1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and xs and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: os check New York plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. It's 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: time to get out the chockboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: Here's what all starts right, Here's why jam money Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: Rick Venturi. Let's get it going. We're up here at 7 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,520 Speaker 1: Graham Park. It's a windy day following practice Grand Park 8 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,080 Speaker 1: and training camp Rocky by course in fire and Security. 9 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor and it's time it's time once again 10 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: to pop open the brain of Rick Venturi here on 11 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,160 Speaker 1: Inside Football, the former Colts and NFL coach. He's back 12 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 1: again analysis on radio. You're gonna see him in the 13 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 1: preseason on the television side of things. RV. Welcome back 14 00:00:53,880 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: to camp, Welcome back to football. How are you, Oh, Matt, 15 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: so good to be with you. You know, as I 16 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 1: said the other day when we were doing it with 17 00:01:00,720 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: the fans, there's no place I'd rather be to tell 18 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 1: you the truth. And you know, once they put those 19 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: pads on last night, training camp or yesterday, training camp 20 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: really started for yesterday. So now I'm really excited about 21 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: being here about this team and this season and what 22 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 1: could happen. How many years does this make for you 23 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: being in and around football doing what you do well? 24 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,479 Speaker 1: I mean in and around football. I mean I grew 25 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: up at the dinner table on football, so you know, 26 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 1: I mean I could tell you, I could I could 27 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: describe the split tea offense literally when I was seven 28 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: years old because my father made me. So, I guess 29 00:01:36,760 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: you could say seventy. But in the you know now, 30 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: really what's pretty interesting is in the NFL now it's 31 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: over fifty, you know, and well over fifty in major 32 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: college in the NFL coaching. So yeah, we've had we've 33 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: you know, Miss Sherry and I have seen a lot 34 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: of kickoffs, no doubt about it. All Right, let's get 35 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: into it. We're gonna talk about Matt Ryan, We're gonna 36 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 1: talk about Gus Bradley a lot on the agenda today, 37 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: but let's start first with the team itself. They've tweaked 38 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: the practice schedule right and years past they've practiced primarily 39 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 1: in the morning. You know, last year most of the 40 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 1: practices started around ten o'clock and then the team had 41 00:02:13,880 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 1: the afternoon for lifting and meetings and things like that now, 42 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: most of these practices, in fact, all of them so 43 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:24,320 Speaker 1: far outside of that Saturday night practice, they have begun 44 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: at noon, and that is an effort to kind of 45 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:31,040 Speaker 1: get players acclimated, get their bodies acclimated at going full 46 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:33,960 Speaker 1: speed during warmups and at one o'clock for these early 47 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: one o'clock Eastern start times, these first two games of 48 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 1: the season at Houston at Jacksonville. What do you make 49 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: of that with the Colts kind of looking on everything 50 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: to ensure they finally get off to a good start, 51 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: and do you think these changes will ultimately pay off? Well, 52 00:02:48,720 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: I don't think there's any question about it. You know, 53 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: we're not going to hide the fact that we've lost 54 00:02:52,800 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: eight openers in a row, so you know it, really 55 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,840 Speaker 1: it was important to have an overhaul on how you 56 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: look at everything. I'm really high on the twelve o'clock Okay, 57 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: for two reasons. One, I don't know if we play 58 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: indoors or outdoors at Houston, but Jacksonville will be a 59 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: very hot, humid day in Jacksonville in that blazing sun, 60 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: and so I think getting ready like a day like 61 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,720 Speaker 1: today that was hot, in humid and the sun is 62 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,640 Speaker 1: beating down that's really important to you. I also believe 63 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, and I've heard it explained very highly technical. 