1
00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,920
Speaker 1: If you want Colts talk all year long, You're in

2
00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:05,720
Speaker 1: the right place.

3
00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,200
Speaker 2: Fires upfield into the end, zme it is cut to

4
00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:13,240
Speaker 2: Lonny w cuts down. He's gonna fire up feelings poken

5
00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,480
Speaker 2: up tip it intercepted by the Colts.

6
00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,880
Speaker 1: This is the Official Colts Podcast, giving you an updated

7
00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,200
Speaker 1: look at what's new with the Horseshoes.

8
00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,880
Speaker 2: Cold Tabbitt interception two seconds slip.

9
00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:29,560
Speaker 3: The Colts are gonna win in the Indiana Union Construction

10
00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,080
Speaker 3: Industry Radio Studio.

11
00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,320
Speaker 1: Let's get the podcast started. What's up? Everyone?

12
00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:38,040
Speaker 4: Welcome into another episode of the Official Colts Podcast, presented

13
00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:40,480
Speaker 4: by win Bet. I'm JJ sankerb it'z in the hot

14
00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:44,159
Speaker 4: seat for Jeffery Gorman today as the cold seat.

15
00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:45,640
Speaker 1: And actually that's the cold seat.

16
00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,240
Speaker 5: Why does it you hear about October?

17
00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:50,440
Speaker 4: So Lara Overton and Casey Vali are here. Lara is

18
00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,520
Speaker 4: notable on this podcast for hating Fall in the season.

19
00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:56,360
Speaker 4: So I saw Lara today and I said, here, I

20
00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,400
Speaker 4: am going to make Lara mad, and I go, hey,

21
00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,280
Speaker 4: Lara feels like Fall today. She just goes, I hate it.

22
00:01:01,440 --> 00:01:01,920
Speaker 4: I hate it.

23
00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:03,040
Speaker 1: I hate it. I hate it.

24
00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:07,920
Speaker 5: It should not be this cold. It's just especially too.

25
00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:13,720
Speaker 6: It's like windy and overpast like it's just yell.

26
00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,360
Speaker 4: I mean, everyone tuned into this podcast hear about the

27
00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,880
Speaker 4: weather because nothing else happened to training camp.

28
00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:20,479
Speaker 5: That the most notable aspect of the.

29
00:01:20,400 --> 00:01:22,320
Speaker 4: Whole, easily the most notable aspect of the day is

30
00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,679
Speaker 4: that it feels like fall, all right, the most notable

31
00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:28,800
Speaker 4: aspect of the day. Shane Steichen after practice names Anthony

32
00:01:28,880 --> 00:01:33,119
Speaker 4: Richardson the Colt starting quarterback for the twenty twenty three season. Casey,

33
00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,000
Speaker 4: you and I were talking off off air before we

34
00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,039
Speaker 4: started this about you know, this is kind a little

35
00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,720
Speaker 4: surprising that it happened today, But then you brought up

36
00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,920
Speaker 4: a really good point that this sets Anthony Richardson up

37
00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,080
Speaker 4: to take the first team reps in the two joint

38
00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:52,000
Speaker 4: practices against the Bears on Wednesday and Thursday. Then if

39
00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,160
Speaker 4: he plays in the game on Saturday against the Bears

40
00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:57,000
Speaker 4: at Luca Flow Stadium, then the joint practice in Philly

41
00:01:57,280 --> 00:02:00,360
Speaker 4: next Tuesday, and then the game in Philly next Thursday day,

42
00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:05,280
Speaker 4: you don't have to analyze, now, Okay, Gardner, Minshew's taken

43
00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,200
Speaker 4: all the second team reps, Anthony's taken all the first

44
00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,680
Speaker 4: team wraps, so you don't rotate them. This gives Anthony

45
00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,400
Speaker 4: Richardson quite a bit of runway to develop now ahead

46
00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:13,200
Speaker 4: of the regular season.

47
00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,160
Speaker 7: I mean, that's exactly the re and I'm doing it

48
00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:19,080
Speaker 7: from kind of a pr standpoint, if you will.

49
00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:21,360
Speaker 1: On that is what we're going to hear.

50
00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,919
Speaker 7: If this announcement wasn't made today and Anthony goes out

51
00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,040
Speaker 7: in the joint practices and takes all the snaps with

52
00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,400
Speaker 7: the ones, all of a sudden, the questions are, well,

53
00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:32,200
Speaker 7: that's interesting that they didn't split it. And then you

54
00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,160
Speaker 7: know they would ask the question to Shane after the practice,

55
00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,040
Speaker 7: and you know you'd have to go back and forth

56
00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:38,760
Speaker 7: and see what he would say. And then Thursday goes

57
00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:41,520
Speaker 7: the same way. It would just you eliminate all of that.

58
00:02:41,639 --> 00:02:45,880
Speaker 7: And then also, as we've talked about from Jim Irsay

59
00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,920
Speaker 7: all the way down to a guy like me, how

60
00:02:48,960 --> 00:02:51,840
Speaker 7: important it is to get him as many reps as possible.

61
00:02:52,360 --> 00:02:53,760
Speaker 1: This is the best way to do it.

62
00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,160
Speaker 7: I mean, we saw, you know, he took a lot

63
00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:58,680
Speaker 7: of run in Buffalo, and all that run was with

64
00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:01,960
Speaker 7: the first team offensive line, the first team guys, So

65
00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:03,880
Speaker 7: it was important that he had a lot of run

66
00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:04,239
Speaker 7: with them.

67
00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:05,880
Speaker 1: And now he gets to just continue that.

68
00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,120
Speaker 7: I mean, we saw him take every snap today with

69
00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:10,920
Speaker 7: the ones, which I thought, Okay, it makes sense, you know,

70
00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,600
Speaker 7: you want to see after what happened in Buffalo. Now

71
00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,520
Speaker 7: clearly from what Shane said, it made even more sense.

72
00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,400
Speaker 7: But I think it's a great move and it's one

73
00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:19,960
Speaker 7: of those things that at some point you knew this

74
00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:22,880
Speaker 7: was going to be the decision that they went, you

75
00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:26,160
Speaker 7: don't take a guy forth overall and essentially just let

76
00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,399
Speaker 7: him sit. It just doesn't happen in the NFL, especially nowadays,

77
00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:31,000
Speaker 7: So you knew it was going to happen at some point.

78
00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:32,480
Speaker 7: I'm glad they got out in front of it, and

79
00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:35,520
Speaker 7: especially gearing up for I mean, we've talked about it.

80
00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,120
Speaker 7: Things really start heating up starting tomorrow, and tomorrow happens

81
00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:40,560
Speaker 7: and all of a sudden, you're gonna be blink and

82
00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,960
Speaker 7: it's going to be all like meaningful snaps from now

83
00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:45,400
Speaker 7: until regular season starts.

84
00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:49,560
Speaker 4: Lara, for for you these joint practices that Anthony's gonna

85
00:03:49,560 --> 00:03:52,040
Speaker 4: get now with the first team offense and both of

86
00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:54,720
Speaker 4: them before we kind of zoom out, as you know,

87
00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:56,600
Speaker 4: what this all means for the Colts and what it

88
00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:58,839
Speaker 4: means for Anthony, what do you want to see out

89
00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:02,680
Speaker 4: of him over Wednesday and Thursday against the Chicago Bears defense.

