1 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Welcome back to a training camp daily podcast here on 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network with JJ Stangowitz. A long. I'm 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,760 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor. The sun is setting in the background, and 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: we are back after joint practice day number one between 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts and the Chicago Bayers here at Graham 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: Park and Westfield. All brought to you by Course and 7 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: Fire and Security. We're in the Indiana Union Construction Industry 8 00:00:23,560 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: mobile radio studio and it was a very eventful jam 9 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,520 Speaker 1: pack two hour plus practice between the Colts and Bears 10 00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: ahead of their preseason game coming up on Saturday night, Jj, 11 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: what's up where we were? Overall impressions of the good 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: work both sides got in tonight. 13 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,879 Speaker 2: I mean the first impression was the crowd here was 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 2: elect indeed like it. I mean, Bears fans. I knew 15 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 2: there were going to be quite a few of them here, obviously, 16 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 2: it's close, got a lot of Chicago expats in the area. 17 00:00:49,880 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 2: It was sort of like being at a like a 18 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 2: neutral psych college football game there you go watching. 19 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 1: Like one on one. 20 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, every time, I mean literally every play got a 21 00:00:58,960 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 2: got a cheer from the crowd. 22 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like you know, freedom Haul back in the day 23 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: between I you and Kentucky were like split down exactly. 24 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, you know, I got, I got Like Jalen Jones 25 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,720 Speaker 2: gets an interception in one on ones and the crowd 26 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 2: goes nuts and then boo and you know, DJ Moore 27 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: makes a play and one on ones and the crowd 28 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:15,200 Speaker 2: goes nuts and right. It's it was a really neat 29 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 2: atmosphere here. You know, for these joint practices. The work 30 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:22,319 Speaker 2: seemed pretty good on both sides. Uh, you know, Anthony 31 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 2: Richardson did some up and down moments on the offensive 32 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,479 Speaker 2: side of the ball, defense in some up and down moments, 33 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,400 Speaker 2: but overall, I think the competitiveness was really good. It's 34 00:01:29,440 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 2: kind of what Shane Stiken wanted to get out of 35 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 2: these days. 36 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 3: Yeah. 37 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:33,840 Speaker 1: Well, at first, yeah, let's go back to the quarterback there. 38 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson. Today was the first practice after I mean, 39 00:01:37,480 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: he knew on Tuesday that he was going to be 40 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:42,040 Speaker 1: the starting quarterback, but the first practice that you know, 41 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: the entire audience, the entire crowd, everybody in the media, 42 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,600 Speaker 1: fans knew that he was going to be the starting 43 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: quarterback for the entire season, announced by Shane Stike in 44 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: earlier this week. How do you think he went about 45 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: negotiating a different quote unquote live first team defense that 46 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 1: was gonna throw some exotic things at him in these 47 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 1: joint practice Is that's what these sessions are all about. 48 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:04,680 Speaker 1: Things that he's gonna see this week that he's not 49 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:05,880 Speaker 1: going to see in a preseason game. 50 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, I thought it got better as the day one on. 51 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 2: From what I saw, I thought. I thought he ended 52 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: on a really high note with some of the move 53 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 2: it drills where it was eleven on eleven, you were 54 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: moving the ball downfield. You know, he had some good 55 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:21,560 Speaker 2: efficient passes to Michael Pittman to Josh Downs, you know, 56 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,080 Speaker 2: seem to make some good decisions with the ball. It 57 00:02:24,200 --> 00:02:26,320 Speaker 2: kind of one of them got called back because there 58 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 2: was an illegal formation. It would have been this deep 59 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: seamball to Pharaoh Brown. But you know, early in practice 60 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 2: he had a picking seven on seven And look, I mean, 61 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,960 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson's probably seeing some of these coverages Matt Heberflues 62 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,919 Speaker 2: designed for the first time in his life. 63 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:40,800 Speaker 3: Right. 64 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 2: So I kind of wrote about this on colts dot 65 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: Com this week that the joint practices you want to 66 00:02:47,200 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 2: see now growth from day one to day two, you 67 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 2: want to see, Okay, when we get back in this 68 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:56,040 Speaker 2: situation on Thursday night, do you do you read the 69 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,560 Speaker 2: coverage and make a decision on it that you need 70 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,240 Speaker 2: to make on it, because now you seen it. To me, 71 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,520 Speaker 2: that's where you really want to see the growth from 72 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson in these Cola days. 73 00:03:05,520 --> 00:03:08,359 Speaker 1: I still thought tonight the decision making just like it's 74 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: been all camp really since OTA's the decision making's there. Yeah, 75 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:14,800 Speaker 1: it's just again it's timing, and it's it's the footwork, 76 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,640 Speaker 1: and it's the ball placement, right, and it's anticipating things. 77 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 1: But rarely does Anthony Richardson go in the wrong place 78 00:03:21,040 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 1: with the foot Yeah right, No, you saw that tonight too. 79 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:23,919 Speaker 2: That's a good point. 80 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: Yeah. 81 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,239 Speaker 2: And if you're doing that and you're reading the coverage 82 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 2: as properly, that's going to be important, especially as you 83 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:30,559 Speaker 2: are kind of learning. 