1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: Your work week is over the play of Cold and said, 2 00:00:03,760 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: if you don't coming tomorrow, don't bother coming in Monday. Hello, 3 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: Furday weekend. This is the Last Word, the offseason home 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,919 Speaker 1: of the Colts with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Hello again, everyone, 5 00:00:16,960 --> 00:00:19,600 Speaker 1: and welcome to the Last Word here on ninety three 6 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:21,479 Speaker 1: five and one oh seven five To fans, we have 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,880 Speaker 1: brought to you by our friends at Fanuel Sports Books 8 00:00:23,920 --> 00:00:27,280 Speaker 1: Download Depp today, make every moment more. Coming up on 9 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: tonight's show, we're gonna update you on the Colts ongoing 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: head coach search. We're gonna go high and low find 11 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,520 Speaker 1: out who all these cats are that the Colts front 12 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: office and brass have talked to find out where they 13 00:00:37,880 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: fit the big scheme of things. We're also going to 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: talk about the Marquee playoff game this weekend between the 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys and forty nine Ers Maytay. We're gonna talk NFL 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:51,840 Speaker 1: playoffs with former NFL quarterback and Cowboys radio analyst Babe Loffenburg. 17 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 1: I remember when he was a backup quarterback. Babe Loffenberg 18 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:57,160 Speaker 1: on the show with Mattake. Coming up in a few 19 00:00:57,160 --> 00:00:59,320 Speaker 1: and finally, we're gonna take an early look at the 20 00:00:59,360 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: Colts free agency list this offseason. Nobody's really talking about 21 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: the list of free agents that are going to be 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: coming up on this fifty three man roster for the 23 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 1: Colt But mate, we'll get to that. Let's start first 24 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:13,880 Speaker 1: with the head coach search. Okay, we've got They have 25 00:01:14,000 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 1: had pockets full of men in there, at least ten 26 00:01:17,240 --> 00:01:19,960 Speaker 1: now that have sat and interviewed for the jack. Give 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: me the latest on who's been in to talk with 28 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: Chris Ballard in the front office. Yeah, you got it. 29 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:29,040 Speaker 1: So on Thursday, So yesterday, the Colts conducted an interview 30 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: with Jeff Saturday, so he got his officials sit down 31 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: with the Colts after being the interim coach there, of 32 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: course for eight games. The Colts today held an interview 33 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: with Packers special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia. So he's one 34 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: of the best special teams coaches in the NFL. Was 35 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: the interim coach of the Raiders last year after John 36 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: Gruden was let go. Steady that ship helped take the 37 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:51,240 Speaker 1: Raiders to the postseason last year. He's been in the 38 00:01:51,320 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: NFL for twenty years as a special teams coordinator. According 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: to other reports, the Colts have request to interviews with 40 00:01:58,120 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn. He was the head coach 41 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: the Falcons from twenty fifteen to twenty twenty. I think 42 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: that interview is happening soon. Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka, 43 00:02:09,639 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, forty Niners defensive coordinator Demiko Ryans, 44 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,160 Speaker 1: and then also Bengals OC Brian Callahan. So that brings 45 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: the total to me, Jeffrey, by my count, up to 46 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 1: thirteen candidates, all of them coordinators in the NFL except 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: for Jeff Saturday. So you've got four O C six 48 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: defensive coordinators, two special teams coordinators, and then you also 49 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: have two candidates who have been head coaches before, Raheem 50 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,680 Speaker 1: Morris and then Dan Quinn, like we talked about. So 51 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: the Colts continue to keep a pretty open mind about 52 00:02:43,280 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: what they want, what they're looking for, and the guy 53 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: that has the best vision for the franchise going forward, 54 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 1: that is Matt Taylor, Boys of the Colts at may 55 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:52,959 Speaker 1: take Colts find him on Twitter. We got some interesting 56 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,919 Speaker 1: guys coming in here. When you throw around week Martindale's 57 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 1: name and there Dan Quinney has been a riot obviously 58 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 1: with Atlanta and stuff. These guys are intriguing me. Jay, 59 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: who's making you think a little bit when you see 60 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: the Colts bringing about a dozen new faces? Yeah, I 61 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: mean Dan Quinn jumps off the page because of his 62 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: head coaching background. You know, he's overseen the Cowboys defense 63 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:14,239 Speaker 1: the last couple of years, and you know they rank 64 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: high in yards and points allowed, and also too, they've 65 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: led the NFL and takeaways with their defense and each 66 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,640 Speaker 1: of the last two seasons. Damiko Ryan's really intriguing because 67 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 1: he was a great linebacker in the NFL for a 68 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: decade and then he has really worked his way up 69 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: climbed that ladder in the forty nine ers organization. Now 70 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,960 Speaker 1: he's the defensive coordinator there for the last couple of 71 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 1: years and they have one of the best defenses in 72 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: the NFL. And he's interviewing a few other places as well, 73 00:03:40,360 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: I think Houston and Denver there. You know, there could 74 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: be some competition for him if the Colts enjoy what 75 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: he has to say. But I think if you look 76 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:50,560 Speaker 1: around the NFL today, Jeffrey, there's so many I mean 77 00:03:50,600 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: currently right now, there's so many openings for offensive coordinators. 78 00:03:54,920 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: So the question I have with that is, you know, 79 00:03:57,320 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 1: considering the way the season ended on offense for the Colts, 80 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: are they leaning more towards hiring an offensive minded coach 81 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: that can call the plays and oversee the offense like 82 00:04:07,520 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: a Zach Taylor, and then hire, you know, an exclusive 83 00:04:10,520 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: quarterbacks coach who can develop, you know, a potential young 84 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: quarterback if the Colts choose to go that route in 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 1: the draft. So time will tell to see how that 86 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,919 Speaker 1: sort of plays out. Just talking Matt with you personally, 87 00:04:21,960 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: what do you like an offensive minded defensive minded coach? 88 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: Don't forget Ben Johnson who was lightening up the scoreboard 89 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 1: with the Detroit Lions and Jared Golf. He came in early, 90 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: he spoke with Chris Ballard and the crew, but he's 91 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: already taking himself out of the race, saying he's staying 92 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: in Detroit. What are some of these offensive guys that 93 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:41,560 Speaker 1: really intrigue you, Matt Well, I think you know when 94 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 1: you talk about like you know the most important factors 95 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,400 Speaker 1: the next coach has to have. I don't really know 96 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 1: if it has to be an offensive guy or a 97 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: defensive guy. I know, whoever it is, whether you come 98 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: from a background on offense or defense. You need to 99 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: bring in world class, state of the art coordinators. Whether 100 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 1: that's the head coach calling the plays like Frank Reich 101 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: or Zach Taylor or whatever. It is obviously that this 102 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: offense needs an upgrade. It needs a little bit of 103 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 1: an overhaul, considering the cliff that it fell off at 104 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: the end of last year. So I think three big 105 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: things really. I mean, you've got to be a good 106 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: leader of men. You have to understand what the players 107 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,440 Speaker 1: are going through. You have to have a plan to 108 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: fix that quote unquote competitive confidence that Chris Ballard alluded 109 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,679 Speaker 1: to at the end of the season in its press conference. 