1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: This is instant game Reaction, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game and trying to make it. Ajustment 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 1: of the ball is by cal pepany It. He rubbles 4 00:00:14,160 --> 00:00:18,520 Speaker 1: across the dolde touchdown forty two yards right, airing out 5 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: down Bill down the far sideline looking for say Joel. 6 00:00:21,239 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: And it's intercepted by the Colts. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 3: Please ahead, touchdown. 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: In d Why Now, here's your host, Jjsankovitz from Colts 9 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: dot Com. 10 00:00:31,920 --> 00:00:32,280 Speaker 3: What's up? 11 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: Everyone? 12 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 3: Welcome into another episode of Instant Reaction here on the 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 3: Colts Audio Network. I'm JJS Tankovitz, joined every week by 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,240 Speaker 3: Colts Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks. 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 1: Bill. 16 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 3: Today we are breaking down the colts thirty one to 17 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 3: twenty win over the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston. Bill, 18 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 3: let's start at the big news of the day, that 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: is Anthony Richardson leaving the game. He self reported concussion 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 3: like symptoms. He was evaluated for concussion, was eventually ruled 21 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 3: out with a concussion. He is now in the NFL's 22 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,840 Speaker 3: concussion protocol. That happened at the start of the second 23 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:11,440 Speaker 3: quarter where you know Anthony was kind of on the sidelines, 24 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 3: he got evaluated. He eventually goes to the locker room, 25 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 3: so Gardner Minshew takes over, but Bill before we kind 26 00:01:17,640 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 3: of get into what Gardner did today, which was really 27 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 3: really good. This is the second game now that Anthony 28 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 3: Richardson has had to leave early due to an injury. 29 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:32,200 Speaker 3: Is this a concern or these sort of freak things 30 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,480 Speaker 3: to need to protect himself better? Like where do you 31 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:37,360 Speaker 3: fall on this? Now that we're two games in and 32 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:40,240 Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson has not been able to finish either game. 33 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: Well, I hope this is my hope. I hope it 34 00:01:44,200 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 2: was just two coincidences and you know, two games that 35 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 2: he's played that he's gotten a little dinged up and 36 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 2: hopefully just not a recurring thing that happens throughout the year, 37 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: of course, but I still would like to see him, 38 00:01:57,720 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 2: you know, not run as much now. The run that 39 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: he had today, the boot, the rollout right and nice play, 40 00:02:06,640 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 2: good blocking downfield, Pittman made a nice block, a lot 41 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,360 Speaker 2: of good things. But unfortunately his head hit the turf. 42 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:16,079 Speaker 2: Looked like on that play and I'm not sure that's 43 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 2: the one that put him in a concussion protocol, but 44 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: it looked like that was the one, and you know, 45 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:25,000 Speaker 2: it's just a run. He's trying to get in the 46 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 2: end zone. I definitely understand that. I just like to 47 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:31,799 Speaker 2: see him protect himself a little bit more. But if 48 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 2: the runs that he does have, you know, maybe he 49 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:37,440 Speaker 2: can get down get out of bounds on some other ones. 50 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: But I am concerned, but I just hopefully these are 51 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:45,880 Speaker 2: just two coincidences that happened back to back in games, 52 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:50,240 Speaker 2: and hopefully going forward this won't happen again. 53 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: So Shane Steiken said he thought the injury. He wasn't 54 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 3: totally sure on this, but he thought Richardson sustained the 55 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 3: concussion on that second touchdown run. Kind of like you 56 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 3: were saying, and Bill, if you look at the end 57 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:06,240 Speaker 3: of that play, when Richardson gets hit in the end zone, 58 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 3: it kind of looks like he he didn't see the 59 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 3: defender coming at him, and he kind of eased up 60 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 3: a little bit, and then all of a sudden, you 61 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 3: kind of last second notices like, oh, you know, here 62 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:23,239 Speaker 3: comes when here comes number twenty nine kind of into 63 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 3: his field vision, that was MJ. Stewart, who you know, 64 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 3: hit him pretty hard, and I don't know if it 65 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 3: was the hit necessarily but when Anthony fell to the ground, 66 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 3: his head did hit the turf pretty hard. Now he 67 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: hops right back up, you know, and celebrates a touchdown. 68 00:03:41,360 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 3: The one thing I want to get out here, Bill, 69 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 3: is Anthony Richardson's self reporting these symptoms. He's twenty one 70 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 3: years old. I mean that that is a really mature 71 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:59,040 Speaker 3: thing to do, and it's the right thing to do. 72 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 3: Like how many times have we heard stories, Bill, players 73 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 3: playing games where they don't remember playing in the game, 74 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 3: or they know something's wrong, but they tough through it. 75 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 3: I mean exactly, Concussions are not something to kind of 76 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: laugh off and you know, you know, brush off necessarily. 77 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 3: So I think for Anthony to do that, obviously he 78 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 3: would have liked to stay in the game. But I 79 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:29,599 Speaker 3: think that just shows a level of maturity that should 80 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 3: really be applauded in this instance. 