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Speaker 1: Three, Jet Spielberg, I'm one far right nast, big fly,

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Speaker 2: It's time to get out the chotboard and diagram some plays. Hey,

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Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach

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Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. Well, the Colts hop back on that winning

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Speaker 1: train in week five and they sent the Las Vegas

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Speaker 1: Raiders packing with a forty to six loss, and that

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Speaker 1: means the Colts are now four to one. They're off

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Speaker 1: to their best start since twenty thirteen, and boy oh boy,

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Speaker 1: they are in first place in the AFC, the top

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Speaker 1: spot in the conference heading into week number six. I'm

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Speaker 1: Matt Taylor. It's exciting here inside the Indiana Union Construction

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Speaker 1: Industry Radio studio and welcome again to Inside Football with

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Speaker 1: my main guy, Rick Venturrey. This is our weekly podcast us.

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Speaker 1: We're talking all things Colts, looking ahead at the upcoming opponents,

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Speaker 1: and Rick, of course is the main dish for you

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Speaker 1: with his nearly three decades of coaching experience in the

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Speaker 1: National Football League. Rick, good to talk to you again

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Speaker 1: this week.

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Speaker 2: How you feeling today, Oh man, I'm really feeling good.

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Speaker 2: You know, very deep into Arizona, as we'll talk about.

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Speaker 2: But you know, coming off a day like Sunday, it

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Speaker 2: just makes you want to play, makes you want to

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Speaker 2: play two that day. You know, we don't go ahead

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Speaker 2: Arizona later that day. I would have liked to done it,

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Speaker 2: but no, it's sun is shining brightly here on the

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Speaker 2: golf course, and it's the sun is shining brightly on

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Speaker 2: the Colts right now.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, no doubt about it. So really good things on

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Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. Heck's special teams showed out

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Speaker 1: well with the block punt that's set up a touchdown

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Speaker 1: there for the Colts at the second quarter. So big

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Speaker 1: podcast lined up today. We're going to get you ready

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Speaker 1: for week six. As Rick said, Arizona Cardinals come to

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Speaker 1: town for the first time since twenty seventeen. We'll talk

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Speaker 1: about what they have to offer on sides of the ball.

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Speaker 1: They've lost three straight games in heartbreaking fashion, and then

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Speaker 1: we're also going to discuss how the Colts can continue

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Speaker 1: their pristine play on offense against a pretty good Cardinals defense.

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Speaker 1: But Rick, let's start things out with the finishing touches

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Speaker 1: on that Raiders game. And you know, I think the

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Speaker 1: biggest thing that came out of that win is that

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Speaker 1: the Colts now have the national media's attention, right, I mean,

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Speaker 1: three wins on the season over twenty points. Daniel Jones

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Speaker 1: is proving to be a huge pickup for the Colts

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Speaker 1: in the offseason. And I just think a lot of

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Speaker 1: people now know that the Colts are for real based

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Speaker 1: on the way that you know, they're beating bad teams,

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Speaker 1: but it's the way that they're handling their business and

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Speaker 2: No, that's exactly right. That you know, you go into

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Speaker 2: teams do. Again, you know, wake up, America, the Colts

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Speaker 2: the long, long haul. You know, when you score forty

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Speaker 2: That helps JT just run it down their throat so

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Speaker 2: And then what it's done is it's allowed Shane. I

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Speaker 2: He's gonna go get it downs third and five, third

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Speaker 2: But it's you can only do that what with a

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Speaker 2: That guy is playing beyond anybody's level in the offensive line.

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Speaker 2: You know, I thought Buck and Grover was just tremendous.

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Speaker 2: their effort is there. I thought. I thought Zaire had

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Speaker 2: Ward is doing his thing. I think he showed you

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Speaker 2: And and then I thought that, you know, bringing the nickel,

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Speaker 1: So in short, here the Cardinals. They're good enough to

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Speaker 2: still balling it and he's kind of the Matt Stafford

431
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Speaker 2: of defensive lineman, you know. And he can ruin your game.

432
00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:58,240
Speaker 2: Jonathan swept same way on the edge. He can ruin

433
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Speaker 2: your game. So you know, they've got two guys up

434
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Speaker 2: front that still and I'll get into numbers later when

435
00:23:03,920 --> 00:23:07,200
Speaker 2: we get into the absolute blueprint, and then I think

436
00:23:07,240 --> 00:23:12,560
Speaker 2: they're two inside stack linebackers are outstanding. I think Wilson

437
00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:16,199
Speaker 2: is a terrific player both on the running game and

438
00:23:16,320 --> 00:23:20,200
Speaker 2: in the passing game. And Thomlinson is a pretty good

439
00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,120
Speaker 2: at the nose tackle, pretty good space eater in there.

440
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:28,600
Speaker 2: He allows those linebackers to run and then at safety,

441
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Speaker 2: Buddha Baker is really a tough guy. Buddha has been

442
00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:36,359
Speaker 2: around a long time. He has over nine hundred and

443
00:23:36,359 --> 00:23:39,240
Speaker 2: thirty tackles in this league. He's almost kind of like

444
00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:41,960
Speaker 2: a hybrid, almost like a linebacker. We'll get into when

445
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,960
Speaker 2: you get in the running game. Taking care of him.

446
00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,800
Speaker 2: Really good around the box and the blitz. And Taylor

447
00:23:47,920 --> 00:23:50,840
Speaker 2: Demerson is the guy we studied in the draft. He's

448
00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:54,200
Speaker 2: a very very good athlete, very very fast kid who

449
00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,240
Speaker 2: plays the free safety Thompson is a solid nickel. Their

450
00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,760
Speaker 2: corners will get into that, they'll battle you, they'll compete,

451
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:05,560
Speaker 2: but they are naked all the time, and so I

452
00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:07,680
Speaker 2: think that's an issue. But you know, when you look

453
00:24:07,720 --> 00:24:10,680
Speaker 2: at them on offense, you look at a very unusual

454
00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,359
Speaker 2: guy to defend a quarterback along with a couple of

455
00:24:13,400 --> 00:24:16,239
Speaker 2: skill players. And then you look at that defense and

456
00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:19,119
Speaker 2: you know there's a lot of guys that can make plays.

457
00:24:19,160 --> 00:24:22,520
Speaker 2: So again, the key stats, as you know, points giving

458
00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:27,359
Speaker 2: up number four in the league, which is pretty damn good.

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Speaker 1: All right, let's start rolling out Rick Finturi's blueprints for

460
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Speaker 1: success here. Let's talk about how the Colts get it

461
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Speaker 1: done here in week number six, and we get the

462
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Speaker 1: party started. When the Cardinals have the ball and Arizona

463
00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:41,600
Speaker 1: on offense, they come into this game pretty sluggish, as

464
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Speaker 1: you chronicle there in the big picture, only averaging about

465
00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:47,640
Speaker 1: eighteen points per game. They rank twenty six so far

466
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Speaker 1: this season in total offense. Rick Kyler Murray still of

467
00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,560
Speaker 1: course runs the show at quarterback, and you know he's

468
00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,320
Speaker 1: five foot ten, but he's very accurate with the football.

