1 00:00:01,560 --> 00:00:03,360 Speaker 1: The NFL never sleeps. 2 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:05,800 Speaker 2: He's gonna watch down field picked off by the Colts. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: The roster is ever evolving, and it's all about finding 4 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: the edge. 5 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 3: He's at the thirty thirty five, forty plets go out sideline. 6 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,280 Speaker 3: He's got a chance twenty ten five touchdowns. 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: This is the Last Word, the off season home of 8 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts. 9 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 2: Kick us on its way header for the off parts US. 10 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: Paull Twin Ball Game. Now here's Matt Taylor and Casey Valier. 11 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 3: Welcome into the Last Word, the off season radio home 12 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 3: of the Indianapolis Colts, inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry 13 00:00:44,040 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 3: Radio Studios. I'm Casey Valier, joined by Matt Taylor and 14 00:00:47,800 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 3: Matt you always say the off season. There is no 15 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:53,360 Speaker 3: off season in the NFL. And here we go a Friday, 16 00:00:53,360 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 3: and we've got some news. Yeah, we've got some news 17 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 3: items we're gonna discuss here. We're we got a busy show. 18 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 3: We're gonna talk with Max Chad of Pro Football Focus. 19 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 3: We're also going to give you some time to dive 20 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,200 Speaker 3: into your tailor's tidbits. I know you've got a whole 21 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 3: bunch of information over there, but I wanted to start 22 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: off with, we had some breaking news earlier today. It 23 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 3: was announced that the upcoming training camp at Grand Park 24 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,160 Speaker 3: will be the final for the Colts up there, as 25 00:01:18,240 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 3: they will shift back to the Indiana Farm Bureau Football 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 3: Center beginning in two thousand and twenty seven, which ends 27 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:30,399 Speaker 3: that era of Colts having their training camp up in Westfield. 28 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 3: It's been at Grand Park since twenty eighteen, outside of 29 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: that COVID year in twenty twenty. So when you think 30 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 3: about it, in the grand scheme of things, We've talked 31 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 3: to people all over the league. You know, the Colts, 32 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 3: they were one of those teams that were outside the 33 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,280 Speaker 3: norm when they went away. So now they join twenty 34 00:01:46,319 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 3: six other NFL teams that will hold training camp at 35 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 3: their home facilities. And ultimately, when you think about it, 36 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 3: the big lift that it is to essentially pack up 37 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 3: an entire building and move it to an off site 38 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 3: location is a big task. 39 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:01,480 Speaker 4: Yeah. 40 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: So again we suremind folks that this upcoming training camp 41 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:08,320 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty six will be So there's one final 42 00:02:08,480 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 2: training camp up at Graham Park, So this starts in 43 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,359 Speaker 2: twenty twenty seven. I think we should also lead off 44 00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 2: with this has nothing to do with Graham Park, right, 45 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 2: or the city of Westeras absolutely not right. 46 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,000 Speaker 4: I mean they are a. 47 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 2: First class It is a first class city, a first 48 00:02:22,840 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 2: class facility and sports complex and campus. The Colts have 49 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,639 Speaker 2: routinely the last couple of years Casey hosted joint practices. 50 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,079 Speaker 2: And when we talk to fellow coaches and players and 51 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,839 Speaker 2: you know, people in the media, and when they come 52 00:02:37,919 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 2: and they see just how pristine the facilities are and 53 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 2: how open things are and how much the room there 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: is to kind of spread out, they're like blown away 55 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,640 Speaker 2: with the setup of training camp. But the reality is 56 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 2: it's just it's a huge lift, yeah, on a lot 57 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:56,680 Speaker 2: of different departments to basically run an entire football operation 58 00:02:57,400 --> 00:02:59,720 Speaker 2: remotely for two to three weeks. 59 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 4: And that's what it is. 60 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,160 Speaker 2: It's only two to three weeks. But you have to 61 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:06,080 Speaker 2: operate with everything that you need. So you got to 62 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 2: bring everything up from an equipment standpoint, football equipment, office equipment, 63 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 2: and office space. And just as it relates to us 64 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 2: on a very minor scale, I mean the broadcasts set up, right, 65 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: I mean you've got to have, you know, place to 66 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 2: do press conferences and interviews, and that's that's logistics. And 67 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 2: you got to you know, have places for the content 68 00:03:28,600 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 2: shooters to to be able to work, and you have 69 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,839 Speaker 2: to hold their stuff. I mean in field maintenance too 70 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 2: is huge, right because you've got the same crew that's 71 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:40,120 Speaker 2: maintaining the fields here at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football 72 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: Center the team Complex. So those are the same guys 73 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 2: that are keeping one eye on those fields starting in 74 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,360 Speaker 2: late May up at Graham Park, and those things have 75 00:03:49,480 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 2: to be in tip top shape and pristine shape. So 76 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 2: when you know late summer comes, you know they're they're 77 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:56,800 Speaker 2: able to go, and you know there's not going to 78 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,160 Speaker 2: be any injuries because of the field conditions and things 79 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: like that. So again it's a ton of work. It's 80 00:04:02,400 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 2: a ton of uploading if you will, for just two 81 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 2: to three weeks. So I think what the Colts are 82 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 2: gonna do. The concession to all of this is that 83 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 2: going forward, there's still gonna be fan facing forward events. 