110 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: You know, the Colts I couldn't find ways to close 111 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,040 Speaker 1: games out towards the end of the season. They were 112 00:05:30,080 --> 00:05:32,840 Speaker 1: losing close games, but they are also being blown out 113 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 1: a couple of times. So I think if you get 114 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,479 Speaker 1: the right coach with the right vision, that'll sort of 115 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,920 Speaker 1: take care of itself. Secondly, as I said, you've got 116 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 1: to hire great coordinators that can keep the defense ascending 117 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: but also fix the offensive passing game. There's a bunch 118 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,280 Speaker 1: of offensive coordinator jobs in the NFL right now. So 119 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: the head coach is going to have to be able 120 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 1: to recruit and put together a great staff. You've got 121 00:05:55,680 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: to have some quarterback stability here going forward, and you've 122 00:05:58,680 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: got to have the coaching staff that has the tools 123 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: to be able to help that guy grow, develop and 124 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: gain confidence. So again, I'm fascinated to see if the 125 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 1: Colts choose an offensive minded coach. With all these oc 126 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:13,600 Speaker 1: jobs open around the NFL, do they need a state 127 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:16,520 Speaker 1: of the art offensive head coach who can also develop 128 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: a young quarterback. Again, time will tell on that. Talk 129 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: to him on Twitter at Mayte Colts. I'm at hey Gorman, 130 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: who do you want to see be the next coach 131 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: of your Indianapolis Colts. We're gonna find out in the 132 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks. For sure. The list moves on 133 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: and on. Jim Ursey will be coming in talking into 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: these candidates one on one. I know for a second 135 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:36,479 Speaker 1: time a third time for some of these candidates. So 136 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: more will be revealed in the next couple of weeks. Matey. 137 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:41,679 Speaker 1: When we come back, we're gonna break down these upcoming 138 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 1: NFL playoffs this weekend. We're gonna do it with Babe Laufenberg, 139 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: former NFL quarterback Way back in the day and currently 140 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: the radio analyst for the Dallas Cowboys. Cowboys are one 141 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: of three teams mate from the NFC's playing this weekend, 142 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:57,919 Speaker 1: and Babe's gonna break down all the games with detail 143 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: coming up on the other side. This is the Past 144 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:03,000 Speaker 1: Word ninety three five and one oh seven five the Fan. 145 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:09,360 Speaker 1: We now return to the offseason home of the goals, 146 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:13,160 Speaker 1: The Last Word with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor from 147 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. Okay, welcome back 148 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:20,160 Speaker 1: to the Last Word here on ninety three five and 149 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: one oh seven Fan. You're listening to some of the 150 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: tunes of Chicago. They got too many horns for me, 151 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:26,960 Speaker 1: but Matt Taylor likes them. That's where I'll leave it. 152 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: That maintain you in Chicago. You love your brass section, 153 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: you love the horns. I do. I love I love guitar, 154 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: I love rock, and I love the brass horn section. 155 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:37,360 Speaker 1: I think it's a perfect blend, but I guess it's 156 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: different strokes for different folks there. Jeffrey, time and place 157 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 1: for Chicago absolutely got to be over fifty years old 158 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,080 Speaker 1: to enjoy the field. From Matt Taylor, currently listening to 159 00:07:46,160 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 1: the Tower of Power on his AM dial listen. Earlier 160 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 1: in the week, Mattay went one on one with former 161 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: Indiana University and NFL quarterback Babe Laufenberg. He's also the 162 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: radio analyst for the Dallas Cowboys. Babe breaks down the 163 00:07:58,840 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: Cowboys forty nine ers match up, the two other NFC 164 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:04,560 Speaker 1: East teams in the Giants and the Eagles squaring off, 165 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 1: and who he likes coming up in the AFC this weekend. 166 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: Here's mate with Babelfenberg. All right, let's talk football, let's 167 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:14,600 Speaker 1: talk playoffs. We've got three teams from the NFC East 168 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: in action this weekend, including the Dallas Cowboys. So let's 169 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: welcome in former Indiana University quarterback, former NFL quarterback and 170 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: the radio analyst for the Dallas Cowboys, Babel Offenburg to 171 00:08:26,640 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: the show. Babe, thanks for the time tonight. How are you? 172 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,240 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, going great and looking forward to a 173 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:34,120 Speaker 1: heck of a weekend, not just Cowboys forty nine ers, 174 00:08:34,120 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: but I love all to me, that's the best week 175 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:38,960 Speaker 1: in coming up in the divisional round. You get four games. 176 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: I could not agree more absolutely, So let's go back 177 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:44,840 Speaker 1: Monday Night football. That was a thorough thrashing of the 178 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: Bucks by the Cowboys. You've seen this team play all season, Babe. 179 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 1: How close to playing their best football are the Cowboys 180 00:08:52,520 --> 00:08:55,000 Speaker 1: right now going into this divisional matchup against the forty 181 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:59,200 Speaker 1: nine ers on Sunday. Well, they certainly played well against Tampa. 182 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: Most of the country saw that. And the amazing thing 183 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: that was they had the worst game of the season 184 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: the week before against Washington. So it was like, Okay, 185 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 1: you looked at the Washington game and you said, man, 186 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: where did that come from? In a bad way? And 187 00:09:17,120 --> 00:09:19,079 Speaker 1: then you looked at the Tampa game and you said, man, 188 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: where did that come from? In a good way? Because 189 00:09:21,440 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 1: if you go back to it, Tampa and the Cowboys 190 00:09:23,960 --> 00:09:26,080 Speaker 1: played in Week one, they first game in the season, 191 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: and Tampa beat him nineteen to three, and the Cowboys 192 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: never advanced the ball past the Tampa thirty yard line. 193 00:09:31,880 --> 00:09:34,199 Speaker 1: They never even got in the red zone. A funny night. 194 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: You do the games, obviously for the Colts, and we 195 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:39,400 Speaker 1: have a card when they get into the Sherwood Williams 196 00:09:39,400 --> 00:09:42,520 Speaker 1: red zone. We never read the card. We had to 197 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:44,320 Speaker 1: just mention it at the end, like, well, I think 198 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,800 Speaker 1: I'll paint my house. And when I do. I think 199 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 1: we got to the end of the game and the 200 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: card had never been read. That's how that's how bad 201 00:09:52,720 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: that one was. We couldn't even read the red zone card. Right, No, 202 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: that's it. They're they're playing some good football though, at 203 00:09:57,760 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: least for one week. But I want to I want 204 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: to tell about and I know you put something out 205 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: there on social media and I could not agree more. 206 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: Just the difference in game times and rest and things 207 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:11,079 Speaker 1: like that. I mean, the forty nine Ers played on Saturday. 