1 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: Hello Colts fans, and welcome to this week's episode of 2 00:00:11,119 --> 00:00:14,319 Speaker 1: the Two Minute Drill Podcast on Indianapolis Colts Podcast. As always, 3 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Amanda Foster, joined this week by JJ 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: Stankowitz ahead of the Colts Week sixteen Monday night primetime 5 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: game against the San Francisco forty nine Ers at Lucas 6 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: Oil Stadium. So, Jj, we got to start off first. Obviously, 7 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers will be the starting quarterback for the Colts, 8 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:29,760 Speaker 1: and this will be the first time that he'll play 9 00:00:29,800 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: in front of fans at Lucas Oil Stadium obviously since 10 00:00:32,280 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: he was with the team in twenty twenty. So just 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you think about the Monday night primetime game 12 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: in itself, but then add on the fact that everybody 13 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: is very excited about Philip Rivers and all of these 14 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: Colts fans are going to get to see Philip play 15 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,519 Speaker 1: in person for the first time, just adds kind of 16 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: even more excitement to Monday Night. 17 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, a packed house for Philip Rivers that 18 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: Lucas Oil Stadium as the Colts starting quarterback for the 19 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 2: first time in his career. He even made mention of 20 00:00:57,880 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 2: that of like great, you know, even after I think 21 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 2: that was after Sunday's game in Seattle, of like it's 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: gonna be the first time for that. This is gonna 23 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: be a cool one, you know. I did see that 24 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 2: story that ratings on CBS were pretty high for last 25 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 2: week's Colts Seahawks game. I imagine locally they'll be pretty high 26 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 2: as well for this one against San Francisco. But looking 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: really looking forward to getting in front of the fans 28 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 2: at Luke Soil Stadium on Monday night, getting a good atmosphere, rocking, 29 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 2: and you know, again, Amanda, we'll see I wrote this 30 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:30,200 Speaker 2: on Colts dot com this week that if the Jaguars, 31 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 2: Chargers or Texans lose on Sunday, the Colts will kick 32 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 2: off on Monday controlling their own playoff destiny. However that 33 00:01:38,480 --> 00:01:41,560 Speaker 2: true likely you think that may be or not. The 34 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 2: fact that this team, after losing four straight games, would 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 2: still be in control of their own destiny if one 36 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 2: of those things happens is a pretty remarkable thing at 37 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 2: this point in the season. So we'll see where things go. 38 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:54,560 Speaker 2: And hopefully it's a good atmosphere on Monday, but I'm 39 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 2: sure it will be. 40 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:56,160 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, I'm sure it will be. 41 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 1: And before we get into too previewing Monday night a 42 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,040 Speaker 1: little bit more. Do you want to start off with 43 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: the injury updates that we got from Shane Stiken today 44 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: recording this on Saturday. Sauce Gardner has been ruled out 45 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: for now his third consecutive game. Anthony Gould has been 46 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 1: ruled out with his second and his second consecutive game. 47 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: So we expect. I mean, we saw coleman Owen and a. 48 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: Miredula on punt return kick returns without Gould, and then 49 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: Ashton Duel and still on injured reserve as well, and 50 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,680 Speaker 1: then without Sauce Gardner, and obviously without Travarious Ward who's 51 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,520 Speaker 1: also on injured reserve after being placed in concussion protocol. 52 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: More likely we're going to see more of Makai Blackman, 53 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: Jonathan Edwards, and Jalen Jones at there alongside Kenny annymore So, 54 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 1: I mean a similar look in that sense to injuries 55 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: in terms of how last week's game against Seattle looked. 56 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:44,799 Speaker 1: For the most part, Bernard Ryman practiced on Saturday, had 57 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: had a big cast on that elbow he got the 58 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: assustained that injury against Seattle. That's a we'll see kind 59 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: of thing, is what is what Shane Stiken says. 60 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:55,040 Speaker 2: It was like a capter of brace, Amanda. 61 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,519 Speaker 1: It was a brace more of a brace, You're right, yes, yeah, yeah, 62 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: So we'll see how that plays out and then DeForrest Buckner. 63 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: The good news is expected to be activated from injured 64 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 1: reserve and available for Monday night, which is a major 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,240 Speaker 1: boost to this Colts defensive lineties that played in five 66 00:03:11,280 --> 00:03:14,520 Speaker 1: games now and four of them have been losses. 