90
00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:05,119
Speaker 6: Well, I think overall, just the announcement at this point

91
00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:07,160
Speaker 6: in time, just to bounce off of what Casey said, like,

92
00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,640
Speaker 6: it just helps eliminate that question moving forward. You just

93
00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:12,120
Speaker 6: don't have that hanging over everyone. Shane doesn't have to

94
00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,400
Speaker 6: ask it all the time, you don't even have to

95
00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:17,000
Speaker 6: keep asking Anthony and Gardner about that situation.

96
00:04:17,279 --> 00:04:18,359
Speaker 5: It's just all clear.

97
00:04:18,520 --> 00:04:21,719
Speaker 6: So it really allows you to make the most of

98
00:04:21,920 --> 00:04:24,720
Speaker 6: these next two days of joint practice and then whatever

99
00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,960
Speaker 6: the plan is going into Saturday night against the Bears.

100
00:04:28,080 --> 00:04:30,680
Speaker 6: And in talking to Anthony after he came out of

101
00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,960
Speaker 6: the game in Buffalo, he said, you know, there were.

102
00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:34,320
Speaker 5: A lot of good things, but there's a lot that

103
00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:35,160
Speaker 5: I need to improve.

104
00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,120
Speaker 6: You know, he was very honest about things that he

105
00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,520
Speaker 6: saw and things that you know, maybe he was overall

106
00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,800
Speaker 6: like pretty happy with, but then also plenty of things

107
00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,320
Speaker 6: where he knew that coming out of that game he

108
00:04:44,440 --> 00:04:48,120
Speaker 6: needs to have more opportunities to hone in on, to develop,

109
00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:51,320
Speaker 6: to get more precise, to eliminate some of the mistakes

110
00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,720
Speaker 6: all of those things. So this is what this opportunity

111
00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:56,920
Speaker 6: sets him up exactly to do and now that he's

112
00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:01,599
Speaker 6: faced an opposing defense, and now immediate within four days

113
00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:03,719
Speaker 6: of doing that, you get to go up against another

114
00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,800
Speaker 6: a completely different type of defense, and you're gonna go

115
00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,400
Speaker 6: ahead to them, head to head with them for consecutive days.

116
00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,680
Speaker 5: Okay, Now we're going to see how quickly.

117
00:05:10,400 --> 00:05:13,520
Speaker 6: You are able to make those necessary adjustments. So I

118
00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:17,240
Speaker 6: think for a quarterback that is so young, these are

119
00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,120
Speaker 6: critical opportunities to just get him as much of that

120
00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,880
Speaker 6: experience and as quick succession as possible in order to

121
00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,159
Speaker 6: prepare him for the regular season. Because what was the

122
00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:28,520
Speaker 6: big knock on Anthony coming out of Florida at the

123
00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,760
Speaker 6: lack of experience in starting roles. Hey, now you're doing

124
00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,880
Speaker 6: everything that you can to overcome that and make sure

125
00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,200
Speaker 6: that he has all of the opportunities in terms of

126
00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,320
Speaker 6: training camp and pre season opportunities to prepare him to

127
00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,839
Speaker 6: go out there Week one and be in the best

128
00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,800
Speaker 6: position to lead this offense to success and just overall

129
00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,400
Speaker 6: continuity within the offense. You had to rotate so many

130
00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,440
Speaker 6: different guys. I mean, the offensive line has really been

131
00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,520
Speaker 6: pretty healthy aside from Braden Smith, which was relatively recent

132
00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,919
Speaker 6: you know, you've had obvious rotation at running back, obvious

133
00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,760
Speaker 6: rotation at tight end, wide receiver on what has really

134
00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,760
Speaker 6: been pretty healthy. So now you're able to kind of

135
00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,839
Speaker 6: balance out all of kind of that that you have

136
00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:09,840
Speaker 6: had the unpredictability of sorts in terms of rotating guys

137
00:06:09,839 --> 00:06:12,920
Speaker 6: at various position groups. Now you're able to create some continuity.

138
00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:14,760
Speaker 4: Yeah, I think that's really important now as you're starting

139
00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:17,000
Speaker 4: to look ahead to week one, a game in which

140
00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,360
Speaker 4: Anthony Richardson will start, is you're going to have a

141
00:06:20,400 --> 00:06:23,320
Speaker 4: couple of weeks of practice now with that continuity, with

142
00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,559
Speaker 4: Anthony being the starting quarterback, working with Michael Pittman, working

143
00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,640
Speaker 4: with Alec Pierce on those back shoulder routes that they've

144
00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,800
Speaker 4: been trying to hit. Uh, you know, working now with

145
00:06:30,880 --> 00:06:36,520
Speaker 4: Isaiah McKenzie and Josh down four tight ends now like Colts, Well, I.

146
00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,400
Speaker 1: Mean a lot.

147
00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,159
Speaker 7: Return to practice today that was waiting on Jelawnie, Drew

148
00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,480
Speaker 7: and Moe. But yes, definitely good to see the people

149
00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,200
Speaker 7: starting to trickle back into practice.

150
00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:48,200
Speaker 1: There was a handful, but I.

151
00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:53,960
Speaker 5: Think Julian Blackman good news a second year.

152
00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:57,440
Speaker 4: Very good news for the secondary. But with Anthony a

153
00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,160
Speaker 4: concern I've heard from fans has been we don't want

154
00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,920
Speaker 4: him to get killed back there. We don't want to

155
00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:05,160
Speaker 4: see you know what. Understandably, Colts fans are scarred from

156
00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:09,160
Speaker 4: Andrew luck right where he got the crap beat out

157
00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:12,040
Speaker 4: of him for a couple of years and it ultimately

158
00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:16,480
Speaker 4: shortened his career. The thing with Anthony that gives me

159
00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:20,280
Speaker 4: a lot of hope, and Ed Dodd's talked about this yesterday.

160
00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,040
Speaker 4: He had a media call on Monday, is those subtle

161
00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,000
Speaker 4: little movements he has in the pocket. It's not when

162
00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,760
Speaker 4: Anthony gets out to scramble. It's the shift to the right,

163
00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:32,320
Speaker 4: the step up, just feeling pressure. You saw it in

164
00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,320
Speaker 4: the Bills game, the throw he had to Alec that

165
00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,920
Speaker 4: he wasn't able to complete. He feels pressure off of

166
00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,520
Speaker 4: the edge to his right and just that little subtle

167
00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,600
Speaker 4: step up in the pocket. He keeps his footwork really good,

168
00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:45,880
Speaker 4: drops it right in the bucket. I mean, a gorgeous

169
00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:49,280
Speaker 4: ball man. Those are little things that some quarterback.

170
00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:52,480
Speaker 6: I held my breath because I was like, oh, my cool,

171
00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,200
Speaker 6: just like you know, and then you know, obviously couldn't

172
00:07:55,240 --> 00:07:56,400
Speaker 6: control it when he hit the ground.

173
00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,120
Speaker 5: I was like, oh dang, I just want to bit

174
00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:00,600
Speaker 5: like it was just escloring.

175
00:08:00,680 --> 00:08:02,040
Speaker 4: But I think the good news is that it's a

176
00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,080
Speaker 4: preseason game. A ball by Anthony Redgrids.

177
00:08:05,720 --> 00:08:07,920
Speaker 6: I think it would have eliminated all the haters that

178
00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,920
Speaker 6: are out there, like, oh, but the interception, you know

179
00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:11,560
Speaker 6: what I mean, Like, no one would care about it

180
00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:13,920
Speaker 6: if that And then the other play I go back

181
00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:18,040
Speaker 6: to is his scramble, which he took it inside the five.

