1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Colts over time inside the Colts Radio studio. 2 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,120 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor, JJ Stangovitz from Colts dot Com. He's 3 00:00:10,119 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: the writer extraordinaire Casey Valiate from Colts Radio. We're all 4 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: gathered together to talk about the Colts schedule for two 5 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 1: thousand and twenty two. It is out, it is loud, 6 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:23,000 Speaker 1: it is proud. It's on Colts dot Com, it's on 7 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: the Colts Bubile app, it's on social media. I'm sure 8 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: you've all seen it by now as we're breaking it down, 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: kind of getting our first hand reaction to the opponents 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: of the Colts will have coming up next season. We 11 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,879 Speaker 1: knew the who and the where, we just didn't know 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: the win for two thousand and twenty two. So JJ, 13 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:41,960 Speaker 1: I'll start with you first. You got the schedule in 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: hand right there, you've seen it on paper. What immediately 15 00:00:45,479 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: jumps out jumps out to you, I should say about 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two, Well, how about the when of the 17 00:00:50,800 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: Colts playing the AFC South. You got five games against 18 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: the AFC South in the first seven weeks of the season. 19 00:00:57,000 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 1: Week one at Houston, Week two at Jacksonville, Week four 20 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: versus Tennessee Week six versus Jacksonville and weeks seven at Tennessee. 21 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 1: I mean, you're done with the Jaguars and Titans by 22 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: October twenty three? Wilds. That is wild and you I 23 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:11,560 Speaker 1: mean last year you were done with the Titans by Halloween, 24 00:01:12,319 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: but you still you hadn't played the Texans at that point. 25 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:18,279 Speaker 1: You hadn't played the Jaguars at that point. This to me, guys, 26 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: and I want to get your take on this. We've 27 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: heard a lot about how the cool To have really emphasized, hey, 28 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: we got to start strong, and that's been a thing 29 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: that they've talked about since before we got this schedule 30 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: in hand, because last year, you know, you start oh 31 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: and three and it takes so much energy and effort 32 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: to get back to five hundred and then to get 33 00:01:36,040 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: back in the playoff race and then it fizzles at 34 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: the end of the season. You don't want to have 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 1: to have that kind of late season push. Frankly, you 36 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,199 Speaker 1: might not be able to afford that late season push 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: if you want to win your division, which has been 38 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,920 Speaker 1: a huge priority for this team that hasn't won it 39 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: in a little while. So you got to start strong. 40 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: And when I looked at the schedule. That's the first 41 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: thing I thought is this team's got to be ready 42 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: to go from the jump at Houston, because you cannot 43 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,800 Speaker 1: forward to start dropping games in the division that early 44 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: in the season completely, agreemy. Just think back to last 45 00:02:05,240 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: year when the Colts lose that game on Halloween to Tennessee. 46 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,560 Speaker 1: At that point, Tennessee kind of looked at it and 47 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: they're like, we're in the driver's seat of the AFC South. 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:14,480 Speaker 1: Very similar here in twenty twenty two. I mean, you 49 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:17,160 Speaker 1: have a really good idea to know where you're gonna 50 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: sit by Halloween again. I mean you've got I mean 51 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: Tennessee and the Colts arguably the two favorites in that division, 52 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: but also getting two other games on your about i mean, 53 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:26,840 Speaker 1: five of the six done in the first seven weeks. 54 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: You're AFC a week this time before Halloween. Yeah, right, right, 55 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: it's it's wild. I mean, well, you to that point, Casey, 56 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 1: you're gonna know the tiebreakers potentially absolutely four November, right, 57 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: if things if things go well, you're gonna know, like 58 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,919 Speaker 1: the Titans did last year, we got the tiebreaker, you know, 59 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:48,240 Speaker 1: agating those teams, you're gonna know Jacksonville if they have 60 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,119 Speaker 1: a big season, you know, Doug Peterson coming in there 61 00:02:51,240 --> 00:02:54,079 Speaker 1: and Trevor Lawrence in year two, you're gonna know if 62 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: you have the tiebreaker over Jacksonville potentially, now, if you 63 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: split the series, there are obviously other things that go 64 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:01,960 Speaker 1: into that, but potentially you know those tiebreakers by October 65 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: twenty third. Yeah, the AFC South, I mean, just the 66 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 1: front loaded nature of the division in the first half 67 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: of the season obviously stands out to you. But getting 68 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: off to a good start, this is what Casey alluded to. 69 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 1: I mean, the Colts since twenty thirteen have started every 70 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 1: year oh and one, sometimes o and two. Last year 71 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: they were one and four. Casey, can the Colts finally 72 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: get off to a good start in terms of just 73 00:03:24,320 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: the overall season at Houston at Jacksonville? Those two teams 74 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: last year they were you know, they picked first and 75 00:03:31,400 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 1: third overall respectively in the last draft for a reason, right, 76 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: you had to combine seven for twenty seven. Is this 77 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,280 Speaker 1: the year the Colts finally get off to a good 78 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: start and build some momentum in the month of September. 