84 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 2: I think it's safe to say you're gonna see some 85 00:04:16,480 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 2: events at Lucas Oil Stadium in the month of August 86 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 2: around you know, preseason time and training camp time. That's 87 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:25,480 Speaker 2: gonna make up for fan accessibility and things like that. 88 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 2: But I guess the one shame of this is that 89 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 2: although it is a lot of work and it's a 90 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 2: lot of you know, time on task for a lot 91 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:36,280 Speaker 2: of people, it is really really good access for fans 92 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 2: to see the team up close and in person get autographs. 93 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 2: So the Colts are trying to make up and come 94 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: up with creative ways to still get that fan interaction 95 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 2: that they really want to stress to the fans before 96 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 2: the regular season starts. 97 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 3: No, absolutely, and that is one thing that was you know, 98 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,600 Speaker 3: pretty adamant about. You know, the way the Colts released 99 00:04:56,640 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 3: this statement about the ending of Grand Park with training 100 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 3: camp is that they understand the fan engagement part of 101 00:05:04,040 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 3: this and the importance there, and that is one of 102 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 3: the things that you know, Chris Ballard during his entire 103 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 3: tenure here with the Grand Park, that is part of 104 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 3: the appeal is he he loves being able to give 105 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 3: that option for the fans to be engaged. So, you know, 106 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 3: as you know, they're I'm sure they're going to have 107 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:22,800 Speaker 3: a handful of things this final go here at Grand 108 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 3: Park in twenty twenty six to kind of commemorate and 109 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,200 Speaker 3: remember all the memories and everything, and then following this 110 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 3: their continue to update you on how the fan engagement 111 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 3: is going to go moving on into twenty twenty six, 112 00:05:34,880 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 3: but as we mentioned, it will move following this upcoming 113 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 3: twenty twenty six training camp in twenty twenty seven. It 114 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 3: will be at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center for 115 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 3: training camp in twenty twenty seven. Now, one final note 116 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 3: I wanted to get into. We had some other news 117 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,400 Speaker 3: this morning, Matt Tyler Warren. He has been announced that 118 00:05:53,440 --> 00:05:55,920 Speaker 3: he is going to replace Brock Bauers and the Pro 119 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:59,240 Speaker 3: Bowl games this year. He now becomes the eighteenth rookie 120 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 3: tight end and in a history being named for the 121 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 3: Pro Bowl. And here's the big kicker. He is just 122 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:07,159 Speaker 3: the second Colts rookie tight end, joining only John Mackie 123 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 3: to be a Pro Bowler as a rookie at the 124 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,479 Speaker 3: tight end position. And you know, it was an impressive 125 00:06:12,520 --> 00:06:14,360 Speaker 3: season for Tyler Warren. I think you and I would 126 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 3: both agree that, you know, the injury at quarterback really 127 00:06:17,640 --> 00:06:20,320 Speaker 3: changed the you know, the direction of what his season was. 128 00:06:20,520 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 4: Yep. 129 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,719 Speaker 3: But this is just a big tip of the cap 130 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 3: to what he did. You know, he's a guy who 131 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 3: set the franchise record for receptions and receiving yards by 132 00:06:28,200 --> 00:06:30,279 Speaker 3: a rookie tight end in franchise history, and now he 133 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: goes to the Pro Bowl. 134 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,039 Speaker 2: Yeah, his usage is only going to go up. The 135 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: Colts are going to continue to rely on him and 136 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,800 Speaker 2: find creative ways to get him the football and to 137 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 2: get him, quite frankly, lined up in ways that offset 138 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: the defense. I mean, lined up in the wildcat three 139 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 2: times this year, you know, took direct snaps as a quarterback, 140 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 2: line up in the backfield sixty four times. Obviously, line 141 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 2: up in the slot, lineup as a tight end. But 142 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 2: I want to see the Colts he using more as 143 00:06:56,400 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 2: a fullback, right if they don't incorporate a traditional you know, 144 00:07:00,440 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 2: full fledged full back, you know, and dedicate a player 145 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,760 Speaker 2: to that spot on the roster, use Warn Moore as 146 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 2: a fullback, right because I think he can help open 147 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 2: up things and give the Colts some more creativity down 148 00:07:13,080 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 2: the stretch of the season in the running game with 149 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:18,400 Speaker 2: him as the full back. Because he's got that physicality. 