1 00:00:02,240 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: It's Friday night and your work week is over. Get 2 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:10,240 Speaker 1: back and get the latest on the Indianapolis Colts. Shot 3 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: of the Taylor touchdown, the ten, the five picks six 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: for the Colts. Get up to speed on the Colts 5 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,759 Speaker 1: and the NFL starting now. Hen he walks into the 6 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 1: in towne touchdown in d This is the Colts Happy 7 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: Hour on ninety three five and one oh seven five 8 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: The Fan. Hey, let's get it rolling Friday night. This 9 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,159 Speaker 1: is Colts Happy Hour on ninety three five and one 10 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: oh seven five the Fan. Good evening. I'm Matt Taylor 11 00:00:37,240 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: filling in for JMV tonight. Busy, busy weekend of sports. 12 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:44,199 Speaker 1: Always one of the best weekends in Central indian in 13 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: terms of sports. This weekend post Thanksgiving. All that's happening 14 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,960 Speaker 1: tonight now and on the horizon tomorrow. We've got IHSA 15 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:56,200 Speaker 1: football State Finals tonight and tomorrow at Lucas Oil Stadium. 16 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: We've got Pacer hoops coming up in just a bit. 17 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: They're in Brooklyn tonight. That's coming up in just about 18 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 1: an hour here on ninety three five and one oh 19 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: seven five. The college football tomorrow, the Bucket Game, the 20 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: battle between Purdue and IU that's tomorrow at Memorial Stadium 21 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: down in Bloomington. That can be heard on our sister 22 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:18,320 Speaker 1: station ninety three WIBC with Don Fisher and Company. And 23 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: we're also getting you ready for the Colts and Colts. 24 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,760 Speaker 1: Monday Night Football is Showdown between the Colts and Steelers, 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: week number twelve at Lucas Oil Stadium. Colts Happy Hour 26 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 1: Tonight's brought to you by fan Duel and FanDuel Sportsbook. 27 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:34,119 Speaker 1: Download the app today and make every moment more as 28 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 1: the Colts are gonna be hosting their first Monday Night 29 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: or Monday Night home games since two fifteen. The Steelers 30 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,600 Speaker 1: come in. They're three and seven. They're on hard times 31 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: this year, obviously having an up and down campaign. They've 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: lost three of their last four games, including a rivalry 33 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: game last time out on Sunday, falling to the Bengals 34 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: thirty seven to thirty. They're off to their worst start 35 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: since the two thousand and three season. That's the last 36 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: time the Steelers finished with a losing record. They're eighteen 37 00:02:01,680 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: straight seasons of finishing five hundred or better. That's the 38 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: longest active streak in the NFL. And that takes us 39 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 1: down to the Burning question today, as we start off 40 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: here with Colts Happy Hour, the burning question is the 41 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,079 Speaker 1: Eagles came into the game against the Colts last week, 42 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,520 Speaker 1: best record of the NFL. The Colts led the majority 43 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: of the game. They had that ten point lead in 44 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,960 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, but the Eagles came back and they won. 45 00:02:25,520 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 1: So the question is are the Colts close? Is the 46 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: margin of air in the NFL that's small. The Colts 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,280 Speaker 1: defense kept them in the game, but the offense didn't 48 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 1: do enough down the stretch. I mean, you look at it, 49 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: Jeff Saturday. Since he's been here, the Colts have won 50 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: seven of eight quarters. In two games. The Colts have 51 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: been involved in eight one score games on the season. 52 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: They are three, four and one in those games. And 53 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: the parody in the NFL, it's so evident, it's on display. 54 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: There's been one hundred and twenty five games this season 55 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 1: so far within one score in the fourth quarter. That's 56 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:00,360 Speaker 1: the most such games through the first eleven weeks of 57 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:04,040 Speaker 1: a season in NFL history. Of those games, seventy one 58 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: of them have been assigned by six points or less. 59 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: That's the most such games through the first eleven weeks 60 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: of an NFL season since twenty sixteen. So are the 61 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,880 Speaker 1: Colts close six games to play? Obviously some work to 62 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,079 Speaker 1: be done four six and one. Can they make a 63 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: push at the playoffs? That is a burning question today 64 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: on Colts Happy Hour. You can join in on that discussions. 65 00:03:25,120 --> 00:03:28,239 Speaker 1: What do you think? Tweeting your reactions, tweeting your answers 66 00:03:28,520 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: to at may Take Colts. That's my address on Twitter 67 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: at may Take Colts if you want to interact on 68 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: the show tonight on social media. It's time now for 69 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,720 Speaker 1: the head coach's report. With Interram head coach Jeff Saturday 70 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: and earlier today, we spoke about that tough loss in Philly, 71 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:45,200 Speaker 1: losing in the final seconds, and how the Colts have 72 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: spent this week rebounding from that loss, going into a 73 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: game in front of a national audience against a storied 74 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: franchise like the Steelers on Monday Night Football. Yeah, not 75 00:03:54,000 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: deterred from the process, right, And we talked about after 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: the game and then even this week we kept having 77 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: those kind conversation. It's about execution and the process is 78 00:04:03,440 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: we put three really good practices together prior to the 79 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 1: Eagles game. We're doing the same this week, but that 80 00:04:10,840 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 1: will translate to the game field. You know, you play 81 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: like you practice and just keeping that consistent. That's not 82 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: going to change. There were plays that, honestly, we didn't 83 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: execute to the level that we should have, and you 84 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 1: know you hate that playing and giving yourself a chance 85 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 1: to beat the Eagles and not completing the mission. So 86 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: they're still work to be done. But I love the 87 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,039 Speaker 1: guy's attitude. They've been they've been lively at practice, they've 88 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 1: been competitive at practice. They see the task at hand 89 00:04:36,680 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: against the Steelers on a Monday night, and again, they 90 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: hadn't been dissuaded at all. You've been a player, You've 91 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 1: played in a lot of different arenas and settings. Monday 92 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 1: night football, what does it represent? What does it mean 93 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 1: for players to be on that stage, you know, in 94 00:04:50,200 --> 00:04:53,080 Speaker 1: front of the national football audience. No, it's it's enormous, right, 95 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean you think about especially coming off of Thanksgiving 96 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: week right where you you know, you've had three games 97 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: on Thanksgiving Day, then you have the normal games on 98 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: Sunday and now here it is everybody's finishing up their weekend, 99 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:08,159 Speaker 1: everybody's together. What's this going to look like? So it 100 00:05:08,200 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: didn't get any bigger from the from the show perspective. 101 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: I know, guys are excited about it, and then on 102 00:05:12,920 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 1: top of it, playing the Steelers. I mean, you know, 103 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that you can couple two things better 104 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,360 Speaker 1: one of them, you know, one of the founding teams 105 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and then you're looking at Monday nighter. Man, 106 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:27,360 Speaker 1: how good is this and how much more exciting could 107 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 1: it get? I don't think it can. I know the 108 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: Steelers coming into this game, they're three and seven, right, 109 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: so they're having an up and down season. But on offense, 110 00:05:33,760 --> 00:05:36,520 Speaker 1: they did score thirty points last time out against Cincinnati. 