182
00:08:18,240 --> 00:08:21,960
Speaker 6: I think that it's called back due to penalty holding penalty,

183
00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:23,520
Speaker 6: and so I'm like, man, you know, kind of those

184
00:08:23,520 --> 00:08:27,120
Speaker 6: two plays right there would have changed everyone's overall perception, right,

185
00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,440
Speaker 6: you know, and for those who are trying to kind

186
00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:30,240
Speaker 6: of pull holes.

187
00:08:30,320 --> 00:08:34,120
Speaker 4: But so here's why to kind of go back on Anthony.

188
00:08:34,200 --> 00:08:37,320
Speaker 4: I'm not worried about him getting like the stuff beat

189
00:08:37,320 --> 00:08:39,480
Speaker 4: out of him because, a the offensive line I think

190
00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:41,120
Speaker 4: has looked pretty good. I thought Bernard Ryman had a

191
00:08:41,160 --> 00:08:43,960
Speaker 4: really fantastic game against Buffalo. You're seeing good things from

192
00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,040
Speaker 4: Quentin Nelson, Ryan Kelly in that interior. You know, you

193
00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,280
Speaker 4: get Braden Smith back at some point, obviously that's going

194
00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,160
Speaker 4: to help out there. But even if there is a

195
00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,160
Speaker 4: little bit of pressure, I don't think Anthony's going to

196
00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,840
Speaker 4: have himself in position to take a big hit in

197
00:08:56,840 --> 00:09:00,320
Speaker 4: the pocket, and that lends itself to a Okay, you

198
00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:03,280
Speaker 4: can go out and play this guy early because you

199
00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:04,920
Speaker 4: don't want your quarterback to get hit a bunch. You

200
00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:07,280
Speaker 4: don't want him to get sacked. Anthony's not a guy

201
00:09:07,280 --> 00:09:09,440
Speaker 4: who got sacked a lot at Florida. And it's not

202
00:09:09,520 --> 00:09:11,640
Speaker 4: like he was playing behind an offensive line that had

203
00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:14,080
Speaker 4: a bunch of first round picks on it. You know

204
00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,880
Speaker 4: there was o Cyrus Torrens is a good player, but

205
00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:17,679
Speaker 4: you know that's they didn't have a ton of those

206
00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:20,400
Speaker 4: guys there. That to me lends itself to okay, you

207
00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:24,240
Speaker 4: feel comfortable with Anthony from that perspective. From another perspective,

208
00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:27,120
Speaker 4: the mentality that he has, Lara, I know you've talked

209
00:09:27,160 --> 00:09:30,480
Speaker 4: with guys about it. Just that, like even Keel, he

210
00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,240
Speaker 4: throws the interception in Buffalo, and it's just so what

211
00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,640
Speaker 4: next play? That ability to move on, not let things snowball,

212
00:09:36,679 --> 00:09:39,600
Speaker 4: but also not get so hype about something that you

213
00:09:39,720 --> 00:09:40,240
Speaker 4: then make.

214
00:09:40,120 --> 00:09:42,160
Speaker 6: A mistaking the very next drive leads him into the

215
00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,120
Speaker 6: red zone, like I mean, you know, which should have

216
00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:46,720
Speaker 6: resulted in points through no fault of his right like

217
00:09:46,840 --> 00:09:50,960
Speaker 6: I mean, like that whole the succeeding drive I thought

218
00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:52,760
Speaker 6: was really encouraging, the way he was able to come

219
00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:54,439
Speaker 6: back and get everybody on the same page.

220
00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:56,240
Speaker 4: And those two things, I think when you take them

221
00:09:56,280 --> 00:09:57,840
Speaker 4: and then you look at his natural talent, which like

222
00:09:57,840 --> 00:10:01,000
Speaker 4: anyone who's been out to the training camp, goodness, yes,

223
00:10:01,080 --> 00:10:05,440
Speaker 4: he threw he threw up ball today to Alex perfect

224
00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:08,320
Speaker 4: I mean like unreal. You know, you talk to guys

225
00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:09,920
Speaker 4: in the team, like Josh down said, like you know,

226
00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:11,800
Speaker 4: he flicks his wrist and it goes sixty yards and

227
00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:16,600
Speaker 4: that's not an overstatement. All those things together, I think,

228
00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,920
Speaker 4: really lend themselves to you. You understand why the Colts

229
00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:23,679
Speaker 4: are going in this direction right now where he shouldn't

230
00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:26,760
Speaker 4: get himself killed back there. He has the right attitude,

231
00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:30,200
Speaker 4: he has the talent, so why not play him. What's

232
00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,199
Speaker 4: the reason why you wouldn't play him at this point?

233
00:10:32,360 --> 00:10:36,480
Speaker 7: And that's I've told you this, larra jj Mad doesn't

234
00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:38,640
Speaker 7: matter who's been on this show. I've been bullish on

235
00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:40,600
Speaker 7: the offensive line for a long time, and that's where

236
00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:44,160
Speaker 7: part of my in some ways, my idea on this

237
00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,080
Speaker 7: was that he was going to play early and it

238
00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:49,120
Speaker 7: was due to just you know, whether it be just

239
00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,880
Speaker 7: you have that continuity with Ryan, Quinton and Braden, and

240
00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:55,760
Speaker 7: I think Bernard has continued to show that he took

241
00:10:55,840 --> 00:10:58,520
Speaker 7: all the proper steps during the offseason to get his

242
00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,439
Speaker 7: body right and in the right shape to be a

243
00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,480
Speaker 7: productive left tackle. We saw it in Buffalo. So I

244
00:11:04,520 --> 00:11:08,240
Speaker 7: think all of those factors led to this decision being made.

245
00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,560
Speaker 7: And I think part of it was, you knew with

246
00:11:10,679 --> 00:11:16,640
Speaker 7: Gardner Minshew, he has seen disguised blitzes and he's seen differences.

247
00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,640
Speaker 7: So if the offensive line was I don't know, maybe

248
00:11:20,679 --> 00:11:23,360
Speaker 7: not completely up to speed, or if maybe there were

249
00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:26,199
Speaker 7: some injuries that had happened and the continuity wasn't all

250
00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:28,160
Speaker 7: there throughout to this point, maybe that would have been

251
00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:30,560
Speaker 7: the decision. I'm not saying that that is the reason

252
00:11:30,600 --> 00:11:33,040
Speaker 7: that Anthony Richards got the start, is because the offensive

253
00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:34,439
Speaker 7: line has been healthy, but I think that that is

254
00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:36,800
Speaker 7: part of what Gardner Minshew did offer is that he

255
00:11:36,880 --> 00:11:38,680
Speaker 7: has been there, He's been in the trenches. He knows

256
00:11:38,720 --> 00:11:41,160
Speaker 7: kind of what to expect, and Anthony is still learning that.

257
00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:43,520
Speaker 7: I mean his game in Buffalo. Just think about this,

258
00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:46,680
Speaker 7: This is just the fourteenth start he's had since high school.

259
00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:48,760
Speaker 7: So that is one thing you got it. And this

260
00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,720
Speaker 7: is all very very new and fluid. So I love

261
00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:53,360
Speaker 7: this decision.

262
00:11:53,400 --> 00:11:55,199
Speaker 1: I think it is. It is a decision we knew

263
00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:56,000
Speaker 1: was going to happen.

264
00:11:56,080 --> 00:11:58,400
Speaker 7: I'm all for happening it early and often, and it

265
00:11:58,480 --> 00:12:00,840
Speaker 7: really exciting now these next couple of days against the

266
00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,560
Speaker 7: Bears and he's joint practices.

267
00:12:02,400 --> 00:12:03,160
Speaker 1: Just zooming out.

