1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: Hey Colts fans, I'm JJ Stankovitzen. Welcome in to another 2 00:00:08,480 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: episode of The Colt Show in Indianapolis. Colts Podcast we 3 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: are presented by our friends at Microsoft Surface Copilot plus PC. 4 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: Really fun episode coming up today. I got Robert May's, 5 00:00:19,079 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: host of The Athletic Football Show joining me here on 6 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:24,960 Speaker 1: The Colts Show. Robert is, like I told him in 7 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:27,160 Speaker 1: the intro, He's like my north star in terms of 8 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,560 Speaker 1: football knowledge. The way that I like to think about 9 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: the game lines up with the way that Robert likes 10 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: to think about the game. He's how I stay up 11 00:00:34,840 --> 00:00:36,880 Speaker 1: to date with thirty one other teams in the league 12 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:40,280 Speaker 1: while also learning a lot about the Colts because he 13 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: and his co hosts on that show have talked a 14 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:44,400 Speaker 1: lot about the Colts over the last couple of weeks 15 00:00:44,440 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: of the season with good reason. The Cults are three 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 1: and one. 17 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: We got that. 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 1: We got the Cult Show mail Bag coming up after that. 19 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: Remember submit your questions at Colts dot com slash mailbag, 20 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: drop him in the YouTube comments right here, or send 21 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: them to me on social media on x or Instagram. 22 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,160 Speaker 1: This week, got a good question coming up about the 23 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: Colts defense and getting pressure on opposing quarterbacks that I'll 24 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: answer here on the podcast. Plenty more questions I'll get 25 00:01:07,360 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: to at Colts dot com on Thursday for the web 26 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,679 Speaker 1: mail bag there, and then a little We're gonna have 27 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:16,959 Speaker 1: a little preview four Week five and the Raiders game 28 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,200 Speaker 1: and the opportunity that's ahead of the Colts here with 29 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 1: three of their next four games coming at Lucas Oil Stadium, 30 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: all against teams that currently do not have records over 31 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: five hundred. All right, without further ado, let's get to 32 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:31,640 Speaker 1: my chat with Robert Mays from the Athletic right after 33 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:35,040 Speaker 1: these messages. 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It's the way I sound smart 61 00:03:02,000 --> 00:03:04,480 Speaker 1: when I talk to our people in our football ops 62 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:07,079 Speaker 1: department and our coaches and our players. So catch the 63 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: Athletic Football Show in your podcast feeds. Go check it 64 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: out if you're done listening to this. Robert, Derek Klassen, 65 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: and Dave Hellman do a great job there. Robert, thanks 66 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: for joining me here on this podcast. 67 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,200 Speaker 2: Always happy to you. Man, good to see. 68 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: Yeah you too. All right, So the Cults are three 69 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: and one. It feels like nationally, even here in Indianapolis, 70 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,799 Speaker 1: this is one of the biggest surprise teams of the 71 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: first quarter of the season. What has maybe surprised you 72 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: the most about this football team through four games. 73 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: It is look how comfortable and confident Daniel Jones looks. 74 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 3: Even if you had some faith that the rest of 75 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 3: the Colts offensive infrastructure was good enough to bring in 76 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 3: and kind of insulate a quarterback who's had his struggles 77 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 3: over the last four years, I didn't expect him to 78 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 3: hit the ground and look like this. 79 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:55,960 Speaker 2: And that's not just about the results. 80 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 3: It's about how quickly he's pulling the trigger on certain throws, 81 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 3: how aggressive he's been. I mean, it just feels like 82 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 3: even after splitting reps in training camp, Which makes this 83 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,640 Speaker 3: even more impressive. The fact that he is so quickly 84 00:04:08,680 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 3: acclimated to what they're asking him to do. Even if 85 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 3: you had an optimistic view on how this could go, 86 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,880 Speaker 3: I don't think anybody could have imagined it working out 87 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 3: this well, this quickly. 88 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: When we've had examples of quarterbacks going from team to team, right, 89 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: you know, obviously Darnald Baker Gino have been kind of 90 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: the three big examples recently. The one I brought up 91 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: on this podcast was Ryan Tannehill actually in relation to 92 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones when he got kind of cast aside by 93 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. Has there been maybe a common thread in 94 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: those those guys that have led them to success, and 95 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,520 Speaker 1: are you seeing that maybe with Daniel Jones with the Colts. 96 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 2: It's a great question. I've done a lot of thinking. 97 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 3: About this over the last really two years, because we've 98 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:51,480 Speaker 3: had a bunch of examples over the last couple of years. No, 99 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,800 Speaker 3: Ryan Tannehill was kind of on his own little island 100 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 3: there for a little while, and now we have Sam, 101 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:59,800 Speaker 3: Darnold Gino, Smith Baker Mayfield, and Daniel Jones now becomes 102 00:04:59,839 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: the latest example. If I had to guess, if I 103 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 3: had to take a swing, I think that it's a 104 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,800 Speaker 3: combination of a lot of stuff, but in Daniel's positions specifically, 105 00:05:10,320 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 3: I think that a change of scenery is really nice 106 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 3: for guys every once in a while, you know, guys 107 00:05:14,240 --> 00:05:17,600 Speaker 3: that had the world on their shoulders because they were 108 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 3: a top ten pick, often with organizations that are floundering. Right, 109 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 3: if you're picked in the top ten as a quarterback, 110 00:05:23,320 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 3: you're not going to a place that has a lot 111 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 3: of stability. And all these guys that was the case. 112 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 3: We got two guys coming from the Jets. Baker was 113 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 3: picked by the Browns, you know, and then I'm forgetting 114 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:36,039 Speaker 3: the last one now. But all of these examples of 115 00:05:36,080 --> 00:05:39,000 Speaker 3: these guys that mostly came from really dysfunctional situations, they 116 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,560 Speaker 3: were top ten picks, they were young players, They had 117 00:05:40,560 --> 00:05:42,239 Speaker 3: the world on their shoulders. They go to a new place, 118 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 3: they turn over a new leaf. The pressure's kind of 119 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 3: lifted a little bit. And I think the other element 120 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 3: of this is did you land with a play caller 121 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:52,360 Speaker 3: that or a coach or a staff. 122 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 2: That kind of makes you feel a certain way about yourself? 123 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:55,679 Speaker 2: You know, if you think. 