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 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: the Colts' latest game and trying to make it. 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 2: Adjustment of the ball is by cal Pepany catch it, Honey, 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 2: rubbles across the doll. 5 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 3: De touchdown forty two yards. 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 2: Right, airing out down bield down the far sideline looking 7 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 2: for say Joel, and it's intercepted by the Colts. Please ahead, touchdown. 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: In d Why Now, here's your host JJ Stankovitz from 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: Colts dot Com. 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,599 Speaker 2: What's up? Everyone? Welcome into another episode of Instant Reaction 11 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,880 Speaker 2: here on the Colts Audio Network. I'm jjs Tankobitz, joined 12 00:00:38,880 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 2: by Ring of Honor member Bill Brooks. Bill, we are 13 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 2: breaking down the colts twenty seven to thirteen win over 14 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 2: the Philadelphia Eagles. Is the last time I get to 15 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,600 Speaker 2: say this. That's the only time you're gonna hear about 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: the final score on this podcast. Even though the Colts 17 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: won hey fourteen point win, the Eagles did not play 18 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 2: any of their starters. The Colts played their first team 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 2: offense for the entire first half. First team defense was 20 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 2: in there for most of the first half. But Bill, 21 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:06,399 Speaker 2: to me, the story of this game, We're going one place. 22 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson completed six of seventeen passes for seventy eight yards. 23 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: He rushed five times for thirty eight yards, and you 24 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:17,279 Speaker 2: might be saying those aren't good numbers. The Colts scored 25 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 2: on three of their first four possessions because of some 26 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 2: of the stuff Anthony Richardson did in this ballgame. So 27 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 2: let's get into it. I think the first thing that 28 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,520 Speaker 2: we need to talk about Bill here is that this 29 00:01:29,560 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 2: is something that we saw on tape from Anthony Richardson 30 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 2: in college. We saw it a little bit in that 31 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 2: Bills game. Now we saw it Thursday night against the Eagles. 32 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 2: He does not get sacked. No that. So there's a 33 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 2: sequence of plays in the second quarter that you and 34 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 2: I both watched the all twenty two before he got 35 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 2: on this podcast. And the first one he it's second 36 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 2: and eleven, you know, balls on the Eagles twenty eight 37 00:01:56,960 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 2: yard line. Yes, and Richardson gets pressured. He's like literally 38 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: in the grasp of an Eagles defender and he rips 39 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 2: the throat to Kylin Grantson that winds up falling incomplete. 40 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,680 Speaker 2: But it wasn't a dangerous throat. Grantson was open. He 41 00:02:11,720 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 2: was able to get the ball out with his natural 42 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:16,040 Speaker 2: arm strength. It was initially called to catch on the field. 43 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: It got overturned regardless that play. That's a difference of 44 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 2: probably a seven yard loss and a zero yard net 45 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 2: on the play. So that's the first thing. So now 46 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 2: you bring up third and eleven and this is the 47 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,359 Speaker 2: one that really stood out Bill. So he gets pressured 48 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 2: off the edge and a linebacker comes right at him 49 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,080 Speaker 2: number fifty seven on the Eagles. He's like squared up 50 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:41,040 Speaker 2: with Anthony Richardson. And if you're a linebacker blitzing and 51 00:02:41,080 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 2: you have a free shot at the quarterback, you probably 52 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:44,239 Speaker 2: think you're. 53 00:02:44,120 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 3: Looking at chops. 54 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 2: Here we go. I'm trying to make this team. I'm 55 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: about to make a big play that's gonna show up 56 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 2: on tape, and Anthony Richardson escapes it. He then is 57 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 2: able to turn that into a five yard scramble. So Bill, 58 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: the difference there, what did we thin figure out? It was? 59 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 3: Oh, I don't know. It's about a foreign field goal. 60 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 3: It's about a from a forty one to a fifty 61 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,440 Speaker 3: seven yard field goal. The difference and that if you 62 00:03:12,520 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: got sacked or he gained his yards of game, yep. 63 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 2: The difference in Anthony Richardson not getting sacked on that 64 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: play and turning it into a faveyard game was sixteen 65 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 2: yards of field position for a field goal, Yes, and 66 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,720 Speaker 2: a forty one yard field goal is much more likely 67 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 2: to go through the uprights, which it did in this 68 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,720 Speaker 2: game than a fifty seven yard field goal. Like, you 69 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 2: have to feel that as an offense, right. 