469
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Speaker 1: His sixty seven percent career can please percentage prior to

470
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Speaker 1: the start of this year. That's third highest in NFL

471
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Speaker 1: history in a player's first seven NFL seasons. He's been

472
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Speaker 1: with the Cardinals since twenty nineteen. Currently ranks third in

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Speaker 1: passing yards, third in passing touchdowns, and seventh in rushing

474
00:25:15,560 --> 00:25:19,439
Speaker 1: touchdowns in franchise history. Their running game has been tested

475
00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,000
Speaker 1: at running back. Like you said, their top two backs

476
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Speaker 1: are out for the season. James Connor has been lost

477
00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:27,800
Speaker 1: with a foot injury, and backup Tray Benson was placed

478
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Speaker 1: on ir just this past week with a knee issue.

479
00:25:31,320 --> 00:25:34,199
Speaker 1: So now the running game moves through Michael Carter in

480
00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,800
Speaker 1: Amari de Mercado and Murray's top target on the on

481
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Speaker 1: the outside is wide receiver Marvin Harrison junior, of course,

482
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Speaker 1: the son of Colt's Ring of Honor and Pro Football

483
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Speaker 1: Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison Senior, Little Marv. He was

484
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Speaker 1: the fourth overall pick in last year's draft, and as

485
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Speaker 1: a rookie in twenty twenty four, he finished with the

486
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Speaker 1: second most catches and receiving yards by a rookie in

487
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Speaker 1: team history. Out West, the Cardinals rely heavily too on

488
00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,520
Speaker 1: tight end Trey McBride. He's a game changer at his position.

489
00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,640
Speaker 1: He has the third most receiving yards among tight ends

490
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Speaker 1: so far this year, and last year finished second among

491
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Speaker 1: NFL tight ends in both catches and receiving yards. He's

492
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Speaker 1: one hundred and eleven catches last year, fourth most in

493
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Speaker 1: a single season by a tight end in NFL history.

494
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Speaker 1: The offensive line, though, hasn't been all that great so

495
00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,920
Speaker 1: far this year. They've allowed sixteen sacks already, including nine

496
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Speaker 1: in the last two games. So if you go back

497
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Speaker 1: and watch film a little bit, Kyler Murray's running around

498
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Speaker 1: trying to complete passes ad lib style, like he's playing

499
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Speaker 1: in the backyard, So Rick all freeze it right there.

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Speaker 1: What else do you want to highlight on the Chargers

501
00:26:39,960 --> 00:26:42,760
Speaker 1: when they have the football going into this contest.

502
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Speaker 2: Here, well, I think to start with on the big,

503
00:26:45,440 --> 00:26:48,280
Speaker 2: big picture, I think there's three things you want to

504
00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:52,200
Speaker 2: keep in mind. Number one the running game. Okay, again,

505
00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,080
Speaker 2: they've moved up on the running game. They're now number

506
00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:59,160
Speaker 2: eight four point eight per rush, so that's an issue.

507
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Speaker 2: You've got quarterback you know, who's accountant, who's accounted for

508
00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:07,159
Speaker 2: one hundred and fifty two touchdowns, including thirty two of

509
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Speaker 2: them with his legs, and then you have forty nine

510
00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:14,560
Speaker 2: catches between McBride ann Harrison, who you you know aptly

511
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Speaker 2: talked about as a team statistic or tactically. There there's

512
00:27:20,200 --> 00:27:22,600
Speaker 2: a lot of two tight ends, a lot of twelve,

513
00:27:23,280 --> 00:27:25,840
Speaker 2: and a lot of eleven, and then they'll mix some

514
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:29,840
Speaker 2: thirteen some three tight ends in there. They really want

515
00:27:29,880 --> 00:27:33,359
Speaker 2: to run the ball early and protect that offensive line.

516
00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,720
Speaker 2: They'll run our pos with it, and when they run

517
00:27:36,760 --> 00:27:40,760
Speaker 2: an RPO, it's almost always with a bubble screen. They'll

518
00:27:40,800 --> 00:27:46,240
Speaker 2: compliment that running game with first down bootlegs and play actions.

519
00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,280
Speaker 2: And when they go play actions, it's usually he wants

520
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:51,639
Speaker 2: to throw deep, but they'll check it down, which you

521
00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:55,280
Speaker 2: know we always refer to as touchdown, check down. Few

522
00:27:55,320 --> 00:27:57,199
Speaker 2: things they like to do. They like to get in

523
00:27:57,280 --> 00:28:00,840
Speaker 2: three by one and four by one, either creating it

524
00:28:00,880 --> 00:28:04,399
Speaker 2: with motion and leaving Harrison back on that weak side.

525
00:28:04,800 --> 00:28:07,720
Speaker 2: And if you overcompensate, then they want to go one

526
00:28:07,720 --> 00:28:11,199
Speaker 2: on one, which I call isolation back to Harrison on

527
00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:17,200
Speaker 2: that side, you know, win in doubt, critical situations, they're

528
00:28:17,240 --> 00:28:20,160
Speaker 2: gonna get the ball to McBride. It could be third down.

529
00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:25,320
Speaker 2: They you know, they're they're gonna try to get the ball, screens,

530
00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:29,480
Speaker 2: all kinds of stuff to McBride. On second and long,

531
00:28:29,520 --> 00:28:31,880
Speaker 2: they're gonna try to get back into that third down.

532
00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:36,080
Speaker 2: You'll see screens runs and there's where they'll run some

533
00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,800
Speaker 2: designers right there and quick rhythm passing. When they're a

534
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,040
Speaker 2: third down, they play the windows. If it's short, it's

535
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:46,160
Speaker 2: either a quick option to McBride or at some kind

536
00:28:46,200 --> 00:28:50,640
Speaker 2: of mess route with guys crossing. In that regard again,

537
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:53,920
Speaker 2: the two guys, Harrison, they try to isolate him on

538
00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:58,760
Speaker 2: the weak side and then McBride in all situations. You know,

539
00:28:58,800 --> 00:29:01,480
Speaker 2: they've got Zay Jones back now as a slot he's

540
00:29:01,520 --> 00:29:04,800
Speaker 2: been out for a while indorsh is their return guy,

541
00:29:04,800 --> 00:29:08,440
Speaker 2: but he's also their gadget guy. So you know that

542
00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,600
Speaker 2: in the end, and you've got to make sure that

543
00:29:12,720 --> 00:29:16,160
Speaker 2: you're thinking about the quarterback as an element in their

544
00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:20,040
Speaker 2: rushing game. You chronicle this really well. Their offensive line

