1 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:08,799 Speaker 1: Hey, Colts fans, I'm JJ Stankovitzen. Welcome into another episode 2 00:00:08,840 --> 00:00:12,560 Speaker 1: of The Colt Show in Indianapolis. Colts Podcast we are 3 00:00:12,600 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: presented by Microsoft Surface co Pilot plus PC. Awesome episode 4 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,919 Speaker 1: coming up today. We're obviously coming to you on Tuesday. 5 00:00:20,360 --> 00:00:22,160 Speaker 1: Now that's a bit of a change. We got the 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: Jack Doyle Podcast moving to Thursday. By the way, you're 7 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: not gonna want to miss that one this week because 8 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: Jack is sitting down with Tyler Warren. Really excited for 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 1: that interview to great tight ends talking to each other. 10 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: But yeah, like I said, awesome episode today. I had 11 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: a chance to sit down with center Tanner Bordolini, who 12 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: I think we need to have a conversation about how 13 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: good he's playing like he is. The stuff he's doing 14 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: in the run game has been awesome. I asked Jonathan 15 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: Taylor after the game Sunday, where obviously we all saw 16 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: what JT did about Bordolini, and he was like, the 17 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,000 Speaker 1: stuff that Tanner is able to do getting to the 18 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:02,240 Speaker 1: second level in space allows JT was like, it makes 19 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,160 Speaker 1: my job easy, where He's like, it's easy for me 20 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: to set up my blocks when you've got a guy 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,480 Speaker 1: like Tanner who can do that. If we're talking about 22 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor making things easy on him, good luck for defenses. 23 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: I don't know what you do at this point. If 24 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: you're a defense like you can take as good of 25 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 1: an angle as you want as if you're a safety. 26 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: And I wrote this in my postgame article on Colts 27 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: dot Com, It's like those two poor Titans safeties on 28 00:01:30,360 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: that eighty yard touchdown looked like five year olds trying 29 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 1: to hit an Olan Ryan fastball. I mean, it's like 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: the stuff that Taylor is doing is insane and if 31 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 1: we're making it easier on him again, which that's what 32 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,520 Speaker 1: he said, Tanner Bordalini is doing, and the tape does 33 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: not lie. Tanner Bordalini has been making it easy for 34 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,280 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. He's also been doing some really good things 35 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 1: in the past protection game. He pulled on a play 36 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: in pass protection for the first time this year against 37 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: the Titans. So he snaps the ball and he pulls 38 00:01:56,640 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: from left to right. Tyler Warren chips Draymont Joe and 39 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 1: then releases into the flat kind of across the formation. 40 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: Bordolini gets there, he blocks Draymont Jones. Linebacker Cody Barton 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: who I think was supposed to have Warren in coverage, 42 00:02:10,720 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: completely loses eighty four. They like, you got Josh Downs 43 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: doing like orbit motion. Then all of a sudden, you 44 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: got sixty shown up here the sitway. What's the center 45 00:02:19,440 --> 00:02:22,360 Speaker 1: doing outside of Brayden Smith's right shoulder. This is weird. 46 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:23,840 Speaker 1: I don't know what's going on. All of a sudden, 47 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:27,080 Speaker 1: Tyler Warren pops wide open for a first down. Daniel 48 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: Jones is able to hit him, just like little things 49 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:30,760 Speaker 1: like that when he turned the tape on with Bordolini. 50 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: His reach blocks have been awesome this year. He is 51 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: playing at a level that if this continues, Quentin Nelson 52 00:02:39,080 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: should not be the only Pro Bowler on this offensive line. 53 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: Let me just say that, and honestly, you can make 54 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: a case that beyond potentially Nelson and Bordelini, there are 55 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: some other Pro Bowlers on this line. But right now, 56 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,399 Speaker 1: really excited to share this conversation I had with Tanner Bordolini. 57 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,440 Speaker 1: We got into Tony Sprano junior, what bort has learned 58 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 1: from Quinton Nelson, some other good stuff about football, and 59 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,440 Speaker 1: then some really interesting stuff about how he got recruited 60 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: to Wisconsin, his home state team We're gonna get to 61 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 1: my chat with Tanderbordolini here on the Cult Show right 62 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:12,600 Speaker 1: after these messages. The Colt Show is presented by Microsoft 63 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: Surface Copilot Plus PC where every day is game day. 64 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: Greatness in the NFL starts long before kickoff. 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Good to have you on the pod here. 83 00:04:14,600 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 2: I appreciate you having me on. 84 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: How's the season felt for you so far? 85 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: With a Blast? I think being a part of this team, 86 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 2: it's been a lot of fun these first few weeks, uh, 87 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: kind of getting the rhythm, you know, a lot of 88 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 2: new guys playing new spots, so as an offense, getting 89 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 2: in that rhythm. I think we're finally starting to really 90 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,719 Speaker 2: click on every drive and it's it's it's been a 91 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 2: really really a lot of fun to play. 92 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 1: For you, to for you and and Matt to step 93 00:04:34,680 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: in at center and right guard this year. How smooth 94 00:04:37,880 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: has that transition been and would have been? Who've been 95 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 1: the guys who have helped out the most with that transition? 96 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,160 Speaker 2: I think it's it's gone really well. I mean, obviously 97 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 2: those are big shoes to fill with Ryan and Will leaving, 98 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,480 Speaker 2: but I think everyone in the room, Tony Q, Braden, Bernie, Danny, 99 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: they're all guys that have really helped me and Matt 100 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,720 Speaker 2: kind of figure out what we gotta do. Build that confidence, 101 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,559 Speaker 2: build that Uh, kind of synergy with the other guys 102 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: where I feel like at this point they're really click 103 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,599 Speaker 2: and really playing well as a group. And again, the 104 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,039 Speaker 2: standard for our group is to be the best in 105 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: the NFL, So when those guys left, the standard doesn't change. 