79 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: I think you have to say absolutely. But it's something 80 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: we've been talking about since twenty thirteen. I mean you 81 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: think back to all those you know, you look at 82 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: the first couple games of each year and you go, Okay, 83 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: they've got a realisick chance to go this. Well every 84 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:56,840 Speaker 1: year it's kind of been a little different, but I 85 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 1: definitely do think. I know it's tough having back to 86 00:03:59,080 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: back road games. I mean that there is something to 87 00:04:00,880 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 1: be said with road games in your division. But I 88 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:06,640 Speaker 1: think with it being Houston and Jacksonville, you know, Houston 89 00:04:06,680 --> 00:04:09,400 Speaker 1: and Jacksonville, there's a lot of new pieces on both teams. 90 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I know the Colts have, you know, arguably 91 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: a lot of new pieces, but they're veteran pieces who 92 00:04:13,800 --> 00:04:15,840 Speaker 1: have been there and done that. Houston and Jacksonville are 93 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,039 Speaker 1: doing it with a lot of youth. So you look 94 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 1: at both those rosters on paper, and you look at 95 00:04:20,440 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: the Colts and you say, those are two games that 96 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: are definitely winnable games that ultimately, when you look at 97 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 1: the entire schedule, woa whoa whoa Jacksonville on the road 98 00:04:28,480 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: is a winnable game. Well, I mean that's why I 99 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: said look on paper. That's why I said on paper, 100 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 1: it's a game that you look at and you should 101 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: win those games. I mean, you gotta go out and 102 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 1: do it. But I think with a different I don't 103 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 1: I don't want to, I don't want to say a 104 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: different mindset, but I feel like there's just a different 105 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,680 Speaker 1: energy here about the team that they have built that 106 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: is kind of ready to calm that storm of those 107 00:04:48,960 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: teams that you know you shouldn't fall to a game 108 00:04:51,480 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 1: in Jacksonville in Week eighteen last year. I think the 109 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: group here as a team that's gonna weather that storm. 110 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:58,799 Speaker 1: Does it give you a little bit of a sense 111 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:01,680 Speaker 1: of urgency? JJ? Does that make this a little bit 112 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,440 Speaker 1: of a blessing in disguise? I know that the back 113 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,159 Speaker 1: to back road games to start the season, that's night ideal, 114 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: but you're at Houston at Jacksonville. Those are the two 115 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,279 Speaker 1: teams in the AFC South still that are trying to 116 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: figure it out, that are still on They come right there. 117 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,560 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like you have to go Week 118 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 1: one at Tennessee your chief rival, at least on paper 119 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:23,360 Speaker 1: again heading into the season in terms of the AFC South, 120 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: Does it give is a little bit of a blessing 121 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: in disguise that you're playing those high sense of urgency 122 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: games right away to start the season, to start the 123 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: season right in terms of the division, but also get 124 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: rid of this stigma that you can't you can't win 125 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: these early season games. I think I think it does, 126 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: and I think that sense of urgency kind of like 127 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,440 Speaker 1: Casey was talking about's already been here. You know. Bringing 128 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:48,039 Speaker 1: in Matt Ryan has brought that urgency. Obviously, some of 129 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,239 Speaker 1: the other editions, some of the changes to the coaching staff, 130 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: to the roster, kind of bring about that urgency as well. 131 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 1: But the thing I think is interesting is we had 132 00:05:56,960 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: a chance to sit down with Bobbio Karakay on Wednesday 133 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: before the schedule came out, and I asked him if he, 134 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 1: if he not knowing the schedule, if he would like 135 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: to get Jackson a lot of the way early. And 136 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,800 Speaker 1: he was kind of like, yeah, you know, it could 137 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: kind of give or take it, you know, And he said, 138 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: it's almost like an excuse to not have a thought 139 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: on that. But I think ultimately these guys probably are 140 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: gonna want to just hey, you know what, let's let's 141 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,359 Speaker 1: ditch that thing. Let's get rid of that narrative. We 142 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,839 Speaker 1: don't have to answer any questions about it. After week two, 143 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:27,599 Speaker 1: because that that whole week leading up to that Jacksonville 144 00:06:27,640 --> 00:06:29,600 Speaker 1: game is going to be questions about can you guys 145 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 1: finally take care of business in Jacksonville? Is this a 146 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: revenge game? And it's they're gonna get a lot of it, 147 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,320 Speaker 1: And you know, I think it's already started. Yeah, it 148 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 1: was already started. Yeah, you know, players know why they're 149 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 1: gonna get it. But I think just getting that out 150 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:43,719 Speaker 1: of the way, and then if you win that game, 151 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: what a sigh of relief that is to be like, 152 00:06:46,400 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: all right, we finally took care of business in Jacksonville. 153 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:51,560 Speaker 1: Now you get Kansas City at home to open the 154 00:06:51,880 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 1: schedule at Lucasoil Stadium. You know, I think it probably 155 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: sets up pretty well for how things are in terms 156 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: of what the Colts to accomplished in the next couple 157 00:07:01,560 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 1: of weeks and then into training camp. By the way, 158 00:07:03,640 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: the Colts have not started a season two and oh 159 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: since two thousand and nine, so we'll see how that unfolds. 