84 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 1: How to attach. Why it was encouraging tonight that carried 85 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: over against another defense and. 86 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:36,840 Speaker 2: Again he got better as the day went on, Like 87 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: that's good to see. 88 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:39,320 Speaker 1: The ball was coming out fast too. 89 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 2: I think the important like we need to kind of 90 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 2: zoom out sometimes with Anthony Richardson and remember, okay, yeah, 91 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 2: he got named the starting quarterback. But you know, Chris 92 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 2: Ballard has been very clear about this ever since the 93 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,440 Speaker 2: Colts drafted him, like he's not going to be Superman 94 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 2: from day one. You cannot expect him to be the 95 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 2: savior of the franchise from day one. It's going to 96 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 2: be a learning process for him, like any rookie quarterback 97 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: goes through and you want to see growth. You want 98 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:07,600 Speaker 2: to see development, and even if that happens over the 99 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,360 Speaker 2: course of a practice, you want that's what you want 100 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 2: to see. You want to see him getting better as 101 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: he gets more opportunities, he gets more reps with the 102 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 2: first team offense, he's working with Josh Downs out there 103 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: with Michael Pittman, Junior Kylon Grants and these guys, building 104 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: that chemistry, building that rapport and not making the same 105 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 2: mistake twice. That's going to be, you know, really important 106 00:04:25,839 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 2: for him. 107 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: It's JJ stank, if it's I'm Matt Taylor, you know, 108 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: Josh Dollens, like you talked about, he's going to be 109 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: a player. He's going to be really, really good, really impactful. 110 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: Today again catching passes from Anthony Richardson, But in other ways, 111 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:41,120 Speaker 1: did you see the offense improve or take another step 112 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: from what we saw in that first quarter against Buffalo. 113 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:45,679 Speaker 2: You know, I think I think I saw a really 114 00:04:45,680 --> 00:04:49,840 Speaker 2: good connection with Michael Pittman Junior with Anthony Richardson. And 115 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,880 Speaker 2: you want to see those like individual pieces of growth, 116 00:04:52,880 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 2: like we've seen it with ar and Alec Pierce working 117 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 2: on those back shoulder throws over the course of training camp. 118 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:01,240 Speaker 2: You're seeing it with Josh where Downs is just this 119 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 2: incredible field to get open and Anthony getting the ball 120 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: out on time to him. But seeing it with Michael 121 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:09,919 Speaker 2: Pittman today going up against you know, the Bears secondary 122 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:12,479 Speaker 2: that was good to see. You know, I had him 123 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:15,000 Speaker 2: down like back to back catches on throws that were 124 00:05:15,040 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 2: just on time in late practice eleven on eleven, hurry up. 125 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 2: You know, that's a connection that's going to need to 126 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:23,760 Speaker 2: be there this year for the Colts offense to really go. 127 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,920 Speaker 2: Michael Pittman Junior's most established wide receiver, you want to 128 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 2: see that kind of continue to grow and develop. And 129 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: today I thought was a good day for that. 130 00:05:30,520 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: You know, I was partly down there, but you know, 131 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: selfishly I wanted to see what Anthony Richardson looked like today, 132 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, considering the news of the week him being 133 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: named starter for the Colts at quarterback. Probably tomorrow, I 134 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 1: think we'll we'll both kind of hover and watch more 135 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: of the Colts defense. But you know, Justin Fields we 136 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: all know ran for one thousand yards last year and 137 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:50,560 Speaker 1: the and the Bears ran for about sixty thousand yards 138 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 1: as a team number one and rushing by the way 139 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: dead last and passing within that offense. Obviously trying to 140 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: balance some things out this year, But any indication on 141 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 1: how the Colts starting defense faarired in terms of containing 142 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: Justin Fields in the pocket and limiting his his damage on. 143 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,239 Speaker 2: The Yeah, I wound up watching most of the defense today. Actually, 144 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,839 Speaker 2: you know, I had my Collie graven Moore watching the offense, 145 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 2: you know, and kind of going off some of her notes. 146 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: But the defense, you know, Justin Fields look pretty good 147 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:20,160 Speaker 2: out there. You can see the development now he's a 148 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 2: quarterback in his third year in the NFL. You know, 149 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 2: there was for the most part, I think the Bears 150 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 2: kept containing on him. There was one play late in 151 00:06:27,720 --> 00:06:29,719 Speaker 2: eleven on eleven or he got outside the pocket, he 152 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,719 Speaker 2: took off what probably would have been a first down run. 153 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,920 Speaker 2: But Fields, he threw the ball pretty well. 154 00:06:34,960 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: Today. 155 00:06:35,200 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 2: I thought he's gonna test these young corners of the Colts. 156 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 2: You know, there were some good moments. Dallas Flowers at 157 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,760 Speaker 2: a pass break up late, Jayalen Jones, like I mentioned, 158 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 2: he had an interception in one on one. Daryld Baker 159 00:06:47,960 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 2: Junior had a good pass breakup in in one on 160 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:54,560 Speaker 2: one as well. Going down the list here in seven 161 00:06:54,600 --> 00:06:56,800 Speaker 2: on seven, Juju Brents tipped the ball to Nick Cross 162 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 2: for an interception. Nick Cross later also had a tip 163 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 2: drill interception, so we had two of those today. Rodney 164 00:07:02,440 --> 00:07:08,599 Speaker 2: Thomas picked off Justin Fields late in eleven on eleven 165 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,080 Speaker 2: on a deep ball as well. But that was a 166 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 2: good battle I thought between the Colts defense and the 167 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 2: Bears offense. That Bears offense this year looks like they're 168 00:07:16,040 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: gonna be humming on a lot more cylinders than they 169 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 2: were last year. I would not expect them to be 170 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 2: the number thirty two passing offense in the league, certainly 171 00:07:22,040 --> 00:07:25,480 Speaker 2: with guys like Dj Moore, Darnold Mooney, Cole Comet. There's 172 00:07:25,480 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 2: some good weapons over there. 