1 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: Well, welcome into instant reaction. In Indianapolis Colts podcast, wrapping 2 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: up the twenty twenty five twenty six season, talking about 3 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: the Colts loss to the Houston Texans in the season finale, 4 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: bringing the Colts season to an end, finishing eight and nine, 5 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:23,560 Speaker 1: I am Casey Value joined us Always by Colts Ring 6 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks. Bill, It's always really 7 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:29,160 Speaker 1: really tough to see a season come to an end. 8 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,960 Speaker 1: We know how great the season started out, regardless of 9 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: if it was a positive or a negative season. When 10 00:00:35,720 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: it wraps, you just think about one how fast it goes, 11 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: because it feels like just yesterday we were in a 12 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: grand park for training camp. But then it's just like 13 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 1: the finality of all of it is like, man, no 14 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: more Colts football. 15 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 16 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 3: Unfortunately, in the National Football League, when it ends, it ends, 17 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 3: I mean it just stops it. There's no gradual going 18 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 3: downhill or anything like that. 19 00:00:57,560 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: It just stops. 20 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: Unfortunately, I'm for the Colts. It stopped abruptly, and you know, 21 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 3: after last week, when you're out of the playoffs and 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:09,200 Speaker 3: you don't have a chance of making the playoffs, it 23 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 3: just it's. 24 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:10,760 Speaker 2: A tough feeling. 25 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 3: And then going to this week and your last week 26 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 3: of the season, and you know you want to go 27 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 3: out and end on a good note, but unfortunately you 28 00:01:19,319 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 3: couldn't end on a good note and you lose to 29 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,160 Speaker 3: your division rival, one of your division rival. 30 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 2: Reason, then we just come short. 31 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:29,240 Speaker 1: Now you just mentioned it a little bit there. We 32 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: knew heading into last week's game that the playoffs were 33 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: not in the cards for the Colts. We still saw 34 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,480 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers go out and play his final game, you know, 35 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,040 Speaker 1: a last week. So this week we're going to do 36 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: a little bit more of big picture instead of diving 37 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: into what we saw today, just because of what the 38 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: ramifications were of everything. We kind of knew the finality 39 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: heading into last week of where the Colt season was going, 40 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,720 Speaker 1: so I wanted to highlight the game a little bit, 41 00:01:53,760 --> 00:01:55,760 Speaker 1: but then also go a little bit more big picture. 42 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: So I think it's only fitting if we're going to 43 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,560 Speaker 1: talk about the game that we saw is to start 44 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: with Riley Leonard. Riley Leonard made his NFL debut as 45 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: a starting quarterback for the Colts in this Week eighteen 46 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:10,520 Speaker 1: game against the Texans. I think in all, there were 47 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: a couple of plays he would probably want back but 48 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:16,359 Speaker 1: outside of those couple plays for his first career start 49 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 1: against a Texans team, Now they did shuffle out some guys. 50 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: The game went on knowing what the final score was 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: going to be in Jacksonville. As Jacksonville clinched the AFC, 52 00:02:26,560 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 1: South Houston therefore didn't have any you know, seating higher, 53 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: they couldn't really improve their seating much. They started to, 54 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: you know, put some subs out there. But I thought, 55 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,560 Speaker 1: for the most part, Riley Leonard in his first ever 56 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: start against what started out as the number ones for 57 00:02:42,639 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: Houston defensively, I thought the moment definitely wasn't too big 58 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:49,480 Speaker 1: for him. He finishes with two hundred and seventy passing yards, 59 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, and interception, along with one rushing score. But 60 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,639 Speaker 1: it was a pretty impressive performance out of Riley Leonard. 