1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is Instant Game Reactions, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,080 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game. At ten, he's at the five 3 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: looking for the pylon. Touchdown, Jonathan Taylor or run up 4 00:00:13,440 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: twenty three yards to Pater the walk it up the field, 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: It's intercepted, picked off by the Colts, and it's Darius 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: Leonard Winston grows up thee into the end zone. Sack, fastball, touchdown, touchdown. Hide. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: Why now here's your host JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. 8 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,880 Speaker 1: Hey everyone, I'm JK. Stenkovitz, and welcome into another edition 9 00:00:34,960 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: of Colt's Instant Reaction here on the Colts Audio Network. 10 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 1: I am joined as always by Colts Ring About Remember 11 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: Bill Brooks to break down the colts twenty two to 12 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: sixteen win over the Arizona Cardinals on Christmas Night. A 13 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: big win for the Colts in the Desert, and a 14 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: win that came with some unprecedented adversity for the Colts 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:01,320 Speaker 1: to overcome, Bill, a level that I'm sure you played 16 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: in games where there was some adversity in your career, 17 00:01:04,040 --> 00:01:07,120 Speaker 1: but fortunately for you, you never played through a pandemic 18 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,880 Speaker 1: that still is raging nearly three years into it. So 19 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: but I do want to ask you this Bill, because 20 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,919 Speaker 1: it looked like as the game went on, the Colts 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,680 Speaker 1: were able to kind of settle in to some of 22 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:21,959 Speaker 1: the next men up that they needed to have in 23 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 1: this game. You know, the Colts being down on the 24 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: offensive line, Quentin Nelson, Ryan Kelly, Mark Lewinsky and then 25 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: Eric Fisher. You know Jack Doyle getting hurt early in 26 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: the game on the second play on defense, Darius Leonard 27 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:41,600 Speaker 1: Cory Willis both testing you know, going into COVID protocols 28 00:01:42,520 --> 00:01:46,400 Speaker 1: like hours before kickoff. It was a it was a 29 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: mess of guys needing to step in. But I want 30 00:01:50,080 --> 00:01:52,120 Speaker 1: to ask you billing games where you've had, you know, 31 00:01:52,160 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: some attrition like that, how does it impact you when 32 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 1: you start to get a little bit of momentum, you know, EJ. 33 00:01:58,080 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: Speed making a play here and there, um, you know, 34 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: Matt pryor getting a good block on a run play. 35 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:06,600 Speaker 1: How does that affect it until your team when those 36 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: next men up start playing at a high level, Well, 37 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: it gets you more confidence definitely, knowing that those guys 38 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,679 Speaker 1: can make the plays that their call to make out 39 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:18,120 Speaker 1: there in the football field and give the coaches a 40 00:02:18,120 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: lot of credit as well as far as putting those 41 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: guys in positions to make plays, knowing what they can 42 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: and what they can't do, or or you know, making 43 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: sure that they play to their play to their strengths. 44 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: So I think that's a big plus for the coaches, 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: having coaches that can make sure that they put you 46 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: in right positions to make plays. And then when the 47 00:02:38,200 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: guys are going out there making plays, it gives everyone 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 1: confidence and gives them confidence as well that knowing that 49 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,680 Speaker 1: they can do the job, they think they can make 50 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,680 Speaker 1: the plays to help this team win. So, you know, 51 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: give give a lot of credit to the guys that 52 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: stepped in the next man up mentality, all those players. 53 00:02:54,440 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: I mean, like you talk about Fisher and Nelson, Kelly Lewinsky, 54 00:02:58,200 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 1: Read got hurt at one time and came and came 55 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: back in, and then those guys Prior Davenport, Pinter, those 56 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: guys are stepping in doing the job and not just 57 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: that like on defense as well. You know, EJ. Speed 58 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: had a good game, played very well last night. So 59 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: give those guys credit, but also give the coaches credit 60 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,720 Speaker 1: for putting those guys in positions to make plays as 61 00:03:20,760 --> 00:03:24,320 Speaker 1: well as Chris ballor give those guys as far as 62 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 1: getting some depth out there, and so those guys can 63 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:29,239 Speaker 1: go and play and and you know, you don't ever 64 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 1: want to see this situation happen where guys are out 65 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: for that reason though, for any reason, for injury or 66 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: for what's going on with this pandemic. But when the 67 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: guys are out, guys can step in and make plays, 68 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: and you have confidence and those guys that they can 69 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:46,240 Speaker 1: do the job well. I wrote this after the game 70 00:03:46,280 --> 00:03:49,440 Speaker 1: bill that this win was a showcase for the entire 71 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: Cults organization. How good of an organization this is from 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: the top down, because you look at the players who 73 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: played significant impacts in this game, you know, on the 74 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: offensive line, Read and Matt Pryor, Chris Read, a guy 75 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: who was brought in via free agency in the offseason. 