124 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,479 Speaker 3: About what Pete Carroll has been to Gino Smith and 125 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,680 Speaker 3: how much belief there was in Geno when he got 126 00:06:01,680 --> 00:06:04,720 Speaker 3: to Seattle. If you think about what Dave Canalis did 127 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,799 Speaker 3: with Baker Mayfield and everything we've heard about Dave Canalis, 128 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 3: Kevin O'Connell does such a great job of really consciously 129 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:15,599 Speaker 3: and intentionally providing his quarterbacks with a lot of confidence. 130 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 3: That can be in the way that plays are structured, 131 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 3: but it can also be in the way he just 132 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 3: communicates with them, like going into plays on the headset. 133 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:23,919 Speaker 3: You just think about the ways that he talks to 134 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 3: his quarterbacks, and you know, Shane's got a real energy 135 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 3: about him, you know. And I can understand being in 136 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:32,760 Speaker 3: a room with Shane and Jim Bob Cooter and Tom 137 00:06:32,800 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 3: Manning and all those guys and walking out of that 138 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 3: room thinking I can do anything right, Like I can 139 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: accomplish anything they ask of me, based on the way 140 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 3: that conversation just went. So I think there are some 141 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:45,720 Speaker 3: tangible football elements to this, but I also think there 142 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 3: are some intangible emotional intelligence aspects to this that have 143 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,440 Speaker 3: kind of crept in as well. 144 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: You've talked about this in your podcast a little bit 145 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: with like What's Sustainable with Daniel Jones, and I heard 146 00:06:58,560 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: I think it might have been Dave Hellman on your 147 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: Podcas saying like, well, what he's doing under pressure maybe 148 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: isn't sustainable. Like numbers wise, he's second in the NFL 149 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: in completion percentage under pressure, and he is the second 150 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: highest yards per attempt in the NFL under pressure is 151 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: pressure to sacarate is like eight percent? It's like more 152 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:15,920 Speaker 1: than or less than half of what it was of 153 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: the Giants. Why maybe are those numbers not or why 154 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: do you view those numbers? Maybe is not super sustainable 155 00:07:23,320 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: throughout the season or could they wind up actually being 156 00:07:25,320 --> 00:07:26,680 Speaker 1: sustainable the way that he's playing. 157 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 2: I think they can improve based on where they used 158 00:07:29,840 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 2: to be. 159 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,200 Speaker 3: I think being up near the top of the league 160 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:33,760 Speaker 3: that's just a little bit less likely. 161 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 2: Now if you look back at when we say stuff like. 162 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:39,240 Speaker 3: That, that's not really even as much about the player's 163 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 3: history as it is just like the mathematical. 164 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:43,920 Speaker 2: History of the harsher to do. 165 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, it just history and just math will tell you 166 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 3: it's difficult to keep playing at that level in those 167 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 3: situations because those situations are inherently volatile. So when you 168 00:07:54,760 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: look at the best quarterbacks in the league under pressure 169 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 3: every single year, a lot of the time it'll bounce 170 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 3: back and forth. You know, some guys will be bad 171 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 3: one year and then they'll be okay the next year, 172 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 3: and then they'll be great one year, and then they'll 173 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:08,000 Speaker 3: be bad the next year. The exceptions to those are 174 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:11,560 Speaker 3: the aliens, right, like Josh Allen is good under pressure 175 00:08:11,600 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 3: every single year because Josh Allen is physically built. 176 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 2: Like very few quarterbacks who have ever played the sport. 177 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,520 Speaker 3: Daniel Jones, while having the physical gifts of a top 178 00:08:21,560 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 3: ten pick, is not Josh Allen. So my assumption over 179 00:08:24,160 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 3: the course of the season is, even if he's going 180 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 3: to be better under pressure than he was in his 181 00:08:28,400 --> 00:08:30,440 Speaker 3: last couple of years with the Giants, he's not going 182 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,080 Speaker 3: to be as good under pressure as he has been 183 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 3: over the first couple of games. There's so many things 184 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 3: would point to you point to telling you that's going 185 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 3: to be the case. So now it becomes a question 186 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,959 Speaker 3: of if he no longer is the best quarterback in 187 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 3: the league under pressure? 188 00:08:42,200 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 2: Is he average? Is he slightly above average? And if that. 189 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 3: Stuff holds at a certain level with all the other 190 00:08:47,679 --> 00:08:50,679 Speaker 3: good qualities about the offense, can this continue to be 191 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 3: one of the better offenses in the NFL. 192 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 2: I think that is at the center of. 193 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: It all, as you've studied this offense, I'm curious, Like 194 00:08:57,400 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: you mentioned Shane and the way that you know he's 195 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: maybe making Daniel feel about certain plays and his ability. 196 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: Like I feel like after the twenty twenty three season, 197 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of discourse about, you know, Shane Styken 198 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: being a top five, top seven, top eight play caller 199 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: in the NFL, and then that that dissipated after last 200 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: season with the way the Colts offense had to operate. 201 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: Do you see, like, is this almost like a reminder 202 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,439 Speaker 1: that Shane Stiken is a really good play caller if 203 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: he gets a quarterback who can he feels confident can 204 00:09:29,679 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: operate the offense. If that makes sense. 205 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 3: The way that you're framing this is if it's like 206 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:37,080 Speaker 3: a subtle nudge as a reminder, it's like a bullhorn reminder. 207 00:09:37,080 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 3: I mean, it's like you're screaming it from the rooftops, 208 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 3: like somebody's pounding you over the head with it. It's 209 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,840 Speaker 3: not merely a reminder. It's like a rude awakening to 210 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:47,800 Speaker 3: the idea that, yes, Shane is very good at this. 211 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 3: And I think this offensive staff really deserves a lot 212 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 3: of benefit of the doubt considering what they've been able 213 00:09:53,920 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 3: to do in two of the last three years when 214 00:09:55,600 --> 00:09:57,880 Speaker 3: they've had at least a little bit of stability at quarterback. 