1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and exes and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: os Teck New York plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. It's 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: time to get out the chopboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 1: Here's what all starts right here. That's why jam money Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. The Colts closed out of three game homestand 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 1: on Sundays they welcome in the Jacksonville Jaguars for the 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: first of two meetings this season, and the Colts look 9 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: to get the home stretch of the year started with 10 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: a win with eight games to play. I'm Matt Taylor. 11 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:45,840 Speaker 1: Welcome to Inside Football with Rick venturry Rick is back 12 00:00:45,840 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: with us, and so are his twenty seven years of 13 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:51,520 Speaker 1: coaching experience in the National Football League. Are you rested 14 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,120 Speaker 1: up after that long weekend off? Yeah? It was. It 15 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: was a nice weekend. It seems so strange on Sunday 16 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 1: actually not to be doing football and to have football 17 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 1: going on around you. But I got my grandson, I 18 00:01:03,720 --> 00:01:07,200 Speaker 1: got two games on Saturday, so it wasn't totally without football, 19 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 1: fourth grade football, but it was still a lot of fun. 20 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: I don't think you could really really anxious to get 21 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,960 Speaker 1: back here. You know, as you said, this final eight games. 22 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:19,119 Speaker 1: And you know, I think even more critically is this 23 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: third quarter of the season. I've always done it by quarters, 24 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: and now you know, we're into this critical third quarter 25 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: of the season, you know, starting Saturday Sunday with Jacksonville. Yeah, 26 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 1: and the Colts last time out, they did what they 27 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: typically do in the Frank Reich era, that's disposed of 28 00:01:36,360 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 1: bad teams. They beat the Jets forty five to thirty. 29 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:43,240 Speaker 1: The offense would simply dominant on Thursday on a short week. Yeah, no, 30 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: they do. That's exactly right. And I don't mean this 31 00:01:46,360 --> 00:01:49,279 Speaker 1: in any negative way. I think it's a tremendous plus. 32 00:01:49,320 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: I wish in my career sometimes they could have said 33 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,360 Speaker 1: this about me, is that the Colts win the games 34 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:58,160 Speaker 1: they should win, and they do a really good job. 35 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: And I think this is Frank strange is spitting out 36 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: or getting through the Sunday before in going right to 37 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: the next week. And they came out Thursday night, you know, 38 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: high energy, high intensity, you know, and actually ran the 39 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,799 Speaker 1: Jets off the field literally, And you're exactly right. This 40 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: was another big offensive, firepower game. This has become a 41 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: really high flying offense. You know, I think we thought 42 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: it could be pretty dog gone good. I think it's 43 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, it's out running our expectancies right now, and 44 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: that's a really good thing. I mean, the forty five 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: and the way it's done was more reminiscent of the 46 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: Manning days than anything else. So, you know, I think, 47 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's so it gives you a lot 48 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: of optimism going forward. Your special teams have been and 49 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: always are elite. You know, Sanchez is terrific, and Badley 50 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,760 Speaker 1: stepped in and done a really good job. Our defense 51 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: continues to play good run defense and get a magnificent 52 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: amount of turnovers. The only elephant in the room right 53 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,160 Speaker 1: now is that we have to fix the past de 54 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: since that's the one thing, you know, I'm not going 55 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: to belabor it, but that is the one thing that 56 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: could be the anchor could that could prevent us from 57 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: going forward because I think two thirds of this team 58 00:03:16,639 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 1: really has the kind of numbers right now and the 59 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 1: kind of tools I think to be a deep playoff team. 60 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 1: All right, let's talk about mid season offensive positives before 61 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: we go full into the Jaguars. You know, the Colts 62 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:32,680 Speaker 1: offense has climbed up to a top ten unit in 63 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: both points and overall yards. They're scoring thirty four points 64 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: per game in the last month, that's number one of 65 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: the NFL. In that span, they've scored at least twenty 66 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: five and six straight games. That's the longest streak in 67 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 1: the NFL. What do you like most about the way 68 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,400 Speaker 1: the Colts offense is humming right now? Well, I think 69 00:03:49,400 --> 00:03:51,320 Speaker 1: it always you know, you're always going to start with 70 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:54,920 Speaker 1: a quarterback and his overall play this season, and he's 71 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,360 Speaker 1: opened that multiple tube box, you know, week by week 72 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: for us, which has been to riff. I think, you know, 73 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: he's climbing the charts, number nine in QBR. I mean, 74 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: he's having a terrific season. Taylor has been sensational, really, 75 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, he's a guy that can beat you with singles, 76 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,119 Speaker 1: beat you with home runs. You can't find a better 77 00:04:15,200 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 1: running back in the league right now than Jonathan Taylor Pittman. Again, 78 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: his emergence from scheme guy to go to guy to 79 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:29,760 Speaker 1: playmaker has been terrific. Those three things in itself, I 80 00:04:29,800 --> 00:04:33,679 Speaker 1: think has really made this offense explosive. Then you add, 81 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 1: I like the idea of Hines is an in series 82 00:04:37,839 --> 00:04:40,880 Speaker 1: changeup rather than well, we're gonna run these players and 83 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: then we're gonna bring Hines. And I like him down 84 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: to that changeup because he does have that playmaking ability 85 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,400 Speaker 1: and he changes gears, and if you do it within 86 00:04:49,440 --> 00:04:52,359 Speaker 1: a series, the defense doesn't have a chance to really 87 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 1: adjust to him. I really do believe that offensive line 88 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: is improving from week to week. I think, you know, 89 