150 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 2: He can catch the ball out of the backfield too. 151 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think the Colts are going to just 152 00:07:22,640 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 2: continue to rely on him, and that usage of his 153 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,120 Speaker 2: versatility in this offense is only going to continue to 154 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 2: grow up as he gets more and more. You know, 155 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 2: indoctrinated if you will. 156 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:35,760 Speaker 3: In the NFL, and teams have seen the effectiveness he 157 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 3: has whether he's in the backfield or not. So you 158 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 3: put him in the backfield, it adds another wrinkle to 159 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 3: what that Colts offense can be. So he will join 160 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor and Quinton Nelson as the other Colts players 161 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 3: in this year Pro Bowl games. The Napolis Colts, they've 162 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 3: teamed up with anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield to 163 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 3: recognize school teachers, administrators, nurses and staff members who go 164 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: above and beyond. You know, a classroom quarterback, nominate yours 165 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 3: at colts dot com slash Classroom Quarterbacks. It's time for 166 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 3: her first time out here. And when we come back, 167 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,800 Speaker 3: we're gonna be joined by Max Chadwick from Pro Football 168 00:08:07,880 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 3: Focus talk about the NFL playoff games and also what 169 00:08:11,480 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 3: he thinks about Monday Night's National title game between Miami 170 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 3: and Indiana. This is the Last Word right here on 171 00:08:18,280 --> 00:08:20,160 Speaker 3: ninety three five and one oh seven five the Fan. 172 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: We now return to the offseason home of the Colts, 173 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: The Last Word with Matt Taylor and Casey Valier from 174 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:31,440 Speaker 1: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. 175 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:34,600 Speaker 3: Well, there you go, Matt, you're making my mom real happy. 176 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:38,000 Speaker 3: He loves her some Janice Joflin. So she loves that ring. 177 00:08:38,120 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, in the right setting, in the right mood, Janis. 178 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 4: I can jive with Janis. 179 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: Now. 180 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 4: If you just wake me up with Janis, then we 181 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 4: got a problem. I understand that completely. You know, I 182 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 4: gotta be in the mood for Jans. 183 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 5: Yeah. 184 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: Like I said, it was my mom's. You know, I'll 185 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 3: give her a little you know, I can appreciate it. 186 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,240 Speaker 3: But yep, little Janis Jopam. Welcome back here to the 187 00:08:54,280 --> 00:08:57,320 Speaker 3: last word. Casey Value joined by Matt Taylor inside the 188 00:08:57,360 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 3: Indiana Union Construction Industry radio studios, and is time to 189 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 3: hear from Max Chadwick, football analysts from Pro Football Focus. 190 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,840 Speaker 3: He's also the co host of the PFF College Football Show. 191 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 3: You can find him on x at CFB Max Chadwick. Max, 192 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 3: we're down to the last couple weeks of football. 193 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 4: How we doing? 194 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:16,599 Speaker 5: Yeah? I appreciate you guys having me on again. You 195 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:19,280 Speaker 5: squestioned number four. You know we're kind of winding down 196 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:22,200 Speaker 5: in the football season, only one college football game left. 197 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 5: We're in the Divisional round now of the NFL playoffs. 198 00:09:24,679 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 5: If I think it's one of the best weekends of 199 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:29,360 Speaker 5: the year too, So it's bittersweet that's coming to one end, 200 00:09:29,360 --> 00:09:31,400 Speaker 5: but it should be a crazy ending that we get 201 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 5: to both college football and the NFL. 202 00:09:33,160 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 3: No, absolutely, and we'll dive into all of that, but 203 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: I want to start, since this is a Colt show, 204 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 3: We're going to start little Colts centric before we dive 205 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 3: into divisional rounds and then also college football. And I 206 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 3: think one of the main topics that we're going to 207 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 3: discuss with the Colts this offseason is Daniel Jones in 208 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 3: kind of the tale of two seasons. You know, we 209 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: saw the pre Daniel Jones injury and the way the 210 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: Colts offense was rolling, and then what happened after the 211 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 3: fibula injury into the Achilles and the way the sea 212 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 3: and kind of closed. So just kind of looking at 213 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 3: the beginning of the Daniel Jones start here in Indianapolis. 214 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 3: What did you make of that kind of the Daniel 215 00:10:07,240 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 3: Jones and the Shane steike In offense. 216 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 5: Yeah, he looks really good in admitting part of the year. 217 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 5: You know, obviously, like you said, he tailed off towards 218 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:15,199 Speaker 5: the end of the year and before suffering that season 219 00:10:15,240 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 5: ending injury obviously, which obviously complicates a lot for the 220 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,679 Speaker 5: Colts going into next year. But at the beginning of 221 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:22,800 Speaker 5: the year, you're right, he did look really good. Such 222 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 5: at the first like I would say, three weeks of 223 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 5: the year, he looks phenomenal, I would say, in those 224 00:10:26,559 --> 00:10:28,640 Speaker 5: first three weeks, and then you know, from week nine 225 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:30,200 Speaker 5: to one, I would say, he's when he really started 226 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 5: to tail off a little bit. And honestly, it honestly 227 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 5: averaged out to pretty much every Daniel Jones the year 228 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:37,959 Speaker 5: we've ever seen from him, which is like, Okay, he's 229 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 5: not one of the worst quarterbacks in the league, but 230 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 5: he's certainly not one of the best ones either. He's 231 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 5: probably somewhere in that average to below average range. So 232 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,200 Speaker 5: I would say it's probably a relatively below average season 233 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 5: for Daniel Jones, which takes a very complicated scenario for 234 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 5: the Indianapolis Colts now going into this offseason, what you're 235 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 5: gonna do at quarterback. I think they're most likely going 236 00:10:57,600 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 5: to bring him back for another year, but it certainly 237 00:11:00,720 --> 00:11:03,720 Speaker 5: wasn't the ending that they wanted to see from Daniel Jones, 238 00:11:03,760 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 5: and the injury on top of that just mix it 239 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 5: all much worse for for Indianapolis. 