215 00:09:57,920 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 3: And I think a lot of that is Shane and 216 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 3: just seeing how different the deployment of the offense looks 217 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 3: with this group than it did within his best days 218 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 3: with the Eagles, for example. Right, I think he does 219 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:12,000 Speaker 3: such a great job of not fighting against the current 220 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 3: when it comes to his offensive personnel. And so many 221 00:10:15,720 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 3: coaches want to say this. They always say this every 222 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 3: introductory press conference. It's always the same refrain where they 223 00:10:20,280 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 3: say where we're going to build the offense through the players, 224 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: and then few guys actually do and Shane just does that. 225 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 2: It's like, well, what do the guys do well? 226 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:30,840 Speaker 3: He has Tyler Warren, He has this fascinating, like chess 227 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:32,679 Speaker 3: piece of a player, and he's like, well, what does this. 228 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 2: Guy do well? 229 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 3: And we can do some of the Dallas Goddard stuff, 230 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 3: but you can also use him in all these different 231 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 3: ways that you've never used anybody else. And you know, 232 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 3: it seems like a simple idea as to how to 233 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,400 Speaker 3: be a football coach, but I think he's tapped into 234 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 3: it as well as anybody else really has. 235 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: It's funny because at the top of this I mentioned 236 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 1: that you your podcast is kind of my north star 237 00:10:49,320 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: for like talking to people about football. I literally brought 238 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: up something you said about Shane Steichen about how he 239 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 1: doesn't ever feel the need to be the smartest man 240 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 1: in the room. I brought it up on a podcast 241 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:02,040 Speaker 1: with Daniel Jones before this, and Daniel's answer was, like, 242 00:11:02,040 --> 00:11:04,760 Speaker 1: there's a lot of genius in that simplicity that you 243 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,360 Speaker 1: just take these ideas and say, what's going to work 244 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 1: against this team with this personnel that we have, and 245 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:14,240 Speaker 1: you don't see I think just the way that he's 246 00:11:14,360 --> 00:11:17,640 Speaker 1: designing it for Daniel Jones is just very much it's 247 00:11:17,679 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 1: like Akham's raisors. Take the simplest answer and go with it. 248 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, And I think it helps when you have really 249 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 3: good players on the outside and coming into the season, 250 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 3: that was one of the things I was really excited 251 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,040 Speaker 3: about with this Colts offense is that I love the 252 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 3: pass catchers, Like I really do love the pass catchers. 253 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 3: I'm like one of America's foremost Josh Dollens supporters. I still, 254 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 3: you know, despite what happened last week and despite how 255 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,960 Speaker 3: even it's been over the past couple of years. I 256 00:11:42,000 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 3: still remain intrigued by Eddie Mitchell's skill set. Michael Pittman 257 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 3: is very good at what he does and what you 258 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 3: ask him to do. Just hit on Tyler Warren. And 259 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 3: then you have Alec Pierce, you know, really in my mind, 260 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,120 Speaker 3: leveling up, you know, from what he has been over 261 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:56,080 Speaker 3: the last couple of years into what he's been this season, 262 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 3: where he used to be really just a vertical threat 263 00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 3: down the field, jump ball guy, and he's kind of 264 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:01,240 Speaker 3: turning into more than that. 265 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 2: And you combined that with oh yeah, we also have. 266 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 3: Like the best running back in the league, you know, 267 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 3: maybe not named Saguon Barkley, just just to if you 268 00:12:07,880 --> 00:12:10,520 Speaker 3: guys forgot about that. So you have all of this talent, 269 00:12:10,559 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 3: and again I think Shane and that staff have done 270 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 3: a really good job of how do we kind of 271 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 3: get out of the way and create the right one 272 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 3: on one matchups and situational deployments of these guys because 273 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,480 Speaker 3: we have the talent here that can really carry us. 274 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 1: You guys on the Athletic Football Show have done a 275 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: lot of work on the Colts already this year, and 276 00:12:27,559 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm curious, Robert, like, when you've dove into the film 277 00:12:30,200 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 1: on this Colts offense. Has there been like one of 278 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: those guys who you were excited about, intrigued about, who's 279 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:38,000 Speaker 1: just like popped off the film for you as you've 280 00:12:38,040 --> 00:12:39,120 Speaker 1: watched this team. 281 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 3: I honestly think that the most surprising part. And it's 282 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 3: not just not because I thought it was off the 283 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,120 Speaker 3: table or anything, but because it was kind of an 284 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,120 Speaker 3: unknown We had seen them in small stretches, but now 285 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 3: you're established starters. The rest of the offense personnel wise, 286 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 3: the five cap pass catchers, the left tackle, the left guard, 287 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:56,160 Speaker 3: the right tackle. When those guys are locked in, we 288 00:12:56,240 --> 00:12:58,240 Speaker 3: know what they are. The center and the right guard 289 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:00,240 Speaker 3: being full time starters, Now, what was that ultimately going 290 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 3: to look like? And we talk a lot about Shane, 291 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:04,920 Speaker 3: but I think what like Tony Sperano Junior has done 292 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 3: over the last couple of years with that group, where 293 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:09,520 Speaker 3: even if they've had some injuries, even if you've got 294 00:13:09,559 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 3: guys rotating in and out, you've had a guy like 295 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,840 Speaker 3: Bernard Ryman, who's a third round pick that, while older, 296 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 3: is very inexperience and is kind of a raw prospect. 297 00:13:17,920 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 3: I always like looking at teams and seeing who's getting 298 00:13:20,559 --> 00:13:23,640 Speaker 3: the most out of their offensive line personnel consistently, and 299 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:25,520 Speaker 3: the Colts have done that. The Colts have done that 300 00:13:25,559 --> 00:13:27,600 Speaker 3: from the moment that this staff walked into the building, 301 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 3: and so I don't think we should necessarily be surprised 302 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 3: that sanderboard Leadi and getsolve us have played as well 303 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 3: as they have over the first four games and three 304 00:13:35,880 --> 00:13:38,400 Speaker 3: in Matt's case. But I just think that them hitting 305 00:13:38,400 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 3: the ground running and being allowing this offensive line to 306 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 3: remain a defind positive of this team is something that's 307 00:13:44,160 --> 00:13:46,359 Speaker 3: absolutely been driving a lot of their success. 308 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,679 Speaker 1: See that's why our viewers and listeners should listen to 309 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: The Athletic Football Show because I think a lot of 310 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:54,760 Speaker 1: national analysts would be like, well, it's Tyler Warren, he's 311 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 1: been awesome, and you're like, no, it's the right guard 312 00:13:56,559 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 1: and it's the center because you've done your research and 313 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: you also know that Tony Sprano Junior is a very 314 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:05,199 Speaker 1: good offensive line coach. So that's a little pitch again 315 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: for folks to go check out The Athletic Football Show 316 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:11,760 Speaker 1: after this. Defensively, with this team, lou An Rumo has 317 00:14:11,800 --> 00:14:14,439 Speaker 1: done some really interesting things in terms of the pressures. 