111 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: What do you see out of their offense? What kind 112 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 1: of stands out to you on tape when you look 113 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: at their offense? Gotta by the rookie quarterback. Yeah, progression, 114 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, I think that it's looking at their record 115 00:05:46,040 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 1: is probably unfair when you look at changing to a 116 00:05:50,040 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback the way they did in the early part 117 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: of the season. This team, the last really two or 118 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: three weeks, their offense has been explosive. They can get 119 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 1: on top of the receivers that can run, they can 120 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: run after the catch, but they got a ton of 121 00:06:02,320 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: team speed their offensive line that has gotten um you know, 122 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: kind of belittled in the media, have gotten signficantly better. 123 00:06:08,240 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: Their offensive line coach has done a good job, and 124 00:06:11,000 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: they've played the toughest schedule in the NFL. Right, I 125 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: think they've only played two games with a team that's 126 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,240 Speaker 1: under five hundred, and they've been competitive in these games. 127 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: So again, Mike Tomlin does a fantastic job. His staff 128 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 1: has always done a great job. They'll be ready to play. 129 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: So we've made sure that we understand the records don't 130 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: mean anything in the NFL. Every team has has players 131 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: that can beat you, and it's who goes out and 132 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 1: excuse the longest is gonna end up winning. So again, 133 00:06:36,440 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: the guys understand what we got to get accomplished. Now, 134 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: you look at this Colts defense. They have routinely held 135 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,039 Speaker 1: teams to under twenty points. That was the case last 136 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: time out against one of the best offenses in the league, 137 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: giving up only seventeen to Philadelphia. With that in mind, 138 00:06:49,320 --> 00:06:52,040 Speaker 1: what's the next step for this Colts defense to go 139 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: from really really good to great to elite. Listen, they're 140 00:06:55,920 --> 00:06:58,440 Speaker 1: they're they're they're really close on that borderline of elite 141 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: right now. When when you talk about the way they 142 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:03,160 Speaker 1: played against some of these offenses, and um, you know, 143 00:07:03,880 --> 00:07:07,560 Speaker 1: I think the thing for them is finish faster. Right. 144 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:10,120 Speaker 1: You always talk about starting fast, and I think their 145 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,440 Speaker 1: mantra is finished faster. And I know when they look 146 00:07:13,480 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: back at at at Philly, Um, you know the the 147 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:19,200 Speaker 1: last play where we give up a touchdown. Uh, you know, 148 00:07:19,280 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: just communication wasn't dead on, you know, just when you 149 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 1: when you talk to Buck and those guys like just 150 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: having that situational awareness. But that's really what takes you 151 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 1: to that elite status. But man, they are, they are 152 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: hovering and borderlining on that. This defense has done everything 153 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: they can do to give us wins and so um, 154 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:37,920 Speaker 1: when I when I look back, I would not place 155 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: that anywhere near our defense, right, I mean they if 156 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: you told me we're gonna give up seventeen points to 157 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 1: the Eagles, I would tell you we're gonna win. And 158 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: so uh, we have to we have to continue to 159 00:07:48,200 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: get better on offense and in special teams, making sure 160 00:07:50,880 --> 00:07:54,040 Speaker 1: we execute. But again, I know the defense doesn't that 161 00:07:54,160 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: that that that doesn't make them feel any better. They're 162 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: going to continue to try to reach that that that 163 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: status of elite. A couple of things with Jeff Saturday, 164 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: speaking of Pittsburgh's defense, Right, They've got some great players. 165 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: They've got Cameron Hayward and Minca Fitzpatrick and Miles Jack 166 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,880 Speaker 1: and t J. Watt. But yet statistically they're having again 167 00:08:12,920 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: an up and down season. Why is their defense maybe 168 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: a little bit more deceptive than what they've put out 169 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: on paper so far this season? Well, I think when 170 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 1: you look at them, they're they're a top ten, maybe 171 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:24,760 Speaker 1: a top five run defense. But they have stopped people 172 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:26,840 Speaker 1: in the run game. They've given up points on the 173 00:08:26,880 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 1: back end. But a lot of injuries, right, I mean 174 00:08:28,960 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 1: t J. Watt was out, I don't know how many 175 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: games Minka was out. I mean, so different players have 176 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: been out at different moments. And giving up yards doesn't 177 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,679 Speaker 1: mean not being a good team. And you know a 178 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:41,040 Speaker 1: lot of people look at all you know, how many 179 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: yards are they giving up or whatever? That looks like 180 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: m But but from a defensive perspective, this team knows 181 00:08:46,920 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: what they're doing. They're very well coached. They do a 182 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,839 Speaker 1: very nice job of passing off coverages. And again, when 183 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:56,240 Speaker 1: when people aren't healthy in their different bodies, sometimes those 184 00:08:56,280 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: pass off don't work quite like you expect. Them too, 185 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 1: So I think some of that has been there in 186 00:09:01,280 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: some big plays. Um, but make no mistake, this team 187 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:08,079 Speaker 1: hangs theirself, hangs their their their wins and losses on 188 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: their defense. That's not gonna change. That has been Steeler 189 00:09:10,960 --> 00:09:13,880 Speaker 1: football from day one, Mike tomin A changing, you know, 190 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: that's not changing. So um, we we're gonna have to 191 00:09:17,520 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: make sure we're on our on our best game and 192 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 1: making plays on the outside to give us a shot. 193 00:09:22,480 --> 00:09:25,080 Speaker 1: This This run defense is not to be messed with. Yeah. 194 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: That the proofs in the putting there with Mike Tomlin 195 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty seven, you know, career wins since 196 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 1: two thousand and seven there all right. Lastly, Jeff your 197 00:09:32,240 --> 00:09:35,760 Speaker 1: keys to win this football game on Monday Night football, Oh, 198 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: I think we're gonna have to be uh. From a 199 00:09:37,800 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: defensive perspective, we got to keep doing what we've been 200 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: doing the last three weeks, like limit big plays, stay 201 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: on top of it. They're explosive, um, and you want 202 00:09:45,600 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: them to You want to force sustain drives and conversions 203 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,319 Speaker 1: as you go down and so um, you know, I 204 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 1: don't think there's any secret to that making sure that 205 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: we do those things. From a from a special team's perspective, 206 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: we need a big play, we need a pump block, 207 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 1: we need a return, we need something that makes a 208 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: significant impact from a special team's perspective. And an offensive 209 00:10:05,080 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 1: we've got to be more explosive and you know, and 210 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: we have to convert in the red zone. I think 211 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: those are two two areas of focus for us where 212 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: we have to get better. You know, you without explosive plays, 213 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 1: defenses continue to get closer and closer to the line, 214 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: which makes it really difficult to run and for JT 215 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,160 Speaker 1: to have his plays. At some point, you got to 216 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 1: push these guys off by making those those explosive plays. 217 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:27,200 Speaker 1: And then a red zone. You know, we had three 218 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: drives in Philly in the red zone, we came up 219 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: with six points. That's unacceptable and so that's on me. 220 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: We you know, we're gonna we're gonna continue to work 221 00:10:34,520 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: and strive to be better in there. But those are 222 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: areas that we have to be better if we expect 223 00:10:38,480 --> 00:10:40,840 Speaker 1: to beat the Steelers. That's Head Coaches Report with interim 224 00:10:40,880 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: head coach Jeff Saturday before the Colts take on the 225 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:46,439 Speaker 1: Steelers in primetime Monday Night Football. Jeff, thanks for the time, 226 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:49,320 Speaker 1: good luck, appreciate you. That's the head coach's report with 227 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: interim head coach Jeff's Saturday leading us off tonight on 228 00:10:52,200 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: Colts Happy Hour. I'm Matt Taylor in for JMV. 