240 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,360 Speaker 3: And one more thing on top of that, you talked 241 00:11:09,360 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 3: about the mutual interest. It sounds like the Colts and 242 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,720 Speaker 3: Jones have. But when you look outside of the Dianapolis Colts, 243 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,440 Speaker 3: what do you think that market will be for him? 244 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 3: You know, seeing what you saw and then coming off 245 00:11:18,840 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 3: of an achilles injury. 246 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it would probably be. You know, you 247 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,559 Speaker 5: probably get a decent sized contract. I would say, like 248 00:11:24,559 --> 00:11:26,920 Speaker 5: a starter level money. I don't know how much that 249 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 5: would be. Maybe he gets I'll probably upwards to thirty 250 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:32,400 Speaker 5: million a year, I would imagine. So, I mean, there 251 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:33,640 Speaker 5: are gonna be a lot of teams that are desperate 252 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 5: for a this offseason. And I know you guys saw 253 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,320 Speaker 5: this news yesterday, but Dante Moore, the Oregon quarterback, going 254 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 5: back to school for another year, I would have almost 255 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 5: guaranteed that he would have been the number two overall 256 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,920 Speaker 5: pick or at least the number three overall pick in. 257 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:47,840 Speaker 4: The NFL draft. 258 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,840 Speaker 5: So that just takes away another option for a team 259 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 5: this year. Now all of a sudden, like I think 260 00:11:52,280 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 5: there's only one quarterback right now. When this draft, the 261 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,280 Speaker 5: teams will be like, okay, we could open our season 262 00:11:57,320 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 5: with him as a starter and feel comfortable with that. 263 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 5: So there's only really one quarterback in the draft in 264 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 5: Fernando Mendez is most likely going to be a Las 265 00:12:03,600 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 5: Vegas Raider. And then in the quarterback market obviously is 266 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 5: never great in free agency considering all the best quarterbacks 267 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 5: in the NFL are always locked up by whatever team 268 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 5: that there are, And so yeah, we'll see. Maybe Kyler 269 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 5: Murray will be an interesting one to watch this off 270 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 5: season too. A tole Ma Looa will be interesting to 271 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 5: watch this offseason too, Daniel Jose obviously too. But there 272 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 5: are a lot of teams looking for a quarterback now 273 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:27,400 Speaker 5: and honestly, not a lot of options for teams this offseason. 274 00:12:27,760 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 2: You know, Max, we were talking earlier and also earlier 275 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 2: this week about the Colts defense and how you know, 276 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,880 Speaker 2: they just experienced a ton of injuries in the secondary. 277 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,760 Speaker 2: They also lost to Forrest Buckner for a considerable amount 278 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 2: of time this year. How much tweaking do you think 279 00:12:43,679 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 2: the Colts defense needs to make this offseason and how 280 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 2: do you do that without a first round pick? As 281 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,680 Speaker 2: you know, the Colts giving up each of their next 282 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:54,160 Speaker 2: two first round picks for Sauce Gardner. They made that 283 00:12:54,280 --> 00:12:55,479 Speaker 2: deal the trade deadline. 284 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think that's obviously a big thing this offseason 285 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 5: that the Colts need to address their defense. It's not 286 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,400 Speaker 5: I think the secondary. You know, they actually had the 287 00:13:02,679 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 5: fifth worst coverage grade in the NFL cor intar Metrics 288 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,360 Speaker 5: this year. The secondary should improve obviously with our various 289 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:12,280 Speaker 5: Ward and Sauce Gardner both getting healthy next year. But 290 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,959 Speaker 5: they can stand to improve at safety, absolutely, They can 291 00:13:15,000 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 5: stand to improve at linebacker, absolutely, and I think the 292 00:13:17,679 --> 00:13:20,960 Speaker 5: defensive line could use some improvements too. They have last 293 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:22,959 Speaker 5: two lots too. They have to Forrest Buckner. Both of 294 00:13:23,000 --> 00:13:25,199 Speaker 5: those are really good players, but they could use another 295 00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 5: edge rusher. They could use another d tackle too. So 296 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 5: I think it's honestly every single position really besides corner 297 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:35,720 Speaker 5: probably on that Colts defense could stand to improve this offseason. 298 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 5: Makes it a little complicated now after training, well, your 299 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 5: first round pick for Sauce Gardner, like you said, they're 300 00:13:40,679 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 5: only picking I believe now some are late forties, forty 301 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:45,559 Speaker 5: seven or forty eight overall as their first pick in 302 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 5: the NFL draft. I would imagine that they use that 303 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 5: to address their defense because really the offense, besides the quarterback, 304 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,680 Speaker 5: the offense is pretty set overall. It's a really good offense. 