1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,840 Speaker 1: Welcome into another episode of the Two Minute Drill podcast, 2 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: presented by Nerd Wallet, Play Smart finance Harder. I'm jj Sankobitz, 3 00:00:10,440 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: joined again by Colts dot Com writer Amanda Foster, and 4 00:00:13,240 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: we've got all your last minute news notes and observations, 5 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 1: and let's be honest, this is going to be a 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: podcast just about the Colts injury report as they look 7 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: to end their nine game road losing streak against the 8 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:27,000 Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at EverBank Stadium. Let's get the 9 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: podcast started, all right, Amanda. The Colts on Friday ruled 10 00:00:31,280 --> 00:00:34,800 Speaker 1: three players out. We'll knock them out here. Jonathan Taylor 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: is out with an ankle injury, Kennymore the second is 12 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: out with a hip injury, and Quitty Pays out with 13 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: a quad injury. Now, the guy who is not listed 14 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: out on Friday is quarterback Anthony Richardson. So Anthony Richardson 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,360 Speaker 1: was limited in practice Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. Shane Steichen, 16 00:00:50,400 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: when asked about if Richardson could be available, said we'll see. 17 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: Did what do we know about where Richardson is right 18 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: now and what sort of just you know, Shane Stickin 19 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: didn't really reveal much, right, right, But it sounds like Amanda, 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,920 Speaker 1: this is something that is probably gonna be determined in 21 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:11,919 Speaker 1: the next twenty four to forty eight hours whether he 22 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: is able to play on Sunday or not. 23 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:14,240 Speaker 2: Yeah. 24 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 3: And that's the thing is that we really don't know 25 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 3: a whole lot because Shane is not saying a whole 26 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 3: lot about it rightfully, So Anthony's not saying a whole 27 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 3: lot about it rightfully. So what we do know from 28 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: Michael Pittman is that Anthony has been practicing to whatever 29 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 3: extent he can. He's been preparing like he's going to 30 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,479 Speaker 3: play on Sunday. Take that with a grain AsSalt, take 31 00:01:33,520 --> 00:01:35,960 Speaker 3: it for what it's worth. But so I think the 32 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 3: thing that we can definitively say that we know is 33 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 3: that he's going to be ready in every and every 34 00:01:44,040 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 3: possible way. My computer almost just fell. My computer does 35 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 3: not need to go on the injury report. Anthony Richardson, 36 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: if he plays, will be ready to play in the 37 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 3: way that he's been I'm not. 38 00:01:56,520 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: Very well, you know what I mean. 39 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: Right, He's operated this week with the earthency like he 40 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: is going to play. That does not mean he is 41 00:02:03,360 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 1: going to play, But behind the scenes, he is prepared 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: to start. Yes, again, that does not mean he will start. 43 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 1: I think that again, that determination will be made in 44 00:02:14,760 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: the next twenty four to forty eight hours. But for 45 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: right now, I think it's good news that the Colts 46 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: did not rule him out on Friday. Percent that it's 47 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 1: not to the extent his injury is not to the 48 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 1: extent Amanda where the Colts said it's not worth it, it's 49 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: not worth it to risk it. Now again that again 50 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: we're saying this all like. It does not mean he 51 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 1: is going to play. We are going to find that 52 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:39,920 Speaker 1: out in the coming days. But I do like that 53 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:42,520 Speaker 1: Pittman said that he saw it. Yeah, because that's how 54 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: you have to operate. If there is a one percent 55 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 1: chance or a fifty percent chance or a ninety percent 56 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: chance that you're going to play, you have to operate 57 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:52,280 Speaker 1: like you're going to play. And that was really good 58 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: to hear from Pittman. 59 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, one hundred percent. 