76 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,080 Speaker 1: Matt Pryor was a cutdown day trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. 77 00:04:08,120 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 1: Jaliel Lade stepping in at safety and playing in a 78 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: pretty good game. He was brought in, you know, kind 79 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: of off the so called free agent scrap heap, you know, 80 00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: during the season, and he stepped in and played really well. 81 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:23,080 Speaker 1: So you got those guys from the pro scouting side, 82 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: from the amateur scouting side, You got huge contributions from 83 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:32,160 Speaker 1: Day three picks, whether it's Danny Pinter, Desmond Patman, Isaiah Rodgers, 84 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: you know, going down the list, just the EJ. Speed, 85 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: a fifth round pick, George Odom an undrafted free agent, 86 00:04:42,480 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 1: just so many key plays, you know, even dio O Dangbo, 87 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: a guy who the Colts took him the second round 88 00:04:47,440 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: this year, who played a really solid game against the Cardinals, 89 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: had a big pressure at Kyler Murray in there. You 90 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: just got so many contributions from so many different players 91 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: that it starts with the front office, those guys in 92 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:03,480 Speaker 1: the building, and then it goes to the coaching staff. 93 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 1: Like you mentioned, I mean, every single coach was impacted 94 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,479 Speaker 1: by the you know, COVID or injury related attrition the 95 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: Colts had to deal with in this game. Like Frank 96 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:16,679 Speaker 1: Reich said after the game that you know, Bubba Ventrone 97 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: brought him his depth chart and it was completely different 98 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: than the depth chart he usually sees for special teams. 99 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: I mean, like EJ. Speed played what I'm sure was 100 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:27,480 Speaker 1: a season low and special team snaps because he had 101 00:05:27,520 --> 00:05:31,360 Speaker 1: to play every single snap on defense. And it's just 102 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: the this affected every single coach, every single level of 103 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 1: this organization had to pull together to get this win. 104 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,559 Speaker 1: And then it goes to the players obviously executing really 105 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: well out there, you know, EJ Speed leading the team 106 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,880 Speaker 1: and tackles, George Oodam getting eight, and there Desmond Patman 107 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: catching his first career touchdown. It was just an incredibly 108 00:05:52,279 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: impressive performance for the entire organization, and what a showcase 109 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,599 Speaker 1: for the team, for the organization on Christmas night in 110 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: a time stage, in a game where I think a 111 00:06:02,440 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: lot of people figured this was too much for this 112 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:08,160 Speaker 1: team to overcome, and they not only overcame it, they 113 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:11,799 Speaker 1: overcame it emphatically in winning this game. Yeah, they played 114 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,279 Speaker 1: well the whole the whole game, and all three phases offense, defense, 115 00:06:15,320 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 1: and special teams played well. And I know you hear 116 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:20,840 Speaker 1: that quite often, but it was truly seen last night 117 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: how these guys played well coming together with a little 118 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 1: adversity and as they say, they did not flinch. Those 119 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: guys just kept on playing, kept on pushing themselves. And 120 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 1: as you said, it was individuals that you know, second 121 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: day draft picks, guys that were they signed off the 122 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,080 Speaker 1: street that's come in and played with them. But the 123 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: coaches did a good job of getting these guys ready 124 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: to play and making sure that they were prepared to play. 125 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: And like I said, I think that one of the 126 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: people that probably affected the most was a special team's coach, 127 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,440 Speaker 1: because those guys have to step up and play a 128 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: lot of snaps on offense or defense, and then it 129 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: takes away from the time to play off a special team. 130 00:07:02,560 --> 00:07:06,279 Speaker 1: So Bubba had to make some alterations to this lineup 131 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 1: in and those guys that we're in there stepped up. 132 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: I'm sure they rotated guys in and out to keep 133 00:07:11,720 --> 00:07:14,679 Speaker 1: them as fresh as possible. So, you know, give credit 134 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,480 Speaker 1: to those guys, and like you said, give credit to 135 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: the scout as well of getting the guys and getting 136 00:07:18,840 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: the information on those guys knowing that they would be 137 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: a good fit for this team and this organization. And 138 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: those guys showed it last night and came out with 139 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: a nice victory. So let's talk about Carson Wentz's day. 140 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: You know, he finishes eighteen to twenty eight for two 141 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: twenty five, two touchdowns, no picks, one hundred and twelve 142 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:40,160 Speaker 1: point nine passer rating. But the biggest throw, one of 143 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: the biggest throws Carson Wentz has made this season came 144 00:07:43,560 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: third and nine, six minutes and forty five seconds left 145 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:47,800 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. You know what we're talking about 146 00:07:47,840 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: if you're listening to this, the touchdown to Desmond Patman. 