1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: We're inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry radio studio. I'm 2 00:00:04,280 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor with JJ Stankovitz, and it's our absolute pleasure 3 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:10,480 Speaker 1: right now to be with the new head coach of 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Cults, Shane Steiken is with a Shane, congratulations 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:18,480 Speaker 1: on being the headman in Indianapolis. Thank you. I'm excited 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: to get to work. I know this is a great organization. 7 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,320 Speaker 1: I've heard nothing about great things and ready to go. 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: So what ultimately attracted you the most to this position 9 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 1: as you were going through the interview process in the offseason. 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: You know, obviously you know it's always a dream to 11 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: be a head coach, and then just the things I've 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: heard about this organization, you know, the family atmosphere, the 13 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 1: character or the people in this building. You know, I've 14 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,879 Speaker 1: had a lot of relationships that have been through this 15 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: building and there was nothing but great things that about 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,200 Speaker 1: this place. Shane. In your introductory press conference, you thinked 17 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: a lot of people, but one person you think was 18 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 1: your high school coach, Yeah, Chris Jones. And I'm curious 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: when you think back to your days in high school, 20 00:00:55,360 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: how can you make the connections from the love of 21 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: football you developed then to now being a head coach 22 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:02,960 Speaker 1: here in this position. Now, well, I think too, you know, 23 00:01:03,000 --> 00:01:05,319 Speaker 1: I fostered a love of the game because of him. Um. 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,479 Speaker 1: I remember he would take me. I would be like, 25 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: you know, his guy, to go to these football clinics 26 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: and he'd put me up on stage and like, you know, 27 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,440 Speaker 1: i'd be as demonstrator of hey, here's how you take 28 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: a five step drop and you know, three big, too little, 29 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: and then it's one big and too little and like 30 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,039 Speaker 1: all those little different things. So we would get in 31 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:23,559 Speaker 1: his car and you know, drive around, you know, wherever 32 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,960 Speaker 1: it was two hours away and do these these clinics 33 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: and and then he'd always you know, he'd give me 34 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: the keys you know to the stadium lights at the 35 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,639 Speaker 1: high school at night, you know, so Friday night instead 36 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: of you know, going out to a party or something 37 00:01:35,000 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: myself and shoot Austin Collie who played here, you know, 38 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:39,640 Speaker 1: that was my receiver in high school. And uh, we'd 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: go and we'd throw for you know, a couple hours 40 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: whatever it was. It was awesome, you know, to be 41 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: a part of that. You know, we had a you know, 42 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: a great football team there. Um it's a good place, 43 00:01:49,680 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 1: good program. They still got to go in there. Um. 44 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: But that's how it all started. When you think back 45 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: on the moments you had in high school and now 46 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: as a coach, you get to deliver those moments two players. 47 00:01:58,040 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: You know, you get to call the play that delivers 48 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: that's singular moment that guys will remember forever. How much 49 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 1: gratification do you get out of that as a head coach? Now? 50 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: You know what? Yeah? Is it? Yeah? But at the 51 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: end of the day, it's all about the players. The 52 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: players bring those plays to life. And when you got 53 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: really good ones, you know a lot of good things 54 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: are going to happen. And we had a lot of 55 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: good players in Philadelphia that I was very fortunate enough 56 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 1: to be around. That's Shane Stiking with us, the new 57 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: head coach of the Indianapolis Colts, and also going back 58 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: to your introductory press conference, Chris Ballard said that you 59 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: guys see the game the same way. That was clear 60 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,440 Speaker 1: to him during the interview process, getting to know you, 61 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,160 Speaker 1: getting to talk to you without giving too much away. 62 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:35,839 Speaker 1: What do you think he means by that in terms 63 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 1: of seeing the game in a similar passes, You know, philosophically, 64 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:41,799 Speaker 1: you know how you look at you know, talent players, 65 00:02:41,840 --> 00:02:44,200 Speaker 1: how the game's played, all those different things. You know. 66 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,239 Speaker 1: I think the one thing we want to do obviously 67 00:02:46,320 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 1: is you know, be fast, physical and play together. And 68 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: there's somebody a lot of things that go on, you know, 69 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,720 Speaker 1: throughout this offseason, getting this team prepared and ready to go, 70 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: but excited and looking forward to the challenge. Yeah, life's 71 00:02:57,600 