60 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,120 Speaker 3: And that's that's the thing too, is that you talk 61 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: to anybody in the locker room or any of the coaches, 62 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 3: and there's still an incredible amount of confidence in Anthony 63 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 3: in whatever form that they believe in him. They trust 64 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 3: him whenever he comes back. However, you know there's not 65 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 3: anything that's lost there even if he doesn't play on Sunday. 66 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 1: So I don't think this so Richardson being limited, Just 67 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 1: so our listeners know, when you're listed as limited, it 68 00:03:18,840 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: means you didn't take one hundred percent of the snaps 69 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: you usually would have taken in practice. So that means 70 00:03:25,760 --> 00:03:27,560 Speaker 1: that Richardson, as he went through the week, he did 71 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,800 Speaker 1: he never got a full practice in, But that is 72 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: not a deterrent to him playing. That's something Shane Steichen 73 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 1: said on Wednesday. It's something Anthony Richardson told us on Wednesday, 74 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: like he does not feel like he needs a full 75 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 1: week of practice. If he's cleared medically to play, he 76 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: can play. Yeah, And that goes into taking the mental 77 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: reps behind Joe Flacco. You know, Flacco is in there, 78 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,600 Speaker 1: like Richardson, still studying it, going through it. 79 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 2: Doing the movements without actually holding the full. 80 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 1: Exactly right, seeing where Flacco went with the football, just 81 00:03:57,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: stuff like that, so he can be prepared if he 82 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: has to play. It's similar to what Joe Flacco has 83 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: to do to get ready for a game, where Flacco 84 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: never knows if he's going to come into a game 85 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 1: if Richardson's starting, But you have to be mentally locked 86 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 1: into practice go through those so you can come out 87 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: and play like Flacco did against Pittsburgh Amanda, where he 88 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: went sixteen to twenty six and converted a bunch of 89 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,159 Speaker 1: third downs with basically no practice time. 90 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:20,240 Speaker 2: With these guys, that's Joe Flacco for you, and I 91 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:20,479 Speaker 2: thought there. 92 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 3: I thought Jonathan Taylor made a good point when when 93 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 3: he spoke this week, is that there's a level of 94 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 3: professionalism to being in the NFL where you can go 95 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 3: out and play and perform without fully practicing every single 96 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 3: day that week. And that's not something that I necessarily 97 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 3: have heard from a lot of people per se. 98 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 2: I just don't know if it's a good way to 99 00:04:41,040 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 2: put it. 100 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 3: It's right. He makes a good point of you know, 101 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:47,840 Speaker 3: you're gonna get banged up a little bit, you might 102 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 3: not be able to practice full go every single day, 103 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 3: but if the time comes and you are medically cleared 104 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,280 Speaker 3: and you get out on the field, there is an 105 00:04:56,320 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 3: expectation that you are still going to be able to 106 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: play the way that you would anyway. 107 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, this is the NFL, so you're expected to do it. 108 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:05,440 Speaker 1: One other thing to touch on here, I think there's 109 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: kind of a competitive advantage for the Colts right now 110 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:12,240 Speaker 1: in that we don't know who's gonna start. And if 111 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: we don't know who's gonna start, and the Colts don't know, well, 112 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:19,640 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jaguars they also don't know exactly. And something 113 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: that's stuck in my head last week was Mike Tomlin 114 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: saying after the Steelers lost to the Colts that it 115 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 1: took Pittsburgh too long to adjust to Flacco coming into 116 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: the game. And he said, you know, we prepare for 117 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson all week. We've got this game plan, and 118 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:38,800 Speaker 1: we didn't adjust fast enough. So for Jacksonville, like Richardson 119 00:05:38,839 --> 00:05:43,599 Speaker 1: and Flacco, what they bring to an offense two very 120 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: different things. But I mean they have their similarities and 121 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: that they've got strong arms and they can push the 122 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 1: ball downfield. But when it comes to the run game, 123 00:05:51,320 --> 00:05:54,160 