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 2: he's out there playing. 110 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: I think your point, by the way, Amanda, about the 111 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: mental stuff with Anthony, I think more people have been 112 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 1: putting that on him in just like analyzing him then 113 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: he has ever put on himself when it comes to 114 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: the mental quote unquote mental hurdle of getting hit for 115 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: the first time after you sustained a season ending injury. 116 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,800 Speaker 1: I've never got the impression, like you said, that he's 117 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: ever been worried about that. Yeah, he's been confident in 118 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: the rehab process. He's put in the work, he's put 119 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 1: in the time, and there's never been a sense of 120 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: trepidation from him in any of this process. If you watched, 121 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: by the way, the Behind the Colts episode that our 122 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: production team put out this week, it's incredible. Go watch it. 123 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 1: You can watch it on YouTube on Colts dot com. 124 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,480 Speaker 1: But it's all about Anthony Richardson and all about the 125 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: process that took him from the start of the off 126 00:05:39,839 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: season through right now to get him back to where 127 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: he was. He's got a line in there he says, 128 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, he kind of looks at the camera, he 129 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 1: goes back and better, and that I think just encapsulates 130 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,280 Speaker 1: how he's been feeling, and you really get you learn 131 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 1: a lot about by the way, about his family. We 132 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: had his mom liked up at practice. I thought that 133 00:05:55,440 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: was really really faya. You learn a lot about his brother. 134 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:01,240 Speaker 1: It's a really cool thing. Shout out to Connor Handle, 135 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: Colin Schrader, Drew Davidson, Lara Overton, everyone who touched that 136 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: project did a phenomenal job with it well. 137 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 2: And to your point, just one last thing, a lot 138 00:06:10,680 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 2: of you know, putting that mental those mental things on Anthony, 139 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 2: that those are from people who have not played in 140 00:06:16,880 --> 00:06:20,520 Speaker 2: the NFL, who like really largely is the media, haven't 141 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 2: played football. We don't know what but you know, like, 142 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:25,800 Speaker 2: I don't know what that's like for me. I would 143 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 2: be terrified if I was hurt, or if I hadn't 144 00:06:27,960 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 2: ever been hurt. He's used to it, He's played football 145 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 2: his entire life, so it does make sense that that's 146 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: not for him something that he would really be overly 147 00:06:36,000 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 2: concerned about because it's happened before and he knows it's 148 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 2: going to happen again because he's going to keep playing 149 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 2: in the NFL. And that's that just happens to you. 150 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: And by the way, this goes for the entire Cults team, 151 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: right like when every time like Shane Stychen mentioning what like, 152 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's one of his superpowers is ability to 153 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: run the ball. It's you. You're not going to stop 154 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,000 Speaker 1: Steph Curry from shooting threes, like you have all these 155 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: quotes of just like, yeah, he's going to go play football, right. 156 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: So I think anyone who's you know, a little worried, 157 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: Oh what if he gets hit? What if he gets hit, Well, 158 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: he's gonna get hit in the regular season. Two. Yeah, 159 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,280 Speaker 1: you can't avoid that. And what happened with him last 160 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: year was kind of a freak accident. He has worked 161 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: on his sliding. We saw it in practice on Wednesday. 162 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: He almost like did like a slip and slide. The 163 00:07:14,840 --> 00:07:16,840 Speaker 1: turf was a little bit wet, it had been missing 164 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 1: and he went down in the It was a great 165 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,400 Speaker 1: day for it looked like he slid like five feet. 166 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:25,200 Speaker 1: So I think any worry about it really is more 167 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: manufactured outside of the building than it is internally all right, 168 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: let's do Let's talk about someone who did get hurt 169 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:33,440 Speaker 1: this week, though, and that was Josh Downs. He had 170 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 1: an ankle injury sustained on Wednesday. He was in seven 171 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: on seven. He was tackled to the ground by Nick Cross. 