1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Trying to get up to speed on the Colts. This 2 00:00:05,559 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: is your one stop shop, the Colts Daily Update. Here's 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: your host, Matt Taylor, the voice of the Colts. Happy 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: hump Days the midweek Colts Daily Update on this Wednesday evening. 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:19,479 Speaker 1: Good to be with you. I'm Matt Taylor and the 6 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: Colts return to the practice field today, gearing up for 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: Week nine. Up next the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, 8 00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: where the Colts will be looking to snap at four 9 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: game losing streak and notch their first win in New 10 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: England since two thousand and six. The Colts are three 11 00:00:35,159 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 1: four and one. The Patriots are four and four, winners 12 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,840 Speaker 1: of three of their last four games, despite the fact 13 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,800 Speaker 1: they're still in last place in the AFC East. These 14 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: two teams played last season at Lucas Oil Stadium in 15 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: mid December on a night game, a Saturday night, you remember. 16 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: Colts came out on top twenty seven to seventeen. That 17 00:00:52,440 --> 00:00:55,840 Speaker 1: win snapped an eight game losing streak to the Patriots. 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: Frank Reich met with reporters today and was able to 19 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: give some context the moves the Colts made on Tuesday. 20 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:06,319 Speaker 1: The Colts relieved offensive coordinator Marcus Brady of his duties 21 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,960 Speaker 1: earlier this week. He was in year two as OC 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:12,319 Speaker 1: with the Colts after being promoted from quarterbacks coach in 23 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,600 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen and twenty. His first year of the Colts 24 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,199 Speaker 1: was an eighteen as assistant quarterbacks coach, and Frank Reich 25 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,000 Speaker 1: talked today about the decision to make that move. Very 26 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:25,360 Speaker 1: very difficult decision, very close with Marcus. Have a lot 27 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: of respect for him. A really good man, a really 28 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: good coach, the whole staff, the whole building. You know, ultimately, 29 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: as a head coach, you have to make decisions that 30 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: you think are best for the team, and you know 31 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: it's both things can be true. Marcus is a really 32 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:42,039 Speaker 1: good coach, a really good person, really good teammate, and 33 00:01:42,160 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: sometimes it's just right for a change and there's something 34 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: that makes sense for the team. And I know that 35 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: Marcus is going to have a lot of success. I 36 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: was fired as a coordinator. I was fired as a 37 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: coordinator with the Chargers, and two years later it was 38 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: the coordinator on a team that won the Super Bowl. 39 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: So I expect Marcus Brady to have the continued success 40 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: and I, you know, certainly wish him the best and 41 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: would help him in any way I can, because I 42 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: think he's a good coach and a good person. And 43 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: this is the first in season coaching move that frank 44 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 1: Reich has made since taking the head coaching job with 45 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:16,120 Speaker 1: the Colts back in twenty eighteen. And obviously the offense 46 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: has struggled this season, only sixteen points per game, tied 47 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 1: for lasting turnovers, red zone inefficiencies. So why now. Frank 48 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:26,799 Speaker 1: Reich talked about why he made the move at OC 49 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: eight games in. Yeah, I mean, I just think that, 50 00:02:29,800 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: you know, trying to looking for certain dynamics. You know, 51 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: there's a you know, I almost liking it sometimes to 52 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: a there's a player on a team and he's a 53 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: good player, but there's not the right chemistry or there's 54 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,519 Speaker 1: not something's just not gelling the way you thought it 55 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,320 Speaker 1: would gell. And then that player goes to another team 56 00:02:46,520 --> 00:02:49,040 Speaker 1: and he succeeds wildly. Well why is that? You know, 57 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 1: they just fit better on another team. And sometimes I 58 00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 1: think that happens in coaching, and so, you know, I'm 59 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 1: thankful we've got a really good staff and just had 60 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: envisioned certain dynamics that we were looking for in the building, 61 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,000 Speaker 1: in the room, on the field, and so that's why 62 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 1: we made the decisions we made. But I expect Marcus 63 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: is going to have great success. Again, that's Frank Reich, 64 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: and he said today that he will not name an 65 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 1: interim offensive coordinator. He's going to take on all of 66 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: that responsibility, all of the responsibilities that Marcus Brady was overseeing. 