67 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 2: So yeah, I mean, getting first of all a Manda, 68 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 2: getting buck back is huge. I mean I thought the 69 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 2: Colts against Seattle played maybe their best defensive game of 70 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 2: the year given that team that they were playing. I mean, 71 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 2: you saw him put up thirty eight on the on 72 00:03:29,639 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 2: the Rams on Thursday night, given the opponent, the setting, 73 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:37,520 Speaker 2: the stakes, and then the personnel they had where you 74 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,800 Speaker 2: didn't have buck you didn't have Sauce, you didn't have 75 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: Tarvarius Award, and the Colts were able to do some 76 00:03:43,760 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: things that really put a lid on Seattle's offense in 77 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 2: a really cool way. I mean the fact that Seattle 78 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 2: scored you know, six field goals, you know, yeah, the 79 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:56,000 Speaker 2: last one lost to the game, but to hold Seattle 80 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 2: did not you know, told them out to the end zone. 81 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 2: With the players the Colts had on the field, it 82 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,200 Speaker 2: was very, very impressive. Getting one of those key guys 83 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 2: back in Buckner's is huge for this, especially with San 84 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: Francisco having a Christian McCaffrey on the other side, yep, 85 00:04:09,760 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 2: where you know they're gonna do a lot of stuff 86 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 2: with stretch and outside zone where they're gonna try to 87 00:04:14,120 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 2: get it on the perimeter to McCaffrey. But Buckner's ability 88 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,640 Speaker 2: to kind of just blow stuff up from the interior 89 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 2: can allow linebackers to play faster. It can you get 90 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: guys down hill a little bit more into the backfield. 91 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: And then the fact that you know he's he is 92 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 2: probably your best pressure getter on opposing quarterbacks and is 93 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 2: someone who opposing offensive coordinators have to scheme against. That 94 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,920 Speaker 2: is something that he was gonna make a big impact 95 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 2: on Sunday for As for Corner, I thought Jonathan Edwards 96 00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 2: played his ball against you know, and JSN still got 97 00:04:49,160 --> 00:04:52,039 Speaker 2: his which he's gonna do. But you know, San Francisco 98 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: they've got some talented receivers. No one who's like a JSN, 99 00:04:57,680 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 2: you know, Jonathan Edwards. Those gonna have to bring it 100 00:04:59,880 --> 00:05:03,400 Speaker 2: just like Jasn's out there, just like Rashid Shaheed's out there, 101 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 2: you know, in terms of the deep threat there. And 102 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:06,600 Speaker 2: then the Cults are gonna have to find a way 103 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:10,200 Speaker 2: to cover George Kittle, yes, in the game, but those 104 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: corners in Blackman and Edwards especially are going to have 105 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 2: to really show up in this game. And then I'm 106 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,480 Speaker 2: curious with Kittle if the Colts game plan looks a 107 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: little similar to what they did against Travis Kelsey, Yeah, 108 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: where they were kind of bracketing him almost in that game. 109 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: Now they don't have the outside guys to take away 110 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: the receivers in the way that they did against Kansas City, 111 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: but you know, maybe you put an extra body on 112 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 2: Kittle and say we're not going to let this guy 113 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,240 Speaker 2: beat you. That's going to be really interesting to see 114 00:05:36,240 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 2: how that all plays out. 115 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:38,560 Speaker 3: Yeah. Well, I mean with Buckner too. 116 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: You just you talk about the leadership and the impact 117 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: that he has on the field. He talks about how 118 00:05:43,240 --> 00:05:45,359 Speaker 1: he's been on the sidelines for all of the games 119 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,200 Speaker 1: except the Berlin game that he's missed. But there's a 120 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: level of frustration for him in terms of just not 121 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: being able to actually be out there because you know, 122 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:55,880 Speaker 1: he's seeing certain things. He's got loads of experience that 123 00:05:56,160 --> 00:05:58,160 Speaker 1: obviously is just different when you're not able to get 124 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: out there on the field. So I think that'll also 125 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: do a lot just in terms of confidence. Not that 126 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 1: this defense is lacking confidence, because if anything, like you said, 127 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: like last week, last week's performance showed that they are 128 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,479 Speaker 1: still a very top tier defense, But having a guy 129 00:06:10,520 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: like Buckner out there just adds so many things on 130 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 1: so many levels to what this entire team is able 131 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:16,920 Speaker 1: to do. 132 00:06:17,960 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: I also think one thing I don't want to get 133 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,839 Speaker 2: lost in all this, Samanda, is how fucked to Forrest 134 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 2: Buckner is? 135 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 3: Yeah? 136 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:26,440 Speaker 2: I mean the fact that he came back in five 137 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 2: weeks from that injury, right from. 138 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 3: A neck injury, no less? 139 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, he he gets it against Pittsburgh. 