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 1: we've really done a good job. I talked about this 90 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: early in the season. We've evolved from a zone running 91 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:07,040 Speaker 1: team where we've added a lot of diversity. We're running 92 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:11,839 Speaker 1: some whams, some counters, some tosses, some wildcats. I think 93 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: all that's important if you're you know some things that 94 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: The one thing that I really like is Taylor and 95 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: Hines together at times in the backfield, with Hines kind 96 00:05:20,800 --> 00:05:23,240 Speaker 1: of as a highbread. I mean, all those things adds 97 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: from them, does defense and problems, and it utilizes our 98 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: top our top people. You know, scoring offense four straight 99 00:05:30,200 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: over thirty, you know, rushing offense number two five point 100 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,839 Speaker 1: one per play, and I just like the idea and 101 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:41,080 Speaker 1: I hope he can continue. It doesn't always work this way, 102 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 1: but you could see Frank really work to be running 103 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: back centric, and I think that's just so important because 104 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: that is really along with our quarterback. The running back 105 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 1: situation is really just laden with those two playmakers. And 106 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: the more you get them touches and different kinds of 107 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 1: football and different kinds of touch is the better you're 108 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,800 Speaker 1: gonna be. All Right, Then, to look at the defense 109 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,440 Speaker 1: through nine games around the midway point of the season, 110 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: the bright spots have been running defense de Forrest Buckner 111 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: and the middle Darius Leonards. Takeaways the Colts leading the 112 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: NFL and turnovers with twenty takeaways. But the passing defense 113 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:19,560 Speaker 1: has to be looked at. It has to be examined 114 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:21,600 Speaker 1: if the Colts want to make a serious push in 115 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: a playoff spot. Yeah, there's no question about the twenty 116 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: turnovers leading the league is phenomenal. You know, the Coats 117 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: talked about that forty goal. I scoffed at it early. 118 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:36,160 Speaker 1: You know, they're making a believer out of me. You know, 119 00:06:36,200 --> 00:06:38,440 Speaker 1: they play hard as the team, they get after it 120 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,159 Speaker 1: and you know, and basically, you know, I've said this 121 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,359 Speaker 1: so many times, there's just nobody like Leonard. I've just 122 00:06:43,440 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 1: never seen anybody that could turn the ball over and 123 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: turn it over in critical game changing situations. Really, turnovers 124 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: are the life raute for this defense. This defense doesn't 125 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: do enough things well to be really good, but the 126 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: turnover save it time and time and time. Again, that's 127 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: a really good thing. Also, we're a solid rush defensive team. 128 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: I mean we're number eight in the league in terms 129 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: of yards per rush, which is really important. I think 130 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: some individual things I think Stewart and Buckner really assist 131 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: in that. I think they make a big difference. I 132 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 1: think Stewart's having quietly a really good year. I think 133 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: of Karak and he'll you know, he'll never be confused 134 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: with buttkas because he's not that kind of player. But 135 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,120 Speaker 1: he is really improving in the middle. He's starting to 136 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:36,239 Speaker 1: make a big difference. I think, you know, in different ways. 137 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: You know, he's learning the position. You just don't walk 138 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: in there and know how to play Mike backer. There's 139 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 1: just too many things that happen. But I see him 140 00:07:43,840 --> 00:07:47,480 Speaker 1: getting better. I think pay is close. You know, he doesn't. 141 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: He doesn't obviously have a sack yet, and that's a 142 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,800 Speaker 1: big concern. You want that. But I thought he had 143 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: two significant quarterback hits that affected the quarterback. I think 144 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: he's on the cusp there, And of course I think 145 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: sometimes we just take it for granted. I think Kenny 146 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: Moore's overall play is just terrific. And as you said, 147 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 1: the killers really is just anything on defense, anything related 148 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: to past defense, past percentage number thirty, passer rating twenty seven, 149 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: sacks twenty three, fourth quarter points twenty nine. Those are 150 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: things that you know, if you don't fix, you're not 151 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: going to make it in the tournament. That's it just 152 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 1: really comes down to that. I think the other two things, 153 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: and these things are critical because of the quarterbacks you're 154 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,839 Speaker 1: going to play. Our defensive ent have got to figure 155 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 1: it out versus bootlegs. They're just atrocious on that and 156 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: we're way too deep in the season to accept that really, 157 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: So I mean, I think that's really the keys. You know, 158 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:48,720 Speaker 1: so many positives right now as I look at the season, 159 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 1: and there's so you know, to me, I'm so optimistic 160 00:08:53,600 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: about getting in the tournament, but we do have to 161 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:58,559 Speaker 1: fix that one area of the game that has plagued 162 00:08:58,679 --> 00:09:01,560 Speaker 1: us forever. All right, let's turn the page. Let's look 163 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:04,440 Speaker 1: at the Jaguars. They come into this game two in six, 164 00:09:04,559 --> 00:09:07,480 Speaker 1: but they have won two of their last three. Last week, 165 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:10,479 Speaker 1: they beat the Buffalo Bills nine to six. They befuddled 166 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:12,920 Speaker 1: the Bills on offense. You know, the Bills were scoring 167 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: about thirty two points per game, and they shut him down, 168 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: kept him out of the end zone. The Jaguars are 169 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:21,280 Speaker 1: gotta buy rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence, the top overall pick 170 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: out of Clemson, and they also have rookie head coach 171 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: in Urban Meyer. He was a great college coach with 172 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 1: the record of one seventy one, eighty seven and thirty two. 173 00:09:29,840 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: That's an eight fifty four winning percentage. That is the 174 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,439 Speaker 1: highest winning percentage of any NC double A head coach 175 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,199 Speaker 1: with at least one hundred and fifty games of experience. 