81 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 2: I agree with you. I mean, you know, there's a 82 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: in this this day and age, there's a reason why 83 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,520 Speaker 2: the trainers or the people on the sidelines they take 84 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 2: the player's helmet away from them because most players want 85 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,240 Speaker 2: to try to go back in and play and they 86 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 2: don't want to tell anyone. But for Anthony to have 87 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 2: the maturity to say hey, look, you know what, something's 88 00:04:56,400 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: not right or whatever, and go to the medical people 89 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 2: and let them know that and to get checked out. 90 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 2: That says a lot about that young man and who 91 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 2: he is and how he looks at things and his 92 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:14,719 Speaker 2: maturity at such a young age. And I'm just hoping 93 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:17,080 Speaker 2: that everything's okay for the young man, that you know, 94 00:05:17,440 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 2: everything works out well, that he can bounce back. And 95 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:23,679 Speaker 2: a lot of times with concussions, you know there there 96 00:05:23,760 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 2: there's a delay effect. Sometimes you can get hit and 97 00:05:27,560 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 2: you know, celebrate and really not have anything happen or 98 00:05:31,720 --> 00:05:35,720 Speaker 2: you don't feel any different, but then maybe sometime later 99 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,279 Speaker 2: you can have some effects of concussion, if his light headed, 100 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:43,240 Speaker 2: dizziness or whatever it may be. And I think for 101 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,039 Speaker 2: him to report that that says a lot. And back 102 00:05:47,080 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 2: to the play itself, I think he does slow down. 103 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:53,640 Speaker 2: Somebody mentioned this on the post game show that he 104 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 2: slowed down looked like he was kind of hot dogging it, 105 00:05:55,839 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: but he wasn't hot dogging it, And I didn't see 106 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 2: it at that time, but as I watched it again, 107 00:06:01,040 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 2: and he dislowed down, looked like he just thought he 108 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 2: was going to be able to get into the end 109 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 2: zone without anyone coming to hit him or anything like that. 110 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 2: And then I think he saw that you know m J. 111 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 2: Stewart was coming by that coming over and that he 112 00:06:14,560 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 2: was going to get there before he got into the 113 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 2: end zone. And then he picked it back up again. 114 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 2: And so it was unfortunate that you know, he got 115 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 2: that Harvard hit, but you know MJ hit him. He 116 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 2: wasn't in the end zone at the time. So you know, 117 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: it's unfortunate that Anthony's head hit the ground and we 118 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: got you know, into the concussion protocol. So hopefully, you know, 119 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 2: everything turns out fine. We'll see what happens this week, 120 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 2: but I hope everything goes well for the young man. 121 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:46,680 Speaker 3: I mean, Anthony started this game off really really well. 122 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 3: Uh that first drive, you know, he goes five or 123 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:53,480 Speaker 3: six on that first drive, the eighteen yard touchdown he had. 124 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 3: I love this playbill going back and watching it. You 125 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,120 Speaker 3: know that the Colts basically take itage of the Texans 126 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 3: having that kind of penetrating defensive line if you watch, like, 127 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 3: I would encourage anyone to go watch Braden Smith on 128 00:07:08,120 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 3: this play because this is the first touch in Anthony had. 129 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,560 Speaker 3: He literally he just with his left arm, he just 130 00:07:16,640 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 3: like slaps Will Anderson and just routes him upfield. That's 131 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,440 Speaker 3: all that he does on this play. And then Will 132 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 3: Anderson by the time Anthony takes off, Will Anderson's too 133 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,600 Speaker 3: far upfield. He can't make a play. Will Fries does 134 00:07:27,640 --> 00:07:31,679 Speaker 3: a really good job pulling, you know, over the left 135 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 3: shoulder of Ryan Kelly. He gets a hit on number 136 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 3: thirty nine, and then Anthony uses his speed to take 137 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,520 Speaker 3: off and get through that hole. It's a really well 138 00:07:41,560 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: designed play. The bootleg play that led to the second 139 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 3: touchdown another really well designed play. It's a bummer that 140 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 3: Anthony had to exit this game early, because I think 141 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 3: he might have had three rushing touchdowns in this game 142 00:07:54,280 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 3: like that. Shane Stiken had found something against this Texans front, 143 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,000 Speaker 3: and I I think was going to do a pretty 144 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 3: good job exploiting it throughout the game, all right, Bill, 145 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: But that leads us to Gardner Minshew entering the game. 146 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: And this is exactly what the Colts knew they were 147 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 3: getting in Gardner Minshew when they signed him. Goes nineteen 148 00:08:16,400 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: to twenty three hundred and seventy four yards of the touchdown. Bill. 149 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 3: Just when you've been in games where the backup is 150 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 3: it to come in. What are some things you're like 151 00:08:24,680 --> 00:08:27,080 Speaker 3: looking for in the huddle? Out of that quarterback when 152 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:28,840 Speaker 3: he comes in there for the first time, he spits 153 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 3: out the play call, he gets everyone lined up, like, 154 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 3: what are some certain things that you're looking for that 155 00:08:33,320 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 3: calm you down? When QB two has to come into 156 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:37,080 Speaker 3: the game. 157 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 2: Well, when the backup quarterback comes in the game, I'm 158 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: looking at if he's confident. How confident is he in 159 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 2: spitting out the play, going up there, running the play 160 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 2: and think command of the huddle. I want to see 161 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:51,959 Speaker 2: how he takes command of the huddle. If he comes 162 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 2: in there and takes command of the huddle, you feel 163 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 2: pretty good about that knowing that, Okay, this guy is constable. 