147 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: This play bill, so Arizona rushes three, they drop eight 148 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: into coverage on third and nine, essentially saying we're gonna 149 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,640 Speaker 1: make you kick a field goal. But this play, Carson 150 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,880 Speaker 1: wentz he I think it probably would have been Friday, 151 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:10,480 Speaker 1: Friday or Saturday, Frankreich said, Carson came to him and 152 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: Marcus Brady and said, hey, there's something little, you know, 153 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: a little bit different that we want Desmond Patman to 154 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: do on the route when we get into this play call. 155 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:25,720 Speaker 1: And whatever that was, it worked because Patman he kind 156 00:08:25,760 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: of carries this safety to the back of the end zone, 157 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: but then there's no help over the top or there's 158 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: no help in front of the safety. So Patman is 159 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,520 Speaker 1: essentially running at the back of the end zone with 160 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:38,560 Speaker 1: no one near him except you know, number thirty four, 161 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:42,679 Speaker 1: the Cardinals defensive back. Carson moving to his left, This 162 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,559 Speaker 1: is a tough throw, moving to his left and then 163 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: you know, throwing with his right hand almost thirty yards 164 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: in the air. He gets this ball to Patman. It 165 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: was such a gutsy throw, such an accurate throw, and 166 00:08:56,240 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 1: a great route by Patman. But just another example of 167 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: how the Colts are able to get Carson in the 168 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: right positions, Carson making the right throws. And you know, 169 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,880 Speaker 1: Frank Wreik talked this week Bill about, you know, at 170 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: some point Carson Wentz is gonna have to step up 171 00:09:11,920 --> 00:09:13,760 Speaker 1: and be the start of the game. Well, Carson Wentz 172 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: was to start of the game for the Colts on 173 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:18,040 Speaker 1: offense today. Well, he did step up in the fourth quarter, 174 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 1: definitely made some big plays and on that drive itself, 175 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 1: not just a touchdown pass which was a beautiful than 176 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: to see as far as Carson rolling to his left 177 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Speaker 1: and throwing the ball to the patent and back of Enzo, 178 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: but also with that he had a guy bearing down 179 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: on him in his face when he was getting ready 180 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: to make that throw. As he was going left and 181 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: throwing back right, his body was exposed to that to 182 00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 1: the defender, Zach Allen coming at him from Phoenix Cardinals 183 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,880 Speaker 1: for Arizona Cardinals. I'm sorry. And then he made a 184 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,560 Speaker 1: nice throw and Patton made a nice catch. But on 185 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 1: that drive, you know, Wentz hit Pittman for twenty yards 186 00:09:52,520 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: and then a little bit later he hit t Y 187 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,839 Speaker 1: Hilton for thirty nine yard player, which is a big play. 188 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:02,199 Speaker 1: And then after that, Carson the nice pass to Papping 189 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: in the back of the end zone and Pappi did 190 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: a nice job of running the route days supposed to run. 191 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: Go to the back of the end zone. You want 192 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,040 Speaker 1: to give yourself at least two or three yards from 193 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: the back of end zone. So if the quarterback does 194 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: throw you the ball, you have to jump up and 195 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: make a cat. You have a couple of yards to 196 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,679 Speaker 1: get your feet and bounds. But he did the right thing. 197 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: As Carson Wentz was moving to his left, Patten did 198 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:23,560 Speaker 1: the right thing. As far as the receiver. You want 199 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: to mirror your route to the quarterback when you're down 200 00:10:27,040 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: in the red zone there so he can so he 201 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:31,920 Speaker 1: can be in your vision. As far as so you 202 00:10:31,960 --> 00:10:34,360 Speaker 1: can see the quarterback and the quarterback can see you, 203 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,640 Speaker 1: so you guys can see each other. And Wentz picked 204 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,319 Speaker 1: up Pattman at the back of the end zone through 205 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,559 Speaker 1: the ball and took the hit and Papping made a 206 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 1: nice cat, So beautiful play. Wentz made the plays when 207 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 1: they need to make the play. That was the bottom line. 208 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: And as you said earlier, we knew that at some 209 00:10:51,679 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: point and some time throughout the season and probably going forward, 210 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: that it's gonna be a time where Wentz is going 211 00:10:57,400 --> 00:10:59,560 Speaker 1: to have to make a play. And he answered that 212 00:10:59,640 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: call last night, made a play nice passed the Patman 213 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,239 Speaker 1: big plates, kind of really steal the game for the Colts. 