70 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 3: Definitely, you have to feel as an offense, and as 71 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: an offense, it gives you hope knowing that, hey, when 72 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 3: there are mistakes out there, not saying this guy is superman, 73 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,080 Speaker 3: but he covers up a lot of blemishes and he 74 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: can make plays out there and help the offense get 75 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 3: in a position to continue a drive or to score points. 76 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 3: And that's what you want and for me for that, 77 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: for a young guy to do that. He ran, He 78 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 3: ran up the field, got positive yards and just ran 79 00:03:58,360 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 3: out of bounds. Smart play. That was the other part 80 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 3: of it too, Just around a very smart play. Lack 81 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 3: a veteran, didn't try to force anything, didn't try to 82 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,560 Speaker 3: get any extra yards, didn't try to run over anybody. 83 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: Because he wasn't going to get the first down. 84 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 3: Exactly, yeah, exactly, So he got out of the bounds and 85 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 3: you know what, they go out there, kick a field goal, 86 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 3: get three points out of it. People don't look at that, 87 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 3: Oh he only got three points. Oh his stat line 88 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 3: wasn't that great. But those are big plays. Those are 89 00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 3: plays that win you football games in the National Football League, 90 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 3: and you need plays like that. 91 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 2: I asked Michael Pittman Junior about it after the game, 92 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 2: and pitt told me, quote, those are the things that 93 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,840 Speaker 2: we're gonna need him just being able to do that 94 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 2: stuff will get tons of points off of that. Some 95 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 2: will be three and some will be six. Like so 96 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,080 Speaker 2: as an offense, like when you go off the field 97 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 2: having scored on a drive, even if it's not a touchdown, 98 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 2: even if you're facing third and eleven, but you get 99 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:49,720 Speaker 2: a field goal for a young quarterback, just like the 100 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 2: vibes around that are not defeating, they're I have to imagine. 101 00:04:55,040 --> 00:04:56,800 Speaker 2: Like everyone always says, it's way easier to work on 102 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: your corrections after a win, it's probably way easier to 103 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:01,880 Speaker 2: work in your career actions mid game after you score. 104 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 3: Exactly as you have a positive play as a positive series. 105 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,520 Speaker 3: That was a positive series for the Coats. You go 106 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 3: down there and you score points, and that's what you 107 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 3: want and you can build off those things. Yes, there 108 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: are things that happen that hopefully they can correct those 109 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:17,320 Speaker 3: mistakes and you know, won't have a guy coming free 110 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: at Anthony Richardson, but he made something out of nothing 111 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,360 Speaker 3: and then also they got points out of it, so 112 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 3: you can build off of that. Those a thing. There's 113 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 3: are learning moments for the offensive line, learning moments for 114 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 3: the running backs, quarterbacks, receivers, everybody that you can learn 115 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 3: from these things and build off of it. And then 116 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 3: you know what, maybe next time you get a first down, 117 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 3: you could continue to drive and you score a touchdown, 118 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 3: but this time you've got points, but it was still 119 00:05:39,360 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 3: positive and that's what you want. You want to score 120 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 3: points when you get down there. 