176 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,960 Speaker 1: He lost more than three games in a season just 177 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:45,400 Speaker 1: two times, had two undefeated seasons, and had six one 178 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 1: loss seasons, and he lost fifteen games total in his 179 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:51,360 Speaker 1: final nine years as a head coach in the NC 180 00:09:51,440 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: double A ranks. This year, though he's already lost six games. 181 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,560 Speaker 1: The Jags defense is gonna play hard. Their offense has 182 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,040 Speaker 1: had a hard time scoring points. What else do we 183 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: didn't know about the overall big picture on the Jaguars, Well, 184 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:05,679 Speaker 1: you know, I think number one. You know, they I 185 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,280 Speaker 1: think again, and this is how you approach your team. 186 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 1: And I think Frank did a good job of approaching 187 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: the Jets not as a losing team, but a team 188 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: that had just come off a great victory. And I 189 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: think you have to approach your team with the Jags 190 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,760 Speaker 1: being a two and one team, Okay, two and one 191 00:10:22,760 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 1: in the last three weeks, and I personally feel that 192 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:30,040 Speaker 1: the Jags are definitely a level up at least from 193 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:33,600 Speaker 1: like the Jets, let's say, and the Texans, who really 194 00:10:33,720 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 1: are are real bottom feeders. I think this is a team, 195 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:41,120 Speaker 1: you know, that is planned with great effort. They're very sound, 196 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: not real complicated because they're young. You know, they played 197 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 1: really disciplined Sunday, a great effort in you know, this 198 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 1: is kind of a mark of coaching, and I think 199 00:10:51,520 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 1: this is what you have to be aware of. They're 200 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: improving every week. They won the game Sunday, they beat 201 00:10:58,080 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 1: the Bills nine to six. Who you know, I think 202 00:11:00,559 --> 00:11:02,600 Speaker 1: they were number one. It may still be number one 203 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 1: in scoring, but they were number one coming in and 204 00:11:05,840 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: the way they did it was, you know, they played 205 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,800 Speaker 1: the defensive game of their life and they kept the 206 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:15,120 Speaker 1: points off the board. They added four sacks to it, 207 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 1: so they really dominated the Buffalo offense. Number two, you know, 208 00:11:19,640 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: they won the turnover battle. They won it three to one. 209 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,079 Speaker 1: They haven't been winning it, you know, they're a minus 210 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: nine total, but they won it. And then they did 211 00:11:28,400 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 1: a really sound job. When I say they were sound 212 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: and they were disciplined. They only had fifty four yards 213 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:38,680 Speaker 1: of penalties and basically the Buffalo Bills had like one 214 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:41,679 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty. I mean, as it's tremendous disparity, and 215 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,960 Speaker 1: it more or less killed it killed them. Yeah, you 216 00:11:44,960 --> 00:11:48,320 Speaker 1: know you said it. You put it on the table 217 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: there on Urban. The tremendous college record and the three 218 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,719 Speaker 1: national championships you can throw in, but I think when 219 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:57,760 Speaker 1: you kind of peel the onion, he's also done a 220 00:11:57,800 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: really good job. Now. He surrounded himself, even though he's 221 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:04,880 Speaker 1: never coached in the NFL, he surrounded himself with NFL experience. 222 00:12:04,920 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: I mean, Darryl Bevil is the offensive coordinator, he's been 223 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 1: a coordinator forever. Brian Schottenheimer's with him, and then on defense, 224 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: they got Joe Cullen and Bob Sutton, a friend of mine. 225 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,760 Speaker 1: He has been a coordinator for forty years is like 226 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: a special assistant, so he and you can see that. 227 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:24,400 Speaker 1: I mean, they're playing real NFL ball is not a 228 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,880 Speaker 1: Saturday offense by any stretch. And I think you know 229 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,079 Speaker 1: it's again it isn't you know, it isn't an uber 230 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,880 Speaker 1: talented team. I mean, this is not a team with 231 00:12:34,960 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: a bus load of you know, blue chip stars. But 232 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: I'll guarantee you and we know from experience they can 233 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,959 Speaker 1: fill a pacifica now with some stars that can ruin 234 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:50,679 Speaker 1: your game, like Alan, like Lawrence, like Robinson, like Jack. 235 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it isn't like they're starved, you know, like 236 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,000 Speaker 1: the Texans, you know, and I think you know it 237 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,439 Speaker 1: really starts with you know, Trevor Lawrence, you know who's 238 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 1: erratic at this point. He's young. You know, his percentage 239 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: isn't great, but he's a terrific athlete. He can add lib, 240 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: he can make plays. I don't know how the ankle 241 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:12,079 Speaker 1: affects him. He went out for a series with that thing. 242 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: They brought Bethard in, he came back in. I personally 243 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: really like Robinson and running back that he didn't even 244 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: play last week. Carlos Hyde played. But Robinson is as 245 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 1: you know, the first undrafted free agent ever to gain 246 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:29,600 Speaker 1: a thousand plus as a rookie. He's will talk about him. 247 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:33,560 Speaker 1: I like chanlt Chenalt reminds me of an Kuon Bolden, 248 00:13:34,120 --> 00:13:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, and those are kind of the three money guys. 249 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 1: On offense, it's the quarterback is Robinson, and it's chanlt 250 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,720 Speaker 1: and there's some other guys we'll talk about as we go. 251 00:13:43,320 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: And then on defense, they have a game wrecker and Allen, 252 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,760 Speaker 1: I mean, he had an absolute tremendous game, you know, 253 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: Sunday and he has five and a half sacks, but 254 00:13:53,320 --> 00:13:55,840 Speaker 1: you know he got a sack, you know, he got 255 00:13:55,880 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 1: an interception. I mean, you know, the Josh Allen that 256 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,720 Speaker 1: nobody knows beat the Josh Allen that everybody knows. And 257 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:05,360 Speaker 1: it's kind of cool in that sense. You know, we 258 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 1: know Miles Jack can go from sideline to sideline, no 259 00:14:09,400 --> 00:14:13,319 Speaker 1: question about that. They've got a really good matchup corner, 260 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:16,920 Speaker 1: you know, absolutely no question about it. In Griffin. He'll 261 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 1: probably go to Pitton and he's a matchup guy and 262 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:23,240 Speaker 1: he's helped up really well. So again, you know, they're young, 263 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: they're basic, they last, they lack offensive explosiveness. The reason 264 00:14:27,320 --> 00:14:30,600 Speaker 1: they don't score many points is you know, they're down 265 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: around sixteen five. I mean, they're at the bottom, but 266 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: they just don't have a tremendous amount of speed and explosiveness. 267 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:42,440 Speaker 1: That's been their big, big, big problem. Now r my 268 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: big three statistics that I kind of judge a team on. 269 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,200 Speaker 1: You know, by all stretches, they still are what they are. 270 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: They're twenty six points given up is huge to me, 271 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:57,320 Speaker 1: twenty six one. You know, the QBR is twenty eighth. 272 00:14:57,400 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: I think he's dangerous, but that's what he is. He 273 00:14:59,480 --> 00:15:02,680 Speaker 1: has a thirty five QBR. And then they're minus ninth, 274 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: which is twenty ninth. So on paper, you know, this 275 00:15:06,040 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: is certainly a team that if you play your best, 276 00:15:08,760 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: you should win. But I think you got to keep 277 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 1: in mind that they are getting better and that they're 278 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: one of those teams in the NFL that does have 279 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: enough people that can make it tough on you. All right, 280 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 1: let's talk about the blue prints, and let's begin first 281 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:26,120 Speaker 1: with the Jags. On offense, they're averaging only sixteen points 282 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,080 Speaker 1: per game. That's second to last in the NFL. They've 283 00:15:29,080 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: put up just sixteen points in the last two games combined, 284 00:15:32,560 --> 00:15:34,880 Speaker 1: and they've been held to under twenty points in five 285 00:15:34,960 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: games this season. Trevor Lawrence is now the franchise quarterback 286 00:15:38,400 --> 00:15:40,960 Speaker 1: after being taken with the first overall pick, but he's 287 00:15:40,960 --> 00:15:42,800 Speaker 1: been up and down this season like you would predict 288 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:45,680 Speaker 1: for a rookie to be. The Jags are twenty fourth 289 00:15:45,720 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: in passing thirty second and third down offense, but they 290 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: are tough upfront on that offensive line, and they have 291 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: second year running back James Robinson who ran over a 292 00:15:54,640 --> 00:15:57,640 Speaker 1: thousand yards last season as an undrafted rookie free agent. 293 00:15:58,040 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 1: So give us the must for the Colts defense to 294 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,600 Speaker 1: win against the Jaguars offense coming up on Sunday. Yeah, 295 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,200 Speaker 1: you don't talked a little bit about about the personnel there. Again, 296 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: you're right. I mean, you know, Lawrence is a guy 297 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 1: right now that you know. He really has a lot 298 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: of talent. When you look at him. He plays the 299 00:16:15,960 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 1: game a lot like Carson. Obviously he was one. Carson 300 00:16:19,280 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 1: was number two in the draft. I mean they were 301 00:16:21,560 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: drafted because they're they're complete tool guys um and you know, 302 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 1: at times he just looks great. He can he can 303 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:32,320 Speaker 1: he can make a game tough because he can move bootlegs. 304 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: For instance, if we don't fix that. We're crazy because 305 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:39,320 Speaker 1: he's really good at that. You know, Robinson, We'll get 306 00:16:39,360 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: into that very effective runner, and I really like Chanault 307 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,120 Speaker 1: and I'll get into those in the must I think 308 00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: it always starts, particularly with a team that's not explosive, 309 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 1: is you've got to stop the running game of Robinson 310 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,600 Speaker 1: and obviously hide if he's in there. But Robinson, he's 311 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:59,360 Speaker 1: the guy. And you know, we've seen Robinson. I mean 312 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:02,520 Speaker 1: he we saw his debut as a free agent and 313 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: he did a great job against us in that opener 314 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: in twenty He showed what he can do and he 315 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,680 Speaker 1: continue to do it. He's tough, small, but he's tough, 316 00:17:11,800 --> 00:17:15,720 Speaker 1: and he's elusive, and he has a deceptive bounce to 317 00:17:15,800 --> 00:17:19,560 Speaker 1: the edge. Again, I talked about first free agent in history, 318 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:24,400 Speaker 1: you know, to gain a thousand. He's a Rockford Lutheran kid, 319 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: played at Illinois State. I know, I know the background well, 320 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: but I'm still amazed. And even in two twenty one, 321 00:17:31,000 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 1: missing a game, he still has a five point five 322 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: rushing average and he has eighteen receptions. And Hi does 323 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:42,720 Speaker 1: the solid backup. But Robinson as a really good player. 324 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 1: We have to stuff Robinson. We cannot let this team 325 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:49,679 Speaker 1: have a life raft by having a running game and 326 00:17:49,800 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: taking pressure off the quarterback and off the two tackles. 327 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:58,479 Speaker 1: I think we have to control lawrence athleticism first and 328 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:02,080 Speaker 1: confuse him with cover second. You know, when you look 329 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,240 Speaker 1: at his numbers, the number that strikes me is the 330 00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:08,639 Speaker 1: fifty percent completion average, you know, and the and the 331 00:18:08,720 --> 00:18:11,440 Speaker 1: touchdown to ratio. I think it's eight to nine. And 332 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 1: basically he can be forced into mistakes. You know, he's 333 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: still he will show great athleticism, and he'll show great 334 00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:22,440 Speaker 1: arm and then you'll and then you'll see a play 335 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:24,959 Speaker 1: that you say, you know, what did he do on that? 336 00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:28,440 Speaker 1: And he forced it? So I think that's really critical. 