173 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,560 Speaker 1: Doubling back to the offense, some shake up there. Ryan 174 00:07:29,640 --> 00:07:31,960 Speaker 1: Kelly did not practice today and then Will Fryes got 175 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:34,600 Speaker 1: banged up a little bit with an injury. Hopefully get 176 00:07:34,600 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: more of an update on him tomorrow. Arlington Hambright, who 177 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: played very well with the second team offensive line in Buffalo. 178 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: He got inserted into the starting lineup with the ones 179 00:07:44,880 --> 00:07:46,600 Speaker 1: at right guard, and I thought he played pretty well 180 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: again tonight too well. 181 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:49,760 Speaker 2: Rick Ventury talked about it on Inside Football with Rick 182 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 2: Ventury this week that Arlington Hambrt was one of the 183 00:07:51,840 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 2: standouts of the game for him in Buffalo, and you 184 00:07:54,560 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 2: guys had a good discussion about him, that he could 185 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 2: be that sort of backup tackle, backup guard type guy. 186 00:08:01,760 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 2: You love having those guys on your team. If you, hey, 187 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 2: we need you to go in at right guard, get 188 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:08,160 Speaker 2: in there. We need you to go in at left tackle, 189 00:08:08,200 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 2: get in there. Those guys are important to have and 190 00:08:10,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 2: they're important to find, right Like the Bears, the Colts 191 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,840 Speaker 2: picked up Arlington Hambright last year, put them on their 192 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 2: practice squad middle of the season, and he's kind of 193 00:08:20,560 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 2: just been here working ever since. He was a seventh 194 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 2: round pick of the Bears a couple of years ago. 195 00:08:25,600 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 2: But again, you know you want those versatile backups who 196 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 2: aren't pigeonholed into. Well this guy's the eighth offensive lineman, 197 00:08:32,120 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 2: but he can only play tackle or he can only 198 00:08:33,800 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 2: play center. You want those guys to be able to 199 00:08:35,960 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 2: play some different positions. 200 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:40,319 Speaker 1: Yep. J. J. Stangowitz right there. We talked about Justin Fields. 201 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: One of the guys that's gonna be trying to match 202 00:08:42,760 --> 00:08:45,080 Speaker 1: him step for step this week in camp and then 203 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: also on Saturday night in the preseason game at Lucas 204 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:51,800 Speaker 1: Oil Stadium. That is Zaire Franklin, who broke the franchise 205 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: record for tackles in a single season earlier tonight after practice, 206 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 1: he sat down with myself and Jeffrey Gorman trying to 207 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: match that again. And you're number six draft pick in 208 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen. Now he's a mainstay for the Colts on defense. 209 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:10,559 Speaker 4: Okay, practice, joint practice rather just ended Chicago Bears Indianapolis Colts. 210 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 4: Up here at Grant Park and Westfield. We are joined 211 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 4: with one of the leaders of this Colts defense, Sayer Franklin. 212 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:18,679 Speaker 4: This is a first. Okay, this is the first. It's 213 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:21,080 Speaker 4: not a preseason game, but it's the joint practice and 214 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 4: things get a little bit chippier out there. When you're 215 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 4: on the home turf air. You're hosting the Bears out here. 216 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 4: How was that first day of pads going up against them? 217 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 3: Oh? 218 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 5: Man, you know, it's joint practice. You know, guys have 219 00:09:31,520 --> 00:09:33,640 Speaker 5: been running in to the same person for three weeks, 220 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 5: so it's nice to run into somebody new for a change, 221 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 5: and you know, you get you know, two teams coming in. 222 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 5: Everybody got something to prove. Guys trying to make a team. Hey, 223 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 5: look we all men, you know what I mean. Gets 224 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 5: a little intense, but you know we made it through 225 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 5: the practice. 226 00:09:46,000 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 3: Good though. Good. 227 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:48,960 Speaker 4: You got some veteran leadership on the defensive line. You 228 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 4: guys at linebacker have a bunch of leadership there. Obviously 229 00:09:51,800 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 4: with you and Shack in the backfield, they get a 230 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 4: little younger out there. Yeah, who is this defense to 231 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:57,199 Speaker 4: you right now? 232 00:09:57,200 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 6: The way you see it? What do you guys do? Great? 233 00:09:59,360 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 3: Man? 234 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 5: I think, first off, I think out front seven, like 235 00:10:02,200 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 5: you touched on, veteran dominant. You know, obviously, having five 236 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 5: three back is major. You know, having two three, you 237 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:12,120 Speaker 5: know in that lineup is major. You know, you know, 238 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:13,959 Speaker 5: got some young guys on the outside, but look, we 239 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,319 Speaker 5: got young dogs now, and look, the only way to 240 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 5: grow up is throwing the fire. Now, so obviously got 241 00:10:18,880 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 5: rod T coming back. You know, I think he's one 242 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 5: of the best young guys coming back in his league. Yeah, 243 00:10:22,800 --> 00:10:24,440 Speaker 5: and then Julian back there. Obviously he was a VET. 244 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,000 Speaker 5: So we got we got some young guys, but we 245 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:27,520 Speaker 5: got some vets out there too, And I just think, 246 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 5: you know, as we continue to grow, you know in jail, 247 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,840 Speaker 5: with that chemistry, I think we'll continue to grow and 248 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 5: take off. 249 00:10:32,320 --> 00:10:34,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, day one of the books. What was it like 250 00:10:34,120 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: on your end trying to contain and slow down Justin Fields, 251 00:10:38,040 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 1: a similar guy that can do a lot of the 252 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,679 Speaker 1: same things that your quarterback that you've been seeing now 253 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: for ten to eleven practices can do. An Anthony Richardson. 