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Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chotboard and diagram some plays. Hey,

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Speaker 1: break on everything. This is Inside Football with former Colts

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Speaker 1: and NFL coach Rick Venturie. Never a dull moment in

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Speaker 1: the NFL, certainly never a dull moment with the Indianapolis Colts,

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Speaker 1: says the team is looking to break a three game

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Speaker 1: number fifteen, and the Horseshoes made headlines this week around

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Speaker 1: the NFL, bringing in a familiar face to potentially help

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Speaker 1: Inside Football with Rick vent Turrey. Welcome to the podcast, Everybody.

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor inside the indian and a Union construction

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Speaker 1: industry radio studio. A lot to get to on our

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Speaker 3: Rick.

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Speaker 1: First of all, good to be back with you again

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Speaker 1: and good to hear your voice.

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Speaker 3: How you doing today, Yeah, I'm doing really good.

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Speaker 2: You know, kind of an ugly day out, but you know,

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Speaker 2: and we'll talk about the move. You know, I'm pretty

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Speaker 2: And you know, after that, you know, after that, which

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Speaker 2: I've always known that you can't stay demoralized in this

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Speaker 2: In this league, man, you there's nobody cares about your

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Speaker 2: There's just no time for it. And there's you know,

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Speaker 3: Well, let's start to unpack it here.

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Speaker 1: The big news, obviously, the Colts signed quarterback Philip Rivers

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Speaker 1: to their practice squad. We are taping this on Wednesday morning.

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Speaker 1: So as we sit here and talk to you right

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Speaker 1: right now. Right now, we haven't heard from Shane Steichen

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Speaker 2: We got four games to play to all in front

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Speaker 1: And I think that's what most people, what you just

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Speaker 3: Well, that's just it.

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Speaker 1: I mean, you owe it to those core guys, right

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Speaker 1: and rix blueprints for the Colts to follow to grab

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Speaker 1: a much needed win for the Colts. Week fifteen is

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Speaker 1: here and they need to stop the bleeding and they're

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Speaker 1: on a three game losing skid. So let's begin with

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Speaker 1: the Seahawks on offense against this Colts defense. Seattle now

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Speaker 1: got to buy Sam Darnold at quarterback. He's a really

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Speaker 1: experienced player now and he's also experienced career resurgence the

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Speaker 1: last two years, this year in the Pacific Northwest, last

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Speaker 1: year with the Vikings. He's on his fifteen but he's

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Speaker 1: twenty four and six in his last thirty regular season

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Speaker 1: starts dating back to last year and this year. He

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Speaker 1: joins Tom Brady is the only quarterbacks to win ten

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Speaker 1: plus games in consecutive seasons with two different teams, and

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Speaker 1: this year he ranks top ten and passer rating can percentage,

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Speaker 1: he's up there in passing yards and he's only been

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Speaker 1: sacked seventeen times, that's the fewest amount in the NFL.

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Speaker 1: And this play has really helped Seattle generate a plus

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Speaker 1: one sixty one point differential, which is the best in

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Speaker 1: the NFL. And the Seahawks have scored at least thirty

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Speaker 1: points in seven games this season. That's tied for the

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Speaker 1: most in the NFL so far this year. Diving deeper,

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Speaker 1: they rank ninth in passing yards, averaging two hundred and

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Speaker 1: thirty five yards through the air, and they can be

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Speaker 1: really explosive, like you talked about, as Donald leads the

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Speaker 1: NFL in yards per attempt at over eight and five

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Speaker 1: times this season. That number has been over ten already

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Speaker 1: for Sam Darnold. So the Seahawks, they have five completions

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Speaker 1: over fifty and the top target on offense is third

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Speaker 1: year receiver Jackson Smith, and Jigba so far leads the

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Speaker 1: NFL and receiving over fourteen hundred yards. He's on pace

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Speaker 1: to be just the third wide receiver ever to reached

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Speaker 1: nineteen hundred yards in a season, so we'll see if

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Speaker 1: he can continue down that path. But he's got nine touchdowns,

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Speaker 1: he's got twenty three catches over twenty yards. He's averaging

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Speaker 1: over sixteen yards per catch, which is third best in

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Speaker 1: the NFL. And it's an understatement to say that Smith

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Speaker 1: and Jigba is the go to target for the Seahawks.

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Speaker 1: He has forty five percent of the team's receiving yards

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Speaker 1: on the season. Other parts of the offense that you

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Speaker 1: have to include here, you've got former Saints receiver Rashid Shaheed.

