1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and exes and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: oh's check New York plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. It's 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: time to get out the chopboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 1: Here's what it all starts, right, here's why jam money Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. After a dominant win over the Bills last week, 7 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: the Colts follow that up with a gut wrenching loss 8 00:00:35,080 --> 00:00:37,279 Speaker 1: to the Buccaneers in a game they felt like they 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: should have won. There's five games to go. The Colts 10 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,559 Speaker 1: are six and six, and now it's on to Houston 11 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: to battle the Texans in the second meeting between the 12 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: two AFC South rivals coming up in week number thirteen. Hi, everybody, 13 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,960 Speaker 1: welcome to another episode of Inside Football with Rick vent Terry. 14 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor and Rick. That was That was an 15 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: exhausting day of football for the Colts a couple of 16 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: days ago. The lost of the Bucks unfortunately represents the 17 00:01:02,520 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 1: third time this season the Colts have dropped a game 18 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: where they've led by double figures only to come up short. 19 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: But the Colts played flawlessly in the second quarter, but 20 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 1: the third quarter that was a different story with the turnovers, 21 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: and then as we talked about, the game really turned 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: on Shack Barrett's strip sack, and you know, the Colts 23 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 1: were inside the red zone looking to go up by 24 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,479 Speaker 1: potentially seventeen points. But from that point on the game 25 00:01:23,520 --> 00:01:26,120 Speaker 1: really changed in the buccaneers favor as they go on 26 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,080 Speaker 1: to win by a touchdown. Yeah, you're exactly right, Matt, 27 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: I was. I feel great today. You know, I don't 28 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: feel terrible about the loss now because I said all 29 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: along that you were going to have to win five 30 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 1: of seven, and you were going to have to win 31 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:43,040 Speaker 1: three or five against those good teams. We still got 32 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: them all in a row. I mean, you know, we're 33 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: one and one in that category. We got two or 34 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: three out of those three games at home. So in 35 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: my opinion, we're in fine shape. When I look at it, 36 00:01:53,640 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: I think we're still in control because the rest of 37 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: the league will come back to us. I don't think 38 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: there's any question about it. It was exhausting, and this 39 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:06,680 Speaker 1: season has been exhausting because it's such roller coasters. I mean, 40 00:02:06,720 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: we see greatness. It's like we win a game, we 41 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: lose a game, we win a game and we lose 42 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:14,520 Speaker 1: the game within the four quarters. I know, I went 43 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: home after the game. By the time I have that 44 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: hour drive and I get to my house, I mean, 45 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: I have a little bit of dinner and I'm just 46 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 1: like out cold because it is just so exhausting and 47 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: it was deflating at the moment, you know, and I 48 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: being an old defensive coach, when you let them score 49 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: at the end, it just it kills me as if 50 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: I was still there doing it, no question about it. 51 00:02:36,240 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: And it was, you know, it was a tailor two 52 00:02:38,320 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 1: halves like you said. I mean, it was, you know, 53 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: a question of playing just great. I have to laugh 54 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 1: at all the pundits now are on Frank about his 55 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 1: play selection in the lack of giving it the tailor. 56 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,120 Speaker 1: But where were those guys at the end of the 57 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,320 Speaker 1: first half. No, I mean we led, you know, when 58 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: we were up twenty four. Can we talk about that 59 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 1: real quick? Can we talk about that real quick? Oh? Absolutely? 60 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: Can we put this to bed, because you gotta be 61 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: games specific. There's no way in hell, Todd Balls and 62 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 1: Bruce Arians, We're gonna let Jonathan Taylor go off in 63 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 1: this game, considering what he did the week before against 64 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. They're too good, they're too talented up front, 65 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: and fans are still talking about on talk radio. They're 66 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,120 Speaker 1: griping over the fact that Jonathan Taylor didn't run the 67 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: ball thirty times in this game. Rick, if Taylor runs 68 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: the ball thirty times against the Buccaneers, the Colts lose 69 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: by twenty, don't be mad. Don't be mad that the 70 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:31,800 Speaker 1: Colts threw it more than they ran it. Be upset 71 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 1: and disappointed over the fact that the Colts turned the 72 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:38,840 Speaker 1: ball over four times and couldn't get crucial stops on defense. 73 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: If they don't turn the ball over, they win the game. 74 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 1: And then Colts fans are saying, hey, what a great 75 00:03:44,280 --> 00:03:46,920 Speaker 1: game plan by Frank Reich. They would have won that 76 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: game by throwing the ball, which they did again with 77 00:03:49,600 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: precision in the second quarter when they built that ten 78 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: point lead. But the turnovers, those were the killer, not 79 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:57,800 Speaker 1: the play calling. I think we're talking about the wrong 80 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,160 Speaker 1: things here. Yeah, and what happened is you whitewashed the 81 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:05,360 Speaker 1: real reasons for the losses. But it's easier. It's easy 82 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: for pundits who don't really know the xs and os 83 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: of a game, don't really understand game specifics. I grew 84 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: up in an era of real game specifics. I worked 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: for the greatest game specific coach in the history of 86 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 1: the game. Who we're going to see in two weeks. 87 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 1: I mean Bill Belichick. I can remember being with him, 88 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: and we went out in Cincinnati, had a bad run defense, 89 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: and I think we ran the ball forty times. The 90 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: next week, he didn't think Pittsburgh could stop a spread, 91 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,720 Speaker 1: and he spread them fifty six times and through the 92 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: ball we won both games at great offensive performances. And 93 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:45,960 Speaker 1: in that sense, he's considered a genius for game specifics. 