305 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 5: I like what they have there, Jonathan Taylor and the 306 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 5: offensive line, Tyler Warren and those receivers. It's a defense 307 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,120 Speaker 5: pretty much everywhere, Like I said, butt corner that could 308 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 5: use the improvement. 309 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:03,600 Speaker 4: Now, Max. 310 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:05,960 Speaker 3: One thing final here with the Colts before we dive 311 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:08,840 Speaker 3: into the playoffs in college football, you talk about that 312 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:09,960 Speaker 3: Sauce Gardner deal. 313 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,160 Speaker 4: Knowing what you know, now, how do you grade that trade? 314 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,280 Speaker 3: Because everybody thought at the time it was the you know, 315 00:14:16,320 --> 00:14:18,640 Speaker 3: pushing all the chips in, you're going for it right now, 316 00:14:18,679 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: and then injuries just derailed the entire thing and now 317 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,080 Speaker 3: you're looking at its back to back years without a 318 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 3: first round pick. 319 00:14:24,240 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, obviously high insight is twenty twenty. You know, at 320 00:14:26,520 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 5: the time, it kind of made sense because you were 321 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 5: looking at the AFC and you're like, Okay, the Chiefs 322 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 5: certainly are not what they used to be. It's a 323 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 5: wide open AFC this year. The Colts at the time 324 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,160 Speaker 5: were very, very red hot, and you're like, okay, maybe 325 00:14:39,160 --> 00:14:41,400 Speaker 5: we could take advantage of this weaker conference right now, 326 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 5: maybe we could make a run all the way to 327 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 5: the Super Bowl. So at the time, I still didn't 328 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 5: love it for the Colts at the time, but like 329 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 5: at the time, at least I saw the thinking behind it. Now, 330 00:14:50,440 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 5: the Daniel Jones injury and all the other injuries that 331 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:55,360 Speaker 5: the Colts had this year and obviously missing a playoffs altogether, 332 00:14:55,480 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 5: now you look at that deal and like, oh boy, 333 00:14:56,880 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 5: it's not a good trade at all for Indianapolis. Saal scunder' 334 00:15:00,840 --> 00:15:02,200 Speaker 5: is still a great player, still one of the best 335 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:04,880 Speaker 5: quarters in the league, went fully healthy, but yeah, giving 336 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 5: up that what two first round picks for him, it 337 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 5: might not be the greatest move for Indianapols, especially going 338 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:12,720 Speaker 5: into next year when they have a big question at quarterback. 339 00:15:12,840 --> 00:15:14,400 Speaker 5: I mean it's a chance they missed the playoffs next 340 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: year too, right, so all of a sudden you give 341 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 5: a Jets to whatever top fifteen picks or whatever close 342 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 5: to it too. So yeah, we'll be interesting to watch 343 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,840 Speaker 5: for the Colts at least next year too. But yeah, 344 00:15:24,840 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 5: that dead deal, now, with all the injuries they had 345 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 5: this year, it really was them pushing their chips into 346 00:15:29,640 --> 00:15:31,760 Speaker 5: the middle of the table and it did not work 347 00:15:31,800 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 5: out this year, And we'll see if it works out. 348 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 2: Next year for the for the Colts, that's Max Chadwick, 349 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 2: football analysts from Pro Football Focus. He's the co host 350 00:15:39,680 --> 00:15:43,440 Speaker 2: of Pro Football Focuses College Football show That's always a 351 00:15:43,440 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 2: good watch. Find him on x at CFB Max Chadwick. 352 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 2: All Right, we still have plenty of football this weekend. 353 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 2: As you said, we're getting down to the nitty gritty, 354 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,480 Speaker 2: only a handful of football weekends left. But this is 355 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 2: one of the best of the year, Max, with the 356 00:15:57,320 --> 00:16:00,880 Speaker 2: Divisional round of the playoffs Saturday and Sunday. So I'm 357 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 2: gonna tee it up to you, my friend. Which playoff 358 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 2: matchups are you most excited about watching this weekend? 359 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:08,400 Speaker 5: Honestly, all four of them. Like I said, it's always 360 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 5: one of the best weekends of the year. Get Saturday 361 00:16:10,040 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 5: and Sunday full of the NFL action. Obviously the National 362 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,360 Speaker 5: Championship game on Monday too, But honestly, I can't wait 363 00:16:16,400 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 5: to watch this Bears Rams game. Honestly, I think the Rams, 364 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 5: you can argue right now or maybe the best team 365 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,960 Speaker 5: in football, are just very very close to it. The 366 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,640 Speaker 5: Bears are an electric story right now. I mean that 367 00:16:26,720 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 5: wild card game against the Packers was an all timer. Yeah, right, 368 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,080 Speaker 5: so I think that one. I'm really excited to watch 369 00:16:32,120 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 5: that game. I'm excited to watch Bills Broncos too. Josh 370 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 5: Allen Kennedy be superhuman and carry this Bills team with 371 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 5: all the injuries they have against this Broncos defense that's 372 00:16:41,160 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 5: one of the best in the NFL. Two that's really 373 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 5: gonna be interesting to watch from the forty nine er 374 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 5: Seahawks is a great NFC West rivalry too. What Kyle 375 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 5: Shanahan's doing in San Francisco, I mean, he should win 376 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 5: Coach of the Year with all the injuries they have. 377 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:54,800 Speaker 5: They should not even be close to being in the 378 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:57,480 Speaker 5: divisional round right now, with all the injuries that they've gotten. Unfortunately, 