337 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:31,600 Speaker 1: But the ankle may or may not be problematic. I 338 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:35,000 Speaker 1: don't know on the mobility, but if they're smart, they 339 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: will boot us to death. They will boot us, and 340 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,600 Speaker 1: we've got to get our head out of whatever and 341 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 1: make sure that that does not happen. Because he is 342 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:46,720 Speaker 1: really he can really throw it on the run when 343 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: things open up for him. So again, Lawrence's athleticism, stop 344 00:18:52,160 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 1: and then confuse him. I think we must have a 345 00:18:55,520 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: plan in situations, critical situations for Lavista schanof Chennault is 346 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:07,280 Speaker 1: a hybrid receiver out of Colorado. He's almost a half 347 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:10,439 Speaker 1: a running back. You know, half a receiver doesn't have 348 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,480 Speaker 1: a lot of top ind He reminds me so much 349 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: of an Quon Bolden, who was in my division when 350 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:21,240 Speaker 1: I coached in the NFL. Physical guy, he can break tackles, 351 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,320 Speaker 1: always been a big catch and run guy, has played 352 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: some wildcat and where you see him show up Matt 353 00:19:28,880 --> 00:19:32,879 Speaker 1: is on those third down third in three to seven, 354 00:19:32,960 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: those money downs in the NFL. That's when they really 355 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: feature him. And what they'll do a lot is get 356 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:42,919 Speaker 1: in bunches and stacks so that they can try to 357 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 1: get him access. So when we're in man to man coverage, 358 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: which you are in a lot of those situations, you 359 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:51,520 Speaker 1: have to be really good in taking him away. But 360 00:19:51,560 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 1: again he don't get me wrong, he and Jones. If 361 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,240 Speaker 1: you look at the stat sheet, there's really no difference. 362 00:19:57,280 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: But if you look at the take the go to 363 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,280 Speaker 1: guy critical situations is Chanalt and you got to make 364 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,359 Speaker 1: sure you got you gotta taken care of. I say, 365 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: choke these guys. The thing that I told you there 366 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,080 Speaker 1: a week the reason they're sixteen five scoring is they 367 00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:15,440 Speaker 1: can't get explosive players, particularly out of the receiver corps. 368 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: Nobody there is really really fast and know who you're playing. 369 00:20:19,520 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 1: I talked about Chalt. You know, Jones is solid. He 370 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 1: was at Detroit for years. Marvin Jones. He's a real 371 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 1: solid guy. But he's a possession guy. The guy that 372 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,400 Speaker 1: can be a little tricky is Agnew thirty nine. Agnew's 373 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:36,400 Speaker 1: their return guy. He's also their gadget guy, and he's 374 00:20:36,440 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 1: a really good catch and run guy. So, I mean, 375 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: they got some tools, but you want to crown these guys. 376 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: You if don't sit back and let this guy just 377 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 1: pick your part in his own, that would be ridiculous, 378 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: particularly with a team that can't run. So you know, 379 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 1: that's really critical. And then I think if, if, if, 380 00:20:54,160 --> 00:20:56,040 Speaker 1: and when, and you've got to do this, you get 381 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,840 Speaker 1: an advantage. I think their offensive line has real issues, 382 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,320 Speaker 1: but I think they have issues on the edge. Robinson, 383 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:05,840 Speaker 1: and you're right, you said this early. It's a very 384 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:09,399 Speaker 1: experienced offensive line, it really is. And it's a highly 385 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: invested offensive line, high draft picks, free agents. I mean, 386 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:16,800 Speaker 1: they've put together a lot of people here, but I 387 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 1: still think they're weak on the edges. I think that 388 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: you know, Robinson can be beaten with athleticism. I think 389 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:27,000 Speaker 1: Taylor on the right side, he was a high draft pick. 390 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:30,720 Speaker 1: He has lazy feet at times, and you can beat 391 00:21:30,800 --> 00:21:34,480 Speaker 1: him with second efforts, you know. I think obviously that 392 00:21:34,840 --> 00:21:38,600 Speaker 1: Buckner is a tough matchup on their guards, no question 393 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:42,159 Speaker 1: about that, you know, you know, particularly on BArch the 394 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: young kid, their right guard. So I think you can 395 00:21:45,240 --> 00:21:48,760 Speaker 1: win those battles. The other thing that I've seen, well, 396 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:52,520 Speaker 1: actually just to the note, there's Robinson got hurt in 397 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:55,919 Speaker 1: the pregame last week and little the rookie. Remember we 398 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,520 Speaker 1: evaluated him a year ago from Stanford. He's a big, 399 00:21:59,560 --> 00:22:02,919 Speaker 1: tall but they beat him consistently on the edge. I 400 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:06,639 Speaker 1: think Robinson will be back this week, but it doesn't 401 00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 1: make that much difference. One thing I've noticed this is 402 00:22:09,720 --> 00:22:13,120 Speaker 1: a team that you can really blitz. They have trouble 403 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: their backs, have trouble picking people up line stunts. Heard 404 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 1: them get up in those sugars, which we can do. 405 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: They seem to have a very ns partially the quarterback. 406 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 1: They have a really hard time identify them and I've 407 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:30,719 Speaker 1: seen sugar different sugar blitzes really really get them. So 408 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: this is a team that blitzes and line stunts can 409 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: be very effective. All right, let's talk about the blueprint 410 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,520 Speaker 1: for the Colts offense against the Jaguars. On defense, Jacksonville 411 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: is twenty six and points allowed, giving up twenty six 412 00:22:43,760 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 1: a game. They give up a very high completion percentage 413 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,440 Speaker 1: at seventy two point six, that's thirty first. Their hallmark 414 00:22:50,560 --> 00:22:53,439 Speaker 1: is run defense, giving up only three point eight yards 415 00:22:53,480 --> 00:22:56,720 Speaker 1: per carry. That's number three of the NFL. They only 416 00:22:56,720 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: have five takeaways on the season. Three of those actually 417 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,160 Speaker 1: came last week against the Bills as they slowed down 418 00:23:02,160 --> 00:23:04,960 Speaker 1: the high powered Bills offense to only six points. They 419 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 1: also sacked Josh Allen a season I four times and 420 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:10,399 Speaker 1: hit him another eight. I've got some nice pieces on 421 00:23:10,440 --> 00:23:14,640 Speaker 