94 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: The other thing that really kind of irks me being 95 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,919 Speaker 1: a scientist, and I understood. I knew going in. I 96 00:04:53,080 --> 00:04:55,600 Speaker 1: talked to you, I talked on the pregame. They were 97 00:04:55,600 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: going to get in that five man double sync with 98 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:01,440 Speaker 1: the game with the safety down via back at the nose, 99 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,920 Speaker 1: who makes all the difference in the world. And you 100 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: can slam a team with numbers, you can take them away. 101 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: And I knew going in, and I knew during the 102 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: game that they were weak outside the numbers. Their corners 103 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: are their achilles heel. Matter of fact, that the first quarter, 104 00:05:17,320 --> 00:05:21,520 Speaker 1: I'm telling you, let's get working on the corner, open 105 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:23,920 Speaker 1: it up, and we finally hit the big ball to 106 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:29,400 Speaker 1: dueling the other total misrepresentation, and that's media jumping on. 107 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: You know, they're jumping on two things, turnovers in the 108 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: twenty six the twenty six passes well, first of all, 109 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: fourteen of the passes, fourteen of them were in a 110 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 1: two minute drill. That was as good a two minute 111 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,760 Speaker 1: drill as Johnny United As used to run in fifty eight. 112 00:05:45,760 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 1: I mean, we were flawless. Fourteen times we threw the ball, 113 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,719 Speaker 1: we score and Tom Brady has no time left on 114 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:57,279 Speaker 1: the clock in a second quarter. Couldn't have been better. 115 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 1: So you're really looking at twelve plays to start the 116 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: third quarter. Now let's peel the onion. Three of the 117 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,440 Speaker 1: twelve four of the twelve plays we threw the balls 118 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: to the backs, which I thought was a big thing. 119 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:13,120 Speaker 1: I thought that replaced the sweep game. We threw three 120 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 1: to Taylor, and we threw one unsuccess and now he 121 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 1: made a couple of bad throws. We threw an unsuccessful 122 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: one to Hines and he had one under throw of Taylor. 123 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: But that has nothing to do with the play calling. 124 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: Then you can argue RPOs if you want to. And 125 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: I'm not a super RPO guy on a little old school, 126 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:35,040 Speaker 1: but they believe in it, as Frank said on Monday. 127 00:06:35,240 --> 00:06:38,360 Speaker 1: And then there were four passes to the backs, which 128 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:42,920 Speaker 1: are like sweeps. The second four the RPOs I mean 129 00:06:43,000 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 1: people are forgetting. Three of them were successful. Three of 130 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: the passes were successful. He had one incomplete out of it, 131 00:06:49,440 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: and they were for substantially more than five. And then 132 00:06:53,080 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: two plays were disastrous to one was the long interception, 133 00:06:57,600 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: which I don't even think was that disastrous because like 134 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: a punt, but the sack Fumbo did change the game. 135 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: So those are the ten players which are on either 136 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: first and second first down and ten or second and 137 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,480 Speaker 1: five or less. I call those unknown unknown downs because 138 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: if you're second and twenty, Taylor's not gonna run the 139 00:07:16,360 --> 00:07:21,119 Speaker 1: ball your second in fifties and those other downs are there, 140 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: so you know, I'm not gonna I'm not gonna jump 141 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,720 Speaker 1: on that wagon. I think that's an easy out. I 142 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 1: think that's Captain obvious talking um in not understanding. And 143 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: if you look at the first half, we couldn't make 144 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: an inch against that front, and that the way they 145 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: were playing it. We had to loosen them up and 146 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,640 Speaker 1: we were very, very successful. We were successful right up 147 00:07:44,760 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: until the sack FuMB and then the sack Fumbo and 148 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 1: eight played by Gronkowski and the pass interference changed the 149 00:07:54,200 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 1: game because once they got back to twenty eight to 150 00:07:57,400 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: twenty one, okay, then basically Brady had what he felt 151 00:08:02,560 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: was important. Now he had his confidence, he had his 152 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: mojo back. But and the other thing I don't like 153 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:13,600 Speaker 1: about centering on those things is that at the you know, basically, 154 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: turnovers kill you. Turnovers absolutely kill you. There's no question 155 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,320 Speaker 1: about that. And that's atypical for us. We normally win 156 00:08:21,440 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: that battle everything else. And the other thing is we're 157 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 1: not talking about and they get exempt all the time 158 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:31,200 Speaker 1: because we'll center on these things, is our defense has 159 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: not stopped people. In the fourth quarter. We ranked number thirty, 160 00:08:36,280 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 1: number thirty in giving up points, and when it all 161 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 1: came down to it with three minutes to go, you 162 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: had to stop them, and we didn't even slow him down. 163 00:08:44,840 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: They never got to us third down. They ran it 164 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,280 Speaker 1: right down our throat. At the end. We were disorganized 165 00:08:50,320 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 1: on the touchdown. So all those factors beat us. And 166 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: to center in on those things and to call it 167 00:08:56,200 --> 00:09:01,000 Speaker 1: twenty six instead of twelve is disservice really the total disturbance, 168 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,000 Speaker 1: And you're talking about that fourth quarter the Colts this season, 169 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,760 Speaker 1: that's been a problem. They've been outscored in the final problem. 170 00:09:07,400 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 1: See my point there. My point is is at this 171 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:15,040 Speaker 1: point after twelve games, when you rank thirtieth, you can't say, well, 172 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,199 Speaker 1: Tom Brady does that, No, everybody does it to us 173 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,640 Speaker 1: today when that's why a statistic at this point in 174 00:09:21,679 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: the season is truly significant. I'm not I'm not bringing 175 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: up that to kill the defensive staff. It's just is 176 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: what it is. We have not and this has not 177 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:33,760 Speaker 1: been who we have been. Sure we have been a 178 00:09:33,800 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: good fourth quarter defense team until this year, and this 179 00:09:38,720 --> 00:09:43,200 Speaker 1: year we can't stop people in crunchtown, particularly when they 180 00:09:43,240 --> 00:09:45,920 Speaker 1: need a passing drive to win. Right. Yeah, the Colts 181 00:09:45,920 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: this season in the fourth quarter have been outscored one 182 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:52,240 Speaker 1: fourteen to seventy two. The minus forty two differential on 183 00:09:52,320 --> 00:09:55,079 Speaker 1: points in the fourth quarter ranks thirtieth, and the one 184 00:09:55,160 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 1: hundred and fourteen points allowed to your point ranks thirtieth 185 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,959 Speaker 1: as well. So yeah, again, I realized the offense turns 186 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,920 Speaker 1: the ball over four times, but the defense has to compensate. 