164 00:08:56,720 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 2: He understands what he has to do. He understands the 165 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 2: assign he understands uh, the game plan for today. He 166 00:09:04,200 --> 00:09:06,880 Speaker 2: wasn't taking time off during the week and not preparing 167 00:09:06,960 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 2: for the game. He's prepared. He's ready to go, and 168 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 2: that just shows a professionalism of the backup quarterback, whoever 169 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 2: he may be. In this case, Gardner. Gardner was prepared. 170 00:09:17,240 --> 00:09:20,520 Speaker 2: He looked relaxed out there, very confident, and this went 171 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 2: out there and executed the game plan, execute the game 172 00:09:23,040 --> 00:09:25,720 Speaker 2: plan for him for what they gave him, for what 173 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:30,400 Speaker 2: he had to do. Now, was it different than Anthony Richardson? 174 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:32,800 Speaker 2: Some of the players were different for Gardner Minstreew because 175 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: he does things differently than than Anthony Richardson, and he 176 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,000 Speaker 2: went out to execute the players that were given to him. 177 00:09:38,040 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 2: So that makes you feel good going out there and 178 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 2: knowing that, hey, we're all right with the backup quarterback 179 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 2: in here, We're all right. We're still can go out 180 00:09:45,640 --> 00:09:48,720 Speaker 2: here and win this game. And we want our starting 181 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 2: quarterback to get healthy and be back out here. But 182 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:54,839 Speaker 2: when the backups in there, we feel good about him 183 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 2: and going out there and executing the play and we 184 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 2: should should win the game. 185 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 3: But I I mean, you know, Gardner Minshew again, this 186 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 3: is just sort of what we've been talking about with him, 187 00:10:06,080 --> 00:10:11,960 Speaker 3: Like all off season, all we heard from from players was, man, Gardner, 188 00:10:12,040 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 3: he's just like we trust him, like he knows this offense. 189 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:19,839 Speaker 3: He's like a coach out there. He's so poised, he's calm. 190 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 3: And that's exactly what I heard when I went around 191 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 3: the locker room in Houston after the game. Bill was 192 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 3: just like Will Mallory and Michael Pittman Junior. Both You're like, yeah, 193 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 3: it's just like a coach on the field, but he's 194 00:10:30,440 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 3: a coach who can go make plays. And you know 195 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,280 Speaker 3: something something I asked Zire Franklin about it because I 196 00:10:37,480 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 3: was like hearing from the defensive guys, and Zaire told me, like, 197 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 3: they notice how much Gardner prepares, But he's just one 198 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 3: of those dudes on this team, like he could Gardner 199 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 3: Minshu can hang out with like literally anyone on this team, 200 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 3: and he gets the respect of just anyone. He like, 201 00:10:56,480 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 3: he can go sit at any table in the lunch 202 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 3: room and connect with his teammates, so when he comes 203 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 3: into a game, there's already just a baseline trust. So like, yeah, 204 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:12,320 Speaker 3: Gardner's got it. And that's even before you talk about 205 00:11:12,320 --> 00:11:15,160 Speaker 3: his knowledge of the offense and you talk about how 206 00:11:15,240 --> 00:11:18,360 Speaker 3: on time he was with so many of his throws today. 207 00:11:18,679 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 3: I mean, he goes. He went seven to seven on 208 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,719 Speaker 3: third down in this game. That for a team that 209 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 3: struggled on third down in Week one, that was really 210 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:31,680 Speaker 3: good to see, including four third down conversions on a 211 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:33,800 Speaker 3: two minute drive that led to the Colts getting in 212 00:11:33,800 --> 00:11:35,880 Speaker 3: the end zone. That was the touchdown to Kylon grantson 213 00:11:38,280 --> 00:11:42,679 Speaker 3: just to this is this is who Gardner Minshew is 214 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 3: and I think we saw it Bill translate to him 215 00:11:47,640 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 3: getting on the field and leading the Colts to a 216 00:11:50,080 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 3: victory in this football game. 217 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 2: Definitely. I mean they they look they see him in 218 00:11:55,400 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 2: practice the times, whatever's on, doing one on one drills, 219 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 2: whatever it is, is the pre pre practice warm up, 220 00:12:03,160 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 2: the things that he's doing to working at his craft 221 00:12:06,400 --> 00:12:09,040 Speaker 2: out there in the football field and getting prepared and 222 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:11,679 Speaker 2: getting ready as he was as he would be if 223 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:15,319 Speaker 2: he was a starter. And when he's preparing like that 224 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 2: out there in the football field, the guys respect that. 225 00:12:18,160 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 2: They look at him and say, hey, look, this guy 226 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:23,040 Speaker 2: is one of us. He's a worker. He's a hard worker. 