160 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: They have not won back to back road games to 161 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 1: start a season since nineteen seventy seven, so obviously more Yeah, 162 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:21,440 Speaker 1: it hasn't been done since they moved to Indianapolis, and 163 00:07:21,600 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: they haven't won on opening weekend since twenty thirteen. We've 164 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 1: retired of that, and the Colts can also break a 165 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,000 Speaker 1: streak where they have not won a Week one road 166 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: game since two thousand and six. JJ. That was the 167 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:35,840 Speaker 1: Manning Bowl game New York Giants, and that kicked off 168 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl run. That was what I predicted, by 169 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,400 Speaker 1: the way in our Cults official podcast, that that would 170 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: open the season. I was completely wrong, but that does 171 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: mean we get to get a Week seventeen, you know, 172 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: us a little bit off. It's like it's like that 173 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: NFL Schedule Leaks account that always puts stuff out and 174 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 1: they're they're batting like two hundred because they're just guessing 175 00:07:54,440 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: all the time. You know. That was I don't even 176 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: think I hit two hundred in our scheduled guesses. But 177 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:01,480 Speaker 1: I'm also not tweeting it like I'm an expert. I 178 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: love those first two home games. I mean, you talk 179 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: about sense of urgency and those measuring sticks. I mean, 180 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: let's go Kansas City right away, your first home game, 181 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,560 Speaker 1: the home opener there on September twenty fifth. I mean, 182 00:08:13,600 --> 00:08:15,800 Speaker 1: the Chiefs have been the class of the AFC for 183 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: the last four years. And then obviously, it goes without 184 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,720 Speaker 1: saying Tennessee. The Colts have not beaten Tennessee at home 185 00:08:22,160 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: the last three tries and got swept last year. I'm 186 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: gonna put you both on the spot here a little bit, Casey, 187 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 1: give me the toughest stretch of the season for the Colts, Like, 188 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: give me the part of the schedule the Colts need 189 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: to navigate. It's a gauntlet. If they come out on 190 00:08:36,400 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: top reasonably well in this stretch, they're gonna be looking good. 191 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,439 Speaker 1: What's your window? I mean, how long can I go here? 192 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: Because I'm looking essentially that week seven game in Tennessee 193 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,839 Speaker 1: until they're by that is I think it's a seven 194 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:50,760 Speaker 1: game stretch. But I think you're taking the words out 195 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 1: of all of our mounts here. I mean, that is 196 00:08:52,280 --> 00:08:54,600 Speaker 1: a tough one. When you go at Tennessee, you come 197 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:56,959 Speaker 1: home against Washington, and then it's at New England at 198 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: the Raiders. Philadelphia got Monday night with Pitsburg, then Sunday 199 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: night with Dallas. I mean, that is a loaded schedule. 200 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: And we talked about it. I mean I don't think 201 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: actually we haven't talked about it. I mean, once again, 202 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,480 Speaker 1: two years in a row, they get the latest buy 203 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: so there by isn't until December. So when you think 204 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: about the stretch of football you're continue to play and 205 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 1: you have that seven game stretch in the middle, that's 206 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: a tough one. I'm gonna go with the first five 207 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:21,719 Speaker 1: games of the season because again, you started one and 208 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: four last year. Yeah, you don't want to have to 209 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,280 Speaker 1: pull yourself out of that hole again. But two road 210 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: games against division opponents, then Kansas City, Tennessee at home, 211 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,120 Speaker 1: and then you gotta go you quick, quick turnaround to 212 00:09:33,200 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: go to Denver on Thursday night in Week five. That's 213 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 1: a tough one, by the way, like coming off a 214 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 1: home game against the Titans and then having to turn 215 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: it around to face Russell Wilson and the Broncos a 216 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:45,320 Speaker 1: couple of days sounds weird. Russell Wilson and the Broncos 217 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: gotta get used to it, saying coach Reggie Wayne, Yeah, 218 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: you gotta get used to it through um. But that 219 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 1: to me that those first five games, like again we 220 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:56,000 Speaker 1: just talked about it, the Colts need to get off 221 00:09:56,040 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: to a better start than they did last year. If 222 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: you I'm out of those first five games and you're 223 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,800 Speaker 1: one and four again, you can make it up as 224 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: the season goes on, but again, it takes so much 225 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: effort to do that. You'd much rather be three and two, 226 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: four and one, five and zero after that stretch and 227 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: be in a much more stable position going then into 228 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,719 Speaker 1: that stretch that you mentioned, Casey, that the Tennessee, Washington, 229 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: New England, LA or a Vegas excuse me, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, 230 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: Dallas before the bye week. Yeah, yeah, I'm saying the 231 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,679 Speaker 1: whole thing. Oh yeah, I mean, I know there's no 232 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,960 Speaker 1: there's there's just not a matchup on this schedule where 233 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 1: you're like, Okay, Sartin win. And I know that's that's 234 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: the NFL in general, but you get what I'm saying. 235 00:10:36,800 --> 00:10:41,079 Speaker 1: I mean, from weeks two to eleven, you play four 236 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 1: teams that want at least ten games, you play eight 237 00:10:44,240 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: teams that made the playoffs, and then you play Denver, 238 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: who you just talked about. Washington's gonna be better. You know, 239 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz at quarterback, a lot of weapons on offense. 240 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:54,600 Speaker 1: I think they're gonna be a much improved team from 241 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: last year. So to look within, you know, sort of 242 00:10:57,360 --> 00:11:00,559 Speaker 1: the microcosm of that stretch from weeks nine to thirteen, 243 00:11:01,120 --> 00:11:05,960 Speaker 1: five straight playoff teams from last year Patriots, Raiders, Eagle, Steelers, Cowboys. 