172 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,880 Speaker 1: Shane Steichen pretty firm and saying we can't have that. 173 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: We gotta be smarter. You can't bring guys to the ground, 174 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: especially in seven on seven. Shane did not provide a 175 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: timeline for how long Josh Downs will be out. There 176 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: have been some timelines reported out there that could take 177 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: him up to the start of the regular season, if 178 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: not Week one against Houston. Shane's pretty confident in that 179 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,720 Speaker 1: Downs is going to go ahead, attack the rehab, hopefully 180 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: be back sooner rather than later. But Amanda, I think 181 00:08:03,960 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: the natural thought here is, Okay, Downs is out as 182 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: your slot receiver for the next couple of weeks minimum 183 00:08:11,040 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: with the ankle injury, You're just gonna slide Anthony Goulden there, 184 00:08:14,680 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: who's the same body type, same sort of general skill set. 185 00:08:19,360 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: They're really not by the way, Gold played more outside 186 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: of Oregon State. But Okay, same body type, He's fast, 187 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: he's quick, he's going to go in there. We did 188 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 1: not see as much of that today as maybe you 189 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:33,720 Speaker 1: would have assumed. We saw a group of players get 190 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: snaps in the slot, including Adie Mitchell. 191 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: Yeah. Well, and here's the thing about this wide receiver 192 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 2: corp that the Colts have. There are a lot of 193 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:43,880 Speaker 2: guys who are fast and quick who can go slot 194 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 2: into that slot position if you will. And we've seen 195 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:49,160 Speaker 2: a lot of that from Ady Mitchell no matter where 196 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: he's played on the field. That he can move, he 197 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 2: can run, he can jump, he can dipe, he can 198 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 2: do all of it, which is, you know what we've 199 00:08:56,440 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 2: talked about a lot in terms of his abilities and 200 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,920 Speaker 2: his talent. And so he went in he looked very 201 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:05,000 Speaker 2: comfortable in that position, as did the other guys who 202 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 2: were rotating in and around. And that was something that 203 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 2: Shane talked about, is that you can really put any 204 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 2: of these wide receivers in any spot, which is a 205 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,839 Speaker 2: testament to how much they've grown throughout camp, which is 206 00:09:16,880 --> 00:09:19,200 Speaker 2: also what he talked about just the level of talent 207 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: that this group is bringing right now. And so while 208 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 2: losing somebody like Downs is obviously a big loss for 209 00:09:26,000 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 2: whatever the extent of time, it's gonna be they they're 210 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:32,440 Speaker 2: comfortable with the guys that they still have available. Putting 211 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 2: Ady Mitchell in the slot I think opens things up. 212 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:38,200 Speaker 2: It doesn't put as much pressure on Gould necessarily because 213 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,600 Speaker 2: it's not like he's the only one that they're going 214 00:09:40,640 --> 00:09:43,719 Speaker 2: to He's another option. There are so many options for 215 00:09:43,800 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 2: so many different players and plays that they can run 216 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:51,520 Speaker 2: that you're gonna feel Josh Downs is loss, But it's 217 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 2: not gonna be to the extent that I think some 218 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 2: people might have thought when it first went down. 219 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I think down Downs is having a 220 00:09:57,960 --> 00:10:00,319 Speaker 1: great camp. Yes, so far without it is action with 221 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:04,080 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson looked really good. But the Colts wide receiver 222 00:10:04,160 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 1: depth is so much better than where it was a 223 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,440 Speaker 1: year ago. And I wrote about this on Wednesday on 224 00:10:08,480 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: colts dot Com that the Colts wide receiver depth. As 225 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,880 Speaker 1: soon as Downs went out, it got tested yep, and 226 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:17,880 Speaker 1: you saw, Okay, now you have more flexibility to put 227 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: a Michael Pittman junior in the slot. You have more 228 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 1: flexibility to put an ad Mitchell in the slot because 229 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: you have guys who can play those other positions on 230 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: the outside. You can Alex Pearson, by