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Speaker 1: He's a big play receiver as well. He came over

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Speaker 1: at the trade deadline. And then don't forget about Cooper Cup,

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Speaker 1: the former Ram now at the Seattle and he's over

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Speaker 1: eight thousand career receiving yards and won the NFL's Triple

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Speaker 1: Crown not that long ago in twenty twenty one. And

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Speaker 1: they also focus on Kenneth Walker in the ground game.

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Speaker 1: He's already top ten all time in rushing yards in

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Speaker 1: club history, and his fourth year at a Michigan State

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Speaker 1: he's over seven hundred and sixty rushing yards this season

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Speaker 1: and is averaging a very healthy four and a half

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Speaker 1: yards per carry on the campaign and just real quick

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Speaker 1: from a miscellaneous standpoint Seattle, Rick vent Terry, I'm sure

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Speaker 1: you notice this. They like to jump on you quick.

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Speaker 1: They've outscored teams in the first quarter by forty two

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Speaker 1: points and also they're jumping on teams in the second quarter,

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Speaker 1: out scoring the opponents in that period by eighty three

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Speaker 1: points on the year. So, and the only chink in

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Speaker 1: their armor on offense is turnovers. Darnold has eleven picks,

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Speaker 1: already leads the NFL with sixteen turnovers, and as a

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Speaker 1: team they've turned it over twenty three times on the season.

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Speaker 1: That's second most in the NFL. So, Rick, I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: stop it right there, keep the conversation going right now

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Speaker 1: on the Seahawks on offense. What do the Colts have

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Speaker 1: to do to be successful on the road on Sunday?

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Speaker 2: Yeah? Good, you know, good preview here on the team,

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Speaker 2: and I will I will go brief on that and

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Speaker 2: then get into the get into the must again. Walker

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Speaker 2: and Sharvion a really good combination. They're running it better,

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Speaker 2: I think, I think they're a better run team, and

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Speaker 2: their statistics would tell you. They will also run some

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Speaker 2: twenty one personnel, which means they'll have a fullback in

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Speaker 2: the game number forty outs. He's you know, and because

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Speaker 2: of that, they'll run some lead plays that you're not

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Speaker 2: used to normally. Otherwise they're a big zone team and

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Speaker 2: they like a lot of play action and a ton

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Speaker 2: of bootleg on first down. There's no question about it.

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Speaker 2: And Sam is very, very underrated as an athlete. I mean,

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Speaker 2: he can get out of trouble, he can run those bootlegs.

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Speaker 2: He throws really really good on the run. Smith and Jigba.

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Speaker 2: The numbers stand for itself. One of the reasons they

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Speaker 2: have all that yardage and all that passing yard is

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Speaker 2: per play is he seems to be opened deep all

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Speaker 2: the time, seems like always. And then again, as you mentioned,

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Speaker 2: Couple is a guy you got to take care of

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Speaker 2: on those shorter yardage downs, those critical third and four,

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Speaker 2: third and five. You got to really do a good

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Speaker 2: job with him on that and he'll be sneaking in

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Speaker 2: the red zone. Shaheed is just getting better. Shaheed is

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Speaker 2: getting better for them. He's wide receiver three, but he

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Speaker 2: is an all purpose player. He's a return guy. Had

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Speaker 2: one hundred yard or last week, turned the game around.

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Speaker 2: He's the gadget guy. Sometimes he'll be in the backfield

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Speaker 2: like a running back and run half back patterns. And

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Speaker 2: then Varner is the you know, he's very very solid

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Speaker 2: tight end and push push guy. I think if they

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Speaker 2: have an achilles heel in general, it's when they get

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Speaker 2: behind in the count and their offensive line to me,

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Speaker 2: is vulnerable. You know, both individually, but I think they

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Speaker 2: were totally exposed by the blitzing Vikings. I think you

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Speaker 2: got to go in there mentally and say we are

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Speaker 2: going to cover them up, and we're gonna come from

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Speaker 2: all over. Okay, again, as you said, one real negative

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Speaker 2: with them is the thirty one giveaways, no question about it.

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Speaker 2: That just kind of violates everything else in the game.

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Speaker 2: But that can lead to losses. Arnold, to me, as

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Speaker 2: good as he's playing, I think he's very good until

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Speaker 2: he's not. And you've seen that drop off sometimes in

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Speaker 2: big games, in playoff games and so forth. Our defensive blueprint,

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Speaker 2: all right, Number one, we got to control the line

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Speaker 2: of scrimmage here, and we can't let runs get going.

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Speaker 2: If we let the run get going to Walker and Sharbona,

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Speaker 2: then we're gonna be really up a correct, to be

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Speaker 2: honest with you and the way you stop the zone

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Speaker 2: running team in lead. You've gotta penetrate, can't play soft

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Speaker 2: on the line or they'll take it to you. And

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Speaker 2: you know, you know, and just basically penetrate and define it.