187 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:08,800 Speaker 1: And they had been doing a good job of that 188 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 1: in the first eleven games, but on Sunday the defense 189 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,800 Speaker 1: allowed twenty four points off turnovers. Again, I get that 190 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,720 Speaker 1: they were putting some bad spots, but just not enough 191 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: plays were made. The Bucks got the ball back with 192 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: three minutes to go with a tie game, Rick, and 193 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: they moved the ball right down the field and they 194 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: didn't face a third down on that go ahead drive. No, 195 00:10:27,840 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: they hit it. They they hit a soft out on 196 00:10:30,960 --> 00:10:33,880 Speaker 1: a soft three in front of your scene. They hit 197 00:10:33,960 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: a check down for twelve yards. I mean they were 198 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: in field goal rungs. I mean before we could shake 199 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: a stick, much less run it on in. But I mean, 200 00:10:41,080 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: you know, and when you look at it, in the 201 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,560 Speaker 1: three games that have killed us this year, and the 202 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,960 Speaker 1: three games to get most talked about because they're the 203 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:52,920 Speaker 1: double digit league game, plus they're against really good football teams, 204 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: our defense has given up a ton in a fourth 205 00:10:55,160 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: quarter period period. And until we fix that, you know, 206 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,319 Speaker 1: I think the turnovers are an admiration. I don't That's 207 00:11:02,360 --> 00:11:04,199 Speaker 1: not going to happen again. Hines is not going to 208 00:11:04,320 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: drop a punt. You know, the hail Mary, I don't 209 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,959 Speaker 1: even count. I mean that's a different entity. The long one. 210 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,920 Speaker 1: I mean, that's just to throw it up. Sometimes if 211 00:11:11,920 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: you're gonna throw some deep balls, you know you can 212 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:16,920 Speaker 1: end Upton for the ball. So the two turnovers to 213 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,440 Speaker 1: kill you was Pasco, who I think is fading. I'd 214 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,680 Speaker 1: like to see Duelan more in the game, to be 215 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 1: honest with you, no disrespect is Zach, but he's just disappeared. 216 00:11:26,640 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: And then the biggest play of ball, and it was 217 00:11:29,240 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: it was part of Fisher and it was part Glowinsky 218 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: because when when Barrett beat him around the edge and 219 00:11:36,200 --> 00:11:38,040 Speaker 1: he went to step up, and I didn't see this 220 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: quite clearly at the game, Glowinsky got crushed right back 221 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: into him. There was no place for him to go, 222 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:46,320 Speaker 1: and then you know, everything happened from there, the three 223 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 1: players I talked about, And so learn from it. I 224 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: don't think we are not a turnover team offensively. Just 225 00:11:52,880 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 1: learn from it, and let's just figure out we might 226 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,679 Speaker 1: have to help Fisher a little bit when we get 227 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 1: to Judean and New England, or we get to Chris 228 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: Jones at Arizona. You know, I'm always how do you 229 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 1: fix it? It's very easy to identify the problem that 230 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: you got to fix it is the key. All right. 231 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 1: That's Rick vent Urry. I'm Matt Taylor. And with a 232 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: lot of back and forth here so far on inside Football, 233 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:19,080 Speaker 1: the Colts are six and six ricks. So let's turn 234 00:12:19,160 --> 00:12:21,480 Speaker 1: the page and let's talk about how the Colts go 235 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:24,280 Speaker 1: back over five hundred up next to the Houston Texans. 236 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 1: And they've already played the Colts once this season. The 237 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 1: Colts came out on top thirty one to three back 238 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: in week number six. Houston two and nine on the season. 239 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: But they do have a new quarterback now and Tyrod 240 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: Taylor who was injured the first time the Colts saw 241 00:12:38,440 --> 00:12:41,360 Speaker 1: the Texans at Lucas Oil Stadium, and they're playing much 242 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,160 Speaker 1: better on defense lately. We'll talk about that. They are 243 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: thriving on takeaways lately. They beat the Titans two weeks 244 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,000 Speaker 1: ago on the road, but then they follow that up 245 00:12:50,040 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: with a home loss to the Jets last Sunday. Rick, 246 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: So it's kind of hard to make sense of the 247 00:12:54,600 --> 00:12:57,160 Speaker 1: Texans on the big picture. Well it is, but I 248 00:12:57,480 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 1: do think, you know, and again, I think this is 249 00:12:59,559 --> 00:13:01,640 Speaker 1: one of those games. If we play our a game 250 00:13:01,960 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: and they play their a game, we win. The way 251 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,920 Speaker 1: that an upset can happen is if you're flat, if 252 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:11,480 Speaker 1: you if you don't have your a game and you 253 00:13:11,600 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: let them hang on the vine. Now I expect a 254 00:13:15,320 --> 00:13:19,120 Speaker 1: tougher game from Houston this time because I think in 255 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:21,880 Speaker 1: looking at the tape, you know, and I will give 256 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 1: you some statistics that will bear this out. But some 257 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: of their big picture statistics are so bad you say 258 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 1: to yourself, you know, how the hell could they ever 259 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,160 Speaker 1: do it? You know, thirty second in scoring, thirty second, 260 00:13:32,480 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: total offense, passing thirty one, rush thirty two. You say, 261 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: how could this team beat you? Well, here's the issue. 262 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: This is a classic team that is still playing hard 263 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 1: with coach Collie. I will give him credit. They have 264 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 1: really played hard the last month. You really saw it 265 00:13:48,679 --> 00:13:52,439 Speaker 1: in Nashville two weeks ago. Now, the other reason that 266 00:13:52,520 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: they're more of a threat is they are a different 267 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,960 Speaker 1: team with Tyrod Taylor. Now, you got to take Sunday's 268 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 1: game out of it. Tyrod Taylor had only four starts 269 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,560 Speaker 1: because of the injury in the two. In the four 270 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:08,880 Speaker 1: starts that he's had this year, he's had their two 271 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: and two two wins, two losses. He also they have 272 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: averaged twenty two plus points a game, when in fact 273 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: they're overall average is fourteen nine and then number three, 274 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,600 Speaker 1: they've gained over three hundred yards in the four to 275 00:14:25,720 --> 00:14:29,240 Speaker 1: get into five games that Florida, the five games that 276 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: he's played. This is a very underrated kid. He's gone 277 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 1: back and forth with different teams. But just keep this 278 00:14:36,480 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: in mind when you get ready, and I want my 279 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: team to know this. This kid in a career has 280 00:14:41,920 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: ten thousand, six hundred plus yards passing. Now listen to this. 281 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 1: His td ratio to picks is fifty nine TV tds 282 00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: twenty four picks. He has also run for one thousand, 283 00:14:54,520 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: nine hundred and eighty six with nineteen rushing tds. This 284 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: is a kid that is kind of a poor man's 285 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,680 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson. I'm not saying that he's that talent, but 286 00:15:05,760 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 1: he's a guy that can stress you with NCAA plays. 