the way, the 231 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: practice he had today, he was everywhere. This was an 232 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: Alec peerstay. Yes, and we've seen Ady Mitchell days, We've 233 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 1: seen Alec Pierce stays. Today was an Alec Pearce day 234 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,320 Speaker 1: real quick, just to run down what I saw from him. 235 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 1: He had a physical one on one, fifty to fifty 236 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,920 Speaker 1: ball win to start, an eleven on eleven and then 237 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: I wrote his name down two more times than eleven 238 00:10:47,640 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: on eleven, including a touchdown where he kind of rose 239 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:53,040 Speaker 1: up in the corner of the end zone. Just another 240 00:10:53,120 --> 00:10:55,080 Speaker 1: really good day from Alec, who's had quite a few 241 00:10:55,080 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 1: of those during training camp. But the point here, Amanda, 242 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:01,920 Speaker 1: is that last I feel like last year downs miss time, 243 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: the Colts just were like, well, we can't really be 244 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 1: as heavy into eleven personnel as we want to be 245 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: with three receivers on the field, so maybe we have 246 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:11,400 Speaker 1: to tweak a little bit of a little more twelve personnel, 247 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: two tight ends. This year. You can put Pittman in 248 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,680 Speaker 1: the slot because you can put Adi Mitchell out there 249 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,240 Speaker 1: at the Z or you know, when Ashton Dulan right 250 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,440 Speaker 1: now is dealing with a hamstring injury, he can go 251 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: in literally anywhere on that on the any receiver position. 252 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 1: If you need to put you know, ad Mitchell in 253 00:11:30,400 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: the slot, well then you can put Alek Pierce out 254 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: there at the X. So there's more flexibility because there's 255 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: more depth than Shane has mentioned it a lot. These 256 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: receivers as a core have just been making more plays 257 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 1: and you feel really good about the depth and again 258 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: the like you're mentioning Amanda, the interchangeability of those guys 259 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: to fill in for downs while he is out. Yeah, 260 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:55,200 Speaker 1: all right, So moving on to the next and last 261 00:11:55,240 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: part of our podcast here, let's just look at some 262 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: guys we want to watch. And I think the transition 263 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: here was supposed to be when I wrote up the 264 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,960 Speaker 1: rundown before practice, I was like, let's transition into Anthony Gould. 265 00:12:05,240 --> 00:12:07,480 Speaker 1: I definitely want to watch Anthony Gold and see how 266 00:12:07,480 --> 00:12:10,120 Speaker 1: he works from the slot and see how he works 267 00:12:10,120 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: on kickoffs. But I think it's just gonna be sort 268 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: of okay, how do the Colts rotate guys in? I 269 00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 1: want now? I want to see Adie Mitchell from the 270 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: same exactly. How does he win if you're playing one 271 00:12:19,720 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: on one ORed very basic zone. How does he use 272 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 1: his athletic ability to win out of the slot? That's 273 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: kind of the number one guy I have circled now 274 00:12:27,480 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 1: because this is also a great opportunity for these guys 275 00:12:30,600 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: to get these reps with Anthony in a live game 276 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:36,400 Speaker 1: situation in case Down says to miss time in the 277 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:39,480 Speaker 1: regular season, or hey, maybe you don't need Josh Downs. 278 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,120 Speaker 1: He played the third most snaps out of the slot 279 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,960 Speaker 1: of any receiver in the NFL last year. Maybe you 280 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 1: can be a little more flexible with putting him outside 281 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: or giving him a breather on a certain place. So 282 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: I think this is a great opportunity, starting with Adie 283 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,280 Speaker 1: Mitchell to show something out of the slot. 284 00:12:52,360 --> 00:12:54,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, one hundred percent. And I think I remember Ady 285 00:12:55,160 --> 00:12:57,320 Speaker 2: talking about this is when he and Alex Pierce aro 286 00:12:57,360 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 2: on the field at the same time, which is what 287 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: we saw during campig East out today, that puts so 288 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 2: much more pressure on the other team's defense because they 289 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 2: have to account for both of them and what they 290 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 2: can do. And then you talk about right downfield, are 291 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,319 Speaker 2: you talking about having Michael Pittman in there as well. 292 00:13:09,320 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 2: There's so much that they can do, like we were 293 00:13:12,240 --> 00:13:13,960 Speaker 2: talking about, just as a core. When they're at there, 294 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 2: it's gonna be really interesting. 