318 00:14:14,440 --> 00:14:18,560 Speaker 1: He sent the coverages he's played. Where do you see 319 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:22,320 Speaker 1: maybe the strength of this defense, and then where do 320 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: you view areas This defense does need to get better 321 00:14:25,320 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: as the season goes on. 322 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 3: And I think it's pretty clear the strengths. I think 323 00:14:29,080 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 3: you have good players up front. Lou's going to do 324 00:14:31,480 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 3: some creative stuff. You know, you almost baited Matthew Stafford 325 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 3: into an interception on a simulated pressure last week. 326 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 2: That's ire Franklin almost Scottick. 327 00:14:38,120 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 3: There are going to be one or two plays a 328 00:14:39,680 --> 00:14:41,520 Speaker 3: game where he's going to try to pop a quarterbacks 329 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:43,080 Speaker 3: brain and steal a takeaway here and there. And I 330 00:14:43,120 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 3: think that's the right approach when you have a good, 331 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 3: not great defense. The weaknesses, in my mind, probably the 332 00:14:49,280 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 3: weaknesses anybody can identify at this point. It's the other 333 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 3: outside corner spot and it's the other off ball linebacker spot. 334 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,160 Speaker 3: And we have seen offenses, even not very good ones, 335 00:14:57,200 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 3: be able to take advantage of those two things. And 336 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 3: Savin Howard to play football last year right like and 337 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 3: is for my seat, like I remember, I just sit 338 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:06,640 Speaker 3: here and watch this team and think, Man, wouldn't it be 339 00:15:06,640 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 3: great if justin Wall we hadn't gotten hurt in training camp? 340 00:15:08,720 --> 00:15:10,440 Speaker 3: The Colts and the Colts fans are not allowed to 341 00:15:10,480 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 3: do that. But that is what I keep coming back to, 342 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,680 Speaker 3: is that it feels like whether it's Makai Blackman, whether 343 00:15:15,720 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 3: it's Avian Howard, whoever, that other outside corner is teams 344 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 3: have been able to take advantage of that pretty consistently 345 00:15:21,160 --> 00:15:22,080 Speaker 3: so far this year. 346 00:15:22,960 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: When you just zooming out on this team and on 347 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: the season so far, so the Cults are three and one, 348 00:15:29,440 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: the Jaguars are three and one. In the AFC South, 349 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: you got the Texans at one and three, Titans at 350 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,280 Speaker 1: zho and four. How do you compare How do you 351 00:15:37,280 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 1: think the Colts stack up to those three teams specifically 352 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:43,320 Speaker 1: in terms of you know, folks here watching this listen 353 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:46,360 Speaker 1: to this haven't experienced a division title since twenty fourteen, 354 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: And I think that's kind of where everyone's mind is going, like, Hey, 355 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:52,040 Speaker 1: can this finally be the year you being having this 356 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: kind of global perspective of it. Where do you see 357 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,200 Speaker 1: the Colts stacking up right now within those those teams 358 00:15:56,200 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: in the division? 359 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 3: I mean, I think that would probably put them at 360 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 3: the top right now. If I had to, like power 361 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 3: rank the teams in the AFC South, I think I've 362 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:05,200 Speaker 3: just been more consistently impressed with what the Colts offense 363 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:08,080 Speaker 3: and the Colts passing game have looked like over the 364 00:16:08,120 --> 00:16:10,520 Speaker 3: first four weeks of the season. Jags defense has been 365 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:13,000 Speaker 3: really good, but when you're creating three turnovers a game 366 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,760 Speaker 3: goes a long way and making your defense look better 367 00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:18,240 Speaker 3: as a unit if they can sustain. If you told 368 00:16:18,240 --> 00:16:21,480 Speaker 3: me right now that the Jags ended the season with 369 00:16:21,720 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 3: let's do the math on this seventy one created turnovers, 370 00:16:25,320 --> 00:16:27,480 Speaker 3: I will pick the Jags to win the AFC South 371 00:16:28,160 --> 00:16:30,080 Speaker 3: if that falls back to earth a little bit, which 372 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:32,040 Speaker 3: I assume it will to no fault. 373 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:32,360 Speaker 2: Of their own. 374 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 3: Right now as it currently stands on September thirtieth, I 375 00:16:35,560 --> 00:16:36,960 Speaker 3: think I feel the best about the Colts. 376 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: What is wrong with the Houston Texans. 377 00:16:40,160 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 3: Their offensive line is very bad. When you're that coming 378 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:44,880 Speaker 3: into the season, that has remained the case. You have 379 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 3: bad personnel, and I think that you have an offensive 380 00:16:48,960 --> 00:16:53,200 Speaker 3: staff that's trying to figure out how to plan around 381 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:56,560 Speaker 3: that bad personnel. And I can understand, you know, there's 382 00:16:56,600 --> 00:17:00,320 Speaker 3: some teams where you watch what they're doing and you think, why, right, 383 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:02,760 Speaker 3: why is this the plan? I'd love for somebody to 384 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:05,000 Speaker 3: coherently explain to me why this is the way they 385 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 3: want to approach offense. I think of like last year's 386 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 3: Bears as an example of that, where you watch the 387 00:17:09,800 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 3: struggles and I'm like, if you're bad, you're bad, But 388 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 3: this is not the route to being good. And I 389 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 3: watched the Texans over the last couple of weeks, and 390 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 3: I understand why they're trying to do the things they're 391 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:22,159 Speaker 3: trying to do. Early in the season. We have a 392 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,240 Speaker 3: bad offensive line. Let's try to keep six seven guys 393 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 3: in protection, push the ball downfield, off play action, maybe 394 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:30,879 Speaker 3: keep our quarterback clean because we're atting extra bodies and 395 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,560 Speaker 3: pass protection. Well, they were getting leaky protection doing that way, 396 00:17:34,760 --> 00:17:36,760 Speaker 3: and then you're not having enough guys out on routes 397 00:17:36,800 --> 00:17:40,200 Speaker 3: to provide him options, and so you're torpedoing yourself before 398 00:17:40,240 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 3: you even get started. And so I feel like they're 399 00:17:42,800 --> 00:17:45,040 Speaker 3: just trying to id eight and figure out the right 400 00:17:45,080 --> 00:17:46,359 Speaker 3: way to work through their. 401 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:47,440 Speaker 2: Offensive line concerns. 402 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:49,640 Speaker 3: And this week, I actually do think they did some 403 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 3: stuff that maybe points to them having some solutions. Everything 404 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 3: that you're going to have to do with that offensive 405 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,919 Speaker 3: line is going to limit you in some way. But 406 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,399 Speaker 3: them spreading things out a little bit more, playing with 407 00:18:00,400 --> 00:18:02,560 Speaker 3: more three receiver sets, trying to create a little bit 408 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 3: more space in the run game, getting the ball out 409 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:08,520 Speaker 3: of Cg's hands quicker again. I think we'll realize the 410 00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 3: limitations of that over time, but I can get why 411 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:14,800 Speaker 3: you think that's the correct solution in the moment, based 412 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 3: on some of the things that you're having to work 413 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 3: through as a staff. 