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Speaker 2: Jump into bear Bear hurts his zone scheme. As we know,

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Speaker 2: you really have to hold the edges. They run a

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Speaker 2: ton of tosses. I've never seen so many tosses, and

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Speaker 2: we got even more coming up next week. But you

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Speaker 2: gotta get Donald and the offensive line and disadvantage number two.

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Speaker 2: Without question, you have to have a plan for Smith

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Speaker 2: and g But you just have to. You cannot think

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Speaker 2: that you're gonna play him one on one or you're

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Speaker 2: gonna play soft zone. There has to be a total

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Speaker 2: commitment to take him away, and particularly in the deep

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Speaker 2: part of the field, because he's a terrific guy running

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Speaker 2: rounds deep and ball adjusters. They also will like to

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Speaker 2: get him on that weak side isolated. Do not let

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Speaker 2: that happen. If we don't have a really good schematic

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Speaker 2: plan to take him out, then it's coaching malpractice. Also,

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Speaker 2: know your role receivers, possession downs. Pay a lot of

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Speaker 2: attention to Cup, no question about that. And then just

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Speaker 2: understand that Barner's gonna run some seeds. I would say

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Speaker 2: be alert for Shaheed when he's in that backfield or

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Speaker 2: close to the box, because he's the gadget guy. I

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Speaker 2: think number four this is critical. We gotta rush and

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Speaker 2: blitz their front. They are ponderous by that, I mean

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Speaker 2: they move slowly. They're not real quick team. I think

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Speaker 2: Cross at left tackle and Xabile at left guard really

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Speaker 2: struggle with movement. If you can get those guys with

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Speaker 2: twists and text games and things like that, and then

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Speaker 2: again Minnesota expect expect them. What Minnesota did was they

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Speaker 2: got in those eight man ups and they covered them

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Speaker 2: up inside and made them protect and then they flamed

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Speaker 2: off that edge to get them. Got to ruin Darnold's day.

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Speaker 2: He's got great stats. You know, he's a one ZHO

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Speaker 2: three passer rating number nine QBR. All those things we've

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Speaker 2: talked about are there. But I think you have to

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Speaker 2: pressure him, I really do. I think he's still somewhat

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Speaker 2: of a rhythmic passer, So you need tight coverage and

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Speaker 2: constant pressure. Make them turn it over. Validate that thirty one.

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Speaker 2: That thirty one is critical. We got to take the

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Speaker 2: ball away Now, this is something that I noticed watching

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Speaker 2: this time. I think more than I've ever noticed him.

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Speaker 2: He's really an underrated runner. Okay, keep him and closed

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Speaker 2: and condensed. He can move the ball with his legs,

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Speaker 2: you know, a little bit, a little bit like Lawrence.

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Speaker 2: I don't think he's as good a pure athlete as Lawrence,

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Speaker 2: but he plays the same way. He can move it

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Speaker 2: with his legs, and he throws really well on the run.

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Speaker 2: So again, gotta get turnovers and got to ruin Darnold's day.

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Speaker 1: All right, that's Rick vent Tury right there with the

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Speaker 1: blueprints for the Colts on defense to shut down the

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Speaker 1: Seattle Seahawks, number two in the NFL in scoring points

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Speaker 1: per game. Let's turn our direction now over to the

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Speaker 1: Colts offense as they line up against the Seattle the

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Speaker 1: Seahawks rather vaunted defense.

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Speaker 3: Here again, Rick van Turrey, I'm Matt Taylor.

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Speaker 1: This is inside football, and this is one of the

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Speaker 1: best units in the NFL heading into week number fifteen.

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Speaker 1: When you talk about Seattle's defense, they're giving up only

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Speaker 1: seventeen points per game, second best mark in the NFL.

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Speaker 1: And not only have they allowed just nine points in

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Speaker 1: the last two games, but they haven't allowed a touchdown

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Speaker 1: in the last two games.

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Speaker 3: Rick Van Turrey.