295 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:17,720 Speaker 1: So let me kick it off with one guy who 296 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:21,960 Speaker 1: I'm really curious to watch, and I'm going to start 297 00:13:21,960 --> 00:13:25,960 Speaker 1: with someone who maybe no one is expecting here. I 298 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: want to watch out a Tommy Why at a bare 299 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: practice the second year a Plake excuse me, the second 300 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:33,960 Speaker 1: year defensive tackle out of Northwestern, because I've been watching 301 00:13:34,040 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: him during practice a lot, and this guy's playing like 302 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: a goblin out there. He is, he is the power. 303 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: He is playing with goblin goblin. 304 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,880 Speaker 2: I don't think I've ever heard anybody describe it like 305 00:13:45,960 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 2: playing like a goblin. 306 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: It is one of my favorite ways. What does that mean? 307 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: It is one of my favorite ways to describe a 308 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: defensive lineman who is just playing like And I use 309 00:13:53,880 --> 00:13:57,560 Speaker 1: this to describe Denico Autry a lot who always plays 310 00:13:57,640 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 1: like a goblin or a banshie, especially when he plays 311 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: the Okay, thank god he's suspended for week one and 312 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,680 Speaker 1: he won't play against the Colts with Houston. 313 00:14:03,720 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 2: See, I can see a banshee. I can picture that. 314 00:14:05,600 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 2: I can't picture goblin goblin. 315 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: No, it's just like a monster. Yeah, he's playing like 316 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 1: a monster. But it's a more funny way to say 317 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:17,280 Speaker 1: a monster. Monster is too overused. We're saying goblin at 318 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: a Tommy Wabar is playing like a goblin out there 319 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 1: in practice. He the way that he has been using 320 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: his power to this, I have set Amanda over the edge. 321 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: It was great. It's great. I'm gonna keep going. You 322 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: compose yourself at Tommy Wadebara has been playing awesome during 323 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:37,960 Speaker 1: training camp because the way that he's playing with power 324 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 1: and then the moves he's hitting off of power. In 325 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: the passing game. He had one play on I believe 326 00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: it was Sunday. It was a red zone drill and 327 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:47,760 Speaker 1: you know he's with the second team, so you got 328 00:14:47,840 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco back there. He got pressure just like immediately 329 00:14:51,440 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: he hit a spin move. I don't remember who's playing guard. 330 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 1: It might have been. It might have been Josh Stills. 331 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:57,960 Speaker 1: He had a spin move on him and quickly got 332 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 1: into the backfield to the point where Flacco eat just 333 00:15:00,520 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: rifles it out of the back of the end zone. 334 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: And those plays have been showing up a lot from him. 335 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 1: So okay, we're seeing it in practice, let's see it 336 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: in a game. Can he finish a sack in this game? 337 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: No matter? You know whoever's back there for Denver. However, 338 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: long he plays. He is one who I'm circling because 339 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: as the Colts have not had Raekwon Davis out there, 340 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,280 Speaker 1: he's been on the non football illness list. I have 341 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 1: noticed at a bar a a lot taking advantage of 342 00:15:26,080 --> 00:15:30,280 Speaker 1: an opportunity that he's getting, in part because he's playing well, 343 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,600 Speaker 1: but in part because the Colts kind of number one 344 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,960 Speaker 1: defensive tackle backup option has not been able to practice. Right, 345 00:15:36,080 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: all right, who's your who's your number one guy you're 346 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: gonna watch. 