61 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, I thought had some good things out there. You know, 62 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,639 Speaker 3: you saw him throwing the ball at the ball well, 63 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 3: especially deep ball to Alec Pearce a couple of times, 64 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 3: and getting the ball out to guys that were open 65 00:03:06,639 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 3: and making some good decisions. To me, that's the most 66 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,359 Speaker 3: important thing. One of the most important things for young 67 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,119 Speaker 3: quarterback is making good decisions and not putting the ball 68 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:15,839 Speaker 3: in Harm's away. 69 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 2: Yes, he did throw it an inception. He fumbled the ball. 70 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 2: I would say just once. I won't say. 71 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 3: It's the last one got. The last one is kind 72 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 3: of hard, so I wouldn't say that one. But I 73 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:29,440 Speaker 3: thought he did some good things, and it's good to 74 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 3: see a young man gets an opportunity to play and 75 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 3: have an. 76 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:35,280 Speaker 2: Opportunity to go through the whole week. 77 00:03:35,120 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 3: Knowing that he was going to play and start, and 78 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 3: I have a I guess some comfort with the game 79 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 3: plan and knowing what's going to happen during the game, 80 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 3: and you know, and then also during that week for 81 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 3: him having Daniel Jones and Philip Rivers kind of give 82 00:03:51,240 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: him some, you know, some pointers or some little tricks 83 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 3: and things to look out for when you got to 84 00:03:57,800 --> 00:04:00,400 Speaker 3: play a team like the Houston Texans that one of 85 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,240 Speaker 3: the best defenses in the National Football League. So I 86 00:04:03,280 --> 00:04:05,839 Speaker 3: thought he handled himself very well out there. 87 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 2: He did a nice job throwing the ball. 88 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 3: It did look too big for him, and that's one 89 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 3: of the things you look for. So outside the turnovers, 90 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 3: I thought he did a nice job just getting the 91 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,960 Speaker 3: ball out and kind of having a good feel for 92 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 3: the game plan. 93 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:22,400 Speaker 1: No absolutely. Now, Bill, One of the things that I 94 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 1: thought was so beneficial for Riley Leonard and for this 95 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: coaching staff and you know, the front office staff that 96 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: had to you know, kind of evaluate this game for 97 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 1: him is because it's a little hypothetical. We don't know 98 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: what the culture going to do as far as the 99 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,360 Speaker 1: quarterback position moving forward. You know, Daniel Jones is set 100 00:04:40,400 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: to be a free agent. He's coming off an achilles injury, 101 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,000 Speaker 1: so we'll see where he is from a health standpoint. 102 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: But if the Colts bring back Daniel Jones, we know 103 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:50,840 Speaker 1: where he is coming off in Achilles. Anthony Richardson still 104 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: dealing with the eye injury. So for Riley Leonard and 105 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,240 Speaker 1: this staff and everybody, it was a great evaluation for 106 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: him because if there is is that chance that as 107 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,479 Speaker 1: we headed into twenty twenty six season and Riley Leonard 108 00:05:05,560 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: is forced, you know, to maybe start a game or 109 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:11,360 Speaker 1: two here or there, you have some good tape, You've 110 00:05:11,360 --> 00:05:14,039 Speaker 1: seen some things where he's you know, you know, he 111 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,400 Speaker 1: can tell you, hey, you know what, when I'm looking 112 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: back at the film, this worked better for me and 113 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: this didn't. All of that stuff is very, very beneficial, 114 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 1: especially for a guy you know, he's a late round 115 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: draft pick. You're expecting him to not see much action, 116 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:29,600 Speaker 1: if any at all as a rookie, but due to 117 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: some injuries, he's kind of thrust into that position. And 118 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,800 Speaker 1: I felt like today for the evaluation standpoint of what 119 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 1: Ridley Leonard can be, because this is all a futuristic 120 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: view because he is not the guy right now, but 121 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: you're hoping that you have some traits and all that 122 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,160 Speaker 1: stuff you can bet on. So for him, it's a 123 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: great evaluation for what he can be moving forward. 124 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, so it is a good evaluation. 125 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 3: And now that the coaches have some data as far 126 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 3: as a real game experience from beginning of the week, 127 00:05:56,720 --> 00:05:59,440 Speaker 3: him getting him being named the starter beginning of the 128 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 3: week and then him having the whole week to go 129 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 3: through the game plan, they know, now, Okay, this is 130 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 3: how he prepares, this is what he does. He does 131 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 3: a nice job preparing getting ready for games. So now 132 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 3: they have some data that they can go by now 133 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 3: saying Okay, next year, these are things that we need 134 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 3: to work on for Riley, for him to take a 135 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: step forward and for him to get better. These are 136 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 3: some of the things that we can do. These some 137 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:23,880 Speaker 3: things that maybe we shouldn't do or these some of 138 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 3: the things that we have to get him to improve 139 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: on moving forward. So this was a good, good starting 140 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:33,480 Speaker 3: point to get some information in regardless of what Riley 141 00:06:33,560 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 3: can do and what maybe Riley needs to improve on. 142 00:06:36,680 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 3: And like I said, I thought he did some good 143 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 3: things out there. You saw him move, he saw him 144 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 3: step up in the pocket. You saw him throw the 145 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 3: ball deep, You saw him throw some short intermediate passes. 