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Speaker 1: That is really concerning for any team going up against

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Speaker 1: that defense. Last week, the Falcons were held to just

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Speaker 1: two hundred and seventy four yards. That's the tenth time

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Speaker 1: in thirteen games that Seattle has held its opposition under

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Speaker 1: three hundred total yards. Atlanta just one for thirteen on

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Speaker 1: third down against the seahawks disruptive defense that has also

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Speaker 1: created eight takeaways in the last two games, including five

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Speaker 1: against the Vikings two weeks ago. The Seahawks are fourth

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Speaker 1: against the run ninety two yards per game. They're six

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Speaker 1: in total defense at two hundred and eighty two yards

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Speaker 1: per game, and they also ranked second and third down defense,

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Speaker 1: and they ranked fourth in sacks. The defensive line is

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Speaker 1: a great strength of theirs. They've gone twenty two consecutive

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Speaker 1: games without allowing a one hundred yard rusher, which is

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Speaker 1: the longest current streak in the NFL. Lonard Williams He's

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Speaker 1: a beast up front. Seven sacks, seven tackles for loss,

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Speaker 1: nineteen quarterback hits from his defensive tackle spot. Byron Murphy

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Speaker 1: has exploded for a second year breakout, also seven sacks

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Speaker 1: and seven TFLs. DeMarcus Lawrence still getting a done. He's

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Speaker 1: highly productive at age thirty three, He's got five sacks

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Speaker 1: on the season. And Seattle's pass defense it's legit too.

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Speaker 3: In the back end.

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Speaker 1: They boast a seventy seven point three opponent passer rating,

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Speaker 1: which is tied for third in the NFL. And they've

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Speaker 1: got a really good secondary, good pieces like Devin Witherspoon

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Speaker 1: and safety Kobe Bryant and rookie Nick Emnwari, who they

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Speaker 1: drafted in the second round. Last week against the Falcons,

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Speaker 1: he became the first NFL player since twenty ten to

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Speaker 1: record a block, field goal, an interception, and a sack

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Speaker 1: in the same game. So some are gonna say Rick

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Speaker 1: that the Seahawks defense is a little bit overrated because

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Speaker 1: they only have one win this year against a quarterback

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Speaker 1: who is top twenty and quarterback rating. In four of

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Speaker 1: their last six games they faced a backup quarterback. But

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Speaker 1: I tend to think that it's a pretty valid defense

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Speaker 1: when you watch him on film. So what say you

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Speaker 1: about the Seahawks on that side of the ball and

641
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Speaker 1: the challenge they pose to the Colts.

642
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Speaker 2: Yeah, those numbers are spectacular there, They're no joke. On defense,

643
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:12,520
Speaker 2: they're they're very very good. Uh and and they and

644
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:15,760
Speaker 2: they and they're varied. They bring a lot of different

645
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:20,720
Speaker 2: stuff volume, they're talented. I have no doubts after watching

646
00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:23,160
Speaker 2: the tape. I think the tape validates the numbers to

647
00:35:23,200 --> 00:35:27,160
Speaker 2: tell you the truth. Again, just from a tactical standpoint,

648
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:29,960
Speaker 2: they'll give you a lot of bear defense on early

649
00:35:30,040 --> 00:35:33,440
Speaker 2: downs to stop the run and and to be disruptive.

650
00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:37,279
Speaker 2: And then when they go nickel, it's gonna be that overfront.

651
00:35:37,400 --> 00:35:41,000
Speaker 2: Like most teams, they are a pressure team, and they're

652
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:44,240
Speaker 2: a pressure team on every down. Now the pressure changes

653
00:35:44,719 --> 00:35:47,799
Speaker 2: on early downs. It's a lot of fire strong and

654
00:35:47,920 --> 00:35:52,279
Speaker 2: weak like five man stuff, bear stuff with you know,

655
00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:57,479
Speaker 2: either fire zone coverages or cover four. Now, they love

656
00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:01,960
Speaker 2: to bring amin Wara off that air, whether he's at safety,

657
00:36:02,440 --> 00:36:05,239
Speaker 2: whether he's at nickel, or whether he's dime. And they

658
00:36:05,360 --> 00:36:07,480
Speaker 2: like to bring him on X games meaning the end

659
00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:09,799
Speaker 2: they'll come up and they'll bring him off the edge,

660
00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:13,239
Speaker 2: but they'll bring him back inside. Again, you mentioned that

661
00:36:13,960 --> 00:36:17,279
Speaker 2: they'll blitz at a high level if they get you

662
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:21,799
Speaker 2: behind in account and obviously from our problems, you know

663
00:36:21,840 --> 00:36:24,720
Speaker 2: you're gonna get a big, big, dose of it. Okay,

664
00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:28,759
Speaker 2: third down is really varied from looks. They'll give you

665
00:36:28,800 --> 00:36:32,439
Speaker 2: the NASCAR with the double mugs, the single mugs. They'll

666
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:36,359
Speaker 2: occasionally get in a radar. Whenever I say radar, I

667
00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:39,439
Speaker 2: mean that's all five guys standing up just to give

668
00:36:39,480 --> 00:36:42,680
Speaker 2: you kind of a confusion. One thing they really love

669
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Speaker 2: and they're effective with, is their ends and tackles what

670
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:49,120
Speaker 2: I call a text game where the tackle goes first

671
00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:53,120
Speaker 2: and the end comes in behind. They're really effective and

672
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:56,720
Speaker 2: they'll run that from every ratio. Again, all those guys

673
00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,480
Speaker 2: up front, You're exactly right, they're all effective, But I

674
00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:04,000
Speaker 2: just think that Lawrence and Williams are the guys they

675
00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:06,720
Speaker 2: try to win with, and they're very creative with them.

