1 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: Welcome into another episode of the Two Minute Drill podcast, 2 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: presented by Nerd Waller, Play Smart finance Harder. I'm jj Sankovitz, 3 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: joined again by Colts dot Com writer Amanda Foster, and 4 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 1: we are giving you all the last minute news, notes 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: and observations we have before the Colts host the Chicago 6 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: Bears on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. We have plenty 7 00:00:27,080 --> 00:00:29,680 Speaker 1: of injury updates to get to and the most interesting things, 8 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: as always, we learned this week in the Colts locker room. 9 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 1: Let's get the podcast started, all right, Amanda, Let's start 10 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,400 Speaker 1: with some good news on the Colts injury front. Josh 11 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,559 Speaker 1: Downs was a full participant in practice all week. He 12 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: has no injury designation, so he is on track to 13 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:53,199 Speaker 1: make his season debut on Sunday against the Bears. And Amanda, 14 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: going back to training camp, Downs is one of the 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:59,080 Speaker 1: best players on the field when the Colts are practicing. 16 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: Take a through just sort of what you saw from 17 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:04,160 Speaker 1: Josh Downs at Grand Park and how you think that's 18 00:01:04,160 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: going to transition over when he makes his season debut 19 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: on Sunday. 20 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, you're making me dig back far into my memory 21 00:01:11,600 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 2: bank thinking of the football play that we saw with Josh. 22 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 2: But the biggest thing that and I think everybody noticed, 23 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 2: was just his connection with Anthony richards And we all 24 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:23,399 Speaker 2: know how athletic he is, you know that sort of thing. 25 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: Everybody saw that from last year, and so the thing 26 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: that really stuck out to me and I think to 27 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:30,480 Speaker 2: everybody who was there, was just how the two were 28 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:33,839 Speaker 2: able to and they both talked about this communicate without 29 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 2: talking to each other and just kind of like read 30 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 2: each other's minds in a way and like know what 31 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 2: play was happening or what play they wanted to run, 32 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: and where Josh was gonna go and where Anthony was 33 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 2: gonna have to throw to him to get the bottom him. 34 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 2: Just the connection that they had was, I don't want 35 00:01:48,560 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 2: to say a step above what we saw with the 36 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 2: other wide receivers, because obviously Richardson was able to connect 37 00:01:55,520 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 2: with pretty much all the wide receivers in training camp, 38 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 2: but there was something about his with Downs that just 39 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: seemed a little bit different than the rest of them. 40 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, I would totally agree with that. I mean, and 41 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: it goes back to when Richardson and Downs were throwing 42 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: the ball around to the parking lot during rookie mini camp. Like, 43 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:15,359 Speaker 1: these guys have developed their relationship since literally the first 44 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: day Anthony Richardson was in Indianapolis to get to work. 45 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:22,880 Speaker 1: The thing that I'm focused on, Amanda is the Colts 46 00:02:22,880 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 1: have struggled to throw the ball to slot receivers this year. 47 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: That's been something Anthony Richardson is the lowest completion percentage 48 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:32,320 Speaker 1: in the NFL when targeting the slot at thirty eight 49 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: point nine percent. I think Downs can help out there, 50 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:37,359 Speaker 1: and I mean you hit it right on the head though, 51 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 1: just that relationship, it feels like that needs to develop 52 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: with some of the other guys through games, but it's 53 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: already kind of there with Josh Downs, So hopefully that 54 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: plays out for the Colts on Sunday. Other good injury 55 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: news Julian Blackman, same thing, no injury designation for him. 56 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 1: He missed last week's game against the Packers with a 57 00:02:58,480 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: shoulder injury. It was a little worrying given that Shane 58 00:03:02,320 --> 00:03:04,000 Speaker 1: Styke and did tell us it was the same shoulder 59 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: that Julian Blackman it caused him to go on IR 60 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 1: at the end of last year. But good news, he 61 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: only misses one game. He's back out there. The Colts 62 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: are going to need him, Amanda against a passing offense 63 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: that is, or an offense I should say that it's 64 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: more willing to throw the ball than the Green Bay 65 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: Packers were last week. What can you just kind of 66 00:03:22,720 --> 00:03:25,080 Speaker 1: take us through about Julian Blackman's impact on this defense 67 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: once he gets back out there. 