254 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:47,319 Speaker 5: Well, you know, like you mentioned, you know, going against 255 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 5: Anthony brings a whole lot of set of problems. And 256 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:52,000 Speaker 5: I think just you know, going against him, you know, 257 00:10:52,040 --> 00:10:53,559 Speaker 5: for the last few weeks, kind of prepared us for 258 00:10:53,600 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 5: a guy like Justin Right, you know, obviously wants to 259 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 5: get out the pocket, you know, using his legs, trying 260 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 5: to hit throws on a run. You know, he's obviously dynamic. 261 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 5: But I think we did a good job of containing them, 262 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 5: you know, limiting them big plays and you know, making 263 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:07,120 Speaker 5: plays on the ball. I think we had like three 264 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:08,800 Speaker 5: interceptions a day or something like that. So you know, 265 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:10,439 Speaker 5: I definitely do think we made some plays and set 266 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:11,560 Speaker 5: the tone for the joint practice. 267 00:11:11,720 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: Zire Franklin is with us one of the key cogs 268 00:11:13,800 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: within this Colts defense. Basic question, but how much faster 269 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: are you finding yourself playing in year two in this scheme? Oh? 270 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 5: Man, It's just it's crazy, you know. I talked to Gus, 271 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 5: talked to my coach Smith about it, and you know, 272 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:28,400 Speaker 5: just being able to come off of last year, being 273 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 5: able to watch myself, you know, obviously with just that 274 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 5: year experience, you know, playing all those snaps and just 275 00:11:34,120 --> 00:11:36,839 Speaker 5: second year in the system, just just so much further ahead, 276 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 5: understanding how teams are attacking us, Understanding the different things 277 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 5: that I need to work on to improve that, you know, 278 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 5: help our defense, help our team win. You know, I 279 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 5: just feel a lot better, you know, feel a lot faster, 280 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 5: and just hopefully, you know, I could continue to roll 281 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:51,160 Speaker 5: that into Sundays and help us break some wins on 282 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 5: the fall. 283 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:54,960 Speaker 1: Can you notice yourself on film playing faster? Like more instinctual? 284 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 5: Man, It's just I feel like it's just more efficient, 285 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 5: you know what I mean. It's just like better understanding 286 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 5: of the game. Better Understan. You know where those hot 287 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 5: spots is, where I can help out, where I can shoot, 288 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,600 Speaker 5: where I can make a play. You know, obviously offenses 289 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 5: are going to try to scheme up and take away 290 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,480 Speaker 5: what I do best. But you know, I think that's 291 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 5: where the film study. I'm trusting my teammates, trusting my coaches, 292 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 5: you know, just continue to elevate my game. 293 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 6: Number forty four on the rosters. 294 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,320 Speaker 4: I hear Franklin, and I love this question for you 295 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 4: because your leadership skills we saw last year. I mean 296 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:24,480 Speaker 4: it blew up. Even the year before that, Matt, the 297 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 4: year before that, even you were still there. You're a 298 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,360 Speaker 4: special team's gurer out there getting some snaps on defense, 299 00:12:29,520 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 4: but you still were a leader. Now you got this 300 00:12:31,679 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 4: number five and already named starter young the leader. I'm sorry. 301 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 4: You're a quarterback in the NFL. You're a leader in 302 00:12:37,360 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: that lost of effect. 303 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 5: Any advice you have for the young man man, you know, 304 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:42,680 Speaker 5: I think the best thing is, you know, just be authentic, 305 00:12:42,840 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 5: you know, be the best version of yourself. 306 00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 3: You know, you you got. 307 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:48,079 Speaker 5: To lead in your own way, you know, right, Now 308 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 5: for Anthony, you know, as a young guy coming in 309 00:12:49,880 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 5: with a lot to learn, the best thing he could 310 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,120 Speaker 5: do is just you know, lead by his actions. You know, 311 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:56,559 Speaker 5: he's got guys in the locker room with heavy voices 312 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:58,559 Speaker 5: who understand what's going on. Obviously we're gonna lean on 313 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 5: him when he speaks, but you know, just continue to 314 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:02,720 Speaker 5: build it day by day. You know, a lot of 315 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 5: guys in the locker room follow you without you ever 316 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 5: even knowing, right And I think, you know, as Anthony 317 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,680 Speaker 5: continues to grows and builds that routine understanding with the 318 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:12,640 Speaker 5: NFL life and with the NFL you know, scheduled demands 319 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 5: of you, you know, I think his leadership will grow, 320 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 5: his voice will grow, and obviously I think that'll translate 321 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:18,959 Speaker 5: on the field. 322 00:13:19,040 --> 00:13:20,840 Speaker 1: Going along with that, we all know that you're one 323 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:22,719 Speaker 1: of the biggest leaders on defense. You're one of the 324 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: biggest leaders within the team period. But to Jeffrey's point 325 00:13:27,000 --> 00:13:30,160 Speaker 1: and what you just said, Anthony Richardson plays quarterback and 326 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: he's the starting quarterback. He's going to be a leader 327 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 1: on this team by default because of what that position entails. 