347 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 2: I'm gonna kind of keep in in the trend that 348 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 2: you've started and say, and that is a very obvious one, 349 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,160 Speaker 2: whereas yours is you said maybe nobody's I wanted to. 350 00:15:49,160 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: Start with the weird one. Yeah we could get Yeah, 351 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 1: goblin I lot. 352 00:15:55,480 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 2: That's I'm not gonna use that to describe lat too, 353 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 2: but there are a lot of other words that you 354 00:15:59,160 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 2: can use to describe because he's been having a really 355 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,640 Speaker 2: great camp. We've talked about him putting pressure on going 356 00:16:05,720 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 2: up against guys like Ryman, who obviously have lots of 357 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: experience going up against them as a rookie with no fear. 358 00:16:11,920 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 2: He's he's out there. He's played pretty consistently. First team 359 00:16:16,760 --> 00:16:18,720 Speaker 2: shows that you know, they've they've got a lot of 360 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:21,200 Speaker 2: faith in his abilities, and that kind of comes in 361 00:16:21,360 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 2: with the injuries that we've seen in camp and kind 362 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 2: of you know, bringing him in, but he was always 363 00:16:27,160 --> 00:16:30,320 Speaker 2: fighting for that starting spot. But he's been really impressive, 364 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 2: very physical. Everybody's talked about, like Bernard was talking about, 365 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 2: how you have to always be on your a game 366 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 2: against him, and so I'm really curious to see what 367 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 2: he's going to look like against another team's offense. Who 368 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,000 Speaker 2: is going to be game planning for him and preparing 369 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:45,760 Speaker 2: for him and they kind of have an. 370 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: Idea what he's gonna what he's gonna. 371 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 2: Maybe try to do, and how he how he operates 372 00:16:50,000 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 2: and everything like that in a way that the Colts 373 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,520 Speaker 2: have obviously not necessarily been doing that to the same extent. 374 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: Denver's got some veteran tackles in Garrett Bolls and Mike mclinchey, who, 375 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: again I haven't checked while we're potting to see if 376 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna play, but those are two guys who have 377 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: seen quite a bit over there over their careers. Mike 378 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,560 Speaker 1: mcglinchy is playing next to Quintin Nelson and was covering 379 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: them at Notre Dame like, he's a really good, really 380 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: athletic player. Garrett Bull is one of the better tackles 381 00:17:14,400 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: in the league too, So it's gonna be a good 382 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 1: challenge for a lot too. But I want to see 383 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,360 Speaker 1: out a lot too, because we've seen a lot of 384 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 1: pressure during training camp, but you can't actually sack the quarterback. 385 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:27,200 Speaker 1: I was gonna say that, Yeah, it's a quote unquote sack. 386 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: When the whistle blows. Can he take Boonicks to the ground, 387 00:17:30,680 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 1: Jarrett stid him to the ground? Zach Wilson, whoever is 388 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: back there for Denver, can he take one of those 389 00:17:35,240 --> 00:17:37,640 Speaker 1: guys to the ground and finish a sack? Right, That's 390 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:39,240 Speaker 1: what I want to see because this is a great 391 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:42,000 Speaker 1: opportunity for him to not just show. Okay, the past 392 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:43,960 Speaker 1: rushing moves that we've seen out here that look really 393 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 1: well developed. Okay, can you get more than just pressure? 394 00:17:47,600 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: And pressure is great? You love to get pressure. Can 395 00:17:49,520 --> 00:17:51,480 Speaker 1: you get more than just pressure and bring the quarterback 396 00:17:51,480 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 1: to the ground. 397 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, Now this is we're gonna get to see really 398 00:17:55,040 --> 00:17:58,400 Speaker 2: kind of what his physical capabilities are, what his physicality 399 00:17:58,640 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 2: can can do. 400 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,399 Speaker 1: A right, let's get weird with another one here. I'm 401 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: gonna go with Blake Freeland. Okay, I've seen some decent 402 00:18:04,640 --> 00:18:07,679 Speaker 1: stuff out of him. The Colts were really pleased with 403 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:10,680 Speaker 1: the off season that he had adding strength. He came 404 00:18:10,720 --> 00:18:13,640 Speaker 1: in last year as a fourth round pick, really athletic. 405 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:15,679 Speaker 1: The Colts knew he was gonna need to bulk up 406 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:18,040 Speaker 1: a little bit. They have seen that out of him. 407 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 1: Now he's had his moments where he's been beaten by 408 00:18:21,200 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 1: mostly Laatu Latu. But I've seen some good things just 409 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:27,760 Speaker 1: in terms of how he can. You see improvements with 410 00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 1: him from where he was last year where he got 411 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:33,959 Speaker 1: thrown into the freaking fire against Miles Garrett, T. J. Watt, 412 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:36,640 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald when the Rams are just lining up Aaron 413 00:18:36,680 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: donalds a wide nine and telling him go to work 414 00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:41,680 Speaker 1: on Blake Freeland. Good luck. Yeah, right as you're basically 415 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 1: NFL debut there, I've seen some good strides in Blake Freeland. 