1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is Instant Game Reactions, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game. Please at the five looking for 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: the pylon. Tuck down Jonathan Taylor or run up twenty 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: three yards to Pater the walk it up field. It's intercepted, 5 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: picked off by the Colts and it's Darius Lennard Winston 6 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: grows up into the end zone. Sack fast, touchdown, touchdown. Hide. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: Why Now, here's your host, JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. 8 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: Welcome into another edition of Colts Instant Reaction here on 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network. I'm JJ Stenkovitz, joined by Colts 10 00:00:38,520 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: Ring of Honor member Bill Brooks to break down Week thirteen, 11 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: thirty one to nothing destruction of the Houston Texans, the 12 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 1: Colts with their first shutout on the road since nineteen 13 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: ninety two, a game, by the way, that my co 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: host played in against the New England Patriots, who was 15 00:00:57,320 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: a sixth to nothing game. Bill. That game was thirty 16 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: years So I'm not going to ask you to, you know, 17 00:01:01,920 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: give me some memories from that game, but I do 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,919 Speaker 1: want to ask you to start as an offensive player 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,640 Speaker 1: when you get a sense that the defense is doing 20 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 1: something special that they are they're pitching a shutout. How 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 1: does that kind of color your approach during a game 22 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 1: on the offensive side of the ball. Well, you have 23 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: two thoughts. One is that you know you're you're happy 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,320 Speaker 1: that the defense is pitching a shutout, and you don't 25 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: want to do anything to cause them to break that 26 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: shut out as far as turning the ball over and 27 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: and give them the opposition great field position. But also 28 00:01:37,120 --> 00:01:39,960 Speaker 1: you know that, hey, our defense is playing so well. 29 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: All we need to do is go out there and 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,360 Speaker 1: just do our job, and they're going to continue to 31 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: put the shout out and play well because we know 32 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:51,360 Speaker 1: that the defense, if they keep on playing that well, 33 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,639 Speaker 1: we should win the football game. And as you saw today, 34 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: the Coats defense, they were lights out today. They played 35 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 1: extremely well. Houston couldn't do anything offensively, they couldn't move 36 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 1: the ball. The Coat was smothering them all of the 37 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: place with the sacks and coverage down field and the turnovers, 38 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:16,320 Speaker 1: so that the defense was just phenomenal today. So let's 39 00:02:16,360 --> 00:02:19,560 Speaker 1: get into the defense to start off the breakdown of 40 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: this game. So they are about seventeen different ways I 41 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: could go with this bill to describe how good the 42 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 1: Colts defense was. But the Houston Texans ran fifty plays 43 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,519 Speaker 1: on offense today, seven of them came in Colts territory 44 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 1: seven and three of those came in garbage time with 45 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: most of the starters out of the game. That was, again, 46 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 1: the first Colts shut out on the road since nineteen 47 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 1: ninety two, their first shut out of any kind since 48 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. The deepest the Texans got was the Colts 49 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: forty yard line. They did not run a play inside 50 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,959 Speaker 1: the Colts forty yard line. Kennymore the second head to takeaways. 51 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: Just the whole defense was on it today. And one 52 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 1: other thing, just to throw it out here, this was 53 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: this blew my mind, rock you scene. Was on the 54 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:09,640 Speaker 1: field for thirty coverage steps snaps today. He was not 55 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: targeted once. I mean, it's just the Colts had this 56 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 1: thing on lockdown from literally the first play of the game, 57 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: and you could sense that they were. They were playing 58 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: with a little extra focus that sometimes doesn't show up 59 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: when you're facing a team like the Texans that has 60 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: two wins is very much out of it. You already 61 00:03:33,880 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: beat him by twenty eight earlier in the year, but 62 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: you just sensed, especially on the defensive side of the ball, 63 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: that there was a certain level of focus that you 64 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: need to get to thirty one to nothing because that 65 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: scoreline does not happen by accident in the NFL. Yeah, 66 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: I think the Colts wanted to make an example of 67 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 1: the Use and Texans today. They went out there and 68 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: play with a purpose today. They I mean, they wanted 69 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:58,080 Speaker 1: to make sure that, hey, we're gonna send the message 70 00:03:58,080 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 1: to the rest of the league that we are for 71 00:04:00,800 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: And in the first two possessions, of course they you know, 72 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Kenney Morgan's interception and then he causes a fumble and 73 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: Xavier Rose recovers it. In the first two possessions, then 74 