64 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:30,560 Speaker 1: But you know, there's an old military adage. I don't 65 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: know if it was Patton or Eisenhower or who, said, 66 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 1: if you're gonna fight in the North Atlantic, you have 67 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: to train in the North Atlantic. And to me, that means, 68 00:03:39,040 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: if you're gonna play in hot weather, be ready for 69 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: hot weather. If you're gonna play at one o'clock, train 70 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: at one o'clock, have that body clock. There's some technical 71 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: you where they're using right now that starts with a seat, 72 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 1: But for me, it's just if you're gonna, if you're 73 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: gonna battle in the North Atlantic, do what you have 74 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: to do to get ready. Now. To me, the beyond that, 75 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 1: I really like that part of it. Beyond that, are 76 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: you looking for circadian rhythm? Is I saw that circadian brother. 77 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: I think that's what Chris Ballard said on day one. 78 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 1: That was a little bit above my pay grade. But 79 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'll go with the north Circadian rhythm just 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,840 Speaker 1: so we're on the same page. It means, if you're 81 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: gonna play at one, practice at one Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, 82 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 1: and behavioral changes that follow a twenty four hour cycle. 83 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna stop at that. Now. Now we all 84 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: know what I'm really interested in, because I think in 85 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: modern day football the most important thing in training camp Now, 86 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 1: I like the gaps. I like practice a couple of 87 00:04:40,320 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 1: days and a day off. I've never been one that 88 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 1: you need that six weeks of two days. I thought 89 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: after a while, in those days we just practiced to practice. 90 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: We lost the quality of the work. We didn't get 91 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: to watch. You know, guys were surviving. You didn't get 92 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: to watch all your tape. This way, everything you do 93 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 1: is on tape. You got plenty of time to watch 94 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 1: it to recover. I'm fine with gaps. What's most important 95 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: to me is how do you use your contact practices 96 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 1: and your preseason games. And I'm in disagreement with most 97 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:13,720 Speaker 1: people in the NFL today. I think you have to 98 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: play some in the preseason. I think you have to 99 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:20,479 Speaker 1: get combat ready, not just cardio vascularly ready. Now. I 100 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 1: thought yesterday's padded practice was very aggressive. I thought it 101 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: was very physical, and if you're not scrimmaging, that's the 102 00:05:27,400 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 1: temple you want. But I think you have to play 103 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:33,360 Speaker 1: your guys some. You can't be afraid if you protect 104 00:05:33,440 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: your players in August because you're afraid you lose them 105 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 1: in September because they're not My dad always used that 106 00:05:40,160 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 1: Marine Corps term, they're not combat ready. You can't. You 107 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: can't go and play twenty plays in a preseason game 108 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: and then expect to play seventy five level speed and 109 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: not have torque injuries. And we've had a lot of 110 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: them in September, So you know, I think that's the 111 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: most important thing, and that's what I would like to 112 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: see a little bit of a change for us as 113 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: we get in those preseason games. All Right, everybody tuning in, 114 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 1: they want to know just I'm going to toss it 115 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 1: out there to you. Matt Ryan at quarterback. You've seen 116 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: him now for five days of a camp sessions early 117 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: take on number two. You know, absolute plus in every 118 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: way you know, watch the mini camps. As you said, 119 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: now five practices. I see no diminishing whatsoever in the 120 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: skill set of an elite player. He is a premier quarterback. 121 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:33,440 Speaker 1: He brings to you so many things, both emotionally and physically. 122 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,839 Speaker 1: The first thing, as you know, when he steps foot 123 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: on the field, he has an elite presence, he walks 124 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: in the huddle, he walks out, he's already taken charge 125 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: of that offense. There isn't any question, and it's it's 126 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: not he's not like he's not the ringmaster like Peyton was, 127 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:52,640 Speaker 1: or even the volatile guy like Philip Rivers was. But 128 00:06:52,800 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: he is a almost like a business like leader out there. 