416 00:18:45,359 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 1: I want to see them again going against a real 417 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: opponent here where you are gonna have to keep guys 418 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: out of you know, you're gonna probably see maybe, well 419 00:18:56,200 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: that's good. Not now I'm off track here, but I'm 420 00:18:58,280 --> 00:18:59,800 Speaker 1: wonder if Braden Smith might be a guy you don't 421 00:18:59,800 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: see out there is he's been kind of eased back in. 422 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,200 Speaker 1: He's been, he's been, He's been mostly out there during 423 00:19:05,240 --> 00:19:07,200 Speaker 1: eleven on eleven. I don't think we've seen over the 424 00:19:07,280 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: last week or so Blake be out there with the 425 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: first team. But maybe maybe that's a guy who get 426 00:19:11,840 --> 00:19:13,240 Speaker 1: you know, maybe you do see Blake Frilan with the 427 00:19:13,240 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: first team. We'll see. That's gonna be a really good 428 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: opportunity for him to showcase the games he has made 429 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:21,400 Speaker 1: in a real live situation here. All right, Amanda, who's 430 00:19:21,440 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 1: your next one? 431 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:26,160 Speaker 2: Well, it's not really one specific. It's more like, I've 432 00:19:26,200 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 2: got a group, and then I can specify a couple 433 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:30,640 Speaker 2: of the people in that group. I'm gonna go any 434 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 2: and or all of the tight ends because there has 435 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:37,400 Speaker 2: been so much up in the air about that that 436 00:19:37,560 --> 00:19:40,399 Speaker 2: room and who's gonna do what, and who's going to 437 00:19:40,480 --> 00:19:43,200 Speaker 2: produce every day, and who's gonna make the roster, who's 438 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:46,240 Speaker 2: gonna play everything like that. We've we've talked about Moa 439 00:19:46,320 --> 00:19:49,120 Speaker 2: Lee Cox and Kylon Granson as kind of the the two, 440 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 2: if you will, that have maybe had the more impressive camps, 441 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 2: gotten more of the snaps out on the field. 442 00:19:54,320 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: Things like that. 443 00:19:55,800 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly. I think Jelani Woods had a good day today. 444 00:19:58,960 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: He did. 445 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 2: I'm curious just to see kind of how that carries over. 446 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:03,960 Speaker 2: I wrote about him the other week and how he 447 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:07,359 Speaker 2: put a lot into his body and understanding his body 448 00:20:07,359 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 2: and everything in the off season, and he's coming in 449 00:20:09,119 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 2: with a very high level of physicality, So to see 450 00:20:11,520 --> 00:20:15,280 Speaker 2: what he can do assuming that he's given the chance 451 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:18,800 Speaker 2: to get out there and get and produce, if you will. 452 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 2: But just as a whole kind of all of the 453 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,119 Speaker 2: tight ends, because there's so much for them, I feel 454 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 2: like still left to show and to prove, especially going 455 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 2: up like we've talked about a lot so far today, 456 00:20:30,280 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 2: going up against a real opponent and another team who's 457 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:37,240 Speaker 2: going to be prepared for them and willing to obviously, 458 00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 2: you know, compete with them, maybe a little bit more 459 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 2: than we've seen out here, and just to it's going 460 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,159 Speaker 2: to put obviously there's a lot of pressure on them already, 461 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 2: and I think it's going to put a little bit more. 462 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:48,360 Speaker 2: But that's a good thing because it's what you need 463 00:20:48,400 --> 00:20:50,320 Speaker 2: at this point. Before the season started. 464 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:54,600 Speaker 1: I mean, Anthony Richardson last year started to develop chemistry 465 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: with you saw it a lot with Drew Ogletree kind 466 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 1: of toward right before Richardson got hurt. You saw with 467 00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: Kyling Grantson a little bit. You saw with Moai Cox 468 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: certainly in that Rams game. But Anthony Richardson's never thrown 469 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,439 Speaker 1: a pass to Will Mallory. Will Mallory, by the way, 470 00:21:08,520 --> 00:21:10,160 Speaker 1: was back out here at practice today. That was really 471 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: good to see. And Richardson's never thrown pass to Jelannie 472 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,040 Speaker 1: Woods in a game. So those two guys, I'm gonna 473 00:21:16,040 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 1: be real interested in if they get first team reps, 474 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:20,800 Speaker 1: if Anthony looks their way at all, it might be 475 00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: one pass, it might not even be anything. But you 476 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,280 Speaker 1: just get those reps in, learn how they're coming out 477 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:29,119 Speaker 1: of their breaks, learn what their little details and nuances 478 00:21:29,160 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: of how they run routes are, because it's gonna be 479 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,200 Speaker 1: different on both of those. I think that's a great call. 480 00:21:33,359 --> 00:21:35,240 Speaker 1: Just any of those tight ends you want to see 481 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:37,920 Speaker 1: someone flash, hopefully exactly on Sunday. All right, I'm gonna 482 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:39,959 Speaker 1: pick one more here, and I'm gonna do the same thing. 