1: that defense, including defensive end Josh Allen, Calavon, Chason Miles 422 00:23:14,720 --> 00:23:17,720 Speaker 1: Jack who always plays hard, and then Dwan Smoot at 423 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:20,080 Speaker 1: defensive end. What else do the Colts have to be 424 00:23:20,160 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: mindful of when it comes to this Jaguars defense? Rick, No, 425 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,560 Speaker 1: you're exactly right, and you know when you watch them 426 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,240 Speaker 1: Sunday against the Bills, you wonder how in the hell 427 00:23:29,320 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: they could peak twenty six from the league really, because 428 00:23:33,000 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 1: they look like a completely different team. And if you 429 00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:38,520 Speaker 1: if you peel the onion like I do on tape, 430 00:23:38,520 --> 00:23:42,639 Speaker 1: there is talent there. There really is some talent, and 431 00:23:42,760 --> 00:23:45,639 Speaker 1: they play really really hard. I think it's you know, 432 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 1: I think it's taken them a while to figure out 433 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:51,280 Speaker 1: who they are. I think getting the defensive tackle back 434 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:55,120 Speaker 1: Brian gave them an inside rusher that they haven't had. 435 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: I think he had two sacks that made a difference. 436 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,720 Speaker 1: You know, they've got one really really good corner. And 437 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:04,639 Speaker 1: then they started Ford at the nickel. They were struggling 438 00:24:04,680 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: with Herndon, who we've torched over the years. They finally 439 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: benched him put Ford and Ford had a really good 440 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: game and so you know, I think they're also kind 441 00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:17,960 Speaker 1: of pulling it together. They're not They're not a real 442 00:24:18,080 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: complex team, which you wouldn't expect from a new staff. Uh. 443 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:27,119 Speaker 1: You know, basically a lot of first down single high 444 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: uh you know, meaning three deep, eight man front basically 445 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:34,080 Speaker 1: over and double sinks. One thing they do a lot 446 00:24:34,119 --> 00:24:37,040 Speaker 1: of is fires on first down. They like to bring 447 00:24:37,080 --> 00:24:39,640 Speaker 1: that nickel off the edge and they like to bring 448 00:24:39,680 --> 00:24:41,840 Speaker 1: our guy winger it off the edge of the safety. 449 00:24:41,880 --> 00:24:44,320 Speaker 1: I mean those you know, they'd like to try to 450 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:47,080 Speaker 1: go on first down and come off the edge and 451 00:24:47,160 --> 00:24:50,720 Speaker 1: get you behind the count, you know. And so you 452 00:24:50,760 --> 00:24:52,760 Speaker 1: know when they get into long yardage, when they get 453 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:56,119 Speaker 1: in a second down, then they play a sticky quarter 454 00:24:56,200 --> 00:24:59,800 Speaker 1: and by that I mean it's it's a matchup four underneath. 455 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:04,280 Speaker 1: They match it up really really tight and play quarters behind. 456 00:25:04,359 --> 00:25:07,000 Speaker 1: So you know, they work like heck not to get 457 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:09,880 Speaker 1: at not to let you come back on second down. Now, 458 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 1: one thing I've noticed, and I think it's probably to 459 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:16,480 Speaker 1: protect their corner of Campbell a little bit, is they 460 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,960 Speaker 1: have played in the last three weeks a little bit 461 00:25:19,000 --> 00:25:22,720 Speaker 1: more Tampa two than we've seen. Almost no one has 462 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,840 Speaker 1: played that against us. Now we work against it ourselves, 463 00:25:25,880 --> 00:25:28,640 Speaker 1: so it should be a mystery. But they will play 464 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: Tampa two and then sometimes what they do is they'll 465 00:25:31,800 --> 00:25:34,119 Speaker 1: bring that nickel, they'll bring forward what looks like a 466 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,199 Speaker 1: blitz and then they'll drop Alan out of there, and 467 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 1: then they'll play Tampa two with it, you know, which 468 00:25:39,280 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: is kind of a nice little wrinkle. Third, when they 469 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: get to third down, you know, they'll give you some stuff. 470 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,080 Speaker 1: They'll give you the blitz, you know, what I call 471 00:25:46,119 --> 00:25:49,240 Speaker 1: the bluff and blitz package. Play a lot more man 472 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 1: to man on third down, a lot more man to 473 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:58,120 Speaker 1: man in that situation. They haven't emphasized a lot of delta, 474 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,760 Speaker 1: but I would be ready for it because Chase On 475 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:05,639 Speaker 1: is an outstanding spinner out there. When they do it, 476 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,960 Speaker 1: I think the interesting thing and I'm gonna say the 477 00:26:09,080 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 1: number one must and I'm gonna say it because of 478 00:26:12,359 --> 00:26:16,159 Speaker 1: who we are. Okay, is I still think we have 479 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:19,520 Speaker 1: to pound them? Okay, I think we have to pound 480 00:26:19,560 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: that bubble. Be ready to cut it back now. It's 481 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:24,920 Speaker 1: going to be really fun to watch. As you said, 482 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:28,280 Speaker 1: you chronicle this already. We're the number two rushing team 483 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 1: in the National Football League at five one, and they're 484 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: the number three defensive team versus the rush with a 485 00:26:34,480 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: three eight, So you know, this is kind of a 486 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: battle of the strength. But I think for us to 487 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:42,920 Speaker 1: be good, for us to go deep in the playoffs, 488 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 1: we have to stay running back centric and we've got 489 00:26:47,200 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: to keep them off balance because what they're doing now, 490 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, that puss rush is there. They 491 00:26:52,800 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 1: got Brian back, they got Alan going, they got smooth going, 492 00:26:56,200 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: Chase On have skill, so you you know that's their strength. 493 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:02,280 Speaker 1: You don't want to let them just get their ears back, 494 00:27:02,720 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: you know, throw the ball fifty times a game and 495 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:07,359 Speaker 1: let them play to their strength. You got to keep 496 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: them honest, and I think I think you can make 497 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: them look bad. I think that you can take that 498 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 1: number three stat and get after it. And you know, 499 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:17,960 Speaker 1: at the same and at the same time we want 500 00:27:18,080 --> 00:27:22,040 Speaker 1: Jonathan and Haines carrying the football. I think you can 501 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:25,200 Speaker 1: play action to death because one thing they do, as 502 00:27:25,240 --> 00:27:28,000 Speaker 1: they told you on first down, they like to fire 503 00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:31,439 Speaker 1: those safeties or fire the nickel, or they play a 504 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:35,880 Speaker 1: cover four. So when you do those two things, you're 505 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,760 Speaker 1: really only playing with three guys in the underneath zone. 506 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 1: You're avoiding a zone kind of where