244 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: Those teams combined to go fifty thirty four and one 245 00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:13,840 Speaker 1: last season. That's a really difficult stretch. Three of those 246 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,800 Speaker 1: games are on the road, two of them are at home, 247 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 1: two of them are on Prime time. And all of that, 248 00:11:18,160 --> 00:11:20,960 Speaker 1: by the way, guy guys leads you into the bye week. Yeah, 249 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: which is the latest buy? As you said, you know, 250 00:11:24,520 --> 00:11:26,959 Speaker 1: same thing last year Week fourteen buy for the Colts. 251 00:11:27,400 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: I mean, what do we think of the bye? Is it? 252 00:11:29,679 --> 00:11:31,559 Speaker 1: Is it a blessing in disguise? If the bye comes 253 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,480 Speaker 1: that late? As a former player, JJ, I hate the 254 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: buye that lady. What do you think? I think some players, 255 00:11:37,679 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: it depends on the flavor of the player and the coach. 256 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 1: You know. I think you look at it and you 257 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: always kind of make the best of it. Last year, 258 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:47,640 Speaker 1: the Colts felt like coming out of the bye they 259 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,079 Speaker 1: benefited from that last That's why they were playing their 260 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,280 Speaker 1: best bright They're playing their best ball. They come out, 261 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: they beat New England, they beat Arizona. You know, let's 262 00:11:56,240 --> 00:11:59,760 Speaker 1: hope the season doesn't end the same way. And I 263 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: don't think the late bye had anything to do with 264 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:06,160 Speaker 1: how the season ended, you can, I mean, the last 265 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: couple of teams up until I don't remember what it 266 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,720 Speaker 1: was last year, but there were a lot of teams 267 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,599 Speaker 1: that had the latest possible by recently that made and 268 00:12:13,679 --> 00:12:16,920 Speaker 1: won a Super Bowl. Tampa Bay, Kansas City, New England, 269 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: Philadelphia in recent years all had the latest possible by, 270 00:12:21,559 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: so you can make the most of it. The only 271 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: concern I have is last year you had that kind 272 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: of mini bye after the Thursday night game in mid November, 273 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:33,320 Speaker 1: like early to mid November. It was after you played 274 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,839 Speaker 1: the Jets in week nine. This year, that mini by 275 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: comes early. It comes in between week five and six. 276 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: You got a ten day break there, so from that 277 00:12:42,000 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: kind of mid October to mid December, there's not much 278 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: of a break, right. That is where I think the 279 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 1: late by is a little more concerning this year, not 280 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: necessarily because it's so late, but because that Thursday night 281 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: game is a little bit earlier. Right. It's one of 282 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:56,920 Speaker 1: those things that I agree with you. It might be 283 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,440 Speaker 1: a blessing in this guys, especially get later in an 284 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: extra week to get healthy when you're preparing for a 285 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: playoff push. That's always going to be beneficial and we 286 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:07,199 Speaker 1: look at this team as we're expecting a playoff push, 287 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: so a later by might help in that retrospect. But 288 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: especially when you talk about that Thursday night, you kind 289 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: of look back. You know, they have two Monday night 290 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: football games this year, so you look at one of 291 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:17,400 Speaker 1: those where you get an extra day, but then you 292 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 1: look at it on the back end and you kind 293 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: of lose it. So both of those go up too 294 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: the bye week. So it is hard because I'm kind 295 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: of with mad. I think having it you prefer it 296 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: maybe like week nine, you know, right there, right there 297 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: in the middle, is that's kind of what you want. 298 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: We could talk about it from our perspective. We kind 299 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:37,040 Speaker 1: of like having the buy too, even though we aren't 300 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:38,560 Speaker 1: out there playing. I kind of like to have a 301 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 1: buye where I can go outside. If I'm in December, 302 00:13:40,400 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 1: I'm not going outside. So even more frustrating on the 303 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 1: bys front for me, you know, two of two, it's 304 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,880 Speaker 1: all about me exactly, since it's all about me two 305 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: of two since I joined the Colts of having the 306 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,960 Speaker 1: buye week on my kid's birthday, Oh good for you. 307 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:55,880 Speaker 1: Well that works, yeah, I mean I guess I didn't 308 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: think about it that way, my son's birthday will be 309 00:13:57,880 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: on that too because he's born on the ninth. So yeah, perfect, right, 310 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: get out the bounce house where Jay Jay's getting a 311 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:08,199 Speaker 1: clown because he's got time off. I love it not 312 00:14:08,280 --> 00:14:12,600 Speaker 1: get clown now. I just think generally speaking as as players, 313 00:14:12,640 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: I think I think there is merit to what you said, JJ, 314 00:14:15,760 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: but I think the buy is really hard because the 315 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: mini the mini buy with a Thursday game, there is 316 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,680 Speaker 1: some you know, you get Thursday, you play on Thursday 317 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: with a short week, so you get Friday Saturday. You 318 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 1: kind of get back into you know, football groove in 319 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 1: a mood there on Sunday. But you know, if you're 320 00:14:34,920 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: talking about week fourteen by that's four and a half 321 00:14:37,960 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 1: months without a really long extended time off since the 322 00:14:41,760 --> 00:14:44,560 Speaker 1: beginning of training camp to the middle of December. And 323 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:47,840 Speaker 1: you know, last year hopefully it doesn't come to this, 324 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: but last year, like guys that are really banged up 325 00:14:50,840 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: that could have used that buy in week seven, eight 326 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: or nine, like a Darius Leonard that had that ankle 327 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: that he was just so nagging, couldn't shake it, um 328 00:15:00,080 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: Forest Quentin Nelson's back. That's why I think the late 329 00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:07,800 Speaker 1: by Man it's it's tough to navigate that when you 330 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: got so many imperative games before our true week off 331 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: late in the season. The one thing I will say 332 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: is that, you know, over the years, Frank Reich and 333 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: the Colts um, you know, training staff have done a 334 00:15:18,640 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: really good job of targeting work so you know, giving 335 00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 1: guys a rest day here, or they're pulling back a 336 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: little bit during the week, knowing when to push um 337 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 1: that they've they've got a pretty good handle on that. 338 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: And I think last year two will probably you know, 339 00:15:34,480 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 1: influence some of how the Colts go about this of 340 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 1: you know, learning from last year, learning from having that 341 00:15:39,840 --> 00:15:41,920 Speaker 1: late by you know, do we need to pull back sooner? 342 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,120 Speaker 1: Do we are we able to push a little bit longer. 343 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:46,480 Speaker 1: Things like that are discussions that certainly the cults are 344 00:15:46,480 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 1: going to be having. All right, let's talk about primetime games, 345 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: four of them on this schedule for the Colts and 346 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: j J. We did the podcast earlier this week and 347 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:58,440 Speaker 1: we talked about projections and predictions as far as primetime 348 00:15:58,480 --> 00:16:02,200 Speaker 1: games go. And I think we said two, maybe three. 349 00:16:02,360 --> 00:16:06,080 Speaker 1: I don't think anybody most ambitious of us saw four 350 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:10,560 Speaker 1: and two of them are at home. Yes, and good 351 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: at home primetime game somewhere Jim Rsey's so he's popping tops, 352 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: Quarks are flying all over the wall. I mean, this 353 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: is um, this is I know they're not coming until 354 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:22,720 Speaker 1: later in the season, but the fact that you're playing 355 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: marquee games Pittsburgh on a Monday nine in Week twelve, 356 00:16:27,000 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: and then right after Christmas on December twenty six casey 357 00:16:30,760 --> 00:16:34,480 Speaker 1: Week sixteen marquee game against the Chargers, who are kind 358 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:36,320 Speaker 1: of the same boat as the Colts last year right 359 00:16:36,360 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 1: there on that fringe playoffs, there's those are two really 360 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: big games and good for season ticket holders, for the 361 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 1: Colts to get to enjoy them in marquee spots. Absolutely. 362 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 1: I mean you talk about you talk about marquis, but 363 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 1: you think about the history between Pittsburgh and Indianapolis. I mean, 364 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: it tells itself. So having Pittsburgh at home on Monday 365 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: night is great. But then also seeing one of the 366 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,040 Speaker 1: young up and coming stars and Justin Herbert, who I mean, 367 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: arguably people are putting as probably top five quarterbacks in 368 00:17:02,080 --> 00:17:04,440 Speaker 1: the league right now, having him come here, those are 369 00:17:04,480 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 1: those are things that when we look at the schedule going, 370 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: I'm really glad we have Kansas City at home, we 371 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 1: have the Chargers at home, but seeing them on Primetime 372 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: with with the Chargers and that's gonna be great. So 373 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:16,159 Speaker 1: this is the first time the Colts have had a 374 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:18,800 Speaker 1: Monday night home game. We'll have a Monday at home 375 00:17:18,800 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 1: game since twenty fifteen, or a Sunday night or a 376 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,679 Speaker 1: Sunday night. I mean, they don't have a Sunday night 377 00:17:22,760 --> 00:17:24,639 Speaker 1: or on the schedule right now. Obviously things can be 378 00:17:24,640 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: flexed in and out, but man, I mean that is 379 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,760 Speaker 1: just that is so refreshing to see because when we 380 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:35,440 Speaker 1: did the podcast, Matt I was being cynical. I was like, hey, 381 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,919 Speaker 1: I'm not betting against a trend. Colts are gonna be 382 00:17:37,920 --> 00:17:40,560 Speaker 1: all on the road for their night games. So thank 383 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:43,439 Speaker 1: you the NFL finally got the memo that, hey, the 384 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 1: Colts got to stop getting screwed out of home night 385 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:48,160 Speaker 1: games because I mean, it is a grind, like when 386 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:51,159 Speaker 1: you're constantly playing these games. You know, last year you 387 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,600 Speaker 1: go to San Francisco on the road in Week seven 388 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: for a Sunday night game like that, that's a long trip. 389 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,800 Speaker 1: Those are tough when you're constantly playing you know, at 390 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,959 Speaker 1: Baltimore at San Francisco, you have to make these trips. 391 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:09,120 Speaker 1: To have a couple of those at home is good, 392 00:18:09,160 --> 00:18:10,960 Speaker 1: and you know, I think a two two splits probably 393 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,159 Speaker 1: fair for this team. They're a good team. They're a 394 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:15,280 Speaker 1: good team that should be on primetime a little bit 395 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: this year. You go to Denver, you go to Dallas, 396 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,240 Speaker 1: you get the two Monday night games, you know, and 397 00:18:20,359 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: looking at this, I think this is interesting, though I 398 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,280 Speaker 1: don't totally see another opportunity for the Colts to get flexed. 399 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:28,679 Speaker 1: You know, it's between weeks five and fifteen. Maybe that 400 00:18:28,720 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: New England game, maybe the Vegas game winds up getting 401 00:18:32,240 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: flex Maybe that Week seven game against Tennessee could get 402 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: flexed potentially, But you know, you get down into that 403 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,640 Speaker 1: latter part of the season, that December seventeenth, eighteenth game 404 00:18:41,680 --> 00:18:44,840 Speaker 1: at Minnesota, that could be a primetime Saturday game potentially. 405 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,600 Speaker 1: But then the Chargers game that's that's in on you know, 406 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 1: Monday night, Giants game probably doesn't wind up getting flexed, 407 00:18:51,400 --> 00:18:53,480 Speaker 1: you know, at a different you know, two teams from 408 00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:56,080 Speaker 1: different conferences that late in the season usually doesn't wind 409 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: up in primetime. And then the last game of the 410 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: year against Houston could be flexed. Into a primetime spot 411 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: if it is playoff implications. Um. Interesting, just very interesting. Though. 