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Tonight, the Pacers take on the Brooklyn Nets 239 00:11:24,440 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: seven thirty for the pregame show Here on ninety three 240 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: five and one oh seven five the fan Happy Belated 241 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:32,680 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving everybody. We're back in just a moment. Colt Tappy 242 00:11:32,679 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: Hour returns right after this. Welcome back to the Colts 243 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,880 Speaker 1: Happy Hour. We're getting you in the know on the 244 00:11:39,920 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: Colts heading into the weekend. One of the back Colts 245 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 1: Happy Hour Tonight ninety three five and one oh seven 246 00:11:46,480 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 1: five the fan Good to be with you. I'm Matt 247 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: Taylor in for jamb Tonight. Busy, busy weekend of sports 248 00:11:52,040 --> 00:11:55,520 Speaker 1: on this Thanksgiving weekend. Everywhere you look, there's something to watch, 249 00:11:55,559 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: something to take in. IHSA football Tonight at Lucas Oil Stadium, 250 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: the six A State Championship Tonight unfolds between Fort Wayne 251 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: Carroll and Center Grove CG and the Trojans looking for 252 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:11,360 Speaker 1: a three peat, going for their third consecutive state championship 253 00:12:11,640 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: underhead coach Eric Moore. Tomorrow, three more games at Lucas 254 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 1: Oil Stadium for trophies. At eleven am, it's Lutheran Indianapolis 255 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 1: Lutheran against Adams Central in the one A State championship game. 256 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: In the three A game to follow, it's Lawrence pur 257 00:12:26,040 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: taking on Shatard Indianapolis Shatard gunning for their sixteenth state championship. 258 00:12:31,440 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: And then tomorrow night it's the five A game white 259 00:12:34,080 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: Land taking on Valparaiso. So good luck to all the 260 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: teams this weekend in the IHSA tournament in the state finals, 261 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: and the Colts are a proud presenting partner of the 262 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 1: IHSA Football Tournament. When those games are done, the Colts 263 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,160 Speaker 1: will take that same field at Lucas Oil Stadium on 264 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,960 Speaker 1: Monday night against the Steelers, and the Colts are looking 265 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: to snap a seven game losing streak to Pittsburgh and 266 00:12:57,240 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: knocked them off for the first time since two thousand 267 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 1: and eight. And to tell us how the Colts can 268 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:04,199 Speaker 1: do that, Rick vn Turi is with us tonight on 269 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: Colts Happy Hour, Colts Radio analyst and former NFL coach. 270 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 1: He joined me like he always does on the Inside 271 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:13,880 Speaker 1: Football podcast this week on Colts dot Com and the 272 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network. And here's a sample for you now, 273 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,360 Speaker 1: as Rick laid out how the Colts can take advantage 274 00:13:19,360 --> 00:13:22,480 Speaker 1: of an uneven Pittsburgh team at three and seven on 275 00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: the season. Take a listen, all right, Rick, let's talk 276 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: about the Steelers on offense going into this game. Just 277 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: like the Colts, they have struggled to score. They're under 278 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: twenty points in five games on the season, only putting 279 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:37,320 Speaker 1: up seventeen per game. The Steelers were the only team 280 00:13:37,360 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: in the NFL to draft a quarterback in the first 281 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,560 Speaker 1: round last year in the spring, and that was Kenny Pickett, 282 00:13:42,559 --> 00:13:46,240 Speaker 1: twentieth overall out of Pittsburgh. He started the last six games. 283 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,120 Speaker 1: He's got a record of two and four. He took 284 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: over back in week number four after the Steelers bench 285 00:13:51,080 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: Mitch Trubisky. His touchdown to interception ratio not good. It's 286 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,800 Speaker 1: eight to three in that regard, or I should say 287 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: three to eight. Their lead back is Nag Harris. He 288 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,720 Speaker 1: has over five hundred rushing yards and one hundred and 289 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: thirty receiving yards. He has the seventh most scrimmage yards 290 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,720 Speaker 1: you know, the NFL among running backs since the start 291 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,760 Speaker 1: of last season. They've got three pass catchers on the 292 00:14:12,760 --> 00:14:16,760 Speaker 1: outside with at least four hundred yards Deonte Johnson, rookie 293 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,560 Speaker 1: George Pickens out of Georgia, and then tight end Pat 294 00:14:19,600 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: friar Muth from nearby Pinned State and Pickens with his 295 00:14:24,000 --> 00:14:26,880 Speaker 1: yards and catches those ranked eighth by a player in 296 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: their first ten games of the rookie season. Friar Muth 297 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,160 Speaker 1: is one of four tight ends in the NFL this 298 00:14:33,200 --> 00:14:36,120 Speaker 1: season with at least three games of at least seventy 299 00:14:36,160 --> 00:14:39,560 Speaker 1: five receiving yards. So that's kind of the skinny on 300 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: a sluggish and kind of up and down Steelers offense. Rick, 301 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: what else stands out to you about the Steelers when 302 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 1: they've got the ball with the rookie signal caller back there? No, 303 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:52,760 Speaker 1: that's right. As far as the actual players, you know it. 304 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: You know it's actually a very representative group. I mean, 305 00:14:56,600 --> 00:14:59,880 Speaker 1: I would say number one. The number one thing must 306 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:03,080 Speaker 1: is we must dominate that line of scrimmage on first down, 307 00:15:03,600 --> 00:15:06,760 Speaker 1: particularly on those zone runs. And we have to turn 308 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: that line of scrimmage. And we have to really stuff Harris. 309 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: Now when you stuff him though our defensive ends, which 310 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,920 Speaker 1: I thought did a pretty good job last week, you 311 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: have to play discipline because he is a bounce runner. 312 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: He'll take that play up into the like the four hole, 313 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: and man, if you overclose it, he's out of there. 314 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: And occasionally they'll pull a guard and run a predetermined 315 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:34,000 Speaker 1: bounce to get to the outside. So holding the edge 316 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: on Naji and Worn is really really important. Make sure 317 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:42,440 Speaker 1: we set the edge on our left on the boots, 318 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: particularly on first down. They will almost all come on 319 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:48,480 Speaker 1: first down and they almost always come to his right. 320 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 1: You gotta win first down and may and put this 321 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:55,240 Speaker 1: quarterback and disadvantage. This is what you want you want 322 00:15:55,240 --> 00:15:58,920 Speaker 1: the quarterback and you want their left tackle. In disadvantage 323 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: number two, you gotta take Johnson away. Johnson has the 324 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,920 Speaker 1: fifty one catches. He's the high volume guy, go to guy, 325 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 1: and he's gonna move around again. Sometimes he'll be isolated 326 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: at X sometimes he'll be in the slot, but he 327 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: is the go to guy. And then right behind him, 328 00:16:18,680 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: the guy that I think he's emerging is Pickens, And 329 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 1: I would say, you want to defend Pickens much like 330 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,040 Speaker 1: a J. Brown, which we did a good job. He 331 00:16:27,120 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 1: caught some underneath stuff early, but he never got loose 332 00:16:30,680 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: last week on Gilmore, but you want to defend him deep. 333 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: You know he's got thirty three catches and they're coming lately. 334 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 1: But it again, it's thirteen seven and he competes for 335 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: the deep ball. He has length and he can go 336 00:16:44,280 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 1: get it. So stay on top of him and take 337 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 1: away the faith. Make sure you play the faith. Now. 338 00:16:50,120 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 1: I think your linebackers in safeties have to crowd Friar 339 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,920 Speaker 1: Ruth that he's number forty four to tight end, particularly 340 00:16:57,040 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: in third down. They get in two by two across 341 00:16:59,880 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 1: the board and they run those little options to firemooth 342 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:05,560 Speaker 1: back there because they know, you'll push the coverage to 343 00:17:05,680 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: other people in the quarterback likes that because they're easy throws. 344 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: The other thing, they do a lot of matt and 345 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:14,480 Speaker 1: this is just something that we have to be ready 346 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,239 Speaker 1: for fundamentally, particularly in man demand coverage. You really they 347 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 1: run a lot of bunches and a lot of stacks, 348 00:17:21,280 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: and they run a lot of rub routes and one 349 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,960 Speaker 1: guy under and one high lows what I call high lows, 350 00:17:27,359 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: and then they'll rub and run crossing patterns and they'll 351 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,199 Speaker 1: always have a high with it. So you got to 352 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:36,720 Speaker 1: do a real good job. Don't get distorted in those bunches. 