129 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 1: And then from a physical standpoint, remember he's kind of 130 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: a throwback NFL quarterback. He not that, not that he's stiff, 131 00:07:04,800 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: because he can move around a little bit, but he 132 00:07:07,240 --> 00:07:10,600 Speaker 1: is a classic drop back passer. Now what he brings 133 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: is what the Bradies bring, the Staffords bring. He brings 134 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: the ability to be one decisive at the line of scrimmage, 135 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:23,800 Speaker 1: two great powers of anticipation, and three accuracy to go 136 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 1: with it. See what happens to a lot of young 137 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: kids coming out of college is they throw to very 138 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: big windows on Saturday, and they I always say it 139 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: this way. You've heard me say it. They throw two 140 00:07:35,800 --> 00:07:39,280 Speaker 1: open receivers. In the National Football League on Sunday, you 141 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:43,160 Speaker 1: throw receivers open. You get them open by the throw 142 00:07:43,200 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: against zone, the anticipation if it's tight man and man coverage, 143 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: whether you're back faded, front faded. And that's what I 144 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: call Sunday accuracy. You know, that's that's not just throwing 145 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: into a big space, that's thrown into a tight window. 146 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: And Sunday accuracy throughout the course of his career has 147 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 1: been sixty six. It's their historic And like I said, 148 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,320 Speaker 1: if I would, if I would see any diminishing in 149 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: the arms strength of arm release, I see none. So 150 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna be really in business there. I 151 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:15,960 Speaker 1: think the biggest thing you gotta know with Matt, it's 152 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 1: no different with a Brady. You have to protect him. Okay, 153 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: he's not a guy you're gonna count on eloting and 154 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: you're and you're gonna attract some blitz us because of that. 155 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: So you know, our protection has to be flawless. Our 156 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:32,600 Speaker 1: blitz pick up as a team, and that's running backs, 157 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,120 Speaker 1: offensive line, wide receivers when to break off routes. I 158 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: saw a couple really good plays today where he saw 159 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: the blitz coming in Bam, he got it out on 160 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: a five yard game rather than taking a negative play. 161 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: So I mean, I think we have to understand it. 162 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:51,120 Speaker 1: We are dealing here with a traditional drop back quarterback 163 00:08:51,160 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 1: who can eat you alive, but we have to protect him. 164 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: So with that, from what you can tell so far 165 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: and what you can predict, what's this offense gonna look 166 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:02,079 Speaker 1: like in two twenty two or in other ways, how 167 00:09:02,120 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: will it be upgraded differently from last year? Okay, I 168 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 1: think that's the best way to look at it. And 169 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:11,079 Speaker 1: here's what I see. You know you are sitting on 170 00:09:11,440 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: the premier running back inter national football, and you know 171 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna be able to run the ball. I mean, 172 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: the eighteen hundred yards wasn't a fluke and you could 173 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: add hines to that. You know it's over two thousand. 174 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,840 Speaker 1: But here's what hurt us on offense is we really 175 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: didn't throw it, get open or protect well enough. It 176 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: was the offensive passing game let us down as the 177 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:34,280 Speaker 1: season went on. Now here's what I see. Here's why 178 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 1: I think we can be a lot better. Now there's 179 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: question marks. We got to stay healthy. The young kid 180 00:09:38,840 --> 00:09:42,679 Speaker 1: has to come on. Okay, first of all, if Paris Campbell, 181 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: all right, let's let's go right there. Let's hit the 182 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: elephant in the room. You and I have seen him 183 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:51,439 Speaker 1: time after time in training camp, just do spectacular things. 184 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: He brings an explosiveness and a deep field explosiveness that 185 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,200 Speaker 1: is rare, and he can open up the middle of 186 00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:01,679 Speaker 1: the field. He's a lot like Tarik Hill, not in 187 00:10:01,760 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 1: body type, but in type of player. He can get 188 00:10:04,960 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: down the middle. He saw it against Houston on the 189 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: play he got hurt on. He runs the over routes. 190 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: He can run the gadget plays. He can catch and run. 191 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: He's good ball in hand, but he can explode and 192 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,400 Speaker 1: stretch you deep in the middle. Pierce if he can, 193 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: if they can accelerate, his development is really good. Outside 194 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: the numbers. Now I think he'll grow into everything, but 195 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: coming out of you see he can run outside the numbers. 196 00:10:31,440 --> 00:10:35,200 Speaker 1: He has the afterburner. Those are two very very fast guys, 197 00:10:35,559 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: and so he can stretch the field deep and wide. 198 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: And what that does is allow your high volume receiver 199 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: in Pittman to be that reliable, power forward, high volume 200 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,720 Speaker 1: catch guy at the X end back into the week's side. 201 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: And where's that, where's Pittman primarily getting his catch. Pittman 202 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,160 Speaker 1: is going to be the weak side receiver with Paris 203 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 1: moving around kind of as a slot with I think 204 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: with Pierce outstationary, so I think receiver explosion is number 205 00:11:05,360 --> 00:11:08,280 Speaker 1: one improvement. Obviously, I could go back to the quarterback, 206 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: but we've already covered a quarterback number one. Number one improvements, 207 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 1: quarterback number two, I think his receiver explosion, and number 208 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 1: three And you've heard me say this. We've done games together. 