412 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 1: How again, when when you don't have a lot of 413 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: division games late in the season, your opportunities to get 414 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:16,640 Speaker 1: those primetime games bumped in by NBC are a little 415 00:19:16,640 --> 00:19:20,000 Speaker 1: bit less as things go on. Yeah, complete tangent here, 416 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: But how many people have already booked? I mean the 417 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:24,399 Speaker 1: schedule has been out for probably what as we sit 418 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,639 Speaker 1: here and take this about fifteen minutes or so. I 419 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:28,960 Speaker 1: would love how many people have already booked their flights 420 00:19:28,960 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 1: to love to see I would love to see traffic 421 00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:37,200 Speaker 1: on all the major airline website for November eleventh or twelfth, 422 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:42,440 Speaker 1: Las Vegas. Right. Um, I'd even put Dallas in there too, right. 423 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: And people want to go to AT and T Stadium 424 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: and night game. Yeah, you know that's a fun trip. Hey, 425 00:19:47,720 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 1: Minnesota is a great stadium. But okay, I've just one 426 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,160 Speaker 1: little bone to pick. This is a selfish thing. Here 427 00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:57,080 Speaker 1: we go. When I covered the Bears, I only covered 428 00:19:57,160 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: games against Minnesota, which was once a year. They were 429 00:19:59,359 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: only in the December. Minneapolis is a great city. It 430 00:20:03,240 --> 00:20:05,880 Speaker 1: is a beautiful town. I've never been able to enjoy 431 00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: it because I only go to that stupid city when 432 00:20:08,920 --> 00:20:11,119 Speaker 1: it's like negative forty off. The first time I got 433 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,480 Speaker 1: off the plane in Minneapolis for a Bears game, it 434 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,080 Speaker 1: was it felt like negative forty five. It's probably gonna 435 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: feel like negative thirty when we get off the plane 436 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,359 Speaker 1: at Minneapolis Saint Paul International Airport because they're playing it 437 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 1: in December. It's it's me, it's me. It's just I'm sorry. 438 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: I want to take a trip to Minnesota. It's me. 439 00:20:27,800 --> 00:20:29,919 Speaker 1: It's my fault that they're playing there in December. Somebody 440 00:20:29,960 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: get this guy a fan of speaking of cooling down, 441 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,160 Speaker 1: speaking of cooling off, I can walk outside the hotel 442 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: when we're in Minneapolis in December. But I think you're right, though, 443 00:20:39,640 --> 00:20:42,720 Speaker 1: I mean we played Colts played there in two thy sixteen, 444 00:20:42,880 --> 00:20:45,600 Speaker 1: I want to say, and it was in December. I 445 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,160 Speaker 1: want to say it was late in the year, might 446 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 1: have been, you know, week sixteen week or fifteen, week sixteen, 447 00:20:50,840 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: and it was in the negatives. I mean, it was 448 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: negative five and I was outside a grand total of 449 00:20:56,080 --> 00:21:00,639 Speaker 1: forty five seconds that trip. But it hurt like it 450 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,479 Speaker 1: hurt to be outside, like it is bone chillingly cold. 451 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:07,080 Speaker 1: At the same year of buff Buffalo. I know, I 452 00:21:07,119 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: know that was one of your favorites and Buffalo was seventeen. Yeah, 453 00:21:12,680 --> 00:21:15,880 Speaker 1: that was the coldest I've ever been consistently for four hours. 454 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:18,760 Speaker 1: Making a Buffalo Um, we didn't, we didn't talk about it. 455 00:21:18,800 --> 00:21:20,720 Speaker 1: Just a quick little mention though that the colts three 456 00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,280 Speaker 1: preseason opponents are out as part of this as well. 457 00:21:23,280 --> 00:21:25,920 Speaker 1: So the Colts will travel to Buffalo when it's warm 458 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: out in August, YEP for Week one of the preseason. 459 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,400 Speaker 1: Then we'll host the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers 460 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:34,080 Speaker 1: at Lucas Oil Stadium in weeks two and three of 461 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: the preseason. So get those get those preseason tickets ready, 462 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:39,800 Speaker 1: get a get a chance to see the Colts a 463 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: little bit early. Two games, two opportunities to do it right, Yeah, 464 00:21:42,920 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 1: two at home this year as compared to last year. 465 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: Last year the Colts had that extra home game and 466 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: the regular season they will not have that this year. 467 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: They'll have nine on the road. The extra game, if 468 00:21:52,600 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: you will, is that game that JJ's fired up about 469 00:21:55,359 --> 00:22:01,800 Speaker 1: at Minnesota. To wrap up the primetime conversation, the Colts 470 00:22:01,840 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 1: will have two Monday night home games in the same 471 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:09,320 Speaker 1: season for the first time, since two thousand and five, 472 00:22:10,080 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: which is pretty cool. And to JJ's point about the 473 00:22:12,920 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 1: Colts getting hosed on the wrong end of the primetime 474 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:18,639 Speaker 1: games at home, and the last six years, the Colts 475 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: have played eighteen primetime games, fourteen of them on the road. 476 00:22:22,440 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 1: Since twenty twelve, the Colts have played thirty five primetime games, 477 00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:30,640 Speaker 1: twenty five of those on the road. It's over seventy 478 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: percent by far, the highest percentage in the league. And 479 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 1: then the Thursday night game that's on the road again 480 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 1: this year, and that's I mean, it is what it is. 481 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,679 Speaker 1: I mean, after getting the home game last year on 482 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,000 Speaker 1: Thursday Night against the Jets, you're back on the road. 483 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: So the numbers on that, including this year, the Colts 484 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 1: will have played twenty Thursday Night games all time. Fourteen 485 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,480 Speaker 1: of those have been on the road, including four of 486 00:22:54,560 --> 00:22:57,160 Speaker 1: the last five. Oh, I want to know what goes 487 00:22:57,160 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 1: into that, you know, because well, every team's got their 488 00:23:00,080 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: schedule inequities, right, So you're disappointed about the fact that 489 00:23:03,160 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: the Colts have another bye week in Week fourteen. So 490 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,800 Speaker 1: the last couple of years it's been primetime games. I 491 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,959 Speaker 1: think the goal of the league, like a guy like 492 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:14,280 Speaker 1: Mike North, who's part of the schedule process. It's his 493 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 1: goal to have everybody equally disappointed about something when it 494 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 1: comes to the schedule. Right, how about this schedule quirk. 