287 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:12,560 Speaker 1: He can escape. He's not a he's not a stationary 288 00:15:12,600 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 1: target like Mills was in that first game. You know 289 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: a rookie. This guy's been around, He's won a lot 290 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:22,040 Speaker 1: of games for people. He's just always been considered because 291 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,200 Speaker 1: of his stature, that backup guy. That guy can get 292 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: you through a couple of games. Well, that's the problem. 293 00:15:27,640 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 1: He can get you through a couple of games. And 294 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: you know, teams like this, when they have a few 295 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: skill guys, they become threats. They've got a couple of 296 00:15:35,880 --> 00:15:40,480 Speaker 1: decent running backs. They really do a Birkhead, you know, 297 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: the ex Bengal, the ex Patriot, you know, and we'll 298 00:15:43,880 --> 00:15:47,160 Speaker 1: get into this. He's kind of a reckless downhill runner, 299 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:51,040 Speaker 1: and David Johnson is a very good all purpose runner receiver. 300 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: They got a couple of guys there, and then Brandon 301 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: Cooks are a very very good receiver. We found that 302 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: out last time. Even though they had often to go 303 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: with him, he's still caught nine balls and you know, 304 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,960 Speaker 1: he's having a really good year despite the rest of it. 305 00:16:06,080 --> 00:16:10,400 Speaker 1: So you know, now they've got three guys there on offense, 306 00:16:10,560 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 1: or actually four if you put the two running backs. Together. 307 00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:17,280 Speaker 1: Now they have a putret. The reason that they're losing 308 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: is their offensive line is horrific. And I'll get into that. 309 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:24,720 Speaker 1: That's but see, sometimes an athlete like this, because he 310 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: can sprint out, he can run the option, can make 311 00:16:26,960 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: you look better and then overall their defense is better 312 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 1: because you know, and I ripped it when we got 313 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:35,600 Speaker 1: ready to play him and they were awful and lovey 314 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: Smith to his credit, and he's you know, he's he 315 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: runs kind of our system of defense. But he's made 316 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 1: a lot of tweaks since that game. When they gave 317 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 1: up those big chunk plays Uncovered two. They couldn't stop 318 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 1: the run Uncovered two. If you look at them now, 319 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 1: they're when they do play Covered two, they're playing a 320 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 1: lot harder jamming matching. They're playing a lot more what 321 00:16:57,120 --> 00:17:00,080 Speaker 1: we call quarters matching. They're playing a lot more or 322 00:17:00,160 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: man to man free. Now they don't have a bunch 323 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:07,000 Speaker 1: of talent, but just schematically alone, they're gonna make you 324 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 1: earn it more than we did in the first I mean, 325 00:17:09,280 --> 00:17:11,639 Speaker 1: it was just picking cherries. It was a turkey shoot 326 00:17:11,720 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 1: really in that first game. And they've got some young talent. Greenerd, 327 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:19,280 Speaker 1: you know, is really a good left end. I mean, 328 00:17:19,320 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: I think he has eight sacks and then Martin had 329 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 1: a couple last week off the other edge. You know, 330 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:29,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's just kind of amazing. The 331 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: kid that's really playing good for him is Groogier Hill 332 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:37,520 Speaker 1: making a lot of plays, and their secondary's gotten better. 333 00:17:37,600 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 1: Murray's making a lot of plays. And the guy that 334 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: truly helped him is Desmond King, the corner who's healthy now. 335 00:17:43,840 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: He had a couple of interceptions against Tennessee. So you know, 336 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:50,760 Speaker 1: just to me, you know, they're still playing hard. You know, 337 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 1: this is homecoming for them, this is their super Bowl. 338 00:17:54,520 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: If they could upset us in Texas, I just expect 339 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: a better, better structured, better overall team. We're gonna look 340 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:06,560 Speaker 1: at here this week. All right, let's get out the blueprints. 341 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 1: Let's find out how the Colts win this game. Right 342 00:18:09,080 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: before the bye. Let's talk about the Texans on offense again. 343 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,880 Speaker 1: Now gotta buy Tyrod Taylor at quarterback. The Texans are 344 00:18:15,960 --> 00:18:19,000 Speaker 1: dead last in the NFL and scoring, putting up less 345 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 1: than fifteen points per game. They've been held to under 346 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:25,560 Speaker 1: fourteen points six games this season, including only three against 347 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: the Colts way back in Week number six. Rick. They 348 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:32,959 Speaker 1: are thirty second and rushing thirty first and passing. They 349 00:18:33,000 --> 00:18:35,679 Speaker 1: have the second most punts in the NFL because they 350 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: go three and out almost thirty percent of the time 351 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 1: on offense, which is the highest rate in the NFL. 352 00:18:41,760 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 1: Skill Wise, Brandon Cooks at receiver, He's having a really 353 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,240 Speaker 1: nice year. But other than that, not too many playmakers 354 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: on that offensive unit. It's hard to see the Texans 355 00:18:51,040 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 1: consistently moving the ball on the Colts in this game, Rick, 356 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 1: despite the fact that they do have Taylor at quarterback. Now, no, 357 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: I think you're right, but I think what you've got 358 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:04,280 Speaker 1: you've got to instill in your defense, okay, is that 359 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:07,560 Speaker 1: there's a big difference in the five games Tyrod Taylor 360 00:19:07,640 --> 00:19:11,120 Speaker 1: plays and the rest of those ties. There's a huge difference. 361 00:19:11,160 --> 00:19:14,280 Speaker 1: I mean, like I said, in four of the five games. 362 00:19:14,680 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 1: And I'm only bringing this up then because I believe 363 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: when you coach your team and you approach your team 364 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:21,479 Speaker 1: in a game like this, you have to approach it 365 00:19:21,560 --> 00:19:24,680 Speaker 1: and you have to show your team how this team 366 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:27,399 Speaker 1: can be at their best, not at their worst. If 367 00:19:27,400 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: they're at their worst, it's not going to be an issue. 368 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:32,359 Speaker 1: But you've got to show them how they have upset people. 369 00:19:32,800 --> 00:19:36,360 Speaker 1: And with him at quarterback, they're two and three. They 370 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:38,879 Speaker 1: were two and two going into last week, you know, 371 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 1: as opposed to as bad as it looks. He had 372 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:47,159 Speaker 1: a seventy five point three QBR against the Titans just 373 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:51,040 Speaker 1: two weeks ago. Now, that's a humongously high QBR. I 374 00:19:51,080 --> 00:19:53,760 Speaker 1: gave you all his stats before, and in four of 375 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:57,040 Speaker 1: the five that he's quarterback, they've scored twenty two pless, 376 00:19:57,080 --> 00:20:00,760 Speaker 1: so that the stat is a little bit destroy if 377 00:20:00,760 --> 00:20:02,679 Speaker 1: you think about Taylor, I just have a lot of 378 00:20:02,720 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: respect for that kid. I just think that kid's really 379 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,840 Speaker 1: good and he you know, he gives you problems. They 380 00:20:07,920 --> 00:20:11,160 Speaker 1: run the NCAA stuff with him that they did with Mills. 