106 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 2: We have to step up and rise of the occasion. 107 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 2: So I think being Mad had done a good job, 108 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:16,000 Speaker 2: and obviously there's things we can improve, but those guys 109 00:05:16,040 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: will help us get there. 110 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: What is coach Sprano like as a as a coach, 111 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: as a person who deeply cares about you and your success. 112 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 2: He's great, definitely one of the best coaches I've had 113 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,919 Speaker 2: in my life, and uh, it's it's really great to 114 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 2: come in and work with him. I think he understands 115 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,440 Speaker 2: that not every player is the same and that Q 116 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 2: is going to be better at different things than I'm 117 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 2: better than Kim At and Bernie and Matt and Braden. 118 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,400 Speaker 2: So it's different, you know, for every player, and I 119 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 2: think he understands that, you know, it's not a one 120 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 2: size fits all an on line play. So he does 121 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:49,279 Speaker 2: a really good job at kind of coaching you on 122 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 2: your specific style, being versatile in that and putting us 123 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:55,720 Speaker 2: in good spots to be successful, and there's kind of 124 00:05:55,760 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 2: explaining things and always making sure that no matter what, 125 00:05:57,839 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 2: it makes sense to you, and if it doesn't make sense, 126 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 2: he'll find a way to make it make sense. 127 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: What was he like last year where you know, you 128 00:06:02,560 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: did play a little bit last year, but for the 129 00:06:04,279 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: most part you're kind of behind Ryan there. But something 130 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:09,039 Speaker 1: he's talked a lot about is how if you're in 131 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: that room, you're in there for a reason and I'm 132 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,159 Speaker 1: going to coach you and get you ready to play 133 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 1: as a young guy coming in. What did that mean 134 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: to you last year? 135 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,400 Speaker 2: It was huge? And I don't know if it's like 136 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 2: that everywhere. I can't say. It was the only place 137 00:06:19,400 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: I've been and it's been really great to be here. 138 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 2: But he does a great job of making sure everyone 139 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 2: in their room, top to bottom. You know, whether you're 140 00:06:26,080 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: the bottom guy in practice squad or the starting left guard, 141 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,480 Speaker 2: that he's preparing you the same way he expects you 142 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: to prepare. He's coaching you up the same way. You know. 143 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 2: He'll go through all those guys scout reps throughout the 144 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 2: weeks and tell him, hey, here's what I think you're doing. Well, 145 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,440 Speaker 2: here's what I think you need to improve on and 146 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 2: so just kind of having that it was awesome because 147 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 2: every week I was finding things to get better on 148 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 2: on scout team. And then once you finally get that 149 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,320 Speaker 2: chance to go out there and play with the guys 150 00:06:48,360 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 2: that you're ready for that moment, you're ready to put 151 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 2: your best foot forward. And again, just a really great 152 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: coach in that aspect. 153 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,839 Speaker 1: When you got here, I'm curious, what did you like 154 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:57,680 Speaker 1: pick up from Quentin Nelson just kind of like in 155 00:06:57,720 --> 00:06:59,400 Speaker 1: those first couple of months that you were here. 156 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,120 Speaker 2: He's a very big on technique, and I think you know, 157 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: in college you're able to get away with things that 158 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 2: in the NFL you can't. You know, you're not blocking 159 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 2: guys like Buck. You know where he'll get you if 160 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 2: you've been playing a bad technique and kind of you're 161 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 2: more athletic, you're probably a little better than some of 162 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 2: those guys, so you're able to get away with some 163 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 2: things that you're not able to get away with at 164 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 2: this level. And Q is a very very good technician, 165 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:24,120 Speaker 2: and just seeing what he does and how much attention 166 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 2: to detail he has on everything that he does on 167 00:07:25,960 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 2: every block, and it really makes him a great player. 168 00:07:28,920 --> 00:07:30,320 Speaker 2: And I think it's one of the things that you know, 169 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 2: elevates his play on the field, and he'll coach you 170 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 2: up on it in the room. Let'll tell you, hey, 171 00:07:34,200 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 2: I think you need to do this better. I think 172 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 2: this is what I'm seeing. And if I was you, 173 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 2: i'd work on this. And obviously, coming from a guy 174 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: that statue, you're gonna listen, You're gonna take that, take 175 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,480 Speaker 2: those words for what they are. And I think just 176 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 2: taking what he says, learning from and growing, it's been 177 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 2: huge and he's been a really great mentor. 178 00:07:48,800 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: So as I was preparing to have be on the pod, 179 00:07:50,560 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: I was looking at kind of just some cut ups 180 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: of your film that I can access on Pro Football Focus. 181 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: What is the key to a good block at the 182 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:00,560 Speaker 1: second level in space? 183 00:08:01,680 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 2: It's hard because obviously those guys are gonna be more 184 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 2: athletic than right. So I think we just make a 185 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 2: really big emphasis on having tight hands. You know, if 186 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 2: you wrap your hands get in your chest, those little 187 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 2: guys can get in there. They can really pack a 188 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 2: punch and that's what you'll learn. So being the young guy, 189 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 2: you watch, you know, Cu get on the second level 190 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:17,920 Speaker 2: and you're like, Okay, how is he knocking that guy 191 00:08:17,960 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: so far back, and you just watch his hands, his placement, 192 00:08:20,840 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: you know, where he's putting his hat, how he's driving 193 00:08:22,760 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 2: the guy. He does a really good job of it. 194 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 2: And again it's just learning from those older guys who've 195 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 2: been doing at a high level for a long time, 196 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,720 Speaker 2: but really just kind of focusing on those small little things. 