146 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 3: You saw him at times put the ball away from 147 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:51,160 Speaker 3: the defender so you know, only the receiver and catch it, 148 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 3: or if he didn't catch it was going to be 149 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 3: incomplete pass. So he did some good things out there, 150 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 3: and it's nice to see that from a young guy. 151 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 3: And one of the big things, as you know I 152 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 3: said earlier, it didn't seem too big for him. You 153 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 3: didn't want someone out there that you know was panicking 154 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 3: or you saw someone that was just always in a 155 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,400 Speaker 3: rush to do this and do that and get the. 156 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 2: Ball out real quick, regardless. 157 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:16,200 Speaker 3: Of what he saw out there. So he did some 158 00:07:16,280 --> 00:07:18,080 Speaker 3: nice things and you can build off of that, and 159 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 3: hopefully he'll take this experience himself and go on the 160 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 3: offseason and work on certain things and you know, actually 161 00:07:24,360 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 3: talk to some other people, talk to talk to Philip Rivers, 162 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 3: talk to Daniel Jones. You know, what do I need 163 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 3: to do to improve in this area? What do I 164 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: need to do to improve this area? And of course 165 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 3: the coaches were help him with that as well, so 166 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 3: you know, this is the things you need to look 167 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 3: at and to work on to take that next step 168 00:07:40,200 --> 00:07:42,400 Speaker 3: as a young man in the National Football League. 169 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: Now, one guy do want to talk about within this 170 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: game and then we'll go big picture off season stuff. 171 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: But it kind of ties in is Alec Pierce. Now, 172 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: he was disqualified from the game after making contact with official, 173 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: but before that, he has four catches for one hundred 174 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,200 Speaker 1: and thirty two yards two touchdowns, his second multi touchdown 175 00:08:03,280 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: game of the season. He's now eclipsed a thousand yards 176 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:09,800 Speaker 1: receiving for the first time in his career. He is 177 00:08:09,840 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: set to be a free agent. And I'm telling you 178 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 1: this is all from Casey Valier right here, I'm speaking 179 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: very selfishly. I would love to see Alec Pierce back 180 00:08:19,320 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: wearing a Colts uniform twenty twenty six, because I think 181 00:08:22,800 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: he showed you this year that he is more than 182 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: just a one trick pony he is. He is still 183 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 1: the best deep ball in the game. That's something we're 184 00:08:30,840 --> 00:08:33,000 Speaker 1: going to talk about in just a second, Bill, But 185 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:35,560 Speaker 1: I think he showed more of his route tree. He 186 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: showed how dynamic of a receiver he can be, and 187 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:43,040 Speaker 1: selfishly I won him back wearing a Colts uniform. I 188 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: know that price tag, as everybody says, it kept going 189 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 1: up as he continued to blossom this season. But Alec 190 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,360 Speaker 1: Pierce turned into arguably one of the best weapons this 191 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,360 Speaker 1: Colts offense has had, and it was real fitting to 192 00:08:55,360 --> 00:08:58,120 Speaker 1: see him today go out and get over a thousand 193 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: yards for the first time in his career. 194 00:09:00,400 --> 00:09:01,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was nice to see. 195 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 3: It's nice to see a young man that continues to 196 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,480 Speaker 3: work at his craft. You know, from the first time 197 00:09:06,520 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 3: he got here as a rookie. You know, you know 198 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 3: has some issues out there. When I say issues, I 199 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 3: mean you know, he had up and down years as 200 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,199 Speaker 3: far as the rookie, and he had to go through 201 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:18,480 Speaker 3: his bumps as far as a rookie and then come back. 202 00:09:18,520 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 3: He got a little bit better, and each year he 203 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 3: got better and he started working on more than just 204 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 3: being that deep threat jumping up and high pointing the 205 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:29,760 Speaker 3: ball and jumping out, jumping people. He started working on 206 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,239 Speaker 3: his routes and you know, working on setting up defenders 207 00:09:33,280 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 3: and getting separation from defenders and doing the things that 208 00:09:37,320 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 3: you need to do as a wide receiver, trying to 209 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 3: become a complete wide receiver, running routes, not just deep 210 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 3: deep balls. And you saw him run some shallow route. 