379 00:16:57,520 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 5: you know George Kittle adding to that list of the 380 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:02,720 Speaker 5: torn achilles in that wildcard round too. And then yeah, 381 00:17:02,760 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 5: the other one to Texas Patriots. I mean, you got 382 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:06,840 Speaker 5: a great Texas defense is one of the best in 383 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 5: the NFL, if not de Bets. Drake May is playing 384 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:12,439 Speaker 5: like an MVP candidate right now too, so I'm excited 385 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:15,360 Speaker 5: to watch how he handles that Texas Texans defense too. 386 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 5: So Honestly, like I said, all four games are very 387 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 5: very juicy matchups, and like I said, the divisional round 388 00:17:20,960 --> 00:17:23,480 Speaker 5: between Saturday and Sunday is always one of my favorite 389 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:24,640 Speaker 5: weekends of the year, no. 390 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:25,199 Speaker 4: Doubt about it. 391 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:28,480 Speaker 2: And you mentioned college football that National Championship game. 392 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 4: On Monday night. 393 00:17:29,200 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 2: That's certainly your wheelhouse covering college football and Indiana and 394 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 2: Miami in the National Title game. And a lot of 395 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:38,879 Speaker 2: folks around here are taking a lot of pleasure watching 396 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:43,240 Speaker 2: this Indiana football program have the two best year stretch 397 00:17:43,680 --> 00:17:47,040 Speaker 2: in program history. And like we always say around here, 398 00:17:47,080 --> 00:17:49,960 Speaker 2: if it was so easy, every college football program would 399 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:53,119 Speaker 2: be doing what Indiana football is doing in such a 400 00:17:53,200 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 2: short amount of time. I know we're living in a 401 00:17:56,040 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: different era of football now with nil and the transfer portal, 402 00:18:00,119 --> 00:18:03,240 Speaker 2: But Max, tell us what is most impressive to you 403 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 2: about Indiana's success under Kurt Signetti in modern times Just how. 404 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,800 Speaker 5: Quick it happened. I mean, honestly, like you just said 405 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 5: right there, I mean, Indiana quite literally was the worst 406 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 5: program of all time in power for before Curseignetti took over, 407 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 5: and even with two playoff runs in a national championship 408 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,760 Speaker 5: fifteen to zero run at so far at least this year, 409 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:28,359 Speaker 5: there's still the second worst program of all time in 410 00:18:28,440 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 5: terms of win percentage, only had a wake Forest right now, right, 411 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 5: So it's just like it should not be possible what 412 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 5: Kurse Signetti is doing right now. I think if he 413 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,639 Speaker 5: does win this game on Monday night, which I do 414 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 5: think Indiana will, it will complete the greatest turnaround we've 415 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,200 Speaker 5: ever seen in college football, and one of the greatest 416 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 5: turnarounds we've ever seen the sports honestly. So it's incredible 417 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 5: what he's done at that program right now, having all 418 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 5: the players bought in, like they're playing a great Miami 419 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 5: team on Monday night. But like I said, I do 420 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 5: expect Indiana to win this game, probably by multiple scorers. Too. Mean, 421 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,119 Speaker 5: they're not just beating teams right now in the playoff, 422 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:03,360 Speaker 5: they are annihilated. I mean they embarrassed Alabama, they embarrassed Oregon. 423 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 5: I mean if you told me three years ago that 424 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 5: Indiana be embarrassing Alabama and Oregon, I would have said 425 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:12,280 Speaker 5: you were crazy. Right, So, it is insane what Indiana 426 00:19:12,359 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 5: is doing right now, and I think not a lot 427 00:19:13,920 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 5: of people are really grasping just how insane of a 428 00:19:17,400 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 5: turnaround this is. For like I said, what was the 429 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 5: worst program all time in the power for before Signetti 430 00:19:24,040 --> 00:19:24,440 Speaker 5: took over. 431 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 3: Absolutely, it's been a wild story and especially being in 432 00:19:27,119 --> 00:19:29,640 Speaker 3: Indiana being a part of it has been a lot 433 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,080 Speaker 3: of fun to watch, that's for sure. But like you said, 434 00:19:32,160 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 3: it is a great weekend of football. We've got the 435 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 3: NFL coming at you Saturday, Sunday and then capped off 436 00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 3: by College Football National Championship on Monday, and that is 437 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 3: always one of our favorite guests, Max Chadwick. Max, thank 438 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,080 Speaker 3: you so much for the time and enjoy football this weekend. 439 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:47,200 Speaker 5: Thanks guys, you too. 440 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 3: There you go once again, Max Chadwick, football analysts from 441 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:54,040 Speaker 3: Pro Football Focused and co host of PFF's College Football Show. 442 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,480 Speaker 3: It's time for another quick break. Here we come back. 443 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 3: We're gonna give you the Forum Credit Union Question of 444 00:19:58,840 --> 00:20:01,719 Speaker 3: the Week, which is centered c J. Stroud and the 445 00:20:01,760 --> 00:20:05,120 Speaker 3: Texans looking to knock off the Patriots in the Divisional 446 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 3: round of the playoffs this weekend. This is a Last 447 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,200 Speaker 3: Word on ninety three five and one oh seven five 448 00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:10,560 Speaker 3: The Fan. 449 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:16,439 Speaker 1: This is your weekly fix on Colts football The Last 450 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:19,840 Speaker 1: Word with Matt Taylor and Casey Valier from the Indiana 451 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. 452 00:20:22,960 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 3: The Last Word is brought to you by Meyer Meyer 453 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 3: the official super center of the Indianapolis Colts and proud 454 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 3: sponsor of hundreds of local sports teams. 