414 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,160 Speaker 1: I want to get your thoughts on the Raiders before 415 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: we get you out of here. Obviously, the Colts weeak 416 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:26,359 Speaker 1: five opponent here. Gino Smith a favorite of ball Knower's 417 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:30,040 Speaker 1: over the last couple of years. He's had some weird 418 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:32,360 Speaker 1: games this year, Is that fair to say? I mean, 419 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: like two games where he's thrown three picks or you know, 420 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: multiple interceptions, and then two games that he's been pretty good. 421 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:40,919 Speaker 1: What's your view of the Raiders right now heading into 422 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:41,399 Speaker 1: this game. 423 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:43,919 Speaker 3: I think the Raiders are a team that's really struggled 424 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 3: up front on offense over the first three weeks of 425 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,239 Speaker 3: the season. They were better up against Chicago last week. 426 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,840 Speaker 3: The Bear's defense has really been struggling. The Genoe thing 427 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,520 Speaker 3: is just kind of bizarre. You know, It's been tough 428 00:18:53,520 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 3: as somebody who has long said that he's an underrated quarterback, 429 00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 3: to watch what's happened in two of those games, and 430 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:00,679 Speaker 3: you know, it's easy to say, well, I promise he 431 00:19:00,760 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 3: used to play better than this and have people not 432 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 3: believe you. 433 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 2: But you look at the numbers and it's just very clear. 434 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 3: You know, over the last even when he led the 435 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 3: league in interceptions, it was in the top three last year, 436 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:12,719 Speaker 3: he was still below average, and like turnover where they 437 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 3: play rate, when you look at stuff like Pro Football Focus, 438 00:19:15,119 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 3: when you look at on target rate, you know, throw 439 00:19:17,760 --> 00:19:21,320 Speaker 3: some of those advanced analytical sites. The Seahawks were always 440 00:19:21,359 --> 00:19:23,159 Speaker 3: in the top three when Gino was there. He was 441 00:19:23,200 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 3: an obnoxiously accurate quarterback, like that was his biggest strength 442 00:19:27,280 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 3: as a player. And so far this year he's up 443 00:19:29,560 --> 00:19:31,080 Speaker 3: near the top of the league and turnover where they 444 00:19:31,119 --> 00:19:33,840 Speaker 3: play rate, and he's below average in terms of some 445 00:19:33,880 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 3: of the accuracy stuff. And that's just not what we've 446 00:19:36,040 --> 00:19:39,320 Speaker 3: seen from Geno Smith since he became the starter in Seattle. 447 00:19:39,400 --> 00:19:41,439 Speaker 3: And so those two starts that you mentioned are probably 448 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,560 Speaker 3: two of the worst games I've seen him play since 449 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 3: he became a full time starter again. And then you 450 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 3: Combine that with some of the offensive line concerns that 451 00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,679 Speaker 3: they're dealing with and just a lack of personnel on 452 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,200 Speaker 3: the defensive side of the ball, and I think you realize, 453 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 3: like where the limitations of this team are. If they 454 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 3: were going to outperform expectations and be competitive, I think 455 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 3: they needed Geno to play as well as he has 456 00:20:01,160 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 3: over the last couple of years, and so far that 457 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:03,719 Speaker 3: just hasn't happened. 458 00:20:04,320 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: All Right, I'll get you out of here on this. 459 00:20:06,280 --> 00:20:10,000 Speaker 1: You guys, on your podcast on Sunday night on The 460 00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:12,800 Speaker 1: Athletic Football Show, you Derek Klassen and Dave Hellman had 461 00:20:12,840 --> 00:20:15,560 Speaker 1: a discussion about if the Colts deserved a seat at 462 00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: the table. You guys have done this. You have ten 463 00:20:17,840 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: seats at the table. These are Super Bowl contenders. And 464 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 1: for some background for folks listening or watching this, you 465 00:20:24,920 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: can be added to the seat at the table, but 466 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:29,360 Speaker 1: once you're removed, you're done. You can't be put back. 467 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,480 Speaker 1: You guys took the Texans off earlier in the season, 468 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: and ultimately there's one spot at the table, right and 469 00:20:35,119 --> 00:20:37,920 Speaker 1: you put the Tampa Bay Buccaneers there, which I think 470 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:43,560 Speaker 1: was totally legitimate based on their previous history. The Colts 471 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: will get a seat at the table this season. 472 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 3: Why because the offense will be one of the best 473 00:20:49,280 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 3: units in the league over the course of an extended 474 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:51,760 Speaker 3: period of time. 475 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,520 Speaker 2: I think that's why it will happen, is that we'll. 476 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:57,679 Speaker 3: Get out of We'll get past Halloween, and maybe they 477 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 3: could maybe go on there earlier than that. Listen, Like, 478 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,840 Speaker 3: if the Bucks any more injuries and start sliding, it's 479 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 3: close enough where I'm happy to put the Colts on there. 480 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:07,760 Speaker 3: But if we get a little bit more time on 481 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,120 Speaker 3: task and a little bit more proof that the offense 482 00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 3: is more than just one of those September mirages, which 483 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,639 Speaker 3: do exist in the NFL all the time, then I 484 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,560 Speaker 3: will absolutely feel comfortable putting them on there. Because when 485 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 3: I watch this team right now, there's not that much 486 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,680 Speaker 3: about it that feels flimsy, you know, and maybe we'll 487 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 3: be proved wrong, but so far, like there isn't anything 488 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,160 Speaker 3: about this or I'm like, ah, that's fake. Like again, 489 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 3: we talk about some of the numbers that'll fall back 490 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:31,399 Speaker 3: to earth a little bit, but for the most part, 491 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 3: I do believe in a lot of what I'm seeing. 492 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: I mean, as someone who is invested in this team. 493 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: Just even hearing you guys discuss the Colts is at 494 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: a getting a seat at the contender table before the 495 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:49,720 Speaker 1: calendar even turned to October has been has been awesome. 496 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: It's been a really nice little thing that's been going on. 497 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,760 Speaker 1: And you guys have done a great job talking about 498 00:21:54,760 --> 00:21:57,200 Speaker 1: the Colts on your podcast. Robert, you did a great 499 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,639 Speaker 1: job talking about the Colts here on this podcast. Sincerely 500 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:01,960 Speaker 1: appreciate your time coming. 501 00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:04,040 Speaker 2: On here man at any time, talk to you soon. 502 00:22:04,359 --> 00:22:06,879 Speaker 1: All right, thanks Robert. All right back here on the 503 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:08,800 Speaker 1: Colt Show. It's time for the Colt Show mail Bag. 504 00:22:08,840 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: Remember submit your questions at colts dot com slash mailbag 505 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: right here in the YouTube comments, or send them to 506 00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:18,119 Speaker 1: me on x or Instagram. The Cult Show Mailbag is 507 00:22:18,119 --> 00:22:22,119 Speaker 1: presented by Microsoft Surface Copilot plus pc achieving greatness with 508 00:22:22,200 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: real time AI insights from the field to the front office. 