211 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 3: You saw him run some dig routes, some over some 212 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 3: comebacks and the touchdown, the first touchdown you saw him 213 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:54,199 Speaker 3: it was a double move, you know, go out up 214 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,839 Speaker 3: and kind of start a step and go past the 215 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 3: corner there. So he did some nice things and that's 216 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,800 Speaker 3: what you want to see from a young guy. You 217 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 3: want to see a young guy develop. And you know, 218 00:10:04,200 --> 00:10:05,880 Speaker 3: I think, you know, give a lot of credit to 219 00:10:05,960 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 3: Reggie and Brian and Branton and Alec for working and 220 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 3: doing all those things to develop. And it was nice 221 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 3: to see him continue to develop. And you saw the 222 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 3: confidence and as the year, especially going into this year, 223 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:22,560 Speaker 3: I saw the confidence in Alec that you know, what, 224 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 3: I can do this in this in this league, I 225 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 3: can be one of those players that are elite players 226 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 3: in the National Football League. Yes, he still has some 227 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,840 Speaker 3: work to do, but he's taking the right steps, and 228 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 3: it's good to see him make those adjustments and make 229 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 3: those take those steps to be one of the top 230 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,040 Speaker 3: receivers in national football, especially when you when you have 231 00:10:43,200 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 3: you went from twenty twenty four you had twenty you 232 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:46,840 Speaker 3: have a twenty two point three. 233 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 2: Yards per catch. 234 00:10:48,360 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: Now you have in twenty twenty five twenty one point 235 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 3: three yards per catch. That's not easy to do back 236 00:10:54,720 --> 00:10:57,560 Speaker 3: to back years to average over twenty yards per catch. 237 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,520 Speaker 3: So for him to do that, that's such a lot 238 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 3: about how much work he's put in and how much 239 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,200 Speaker 3: the work is paid off for him. 240 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:05,719 Speaker 2: So that's I'm happy for the young man. 241 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 1: No, and that brings me right to my next point. 242 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 2: Bill. 243 00:11:07,920 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: I mean, if you think about it, he led the 244 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,280 Speaker 1: league last year in yards per reception. He's going to 245 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:14,600 Speaker 1: do that again here in twenty twenty five twenty one 246 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:18,000 Speaker 1: point three yards per catch. He adds ten more receptions 247 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: to his list from what he did a year ago. 248 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: So the volume was up and his yards were up, 249 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,200 Speaker 1: his yards per catch right there on par with what 250 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: he has been talk about. How important that is. I mean, 251 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: we know that the deep ball, explosive plays, that's what 252 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:36,800 Speaker 1: the NFL is made on you want to be able 253 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:39,439 Speaker 1: to have. I mean, we talked about it at halftime 254 00:11:39,520 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: during our halftime hit about the explosive plays the Colts 255 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 1: were allowing the Texans to do and how big those are. 256 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:47,600 Speaker 1: But the Colts were able to have a bunch of those, 257 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: averaging twenty one point three yards per catch. That is 258 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,959 Speaker 1: just I mean, those are astronomically high numbers. And what 259 00:11:56,000 --> 00:11:59,520 Speaker 1: that does to opposing defenses, that is, you know, to 260 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:02,360 Speaker 1: take a a phrase out of Rick Van Turrey's book, 261 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: that makes you become an ambient player, and that is 262 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 1: what Alec Pierce has done because the deep ball game, 263 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 1: clearly he is still the best in the league to 264 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 1: do it. 265 00:12:11,440 --> 00:12:11,600 Speaker 2: Yeah. 266 00:12:11,679 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 3: Man, you think about that. When you have twenty one 267 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:17,800 Speaker 3: point three yards per catch, that's two first downs. You're 268 00:12:17,840 --> 00:12:22,880 Speaker 3: getting two first downs per reception. And that's huge when 269 00:12:23,000 --> 00:12:25,360 Speaker 3: especially now with this dynamic kickoff and you get the 270 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 3: ball at the thirty five yard line. I mean, you're 271 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:31,240 Speaker 3: right now, you do that, you get two first downs, 272 00:12:31,280 --> 00:12:33,760 Speaker 3: you're at what you're at thirty five and forty five, 273 00:12:33,800 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 3: then you go through another forty five Yeah you're yeah, 274 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:38,200 