545
00:29:20,160 --> 00:29:23,200
Speaker 2: is a tale of two cities. Again, they're eleventh or

546
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,880
Speaker 2: eighth in the league now in rush per but they're

547
00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:28,400
Speaker 2: twenty fifth in the league in sacks. So that kind

548
00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,640
Speaker 2: of tells you everything you got to know. If you

549
00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:32,400
Speaker 2: let them run the ball, you're in trouble. If you

550
00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,320
Speaker 2: make them throw, then they got an issue. As far

551
00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:40,040
Speaker 2: as the Colts blueprint, I think number one again and

552
00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,280
Speaker 2: this I'm kind of a broken record on this, but

553
00:29:42,320 --> 00:29:45,600
Speaker 2: you can't allow the run to get going. We need

554
00:29:45,600 --> 00:29:48,200
Speaker 2: to be better on the running game that we are,

555
00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:50,680
Speaker 2: and in this case, we have to totally stop him

556
00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:54,280
Speaker 2: because that's the strength of theirs. Number eight Carter will

557
00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:58,200
Speaker 2: be the starter. He'll be the heavy, heavy volume guy.

558
00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:03,040
Speaker 2: He's an extre Daly quick. He was a fourth round

559
00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:07,320
Speaker 2: draft choice years ago out of North Carolina. He's really quick,

560
00:30:07,760 --> 00:30:10,880
Speaker 2: he's effective in the passing game, and he's getting his

561
00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:15,560
Speaker 2: opportunity now. And again, you always have to include the

562
00:30:15,640 --> 00:30:19,600
Speaker 2: dynamic Murray as a run force. We got to make

563
00:30:19,640 --> 00:30:24,360
Speaker 2: these guys one dimensional. I want Murray in a pocket game.

564
00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:27,120
Speaker 2: I don't want him in a balanced game where he

565
00:30:27,200 --> 00:30:30,240
Speaker 2: can run the edges and throw on the run. I

566
00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,640
Speaker 2: want the offensive line to have to win the game

567
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,720
Speaker 2: with him in the pocket. Number two. I think you

568
00:30:36,800 --> 00:30:42,040
Speaker 2: have to have strategy and execution to stop McBride. All

569
00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:49,800
Speaker 2: critical situations, Okay, possession downs, seams, corners, and those money

570
00:30:49,840 --> 00:30:53,959
Speaker 2: third downs, they kind of use him. He's different because

571
00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,280
Speaker 2: he's a tight end, but they kind of use him

572
00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,920
Speaker 2: in those third down situations where we would use down

573
00:31:00,440 --> 00:31:02,800
Speaker 2: and if the game is on the line, they're going

574
00:31:02,880 --> 00:31:04,560
Speaker 2: to try to get him the ball. And he's a

575
00:31:04,600 --> 00:31:07,200
Speaker 2: good athlete. He can run the scene, he can run

576
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:10,200
Speaker 2: the corner route from number two. So I think part

577
00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:12,800
Speaker 2: of our strategy has to be to make sure that

578
00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:15,880
Speaker 2: we've you know, we've packed it in and he doesn't

579
00:31:15,880 --> 00:31:18,960
Speaker 2: get a lot of single covers or certainly big open zones.

580
00:31:19,520 --> 00:31:22,440
Speaker 2: Number three. You know, you got to compete on the

581
00:31:22,520 --> 00:31:26,080
Speaker 2: fifty to fifty balls with Harrison. He's got twenty catches,

582
00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,600
Speaker 2: but he's at fifteen to three, so you know, when

583
00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:33,080
Speaker 2: he catches the ball, it's usually downfield. Myself, I'm going

584
00:31:33,120 --> 00:31:36,520
Speaker 2: to get Ward on him, Manna Man, I'm going to

585
00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:40,800
Speaker 2: press him really hard. When you look at at Marvin Junior,

586
00:31:41,480 --> 00:31:46,000
Speaker 2: he is not nearly as twitchy or explosive as his dad.

587
00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:47,840
Speaker 2: I know he had a good forty time, but you

588
00:31:47,880 --> 00:31:51,560
Speaker 2: know what, you don't really see that. But what he'll

589
00:31:51,600 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 2: do is he'll go get the jump balls and he'll

590
00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,960
Speaker 2: make those kinds of players he made, and he's really

591
00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,240
Speaker 2: done a good job in the last two weeks. There

592
00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,720
Speaker 2: was a lot of question marks on him, but he's

593
00:32:02,760 --> 00:32:05,760
Speaker 2: gone up and beat people on those fifty to fifty balls.

594
00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,200
Speaker 2: But if you have a really good corner, because he

595
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:11,440
Speaker 2: doesn't get off the line very well and he's not

596
00:32:11,520 --> 00:32:14,840
Speaker 2: really playing explosive, you put Ward on him. I think

597
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,400
Speaker 2: Ward can take him out. But again, no matter what

598
00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:21,560
Speaker 2: defense you have, whether it's a cover two, a three deep,

599
00:32:21,880 --> 00:32:24,280
Speaker 2: anything like that, you've got to be able to go

600
00:32:24,400 --> 00:32:26,600
Speaker 2: up and play the fifty to fifty ball on him.

601
00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:29,840
Speaker 2: Then one other thing I just throw in there. When

602
00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:33,080
Speaker 2: doorsh is in there as a number three receiver, close

603
00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:36,640
Speaker 2: him down. He's another he's kind of he's their gadget

604
00:32:36,680 --> 00:32:40,640
Speaker 2: guy and possessions, not a special receiver. But he's going

605
00:32:40,720 --> 00:32:43,960
Speaker 2: to play that role. You got to tack the cards

606
00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:47,680
Speaker 2: offensive line number four, both run and pass, but you

607
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,040
Speaker 2: need to be really disciplined on the run. That doesn't

608
00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,440
Speaker 2: mean you shut it down or slow it down, but

609
00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:56,000
Speaker 2: you got to be where you're supposed to be. I

610
00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:59,040
Speaker 2: think you crush the edges, but you hold them. You

611
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,000
Speaker 2: do not let him on the edge. This is a

612
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,000
Speaker 2: kid that is not going to run ten yards and slide.

613
00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:07,200
Speaker 2: He can run sixty yards if he has to, So

614
00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:09,920
Speaker 2: you do have to hold the edges and then move

615
00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:14,120
Speaker 2: and stunt inside. I think they're inside three Adams, Gains

616
00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:17,959
Speaker 2: and Hernandez. You know, they're just guys that don't handle

617
00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:21,480
Speaker 2: the inside twist games, you know, and the tom games

618
00:33:21,480 --> 00:33:24,160
Speaker 2: and things like that inside. But when you run one

619
00:33:24,160 --> 00:33:27,000
Speaker 2: of those, matt you got to make sure that every

620
00:33:27,160 --> 00:33:30,160
Speaker 2: lane is covered. You can't get distorted because if he

621
00:33:30,240 --> 00:33:32,840
Speaker 2: sees any opening, he knows he doesn't have good protection.