208 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 1: Cowboys didn't play until Monday night, so San Francisco has 209 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,520 Speaker 1: two extra days of rest and a leg up on 210 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 1: preparation for this game. I don't know. I mean, is 211 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,120 Speaker 1: that a big deal? I mean, as a former player, 212 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: guy that's been around the game for so long, how 213 00:10:23,120 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: big of a deal is that going into this obviously 214 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,760 Speaker 1: huge important game in the playoffs on Sunday. I think 215 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: it's a big deal. There's no question that San Francisco, 216 00:10:32,840 --> 00:10:36,319 Speaker 1: from that standpoint, has a competitive advantage, and I think 217 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs should be geared to not giving a team 218 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: a competitive advantage other than playing home field. For the 219 00:10:44,000 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: work that you did in the regular season, you have 220 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: the better record, yeah, the other team's going to have 221 00:10:47,600 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 1: to go fly and play at your place. But Cowboys, 222 00:10:50,679 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: I was on the charter coming back here. We got 223 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: back to the airport here in Dallas DFW Airport at 224 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:59,679 Speaker 1: about three in the morning, so coaches have to then 225 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:01,880 Speaker 1: jump be in in game plan better. Fact, coaches were 226 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: looking at the San Francisco tape on the flight back, right, 227 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: So you've had a long day. Those games are they 228 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,440 Speaker 1: take a lot out of your emotionally, I mean for coaches, 229 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,679 Speaker 1: and then boom, as soon as you're on the plane, 230 00:11:13,720 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: you're you're trying to game plan and they're going to 231 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,599 Speaker 1: be tired all week trying to play catch up. You 232 00:11:18,200 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: get one less practice, you know, yesterday Cowboys just how 233 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: to walk through Ordinarily that would be a full on practice, 234 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: not necessarily contact. Right, So there's no question to put 235 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,199 Speaker 1: it behind. And I just think the league, this is 236 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: second year they've done it, and they just should not 237 00:11:33,120 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: have Monday night games. I understand there's money, but at 238 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: some point you got to say, Okay, you know what, 239 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: these are the playoffs, and we want to make it 240 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:45,679 Speaker 1: as fair as possible for all the teams involved. And 241 00:11:45,880 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: it's not because I do the Cowboys. It could have 242 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: been the Indianapolis called game Monday Night, ye Cowboys. Also 243 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: so again they traveled. People point out the Rams won 244 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl last year and they played in that 245 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 1: money Night game, but they played it at home, and 246 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 1: that was a five o'clock game on the US coast, right, 247 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:05,319 Speaker 1: so by you know, nine o'clock, nine o'clock Monday night, 248 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: they were in their office working. This team, you know, 249 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:11,079 Speaker 1: came halfway across the country, champion of Dallas, and it 250 00:12:11,240 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 1: just it really makes it hard. And I just I 251 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: think the league should say, you know what, We're gonna 252 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: make a couple of million more dollars if we play 253 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: a Monday, but we're hurting the competitive balance of the game, right, 254 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,760 Speaker 1: That would be my argument. Yeah, I'm right there with you. 255 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,080 Speaker 1: I mean, what's best for everybody, what's best for the players, 256 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: what's best for the product? That's Bave Laufenberg, former NFL quarterback. 257 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 1: He's also the color analyst on the Dallas Cowboys radio network. 258 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: A few more sticking on the Cowboy forty nine er 259 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,440 Speaker 1: game San Francisco Bay they come in writing eleven game 260 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 1: winning streak. This game also features two prime candidates for 261 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: defensive Players of the Year Nick Bosa for the forty 262 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: nine Ers, Micah Parsons for the Cowboys. How much will 263 00:12:52,160 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: this game come down to whoever plays better out of 264 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: those two guys on their respective defenses. Well, I think 265 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 1: you know what you're gonna get from those guys. And 266 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 1: defense can be pretty consistent, right, Sometimes offensively you have 267 00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: different things going on, struggles, quarterback doesn't have his best day. 268 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 1: Those guys, you know what they're getting from Nick Bosa 269 00:13:11,320 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: and Michael Parsons. They're both fantastic players. Looks like Nick 270 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:19,079 Speaker 1: Bosa will be your NFL Defensive Player of the Year. 271 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: He's got eighteen and a half sacks. To me, the 272 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 1: whole thing is, for most of these games, most of 273 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 1: these playoff games, if you just watch the quarterbacks and 274 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,720 Speaker 1: you say, hey, which team, which team's quarterback played better, 275 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:34,839 Speaker 1: typically you can find the winner. Right, So, hey, one 276 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: of the left guards is going to be playing better 277 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 1: than one of the other left guards. That won't determine 278 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,200 Speaker 1: the game the quarterback. The quarterbacks will. And you know 279 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 1: it funny because you do. You keep waiting for brock Purty. 280 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: Not in the defeatist attitude, but you keep waiting. Okay, 281 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:50,360 Speaker 1: at some point he's going to figure out he's a 282 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: rookie and he's a seventh rounder and I'm not supposed 283 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:54,400 Speaker 1: to be doing this. But when I looked at the 284 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: tape of him, if you did not know he was 285 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: a rookie, seven round pick that didn't start until you know, 286 00:14:02,679 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 1: week ten or eleven, you would not say that. You 287 00:14:05,920 --> 00:14:08,040 Speaker 1: would not say, Okay, yeah, that looks like a rookie 288 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: to me. He handles everything extremely well. Yeah, no question 289 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,600 Speaker 1: about I mean, as you said, seventh round pick. I mean, 290 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,559 Speaker 1: this is a forty nine ers offense Bade that's put 291 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: up at least thirty seven points in four straight games. Again, 292 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:22,280 Speaker 1: as a guy that's been there and played in those shoes, 293 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: Why do you think he's thriving so far this early 294 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: and coming from from where he came from. Well, I 295 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 1: think a number of things. Let's go to the coming 296 00:14:30,080 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: from where he came from. You know, he was at 297 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: Iowa State. He had forty six starts there. Davis Mills 298 00:14:35,720 --> 00:14:39,760 Speaker 1: who is in Houston starting quarterback for the Houston Texans, 299 00:14:39,760 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 1: and we'll see what happens from here. But you know, 300 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: he had like eleven starts at Stanford. He came out 301 00:14:44,720 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: early didn't have a whole lot of football under his belt. 302 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 1: I think what really has helped out party is again 303 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,960 Speaker 1: he's had forty six starts and at Iowa State, you know, 304 00:14:54,040 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: not a traditional football powerhouse. You know, he had that 305 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,520 Speaker 1: team in contention and goes to show too. You know, 306 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: he this year was the first year he was not there, 307 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 1: had not started in four years, and they went four 308 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: and eight. So I think he knows how to carry 309 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:10,840 Speaker 1: a team now. The other part of that is he 310 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: doesn't have to carry this one. San Francisco has as 311 00:15:13,600 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: good a skilled position players as there is in the NFL. 312 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: So I mean Deebo, Samuel McCaffrey, Brandon Aiyuk is playing great. 313 00:15:23,640 --> 00:15:25,680 Speaker 1: They've got the best fullback in the game. Not a 314 00:15:25,680 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 1: whole lot of teams use fullbacks, but Kyle use Check. 