209 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:23,800 Speaker 1: I really wanted more heines, tailor together. I think that 210 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: combination is and you see that. I think that's going 211 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:29,679 Speaker 1: to be an area that really helps us. They were 212 00:11:29,720 --> 00:11:32,600 Speaker 1: together for seventy five players last year, and did you 213 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:36,600 Speaker 1: see that? It's staggering eight point two yards rushed and 214 00:11:36,720 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: five touchdowns. I mean it's it's like absolutely phenomenal in 215 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,960 Speaker 1: that seventy five plays, and you can see it. You 216 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,560 Speaker 1: can see an emphasis on that because when you have 217 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,440 Speaker 1: a wildcard like Kins, you know the defense has to 218 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: say are we playing him as a third wide? Are 219 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: we playing him as a running back? And so you 220 00:11:53,960 --> 00:11:57,079 Speaker 1: kind of have a tactical advantage when you start. And 221 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 1: so I always say, I prefer to play him with Jonathan, 222 00:12:01,040 --> 00:12:03,319 Speaker 1: not for Jonathan, because you don't you don't want to 223 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 1: take Jonathan's carries away. Ever, you don't want to take 224 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 1: his touches away. He's that sensational. So I think those 225 00:12:09,000 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: areas right there assuming that everybody's healthy, you know, particularly 226 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: Campbell because of the history, Assuming that we can bring 227 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:20,479 Speaker 1: Pierce on legitimately at least in packages, and then that combination, 228 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:24,040 Speaker 1: I think that I call it fast regular It's it's 229 00:12:24,080 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 1: because it's it's a fast regular set. I think all 230 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,680 Speaker 1: those things give us the ability to improve on the 231 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:33,640 Speaker 1: areas that we really struggled on last year. Well, let's 232 00:12:33,640 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: go back to your dynamic receiver conversation. That's part of 233 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: how this offense can improve. And I think you're right. 234 00:12:40,480 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 1: I think that at will. But there's been a lot 235 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 1: of conversation the entire offseason based on the Colts young 236 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,319 Speaker 1: receivers and are they able to blossom into more based 237 00:12:48,360 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 1: on what you've seen. Are the Colts right in sort 238 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,080 Speaker 1: of gambling with these guys to be more playmakers to 239 00:12:54,080 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: supplement the offense. Well, I will say this and and 240 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,600 Speaker 1: and you know everything has to have a yeah, because 241 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: we play a very physical sport and we know that 242 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: there's attrition involved. But if Paris Campbell is healthy and 243 00:13:07,800 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: he can play a season, and Pierce continues to improve 244 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 1: from day one with Pittman, there's no reason we're not 245 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: going to be better. Those are two very talented guys. 246 00:13:17,800 --> 00:13:20,640 Speaker 1: I mean, they're really talented guys. So I know we're 247 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 1: rolling the dice a little bit. I don't know where 248 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:25,600 Speaker 1: the depth is. I do like dueling it kind of 249 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,439 Speaker 1: as a oh slot, cute type of guy that it 250 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,120 Speaker 1: can play the slot, can run the gadgets. You know, 251 00:13:32,240 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: I'm not sure after that it has to develop. What 252 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: the rest of that is, the Patmans and all those guys. 253 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:42,439 Speaker 1: But in terms of that top three, that top three 254 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: is really talented. You talk about Paris Campbell, if he 255 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: does stay healthy, Rick, what's your confidence level on him? 256 00:13:48,880 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: What's his ceiling? Because we talked to him a couple 257 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 1: of weeks ago saying there's parts of my game that 258 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,760 Speaker 1: the fan base doesn't even know I have because I 259 00:13:56,760 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: haven't been available. Somebody asked me the question of who 260 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: he reminds you of, and he's very hard to define 261 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: because he's a linear athlete, but he runs the inside 262 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 1: of the field. It doesn't he reminds me as in 263 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: terms of let's say that he were to hit his 264 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: top side. To me, he would be a lot like 265 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: Tarik Hill, even though Hill is a body type totally different. 