68 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, again, just another guy that I think 69 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,440 Speaker 2: you can you know, you can rely on when he's 70 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,520 Speaker 2: out on the field, and that's something that is really 71 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: big for the Colts right now as a team. I 72 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: think just having people out there that they know are 73 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 2: going to be able to make the plays when they're 74 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 2: called upon, know that they're going to step up, know 75 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: that they have the experience behind them, they kind of 76 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 2: know what's going to be going on out on the field, 77 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: and that's something that Julian brings and, like I said, 78 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:51,880 Speaker 2: just something that you really want against any team, but 79 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: especially I think with the Bears this weekend, with how 80 00:03:54,240 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: important this game is going to be at Lucas Oil, 81 00:03:57,400 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 2: it having him is going to be really good just 82 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: for everybody as a whole. 83 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, getting a guy who, like you said, 84 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: is trustworthy back there is so important because you know 85 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,560 Speaker 1: the Colts aren't gonna have. You know, you're still replacing 86 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 1: Juju Brants at cornerback, and that didn't totally come up 87 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: last week against Green Bay because they didn't really want 88 00:04:17,240 --> 00:04:20,040 Speaker 1: to throw the ball. But you're also replacing DeForest Buckner 89 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: up front. So the more guys who have experienced in 90 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: this defense, will you trust the better? Jillian Blackman a 91 00:04:24,839 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: big part of this Colts defense. Two guys who are 92 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: questionable for the Colts are defensive end Layatu Latu. He 93 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 1: did not practice Wednesday and Thursday. He was limited on 94 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: Friday with a hip injury he sustained against the Packers 95 00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: in Week two. And then Michael Pittman Junior. He popped 96 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: up on the injury report on Friday with a back 97 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: and calf. He did not participate in practice. He is 98 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: listed as questionable. Sounds like Shane Stikeen didn't sound too 99 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: worried about Pittman, with Latto kind of more of a 100 00:04:54,839 --> 00:04:58,359 Speaker 1: we'll see when we get into Sunday, kind of along 101 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 1: the same lines we were just talking about the black Men, 102 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: and obviously a Lot two is a different player, Amanda, 103 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:06,400 Speaker 1: But if the if Chicago's going to throw the ball, 104 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: you need all those defensive linemen available, especially again without 105 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: DeForest Buckner playing in this game. 106 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, one hundred percent. And that's that's the thing. 107 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 2: I think the biggest thing to keep in mind here 108 00:05:19,040 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 2: is the absence of DeForest Buckner and how much a 109 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:26,039 Speaker 2: lot two brings. Obviously, we know that he brings a 110 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 2: lot to the line, no matter like if Buckner has 111 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 2: been in there or not, but without a big guy 112 00:05:32,200 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 2: likedfo to have somebody like lots. We know his agility, 113 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:37,080 Speaker 2: we know his ability to kind of get in the 114 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,159 Speaker 2: pocket to put pressure on the quarterback. We saw that 115 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:42,720 Speaker 2: especially I think in preseason games that to not have 116 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: either of those guys who were so kind of known 117 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: for their abilities, changes up a lot of how first 118 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 2: of all the Colts d line might look and have 119 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 2: to act, but then also how Chicago might approach their 120 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 2: offensive schemes just because they know obviously we're not gonna 121 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,760 Speaker 2: have to go back go up against a Forest Buckner. 