Speaker 1: there is a huge difference of what you're preparing for. 124 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:59,800 Speaker 1: I wonder if the Colts going into this weekend not 125 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:03,720 Speaker 1: knowing if Richardson's going to play, how that impacts Jacksonville 126 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: going about their business in a game where they're I 127 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: mean a man of their own four right, and you know, 128 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: you kind of dug into some of their quotes just 129 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: for like an around the AFC South thing earlier this week. 130 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,800 Speaker 1: But yeah, they're a team that's in real deep trouble 131 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 1: right now and needs to climb out of it, and 132 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,400 Speaker 1: any any little wrench you can throw in that hopefully 133 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: can give the Cults an advantage no matter who's playing quarterback. 134 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:25,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I mean that's the thing, is that this 135 00:06:25,279 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: kind of for Jacksonville is maybe just one more added 136 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 3: thing that they have to think about. 137 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 2: On top of being zero and four. 138 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 3: The weather is apparently not supposed to be very good 139 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 3: in Jacksonville for whatever. That's where there are a lot 140 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 3: of questions from the outside media about things going on 141 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:41,039 Speaker 3: in the locker room and just how the whole vibe 142 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 3: of the team. And then you have to prepare for 143 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: both quarterbacks who, like you said, or bring similarities but 144 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 3: also a lot of different things and are both very 145 00:06:49,960 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 3: talented and are both intimidating to go up against in 146 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 3: their own different ways. Is that I would struggle to 147 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 3: believe that there's not some sort of even if it's 148 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:04,279 Speaker 3: just minuscule advantage for the Colts in having this sort 149 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 3: of uncertainty around who who the Jaguars are going to 150 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 3: have to play against, just because that's kind of the 151 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 3: the nature of the game, because you'd want to prepare 152 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 3: for both because you don't know, but that takes away 153 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 3: in that sense then preparing for one or the other, 154 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 3: and then you have to adjust on the fly. And 155 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 3: with how Jacksonville, you know, if they're they're down by 156 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 3: a couple scorers, and you have to adjust to these 157 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: things who you don't really know how that's going to 158 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:28,920 Speaker 3: go until you're in that situation, right, all right. 159 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: So let's talk about some of the guys who were 160 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 1: ruled out today. We got to start with Jonathan Taylor. 161 00:07:33,200 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 1: He sustained a sprained ankle last week against the Steelers. 162 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 1: He did not practice at all this week, and the 163 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: Colts on Friday say he's not going to play. So 164 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: without Jonathan Taylor out there, who's been one of, if 165 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: not the most important player for this Colts offense this year, 166 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,600 Speaker 1: what does it look like out of the backfield, Amanda. 167 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 3: Well, it's more than likely I think some sort of 168 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 3: running back by committee scenarios. 169 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 1: What change? 170 00:07:56,720 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 2: Styke said that, Yes, both Tyler. 171 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 3: Goodson and Trey Sermon have seen limited time this year, 172 00:08:03,240 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: with more coming from from Sermon than Goodson, but it's 173 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: both of them. They both talked in the locker room 174 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 3: today and a lot of what you get from them, 175 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 3: or what I got from them, is that they're they're 176 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:17,480 Speaker 3: confident in themselves and they're ready. But there's also this 177 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: sense of like they have learned so much from Jonathan 178 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 3: Taylor in terms of being patient and kind of waiting 179 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 3: for an opportunity like this, because we know how patient 180 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor is on and off the field, and so 181 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 3: they they have taken a lot from him in terms 182 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 3: of just how they are practicing and working and and 183 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 3: learning and everything like