315 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:32,080 Speaker 1: He does so much for him offensively, George Kittle might 316 00:15:32,120 --> 00:15:34,640 Speaker 1: be the best tight end in the league because he's 317 00:15:34,640 --> 00:15:37,480 Speaker 1: a blocker. You know. Travis Kelsey is basically a wide 318 00:15:37,520 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 1: receiver that they call a tight end. But Kelsey gets 319 00:15:41,160 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: in there, he does a dirty work and then he 320 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 1: can also be a downfield receiver. Sent that offense, they 321 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: just throw so much at you they're hard to defend. Yeah, 322 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,840 Speaker 1: we're talking NFL playoffs with Dave Laufenberg, former NFL quarterback. 323 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: He's also the color analyst on the Dallas Cowboys radio network, 324 00:15:56,120 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: and obviously the Cowboys part of that. NFC's the first 325 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: vision since the two thousand and two realignment to get 326 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,240 Speaker 1: three teams in the divisional round of the playoffs, and 327 00:16:06,840 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 1: the first division since nineteen ninety seven to accomplish that feat. 328 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,359 Speaker 1: And one of those three NFC East teams is guaranteed 329 00:16:14,400 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: to advance to the conference title game. That's because the 330 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: Eagles take on the Giants this weekend as well. Babe, 331 00:16:20,240 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 1: is this the best division you've ever called? I mean, 332 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: you called six division games there for the Cowboys top 333 00:16:26,320 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: to bottom? Is this the best the NFC East has 334 00:16:28,480 --> 00:16:31,840 Speaker 1: ever been? There was a time you have to go 335 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,720 Speaker 1: way back to the nineties there, but there was a 336 00:16:34,760 --> 00:16:38,680 Speaker 1: time when Washington was tough. Bill Parcels had his Giants 337 00:16:38,760 --> 00:16:41,960 Speaker 1: up there and Cowboys and really maybe late eighties to 338 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: late eighties to early nineties, they just took turns winning 339 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:49,080 Speaker 1: super Bowls and then obviously that shifted and it was 340 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 1: maybe the worst division in football in twenty twenty and 341 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,320 Speaker 1: here it comes back and everybody seems to be on 342 00:16:55,360 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 1: a roll again. Now, if you're a Cowboy fan, you're 343 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: also a Giant fan this weekend, because Giants can beat 344 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:06,000 Speaker 1: Filly and if the Cowboys win, the NC Championship game 345 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,320 Speaker 1: gets played at at and T Stadium back in Arlington. 346 00:17:09,760 --> 00:17:12,040 Speaker 1: So it's the old thing, right, The enemy of my 347 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,080 Speaker 1: enemy is a friend of mine. The Giants of the 348 00:17:15,119 --> 00:17:19,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys friends this weekend's right in order for that to happen, though, 349 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: what has to play out for the Giants to upset 350 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Well, you know, they played well last week 351 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,760 Speaker 1: against Minnesota, and I know Minnesota has its detractors, and 352 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:32,000 Speaker 1: so it's gonna be a tougher task for him in Philadelphia. 353 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:34,040 Speaker 1: But obviously there are a couple of teams that know 354 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 1: each other because they're in the same division. Daniel Jones 355 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:42,359 Speaker 1: played almost flawlessly last week against Minnesota, probably going to 356 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:45,840 Speaker 1: take that same kind of game. Philadelphia does not turn 357 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: the ball over, they do take it away, they rush 358 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,520 Speaker 1: the passer, they do a lot of good things. I mean, 359 00:17:50,680 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: there's a reason why Philadelphia will be favored, But I 360 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:56,160 Speaker 1: do give the Giants a chance. Probably have to get 361 00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 1: sae quon going sure, control the clock a little bit. 362 00:17:59,440 --> 00:18:02,360 Speaker 1: I'm come forward to that game. We're gonna land in well, 363 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: of course, not San Francisco anymore, Santa Clara, and I'm 364 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:07,439 Speaker 1: going straight to the hotel room and get ready for 365 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,719 Speaker 1: that that game that night. Oh yeah, that's gonna be awesome. 366 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: That's Babe Laufenberg. He's a former NFL quarterback. You hear 367 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,840 Speaker 1: him on the Dallas Cowboys radio network as well. One 368 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: final thing with you, and I know you're probably not 369 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 1: watching it as intently as the NFC, but is there 370 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 1: a team in the AFC you like more than most 371 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:29,880 Speaker 1: this weekend to go to the conference championship game? Well, 372 00:18:29,920 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: I go back to the quarterback play and I think 373 00:18:32,760 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: you got to go Mahomes there. So I would take 374 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:40,000 Speaker 1: Kansas City, but I could see Cincinnati returning, I could 375 00:18:40,000 --> 00:18:43,399 Speaker 1: see Buffalo going. Obviously Kansas City. Kansas City would be 376 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:48,359 Speaker 1: my favorite. But I think they're all so tightly matched there. 377 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,919 Speaker 1: And when you look at the best quarterbacks in the NFL, 378 00:18:51,320 --> 00:18:53,920 Speaker 1: you know most of them and certainly in the playoffs, 379 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:57,280 Speaker 1: are in the AFC. You know, Rogers isn't there. Don't 380 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,320 Speaker 1: know what to think of Brady anymore. But Brady isn't 381 00:18:59,320 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: there right, so it's kind of open things up for 382 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: the first time in a long time. But you look 383 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,040 Speaker 1: at my homes and Josh Allen and Joe Burrow, those 384 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: guys are right at the tip top of that list 385 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,399 Speaker 1: of best quarterback in the NFL, no question about it. 386 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 1: A final thing, and I'm gonna put you on the 387 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,399 Speaker 1: spot here, as we said, the Pride of Indiana University 388 00:19:17,480 --> 00:19:20,320 Speaker 1: former who's your quarterback here? Babe Laufromberg played in the 389 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 1: NFL as well. You are at IU in the early eighties, 390 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: Babe with Lee Corso, and you told me some great 391 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: stories when we met back in November. I think it 392 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 1: was early December actually, when the Colts and Cowboys met. 393 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: They are in Dallas. But if you can, can you 394 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: share your favorite Lead Corso story with us before we 395 00:19:38,920 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 1: let you go, Well, let me just first say I 396 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,840 Speaker 1: love Coach Corso now like the rest of the country. 397 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: And it's funny, Matt, because I will I will meet 398 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 1: Coach about twice a year to be in Dallas. Either 399 00:19:49,000 --> 00:19:50,960 Speaker 1: they come for the Texas so You game, if that's 400 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:54,240 Speaker 1: big enough. He always comes for the Dope Walker Award. 401 00:19:54,480 --> 00:19:58,119 Speaker 1: They present that award here, which is in Dallas. I 402 00:19:58,160 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: saw him this year before the big twelfth cha Hip game. 403 00:20:00,640 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: College Game Day was here. He's a rock star. I 404 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: mean it's amazing. I mean here, this is my town. 405 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,320 Speaker 1: I was on TV here as a sports anchor for 406 00:20:08,359 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: seventeen years. You know, people know me, right, and I'm 407 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 1: out with coach Corso and they knocked me down college. 