455 00:20:31,119 --> 00:20:32,600 Speaker 4: Across the Midwest. 456 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,520 Speaker 3: We welcome back here on the last word, Matt Taylor, 457 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 3: myself Casey Valier, and it is time for the Forum 458 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,440 Speaker 3: Credit Union Question. 459 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 4: Of the Week. 460 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:42,800 Speaker 3: And as I mentioned before the break, it's all centered 461 00:20:42,840 --> 00:20:44,200 Speaker 3: about the Texans and c J. 462 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 4: Stroud. So Texans quarterback c J. 463 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 3: Stroud is the fifth quarterback in NFL history to advance 464 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 3: to the divisional round of the playoffs in each of 465 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 3: their first three NFL seasons. Wow, Press, you name the 466 00:20:56,720 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 3: other four, Matt Taylor. So there's five quarterbacks now, including 467 00:21:01,960 --> 00:21:06,159 Speaker 3: c J. Stroud, that have advanced the division around of 468 00:21:06,200 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 3: the playoffs in all three of their NFL first three 469 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 3: NFL seasons. Yes, so guys had instant success right away 470 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 3: in the NFL at the quarterback position. 471 00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 4: Yep. 472 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 2: Unfortunately I know one of them. It's not it's not 473 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:21,920 Speaker 2: Peyton Manning. It took him a little bit, right, Andrew Luck. 474 00:21:22,200 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 4: Andrew Luck is not correct, that's right. 475 00:21:24,359 --> 00:21:26,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, they lost to balt Loss yep in that first 476 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 2: playoff matchup in his rookie season. 477 00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:32,240 Speaker 4: Okay, Tom Brady. 478 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 3: Not Tom Brady. I will give you a hint. 479 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:35,800 Speaker 4: Hey, I'm striking out here, all right. 480 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,359 Speaker 3: So so my first hint for you is this player 481 00:21:38,560 --> 00:21:40,920 Speaker 3: was drafted later. I think he was a third round 482 00:21:40,960 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 3: pick and the Seahawks, I'll give you a hint there. 483 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 3: The Seahawks had had signed a big quarterback in Matt Flynn, 484 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:51,120 Speaker 3: but this guy beat him out and then had instant success. 485 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 4: That's Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson, same draft classes Andrew Yes. 486 00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 3: And then you had a little bit older one of 487 00:21:57,800 --> 00:22:02,400 Speaker 3: the guys recently played here and time started in Baltimore and. 488 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 4: Oh Joe Show Flaco last year. Wow, okay. 489 00:22:07,040 --> 00:22:09,160 Speaker 3: And then you go a little bit a little bit older, 490 00:22:09,240 --> 00:22:11,200 Speaker 3: you go with h I want to say he played 491 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 3: for the Browns at this. 492 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 4: Time, Bernie Cozy, Bernie Kozar. 493 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:17,200 Speaker 3: And then the only one of this list that is 494 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 3: a Hall of Famer and he had instant success down 495 00:22:20,359 --> 00:22:23,600 Speaker 3: in Miami but never could get the job done, Dan. 496 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:29,160 Speaker 2: Marino, Dan Marino, the context Cluser, everything with the assists. 497 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm trying to help there. 498 00:22:30,560 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 3: But with the win, Stroud would be just a fifth 499 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,640 Speaker 3: quarterback in NFL history to make at least four playoff 500 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:39,600 Speaker 3: games prior to their twenty fifth birthday, joining Ben Roethlisberger, 501 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 3: Patrick Mahomes, Brock Purty, and Mark Sanchez. There you go 502 00:22:44,160 --> 00:22:46,639 Speaker 3: the Forum credit Union question of the week. You can 503 00:22:46,680 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 3: always visit thefanforum section of Colts dot com, where you 504 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:53,199 Speaker 3: can interact with other fans online, post topic and participate 505 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:56,520 Speaker 3: in various discussions regarding the Colts Forum credit Union, helping 506 00:22:56,600 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 3: members live their financial dreams. Enough with me, it's time 507 00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,920 Speaker 3: for Taylor's Tidbits to close out the show. 508 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: Let's dive into the nitty gritty. 509 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:06,840 Speaker 4: I never knew that. 510 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:13,680 Speaker 1: Grab a seed and take notes. Clark say, it's time 511 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: for Taylor's tidbits. 512 00:23:15,680 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: All right, we got playoff Taylor's Tidbits here division a 513 00:23:18,600 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 2: round of the postseason. Let's start first casey with Bills 514 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 2: against the Broncos. The Broncos are the number one seed 515 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:30,560 Speaker 2: in the AFC for the first time since twenty fifteen. Coincidentally, 516 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:32,920 Speaker 2: that's the last time they won a playoff game. 517 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 4: Wow. 518 00:23:33,480 --> 00:23:37,280 Speaker 2: The nine season playoff win drought following a Super Bowl 519 00:23:37,359 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 2: win is the sixth longest all time. And everybody seems 520 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 2: to like Josh Allen in this game and the Buffalo Bills, right, 521 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:47,919 Speaker 2: I mean Josh Allen very likable guy. 522 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 4: Why wouldn't you like Josh Allen? 523 00:23:49,600 --> 00:23:53,200 Speaker 2: He already has eight playoff wins as a starting quarterback. 524 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 2: Those are the most by a quarterback without a Super 525 00:23:56,440 --> 00:24:00,439 Speaker 2: Bowl appearance in NFL history. Is this the year the 526 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,520 Speaker 2: Bills get it done and make it to the Super Bowl. 527 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 2: Allen has won at least one playoff game in six 528 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 2: straight seasons, including this year, which is the longest streak 529 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,720 Speaker 2: in the NFL. Again by a player without reaching a 530 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:17,320 Speaker 2: Super Bowl in that span. All right, forty nine Ers 531 00:24:17,359 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 2: Seahawks case, this matchup is all about rest time. Seattle 532 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 2: last played on January third. That was Saturday of Week eighteen. 