328 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: Do you have how do you follow a rookie when 329 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: you're six years in and you're one of the biggest 330 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:44,640 Speaker 1: leaders on this team, you also have to kind of 331 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 1: follow him to how do you balance being a leader 332 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 1: but also a follower of a guy that you're trying 333 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: to to build around and boost confidence wise? 334 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 5: Man, I really think that just comes with him him 335 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 5: building trust with us, you know, and in the best 336 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 5: way that he can. You know, I think you as 337 00:14:00,480 --> 00:14:02,760 Speaker 5: veteran guys who's been in this league, you know, seeing 338 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,040 Speaker 5: guys like Philip do it, seeing guys like Look do it, 339 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 5: you know, the biggest thing that stands up is their routine, 340 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 5: you know, trusting that, trusting that process, trusting that, trusting 341 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 5: that routine. And look, with Anthony, it's gonna be highs 342 00:14:13,320 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 5: and lows. You know, it's not always gonna be pretty, 343 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 5: it's not always gonna be perfect. But you know, as 344 00:14:17,120 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 5: long as you know he's putting that work in right, 345 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,000 Speaker 5: wrong or in different, we always gonna rob with him, 346 00:14:21,000 --> 00:14:22,520 Speaker 5: you know. And I tell Anthony before you look, I 347 00:14:22,520 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 5: got his back regardless. You know, I know it's gonna be, 348 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 5: it's gonna be. It's gonna be bright days, it's gonna 349 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 5: be dark days, but no matter what, we got his back. 350 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:30,840 Speaker 5: So don't feel like you know whatever is going on 351 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:32,960 Speaker 5: outside the building, know we with you, and I guess 352 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 5: for us, it's just knowing that. It's like you know 353 00:14:34,600 --> 00:14:36,880 Speaker 5: your little brother. You know you're gonna encourage him, You're 354 00:14:36,880 --> 00:14:39,080 Speaker 5: gonna push him, You're gonna hold him accountable. But end 355 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 5: of the day, you know he knows you love him. 356 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,000 Speaker 5: You know he knows you got your back. He got 357 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 5: his back when it comes down to wartime. So, like 358 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 5: I said, just trying to continue and encourage him and 359 00:14:46,640 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 5: push him as best as we can, you know, to 360 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 5: make that big jump. 361 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 4: I think I asked you this in off season, but 362 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:55,600 Speaker 4: I'm gonna ask you again. How does fifty three, of 363 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,600 Speaker 4: course shack Leonard out there and now you know, pads 364 00:14:58,640 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 4: are own sweats, everything's going How how does he make 365 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 4: your job easier and the rest of the defense? O. 366 00:15:02,920 --> 00:15:05,240 Speaker 5: Man, he's just understanding of the game, man, you know, 367 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 5: like I said, as a guy who just plays so 368 00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:11,480 Speaker 5: much ball, you know he's out there, he's calling plays out. 369 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:13,680 Speaker 5: I'm calling players out. He telling me to watch off. 370 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 5: It is I'm telling him to watch off. It's just 371 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 5: like me and him, we just like it's like two 372 00:15:16,280 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 5: QB's on the same person. 373 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 4: Yeah, and you playing right next to him, you got 374 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 4: to be on the lookout for that ball on the ground. 375 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 6: Look, with Shack Leonard in there, I'm sorry to punch 376 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:24,680 Speaker 6: is coming. 377 00:15:24,720 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 5: Look I'm cool. I told him you punch it out. 378 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 5: I'm a school I don't worry about that, you know 379 00:15:28,280 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 5: what I mean. I already know that's coming. 380 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: Man. 381 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:31,720 Speaker 5: So having a guy like that is just so dynamic 382 00:15:31,760 --> 00:15:34,240 Speaker 5: of taking the ball away, so dynamic of just making 383 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:36,600 Speaker 5: plays and seeing plays beforehim. You know, it's different things 384 00:15:36,600 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 5: that you know I told him before, different things that 385 00:15:38,560 --> 00:15:40,560 Speaker 5: how he sees the game. We just see it in 386 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 5: different ways. It's things that he see that I can't see. 387 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 5: It's things that I see that he don't see. And 388 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 5: it's just I think our games is complementing each other 389 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,320 Speaker 5: and constantly playing off each other. I think it just 390 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 5: gives us it's gonna be special. I can't wait for 391 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:52,400 Speaker 5: I think we're gonna be the best duo in the league, 392 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:52,960 Speaker 5: no question. 393 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: Right, Nice, that's how you're Franklin with us. And you 394 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,480 Speaker 1: talked about this at the beginning of camp. Last year, 395 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: you set the club record for tackles in a single season, 396 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,400 Speaker 1: a whopping one hundred and sixty six of them, by 397 00:16:02,440 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: the way, breaking the record set previously by Shaq Leonard. 398 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: But you said anybody can have one good year. Yeah, 399 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: anybody can do it one time. But how do you 400 00:16:12,920 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: motivate yourself to back up what you accomplished last year? 401 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 3: Well, you know, it's crazy. 402 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,640 Speaker 5: I was talking to somebody in the locker room about 403 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:20,000 Speaker 5: this and I was just like, man, I felt like 404 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 5: the standard that's set around us is just a little different. 