that. 184 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 2: But I mean, they're they're excited, they're ready, and there 185 00:08:41,040 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 2: there's no confidence lost. 186 00:08:42,440 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 3: And I noticed this just talking to everybody because there 187 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,720 Speaker 3: are a good amount of injuries kind of throughout the 188 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 3: locker room, is that everybody who's being called upon to 189 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 3: go play and replacement of some of these big names 190 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 3: you could talk about the cornerbacks and Kenny Moore too, 191 00:08:57,160 --> 00:09:02,240 Speaker 3: is there's no confidence lost in anybody, in anybody else 192 00:09:02,240 --> 00:09:04,839 Speaker 3: who is being asked to step up and perform because 193 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 3: they all they it was Terry Sermon. 194 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,400 Speaker 2: Who said, we're in the NFL. You know, we're in 195 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 2: this locker room. 196 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,480 Speaker 3: We're here for a reason, and it's because they're all 197 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,120 Speaker 3: talented enough and everybody believes in them enough to go 198 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 3: out and kind of just do what they're supposed to do. 199 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:22,480 Speaker 3: Even if it's not you know, Jonathan Taylor growing out 200 00:09:22,520 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 3: and doing that. I think there's still a significant run 201 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 3: threat for the Colts this weekend. 202 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: I mean, those guys are going to probably need to 203 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: do what they did against Pittsburgh last year where Goodson 204 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,560 Speaker 1: and Sermon both had really good games against the Steelers 205 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: where they came in for Zack Moss who was injured 206 00:09:36,040 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: in that game. Just some good news on Taylor. It 207 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: doesn't seem like this is something that is as serious 208 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 1: as the ankle injury he dealt with in twenty twenty 209 00:09:45,760 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: two into twenty twenty three. The Colts have never considered 210 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: putting him on injured reserve, which is good news. So 211 00:09:53,040 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 1: hopefully Taylor's back sooner rather than later. Just kind of 212 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:57,319 Speaker 1: reading the tea leaves. 213 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 3: Yeah, well on that one, And he said the other 214 00:09:59,400 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 3: day that kind of he was asked what he would 215 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 3: need to see from himself in terms of being confident 216 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:04,920 Speaker 3: to go on the field. And I don't want to 217 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,320 Speaker 3: speak for him because he hasn't spoken since then, but 218 00:10:07,720 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 3: he said that he wanted to be able to move 219 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: around and make cuts and be explosive because obviously you 220 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:13,920 Speaker 3: need to do that as a running back. And I 221 00:10:13,960 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 3: feel like maybe in this situation with a player like him, 222 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:19,280 Speaker 3: if there is a thought that he wouldn't be able 223 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 3: to do that to the best of his ability, or 224 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 3: in a sense that it would further injure him, you're not. 225 00:10:25,320 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 2: Going to risk. 226 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:27,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, you don't want to take the risks in week five. 227 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:29,600 Speaker 3: Right when you know that you have guys who can 228 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 3: come out and have the potential to have these big games. 229 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,319 Speaker 3: You know you're you're not gonna want to sideline your 230 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 3: running back for the rest of the year. 231 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: Right, So let's talk about the two guys on defense 232 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: who are ruled out today, Kenny Moore the second with 233 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: a hip, Quidy Pay with a quad. Those guys both 234 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:47,760 Speaker 1: now will miss their second consecutive games. Amanda, you wrote 235 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: a lot about the cult secondary this week with how 236 00:10:51,440 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: guys like chrys Lamon's and Sam Wollmack the third have 237 00:10:54,559 --> 00:10:57,319 Speaker 1: stepped in and done a really good job. Yeah, Lamon's 238 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 1: is going to have to step in again for Kenny 239 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,120 Speaker 1: walmack in there for Juju Brents, who's on injured reserve. 240 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: What did you kind of learn about those guys, the 241 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: mentality they have, how their teammates trust them, and what 242 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 1: you think the Colts can get out of them in 243 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 1: this game against Jacksonville. 