121 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 2: This is going to be for the stat nerds listening 122 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 2: to this, and I'm still trying to figure out a 123 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 2: way to like fully make this digestible for everyone. But 124 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:56,720 Speaker 2: expected points added is a statistic that kind of it's 125 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,320 Speaker 2: an advanced stat that takes into account down in distance, 126 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 2: situation and you know, yardage to the end zone, all 127 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 2: these different things, and it spits out a number of 128 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 2: like how many points you are expected to gain on 129 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:13,279 Speaker 2: a given play and the different What you need to 130 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: know is the difference between taking a sack and attempting 131 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 2: a pass is over two points. That's a lot. That 132 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 2: is a lot. And the difference between attempting or the 133 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 2: difference between taking a sack and just scrambling on a 134 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 2: play is almost two and a half points. So that's 135 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 2: where Anthony Richardson, you don't have those drive killers, no, 136 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 2: Like sacks are usually drive killers, especially for a young 137 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 2: quarterback right who's still learning how to you know, assess coverages. 138 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 2: And you get into a third and fifteen and like 139 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 2: I asked Michael Pittman junior this, he's like, yeah, like 140 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: your playbook just opens up more, even third and ten 141 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,159 Speaker 2: to third and fifteen, you have a completely different menu 142 00:06:55,160 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: of plays you can go to, and. 143 00:06:57,760 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: By far definitely, and it makes a lot more difficult 144 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 3: to of course, to continue to drive when you have 145 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 3: you know, the probability of used to getting a first 146 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 3: down on third and fifteen or third and ten is 147 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 3: not high, right, But if you're third and four, third 148 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 3: and five, okay, coach, what are you gonna call? 149 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: Now? 150 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 3: You could have a you have a whole plethora of 151 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 3: players that you can call to get us into a 152 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:18,880 Speaker 3: position to get it first down. 153 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:19,440 Speaker 1: All right. 154 00:07:19,480 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 2: I want to also get into both of the completions 155 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 2: that Anthony had to Kylon Granson in this game. The 156 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 2: one that I think most fans are gonna remember is 157 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: maybe the best throw Anthony's made throughout training camp and 158 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 2: the preseason where he he checks so it's uh, second down, 159 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: I believe, and he checks into a yeah, second and 160 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 2: four in the Eagles forty four and he picks he 161 00:07:43,680 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 2: sees a blitz and Shanstiken gives him the leeway to 162 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 2: check and do a different play, which, okay, I love it. Hey, 163 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 2: go out, go out and do it man. Like you know, 164 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 2: Anthony said after the game, he hasn't had a lot 165 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 2: of checks because you're just you're trying to, you know, 166 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 2: line up and play fast in the preseason, right, But 167 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 2: in this case, I love that. Chaine said, hey, if 168 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,120 Speaker 2: you see this, check into this, go do it. 169 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:07,520 Speaker 3: Rook, So give him some ownership. I love it. I 170 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 3: love that. 171 00:08:08,320 --> 00:08:11,480 Speaker 2: So Anthony picks up what's going on, he gets he 172 00:08:11,560 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 2: gets the check in, and he rips a throw to 173 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,880 Speaker 2: Kylon Granson. I mean, Grandson kind of runs like an 174 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 2: up and out towards the sideline and Richardson layers it 175 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: above a linebacker who had good depth. He was probably 176 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 2: five yards from Evan Hall who was kind of running 177 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 2: out there to the flat. The linebacker had good depth. 178 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:37,679 Speaker 2: The linebacker in coverage of Granson had he was that 179 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 2: number fifty seven had good coverage. Yes, And Anthony threw 180 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 2: that ball on a line with a trajectory that only 181 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: Kylon Granson could catch it. And Granson hauls it in 182 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: for a seventeen yard game just a a like an 183 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:54,239 Speaker 2: S tier level throat. 