405 00:16:23,480 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 5: So our goal is a little different, you know. You know, 406 00:16:26,760 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 5: and where I'm from, the guys that I trained with, 407 00:16:28,680 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 5: the guys I look up to. Man, if you unless 408 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 5: you got an All Pro in your jacket, it really 409 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 5: don't count. Unless you got a Pro Bowl on your 410 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,640 Speaker 5: on your jacket, it really don't count, you know. So 411 00:16:36,960 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 5: and then even when you get that, or can you 412 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 5: do it four times in a row? 413 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 1: Right right? You know? 414 00:16:40,600 --> 00:16:40,680 Speaker 6: Can? 415 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:42,440 Speaker 3: Can you? Can you go Pro Bowl nine times in 416 00:16:42,480 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 3: a row like b wag So. 417 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: It's just Bobby Wagner. 418 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,080 Speaker 5: It's just like I got the guys that I look 419 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:49,320 Speaker 5: up to, the guys that I pushed myself with, from 420 00:16:49,520 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 5: Shack to Bobby teven kJ Wright, who's who's a great 421 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,720 Speaker 5: linebacker as well. So the mentors that I have, they 422 00:16:55,720 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 5: would they would never let me settle and the goals 423 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 5: and dreams that I have constantly pushing my you know, 424 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 5: I'm still just trying to make myself proud. 425 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 4: And the funny thing is you just said a mentor. 426 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 4: There's guys out here that you're their mental No question. 427 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:08,520 Speaker 4: I want to ask you exactly question goes these young 428 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,920 Speaker 4: guys go. Do you do you keep guys in line sometimes? 429 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:13,359 Speaker 4: Because you know, we get some swagger out here for 430 00:17:13,400 --> 00:17:15,480 Speaker 4: some of these young guys maybe rolling up to a 431 00:17:15,480 --> 00:17:17,520 Speaker 4: practice later or something. But you know what it's like 432 00:17:17,520 --> 00:17:20,400 Speaker 4: to be a professional conveying that to these young guys. 433 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:22,600 Speaker 3: Man, you know, uh, it's highs and lows. Man. 434 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 5: Look as a young dude, when I was twenty twenty one, 435 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 5: I wasn't perfect, you know, but I had those guys, 436 00:17:27,480 --> 00:17:31,560 Speaker 5: you know, Xavier Roads, Clayton Gathers, Yeah, t why you 437 00:17:31,600 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 5: know I had those guys, you know, Anthony Walker to 438 00:17:34,920 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 5: pull me aside and be like, hey, what you're doing? 439 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 3: What are you really trying to accomplish? Are you trying 440 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:40,040 Speaker 3: to be the best? The best? 441 00:17:40,040 --> 00:17:41,680 Speaker 5: Don't make those type of decisions, you know what I mean, 442 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 5: so you know, for me, it's just you know, it's 443 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 5: trying to get that game that was given to me 444 00:17:45,840 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 5: and try to help out them young guys. Uh, you know, 445 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 5: to not make mistakes that I made, whether that's you know, 446 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 5: Dallas or or Nick Cross or or DJ or. 447 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 3: Even Tree on the other side. 448 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 5: So you know, definitely trying to hold those guys accountable, 449 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 5: but continue to get them that love and encouragement, telling 450 00:18:00,240 --> 00:18:01,560 Speaker 5: them like, look, man, you could do it, man, because 451 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 5: I've been there. 452 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 3: So you know, definitely, just always trying to help. 453 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,040 Speaker 1: I zire Franklin with us and yeah, talk about being 454 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:10,359 Speaker 1: a pro. Your sixth training camp is almost over. But 455 00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:12,919 Speaker 1: you haven't missed a game, Like you literally have not 456 00:18:13,080 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: missed a game in five years in the NFL. It's 457 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: not like you're a kicker. It's not like you're a 458 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:19,880 Speaker 1: you get what I'm saying. You're not like the third 459 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 1: string quarterback. You play linebacker, dude, right, and you're running 460 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: down on special teams. How have you been able to 461 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:29,359 Speaker 1: maintain durability? He's a freak and we say it all 462 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: the time that that is the best ability is availability. 463 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:36,800 Speaker 1: I mean, ask Darryl Baker Junior, right, now taking advantage 464 00:18:36,800 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 1: of that opportunity. How have you been able to just 465 00:18:39,200 --> 00:18:40,800 Speaker 1: answer the bell every Sunday here? 466 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 3: Man? 467 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 5: I would just say back to what I've been saying 468 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 5: the whole time. Man, it's about that routine. 469 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: Man. 470 00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:47,919 Speaker 5: Man, it's you know, it's on Sunday, it's on Sundays. 471 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 5: Even when you hurt. You got to go in there 472 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:51,399 Speaker 5: and get that lifting on Monday, even if it hurts. 473 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: Are you doing things now that you weren't doing in 474 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:55,760 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen twenty nineteen. 475 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:57,160 Speaker 3: Well, I ain't gonna lie and you're six. 476 00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 5: You got to stretch a little bit, bre you know 477 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 5: what I eighteen I was able to just pull up 478 00:19:01,960 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 5: the camp. 479 00:19:02,240 --> 00:19:02,760 Speaker 3: To go practice. 480 00:19:02,800 --> 00:19:04,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, right right, what time's practice? 481 00:19:04,640 --> 00:19:06,320 Speaker 3: And respectfully, we ain't doing that no more, you know 482 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:06,680 Speaker 3: what I mean? 483 00:19:06,720 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 5: But you know, definitely just trying to stay on top 484 00:19:08,920 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 5: of things, you know, don't let the little things linger. 485 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 5: And like I said, I'm trying to tell you that routine, man, 486 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 5: that's from all the guys that I know that played 487 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 5: twelve years. 488 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:17,440 Speaker 3: I'm let's continue to play. 489 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,520 Speaker 5: Rodney McLeod, Like I said, the Xavier Roads, t Y Big, 490 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:23,600 Speaker 5: I wars man Big, I wars all. 491 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,120 Speaker 3: Kind of game when I was a rookie year man, 492 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 3: and he's still going. 