381 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:15,360 Speaker 1: You know that is zone reads, zone keeps, naked bootlegs, 382 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:19,480 Speaker 1: option plays, sprint out passes. I mean, you know, they 383 00:20:19,480 --> 00:20:22,000 Speaker 1: can get on the edge and that's been our waterloo. 384 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,520 Speaker 1: We I didn't even talk about that and my rant earlier, 385 00:20:24,560 --> 00:20:27,080 Speaker 1: but we have a terrible time on the edge. And 386 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: this guy's another edge type of guy. Uh. You know, 387 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,200 Speaker 1: they got a couple of decent running backs and obviously 388 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:37,520 Speaker 1: one good receiver. I think the most important thing here's 389 00:20:37,680 --> 00:20:40,680 Speaker 1: here's the key must and the big The big three 390 00:20:40,720 --> 00:20:43,920 Speaker 1: are the first three. Okay, first of all, you have 391 00:20:44,000 --> 00:20:47,840 Speaker 1: to stop the runners cold. Okay, you can't let them 392 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:50,959 Speaker 1: get any daylight. And what you really got to do 393 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,600 Speaker 1: is you really have to know both eber Fluss and 394 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:56,640 Speaker 1: the team which running backs in the game, because when 395 00:20:56,640 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: Burke head number twenty eight is in the game. They're 396 00:20:59,320 --> 00:21:02,680 Speaker 1: gonna run right at you. They're gonna run, tackle the tackle. 397 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:07,200 Speaker 1: He's a reckless thruster that will will take it north 398 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,600 Speaker 1: and south. He's had good moments in this league. Throw 399 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 1: out his yards per carry with this offensive line. Just 400 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 1: look at him what he has done at times in 401 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,159 Speaker 1: the past, and we have to be very good. You 402 00:21:19,240 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: got to play him from inside out with Johnson. Just 403 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,960 Speaker 1: the office is Johnson is a finesse back, David Johnson. 404 00:21:27,400 --> 00:21:31,679 Speaker 1: He's there also their pass back on third down. He 405 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: may be best, actually, Matt when they split him out. 406 00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 1: He's one of those backs that can split outside the 407 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:41,440 Speaker 1: formation and actually run some routes. And to me, that's 408 00:21:41,440 --> 00:21:43,679 Speaker 1: when I've seen him at his best. You know, I've 409 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: seen him turn down blitzers. He's disgusting at times. And 410 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: I'll get into that with the with the with the 411 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: rush plan because you know they their backs don't do 412 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,960 Speaker 1: a very good job on blitz pick up. But number one, 413 00:21:57,080 --> 00:22:01,280 Speaker 1: stop them cold. Okay, if you off the run, if 414 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:03,960 Speaker 1: you stop the run in and I'll get into the 415 00:22:04,000 --> 00:22:07,680 Speaker 1: other and the edge on Taylor. Now, you're gonna make 416 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: the worst offensive line and I'm not backing off that. 417 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:15,119 Speaker 1: In football, you know, toon soul isn't playing. You know, 418 00:22:15,160 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: they've had to They've had to move guys out. You know, 419 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,159 Speaker 1: they had to move Howard out to tackle. They are 420 00:22:21,200 --> 00:22:24,480 Speaker 1: desperate and they are bad, and you what you want 421 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,280 Speaker 1: to do is you want to take away that running 422 00:22:26,320 --> 00:22:28,600 Speaker 1: game and that edge and you want to make them 423 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:32,680 Speaker 1: throw all day and protect number two. You got to 424 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: control Taylor both as a passer and a runner. Again, 425 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: think of him as a poor man's Deshaun Deshaun Watson. 426 00:22:41,720 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 1: He can run all those college players, So you have 427 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,280 Speaker 1: to have the answer. We've been pretty good at that 428 00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:50,880 Speaker 1: against those running quarterbacks. We've actually been pretty good, including Jackson. 429 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:53,879 Speaker 1: I mean we've done a good job. And then you know, 430 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,600 Speaker 1: control his scramble ability. I mean he had a couple 431 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,800 Speaker 1: of touchdowns last week. He again he said at nineteen 432 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 1: rushing touchdown. So this kid can get it in the 433 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:08,200 Speaker 1: end zone himself. Again, take away that edge game, all 434 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:11,520 Speaker 1: that NCAA stuff, and then get after him. You know, 435 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:14,199 Speaker 1: he does play short at times. They list him at 436 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: six one. I've never thought he was quite that. He 437 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: gets a lot of you know, batted passes and trust me, 438 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 1: he's under siege with this quarterback. But you know, understand, 439 00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,719 Speaker 1: this is a very very good athlete who's not awed 440 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,080 Speaker 1: by Sunday. This guy's played a million starts and then 441 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,040 Speaker 1: you know at the end of the day. And I 442 00:23:34,040 --> 00:23:36,639 Speaker 1: always talk about this, and it's one of my criticisms, 443 00:23:37,080 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think you always have to have a 444 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 1: plan for their best guy, their top guy, and that's Cooks, 445 00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: I mean, and particularly with Amndola. I just saw that 446 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: he's out for a month. They were kind of getting 447 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,720 Speaker 1: him back into the game at the slot. They're gonna 448 00:23:51,760 --> 00:23:55,200 Speaker 1: move Cooks all over. I mean, he's got sixty two catches, 449 00:23:55,640 --> 00:23:59,200 Speaker 1: three TD seven H four. He'd not a speed merchant, 450 00:23:59,200 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: but he is really a classic route runner. He did 451 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:05,520 Speaker 1: get over the top last week. You know, he can 452 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,359 Speaker 1: play outside, he can play inside, and with a Mendola out, 453 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: I mean, he's gonna have even more burden on him 454 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:16,640 Speaker 1: because he's not surrounded with other guys. So in the end, 455 00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,520 Speaker 1: you have to have a plan for him. And that 456 00:24:18,640 --> 00:24:21,119 Speaker 1: doesn't mean that I don't know, I'm not saying that 457 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,680 Speaker 1: you double him every down, but when you get to 458 00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:26,720 Speaker 1: crunch time, he certainly can't if you get if you're 459 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,719 Speaker 1: tight in the fourth quarter, don't let him beat him. 460 00:24:28,920 --> 00:24:32,400 Speaker 1: Just like when you play the Bucks, don't let Grunkowski free. 461 00:24:32,440 --> 00:24:34,280 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not gonna double him every down, but 462 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,480 Speaker 1: don't give him free access into the into your day 463 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,440 Speaker 1: all day long. I mean, that's just the borders on 464 00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:45,240 Speaker 1: being disgraceful. Number four. Number four in terms of your 465 00:24:45,359 --> 00:24:48,480 Speaker 1: must here this week is you know, there are a 466 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 1: couple of role players that have come on a little bit. 467 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: It seems like Taylor has more confidence. They're trying to 468 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: get the young rookie Collins the big receivers kind of 469 00:24:58,080 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: a kind of a little bit like Pittman Nicolly out 470 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,159 Speaker 1: of Michigan. He reminds me of Pittman, and you know 471 00:25:04,200 --> 00:25:06,640 Speaker 1: he they like to isolate him on the week's side. 472 00:25:06,720 --> 00:25:08,840 Speaker 1: If you come over and play a trip for instance, 473 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:11,440 Speaker 1: you know a little bit like a poor man's Evans. 