266 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: Hill is compact, short, but there are guys who aren't 267 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: really refined route runners, but they can do it with 268 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:28,000 Speaker 1: speed and burst everything inside the numbers, the seams where 269 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: you're getting mismatches, you're getting safeties who can't run that fast. 270 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,480 Speaker 1: You know, you saw it in the Houston game. The 271 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,800 Speaker 1: game he gets hurt, he runs that banana, go down 272 00:14:37,840 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: the middle, and those two safeties look like their standing still. 273 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: I swear to god, they look like they're and ce met. 274 00:14:43,400 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: And that's just because of the explosion that he has 275 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: so and and again he was you know, he had 276 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: a lot of rushing yards at Ohio State. He's also 277 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: good ball in hand. Again, it to me the ceiling 278 00:14:55,560 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: is tremendously high. Is just a matter of whole you know, 279 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 1: just hold our breath and let's get him through a 280 00:15:02,240 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 1: year healthy. All right, let's stay on offense. Let's go 281 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:06,600 Speaker 1: up front along that offensive line. What do you make 282 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:09,760 Speaker 1: of this left tackle competition? So far? So far up 283 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,520 Speaker 1: front with the first team, it's been all Matt Prior. 284 00:15:12,520 --> 00:15:14,880 Speaker 1: Bernard Ryman is still in the mix. But he's a 285 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: rookie out of Central Michigan third round pick. You know, 286 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: a former tight end that's been well chronicled. This offseason. 287 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: But for Prior Rick, how big of a jump as 288 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: a tactician, if that's the right word has he made 289 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,920 Speaker 1: playing exclusively left tackle, or at least exclusively focusing on 290 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: left tackle this offseason. Well, I have to say that 291 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:38,240 Speaker 1: I've been pleasantly impressed with him in this first week. 292 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: And I've never been a you know, just a diehard 293 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: Prior guy. I've always thought that I've always questioned whether 294 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: he could hold up seventeen Sundays on the left side, 295 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: and I still have my reservations. I mean, what I've 296 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,760 Speaker 1: noticed though, he looks much sleeker. I think there. I 297 00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:56,160 Speaker 1: don't know if there's been a weight loss or a 298 00:15:56,200 --> 00:16:00,160 Speaker 1: body transformation, but he looks sleeker and he looks quick, 299 00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: which you have to be on that edge. His technique 300 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:06,880 Speaker 1: has been pretty good. He's held his own within Gockway, 301 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: who is a speed rusher. I think in Prior's case, 302 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 1: the biggest issues are not going to be power. He's 303 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:17,160 Speaker 1: a very powerful guy. I mean to me, I could 304 00:16:17,160 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: start him at right tackle for the rest of his 305 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 1: career if that were asked. But the biggest issue is 306 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 1: can he handle that speed guy and that speed to 307 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: counter guy. Okay, not the power guy, and so far, 308 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,680 Speaker 1: so good. I mean he's held his own within Gockway, 309 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,240 Speaker 1: who really is one of the premier speed rushers in 310 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:39,080 Speaker 1: the league. So you know, we look pretty good. He 311 00:16:39,120 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: definitely shows the experience at this point, you know, and 312 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:46,240 Speaker 1: you know plan next to a Q. That's a good thing. Now, 313 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:50,800 Speaker 1: what I see in Ryman is, you know, probably a 314 00:16:50,800 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: better space athlete. Ryman is a guy that well he 315 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: runs a five flat forty. He runs a four four 316 00:16:56,680 --> 00:17:00,120 Speaker 1: swords shuttle. Now to the fans who don't know what 317 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: that means, that's a very superior athlete. That's a better 318 00:17:03,280 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: athlete than Anthony Costanzo was, who had a great career. 319 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:10,080 Speaker 1: This is a tremendous guy with a skill set to 320 00:17:10,240 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 1: be able to get out and block that edge and 321 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: play on that island. Now, he's got to get stronger. 322 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 1: Is just the opposite of prior. He has struggles some 323 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: with guys like Pain who are more speed to power rushers. 324 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 1: He's got to be able to anchor and not get caved. 325 00:17:27,000 --> 00:17:29,439 Speaker 1: Anthony had that problem really through his whole career. He 326 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:33,119 Speaker 1: had to always work on that because they're athletes first. 