67 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 1: And Frank will still call the plays script the opening 68 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,200 Speaker 1: few series of the game like he always has. But 69 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: the outside perception is that Marcus Brady is taking the 70 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: fall or taking the heat for the Colts unevenness on 71 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: offense this season. Marcus Brady wasn't calling the plays, he 72 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: didn't oversee a certain position group. And Frank Reich today 73 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: commented on Marcus Brady not being the scapegoat that some 74 00:03:43,600 --> 00:03:46,200 Speaker 1: have made him out to be. It's really unfortunate. It's 75 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: really unfortunate. I understand that, and so that should fall 76 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: on me. It's not Marcus. He's not being scapegoated. But 77 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 1: I understand how that perception is, so you know, I 78 00:03:58,720 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: have to own that. But I can tell you it's 79 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,640 Speaker 1: a collaborative effort. Marcus obviously as plays a role. We're 80 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,320 Speaker 1: we're all worked together, we're all responsible for the work 81 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: that we do. Marcus did a good job. Ultimately, I 82 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: made a decision I thought was best for the team. Elsewhere, 83 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:17,360 Speaker 1: the Colts locker room today was still digesting and dealing 84 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: with the fact that Naim Hines was traded right before 85 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 1: the trade deadline yesterday. He was dealt to the Buffalo 86 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:26,599 Speaker 1: Bills for running back Zach Moss and a conditional sixth 87 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: round pick that could turn into a fifth. And that 88 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:31,279 Speaker 1: trade comes a little bit more than a year after 89 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: signing Hines to a three year extension, and the Colts 90 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: talked openly in the offseason about wanting to get Hines 91 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,080 Speaker 1: involved more on the offense after his touches dropped into 92 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,599 Speaker 1: a tie for his smallest workload last season. This season, 93 00:04:43,680 --> 00:04:46,280 Speaker 1: Hines played about thirty percent of the snaps on offense, 94 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: an average just over six touches per game, and Frank 95 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:53,360 Speaker 1: Today was asked if Hines was utilized enough. Always had 96 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: a vision of Naheim taken off, you know, in this offense. 97 00:04:57,279 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: You know, this year, I look back at it because 98 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:00,839 Speaker 1: you know, I was assuming this question would be asking. 99 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: It's a fair question. When you look at the six 100 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 1: games that he played in he was he was the 101 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: third most targeted guy. Um, you know, it's JT, it's Pittman, 102 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,240 Speaker 1: and it's Nahem. The fact of the matter is our 103 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 1: offense has been below average. You know, We've not produced, 104 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: We not had a lot of yards, we've not had 105 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: a lot of points. So everybody's production is down in 106 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: the offense this year to a large extent. And you know, 107 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: when I look back at a game by game and 108 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: you know, I was hoping to, you know, get it 109 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: close to ten touches a game for him, and you know, 110 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,359 Speaker 1: given the context to some of those games, when you 111 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: look at a game by game, it's like, yeah, it's 112 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. It was a little bit down, but 113 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: I didn't think it was dramatically down relative to the 114 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:43,839 Speaker 1: other players or relative to where we were as an offense. Again, 115 00:05:43,880 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: best of luck to nine Hines. Incredibly good guy, incredibly 116 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,200 Speaker 1: talented as a player. Good luck to him in his 117 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: new role with the Buffalo Bills and he leaves the 118 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: Colts ranked eighth and receptions by a Colts player in 119 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: their first five seasons in the NFL. He also ranked 120 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,720 Speaker 1: seventh and catches, is an eighth in receiving yards all 121 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:05,240 Speaker 1: time among Colts running backs. Sam Ellinger also met with 122 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: reporters today. He's fresh off his first career start against 123 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: the Commanders on Sunday, through for two hundred and one 124 00:06:11,760 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 1: yards no picks, had a rating of one hundred, and 125 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: he talked with the media today about what he took 126 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: from his first career start on Sunday. Yeah, debrief is good. Obviously, 127 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: take the take the first twenty four hours to be 128 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: able to evaluate, see what you did right, see what 129 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: you did wrong, rescript reframe in your mind so you 130 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: can learn from coverages and plays and what went right 131 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: what went wrong. So I thought that was good. Obviously 132 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: they were good, and there there were a lot of 133 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 1: things that I need to clean up, opportunities that were missed. 