353 00:17:36,760 --> 00:17:38,719 Speaker 1: You have to define how you're going to do it 354 00:17:38,800 --> 00:17:44,479 Speaker 1: and take it okay. Number three again, expect reverses in gimmicks. 355 00:17:44,560 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: It's hard for this team to maintain loan drives without creating, 356 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: and they almost have to create something. And that's where 357 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: Tomlin is running the gimmicks again. The two things that 358 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,359 Speaker 1: are important there because you never know when they're coming, 359 00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: is discipline on the edge. Don't fly crazy. If eighty 360 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:08,199 Speaker 1: two is around the box, be alerted on that that 361 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:11,920 Speaker 1: one guy should alert the other side that something could becoming. 362 00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 1: He's a terrific space athlete. He'll be involved in that. 363 00:18:15,800 --> 00:18:17,879 Speaker 1: The other guy they try to get some things for 364 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: is Warren. Number thirty comes in at running back. Again. 365 00:18:21,640 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 1: They ran a pick for him out of the backfield 366 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:26,399 Speaker 1: and hit him for a wheel route on a touchdown. 367 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: So again, nothing easy. They'll have a tough time sustaining 368 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:35,240 Speaker 1: long drives. Don't give him anything easy, and plaster your 369 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:39,720 Speaker 1: receivers because of the potential fleet flickers and the quarterbacks 370 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: ability to extend. So don't think you have him at 371 00:18:42,600 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 1: the interval. You know you got him covered. Now they 372 00:18:45,040 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 1: start moving plaster and plaster and plaster um all the 373 00:18:47,920 --> 00:18:51,639 Speaker 1: way because this kid will move and extend and you 374 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: may get some kind of razzle dazzle play. All right, 375 00:18:54,600 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: let's turn the page focus on the Steelers on defense. 376 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: That's Rick Venturi. I'm Matt Taylor. This is in side 377 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: football before the Colts take on the Pittsburgh Steelers, and 378 00:19:04,200 --> 00:19:06,920 Speaker 1: their stats on that side of the ball pretty pedestrian, 379 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:10,239 Speaker 1: despite the fact they've got some big time playmakers on 380 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 1: that unit. They're twenty six and points allowed, including thirty 381 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: seven against the Bengals last week. They stopped the run 382 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:19,720 Speaker 1: pretty well, but they're horrible against the pass, as you said, 383 00:19:19,800 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 1: dead last giving up two hundred and seventy two passing 384 00:19:23,040 --> 00:19:27,000 Speaker 1: yards per game. They've allowed twenty two passing touchdowns on 385 00:19:27,040 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 1: the season, that's most in the NFL. They've given up 386 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:32,919 Speaker 1: forty three passing plays over twenty which is the second 387 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 1: most allowed in the NFL this season. And they're giving 388 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 1: up those plays despite having big names in their secondary 389 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:44,160 Speaker 1: like Cameron Sutton and Levia Wallace and Minca Fitzpatrick pretty 390 00:19:44,160 --> 00:19:46,760 Speaker 1: good up front. They're not gonna wow you with their 391 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:50,160 Speaker 1: sack numbers, but they've got Cameron Heyward, t J. Watt 392 00:19:50,280 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: Is back, Devin Bush, former Jaguar Miles Jack, and then 393 00:19:53,760 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: Alex Highsmith. T J. Watt Is back. As I said, 394 00:19:57,080 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: he missed seven games with a pack and just an 395 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,920 Speaker 1: absolute stud, the reigning NFL defensive Player of the Year. 396 00:20:03,440 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 1: We know about Fitzpatrick. The last time the Colts played 397 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,800 Speaker 1: the Steelers, he had a pick six in twenty nineteen, 398 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: really kind of changed the game in that contest. His 399 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: twenty three combined takeaway since twenty nineteen are the fourth 400 00:20:16,960 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: most in the NFL in that time. So, Rick, let 401 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: me ask you before you get into your musts. Why 402 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,400 Speaker 1: are the Steelers so disappointing on paper on defense compared 403 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: to all of that talent they've got on the field. Well, 404 00:20:29,080 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: that is the one hundred and eight million dollar question. 405 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: You know, they got a defense that they pay one 406 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:40,520 Speaker 1: hundred and eight billion dollars too, and points given up. Yeah, 407 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:44,400 Speaker 1: and that's the surprise of the league. And I'm I'm 408 00:20:44,440 --> 00:20:47,760 Speaker 1: a little shocked by it, although their past defense has 409 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 1: just been shredded and they don't bitch, you know, at 410 00:20:51,080 --> 00:20:54,720 Speaker 1: one time, you know, obviously the Pittsburgh defense was known 411 00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:58,680 Speaker 1: as Blotsburgh. It really was because they brought it every 412 00:20:58,840 --> 00:21:02,400 Speaker 1: single down, and they're not doing that as much. I'm 413 00:21:02,440 --> 00:21:05,880 Speaker 1: not sure why. You know, the Lebaux principles and I'm 414 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: bringing a name out of the past. This is all 415 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: the way back to the Chuck Nold days. Le Beau 416 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: was the guy who installed their under four three defense. 417 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: It's actually a three four, but it's played like a 418 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:23,640 Speaker 1: four three and it's old school. It's more under Normally 419 00:21:24,160 --> 00:21:28,240 Speaker 1: we're looking at over in double sink every single week. 420 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:33,320 Speaker 1: That is the NFL trademark defense. They're a throwback in 421 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 1: that they're an under meeting that they push the defense 422 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 1: to the weak side, and they keep a defensive end 423 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:42,200 Speaker 1: on your tackle. Now most of the time he lines 424 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,360 Speaker 1: up on the tackles inside eye, so it is close 425 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: to a double sink. And they play that a lot. 426 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: And their base coverage is Cover eight and this is 427 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:56,119 Speaker 1: what cover eight is. Cover eight means it's quarters to 428 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,879 Speaker 1: the field. In other words, the strong corner has the 429 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:04,199 Speaker 1: outside quarter, strong safety has the inside quarter, and then 430 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 1: they roll up week. So it's combination quarters strong and 431 00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:11,800 Speaker 1: kind of a Cover two look weak and very hard 432 00:22:11,920 --> 00:22:16,600 Speaker 1: match coverage underneath. And that's kind of their basic coverage. 433 00:22:16,600 --> 00:22:19,080 Speaker 1: And now if you get into slot, they will check 434 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: at the three. I know this defense while we were 435 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 1: in the division way back when with them in Cleveland, 436 00:22:24,560 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: and a lot of the principles are still there. I'd say, 437 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 1: number one must we've got to spread their front. That's 438 00:22:32,520 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: what those formation variances I talked about, matter and pound 439 00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: them to the weak side. You're always better running weak 440 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: against them. If they're going to bring stuff, it's usually 441 00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:46,199 Speaker 1: off your strong side. I like balanced eighth. I like 442 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,359 Speaker 1: to trade the tight end over there and work the 443 00:22:50,200 --> 00:22:52,919 Speaker 1: three technique. If they if you get them in nickel, 444 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: and they do play nickel that's they suffer on the 445 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: running game. You can't pound the bubble there and again, 446 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: some how, some way, if they jump in at double sink, 447 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,439 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to run power and you're gonna have 448 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: to run some gaps or else. We're going to be 449 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:10,560 Speaker 1: looking at second ten all day long. But the best 450 00:23:10,560 --> 00:23:14,920 Speaker 1: thing to do is spread their front. Number two, we've 451 00:23:14,920 --> 00:23:18,880 Speaker 1: got to block the edges here. Okay, we can't isolate 452 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:24,320 Speaker 1: either tackle on what or on Highsmith. Okay, again, I'm 453 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: not going to get into the numbers. They're very, very good, 454 00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: but both of those guys can ruin your game. They 455 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,479 Speaker 1: can absolutely ruin your game. So you have to do 456 00:23:33,520 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: a really good job. The other thing, because we've had 457 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,840 Speaker 1: a lot of trouble with it, I think expect a 458 00:23:40,880 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 1: blitz barage. They got nothing to lose at three and seven. 459 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,320 Speaker 1: They put they have. They've done a lot of five 460 00:23:48,359 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 1: man rush, but not a ton of real blitzes. I 461 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:54,840 Speaker 1: would expect a blitz barage, to tell you the truth. 