327 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: But I think his future is great here. I think 328 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 1: it's I think one, he doesn't have a tremendously deep 329 00:17:39,800 --> 00:17:43,360 Speaker 1: football background, so it's gonna come here. He's gonna get 330 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: stronger and bigger in the program. He comes in at 331 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,920 Speaker 1: like three oh five. But you know he's got some 332 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:51,119 Speaker 1: day he's going to be a three thirty guy, you know. 333 00:17:51,160 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 1: I mean, but he has what you can't coach, and 334 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: that's foot fire, foot speed and agility in space. He 335 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: was a tight end, as we know. So I think 336 00:18:01,520 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 1: we're in good shape with two guys. Prior probably get 337 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: the edge today just because of experience and strength. Are 338 00:18:07,880 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 1: you surprised operationally that it's been all Prior with the 339 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: first team to this point. There has not been any 340 00:18:14,560 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: mixing with Bernard Ryman with the ones. No, it's still early, 341 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: you know, and in some ways, you know, Prior has 342 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,760 Speaker 1: played some pretty good football for us, you know, and 343 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: there's no sense I don't think you also need to 344 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 1: push Ryman. We got time, we got you know, we 345 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:33,399 Speaker 1: got the three preseason games which he's going to get 346 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 1: a lot of competition. He's gonna play a ton of football, 347 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:39,600 Speaker 1: and so, you know, and Prior, you want to get 348 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,920 Speaker 1: the reps, you want to keep that offensive line It's 349 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: like it's like coaching a basketball I always said, coaching 350 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: a secondary and the offensive line, it's like coaching basketball 351 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,000 Speaker 1: team within a football team. Because you want that cohesion, 352 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: you've got to be able to pass off stunts. See, 353 00:18:53,720 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: those are all the things that you know. It's not 354 00:18:56,240 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: just the one on one game. Ballard said that the 355 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:00,440 Speaker 1: other day, and I agree with him totally. You gotta 356 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: be careful just evaluating one on one because there's so 357 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 1: much more to the game. All right, Well, there's a 358 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: ton of things to get into. We're gonna save a 359 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,560 Speaker 1: lot of them for next week, a lot of time 360 00:19:09,640 --> 00:19:12,960 Speaker 1: here up at Graham Park before we start regular season football, 361 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:16,720 Speaker 1: so we'll get into anything and everything before the real 362 00:19:16,760 --> 00:19:19,680 Speaker 1: bullets start to fly. But let's go big picture, since 363 00:19:19,720 --> 00:19:23,119 Speaker 1: this is the first installment twenty twenty two wise of 364 00:19:23,400 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: Insight Football with Rick Venturry. Defensively, I know you're a 365 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 1: gust Bradley guy. I know you're a Ron mindless guy. 366 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: What are your biggest areas in which this defense can 367 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 1: really improve from last year? Well? I think you know, 368 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,600 Speaker 1: I talked a little bit about the offense, and to me, 369 00:19:39,240 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: if you want to just oversimplify what this cold team 370 00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 1: has to do. We have to be able to throw 371 00:19:45,000 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: the ball, which means protection separation better, and we have 372 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,600 Speaker 1: to stop the pass. The three areas to me that 373 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: we have to address to be a great football team 374 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: and a contender is number one. Fourth quarter defense. Okay, 375 00:19:59,480 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: we didn't leads all right that we were twenty ninth 376 00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: in the National Football League in fourth quarter. We were. 377 00:20:06,840 --> 00:20:09,480 Speaker 1: We were twenty fifth in sacks, so we didn't get 378 00:20:09,480 --> 00:20:13,440 Speaker 1: the pressure. In the last four years, we are dead last. 379 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:18,280 Speaker 1: We're thirty second in past percentage, so page in completion percentage. 380 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: So if you want to just isolate it, this is 381 00:20:21,480 --> 00:20:24,840 Speaker 1: the task of this defense now, going in out and 382 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:28,680 Speaker 1: getting it in Gawkway, who's played for Who's who's played 383 00:20:28,720 --> 00:20:31,439 Speaker 1: for Bradley. I mean that that should really help. That 384 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: should have a domino effect, a singular and domino effect. 385 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,560 Speaker 1: It should make pay better on the strong side, should 386 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 1: certainly help Buckner and o'dango whoever plays on third down 387 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: in there. But so I think you can improve your 388 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 1: pass us. I think you can improve your corner play obviously. Uh, 389 00:20:47,960 --> 00:20:50,800 Speaker 1: you know, bringing in Gilmore is a big thing. He's 390 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:53,520 Speaker 1: looked good in training camp, much better in training camp 391 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: and that he did in minicamp. He's so smooth. I 392 00:20:57,040 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 1: think I like Gus's staff. I like Mila obviously, I 393 00:21:01,320 --> 00:21:04,200 Speaker 1: like Richard Smith, I like Gus himself. This is an 394 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: experienced staff that's really been together, so there's no learning 395 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 1: curve for them. They come in with a system. He 396 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: brings in a John Fox, who can be an idea guy, 397 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 1: can be a different guy, and Gus is one of 398 00:21:16,880 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: those guys that is an open minded defensive coordinator. Even 399 00:21:20,600 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: though you think of him as a single high cover 400 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:26,920 Speaker 1: three guy, which is vague, but that's you know he is. 401 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:30,760 Speaker 1: He is much deeper than that. There's a lot more 402 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:33,679 Speaker 1: nuance to this defense, even though it may look the 403 00:21:33,760 --> 00:21:37,880 Speaker 1: same to the public, particularly from the coverage aspects. I 404 00:21:37,920 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: think with Ron Miles, you're gonna see the press technique 405 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,680 Speaker 1: a lot better here. You're gonna see a lot more pressing. 