Speaker 3: you get to close the field, go right, So, I 275 00:12:38,240 --> 00:12:40,080 Speaker 3: mean that is huge and when you can get some 276 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:44,240 Speaker 3: big explosive plays like that, it changed the momentum, changes 277 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,600 Speaker 3: the momentum of the game and changes the momentum of 278 00:12:46,640 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 3: what you're doing offensively. Plus it also it changes the 279 00:12:49,679 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 3: defense how they defend you. And when you have guys 280 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 3: that they know that can go deep, you know what, 281 00:12:54,760 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 3: they have to maybe put some more resources another player 282 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:00,520 Speaker 3: to Okay, hey, look, you know what, this guy can 283 00:13:00,520 --> 00:13:02,679 Speaker 3: go deep. We might need to have some help deep. 284 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 3: You play him up close, but we need to give 285 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 3: some help deep. Well, that's going to free someone else 286 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 3: up on the other side, you know, of his pitmand 287 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:11,760 Speaker 3: of his downs or his warn or whatever it may be. 288 00:13:12,120 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 2: It changes the defense. 289 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 3: So having a guy like Alec Pierce to have those 290 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,240 Speaker 3: big explosive plays, that's a lot for your offense. And 291 00:13:20,280 --> 00:13:22,079 Speaker 3: you know, with Shane Sticker, who likes to get those 292 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,280 Speaker 3: explosive plays, he can do some different things with Alec 293 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,480 Speaker 3: and get him the ball and not just as goes 294 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 3: run straight and deep, but he can come over or 295 00:13:30,080 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 3: he can run a dig route and you know, catch 296 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 3: it and then make a run after the catch. So 297 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 3: it's important, I think for this offense to have a 298 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 3: guy like Alec that can make those explosive plays. 299 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: Now, Bill, I want to move on to kind of 300 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: where this team goes from hill here. Okay, now we've 301 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,560 Speaker 1: talked about it. It's a tough pill to swallow. You 302 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,480 Speaker 1: start eight and two and then you lose seven games 303 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,720 Speaker 1: in a row in the season, eight to nine under 304 00:13:52,760 --> 00:13:56,000 Speaker 1: five hundred. In this league, that makes no excuses. I mean, 305 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter that you had injuries. It doesn't matter 306 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,200 Speaker 1: that this happened. It is a league full of no excuses. 307 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:04,959 Speaker 1: But at the end of the day, the injury bug 308 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: just hit at the wrong time. You talk about Daniel Jones, 309 00:14:08,080 --> 00:14:11,480 Speaker 1: the Forest Buckner, Sharvarius Ward, and then you make the 310 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,000 Speaker 1: trade for Sauce Gardner and he plays just four games 311 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: with you. So it's hard to overlook how impactful those 312 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 1: injuries just were for this Colts team down the stretch. 313 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, they they do play a part and 314 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,920 Speaker 3: what happens, and you know, you know a lot of 315 00:14:26,960 --> 00:14:28,520 Speaker 3: times you don't want to, you don't want to say 316 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 3: injuries are the reason why we're where we're at because 317 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 3: you want to overcome those injuries and you want to 318 00:14:33,880 --> 00:14:34,480 Speaker 3: go out and plays. 319 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,440 Speaker 2: Because I'll go out and play. Other teams have injuries 320 00:14:37,480 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: as well, but. 321 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,040 Speaker 3: When you look at the team and you look where 322 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 3: they were before a lot of these injuries, like you 323 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 3: mentioned in case, he's seven to one at one point, 324 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 3: eight and two another point, and that gives you some 325 00:14:50,240 --> 00:14:53,000 Speaker 3: hope looking going forward that you know, what if if 326 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 3: the team can stay healthy and there's some other things, yes, 327 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 3: you need to fix, you need to change, you need 328 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 3: to improve on, but if we can improve on those 329 00:15:01,160 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 3: areas and we have guys that can make plays, there 330 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 3: are a group of guys here that can get us 331 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 3: to where we want to go to reach our goals. 332 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:12,800 Speaker 2: We have a good group of guys and. 333 00:15:12,800 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 3: They're talented and they can get the team to where 334 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:20,520 Speaker 3: they want to go. So that should give you fans 335 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 3: and it should get people some hope that the players 336 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 3: are here. Now you're going to have to add some 337 00:15:25,440 --> 00:15:27,880 Speaker 3: pieces here and there and do some things, and hopefully 338 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 3: the guys that were banged up and injuries can come 339 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 3: back and be ready to go and you know, just 340 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,200 Speaker 3: want to go and be healthy again, and hopefully they 341 00:15:36,240 --> 00:15:39,680 Speaker 3: can stay healthy throughout the season along with the other players. 