408 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:17,719 Speaker 1: Can I get a picture? Yeah? And I always tell him, 409 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: I say, coach, you're You're lucky I wasn't a better 410 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,679 Speaker 1: quarterback because if I was better, we would have won 411 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: more games. You would not have got fired, You'd still 412 00:20:26,520 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 1: be coaching. People would hate you, just because we hate 413 00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,320 Speaker 1: all the coaches, right right, I said, Now, you work 414 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: half the time, you make twice some money and everyone 415 00:20:36,960 --> 00:20:41,359 Speaker 1: loves you. I said, you you you should be thanking 416 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,919 Speaker 1: me that I wasn't better. Yeah, that's it, though. I 417 00:20:44,960 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: mean Lee Corso. Lee Corso to a lot of people 418 00:20:47,520 --> 00:20:50,640 Speaker 1: is college football. I mean he is college football. You 419 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:55,000 Speaker 1: wake up on Saturday mornings to see, you know, the antics, 420 00:20:55,040 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: to hear what he asked to say. He's an institution 421 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: and yeah, you know him, you know him way better 422 00:20:59,880 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: than the most. So I appreciate you saying that well, 423 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 1: And it's funny because, just very briefly, I do think 424 00:21:05,240 --> 00:21:10,080 Speaker 1: he's had a great deal to do with the popularity 425 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,320 Speaker 1: of college football. Now, college football is gonna be fine 426 00:21:12,359 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: without him, But I think he really has enhanced I 427 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: think that whole College Game Day show, I think every 428 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:22,640 Speaker 1: all that took college football kind of to another level. Yeah. 429 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,480 Speaker 1: I could not agree with you more. It's great stuff 430 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:28,639 Speaker 1: right there. Former who's your quarterback? Babe Laffromberg, former NFL 431 00:21:28,720 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: quarterback and the radio color analyst with the Dallas Cowboys 432 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:35,639 Speaker 1: as the Cowboys and two other NFC East teams battled 433 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:39,680 Speaker 1: out this weekend in the Divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Babe, 434 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 1: thanks so much for the time and the insight. Man. 435 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:44,199 Speaker 1: It's great talking to you. Have a great call this weekend, 436 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: and hopefully we can talk again soon. Okay, man, thank 437 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: you very much to say hello to my boy Sam 438 00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:51,840 Speaker 1: Allinger out there for me. I will indeed thanks Babe, 439 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 1: thank you. Okay, good stuff, mate, Tay Indiana. Guys, got 440 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,919 Speaker 1: who's your roots in him? His name is Babe Laufenberg. 441 00:21:58,040 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: You two hit it off. Who do you like coming 442 00:21:59,880 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: out of the weekend. I think it's a great slate 443 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: of games. And I know you like the championship weekend. 444 00:22:04,720 --> 00:22:06,719 Speaker 1: I think this might be even better because he got 445 00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,959 Speaker 1: two also like Topa Bay by the way to go 446 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 1: through the NFC. I mean I picked him, that was 447 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: my pick before these playoffs picked up. I said, he's 448 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: got one more running them. They're getting better on the 449 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:18,920 Speaker 1: offensive line. And I was right there with you. Yeah, no, 450 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,080 Speaker 1: I'm not happening. No, Like, go ahead, Mattey, who do 451 00:22:21,080 --> 00:22:23,680 Speaker 1: you like this weekend? And I saw your guy Clyde. 452 00:22:23,760 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: Clyde hung it up there yesterday. You know how these 453 00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 1: assistant coaches, dude, they were running them out. Todd Bowles 454 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,040 Speaker 1: may keep his job, I guess, but he's running off 455 00:22:31,080 --> 00:22:34,680 Speaker 1: some of the assistants that were working for Bruce arians there. 456 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: I don't know if it was a forced retirement. I 457 00:22:37,280 --> 00:22:41,119 Speaker 1: personally think Clyde Christensen will coach again. I don't know 458 00:22:41,200 --> 00:22:43,960 Speaker 1: what level that'll be at, whether it be at the 459 00:22:43,960 --> 00:22:47,520 Speaker 1: collegiate level or whether it be at the professional level again. 460 00:22:47,560 --> 00:22:50,760 Speaker 1: But Clyde's a young man, a young almost seventy years old. 461 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: But you know, some of these guys like Tom Moore 462 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,119 Speaker 1: are going in strong into their eighties, you know, just 463 00:22:55,160 --> 00:22:57,639 Speaker 1: spreading football knowledge. So I don't think Clyde's done, but 464 00:22:57,880 --> 00:22:59,760 Speaker 1: best to look over the next couple of weeks. Coach, 465 00:23:00,119 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: You're gonna be teeing it up quite a bit, no 466 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: doubt about it. So let me ask you, Jeffrey, which 467 00:23:04,640 --> 00:23:08,440 Speaker 1: game in the AFC this weekend? Which which game most 468 00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: lends itself to an upset of the two between Jags 469 00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:15,360 Speaker 1: and Chiefs, Bengals Bills. I don't know. If the Bengals 470 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 1: beating the Bills, I guess since they're on the road, 471 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: it would be an upset, and technically, you know Buffalo 472 00:23:20,119 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: is favored. But do you do you see the Jaguars 473 00:23:22,800 --> 00:23:27,760 Speaker 1: at all having any chance at Arrowhead knocking off the Chiefs. Absolutely, 474 00:23:27,880 --> 00:23:30,600 Speaker 1: I mean we you know, let us not forget. We 475 00:23:30,720 --> 00:23:34,160 Speaker 1: ended up as a terrible and I mean terrible football 476 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: team in Indianapolis. As far as you know, we had 477 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 1: some individual play that was stellar, you know, Za Franklin 478 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: comes out, I go down the list, but overall just terribly. 479 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: And that's the same team that ended up beating those 480 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:48,240 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. I am not giving up. I never 481 00:23:48,240 --> 00:23:50,520 Speaker 1: thought I'd say this, being up at Westfield six eight 482 00:23:50,520 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: months ago watching this team in training camp. I'm not 483 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: kidding you. I I don't think that that jackson Bill's 484 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: gonna stop and roll over with what they have. What 485 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:02,399 Speaker 1: they have and Trevor Lawrence and more poortanly, what they 486 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: have in Doug Peterson, who knows how to win big games, 487 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: who knows how to win in the playoffs, who knows 488 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,080 Speaker 1: how to win Super Bowl. So I am giving all 489 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: the chance in the world. Hey, Vegas, keep piling on 490 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:16,439 Speaker 1: points for the Jaguars. They're gonna turn it around. And 491 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,480 Speaker 1: I do like, and I hate to say it because 492 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,120 Speaker 1: they're in our division, but Matte, that is my sleeper 493 00:24:21,160 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: coming out of the AFC or these guys. If that 494 00:24:23,400 --> 00:24:26,480 Speaker 1: quarterback is hot, even more hotter than he already is, 495 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: and they can still run the ball, the defense holds on, 496 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:32,239 Speaker 1: doesn't burst. This is a tough team. No, I mean 497 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:35,160 Speaker 1: it's a nine point spread. I saw it last Look. 498 00:24:35,160 --> 00:24:37,199 Speaker 1: It might have gone down or slightly up, you know, 499 00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,400 Speaker 1: in the last hour or so. But I mean, yeah, 500 00:24:39,520 --> 00:24:42,200 Speaker 1: I'm actually gonna disagree with you slightly and say there's 501 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,480 Speaker 1: there's Jacksonville is not a sleeper. I mean, Jacksonville's got 502 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 1: to be the favorite to win the AFC South yet 503 00:24:48,359 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 1: again next year because of, as you said, all the 504 00:24:51,040 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 1: continuity coming back, and they've got you know, Trevor Lawrence 505 00:24:54,080 --> 00:24:57,040 Speaker 1: still on a rookie contract, you know, playing quarterback next year. 506 00:24:57,080 --> 00:24:59,879 Speaker 1: So they've got money and you know, some some wiggle 507 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,360 Speaker 1: room there. I mean, when you have the franchise guy 508 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,240 Speaker 1: still on that rookie deal, man, it affords you some flexibility. 509 00:25:05,600 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: And I think they already have a great roster and 510 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:11,360 Speaker 1: they did very well for themselves in free agency last year. Yeah, 511 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:13,919 Speaker 1: I would not be surprised at all to see Jacksonville 512 00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: come in and give that a game against the Kansas 513 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:19,159 Speaker 1: City Chiefs and maybe pull off the upset. But I 514 00:25:19,160 --> 00:25:22,080 Speaker 1: think the Bengals too, They can absolutely go to Buffalo 515 00:25:22,200 --> 00:25:24,600 Speaker 1: and win, and I'm not saying they will. But how 516 00:25:24,600 --> 00:25:26,960 Speaker 1: do you not have confidence in Joe Burrow to make 517 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: plays in crunch time. I know you can say the 518 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,200 Speaker 1: same thing about Josh Allen and the Bills, which makes 519 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 1: this game so good and so compelling. But I mean, 520 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: Cincinnati's won eight in a row, and they've gotten impressive 521 00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: wins in that stretch over Kansas City and the Ravens, 522 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,440 Speaker 1: so you know, I think that's the best game of 523 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: the weekend, and I think it lends itself to a 524 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 1: minor upset for Cincinnati, to be honest with you, Great 525 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:49,679 Speaker 1: Ball Waits. That's Matt Taylor Boys to the Colts. He 526 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: has predicted Cincinnati goes into Buffalo and springs the upset. 