406 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: On the outside. You're gonna see a lot stickier. You 407 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: saw it last night in the red zone. In the 408 00:21:49,119 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: red zone, I mean that coverage was match and sticky, 409 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 1: and Matt had nowhere to go. Bro the whole night, 410 00:21:55,880 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: he had nowhere to go. And I think those are 411 00:21:58,320 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: the kinds of things Gus. This is a guy that 412 00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:03,680 Speaker 1: brings it every day. I mean he has a kind 413 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 1: of a charismatic type guy in his own way, in 414 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:09,600 Speaker 1: a rough kind of way. Uh any any you know 415 00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:14,720 Speaker 1: the best compliment that I got John Gruden, I you know, 416 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:18,040 Speaker 1: who he had coached for with the Raiders, and I 417 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:21,720 Speaker 1: called John when we were interested in him, and John 418 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:25,720 Speaker 1: said this about him. He said, he brings that every day. 419 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:29,840 Speaker 1: He brings that enthusiasm, that drive every day. And then 420 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: this was the kicker for me, he said, And number one, 421 00:22:34,240 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: the veteran players will all buy in, and yet he 422 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 1: will be able to advance young players. So I mean, 423 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: you know, I remember I sent the text. I sent 424 00:22:43,040 --> 00:22:46,879 Speaker 1: the text to Frank and copy of act I no, 425 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,159 Speaker 1: because I thought, I thought, you know, you couldn't really 426 00:22:50,400 --> 00:22:52,159 Speaker 1: you know, and guy's worked with him. I mean it's 427 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,919 Speaker 1: it's you couldn't give a guy a better compliment than that. 428 00:22:55,000 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: And I see that out here. I see a you know, 429 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: a real leadership. And you know, I will say this, 430 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:04,480 Speaker 1: and so much of the blame last year falls on 431 00:23:04,880 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: you know, it's always falls on the quarterback and a 432 00:23:06,600 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: head coach. And don't get me wrong, Carson, you know 433 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,760 Speaker 1: he earned it in some ways. But I think what 434 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: was lost was our defense let us down a lot, 435 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 1: especially it really did. It was you know, we dropped 436 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,159 Speaker 1: down to sixteenth, worst we've been in four years, the 437 00:23:20,200 --> 00:23:23,320 Speaker 1: sacks worst we've been. The turnovers kind of masked it 438 00:23:23,600 --> 00:23:25,919 Speaker 1: because we were such a good turnover team, but they 439 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,480 Speaker 1: kind of masked it. And as you said, we couldn't 440 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: hold three double digit leads. Just think if you win 441 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: one of them, right you're still playing. The Baltimore game 442 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,520 Speaker 1: comes to mind, you know, and the Tampa gets the ball, 443 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: goes right down and scores Raiders right down score, I mean, 444 00:23:39,119 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: and then the Jacksonville fiasco. So I mean, the defense 445 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: really did not hold up their end of the bargain 446 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:48,879 Speaker 1: last year. And so I think with a new enthusiasm, 447 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:52,479 Speaker 1: a tweaked scheme, it's not totally different, it's tweaked, right, 448 00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna be better. You know, you talk 449 00:23:54,640 --> 00:23:56,760 Speaker 1: about those takeaways last year, the Colts were fair. That 450 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,159 Speaker 1: was the hallmark, as you said, you know, of the 451 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 1: defense last year, takeaways thirty three of them, number two 452 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL. But just the lack of pressure and 453 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,800 Speaker 1: now with unique and Goackway, like you said, the Domino 454 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:13,120 Speaker 1: effect of helping the advancement of QUITTI pay, helping DeForrest 455 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: Buckner not see so many double teams on a weekly basis. 456 00:24:17,119 --> 00:24:20,400 Speaker 1: Is it crazy to talk about at least thirty takeaways again? 457 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,920 Speaker 1: You know? Sure? If not more with more pressure, that's 458 00:24:22,960 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: a good question. And you've asked me that before and 459 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:29,760 Speaker 1: I've thought about it, and it is possible now. I think. 