622
00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:37,560
Speaker 2: If he sees anything opening right now, he is off

623
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:41,080
Speaker 2: and running. So you know, I would The other change

624
00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,360
Speaker 2: up that I would use when we go to dime

625
00:33:43,880 --> 00:33:48,200
Speaker 2: and cross is the dime Okay, there's a place in there.

626
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,480
Speaker 2: It not a true spy, but what I call a

627
00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:54,840
Speaker 2: waiver where you bring four and then he comes right

628
00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,480
Speaker 2: in there behind him, and if there's any crack at all,

629
00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:59,880
Speaker 2: he fills him to the quarterback. But the only guy

630
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:03,280
Speaker 2: trust to do that athletically is Cross and I would

631
00:34:03,320 --> 00:34:05,120
Speaker 2: do a little bit of that just to give him

632
00:34:05,160 --> 00:34:08,080
Speaker 2: a different look. And then number five, and of course

633
00:34:08,120 --> 00:34:11,560
Speaker 2: this is probably number one, but you gotta control Murray.

634
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:15,480
Speaker 2: I mean, you know, Murray's numbers are really outstanding. He

635
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:17,839
Speaker 2: really I think he'll surprise people. It's a two time

636
00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:21,160
Speaker 2: pro bowler. I watched him in practice last week last year,

637
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,120
Speaker 2: and I was really amazed at how well he can

638
00:34:23,160 --> 00:34:26,120
Speaker 2: actually throw the ball. Really it comes out of there.

639
00:34:26,560 --> 00:34:28,799
Speaker 2: But because of his size at times if he's in

640
00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:33,760
Speaker 2: the well, the ball tends to sail spectacular on his feet. Again,

641
00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:36,959
Speaker 2: like I said, Michael Vick, like he's a blur speed wise.

642
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,759
Speaker 2: I mean, he is faster than you think he is.

643
00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:43,320
Speaker 2: He can run designers. But the most dangerous part of

644
00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,320
Speaker 2: his game is really the playground game, and he's forced

645
00:34:46,320 --> 00:34:48,040
Speaker 2: to it a lot. Like you said, you know a

646
00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:50,920
Speaker 2: lot of times the protection breaks down and he's going

647
00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:54,000
Speaker 2: to take off and go so and close him and

648
00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:58,720
Speaker 2: collapse him. Russ hard, but with discipline four and a half,

649
00:34:59,320 --> 00:35:02,080
Speaker 2: which means green dogs are not bad meeting. If you're

650
00:35:02,280 --> 00:35:04,680
Speaker 2: man to man coverage, if your if your guy blocks,

651
00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,520
Speaker 2: you come in and be that quick second waiver again

652
00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:12,160
Speaker 2: occasional first wave spy with cross. So at the end

653
00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:14,719
Speaker 2: of the day, you know you've got to play him

654
00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,400
Speaker 2: because you know what he can do, and you know you,

655
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,080
Speaker 2: like I said, I'd much rather have him throwing from

656
00:35:20,120 --> 00:35:21,560
Speaker 2: the pocket than running around.

657
00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,719
Speaker 1: All right, Rick von Terry, right there, this is inside football.

658
00:35:24,760 --> 00:35:26,719
Speaker 1: We're taking a look at the blue prints. That's just

659
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 1: half of the game plan right there for the Colts.

660
00:35:29,280 --> 00:35:31,319
Speaker 1: Let's get to the other half right now, as the

661
00:35:31,320 --> 00:35:34,440
Speaker 1: Colts prepare to take on this Cardinals defense, which has

662
00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:37,600
Speaker 1: been pretty good despite the record team record at two

663
00:35:37,680 --> 00:35:40,240
Speaker 1: and three, this is a pretty good defense that ranks

664
00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:44,719
Speaker 1: top ten and rushing defense, passing defense, their top ten

665
00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:48,080
Speaker 1: and third down defense. They're also elite top five and

666
00:35:48,239 --> 00:35:51,880
Speaker 1: red zone defense, and points allowed, giving up just nineteen

667
00:35:51,920 --> 00:35:55,040
Speaker 1: points per game. So taking a look at him, you know,

668
00:35:55,080 --> 00:35:57,560
Speaker 1: taking them apart and then putting them back together. Here

669
00:35:57,680 --> 00:36:01,240
Speaker 1: up front, they're led by the all time right Kaleis Campbell,

670
00:36:01,280 --> 00:36:04,279
Speaker 1: who's back for a second stint in Arizona. He is

671
00:36:04,320 --> 00:36:08,719
Speaker 1: the league's oldest defensive player, age thirty nine. He's played

672
00:36:08,760 --> 00:36:11,480
Speaker 1: two hundred and sixty six career games. That is tied

673
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:15,360
Speaker 1: for the third most by a defensive lineman in NFL history.

674
00:36:15,600 --> 00:36:20,200
Speaker 1: He leads all active NFL players and quarterback hits tackles

675
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:23,400
Speaker 1: for loss, and he ranks third in sacks with one

676
00:36:23,480 --> 00:36:26,320
Speaker 1: hundred and thirteen point five of them. And he's played

677
00:36:26,320 --> 00:36:30,799
Speaker 1: the Colts a lot over his career, primarily because he

678
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:32,960
Speaker 1: played inside the division for a couple of years with

679
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:37,760
Speaker 1: the Jaguars. Twelve career games against Indianapolis, six sacks, eleven

680
00:36:37,800 --> 00:36:41,560
Speaker 1: tackles for loss in those games against the Colts. The

681
00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:44,840
Speaker 1: middle of the defense headlined by Mac Wilson and also

682
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:49,000
Speaker 1: prize free agent pickup Josh Sweat. Wilson is the only

683
00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:52,160
Speaker 1: NFL player this year with forty plus tackles and five

684
00:36:52,239 --> 00:36:56,000
Speaker 1: passes defense. And then Sweat comes over from Philly and

685
00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,520
Speaker 1: he's got a sack in each of the last four games,

686
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,759
Speaker 1: including two against the Titan last week. So you look

687
00:37:01,800 --> 00:37:06,400
Speaker 1: at the back end of the defense there with the Cardinals,

688
00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,920
Speaker 1: that belongs to safety boot Up Baker. He's a tackling

689
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:12,439
Speaker 1: machine like you talked about in the big picture. He's

690
00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:15,320
Speaker 1: a hybrid guy, right. He plays very physical in the box.