462 00:23:55,400 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 1: Number three, we want to attack their left corner. It's 463 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:02,679 Speaker 1: going to start out with Wallace. If he struggles, they 464 00:24:02,720 --> 00:24:06,200 Speaker 1: may go back to Witherspoon. But that's where you got 465 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: to attack it. And what you want to do is 466 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:12,639 Speaker 1: you want to be information. Listen to me on this. 467 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 1: You want to be information. Right from a cult standpoint, 468 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,080 Speaker 1: you want the formation to be right because understand that 469 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 1: on first down that cover eight rolls week and it's 470 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 1: quarters to the strong side. So if you want to 471 00:24:27,320 --> 00:24:31,160 Speaker 1: isolate those guys, you want to isolate them on first down. 472 00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,560 Speaker 1: If you wait till third down, they'll help them. But 473 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,160 Speaker 1: on first down you're going to be able to get 474 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:41,680 Speaker 1: Pierce or Pittman or Paris over there at the Z, 475 00:24:41,960 --> 00:24:43,560 Speaker 1: not at the X. You don't want to go to 476 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 1: the X. You want them at the Z. And you 477 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: want to work like hell, and I mean work, take 478 00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: your shots. Let's let's go try to score points here. 479 00:24:50,880 --> 00:24:53,280 Speaker 1: Let's get after him. But you can't wait till second 480 00:24:53,320 --> 00:24:56,399 Speaker 1: and long. You can't wait till third down because Mike's 481 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,760 Speaker 1: old school is as soon as you get second and long, 482 00:24:58,840 --> 00:25:02,440 Speaker 1: it's two. It's two. Man, it's a much different proposition. 483 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 1: On first down it's eight, it's three, or it's one. 484 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:10,159 Speaker 1: So if you think about it, just simplify it for 485 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: a second. That strong side corner is naked and that's 486 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 1: where they've been, you know, They're not thirty two by accident. 487 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,920 Speaker 1: That's Rick Ventury. That's Inside Football. Here a part of 488 00:25:19,960 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 1: Colt Tappy Hour on ninety three five and one oh 489 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,320 Speaker 1: seven five the Fan. I'm Matt Taylor filling in for 490 00:25:24,440 --> 00:25:28,440 Speaker 1: JMV Tonight. 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We 506 00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: now return to the Colts Happy Hour and inside look 507 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:23,719 Speaker 1: at the Colts on ninety three five and one oh 508 00:26:23,760 --> 00:26:27,080 Speaker 1: seven five The Fan. Welcome back Colts Happy Hour tonight 509 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,640 Speaker 1: ninety three five and one oh seven five The Fan. 510 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: Good to be with you. I'm Matt Taylor filling in 511 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:34,439 Speaker 1: for jm V. Tonight. Colts Happy Hours brought to you 512 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: by Fan Duel Sports Book. Download the app today and 513 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: make every moment more Its time. Now for the Foreum 514 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: credit Union Question of the Week. The Steelers are up next. 515 00:26:44,480 --> 00:26:47,679 Speaker 1: They've got t J. Watt on defense, the reigning NFL 516 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,359 Speaker 1: Defensive Player of the Year. He's led the NFL and 517 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: saxon back to back seasons, and last season he also 518 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: became just the second player ever with at least thirteen 519 00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: sacks and three consecutive NFL seasons. Who is the only 520 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:05,199 Speaker 1: other player to do that? We'll answer that coming up 521 00:27:05,240 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: on the other side. Visit the Forum credit Union fan 522 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: forum section of Colts dot com to interact with other 523 00:27:11,040 --> 00:27:14,280 Speaker 1: fans online. There you can post a topic and participate 524 00:27:14,320 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: in various discussions. On the Colts Forum credit Union helping 525 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:21,520 Speaker 1: members live their financial dreams. Monday Night's game against the 526 00:27:21,560 --> 00:27:25,120 Speaker 1: Steelers is also the Colts Kicking the Stigma Game, as 527 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: the Colts are dedicating the game to mental health awareness 528 00:27:27,800 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: and kicking the stigma. That's the Jim Ersey Family initiative 529 00:27:31,000 --> 00:27:34,440 Speaker 1: to raise awareness about mental health and remove the stigma 530 00:27:34,480 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: too often associated with mental health disorders. And this week, 531 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:41,440 Speaker 1: myself Layer Overton, we talk with Kaylin Jackson, vice chairman 532 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:44,359 Speaker 1: and CEO of the Colts about how important kicking the 533 00:27:44,359 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: stigma is, how big it's become, and what you're going 534 00:27:47,160 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: to see on Monday Night football. Regarding Kicking the stigma, 535 00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 1: this is the second season we've had a game dedicated 536 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,520 Speaker 1: to Kicking the stigma, but this initiative has been years 537 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: in the making for you and for the entire Ersey 538 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: family for this organization, and there has been so much excitement, 539 00:28:03,320 --> 00:28:05,880 Speaker 1: in particular over the last few months where we had 540 00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: beyond the sidelines, the first ever in person event for 541 00:28:09,119 --> 00:28:12,880 Speaker 1: Kicking the Stigma. There have been so many worthy grant recipients. 542 00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: We could touch on so many aspects of this, but 543 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,720 Speaker 1: for you watching this grow, where have you seen the 544 00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:22,680 Speaker 1: greatest impact that Kicking the stigma has had so far. Yeah, 545 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I think, like you said, we could probably 546 00:28:24,560 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: have multiple podcasts and it's not be done talking about 547 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 1: all the amazing things that have come from this campaign 548 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,040 Speaker 1: and this initiative, and it's something that you know, we've 549 00:28:33,080 --> 00:28:34,800 Speaker 1: We've done so much in the community, but I can 550 00:28:34,880 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: honestly say this has probably been the most impactful, which 551 00:28:37,520 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 1: I feel like is saying a lot. We've had a 552 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: lot of efforts that have made a huge impact on 553 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: this community that we were so proud of, but this 554 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 1: by far has hit such a positive nerve in the community, 555 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,920 Speaker 1: both you know, in the city, in the state, and 556 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: then nationally. You know, I think that it reaches beyond 557 00:28:54,560 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 1: our state, and I think the impact I don't even 558 00:28:57,840 --> 00:28:59,880 Speaker 1: think can be measured. We talked about that a lot, 559 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:02,239 Speaker 1: in the sense that you know, I could I have 560 00:29:02,280 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 1: a binder full of emails letters from people. They're sharing 561 00:29:06,160 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: their personal stories and talking about what this means to them, 562 00:29:10,080 --> 00:29:12,320 Speaker 1: impact this has had on them, their family, their friends, 563 00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:15,959 Speaker 1: or community, and what it means for a sports team 564 00:29:16,120 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: to be putting their logo on this and caring about this. 565 00:29:19,240 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: And I think that we thought that it would be impactful, 566 00:29:23,360 --> 00:29:26,360 Speaker 1: but not like this and in such a you know, 567 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,200 Speaker 1: to have the impact like this means so much to us. 568 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:32,960 Speaker 1: I think we talk a lot about you know, my 569 00:29:33,040 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: dad's of your spiritual person, and I think we all 570 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:38,200 Speaker 1: are as well through him and my mom. And this 571 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: is the life purpose type work that you hope to find. 572 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,120 Speaker 1: And I think that really being able to use our 573 00:29:44,160 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: own personal family trauma to share it with others is 574 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 1: a really big part of healing and a big part 575 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,480 Speaker 1: of the mental health you know, therapeutic you know, community 576 00:29:55,520 --> 00:29:57,280 Speaker 1: if you will, and a lot of people who go 577 00:29:57,320 --> 00:29:59,840 Speaker 1: through talks like this will understand what that means. So 578 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: for us to be able to share our story in 579 00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:05,080 Speaker 1: this way is really unique for us as well, in 580 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:08,200 Speaker 1: such a gift. And I think that I've said it 581 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:10,640 Speaker 1: a lot, but I think I'll say it again, is 582 00:30:10,640 --> 00:30:13,920 Speaker 1: that for the first time, we're telling our story instead 583 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: of the story being told about us, which is again 584 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: a really unique experience for us. But I would say that, 585 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:23,400 Speaker 1: you know, for us, like I said, this is the 586 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:27,560 Speaker 1: first time an NFL team has stamped their mark on 587 00:30:27,600 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: mental health. This is the first time. Last year was 588 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:33,400 Speaker 1: the first game any NFL team has ever dedicated a 589 00:30:33,480 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: game to mental health, and so this year will be 590 00:30:35,440 --> 00:30:38,840 Speaker 1: the second year, and our hope is that people will 591 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: see that and join us because this is just too 592 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:44,120 