509 00:22:25,160 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 1: Microsoft Surface co Pilot plus PCs are transforming how the 510 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts win. All right, our question comes from Lucas 511 00:22:32,600 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: Plente from Henryville, Indiana, and Lucas asks what are some 512 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: ways the culture implementing on the defensive side of the ball, 513 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 1: or what are some ideas the culture implementing on the 514 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball to generate more pressure on 515 00:22:44,240 --> 00:22:48,720 Speaker 1: opposing teams quarterbacks. So the Cults pressure on opposing quarterbacks 516 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: has been on even this year. Right weeks one and two. 517 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: I mean, this is one of those things where the 518 00:22:53,760 --> 00:22:54,880 Speaker 1: stats matches up with the film. 519 00:22:54,960 --> 00:22:55,120 Speaker 2: Right. 520 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,679 Speaker 1: The Cults were last in the NFL and pressure rate 521 00:22:57,720 --> 00:22:59,800 Speaker 1: in weeks one and two. Per Pro Football Focus, they 522 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:03,240 Speaker 1: got after opposing quarterbacks just twenty point eight percent of 523 00:23:03,280 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 1: the time they generated pressure. But in weeks three and four, 524 00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:11,440 Speaker 1: the Colts are top ten in pressure. Right, They're eighth 525 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:14,840 Speaker 1: at forty two point four percent. League average this year 526 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,679 Speaker 1: is thirty seven point one percent, So the Colts have 527 00:23:16,720 --> 00:23:18,800 Speaker 1: been not just top ten, they've been above average in 528 00:23:18,880 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: terms of getting pressure on. That's cam Ward and Matthew Stafford. 529 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: I think a couple things go into this year. So, 530 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,600 Speaker 1: first of all, weeks one and two, the Miami Dolphins 531 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,679 Speaker 1: and Denver Broncos two teams that do not let you 532 00:23:31,680 --> 00:23:34,600 Speaker 1: get after their quarterback. The Dolphins this year are have 533 00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:37,199 Speaker 1: the fifth lowest pressure rate allowed in the NFL. The 534 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: Denver Broncos have the second lowest pressure rate allowed in 535 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: the NFL. The Titans and Rams. Not in the top five, 536 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:47,920 Speaker 1: not in the top ten. They're more below average ish 537 00:23:48,080 --> 00:23:50,879 Speaker 1: to weigh below average like the Titans are. And the 538 00:23:50,880 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: Colts have really got after opposing quarterbacks in those last 539 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: two games. That's been a really good sign. Another thing 540 00:23:58,280 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 1: I'm gonna note here in Week two, Layatu Latu didn't play. 541 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:04,280 Speaker 1: Let's not forget that when we think about that Broncos 542 00:24:04,320 --> 00:24:06,680 Speaker 1: game of the Colts didn't sack bo Nicks, they did 543 00:24:06,680 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: not have Layatu Latu. So, get this a couple things 544 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: I looked up on on la to so he had 545 00:24:11,960 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: nine pressures in Week four. He was all over the 546 00:24:14,680 --> 00:24:18,159 Speaker 1: Rams backfield in that game. His nine pressures were the 547 00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 1: second most of any single player in Week four, behind 548 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:23,560 Speaker 1: only Michael Parsons. He was tied with Abdull Carter and 549 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: Aiden Hutchinson. What do you know about what's the similarity 550 00:24:26,280 --> 00:24:29,159 Speaker 1: between at least Carter and Hutchinson and Latu. They were 551 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:32,000 Speaker 1: all the first defensive player taken in their draft. Actually 552 00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:34,720 Speaker 1: Hutchinson wasn't. I just realized that wrong. Note here, Trevon 553 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:37,160 Speaker 1: Walker went first to the Jaguars that year. Either way, 554 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 1: all really highly picked players, right, Lattu fitting in right there. 555 00:24:41,200 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 1: Get this, So Layatu Latu has a twenty nine point 556 00:24:45,240 --> 00:24:48,800 Speaker 1: seven percent pass rush win rate. What does that mean. 557 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: He's beating the guy in front of him about thirty 558 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:55,320 Speaker 1: percent of the time this year among defensive ends. The 559 00:24:55,440 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: top five dns in pressure rate or in pass rush 560 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: win right this year, Number five the Rams Jared Verse 561 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 1: is very good twenty seven point nine percent. Number two 562 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: Michael Parsons obviously very good twenty eight point two percent. 563 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: The third Will Anderson Junior at twenty eight point eight percent. 564 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:15,840 Speaker 1: You can see where this is going. Second Layatu Latu 565 00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:19,080 Speaker 1: twenty nine point seven percent, and then first is Miles 566 00:25:19,080 --> 00:25:21,960 Speaker 1: Garrett at an absurd thirty five point four percent. So 567 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: Lattu is right up there with guys who are considered 568 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,720 Speaker 1: among the best edge rushers in the NFL in terms 569 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: of beating the guy in front of him. Here's why 570 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,120 Speaker 1: I think this is going to really it's gonna start 571 00:25:33,160 --> 00:25:35,119 Speaker 1: resulting in the sacks coming in bunches for lat Tu. 572 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: So last year Lato's pass rush win by it was good, 573 00:25:40,440 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: it wasn't great, but there were so many times where 574 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: he would beat the guy in front of him and 575 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: the ball would be like whizzing right by his ear 576 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: to a receiver who is open five yards downfield. The 577 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: Colts this year, because they're switching up the way that 578 00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 1: they're they're playing with lu Anarruma being here, they're blitzing 579 00:25:59,720 --> 00:26:01,600 Speaker 1: a lot more. The Colts this year of the twelfth 580 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 1: highest blitz rate in the NFL thirty three point five percent, 581 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: they are ninth in seven plus man blitzes. So that's 582 00:26:09,480 --> 00:26:11,760 Speaker 1: sending the house. Seven guys is sending the house. They 583 00:26:11,760 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: have the ninth most, ninth highest rate of those this year. 584 00:26:15,800 --> 00:26:19,639 Speaker 1: They're ninth in EPA allowed EPA per play allowed on 585 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: blitzes and their fifth in success rate allowed on blitzer. 586 00:26:22,560 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 1: So the Cults are a good blitzing team. They're not 587 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: actually generating as much pressure as you would think in 588 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:30,040 Speaker 1: those moments. The Cults are twenty fifth in the NFL 589 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: in pressure rate on blitzes. But it's like what Roberts 590 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,720 Speaker 1: said talking about lose defense, where he's like, Lou's going 591 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 1: to break the brain of the opposing quarterback one or 592 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:42,320 Speaker 1: two times with a sim pressure, with a guy dropping 593 00:26:42,320 --> 00:26:44,320 Speaker 1: whatever it might be. So even if the Colts aren't 594 00:26:44,320 --> 00:26:47,400 Speaker 1: getting pressure on those, they're getting positive plays on defense 595 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:50,600 Speaker 1: because of that. The point of this is, because of 596 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:52,560 Speaker 1: all these different pressures, I think the cults are going 597 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: to continue to create one on one opportunities for lat 598 00:26:56,040 --> 00:26:59,639 Speaker 1: To and then beyond that, create opportunities where the opposing 599 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:03,159 Speaker 1: quarter has to what am I seeing hitch hold on 600 00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:05,760 Speaker 1: a second? Bam? There's ninety seven in his face that 601 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: I think you're gonna see more and more often because 602 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: lat Tuo is winning and these these numbers kind of 603 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: match the film that opposing quarterbacks are having a somewhat 604 00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 1: hard time diagnosing what the cults are doing defensively. So 605 00:27:21,600 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 1: I think it's gonna come. I don't think Lou needs 606 00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:26,560 