474 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:14,440 Speaker 1: It just seems like that Taylor will try to get 475 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:17,200 Speaker 1: him the ball. And then the other kid that's kind 476 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,840 Speaker 1: of making a little bit of a run is another rookie, 477 00:25:20,920 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 1: is the Jordan kid, the tight end out of Miami, 478 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: and they kind they're kind of using him occasionally. You know, 479 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:30,800 Speaker 1: they'll split three receivers to a side, isolate him back 480 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: on the week's side. They'll run him in the slot 481 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:36,360 Speaker 1: and run a little option routes. And I also get 482 00:25:36,359 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: the feeling that all of a sudden, either the coaching 483 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:43,520 Speaker 1: staff or probably more importantly, I think Taylor is really 484 00:25:43,560 --> 00:25:46,240 Speaker 1: trying to get him the ball now. The fifth must 485 00:25:46,800 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 1: and this is a must, and this is why establishing 486 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 1: the lead in this game, and don't give him any 487 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: reason to breathe or to live is we have to 488 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:59,560 Speaker 1: kill their offensive line and protection. They've moved Howard, who's 489 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 1: ad guard to left tackle now without tounsl They've been 490 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:07,400 Speaker 1: through three guys and he struggles. Heck is a backup, 491 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,200 Speaker 1: so you're really playing with two backups on the edge. 492 00:26:10,600 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: Their interior is awful. Taylor now has been inserted the 493 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: left tackle. I have no idea where he's from. I'd 494 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:19,560 Speaker 1: have to look up the reader's digest to find him. 495 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,399 Speaker 1: Morrissey at center, McCray at the at the right guard. 496 00:26:23,560 --> 00:26:27,440 Speaker 1: That is the worst inside trio in a decade. Okay, 497 00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,000 Speaker 1: so you know you've got to be able to get ahead, 498 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: set the edge and just attack those guys. Just get 499 00:26:33,040 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: three on three and get out for him. The other 500 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,360 Speaker 1: thing is they cannot handle stunts or blitzes. If you 501 00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,840 Speaker 1: get up in sugar and you give them double sinks 502 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:47,000 Speaker 1: or looks that look like inside overloads, they will turn down. 503 00:26:47,080 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: And that kid gets hit off the edge constantly. So 504 00:26:50,160 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: you know this is a game. Overload that inside. Bring 505 00:26:53,720 --> 00:26:56,880 Speaker 1: it up in there, set the edge, and then occasionally 506 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:00,000 Speaker 1: overload and blitch your safeties and nickels off the edge 507 00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: and it'll be a crucifixion. So those are the key 508 00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: things you have to do on defense. The readers digest 509 00:27:06,440 --> 00:27:08,639 Speaker 1: I haven't read one of those in about twenty years. 510 00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: That's awesome. They have good, clean jokes in there. I 511 00:27:11,800 --> 00:27:14,879 Speaker 1: subscribe simply when I have to make public speeches, I 512 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:19,280 Speaker 1: get some of my funny stuff out of there. I 513 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:23,360 Speaker 1: love peeling back your onion, man, always. There's so many layers. 514 00:27:23,760 --> 00:27:29,000 Speaker 1: It's so freaking awesome. All right, let's switch over to 515 00:27:29,040 --> 00:27:32,280 Speaker 1: the defense. That's obviously the stronger of the two units. 516 00:27:32,359 --> 00:27:35,320 Speaker 1: Right now, for the Texans, they're giving up twenty six 517 00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 1: points per game on this season, but like I said, Rick, 518 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: they're playing much better lately. In the last three games 519 00:27:41,280 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: they're giving up only seventeen points per game, including thirteen 520 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 1: to the Titans and a win a couple of weeks ago. 521 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,200 Speaker 1: And just like the Colts, they've been feasting on takeaways 522 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: to stay in these games. They have twenty takeaways for 523 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: the year, that's fifth in the NFL. But they have 524 00:27:55,359 --> 00:27:58,640 Speaker 1: eleven takeaways on defense in the last three games, including 525 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:02,679 Speaker 1: five against Tennessee. Jonathan Grenard having a really good season 526 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,080 Speaker 1: at defensive end. He's got eight sacks. Camu gruge Hill, 527 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: he's a good player at linebacker, he's emerging. He's got 528 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: seven tackles for loss on the year. And then Justin Reid, 529 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: he's always a good player at safety, but he did 530 00:28:14,480 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: not play last week because he violated team rules. He 531 00:28:17,480 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: got into an argument with head coach David Coley in 532 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: a team meeting last week, so he got set down. 533 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: So tell us more about the Texans on defense and 534 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,359 Speaker 1: what challenges they pose to this Colts offense in the 535 00:28:28,400 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: second go round here. Yeah, I absolutely slaughtered him when 536 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:33,280 Speaker 1: we got ready to play him the first time, and 537 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,800 Speaker 1: I was right. But I will say that they have 538 00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:40,120 Speaker 1: made some significant changes tactically and some of their young 539 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,600 Speaker 1: kids are coming on a little bit. And I would 540 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:46,880 Speaker 1: say that the defense though still not ford them. Formidable 541 00:28:47,520 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: is definitely. If you look at their stats, they're almost 542 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: all on an upward trajection. Okay, if you look at 543 00:28:53,160 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: their past defense, you know they've gone from like twenty 544 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 1: seventh to fifteen. You know, in sacks, they've gone from 545 00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,280 Speaker 1: eighteen to fifteen and a lot of those have been 546 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: in the last month. And so you know, and as 547 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: you said, you know they're kind of a poor man's Colts. 548 00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 1: It's the it's the same system basically that plays with 549 00:29:13,240 --> 00:29:16,680 Speaker 1: a lot of vision. So the twenty turnovers, you know, 550 00:29:16,760 --> 00:29:19,040 Speaker 1: really is he has them at one of the top 551 00:29:19,080 --> 00:29:22,719 Speaker 1: teams in the league. It's their survival mechanism, you know, 552 00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:26,120 Speaker 1: very much like the Colts are. So you know, it's 553 00:29:26,160 --> 00:29:29,600 Speaker 1: gonna you're gonna have to earn separation. Uh, you're gonna 554 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,000 Speaker 1: have to earn your yard. It's it's not I don't believe. 555 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: I don't believe it'll come as easy as it did, 556 00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:38,400 Speaker 1: and I hope it does. You know, that would be great. 