184 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 3: Right that it was a good throw, It was a 185 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 3: good play. I love that. First of all, he had 186 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 3: opportunity to check out of it and put the guys 187 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 3: in a position to make a play. And that's to me, 188 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:06,440 Speaker 3: that says a lot about Anthony Richardson and his development 189 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 3: thus far as we've gone forward through camp and up 190 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,960 Speaker 3: to now. But the play where Kyln runs up the field, 191 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: he breaks it off to like a little corner route, 192 00:09:16,520 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: small corner route, but he breaks it up a little 193 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 3: bit higher and the guy that's trailing him is on 194 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: his back hip kind of in trailing him, so he's 195 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 3: between Anthony Richardson and Kylen Grantson. And then Anthony. Of course, 196 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 3: there's another defender out there in the flats. We talked 197 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 3: about covering the back over there, and he kind of 198 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,240 Speaker 3: falls off a little bit. But Anthony throws it in 199 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 3: a way where the ball's high enough and over the 200 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: guy defending Kylin Grantson. But the guy that's dropping off 201 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:45,079 Speaker 3: from the back can't get to it either, and Kylin 202 00:09:45,120 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 3: Grantson makes a nice catch. 203 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 2: It just goes up. 204 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 3: He goes up there and extends to the ball, gets 205 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:53,120 Speaker 3: both hands on the ball, and is good enough athlete 206 00:09:53,120 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 3: to get both feet and bounds as well. So big play. 207 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,520 Speaker 3: I'd like it from the beginning to the end, with 208 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson tanking ownership of the play, changing it and 209 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 3: then getting into play and getting some positive yards. 210 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 2: So when you go six of seventeen, right, for you 211 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 2: to for you to have some success, you need to 212 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:13,400 Speaker 2: hit some explosives like that. You need a seventeen yarder here, 213 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:15,079 Speaker 2: you need the twenty three yarder he had to draw 214 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:19,920 Speaker 2: Ogle tree. You need plays like that. But this other 215 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 2: throw he had to Granson it. It came in the 216 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 2: first quarter and it was just an eight yard completion. 217 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 2: But to me, this this play was so indicative of 218 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 2: the kind of quarterback Anthony Richardson is. So at the snap, 219 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 2: he's in the shotgun. Immediately there's pressure off of the 220 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,560 Speaker 2: right edge. So we when we actually watched the All 221 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 2: twenty two, Michael Pittman Junior hit a double move on 222 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 2: the outside that if there wasn't pressure, Anthony might have 223 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,199 Speaker 2: been able to hit that throw for like a sixty 224 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 2: yard touchdown because the safety was like getting over there. 225 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: But instead he feels the pressure and he steps up 226 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: in the pocket. Carter O'Donnell clears out, his guy pancakes him, 227 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,120 Speaker 2: So there's you know, so he's stepping up and and 228 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,080 Speaker 2: I think a lot of people just they see Anthony 229 00:11:04,160 --> 00:11:07,240 Speaker 2: Richardson and they see what he did at Florida, and 230 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:08,679 Speaker 2: you might think, oh, he's going to take off and 231 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,000 Speaker 2: run there. But there was a linebacker, so Kylon Granson 232 00:11:13,080 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 2: was kind of between two defenders and the linebacker kind 233 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 2: of slides over into the running lane. If Anthony had 234 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 2: took off, maybe he jukes a linebacker, maybe he does, 235 00:11:24,880 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 2: you know whatever. But if he gets tackled, it's probably 236 00:11:27,720 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 2: a four yard gain, not a bad play. Instead, he 237 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 2: keeps his eyes downfield and he throws low to Granson 238 00:11:37,360 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 2: and with a safety kind of crashing down on Granson. Really, 239 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 2: the only spot Anthony could have put that ball where 240 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 2: it would have been caught is low, because if he 241 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,080 Speaker 2: throws it high, the safety could have got his arm 242 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 2: in there, could have punched it out, could have swatted 243 00:11:50,040 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 2: it away. If he throws it low, worst case it's incomplete, 244 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:55,920 Speaker 2: you move on to the next play. Best case it's complete, 245 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,000 Speaker 2: and it's an eight yard gain. So instead of a 246 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 2: four yard scramble where you feel the rush and you 247 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:02,839 Speaker 2: drop your eyes and immediately just take off to go, 248 00:12:03,679 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 2: Anthony felt the rush, kept his eyes downfield and double 249 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 2: the yard and you probably could have got on that play. 250 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 3: Positive play, good play. And to me, the big things 251 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 3: I took out of that is he's trying to get 252 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,959 Speaker 3: the ball to the playmakers, and they playmaker's hand, yes, 253 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 3: so they can make some plays out there and gain 254 00:12:19,400 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 3: positive yards. And you know he's not thinking run first. 