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: been coming out. You're pretty fast. I understand that. But 72 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:03,360 Speaker 1: like you said, again, you had time to study the Colts, 73 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: research the Colts, get to know, you know, what this 74 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: organization was all about. Going with that, that also includes 75 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:12,320 Speaker 1: the roster. When you look at the personnel within this team, 76 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 1: what immediately for you jumps off the page. Well, I 77 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: think obviously there's some pieces in place already, and you know, 78 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: the defense has done hell of a job last year, 79 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,800 Speaker 1: and then obviously offensively, you know, the offensive line with Quinton, 80 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, and Kelly and Pittman and Jonathan Taylor and 81 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: the rest of those guys. A lot of talent in place, 82 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 1: and obviously always looking to build on that. When you 83 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: you talked about your your four pillars that you're going 84 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,360 Speaker 1: to come in here with, when you think about the 85 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: way that those set the tone now for an entire organization. 86 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:42,440 Speaker 1: What are you excited excited about implementing those not just 87 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: for an offense, but for an offense defense, special teams, 88 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: coaching staff, front office, training staff, everyone you're going to 89 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: get involved with. Yeah, I think you know, there's there's 90 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: ways to look at it, like people can just talk 91 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,119 Speaker 1: about it, but you got to live it every single day. 92 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: You know, there's got to be you know, a fine 93 00:03:55,920 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: tuned thing that you go through every single day, your 94 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,240 Speaker 1: process as the head coach of how you're going to 95 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:02,880 Speaker 1: really live those and bring him to life. You know, 96 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:04,920 Speaker 1: because I've you know, I've been around you know, sometimes 97 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: guys just talk about them, you know, and but you 98 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: got to live it every single day. But you know, 99 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: being a good person. The preparation, I mean I hit 100 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: on that a lot because you know, the separations in 101 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: the preparation this league. There's so much parody in this league. 102 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:17,040 Speaker 1: And you better show up to play and you better 103 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,080 Speaker 1: be ready. And it's our job as coaches and players 104 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: to be ready to go. Every day you step in 105 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: this you know, this building, you're on a job interview. 106 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:25,440 Speaker 1: Whether you have the job already, you're going to get 107 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 1: interviewed every day and you've got to be on your 108 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: a game at all times. As Shane Stunking with us 109 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: the new head coach of course of the Indianapolis Colts, 110 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 1: and it's been well chronicled. You've worked with a lot 111 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: of different quarterbacks, right, Philip Rivers and Jalen Hurtz, Justin 112 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: Herbert and all of those guys have different arms, strengths, 113 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 1: and different backgrounds and different levels of mobility, and you 114 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:48,400 Speaker 1: seem to find the best working with all of those 115 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 1: guys and bringing the best to light. How long does 116 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: that take? What is the process like working with a 117 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: new quarterback and finding his strengths and tailoring an offense around. Yeah, 118 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,919 Speaker 1: it takes some time. Obviously it doesn't have an overnight, 119 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 1: but you've got to find those strengths. Obviously, you watch 120 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: a ton of tape, see what they do well, and 121 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: then you bring him in and as coaches, you know, 122 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 1: you try to maximize your players potential and what they 123 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: do best, and obviously you got to adapt to the quarterback. 124 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: That's obviously how the offense will be built on. Who's 125 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: back there throwing that thing and running it and then 126 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:18,240 Speaker 1: obviously the other players around you. You know, you got 127 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: to do what they do well? What does the offensive 128 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 1: line do well? The tight ends and receivers, backs, all 129 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: those things and try to max their minds of their potential. 