140 00:06:33,880 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 2: He can't do a push up three days after that game, right, 141 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 2: so he gets placed on IR and he immediately goes, Okay, 142 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: what is it going to take for me to get 143 00:06:41,800 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: back this year? He goes and gets the you know, 144 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: stem cell injections down in Panama. He goes and immediately 145 00:06:48,279 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 2: starts attacking his workout or his rehab. He's you know, 146 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: he's going to Oswell up in Carmel, which is funny 147 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 2: enough to seeing Jim I go to. 148 00:06:56,279 --> 00:06:58,840 Speaker 3: It's at the gym I walked past on my walks. 149 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 2: So yeah, I see it all the probably sim snapping 150 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: some resistance fans in there. And he's worked so hard 151 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 2: to come back, and like I had someone ask me 152 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,720 Speaker 2: this the other day of like, why is he even 153 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 2: coming back, Like you know, the Colts aren't in the 154 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 2: playoffs right now, and I'm. 155 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,360 Speaker 3: Like, yeah, three games left in the regular season. 156 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: Three games left, and you know, Buck, I think he 157 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 2: said something interesting. It's either this week or last week 158 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: where he acknowledged he's like, I'm at the tail end 159 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 2: of my career right now. He's in year ten. He 160 00:07:27,800 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 2: knows how most guys don't make it to year four, 161 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: let alone year ten. And I think it's the you know, 162 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 2: if he can show up there for his team, he's 163 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 2: gonna do it. Oh yeah, even if this is a 164 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 2: serious injury that he had, He's like, you know what, No, 165 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,360 Speaker 2: this is worth it. This is worth it to go 166 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 2: out there. So much respect for him for fighting his 167 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 2: way back to get back on the field for this game, 168 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: because I think you know a lot of other players 169 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,920 Speaker 2: who aren't. DeForest Buckner might have said, yeah, right, just 170 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 2: you know, I'll pack it in for the year and 171 00:07:58,360 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 2: I'll evaluate next year, you know how I feel. And 172 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 2: he was like, no, I want to get back as 173 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 2: soon as possible. I mean, the fact that he's even 174 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:08,320 Speaker 2: practicing last week was, you know, a testament to his toughness. 175 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,200 Speaker 2: So I don't want that to get lost. And you know, 176 00:08:10,280 --> 00:08:13,160 Speaker 2: the kind of transactional like, well he's back and now 177 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,080 Speaker 2: he's going to play. It's like, yeah, he really worked 178 00:08:16,120 --> 00:08:18,600 Speaker 2: hard and he really had tosociate some toughness mentally and 179 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:20,000 Speaker 2: physically to get back out here for this. 180 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a it's a big, big deal. 181 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: One last thing injury wise, I did want to touch on, 182 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:26,040 Speaker 1: and this is more just for going forward in the future, 183 00:08:26,080 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: not for Monday's game. Shanstikin did very confidently say that 184 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: Sauce Gardner will play again this season. Somebody asked him 185 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,640 Speaker 1: that today on Saturday. He was like, yes, he will, 186 00:08:35,880 --> 00:08:38,600 Speaker 1: so not obviously for Monday night, but something to kind 187 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: of maybe possibly keep an eye on going forward for 188 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 1: the rest of the season. And just one last thing 189 00:08:44,120 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: I kind of wanted to touch on. We talked about 190 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:48,200 Speaker 1: this a little bit off podcast off camera a couple 191 00:08:48,320 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: days ago, JJ just about the approach to this game 192 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: and what the Colts are going to do offensively with 193 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: you know, Philip Rivers and then Jonathan Taylor in a mirrordula. 194 00:08:57,280 --> 00:08:58,800 Speaker 1: We saw a lot of not a lot of, but 195 00:08:58,840 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: occasionally the two of them on the field at the 196 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: same time against the Seahawks. So just for you, when 197 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: you look at this game, obviously a very crucial game, 198 00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: what do you expect that usage with Jonathan Taylor to be. 199 00:09:09,760 --> 00:09:12,000 Speaker 1: I know we talked about maybe this is this has 200 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: the potential to be another very big game for him 201 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,319 Speaker 1: that he hasn't had in the last couple of weeks. 