197 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: I think my favorite one that I watched was the 198 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: last run of the Arizona game where you and and 199 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 1: Gon's kind of comboed. You get off, you climb to 200 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: the second level, you take the guy out, and that 201 00:08:41,320 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: opens up the lane for JT. Do you have like 202 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,959 Speaker 1: a favorite block you've had this year? Is that even 203 00:08:47,000 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: something that like enters an offensive lineman's mind. 204 00:08:48,640 --> 00:08:50,120 Speaker 2: I mean, I think you have a plenty of favorite 205 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 2: blocks throughout the year, but I think the best part 206 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 2: for me at least is that we have JT. So 207 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:55,760 Speaker 2: it feels like we have two or three of those 208 00:08:55,800 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 2: every game. Whe're like, that's got to be my favorite 209 00:08:57,600 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: of the year. You know, you watch them break one, 210 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 2: you know you have a a good block, and you're like, 211 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,719 Speaker 2: oh my god, there he goes JT. We had a 212 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 2: couple even playing Tennessee last time, where you know JT 213 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 2: just being JT does this thing and you're like that's 214 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,840 Speaker 2: incredible and you had a solid block, but like just 215 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 2: having that guy behind you it makes all your blocks 216 00:09:12,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 2: look good. 217 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: Did you get like Lore? Like JT Lore Wisconsin? 218 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,200 Speaker 2: When I when I got there, they told me like 219 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,120 Speaker 2: damn that JT. He was like really good, Like I 220 00:09:21,160 --> 00:09:22,760 Speaker 2: don't think you understand how good he was. And I 221 00:09:22,800 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: was like, okay, guys, like what you know, like how 222 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:26,760 Speaker 2: good could he have been? He's that good, Like he 223 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:29,120 Speaker 2: is truly that good of a player. Those guys were 224 00:09:29,160 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 2: not over hyping it at all. He he really is 225 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 2: a difference maker and just his ability to make guys 226 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 2: miss has been showcase throughout this year. If we can 227 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 2: get on the second level, you know, he does what 228 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:38,520 Speaker 2: he does. 229 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: Something Bernie said after the Chargers game is that like, 230 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: no matter what the defense does, they're wrong, like how 231 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 1: they're attacking you guys because of JT. What is that 232 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 1: like as an offensive lineman to be like, yeah, you know, 233 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:52,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go execute my assignment. But even if like 234 00:09:52,360 --> 00:09:54,080 Speaker 1: maybe one thing is off on this play, He's still 235 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: gonna make this thing work because he's Jonathan Taylor. 236 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 2: One hundred percent. And that's they call it the JT effect. 237 00:09:58,800 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 2: This is what the older guys are telling me. It 238 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: wassconsin the JT effect is that you could always account 239 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 2: for JT to get the first mistake right, and like 240 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 2: JT's gonna make you right on one. So if you 241 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,080 Speaker 2: can get them to the second level or something like that, 242 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 2: you know JT's going to make you right. And so 243 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 2: we're not always perfect on our blocking assignments. I mean, 244 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 2: it's eleven on eleven. It's a you know, they get 245 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:18,800 Speaker 2: paid too, so we're not gonna be perfect. But having 246 00:10:18,800 --> 00:10:21,280 Speaker 2: a guy like we're back there like that, he really 247 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 2: does factor in that, you know, it makes it really 248 00:10:23,040 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 2: hard on the defense to be right. 249 00:10:24,320 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: I was talking to This was a conversation I was 250 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,360 Speaker 1: having with Tony because you bring up you're not gonna 251 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:31,320 Speaker 1: be perfect, like it's impossible, and like baseball, no one 252 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: throws perfect games, right, Like it's hard to be perfect 253 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,560 Speaker 1: on sixty seventy snaps. How have you learned to move 254 00:10:37,600 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: on from like the one that you didn't get during 255 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 1: the game. 256 00:10:41,720 --> 00:10:43,320 Speaker 2: I think it's something that took a little time. You know, 257 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,600 Speaker 2: obviously everyone wants to throw a perfect game, right, But 258 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 2: this is the NFL. I think the thing you're going 259 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 2: to realize is like even the best players get beat. 260 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,520 Speaker 2: You know, you're watching tape and you see guys like 261 00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:56,440 Speaker 2: Quinn Emirez get beat and you're like, okay, Like if 262 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: he gets beat, it's okay for me to get beat. 263 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:00,360 Speaker 2: Every once in a while. I think there's knowing. You 264 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,439 Speaker 2: know they're gonna get theirs, you're gonna get yours. It's 265 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 2: kind of how this league works. And as a young guy, 266 00:11:05,760 --> 00:11:07,520 Speaker 2: you're gonna get yours, maybe a little more than those 267 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:11,679 Speaker 2: older guys, but uh, it's uh, it's been a good 268 00:11:11,679 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 2: experience and I think just learning that you know it's 269 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 2: one play, but whatever you do in the next play, 270 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 2: it doesn't matter what happened in the last one, just 271 00:11:17,240 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 2: on to the next and kind of having the next 272 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 2: play mentality. 273 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna go back to Wisconsin real quick. So 274 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:23,880 Speaker 1: were you you were a Badger fan growing up? 275 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 2: Right? Yep? 276 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,880 Speaker 1: So did you watch games? And like c JT that 277 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 1: like was that that twenty nineteen season he had where 278 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: he just like went nuclear on the big ten percent? 