460 00:24:29,960 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: I think thirty. I think thirty turnovers are realistic because 461 00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,399 Speaker 1: we did thirty three a year ago. I mean, and 462 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: you know, especially if Leonard is in the lineup, Leonard 463 00:24:38,280 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: is a turnover machine. He's a very unique player. I 464 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,399 Speaker 1: almost consider him a wildcard. I don't even know that. 465 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: I consider him linebacker, tell you the truth, because of 466 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:50,080 Speaker 1: the kind of the way he plays. And if he's there, 467 00:24:50,800 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: we have a tremendous speed on defense, I mean, and 468 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: blackmen coming back and cross coming in and in gockway, 469 00:24:56,880 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: I mean, we have speed. And if you have speed 470 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:01,760 Speaker 1: and you're all going to the ball, which I see 471 00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:03,879 Speaker 1: us going to ball just as well as we did before, 472 00:25:04,320 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: then you're gonna be around. You're gonna get a lot 473 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,399 Speaker 1: of guys around it, and you get turnovers by getting 474 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:11,480 Speaker 1: guys around it and having guys to recover. But I 475 00:25:11,560 --> 00:25:14,600 Speaker 1: think the two things that could also help us maybe 476 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: maybe maybe we don't get as many turnovers, but we 477 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: could very well be a better defense. I agree, And 478 00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: the way because more sacks could feel exactly the two 479 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: things that I think these guys will address is a 480 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:30,399 Speaker 1: rush at The two stats to kill you are twenty 481 00:25:30,400 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: fifth in sacks and last in pass percentage against. That 482 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: those will kill you in the season. I mean, you 483 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,480 Speaker 1: can't take you don't get people off the feel and 484 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,080 Speaker 1: they're always in second and four, right, So you know, 485 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:45,560 Speaker 1: if you can match coverage, play better, press, disrupt receivers, 486 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: clamp down and pass rusts, clamp down and pass russ 487 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: you Sometimes if you clamp down, you forcing completions rather 488 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,439 Speaker 1: than turnovers. But you may, as I said before, you 489 00:25:56,480 --> 00:25:59,680 Speaker 1: may be a better defense and not have as many turnovers. 490 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:02,719 Speaker 1: I can plealy agree as far as that goes. All right, lastly, 491 00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:04,760 Speaker 1: put your coach's hat back on here. What do you 492 00:26:04,800 --> 00:26:06,919 Speaker 1: want to see the rest of this week? This is 493 00:26:06,920 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: sort of the last week before we get into not 494 00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 1: that they're going to prepare for preseason games, but game mode. Right, 495 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:15,240 Speaker 1: you're going to travel on Friday before a game on Saturday. 496 00:26:15,520 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: So what do you want to see tomorrow on Thursday? 497 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:19,919 Speaker 1: And then when they get back in full pads on Sunday. 498 00:26:19,960 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: What I really want to see is, you know, like 499 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:25,919 Speaker 1: today we came out after a padded practice without pads. 500 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: I want to see padded, aggressive, tough football. I think 501 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: it is so important for us to be football ready 502 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: because we must win those first two. We cannot let 503 00:26:38,000 --> 00:26:40,800 Speaker 1: this happen. We have got to go into Houston and 504 00:26:40,920 --> 00:26:44,119 Speaker 1: into Jacksonville and we've got to come out the victor. 505 00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:46,720 Speaker 1: And to do that, we have to be ready to 506 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 1: play on September eleventh or whatever it is. We have 507 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: got to be ready to open that thing, no excuses, 508 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:58,800 Speaker 1: get after it. And to me, it's practice, hard, practice, competitively, 509 00:26:59,600 --> 00:27:01,919 Speaker 1: a lot of red zone stuff because that's where the 510 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:04,680 Speaker 1: game is played and that's where guys have to win 511 00:27:05,200 --> 00:27:08,280 Speaker 1: one on one in tight scenarios. So I mean, I 512 00:27:08,320 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: just I just want to see a very aggressive, tough 513 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:14,160 Speaker 1: football approach this week. It's so good to be doing 514 00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 1: this again. Is so much fun. It's good talking ball 515 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: with you and give some love to the the Canteen stool. 516 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,679 Speaker 1: Talk it up, Talk it up. We'll talk about that 517 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:28,120 Speaker 1: next week. Yeah, we'll leave that as the hanger right there. 518 00:27:28,359 --> 00:27:32,399 Speaker 1: We'll tease the film, the film Canisters stool. That is 519 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:36,320 Speaker 1: absolutely saving Rick Venturias up here at Grand Part my man. 520 00:27:36,359 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: We'll do it again next Wednesday and every Wednesday from 521 00:27:38,600 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: here on out. All right, partner, you go, Rick Venturia 522 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: right there on Inside Football as always. For the latest 523 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,920 Speaker 1: on the Colts, check it out on the Colts Mobile app, 524 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: Colts dot com. Everything on the Colts Audio Network as well. 525 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: Check out podcasts, interviews, radio shows. It's all there for 526 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: you wherever you download your podcasts. Again for our v 527 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for listening to Inside Football. We'll 528 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: talk to you next Wednesday right here on Coolts dot 529 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: com and the Colts Mobile app. H h