214 00:11:06,280 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 1: So I think this was interesting. You know, the third quarter, 215 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz comes out, It's a little sloppy, He's not 216 00:11:13,040 --> 00:11:15,360 Speaker 1: very accurate. He's missing some of those kind of quick 217 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 1: throws in the quick game that the Cults were lying 218 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:21,080 Speaker 1: on so much, you know, with their offensive line being 219 00:11:21,160 --> 00:11:25,920 Speaker 1: in the state that it was in. And I thought 220 00:11:26,080 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: Frank Reich, I mean, the solution that he found. This 221 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 1: is why it matters that Frank Reich and Carson Wentz 222 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: were together for those two years in Philadelphia, because something 223 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: Frank told me before the season Bill was that that experience, 224 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,640 Speaker 1: he knows when Carson gets into run, he knows what 225 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: buttons to push to get him out of it. And 226 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: the button that Frank Reich pushed was to get Carson 227 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:49,920 Speaker 1: Wentz outside the pocket using his throwing on the run. YEP, 228 00:11:50,240 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: Because how does that help a quarterback out when the 229 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: you know, his mechanics might be kind of escaping him. Well, 230 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: you don't need it's not the same mechanics to throw 231 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,959 Speaker 1: on the run. And I thought that was such a 232 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: smart coaching decision by Frank Reich to get Carson outside 233 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 1: the pocket, get some of those throws to get him 234 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 1: back and rhythm. And then you know the throw to 235 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 1: t why you mentioned Bill, that was a throw on 236 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: the move, go into his right. And then the throw 237 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:18,440 Speaker 1: to Patman that wasn't designed to be that way, but 238 00:12:18,520 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: he made the throw going to his left, So that 239 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: to me, right there was such a master stroke by 240 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:30,440 Speaker 1: Frank Reich. But this is why again you know that 241 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: relationship with Carson. It paid off in a huge way 242 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 1: in Week sixteen of the season for Frank Reich to 243 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,959 Speaker 1: go find that solution and for Carson to go execute it. Yeah, 244 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:46,280 Speaker 1: that's why those relationships is so important between head coach, quarterback, 245 00:12:46,400 --> 00:12:50,880 Speaker 1: quarterback offensive coordinative because if you have those things that 246 00:12:51,000 --> 00:12:53,559 Speaker 1: you know about the player the player knows about the coach, 247 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:56,560 Speaker 1: those are things that you can call on when things 248 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: aren't going well. And I'm not saying things weren't going well, 249 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: but Carson just a little bit off on the third quarter. 250 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:04,720 Speaker 1: Third quarter, he you know, threw a couple of balls high, 251 00:13:05,080 --> 00:13:08,640 Speaker 1: a couple of balls outside. So uh has some incompletions. 252 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:12,600 Speaker 1: So you know, it happens. Frank played the position before, 253 00:13:12,640 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: so he knows things that needs to be done to 254 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 1: get maybe a player back on track, and you know, 255 00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 1: just so that he can be able to make those plays. 256 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: And he did that. He had him rolling out one time. 257 00:13:23,520 --> 00:13:25,160 Speaker 1: I know, he hit Pittman as he rolled out and 258 00:13:25,200 --> 00:13:28,000 Speaker 1: it was like a little hitch hitch play and threw 259 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 1: the ball there and got a completion. And then on 260 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 1: the one of t Y he rolled out right and 261 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: you know, it's like a hitch corner combination where Pittman 262 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: ran a hitch and then t Y ran the corner 263 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,079 Speaker 1: route and then the corner was wide open for t 264 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: Y too. That makes a nice catch and Carson makes 265 00:13:43,559 --> 00:13:46,280 Speaker 1: a nice throw rolling to his right. So those are 266 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:49,160 Speaker 1: the things that get maybe a quarterback back in rhythm. 267 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: He gets out of rhythm a little bit and do 268 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: a little things to get him back in rhythm. It's 269 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:55,400 Speaker 1: it's like getting started. Sometimes you want to get those 270 00:13:55,440 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: first completions in the beginning of the game, maybe short 271 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: completions and get someone in the rhythm, get them started, 272 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:03,640 Speaker 1: and get them going. And that was what Frank saw 273 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 1: that Carson needed. He needed to do something to get 274 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: him back and rhythm, and what it was was for 275 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: him to rull out and get him on the move. Well, 276 00:14:10,720 --> 00:14:12,640 Speaker 1: the other thing Bill was, you know, the Colts were 277 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:16,320 Speaker 1: not particularly efficient running the football. Jonathan Taylor ripped off 278 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:19,360 Speaker 1: that forty three yard run to start the game. After 279 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: that he had twenty six carries for that would be 280 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: about what sixty five yards? Sound there? Yeah, we're not 281 00:14:27,280 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: talking about you know, JT's most efficient game here. Arizona's defense. 282 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,320 Speaker 1: I was really impressed with them. They came into this game, 283 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,000 Speaker 1: you know, bottom third of the NFL and yards per carry, 284 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,320 Speaker 1: but their defensive backfield, starting with Buddha Baker, those guys 285 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: fly around. They made it really difficult for the Colts, 286 00:14:43,440 --> 00:14:45,920 Speaker 1: especially with the offensive line in the state that it 287 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:49,080 Speaker 1: was in, because the Colts couldn't really get it outside 288 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,560 Speaker 1: because they couldn't really challenge the perimeter because those safeties 289 00:14:52,600 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: in those corners are fast and they flew to the 290 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,120 Speaker 1: ball and they're physical, so that the Colts had to 291 00:14:57,160 --> 00:15:00,280 Speaker 1: keep going up the middle, and you know, arizon On's 292 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,040 Speaker 1: defensive line did a really good job against some backups 293 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 1: in there for the Colts offensive line. But the fact 294 