202 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, San Francis, this is this is finally a run 203 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:23,360 Speaker 2: defense that isn't like top five, top ten in the NFL. 204 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 2: The the culture facing where I mean, Houston's got one of 205 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 2: the best run defenses in the NFL. The Jags hadn't 206 00:09:29,080 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 2: a lot of runner whatever over seventy yards in a game, 207 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 2: and the Seahawks hadn't a lot of running back to 208 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: have over like eighty yards in a game or something 209 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:39,520 Speaker 2: before Jonathan, you know, before playing the Colts. So it's 210 00:09:39,520 --> 00:09:41,240 Speaker 2: been tough flood It would have been tough flooding for 211 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor even if you had a completely healthy Daniel 212 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 2: Jones back. 213 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:45,240 Speaker 1: Yeah. 214 00:09:45,520 --> 00:09:46,199 Speaker 3: Yeah. 215 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,440 Speaker 2: Now with it being Philip Rivers, that does allow defenses 216 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 2: to do some things a little bit differently. However, San 217 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: Francisco's run defense is they're coming into week sixteen, thirty 218 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: first in the NFL and success rate a lot on 219 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:00,839 Speaker 2: the ground. So what I'm looking for for Jonathan Taylor 220 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: is can he be efficient running the ball? Again, that's 221 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,200 Speaker 2: been a big issue for this offense is that when 222 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 2: they've handed it to Jonathan Taylor on first down, he 223 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 2: has been getting stopped, you know, for a gain of 224 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 2: two or one or negative yardage. They got to get 225 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 2: back to getting five, six, seven, eight yards on the ground. 226 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,840 Speaker 2: That's gonna make things a lot easier on Philip Rivers 227 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 2: on the entire offense. And then you want to then 228 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 2: add in bring back the explosive runs. Jonathan Taylor hasn't 229 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:26,720 Speaker 2: had a ton of those explosive runs lately because teams 230 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 2: have been clamping down and it's harder to get an 231 00:10:29,120 --> 00:10:32,520 Speaker 2: explosive run on second and nine because you might not 232 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 2: even really want to run the ball there. So can 233 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 2: can Taylor get back to some level of the efficiency 234 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 2: and explosiveness that he was at early in the season. 235 00:10:42,920 --> 00:10:44,600 Speaker 2: That's something I'm going to be looking for. The thing 236 00:10:44,640 --> 00:10:46,360 Speaker 2: I want to drive home, though, Amanda, is I don't 237 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 2: think it's JT's fault. They have been a fishing or 238 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 2: explosive like he's been squeezing as much juice out of 239 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,680 Speaker 2: this run game as he possibly get. There's just not 240 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 2: much there the way defenses have been playing the Colts lately. 241 00:10:57,840 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 2: So I think this is an opportunity for him to hopefully, 242 00:11:01,320 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 2: you know, get over one hundred yards, hit a couple explosives, 243 00:11:04,240 --> 00:11:06,200 Speaker 2: be efficient on first down, and for the Colts to 244 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 2: really lean into that run first offense. I mean, San 245 00:11:09,240 --> 00:11:13,400 Speaker 2: Francisco is missing two of not just their two best defenders, 246 00:11:13,440 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 2: but like two of the best defensive players on the planet, yes, 247 00:11:15,920 --> 00:11:18,679 Speaker 2: in Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, who'd been out with 248 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 2: season ending injuries for quite some time. So you know, 249 00:11:22,040 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 2: you're dealing with the kind of an underman San Francisco defense, 250 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 2: one that you hope you can be able to run 251 00:11:27,640 --> 00:11:29,560 Speaker 2: the ball on, just like some opposing teams have been 252 00:11:29,600 --> 00:11:31,880 Speaker 2: able to do recently. And then you know you set 253 00:11:31,960 --> 00:11:33,920 Speaker 2: up Philip Rivers to do what he did against Seattle, 254 00:11:33,920 --> 00:11:36,199 Speaker 2: which is dink and dunk, but go to the right 255 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:38,560 Speaker 2: place with the football and every single drop back right. 