279 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 2: I was like, this guy is electric and just watching 280 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 2: those Wisconsin teams run the ball the way they did. Yeah, 281 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:39,720 Speaker 2: it was something special. It's something you always aspired and 282 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,959 Speaker 2: I think it's uh cool. You know, we didn't get 283 00:11:42,040 --> 00:11:43,960 Speaker 2: to do that same level at Wisconsin, but we were 284 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:45,800 Speaker 2: able to do it, you know here with JT, which 285 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 2: is pretty awesome. 286 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: You so you grew up in Kiwani, Wisconsin. I looked 287 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:54,200 Speaker 1: at I saw this, This is fun. It's in the 288 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,280 Speaker 1: Packer Land Conference. 289 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 2: Yes, that's great. 290 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:58,200 Speaker 1: I love that. That's That's one of the most Wisconsin 291 00:11:58,240 --> 00:12:01,160 Speaker 1: things I've ever read, is that you're in the Packer Conference. 292 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: What was the step up in competition from high school 293 00:12:06,280 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 1: to college? Because I read your high school also at 294 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: what eighty people in your graduating class? 295 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:14,720 Speaker 2: It was eighty in my graduating class, So the jump 296 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 2: was huge. 297 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: There are more people on the Wisconsin football team than 298 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,280 Speaker 1: we're in your graduating class. 299 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, now to think about it, that's crazy to look 300 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 2: back and say. But no, first off, it was a 301 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,880 Speaker 2: great experience there. I think the best put about small schools. 302 00:12:26,920 --> 00:12:28,240 Speaker 2: You know, you get a couple of things. One and 303 00:12:28,240 --> 00:12:30,240 Speaker 2: you get to play every sport. Yeah, and I think 304 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:32,440 Speaker 2: that bills versatility and you just kind of know everybody. 305 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 2: So like, now that I'm here, I have the whole 306 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 2: support of my hometown and that's been huge. You know, 307 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 2: you well, people twenty thirty people come to games in 308 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,120 Speaker 2: COLS games and it's awesome, Like they're that supportive and 309 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 2: they're that proud and it means a lot to me. 310 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,760 Speaker 2: But the jump was huge. I mean we're playing against 311 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:51,120 Speaker 2: guys that are, you know, five three, five four. You know, 312 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 2: I'm six four, two hundred and seventy pounds in high school, 313 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 2: so it's not too bad. And uh, you know, you 314 00:12:56,880 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 2: get to college now everybody's the best player, you know, 315 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: on their team. Everybody's huge, Like I'm like one of 316 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,920 Speaker 2: the smallest guys we had in our room. I remember 317 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 2: like my first one of my first practices, it was 318 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:07,439 Speaker 2: like a cut off block and I was like I 319 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,640 Speaker 2: always win this block, you know, and in high school 320 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: and I got smoked. Like Matt Henningson he got drafted 321 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 2: by the Broncos the way back when, but he beat 322 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 2: me in the gap so bad. I'm like, wow, Like 323 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,240 Speaker 2: that never happened in high school. So the jump was 324 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 2: pretty big. But over time you kind of get used 325 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:23,840 Speaker 2: to it. Same thing here. The older guys there coach 326 00:13:23,920 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 2: you up on what to do what they do, and 327 00:13:26,559 --> 00:13:28,040 Speaker 2: it was. It was a lot of fun, but definitely 328 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 2: a change. 329 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 1: Okay, So going back, you said, like twenty thirty people 330 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: from her hometown get down here for Colts games. Are 331 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:37,199 Speaker 1: they like RV caravanning down They tailgating, so. 332 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,840 Speaker 2: They always hit the little pregame tailgate. I hear great 333 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 2: reviews about it. I've never been known touchdown. I think 334 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 2: that's what it's called. So yeah, they love that. I've 335 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:46,680 Speaker 2: heard a lot of really good things about it. But 336 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 2: you know, especially that Nashville trip, we had a really 337 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,920 Speaker 2: big crew contown to check it out. But again, they're 338 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,600 Speaker 2: incredibly supportive, and it's like, I think something that you 339 00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:56,840 Speaker 2: really appreciate is that you know, they've been with me 340 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 2: every step of the way. Wisconsin games was the same way. 341 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: You know, we'd have twenty thirty people going, and to 342 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 2: have that same support in Indy has been been really awesome. 343 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: You're the third NFL player to come from Kiwani. I 344 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: read one of the last player to come out of 345 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: your hometown. Has kind of been like a mentor to you. 346 00:14:13,600 --> 00:14:16,439 Speaker 2: Colin Kosher, Yeah, so he was when I was younger. 347 00:14:16,440 --> 00:14:18,080 Speaker 2: It was just crazy to look back because he came 348 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: to the high school like, oh my gosh, that guy 349 00:14:19,640 --> 00:14:21,480 Speaker 2: plays in the NFL, Like, how cool is this? And 350 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 2: he talked to us about what it took for him 351 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: to get there, and just kind of haven't talked to 352 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 2: him in high school. You know, I wanted to play 353 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 2: tight end obviously, I think it worked out okay. But 354 00:14:30,800 --> 00:14:34,920 Speaker 2: him and Jack Novak as well, And yeah, Jack was 355 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 2: a guy that helped coach our team in high school 356 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: and just a tremendous mentor. I'm kind of explaining what 357 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 2: it took for him to get here, what it would 358 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,520 Speaker 2: take for me to get to this level. And again 359 00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,360 Speaker 2: something being from a place like that, you never know 360 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:49,000 Speaker 2: how far you're going to get. Again, not a lot 361 00:14:49,040 --> 00:14:51,480 Speaker 2: of guys do it. So to have those guys kind 362 00:14:51,480 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 2: of paving the way and helping me along the way 363 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 2: was really big, really critical. 