134 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: So just looking forward to getting better this week and 135 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: dating back to college, Ellinger will now have a third 136 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: different offensive coordinator or at least a new voice leading 137 00:06:47,880 --> 00:06:50,480 Speaker 1: offensive meetings if you will, in the last three years, 138 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 1: and he talked today about just trying to stick to 139 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: a routine now that he's the starting quarterback for the 140 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,760 Speaker 1: Colts and a change that offensive coordinator has occurred. I 141 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 1: think it just comes down to have the routine that 142 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: stays the same regardless of the circumstance, and so for 143 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 1: me when I was the three, it's the same routine 144 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: as it is now. Um. And so regardless of you know, 145 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: things changing, which is bound to happen, I've you know, 146 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 1: kept everything the same and it's provided stability for me. 147 00:07:16,120 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: That's Sam Ellinger, the quarterback who's in year number two, 148 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: coming off his first career start. Ryan Kelly, meanwhile, is 149 00:07:22,760 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: the longest tenured cult seven plus seasons. He's the sinner 150 00:07:26,880 --> 00:07:29,520 Speaker 1: and he's seen just about everything in his career. How 151 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,240 Speaker 1: did he take the news of Brady moving on and 152 00:07:32,360 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: Hines being traded as one of the leaders on offense? 153 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: It's it's certainly tough, and a lot of young guys 154 00:07:37,440 --> 00:07:39,760 Speaker 1: haven't really experienced that part of it, and for the 155 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: most part of weapon, I really haven't experienced it in 156 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: the middle of the season. So um, but I think 157 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: you have to realize is that there's another game. You know, 158 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: the time doesn't stop for this and so um, same 159 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,000 Speaker 1: same player we've been running, you know, um, same schemes 160 00:07:53,000 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: and um, different defense and it's a new week, you know. 161 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,320 Speaker 1: So um, you take the news as it comes and 162 00:07:58,320 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: you keep moving forward. And I know we have a 163 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 1: lot of pros in our locker room. A lot of events, 164 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: So we'll do a great job out there today. Just 165 00:08:04,520 --> 00:08:07,200 Speaker 1: you know, when you're in the moment and you're such 166 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 1: a big task ahead of you, you just take it 167 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 1: one game at a time and one day at a 168 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: time and sething with you today. That's Ryan Kelly and 169 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 1: the Colts made a roster move today They signed familiar 170 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: face back in the fold, Jordan Wilkins, to the practice squad. 171 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: The running back returns to Indianapolis. He was waived by 172 00:08:22,280 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: the Colts last October and then spent time with the 173 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,920 Speaker 1: Jaguars last season, and then signed a one year deal 174 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:31,000 Speaker 1: with the Titans in March, but was released by Tennessee 175 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: in the middle of training camp. Of course. Drafted by 176 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: the Colts back in twenty eighteen out of all mists 177 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: in the fifth round. He's split in forty nine games 178 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: with the Colts, has nine hundred and fifty one yards 179 00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,719 Speaker 1: on forty two carries, and good to see him back 180 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: in the locker room today, smiling face and a positive attitude. 181 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: Time now for the injury report. Jonathan Taylor did not 182 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: go today. He's dealing with an ankle injury suffered on 183 00:08:52,720 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Commanders, so we're definitely watching how that 184 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,800 Speaker 1: progresses throughout the week. Matt Ryan did not go today, 185 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,760 Speaker 1: deal dealing with a shoulder injury stemming from the game 186 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:06,040 Speaker 1: against the Titans back in week seven. Tony Brown sat 187 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: out with a hamstring. Stefan Gilmour did not go with 188 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: a rib injury. Dennis Kelly has a calf and an 189 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: ankle problem. Grant Steward has a peck injury. He did 190 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 1: not play last week because of that. Limited today Ryan 191 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:21,360 Speaker 1: Kelly with a knee and Quitty Pay with a knee. 192 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: Quitty's missing the last three games, so good to see 193 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: him out there on a limited basis today. That's all 194 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 1: the time we've got tonight. On the Colts Daily Update, 195 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,720 Speaker 1: We're loaded with more content for you online. The Official 196 00:09:32,720 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: Colts Podcast from yesterday is up. Rick Venturrey's thoughts on 197 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: the Marcus Brady move and the trade of Naem Hines 198 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: and the blueprints to beat the Patriots. That's all available 199 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: now on Inside Football, the Inside Football Podcast with Rick Ventury. 200 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: It's all there for you now Colts dot Com, the 201 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: Colts Mobile app, and the Colts Audio Network. That's wherever 202 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:57,120 Speaker 1: you download your podcast Instant Replay is coming up next. 203 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for listening, everybody. This has been 204 00:09:59,840 --> 00:10:02,440 Speaker 1: the Holts Daily Update on ninety three five and one 205 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:08,040 Speaker 1: oh seven five to fan h