557 00:29:38,440 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: But they've made some some strategics, you know, changes. As 558 00:29:42,000 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: I said before, they're playing they're covered two a lot 559 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: harder now with tight jams on the outside, and they're 560 00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,800 Speaker 1: starting to match people underneath. They're not just running out 561 00:29:51,800 --> 00:29:54,960 Speaker 1: of there the spots, and that's made them tougher. A 562 00:29:54,960 --> 00:29:59,000 Speaker 1: lot of quarters in quarter quarter half, you know, which 563 00:29:59,560 --> 00:30:02,680 Speaker 1: also they match underneath, and then just some more band 564 00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 1: demand one hole. And so what that's done is it's 565 00:30:05,560 --> 00:30:07,760 Speaker 1: just made it harder for you to work in there, 566 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:09,920 Speaker 1: and it's bought a little bit of time. I always 567 00:30:09,920 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: say that nobody understands what I say, but a lot 568 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,720 Speaker 1: of times if you close the passing lanes quick and 569 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 1: you make the quarterback hold it a little bit, that 570 00:30:19,200 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: gives your rush that extra step. Sometimes it's just a mellisecond, 571 00:30:23,720 --> 00:30:26,440 Speaker 1: but it really matters. And you know when you look 572 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:28,800 Speaker 1: at them though, it's still to the core, a lot 573 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: of cover three, a lot of single high on early 574 00:30:31,760 --> 00:30:35,320 Speaker 1: down with pressures from the nickel or the safety, you know, 575 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,440 Speaker 1: and then you know in second and long it was 576 00:30:37,520 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: pressure cover two, cover one, and again the twenty takeaway 577 00:30:42,200 --> 00:30:47,000 Speaker 1: is significant, and also the sack total up recently is 578 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: extremely good. Now, I think you know, they're very basic 579 00:30:51,720 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: up front. Other than some perimeter blitzes, they're in over 580 00:30:55,160 --> 00:30:59,120 Speaker 1: almost every down and they are still in my opinion, 581 00:30:59,520 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: they're really average to below average inside. I still think 582 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:06,880 Speaker 1: that they're really you can pound right at them, pound 583 00:31:06,920 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: at Cunningham. I don't think there's any doubt that you 584 00:31:10,680 --> 00:31:13,200 Speaker 1: can get after this team. You know, we had that 585 00:31:13,440 --> 00:31:17,200 Speaker 1: huge game, uh you know rushing. I mean Jonathan had 586 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 1: the big run, uh you know, but he had he 587 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:23,000 Speaker 1: had a monster game. We had a monster game totally 588 00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:26,600 Speaker 1: against them, uh in the in the first game. And 589 00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,200 Speaker 1: I think that can happen again. I think you pound 590 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,400 Speaker 1: the bubble and then you expect them to stunt to 591 00:31:32,440 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: stop it, very much like the Colts do. And that's 592 00:31:35,440 --> 00:31:37,480 Speaker 1: why the Colts get beat on the edge so much. 593 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: They're always bringing their ends down inside and teams simply 594 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:44,000 Speaker 1: take the bubble, run and bounce it to the edge. 595 00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: And we've got to be ready to do that because 596 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:50,240 Speaker 1: that's their method of stopping it. You're exactly right. Grew 597 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:53,360 Speaker 1: your hill. He has been really a playmaker. He's got 598 00:31:53,440 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: stripped sacks, picks, passes defended. Murray. You're right, you know 599 00:31:58,040 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: Reid did not play, but Murray's all also been a playmaker. 600 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: Mitchell two interceptions number twenty five, he's there one corner obviously, 601 00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:11,080 Speaker 1: two picks versus the Titans. I think Thomas is solid 602 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:14,520 Speaker 1: at the nickel. Their biggest weakness in the coverage element 603 00:32:15,040 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: is their corner, their two corner Mitchell number thirty nine, 604 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: and they really tried to play Lonnie Johnson. He had 605 00:32:21,080 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: been at safety. They've kind of moved him back to corner, 606 00:32:23,920 --> 00:32:26,120 Speaker 1: and I wouldn't be surprised if they make that change 607 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: before we play him. There's no real ambient front. Guys 608 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: play after play. But you've aptly said Greener absolutely really 609 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:39,560 Speaker 1: having a good young career with eight sacks, and Martin 610 00:32:39,640 --> 00:32:42,600 Speaker 1: looked very good last week off the edge, off the right. 611 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:47,160 Speaker 1: So they've got two I think legitimate edge guys Blaylock 612 00:32:47,240 --> 00:32:51,040 Speaker 1: and Collins. They don't play consistently, but if they get 613 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 1: some momentum they can. They can get after you again Greener, Martin, Grugier, 614 00:32:58,160 --> 00:33:02,680 Speaker 1: Hill and King and Murder the guys that really beat 615 00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: you again. We can pound them into bubble. I think 616 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,880 Speaker 1: we can read their coverage, even though they've improved it. 617 00:33:09,360 --> 00:33:12,600 Speaker 1: You can look almost down the first step. Their safeties 618 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,400 Speaker 1: will tell you what they're in, whether they're in two, 619 00:33:14,560 --> 00:33:17,120 Speaker 1: four or some form of three or man. I mean 620 00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:20,360 Speaker 1: you can you can. You know they're very predictable on 621 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:23,440 Speaker 1: the first step. Again, if you also give them some 622 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:27,600 Speaker 1: slots or some speeds, get your wide receivers over, Lovey 623 00:33:27,680 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 1: will he'll bring his corners over. If it's man to 624 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 1: man if its zone, they'll stay home. So you can 625 00:33:32,360 --> 00:33:34,800 Speaker 1: get a lot of things. I still think they're a 626 00:33:34,800 --> 00:33:38,760 Speaker 1: soft front team, and I don't think that's changed, you know, 627 00:33:38,800 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 1: I think overall they're a poor grab tackling team. I 628 00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:46,120 Speaker 1: think big players will be there. And I always say 629 00:33:46,160 --> 00:33:48,680 Speaker 1: when you play a team like this, you know, think 630 00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: think touchdowns, not first downs on the must Now this 631 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:56,120 Speaker 1: is a different game again, this is this is not 632 00:33:56,320 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: like Tampa. Now they've got we've got to make them improve. 633 00:33:59,480 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: They can start Taylor. This is, you know, more like 634 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: we played two weeks ago. He broke their back in 635 00:34:05,560 --> 00:34:08,040 Speaker 1: October one hundred forty five, he had a ten four. 636 00:34:08,280 --> 00:34:10,399 Speaker 1: Of course, the you know, the big eighty three yard 637 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:13,279 Speaker 1: run made a difference, and they have to stunt and 638 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:16,400 Speaker 1: blitz to stop the run, which opens them up for 639 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,080 Speaker 1: big plays on the edge and down the field. Just 640 00:34:19,160 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: to attack them and maul them. They're under talented in 641 00:34:23,520 --> 00:34:27,279 Speaker 1: the front and they're limited. Number two. You want to 642 00:34:27,320 --> 00:34:30,799 Speaker 1: attack their pass coverage. A couple of different ways. One, 643 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,360 Speaker 1: they still play a lot of simple zone on first down. 644 00:34:34,880 --> 00:34:38,560 Speaker 1: There you want real quick rhythm passes and work into 645 00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,279 Speaker 1: the in the cover two holes that is down the 646 00:34:41,320 --> 00:34:45,120 Speaker 1: middle or on the outside, which I call this adjustment team, 647 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: which is in between the corner and the safety. Those 648 00:34:48,200 --> 00:34:51,920 Speaker 1: are the vulnerabilities there. You know again, I think you 649 00:34:51,960 --> 00:34:55,759 Speaker 1: can read their coverage very quickly. You may force them 650 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:58,160 Speaker 1: to play a lot of man to man and load 651 00:34:58,200 --> 00:35:00,759 Speaker 1: the box. And if you do that, then you have 652 00:35:00,840 --> 00:35:04,960 Speaker 1: to earn separation and win. I like play action against them. 653 00:35:05,520 --> 00:35:07,600 Speaker 1: Run the ball, run the ball, run the ball, and 654 00:35:07,640 --> 00:35:10,400 Speaker 1: then play action. They've got to commit at you, guys 655 00:35:10,400 --> 00:35:12,839 Speaker 1: to stop the run. There's no way they cannot do that. 656 00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:16,879 Speaker 1: And with being a zone team, even if you're trying 657 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:20,279 Speaker 1: to match you, if you give play action, it freezes 658 00:35:20,320 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 1: people and they can't get out of there. They really can't. 659 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:27,640 Speaker 1: And so I think play action is there anything When 660 00:35:27,680 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: you're playing against a team that is not real talented, 661 00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:34,399 Speaker 1: and particularly in the front seven, you want to do 662 00:35:34,480 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: things that separate players, to separate the front from the 663 00:35:38,080 --> 00:35:41,400 Speaker 1: back or the inside from the outside. Now two things 664 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:46,840 Speaker 1: separate players With Tampa, I mean, excuse me, with Texans. 