527 00:25:53,800 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: He is available at. May take Colts if you agree 528 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: with them or disagree with them, may take pretty pretty 529 00:25:59,200 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 1: strong words on you and Joe Burrow Well, I mean, listen, 530 00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,000 Speaker 1: I mean last year, nobody gave him a chance to 531 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: go into Arrowhead and knock off the Chiefs in the 532 00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,520 Speaker 1: AFC Championship game. And exactly, I mean, I just don't 533 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:10,960 Speaker 1: see a lot of chinks in that armor, to be 534 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:12,879 Speaker 1: honest with the offense defense. And they have one of 535 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,840 Speaker 1: the best kickers in the game as well. So if 536 00:26:14,880 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 1: I think if it comes down to a two minute situation, 537 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: you know, McPherson has proven he can drill clutch kicks 538 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:23,440 Speaker 1: from over fifty. What you gotta have, can't wait, Great 539 00:26:23,480 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: ball Awaits. This is two straight days of awesome, awesome football, 540 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:29,120 Speaker 1: and then next week same thing. We get one day 541 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,119 Speaker 1: of great football, and then two weeks after that the 542 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:33,640 Speaker 1: big game. So that is the run to the Super Bowl. 543 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,480 Speaker 1: Working to keep you caught up with the latest and 544 00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,520 Speaker 1: greatest across the NFL and obviously with the head coaching 545 00:26:38,520 --> 00:26:41,439 Speaker 1: search of the Indianapolis Colts and Jim Ersey. We are 546 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,080 Speaker 1: the Last Word. Were brought to you by our friends 547 00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: at FanDuel's Sports Book. Download the app today, make every 548 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:49,800 Speaker 1: moment more. Download the weekly official colch podcast featuring the 549 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 1: latest news, analysis, insight and interviews regarding your Colts. This 550 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,320 Speaker 1: week we break down the Colts coaching search again. We 551 00:26:56,400 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: discuss some eye popping numbers, both good and bad from 552 00:26:59,160 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: the Colts twenty twenty two season. Check all that out 553 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,280 Speaker 1: right now on Colts dot com and the Colts Mobile 554 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:08,520 Speaker 1: app and Colts Audio Network anywhere you download your podcast. 555 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,680 Speaker 1: We're gonna get you ready for a big weekend. After 556 00:27:10,720 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 1: a quick time out, we're gonna discuss the likelihood of 557 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: the Colts playing an international game in twenty twenty three. 558 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 1: Where are we going, Matey Munich, Germany, Paris, France. We're 559 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:23,359 Speaker 1: gonna take a look at the Colts free agent classes. 560 00:27:23,400 --> 00:27:26,199 Speaker 1: It's your past coming up to Jeffrey. Get your passport right, 561 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,679 Speaker 1: that's right, We'll have him Stamp. We're coming back with 562 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,840 Speaker 1: more here on ninety three five and one oh seven 563 00:27:30,920 --> 00:27:36,000 Speaker 1: five to fan. This is your weekly fix on cults 564 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: football The Last Word with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor 565 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: from the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. Welcome back 566 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:46,719 Speaker 1: to the Last Word. We're brought to you by our 567 00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:49,440 Speaker 1: friends at FanDuel Sports Book. Download the app today and 568 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,960 Speaker 1: make every moment more Matt Taylor voices than Colts. You 569 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,359 Speaker 1: find them on Twitter at May Take the Colts. My 570 00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:58,399 Speaker 1: name is gore Man, and Matey, we'll listening to Billy 571 00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:02,359 Speaker 1: Gibbons make some nois there one half of zz Top 572 00:28:02,359 --> 00:28:04,479 Speaker 1: and I bring that up and great call by you. 573 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:08,040 Speaker 1: I'm playing some Z Top. Jim Mr Say, the Colts owner. 574 00:28:08,080 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: He's having another collection show, the Jimmersay Collection Event. This 575 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 1: one is in Vegas March the fourth, March third, there's 576 00:28:15,720 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: gonna be a big rehearsal, but March the fourth is 577 00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: his gig. It's at the downtown Las Vegas Events Center 578 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:25,040 Speaker 1: and one of the highlights that night, that's right, Billy 579 00:28:25,119 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: Gibbons from zz Top. We will be in there, Yes, sir, 580 00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,920 Speaker 1: that's amazing, and I gotta tell you and I've told 581 00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: you this, you know, both on and off the air. 582 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: I mean back in early September, did Jim Ursay Collection 583 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: and Jim Mursay you know concert at Lucas Oil Stadium 584 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 1: to kick off the twenty twenty two season. That was 585 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:50,280 Speaker 1: one of the most enjoyable fun Again, it was free. 586 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, I was there with my wife. 587 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:55,080 Speaker 1: We had such a great time. The band was so good. 588 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: It's such a unique experience. It's it's such a unique 589 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: event because of the collection and the concert. I mean, 590 00:29:01,640 --> 00:29:04,600 Speaker 1: I've never been to anything quite like it. So to 591 00:29:04,680 --> 00:29:06,560 Speaker 1: take that thing out to Vegas, man, I mean, if 592 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: you're if you're thinking about, you know, a long weekend 593 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: or taking a trip in a vacation, why not do 594 00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,080 Speaker 1: that because that's free, and plus you're in Vegas and 595 00:29:14,120 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 1: you can enjoy everything else that's going on out there. 596 00:29:16,320 --> 00:29:18,680 Speaker 1: So you know, maybe you kind of parlay that up 597 00:29:18,720 --> 00:29:21,160 Speaker 1: with some college basketball, you know, sitt in the sports 598 00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: book and you know, watch some hoop and then go 599 00:29:23,280 --> 00:29:25,360 Speaker 1: to the concert later on that night. Man. That's that's 600 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: a perfect blend of everything going on out in Vegas. 601 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:31,120 Speaker 1: March the fourth, it's at the downtown Las Vegas Events 602 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:35,600 Speaker 1: Center capacity about eighty eighty five hundred. All tickets are free, 603 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:37,560 Speaker 1: but you do have to register. You can find out 604 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 1: more information at the Jammers Collection dot com also at 605 00:29:41,760 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 1: Colts dot com. They will steer you in the right direction. 606 00:29:44,040 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 1: But Mattee and Wilson from Heart's gonna be there. He's 607 00:29:47,080 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: had Buddy Guy there the Great Blues Legend, but he 608 00:29:49,880 --> 00:29:53,479 Speaker 1: won't be there this time. We do have Billy Gibbons 609 00:29:53,520 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: are As I said before, Stephen Stills is gonna be in, 610 00:29:56,240 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 1: an Wilson from Heart and h a newcomer coming in 611 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:02,280 Speaker 1: to the mix. And we're not quite there yet, but 612 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:06,160 Speaker 1: hopefully between negotiations in the next couple of days, Cheryl 613 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,320 Speaker 1: Crowe bring Cheryl Crowe's gonna bring her bag of hits 614 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,000 Speaker 1: out there and maybe perform four or five songs on 615 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:15,800 Speaker 1: that night as well. Because the owner, Jim Rsey, is 616 00:30:15,800 --> 00:30:18,000 Speaker 1: a friend and a long distance friend of Cheryl Crowe, 617 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,200 Speaker 1: and uh, he's calling in a favor saying, hey, come 618 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: on out, let's play some hits here for the fans 619 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: for free in Vegas. How about that? What a deal man? 620 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:27,760 Speaker 1: Can you imagine just texting Cheryl Crowe being like, hey, 621 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: you want to play. I mean, what a life man. 622 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,960 Speaker 1: That is incredibly cool. That is awesome how it rolls? Man? 623 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,400 Speaker 1: Next up Joe Walsh sometime down the road. Remember no, no, 624 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 1: but we get the reason I said that is when 625 00:30:42,120 --> 00:30:45,200 Speaker 1: we get Joe Walsh on this tour with Er, you 626 00:30:45,480 --> 00:30:48,840 Speaker 1: are coming. You are definitely going, Jeffrey I, I don't 627 00:30:48,880 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: have many favors to cash in. That's right. I gotta 628 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:53,720 Speaker 1: meet Joe Walsh. I have to shake his hand before 629 00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,440 Speaker 1: it's coming. Bro, it's coming. I'm telling you, I have 630 00:30:56,520 --> 00:30:58,479 Speaker 1: to beat Joe Walsh. He's the coolest guy in the 631 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:00,880 Speaker 1: face of the earth. Don't know. On the road twenty 632 00:31:00,920 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 1: twenty three, I give you my word. We'll bring out there. 