00:04:10,600 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: after that, for the most part, it's been three and out, 75 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 1: three and out for the Texans. I think they had 76 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: one drive of like nine players or so in the 77 00:04:18,120 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: first half, that is, and the first half of the 78 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,279 Speaker 1: Texans couldn't do anything at all. They couldn't move the 79 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: ball at all, and the Coats were just I really 80 00:04:28,760 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: believe they were sending a message to the national football 81 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,720 Speaker 1: like that we are for real. We're gonna we're gonna 82 00:04:32,760 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: get our goal of forty turnovers for the year. We 83 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,520 Speaker 1: got two today, and we're going to continue to do that, 84 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: and we're going to stifle any offense that tries to 85 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 1: um put up some resistance to us as far as 86 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 1: what we want to accomplish. So give the defense credit, 87 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: give Ebraflus credit for the game plan that they had, 88 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: and give the coach players credit for executing the game plan. 89 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:59,760 Speaker 1: And it's really stifling the Houston offense. Yeah, the most 90 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:03,080 Speaker 1: yards the Texans gained on a single drive was forty 91 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: two that came at the start of the fourth quarter. 92 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 1: Houston's one hundred and forty one yards of total offense. 93 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: That's the sixth lowest total allowed by the Colts since 94 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: they moved to Indianapolis in a single game. And Bill, 95 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 1: this is just fun when you look at the possession 96 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 1: chart and how the Texans ended their possessions today. Interception, fumble, punt, punt, punt, punt, punt, 97 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: turnover on downs, punt, turnover on downs, turnover on downs. 98 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I know it's a shutout, and I know, 99 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: like that's what matters. But like I said, they're like 100 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 1: seventeen different ways you can describe how impressive this was 101 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 1: by the Colts. But I think the thing we need 102 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: to remember here is that, all right, Yes, the Texans 103 00:05:44,240 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 1: are a suboptimal opponent, Yes, but the Colts came into 104 00:05:49,839 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: this game treating the Texans with respect. They they took 105 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: them seriously, and they treated this game like a playoff game. 106 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: They knew there was no losing this game. You lose 107 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: this game, you're you're honestly kind of cooked in the 108 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 1: AFC playoff race. So they came in again with that 109 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: level of focus, that level of detail, and you could 110 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: just sense it from players that they were they were 111 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: not about to let Houston go anywhere. I think your 112 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: point of making an example of Houston was a really 113 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: good one, especially because these guys still had that kind 114 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,760 Speaker 1: of bitter taste in their mouths from last week against 115 00:06:23,800 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers. Yeah, they they had a bad taste after 116 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: the game against the Buccaneers, knowing that they played well 117 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: enough to win that football game except for the turnovers 118 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: and the costly penalties that they had against them last 119 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:39,160 Speaker 1: week against the Buccaneers. So they want to come in 120 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:44,400 Speaker 1: and change that narrative as far as playing good football, 121 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: as far as going out there and executing the game plan, 122 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:52,479 Speaker 1: and like I said, playing playoff football knowing that they 123 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:54,840 Speaker 1: don't have to play this way from here on out 124 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 1: in order to have a chance to make the playoffs. 125 00:06:57,200 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: And once they get in the playoffs, this is December. Now, 126 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:04,039 Speaker 1: you need to play real good football in this month 127 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: and hopefully get into the playoffs. And then if you're 128 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: playing good football and you're getting into the playoffs, that 129 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,440 Speaker 1: goes a long ways once you get in there, because 130 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:16,720 Speaker 1: as you know, the AFC is wide open. Yeah, I 131 00:07:16,840 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: think any team you know can can get to the 132 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Super Bowl from the AFC. So if the Coats keep 133 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: on doing what they're doing, I think they'll have a 134 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: good shot of getting to the playoffs. And as long 135 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: as they play good football. To me, the win is 136 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: great thirty one and nothing, But to me, it's the 137 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: way they play today that gives me a lot of 138 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: confidence that the Coats are on the right track now 139 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: in the month of December to get a make a 140 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: run for the playoffs. Absolutely, and again the point to 141 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,600 Speaker 1: drive home here is that thirty one to nothing doesn't 142 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 1: just happen. That is a game that is a result 143 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: that happens because you you played at a high level 144 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: no matter who the opponent is. Bill, we got to 145 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: talk about Kenny Moore the second. I mean it's every 146 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 1: week he's going out there making plays. And at what 147 00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 1: point will he be recognized nationally as the best slot 148 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: corner in the NFL. And sometimes I want to caution myself, Bill, 149 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:17,640 Speaker 1: because sometimes when you say that, it silos him into oh, 150 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 1: he's just a slot corner. When Kenny goes outside, he's 151 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:23,560 Speaker 1: pretty dang good too, So let's not just view him 152 00:08:23,560 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: as as a slot corner. I think we can say 153 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,160 Speaker 1: he's one of the more impactful cornerbacks in the NFL. 154 00:08:28,280 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 1: He just mostly plays in the slot, and he's a 155 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:38,320 Speaker 1: guy who the more that the football world watches him, 156 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,000 Speaker 1: I don't understand how they couldn't look at him and say, man, 157 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:44,000 Speaker 1: this guy's really good. This guy is deserving of being 158 00:08:44,040 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: a Pro Bowler, because that's that is how we've known 159 00:08:48,160 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: that about him here in Indianapolis. But I hope that 160 00:08:51,440 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 1: nationally he starts getting a little more steam because he 161 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: deserves a shot to, you know, get that Pro Bowl 162 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: recognition for himself. Oh, by far, he's definitely a Pro 163 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: Bowl player. He needs that shot. And I think the 164 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 1: way he gets that shot is we're getting into the 165 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,439 Speaker 1: playoffs and everyone's seeing how good he is by him 166 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: making impactful plays out there on the football team for 167 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: the coach defense. I think that's where he's going to 168 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: get his due, so to speak, where I think he's 169 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,840 Speaker 1: already guys do because I think you really want your 170 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: respect from your teammates, and the teammates his teammates on 171 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 1: the coach definitely respect him and know how good he is. 172 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: And the guy makes plays. I mean the first two series, 173 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: he makes a nice reception on the sideline there and 174 00:09:34,440 --> 00:09:36,319 Speaker 1: not just catching the ball but keeping his feet and 175 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 1: bounds as well. That to me was remarkable by Kenny. 176 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:44,040 Speaker 1: And then also stripping the ball, punching the ball out 177 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:47,160 Speaker 1: on the second one and the coach we're covering it. 178 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,679 Speaker 1: And then you go back to the playmate in Buffalo 179 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:52,000 Speaker 1: where he just tipping the ball. That's that's that's a 180 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: player right there. That's not just you just do every day. 181 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:00,559 Speaker 1: To have the wherewithal to know that whether the offensive 182 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 1: player was to tip the ball up in the air 183 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: to yourself and to catch it at that, that's not 184 00:10:06,360 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: only a physical feat, but mentally to be aware of that, 185 00:10:10,640 --> 00:10:12,560 Speaker 1: to do that on the field and a split second 186 00:10:12,640 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: like that. So Kenny has all the two's all the 187 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 1: traits a good teammate. He works hard, and the thing 188 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 1: that I really like about Kenny is Kenny knows the 189 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,240 Speaker 1: game very well from a mental standpoint, understanding what teams 190 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,800 Speaker 1: are trying to do to the Coast defense, what they're 191 00:10:27,800 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 1: trying to do to him. And he studies film and 192 00:10:30,800 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: that's the only way you're gonna know what teams are 193 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,199 Speaker 1: trying to do against you by studying the film, understanding 194 00:10:37,080 --> 00:10:39,319 Speaker 1: what offenses are trying to do against you in their 195 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 1: concepts and what they're trying to accomplish. So Kenny is 196 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: an all around corner. He's like he said, he's not 197 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:47,200 Speaker 1: just a slot corner. He is a corner. He's a 198 00:10:47,200 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: defensive player and he's going to go out there and 199 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 1: make plays. And that's what he's done. That's far from 200 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,320 Speaker 1: the Coast this season. Some other guys. Great to see 201 00:10:55,400 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: them having big games. Al Kadi Muhammad with his second 202 00:10:58,360 --> 00:11:01,560 Speaker 1: two SAT game of his career, Kamoco Terrey his second 203 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 1: two SAT game of the season. You know, good to 204 00:11:05,040 --> 00:11:08,320 Speaker 1: see the Colt's pass rush making an impact on this game. 205 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,520 Speaker 1: Just again you're making sure that you don't give the 206 00:11:10,559 --> 00:11:14,959 Speaker 1: Texans any life. It was really really good to see 207 00:11:15,000 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: carry Willis back out there making a couple plays in 208 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 1: the back end. Xavier Rhodes had a really strong game, 209 00:11:21,679 --> 00:11:24,680 Speaker 1: really across the board. You can't pick many you know 210 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: knits with this defense. This was a full team effort 211 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: on every single level. Darius Leonard, Bobby o'karaka had very 212 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,400 Speaker 1: good games as well. And I just want to go 213 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: back to something you said here, Bill, because I think 214 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: us on the outside sometimes, you know, people who haven't 215 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 1: played in the NFL will look at it and say, 216 