665 00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:51,840 Speaker 1: Number one is if you play action that freezes seven 666 00:35:51,880 --> 00:35:54,680 Speaker 1: and that separates the front from the back end, big 667 00:35:54,719 --> 00:35:57,760 Speaker 1: big huge holes in there, and then the screen passes 668 00:35:57,800 --> 00:36:01,640 Speaker 1: on the outside, you know, because in that situation, you 669 00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,759 Speaker 1: know you've got a lot of guys inside boom, you 670 00:36:03,800 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 1: get it outside. Get them in a space game, make 671 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: make them tackle in space. I think number four, and 672 00:36:11,000 --> 00:36:14,840 Speaker 1: this this is really important, is they play a little 673 00:36:14,840 --> 00:36:17,839 Speaker 1: bit better if you look at them statistically all season long, 674 00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:20,480 Speaker 1: they play a little bit better defending the red zone 675 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: because they they're they're limited athleticism, The red zone is tighter, 676 00:36:25,239 --> 00:36:27,440 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of more area that they have 677 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:30,399 Speaker 1: to defend. So I think we really have to think 678 00:36:30,440 --> 00:36:32,960 Speaker 1: that we have got to win one on one in 679 00:36:33,160 --> 00:36:37,399 Speaker 1: every in every situation, whether it's run past, and it's 680 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:40,319 Speaker 1: going to all be about executive. This is about execution, 681 00:36:40,480 --> 00:36:43,080 Speaker 1: not tricking them. And then I think the last thing, 682 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:44,719 Speaker 1: and I think this is really critical and we did 683 00:36:44,760 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: a great job of this in the first game, and 684 00:36:47,719 --> 00:36:53,960 Speaker 1: I think this still doesn't change. Think explosive plays, Think explosives. 685 00:36:54,560 --> 00:37:00,000 Speaker 1: It's explosive plays. Yeah, Yeah, we had we had big 686 00:37:00,120 --> 00:37:03,439 Speaker 1: bombs against Covered two. We had the eighty three yard run. 687 00:37:03,520 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: We had several plays over twenty and they don't tackle well. Period. 688 00:37:08,040 --> 00:37:11,480 Speaker 1: They don't angle well, they don't tackle well. So my 689 00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: thing is, when you have that ball in your hand, 690 00:37:14,680 --> 00:37:18,919 Speaker 1: you have that mindset, just think touchdown, not first down. 691 00:37:18,960 --> 00:37:21,360 Speaker 1: And if we do that, I think we'll continue to 692 00:37:21,360 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 1: get big plays. That's good stuff on the blueprints offense, defense, 693 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,160 Speaker 1: On the Colts and their quest to knock off the 694 00:37:28,200 --> 00:37:30,920 Speaker 1: Texans for the fourth straight time and sweep the season 695 00:37:31,000 --> 00:37:34,399 Speaker 1: series for the second year in a row. And closing here, Rick, 696 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 1: I think if I'm a player for the Colts, my 697 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:40,359 Speaker 1: motto this week would be one more and let's go 698 00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:44,760 Speaker 1: right one more game before the buy thirteen brutal games 699 00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:47,359 Speaker 1: here without a week off. Let's roll it out one 700 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:50,480 Speaker 1: more time. Let's toughen up one more time, let's go 701 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:52,919 Speaker 1: get the job done, and then have a much much 702 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,080 Speaker 1: needed week off. Let's get healthy. But at the same time, 703 00:37:56,160 --> 00:37:59,240 Speaker 1: take nothing for granted, because if the Colts lose this game, 704 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 1: it's really really damaging to their playoff hopes. From here 705 00:38:02,880 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: on out, it's playoff football because of how much these 706 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,879 Speaker 1: games mean to your hopes of playing football. In late 707 00:38:08,960 --> 00:38:12,480 Speaker 1: January and February. You're absolutely right. Now just a reverse. 708 00:38:12,560 --> 00:38:16,120 Speaker 1: You're thinking even and I agree with you, total one. 709 00:38:16,280 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: You got to treat every game now. This is de 710 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,399 Speaker 1: facto playoffs. Once thanks giving us here for us. These 711 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:24,560 Speaker 1: are playoff games, honest to God. And that's why I 712 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: emphasize the danger in a team. They're more dangerous with 713 00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:31,520 Speaker 1: Tyronn Taylor. Their defense is a little bit better. They 714 00:38:31,560 --> 00:38:33,319 Speaker 1: all they want to do is hang in on you, 715 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,320 Speaker 1: hang in on you, and then try to play sixteen minutes. 716 00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:39,040 Speaker 1: We've got to go in there, like you say, and 717 00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:42,920 Speaker 1: with a take it mentality, come out ready on fire. 718 00:38:43,000 --> 00:38:45,279 Speaker 1: We're the attacker. We're not going in there just to 719 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,480 Speaker 1: take it away from We're going in there to destroy 720 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,719 Speaker 1: them and take away their will early. If you can 721 00:38:50,880 --> 00:38:53,359 Speaker 1: establish a lead on a team like this and then 722 00:38:53,440 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: step on the gas, they won't have it. Give them 723 00:38:56,800 --> 00:39:01,200 Speaker 1: zero reason to believe, zero read and to live. And 724 00:39:01,239 --> 00:39:04,359 Speaker 1: you're exactly right. I think this is so important. We 725 00:39:04,400 --> 00:39:07,760 Speaker 1: win this game. We go in seven and six into 726 00:39:07,800 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 1: that buy, we get needed rest for guys like Leonard 727 00:39:11,440 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: and Nelson and everybody else who really need to buy desperately, 728 00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: and then we come out for that final four and honestly, 729 00:39:19,080 --> 00:39:21,759 Speaker 1: in that final four, if we can't win three out 730 00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:24,439 Speaker 1: of four, Matt, we really don't belong in there. So 731 00:39:24,920 --> 00:39:28,560 Speaker 1: let's you're exactly right, get this thing under our belt, 732 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:32,839 Speaker 1: take a really deep breath, and then press on. That's 733 00:39:32,920 --> 00:39:36,960 Speaker 1: Rick fin Terry. I'm Matt Taylor inside Football, my friend. 734 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:39,520 Speaker 1: Can I borrow some of those readers Digest coming up 735 00:39:39,520 --> 00:39:41,040 Speaker 1: on Sunday? Can you bring some of those that you 736 00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,759 Speaker 1: know what? I will bring them to. I do save them. 737 00:39:43,800 --> 00:39:46,160 Speaker 1: I save them for those jokes. They've got them. They've 738 00:39:46,160 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: got the cleanest tumor. So you know, sometimes when I'm 739 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:52,120 Speaker 1: on the circuit, I'll dig into one of those and 740 00:39:52,239 --> 00:39:54,000 Speaker 1: change it just a little bit, make it a football, 741 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,879 Speaker 1: and now you go. I love a good clean joke, 742 00:39:56,960 --> 00:39:59,520 Speaker 1: a good intelligent joke. It's a long way, my friend. 743 00:40:00,040 --> 00:40:03,920 Speaker 1: All right, pal, always enjoy the time, fantastic breakdown as always, 744 00:40:04,320 --> 00:40:06,279 Speaker 1: enjoy the rest of the week, rest up, and get 745 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:09,160 Speaker 1: ready for a week thirteen showdown before the home stretch. Rick, 746 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:11,279 Speaker 1: all right, Matt, let's go get it. You got it. 747 00:40:11,280 --> 00:40:14,080 Speaker 1: We'll see on Sunday. Rick vin Terry, I'm Matt Taylor. 748 00:40:14,120 --> 00:40:16,319 Speaker 1: That's all for today. We're back at it next week 749 00:40:16,680 --> 00:40:19,200 Speaker 1: on the Bye Talking Colts, But for now, it's all 750 00:40:19,200 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 1: about the Colts and the Texans at NRG Stadium in 751 00:40:22,480 --> 00:40:25,440 Speaker 1: Houston as the Colts go for the season sweep against 752 00:40:25,480 --> 00:40:28,120 Speaker 1: their AFC South rivals. So long, everybody will talk to 753 00:40:28,120 --> 00:40:29,880 Speaker 1: you next week on Inside Football.