633 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: You can meet Joe Walsh face to face again the 634 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:08,200 Speaker 1: Jim Ursay Collection dot com. Find out more information on 635 00:31:08,280 --> 00:31:10,160 Speaker 1: colts dot com. It's gonna be one hell of a 636 00:31:10,200 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 1: weekend March third and fourth in Las Vegas, Nevada. And 637 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: you just got you just made my entire weekend. Right, 638 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:20,040 Speaker 1: I am excited. Let's come and you feel if you 639 00:31:20,040 --> 00:31:22,680 Speaker 1: feel lucky, we're talking Vegas, right, you feel lucky. While 640 00:31:22,720 --> 00:31:25,160 Speaker 1: here's here's a foreign credit union question of the week 641 00:31:25,240 --> 00:31:27,760 Speaker 1: Dak Prescott. He threw for three hundred and five yards 642 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:30,640 Speaker 1: with four tds one rushing TV as well in the 643 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys victory over the Bucks on Monday Night. He became 644 00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:37,560 Speaker 1: the fourth quarterback in NFL history postseason history may take 645 00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:40,440 Speaker 1: to put up those numbers. Listen again, he threw for 646 00:31:40,560 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: three hundred and five yards and four passing tds with 647 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: a one rushing TV, so over three hundred four tds 648 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:50,040 Speaker 1: through the air, one td with his legs. That's only 649 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:53,720 Speaker 1: been done four times total. Who are the other three 650 00:31:53,800 --> 00:31:56,600 Speaker 1: quarterbacks to do it? And they are keep in mind, 651 00:31:56,680 --> 00:32:00,880 Speaker 1: all of them are speed merchants. The one rushing touchdown 652 00:32:00,880 --> 00:32:05,080 Speaker 1: on really has me throwing. So it's joking mad by 653 00:32:05,120 --> 00:32:07,720 Speaker 1: the way. I'm joking on speed merchants because these are 654 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: all pocket quarterbacks right here. They also find the time 655 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:13,120 Speaker 1: to rush in a touchdown. Yeah, that's I was thinking, 656 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: like Michael vick Er something, No, no, no, no, these 657 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,240 Speaker 1: are all pocket quarterbacks that hold this record, including Dak Prescott. 658 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:21,600 Speaker 1: I'll throw him in there. You know, he gets comfortable 659 00:32:21,640 --> 00:32:25,360 Speaker 1: in the cup there, Yeah he can. Um, Well, I'm 660 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:28,160 Speaker 1: just gonna go with longevity then, you know, just uh, 661 00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:30,479 Speaker 1: you know, pork with a broad stroke here, Tom Brady. 662 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:33,320 Speaker 1: Tom Brady is not, believe it or not, not on 663 00:32:33,360 --> 00:32:36,680 Speaker 1: that list, believe it or not. Not one rushing TV 664 00:32:36,800 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 1: over three hundred yards. Okay, Drew Brees, he had some 665 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: mobility to him, he did, but it's not him. I'm 666 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:44,160 Speaker 1: gonna let you hang up. We gotta get off the 667 00:32:44,160 --> 00:32:46,120 Speaker 1: air here. Pretty soon you're gonna be here. It's on midnight, 668 00:32:46,200 --> 00:32:50,800 Speaker 1: matee like Matt Ryan time, I don't know it. Matt Ryan, 669 00:32:50,960 --> 00:32:54,200 Speaker 1: Colts current Colts quarterback on the roster, Matt Ryan. Really 670 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:56,240 Speaker 1: he had three three hundred ninety two yards with four 671 00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: tds and a rushing t TD in two thoy seventeen, 672 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 1: Aaron rodd In twenty ten. In twenty ten he had 673 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: four tds, four hundred twenty three yards on the TV 674 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:09,880 Speaker 1: and watching the speed merchant himself. Peyton Manning two thousand 675 00:33:09,960 --> 00:33:13,080 Speaker 1: and five, he had four one hundred and fifty eight 676 00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:15,719 Speaker 1: yards through the year with four tds as well as 677 00:33:15,720 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: a rushing touchdown. That is do we know? Do we 678 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:21,160 Speaker 1: know who that was against? Two thousand and five. I'm 679 00:33:21,240 --> 00:33:23,840 Speaker 1: racking my brain. I'm thinking like maybe against Kansas City. 680 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: Remember he had that huge game on the road against 681 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:28,200 Speaker 1: the Chiefs. Well two thousand and five, what is that 682 00:33:28,280 --> 00:33:31,240 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving perhaps? Now he had six tds there, that was 683 00:33:31,320 --> 00:33:34,120 Speaker 1: four tds. Yeah, but it was in the playoffs. It 684 00:33:34,200 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 1: was in the playoffs. Wow, that was a wildcard game 685 00:33:37,800 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: against Denver two thousand five. Yeah, four hundred and fifty 686 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 1: eight yards. And then against Kansas City also that same season, 687 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:50,640 Speaker 1: but not in the playoffs, but that same season through 688 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,480 Speaker 1: for four seventy two against the Chiefs. So that's kind 689 00:33:53,480 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: of what I was thinking of. I knew they played 690 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: the Chiefs in oh five and he had a monster game, 691 00:33:57,680 --> 00:33:59,880 Speaker 1: but I couldn't remember it was a playoff game or not. 692 00:34:00,080 --> 00:34:01,600 Speaker 1: All right, last word is brought to you by our 693 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: friends at Meyer. Don't forget Meyer, the official supercenter of 694 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 1: your Indianapolis Colts, proud sponsor of hundreds of local sports 695 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,759 Speaker 1: teams across the Midwest. All right, the Colts. Are they 696 00:34:10,800 --> 00:34:13,959 Speaker 1: going international? Or what maytay? The NFL announced this week 697 00:34:14,160 --> 00:34:17,319 Speaker 1: that the Bills, the Titans, the Jaguars, the Chiefs, the 698 00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:23,400 Speaker 1: Patriots will each play international games this coming season. The Chiefs, 699 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:26,520 Speaker 1: the Patriots They're gonna play in Germany. The Bills, the Titans, 700 00:34:26,520 --> 00:34:29,560 Speaker 1: and Jaguars. Those are London games. The Bills and Titans 701 00:34:29,680 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: are designated home teams for two games at the Tottenham 702 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:36,359 Speaker 1: Hotspur Stadium, while the Jaguars will host the game at 703 00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:39,920 Speaker 1: Wembley as part of their multi year commitment to playing 704 00:34:40,000 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: in the UK. There will be no international game in 705 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 1: Mexico in twenty twenty three due to renovation taking places 706 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: at Estadio Esteca in Mexico City. The big stadium there 707 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 1: is under repair, so the Colts are set to play 708 00:34:53,160 --> 00:34:56,839 Speaker 1: the Jags, the Titans, and the Patriots next season. Don't 709 00:34:56,840 --> 00:35:01,319 Speaker 1: forget what are the odds the Colts play abroad over 710 00:35:01,400 --> 00:35:05,279 Speaker 1: the season next year? Mayte what say you? Well to 711 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:09,480 Speaker 1: steal a line from Owen Wilson's character and meet the parents, 712 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:13,960 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say strong too, quite strong, right, because three? Well, 713 00:35:14,000 --> 00:35:15,600 Speaker 1: I mean you just look at the odds. I mean, 714 00:35:15,640 --> 00:35:18,719 Speaker 1: three of the five teams playing internationally next season are 715 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:22,160 Speaker 1: on the Colts schedule, and two of them are Division teams. 716 00:35:22,200 --> 00:35:25,960 Speaker 1: And the Colts haven't played an international game since twenty sixteen, 717 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:29,439 Speaker 1: so in terms of the rotation they might be due. 718 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:32,760 Speaker 1: I mean, all of those matchups between the Jags, Titans 719 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:35,760 Speaker 1: and Patriots they're interesting and intriguing in their own way. 720 00:35:36,080 --> 00:35:39,359 Speaker 1: How about a Colts Patriots rivalry game in Germany. I mean, 721 00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: that's kind of cool. I think there's a pretty good 722 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,799 Speaker 1: shot the Colts, you know, mathematically play over seas next year, 723 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,960 Speaker 1: but we'll have to wait. I'm watching, I'm watching. And 724 00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:50,120 Speaker 1: more importantly, the Colts are gonna lose a home game 725 00:35:50,160 --> 00:35:52,880 Speaker 1: going over there, like the Jags and the Titans are, because, 726 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:56,280 Speaker 1: like I said, they're playing two games at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 727 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,399 Speaker 1: so you know, a couple of their home games will 728 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:02,640 Speaker 1: be missing Tennessee and Jacksonville. Respectly, I'm glad if it 729 00:36:02,840 --> 00:36:04,840 Speaker 1: is us. We're on the road and we are not 730 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:08,319 Speaker 1: missing playoff games as far as our excuse me, home 731 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:11,120 Speaker 1: games rather in the season. So more will be revealed 732 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 1: that you know, we got a while await when the 733 00:36:13,200 --> 00:36:16,200 Speaker 1: draft comes up, when the schedule release comes up. But 734 00:36:16,239 --> 00:36:18,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna keep you updated on this thing, Matta. I 735 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:21,359 Speaker 1: gotta talk some free agent preview before we jumped off here. 736 00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,520 Speaker 1: The Colts, like every other team in the NFL, mayte 737 00:36:23,920 --> 00:36:27,080 Speaker 1: intriguing the list of in house free agents this offseason. 