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: that Jonathan Taylor still went over one hundred yards in 295 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:13,160 Speaker 1: this game, I mean that that says so much about him, 296 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: That says so much about the Colts coaching staff. The 297 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: other thing here, Bill, you know, Frank Reich said the 298 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: absences on the offensive line, that that didn't totally change 299 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:26,080 Speaker 1: the game plan. What did was losing Jack Doyle on 300 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:28,000 Speaker 1: the second play of the game. Because we've talked about 301 00:15:28,000 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: it a lot here on this podcast, Bill, is that 302 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: Jack's been one of the best run blocking tight ends 303 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: in the NFL this year, and losing him and just 304 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: the feel he has for some of those wham plays 305 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: for you know, when to fire on certain things. He's got. 306 00:15:44,200 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: He's so he's so smart, he's so physical, and losing 307 00:15:47,920 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 1: him played a significant role in the Colts run offense because, 308 00:15:53,080 --> 00:15:54,840 Speaker 1: by the way, on that forty three yard run, Jack 309 00:15:54,880 --> 00:15:57,760 Speaker 1: Doyle delivered a pretty good block to spring it and 310 00:15:57,800 --> 00:16:03,040 Speaker 1: then on the next play he got hurt. So that though, 311 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: just speaks to the health of this Colts offense. Not obviously, 312 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: you know, literally, but that this team can still get 313 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,920 Speaker 1: one hundred yard game out of Jonathan Taylor with all 314 00:16:11,960 --> 00:16:14,560 Speaker 1: those things stacked against him, with a really good Cardinals 315 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:17,760 Speaker 1: defense playing in front of them. That was something that 316 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: Frank Reich in his victory speech to the team after 317 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 1: the game, was really really proud of that the Colts 318 00:16:22,760 --> 00:16:25,080 Speaker 1: were still able to get JT that one hundred yard game. 319 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 1: And hey, the Colts now Bill nine and oh when 320 00:16:27,560 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor rushes for over one hundred yards this year, 321 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:32,920 Speaker 1: well that's a pretty good formula to win football games 322 00:16:32,960 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: when you have jon and Taylor getting over one hundred 323 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:40,080 Speaker 1: yards and making some big plays for the offensive. But 324 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: it goes to show you that even though Jonathan Taylor 325 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 1: did not have one of his marquee games, so to speak, 326 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 1: he still played well enough and was effective enough to 327 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:57,680 Speaker 1: cause Cardinals some problems there so they couldn't actually stop 328 00:16:57,760 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 1: them or they had to concentrate on them so much 329 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:02,200 Speaker 1: that it took away from other things they wanted to do. 330 00:17:02,320 --> 00:17:06,480 Speaker 1: So I think having JT there and still staying with 331 00:17:06,680 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: JT running the ball, it kept the Cardinals defense honest. 332 00:17:10,600 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: And then, as you talked about not having Jack Doyle. 333 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,200 Speaker 1: That played a big part of it, and that's where 334 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,640 Speaker 1: coach Wright had to kind of change some things, change 335 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,879 Speaker 1: his game playing a little bit, as you said, not 336 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,359 Speaker 1: having Jack Doyle and the WAYM block, but also not 337 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:26,720 Speaker 1: having checked Jack Doyle out there to chip on the 338 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:30,439 Speaker 1: edge there. As far as keeping those guys from the 339 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:35,200 Speaker 1: Cardinals off of Carson Wentz, like keeping Chandler Jones away 340 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,360 Speaker 1: and Marcus Golden, two guys that rushed the pass are 341 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: extremely well for the Arizona Cardinals. So not having Jack Doyle, 342 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: they had changed things for the coach, but they made 343 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,399 Speaker 1: enough adjustments that it was good enough to win this 344 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,040 Speaker 1: football games and get the coach to move the ball 345 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: down the field and score enough points to win the game. 346 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,399 Speaker 1: So let's flip over to the Colts defense, and this 347 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: such such a gutsy effort by this defense, you know, 348 00:18:01,840 --> 00:18:05,080 Speaker 1: to hold Kyler Murray five point seven yards per attempt. 349 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: That is a season low for Kyler Murray. In terms 350 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: of his passing yards per attempt, he was twenty seven 351 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,879 Speaker 1: to forty three for two hundred and forty five yards, 352 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: one touchdown, no interceptions. That's a passer rating of eighty 353 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:19,240 Speaker 1: five point nine. So you know again the Colts. It 354 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,880 Speaker 1: looked early on like Arizona was going to be okay, 355 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:25,440 Speaker 1: just being patient. All right, let's get six yards here 356 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:27,679 Speaker 1: with a past to Zach Ertz, Let's get five without, 357 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:29,800 Speaker 1: you know, getting the ball in the hands of Chase Edmonds. 