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: hell yeah, I mean that team stinks, like what's there 217 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,080 Speaker 1: really to be taken from this game? But you've been 218 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: in these games, You've been a heavy favorite in games 219 00:11:53,520 --> 00:11:57,679 Speaker 1: and come away with wins. You do do you know, 220 00:11:57,960 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: like when you played down to competition but still win 221 00:12:00,520 --> 00:12:05,920 Speaker 1: versus when you play at your level, your baseline, And 222 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:08,800 Speaker 1: how that How different is that when you come out 223 00:12:08,840 --> 00:12:12,080 Speaker 1: of a game like that. It's a huge difference when 224 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,200 Speaker 1: you're playing downs, you know, when you played down to 225 00:12:14,679 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 1: the competition, meaning that you know you should have beat 226 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 1: this team by fourteen points, or you didn't execute certain 227 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:24,319 Speaker 1: plays where you know you should have execute those plays 228 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: for those plays to be successful. And you know, you 229 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: know you feel like, well, hey, we just you just 230 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: won the game. You feel that you know that because 231 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: you know you haven't played to your level that you're 232 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 1: capable of playing, and the plays that you're supposed to 233 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: execute you did not execute. They might have been dropped passes, 234 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: they might have been penalties, they might have been balls 235 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: that are overthrown or underthrown. And you still win the 236 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: football game, but you know you haven't played well. Those 237 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 1: are things you need to be concerned about. Today wasn't 238 00:12:56,640 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 1: one of those days for the Coast. They played well. 239 00:13:00,320 --> 00:13:02,360 Speaker 1: They know that they knew they wanted to run the ball, 240 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 1: and they did run the ball. They knew they wanted 241 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:08,319 Speaker 1: to put pressure on the quarterback Tyrod Taylor or mills Um. 242 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: It was Tyrod Taylor at first. And they know they 243 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,319 Speaker 1: wanted to dominate on the special teams area, and they 244 00:13:15,360 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: pretty much did all three things. They won all three 245 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:25,559 Speaker 1: phases where you know the coach did well and special teams. Defensively, 246 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,400 Speaker 1: they stifled Houston's offense, and the coach moved the ball. 247 00:13:29,400 --> 00:13:32,080 Speaker 1: They ran the ball well, got to a little slow 248 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 1: start running the ball, but they did run the ball well. 249 00:13:34,800 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: They continued with it and when they need to make 250 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:38,880 Speaker 1: the big pass plays. They did that, and the thing 251 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:41,680 Speaker 1: I liked about the Coach offense was in the beginning 252 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 1: they showed them a lot of different looks. You know. 253 00:13:43,640 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: They had jet sweep with ninem Hins, they random ball 254 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,719 Speaker 1: with Taylor, they had a reverse with Pittman. So they 255 00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,640 Speaker 1: showed the Texans a lot of different looks and to 256 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,720 Speaker 1: keep them off bounce, and then they stayed with the 257 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: running game. And also they got some passes down the field. 258 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: So I think the Coast did a nice job. And 259 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: it's good to see Ashton Doolan make a nice catch 260 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,120 Speaker 1: Tenson and get his feet and bound. So you saw 261 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: a lot of different things from the Coast. I think 262 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 1: this is what the Coast want to be. They want 263 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,720 Speaker 1: to be a team that's very diverse. To get the 264 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:18,840 Speaker 1: ball down the field, two different receivers, run the ball 265 00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 1: with JT, show them different looks with jet sweeps, and 266 00:14:22,000 --> 00:14:25,960 Speaker 1: thinks that nature reverses, so they want to keep it fresh. 267 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,720 Speaker 1: I want to keep the teams off balance, and I 268 00:14:27,760 --> 00:14:31,000 Speaker 1: think you saw some of that today against the Texans. Yeah. 269 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: I want to get into the offense here, Bill, because 270 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:37,200 Speaker 1: I thought Frank Wright called a really good game and 271 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 1: on the surface, this was not the Colts. It was 272 00:14:41,440 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 1: not even close to the Colt's best offensive game of 273 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: the year. You know, with you they averaged five and 274 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:51,400 Speaker 1: a half yards per play. That's it's okay, but you know, 275 00:14:51,400 --> 00:14:54,480 Speaker 1: obviously they ran the ball for two hundred and thirty 276 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: eight yards. But just the general feeling I got from 277 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: this game is that Frank knew what his defense was 278 00:15:02,720 --> 00:15:06,520 Speaker 1: doing and basically said, like, we are not going to 279 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 1: take any risks because eventually, if I keep pounding the run, 280 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:13,560 Speaker 1: something's going to break. And the way that the Texans 281 00:15:13,560 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: are playing, I mean, half of Jonathan Taylor's thirty two 282 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,160 Speaker 1: runs came with eight or more men in the box 283 00:15:18,160 --> 00:15:21,640 Speaker 1: according to Pro Football Focus. So the way the Texans 284 00:15:21,640 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: were doing it was they were the way they were 285 00:15:25,760 --> 00:15:28,920 Speaker 1: loading things up. The Colts were going for explosive runs 286 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 1: on those plays with all those guys down in the 287 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: box because Frank Reik thought, all right, you know they 288 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: keep doing this gap, they keep loading us up, one 289 00:15:37,320 --> 00:15:39,800 Speaker 1: of these is going to break and you know, go 290 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 1: for a chunk game. And we saw that, especially in 291 00:15:42,440 --> 00:15:46,200 Speaker 1: the second half. But it was one of those games where, 292 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 1: I mean Houston's defense, they were fifth in the NFL 293 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:52,000 Speaker 1: and takeaways coming into this game fourth in interceptions. So 294 00:15:52,840 --> 00:15:54,680 Speaker 1: when your defense is playing that well, it kind of 295 00:15:54,680 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: goes back to what we talked about Bill at the 296 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,320 Speaker 1: start of the podcast, where if you're on offense, you 297 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: just say, let don't give them a chance. Don't give 298 00:16:01,920 --> 00:16:04,320 Speaker 1: that offense a chance to score in our defense, because 299 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,000 Speaker 1: if we keep pinning them back in their own territory, 300 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:09,840 Speaker 1: they're not going to do anything. And I think that 301 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,880 Speaker 1: that's why I came away really impressed with how Frank 302 00:16:12,960 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 1: Wright called this game. Yeah, he called it called it 303 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,760 Speaker 1: and he called it basically from a defensive standpoint, knowing that, hey, 304 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 1: we don't need to do anything crazy. All we need 305 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: to do is make sure that we protect the ball. 306 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 1: We stick to our game plan, We run the ball, 307 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: and our defense is doing a great great job of 308 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: keeping them on their side of the field and they're 309 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: not getting on our side of the field at all. 310 00:16:37,240 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 1: So if we do what we're supposed to do, we 311 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,080 Speaker 1: will be successful. And you know, at the beginning of 312 00:16:42,080 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: the game, you know JT had nineteen attempts for about 313 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: sixty seven yards, which is three and a half yards. 314 00:16:48,160 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 1: Is not bad, but it's not JT performance that we're 315 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 1: used to sing. But coach Rich stuck with running the ball, 316 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:59,480 Speaker 1: getting the ball to different players, running the ball, throwing 317 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,960 Speaker 1: when you need to throw to keep the team offense, 318 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 1: keep offense, keep the using Texans honest. But the rand 319 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,320 Speaker 1: the ball well, rand a ball effectively. And give credit 320 00:17:11,359 --> 00:17:14,160 Speaker 1: to the offensive line, you know, Kelly out and Printer 321 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,400 Speaker 1: being in there, and the offensive line blocking extremely well 322 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,520 Speaker 1: and being consistent and staying after it and staying after 323 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,240 Speaker 1: and staying after it and eventually it gets getting some 324 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,359 Speaker 1: yards there, especially in the second half. Give them a 325 00:17:27,400 --> 00:17:30,280 Speaker 1: lot of credit. And I think about Danny Pinner, I 326 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: will say this. You know, Danny Pinner played a decent 327 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 1: game when you don't hardly hear his name called it 328 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:38,880 Speaker 1: all for anything. Yet he only his name was called 329 00:17:38,960 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 1: once because everyone jumped and he didn't snap the ball. 330 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:45,320 Speaker 1: So but other than that, he played well today. And 331 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: it's good to see that the coach offensive line depth 332 00:17:48,880 --> 00:17:51,520 Speaker 1: is paying off for the coach this season. Yeah, next 333 00:17:51,520 --> 00:17:54,360 Speaker 1: man up once again on that offensive line, whether it's 334 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 1: been Chris Reid, Matt pryor now Danny Pinter stepping in 335 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: and playing well. That's what he really like to see. 336 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts missed Ryan Kelly in the run game. 337 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: Ryan Kelly is one of the best run blocking centers 338 00:18:04,600 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: in the NFL, so you're of course going to miss him, 339 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 1: just like the Colts missed Quinton Nelson when he was out. 340 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,359 Speaker 1: But if you can have a guy fill in for 341 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 1: him who is essentially, like you said, Bill, you're not 342 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,200 Speaker 1: noticing him, that's a really good thing for an offensive line. 343 00:18:20,960 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: One other thing here about the offense that I really liked. 344 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:26,879 Speaker 1: I kind of noticed this during the game, and the 345 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: stats wound up backing it up when I went back 346 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: and looked. But I thought Carson Wentz handled the Blitz 347 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:35,480 Speaker 1: really well, which, again, when you're facing a defense that 348 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: takes the ball away, that's a good way for them 349 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 1: to do it. Carson Wentz is blitzed eleven excuse me, 350 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:44,879 Speaker 1: twelve times. He completed eight of eleven passes against the 351 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 1: Blitz for seventy one yards, did not put the ball 352 00:18:47,040 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: into harm's way on those plays. He did take one sack, 353 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: but that again right there. You know, if the Texans 354 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,280 Speaker 1: are trying to generate a turnover, that like gets him 355 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 1: back into the game, gives him that momentum Carson Wentz 356 00:18:59,200 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: didn't allow him to do it either, exactly protecting the ball, 357 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 1: and that's what you want your quarterback to do, is 358 