738 00:36:27,320 --> 00:36:31,560 Speaker 1: They have sixteen unrestricted free agents who have expiring contracts 739 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:35,840 Speaker 1: and free agencies set to begin March fifteenth at four pm. Mayta, 740 00:36:36,120 --> 00:36:39,960 Speaker 1: who are the top unrestricted free agency offseason for you? Yeah? Well, 741 00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,719 Speaker 1: you got ten on defense, you got four on offense, 742 00:36:42,800 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 1: two on special teams, the main or the big ones 743 00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:48,520 Speaker 1: if you will. Let me rephrase that, the big ones 744 00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: on defense in Gockway, Tay kwe Lewis, Roddy McCleod, who 745 00:36:53,680 --> 00:36:57,200 Speaker 1: was a starter. You got Bobby o'karak who's been a starter, EJ. 746 00:36:57,400 --> 00:37:00,239 Speaker 1: Speed been a great role player if you will, on 747 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:05,000 Speaker 1: defense and special teams. Four on offense, including Paris Campbell, 748 00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:08,080 Speaker 1: and then the two special teamers on You know from 749 00:37:08,120 --> 00:37:11,880 Speaker 1: your specialist standpoint that the punter Matt Hawk and Chase McLoughlin, 750 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: the kicker who had just a fantastic season and broke 751 00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 1: a Colts record with nine made field goals over fifty 752 00:37:18,320 --> 00:37:22,400 Speaker 1: yards this season. Maytay, let's talk about o'kaake okay um 753 00:37:23,080 --> 00:37:26,440 Speaker 1: top in the league, I mean, in the top echelon 754 00:37:26,719 --> 00:37:30,360 Speaker 1: of tacklers in this league, which is a tough, violent league. 755 00:37:30,560 --> 00:37:33,279 Speaker 1: Bobby o'karake. He has played his way into a big 756 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:36,680 Speaker 1: time track. Whether that's what the Colts or another team maytay, 757 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:39,319 Speaker 1: but we saw Zaire Franklin what he did filling in 758 00:37:39,360 --> 00:37:42,080 Speaker 1: for an injured Shack Leonard. Check Leonard's coming back. Jack 759 00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: Leonard signed for big money. What do you think the 760 00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: prospects are of the culture resigning Bobby o'karake. Yeah, you 761 00:37:48,560 --> 00:37:51,440 Speaker 1: hit it. I mean how the Colts view Shack Leonard's 762 00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:55,799 Speaker 1: health plus the money already invested at linebacker will impact 763 00:37:56,200 --> 00:37:59,760 Speaker 1: Okarake's future in his prospects of coming back to the Colts. 764 00:38:00,080 --> 00:38:04,000 Speaker 1: He's a proven starter in the NFL. Okay RK that is. 765 00:38:04,080 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: But you know Zaire Franklin proved last year that he 766 00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 1: is too right. So if Leonard is back healthy, you 767 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:13,120 Speaker 1: want him on the field because he's Shack Leonard right. 768 00:38:13,160 --> 00:38:16,200 Speaker 1: He's a proven playmaker that can change the game. He 769 00:38:16,200 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 1: can take the football away and in football, the ball 770 00:38:19,320 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: is everything. And Franklin is back next season, he's under contract, 771 00:38:23,560 --> 00:38:25,880 Speaker 1: and based on what he did last year, Jeffrey, how 772 00:38:25,920 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: do you how do you keep him off the field. 773 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,680 Speaker 1: I mean he's set a franchise record for tackles. He's 774 00:38:30,680 --> 00:38:34,040 Speaker 1: just a playmaker as well, so that that situation really 775 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:37,560 Speaker 1: makes it kind of murky at the free agent linebacker 776 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:41,080 Speaker 1: position when you factor in Bobbio, Kerk and EJ. Speed. 777 00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:43,640 Speaker 1: You'd love to have all of these guys back, but 778 00:38:43,719 --> 00:38:46,800 Speaker 1: there's only so much you can spend it linebacker, and 779 00:38:46,840 --> 00:38:49,800 Speaker 1: there's only so many times, quite frankly, you can play 780 00:38:49,800 --> 00:38:52,480 Speaker 1: with three linebackers on the field. As the NFL continues 781 00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: to evolve and grow into a sub package league, when 782 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,919 Speaker 1: you play Nickel and dime nte other side of the ball. 783 00:38:59,040 --> 00:39:02,000 Speaker 1: Paris Campbell where in the number one jersey a full 784 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:04,120 Speaker 1: slate of games this year, the first time in his 785 00:39:04,160 --> 00:39:07,239 Speaker 1: professional career. We've talked about it a lot. That kid 786 00:39:07,239 --> 00:39:10,960 Speaker 1: has rare speed, rare separation speed. We saw glimpses of it. 787 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:14,040 Speaker 1: Did he do enough this year showing up for all 788 00:39:14,040 --> 00:39:16,319 Speaker 1: the games to get a contract from the Coals? Yeah? 789 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,359 Speaker 1: I think that he did. I really do. I think 790 00:39:18,360 --> 00:39:19,920 Speaker 1: that he did, And I think he would have had 791 00:39:19,960 --> 00:39:23,920 Speaker 1: a better season production wise and stat wise if he 792 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,879 Speaker 1: had better quarterbacks stability around him. I mean, he talked 793 00:39:26,920 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the season about how frustrating and 794 00:39:29,560 --> 00:39:31,839 Speaker 1: how hard it was for him to change his role 795 00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:34,200 Speaker 1: in the game plan for him every week with a 796 00:39:34,239 --> 00:39:37,959 Speaker 1: new quarterback. But most importantly, he proved this year. He's 797 00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:42,280 Speaker 1: not that injury prone guy. He's not made a glass. 798 00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,840 Speaker 1: He's not the stigma everyone painting him out to be 799 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,760 Speaker 1: in terms of injuries. He can play in this league, 800 00:39:47,800 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: and I think that he had a really good year. 801 00:39:50,120 --> 00:39:52,359 Speaker 1: I think he could have had a better year with 802 00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:55,239 Speaker 1: more stability around him on offense. And I think he's 803 00:39:55,320 --> 00:39:59,280 Speaker 1: definitely worth a very hard look at in free agency. 804 00:39:59,320 --> 00:40:01,919 Speaker 1: He had some big games and some big plays this year, 805 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,920 Speaker 1: and quite frankly, I think he's just getting started. I 806 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:08,200 Speaker 1: think he's just getting started in some senses, considering how 807 00:40:08,239 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: his career began with all the injuries and playing a 808 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:13,960 Speaker 1: full seventeen games for the first time in his career 809 00:40:14,040 --> 00:40:16,120 Speaker 1: this past season. May Day, I was just thinking about something. 810 00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,160 Speaker 1: I don't know how my brain works sometimes. And by 811 00:40:18,200 --> 00:40:20,719 Speaker 1: the way, I agree totally on Paris Campbell. Would love 812 00:40:20,719 --> 00:40:23,560 Speaker 1: seeing him where the number one jersey next year, continue 813 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:25,640 Speaker 1: to develop and continue to be an asset for the 814 00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:27,799 Speaker 1: Colts offense. But wouldn't it be fun if all you 815 00:40:27,920 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: played by play guys across the NFL, we're all on 816 00:40:30,640 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: one year deals and you didn't know where you were 817 00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,200 Speaker 1: going next year. You knew you had a gig. You 818 00:40:35,280 --> 00:40:37,040 Speaker 1: just didn't know. It's like, oh, yeah, j how was 819 00:40:37,080 --> 00:40:38,879 Speaker 1: your year? It was like, oh, we had a down year, 820 00:40:38,920 --> 00:40:40,600 Speaker 1: but I was pretty good. I had some good calls 821 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:44,480 Speaker 1: and stuff. Denver called me, Oakland called me earlier to 822 00:40:44,520 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: go out there. They like, they like my touchdown call. 823 00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:50,600 Speaker 1: So Kansas City is also sniffing around. They liked my excitement. 824 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:52,440 Speaker 1: What if it was, Matejay, What if you were on 825 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,560 Speaker 1: one year deals you didn't know where you were calling games? 826 00:40:54,600 --> 00:40:57,000 Speaker 1: Next year now on the voice of the Arizona Cardinals, 827 00:40:57,160 --> 00:41:00,320 Speaker 1: and then the year after that, I'm up into Detroit, 828 00:41:00,440 --> 00:41:02,560 Speaker 1: you know, and then I'm going down to Miami. It's like, 829 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:05,839 Speaker 1: all right, well, wherever the game takes me, just give 830 00:41:05,880 --> 00:41:08,080 Speaker 1: me a mic and let's go grip and rip it. Man. 831 00:41:08,120 --> 00:41:11,200 Speaker 1: Touchdowns are touchdowns. I'm sorry, man, you don't know what 832 00:41:11,320 --> 00:41:14,240 Speaker 1: this NFL. We're gonna have shows about where you guys 833 00:41:14,320 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 1: end up pretty soon, you know what I mean. Everybody 834 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:18,400 Speaker 1: wants so much of the NFL. It's like, I'm here 835 00:41:18,400 --> 00:41:22,319 Speaker 1: for play guys, all right, So check Matt Taylor. Next year. 836 00:41:22,560 --> 00:41:25,040 Speaker 1: He may be in Green Bay, he may be in Tampa. 837 00:41:25,160 --> 00:41:27,400 Speaker 1: Who knows. Oh that's great, mate, Tay. You have a 838 00:41:27,400 --> 00:41:29,959 Speaker 1: great weekend, folks, Thanks for listening. This the Last Word 839 00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:32,720 Speaker 1: brought to you by our friends at Fan Duel Radio. 840 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:35,120 Speaker 1: We do a weekend and week out and of course 841 00:41:35,160 --> 00:41:38,160 Speaker 1: all the latest information, especially on this Colts Head coaching 842 00:41:38,200 --> 00:41:41,000 Speaker 1: search colts dot com. You're gonna find out the latest 843 00:41:41,040 --> 00:41:43,439 Speaker 1: information and we're gonna bring it to you. For Matt 844 00:41:43,440 --> 00:41:45,960 Speaker 1: Taylor Boys, the folks, my name is goor Man. Coming up, 845 00:41:46,080 --> 00:41:49,000 Speaker 1: we got the Pacers are taking a keeky band away 846 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:53,080 Speaker 1: and the Denver Nuggets Tonight pregame coverage at eight thirty. 847 00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:58,240 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next week.