268
00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,680
Speaker 4: Even further on this, the Colts used the fourth overall

269
00:12:05,679 --> 00:12:10,199
Speaker 4: pick on Anthony Richardson, and you don't use the fourth

270
00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:12,600
Speaker 4: overall pick on a quarterback to not play him, right, don't.

271
00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:15,839
Speaker 4: But you don't hand him the job to say you

272
00:12:15,920 --> 00:12:17,439
Speaker 4: got to go out there and earn it. Let's see,

273
00:12:17,440 --> 00:12:19,720
Speaker 4: when you put the pads on, you go through a game,

274
00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,680
Speaker 4: how do you respond to some of those situations? And

275
00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:27,120
Speaker 4: so far Anthony has responded really well. The reasons why

276
00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:31,600
Speaker 4: quarterbacks usually sit as rookies highly picked quarterbacks. Number One,

277
00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,440
Speaker 4: it's a head coach who's kind of trying to save

278
00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,600
Speaker 4: his own butt, right Shane Stike and just got hired.

279
00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,280
Speaker 4: That is not a consideration of what he's trying to do.

280
00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,320
Speaker 4: He's trying to win games and develop Anthony Richardson. Number two.

281
00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,839
Speaker 4: Is a lot of times you get these quarterbacks who

282
00:12:45,840 --> 00:12:48,440
Speaker 4: come in from college where they've played so much they

283
00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,200
Speaker 4: have bad habits. I think about Jared Goff coming in

284
00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,440
Speaker 4: in twenty sixteen with the Rams number one overall pick.

285
00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,000
Speaker 4: He had a head coach and Jeff Fisher who was

286
00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,360
Speaker 4: on the hot seat, and he was a four year

287
00:12:57,400 --> 00:12:59,640
Speaker 4: starter at Cal, so you had to kind of grind

288
00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:02,240
Speaker 4: through some of those bad habits that you might develop

289
00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:05,360
Speaker 4: in college with him with the second team offense running

290
00:13:05,360 --> 00:13:08,120
Speaker 4: the scout team. Anthony Richardson doesn't have any of that, right.

291
00:13:08,160 --> 00:13:09,959
Speaker 4: He doesn't have a head coach who's trying to save

292
00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,559
Speaker 4: his job, and he doesn't have a ton of bad

293
00:13:12,559 --> 00:13:14,640
Speaker 4: habits because he doesn't have a lot of habits in general,

294
00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:16,720
Speaker 4: the culture trying to build them in him having what

295
00:13:16,800 --> 00:13:19,079
Speaker 4: you mentioned there case he's only starting fourteen games since

296
00:13:19,120 --> 00:13:22,439
Speaker 4: high school. So to me, that also Lentil always lent

297
00:13:22,520 --> 00:13:26,720
Speaker 4: itself to he was going to compete to be the starter.

298
00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,880
Speaker 4: But it was almost like this was I almost sort

299
00:13:29,880 --> 00:13:32,080
Speaker 4: of felt like this was his job to lose coming

300
00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,360
Speaker 4: into training camp, like he would have to show man

301
00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:36,800
Speaker 4: he is not ready at all. And he came in

302
00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:38,800
Speaker 4: and he showed he's ready, he's got the talent, he

303
00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:39,720
Speaker 4: can go in there and play.

304
00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:41,640
Speaker 7: One of the things that I want to tip my

305
00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:45,920
Speaker 7: cap to Gardner Minshew because he has been a true professional,

306
00:13:45,920 --> 00:13:48,160
Speaker 7: and he has been a guy who there's a reason

307
00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,720
Speaker 7: that we had all these question marks on when is

308
00:13:50,760 --> 00:13:53,720
Speaker 7: this Anthony thing going to happen because of what Gardner

309
00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:54,560
Speaker 7: Minshew brings.

310
00:13:54,640 --> 00:13:55,839
Speaker 1: He is the true pro.

311
00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:57,320
Speaker 7: He's a guy who can go out there and he

312
00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:58,480
Speaker 7: can win you some football games.

313
00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,200
Speaker 6: So look at what he did getting sacked back to

314
00:14:01,240 --> 00:14:04,280
Speaker 6: that time and then the way that he recovered and

315
00:14:04,440 --> 00:14:06,880
Speaker 6: you end up with touchdown, Like, yeah, I think that's

316
00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,760
Speaker 6: a really good testament to not only who he is,

317
00:14:09,800 --> 00:14:12,240
Speaker 6: but how he can elevate everyone else on the round.

318
00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:14,280
Speaker 7: Yes, no, I completely and that, and that is one

319
00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,600
Speaker 7: thing that I do want to you know, we're talking

320
00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:18,840
Speaker 7: about Anthony and that's the big story here, but I

321
00:14:18,880 --> 00:14:21,960
Speaker 7: also do want to really it's great having a guy

322
00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:25,720
Speaker 7: like Gardner Minshew to kind of help mentor Anthony into

323
00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,000
Speaker 7: this spot. But he's also as you mentioned, you know,

324
00:14:28,040 --> 00:14:29,760
Speaker 7: he had to go out and earn it because Gardner

325
00:14:29,800 --> 00:14:32,080
Speaker 7: wasn't gonna let him just go out here and say here,

326
00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,160
Speaker 7: here's your job. And that is one thing that you

327
00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:36,840
Speaker 7: do have to really appreciate what Gardner Minshew has done.

328
00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,520
Speaker 6: Anthony Richardson is only going to benefit by how good

329
00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,280
Speaker 6: of a player that Gardner mint. They're going to continue

330
00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,560
Speaker 6: to compete absolute just because Anthony Richardson is the Week

331
00:14:44,600 --> 00:14:46,640
Speaker 6: one starter. Those guys are still going to grind it

332
00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:48,640
Speaker 6: out and battle and do all of those things because

333
00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,440
Speaker 6: that's all Gardner Minshew knows is to continue to push

334
00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:52,000
Speaker 6: him and.

335
00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:53,040
Speaker 5: To play at a very high level.

336
00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,840
Speaker 6: And there are elements of Gardner's game that for all

337
00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:58,280
Speaker 6: of the incredible physical attributes that Anthony has, he can

338
00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:01,160
Speaker 6: still mimic some things and take Q from what Gardner

339
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:02,120
Speaker 6: does the quarterback.

340
00:15:02,200 --> 00:15:04,360
Speaker 4: And think about this too, that Gardner has been in

341
00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:07,160
Speaker 4: this offense the last two years. Yes, so if there's

342
00:15:07,640 --> 00:15:10,360
Speaker 4: any sort of adjustment that needs to be made or

343
00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,800
Speaker 4: a little tip Alaylist and Gardner, I.

344
00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:15,240
Speaker 6: Mean I was on that Sorry to cut you off, JJ,

345
00:15:15,360 --> 00:15:17,680
Speaker 6: but like on the sidelines where I was in Buffalo,

346
00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,000
Speaker 6: I was really curious is the offense came off after

347
00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,200
Speaker 6: that opening drive. Immediately went behind the bench to kind

348
00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:24,640
Speaker 6: of see what was happening right there with the conversations

349
00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,240
Speaker 6: were and it was Gardner right up to Anthony like

350
00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:31,200
Speaker 6: and in a very productive, you know, mentorship type of

351
00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,400
Speaker 6: giving him feedback, critiquing him all of those things. And

352
00:15:34,440 --> 00:15:36,280
Speaker 6: the other thing was is this was not just one

353
00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,040
Speaker 6: sided like Anthony was asking questions.