255 00:12:22,920 --> 00:12:25,959 Speaker 3: You know, here's a problem, I gotta run first. No, 256 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:30,200 Speaker 3: he's trying to assess the problem. He sees Grants and 257 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:33,480 Speaker 3: that's open. So he instead of him run the ball, 258 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 3: he throws it to Grants and oh, there's a defender. 259 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:35,679 Speaker 2: There. 260 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 3: Let me put it where Kylin can only catch it, 261 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 3: and if defender makes a play, the worst is he's 262 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 3: gonna knock it down. It's gonna be incomplete. Kylin makes 263 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:47,079 Speaker 3: a nice play. He bends down, bends at the waist, 264 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 3: bends at the knees, and he goes down and get it. 265 00:12:49,440 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 3: When there's a low ball down by his feet, he 266 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 3: catches it. Eight yard game. Positive game. So those are 267 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,480 Speaker 3: the things you like to see in a young player, 268 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:03,560 Speaker 3: especially a young quarterback. How he's developing, how he's understanding 269 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 3: where he needs to put the ball. And it's only 270 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 3: you know, there's gonna be times where you know, the 271 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: ball might not be in the right place. That's gonna happen, 272 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 3: that happens to veterans. But he's learning, and I think 273 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 3: we all see that in We're all excited about the 274 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 3: things that he can do and the possibility that can 275 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 3: the players that can happen throughout this year. 276 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 2: So I asked Anthony after the game, just how he 277 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: balances the you know, are you going to run? Are 278 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,360 Speaker 2: you gonna pass on some of those players where you 279 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,200 Speaker 2: escape the pocket and the pressure, And he said, quote, 280 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 2: I always try to keep my eyes downfield unless I 281 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: see a wide open lane. If there's an opportunity to 282 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 2: give somebody the ball, it's their job to get the balls. 283 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 2: I just got to deliver it. If I have the 284 00:13:42,600 --> 00:13:44,760 Speaker 2: opportunity to give them the ball, I'm going to take 285 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,080 Speaker 2: that overrunning it myself. But if I see a lane, 286 00:13:47,080 --> 00:13:48,559 Speaker 2: I'm going to try to take any get yards for 287 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 2: my team. Like I we quarterbacks. A lot of quarterbacks 288 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:56,640 Speaker 2: come come to the NFL and they go one too scramble. 289 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 2: You know, it's sometimes it's even if the first read 290 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,839 Speaker 2: isn't open scramble or if you feel the rush at all, 291 00:14:03,880 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 2: you drop your eyes and now you're not looking at 292 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 2: your receivers anymore and you're you're looking to run. Anthony 293 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 2: Richardson does not have that. Now that that right there 294 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,040 Speaker 2: that gets me so fired up for what he can be. 295 00:14:18,040 --> 00:14:24,720 Speaker 2: Because this this dude has better natural quarterbacking talent and 296 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 2: a better natural feel for the position. Then I think 297 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 2: a lot of people thought based on if you just 298 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 2: if you scout at his box score in this game 299 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 2: at Florida, you would say, this guy's not accurate? Is 300 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 2: he really going to be that good? But you see 301 00:14:40,040 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: the things that this is what when the Colts scouted 302 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson, these are the things that they saw and 303 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 2: they are translating to the NFL field. He doesn't drop 304 00:14:48,840 --> 00:14:53,440 Speaker 2: his eyes, he doesn't get sacked. He turns pressure into 305 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 2: positive gains instead of negative plays. He's he can layer 306 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 2: and rip throws when he gets, you know, really on 307 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 2: the same page with his guys, like