691
00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:18,560
Speaker 1: He's almost like an extra linebacker out there. Last year

692
00:37:18,640 --> 00:37:21,840
Speaker 1: racked up a career high one hundred and sixty four stops,

693
00:37:22,160 --> 00:37:24,400
Speaker 1: which was the most by a Cardinals player since at

694
00:37:24,440 --> 00:37:28,080
Speaker 1: least nineteen ninety one. And he also leads all NFL

695
00:37:28,160 --> 00:37:31,759
Speaker 1: defensive backs and total tackle since twenty seventeen when he

696
00:37:31,840 --> 00:37:34,279
Speaker 1: broke into the NFL. So, Rick, tell us what else

697
00:37:34,280 --> 00:37:37,040
Speaker 1: you have on the Cardinals defense before you roll out

698
00:37:37,040 --> 00:37:39,400
Speaker 1: the blueprints here? This is going to be a deceptively

699
00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:41,799
Speaker 1: tough test for the Colts on offense when they've got

700
00:37:41,800 --> 00:37:42,160
Speaker 1: the ball.

701
00:37:42,680 --> 00:37:45,239
Speaker 2: No, that's exactly right. I think this game is a

702
00:37:46,160 --> 00:37:47,960
Speaker 2: I love that term right there. I'm going to steal it.

703
00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:51,279
Speaker 2: That deceptively tough game. I think, you know, because of

704
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:54,759
Speaker 2: their unusual quarterback on offense and because this is a

705
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,279
Speaker 2: legitimate defense. I mean, all you have to do is

706
00:37:57,320 --> 00:38:00,719
Speaker 2: look at number four scoring, which still score defense the

707
00:38:00,719 --> 00:38:04,839
Speaker 2: most important thing in football. And then obviously because they're

708
00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:07,040
Speaker 2: number four in red zone, they do a good job

709
00:38:07,480 --> 00:38:10,160
Speaker 2: on the rush. And what I said before, and I'm

710
00:38:10,200 --> 00:38:12,400
Speaker 2: just going to reiterate it for a minute. They have

711
00:38:12,480 --> 00:38:16,040
Speaker 2: top players in every layer of their defense, which also

712
00:38:16,640 --> 00:38:21,840
Speaker 2: gives them good defensive leadership. Kalais you talked about, I

713
00:38:21,840 --> 00:38:25,239
Speaker 2: think it's one hundred and thirteen and a half Sweat

714
00:38:25,640 --> 00:38:28,719
Speaker 2: who plays on the edge. Kalais plays mostly inside. Now

715
00:38:29,680 --> 00:38:32,960
Speaker 2: Sweat on the outside is close to fifty sacks. So

716
00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:36,200
Speaker 2: you're talking about two guys right there in the front

717
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:41,279
Speaker 2: with great experience, great production numbers who can ruin your game,

718
00:38:41,360 --> 00:38:45,320
Speaker 2: particularly if they get in advantage. Then in the middle,

719
00:38:45,480 --> 00:38:48,600
Speaker 2: I really like mac Wilson. I think he's one of

720
00:38:48,640 --> 00:38:51,840
Speaker 2: the better players. I liked him coming out. As you said,

721
00:38:51,880 --> 00:38:56,320
Speaker 2: he's the forty plus tackles. He is a tackling machine.

722
00:38:56,560 --> 00:38:59,480
Speaker 2: And because they play a lot of that bear and

723
00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,360
Speaker 2: they play a lot of that inside heavy front, he

724
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,920
Speaker 2: gets a lot of free access to the outside and

725
00:39:06,080 --> 00:39:08,839
Speaker 2: ends up coming around that horn and making a lot

726
00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:12,719
Speaker 2: of players. And then Buddha Baker, as you know, he's

727
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,680
Speaker 2: been around, seems like as long as as Kalais. Although

728
00:39:15,719 --> 00:39:18,600
Speaker 2: I coached against Khalais, I think for seemed like I

729
00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:21,080
Speaker 2: coached against him for ten years, So that tells you

730
00:39:21,080 --> 00:39:25,360
Speaker 2: how old he is. But Buddha is a really tough

731
00:39:25,880 --> 00:39:29,560
Speaker 2: particularly around the box. I think the last time I checked,

732
00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,960
Speaker 2: I think he had over nine hundred and thirty tackles.

733
00:39:32,960 --> 00:39:38,520
Speaker 2: And then I've always liked Taylored Demerson at the free safety.

734
00:39:38,840 --> 00:39:42,080
Speaker 2: He's the opposite. He's more of the deep feel range guy.

735
00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:44,600
Speaker 2: But to make a long story short, I mean, that's

736
00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:48,640
Speaker 2: that's some key guys in some key spots. So I

737
00:39:48,640 --> 00:39:51,480
Speaker 2: don't think there's any question. You know, you've got to challenge.

738
00:39:52,040 --> 00:39:57,080
Speaker 2: They play a ton. I mean they strategically, they major

739
00:39:57,560 --> 00:40:01,400
Speaker 2: in bare defense. They play it with five five two fours,

740
00:40:01,680 --> 00:40:04,440
Speaker 2: which I call the big bear. Then they'll play a

741
00:40:04,600 --> 00:40:07,560
Speaker 2: nickel bear, a five to one five type of deal

742
00:40:08,120 --> 00:40:10,080
Speaker 2: and their bears. They mix it up a little bit

743
00:40:10,080 --> 00:40:13,440
Speaker 2: more than most people. Sometimes it's a double three technique

744
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:17,080
Speaker 2: with a nose. Sometimes it's a three and an inside four,

745
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:20,880
Speaker 2: you know. Sometimes it's a three and a five technique,

746
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,040
Speaker 2: so that in other words, that five man front. There's

747
00:40:24,080 --> 00:40:27,440
Speaker 2: a lot of subtleties inside. And then they love to

748
00:40:27,560 --> 00:40:29,960
Speaker 2: bring Mac in the middle. They love to get in

749
00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:33,400
Speaker 2: that bear and blitz him. So it's a lot of

750
00:40:33,440 --> 00:40:35,960
Speaker 2: bear and what I call junk inside, a lot of

751
00:40:36,080 --> 00:40:39,799
Speaker 2: inside power up in there when you get ready for him,

752
00:40:39,840 --> 00:40:42,520
Speaker 2: so you know it's gonna be tough sledding in there.