you're matching. And 507 00:27:42,520 --> 00:27:46,560 Speaker 1: so any time that you play action, you're only dealing 508 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:50,919 Speaker 1: with three guys underneath, so they are really vulnerable. This 509 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:53,920 Speaker 1: is where that passing statistic goes in the toilet for them, 510 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:56,560 Speaker 1: is you can get over the middle because they're flying 511 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,480 Speaker 1: to that ball. They're flying to stop that run, and 512 00:27:59,560 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 1: that play action is there with any kind of freeze 513 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:06,359 Speaker 1: at all, you freeze those three guys underneath protected boom 514 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 1: you're there. And also I kind of associate also on 515 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:14,760 Speaker 1: those downs those swings and those screen passes. See to me, 516 00:28:15,400 --> 00:28:19,719 Speaker 1: a swing pass to Taylor is better than a sweep 517 00:28:20,080 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: because you spread the defense and nobody's running to the ball. 518 00:28:23,119 --> 00:28:25,440 Speaker 1: They're they're all rushing the pass. Or now you throw 519 00:28:25,480 --> 00:28:28,760 Speaker 1: it to him. He beats one guy. Now the secondary 520 00:28:28,760 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: guys have to make business decisions and they don't want 521 00:28:31,359 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: any anything about him. All right, number three, and this 522 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:37,879 Speaker 1: kind of goes like I've talked about, we have to 523 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:41,080 Speaker 1: make sure we have a plan for Chenault and critical 524 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:44,640 Speaker 1: situations on the other side of the ball. We can't 525 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:47,960 Speaker 1: let Alan ruin the game. I mean, Alan is the 526 00:28:48,160 --> 00:28:51,280 Speaker 1: leading lady here. This is a guy with forty tackles, 527 00:28:51,320 --> 00:28:54,920 Speaker 1: five and a half sacks, eight tackles for losses, four 528 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: passes defended in one pick. So this doesn't take Albert 529 00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:03,479 Speaker 1: on time to figure out do not let him beat us. 530 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: And they're gonna move him around. Primarily he plays on 531 00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 1: their right side, but by certain looks he'll come over 532 00:29:10,600 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: to the left. So you've got to make sure that 533 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: you have him covered whichever side he's on. And he's 534 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,400 Speaker 1: a good rush or good player, one of the best 535 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:24,080 Speaker 1: I would say all purpose guys, because he can rush 536 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: the passer and yet he's pretty good drop true linebacker. 537 00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: He's very very special guy, and we've got to make 538 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: sure that he's protected critical situations. Don't leave him a 539 00:29:35,000 --> 00:29:37,040 Speaker 1: lot of one on one And now you know with 540 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:40,800 Speaker 1: you know, with Braden Smith again, you know, you know 541 00:29:40,840 --> 00:29:44,720 Speaker 1: it's nothing is definite yet, but you know, with him struggling, 542 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:48,120 Speaker 1: you know, we go back to prior make sure, you know, 543 00:29:48,160 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 1: and I think prior has been serviceable, but you know, 544 00:29:51,240 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: you still when you get against a super player in 545 00:29:53,760 --> 00:29:56,120 Speaker 1: the league, you got to make sure you've taken care 546 00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,640 Speaker 1: of it. I say, don't sleep on the others, okay, 547 00:29:59,640 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 1: because they've got some guys that are that are pretty 548 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:06,000 Speaker 1: good too. You know. Smoot number ninety one normally plays 549 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 1: the power end. He normally plays away from Alan. He 550 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: can pop inside someone their sinks. He has three and 551 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:17,280 Speaker 1: a half sacks. He got one Sunday. He's another aggressive 552 00:30:17,320 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: guy off the edge. And the guy that came in 553 00:30:19,880 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned this to you, Brian from Florida, who's been 554 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: out with injuries. He came back and he provided two 555 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:30,840 Speaker 1: sacks for him inside. So they looked totally different. Chase 556 00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:34,080 Speaker 1: On has not had the big year, and of course 557 00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: they're trying to play him kind of as a hybrid, 558 00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 1: kind of a Sam rusher. You know, he really should 559 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: be playing where Alan is, but he's not as good 560 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 1: as Alan, so but he also sometimes they'll get in 561 00:30:44,800 --> 00:30:48,640 Speaker 1: a five man down line where they'll kick Smoot down 562 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,440 Speaker 1: and Chase On on one side and Alan on the 563 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,480 Speaker 1: other side. And just remember Chase On, even though he 564 00:30:54,520 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: doesn't numbers, he has great explosiveness off the edge and 565 00:30:58,720 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 1: he you know, he's not a big rusher, but he 566 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,360 Speaker 1: can run that edge. So you have to really set 567 00:31:03,440 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: good with him. And then, as I said, you know 568 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,160 Speaker 1: when you need a play I talked about play action 569 00:31:09,240 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: on early downs. Now when you get into passing downs, okay, 570 00:31:13,200 --> 00:31:16,400 Speaker 1: they they are playing a little bit more too than normal, 571 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: But still I don't want to go after Griffin. I 572 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: like Griffin. Now Griffin is going to match up Pittman, 573 00:31:22,800 --> 00:31:25,800 Speaker 1: and that will be a fun challenge to watch because 574 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,040 Speaker 1: you know, this is probably going to be the best 575 00:31:28,120 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: corner that Pittman has run into, play after play after 576 00:31:32,120 --> 00:31:35,120 Speaker 1: play where where a guy actually matches him. Now that 577 00:31:35,160 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: he is an established number one, okay, and then but 578 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:40,959 Speaker 1: when in doubt, and this is what we talked about 579 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:44,400 Speaker 1: the other day on the roundtable, and I brought up 580 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:47,760 Speaker 1: the point we have got to have somebody that can 581 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 1: really shine now as a number two, you know, and 582 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: Pascal can be that guy on certain stuff. If somebody's 583 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: got to come in, because you want to go after Campbell, 584 00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: the rookie, the kid from Georgia. You want to go 585 00:31:59,240 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: after the two owner who's gonna line up opposite away 586 00:32:02,520 --> 00:32:06,200 Speaker 1: from Kittman. You gotta go after him. He's the liability. 