364 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: Do you feel like you have the like you want 365 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:01,080 Speaker 1: to represent your hometown well when you go out there 366 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: and play on Sundays, Is that like a motivating factor 367 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:03,520 Speaker 1: for you? 368 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 2: Absolutely? I think it's you know, you always want them 369 00:15:05,720 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 2: to be proud, and you know those coaches you had 370 00:15:08,040 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 2: all along the way, you know, they all played a 371 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 2: big part in your development. You want them to be 372 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,200 Speaker 2: able to, you know, point out to their their kids, 373 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: their grandkids, say hey, I coached that guy and look 374 00:15:17,160 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 2: what he's doing now, and that you know, if you 375 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: put the work, the time in that you guys can 376 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 2: do this. And I think that's the big thing, you know, 377 00:15:23,040 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 2: the big message I want to send. But I really 378 00:15:24,480 --> 00:15:26,320 Speaker 2: want them to be proud of what I'm doing, and 379 00:15:26,360 --> 00:15:27,680 Speaker 2: I think, you know, that's why I come in every 380 00:15:27,720 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 2: day put my best foot forward. 381 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: So I also read that you during your recruiting process, 382 00:15:33,120 --> 00:15:36,000 Speaker 1: you went to a camp at Wisconsin and you were 383 00:15:36,000 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: like two hundred and forty pounds and they told you, like, 384 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: we're not gonna take a two hundred and forty pound 385 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:43,680 Speaker 1: like Lineman. But then the next time you showed up there, 386 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: you were like two seventy five. 387 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,640 Speaker 2: So yeah, so what had happened was like I wasn't 388 00:15:48,680 --> 00:15:51,200 Speaker 2: getting recruited much when I was a sophomore, just because 389 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 2: you know, we're small school, small ball. So I went 390 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:56,720 Speaker 2: to Wisconsin camp went fine, didn't really talk much. But 391 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,160 Speaker 2: I went to the Iowa on the next weekend and 392 00:15:58,200 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: I was again two forty at the time, you know, 393 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,480 Speaker 2: but I did pretty well. I had a couple reps 394 00:16:02,520 --> 00:16:04,240 Speaker 2: against one of their commits that like I beat him 395 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,040 Speaker 2: on like a drive block. So afterwards we're like, hey, 396 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:09,200 Speaker 2: we want to take you around, show you around, and 397 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 2: I was like, oh my gosh, this is unreal. You know, 398 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,440 Speaker 2: you're looking at their facilities like wow, like this is 399 00:16:14,560 --> 00:16:16,960 Speaker 2: you know, the big, big stage. But they're like, hey, 400 00:16:17,000 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 2: you know there's no big ten linemen that play at 401 00:16:19,000 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 2: two hundred and forty pounds. So we're gonna come back 402 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 2: see you in six months. And when we see you, 403 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,280 Speaker 2: want to want to make sure you put on some weight. 404 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,560 Speaker 2: So really locked in over the next couple of months. 405 00:16:26,600 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 2: Went up like thirty pounds over the course of six months, 406 00:16:29,440 --> 00:16:33,200 Speaker 2: eating like crazy, lifting like crazy, but just wanted to 407 00:16:33,240 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 2: show that I was really committed to doing it and 408 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,520 Speaker 2: that I could be that guy for him. 409 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 1: So like cheese curds and brought to me, what's. 410 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 2: Your mist That was like I was eating good. I 411 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 2: was eating good. Obviously being from Wisconsin, that's a staple food. 412 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,400 Speaker 2: So maybe on the weekends. I can't say I was 413 00:16:47,400 --> 00:16:50,560 Speaker 2: completely avoiding them because that'd be a lie. But now 414 00:16:50,600 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 2: I was just really pounding calories, a lot of protein shakes, 415 00:16:53,720 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 2: my Dad would make me too, like two sandwiches after 416 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:59,080 Speaker 2: hot lunch. You'd have hot lunch, go through the line, 417 00:16:59,120 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 2: and then like I'd have two I'm a lunchbox with 418 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 2: the two sandwiches, and they were like you probably never 419 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,600 Speaker 2: seen my dad make a sandwich, why would you? But 420 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 2: they're like probably a half a pound of meat on each. 421 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:11,679 Speaker 2: So I'd sit there for like an hour and just 422 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,200 Speaker 2: have study haul after him, just trying to graze through those. 423 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 2: But it was a grind. But again, my parents are 424 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:18,600 Speaker 2: really helpful and all that, making sure that you know, 425 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 2: they were helping me do whatever it took to get 426 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,359 Speaker 2: where I wanted to be. You know, if I had 427 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 2: to get in the weight room, they were there, let 428 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:25,400 Speaker 2: me in. If I needed extra meals, they were making 429 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 2: them and you know, really critical to get me get 430 00:17:27,800 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 2: in here. 431 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: That's awesome. You also were recruited by Columbia, Yale and Princeton. 432 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 2: Harvard, Harvard Harvard. That was cool. 433 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 1: So you and JT have something in common. You were 434 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: both recruited by a bunch of ivy lis. 435 00:17:37,760 --> 00:17:39,000 Speaker 2: I no, I know it was cool. I told him 436 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 2: I could have been like him. I chose not to. 437 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:42,119 Speaker 2: You know, I could have been a Harvard guess. I 438 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 2: don't know the Harvard Princeton comparison, but I do know 439 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 2: Harvard's pretty prestigious as well. So I was Yale, but 440 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,760 Speaker 2: that just, you know, as great as they are, wasn't 441 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:51,200 Speaker 2: for me. I'm more of a Wisconsin guy. 442 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I'm guessing once that Wisconsin offer came in, 443 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 1: you were just like, this is a slim don Absolutely. 444 00:17:56,800 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 2: I think it's one of those things that like you're 445 00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 2: just you know, you grew up washing it as a kid. 446 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 2: And on top of that, you know, I just felt 447 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 2: like I meshed great with the players there, the coach 448 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:05,640 Speaker 2: is there, and that it was gonna be a great 449 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 2: fit for me, And it's like, how can you not 450 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 2: love Wisconsin. 451 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, I mean I grew up in Chicago. 452 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:14,480 Speaker 1: I love going up to Wisconsin. It's one of my 453 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 1: favorite states in the US. What's your favorite part of Wisconsin. 454 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 2: I love our area. I mean, you're like right on 455 00:18:21,920 --> 00:18:23,919 Speaker 2: the lake, right right on the lake. Some we're probably 456 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 2: like my house is probably like eight minutes from the lake. 457 00:18:26,840 --> 00:18:30,080 Speaker 2: So it's that Kiwane County area, super small, superural, a 458 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:32,440 Speaker 2: lot of fishing. They'll do a lot of charters which 459 00:18:32,480 --> 00:18:33,760 Speaker 2: in the summer is great. You can get up to 460 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 2: Door County. That Door County area is very nice, very touristy. 