these are things 308 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 2: that you see. Yes, he went six of seventeen, Bill, 309 00:15:06,400 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 2: but you see these This is how you go six 310 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:12,320 Speaker 2: to seventeen and you score three times in the first half, 311 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:15,120 Speaker 2: like the Colts put up seventeen points in the first half. 312 00:15:15,320 --> 00:15:17,520 Speaker 2: It's nothing to sneeze at. The Colts could barely score 313 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:19,440 Speaker 2: seventeen points in a lot of their games last. 314 00:15:19,320 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 3: Year, exactly exactly. I mean, like you said, you know, 315 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:23,800 Speaker 3: six to seventeen. You look at the stat line, Ah, 316 00:15:23,960 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 3: so it's not that good. You probably think, oh, this 317 00:15:26,120 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 3: guy's yeah, he's okay, he's average, he's not that good. 318 00:15:28,960 --> 00:15:32,400 Speaker 3: But the plays that he made out there, the players 319 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:35,680 Speaker 3: that are not in the stat line are huge plays 320 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 3: for an offense, are huge plays for a team to 321 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 3: keep drives alied and score points. You need those type 322 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 3: of plays as for a team to be successful throughout 323 00:15:46,240 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 3: the Season's a long season. They're gonna be plays that 324 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 3: aren't gonna be successful. But these plays that are successful 325 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 3: that you don't see the stat line are gonna make 326 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 3: a huge difference for a team. And that's what I 327 00:15:56,440 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 3: like seeing. Because the young man has talent, and you know, 328 00:16:01,640 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 3: we've talked about him developing mentally in the National Football League. 329 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 3: He's making those strides, he's making those steps right now, 330 00:16:08,480 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 3: making the plays that you know veterans are making out 331 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 3: that veterans are not making out there in the National 332 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 3: Football League. So I'm very encouraged by what I saw 333 00:16:17,200 --> 00:16:18,920 Speaker 3: this past game against Philadelphia. 334 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:23,680 Speaker 2: You know, it wasn't all perfect. The drive, the last 335 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 2: driver he went back out there after Henry black Forest 336 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 2: fumble recovered by Shaye Lubi, you know, three incomplete passes 337 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 2: in a row. Shane Styken kind of mentioned after the game, I, 338 00:16:34,600 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 2: you know, wish we had got a little better on that, 339 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:38,000 Speaker 2: you know, in the two minute. 340 00:16:38,120 --> 00:16:39,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, that's so that was the one thing that I 341 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 3: was hoping to see. 342 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: Then. 343 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think they had the ball with two minutes 344 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:44,800 Speaker 3: and thirty six seconds left like that. 345 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, so actually they had two two minute drives. They 346 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:52,840 Speaker 2: had it back with yeah, two and a half minutes 347 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 2: to go. They got it and then had it back 348 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:00,200 Speaker 2: again with about fifty four seconds go. 349 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 3: I was the one and went two thirty six. That's 350 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:04,480 Speaker 3: the one I wanted to see them, you know, drive 351 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 3: on the field, get some plays and see him in 352 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,239 Speaker 3: a two minute situation in an actual game. I know 353 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:11,439 Speaker 3: they've worked on it in practice and worked on it 354 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:13,639 Speaker 3: in the joint practices and things like that, but I 355 00:17:13,760 --> 00:17:17,120 Speaker 3: want to see him do that in an actual game situation. 356 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,840 Speaker 3: And talked about this on the pregame show about hopefully, 357 00:17:20,880 --> 00:17:22,440 Speaker 3: you know, he can get a half in and he 358 00:17:22,520 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 3: did get a half and they played played a half. 359 00:17:24,480 --> 00:17:26,439 Speaker 3: So that was the only thing I would say that 360 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:28,720 Speaker 3: I would like to have seen that, you know, could 361 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 3: have been better as far as that to men Drew. 362 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 2: All right, So a couple other quick notes on this game. 363 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,240 Speaker 2: Carter O'Donnell of the afore mentioned Carter O'Donnell, he started 364 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:42,200 Speaker 2: it right guard with Will Fryes out. Last week we 365 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,639 Speaker 2: saw Arlington Hambright start at right guard. Maybe something to 366 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,800 Speaker 2: keep an eye on there. Carter O'donnald's been on the 367 00:17:48,119 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 2: practice squad for the last two years. Canadian dude, a big, 368 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:58,080 Speaker 2: big Canadian big man there. Shout out to Gardner Minshew. 