495 00:23:21,359 --> 00:23:25,640 Speaker 1: By the way, the farthest west the Pittsburgh Steelers will 496 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 1: travel is to Indianapolis this year. Oh that's pretty cool. Wow. 497 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 1: So they're all they're playing the East Ye jeez, they 498 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: do not leave the Eastern time zone. Wow. I'm sure 499 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:43,960 Speaker 1: Seattle probably doesn't like Seattle's going to Munich and also 500 00:23:44,119 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: is in Seattle man one other, one other, A couple 501 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: other quick things, you know, just to highlight a couple 502 00:23:50,320 --> 00:23:53,080 Speaker 1: other games. That home opener against Kansas City, we talked 503 00:23:53,080 --> 00:23:55,919 Speaker 1: a little bit about it. You got Patrick Mahomes coming 504 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:59,440 Speaker 1: here for the first time in his career. That that's 505 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:02,000 Speaker 1: going to be on to circle. And then that October 506 00:24:02,080 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 1: thirtieth game day before Halloween, Carson Wentz's return to Indianapolis. 507 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: That's get to act to four twenty five time slot 508 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:13,560 Speaker 1: on Fox. That is a primetime afternoon game that Fox 509 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: is going with for Carson Wentz's return at to Indianapolis. 510 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,000 Speaker 1: A lot of narrative around that one. The revenge game 511 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:23,280 Speaker 1: I'm interested in though, week ten unique and Gockway going 512 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: to face the Raiders. That's gonna be a that's gonna 513 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:27,920 Speaker 1: be fun. I think he's gonna have a couple of 514 00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:29,920 Speaker 1: sacks in that game already. Well, I know that that's 515 00:24:29,920 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 1: a game that Darius Leonard circled, as you know, he 516 00:24:32,400 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: was pretty frustrated about, you know, a couple of missed 517 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:36,600 Speaker 1: plays in that game. So I'm sure that that's one 518 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:38,520 Speaker 1: that a lot of people have circled for sure. All Right, 519 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 1: to wrap up here, guys, give me the the again 520 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,680 Speaker 1: putting on the spot, give me the deceptive game, because 521 00:24:45,680 --> 00:24:48,439 Speaker 1: every year on the schedule, there's a couple of games 522 00:24:48,480 --> 00:24:51,080 Speaker 1: that end up being tougher than we think talking about 523 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 1: the schedule in April and may you know last year 524 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:56,480 Speaker 1: it was the Raiders into the season they made that push. Um, 525 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,119 Speaker 1: you know the Patriots, you know those teams that didn't 526 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:03,439 Speaker 1: have great twenty twenty made the playoffs. Last year in 527 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty was the Bengals, right, they almost 528 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:08,720 Speaker 1: beat the Colts that year. Are there any deceptive games, 529 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 1: JJ that you think will be bigger than looking at 530 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: the schedule now, I think the Giants are probably better 531 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: than a lot of people think I think you know, 532 00:25:18,760 --> 00:25:21,200 Speaker 1: a lot of folks just think, all right, new coach, 533 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,520 Speaker 1: new regime there, and that's inevitably gonna be big because 534 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:26,160 Speaker 1: it's at the end of the season. Yes, the wins 535 00:25:26,160 --> 00:25:29,000 Speaker 1: are really really that that is a game that you 536 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:32,879 Speaker 1: cannot overlook. Um, you know that that that roster has 537 00:25:32,880 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: got a little more talent than I think some people realize. 538 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:37,600 Speaker 1: I'm not saying they're gonna go contend to win the 539 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:41,879 Speaker 1: NFC East, but that that's that's not a terrible roster 540 00:25:42,040 --> 00:25:43,840 Speaker 1: and that game is not going to be a keke walk. 541 00:25:43,880 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: And especially when you you're you're coming off a game 542 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,200 Speaker 1: against the Chargers on Monday Night football, it's gonna be 543 00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: a big atmosphere, big game, big opponent. Could be a 544 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 1: matchup of two teams that are going to the playoffs, 545 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,879 Speaker 1: are trying to go to the playoffs, and then you know, 546 00:25:55,920 --> 00:25:57,639 Speaker 1: you look ahead of that game against Houston at the 547 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: end of the year, you don't want to overlook the Giants. 548 00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:01,760 Speaker 1: I'm just saying, and pipe by the way up May Tae. 549 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:02,919 Speaker 1: What do you want to do on New Year's in 550 00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,040 Speaker 1: uh New York City? Anything going on? Oh? Wow, you're right, 551 00:26:06,119 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: I don't even know what how about that? You know 552 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,120 Speaker 1: I'm a big time party er. I don't know how 553 00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,720 Speaker 1: I miss that. Geez, yeah, I guess that's a game 554 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: we should have circled on. I mean New Year's Rock 555 00:26:17,280 --> 00:26:19,280 Speaker 1: and Eve. When when the hell am I going to 556 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:22,639 Speaker 1: be in New Year's Eve the next time? Or in 557 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,399 Speaker 1: New York City on New York and uh, geez, can 558 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: I talk? There's a lot of news there New York 559 00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:30,680 Speaker 1: City on New Year's Eve. Easy for me to say. 560 00:26:31,119 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 1: I mean, let's go, let's go, let's let's let's stake out, 561 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: let's stake out a little. We'll be next to Ryan's 562 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:40,560 Speaker 1: seacrests and get on Fortunately ABC, Unfortunately that's a one 563 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,840 Speaker 1: pm start the next day. So uh, I just pace yourself. Yeah, 564 00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: to sleep on the plane. You know, I'm gonna be 565 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,359 Speaker 1: that guy who's gonna be in New York City or 566 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,880 Speaker 1: the adjacent area on New Year's Even, go to bed 567 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:54,600 Speaker 1: at ten pm. Give me to give me some sleep. 