461 00:18:37,520 --> 00:18:40,679 Speaker 2: So but again, the whole place is great, not just 462 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,160 Speaker 2: the weather. You know, when you're in the summers up there, 463 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 2: that's my kind of weather. You know, it's not too hot. Yeah, 464 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:49,359 Speaker 2: like seventies eight, it's offensive line exactly exactly, that's hot 465 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 2: for me. You know. I talked to some of our 466 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 2: guys and you know, they're from Miami, and it's like, man, 467 00:18:53,920 --> 00:18:56,720 Speaker 2: it's freezing today, Like it's beautiful. It's forty degrees. Like 468 00:18:56,720 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 2: I couldn't ask for a better day. But uh no, 469 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,720 Speaker 2: I think you know, that area up there is just 470 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 2: beautiful and uh something I'll always cherish. 471 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:05,159 Speaker 1: I guess the last thing for you here, now that 472 00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:08,600 Speaker 1: you're you're in Indy, what's your favorite part about being 473 00:19:08,680 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis, this area of the country. 474 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,159 Speaker 2: There's a lot of things I love about Indy. I 475 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 2: think one it's it's very similar to Wisconsin. I think 476 00:19:18,240 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 2: the people here are great, which is huge. I mean, 477 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 2: you know, you go up in that area, everyone's super nice. 478 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:25,359 Speaker 2: I get here and it's the same thing, and you 479 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 2: never know, it's this is like the biggest place I've 480 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,280 Speaker 2: ever been by far. You know, going from Kiwani to 481 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,679 Speaker 2: Madison was a big jump. Madison to here was huge. 482 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:34,720 Speaker 2: But the people here are great. You know, you kind 483 00:19:34,720 --> 00:19:38,119 Speaker 2: of go around meet people at different places. Super friendly, 484 00:19:38,160 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: super nice. There's plenty to do here, and it's big 485 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:44,679 Speaker 2: without being huge, if that makes sense. You know, Like 486 00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:47,800 Speaker 2: I think Indy doesn't feel like Chicago and like that 487 00:19:47,880 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 2: it's super big, a lot going on. Like I feel 488 00:19:50,600 --> 00:19:53,880 Speaker 2: like you can get any part of Indy relatively easy. 489 00:19:53,720 --> 00:19:55,639 Speaker 1: As a Chicago nadi of the no traffic thing. 490 00:19:55,560 --> 00:19:57,399 Speaker 3: Is like, it doesn't feel like like even the there 491 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:02,080 Speaker 3: is traffic, it's never really that bad and okay, but 492 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 3: I love it feels like a happy combination of a 493 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 3: big city in the Midwest. 494 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 1: Awesome. 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You can submit your 503 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 1: questions to me at Colts dot com slash mail bag. 504 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,439 Speaker 1: You can tag me dm me on social media on 505 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:40,720 Speaker 1: x on Instagram, or you can drop a question right 506 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:44,879 Speaker 1: here in the YouTube comments of this episode. Today's question 507 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: comes from Matt Stuthers from Pine Arizona. I believe a 508 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: repeat submitter to the mail bag. Matt asks, as we 509 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: approach the second half of the schedule, there are gonna 510 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:56,600 Speaker 1: be some tough defenses. What reasons do we have to 511 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: believe that the Colts will be able to maintain their 512 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:03,639 Speaker 1: offensive output? So, I mean, obviously the Colts are killing 513 00:21:03,640 --> 00:21:06,960 Speaker 1: it on offens this year. Like the points are just 514 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: falling out of these games. What is it, six of 515 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,719 Speaker 1: eight games the Colts have scored at least thirty in 516 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: seven of eight they've scored twenty nine or more. It's 517 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:21,679 Speaker 1: remarkable what this offense is doing. It really is. The 518 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,600 Speaker 1: defenses are going to get tougher, though, they absolutely are, 519 00:21:25,640 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: so if you look at points per game, just kind 520 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:33,359 Speaker 1: of a general ballpark of what we're working with here. Interestingly, actually, 521 00:21:33,400 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers by points per game have the They're 522 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:38,639 Speaker 1: allowing the most points per game of any of the 523 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:41,560 Speaker 1: colts remaining opponents. They are twenty second in the NFL, 524 00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:45,239 Speaker 1: allowing twenty five points per game. So, coming into this 525 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:49,560 Speaker 1: game on Sunday in Pittsburgh, if you watch any of 526 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,399 Speaker 1: that Sunday Night game last weekend where Jordan Love completed 527 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: twenty straight passes Tucker Craft went off, if you're dreaming 528 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:58,440 Speaker 1: about Tyler Warren having a big game in Pittsburgh, maybe 529 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: your dreams will become reality. We'll see then, moving on 530 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: to the Atlanta Falcons in Berlin, they are thirteenth, averaging 531 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,760 Speaker 1: twenty two points per game allowed. After the bye, the 532 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,120 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs are allowing seventeen point seven points per game. 533 00:22:11,119 --> 00:22:14,680 Speaker 1: That's pending Monday Night football. That's third in the NFL 534 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:17,439 Speaker 1: again before they play the Commanders on Monday Night. The 535 00:22:17,480 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: Houston Texans are number one in the NFL. They are 536 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,720 Speaker 1: allowing fourteen point seven points per game. That is of 537 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: course going to be tough. The Jacksonville Jaguars are fifteenth. 538 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,640 Speaker 1: They are allowing twenty two point one points per game. 539 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: The Seattle Seahawks are seventh at nineteen point four and 540 00:22:32,240 --> 00:22:34,719 Speaker 1: the San Francisco forty nine ers are eighth at twenty 541 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,080 Speaker 1: point five points per game allowed. But the Colts have 542 00:22:38,119 --> 00:22:42,159 Speaker 1: already played some good defenses. The Denver Broncos are a 543 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 1: really really good defense. I think, what is it, they're 544 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,680 Speaker 1: second in the NFL right now? Are there at least 545 00:22:49,720 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: their top five in the NFL in points per game 546 00:22:53,240 --> 00:22:55,800 Speaker 1: allowed at eighteen point nine. The Colts put up twenty nine. 547 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,920 Speaker 1: And the stat that I love going to about the Broncos, 548 00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,760 Speaker 1: so they're on pace to break the nineteen eighty four 549 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:05,080 Speaker 1: Chicago Bears sack record, which is seventy two sacks in 550 00:23:05,080 --> 00:23:08,280 Speaker 1: a season. The Broncos are on pace this year for 551 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: seventy six and a half sacks. If they were to 552 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: break the record, they will do so, getting one sack 553 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:18,600 Speaker 1: against the Colts in Week two, one sack. That is remarkable. 