342 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 3: So it gives you hope that, you know what the 343 00:15:42,120 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 3: guys that they had here. 344 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: You saw what they could. 345 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,000 Speaker 3: Do when you know, earlier in the year, when you know, 346 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:52,280 Speaker 3: seven to one and eight and two and put up 347 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 3: some good numbers, especially offensively, put a lot of big 348 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,640 Speaker 3: numbers offensively, And they can do those same things that 349 00:15:58,760 --> 00:16:00,960 Speaker 3: the guys stay healthy and they come back and they 350 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 3: work and you know, get at it, and they're going 351 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:04,840 Speaker 3: to have to work at it to. 352 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 2: Get back there, but they're capable of doing it. 353 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: No, And I'm glad you bring that up, because that's 354 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: one thing. You know, we listen, we know what the 355 00:16:13,160 --> 00:16:15,720 Speaker 1: fans are talking about, we know what's going on out there, 356 00:16:16,000 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: and that's one thing that I always kind of, you know, 357 00:16:18,640 --> 00:16:21,160 Speaker 1: not necessarily I want to talk everybody off the ledge. 358 00:16:21,200 --> 00:16:24,160 Speaker 1: I know that's extreme, but that that's exactly right what 359 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: you just said, because we know Daniel Jones is going 360 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: to be working off an achilles injury if he is 361 00:16:28,800 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: a quarterback that the Colts decided to bring back. And yes, 362 00:16:32,280 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: Sharvarius war DeForest Buckner ending on the injury, ending the 363 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,560 Speaker 1: season on injury reserve is not something you wanted to see. 364 00:16:38,640 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: But you make the trade for Sauce Gardner. Yeah, it's 365 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:44,240 Speaker 1: two first round picks, but you're still expecting Sauce Garner 366 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: to be an elite shut down corner and there's no 367 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:49,200 Speaker 1: reason to believe that he is not going to be 368 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:51,920 Speaker 1: played in just four games to that calf injury. But 369 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,880 Speaker 1: ultimately when he was out there on the field, you 370 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: saw the impact. So if you think about what this 371 00:16:56,840 --> 00:17:00,640 Speaker 1: team is going to be moving forward, yes, having no 372 00:17:00,680 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: first round picks is gonna be tough, but I think 373 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 1: part of it you got to look at is the 374 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:09,080 Speaker 1: team was there. This was a team that they went 375 00:17:09,160 --> 00:17:11,560 Speaker 1: toe to toe with the Rams, they beat the Broncos, 376 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: that beat the Chargers, They essentially go toe to toe 377 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,520 Speaker 1: with the Houston Texans in the first week. All of 378 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: those teams are gonna be competing for Super Bowls here 379 00:17:18,920 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: when we watch over the next month. So you gotta 380 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 1: trend a little bit more lightly. That's one of the 381 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: things that I want to say, like, there is still 382 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 1: a lot of hope and there's still a lot of 383 00:17:28,200 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: really talented people on this Colts roster. 384 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:31,600 Speaker 2: Yes, it's not. 385 00:17:31,560 --> 00:17:33,600 Speaker 1: Gonna be the same we know this. It's not gonna 386 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 1: be the same team. Free agency is gonna happen. Guys 387 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: are gonna go elsewhere. There's gonna be new guys coming in. 388 00:17:38,840 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: But that is one thing that I do want to 389 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 1: kind of reiterate is the guys that are here this team, 390 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: they did start seven to one, eight and two, So 391 00:17:47,440 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 1: the talent level, I don't think at all that just 392 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:53,360 Speaker 1: because this and this happened, oh well, they're no good anymore. 393 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:55,560 Speaker 1: That is one thing I just want to reiterate, like 394 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,240 Speaker 1: everybody out there, look at things with an open mind, 395 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 1: because this team that you were battling for, you were 396 00:18:01,800 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 1: fighting for, they were right there atop the AFC with 397 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 1: everything in front of them. Now, whether it was injuries 398 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:10,520 Speaker 1: that played a factor or some other things, all those 399 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: things did lead to ultimately where we are. But I 400 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:15,720 Speaker 1: think the pieces are still in play. There is still 401 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,160 Speaker 1: a lot of talent on this roster. 