568 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: I'll be that guy apps like I've done the last 569 00:26:56,720 --> 00:26:59,720 Speaker 1: night of seven years. I really think yolo on this one. 570 00:27:00,160 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: Let's go. I mean, right, when are you gonna be 571 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 1: in Times Square? You go, it's a good point I mean, 572 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: sorry to hijack that one case, that's all right, what's 573 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: your what's your sneaky? Honestly, I was gonna go with 574 00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:11,199 Speaker 1: the Giants as well, but I think I'm gonna go 575 00:27:11,280 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: with just the state of Pennsylvania, if that makes sense. 576 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,240 Speaker 1: You have back to back games with the phil with 577 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:19,159 Speaker 1: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Now, the Pittsburgh game, you don't have 578 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,800 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger. It's Monday Nights. There's already you know the 579 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: hype with Monday Night and right now, I mean, it 580 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:27,399 Speaker 1: looks like Mitchell Trubisky or what's the guy Kenny Pickett. 581 00:27:27,400 --> 00:27:29,680 Speaker 1: I couldn't think of small hands, but you know what, 582 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: that's all I was hearing about. I mean, the poor guy. 583 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:35,160 Speaker 1: He's a great quarterback in college, but everybody knows about 584 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:37,159 Speaker 1: his small hands. But you don't know who's gonna be 585 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:39,760 Speaker 1: a quarterback there. But like, those are the two games. 586 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: I look at it. I just got it, Okay. I 587 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:51,280 Speaker 1: thought about I thought about saying Philadelphia. Sorry, I thought 588 00:27:51,280 --> 00:27:55,080 Speaker 1: about saying Philadelphia here, just because you play the Patriots 589 00:27:55,080 --> 00:27:56,640 Speaker 1: and the Raiders on the road, and then you got 590 00:27:56,640 --> 00:28:00,440 Speaker 1: the Steelers seat right, you got three big acts oponents 591 00:28:00,480 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: from each of the different divisions, and then sandwiched in 592 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,240 Speaker 1: there is the Eagles, the team that made the playoffs 593 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,679 Speaker 1: last year. Nick Sirianni really good head coach. They do 594 00:28:08,760 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 1: some really good things on offense. You've got a j 595 00:28:10,359 --> 00:28:13,680 Speaker 1: Brown coming back to Tonight's that's gonna be tough. Well 596 00:28:13,680 --> 00:28:15,280 Speaker 1: on that. That's one thing that I did think that 597 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:17,240 Speaker 1: was interesting when I was looking at the schedule. When 598 00:28:17,280 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: you go week eleven, Week thirteen, Week fifteen, Week seventeen, 599 00:28:21,119 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 1: all NFC teams, so you're four NFC opponents, Well they 600 00:28:24,720 --> 00:28:27,520 Speaker 1: come that late. Just seems odd. I know Washington's earlier on, 601 00:28:27,600 --> 00:28:29,960 Speaker 1: but it seems odd that late in the season that's 602 00:28:29,960 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: when you get those, you know, NFC opponents. I thought 603 00:28:32,359 --> 00:28:33,520 Speaker 1: that was a little different when I looked at the 604 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: schedule too. All Right, four primetime games obviously front loaded 605 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,400 Speaker 1: in terms of AFC South games. Five of the six 606 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: AFC South Division games will occur before Halloween. The Colts 607 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:48,240 Speaker 1: will be done with the Jaguars and the Titans before 608 00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: the halfway point of the season. Guys, did we miss 609 00:28:50,440 --> 00:28:53,320 Speaker 1: anything anything else that we missed or need to go 610 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,480 Speaker 1: back and highlight again before we wrap up here. I 611 00:28:55,480 --> 00:28:58,400 Speaker 1: think we've talked about literally every game. Yeah, yeah, so 612 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,960 Speaker 1: that's good talk about quarterbacks. I mean it's there's some 613 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:04,840 Speaker 1: some stud quarterbacks on this roster as well. In terms 614 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 1: of the schedule. You know, Derek Carr, Kirk Cousins, Prescott, 615 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,120 Speaker 1: Dad Prescott. I mean, these are guys that can fill 616 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 1: it up in terms of the box score and the 617 00:29:13,160 --> 00:29:15,520 Speaker 1: stat sheets. So all right, j J, what are you 618 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: writing about in terms of the schedule coming up here shortly? 619 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: So speaking of quarterbacks, if you go on Colts dot com, 620 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,440 Speaker 1: I just wanted to kind of look at the schedule 621 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: through the lens of when the Cults are gonna play 622 00:29:25,520 --> 00:29:28,520 Speaker 1: these different quarterbacks, so you know, the big names, the Homes, 623 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 1: the Wilson, the Prescotts of the world, you know, and 624 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:33,640 Speaker 1: kind of look at how that shicks up, because that's 625 00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:36,160 Speaker 1: something that Chris Ballard said he looks at when the 626 00:29:36,200 --> 00:29:39,320 Speaker 1: schedule comes out. So I got that coming out. You 627 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:43,040 Speaker 1: can go read little capsules on each team, who they 628 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:45,800 Speaker 1: have lost in free agency, who they have acquired during 629 00:29:45,800 --> 00:29:49,120 Speaker 1: the offseason, who their head coaches most recent meeting, just 630 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:51,240 Speaker 1: you know, general stuff you need to know right now 631 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,120 Speaker 1: in mid May about each of these opponents and We're 632 00:29:55,120 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: just going to look forward to the the I guess 633 00:29:58,840 --> 00:30:00,800 Speaker 1: the last thing to get in down here will be 634 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,800 Speaker 1: when we're playing these preseason games. Ye sow. That'll come 635 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:05,880 Speaker 1: out I think probably next week or maybe the week 636 00:30:05,920 --> 00:30:08,640 Speaker 1: after that. But we do know the the who at 637 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: Buffalo Detroit, Tampa Bay. Detroit and Tampa Bay both at 638 00:30:12,320 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: home at Lucas Oil Stadium, and seventeen games here we go, 639 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:20,040 Speaker 1: seventeen games in eighteen weeks in two twenty two, we've 640 00:30:20,040 --> 00:30:22,680 Speaker 1: had the draft, we've had the schedule. This is when 641 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:25,080 Speaker 1: it starts to feel real, is right. This is when 642 00:30:25,560 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 1: things start to hit home that you know we're turning 643 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,920 Speaker 1: the page on twenty twenty one, trying to rebound from 644 00:30:30,920 --> 00:30:33,680 Speaker 1: missing the playoffs and bounce back after a nine and 645 00:30:33,720 --> 00:30:37,320 Speaker 1: eight season. Well done, guys, JJ Stangovitz, Casey Valley. I'm 646 00:30:37,360 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor. That's the breakdown here on overtime on the 647 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: twenty twenty two Cults schedule. We will talk to you 648 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: next week back here on the Colts Audio Network. So long,