554 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 1: And like Daniel Jones this year, like I'm thinking about 555 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: the floor of this offense, it is set really high 556 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,080 Speaker 1: because Daniel Jones this year is averaging per game he's 557 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 1: getting this is sacks plus interceptions plus fumbles. So we're 558 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,640 Speaker 1: talking about like the drive killing plays, whether you're giving 559 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:41,119 Speaker 1: the ball to the other team or you're inevitably going 560 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 1: to give the ball to the other team because you're 561 00:23:42,600 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: punting after a sack. Daniel Jones is averaging one point 562 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:50,040 Speaker 1: seventy five sacks plus interceptions plus fumbles per game with 563 00:23:50,119 --> 00:23:54,040 Speaker 1: the Giants, it was over four. So the floor for 564 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:56,440 Speaker 1: this Colts offense is really high. And then the other 565 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:58,920 Speaker 1: part about this that I just want to bring up is, yes, 566 00:23:58,960 --> 00:24:02,439 Speaker 1: the Colts are going to face some tougher defenses, but 567 00:24:02,960 --> 00:24:07,440 Speaker 1: every single one of these defenses is if you're tuning 568 00:24:07,520 --> 00:24:10,280 Speaker 1: in to The Texan Show or whatever podcast they have, 569 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: they might be saying, huh, we got to play the 570 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,240 Speaker 1: Colts twice. That fourteen point seven points per game number 571 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:18,720 Speaker 1: is going to be really hard to keep up against 572 00:24:18,720 --> 00:24:23,399 Speaker 1: the Colts who are scoring over thirty points a game, Like, 573 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,640 Speaker 1: I think we need to. It's weird because, like two 574 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 1: months ago, I'm sure a lot of people watching this, 575 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:32,800 Speaker 1: listening to this didn't expect this. I would be lying, 576 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: if it's had to expected the Colts ste of the 577 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 1: number one offense in the NFL and be seven to 578 00:24:36,040 --> 00:24:39,440 Speaker 1: one through Week eight. But I think we have to 579 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:41,719 Speaker 1: flip our thinking a little bit. It's halfway through the season. 580 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:44,359 Speaker 1: The Colts have the best record in the NFL and 581 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: the best offense in the NFL, and it looks absolutely sustainable. 582 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:51,840 Speaker 1: It looks like there's nothing gimmicky or fake about it. 583 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:55,000 Speaker 1: This is just a real offense. It is a ruthlessly 584 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,600 Speaker 1: efficient offense. So the point is, I think we need 585 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,919 Speaker 1: to think about the Colts offense in a way that 586 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:03,160 Speaker 1: this is a challenge for everyone else. It's not a oh, 587 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:05,160 Speaker 1: how is this Colts team going to stack up against 588 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, the Chiefs. It's no, how's this Colts team 589 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: going to stack up against the Chiefs? How's this Colts 590 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:13,440 Speaker 1: team going to stack up against the Texans defense? How's 591 00:25:13,440 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: it going to stack up against the Niners or the Seahawks. 592 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:20,719 Speaker 1: It's a it's a confidence thing. And I think everyone 593 00:25:20,760 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: back there in the Colts locker room, among the Colts 594 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: coaching staff, feels that that this offense is really good. 595 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 1: They know that, we know that, and yeah, let's just 596 00:25:29,280 --> 00:25:31,359 Speaker 1: flip our thinking a little bit. There are challenges. Certainly, 597 00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:33,240 Speaker 1: it's going to be tough for sledding for this, for 598 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: this offense, but it's not like it's going to be impossible. 599 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,320 Speaker 1: It's not like you're you're sitting here thinking like man, 600 00:25:38,359 --> 00:25:39,879 Speaker 1: there is no way the Colts can beat any of 601 00:25:39,880 --> 00:25:42,520 Speaker 1: these defenses that are top ten in the NFL. So 602 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 1: we'll see. I mean, the Cardinals came into Lucas Oil 603 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,639 Speaker 1: Stadium in Week six with the fourth rank scoring defense. 604 00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: They're now out of the top ten in part because 605 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 1: they played the Colts. The Chargers had a top four 606 00:25:52,760 --> 00:25:55,400 Speaker 1: defense in the red zone coming into Week seven. There 607 00:25:55,400 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: now I think outside of the top ten because they 608 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: played the Colts, So just you know, think about it. 609 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: That all right, again, great question there from Matt Stuthers 610 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,159 Speaker 1: from Pine Arizona. Get involved with the podcast. Send me 611 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: your questions at Colts dot com, slash mailbag on Twitter 612 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:13,680 Speaker 1: or x or Instagram, or in the YouTube comments of 613 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,760 Speaker 1: this episode. All Right, one last thing I want to 614 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: talk about here before we get out of here is 615 00:26:19,320 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: this thing has been just kind of like noodling around 616 00:26:21,119 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: my brain for a while, and it's it's the guys 617 00:26:25,320 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 1: who are around Daniel Jones on the Colts offense. Again, 618 00:26:29,359 --> 00:26:32,680 Speaker 1: the number one offense in the NFL. So when Daniel 619 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:36,480 Speaker 1: Jones has been on the field, the other ten guys 620 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:40,080 Speaker 1: have played a combined four thousand, eight hundred snaps. So 621 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:44,880 Speaker 1: that's running backs, offensive line, wide receivers, tight ends. Of 622 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,280 Speaker 1: those four eight hundred snaps around Daniel Jones, how many 623 00:26:49,320 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 1: of them do you think were by players who were 624 00:26:52,840 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: not drafted or signed as an undrafted free agent by 625 00:26:56,440 --> 00:26:58,920 Speaker 1: the Colts. Just think about that. How many of those 626 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: four eight hundred whereby someone who did not begin their 627 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: career and develop with the Colts. The answer is twenty 628 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:11,479 Speaker 1: six of foury eight hundred snaps, That is point zero 629 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 1: five percent. A Mira Abdullah has twenty snaps with the 630 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: Colts on offense this year, and Tyler Goodson has six. 631 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,720 Speaker 1: Goodson was an undrafted free agent with the Packers, joined 632 00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:25,160 Speaker 1: the Colts practice squad in twenty twenty three. A Mirabdullah, 633 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,119 Speaker 1: longtime veteran, awesome dude, had a really good chat with him, 634 00:27:28,119 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: writing a story up on Colts dot com about him 635 00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:32,840 Speaker 1: this week. He's played eleven years in the league and 636 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 1: he signed with the Colts as a free agent in September. 