Speaker 1: to do anything like really different. I don't think there 607 00:27:26,560 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: are any new ideas he needs to implement. He's kind 608 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,479 Speaker 1: of implemented every single new idea you possibly could in 609 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 1: terms of sim pressures, five man pressures, six man pressures, 610 00:27:34,840 --> 00:27:37,920 Speaker 1: seven man pressures, whatever it might be. The other guy 611 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,880 Speaker 1: I want to point out here, DeForest Buckner is gonna 612 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:43,239 Speaker 1: get his Like you turn on the tape. I know 613 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,160 Speaker 1: he don't have a sack this year. Turn on the tape. 614 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,159 Speaker 1: DeForest Buckner is playing awesome. He is going to also 615 00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:51,439 Speaker 1: really start getting those sack numbers back up there to 616 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:54,120 Speaker 1: where they should be based on his level of play. 617 00:27:54,280 --> 00:27:56,840 Speaker 1: He's getting double teamed decent amount. But I think as 618 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: lat To continues to show he can't be a guy 619 00:27:59,720 --> 00:28:01,880 Speaker 1: you can leave on an island, maybe he gets chipped 620 00:28:01,880 --> 00:28:03,280 Speaker 1: by a tight end or a running back, but there 621 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:05,160 Speaker 1: are a lot of offenses that will have their guard 622 00:28:05,240 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: kind of keep his eyes, keep scanning and kind of 623 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 1: go hunt that d end. Well, if you're a guard 624 00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:11,960 Speaker 1: and you're combo blocking DeForest Buckner and you've got to 625 00:28:12,000 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: get off him because a lot too screaming into the pocket, 626 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:18,280 Speaker 1: guess who's gonna probably win that one on one matchup 627 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 1: because he's strong, he's going to strain. It's gonna be 628 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: DeForest Buckner. So I think eventually this pass rush is 629 00:28:24,320 --> 00:28:27,879 Speaker 1: going to turn into a really, really nasty unit. They 630 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:29,640 Speaker 1: still get to get some more games under their belt, 631 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 1: but I think as the season goes on, you're going 632 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,560 Speaker 1: to see this pass rush really start to take off. 633 00:28:34,560 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 1: The underlying numbers are there, the blitz numbers are there, 634 00:28:38,120 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: and I think there's a lot of upside in that. Again, 635 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:44,760 Speaker 1: good question right there from Lucas Pente. Remember you can 636 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:46,840 Speaker 1: submit your questions to the Cult Show mailbag you know 637 00:28:46,880 --> 00:28:50,440 Speaker 1: by now at colts dot com, slash mailbag on you 638 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:52,320 Speaker 1: get out at colts dot com and you can drop 639 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,680 Speaker 1: him in the YouTube comments here. Also get at me 640 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,280 Speaker 1: on social media. All right, let's talk about the Raiders. 641 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: And before I get into kind of the nitty gritty 642 00:29:01,080 --> 00:29:04,400 Speaker 1: of this, like the opportunity ahead of the Colts right 643 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,600 Speaker 1: here is really significant if you look at seasons in quarters, 644 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,080 Speaker 1: the Colts went three to one to start the season. 645 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,480 Speaker 1: They beat a good team in Denver, and they lost 646 00:29:13,480 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: to a good team in the La Rams. Now these 647 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 1: next four games, you've got three of them at home 648 00:29:21,640 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: against the one in three Raiders, the two and two Cardinals, 649 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: and the own four Titans. This is an opportunity for 650 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,600 Speaker 1: the Colts to frankly stay perfect at home and then 651 00:29:30,600 --> 00:29:32,840 Speaker 1: you go on the road in week seven to the Chargers, 652 00:29:33,080 --> 00:29:35,480 Speaker 1: who have had a very good start to the season. However, 653 00:29:35,520 --> 00:29:37,960 Speaker 1: they just lost to the New York Giants in Week 654 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:42,480 Speaker 1: four and they're already down Rayshawn Slater, who got hurt 655 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:45,480 Speaker 1: before the season started, their starting right tackle, really good player, 656 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 1: all Pro, made a ton of money, and now they're 657 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:51,080 Speaker 1: down Joe Alt, who sprained his ankle against the Giants. 658 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:54,720 Speaker 1: Reports are he could miss multiple weeks. We'll see if 659 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: he winds up coming back for week seven. But if 660 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,440 Speaker 1: if the Trucchers are down alt and slave, that is 661 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:01,320 Speaker 1: going to be a tall task. 662 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:01,600 Speaker 2: Again. 663 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:03,280 Speaker 1: I was just talking about the Colts pass rush, how 664 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: I think they're really going to come through. That could 665 00:30:05,160 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: be an opportunity for the Colts to control that game 666 00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:10,720 Speaker 1: upfront in the trenches. All right, Let's talk about the 667 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,239 Speaker 1: Raiders though, the opportunity that's right ahead of the Colts here, 668 00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 1: because look, you can't come out of this stretch three 669 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:17,640 Speaker 1: and one, four and oh if you don't take care 670 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,640 Speaker 1: of business against the Raiders right now. So the Raiders 671 00:30:19,680 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: are one and three. I got Roberts, you know, take 672 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: on the Raiders, you know in the in our conversation 673 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:28,000 Speaker 1: there earlier on the podcast. But the thing I'm looking 674 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,280 Speaker 1: for in this game number one eight, we talked about Genos, 675 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:34,000 Speaker 1: So let's talk about Ashton genty top ten pick. You know, 676 00:30:34,080 --> 00:30:38,960 Speaker 1: guy is obviously extremely talented. His first three games this season, 677 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: forty seven carries one hundred and forty four yards. That's 678 00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:44,880 Speaker 1: three point one yards per attempt, only one touchdown. Against 679 00:30:44,920 --> 00:30:48,200 Speaker 1: the Bears in Week four, Ashton Genty switched up his 680 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:51,400 Speaker 1: stance to that like grim reaper stance he had out 681 00:30:51,440 --> 00:30:53,239 Speaker 1: of the backfield at Boise State. If you remember that 682 00:30:53,720 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 1: against the Bears, twenty one carries, one hundred and thirty 683 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,200 Speaker 1: eight yards six point six yards per carry, three total touchdowns. 684 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,479 Speaker 1: That's the Ashton Genty that the Raiders thought they were drafting, 685 00:31:01,480 --> 00:31:05,240 Speaker 1: the player who I think anyone who followed the draft 686 00:31:05,320 --> 00:31:07,080 Speaker 1: was like, that's the kind of player this guy can be. 687 00:31:07,440 --> 00:31:10,080 Speaker 1: Colts are gonna have to be on it defensively against 688 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,640 Speaker 1: Ashton Genty, But this is a really interesting matchup when 689 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 1: you get into some of the numbers here. So Genty 690 00:31:18,480 --> 00:31:21,600 Speaker 1: this year second in the NFL with twenty two miss 691 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: tackles forced. That's behind only Bjon Robinson Jonathan Taylor for 692 00:31:25,560 --> 00:31:28,880 Speaker 1: some context, his twenty miss tackles forced. The Colts run 693 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,000 Speaker 1: defense this year has only missed eight tackles according to 694 00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus. That's the third lowest total in the NFL. 695 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:38,200 Speaker 1: So Colts have done a really good job getting opposing 696 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,800 Speaker 1: running backs on the ground. They have not missed the 697 00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: kind of tackles that can really cost you that frankly 698 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,520 Speaker 1: cost this defense a lot. Last year against the run, 699 00:31:46,920 --> 00:31:51,680 Speaker 1: Genty very good at creating those miss tackles. But Genty 700 00:31:52,160 --> 00:31:58,000 Speaker 1: this year he's averaging zero point two yards before contact. 