753
00:40:42,960 --> 00:40:46,120
Speaker 2: One of their best looks they get in into long

754
00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:50,200
Speaker 2: yardage situations and now what they have Sweat and a

755
00:40:50,239 --> 00:40:52,359
Speaker 2: guy that's playing real well, who's the kind of a

756
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:57,840
Speaker 2: combination guy Collins, who comes in there, and Collins plays

757
00:40:57,880 --> 00:41:03,280
Speaker 2: the other edge that in that scenario and he's number

758
00:41:03,280 --> 00:41:07,239
Speaker 2: twenty five, he'll he'll rush or drop. And then what

759
00:41:07,280 --> 00:41:09,959
Speaker 2: they do is they take Browning, who's really a good

760
00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:14,399
Speaker 2: edge guy, and then they'll play him inside sometimes standing up,

761
00:41:14,920 --> 00:41:18,320
Speaker 2: but he'll be inside with Koalia. So that's a really

762
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:22,480
Speaker 2: formidable group. You know, when they get into a longer

763
00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:26,480
Speaker 2: yarded situation, now that they're basically a match team, cover

764
00:41:26,640 --> 00:41:32,000
Speaker 2: four Tampa to the six inside three deep zone and

765
00:41:32,239 --> 00:41:36,080
Speaker 2: one look, and occasionally, you know, they'll give you what

766
00:41:36,360 --> 00:41:39,160
Speaker 2: looks like a delta three man line and then there'll

767
00:41:39,160 --> 00:41:42,120
Speaker 2: be a linebacker and Browning walked up so it looks

768
00:41:42,160 --> 00:41:46,040
Speaker 2: like a seven man front. And occasionally if you get

769
00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:49,960
Speaker 2: in there tight games on the line, expect a zero coverage.

770
00:41:50,280 --> 00:41:53,680
Speaker 2: I think as far as our offensive blueprint, I think

771
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:57,320
Speaker 2: really this week in terms of pounding the ball, whether

772
00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:00,160
Speaker 2: that comes early or late, and most with most the

773
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,280
Speaker 2: time with us, it becomes more of a third quarter attack,

774
00:42:03,400 --> 00:42:06,120
Speaker 2: which is good. I think you really have to think

775
00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:09,840
Speaker 2: off tackle to the edge because they're going to pack

776
00:42:09,960 --> 00:42:14,320
Speaker 2: that inside and and you know Tomlinson's a very not

777
00:42:14,320 --> 00:42:16,800
Speaker 2: not a big playmaker, but he's a stuffer at nose.

778
00:42:17,239 --> 00:42:19,200
Speaker 2: So you've got to be able to take that ball

779
00:42:19,280 --> 00:42:22,680
Speaker 2: to the sea gap or out. And with a lot

780
00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:25,000
Speaker 2: of that, you have to run seal blocking where you

781
00:42:25,120 --> 00:42:28,840
Speaker 2: come down and seal that three technique and then and

782
00:42:28,880 --> 00:42:31,440
Speaker 2: then pull and lead through there. And we're doing a

783
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:33,799
Speaker 2: good job. Actually it's kind of a kind of an

784
00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:36,399
Speaker 2: unnoticed job, but ogle Tree is doing a good job

785
00:42:36,480 --> 00:42:38,880
Speaker 2: of leading through there on some of the runs of

786
00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:41,319
Speaker 2: course with our pullers. But I think you got to

787
00:42:41,400 --> 00:42:45,520
Speaker 2: think to the edge. Make sure whenever we're working to

788
00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:48,399
Speaker 2: the outside that we get Baker block. Do you want

789
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:51,920
Speaker 2: Buddha Baker block? And you want to make those tackles,

790
00:42:52,880 --> 00:42:57,400
Speaker 2: pack those corners tackle, that's where you'll get your explosive. Again,

791
00:42:57,520 --> 00:43:01,280
Speaker 2: continue to think touchdowns, not first down because what happens

792
00:43:01,320 --> 00:43:03,920
Speaker 2: to them it's not so much a tackling issue. But

793
00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:07,360
Speaker 2: when you have five or six guys in that front level.

794
00:43:07,840 --> 00:43:10,440
Speaker 2: You really lack people in the second level, So if

795
00:43:10,480 --> 00:43:14,280
Speaker 2: you break through, they're not bringing a bunch of waves

796
00:43:14,320 --> 00:43:16,960
Speaker 2: to you. I mean they're a little short, So again

797
00:43:17,280 --> 00:43:22,000
Speaker 2: think go in that sense, but understand they are number

798
00:43:22,040 --> 00:43:25,360
Speaker 2: eight in rush per so in a heavy packed inside

799
00:43:25,400 --> 00:43:29,319
Speaker 2: screen inside scheme number two, I think you have to

800
00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:33,160
Speaker 2: gash them on first down. Kind of the same idea

801
00:43:33,600 --> 00:43:36,760
Speaker 2: is that you have to bash them with underneath. Boots

802
00:43:36,840 --> 00:43:41,840
Speaker 2: play actions between the numbers because again they're committing so

803
00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:45,120
Speaker 2: many people to that front, whether it's five in a

804
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:48,680
Speaker 2: blitz or five, they don't have a bunch of second

805
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:52,520
Speaker 2: level players, so boots play actions over that middle. There's

806
00:43:52,560 --> 00:43:54,799
Speaker 2: a lot of space in there. And the other thing

807
00:43:54,880 --> 00:43:58,080
Speaker 2: is sometimes they're dropping guys you know that really are

808
00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:01,080
Speaker 2: rushers into the zones, and when you do that, teams

809
00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:04,239
Speaker 2: get really distorted and open things up. Then the other

810
00:44:04,280 --> 00:44:08,279
Speaker 2: thing along with that, I think they're really soft in

811
00:44:08,320 --> 00:44:11,319
Speaker 2: the flats because they'll even when they play their cover four,

812
00:44:11,360 --> 00:44:13,680
Speaker 2: they play it with the palms and that corner is

813
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:16,879
Speaker 2: walking out, So I think they're soft to react there.

814
00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:19,560
Speaker 2: And when they're in three deep, usually it's only three

815
00:44:19,680 --> 00:44:22,439
Speaker 2: under and the guy has curled the flat, so he's

816
00:44:22,480 --> 00:44:26,520
Speaker 2: stretching his zone. I think screens, use screens like running

817
00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:30,520
Speaker 2: game against them, but also flats and then wheel routes,

818
00:44:30,520 --> 00:44:33,719
Speaker 2: because once you establish a flat, those flat defenders will

819
00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,720
Speaker 2: start screaming down there, and then you'll get that wheel.

820
00:44:37,360 --> 00:44:39,479
Speaker 2: You can run the wheel, which is a flat end up,

821
00:44:39,880 --> 00:44:42,080
Speaker 2: and you can hit them with that stuff. No question

822
00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:47,080
Speaker 2: about that. Number three, I think, without question, no matter

823
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:50,280
Speaker 2: what the situation, you got to really concentrate this week,

824
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:54,399
Speaker 2: and you got to protect Campbell inside number ninety three,

825
00:44:54,760 --> 00:44:58,160
Speaker 2: one hundred and thirteen and a half sacks, eighteen forced fumbles,

826
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,200
Speaker 2: and then Sweat is going to be on either edge.

827
00:45:01,400 --> 00:45:04,560
Speaker 2: Number ten. You know he has close to fifty sacks.

828
00:45:04,920 --> 00:45:08,080
Speaker 2: He's another forced fumble guy. And again when they put

829
00:45:08,080 --> 00:45:11,400
Speaker 2: that NASCAR, those four guys in there together, that is

830
00:45:11,440 --> 00:45:15,680
Speaker 2: a real formidable unit. But protect don't let Campbell beach

831
00:45:15,800 --> 00:45:19,600
Speaker 2: on the inside, don't let Sweat beat you on the outside.