354
00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,080
Speaker 5: It was such a healthy, you know, conversation about how

355
00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:40,560
Speaker 5: to respond.

356
00:15:41,200 --> 00:15:42,680
Speaker 6: Also, I'm not sure if we're allowed to do this,

357
00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:44,720
Speaker 6: but Chris Ballard and I are both in this tent

358
00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:46,760
Speaker 6: at training camp and we have the same hat. I

359
00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:48,520
Speaker 6: didn't think that the same hat was allowed to be

360
00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:49,760
Speaker 6: in proximity to one another.

361
00:15:49,920 --> 00:15:51,800
Speaker 4: You have to say you have the same hat because

362
00:15:51,840 --> 00:15:54,200
Speaker 4: you have been following the Colts general managers.

363
00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:54,840
Speaker 1: Feed on your hat selection.

364
00:15:54,960 --> 00:15:58,040
Speaker 4: Would you not have he wore no, no, no, no, no game

365
00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,560
Speaker 4: he wore the black one, the black iron one that

366
00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,280
Speaker 4: he wore at the starting training gap. You started wearing that. Yeah,

367
00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:05,720
Speaker 4: now he's got the script Indianapolis coltet. Now you're wearing that.

368
00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,080
Speaker 1: So we usually don't have.

369
00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:08,760
Speaker 6: Them on on the same day though, like usually we

370
00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:10,960
Speaker 6: kind of alternate, not intentionally, but we just like don't

371
00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:12,240
Speaker 6: have months and now it's like we haven't been on

372
00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:13,360
Speaker 6: same day, so it's kind of awkward.

373
00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:15,760
Speaker 1: It's like, you know, brutal. Yeah, brutal. It's a tough,

374
00:16:15,800 --> 00:16:17,240
Speaker 1: tough look for Overton.

375
00:16:17,040 --> 00:16:18,880
Speaker 5: Right now, a tough look for Chris.

376
00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:19,320
Speaker 8: I don't know.

377
00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:20,720
Speaker 1: Oh, okay, that's spicy.

378
00:16:22,240 --> 00:16:24,440
Speaker 4: Real real quick to go call it over and see

379
00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:28,080
Speaker 4: if you exactly exactly just real quick on Gardner though,

380
00:16:28,520 --> 00:16:31,360
Speaker 4: just the When you talk to coaches, they love having

381
00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:33,720
Speaker 4: a player in the room who has real life experience

382
00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:37,080
Speaker 4: running the place. It's one thing for Shanestike and Cam

383
00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,400
Speaker 4: Turner and Jim Bob Cooder to coach Anthony Richardson through

384
00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:42,160
Speaker 4: a play. It's another thing to have Gardner Minshew who

385
00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,560
Speaker 4: can be like, I ran that against the Cowboys last year.

386
00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,840
Speaker 4: Here's the coverage they ran here as though I attacked it.

387
00:16:47,120 --> 00:16:49,720
Speaker 6: Here's the other thing about the experience, not even just

388
00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,040
Speaker 6: within the system. Gardner Minshew was thrust into a tough

389
00:16:52,040 --> 00:16:56,000
Speaker 6: position as a rookie, so he can also help Anthony

390
00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:58,600
Speaker 6: endure some of just the early struggles that come with

391
00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:01,960
Speaker 6: playing that position as a first year player in the NFL.

392
00:17:02,040 --> 00:17:03,360
Speaker 6: I think that's another factor too.

393
00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:05,199
Speaker 7: Yeah, that's a really good I totally I mean not

394
00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,160
Speaker 7: that I forgot about that, but I didn't even think

395
00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:08,880
Speaker 7: about that until right now. That is such a good

396
00:17:08,880 --> 00:17:11,800
Speaker 7: point because you go back to when it was in Jacksonville.

397
00:17:11,840 --> 00:17:14,560
Speaker 7: They had signed Nick Foles to a pretty substantial deal

398
00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,520
Speaker 7: and he was just a six round pick. Foles gets

399
00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,440
Speaker 7: hurt and all of a sudden, Minshew mania that that

400
00:17:19,600 --> 00:17:22,119
Speaker 7: was a real thing. I mean, there were there was

401
00:17:22,200 --> 00:17:25,639
Speaker 7: a reason behind that, and he proved that he's going

402
00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:26,240
Speaker 7: to be in this league.

403
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:28,679
Speaker 1: I mean, I think it's just like everyone.

404
00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,920
Speaker 6: Thinks about minshew Mania because of like the man.

405
00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:34,280
Speaker 5: But yeah, and the intexting all of that. But that's

406
00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,560
Speaker 5: not just what minch Mania is.

407
00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:38,200
Speaker 6: It is truly because of how great of a player

408
00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,840
Speaker 6: and how just a consummant, how much of a consonant teammate.

409
00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,080
Speaker 6: Yes too, That's what everyone started to learn, is like

410
00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:46,320
Speaker 6: this guy is legit.

411
00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,560
Speaker 4: You think you think about backup quarterbacks who last for

412
00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,840
Speaker 4: a while in the NFL. They know the offense, they

413
00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,760
Speaker 4: know how to operate it, and they're usually a good head.

414
00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:53,960
Speaker 1: Yeah right, Carter.

415
00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,360
Speaker 4: Mitschew good, he could heck Minshew like, hey, you want

416
00:17:57,359 --> 00:17:59,280
Speaker 4: to hang out with that dude in your quarterback room.

417
00:18:00,920 --> 00:18:03,640
Speaker 4: That aspect of this I think is so important because

418
00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,720
Speaker 4: you saw what Gardner was for Jalen Hurts the last

419
00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:08,200
Speaker 4: couple of years, it could be that resource of I've

420
00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:11,560
Speaker 4: been through it, let me help you through this. And

421
00:18:11,600 --> 00:18:14,040
Speaker 4: then you think about what Shane Stikeen was for Jalen Hurts,

422
00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,040
Speaker 4: and you can't help but get excited about what he

423
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,240
Speaker 4: could devise for Anthony Richardson. Look, you're not going to

424
00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,000
Speaker 4: see it in these preseason games, whether Anthony plays or not.

425
00:18:23,320 --> 00:18:26,000
Speaker 4: You're not going to see the go to bread and

426
00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,600
Speaker 4: butter plays that Shane Stiken's going to design up for

427
00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:32,679
Speaker 4: Anthony Richardson in these games. Joint practices though, This is

428
00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:36,479
Speaker 4: where now I think you can really start to think about. Okay,

429
00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,119
Speaker 4: we're now facing a Maddy Eberflus defense which plays a

430
00:18:39,160 --> 00:18:42,560
Speaker 4: specific style of cover two, cover four, whatever it is.

431
00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:45,240
Speaker 4: How are we going to attack it? How are we

432
00:18:45,280 --> 00:18:46,760
Speaker 4: going to go ahead and attack it? You can now

433
00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:48,199
Speaker 4: attack it on Wednesday.

434
00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,440
Speaker 1: How did we do? What were your checks? What did

435
00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:50,919
Speaker 1: you see?

436
00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:52,960
Speaker 4: Okay, now we can go back out there on Thursday,

437
00:18:53,320 --> 00:18:55,520
Speaker 4: see similar coverages, similar situations.

438
00:18:55,560 --> 00:18:56,240
Speaker 1: It's third and eight.