244 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. I talked to Jalen Jones about about both of 245 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 3: them a little bit, and one of the biggest things 246 00:11:15,800 --> 00:11:19,480 Speaker 3: that Jalen said about Samuel specifically is that he since 247 00:11:19,520 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 3: he's come in and he got heared at the end 248 00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:23,839 Speaker 3: of August when he got picked up off Waivers, is 249 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 3: he's a guy that Jalen said, he's a guy that 250 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 3: quote has the it so you know that factor, right, 251 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 3: you know, And that kind of spoke a lot to 252 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: me about the confidence level that the rest of the 253 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 3: locker room has in a guy like Samuel and that 254 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 3: he's got this winning mentality. He wants to win everything, 255 00:11:41,760 --> 00:11:43,160 Speaker 3: even if it's just kind of like a one on 256 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 3: one rep that he gets with a guy in practice 257 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 3: or in a game. And similarly with Chris, is that 258 00:11:49,120 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 3: they just they want to prove themselves when they get 259 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: out there. And everybody in this cornerback room has always 260 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 3: preached preparation and Chris specifically talked about that and how 261 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 3: he felt like everybody was able to come out and 262 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 3: have success against the Steelers is because of the way 263 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,960 Speaker 3: they prepared throughout the week. And you figure that you're 264 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,120 Speaker 3: gonna prepare just like that, if not even more this 265 00:12:09,200 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 3: week without Kenny, and kind of knowing what it took 266 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 3: to prepare, you know, like what they Kenny didn't play 267 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 3: against the Steelers, So knowing that how they prepared that 268 00:12:18,040 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 3: week set them up for the sort of success that 269 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 3: they had against Pittsburgh. Similarly, going to go into this week, 270 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 3: you would assume. But the other thing is that and 271 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:29,000 Speaker 3: Samuel told me this that there's a lot of confidence 272 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 3: and you know, obviously they both had good games against 273 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,479 Speaker 3: the Steelers, but they're they're not satisfied. 274 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:36,199 Speaker 2: Would that like I asked? 275 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 3: I asked sam He's like, you got you had a 276 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 3: couple of really good pass breakups, blah blah blah. He 277 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 3: was like, yeah, but it would have been better if 278 00:12:41,640 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 3: I could have gotten to pick. I was like, Okay, 279 00:12:44,679 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 3: I'm not going to argue with you, right like, you, 280 00:12:47,200 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 3: good point. But that's that's the thing, is that it's 281 00:12:51,280 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 3: one good game. They're like, Okay, cool, it's one good game. 282 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,960 Speaker 3: I have to build on that to continue proving my 283 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 3: proving myself to the rest of the team and proving 284 00:12:58,559 --> 00:13:00,960 Speaker 3: that I belong here is that you have to build 285 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 3: on it. And so you think that these two guys 286 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 3: with this opportunity to build on a really good game, 287 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:08,840 Speaker 3: are going to do everything they can to do just that. 288 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 1: For the Colts defensive line missing Quidy pay again, it's 289 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: another day, another game where the depth is going to 290 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:18,199 Speaker 1: have to step up. And that goes into as well. 291 00:13:18,400 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 1: The Colts put Taekwon Lewis on injury reserve on Tuesday, 292 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: So Taekwon Shane Stikeen did tell us there's a chance 293 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: he can come back this year. That's good. But Taekwon 294 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: Lewis is kind of a glue guy in that defensive 295 00:13:29,640 --> 00:13:31,440 Speaker 1: line room. You ask him to do anything, he's going 296 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,320 Speaker 1: to do it at a high level. And this is 297 00:13:33,320 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: against the Jaguars team that the Colts d line depth 298 00:13:36,120 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: is going to be tested Jacksonville. While they're own four 299 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:40,760 Speaker 1: and they've struggled in a lot of areas they are 300 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: second in the NFL and rushing guards per carry at 301 00:13:43,120 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: five point seven per play. And then they also don't 302 00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: really turn the ball over. That's a formula that while 303 00:13:50,200 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: they've had a lot of other issues, like a ton 304 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:54,280 