358 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:35,399 Speaker 1: But Arizona got impatient. Bill. The first one that kind 359 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 1: of tipped me off was there is that third and 360 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: three where Kyler Murray took a shot on a wheel 361 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:44,560 Speaker 1: route to Christian Kirk and then Cliff Kingsbury went and 362 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 1: kicked a field goal that Matt Prador missed, and it 363 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: was sort of like, what's going on here? And it 364 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:53,720 Speaker 1: happened a couple other times during the game where Arizona 365 00:18:54,080 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 1: was able to get into these third and threes or 366 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: you know, makeable third downs that maybe they didn't convert, 367 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 1: and they just they saw so many drives just sputter out. 368 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: I thought this was an incredible game called by Matt 369 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 1: Aberflus because what it seemed to me, Bill, and I 370 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:13,639 Speaker 1: want to get your opinion of this is that Flus 371 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: challenged Cliff Kingsbury to get impatient and say we're gonna 372 00:19:18,359 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: sit back with a bunch of backups in here and 373 00:19:21,400 --> 00:19:23,239 Speaker 1: you can take those six yard games and you can 374 00:19:23,320 --> 00:19:25,840 Speaker 1: keep getting first downs, but eventually we're not going to 375 00:19:25,960 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 1: let you in the end zone, and eventually we think 376 00:19:27,520 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 1: you're going to get impatient. And that's what happened. And 377 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:35,679 Speaker 1: such a disciplined game by this defense to you know, 378 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: limit Arizona to those sixteen points. Obviously Matt Prador missing 379 00:19:39,000 --> 00:19:41,560 Speaker 1: some kicks had something to do with that, but you know, 380 00:19:41,560 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 1: only getting in the end zone twice for Arizona, just 381 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:48,800 Speaker 1: a really really impressively coached and executed game by this 382 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: whole defense. Yeah, and I think I agree with here. 383 00:19:52,160 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: I think the Cardinals got impatient. I remember that one 384 00:19:55,600 --> 00:19:57,720 Speaker 1: of those early drives like Cardinals, and it was like 385 00:19:57,800 --> 00:20:00,880 Speaker 1: third and three and they went for the home run. 386 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: I think the Kirk there on the sideline and Kenny 387 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,160 Speaker 1: Moore made a nice play there. But it also Kirk 388 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,760 Speaker 1: could have had opportunity to catch that ball where you didn't. Yeah, 389 00:20:07,760 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: he should have got that ball. He didn't. But if 390 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,960 Speaker 1: you look at the Cardinals, they are fourth in the 391 00:20:12,040 --> 00:20:14,720 Speaker 1: league on past yards per play, and I think that's 392 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 1: about seven point six yards per past yards per play, 393 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: so they're in the top echelon of NFL as far 394 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:23,919 Speaker 1: as passing yards per play, and I think they were 395 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 1: getting a little frustrated that, you know, they couldn't get 396 00:20:26,080 --> 00:20:28,399 Speaker 1: those big chunk plays. They wanted those chunk plays. They 397 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,680 Speaker 1: want to get those big plays down down the field, 398 00:20:30,680 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 1: and on third and three, I don't know if that's 399 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,359 Speaker 1: the time you want to do it, especially when you're 400 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,320 Speaker 1: you're kind of in the no man's lands for us 401 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: to do like go for a field goal or do 402 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,439 Speaker 1: I punt it? Maybe you take a chance and to 403 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,040 Speaker 1: make sure you get the first down and then go 404 00:20:43,119 --> 00:20:45,280 Speaker 1: for it on the first down and next play on 405 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:49,080 Speaker 1: play action pass or something like that. But they got impatient, 406 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,679 Speaker 1: and I think what happened is they start to panic, 407 00:20:52,000 --> 00:20:54,040 Speaker 1: and I think they panic and they started to try 408 00:20:54,080 --> 00:20:57,120 Speaker 1: to do some things because they're feeling the pressure now 409 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:00,920 Speaker 1: of not winning these last few games doing the same 410 00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:02,719 Speaker 1: thing that happened last year as far as getting off 411 00:21:02,720 --> 00:21:05,080 Speaker 1: to a fast start and kind of faltering down the end. 412 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: And I think they're feeling a pressure, and they're feeling 413 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 1: a pressure from outside and that's coming inside to the team, 414 00:21:11,240 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: and I think they're not handling that well because there's 415 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: something different about that team. I just don't know what 416 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,600 Speaker 1: it is, but it's they're not playing well. But in 417 00:21:19,800 --> 00:21:22,359 Speaker 1: saying that, the reason one reason they didn't play well 418 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 1: last night because of Diannapolis coach defense. They didn't play well. 419 00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 1: Those guys did a nice job. E J. Speed I 420 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,160 Speaker 1: think played extremely well for stepping in for Davis Lennard. 421 00:21:31,840 --> 00:21:34,359 Speaker 1: The guys did a nice job. They stayed, they stayed calm, 422 00:21:34,480 --> 00:21:38,119 Speaker 1: They didn't they didn't panic or do anything. And they 423 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: get a couple a couple of big plays. You know 424 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,400 Speaker 1: that the Kyler Murray long run early in the game. 425 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,080 Speaker 1: But other than that and maybe about two or three 426 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: other plays, they played extremely well. They had a couple 427 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:51,560 Speaker 1: of big plays that you know, they had a touchdown 428 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:54,880 Speaker 1: drive about what took about minute two minutes to many 429 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: and forty six seconds, I think something like that on 430 00:21:57,280 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: that one drive. Other than that, coach defense has played 431 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,560 Speaker 1: well and really had some tight coverage on the receivers. 432 00:22:05,280 --> 00:22:08,400 Speaker 1: M Yes, they did miss DeAndre Hopkins, but you know what, 433 00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: we missed a lot of players as well. Yeah right, 434 00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:13,919 Speaker 1: so yeah, so you know, you know, we didn't have 435 00:22:14,359 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 1: Rockistin out there, we didn't have Cary Willis out there, 436 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:19,560 Speaker 1: we didn't have some day oh out there. So there's 437 00:22:19,560 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: a lot of people we did not have out there 438 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:23,399 Speaker 1: as well, and those guys did a nice job. That 439 00:22:23,520 --> 00:22:26,400 Speaker 1: wants to stepped in and uh filled in for those guys. Yeah, 440 00:22:26,440 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: I mean Arizona they only had one drive in this game, 441 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,879 Speaker 1: at least until the last one that went over fifty 442 00:22:32,880 --> 00:22:36,320 Speaker 1: fifty five yards. They just weren't able to sustain these drives. 