701 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,520 Speaker 1: That is the lowest in the NFL among running backs, 702 00:32:01,680 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: So that basically means Genty is being on average contacted 703 00:32:07,000 --> 00:32:10,040 Speaker 1: barely beyond the line of scrimmage. That's not good. This 704 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: offensive line has not been opening up holes for Genty. However, 705 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,840 Speaker 1: the Colts are twenty eighth in the NFL and rushing 706 00:32:17,920 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 1: yards allowed before contact. Opposing running backs are being contacted 707 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,120 Speaker 1: at an average of one point five yards per carry. 708 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,360 Speaker 1: So the Colt and then the Colts have been good 709 00:32:28,360 --> 00:32:30,200 Speaker 1: at getting those guys on the ground, but they have 710 00:32:30,280 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: there have been a little bit too many of those 711 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:33,960 Speaker 1: rush lanes that have come open. 712 00:32:34,000 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 3: You know. 713 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:37,120 Speaker 1: Kien Williams had a couple of those against the Colts 714 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:41,120 Speaker 1: in Week four. So a really interesting matchup where the 715 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:43,920 Speaker 1: Raiders offensive line is not blocked a whole lot for Gent, 716 00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:48,560 Speaker 1: but the Colts have had some issues with run fits 717 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:51,320 Speaker 1: and offensive lines creating those holes for opposing running backs. 718 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: So it's almost like the Colt strength is Genty's strength 719 00:32:54,480 --> 00:32:57,880 Speaker 1: and the Colts run defense weakness. Is Genty's run defense 720 00:32:58,320 --> 00:33:00,680 Speaker 1: run weak weakness, I should say, probably for no fault 721 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:05,040 Speaker 1: of his own. So look, rallying, tackling are going to 722 00:33:05,080 --> 00:33:07,400 Speaker 1: be key. Genty is a game wrecker type of a 723 00:33:07,400 --> 00:33:10,200 Speaker 1: player who you've got to be accounted for every single 724 00:33:10,200 --> 00:33:11,720 Speaker 1: time he is on the field, which is going to 725 00:33:11,720 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 1: be a lot in this game. Brock Bauers, I think 726 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:15,800 Speaker 1: we all thought he would be the guy who you 727 00:33:15,800 --> 00:33:17,840 Speaker 1: know this offense is going to run through. He had 728 00:33:17,840 --> 00:33:19,960 Speaker 1: one hundred and three yards in Week one against the 729 00:33:19,960 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 1: Patriots to open the season. He only has one hundred 730 00:33:21,840 --> 00:33:24,680 Speaker 1: and twenty two yards on fourteen catches in the raiders 731 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:28,800 Speaker 1: previous three games, good for eight point seven yards per reception. Sorry, 732 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:30,719 Speaker 1: if you got him in fantasy, you're probably like, I 733 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:34,560 Speaker 1: know that he hasn't been good for me lately, but look, 734 00:33:34,600 --> 00:33:36,360 Speaker 1: I mean brock Bowers, he broke NFL records. He had 735 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:39,440 Speaker 1: one hundred and twelve receptions eleven hundred and ninety four 736 00:33:39,520 --> 00:33:42,280 Speaker 1: yards last year. I would expect brock Bawers to still 737 00:33:42,320 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 1: be a really productive player this season. I think the 738 00:33:44,800 --> 00:33:47,960 Speaker 1: same probably goes for Gino. Like, I know his numbers 739 00:33:48,000 --> 00:33:49,800 Speaker 1: have been good, He's had some of these bad games. 740 00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: I think you can expect Gino Smith to be still 741 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,800 Speaker 1: a very good quarterback. Some of you definitely have to 742 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 1: account for. We'll see about Colton Miller, the Raiders starting 743 00:33:57,760 --> 00:34:00,320 Speaker 1: left tackle in this game. He sprayed his ankle in 744 00:34:00,360 --> 00:34:02,800 Speaker 1: Week four. Sounds like you might miss multiple weeks, which 745 00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,000 Speaker 1: would we would assume would mean you would miss week five, 746 00:34:05,040 --> 00:34:07,560 Speaker 1: but not sure as we're taping this yet. We're taping 747 00:34:07,560 --> 00:34:11,879 Speaker 1: this before injury reports come out this week, so we'll see. Defensively, 748 00:34:12,200 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 1: Vegas doesn't do anything maybe super well, but they don't 749 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: do anything poorly. And they have Max Crosby, who is 750 00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:22,239 Speaker 1: a awesome football player, an absolute game wrecker, a guy 751 00:34:22,280 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: who you've got to be accounted for, and every single time, 752 00:34:25,040 --> 00:34:26,959 Speaker 1: every single time he's on the field. Again, he's gonna 753 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,120 Speaker 1: be on the field all the time. So we'll kind 754 00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:31,480 Speaker 1: of see how that matchup plays out there. But potential 755 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: opportunity for the Colts here to maybe get after the 756 00:34:33,440 --> 00:34:35,920 Speaker 1: Raiders defense a little bit. They don't allow a ton 757 00:34:35,920 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: of explosive plays, but they don't maybe do again, they 758 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:40,719 Speaker 1: don't do anything that you look at just kind of 759 00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:43,560 Speaker 1: scanning through some of the stuff and you say, man, 760 00:34:43,640 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 1: that looks like a problem outside of having just an 761 00:34:47,280 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 1: absolute alien at defensive ends. So you got to account 762 00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:54,440 Speaker 1: for that. In Max Crosby again, this opportunity ahead for 763 00:34:54,440 --> 00:34:58,080 Speaker 1: the Colts is a really really important one. If we 764 00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,759 Speaker 1: get on that plane to Pittsburgh in week nine and 765 00:34:59,760 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: the cold sitting there at six and two, maybe even 766 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: seven and one. Like I asked Robert, you know, when 767 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: do the Colts get to see the table? The Colts 768 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:09,120 Speaker 1: are going to be viewed as a legitimate contender if 769 00:35:09,160 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: they take care of business in this stretch. That is 770 00:35:11,360 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: what this is about here. And I think two, you're 771 00:35:14,120 --> 00:35:16,400 Speaker 1: you're looking at the Jaguars are right there in this division. 772 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:18,600 Speaker 1: Maybe they've had some turnover Louck whatever it might be, 773 00:35:18,680 --> 00:35:20,680 Speaker 1: But like you got to account for the Jags, And 774 00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,080 Speaker 1: you do not want to get in a situation where 775 00:35:23,160 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 1: you don't have a cushion going into those two December 776 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:29,640 Speaker 1: games against the Jaguars. If we're already, if we're thinking 777 00:35:29,800 --> 00:35:32,360 Speaker 1: way ahead here, you want to be up on the 778 00:35:32,440 --> 00:35:34,880 Speaker 1: Jags going to Jacksonville on December seventh. You do not 779 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,880 Speaker 1: want to have you do not want to be chasing 780 00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:39,640 Speaker 1: anything against that team into a place that you haven't 781 00:35:39,640 --> 00:35:42,399 Speaker 1: won in a decade, So just something to think about here. 782 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:45,760 Speaker 1: Big opportunity and it starts on Sunday against the Raiders. 783 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: Get out to Lucas Oil Stadium for this game. Let's 784 00:35:47,760 --> 00:35:51,320 Speaker 1: make this a home field advantage against Las Vegas Colts. 785 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,319 Speaker 1: Fans have been awesome so far the season in these 786 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: two games. It's good to be back home for weeks 787 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,480 Speaker 1: five and six. Let's make it one heck of an 788 00:35:58,520 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 1: advantage at Lucas Stadium. That's going to do it for 789 00:36:01,760 --> 00:36:04,880 Speaker 1: this episode of The Colt Show presented by Microsoft Surface 790 00:36:04,920 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: Copilot plus PC. Remember, greatness in the NFL is built 791 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:12,280 Speaker 1: on preparation and quick decisions. That's why the Indianapolis Cults 792 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:16,960 Speaker 1: trust Microsoft Surface Copilot plus PCs bringing real time AI 793 00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: insights to the sideline so coaches and players can make smarter, 794 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:23,440 Speaker 1: faster decisions when it matters most. From the field to 795 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:27,480 Speaker 1: the front office. 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