122 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:04,080 Speaker 2: But also if you don't have to worry maybe about 123 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:06,600 Speaker 2: lat two coming around the edge and coming on the 124 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 2: quarterback or something like that, is it's something to definitely 125 00:06:11,839 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: obviously we're going to keep an eye on it going 126 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,760 Speaker 2: into Sunday. But I think one way or another could 127 00:06:17,160 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: have an impact on how the game goes as a whole, 128 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,159 Speaker 2: which you might not expect from a rookie. But also 129 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 2: we've talked about how law too is not your average 130 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 2: rookie and not your average player. 131 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, he will play a big part in the past 132 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: rush if the Colts can figure out how to stop 133 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: the run forced Caleb Williams into some third and longs. 134 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: One other good bit of injury news, Matt Gay is 135 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 1: good to go for this game. He popped up on 136 00:06:38,320 --> 00:06:42,800 Speaker 1: the injury report Wednesday with what a right quad issue. 137 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: He was DNP on Wednesday, then he kicked in full Thursday. Friday. 138 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:49,040 Speaker 1: We had a chance to catch up with him in 139 00:06:49,040 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: the locker room, and he talked about the misses he's had, 140 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 1: that the ball's coming off his foot good. He just 141 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: needs to kind of adjust his aiming point almost so structurally, 142 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:04,479 Speaker 1: I guess Siegurally there's nothing wrong with him physically, it's 143 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 1: just he's got to get the aiming point down. And 144 00:07:07,279 --> 00:07:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, the Colts are gonna need that. They're gonna 145 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: need Matt Gay to be able to hit those fifty 146 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:14,120 Speaker 1: plus yard kicks that we saw him do last year 147 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: in a game as close as this one might be. 148 00:07:16,880 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: Over in Chicago, Amanda, the Bears ruled out four players today, 149 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: the most notable being wide receiver Keenan Allen, who's gonna 150 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: miss his second consecutive game with a heel injury. That 151 00:07:29,040 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: you know, the Bears kind of came into this season 152 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,040 Speaker 1: sort of with this three headed monster at receiver with 153 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 1: Keenan Allen, Roma Dunze and then DJ Moore and without that. 154 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:43,000 Speaker 1: This is something I'm curious about the Colts last week 155 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: against green Bay, they kind of turned their run defense 156 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:50,320 Speaker 1: around when they started playing base to eleven. So what 157 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: that means is early in that game against Green Bay, 158 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,480 Speaker 1: the Coults are playing nickel defense, so they had five 159 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: defensive backs on the field when the Packers had three 160 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:01,400 Speaker 1: wide receivers on the field. After the first three drives 161 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: or green Bay ran all over that defense, they average 162 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: I think nine point eight yards per carry when an 163 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 1: eleven personnel. The Colt switched to playing base so three linebackers, 164 00:08:11,200 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 1: four defensive backs, so they took that extra dB off 165 00:08:14,000 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: the field. They put Jail and Carlais on the field. 166 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: From that point on, green Bay averaged i think it 167 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: was three yards per carry when running it out of eleven. 168 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: So what this all The long winded point I'm getting 169 00:08:23,960 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: to here, Amanda, is if Keenan Allen doesn't play in 170 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: this game, which he is not, now you take out 171 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: kind of the slot receiver in the Bears offense, does 172 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:37,000 Speaker 1: that allow the Colts to feel more comfortable playing three 173 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,200 Speaker 1: linebackers to say we just we got to stop the run. 174 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: That's going to be a really interesting push and pull 175 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 1: for me. Anything interesting you kind of heard about this 176 00:08:45,679 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: game just from talking to guys in the locker room 177 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:50,640 Speaker 1: that sort of, you know, peaked your interest this week, Amanda. 