Speaker 1: of other issues, if you can run the ball and 305 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: don't turn the ball over, you're gonna have a chance 306 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:58,000 Speaker 1: to win a game. And the Jags have lost three 307 00:13:58,120 --> 00:13:59,960 Speaker 1: or four games by believe it's five or fewer point 308 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,560 Speaker 1: it's right, So the Colts d line's going to need 309 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 1: to show up. They're going to need to stop the 310 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: run and then force Trevor Lawrence into some situations or 311 00:14:07,920 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 1: maybe he puts the ball into harms away and you 312 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:11,920 Speaker 1: can try to take it away. There one other guy 313 00:14:11,920 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: to talk about here, Amanda Ryan Kelly, another guy who 314 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: was not ruled out on Friday. He's been dealing with 315 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,120 Speaker 1: a neck injury, so we'll see on him going into 316 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:25,000 Speaker 1: the weekend. But Tanner Bordolini last week had a fantastic 317 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 1: NFL debut, a guy who the Colts all they learned 318 00:14:28,800 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: real quick they can trust him to go in there 319 00:14:30,280 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: at center and play. 320 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: I don't know if you could have heard more praise 321 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 3: for Tanner Bordolini after the game and throughout the week 322 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 3: than you did from anybody you asked about him. And 323 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 3: I think that says enough right there to come in 324 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 3: behind a guy like Ryan Kelly, who obviously has taught 325 00:14:45,640 --> 00:14:48,560 Speaker 3: Tanner a lot in the background. But I mean that 326 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 3: for me, hearing how confident everybody was and how happy 327 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 3: they were with how Tanner performed, that that's that's as 328 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:58,200 Speaker 3: good as you can kind of get with with a center. 329 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:00,480 Speaker 1: The Jaguars do have one play or who we're going 330 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: to keep an eye on going forward, defensive end Josh 331 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 1: Hines Allen, who we know. He's, you know, double digit 332 00:15:06,440 --> 00:15:09,320 Speaker 1: sack guy every year, really really good player, but he 333 00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 1: is going through the concussion protocol. Head coach Doug Peterson 334 00:15:12,040 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: did say today that he is quote optimistic hinz Allen 335 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: will be able to clear the protocol and play Sunday 336 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: against the Colts. So one guy to keep on ion 337 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: on the opposing sideline right there, Amanda, that's going to 338 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,600 Speaker 1: do it for us here. It was a long podcast, 339 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: a lot of guys banged up. 340 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: That'll happen, You got a lot to talk about. 341 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:32,320 Speaker 1: It, absolutely will. But hey, if the Colts come out 342 00:15:32,360 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 1: of this game with a win and they end that 343 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: nine game losing streak in Jacksonville. Who cares how it looks, 344 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: right with so many guys, bet a win is a win. 345 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: A win is a win, especially when you're missing Jonathan Taylor, Kennymore, 346 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: the second quity pay and potentially well. 347 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 3: And that's so that's the thing is that it would 348 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:46,800 Speaker 3: say so much about this team. And we've talked so 349 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: much already about how gritty they are and how resilient 350 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:51,760 Speaker 3: they are, that this would just kind of add on 351 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 3: top of that of just how ready everybody is. 352 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: If this is the game the Colts go down to 353 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: Jacksonville and win, right, that would say a lot about 354 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,560 Speaker 1: what this team can do this hopefully as guys get 355 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: healthier and healthier. All right, Well, thanks for listening to 356 00:16:03,560 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: this episode of The Two Minute Drill Podcasts presented by 357 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:09,480 Speaker 1: nerd Wallet, Play Smart, finance Harder. I'll be back with 358 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: Bill Brooks on Sunday night with a fresh episode of 359 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:15,160 Speaker 1: Instant Reaction breaking down the Colts and Jaguars. And then 360 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 1: be sure you're subscribed to us here on the Colts 361 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: Audio Network to get all of our podcasts next week 362 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,320 Speaker 1: as the Colts wrap up Jacksonville and look ahead to 363 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans in Week six. Until then, so long, 364 00:16:25,400 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: and enjoy Sunday's game.