227 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 2: And as you mentioned that as well, guarding can get 228 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 2: along with everybody and anybody, and he gets along with 229 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 2: everybody out there on the team, on the field, in 230 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,320 Speaker 2: the classroom and things like that. And also him helping 231 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 2: Anthony and Sam and everyone else out there, and also 232 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,880 Speaker 2: the receivers and the running backs and helping those guys 233 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 2: to get acclimated to Shane Stiken's offense. And they respect that. 234 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:49,360 Speaker 2: And then when he comes into the game and he's 235 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,959 Speaker 2: still is calm and confident. They respect him and knowing that, Okay, 236 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 2: he knows what he knows what he's doing, and we 237 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 2: can trust him, and he's confident and he's you know, 238 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 2: he's not afraid of the moment right now. So we're 239 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:04,560 Speaker 2: going to feel good about him being out here and 240 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 2: we can go out here next year the game plan 241 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 2: and feel very good that, you know what, we're going 242 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:09,559 Speaker 2: to come out of here with a win. 243 00:13:10,640 --> 00:13:14,679 Speaker 3: Remember how during training camp, whenever Gardner Minshew was up 244 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 3: with the first team or Josh Downs is down with 245 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:18,480 Speaker 3: the second team, and it was just like he's just 246 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,360 Speaker 3: throwing the ball to Josh Downs all the time. Well, 247 00:13:21,400 --> 00:13:25,240 Speaker 3: what did we see today, Bill, Which was it his 248 00:13:25,240 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 3: first pass? Oh yeah, well there the first third down 249 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:35,440 Speaker 3: that he converted, yes to Josh Downs. Really impressive play. 250 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,480 Speaker 3: He just he goes and he buys some time, you know, 251 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,960 Speaker 3: gets outside the pocket. Downs is able to kind of 252 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:47,439 Speaker 3: work back toward the toward the New York sideline, accelerates, 253 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 3: gets open boom first down. The one that I was 254 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,040 Speaker 3: talking about earlier that the third down conversion is third 255 00:13:53,040 --> 00:13:55,760 Speaker 3: and seven on the Houston fifteen yard line. To me, 256 00:13:55,840 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 3: this is one of the plays of the game where 257 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:03,480 Speaker 3: Bill Houston brings a slot pressure off the left side Gardner. 258 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 3: I don't know if he feels it, but you know 259 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:09,240 Speaker 3: it's not really blocked up, so you have a free 260 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 3: runner at him. On the right side, you have Jerry 261 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 3: Hughes getting some good pressure on him, so the pocket's collapsing, 262 00:14:16,280 --> 00:14:19,800 Speaker 3: but Gardner just stands in there. He gets kind of 263 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 3: crunched by both those guys after he throws the ball, 264 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:24,600 Speaker 3: but he throws it accurately to Josh Downs, who then 265 00:14:24,640 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 3: gets some good yak after the after making the catch 266 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:30,040 Speaker 3: to go pick up the first down. Next play, Kyle 267 00:14:30,120 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 3: Grinson touchdown. Just like that, everything was on time and 268 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 3: where it needed to be. And that's exactly what Gardner 269 00:14:36,360 --> 00:14:39,040 Speaker 3: Minshew can do for you as a quarterback. It's going 270 00:14:39,080 --> 00:14:40,960 Speaker 3: to be on time, the ball is going to get 271 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 3: to where it needs to go. Maybe your offense isn't 272 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 3: going to be as explosive as it can be with 273 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson, but you can win games with Gardner Minshew 274 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 3: operating the offense like this. 275 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:54,720 Speaker 2: Oh, by far, He's gonna take what the defense gives him. 276 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:59,760 Speaker 2: He's very accurate. He's not going to try to force anything. 277 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:03,280 Speaker 2: He makes nice throws. And actually his first completion I 278 00:15:03,280 --> 00:15:06,320 Speaker 2: think was to Alec pearce On when he first got 279 00:15:06,360 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 2: into the game, so it wasn't Josh down. But he's 280 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,240 Speaker 2: going to be out there. He's going to execute the 281 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 2: game plan. He's going to get the ball to the 282 00:15:13,680 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 2: right people. He made some nice throws. One of the 283 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 2: throws that I really liked that he made was to Mallory. 284 00:15:19,200 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 2: He was like a short throw, not the long one 285 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:22,840 Speaker 2: that shoot when they yeah yeah. 286 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:24,560 Speaker 3: That was another third down. 287 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: Another third down that he made to Mallary and it 288 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 2: was between two defenders and he got the ball in 289 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 2: there and you know we got a first down. So 290 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: I mean that was a real, real nice throw that 291 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,040 Speaker 2: he had. And you know he can make those throws. 292 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,920 Speaker 2: Those are throws he can make. And you know, he 293 00:15:38,960 --> 00:15:41,120 Speaker 2: got the ball into the guy's hands. And I've said 294 00:15:41,120 --> 00:15:43,200 Speaker 2: this a ton of time. Get the ball into the 295 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:45,880 Speaker 2: playmaker's hands, let them make plays. And that's what he's 296 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 2: going to do. He's gonna put you in situations where 297 00:15:48,720 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 2: he's going to get the ball into the playmaker's hands. Also, 298 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:53,600 Speaker 2: if he gets pressure, he can roll out. I mean 299 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:55,280 Speaker 2: he can roll out a little bit and get the 300 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:57,520 Speaker 2: ball down the field, he can move his feet and 301 00:15:57,560 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 2: get out of the pocket, and he does a nice job. 302 00:15:59,840 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 2: So I'm very confident and feel very good about Gardener 303 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:08,320 Speaker 2: being in there and being into the game if Anthony 304 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 2: can't go. Of course, everyone wants to see Anthony healthy 305 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,240 Speaker 2: first of all and would like to see him back 306 00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 2: in the game. But if you can't, that's why they 307 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 2: signed Gardner Minstjew someone that could come in and run 308 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,560 Speaker 2: the offense and give a team a chance to win 309 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:22,840 Speaker 2: ball games. 