369 00:17:59,560 --> 00:18:02,720 Speaker 2: He he completed nine of eleven passes for one hundred 370 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 2: and two yards of the touchdown. So in his three 371 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 2: preseason games, Minshew finishes with an eighty seven point five 372 00:18:08,960 --> 00:18:11,960 Speaker 2: completion percentage, two hundred and eighty one yards, two touchdowns, 373 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:13,639 Speaker 2: no picks, in a passer rating of one twenty four 374 00:18:13,680 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: point one. That's just that's Gardner Minshew man. 375 00:18:16,240 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 3: That's God minch you and and you have a consistent 376 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:22,919 Speaker 3: backup quarterback that unfortunately, if he has to go in 377 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:25,879 Speaker 3: for a couple of plays, you know, because you know 378 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 3: Anthony maybe gets danked up, has to come out for 379 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:32,159 Speaker 3: a player two for whatever reason, you feel comfortable with 380 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:36,480 Speaker 3: Gardener going in there and him being able to take 381 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 3: the offense down the field or give the office a 382 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 3: positive play on However, a many plays he's in there 383 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:42,439 Speaker 3: for that series. 384 00:18:42,680 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 2: A couple other quick things here too. Danny Pinter unfortunately 385 00:18:47,160 --> 00:18:49,520 Speaker 2: sustained an ankle injury in the third quarter. I hate 386 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 2: to see that he was quickly ruled out. You know, 387 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 2: he's he started the game with Ryan Kelly sidelined, so 388 00:18:58,560 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: you know, depth of center. Now maybe it's Wesley French. 389 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:02,800 Speaker 2: He needs to step up there. I'm gonna give a 390 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:06,400 Speaker 2: shout out to Blake Freeland. Did you see on the 391 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,480 Speaker 2: interception sam Elnger threw how fast he was running like 392 00:19:10,520 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 2: this is a three six eight, three hundred pound dude. 393 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 2: He was running like a gazelle to go knock that 394 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:15,240 Speaker 2: guy at abouts. 395 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 3: I was shocked. I didn't think he was going to 396 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: get down there, but he hustled down there. That says 397 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 3: a lot about the young man that, hey, look, you 398 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:24,359 Speaker 3: know what, I'm gonna hustle. Play this play out to 399 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 3: the end, so that here the whistle and give the 400 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:27,840 Speaker 3: man credit for hustling down the field. 401 00:19:27,960 --> 00:19:30,000 Speaker 2: He ran a four to nine eight forty yard dash 402 00:19:30,040 --> 00:19:31,800 Speaker 2: at three hundred and two pounds at the NFL Combine. 403 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:36,800 Speaker 2: Scary yeah, scary over on defense, you know, I think 404 00:19:36,800 --> 00:19:39,280 Speaker 2: it was about what you would hope to see, you know, 405 00:19:39,320 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 2: for the first team going against the Eagles reserves, Philly 406 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 2: rushed fourteen times for twenty seven yard Zire Franklin, e 407 00:19:46,200 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 2: j Speed, Grover Stewart, those guys just I mean it 408 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 2: was like it's it's how it should. 409 00:19:52,520 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 3: Have looked, Yes, exactly. 410 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 2: Well, We'll say that Dallas Flowers and Darryl Baker each 411 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:59,879 Speaker 2: had two pass breakups. We did not see Juju br 412 00:20:00,200 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 2: and Darius Rush in this game. They were both out 413 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,720 Speaker 2: with injuries. Good to see Divorce Buckner back though he 414 00:20:06,760 --> 00:20:08,719 Speaker 2: had six pass rushing stamps. He blew up like two 415 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 2: of those plays. Yeah, it's just all right, Buck's good, 416 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:12,160 Speaker 2: Bucks good, We're ready. 417 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 3: He's back. Yep, he's fine out there. But I want 418 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 3: to go back to the DB's. I thought Flowers and 419 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:22,879 Speaker 3: Baker played well. Two pass breakups, and you know what, 420 00:20:22,920 --> 00:20:27,680 Speaker 3: they've been playing consistent all camp long in the preseason game. 421 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 3: So give those two guys a lot of credit for, 422 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 3: you know, having a good competition out there with the 423 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 3: defensive backs. 424 00:20:33,400 --> 00:20:35,199 Speaker 2: All Right, Bill, the next one of these we do, 425 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 2: it's gonna be about a real game. 426 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 3: Yes, excited. 427 00:20:38,119 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 2: Right after the Colts played the Jacksonville Jaguars on September 428 00:20:42,119 --> 00:20:44,399 Speaker 2: tenth at Lucas Oil Stadium, Bill and I will be 429 00:20:44,480 --> 00:20:47,680 Speaker 2: back with instant reaction. 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