178 00:08:51,840 --> 00:08:55,320 Speaker 2: You know, I think it there's a balance, and I 179 00:08:55,320 --> 00:08:56,599 Speaker 2: know you've got this on the rundown, and then I 180 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:58,640 Speaker 2: think we're probably going to be about to talk about 181 00:08:59,200 --> 00:09:02,800 Speaker 2: there's a balance. It's between thinking about games in the 182 00:09:02,840 --> 00:09:05,839 Speaker 2: past and just focusing on this game against Chicago and 183 00:09:05,920 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 2: kind of just taking it for what it is as 184 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: one game on a Sunday that you really want to 185 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 2: go win for I guess lack of a better way 186 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 2: to describe it. And that was kind of what Anthony 187 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 2: Richardson was talking about, where you know this is you 188 00:09:19,320 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 2: think about the losses for a little bit, but then 189 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 2: you just got to move on. It's like you move 190 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 2: on from one bad play on the field, that kind 191 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 2: of thing. And so I cause I think people are wondering, 192 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:31,840 Speaker 2: if you know, maybe there's an increased amount of pressure 193 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 2: on the team because it's at Lucasfoyle. You're owing to, 194 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 2: you're going in, you want to get a win in 195 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,840 Speaker 2: front of your home fans, like this is the time 196 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 2: to do it, you know. But I think for a 197 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,959 Speaker 2: lot of them, they're excited, obviously, but they're excited because 198 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:46,720 Speaker 2: it's just another game at Lucas Weil, not necessarily because 199 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,880 Speaker 2: it's the game to go on and get your first 200 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 2: win of the season, because the way that they're approaching 201 00:09:52,160 --> 00:09:55,680 Speaker 2: it is not necessarily in that grander scheme of things. 202 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: More so, as we've got some things to fix, we've 203 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,120 Speaker 2: got some things to work on, here's another chance to 204 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: do that. They were thinking the same thing against Green 205 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 2: Bay didn't necessarily work completely in their favor. But that 206 00:10:06,679 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 2: mindset isn't changing, and so it's not like there's a 207 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 2: whole lot of pressure on them that they're putting on 208 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 2: to themselves this one specific weekend, which is something that 209 00:10:15,640 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: I picked up on over you know, however, many days 210 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 2: we were at practice in the locker room this past week. 211 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, this is a veteran team that has 212 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,160 Speaker 1: been through a lot of these seasons. You hear from 213 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: Zaire Franklin, Ryan Kelly, who we hear in twenty eighteen 214 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: when the Colts started off one in five. You know, 215 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,480 Speaker 1: guys who were even here in twenty twenty one when 216 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: the Colts started off zero to three and frankly should 217 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:38,319 Speaker 1: have made the playoffs if they didn't implode at the 218 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,360 Speaker 1: end of the season against Jacksonville. So then you can 219 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,520 Speaker 1: turn the season around. It only just kind of takes 220 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: one win to get the ball rolling. For me, Amanda, 221 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: the thing I was always I was zeroed in on 222 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: this week is just like what that mentality of the 223 00:10:49,960 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: run defense was. Yeah, And I had an interesting conversation 224 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,080 Speaker 1: with Dio Dangbo where he said at halftime at Green Bay, 225 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,680 Speaker 1: it was kind of a look yourself in the mirror 226 00:10:57,679 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: moment for this defense. And you know, so they came 227 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: out and played pretty well in the second half. Like 228 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: the style of football they played in the second half, 229 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,000 Speaker 1: I think they all thought they should have been playing 230 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:12,160 Speaker 1: in the first half, just suffocating Green Bay, not allowing 231 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: them to march downfield on them the way they did. 232 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 1: Now it's all about carrying that over. Zia Franklin said, 233 00:11:17,000 --> 00:11:18,640 Speaker 1: you know, look, we showed we can stop the run 234 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: in the second half. Now we got to do it 235 00:11:20,480 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: for an entire game. Kennymore of the second said, we 236 00:11:22,840 --> 00:11:24,800 Speaker 1: can of a slow start, We've got to get off 237 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:26,760 Speaker 1: to a fast start in terms of stopping the run. 238 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,200 Speaker 1: Because if the Colts can do that and you get 239 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: Caleb Williams into third and long. That Sunday night game 240 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:34,120 Speaker 1: that the Bears played against Houston, Dednil Hunter was in 241 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:37,480 Speaker 1: the backfield the entire game. That Bears offensive line is shaky, 242 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,439 Speaker 1: and this could be an opportunity for the Colts pass 243 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:44,760 Speaker 1: rush to really get home against the Bears. Just real 244 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: quick on Anthony Richardson, because I know you wrote about 245 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 1: him and he kind of touched on him. I thought 246 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: it was interesting, just a lot of the guys in 247 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: the locker room kind of stepping up and saying, Amanda, 248 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: he doesn't have to do it all like that mentality too, 249 00:11:57,760 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: of like, yeah, he's an alien in terms of his 250 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: athleticism and what he can do. But we don't want 251 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:04,559 Speaker 1: Anthony to feel like he has to do it all 252 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:06,040 Speaker 1: to turn around this ZO and two season. 