493 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 5: He's still going, and you know, you just I always, 494 00:19:29,119 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 5: you know, told myself, you know, I look at the 495 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 5: guys and the guys who have a type of careers 496 00:19:34,320 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 5: that I want to have, you know, I look at 497 00:19:36,119 --> 00:19:38,480 Speaker 5: guys that Okay, maybe he started this way, but he 498 00:19:38,520 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 5: became something. You know, he became a key piece on 499 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,640 Speaker 5: the organization. He became a key part of a Super 500 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:45,320 Speaker 5: Bowl run. Okay, what was the type of what was 501 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:46,879 Speaker 5: his routine? How did he go about his stuff? How 502 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:48,959 Speaker 5: did he train? Where did he train? You know, how 503 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 5: did he go about his business? And I try to 504 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:51,959 Speaker 5: model myself after that. 505 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 3: You know. 506 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 5: So the guys that, like I said, that played them 507 00:19:54,800 --> 00:19:57,199 Speaker 5: long years. Man, I'm just I'm just stealing game from 508 00:19:57,240 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 5: them as much as I can. And you know, trying 509 00:19:58,920 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 5: to add that to me. 510 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 6: So love it. 511 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: Matthew. Have you always been this mature? 512 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 4: Like? 513 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 1: Seriously, where do you get this from? 514 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:04,480 Speaker 3: Man? 515 00:20:04,480 --> 00:20:06,240 Speaker 5: I had to grow up young, man, I know, you shore, 516 00:20:06,320 --> 00:20:07,679 Speaker 5: I had to grow up young. I had to learn 517 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,720 Speaker 5: a lot of things young early. But sure, like I said, 518 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:10,639 Speaker 5: I got a village around me. 519 00:20:10,880 --> 00:20:11,040 Speaker 1: I know. 520 00:20:11,040 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 4: You do know one thing I love about you and 521 00:20:12,800 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 4: your career. You fought for everything you have in your career. 522 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 4: You fought for that small team around you, family, friends 523 00:20:18,880 --> 00:20:19,640 Speaker 4: and stuff like that. 524 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:20,840 Speaker 6: But you got us here. Matt. 525 00:20:20,840 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 4: I'm on the sidelines doing radio with you, and I 526 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 4: knew it was on in the first quarter when I 527 00:20:24,760 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 4: saw forty four come up and lay a lick. I'm like, dude, 528 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,320 Speaker 4: I'm still I mean, I'm still full from breakfast, you 529 00:20:29,359 --> 00:20:31,400 Speaker 4: know what I'm saying at that time, And I'm. 530 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:33,000 Speaker 1: Like, how did you do, Jeff? Not stretch it? 531 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:33,359 Speaker 3: Not? 532 00:20:33,800 --> 00:20:35,280 Speaker 4: But to not That's why I say, does I hear 533 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:37,280 Speaker 4: what I call them? A freaking nature like to not 534 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 4: miss any playing time, to not miss starts like that? 535 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:41,800 Speaker 4: The focus that you must have mentally, And that's what 536 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,199 Speaker 4: I want to ask you about. Physically, we know you 537 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:46,040 Speaker 4: can do it. How hard is this game at the 538 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,000 Speaker 4: NFL at the highest level being a leader on this 539 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 4: defense in that locker room. 540 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: Mentally, man, it's tough. You know. Every day you come in, 541 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:55,080 Speaker 3: you may not, you know, feel like. 542 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 6: Being that game, right, I don't feel like being there coming. 543 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,920 Speaker 5: But I'll say you one thing, man, it's you know, 544 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:03,719 Speaker 5: just playing these games and stuff. My teammates depend on me, man, 545 00:21:03,760 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 5: I can't. I can't speak on how much that means 546 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 5: to me, you know, just wanting to be a guy 547 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 5: that they know is always going to be there for 548 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 5: them no matter what. And I tell those guys before 549 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 5: every game, like I got you back out there, I'm 550 00:21:14,080 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 5: with you no matter what. And I mean that, And 551 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 5: that's something I take very seriously. You know, I would 552 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 5: hate for you know, them to look at me as 553 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:21,960 Speaker 5: a guy that they know that they can't lean on 554 00:21:22,000 --> 00:21:23,840 Speaker 5: and they can't depend on. And I think that's something 555 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:26,560 Speaker 5: I take very seriously and very personal. So for me 556 00:21:26,640 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 5: being out there, it's bigger than me. I know, my 557 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:30,560 Speaker 5: team depends on me, and I just want to be 558 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 5: out there for the guys. It's never really even about me. 559 00:21:32,640 --> 00:21:34,159 Speaker 5: It's about this about the team, man, It's about the 560 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 5: guys on that in that locker room that I got 561 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:37,520 Speaker 5: to look at every day, that mean the most of me. 562 00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 3: Honestly. 563 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 4: Man, if I'm in a dark alley way after hours, 564 00:21:40,240 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 4: I need some help, I'm calling forty four question. 565 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can probably make a fire. Who knows why, 566 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 1: because we're going to survive. 567 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 4: Much respect really what you do for a living and 568 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 4: what you're doing out here and mentoring these young players 569 00:21:54,800 --> 00:21:56,800 Speaker 4: and stuff and leading this defense much respect. 570 00:21:56,800 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: That's I R. 571 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 6: Franklin, everyone, I appreciate work already. 572 00:21:59,359 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 3: Thank you guys. 573 00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: Yeah. Selfishly right there, that's Zaire Franklin and just blows 574 00:22:04,640 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: you away with his actions on the field, off the field, 575 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,560 Speaker 1: the way he talks, his intelligence, his maturity. He's so 576 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:15,120 Speaker 1: much more wise beyond his years. And we can't thank 577 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: him enough for that conversation right there. And again selfishly, 578 00:22:18,520 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 1: I wanted to see him play and I want to 579 00:22:20,000 --> 00:22:22,200 Speaker 1: see that defense play more than they did in Buffalo. 