310 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 3: That one you're talking about to Mallory. So that was 311 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,800 Speaker 3: third and three minute twelve to go in the second quarter, 312 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 3: and it's another big play. Gardner gets the he hits 313 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 3: the back of his drop and that balls out and 314 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:38,720 Speaker 3: it is a tight window between Denzel Paraman, who's the 315 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 3: linebacker who's guarding Mallory to his left, and then you 316 00:16:42,960 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 3: have Thomas closing in from the right. It's a really 317 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 3: well placed ball. Mallory makes a heck of a catch, 318 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 3: a tough catch. It was a little bit behind him, 319 00:16:53,240 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 3: but it kind of had to be because if he 320 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:59,640 Speaker 3: led Mallory toward the boundary, he's going to get rocked 321 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 3: by time on this play, So it's where it needed 322 00:17:03,160 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 3: to be. Mallory makes a good catch, you pick up 323 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 3: the first down. But I mean again, that ball is 324 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,320 Speaker 3: just it's out. It's out on time. And the other 325 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:14,000 Speaker 3: thing that impressed me Bill about Minshew is so you've 326 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 3: got you got to lead. You know, you're up thirty 327 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:21,119 Speaker 3: one to ten in the third quarter. Gardner Minshew did 328 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 3: not get sacked once. He did not put the ball 329 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:28,879 Speaker 3: in harm's way once in this game. And when you 330 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 3: are holding on to a lead, the last thing you 331 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 3: want to do is give momentum, breathe life into the 332 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:40,280 Speaker 3: Texans comeback effort and sacks. Taking a sack is one 333 00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 3: way to do that because you're more likely to punt. 334 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:45,680 Speaker 3: Crowd gets juiced up, sideline gets juiced up. Obviously, then 335 00:17:45,760 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 3: to turnover that is the next It's the worst way. 336 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:50,960 Speaker 3: Ye as a quarterback. He doesn't do any of that. 337 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 3: And you know, Houston did some good things on offense. CJ. 338 00:17:55,119 --> 00:17:58,240 Speaker 3: Stroud had a pretty good game, but you never really 339 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,640 Speaker 3: felt like this game was in danger because Gardner Minshew 340 00:18:01,760 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 3: was having a you know, he was controlling it. He 341 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:06,440 Speaker 3: was having a good game. And then Bill, let's get 342 00:18:06,440 --> 00:18:12,600 Speaker 3: into Zack Moss. Now, yep, because that's another aspect of 343 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:17,720 Speaker 3: this game where you just trusted the run game to 344 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:22,320 Speaker 3: grind out yards and that mentality build that Zach Moss 345 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 3: ran with. What sort of impressed you about the toughness 346 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 3: that he ran with today in Houston. 347 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 2: Well, he ran the toughness that said, look, if you 348 00:18:32,160 --> 00:18:34,520 Speaker 2: guys are gonna tackle me, you guys are gonna work 349 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:36,840 Speaker 2: for it. Okay, I'm gonna make it very difficult. I'm 350 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 2: gonna run with a mentality that I'm not going to 351 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:41,080 Speaker 2: be tackled. I remember, with a mentality that I haven't 352 00:18:41,080 --> 00:18:43,439 Speaker 2: played football a while, so I want to get out 353 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:45,399 Speaker 2: of here and play and be with my friends, and 354 00:18:45,440 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 2: be with my teammates and go ahead and play. And 355 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 2: then as a teammate, when you see that, when you 356 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 2: see the guy out there busting his butt to make 357 00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 2: plays for the team to gain those extra yards, you 358 00:18:56,640 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: want to just do your job. As a wide receiver. 359 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:00,439 Speaker 2: I see that, I say, hey, look, I know I 360 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,199 Speaker 2: have to make my blocks down the field, you know, 361 00:19:02,280 --> 00:19:05,199 Speaker 2: because never know, if he breaks out of there, it 362 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:07,840 Speaker 2: might be my block that springs him for a touchdown. 363 00:19:07,840 --> 00:19:09,439 Speaker 2: I don't know that, but I need to go out 364 00:19:09,440 --> 00:19:10,879 Speaker 2: there and make sure I make my blocks as a 365 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:13,600 Speaker 2: wide receiver. But the rest of the guys, the tight ends, 366 00:19:13,640 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 2: the off the line and yellow, if there's a multiple 367 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,280 Speaker 2: tight ends that are out there, they're going to block 368 00:19:20,400 --> 00:19:23,960 Speaker 2: form because they want to see him make those big 369 00:19:23,960 --> 00:19:26,399 Speaker 2: plays and knowing that he's capable of doing that, and 370 00:19:26,400 --> 00:19:28,480 Speaker 2: when you know one of your teammates are capable of 371 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 2: making the big plays, you want to go out there 372 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 2: to give him that opportunity to try to make that 373 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:34,719 Speaker 2: big play and just be a part of it. So 374 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:38,800 Speaker 2: it makes the guys go out there work hard for 375 00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,880 Speaker 2: their teammate and hopefully, you know, give him, give him 376 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 2: something extra and knowing that, hey, we appreciate you coming 377 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,640 Speaker 2: out here working hard and know we're going to help 378 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 2: you break one, break a big one in you know, 379 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:51,679 Speaker 2: he got he did get a rushing touchdown today. So 380 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,199 Speaker 2: it's good to see that for for Zach and hopefully 381 00:19:55,240 --> 00:19:57,640 Speaker 2: he can continue to go. Hopefully he's uh. I'm sure 382 00:19:57,640 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 2: he might be a little sore tomorrow, but because haven't 383 00:20:00,320 --> 00:20:02,800 Speaker 2: played in a while, so but you know what, he'll 384 00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 2: take that with a win and I'm sure he enjoyed 385 00:20:05,080 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 2: the plane ride back home and they'll be ready to 386 00:20:08,119 --> 00:20:10,879 Speaker 2: go come Monday and get ready for Baltimore. 387 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 3: The two play sequence for Zach Moss I really liked 388 00:20:15,800 --> 00:20:18,720 Speaker 3: it was the run before his touchdown and then his touchdown. 