676
00:37:07,200 --> 00:37:12,160
Speaker 2: Lawrence is basically inside all the time, or Williams is

677
00:37:12,200 --> 00:37:15,520
Speaker 2: inside all the time. The Lawrence will be outside and

678
00:37:15,560 --> 00:37:17,319
Speaker 2: then the next thing you know, he'll be in on

679
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,680
Speaker 2: your guard again. The top guy on their defensive back

680
00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:25,200
Speaker 2: end is Witherspoon. Just an outstanding player. There's no doubt

681
00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:28,520
Speaker 2: about that. Again, I'll talk about it that must, but

682
00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:32,360
Speaker 2: I'm going to go after Joe. You know. I would say,

683
00:37:32,680 --> 00:37:34,880
Speaker 2: you know a couple of the things that they don't

684
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Speaker 2: do real well is I think they will struggle with

685
00:37:37,960 --> 00:37:41,280
Speaker 2: Joe on the deep part of the field. They don't

686
00:37:41,280 --> 00:37:44,040
Speaker 2: match underneath as tight as what we're used to the

687
00:37:44,080 --> 00:37:46,880
Speaker 2: last couple of weeks. So there's open air and the

688
00:37:47,000 --> 00:37:51,799
Speaker 2: seams and underneath, and I think pierce On job is

689
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:55,920
Speaker 2: to our advantage, all right, our offensive blueprint, and this

690
00:37:56,040 --> 00:37:58,720
Speaker 2: first one is going to be a real challenge because

691
00:37:58,719 --> 00:38:01,839
Speaker 2: you've already mentioned the number. We've got to run right

692
00:38:01,880 --> 00:38:04,960
Speaker 2: at them. We can't. We have to pound this team.

693
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:08,680
Speaker 2: Whether it means opening up, whether it means bringing extra

694
00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:12,080
Speaker 2: tackles into game, it really doesn't matter. And we've got

695
00:38:12,080 --> 00:38:15,480
Speaker 2: to hit them fast and furiously because they can run,

696
00:38:15,920 --> 00:38:18,200
Speaker 2: so you've got to be able to run power. You

697
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:22,360
Speaker 2: got to run some toss and get everybody blocked. You know,

698
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:26,480
Speaker 2: their second in NFL with yards per at three eight.

699
00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:29,360
Speaker 2: So we have to accept that challenge. But we have

700
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Speaker 2: to get JT going. I mean we've lost four games

701
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Speaker 2: out of five and in every one of those he

702
00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:36,600
Speaker 2: hasn't hit one hundred, So I mean, I think we

703
00:38:36,640 --> 00:38:38,760
Speaker 2: have to look at it this way, coaching and playing

704
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Speaker 2: in JT himself. At the end of the day, JT's

705
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:45,279
Speaker 2: got to be productive where we die. Number two. The

706
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Speaker 2: other thing I would do with JT is I would

707
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Speaker 2: utilize the screen game. I think they're a little bit

708
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:53,960
Speaker 2: soft in the flats because they play a lot of

709
00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:58,280
Speaker 2: four you know, four deep and three under or zone pressure,

710
00:38:58,800 --> 00:39:01,600
Speaker 2: you know, which is three under. So I think there's

711
00:39:01,600 --> 00:39:04,840
Speaker 2: some space in there. I think it's soft at times.

712
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Speaker 2: Get JT the ball on those screens against their flat players.

713
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Speaker 2: I don't think as good of as tough a guy

714
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Speaker 2: as Emin noirra is and as good an athlete, he

715
00:39:15,160 --> 00:39:17,799
Speaker 2: doesn't really tackle well in space. If you can get

716
00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,000
Speaker 2: him out there, you can get here, you can break

717
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Speaker 2: his ankles a little bit. I think Number three because

718
00:39:23,719 --> 00:39:27,920
Speaker 2: they don't match as hard as let's say Houston or Jacksonville.