637 00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:42,000 Speaker 1: Other than that, every single player around Daniel Jones was 638 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: someone who this front office, specifically this front office brought in, 639 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,760 Speaker 1: whether it was Moali cox Is an undrafted free agent 640 00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:53,280 Speaker 1: in twenty seventeen, or Quentin Nelson as a first round 641 00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,200 Speaker 1: pick in twenty eighteen, or you know, you go down 642 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:59,080 Speaker 1: the list. Anthony Gould even taking the snaps is a 643 00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:02,040 Speaker 1: fifth round pick. But Michael Pittman, Junior Out Pierce, Josh Downs, 644 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:05,679 Speaker 1: Ad and I, Mitchell Tyler, Warren, Drew Ogletree, Moe Aley Cox, 645 00:28:06,119 --> 00:28:10,240 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor, the entire offensive line, Tanner Bordolini, who we 646 00:28:10,320 --> 00:28:14,200 Speaker 1: just talked about with Mackenzalvas, Quinton Nelson, Bernard Rhyme, and 647 00:28:14,240 --> 00:28:16,480 Speaker 1: Braden Smith. Even all the backups on the offensive line. 648 00:28:16,480 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: You're Dalton Tucker, Danny Pinter, Jalen Travis. These guys were 649 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:23,879 Speaker 1: all players who the Colts either drafted or signed as 650 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: an undrafted free agent. And that means there's a cohesion 651 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: there that I'm not sure exists outside of Indianapolis. Whether 652 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,919 Speaker 1: it's because teams have missed on a draft pick and 653 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: they have to go fill that through free agency, or 654 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: because a front office was let go and all of 655 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:43,960 Speaker 1: a sudden, you now have a new front office coming 656 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: in and well, I didn't draft this guy. I mean, 657 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,760 Speaker 1: look at the Jaguars. There was that rumor from Diana 658 00:28:48,840 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: Russini over the weekend that they were listening to offers 659 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:54,160 Speaker 1: on Brian Thomas Junior. Maybe they probably won't trade him. 660 00:28:54,400 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 1: But Brian Thomas Junior has not been producing to the 661 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: level he produced as a rookie. And I think it 662 00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,680 Speaker 1: was fourth in the NFL and receiving yards last year. 663 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:04,480 Speaker 1: And he's got a new coaching staff and a new 664 00:29:04,520 --> 00:29:08,120 Speaker 1: front office there that didn't draft him. And sometimes those 665 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: disconnects can happen even with really good players. The Colts 666 00:29:11,080 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: don't have any of that. When you think about the 667 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:16,920 Speaker 1: pass catchers specifically, is how I like looking at this. 668 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:21,040 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard drafted Michael Pittman Junior in twenty twenty, Alec 669 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,200 Speaker 1: Pierson twenty two, Josh Downs in twenty three, eighty Mitchell 670 00:29:24,200 --> 00:29:26,479 Speaker 1: and twenty four, Tyler Warren in twenty five, and all 671 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: those guys just fit together in a way that's really cool. 672 00:29:30,440 --> 00:29:34,200 Speaker 1: And you didn't double up on skill sets with these guys, 673 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: Like the closest would be maybe Ad and Alec Pierce, 674 00:29:37,080 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: but their skill sets are very different. It's just you know, 675 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:40,880 Speaker 1: both of them are very fast and they can run 676 00:29:40,920 --> 00:29:46,200 Speaker 1: down field, but there's no and everyone fits so well, 677 00:29:46,240 --> 00:29:48,760 Speaker 1: Like you need seven yards on third and six, that 678 00:29:48,800 --> 00:29:51,560 Speaker 1: ball's going to Josh downs. You need a tough catch 679 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:53,960 Speaker 1: over the middle on a dig route. Get that ball 680 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:56,200 Speaker 1: to Michael Pittman Junior. You need someone to catch and 681 00:29:56,280 --> 00:29:58,680 Speaker 1: run and run people over. Get that ball to Tyler Warren. 682 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: You need a It's third and seventeen and you know, 683 00:30:01,320 --> 00:30:03,880 Speaker 1: forget it. Alex down there somewhere. You throw that ball 684 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,440 Speaker 1: to Alec Pierce and all those guys can do different things. 685 00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 1: I mean, Michael Pittman Junior showed his contested catchability on 686 00:30:08,840 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: the outside. Alec Pierce has done good stuff on drag routs. Whatever. 687 00:30:11,200 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: You don't need to hear that. The point is, this 688 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: offense fits together so well because ninety nine point five 689 00:30:17,720 --> 00:30:21,680 Speaker 1: percent of the snaps around the quarterback wereby guys who 690 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: the Colts have drafted or signed as a UDFA and 691 00:30:24,680 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 1: then developed. That is remarkable. That is a testament to 692 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,840 Speaker 1: this front office, to the scouts on this team, to 693 00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:36,080 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard, to Ed Dodds is it is a remarkable 694 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: thing that the Colts have here, and I think it 695 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,200 Speaker 1: allows them to access so much more as an offense 696 00:30:40,240 --> 00:30:43,480 Speaker 1: when you have that level of cohesion. I've written about 697 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:45,320 Speaker 1: this on Colts dot Com. I've thought about it a 698 00:30:45,360 --> 00:30:47,360 Speaker 1: lot It's just something I kind of wanted to get 699 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: out there and talk about a little bit more because 700 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,520 Speaker 1: to me, this is almost like this is the engine 701 00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,760 Speaker 1: for this Colts offense. Daniel Jones is doing a fantastic job, 702 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:56,720 Speaker 1: and like you drop him in there with what he 703 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,880 Speaker 1: has been able to get these guys into now this 704 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:02,440 Speaker 1: year and all that stuff together in concert with a 705 00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:05,520 Speaker 1: special running back in Jonathan Taylor, you've got the best 706 00:31:05,600 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 1: offense in football. So again, if you're trying to figure 707 00:31:07,640 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: out ways to talk about this, ways to think about 708 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:15,120 Speaker 1: this again, the four eight hundred snaps, all but twenty 709 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,600 Speaker 1: six were taken by players who are udfas or Colt 710 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,880 Speaker 1: Straft picks, so really impressive stuff. Again, they're just something 711 00:31:21,920 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: I was thinking about, something I wanted to get out 712 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,720 Speaker 1: here on the podcast. That is gonna do it For 713 00:31:25,800 --> 00:31:27,720 Speaker 1: this episode of The Colt Show coming up next week 714 00:31:27,760 --> 00:31:29,160 Speaker 1: on the pod, I'm gonna have a chance to sit 715 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: down with Colt safety Cambine. I'm really excited to share 716 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: that chat next week before I go to Berlin, Man, 717 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,400 Speaker 1: that's coming up fast. I gotta wrap my head around 718 00:31:38,400 --> 00:31:41,000 Speaker 1: packing for Germany. 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