389 00:20:19,440 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 3: The run before his touchdown. They kind of run it 390 00:20:22,000 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 3: looks like a little I don't even think this is 391 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 3: outside zone because Ryan Kelly pulls into the between the 392 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 3: gard and the center. Ryan Kelly really good block on 393 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,520 Speaker 3: this play. He left the game with a concussion later, 394 00:20:32,560 --> 00:20:35,680 Speaker 3: but I mean, really athletic play on this by Ryan Kelly. 395 00:20:36,200 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 3: Zach Moss then patiently kind of waits, waits, waits, and 396 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 3: then he presses the whole as soon as Kelly gets through, 397 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:45,040 Speaker 3: picks up seven yards and then the next play is 398 00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:49,679 Speaker 3: the touchdown. Yeah, the eleven yard run and this is 399 00:20:50,119 --> 00:20:53,879 Speaker 3: this is this is a zone I think and good 400 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 3: blocks Bernard Rhyme and Ryan Kelly sealed off. Will Fries 401 00:20:57,960 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 3: climbs to the second level, Moss c accelerates, bounces outside. 402 00:21:03,320 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 3: You know, basically he's on touch going into the end zone. 403 00:21:05,880 --> 00:21:08,120 Speaker 3: And I asked Braydon Smith about this after the game. 404 00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:12,719 Speaker 3: Just the mentality that Moss has running the ball like 405 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:16,359 Speaker 3: where you know, the offensive line sees him scrapping for 406 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:21,000 Speaker 3: every blade of grass out there, and you know, Braden said, 407 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,919 Speaker 3: like you see how hungry he is to get the 408 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:25,320 Speaker 3: extra yard, like a real grinder, and like he really 409 00:21:25,359 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 3: emphasized like grinder like that, and he said, like that 410 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,880 Speaker 3: just builds momentum. It instills an attitude in the offense. 411 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:36,600 Speaker 3: And I started asking him, like what's that attitude and 412 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 3: he told me, it's just finishing the place that's gonna 413 00:21:39,080 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 3: wear down on a defense. Defense doesn't want to have 414 00:21:41,480 --> 00:21:43,120 Speaker 3: to play the run. They want to play the pass 415 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,760 Speaker 3: that's more toward their forte. But when you're wearing down 416 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,320 Speaker 3: a defense running the ball and they have a hard 417 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 3: time stopping it, that kind of dictates what you want 418 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 3: to be as an offense. That's the kind of attitude 419 00:21:52,040 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 3: you want to have going forward. Like this, Colt's offensive line, 420 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 3: I think kind of took exception to how the run 421 00:21:58,359 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 3: game was in Week one, and the combination of them 422 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 3: coming out and having a really good game up front 423 00:22:05,560 --> 00:22:08,719 Speaker 3: the old line, plus then Zach Moss feeding into that, 424 00:22:08,800 --> 00:22:11,399 Speaker 3: I think was kind of this like positive feedback loop 425 00:22:11,760 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 3: that just kept building on itself to the point where 426 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 3: Mosco's you know, eighteen carries eighty eight yards and a 427 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 3: touchdown in this game. 428 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:20,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean were they were just going to try 429 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 2: to make sure that Hey, look, you know what, you 430 00:22:22,359 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 2: guys might not want to stop the I mean not 431 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 2: want to play against the run, but you are going 432 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:27,800 Speaker 2: to play against the run, and we're going to make 433 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,240 Speaker 2: you stop us. And you know, they just want to 434 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:33,160 Speaker 2: put the you know, force their will on someone and say, hey, look, 435 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:35,879 Speaker 2: you guys aren't going to dictate what we're going to do. 436 00:22:35,960 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 2: We're going to offensively do what we want to do, 437 00:22:37,840 --> 00:22:39,919 Speaker 2: and we're going to just force our will on you. 438 00:22:39,960 --> 00:22:41,480 Speaker 2: And we're going to run the ball on you. And 439 00:22:41,840 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: you know that's what That's what Brady was talking about. 440 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,679 Speaker 2: And that's what you want. You know, you want to 441 00:22:46,720 --> 00:22:49,440 Speaker 2: dictate to the defense. You don't want to defense to 442 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,800 Speaker 2: dictate to you. And and when you do that, when 443 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 2: you start running the ball, I know what, that wears 444 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 2: a defense down. And know the quickest way to wear 445 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 2: a defense down is run the ball down their throat. 446 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,320 Speaker 2: It takes away they're will to want to fight back. 447 00:23:02,680 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 2: And you know what, I hate to say it, but 448 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,439 Speaker 2: you know teams might want to give up. Hopefully, you know, 449 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 2: no team gives up out there in the football field. 450 00:23:09,520 --> 00:23:11,639 Speaker 2: But you know what, you just might not want to 451 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 2: take that extra step or that extra effort to make 452 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 2: that play, to make that tackle. And when you can 453 00:23:17,240 --> 00:23:21,680 Speaker 2: force your will on somebody that you know that that 454 00:23:21,840 --> 00:23:24,600 Speaker 2: takes a lot out of that individual. So you know what, 455 00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 2: I think that's what Breandan's talking about, forcing their will 456 00:23:27,320 --> 00:23:29,639 Speaker 2: on the defense and making sure that hey, look, you 457 00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,159 Speaker 2: know what, we're going to wear you guys out, and 458 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 2: we're going to force our will on you and we're 459 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 2: going to hopefully win this football game and just grind, 460 00:23:38,040 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 2: grind it out and grind you down, or say wear 461 00:23:41,080 --> 00:23:43,800 Speaker 2: you down in this in this game. 462 00:23:44,640 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 3: The flip side of that bill is the Texans were 463 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 3: not able to run the football in this game. Damian 464 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,919 Speaker 3: Pierce has fifteen carries for thirty one yards two point 465 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:56,560 Speaker 3: one yards per carry for the Texans number one running back. 466 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,639 Speaker 3: So that's kind of the good here right for this defense. 467 00:24:00,680 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 3: The defensive line again just played out of their minds. 