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: a protect the ball. And we all know Carson is 359 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 1: an aggressive quarterback, but he's a smart quarterback. He knows 360 00:19:10,760 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: I'm going to protect the ball, and he did that 361 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: today as far as not giving use in a chance 362 00:19:15,160 --> 00:19:17,679 Speaker 1: to get any life, so to speak, as far as 363 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,560 Speaker 1: getting a turnover from him throwing an interception. So he 364 00:19:21,600 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: did a nice job, and not only just a nice 365 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: job protect the ball from throwing it, but also I'm 366 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:28,840 Speaker 1: sure he did a nice job of making sure that 367 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,280 Speaker 1: the line protection was okay with a new center in there, 368 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,840 Speaker 1: but making sure everything was okay where he had protection, 369 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 1: but not just protection, but also put him in a 370 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:41,520 Speaker 1: right position in right place to run the ball as well. 371 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 1: So let's talk about this bill. I mean, this is 372 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 1: from NFL research. They crunched the numbers and essentially, Carson 373 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: Wentz today probably guaranteed the Cults are going to send 374 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: a first round pick to the Philadelphia Eagles to complete 375 00:19:56,600 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: that trade back from the off season. But Carson Wentz 376 00:20:01,600 --> 00:20:04,800 Speaker 1: this year, in thirteen starts, ten of them, he has 377 00:20:04,880 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: not thrown an interception. He is seven games of the 378 00:20:08,160 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 1: passer rating above a hundred, that's tied for second in 379 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: the NFL, and that he's doing it all by the way, 380 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: like barely having any training camp. And I think, if 381 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: you you know, the thing, the biggest thing to me 382 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: Bill about this is it was kind of following it 383 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:27,480 Speaker 1: throughout the game and then you know, thinking about it 384 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 1: after is I didn't really see anyone lamenting the fact 385 00:20:31,920 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: that the Colts probably guaranteed they're sending a first round 386 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,440 Speaker 1: pick to the Eagles today. No one's lamenting that because 387 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz has been a good quarterback for the Indianapolis 388 00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 1: Colts this year. Yeah, they're not thinking about that right now. 389 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,800 Speaker 1: They could find about what's at hand, and that's winning 390 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: football games, and that's try and get into the playoffs. 391 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: And when we have a quarterback they hasn't thrown an 392 00:20:52,359 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: interception in ten games and has a hunt passer rating 393 00:20:57,560 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: of one hundred plus and seven of those games, your 394 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: quarterback is playing some real good football. That's what you 395 00:21:03,680 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: want from your quarterback. You want your quarterback to put 396 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: you in the right plays when you need to have 397 00:21:08,280 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: the right plays called. As far as checking out the 398 00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:13,880 Speaker 1: plays and putting you in the right plays, making good decisions, 399 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:17,480 Speaker 1: protecting the ball, and it's moving the ball down the field. 400 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 1: And he's doing those things. And when you talk about 401 00:21:21,119 --> 00:21:23,520 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz, you know you're talking about the Coats and 402 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: the game still lost. Carson is not the reason why 403 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:30,360 Speaker 1: we've we've we've lost games. He's played, He's played very well. 404 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:35,040 Speaker 1: He's played at a high level. He's protected the ball. Yeah, 405 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:36,639 Speaker 1: it's been a couple of games where we have some 406 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 1: turnovers and things that nature. That's going to happen as 407 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,800 Speaker 1: much as you touch the ball and National Football League 408 00:21:41,800 --> 00:21:45,639 Speaker 1: as a quarterback, you're going to have some turnovers. The 409 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: greatest ones to have turnovers throughout the season. So but 410 00:21:48,960 --> 00:21:51,240 Speaker 1: for the most part, he has protected the ball and 411 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,600 Speaker 1: put the Coats in good position and made good decisions 412 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:57,879 Speaker 1: on what players to run. So he's playing well. And 413 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:01,160 Speaker 1: as you go back to your question, they're not thinking 414 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: about that because you know what he's doing his job, 415 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,000 Speaker 1: he's playing good football. They might think about it in 416 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: the off season when it comes time to the draft, 417 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,879 Speaker 1: but for right now, the goal of the coach is 418 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,520 Speaker 1: trying to get into the playoffs. Yeah, and you know, 419 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 1: it's more from a fan perspective, because yes, you know, 420 00:22:18,359 --> 00:22:21,320 Speaker 1: just to kind of put a bow on that. Like 421 00:22:22,320 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 1: I've seen it where fans are lamenting, oh, we don't 422 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: have this draft pick because we traded for this guy 423 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:31,240 Speaker 1: and he stinks. But Carson Wentz has been good, So yeah, 424 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:33,119 Speaker 1: you know they're not saying that about car He's not. 425 00:22:33,240 --> 00:22:35,760 Speaker 1: He doesn't stink at all. He's been playing very well. Yeah, 426 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:37,560 Speaker 1: I mean, you you trade a third round pick on 427 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: a first round pick for this