533 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,399 Speaker 2: That was the day before the Colts played the Texans, 534 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:35,320 Speaker 2: so they have been rested up now thirteen days between games. 535 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 2: The forty nine Ers meanwhile, they played on Sunday against 536 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 2: the Eagles, they only have five days rest. Since nineteen 537 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 2: eighty four, teams with eight plus days of rest advantage 538 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 2: against their opponents are seven to oher in the playoffs. Now, 539 00:24:53,359 --> 00:24:57,000 Speaker 2: let's go Patriots Texans. The Pats are looking to advance 540 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 2: to their sixteenth AFC Championship game with a win, which 541 00:25:01,119 --> 00:25:03,720 Speaker 2: would tie them with Pittsburgh for the most all time 542 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 2: by a team from the AFC now. Meanwhile, the Texans, 543 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:11,719 Speaker 2: they are the only active franchise to never reach a 544 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:16,040 Speaker 2: conference championship game. The Texans did notch their first road 545 00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: playoff win in team history last week against the Steelers. 546 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:23,359 Speaker 2: That was the Monday niner, but they are looking to 547 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:27,359 Speaker 2: cash in now with CJ. Stroud and Damico Ryans. What 548 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,840 Speaker 2: a combination they have between head coach and quarterback. That 549 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:34,800 Speaker 2: duo is just the second quarterback head coach duo all 550 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:38,400 Speaker 2: time to win a playoff game in each of their 551 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 2: first three career seasons, along with who John Harball and 552 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 2: Joe Flacco with the Ravens. That kind of ties into 553 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 2: your question to me a little bit earlier in the 554 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 2: Forum Credit Union Question of the Week. And then Bears 555 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 2: and Rams. The Rams and Bears are going to meet 556 00:25:54,720 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 2: for the third time ever in the playoffs, first time 557 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 2: since the nineteen eighty five NFC Championship game. But both 558 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 2: Kurt head coaches Sean McVay and Ben Johnson, they weren't 559 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:10,199 Speaker 2: even born at the time of the last matchup of 560 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 2: these two franchises in the to season. Sunday's game is 561 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:18,680 Speaker 2: gonna already mark the fifteenth playoff game that Sean mcvay's 562 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:19,119 Speaker 2: coached in. 563 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 4: How about this, that's crazy. 564 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:24,919 Speaker 2: He will have coached in fifteen playoff games against fifteen 565 00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:25,960 Speaker 2: different opponents. 566 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,320 Speaker 4: Huh, pretty cool stuff right there. 567 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 2: I mean, he's just making his marble all over the NFL. 568 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 2: We know about Matthew Stafford. Okay, he's one of the 569 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:37,880 Speaker 2: best and most clutch quarterbacks in the history of the NFL. 570 00:26:37,920 --> 00:26:41,400 Speaker 2: He's got fifty four career game winning drives, which are 571 00:26:41,440 --> 00:26:44,639 Speaker 2: the fifth most in NFL history including the playoffs. You 572 00:26:44,680 --> 00:26:46,840 Speaker 2: know the team he has the most career game winning 573 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,119 Speaker 2: drives against with six? 574 00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,879 Speaker 4: You guess the Bears, The Chicago Bears. 575 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 3: All those times, the NFC North. 576 00:26:53,520 --> 00:26:57,480 Speaker 2: Absolutely, yeah, just ripping out the hearts of the monsters 577 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,760 Speaker 2: of the Midway over the years. And then lastly, we 578 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:02,879 Speaker 2: got college football on Monday, right, one final game on 579 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 2: Monday Night of the national championship game. If Indiana, if 580 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,119 Speaker 2: the Hoosiers win the national title on Monday night, it'll 581 00:27:10,119 --> 00:27:14,000 Speaker 2: be the first time in twenty nine years that college 582 00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:19,960 Speaker 2: football has a first time national champion program. Really, Indiana 583 00:27:20,040 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 2: has never won a national title in football. Obviously that 584 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:27,600 Speaker 2: goes without saying. But the last school to win their 585 00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:33,320 Speaker 2: first national championship was the Florida Gators in nineteen ninety six. 586 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,520 Speaker 4: Put that in your pipe and smoke it like a lot. 587 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 4: Hell yeah, wow, who would have thought that is? That 588 00:27:40,680 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 4: is great? 589 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 3: And the think about it to do it against a 590 00:27:43,880 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 3: blue blood if you will, they. 591 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:47,879 Speaker 4: Are be a Miami hurricane at their place. 592 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:51,800 Speaker 2: Man, that is something crazy inside their living room exactly. 593 00:27:51,960 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 4: They're like they're back at home. 594 00:27:53,119 --> 00:27:53,320 Speaker 5: You know. 595 00:27:53,320 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 3: They all have you know, everything in their locker. They 596 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:57,879 Speaker 3: have to clean anything out there. Travel man, don't need 597 00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 3: GPS for this one. Not well, it's gonna be a 598 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,159 Speaker 3: lot of fun to watch on Monday. 599 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:03,919 Speaker 4: That's gonna do it. 600 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:07,000 Speaker 3: For the last word here for Matt Taylor. I'm Casey 601 00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,960 Speaker 3: Valier and Matt, before you leave, I want to say, man, 602 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 3: enjoy that game on Monday. It's gonna be a lot 603 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:13,240 Speaker 3: of fun. 604 00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,600 Speaker 4: I can't wait to hear about it. Pacers Hooped comes 605 00:28:15,680 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 4: up next. 606 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:18,879 Speaker 3: It's the Pacers and Pelicans right here on ninety three, 607 00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:20,440 Speaker 3: seventy five fans