468 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,320 Speaker 3: The rotation bill that I thought Nate Ali was able 469 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:13,959 Speaker 3: to get into in this game where you saw impactful 470 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:20,240 Speaker 3: rushes from Tavian Bryan, Jake Martin getting in there, Diowa Dangbo. 471 00:24:20,600 --> 00:24:24,040 Speaker 3: You know it wasn't just Buck and Quitty and Grove. 472 00:24:24,480 --> 00:24:27,720 Speaker 3: Samson ebcom he becoms. He's having a good start to 473 00:24:27,720 --> 00:24:31,240 Speaker 3: this season. I've been really impressed with him. Eric Johnson 474 00:24:31,280 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 3: had a good rush in there at one point. And 475 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 3: the thing I talked to Quitty about this after the game, 476 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:41,320 Speaker 3: bill the this defensive line, no matter who's in there, 477 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:45,120 Speaker 3: they are rushing for as one better than they did 478 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 3: last year. And Quitty told me that's because last year, 479 00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:51,560 Speaker 3: like we were doing it, but we were still trying 480 00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:55,480 Speaker 3: kind of feeling out. You know what other guys are 481 00:24:55,480 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 3: gonna do, he said, this year, in year two, in 482 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 3: this scheme, it's just natural, like it is naturally coming together. 483 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:04,119 Speaker 3: So if Quitty's playing next to Dio or Grove or 484 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:08,000 Speaker 3: Tavin Bryan, it doesn't matter. If Jacob Martin comes in 485 00:25:08,240 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: for Quitty, it doesn't matter Taekwon Lewis comes in and 486 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 3: plays anywhere on that d line, You're still gonna get 487 00:25:14,000 --> 00:25:18,399 Speaker 3: the same impact as a pass rush and as a 488 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:22,360 Speaker 3: run defense. And that is that's such a good sign 489 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 3: because the Colts want to go eight deep on their 490 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:31,879 Speaker 3: defensive line and just looking at it today, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, 491 00:25:31,960 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 3: eight nine defensive linemen recorded a pressure in this game. 492 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:38,960 Speaker 2: Bill, And you know, we know we always talk about 493 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:41,119 Speaker 2: how the offense needs to play. Offensive line needs to 494 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,320 Speaker 2: play as one, and you know, they need some continentity. 495 00:25:44,359 --> 00:25:46,640 Speaker 2: They need to be out there playing together so they can, 496 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 2: you know, play as one. 497 00:25:48,400 --> 00:25:48,440 Speaker 1: Go. 498 00:25:48,760 --> 00:25:51,920 Speaker 2: Same thing for the defense. Defensive line. Those guys right now, 499 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 2: they've had more reps together, they're getting more reps there, 500 00:25:56,040 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 2: feel better about the defense that they're running. They understand 501 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 2: it little a little bit better. So now when you 502 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,760 Speaker 2: understand the defense a little bit better, you understand what 503 00:26:04,080 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 2: everyone's trying to do. You understand everyone's responsibility, not just 504 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:12,200 Speaker 2: your own responsibility, but the defensive line as a whole 505 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 2: than responsibility. So when you have a better feel for that, 506 00:26:15,359 --> 00:26:17,439 Speaker 2: then you can do your job. Then you can feel like, Okay, 507 00:26:17,600 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 2: we're gonna work as one. We're going to work in 508 00:26:20,480 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 2: unison here as a group, so we can put pressure 509 00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 2: on the quarterback so we can stop the run and 510 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 2: make it difficult for them. So that's what they're doing 511 00:26:28,920 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 2: right now. And the more reps they get, the better 512 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:34,400 Speaker 2: they're going to be. And I mean they are playing 513 00:26:34,520 --> 00:26:39,479 Speaker 2: extremely well, very well. You know, you talked about Damian Pierce. 514 00:26:39,520 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 2: But I want to look at these the whole, just 515 00:26:42,480 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 2: a running game and in general for the Texans, they 516 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:49,840 Speaker 2: had what twenty six attempts for fifty two yards, a 517 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 2: two point zero. 518 00:26:51,160 --> 00:26:52,760 Speaker 3: Average two yards to carry. 519 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:58,159 Speaker 2: That is very very good for the coach defense as 520 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 2: far as stopping them. You know, is a good running 521 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:03,720 Speaker 2: back there. He is a very good running back, very 522 00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,920 Speaker 2: physical running back. And for the Coast to limit him 523 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,639 Speaker 2: to the number of carries and the number of yards 524 00:27:09,680 --> 00:27:12,439 Speaker 2: that he had says a lot about this Coast defense. 525 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 2: They came ready to play, and you know, it's good 526 00:27:15,119 --> 00:27:17,240 Speaker 2: to see. It's good to see them playing so fast 527 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 2: and playing physical. As far as that front seven. 528 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:22,639 Speaker 3: This will not shock you. Grover Stewart was a monster 529 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 3: against the run. Every week. Yeah, every week, just every week. 530 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,919 Speaker 3: I hate to say, I hate to say this. 531 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,280 Speaker 2: I'm kind of like, eh, I'm not surprised, but you know, 532 00:27:34,359 --> 00:27:37,440 Speaker 2: and that's because how consistent the young man is. He's 533 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,240 Speaker 2: he's always consistent. He's doing a great job out there. 534 00:27:40,240 --> 00:27:43,960 Speaker 2: He plays hard. I think everyone sees that, and you know, 535 00:27:44,119 --> 00:27:48,080 Speaker 2: and you know, I hate to say this, I'm taking 536 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,480 Speaker 2: it for granted that he's out there and I don't 537 00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 2: really Yeah, I noticed it, but you know, I don't 538 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 2: say much about it. But you know what, Grover is 539 00:27:56,760 --> 00:28:00,760 Speaker 2: one of those guys that is so consistent. You expect 540 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:02,640 Speaker 2: him to go out there and do his job because 541 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 2: he's been doing that, been doing it for so long 542 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:09,439 Speaker 2: and being very consistent. So hopefully he'll continue to do that, 543 00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 2: and hopefully around the league he'll start getting some recognition 544 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:14,960 Speaker 2: of how well he's playing. 