719
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Speaker 2: I think there's gonna be seams and holes in there,

720
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Speaker 2: but you're gonna have to release it quick because they're

721
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Speaker 2: light underneath. And I think this is where we got

722
00:39:36,719 --> 00:39:40,040
Speaker 2: to get Warren really going again and Tittman underneath. I

723
00:39:40,080 --> 00:39:43,000
Speaker 2: think we really have to feature those guys, you know,

724
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Speaker 2: in the in the shorter areas of the field. Now,

725
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Speaker 2: Number four, this might be everything against this team, because

726
00:39:49,400 --> 00:39:51,920
Speaker 2: there's gonna be times you're behind in the count. If

727
00:39:51,920 --> 00:39:54,680
Speaker 2: it was a perfect world, you'd never get behind. You'd

728
00:39:54,680 --> 00:39:57,840
Speaker 2: always be second in five or less. But your pass

729
00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:02,240
Speaker 2: protection and your blitz coordinator, they're number four in sacks.

730
00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:06,760
Speaker 2: They are high volume blitz and you must be coordinated, okay,

731
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Speaker 2: And you can't let those three Tailandolls, William and Lawrence

732
00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,920
Speaker 2: beat you up front on rushes and expect them to

733
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Speaker 2: be all over and expect them. You know, they're gonna

734
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Speaker 2: come after those two young kids inside. That's what Tivar

735
00:40:18,920 --> 00:40:21,800
Speaker 2: are doing more and more, and they're gonna come inside

736
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Speaker 2: with those two guys at us. Okay. And then I

737
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,720
Speaker 2: think at the end, we got to get some explosive plays.

738
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Speaker 2: We've got to get scoring plays, and the best way

739
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Speaker 2: to do that is to go average to Jones, who's

740
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Speaker 2: their right corner, who's away from Witherspoon. And I think

741
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Speaker 2: you do that, they're gonna be in cover for you

742
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:44,280
Speaker 2: know a lot of all them call them ninety seven platts,

743
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:47,399
Speaker 2: these dinos. I've been through all that. There's all kinds

744
00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:50,400
Speaker 2: of things, but you've got to attack cover four and

745
00:40:50,480 --> 00:40:52,880
Speaker 2: again you want to get Piers on that strong side

746
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Speaker 2: versus Joe and create explosives.

747
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Speaker 1: All right, Rick Ventury, right there, and those are the blueprints,

748
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Speaker 1: the tailed guidelines for the Colts and success for them

749
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Speaker 1: in Week fifteen against the Seattle Seahawks, and again the

750
00:41:06,960 --> 00:41:09,359
Speaker 1: Colts need to win like you wouldn't believe here late

751
00:41:09,400 --> 00:41:12,240
Speaker 1: in the season and now they're on the outside looking

752
00:41:12,280 --> 00:41:15,720
Speaker 1: in on the AFC playoff picture. If the playoffs started today,

753
00:41:16,080 --> 00:41:18,520
Speaker 1: the Colts would be the eighth seed. But they're still

754
00:41:18,520 --> 00:41:21,040
Speaker 1: in reach the postseason. That is after a seven and

755
00:41:21,120 --> 00:41:23,440
Speaker 1: one start for the Colts. But they got to get

756
00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:26,040
Speaker 1: on it now. Right time is running out, the margin

757
00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:29,040
Speaker 1: for air is getting smaller, and we're heading into the

758
00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:31,480
Speaker 1: final month of the regular season. So Rick, this is

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Speaker 1: your time for your final instructions for the Colts. We

760
00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,160
Speaker 1: do this every week as we close out the podcast,

761
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Speaker 1: and this week, like you said earlier, it's time to

762
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:43,799
Speaker 1: face the music. The Colts are a wounded animal right

763
00:41:43,840 --> 00:41:47,719
Speaker 1: now and they're down some key players, including starting quarterback

764
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:50,800
Speaker 1: Daniel Jones for the remainder of the season. Earlier today,

765
00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:54,560
Speaker 1: the Colts placed Charvarius Ward on injured reserves, so they're

766
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Speaker 1: going to be without his services for the rest of

767
00:41:57,160 --> 00:41:59,759
Speaker 1: the season. And now they face one of the best

768
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Speaker 1: teams in the NFL and one of the toughest places

769
00:42:02,440 --> 00:42:05,719
Speaker 1: to play in the NFL, three time zones away in

770
00:42:05,800 --> 00:42:08,680
Speaker 1: a long trip road trip, I should say, awaits the cult.

771
00:42:08,800 --> 00:42:11,720
Speaker 1: So what's your message to the team this week before

772
00:42:11,760 --> 00:42:12,440
Speaker 1: Week fifteen?