Speaker 1: important of a topic to be the only ones talking 593 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:47,800 Speaker 1: about it. Colts Vice Chairman and owner Kaylin Jackson is 594 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 1: with us here in the Colts Radio studio talking about 595 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:53,680 Speaker 1: the upcoming game on Monday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers, 596 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: and of course kicking the stigma. Kaylin, how have you 597 00:30:56,560 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: seen Kicking the stigma grow in such a short amount 598 00:30:59,640 --> 00:31:01,400 Speaker 1: of time? Right? I mean you started this in twenty 599 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:05,400 Speaker 1: and twenty. The program has raised more than seventeen million 600 00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:09,800 Speaker 1: dollars to expand treatment and research and raise awareness all 601 00:31:09,800 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: over the country. Seventeen million dollars. I mean, that's that's huge. 602 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:15,800 Speaker 1: How have you been able to do that? And how 603 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: have you seen that money really make a difference. Yeah, 604 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 1: and so i'll correct you just a work PC. It's 605 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: we've committed over seventeen ollion, but still it's a big number, 606 00:31:25,280 --> 00:31:28,440 Speaker 1: and it's it's all going toward whether it's awareness pieces 607 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: or um you know, equital access to resources. These the 608 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:35,000 Speaker 1: grant recipients you know, there's a long list, or it's 609 00:31:35,000 --> 00:31:38,720 Speaker 1: just personal donations from my dad um to You know, 610 00:31:38,720 --> 00:31:40,720 Speaker 1: there are a variety of ones that are very publicized, 611 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 1: like a million to U Health addiction center and also 612 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,880 Speaker 1: you know, a million to create a new addiction center 613 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: in Carmel. There's a bunch that have been given. I again, 614 00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: we could stay here all night and talk about all 615 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:57,640 Speaker 1: the oneful organizations. But I think um the PSAs are 616 00:31:57,680 --> 00:32:00,320 Speaker 1: also a big piece, and I think that they've been 617 00:32:00,320 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: super impactful because I think if you look way back 618 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: when we started this, we had talked about this being 619 00:32:06,240 --> 00:32:11,200 Speaker 1: our main initiative back in the summer and spring of 620 00:32:11,200 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen, so we knew we wanted to I'm sorry, 621 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 1: of twenty twenty, and so we knew we wanted to 622 00:32:18,040 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 1: head that way. You know, COVID hit, we couldn't do 623 00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,120 Speaker 1: exactly what we wanted, and so we kind of had 624 00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: to shift gears. But I think that was such a unique, 625 00:32:26,800 --> 00:32:30,920 Speaker 1: perfect kidsman timing, if you will, because it helps so 626 00:32:30,960 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: many more people needed help during that time, so many 627 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,080 Speaker 1: people felt more isolated and alone, and I think that 628 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: really helped springboard this in the sense that more people 629 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,400 Speaker 1: were at home and solar PSAs and we're looking more 630 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,000 Speaker 1: for something to do and look at and even looking 631 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: for help. And so I think that that was a 632 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: huge thing and we were happy to be able to 633 00:32:49,160 --> 00:32:51,600 Speaker 1: be that light in that dark time for so many people. 634 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:55,040 Speaker 1: But I think it's grown so organically, which is why 635 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:57,560 Speaker 1: I think it's been so successful. It is because it 636 00:32:57,600 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: truly is just people. We just were having organizations, you know, 637 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,640 Speaker 1: people that have status, whether that be celebrity or just 638 00:33:04,760 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 1: random fans that we were making connections all over the 639 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:11,600 Speaker 1: country and this grew so naturally. And I think I 640 00:33:11,600 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: always say too, I think it connected so well because 641 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,560 Speaker 1: it is coming from such a genuine place and such 642 00:33:16,600 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: a place of lived experience. We know what it feels 643 00:33:20,120 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: like to feel alone, and we know what it feels 644 00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:27,120 Speaker 1: like to be misunderstood. But I think for us to 645 00:33:27,400 --> 00:33:29,560 Speaker 1: looking at if we go back to the game and 646 00:33:29,680 --> 00:33:33,320 Speaker 1: it being you know, games, the NFL and teams have 647 00:33:33,400 --> 00:33:36,440 Speaker 1: had such success in making impact in areas, you know, 648 00:33:36,440 --> 00:33:39,560 Speaker 1: whether that be cancer or military or you name it. 649 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,240 Speaker 1: And I think this is hopefully going to be that someday. 650 00:33:43,840 --> 00:33:46,480 Speaker 1: And I think that we're starting that and we hope 651 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 1: to be joined. Like I said, But so when we 652 00:33:48,880 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: started it last year, players are wearing shirts staring warm up. 653 00:33:52,720 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: And while we're having that again this year, we're excited 654 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,760 Speaker 1: to say that we'll be having shirts available for purchase 655 00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:00,400 Speaker 1: in the pro shopping online this year, which is new. 656 00:34:00,960 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: We also have a gift with donation opportunity for our 657 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:08,320 Speaker 1: Cagan Stigma beanies that will also be available, And I 658 00:34:08,400 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: think that's such a beautiful thing too, because we've had 659 00:34:11,320 --> 00:34:15,640 Speaker 1: such response from fans asking for that and wanting to 660 00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,120 Speaker 1: wear it, and that's a big deal. I mean, yes, 661 00:34:18,160 --> 00:34:20,160 Speaker 1: it has a horseshoe on it, but it's also talking 662 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:22,400 Speaker 1: about mental health, Like who would have thought that that 663 00:34:22,440 --> 00:34:24,640 Speaker 1: would have been something, you know, even five years ago, 664 00:34:24,680 --> 00:34:27,080 Speaker 1: that people were wanting to wear around. So if we 665 00:34:27,120 --> 00:34:30,719 Speaker 1: can have that kind of impact, I think we'll never know. 666 00:34:30,960 --> 00:34:32,600 Speaker 1: I think, you know, we talk about that a lot too. 667 00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:36,000 Speaker 1: There's probably thousands of people that this will touch that 668 00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:38,760 Speaker 1: We'll never have any idea. They won't write the letter, 669 00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,879 Speaker 1: they won't you know, any of that, but it made 670 00:34:40,920 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: a difference, and I think we talked about this lot too. 671 00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:46,719 Speaker 1: I think people feel very overwhelmed by this topic, like 672 00:34:46,719 --> 00:34:48,479 Speaker 1: how can I help? What am I supposed to do? 673 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:50,640 Speaker 1: How do I help my family members? What do I 674 00:34:50,719 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 1: do especially if they can't give you know. Not everyone 675 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: can give you know thousands of dollars, and you don't 676 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: have to do that. And I think, like I said, 677 00:34:58,680 --> 00:35:01,200 Speaker 1: a big piece of sharing your story, but also sharing 678 00:35:01,239 --> 00:35:04,400 Speaker 1: the work that we're doing, sharing what resources there are, 679 00:35:05,000 --> 00:35:07,319 Speaker 1: and just being a part of the conversation is a 680 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,360 Speaker 1: huge part. And I think everyone knows that one of 681 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:13,879 Speaker 1: the biggest problems is the system is broken. But what 682 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,640 Speaker 1: we always say is that doesn't mean that we can't 683 00:35:15,680 --> 00:35:18,160 Speaker 1: fix it. And I'm really proud of our state and 684 00:35:18,239 --> 00:35:21,080 Speaker 1: of our city, and a lot of the people that 685 00:35:21,120 --> 00:35:23,359 Speaker 1: are working at the high level on state are really 686 00:35:23,400 --> 00:35:26,359 Speaker 1: looking at this very seriously. And I will say the 687 00:35:26,400 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: conversations I've had have given me a lot of hope 688 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:31,399 Speaker 1: in the sense that our state is really setting us 689 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,600 Speaker 1: up to be one of the more successful ones, and 690 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:36,920 Speaker 1: we aren't right now. That's the reality. We are in 691 00:35:36,960 --> 00:35:39,400 Speaker 1: the top five of all the things you do not 692 00:35:39,480 --> 00:35:42,640 Speaker 1: want to be in the top five for depression, anxiety, suicide, 693 00:35:42,680 --> 00:35:45,520 Speaker 1: you name it. But we're headed in the right direction, 694 00:35:45,680 --> 00:35:49,200 Speaker 1: and I hope that we're a big part of that. Kaylin, 695 00:35:49,280 --> 00:35:53,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned how one person sharing his or her story 696 00:35:53,760 --> 00:35:55,919 Speaker 1: can save a life. And I want to go back 697 00:35:55,920 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: because this is something that Shack Leonard shared with me 698 00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: at to be on the Sidelines event. But Shack told 699 00:36:01,200 --> 00:36:03,400 Speaker 1: me a story that when he was at the er 700 00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:07,480 Speaker 1: Say Collection concert at Lucas Oil Stadium, there was a 701 00:36:07,520 --> 00:36:10,520 Speaker 1: security guard or someone who was working at the stadium 702 00:36:10,560 --> 00:36:13,680 Speaker 1: that day who stopped Shack and said, I was in 703 00:36:13,719 --> 00:36:16,000 Speaker 1: a really dark place. I was really struggling. I was 704 00:36:16,040 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: considering ending my life. I saw your story, I saw 705 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: what you had said, and that really inspired me and 706 00:36:21,920 --> 00:36:24,200 Speaker 1: motivated me. And I just want to thank you for that. 707 00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:26,880 Speaker 1: I'm doing much better now. And he and Shack had 708 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:30,920 Speaker 1: a moment and that was just such a testament to 