483 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna say, any of the safeties that's been 484 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,440 Speaker 1: a position that has been very much up in the air. 485 00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 1: Next to Julian Blackman. And something that Dodds that Colt's 486 00:21:47,119 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 1: assistant GM told us this week is you really got 487 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 1: to get to the games to figure out what that 488 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 1: best combination looks like. Because the Colts can move Julian 489 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: Blackman around either as a strong safety or a free safety. 490 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 1: He's played both of those positions in Gus Brand's defense. 491 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,280 Speaker 1: Specifically in twenty twenty two he's a free safety. Last 492 00:22:03,359 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: year he was a strong safety. And you're just figuring out, okay, 493 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,880 Speaker 1: is our best combination Julian at the strong and Nick 494 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:12,800 Speaker 1: Cross at the free or Ronnie Harrison at the strong, 495 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:15,800 Speaker 1: Julian at the free, is it Rodney Thomas at the 496 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:19,400 Speaker 1: free Jullian like whatever it might be next to Julian Blackman. 497 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:21,920 Speaker 1: And I think you're gonna see some experimentation in this game. 498 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,560 Speaker 1: Maybe I'm interested to see if maybe you see one 499 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: series Julian's out there at strong with someone at free, 500 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 1: and then it flips and he's out there at free 501 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:31,600 Speaker 1: with someone at strong. But that's an area where you 502 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:35,040 Speaker 1: want to see more competition. You want to see someone 503 00:22:35,119 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 1: kind of rise to the level. This something Gus Bradley 504 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:39,960 Speaker 1: told us, as you want to see someone rise to 505 00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:42,800 Speaker 1: the level where Okay, that's our guy. The Colts haven't 506 00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 1: got there yet at that position. This is going to 507 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: be a big game just for the communication aspect of 508 00:22:47,520 --> 00:22:52,200 Speaker 1: it of figuring out who is going to start stepping 509 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:56,160 Speaker 1: up to be your week one free safety or strong safety. 510 00:22:56,200 --> 00:22:57,920 Speaker 1: All right, one more for you, Amanda, what do you got? 511 00:22:57,960 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 2: All Right, I am gonna go we wrote down any cornerbacks. 512 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,760 Speaker 2: I'm gonna go a little bit more specific and say, 513 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 2: Jayalen Jones, I think he in the beginning of camp 514 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,240 Speaker 2: was showing that his potential a little bit more. As 515 00:23:10,320 --> 00:23:12,239 Speaker 2: camp has gone on, he's gotten beat a little bit 516 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:15,800 Speaker 2: more frequently on passes and runs down the field and 517 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 2: everything like that. So because I remember in the first 518 00:23:18,320 --> 00:23:20,359 Speaker 2: few days it seemed like he was kind of everywhere 519 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,800 Speaker 2: doing a little bit of something on almost every play 520 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 2: that he was involved in, and that's kind of lessened 521 00:23:26,400 --> 00:23:29,840 Speaker 2: as camp has gone on to some extent, not to 522 00:23:29,960 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 2: like a massive extent to where it's like a concern, 523 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:35,199 Speaker 2: but you know, just something to take note of. And 524 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 2: so again I'm curious just to see how much he 525 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 2: gets in terms of opportunities on the field and what 526 00:23:40,680 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 2: he does with those opportunities because the cornerbacks again, like 527 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 2: that's a you've got to prove yourself, especially for someone 528 00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,159 Speaker 2: like him coming in, there's just there's a lot a 529 00:23:50,160 --> 00:23:53,119 Speaker 2: lot there to kind of get your spot, if you will. 530 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:56,600 Speaker 1: And so just to see how. 531 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: He goes up against guys that he's not really seen 532 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,639 Speaker 2: a whole lot before with Denver as opposed to playing 533 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 2: out with guys on his own team that he's a 534 00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 2: little bit more. 535 