439
00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,399
Speaker 4: Yeah, you're not getting hit, but what the Bears are

440
00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:01,920
Speaker 4: going to show you on third n eight on Wednesday

441
00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:03,400
Speaker 4: is now what they're going to show you on third

442
00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:06,440
Speaker 4: night on Saturday, Right, They're going to disguise some stuff

443
00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:09,120
Speaker 4: they're going to They might send a blitz Flusaw. He's

444
00:19:09,119 --> 00:19:11,439
Speaker 4: really good at the you know, dropping the defensive tackle

445
00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,760
Speaker 4: and sending the slot corner or the safety. I think

446
00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:17,600
Speaker 4: about Taekwon Lewis's interception in twenty twenty one like all

447
00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:20,320
Speaker 4: the time, not just for how brutal and end of

448
00:19:20,320 --> 00:19:22,360
Speaker 4: the play was, but for how perfect that was designed.

449
00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,000
Speaker 4: Richardson's going to see some stuff he's never seen before

450
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,359
Speaker 4: in these practices.

451
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,200
Speaker 7: And that goes back to what we continue to say

452
00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:32,360
Speaker 7: about how important the timing of this is, because those

453
00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,880
Speaker 7: are those are meaningful things that you just you cannot replicate.

454
00:19:35,960 --> 00:19:38,840
Speaker 7: As you talk about what we saw in Buffalo very vanilla,

455
00:19:38,880 --> 00:19:41,080
Speaker 7: what we're going to see on Saturday, very vanilla. I

456
00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,520
Speaker 7: would assume it's going to be the same way when

457
00:19:43,520 --> 00:19:46,600
Speaker 7: that preseason finale rolls around in Philly. So that's why,

458
00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,600
Speaker 7: and that's what I love about kind of this new

459
00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:52,640
Speaker 7: age of the NFL with these joint practices because it

460
00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,080
Speaker 7: is so beneficial because what is I mean I think

461
00:19:56,240 --> 00:19:58,280
Speaker 7: you would agree with this, I know me being especially

462
00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:02,760
Speaker 7: being like a fantasy football guy. You watch it because

463
00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,520
Speaker 7: you're watching, and it's always like the first couple of

464
00:20:04,520 --> 00:20:07,840
Speaker 7: weeks are always just kind of slow going because really

465
00:20:07,880 --> 00:20:09,800
Speaker 7: it's the first time you've seen any of this. So

466
00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:12,120
Speaker 7: the more and more of these, you're starting to see

467
00:20:12,119 --> 00:20:14,040
Speaker 7: things ramp up a little bit sooner in the ring.

468
00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:17,120
Speaker 7: And I love this this joint practice era that we're

469
00:20:17,160 --> 00:20:20,360
Speaker 7: almost in now, which it's almost okay how many you're

470
00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,159
Speaker 7: gonna have because you know what's going to happen, So

471
00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,000
Speaker 7: I think perfect timing, and I'm really looking forward to

472
00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,400
Speaker 7: seeing what what It's cool to see Matt back.

473
00:20:27,440 --> 00:20:29,639
Speaker 1: I mean, we all love de Refluce when he get here.

474
00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:32,320
Speaker 7: Yeah, very exciting for him up in Chicago. Hope, nothing

475
00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:34,280
Speaker 7: but the best. And I'm really looking for me who's.

476
00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:42,160
Speaker 6: Not excited in Chicago after Justin Fields did pas.

477
00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:43,720
Speaker 4: Yeah that's okay, Yeah, I mean the DJ moral looks

478
00:20:43,720 --> 00:20:45,000
Speaker 4: like a pretty good player from the shirt.

479
00:20:45,080 --> 00:20:47,360
Speaker 5: That trade's gonna work out, all right, Yeah.

480
00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:49,000
Speaker 4: It's gonna work out for both team, you know, you

481
00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,320
Speaker 4: know how like you get like that one trade every

482
00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:53,199
Speaker 4: couple of years that just works out for both teams,

483
00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:56,360
Speaker 4: like the Vikings trading Stefan Diggs and drafting Justin Jefferson,

484
00:20:56,640 --> 00:21:00,359
Speaker 4: the Bears trading for DJ Moore getting really quickly, like all.

485
00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:01,040
Speaker 5: The familiar faces.

486
00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:03,080
Speaker 6: Like we talked about Flues, Okay, right, you're gonna see

487
00:21:03,119 --> 00:21:05,640
Speaker 6: him for joint practices in the second preseason game. Then

488
00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:08,160
Speaker 6: you go to Philadelphia and it's Nick Sirianni, and then

489
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,440
Speaker 6: in the regular season you go to Carolina to see

490
00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:12,480
Speaker 6: Frank Rich and then everyone overall pick Bryce Young.

491
00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,280
Speaker 5: So like just so much parity right now, right in.

492
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,560
Speaker 4: This upcoming speaking Okay, so this is also this is

493
00:21:17,600 --> 00:21:20,040
Speaker 4: a tangent, but speaking of familiar faces. So I was

494
00:21:20,080 --> 00:21:23,119
Speaker 4: going through the Bears roster for the preseason opener so

495
00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:26,640
Speaker 4: I can get pronunciations down for the PA stuff. There

496
00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,879
Speaker 4: are very few players on the Chicago Bears who I covered.

497
00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,360
Speaker 4: Now just four years ago twenty twenty was the last

498
00:21:32,440 --> 00:21:34,439
Speaker 4: year I covered the Bears. Four season there are like

499
00:21:35,280 --> 00:21:37,240
Speaker 4: four or five players on the Bears who I covered.

500
00:21:37,880 --> 00:21:39,200
Speaker 1: Like that's it. It's bizarre.

501
00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:41,960
Speaker 4: It's the I mean in granted, yeah, you have a

502
00:21:41,960 --> 00:21:44,600
Speaker 4: new head coach, a new general manager there, but the

503
00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:47,600
Speaker 4: turnover in this league is just undefeated. For more on

504
00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:50,200
Speaker 4: the Colts decision, to start Anthony Richardson for the twenty

505
00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:53,040
Speaker 4: twenty three season and a look at this team. Matt

506
00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,080
Speaker 4: Taylor sat down with the great Salomon will Cotts of

507
00:21:55,160 --> 00:21:58,040
Speaker 4: Serious XM Radio. Take a listen to their chat right here.

508
00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,960
Speaker 9: We're back here at Colts training camp, spending time now

509
00:22:01,119 --> 00:22:04,679
Speaker 9: on the national scene with Solomon Willcotts from Sirius x

510
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:08,439
Speaker 9: sim former NFL safety. Cincinnati is your home base, but

511
00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,360
Speaker 9: welcome to Indianapolis or I guess Westfield a little bit

512
00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,040
Speaker 9: north of the city here, Solomon, When when you come

513
00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,000
Speaker 9: to town, breaking news happens. Man, what did you think

514
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:18,960
Speaker 9: of the announcement today as we sit here and talk

515
00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,720
Speaker 9: right now that Anthony Richardson is going to be the

516
00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:22,679
Speaker 9: starter for the Colts going into the regular season.

517
00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,240
Speaker 3: Well, Matt, first of all, thank you for having me

518
00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:26,440
Speaker 3: on the show. But you're right, it seems like soon

519
00:22:26,480 --> 00:22:30,159
Speaker 3: as we land something's happening. Seems like something's always cooking

520
00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:33,160
Speaker 3: around here. You guys are top of mind, no doubt

521
00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:36,679
Speaker 3: nationally with the news breaking, and there's no doubt, you know,

522
00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:40,240
Speaker 3: Anthony Richardson being named the starting quarterback for the Indianapolis

523
00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,760
Speaker 3: coach and I know a lot of people think about

524
00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:44,920
Speaker 3: a Hey, sixth different quarterback to start opening day for

525
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,640
Speaker 3: the Coats in six seasons. But this is a good thing.