587 00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:08,600 Speaker 1: He's going to be a good player someday, but he's 588 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:11,880 Speaker 1: a liability. He's grabber right now. He's not that guy. 589 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 1: So you know, run the ball, play action, don't let 590 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:18,400 Speaker 1: Alan ruin, you don't sleep on the other rushers, and 591 00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:21,320 Speaker 1: win in doubt. You go after Campbell. Those are the 592 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:25,960 Speaker 1: key issues there for our offense, all right, Rick. Finally, 593 00:32:26,080 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 1: the AFC field, it's a muddy mess right now. It 594 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 1: seems like most of the parody in the NFL is 595 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,400 Speaker 1: in the AFC, not the NFC. The Colts currently have 596 00:32:34,480 --> 00:32:37,400 Speaker 1: the twelfth best record in the conference, and as of 597 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 1: this week, there are eight non division leaders right now 598 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,840 Speaker 1: with either a four or five win total, So there's 599 00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:45,480 Speaker 1: a lot of hope left for the Colts with about 600 00:32:45,520 --> 00:32:47,920 Speaker 1: half the season to play, but there's a lot of 601 00:32:47,920 --> 00:32:50,040 Speaker 1: teams still in the mix for a wild card spot. 602 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,960 Speaker 1: It's gonna get interesting winning these division games against Jacksonville 603 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: and Houston. They're absolute must. You can't afford to lose 604 00:32:57,240 --> 00:32:59,520 Speaker 1: these games if you're the Colts and want to play 605 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,000 Speaker 1: an eighteen game in January. Absolutely, Matt. You know, to me, 606 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: you're exactly right right now when you look at the season, 607 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,239 Speaker 1: when we go in to what I think is the 608 00:33:09,280 --> 00:33:13,400 Speaker 1: most critical aspect of the season motivationally, because this is 609 00:33:13,440 --> 00:33:17,400 Speaker 1: the grind. Everybody's lumped. When you get into late December 610 00:33:17,400 --> 00:33:21,120 Speaker 1: and January, you're like a game away. Your motivation takes 611 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:23,680 Speaker 1: care of itself because you're now you're now on the 612 00:33:24,240 --> 00:33:27,400 Speaker 1: cusp of the playoffs. This is when you battle to 613 00:33:27,600 --> 00:33:31,040 Speaker 1: separate yourself at the end of these four weeks to 614 00:33:31,160 --> 00:33:34,680 Speaker 1: go into that, you know, into that mid December with 615 00:33:34,720 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: the Patriots and on through, and you're exactly right. Other 616 00:33:37,960 --> 00:33:40,320 Speaker 1: than a couple of teams at the top, in about 617 00:33:40,360 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: four teams down at the bottom, all the rest of 618 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,840 Speaker 1: us are just meshed. We're all just meshed in a pile. 619 00:33:46,240 --> 00:33:50,000 Speaker 1: So how we play And I'm really putting emphasis on 620 00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:54,840 Speaker 1: this month. In this month before the bye week, just 621 00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,600 Speaker 1: before the bye week, we have those two division games 622 00:33:57,600 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: that you're talking about. We got Jacksonville and we got 623 00:34:01,160 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: the Texans. And this is my analysts talk. My my 624 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:07,080 Speaker 1: coach is only talking about Jacksonville. But my analyst is 625 00:34:07,160 --> 00:34:10,239 Speaker 1: those two games have to be in our pocket. Then 626 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:13,319 Speaker 1: we have two games that the perception is, you know 627 00:34:13,320 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: they're division leaders. You have the Bucks, you have Buffalo, 628 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: Buffalo struggling a little bit, but you have two teams 629 00:34:20,160 --> 00:34:23,279 Speaker 1: very good. So to me, what's really important because we 630 00:34:23,320 --> 00:34:26,840 Speaker 1: have to find a way to beat those division leaders. 631 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:30,200 Speaker 1: That's been our elephant in the room eighth straight. So 632 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 1: we've got to win those two and in my opinion, 633 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:36,040 Speaker 1: we have to win one one of those other two. 634 00:34:36,080 --> 00:34:38,279 Speaker 1: As if we won them both, then we're gonna we're 635 00:34:38,320 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: gonna be sailing. But we got we gotta figure out 636 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,359 Speaker 1: a way then to get Buffalo or the Bucks coming 637 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:46,799 Speaker 1: in there. That's really really critical. Two games you should win, 638 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:49,879 Speaker 1: and then you've got two games that you you've got 639 00:34:49,880 --> 00:34:52,680 Speaker 1: to split because as I said to you last week, 640 00:34:52,400 --> 00:34:55,600 Speaker 1: we have to split with these good teams at least 641 00:34:55,640 --> 00:34:57,839 Speaker 1: in order to get to that ten wins, which I 642 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:01,120 Speaker 1: think will get you in. So I mean I see 643 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 1: that that way. You know, again, these guys are going 644 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 1: to compete. I think probably, I think you should look 645 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: at them a little bit better than their two and one. 646 00:35:11,680 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: You know, again, they got that that that pacifica full 647 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:19,239 Speaker 1: of guys Alan Griffin, Robinson, Lawrence should all that's good 648 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:21,879 Speaker 1: enough to pull a game out. So you know, this 649 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:23,600 Speaker 1: is as I said to you earlier, this is a 650 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:26,720 Speaker 1: step up from the Jets and the Texans. Be ready 651 00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:29,200 Speaker 1: for these guys. Be mentally ready and be ready for 652 00:35:29,239 --> 00:35:32,400 Speaker 1: a sixty minute dog fight. Don't expect it to be 653 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 1: as easy as the Jets. Play your best game, and 654 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,319 Speaker 1: I like that idea. If we play our best game 655 00:35:37,320 --> 00:35:39,160 Speaker 1: and they play their best game, then we win and 656 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: we go on. And that's really the key. And again, 657 00:35:41,880 --> 00:35:45,200 Speaker 1: as I said, we're going into this vital, this vital 658 00:35:45,320 --> 00:35:48,080 Speaker 1: third quarter of the season, and it's really just all 659 00:35:48,120 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: on the line Sunday against the Jaguars. That's Rick Van Terry, 660 00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:55,400 Speaker 1: this is Inside Football. Rick, fantastic job, as always, have 661 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,600 Speaker 1: a great rest of the week, rest up for a 662 00:35:57,640 --> 00:36:01,120 Speaker 1: crucial Sunday, and hey listen all playoff games from a 663 00:36:01,160 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: mentality standpoint from here on out, my friend. So I'm 664 00:36:03,520 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 1: looking forward to it. Yeah, you know, somebody said that 665 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:09,239 Speaker 1: seventeen game season is long. I mean, you know you 666 00:36:09,840 --> 00:36:12,160 Speaker 1: just kind of you kind of tune this whole thing 667 00:36:12,160 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: out because it is long. But you just keep playing 668 00:36:15,880 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 1: and you gotta value every game as if it's the playoffs, 669 00:36:19,520 --> 00:36:21,680 Speaker 1: just like you just said. Got about it, all right, 670 00:36:21,719 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: my friend, have a great rest of the week. We'll 671 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 1: talk to you on Sunday. All right, Matt, talk to you. 672 00:36:26,040 --> 00:36:28,440 Speaker 1: You got it. That's Rick Ventury. I'm Matt Taylor, and 673 00:36:28,480 --> 00:36:31,720 Speaker 1: this has been Inside Football. We'll have the complete breakdown 674 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,200 Speaker 1: on the Bills next week, but it's the Colts and 675 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:38,440 Speaker 1: Jaguars AFC South Showdown on Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. 676 00:36:38,560 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next week right here on the 677 00:36:40,680 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network.