quarterback every single time 428 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: what the Colts are getting out of him. So a 429 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: ton of credit to Carson Wentz, a ton of credit 430 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:49,640 Speaker 1: to Frank Reich, the offensive line, Jonathan Taylor, really everyone 431 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 1: around Carson Wentz in addition to him for getting the 432 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: Colts to have a really good level of quarterback play. 433 00:22:56,520 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 1: Now heading into these final four games, Bill the bye 434 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: week though, is coming up, and this is a I mean, 435 00:23:04,359 --> 00:23:07,000 Speaker 1: as late of a bye as you can get. But 436 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:08,919 Speaker 1: I want to throw something at you, and I'm going 437 00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: to talk about this a little bit more as we 438 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:12,840 Speaker 1: get into the Colt's Official podcast that I'm going to 439 00:23:12,880 --> 00:23:16,840 Speaker 1: do with Jeffrey Gorman and Lara Overton this week twenty twenty, 440 00:23:17,040 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the latest 441 00:23:20,080 --> 00:23:24,440 Speaker 1: possible bye week. Twenty nineteen, the Kansas City Chiefs had 442 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:26,760 Speaker 1: the latest possible bye week. They went and won the 443 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:30,399 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Twenty eighteen, the Los Angeles Rams had the 444 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,239 Speaker 1: latest possible bye week. They made the super Bowl and 445 00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:37,400 Speaker 1: lost to the Patriots, who had the second latest possible 446 00:23:37,440 --> 00:23:42,359 Speaker 1: bye week. What is it about a late bye And 447 00:23:42,400 --> 00:23:45,440 Speaker 1: this isn't, you know, an airtight theory bill, But what 448 00:23:45,880 --> 00:23:47,959 Speaker 1: is it about having a bye so late in the 449 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: season that can sometimes trigger a team to go on 450 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:55,520 Speaker 1: a run like we've seen over the last few years. Well, 451 00:23:55,680 --> 00:23:58,600 Speaker 1: I'm just this is all of course, guests and theory 452 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:03,040 Speaker 1: about wait by one. I think it's a great opportunity 453 00:24:03,080 --> 00:24:05,840 Speaker 1: for a team to rest up and heal up. You know. 454 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:09,280 Speaker 1: Let's take, for instance, Darius Flynne, who's been playing on 455 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 1: a not a bum ankle, but an injured ankle all 456 00:24:13,520 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 1: your season long. This is going to give him an 457 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:19,240 Speaker 1: opportunity to rest up and get his ankle back. Nelson 458 00:24:19,720 --> 00:24:21,959 Speaker 1: in the same way, he can get kind of rested 459 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:25,360 Speaker 1: up and be ready to play. But also it kind 460 00:24:25,359 --> 00:24:28,360 Speaker 1: of gives guys of rest, you know, kind of get 461 00:24:28,400 --> 00:24:32,320 Speaker 1: away from the grind of football since being together in 462 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:36,400 Speaker 1: July from training camp on day in and day out, 463 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: they'll give him an opportunity to kind of recharge their 464 00:24:39,200 --> 00:24:42,560 Speaker 1: batteries for this last stretch here where they have four 465 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: games remaining in the regular season and kind of get 466 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: a stretch and start playing some good football and like say, 467 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:55,080 Speaker 1: you know, reenergize their batteries again and be ready to play. Also, 468 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: I think what happens is by this time, you've kind 469 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: of start playing and correcting some of your mistakes, and 470 00:25:03,680 --> 00:25:06,080 Speaker 1: you start playing the football the way you want to 471 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:10,360 Speaker 1: play football as far as a team aspect goes, and 472 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: you're making plays and you're executing, and you've built up 473 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: to this point where now you're ready to just go 474 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,840 Speaker 1: out there and play football and win some football games 475 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: and play at a high level. And I think by 476 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: this time you've reached that point. Now it's just a 477 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: matter of going out there doing it weekend and week out, 478 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,040 Speaker 1: so you don't have to worry about having to buy 479 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,439 Speaker 1: earlier in a week I mean early in the season 480 00:25:33,520 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 1: where you're trying to ramp up and get there. Okay, 481 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: now you have a buy, so that might set you 482 00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: back just a little bit and you have to do 483 00:25:40,760 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: it again. Well, by now you've got to a point 484 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,600 Speaker 1: where you say, Okay, we knew what we need to 485 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,720 Speaker 1: do as far as execute the players out there in 486 00:25:47,760 --> 00:25:50,199 Speaker 1: the football field. Now we just go out there and 487 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: just execute and do it. Well, you're at this point now, 488 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 1: now this buy is helpful for just re energizing your batteries, 489 00:25:57,160 --> 00:26:00,159 Speaker 1: getting you healthy again, and being ready to go. So 490 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: I think maybe that might be it. But that's just 491 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:07,679 Speaker 1: my theory and talking about a late bybe But I 492 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 1: think a lot of guys that have nicked up they're 493 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 1: happy with it. So you started your career in nineteen 494 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: eighty six and nineteen eighty six, nineteen eighty seven, nineteen 495 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:23,359 Speaker 1: eighty eight, nineteen eighty nine, there were no bye weeks. 