709 00:36:31,360 --> 00:36:34,560 Speaker 1: how this touches people. And you have no idea how 710 00:36:34,680 --> 00:36:36,960 Speaker 1: much impact it can have on a person. And I'm 711 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: looking at just the list of guys who I'm thinking 712 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,640 Speaker 1: of that we've had conversations with Yunique and Gakway to 713 00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:46,640 Speaker 1: Forrest Buckner, Sam Ellinger, Ben Banigo, Julian Blackman, Quitty Pay, 714 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:51,480 Speaker 1: guys across this team who have all really welcomed and 715 00:36:51,520 --> 00:36:54,600 Speaker 1: embraced the opportunity to share their stories and to spread 716 00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:57,520 Speaker 1: the message. And we have two opportunities coming up Kicking 717 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:01,240 Speaker 1: the Stigma game My Cause My Cleat, in which Kicking 718 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,000 Speaker 1: the Stigma will be at the forefront. I know a 719 00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:07,520 Speaker 1: handful of players who have excitedly joined Kicking the Stigma 720 00:37:07,560 --> 00:37:09,880 Speaker 1: for there might Cause my Cleats initiative. That'll be the 721 00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:13,960 Speaker 1: Dallas game coming up. How do you describe seeing how 722 00:37:14,000 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 1: overwhelming it is for so many guys to wear the 723 00:37:18,160 --> 00:37:21,160 Speaker 1: shirts where the Cleats do it on game day. Of course, 724 00:37:21,160 --> 00:37:23,799 Speaker 1: they're always representing the last name on the back of 725 00:37:23,840 --> 00:37:26,280 Speaker 1: their jersey and the horseshoe on the helmet, but now 726 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:29,839 Speaker 1: they're also representing kicking the stigma. Now, I think it 727 00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:32,560 Speaker 1: means so much. I remember last year as the first 728 00:37:33,000 --> 00:37:35,359 Speaker 1: year where they could have picked it, and there were 729 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,400 Speaker 1: so many and I remember calling me like, is this 730 00:37:38,520 --> 00:37:41,120 Speaker 1: are you serious? Like this many did that, And I 731 00:37:41,160 --> 00:37:43,040 Speaker 1: know that may sound silly to zumb but it's like 732 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:46,520 Speaker 1: they can pick anything, and there's so many things that 733 00:37:46,560 --> 00:37:49,279 Speaker 1: touch them. And to know that one they support us 734 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:50,960 Speaker 1: in that way and that we've created a culture that 735 00:37:51,239 --> 00:37:54,120 Speaker 1: you know, we have that relationship with our players. I 736 00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 1: hope it showcases that you know, and I hope that 737 00:37:57,000 --> 00:38:00,000 Speaker 1: they really feel the genuineness behind it. For them as well, 738 00:38:00,040 --> 00:38:03,279 Speaker 1: because we really are focused on the whole player, and 739 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:06,279 Speaker 1: I think we pride ourselves and being one of the 740 00:38:06,280 --> 00:38:09,279 Speaker 1: first to have a clinician on staff, and and you know, 741 00:38:09,440 --> 00:38:12,400 Speaker 1: our clinician is in fact on the Advisory Council for 742 00:38:12,520 --> 00:38:15,359 Speaker 1: Clinicians of the league, and in fact, all of those 743 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:18,839 Speaker 1: programs across the league for clinicians, if every team was 744 00:38:19,120 --> 00:38:22,120 Speaker 1: based on our program. So that was before any of 745 00:38:22,160 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: this even started. And so you know, there's been a 746 00:38:24,760 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 1: lot of work behind the scenes before Keegan Stigma was 747 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: actually an outward facing initiative. But this has always been 748 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:33,040 Speaker 1: in our heart and this has always been something that 749 00:38:33,080 --> 00:38:36,520 Speaker 1: we cared about and we are just honestly honored to 750 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:39,759 Speaker 1: be able to share this change the world and shout 751 00:38:39,800 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 1: out from the rooftops that this is something to look 752 00:38:42,719 --> 00:38:45,160 Speaker 1: at and this is something to care about. It's Colts 753 00:38:45,239 --> 00:38:48,640 Speaker 1: Vice chairman and owner Kaylin Jackson with us last one 754 00:38:48,719 --> 00:38:51,600 Speaker 1: for me, kayly been so gracious with your time. The 755 00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:55,480 Speaker 1: game itself, Monday Night Football, the first home Monday night 756 00:38:55,520 --> 00:38:58,000 Speaker 1: game for the Colts since twenty fifteen. It's going to 757 00:38:58,080 --> 00:39:02,960 Speaker 1: be awesome, right so, you know, of course, like my dad, 758 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:05,160 Speaker 1: you know, obviously has made his opinions very clear that 759 00:39:05,200 --> 00:39:08,280 Speaker 1: we feel like we deserved this and now it's finally 760 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:11,040 Speaker 1: here for our fans. You know, we really care about 761 00:39:11,080 --> 00:39:13,920 Speaker 1: that and we want that for our fans of our city. UM. 762 00:39:14,200 --> 00:39:16,640 Speaker 1: You know, I think people can say since we came 763 00:39:16,680 --> 00:39:18,560 Speaker 1: here in the eighties, you know, the love that we 764 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,760 Speaker 1: feel and the ingrainment we have in the community really 765 00:39:21,800 --> 00:39:25,040 Speaker 1: truly means so much to us. UM. We feel like 766 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,319 Speaker 1: it's a family and it's a small big town, as 767 00:39:27,360 --> 00:39:29,480 Speaker 1: we say, UM. And so we're just so happy for 768 00:39:29,480 --> 00:39:31,200 Speaker 1: our fans be able to have it back, happy for 769 00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:32,640 Speaker 1: our players. And you know that when I saw that 770 00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:34,840 Speaker 1: schedule come out, I was like, that's like in the 771 00:39:34,840 --> 00:39:40,680 Speaker 1: Sigma game as possible. And I think that that's the 772 00:39:40,719 --> 00:39:43,080 Speaker 1: point of prime time. And I think that, you know, 773 00:39:43,080 --> 00:39:47,239 Speaker 1: it's obviously been a really unique season. UM. Never dull 774 00:39:47,320 --> 00:39:50,560 Speaker 1: moment over here. UM. But you know, at the same time, 775 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 1: I you know, we talk about all the time, there's 776 00:39:52,480 --> 00:39:56,000 Speaker 1: a lot of noise outside this building. UM. And we 777 00:39:56,040 --> 00:39:58,520 Speaker 1: know who we are and our players know who we are, 778 00:39:58,719 --> 00:40:02,440 Speaker 1: and that doesn't change no matter what. That's Kaylin Jackson, 779 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:06,000 Speaker 1: the vice chairman and CEO of the Colts, regarding kicking 780 00:40:06,000 --> 00:40:08,480 Speaker 1: the stigma, and the kicking the Stigma game Monday Night 781 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:11,120 Speaker 1: Football against the Steelers, and of course the great work 782 00:40:11,160 --> 00:40:14,320 Speaker 1: the Ursays continue to do with kicking the stigma. To 783 00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 1: NIC's broadcast Colts Happy Hours, brought to you by Meyer, 784 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:20,680 Speaker 1: the official Supercenter of the Indianapolis Colts and proud sponsor 785 00:40:20,680 --> 00:40:23,879 Speaker 1: of hundreds of local sports teams across the Midwest. I'm 786 00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,560 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor filling in for JMV tonight. When we come back, 787 00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:29,600 Speaker 1: myself and Lara Overton will once again join me. We'll 788 00:40:29,600 --> 00:40:32,840 Speaker 1: talk with Bobby Okarak, the linebacker having a great season 789 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,160 Speaker 1: for the Colts. He's part of the Colts defense that 790 00:40:35,239 --> 00:40:38,520 Speaker 1: right now ranks fifth in the NFL and total defense. 791 00:40:38,560 --> 00:40:40,640 Speaker 1: We're back with Bobby in just a moment as Colts 792 00:40:40,640 --> 00:40:43,120 Speaker 1: Happy Hour rolls on here on ninety three five and 793 00:40:43,200 --> 00:40:47,719 Speaker 1: one oh seven five. The fan No show talks more 794 00:40:47,719 --> 00:40:50,840 Speaker 1: about the Colts than this one. This is the Colts 795 00:40:50,840 --> 00:40:53,719 Speaker 1: Happy Hour on ninety three five and one oh seven five. 796 00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:57,520 Speaker 1: Fan Colt Tappy Hours back again tonight, Matt Taylor filling 797 00:40:57,560 --> 00:41:01,080 Speaker 1: in for JMV this evening. Happy Blaze to Thanksgiving everybody. 798 00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:04,480 Speaker 1: We're leading you into Pacer hoops. Tonight, Pacers take on 799 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:07,400 Speaker 1: the nets in Brooklyn. Colts Happy Hour. Tonight's brought to 800 00:41:07,440 --> 00:41:10,280 Speaker 1: you by Fan Duel's sports book. Download the app today 801 00:41:10,640 --> 00:41:13,400 Speaker 1: and make every moment more. It's time now to answer 802 00:41:13,440 --> 00:41:17,479 Speaker 1: that Forum Credit Union Fan Forum Section question of the Week. 803 00:41:17,640 --> 00:41:21,120 Speaker 1: T J. Watt last year became only the second player 804 00:41:21,280 --> 00:41:25,879 Speaker 1: ever with at least thirteen sacks and three consecutive NFL seasons. 805 00:41:25,920 --> 00:41:29,120 Speaker 1: Who was the only other player to do that? Answer? 806 00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,719 Speaker 1: Reggie White, one of the best pass rushers of all 807 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,879 Speaker 1: time Pro Football Hall of Famer. He did it during 808 00:41:35,920 --> 00:41:38,840 Speaker 1: his career nineteen eighty five through nineteen eighty eight and 809 00:41:38,880 --> 00:41:44,120 Speaker 1: again nineteen ninety through nineteen ninety three. Reggie White and 810 00:41:44,239 --> 00:41:47,320 Speaker 1: t J. Watt as promise, we're gonna hear from Colts 811 00:41:47,320 --> 00:41:51,200 Speaker 1: linebacker Bobby Okerk, ninth of the NFL and total tackles, 812 00:41:51,440 --> 00:41:54,040 Speaker 1: a part of this Colts defense that ranks top five 813 00:41:54,160 --> 00:41:57,520 Speaker 1: in total defense on the season. Myself and Lara Overton 814 00:41:57,600 --> 00:42:00,480 Speaker 1: this week talk with the fourth year linebacker about going 815 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:03,200 Speaker 1: up against the Steelers and his season so far. We're 816 00:42:03,200 --> 00:42:06,200 Speaker 1: in the Colts Radio studio now joined by Alara over Tonight, 817 00:42:06,320 --> 00:42:10,160 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor, Bobby o'karak is also with US Colts linebacker 818 00:42:10,239 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: in your number four. Bobby, thanks for the time today. 819 00:42:13,200 --> 00:42:15,680 Speaker 1: How are you, sir? Good brother? Appreciate having me. Absolutely 820 00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:19,080 Speaker 1: our pleasure. So talk to us about that that Philadelphia game. 821 00:42:19,120 --> 00:42:21,560 Speaker 1: How difficult is it to get over a game like that? 822 00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,520 Speaker 1: I know you've got the extra day getting ready for 823 00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:27,040 Speaker 1: Monday night football against the Steelers, but a game where 824 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:29,720 Speaker 1: you got them on the ropes, they make enough plays 825 00:42:29,719 --> 00:42:31,560 Speaker 1: down the stretch. How tough is it to deal with 826 00:42:31,600 --> 00:42:33,680 Speaker 1: a game like that where you were so close to 827 00:42:33,719 --> 00:42:36,360 Speaker 1: win and play some good football but just couldn't close 828 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,840 Speaker 1: the deal there. Yeah, you know, tough, heartbreaking loss, especially 829 00:42:39,840 --> 00:42:41,920 Speaker 1: you know defensively, we thought we played so well up 830 00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,360 Speaker 1: and towards the end, but you know, talk about starting 831 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:47,200 Speaker 1: fast and finishing faster, and that onus is on everybody. 