773
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Speaker 2: Well, my theme basically before I get started is rally,

774
00:42:17,120 --> 00:42:20,600
Speaker 2: rally together, and find your absolute best. I mean that

775
00:42:21,040 --> 00:42:23,560
Speaker 2: really what it comes down to, and what I'm going

776
00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:27,160
Speaker 2: to say to them is, first, let us face the facts.

777
00:42:27,719 --> 00:42:31,040
Speaker 2: We have struggled, we're banged up, and we're going to

778
00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,759
Speaker 2: play in another time zone versus a very good team

779
00:42:34,880 --> 00:42:38,319
Speaker 2: and a very tough venue. What that says to me

780
00:42:38,880 --> 00:42:42,360
Speaker 2: and what it should say to you is today we

781
00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:47,000
Speaker 2: have a great opportunity to prove who we really are

782
00:42:47,719 --> 00:42:53,040
Speaker 2: as men and warriors, and to prove the entire football

783
00:42:53,160 --> 00:42:58,279
Speaker 2: world totally wrong to count us out in this situation.

784
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:04,160
Speaker 2: It is incumbent on every coach, every player to look

785
00:43:04,160 --> 00:43:08,000
Speaker 2: in that mirror, to reach deep and to find that

786
00:43:08,160 --> 00:43:12,040
Speaker 2: greatness that lives within each and every one of you.

787
00:43:12,760 --> 00:43:18,319
Speaker 2: Absolutely no excuses now, just result things. Maybe we're a

788
00:43:18,360 --> 00:43:22,080
Speaker 2: little too easy for us early, and winning a championship

789
00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:27,360
Speaker 2: is not easy. It is filled with bumps in the road.

790
00:43:28,040 --> 00:43:32,440
Speaker 2: Winning the prize is not about never failing, but about

791
00:43:32,480 --> 00:43:38,160
Speaker 2: overcoming all adversities that you encounter and never letting failure

792
00:43:38,239 --> 00:43:44,279
Speaker 2: be final. With four games to go, all results are

793
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:49,239
Speaker 2: yours for the taking. The question is how bad do

794
00:43:49,280 --> 00:43:53,040
Speaker 2: you really want it? And are you willing to empty

795
00:43:53,160 --> 00:43:56,600
Speaker 2: your bucket and put it on the line to win

796
00:43:56,760 --> 00:44:01,880
Speaker 2: the prize. I can't think of a better opponent or

797
00:44:02,080 --> 00:44:06,080
Speaker 2: venue to prove that. We may be bloodied, but we

798
00:44:06,160 --> 00:44:10,319
Speaker 2: are not beaten, and we are alive and well and

799
00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:14,760
Speaker 2: ready to kick. As in Seattle, we must rally around

800
00:44:14,800 --> 00:44:19,920
Speaker 2: our quarterback, find our a game, and play winning football.

801
00:44:20,760 --> 00:44:25,000
Speaker 2: At West Point Academy, where we train our military leaders

802
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:28,560
Speaker 2: for combat, there is a sign that defines more or

803
00:44:28,640 --> 00:44:32,640
Speaker 2: less where we are and the mentality necessary to win

804
00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:37,879
Speaker 2: the battle. After defeat, it simply says, I will lie

805
00:44:37,960 --> 00:44:42,600
Speaker 2: me down and bleed for a while, and then I

806
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:47,240
Speaker 2: will rise to fight again. Time to rise and fight

807
00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:51,160
Speaker 2: again and send the hawks into the Puget sound.

808
00:44:51,400 --> 00:44:54,680
Speaker 1: All right, indeed, time to fight, and it's time to

809
00:44:54,719 --> 00:44:57,200
Speaker 1: see what the colts are made of. We'll see if

810
00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:00,839
Speaker 1: Sunday can be a turning point in the seat. And

811
00:45:00,880 --> 00:45:04,200
Speaker 1: again we'll also find out definitively what's going on with

812
00:45:04,280 --> 00:45:07,560
Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts at quarterback and can they turn the

813
00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:10,520
Speaker 1: ship around in a hostile environment or will the waters

814
00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:13,680
Speaker 1: be too choppy to overcome in Seattle?

815
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Speaker 3: We shall see.