496 00:26:24,400 --> 00:26:28,040 Speaker 1: Nineteen ninety rolls around, you get a bye week. What 497 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: did you do with your with the first bye week 498 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:33,000 Speaker 1: that had been in the NFL since I think it 499 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: was nineteen sixty six, nineteen ninety That rolls around. What 500 00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:38,720 Speaker 1: are you doing with your week at that point? During 501 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:40,639 Speaker 1: that week? I think we well, I think for the 502 00:26:40,680 --> 00:26:43,520 Speaker 1: most part, I think we practiced earlier in the week 503 00:26:43,720 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: and then at the end of the week, the coach 504 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,960 Speaker 1: gave us some time off, and of course he tells us, 505 00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,200 Speaker 1: you know, be careful and don't do you know, just 506 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,880 Speaker 1: just watch what you're doing. And I think I went 507 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 1: back home to Boston to visit my parents and relax 508 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 1: and get away from football four a little while and 509 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 1: just kind of enjoy some peace and quiet at home 510 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: with my parents at that time in nineteen ninety and 511 00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 1: then come back and ready to go. So it was 512 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:16,120 Speaker 1: it was fun to get some time off and nice 513 00:27:16,160 --> 00:27:23,160 Speaker 1: because having to play sixteen games sixteen weeks straight was 514 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: of course, my rookie year was hard. In nineteen eighty 515 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:29,480 Speaker 1: six and eighty seven we had a strike year, so 516 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,520 Speaker 1: then play a full sixteen games. But then eighty eight 517 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,800 Speaker 1: and eighty nine was a long year as well as 518 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 1: far as playing all sixteen weeks. But having a buye 519 00:27:40,200 --> 00:27:44,240 Speaker 1: was it was it was a vacation. I mean, I'm 520 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 1: just gonna say it was a vacation, and you got 521 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:48,440 Speaker 1: a chance to rest and kind of get away from 522 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: football a little bit and just kind of enjoy some 523 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,400 Speaker 1: stuff on your own time and do some different things 524 00:27:53,480 --> 00:27:56,320 Speaker 1: and also get a chance to watch some football some 525 00:27:56,359 --> 00:28:02,080 Speaker 1: other teams play on a Sunday and just just enjoy 526 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 1: your time, but then get right back at it once 527 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,240 Speaker 1: the buy is over. That still is just mind blowing 528 00:28:07,280 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: to me that, you know, the first time the NFL 529 00:28:11,320 --> 00:28:15,120 Speaker 1: brought the buy back was nineteen ninety. I mean, like 530 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:18,160 Speaker 1: talking to Jonathan Taylor today, he's like, we've basically played 531 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: a full college season, like twelve games in a bowl 532 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,760 Speaker 1: game before we've got any time off. And you can 533 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,120 Speaker 1: sense like a lot of Colts players are like, huh, 534 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,359 Speaker 1: all right, We've we made it. And I mean, you 535 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 1: didn't have any of that the first couple of years 536 00:28:31,080 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: of your career. I mean, that's crazy. Didn't have any 537 00:28:34,240 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: of that. And like I said, for the young guys, 538 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: the guys that you know just just getting into the 539 00:28:39,360 --> 00:28:41,719 Speaker 1: league this year, you know, they've played thirteen games. Now, 540 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: like you said, their season is over. Their college season 541 00:28:44,400 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: is over. They're they're done for the most part. Unless 542 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:50,360 Speaker 1: year going to like say you played in the conference championship, 543 00:28:50,360 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: I mean college football championship, but for the most part, 544 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,200 Speaker 1: your season is over. You're done. You might be playing 545 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,720 Speaker 1: in a bowl game, but that's your twelfth or thirteenth game. 546 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:00,880 Speaker 1: And now these guys still have four more weeks to 547 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: go as far as from playing football and playing at 548 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,680 Speaker 1: a high level and playing with you know, with some 549 00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: pressure on them, and it's it's it's hard, it's it's tiring, 550 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 1: it's it's physical tiring, but it's also mentally tiring knowing 551 00:29:15,480 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 1: that you have to go through four more weeks and 552 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: to get ready to play. But at the end of 553 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,480 Speaker 1: those fours of weeks, if they tell you, hey, you 554 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,800 Speaker 1: guys are calling me playing in the playoffs, you're excited 555 00:29:28,840 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: about that. You're ready to go because that's what you 556 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:32,480 Speaker 1: play football for. You play football to get into the 557 00:29:32,520 --> 00:29:35,080 Speaker 1: playoffs and get to the big dance and hopefully have 558 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 1: a chance to winnes Super Bowl. All right, Well, the 559 00:29:37,640 --> 00:29:39,680 Speaker 1: Colts are on a bye week, but we are not 560 00:29:39,720 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: on a bye week here on the Colts Audio Network. 561 00:29:42,120 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 1: We are going to have plenty of content coming to 562 00:29:44,640 --> 00:29:47,920 Speaker 1: you this week. The Colts Official Podcast will be We'll 563 00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 1: be back on Tuesday with Jeffrey Gorman, Lara Overton, and myself. 564 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:55,560 Speaker 1: Inside Football with Rick Venturi will also be back this 565 00:29:55,680 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: week to break down the Texans game. I'm sure coach 566 00:29:58,560 --> 00:30:01,880 Speaker 1: Venturi's got some stories of out bye weeks. As well, 567 00:30:02,280 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 1: and maybe the pre bye week era too that Bill 568 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:10,200 Speaker 1: can relate to, and then we will have. Obviously, with 569 00:30:10,240 --> 00:30:13,240 Speaker 1: no game this week, Colts Instant Reaction will be back 570 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,840 Speaker 1: next week following the Colts Patriots game, a big Saturday 571 00:30:17,920 --> 00:30:21,360 Speaker 1: night primetime game at Lucas Oil Stadium. 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