402 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's talent on this roster. And as you said that, 403 00:18:21,280 --> 00:18:23,640 Speaker 3: the roster is going to change. It changes every year. 404 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 3: I don't care which team you are, whoever Super Bowl 405 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 3: team is this year, the roster is going to change 406 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 3: somewhat the following year or so. But you just have 407 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 3: to make the adjustments and you have to hopefully you know, 408 00:18:35,040 --> 00:18:38,400 Speaker 3: adapt and that. But for the most part, I don't 409 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 3: think that this team is going to change a lot 410 00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:45,919 Speaker 3: where there's going to be a drastic change where you 411 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,320 Speaker 3: know you should feel like, oh, no, we're not going 412 00:18:48,400 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 3: to be able to do certain things, We're not going 413 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 3: to be able to play at a certain level. I 414 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,760 Speaker 3: think with the guys coming back, I think the guys 415 00:18:54,760 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 3: that have coming back and the guys you know, oh 416 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 3: that's going to be here, I think you should feel 417 00:19:03,440 --> 00:19:07,439 Speaker 3: good knowing that, Hey, in a twenty twenty five season, 418 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,280 Speaker 3: this team played well. This team was seven and one, 419 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 3: eight and two. Those guys went out there and played, 420 00:19:12,560 --> 00:19:15,520 Speaker 3: and you saw how well they played and how well 421 00:19:15,560 --> 00:19:17,959 Speaker 3: they get off to a good start during the season, 422 00:19:18,080 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 3: and you know what, you should be able to do 423 00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 3: the same thing next year. Maybe not as you know, 424 00:19:24,000 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 3: maybe not be eight, it might not be eight and two, 425 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 3: it might not be seven to one, but you get 426 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:30,399 Speaker 3: off to a good start and you know, hopefully you 427 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,840 Speaker 3: can close a lot better. That will be the issue 428 00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 3: closing the season and carrying it through if you start 429 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,119 Speaker 3: off well, so if you can carry that through to 430 00:19:39,160 --> 00:19:42,320 Speaker 3: the end of the season and be playing well going 431 00:19:42,359 --> 00:19:45,840 Speaker 3: into the playoffs, play well in December and get ready 432 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 3: for that playoffs in January. 433 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:49,720 Speaker 2: Then you should feel good about the team. 434 00:19:49,920 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 1: Now as we talk about there's going to be change 435 00:19:52,280 --> 00:19:54,680 Speaker 1: for sure. There are a handful of free agents. We're 436 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:56,320 Speaker 1: not going to really dive into them because we're going 437 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,879 Speaker 1: to be talking about them over the next couple I 438 00:19:58,880 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: guess the next couple of months we head into free 439 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: agency that starts the new league league year in March. 440 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:05,639 Speaker 1: But there are some guys to keep an eye on. 441 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 1: We mentioned Alec Pierce. Daniel Jones is probably going to 442 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:10,720 Speaker 1: be a very you know, high priority name on that 443 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: list because he's a quarterback. You've seen what he can do. 444 00:20:13,760 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: Another guy that I'm going to be very interested to 445 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:17,440 Speaker 1: see what the Colts. You know, they got a tough 446 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,200 Speaker 1: decision to make on Nick Cross because I thought Nick 447 00:20:20,240 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: Cross took great strides at that strong safety spot, turned 448 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:26,720 Speaker 1: into one of the better strong safeties in all of football. 449 00:20:26,760 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: And you think about where they are with you know, 450 00:20:29,560 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: contracts they've given out to Sharvarius Ward, Sauce Gardner, cam Byam. 451 00:20:33,960 --> 00:20:36,159 Speaker 1: We'll see where Nick Cross kind of stacks up. But 452 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:38,439 Speaker 1: some other guys that commit, you know, keep an eye on, 453 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:44,160 Speaker 1: especially defensively. You know, guys like Quitty Pay, Jermaine Pratt, Samson, Ebacom, Taekwon, Lewis, 454 00:20:44,200 --> 00:20:47,639 Speaker 1: Nevill Gallimore. Guys that played substantial defensive snaps and then 455 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:51,159 Speaker 1: offensively you know mo Ali Cox, Brayden Smith, and that 456 00:20:51,200 --> 00:20:55,040 Speaker 1: goes along with what you saw from Daniel Jones, Alec Pierce. 457 00:20:55,320 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: I would even throw in a Mire Abdullah and Tyler Goodson, 458 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: some guys that you know. There's a lot of free 459 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:02,720 Speaker 1: agents that you know, when it comes to it, this 460 00:21:02,760 --> 00:21:05,720 Speaker 1: is part of that evolution of rosters. We'll see where 461 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,240 Speaker 1: the colts stack up when all that stuff comes. But 462 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:09,840 Speaker 1: like I said, we will talk about all of that 463 00:21:09,920 --> 00:21:11,680 Speaker 1: on colds dot com over the next couple of months. 464 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,520 Speaker 1: We'll have you fully covered on all things free agents 465 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:16,720 Speaker 1: as we head into that time. The final couple of 466 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,640 Speaker 1: things we did Bill, we mentioned it seven and one, 467 00:21:19,720 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: eight and two. There was a lot of positives. What 468 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: was the biggest positive you will take away from the season, 469 00:21:24,600 --> 00:21:27,240 Speaker 1: Because yes, you finish eight and nine, you don't get 470 00:21:27,240 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 1: to the playoffs, but it's not a complete lost year. 471 00:21:30,280 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: So what would some of the positives the good moments 472 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 1: you took away, Well, some. 473 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 3: Of the good moments I took away is what you 474 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 3: mentioned the start season. I was good to see the 475 00:21:38,119 --> 00:21:40,159 Speaker 3: Colts get off to a good start at the beginning 476 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 3: of the season, and you know, especially when early on 477 