526
00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:51,080
Speaker 3: I mean, this is I think it's going to be fantastic. Now,

527
00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,080
Speaker 3: there's going to be some growing pains. You and I

528
00:22:53,119 --> 00:22:55,439
Speaker 3: both know there's going to be some ups and downs.

529
00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,119
Speaker 3: But Shane Steiken seems to have a plan and this

530
00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,400
Speaker 3: is part of the developmental plan for a quarterback that's

531
00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:04,440
Speaker 3: under development, just like a lot of the young quarterbacks

532
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,679
Speaker 3: when they come in as a rookie. And it just

533
00:23:06,720 --> 00:23:09,080
Speaker 3: remains to be seen how quickly he can hit the

534
00:23:09,080 --> 00:23:11,760
Speaker 3: ground running. But I think there's gonna be some exciting

535
00:23:11,880 --> 00:23:14,720
Speaker 3: moments for Anthony Richardson during the twenty twenty three.

536
00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:16,600
Speaker 9: So you go back, you watch that Buffalo game in

537
00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,639
Speaker 9: the preseason. Yeah, played the first quarter three Series seven

538
00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,359
Speaker 9: for twelve. We know about the interception. When you watched

539
00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,240
Speaker 9: him back on tape, what stood out to you in

540
00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:26,679
Speaker 9: terms of the ups and also the downs that you

541
00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:27,719
Speaker 9: just spoke the poise.

542
00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:31,120
Speaker 3: It's look, they're all gonna have ups and downs, even

543
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:34,160
Speaker 3: the veterans, right, but these young quarterbacks, would you want

544
00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,840
Speaker 3: to show us that the game is not too big

545
00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:39,280
Speaker 3: for them, that when a negative moment or a bad

546
00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:42,600
Speaker 3: moment occurs, they can quickly brush it off and come

547
00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,560
Speaker 3: back and make a play. And no one wants to

548
00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:46,760
Speaker 3: talk about the thirty yard pass down the field that

549
00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,440
Speaker 3: was dropped right that if that ball had been caught,

550
00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:53,760
Speaker 3: then you would probably be thinking, oh, what a very

551
00:23:53,840 --> 00:23:57,119
Speaker 3: even performance. There were some good moments and bad moments,

552
00:23:57,160 --> 00:24:00,720
Speaker 3: but his execution was still there. Yea. And you love

553
00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,760
Speaker 3: the fact that he's able to shake off whatever negativity

554
00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,679
Speaker 3: that may occur early because that shows that mental maturity.

555
00:24:07,800 --> 00:24:10,240
Speaker 3: It shows a great deal of poise that the game's

556
00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:10,880
Speaker 3: not too big.

557
00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:12,879
Speaker 9: Can you put on your former player hat or your

558
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:16,600
Speaker 9: former player cleats, like step inside Anthony Richardson's shoes if

559
00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:19,920
Speaker 9: you can. Can you speak to the mental weight that's

560
00:24:19,960 --> 00:24:22,400
Speaker 9: been lifted off his shoulders going into the season now

561
00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,639
Speaker 9: knowing that he's the guy and he can kind of

562
00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:27,159
Speaker 9: concentrate and not you know, look over his back shoulder,

563
00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:29,200
Speaker 9: so to speak, during practice anymore seeing.

564
00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,160
Speaker 3: Talking with him, and I would think that way too,

565
00:24:31,200 --> 00:24:33,800
Speaker 3: But then talking with him, for him, it just went

566
00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:36,760
Speaker 3: up a notch. And not that it bothers him, he says, well,

567
00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,200
Speaker 3: I don't, he said, for me, it's knowing that I'm

568
00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,600
Speaker 3: the guy. Now I have to wear the mantle, he said,

569
00:24:41,640 --> 00:24:44,120
Speaker 3: I have to be the guy that they that they

570
00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:47,240
Speaker 3: believe I am by awarding me or giving me.

571
00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,879
Speaker 8: And that's everything off of me to be yes everything.

572
00:24:50,240 --> 00:24:55,200
Speaker 3: And so he sees it as stepping into another position

573
00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:59,280
Speaker 3: that comes with even more responsibility than just battling to

574
00:24:59,359 --> 00:25:01,760
Speaker 3: become the star quarterback. That once you name the starting

575
00:25:01,840 --> 00:25:07,359
Speaker 3: quarterback with that you inherit even more responsibility. And so look,

576
00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:12,000
Speaker 3: I applaud him, and he is very gracious with the

577
00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:15,200
Speaker 3: fact that he's earned the confidence of the organization. Now

578
00:25:15,240 --> 00:25:17,520
Speaker 3: he wants to make sure that he does everything he

579
00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:18,840
Speaker 3: can to keep it.

580
00:25:18,960 --> 00:25:20,840
Speaker 8: And I think that's the right mindset to have.

581
00:25:21,080 --> 00:25:23,560
Speaker 9: That's Allman will Cott's with us from Sirius x sim

582
00:25:23,600 --> 00:25:26,240
Speaker 9: He's here at Colts training camp up in Westfield. Brought

583
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,960
Speaker 9: to you by Course and Fire and Security. With Richardson

584
00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:32,280
Speaker 9: or any young quarterback, what are the things in your estimation,

585
00:25:32,960 --> 00:25:35,120
Speaker 9: transition wise that he's going to have to deal with.

586
00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,280
Speaker 9: What is the steepest learning curve? Do you think for

587
00:25:37,320 --> 00:25:38,720
Speaker 9: Anthony Richardson.

588
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,800
Speaker 3: It's just teams are going to come after him, So

589
00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,760
Speaker 3: you're going to get preseason defenses and then you're gonna

590
00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:49,400
Speaker 3: get regular season defenses. Preseason defenses don't blitz, and if

591
00:25:49,400 --> 00:25:52,960
Speaker 3: they do, it'll be some vanilla blitz. But once you

592
00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:56,680
Speaker 3: get into the real season, it's the floodgates open and

593
00:25:56,720 --> 00:25:58,720
Speaker 3: they're going to see if the offensive line can handle

594
00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:00,520
Speaker 3: it and if the quarterback in handle it.

595
00:26:00,880 --> 00:26:03,520
Speaker 8: And that's because they want to get him what rattled.

596
00:26:03,880 --> 00:26:06,240
Speaker 3: They want to get a young quarterback because once he

597
00:26:06,320 --> 00:26:09,879
Speaker 3: feels confident and what he's seeing and what he's doing,

598
00:26:10,359 --> 00:26:12,199
Speaker 3: that's when his game is going to take off. And

599
00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,359
Speaker 3: I think that's to me, the biggest hurdle, because this

600
00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,479
Speaker 3: game is about confidence. It's about having early moments in

601
00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:21,960
Speaker 3: your career that tells you I can do this. And

602
00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,439
Speaker 3: if you can have those moments, and the more of

603
00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:28,000
Speaker 3: them you can have early in the season, that expedites

604
00:26:28,040 --> 00:26:30,680
Speaker 3: your growth, It ex expedite your development.

605
00:26:30,720 --> 00:26:33,560
Speaker 9: Solomon Wilcotts, right there you were at Colts practice today.

606
00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,639
Speaker 9: Outside of Jonathan Taylor, who do you like within this

607
00:26:36,760 --> 00:26:39,760
Speaker 9: offense to be a game changer for the Colts next season?

608
00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,320
Speaker 8: To me, I like Jilanni Woods. I really do. As

609
00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:43,879
Speaker 8: a tight end.