443 00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,159 Speaker 1: You know, they had a bunch of these drives that 444 00:22:38,200 --> 00:22:41,760 Speaker 1: would go you know, seven plays twenty eight yards or 445 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: five plays fifteen yards, and they just they had, you know, 446 00:22:46,320 --> 00:22:49,399 Speaker 1: some three and outs in there. This was again the 447 00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:51,639 Speaker 1: Colts defense for what they were up against because you know, 448 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: you mentioned Anderson Dajo. We didn't really talk much about 449 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:57,320 Speaker 1: the safeties yet, but you're talking about with carry Willis 450 00:22:57,320 --> 00:23:00,479 Speaker 1: going on the COVID list. Right before kickoff, you got 451 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 1: and then Sendejo being out with a concussion. You've got 452 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:06,959 Speaker 1: George Odam and Jalil Lade playing at safety, and Odom 453 00:23:07,040 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: made a fantastic play to break up that pass from 454 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:13,480 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray along the near sideline. I mean, that was 455 00:23:13,520 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: one of the plays of the game for the Colts defense. 456 00:23:15,600 --> 00:23:17,640 Speaker 1: If that ball is caught, it's a big chunk play, 457 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,920 Speaker 1: maybe even six. And then you know Jalil Lady, I thought, 458 00:23:20,920 --> 00:23:22,800 Speaker 1: did a really nice job fitting in the run game. 459 00:23:23,640 --> 00:23:25,439 Speaker 1: And this is a guy has barely played for the 460 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: Colts on defense this year. You know, those two guys. 461 00:23:29,920 --> 00:23:31,760 Speaker 1: A ton of credit goes to Alan Williams in the 462 00:23:31,760 --> 00:23:35,359 Speaker 1: back end for getting those guys coached up. And you 463 00:23:35,400 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: know that this was something something just feels off about Arizona. Yeah, 464 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:44,359 Speaker 1: you know, just that this you feel like this team 465 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,720 Speaker 1: should be playing at a at a higher level. But 466 00:23:48,040 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: I mean, then the penalties that Arizona had just I 467 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: mean false starts on third and short false starts on 468 00:23:54,840 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: fourth and one. Arizona committed eleven penalties for eighty five 469 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 1: yards in this game, the Colts for forty. I mean, 470 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: you'd expect those numbers to be flipped in a home 471 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: game for Arizona. And then you know Matt Prador missing 472 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: two field goals and a pat that left seven points 473 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: on the board, and I mean that's kind of the 474 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: difference in this game. But you know, the Colts also 475 00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:21,200 Speaker 1: forced those field goals. They forced the Cardinals to kick 476 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,240 Speaker 1: those field goals instead of letting them continue drives and 477 00:24:24,400 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 1: go down and try to score touchdowns. So it was 478 00:24:28,119 --> 00:24:30,199 Speaker 1: kind of this combination of the Colts defense playing at 479 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: a really high level and also Arizona having some self 480 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: inflicted mistakes that you don't expect a team that's ten 481 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: and four and leading the NFC West in late December 482 00:24:39,560 --> 00:24:42,000 Speaker 1: to be making. But hey, the Colts will certainly take 483 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: them with all the all the adversity they had to 484 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:47,880 Speaker 1: deal with. You will take your opponent getting pedalized eleven 485 00:24:47,920 --> 00:24:51,679 Speaker 1: times for eighty five yards. You definitely will will take that. 486 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: And plus also the penalties were at key opportunities. I 487 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:57,440 Speaker 1: mean remember one where they sacked Carson went Strip sack 488 00:24:57,520 --> 00:24:59,760 Speaker 1: them and they recover the fumble, but they had a 489 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: whole illegal contact legal contact down the field, so the 490 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: Coops get a first down where the defense could have 491 00:25:05,040 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: got off the field for Arizona and put Kylinrry back 492 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,639 Speaker 1: on the field, but it didn't happen that way. So 493 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: they had a lot of self inflicted wounds out there 494 00:25:13,680 --> 00:25:17,399 Speaker 1: on on Saturday night. And you know what, there's something 495 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: missing me. I don't know what it is. I don't 496 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:25,720 Speaker 1: know if it was Kingsbury just not having command of 497 00:25:25,800 --> 00:25:29,200 Speaker 1: the NFL yet, you know, So we'll see what happens. Well, 498 00:25:29,200 --> 00:25:31,560 Speaker 1: we'll see what happens with Arizona. But I'm glad things 499 00:25:31,600 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: worked out for the coach to get that win. And uh, 500 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,120 Speaker 1: you know, enjoy this Sunday and get ready next week 501 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:39,760 Speaker 1: against the Las Vegas Raiders. Well, I want to close 502 00:25:39,760 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: it out on this. Frank Craik said that was one 503 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:45,520 Speaker 1: of the best team wins he's ever been a part of. 504 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,600 Speaker 1: What does that feel like, Bill, When when you get 505 00:25:48,640 --> 00:25:50,560 Speaker 1: in the locker room after a game and you're like, man, 506 00:25:50,640 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: we overcame so much. We gritted our way through this 507 00:25:54,520 --> 00:25:58,560 Speaker 1: and we won against a good team. What does that 508 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:00,320 Speaker 1: feel like? And what does that do for a team, 509 00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: especially when you're late in the season and you're you know, 510 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,760 Speaker 1: you're starting to think about the playoffs and some of 511 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: the adversity you might face in January. What does that 512 00:26:09,040 --> 00:26:10,560 Speaker 1: do to a team when you win a game like this, 513 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:15,040 Speaker 1: Just like the guys that stepped in and played, it 514 00:26:15,080 --> 00:26:18,320 Speaker 1: gives them confidence. It gives a whole team confidence. You 515 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: feel good about yourself, You feel good about your teammates, 516 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: You feel good about how they went out there and produce. 