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,200 Speaker 3: in the season and you know, going to the Bay 478 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 3: you know, with the record they had, so that was 479 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 3: a positive. And seeing how well Daniel Jones play, how 480 00:21:51,119 --> 00:21:53,920 Speaker 3: well Dani Jones fit into this team, how well Alec 481 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,120 Speaker 3: Pierce had developed, and how well he did out there, 482 00:21:57,160 --> 00:22:00,679 Speaker 3: and how well Jonathan Taylor had run the ball and 483 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:02,399 Speaker 3: things that he was doing, and it was good to 484 00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:05,679 Speaker 3: see what he did out there. So those are some 485 00:22:05,720 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 3: of the things I take from a positive standpoint on 486 00:22:08,400 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 3: how the team played and what they did. And then 487 00:22:12,440 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 3: also seeing seeing that Chris Ballard and those guys they 488 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 3: went out and they got a Sauce Gardner to add 489 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:22,080 Speaker 3: to the team. And some of the things I'm looking 490 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:26,920 Speaker 3: forward to going forward next year is you know, having 491 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:28,120 Speaker 3: Justin Whalley come back. 492 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:29,120 Speaker 2: You know, I thought he was. 493 00:22:29,040 --> 00:22:31,320 Speaker 3: Playing, you know well when he was in training camp, 494 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 3: and you know, and then Hana Wohler, what he's going 495 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,160 Speaker 3: to be able to do, How can he fit into 496 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 3: this defense. 497 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:40,120 Speaker 2: So having those guys that weren't here all. 498 00:22:39,640 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 3: Season, seeing how they fit into this team, and those 499 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:45,720 Speaker 3: some of the things I'm looking forward to for next year. 500 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 3: So those are some of the positives, and those some 501 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:49,520 Speaker 3: of the things I'm looking forward to for next year. 502 00:22:49,880 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: Absolutely well. The Colts fall to the Houston Texans thirty 503 00:22:52,840 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: eight to thirty in the season, Finaley putting a Colts 504 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 1: ending season record at eight to nine. It's been a 505 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:03,960 Speaker 1: true joy and honor to bring you instant reaction this season. 506 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:07,919 Speaker 1: I want to first think off Amanda Foster. Amanda, you 507 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,800 Speaker 1: don't get nearly the credit that you deserve. Thank you 508 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:14,479 Speaker 1: so much for staying up late with us every single 509 00:23:14,480 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: week recording these and you have now hopped on and 510 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,879 Speaker 1: helped us out numerous times. We could not do it 511 00:23:19,920 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 1: without you. So Amanda Foster, truly, thank you so much. 512 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 1: And then Bill, thank yeah. I mean and Bill, honestly, 513 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 1: I say this and I mean this, and from the 514 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,120 Speaker 1: bottom of my heart, you are more than just a colleague. 515 00:23:31,640 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: You are a true friend. And doing this show with you, 516 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: I look forward to it every week. So I look 517 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,639 Speaker 1: forward to whatever our next podcast, radio show, whatever it is. 518 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:43,080 Speaker 1: I always enjoy working with you, Bill. 519 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,360 Speaker 2: Casey, I always enjoy working with you. 520 00:23:45,320 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 3: You're a friend as well, and uh, you know as 521 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:50,400 Speaker 3: well as Amanda a friend of mine. So I enjoy 522 00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,280 Speaker 3: it and just I enjoy the time we get to 523 00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 3: spend together. You know, we spend some time off air 524 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 3: of course together and that's fun. 525 00:23:56,080 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 2: But I always enjoy doing these with you as well. Casey. 526 00:23:59,440 --> 00:24:02,360 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it has been an absolute honor. The Colts don't 527 00:24:02,359 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: finish the season the way we wanted it too, but 528 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, it was still a 529 00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:10,119 Speaker 1: lot of fun bringing you instant reaction every single week 530 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: during this cold season. Now, as far as news goes, 531 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: we will hear from Shane Steichen on Monday morning and 532 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:18,399 Speaker 1: then also Carly Ursa Gordon. She will address the media 533 00:24:18,440 --> 00:24:21,040 Speaker 1: on Monday afternoon, and then we'll hear from Chris Ballard 534 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:23,639 Speaker 1: as he addresses the media for his typical end of 535 00:24:23,680 --> 00:24:27,440 Speaker 1: the season evaluation press conference that will come later on 536 00:24:27,880 --> 00:24:30,360 Speaker 1: this week. But thank you so much for watching and 537 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:33,720 Speaker 1: listening all season long. As the Colt season comes to 538 00:24:33,800 --> 00:24:36,520 Speaker 1: a close, they fall to the Houston Texans week eighteen 539 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 1: and they finish eight to nine. For Bill Brooks, I'm 540 00:24:39,119 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: Casey Valie. This has been instant reaction in Indianapolis Colts podcast. 541 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:44,040 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for 542 00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:06,000 Speaker 2: Anywhere, can