580 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:25,240 Speaker 1: But you have to understand the circumstances in the preseason, 581 00:22:25,800 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: his running mague like he talked about in that interview 582 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:30,560 Speaker 1: Shaq leonards back, how did Shaq look in eleven on 583 00:22:30,600 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: eleven to going up against the. 584 00:22:31,920 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 2: Marriage seeing him moving around there be looking like Shaq 585 00:22:34,720 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 2: in terms of just his mannerisms and the way that 586 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 2: he you know, conducts the defense. 587 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: Which is another check mark on the process it is. 588 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 2: It's another check mark. Now he's testing himself for a 589 00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,720 Speaker 2: full practice against another team, you know, interested probably in 590 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:49,679 Speaker 2: what his perspective on watching the film of today was. 591 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:51,640 Speaker 2: I believe We'll get a chance to chat with him 592 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:55,280 Speaker 2: tomorrow on Thursday after practice. But you know, I asked 593 00:22:55,320 --> 00:22:59,600 Speaker 2: Kenny Moore the second this like knowing what Shack has 594 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,399 Speaker 2: been through, like what that means to the team, Like 595 00:23:03,480 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 2: it's not just that Shaq is back out. 596 00:23:05,359 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: There, like the dedication to the team to come back. 597 00:23:07,359 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 2: You know. And and Kenny talked about how you know, 598 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:13,879 Speaker 2: he he had you know, he finished last season on 599 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,880 Speaker 2: I Are and he you know, he had a thing, 600 00:23:16,920 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 2: you know, an ankle thing that kept him out of 601 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 2: about a week up here. But he says, to see 602 00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 2: Shack put the work in, not ever knowing if he 603 00:23:25,040 --> 00:23:28,360 Speaker 2: was going to be himself again, right, you know, he's 604 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:32,639 Speaker 2: like that dedication. You really appreciate that, and it really 605 00:23:32,640 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 2: makes you kind of take a step back as a 606 00:23:34,160 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 2: player and not take for granted what you have and 607 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:40,040 Speaker 2: the opportunity you have. Like I think we talked so 608 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:43,320 Speaker 2: much about Shaq as an inspirational force, like on the field, 609 00:23:43,359 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 2: because the maniac and he gets force fumbles and he's 610 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:48,520 Speaker 2: loud and he's he's energetic out there. But like I 611 00:23:48,680 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 2: just think the presence of him being on the field 612 00:23:51,320 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 2: is inspirational for the rest of the guys on this team. 613 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: Like, look what this dude's been through, right, Like, what 614 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:57,480 Speaker 1: I'm going through is nothing. 615 00:23:57,680 --> 00:23:59,840 Speaker 2: I mean, this dude, this dude couldn't feel his leg 616 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:02,520 Speaker 2: and he ran and you don't know if that's ever 617 00:24:02,560 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 2: going to come back like that. It's not like rehabbing 618 00:24:05,480 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 2: you know, an ACL or you have successful surgery and okay, 619 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 2: this is the timeline. There was no tenant process was yeah, 620 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:15,280 Speaker 2: exactly that it took him a while to figure out 621 00:24:15,280 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 2: what was really going on and for him to just 622 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 2: be back out here and you know, running around making 623 00:24:21,119 --> 00:24:26,119 Speaker 2: plays having fun. That permeates this entire team in a 624 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 2: way that I think sometimes we maybe should appreciate a 625 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 2: little bit more. 626 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,399 Speaker 1: All right, same time, same place, Thursday, joint practices this 627 00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: week kind of always makes the playing time prediction a 628 00:24:37,880 --> 00:24:41,119 Speaker 1: little bit tricky. Any indication based on the work the 629 00:24:41,160 --> 00:24:43,639 Speaker 1: culture getting this week Wednesday and Thursday with the Bears 630 00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: winning on Saturday. 631 00:24:44,960 --> 00:24:47,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, none yet. Shane Stiken said after practice he has 632 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,840 Speaker 2: not made a decision on who will play in the 633 00:24:49,880 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 2: game on Saturday. Well, dang it, I think you'll probably 634 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,320 Speaker 2: get to tomorrow after practice and maybe he'll have an idea. 635 00:24:57,640 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 2: I mean, look, even if he knows right now, I 636 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:01,600 Speaker 2: don't I think he's gonna say it publicly because you 637 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:05,480 Speaker 2: don't want guys to take anything off, you know, you 638 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,080 Speaker 2: want guys to be smart. You still want them to 639 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:09,840 Speaker 2: go out there and compete, you know, but you also 640 00:25:09,880 --> 00:25:12,240 Speaker 2: don't want them to maybe like over compete if you 641 00:25:12,240 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 2: know you're not gonna play Saturday, you know. 642 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:14,520 Speaker 1: Hmm. 643 00:25:14,640 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 2: That's probably a better question for someone who's actually been 644 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,680 Speaker 2: in a head coach chair. But I kind of understand 645 00:25:19,680 --> 00:25:21,879 Speaker 2: why Shane Stikeen today did not say anything about it. 646 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,640 Speaker 1: All right, we'll do it again tomorrow. Tomorrow is another 647 00:25:24,840 --> 00:25:28,360 Speaker 1: night practice for the Indianapolis Colts, joint practice number two 648 00:25:28,440 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: with the Bears six to eight, and we'll have another 649 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: Colts Camp Daily for you tomorrow night with special guest 650 00:25:34,400 --> 00:25:37,520 Speaker 1: Isaiah Mackenzie. He had a nice run after the catch 651 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:40,440 Speaker 1: tonight in a two minute drill, almost got himself into 652 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:42,879 Speaker 1: the end zone for about sixty seventy yards away. So 653 00:25:42,920 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: we'll talk about that play, his return to Buffalo and 654 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: what it's like so far working with the starting quarterback 655 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:51,840 Speaker 1: and Anthony Richardson. Well, that'll do it for tonight here 656 00:25:51,840 --> 00:25:55,280 Speaker 1: at Grant Park for JJ Stangomit sign Matt Taylor Special, 657 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,640 Speaker 1: Thanks again Desire Franklin for joining us earlier, and we'll 658 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:01,880 Speaker 1: do it again on Thursday, another cults Camp daily here 659 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: in the Colts Audio Network. Have a great rest of 660 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: your night.