130 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: What did your your years as Philip Rivers quarterbacks coach 131 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,839 Speaker 1: teach you about how to be a head coach, how 132 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: to how to how to connect with players, specifically a 133 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: guy who'd been in the league for so long at 134 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: that point. Yeah, no, Philip, you know, he made me 135 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 1: a better football coach. You know, a guy that's seen 136 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: so many things, you know, Shoot, Philip Rivers older than 137 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:43,480 Speaker 1: I am, you know, and I was coaching him at 138 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: the time, and just the way he saw the game 139 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: should he was obviously one of our you know, the 140 00:05:48,800 --> 00:05:50,920 Speaker 1: best player on our team, but probably you know, one 141 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:52,840 Speaker 1: of the smarter coaches on our team too, you know, 142 00:05:52,880 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: and saw the game really well. So I just knew 143 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: as a coach when I was coaching him, like I 144 00:05:57,640 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: had to come in there ready to go to every 145 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 1: single meeting just you normally would, but just try to 146 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,240 Speaker 1: find some nuggets maybe that he didn't see on film, 147 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: and whether you know, whether it's a signal from a 148 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:08,200 Speaker 1: team or whatever. I don't want to get into details, 149 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: so that don't like giving away to any thing. But 150 00:06:11,080 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 1: he was a tremendous leader, unbelievable person, human being you 151 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: know to be around. I know you've talked about accelerated 152 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,080 Speaker 1: vision and how that comes with experience. You coach Justin Herbert, 153 00:06:21,120 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 1: then a year later set the NFL record for rookie touchdowns. 154 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: How did you learn to coach with a player who 155 00:06:26,040 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: doesn't have those years of experience, And maybe it is 156 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: working on developing that acceleration. Yeah, I think just the repetition, 157 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,600 Speaker 1: you know, really making the place come to life for him. 158 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: You know, you can sit there in the meeting rooms 159 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: and talk about it, but you got to go out 160 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 1: and rep it over and over and over again. So 161 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: these guys understand, you know what we're trying to get done. 162 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 1: And I think, you know, obviously being a young player 163 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: in this league, you know, I told Justin, you know, 164 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:47,320 Speaker 1: his rookie year, I said, your best friend is gonna 165 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:48,640 Speaker 1: be the tailback. You know what I mean. It's all 166 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:51,720 Speaker 1: about getting completions. Completions, completions, Hey we go max play action, 167 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 1: it ain't there, Just check it down and shoot. Tailback 168 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,359 Speaker 1: makes one miss, you might get fifteen twenty yards and 169 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,919 Speaker 1: that's like a chunk play, So just keep the sticks 170 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: moving so we can and that's how we go. My 171 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: final A couple of things with Shane Stike, And we're 172 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: talking with you right now as we speak on your 173 00:07:07,320 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: first day on the job here in Indianapolis after your 174 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: introductory press conference with that, what's life been like for 175 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:16,640 Speaker 1: you the last two weeks? I mean, how crazy hasn't 176 00:07:16,680 --> 00:07:19,680 Speaker 1: been with interviewing for the job, getting ready for the 177 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:22,720 Speaker 1: biggest game that you've ever participated in, whether that's a 178 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: player or a coach, and now a couple of days 179 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: after the game, just coming here and having to put 180 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: a staff together. I mean, just what's it like for you? 181 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:31,240 Speaker 1: You know, when you're in the moment, you really don't 182 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: think much about it, to be honest. You know, you're 183 00:07:32,920 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: just doing your job. Obviously, the interview process here, you know, 184 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: I did that right before. I obviously did a couple 185 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, and they did it again before we 186 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 1: left Arizona go to the Super Bowl and then just 187 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: locking in and having laser focus and you know, doing 188 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 1: the task at hand that needs to be done, and 189 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: that was you know, trying to go out there and 190 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:49,800 Speaker 1: go win that football game. And then now it's locking 191 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: in here and get ready to go, get a staff 192 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:55,000 Speaker 1: hired and we'll go from there. And meeting the guy's 193 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: handful of guys for the first time today it was great. 194 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 1: So obviously I want to meet you know, the rest 195 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 1: of the team and get going with that. I was 196 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: gonna say, what do the next couple of weeks look 197 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,400 Speaker 1: like for you now? Yeah, like I said, just hiring 198 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: a staff, getting to know these guys. Obviously they've got 199 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 1: combines coming up, reach out to the players, all those 200 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,040 Speaker 1: different things. But really just I want to put together, 201 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: you know, an elite staff, you know, with good coaches. Again, 202 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: all those four pillars I talked about, character, right, preparation, consisting, 203 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: and being relentless, and that's what I want to build here. Well, 204 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: we know your to do list is pretty lengthy right now, 205 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: so we appreciate the time. So we're gonna cut you loose. 206 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: That's Shane steike In, the new head coach of the 207 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. Coach. Great to meet you, great to talk 208 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:32,640 Speaker 1: to you, and good luck in your first couple of 209 00:08:32,679 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: days here. Awesome, guys, appreciate it. Appreciate Shane. Thanks