832
00:45:20,160 --> 00:45:23,360
Speaker 2: Number four, I think we have to attack the corners,

833
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:28,319
Speaker 2: particularly they're strong side corner. Now they've played Johnson in there,

834
00:45:28,880 --> 00:45:32,080
Speaker 2: Melton and Clark, all three of those guys have played

835
00:45:32,120 --> 00:45:35,600
Speaker 2: that outside corner, and they play a lot of four

836
00:45:36,360 --> 00:45:39,879
Speaker 2: and you know some one and some three. So when

837
00:45:39,920 --> 00:45:42,040
Speaker 2: I tell you that, what I'm saying is they never

838
00:45:42,239 --> 00:45:46,400
Speaker 2: protect those guys. They're alone all day long. But you

839
00:45:46,520 --> 00:45:49,439
Speaker 2: have to have what I call four beaters guys where

840
00:45:49,480 --> 00:45:53,000
Speaker 2: you're inside receiver, your slots in your tight ends, eat

841
00:45:53,080 --> 00:45:57,760
Speaker 2: up the safeties, and then you isolate your corners. Routes

842
00:45:57,840 --> 00:46:00,480
Speaker 2: like spin post a guy, a guy run a ten

843
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,919
Speaker 2: yard hook with a post on top of them, heat

844
00:46:02,960 --> 00:46:06,399
Speaker 2: the safety, get the post, the dino, the double post,

845
00:46:06,520 --> 00:46:10,640
Speaker 2: same thing. Scissors, one guy runs in, one guy runs out,

846
00:46:11,160 --> 00:46:14,480
Speaker 2: and then the nine and nine seven flat stuff. All

847
00:46:14,560 --> 00:46:17,640
Speaker 2: those things are four meters and all of them will

848
00:46:17,719 --> 00:46:21,680
Speaker 2: isolate the corner or the safety, depending on the route

849
00:46:21,719 --> 00:46:25,480
Speaker 2: that you want. And then I think, finally, you got

850
00:46:25,480 --> 00:46:29,920
Speaker 2: to win specialized situations against these guys. I think, you know,

851
00:46:29,960 --> 00:46:35,759
Speaker 2: the two things that have made them formidable is specialized situations.

852
00:46:36,000 --> 00:46:37,520
Speaker 2: And this is why they're not giving up a lot

853
00:46:37,520 --> 00:46:40,439
Speaker 2: of points. You know, they're very good on third down.

854
00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:43,719
Speaker 2: They're number seven in the league on third down and

855
00:46:43,800 --> 00:46:46,799
Speaker 2: the red zone as you chronicle their number four, So

856
00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:50,399
Speaker 2: those are really good. You know, those are really good

857
00:46:50,560 --> 00:46:53,839
Speaker 2: positive things for them. Now keep in mind we have

858
00:46:53,920 --> 00:46:56,640
Speaker 2: to pick up right where we left off because the

859
00:46:56,680 --> 00:46:59,600
Speaker 2: two areas third down in red zone. We start in

860
00:46:59,680 --> 00:47:03,560
Speaker 2: last week obviously six for six in the red zone.

861
00:47:03,600 --> 00:47:06,480
Speaker 2: That was six drives and six touchdowns in the red zone,

862
00:47:06,520 --> 00:47:08,640
Speaker 2: and then we were eight for ten on third down.

863
00:47:08,800 --> 00:47:12,400
Speaker 2: So again those will be tougher this week. They'll be

864
00:47:12,480 --> 00:47:15,000
Speaker 2: tougher issues in there. But if we're going to win

865
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Speaker 2: the game, you know, then we've got to score in

866
00:47:18,080 --> 00:47:21,439
Speaker 2: those situations and win in those situations because that's what's

867
00:47:21,440 --> 00:47:25,120
Speaker 2: allowed them, you know, to be that's what's allowed them

868
00:47:25,160 --> 00:47:27,239
Speaker 2: to be number four in the league in terms of

869
00:47:27,280 --> 00:47:29,960
Speaker 2: points giving up. So those are the five things I

870
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:33,160
Speaker 2: think you have to do on the offensive end of it.

871
00:47:33,040 --> 00:47:35,400
Speaker 1: All right, those are the blueprints right there. That's what

872
00:47:35,440 --> 00:47:38,879
Speaker 1: the Colts offense has to do to be successful. It's

873
00:47:38,920 --> 00:47:41,400
Speaker 1: everything you need to know. X Is and O's wise

874
00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,560
Speaker 1: heading into this game as the Colts look for a

875
00:47:43,600 --> 00:47:46,799
Speaker 1: five and one start and we close out here, Rick,

876
00:47:46,920 --> 00:47:49,040
Speaker 1: and now it's time to tee you up on your

877
00:47:49,040 --> 00:47:52,360
Speaker 1: final instructions. You're lasting message to the Colts here and

878
00:47:52,800 --> 00:47:54,800
Speaker 1: you kind of put the game plan in a summation,

879
00:47:55,320 --> 00:47:57,640
Speaker 1: you know, for me, Rick, this game like we've talked about.

880
00:47:57,640 --> 00:47:59,960
Speaker 1: It's got a different feel to it, right, the Cardinals

881
00:48:00,160 --> 00:48:03,400
Speaker 1: two and three, But they've killed themselves. They're hungry for

882
00:48:03,480 --> 00:48:06,279
Speaker 1: a win. They're going to be coming in here and

883
00:48:06,560 --> 00:48:08,680
Speaker 1: trying to prove a point that last week and the

884
00:48:08,719 --> 00:48:12,200
Speaker 1: week before and the week before that is not Cardinals football.

885
00:48:12,280 --> 00:48:14,880
Speaker 1: All of their games have been decided by one score.

886
00:48:15,440 --> 00:48:17,760
Speaker 1: So I just think I think they're a better football

887
00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:19,759
Speaker 1: team than the Raiders, and I think they could be

888
00:48:19,880 --> 00:48:22,279
Speaker 1: very dangerous on both sides of the ball if the

889
00:48:22,320 --> 00:48:24,640
Speaker 1: Colts don't come in here and take them very seriously.

890
00:48:25,400 --> 00:48:30,320
Speaker 2: Absolutely, you use that term before, This is dangerous because

891
00:48:30,360 --> 00:48:33,720
Speaker 2: this team, this team has the ability to be legit. Okay,

892
00:48:34,800 --> 00:48:37,600
Speaker 2: my final instructions to the team would be simply this.