256 00:11:39,400 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 2: See how far that takes you at this point in 257 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:41,440 Speaker 2: this game. 258 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:42,439 Speaker 3: Well, and that's the. 259 00:11:42,400 --> 00:11:45,319 Speaker 1: Thing with Philip Rivers especially we heard from him and 260 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: Chen Sniken into Bob Cooter about Seattle's game, is that 261 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:50,440 Speaker 1: he executed the game plan, and the game plan that 262 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,600 Speaker 1: they had was what we saw on that field. And 263 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 1: so there's clearly a very significant amount of trust and 264 00:11:55,559 --> 00:11:58,439 Speaker 1: faith which we do expect between Chane Stikeen and Philip 265 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: Rivers that Philip is going to be able to go 266 00:12:00,160 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: out there and do what he is supposed to do 267 00:12:02,559 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: and do what the Colts have planned for them to 268 00:12:04,720 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 1: do in order to get as close as they possibly 269 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:07,520 Speaker 1: can to getting a. 270 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:09,160 Speaker 3: Win, which is exactly what we saw last week. 271 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: And you know, the field goals and everything in the 272 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: last second didn't do it, but that was something that 273 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: we heard a lot was like he got us so 274 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,199 Speaker 1: close to getting a win, and so there's a lot 275 00:12:18,240 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 1: of that. 276 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:20,800 Speaker 3: Like the it. 277 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:22,840 Speaker 1: Is the Colts are on a four game losing streak, 278 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: but like the Juice that Philip brought last week is 279 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: still there. 280 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: The confidence is still there. 281 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,720 Speaker 1: There's still a lot of belief in this team for 282 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: this game and the remaining games going forward. 283 00:12:32,840 --> 00:12:34,439 Speaker 3: However many of them there. 284 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: May be because they're so focused on like the week 285 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: by week, day by day, game by game sort of 286 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: thing of just getting things done, and Philip really drives that. 287 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think the larger point here, Amanda is like, 288 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:48,560 Speaker 2: it doesn't feel like the Cult are on a four 289 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: game losing streak now in that locker room. 290 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: Ye. 291 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,720 Speaker 2: And that's because of Philip Rivers. That's because of his 292 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 2: presence and what he did last week, what he did 293 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 2: coming in last week and now going into this game 294 00:12:57,800 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 2: against the forty nine ers, it does not feel like 295 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 2: a locker room that is on a four game losing streak. 296 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 2: And that's a good thing. That's a really good thing 297 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 2: for where the team's act going down in these last three. 298 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: Games well, and it's even better that they get to 299 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: come play at Lucas Oil again for what feels like 300 00:13:11,160 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 1: the first time in a long time again where it's 301 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: only been a couple of weeks, but it feels like 302 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:16,720 Speaker 1: it's been ages. 303 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 2: We've had one game at Lucas Oil Stadium in the 304 00:13:19,160 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 2: last like two months. Yeah, so it does feel like, man, 305 00:13:23,160 --> 00:13:26,239 Speaker 2: we've like barely had anything right recently. 306 00:13:26,360 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's the Indiana Night's game at nighttime, which 307 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: is going to be so cool. 308 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 3: I'm very excited for that. I like those uniforms, so 309 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:33,839 Speaker 3: I think it'll be lots of fun. 310 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 2: We got we got some good stuff planned too for 311 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 2: pre game halftime all of that. It's going to be 312 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 2: a really really cool atmosphere, you know, tying in the 313 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:43,560 Speaker 2: jerseys there. 314 00:13:43,720 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 315 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:45,599 Speaker 1: Prime time is always a good time, and it's a 316 00:13:45,679 --> 00:13:48,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it's a transfer the Colts to make another 317 00:13:48,160 --> 00:13:51,160 Speaker 1: big statement and there's there's no better time to do 318 00:13:51,200 --> 00:13:52,400 Speaker 1: it than on Monday. 319 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:54,360 Speaker 2: So let's let's go get a win. 320 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 3: All right. 321 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:58,560 Speaker 1: Well, JJ, thank you as always for hopping on and 322 00:13:58,600 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: giving your insight. 323 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 3: Very much appreciated. 324 00:14:01,440 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: And even though you didn't bring a whole lot of 325 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,959 Speaker 1: numbers with you this time, that's okay, we got some 326 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:06,959 Speaker 1: ined so it works. 327 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 2: Thirty thirty first in rushing success, right, you know, it's 328 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:10,360 Speaker 2: pretty good. 329 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, that's that's what I was expecting. So well, 330 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:14,959 Speaker 1: well that we'll we'll wrap it up for this week. 331 00:14:15,280 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 3: Everyone. Thanks so much for listening. 332 00:14:16,840 --> 00:14:18,199 Speaker 1: Be sure to keep up with all of the news 333 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: on colts dot com before, during, and after Monday's game. 334 00:14:21,280 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: For j j's Sakobitz, I've been Amanda Foster and we'll 335 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:24,280 Speaker 1: catch you next week.