832 00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,000 Speaker 1: RealAge to you know, have greater focus, especially you know 833 00:42:50,000 --> 00:42:52,759 Speaker 1: when we're making checks and adjustments throughout the throughout the game, 834 00:42:53,040 --> 00:42:56,120 Speaker 1: just being locked in, especially towards the end. But ultimately 835 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,360 Speaker 1: it's it's a team game. And defensively, you know, we 836 00:42:58,440 --> 00:43:02,000 Speaker 1: gotta stop them com score less than the offense scores, 837 00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:03,759 Speaker 1: and you know we didn't do that. So we didn't 838 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:06,360 Speaker 1: help hold up on under the bargain. It's Bobby o'kaaraka 839 00:43:06,480 --> 00:43:09,320 Speaker 1: with US Colts linebacker. Now, you're having a great season, 840 00:43:09,719 --> 00:43:13,840 Speaker 1: ninety four tackles, you're ninth in the NFL and total tackles. 841 00:43:14,360 --> 00:43:16,359 Speaker 1: How do you feel like your seasons going? Are? Are 842 00:43:16,400 --> 00:43:18,920 Speaker 1: you satisfied with the way that you're playing in this 843 00:43:18,960 --> 00:43:22,120 Speaker 1: fourth season here with the Colts? Not satisfied? Um, you know, 844 00:43:22,120 --> 00:43:24,200 Speaker 1: I'm always working to get better every week. I think 845 00:43:24,200 --> 00:43:26,239 Speaker 1: that's what Coach Smith does a phenomenal job of, you know, 846 00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:28,719 Speaker 1: just really honing on the details fundamental and technique and 847 00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:31,400 Speaker 1: you know, pointing out where we can't get better. But 848 00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, I think I'm doing a great job of 849 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,680 Speaker 1: leadership and communication. You know Whereking with zi year, he's 850 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:38,560 Speaker 1: done a phenomenal job this season. But uh yeah, just 851 00:43:38,600 --> 00:43:40,800 Speaker 1: holding it down that will position and just trying to 852 00:43:40,840 --> 00:43:42,279 Speaker 1: be a guy. You know my teammates can count on 853 00:43:42,320 --> 00:43:44,400 Speaker 1: to make plays at all times. Yeah, you brought up Zaire, 854 00:43:44,520 --> 00:43:47,120 Speaker 1: He's he's bawling out. I mean it's this classic case 855 00:43:47,200 --> 00:43:50,120 Speaker 1: of just give a guy a chance, right, and he's 856 00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:52,640 Speaker 1: taking it and running with it. Well, why do you 857 00:43:52,680 --> 00:43:55,200 Speaker 1: think he's exploding. I mean, has he always had this 858 00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:57,560 Speaker 1: enemy just needed the opportunity to be out there on 859 00:43:57,560 --> 00:44:00,480 Speaker 1: a consistent back. I mean, he's always had elite physical toughness, 860 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,440 Speaker 1: elite mental toughness, and it really just comes down to 861 00:44:03,480 --> 00:44:05,720 Speaker 1: show it on game day. And you know, throughout this season, 862 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:09,000 Speaker 1: you know he's flourished in these high stress opportunities. So 863 00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:12,400 Speaker 1: we're really just excited about his play going into Monday Night. 864 00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,400 Speaker 1: You've had a few opportunities in your career to face Pittsburgh. 865 00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:18,200 Speaker 1: But the last time the Colts beat the Steelers two 866 00:44:18,239 --> 00:44:21,759 Speaker 1: thousand and eight, Jeff Saturday, your interim head coach, was 867 00:44:21,800 --> 00:44:23,960 Speaker 1: the starting center. The last time the Colts got a 868 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,160 Speaker 1: victory over at Pittsburgh. How much is that a conversation 869 00:44:27,480 --> 00:44:30,399 Speaker 1: this week as you guys get ready for a much 870 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,920 Speaker 1: anticipated prime time matchup. Yeah, I mean, just another another 871 00:44:34,320 --> 00:44:38,400 Speaker 1: great opportunity for a unique, unique, challenging opponent. But Monday Night, 872 00:44:38,440 --> 00:44:40,239 Speaker 1: obviously it's going to be an amazing stage at home 873 00:44:40,280 --> 00:44:42,200 Speaker 1: with Lucas Oil. Can't really ask for any of your 874 00:44:42,320 --> 00:44:44,880 Speaker 1: first home Monday night game right in your career. Yeah, 875 00:44:44,920 --> 00:44:47,600 Speaker 1: you know, it's gonna be a raucous Environment's gonna be crazy, 876 00:44:47,680 --> 00:44:49,759 Speaker 1: But you know, we're just gonna be locked in on 877 00:44:49,800 --> 00:44:52,720 Speaker 1: effort and execution and really just that mental focus throughout 878 00:44:52,719 --> 00:44:55,360 Speaker 1: the whole game. Going up against this Pittsburgh offense, a 879 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:58,560 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback and Kenny Pickett has had no giveaways and 880 00:44:58,600 --> 00:45:02,360 Speaker 1: back to back games, but had nine giveaways in his 881 00:45:02,640 --> 00:45:06,200 Speaker 1: first five. I talked to Zaire and Kenny Moore about 882 00:45:06,239 --> 00:45:09,560 Speaker 1: this today. With a rookie quarterback, what are the things 883 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:12,600 Speaker 1: that you can do as a veteran experienced defense to 884 00:45:13,120 --> 00:45:16,359 Speaker 1: exploit some things with a young pass or who's still 885 00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:18,759 Speaker 1: finding his footing in the league. Yeah, you know, try 886 00:45:18,800 --> 00:45:20,839 Speaker 1: to mix up the looks for him and make him 887 00:45:20,840 --> 00:45:22,879 Speaker 1: think he's seeing one thing and last and post nap, 888 00:45:22,920 --> 00:45:25,640 Speaker 1: you know, show him another. Obviously, you can blitz him, 889 00:45:25,719 --> 00:45:28,200 Speaker 1: you know, kind of keep him a little skittish back there. 890 00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:30,200 Speaker 1: But he's a good player, and like you said, he's 891 00:45:30,200 --> 00:45:32,040 Speaker 1: had those giveaways early on. But you know, we feel 892 00:45:32,040 --> 00:45:33,520 Speaker 1: like this is an offense you know that's really kind 893 00:45:33,520 --> 00:45:35,520 Speaker 1: of caught a rhythm and it's playing better and better. 894 00:45:35,600 --> 00:45:38,799 Speaker 1: So they're good opponent and a good opponent, and he's 895 00:45:38,840 --> 00:45:40,480 Speaker 1: a guy who can make plays with his feet too, So, 896 00:45:40,640 --> 00:45:42,919 Speaker 1: like I said, it's another unique challenge in this league. Hey, 897 00:45:42,920 --> 00:45:45,400 Speaker 1: for those that don't know, what's what's it like to 898 00:45:45,400 --> 00:45:48,400 Speaker 1: be a professional athlete on a holiday week? I mean, 899 00:45:48,440 --> 00:45:51,359 Speaker 1: how do you how do you balance Thanksgiving? Because you're 900 00:45:51,360 --> 00:45:54,800 Speaker 1: working on Thanksgiving? Like for you, it's just Thursday, right, Yeah, No, 901 00:45:54,880 --> 00:45:58,160 Speaker 1: it's Thursday. Um, We're going in, we'll have meetings, we'll 902 00:45:58,160 --> 00:45:59,600 Speaker 1: have a walk through, but we get out early in 903 00:45:59,600 --> 00:46:01,560 Speaker 1: the day. Honestly, for me, I'm happy I get to 904 00:46:01,600 --> 00:46:04,600 Speaker 1: go home. It gets to take a nap, you know, 905 00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,080 Speaker 1: I'll hang out with some teammates and really just call 906 00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:09,040 Speaker 1: family and friends and just you know, take that time 907 00:46:09,080 --> 00:46:11,640 Speaker 1: to sit and really think about what I'm truly thankful for, you, kay, 908 00:46:11,719 --> 00:46:13,279 Speaker 1: from what I've seen, maybe trying to get an invite 909 00:46:13,280 --> 00:46:18,839 Speaker 1: to Grover Stewart's house, get the Wings, maybe that's the place. 910 00:46:22,200 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 1: Have you always been a Thanksgiving guy? I mean, do 911 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:27,120 Speaker 1: you enjoy enjoy the uh the fair if you will 912 00:46:27,160 --> 00:46:29,080 Speaker 1: on that day? I do. I'm a big pumpkin pie guy. 913 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:32,919 Speaker 1: So yeah, there you go. You can't be persuaded, now, 914 00:46:33,040 --> 00:46:36,799 Speaker 1: I like it. That's Bobby Okaka having a fantastic year again. 915 00:46:36,920 --> 00:46:40,600 Speaker 1: Ninth of the NFL and tackles spearheading this Colts defense. Bobby, 916 00:46:40,600 --> 00:46:43,520 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time, continued success and ball 917 00:46:43,560 --> 00:46:45,759 Speaker 1: out on Monday Night. All right, appreciate it. Matt, thank you. 918 00:46:45,880 --> 00:46:49,359 Speaker 1: That's Bobby Okaka, Colts linebacker with us earlier this week, 919 00:46:49,400 --> 00:46:51,840 Speaker 1: trying to slow down a Steeler's offense. Gotta buy a 920 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:55,600 Speaker 1: rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett coming up on Monday Night Football. 921 00:46:55,680 --> 00:46:57,680 Speaker 1: By the way, Monday Night's games brought to you by 922 00:46:57,800 --> 00:47:01,720 Speaker 1: Lucas Oil, the official oil products of your Indianapolis Colts. 923 00:47:01,800 --> 00:47:04,680 Speaker 1: Lucas Oil it works. Time for a quick time out. 924 00:47:04,680 --> 00:47:06,840 Speaker 1: We'll go over the injury report and get you set 925 00:47:06,880 --> 00:47:10,359 Speaker 1: for Pacer Hoops tonight. Pacers at the Nets coming up 926 00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:13,120 Speaker 1: at seven thirty. Here on ninety three five and one 927 00:47:13,160 --> 00:47:15,279 Speaker 1: oh seven five the Fan, This is Colt Tappy Hour. 928 00:47:15,320 --> 00:47:17,839 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor in for JMV tonight. We're back right 929 00:47:17,880 --> 00:47:23,680 Speaker 1: after this. We are talking all things Colts on the 930 00:47:23,800 --> 00:47:26,839 Speaker 1: Colt Happy Hour heading into the weekend. On ninety three 931 00:47:26,960 --> 00:47:30,120 Speaker 1: five and one oh seven five the Fan. Back to 932 00:47:30,200 --> 00:47:32,400 Speaker 1: the final time. Coult Happy Hour time brought to you 933 00:47:32,480 --> 00:47:35,240 Speaker 1: by fan Duel Sports to have download the app today 934 00:47:35,280 --> 00:47:37,960 Speaker 1: and make every moment more. Matt Taylor in for JMB 935 00:47:38,120 --> 00:47:40,720 Speaker 1: tonight on Colts Happy Hour. Quick look at the Colts 936 00:47:40,760 --> 00:47:43,040 Speaker 1: injury report before we have to bail tonight. On the 937 00:47:43,080 --> 00:47:46,040 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball to Forrest Buckner is dealing 938 00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:49,080 Speaker 1: with a riv issue. What he pays missing practice time 939 00:47:49,080 --> 00:47:51,200 Speaker 1: again this week with that ankle. He's missed four the 940 00:47:51,239 --> 00:47:54,600 Speaker 1: last five games with that. And then on the offensive side, 941 00:47:54,719 --> 00:47:58,760 Speaker 1: Ryan Kelly starting center, dealing with a shoulder and a knee. 942 00:47:58,800 --> 00:48:01,080 Speaker 1: So we'll see how those players progress tomorrow in the 943 00:48:01,080 --> 00:48:04,760 Speaker 1: final day of practice leading into Monday night football against 944 00:48:04,760 --> 00:48:07,840 Speaker 1: the Steelers. Pacer Hoops is coming up. I'm Matt Taylor. 945 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:11,160 Speaker 1: Enjoy the rest of your weekend, Enjoy high school football 946 00:48:11,200 --> 00:48:14,800 Speaker 1: state finals tonight and tomorrow. IU perdue tomorrow on ninety 947 00:48:14,840 --> 00:48:17,759 Speaker 1: three WIBC, and we'll talk to you on Monday night 948 00:48:17,800 --> 00:48:21,280 Speaker 1: for Colts and Steelers. This is Colt Happy Hour ninety 949 00:48:21,280 --> 00:48:23,560 Speaker 1: three five and one oh seven five the Fan. Good night,