893
00:48:38,200 --> 00:48:42,560
Speaker 2: Hopefully you guys enjoyed last week performance and more importantly,

894
00:48:42,600 --> 00:48:45,880
Speaker 2: you've put it behind you. It will be a zero

895
00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:49,760
Speaker 2: factor this week. The Cards are a much better threat

896
00:48:49,840 --> 00:48:53,360
Speaker 2: than the hapless Raiders, and they will be both angry

897
00:48:53,719 --> 00:48:56,960
Speaker 2: and desperate. The three and two or the two and

898
00:48:57,040 --> 00:49:01,280
Speaker 2: three is misleading. As we talked about, the three losses

899
00:49:01,400 --> 00:49:04,920
Speaker 2: are last second games, and the three losses are total

900
00:49:05,080 --> 00:49:09,520
Speaker 2: of five points. You know, if you worry about record

901
00:49:09,680 --> 00:49:13,000
Speaker 2: record buyers, beware on this one. They have the most

902
00:49:13,120 --> 00:49:17,319
Speaker 2: dangerous for one game quarterback you will face because of

903
00:49:17,360 --> 00:49:22,400
Speaker 2: his unusual ability and a defense that has talent volume

904
00:49:22,800 --> 00:49:26,800
Speaker 2: and is the fourth fewest points in the league. Again,

905
00:49:27,400 --> 00:49:32,560
Speaker 2: careful with perception of this game versus reality of the situation.

906
00:49:33,239 --> 00:49:36,680
Speaker 2: All week long, people will tell you how good you are,

907
00:49:37,360 --> 00:49:39,520
Speaker 2: and as a friend of mine, Nick Saban would say,

908
00:49:39,800 --> 00:49:44,120
Speaker 2: that's not just dangerous talk, that is rat poison. As

909
00:49:44,160 --> 00:49:49,000
Speaker 2: a warrior, your life's focus now must be only the

910
00:49:49,040 --> 00:49:54,600
Speaker 2: Arizona cards and the important, all important sixth round of

911
00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:58,840
Speaker 2: the heavyweight championship fight that you're fighting to win the crown.

912
00:49:59,600 --> 00:50:04,440
Speaker 2: You must be totally prepared mentally, play with great discipline

913
00:50:04,480 --> 00:50:08,080
Speaker 2: this week, and you must empty your bucket between the line.

914
00:50:08,200 --> 00:50:13,920
Speaker 2: Sunday expect a day a desperate sixty minute battle that

915
00:50:14,040 --> 00:50:17,280
Speaker 2: will go down to the fourth quarter. Games like last Sunday,

916
00:50:17,760 --> 00:50:21,280
Speaker 2: they're the exception, they are not the rule. You must

917
00:50:21,280 --> 00:50:24,640
Speaker 2: prepare for the dog fight of the year, and don't

918
00:50:24,680 --> 00:50:28,560
Speaker 2: give them anything early to boost their will and confidence

919
00:50:29,480 --> 00:50:32,600
Speaker 2: in the end. All right, you must not allow the

920
00:50:32,719 --> 00:50:37,000
Speaker 2: rabbit murray to have a day. And as I always say,

921
00:50:37,040 --> 00:50:40,440
Speaker 2: when you go rabbit hunting. The number one thing you

922
00:50:40,520 --> 00:50:44,560
Speaker 2: do is you circle the rabbit, then you squeeze the rabbit,

923
00:50:45,320 --> 00:50:49,800
Speaker 2: and then you choke the rabbit. So an end. Send

924
00:50:49,840 --> 00:50:53,120
Speaker 2: this rabbit and the rest of these Red Birds in

925
00:50:53,400 --> 00:50:56,000
Speaker 2: shambles back to cook in the desert.

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Speaker 1: Hey, we're going rabbit hunting here as always. It'd be

927
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Speaker 1: really interesting on Sunday. That's Rick Venturrey. And Rick, you've

928
00:51:03,880 --> 00:51:06,440
Speaker 1: got the top team here in the AFC and the Colts,

929
00:51:06,520 --> 00:51:09,520
Speaker 1: a team that's desperate for a win, so really really

930
00:51:09,600 --> 00:51:12,520
Speaker 1: excited for it. Another opportunity to get the job done

931
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Speaker 1: in front of the home fan base at Lucas Oil Stadium.

932
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Speaker 1: Great job today, RV. Good work on those blueprints and

933
00:51:18,440 --> 00:51:21,560
Speaker 1: all the information on the Redbirds. Have a great rest

934
00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:23,759
Speaker 1: of the week and we'll see a Sunday up in

935
00:51:23,760 --> 00:51:26,400
Speaker 1: the booth. Ready for another chapter Week six. Appreciate you

936
00:51:26,480 --> 00:51:26,960
Speaker 1: more than you know.

937
00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:30,360
Speaker 2: Yeah, I just can't wait, can't wait. Following this team.

938
00:51:30,360 --> 00:51:32,399
Speaker 2: What a pleasure, no doubt about it. Yeah.

939
00:51:32,400 --> 00:51:35,440
Speaker 1: A team that takes care of business, does not hurt itself,

940
00:51:35,480 --> 00:51:38,480
Speaker 1: and they are explosive fun to watch man. That's Rick

941
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Speaker 1: Ventury and that's gonna do it here in week number

942
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Speaker 1: six in our look at the Arizona Cardinals and all

943
00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:47,760
Speaker 1: the action starts at one o'clock Eastern time on Sunday

944
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Speaker 1: at Lucas Oil Stadium. Coverage begins ten am, Colts pre

945
00:51:51,600 --> 00:51:54,319
Speaker 1: game Huddle ninety three to five, one oh seven five

946
00:51:54,400 --> 00:51:57,560
Speaker 1: the Fan ninety seven to one Hank FM, and Indianapolis

947
00:51:57,600 --> 00:52:01,200
Speaker 1: Countdown and kickoff starts at noon on those same stations

948
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:03,040
Speaker 1: in the Circle City and then of course on the

949
00:52:03,080 --> 00:52:06,080
Speaker 1: Ascension Saint Vincent Radio network as well, and then one

950
00:52:06,080 --> 00:52:11,439
Speaker 1: o'clock Colts and Cardinals in downtown Indianapolis. We'll be back

951
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:15,080
Speaker 1: next week breaking it all down. We will preview the Chargers.

952
00:52:15,160 --> 00:52:18,560
Speaker 1: Coming up next week a return trip back to Los Angeles.

953
00:52:18,600 --> 00:52:20,799
Speaker 1: They played the Rams a couple of weeks ago. Now

954
00:52:20,840 --> 00:52:23,080
Speaker 1: they're going back to the scene of a crime next

955
00:52:23,120 --> 00:52:25,319
Speaker 1: weekend to take on the Chargers, I should say, but

956
00:52:25,440 --> 00:52:28,320
Speaker 1: until then, thanks for listening everybody. This has been Inside

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00:52:28,360 --> 00:52:31,200
Speaker 1: Football for Rick vent Terry. I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for

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Speaker 1: listening in on the Colts podcast channel so long