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,159 Speaker 1: Familiar with kind of familiar, right, they're familiar with him. 536 00:24:08,080 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 2: Exactly, And so the back and forth between that is 537 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:12,359 Speaker 2: something that I think I'm going to be keeping an 538 00:24:12,359 --> 00:24:12,679 Speaker 2: eye on. 539 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:15,919 Speaker 1: I think this is a good opportunity for him to play, 540 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,639 Speaker 1: you know, you maybe see a little more man coverage 541 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:20,280 Speaker 1: out of him, just because again you're not you're not 542 00:24:20,400 --> 00:24:23,800 Speaker 1: showing anything. And Jalen Jones is the guy who last 543 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 1: year I thought he did a pretty good job just 544 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: kind of limiting explosives when he was kind of playing 545 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:33,520 Speaker 1: more off in coverage. He wasn't the Colts didn't use 546 00:24:33,560 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: him to play man a whole lot last year. I 547 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:36,439 Speaker 1: think that's an area of his game that you might 548 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: be able to access a little bit more of this year. 549 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: So this is a good opportunity, a good test. If 550 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,280 Speaker 1: he's going up against the Courtland Sutton, a guy is 551 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: a really good receiver on Denver. That could be a 552 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,080 Speaker 1: really good opportunity just to get some reps against like 553 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: you mentioned, Amanda someone else there. I will tell you 554 00:24:50,720 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: the Colts are very pleased with what he has done 555 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,880 Speaker 1: yea so far during training camp, and we haven't seen 556 00:24:55,960 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 1: him take any second team reps. No, it has been 557 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,439 Speaker 1: he has been with that first team. He's been holding 558 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:04,560 Speaker 1: off Dallas Flowers. Yeah, today Juju Brent's had a rest day, 559 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:06,800 Speaker 1: so Dallas Flowers did get some reps with the first team. 560 00:25:07,920 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: But you're seeing a lot of Jalen Jones. I think 561 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: there's a lot of belief in that building in what 562 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: he can do. And maybe he hasn't flashed as much 563 00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: from the start of training camp. But the other thing 564 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:20,240 Speaker 1: with Jalen Jones from last year was he didn't flash 565 00:25:20,240 --> 00:25:22,680 Speaker 1: a whole right, he was just like solid, yeah the 566 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: most Yeah. 567 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 2: And that's not to say that he needs to and 568 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:27,480 Speaker 2: the fact that he is and is now a bad thing, yeah, 569 00:25:27,520 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 2: but just because it was so evident. 570 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:31,639 Speaker 1: In the beginning right then. Yeah, Yeah, And I mean, 571 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,719 Speaker 1: we're out here. We don't know what the coverages are, 572 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: we don't know what the plays are, but we're writing 573 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: down made this play, broke up a pos, picked off 574 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,720 Speaker 1: a pass, and he did have a really good start 575 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:43,720 Speaker 1: to camp. I think he's still playing pretty well. But yeah, 576 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: you want to see it out in this game against Denver. 577 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: All right, Well, that is going to do it for 578 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,960 Speaker 1: us here on this episode of the Two Minute Drill Podcast. 579 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,560 Speaker 1: You can subscribe to us here on the Cold Audio Network, 580 00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:56,520 Speaker 1: on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast platforms. 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I almost called it the Colts 591 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: Official Podcast. We are the official Colts podcast that'll be 592 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: out on Tuesday. Inside Football. Rick Ventre is back Wednesday, 593 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: and then A Man's on I will be back late 594 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:32,960 Speaker 1: Thursday after the Colts wrap up their final training camp 595 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,160 Speaker 1: practice here at Grand Park. It is almost over time 596 00:26:36,359 --> 00:26:40,320 Speaker 1: one clan by this camp has ripped by the Colts 597 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 1: have two more training camp practices up here at Grand Park. 598 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:47,640 Speaker 1: Those are both joint practices with the Arizona Cardinals next week. 599 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: These should be a lot of fun. Joint practices are 600 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,960 Speaker 1: always a blast, So come get your tickets, come see 601 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,760 Speaker 1: the Colts one last time up here at Grand Park. 602 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: Go to Colts dot com slash camp to get your tickets. 603 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: Amanda and I will be back again next Thursday. Until then, 604 00:26:58,640 --> 00:26:59,560 Speaker 1: I'll talk to you so long.