545 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 3: The flip side. Here on defense, CJ. Stroud was able 546 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 3: to throw for quite a few yards in this game. 547 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:25,800 Speaker 3: He goes thirty to forty seven for three eighty four, 548 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,160 Speaker 3: two touchdowns, passer rating of one of three point five, 549 00:28:29,240 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 3: and a lot of that damage Bill was done when 550 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:36,560 Speaker 3: he targeted Darryl Baker Junior. According to Pro Football Focus, 551 00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 3: Baker was targeted thirteen times in coverage. He eight receptions 552 00:28:41,120 --> 00:28:42,960 Speaker 3: on those for one hundred and forty six yards into 553 00:28:42,960 --> 00:28:48,680 Speaker 3: touchdowns six first downs. You know, coverage wise, the Colts 554 00:28:48,680 --> 00:28:52,000 Speaker 3: were certainly playing a little more on the conservative side 555 00:28:52,040 --> 00:28:53,600 Speaker 3: on the back end, you know, to try not to 556 00:28:53,640 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 3: allow any explosive touchdowns. But you know, Houston was able 557 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 3: to hang around. Again. I never was super worried that 558 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 3: Houston is going to go win the game just because 559 00:29:06,240 --> 00:29:09,320 Speaker 3: the things we were talking about on offense, but you know, 560 00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 3: you probably would want to see a little more. You know, 561 00:29:12,640 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 3: you don't want to give up three hundred and eighty 562 00:29:13,920 --> 00:29:16,520 Speaker 3: four passing yards in a game, is what I'm trying 563 00:29:16,560 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 3: to say. 564 00:29:16,840 --> 00:29:17,840 Speaker 1: Here, right. 565 00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:20,080 Speaker 2: I agree with you one hundred percent. And you know, 566 00:29:20,240 --> 00:29:24,000 Speaker 2: I think you know you have young secondary, you're going 567 00:29:24,040 --> 00:29:26,880 Speaker 2: to have those half games like that, you know, and 568 00:29:26,960 --> 00:29:30,240 Speaker 2: I think it is today is one of those days 569 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 2: where we had a game where you know what, they 570 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:36,240 Speaker 2: threw the ball, especially in the second half. But you know, 571 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:38,680 Speaker 2: like I said, coach didn't want to get any big plays, 572 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:42,160 Speaker 2: but something that we might have to deal with and 573 00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 2: look at and continue to just observe for right now 574 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:50,480 Speaker 2: and hopefully it'll get better. But when you have a 575 00:29:50,520 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 2: young secondary like that, things like that are going to happen, 576 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 2: and hopefully they can learn from it and get better 577 00:29:57,680 --> 00:30:01,760 Speaker 2: and they can improve week to week. But when other 578 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 2: teams see that, they're going to try to attack them 579 00:30:04,040 --> 00:30:06,640 Speaker 2: as well. So it might be one of those things 580 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: where hopefully, you know, it might happen again, but hopefully 581 00:30:11,640 --> 00:30:14,760 Speaker 2: it will not happen again. But this guys are gonna 582 00:30:14,760 --> 00:30:17,800 Speaker 2: have to get better because when teams see that, they're 583 00:30:17,840 --> 00:30:21,760 Speaker 2: going to copy it and try to attack and get 584 00:30:21,760 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 2: the ball down the field and throw the ball outside 585 00:30:23,920 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 2: to the receivers and and work on all the dbs. 586 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 3: The copycat League bill, that's what it is. 587 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 4: You can bet next week, Lamar Jackson Todd Monkin is 588 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 4: going to have some stuff dialed up to try to 589 00:30:41,080 --> 00:30:43,320 Speaker 4: get after these these Colts defensive backs. 590 00:30:43,360 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 3: So definitely something to keep an eye on. We'll see 591 00:30:45,640 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 3: what you know, Gus Bradley and Ron Milos might have 592 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,440 Speaker 3: up their sleeve this week. Gonna be something de monitor 593 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:54,280 Speaker 3: as we turn our attention to the Baltimore Ravens coming 594 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 3: up this week here on the Colts Audio Network on Monday. 595 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:00,720 Speaker 3: Later today, if you're listening to this Monday More, we 596 00:31:00,760 --> 00:31:03,479 Speaker 3: will have another episode of Colts Roundtable Live hosted by 597 00:31:03,480 --> 00:31:05,720 Speaker 3: Matt Taylor. Shane Steiken will join the show as will 598 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:10,280 Speaker 3: Rick Ventury and Joe Wrights to put one last bow 599 00:31:10,400 --> 00:31:14,680 Speaker 3: excuse me, put one last bow on the Colts win 600 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,960 Speaker 3: over the Houston Texans on Tuesday the Official Cults Podcast. 601 00:31:18,040 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 3: He'll be back, I'll be on that. Larra Overton will 602 00:31:19,760 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 3: be on that as well as we spin ahead to 603 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 3: what to look for on Sunday excuse me in Baltimore, 604 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,720 Speaker 3: but also kind of put some other stuff into context 605 00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:32,600 Speaker 3: from this game. We'll talk a lot about Gardner Minshew, 606 00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:35,920 Speaker 3: a lot about Anthony Richardson's status going into the week, 607 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:38,280 Speaker 3: and some other stuff on that podcast. Check that out. 608 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 3: That one will also be on YouTube on video, so 609 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 3: be sure to subscribe to the Colts YouTube page to 610 00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:47,160 Speaker 3: check that out. On Wednesday, Inside Football, Rick venty is 611 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,600 Speaker 3: back with Keys to Beat the Baltimore Ravens. On Thursday, 612 00:31:50,640 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 3: another episode of the Official Cults podcast. That'll be Bill, 613 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,680 Speaker 3: Matt Taylor, Casey Valier. You guys will be on that 614 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:59,320 Speaker 3: previewing Sunday's game in Baltimore. You'll be joined by a 615 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:03,520 Speaker 3: player too be determined later and if there's news on Friday, Bill, 616 00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 3: we will have another podcast coming to you, and that 617 00:32:06,400 --> 00:32:10,080 Speaker 3: news would obviously be about Anthony Richardson's status in the game, 618 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 3: so we'll leave Friday open for a potential podcast. Anyways, 619 00:32:14,120 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 3: thank you for listening to this podcast, this episode of 620 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 3: Colt's Instant Reaction here on the Colts Audio Network. For 621 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 3: the great Bill Brooks. I'm JJ Stankovitz. We will talk 622 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,480 Speaker 3: to you next week after the Colts face the Baltimore Ravens.