253 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:10,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you look at Anthony, you read about him, 254 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: you watch him play, you can see just how much 255 00:12:13,640 --> 00:12:16,880 Speaker 2: pressure he kind of puts on himself and just kind 256 00:12:16,920 --> 00:12:19,720 Speaker 2: of all the responsibility that he shoulders as a quarterback, 257 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 2: but then also just kind of as a person and 258 00:12:21,400 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: wanting to succeed on his own right, but then wanting 259 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,600 Speaker 2: his own team, the rest of his team to succeed 260 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: as well. And you mentioned, you know, the other players, 261 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 2: and Jonathan Taylor was one who specifically talked about this 262 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 2: of making sure that Richardson knew that this is a 263 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 2: full team effort and that it takes everyone, and to 264 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 2: not shoulder all of the responsibility. And I don't want 265 00:12:43,360 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 2: to say not worry about it, because everybody, obviously you 266 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 2: are going to worry about it if you're not being 267 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 2: if you're not winning, but to take it all with 268 00:12:50,400 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 2: the mindset of there are fifty other guys in here 269 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 2: who are all also contributing in this game and also 270 00:12:55,960 --> 00:13:00,199 Speaker 2: playing in this game, who have just as much responsibility 271 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: to take as Richardson does. And I kind of I 272 00:13:03,480 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 2: mentioned this in the article that I wrote that whether 273 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 2: you win or lose a football game, everybody kind of 274 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,480 Speaker 2: looks to the quarterback first. And you know, those are 275 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 2: a lot of the highlights that we see or the 276 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: low lights that we see, and so it's easy to 277 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:17,000 Speaker 2: you know, you are going to be in the spotlight 278 00:13:17,040 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 2: as a quarterback. But I think it says a lot 279 00:13:19,320 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 2: about Jonathan Taylor as the running back, and then the 280 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,760 Speaker 2: O line and the D line and everybody you mentioned 281 00:13:24,760 --> 00:13:27,200 Speaker 2: has really kind of made it clear how much they 282 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 2: support Richardson, but then also how much they they respect 283 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:34,080 Speaker 2: him enough to be like, look, you take responsibility for 284 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 2: what you have to do, but we also have to 285 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,840 Speaker 2: take responsibility for us. We're not going to baby you 286 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:40,680 Speaker 2: and tell you that everything's going to be okay, but 287 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 2: you can rely on us to also support you as 288 00:13:44,720 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 2: a locker room and not everything. Like you said, it's 289 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 2: it comes down to everybody. You all have to contribute 290 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 2: to win a football game. It's not just on the 291 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 2: quarterback or on just one person. 292 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: All right, well that's going to do it for us. 293 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 1: Here on this episode of the Two Minute Drill podcast 294 00:13:58,400 --> 00:14:01,520 Speaker 1: presented by nerd war If you're coming to the game, Sunday, 295 00:14:01,760 --> 00:14:03,960 Speaker 1: be ready to make some noise. I know a ton 296 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,080 Speaker 1: of people from Chicago are coming down for the game, 297 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: a lot of Bears fans. Let's drown them out. Let's 298 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,360 Speaker 1: make sure that we make as much noise as we 299 00:14:11,400 --> 00:14:14,520 Speaker 1: can at Luke Soil Stadium on Sunday. We're gonna be 300 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: back myself and Bill Brooks Sunday night, excuse me, breaking 301 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: down Colts and Bears, and then we'll have our usual 302 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: offering of podcasts here on the Colts Audio Network all 303 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,680 Speaker 1: week after the Colts play the Bears and leading up 304 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: to the Colts playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. For Amanda Foster, 305 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,640 Speaker 1: I'm JJ Stankowitz. Thanks for listening to this episode of 306 00:14:33,640 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: The Two Minute Drill presented by Nerd Wallet. We'll talk 307 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: to you next week.