816
00:45:14,719 --> 00:45:17,319
Speaker 1: Time will tell Rick fin Terry, great job right there,

817
00:45:17,360 --> 00:45:21,320
Speaker 1: as always with all the information, the breakdown on Philip Rivers,

818
00:45:21,400 --> 00:45:24,919
Speaker 1: the blueprints and the final instructions, and we certainly put

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Speaker 1: you to good use this week. Nobody puts in more time,

820
00:45:27,640 --> 00:45:31,879
Speaker 1: more effort into these podcasts, and we certainly appreciate all

821
00:45:31,960 --> 00:45:35,440
Speaker 1: that goes into it when you write out your notebooks

822
00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:37,879
Speaker 1: and give us everything that you have in watching all

823
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Speaker 1: of the game films. So enjoy the rest of the week, Rick,

824
00:45:40,960 --> 00:45:43,400
Speaker 1: and we'll get things locked and loaded for Sunday in

825
00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:45,279
Speaker 1: the Colts pre game huddle when we speak to you

826
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Speaker 1: again prior to a huge game for the Colts in

827
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Speaker 1: week fifteen.

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Speaker 3: Rick can't wait for it.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, really, Matt, And you know you brought up something

830
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:56,760
Speaker 2: that it's really critical, and I think there's a subtle reason.

831
00:45:56,800 --> 00:45:58,960
Speaker 2: There's many reasons, but I think there's a subtle reason.

832
00:45:59,000 --> 00:46:03,239
Speaker 2: You talked about how fast they start, and I think

833
00:46:03,280 --> 00:46:05,000
Speaker 2: that's one of the things. That's why you have to

834
00:46:05,000 --> 00:46:09,280
Speaker 2: be very ready for that first quarter assault. That noise

835
00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:12,799
Speaker 2: is overwhelming. I've talked to you about that stadium and

836
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:14,680
Speaker 2: what they tend to do. If you're a little bit

837
00:46:14,800 --> 00:46:18,319
Speaker 2: lax and you have communication, airs and penalties and you're

838
00:46:18,360 --> 00:46:21,200
Speaker 2: not getting things in, they will jump on you and

839
00:46:21,239 --> 00:46:24,600
Speaker 2: create the advantage that they need. So again, it's gonna

840
00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:27,799
Speaker 2: be really incumbent on us to be ready right off

841
00:46:27,800 --> 00:46:30,080
Speaker 2: the bat, yep, and get off to a fast start.

842
00:46:30,239 --> 00:46:32,319
Speaker 1: Gotta be on it from the jump, and we will

843
00:46:32,360 --> 00:46:35,359
Speaker 1: certainly be ready to go on radio Rick and send

844
00:46:35,400 --> 00:46:37,640
Speaker 1: those texts during the game. I always like getting those

845
00:46:37,760 --> 00:46:40,640
Speaker 1: mid game and checking my phone and seeing what's going

846
00:46:40,680 --> 00:46:43,040
Speaker 1: on and seeing what your thoughts are in real time.

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Speaker 2: So keep those coming, okay, man, man, It's as close

848
00:46:46,320 --> 00:46:48,840
Speaker 2: as I can get you at game time. So I

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Speaker 2: will do that. I will do that.

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Speaker 1: Always look forward to him. Rick, venturry right there, And

851
00:46:53,280 --> 00:46:55,520
Speaker 1: that's gonna do it for this week and our deep

852
00:46:55,560 --> 00:46:58,880
Speaker 1: dive on the Seattle Seahawks, And as always, we got

853
00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:01,560
Speaker 1: you covered all games day long on Radio Hope.

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Speaker 3: You can join us.

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Speaker 1: Coverage on Sunday starts at one thirty with the Colts

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Speaker 1: pre game huddle again.

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Speaker 3: The Colts are planning that late afternoon window.

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Speaker 1: Kickoff is slated for four to twenty five Eastern Time

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Speaker 1: at Luminfield in Seattle. All the coverage can be heard

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Speaker 1: in Indianapolis on ninety three five one oh seven five

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Speaker 1: of the Fan and ninety seven to one Hank FM,

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Speaker 1: and all over Colts Country on the Ascension Saint Vincent

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Speaker 1: Radio network. You can stream on Sirius x SAM channel

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Speaker 1: eight thirteen. You can stream on Colts dot com anywhere

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Speaker 1: in the world on the desktop version of the website.

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Speaker 3: So anywhere you are, you are within distance of listening.

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Speaker 1: To our broadcast, and we appreciate those that go out

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Speaker 1: of their way to make us part of your Colts

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Speaker 1: game day. All Right, We're gonna do it again next

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Speaker 1: week as the Colts finally return home to take on

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Speaker 1: the forty nine ers. But until then, thanks for listening.

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor for Rick Venturi. This has been Inside

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Speaker 1: Football here on the Colts podcast channel.

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Speaker 3: Thanks so much for listening.

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Speaker 1: Everybody, have a great week and we'll talk yeah next Wednesday.