517 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 1: You feel good about all the work you put in 518 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:30,160 Speaker 1: from March up until that time, as far as the workouts, 519 00:26:30,240 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: the seven on sevens, the team periods, the practices, the 520 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:37,280 Speaker 1: waiting room, the classroom. You feel good about all those 521 00:26:37,320 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: things that you guys are doing to get to that point, 522 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: knowing that the play down the stretch here in November 523 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,080 Speaker 1: and December is key for them getting into the playoffs. 524 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 1: Not so much just getting into the playoffs, but getting 525 00:26:48,880 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: into the playoffs on a high note and playing well. 526 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:53,919 Speaker 1: You know, because the month of November and December the 527 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,240 Speaker 1: coast of six and one, these last two months, So 528 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,359 Speaker 1: that's what you want to do in this time of 529 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:01,840 Speaker 1: the year. You want to playing well, winning football games. 530 00:27:01,880 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 1: And they're not just winning football games, but they're playing 531 00:27:04,400 --> 00:27:06,680 Speaker 1: well and they're playing well with guys that are having 532 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:08,800 Speaker 1: got a lot of playing time, so that gives you 533 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence, and doing it on the road 534 00:27:11,640 --> 00:27:14,360 Speaker 1: at that in Arizona, So it gives you a lot 535 00:27:14,359 --> 00:27:17,680 Speaker 1: of confidence going into these last two games knowing that, hey, 536 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:19,520 Speaker 1: if we take care of our business and do what 537 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:23,480 Speaker 1: we're supposed to do, you know it, As Frank said, 538 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:26,240 Speaker 1: why not us? Why not us? Because right now in 539 00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: the AFC, I think it's wide open. Yes, Kansas City's 540 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:33,160 Speaker 1: at the top and they're playing extremely well. But after that, 541 00:27:33,520 --> 00:27:37,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's anybody's ball game, I think in the AFC. 542 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 1: So the guys are playing well, and this is the 543 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:43,119 Speaker 1: way you want to play going into the playoffs. And 544 00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:45,480 Speaker 1: the coaches need to take care of the business in 545 00:27:45,520 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 1: these last two weeks and get ready for the playoffs. 546 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,000 Speaker 1: And then the coaches have proven to go that they 547 00:27:51,040 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: can go in the road and play well to win. 548 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 1: They did it in Buffalo, they did last night in Arizona. 549 00:27:55,880 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 1: So this team is ready to go, I think, and 550 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: long as they could keep on moving and just keep 551 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 1: on playing. I think they have the ingredients. A good 552 00:28:05,359 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 1: defense that turns the ball over, our good running game, 553 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:12,360 Speaker 1: and Carson went was playing well enough and good enough 554 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:14,800 Speaker 1: with a passing game that could win football games for 555 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: you if you need them to win football games. So 556 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 1: they have all the ingredients to play well in the playoffs, 557 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:22,199 Speaker 1: just a matter of wants to get there doing it 558 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 1: all right. Well, the Colts have a ninety eight percent 559 00:28:25,680 --> 00:28:28,120 Speaker 1: chance of making the playoffs a bill according to five 560 00:28:28,119 --> 00:28:30,760 Speaker 1: to thirty eight after beating the Cardinals. That's before any 561 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:34,240 Speaker 1: of Sunday's games are played. We were recording this on 562 00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon before kickoff of those games. Conveniently timed, we 563 00:28:37,840 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 1: started recording Bill at twelve thirty so I could go 564 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: upstairs and watch a full day of football, which is 565 00:28:43,240 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: a rare opportunity we get here, you know, with the Colts, 566 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:49,720 Speaker 1: but Cults are in very good position. Is the AFC 567 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:52,600 Speaker 1: number five seed. They will host the Las Vegas Raiders 568 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: next weekend in Week seventeen of the eighteen week season. 569 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,920 Speaker 1: We'll be back with another episode of Colt's Instant Reaction 570 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:05,360 Speaker 1: following that game against the Raiders next weekend. Before that, 571 00:29:05,400 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: though the Colts Official Podcast, we'll be back on Tuesday 572 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:13,080 Speaker 1: with myself, Jeffrey Gorman, and Lara Overton. On Wednesday, Inside 573 00:29:13,080 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 1: Football with Rick Venturry and Matt Taylor. That will be 574 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 1: out great breakdown as always from Coach Ventury. Thursday, No 575 00:29:20,280 --> 00:29:22,800 Speaker 1: Your Foe with Casey Valier and our guy Bill Brooks. 576 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,800 Speaker 1: That'll be out on the Colts Audio Network, So please subscribe, 577 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,720 Speaker 1: rate and review us while you're there. Drop us a 578 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 1: five star rating. We love hearing from our listeners. We 579 00:29:30,360 --> 00:29:33,160 Speaker 1: love hearing that you guys are enjoying everything we're doing. 580 00:29:33,200 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: Here is the Colts make a push for the postseason 581 00:29:35,640 --> 00:29:39,160 Speaker 1: and maybe more than that. Anyways, for Bill Brooks, I'm 582 00:29:39,240 --> 00:29:41,520 Speaker 1: JJ Stacovitz. Thank you so much for listening to us 583 00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,280 Speaker 1: here on the Colts Audio Network, and we'll talk to 584 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:43,840 Speaker 1: you next time.