610
00:26:44,359 --> 00:26:46,560
Speaker 3: Now, Alec Pierce has got to be that guy too,

611
00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:48,320
Speaker 3: and I know he had the drop.

612
00:26:48,080 --> 00:26:50,199
Speaker 8: But he's a really good football player.

613
00:26:50,240 --> 00:26:53,400
Speaker 3: We like him, but I like Jilanni Woods as well

614
00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:56,320
Speaker 3: as a tight end because those are the guys, particularly

615
00:26:56,359 --> 00:26:58,000
Speaker 3: in an RPO system.

616
00:26:58,320 --> 00:27:00,600
Speaker 8: You're tight end controlling the middle.

617
00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:03,000
Speaker 3: Of the field and especially down inside the red zone

618
00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:05,560
Speaker 3: has to become big, and I think he can continue

619
00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:05,920
Speaker 3: to grow.

620
00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,680
Speaker 8: I think he can continue to get better. Salomon. Let's

621
00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:10,520
Speaker 8: go to the other side of the football for the Colts.

622
00:27:10,640 --> 00:27:11,879
Speaker 8: On defense, he.

623
00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:15,440
Speaker 9: Got Forrest Buckner back, he got Grover Stewart back, Julian

624
00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,320
Speaker 9: Blackman in the back end, Kenny Moore playing the slot corner,

625
00:27:18,640 --> 00:27:22,560
Speaker 9: Sire Franklin, You've got Shack Leonard's return. Everything in his

626
00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:24,600
Speaker 9: situation continues.

627
00:27:24,240 --> 00:27:25,640
Speaker 8: To point up and up and up.

628
00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,960
Speaker 9: Is there any reason why the Colts defense can't be

629
00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:28,920
Speaker 9: top ten this year?

630
00:27:29,119 --> 00:27:29,199
Speaker 6: No.

631
00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:31,920
Speaker 3: I think the names that you just rattled off tells

632
00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:34,719
Speaker 3: you that they have playmakers. It's about really staying healthy

633
00:27:34,760 --> 00:27:37,600
Speaker 3: and obviously, with Shaq Leonard in the middle of it,

634
00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,840
Speaker 3: he is I think the folk crumb that gives the

635
00:27:39,880 --> 00:27:43,480
Speaker 3: defense balance. He gives them that playmaking ability. He's a

636
00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:46,919
Speaker 3: game wrecker and when he starts wrecking shot. All the

637
00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:49,199
Speaker 3: other guys kind of join in and I think it

638
00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,439
Speaker 3: goes up a notch. But without him, we've seen that

639
00:27:52,520 --> 00:27:56,080
Speaker 3: defense kind of lack. I think the bravado that they

640
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:59,000
Speaker 3: typically would play with right and now another year also

641
00:27:59,080 --> 00:28:01,200
Speaker 3: in Gus Bradley's defense, I think will go a long

642
00:28:01,240 --> 00:28:03,840
Speaker 3: way and helping this team just have the confidence them

643
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,560
Speaker 3: when they take the field they can defend against any

644
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:09,760
Speaker 3: offense in the NFL because they certainly have the personnel.

645
00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:12,560
Speaker 9: How noticeable when you watch the Colts on film last year,

646
00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,480
Speaker 9: how noticeable was Leonard's absence within that defense.

647
00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:18,320
Speaker 3: Oh my goodness, it was very noticeable, just in the box,

648
00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:24,240
Speaker 3: particularly getting the ball out. The turnovers were down significantly

649
00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:27,640
Speaker 3: in twenty twenty two that it was in twenty twenty one,

650
00:28:28,080 --> 00:28:31,639
Speaker 3: so that was noticeable, and of course his lack of

651
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,719
Speaker 3: presence on the field I think played a role in it.

652
00:28:35,600 --> 00:28:38,120
Speaker 3: So to be able to have him for all seventeen

653
00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:41,040
Speaker 3: weeks again, it comes with a whole other energy level.

654
00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,880
Speaker 3: I do think having had Stefan Gilmour one year ago

655
00:28:45,160 --> 00:28:47,680
Speaker 3: that was great right on the back end, and so

656
00:28:47,720 --> 00:28:49,640
Speaker 3: they'll have to be able to, I think, to balance

657
00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 3: who and what they're going to do on the edges

658
00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:55,400
Speaker 3: in the back end of that secondary. I do think

659
00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,080
Speaker 3: that remains to be a challenge. But when you're pressuring

660
00:28:58,080 --> 00:29:03,040
Speaker 3: the quarterback and you're hurrying and harassing the quarterback, it

661
00:29:03,120 --> 00:29:05,560
Speaker 3: really helps the corners play to improve.

662
00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:05,959
Speaker 8: No doubt about that.

663
00:29:05,960 --> 00:29:08,720
Speaker 9: That's Solomon Wilcoin's with us. Let's step out. Let's go

664
00:29:08,760 --> 00:29:12,080
Speaker 9: a big picture within this division. You've got the AFC South.

665
00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,680
Speaker 9: The Jaguars are on the come. I think roster wise,

666
00:29:15,000 --> 00:29:16,880
Speaker 9: you know they're hard to beat. Right now, Where do

667
00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,720
Speaker 9: the Colts stack up in the AFC South going into

668
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:20,040
Speaker 9: the season.

669
00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,120
Speaker 3: I think you and I both know the quarterback situation

670
00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:25,960
Speaker 3: has always been this question mark for this team because

671
00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,440
Speaker 3: Chris Ballard has done such a wonderful job with building

672
00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:33,320
Speaker 3: an offensive line and getting the defensive pieces that you

673
00:29:33,560 --> 00:29:36,760
Speaker 3: just mentioned. And to me, I think there's no doubt

674
00:29:36,800 --> 00:29:39,480
Speaker 3: you when you have a young quarterback and Anthony Richardson

675
00:29:39,560 --> 00:29:42,320
Speaker 3: is he's going to have that good year, You've got

676
00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:44,560
Speaker 3: to have Jonathan Taylor in that backfield next to.

677
00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:48,120
Speaker 8: Him like this to make it work.

678
00:29:49,760 --> 00:29:52,040
Speaker 3: Who do you if I'm playing defense against the Colts

679
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:55,760
Speaker 3: and they're running Reid option with Anthony Richardson, and he's

680
00:29:56,160 --> 00:29:59,080
Speaker 3: optioning some of the best defensive players, and you've got

681
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:01,920
Speaker 3: to decide you take the quarterback and allow him to

682
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:05,240
Speaker 3: pitch it to Jonathan Taylor, or do you take Jonathan

683
00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:10,240
Speaker 3: Taylor allow this talented quarterback. They're probably equal runners once

684
00:30:10,280 --> 00:30:12,400
Speaker 3: they get to the next left, no doubt breaking your.

685
00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,360
Speaker 9: Back in terms of speed, athleticism, agility, And isn't that

686
00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,520
Speaker 9: what coach fans want to say, I mean mistackle ability.

687
00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:20,520
Speaker 3: You've got to have those two guys on the field.

688
00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:24,560
Speaker 3: So if you tell me I have that as part

689
00:30:24,600 --> 00:30:27,360
Speaker 3: of the equation, I would tell you that this division

690
00:30:27,400 --> 00:30:30,920
Speaker 3: is as much theirs as it is anyone else's in

691
00:30:30,960 --> 00:30:31,920
Speaker 3: the AOC South.

692
00:30:32,000 --> 00:30:35,880
Speaker 9: Again, nationally, that's where you shine. You've got CJ. Stroud,

693
00:30:36,120 --> 00:30:40,000
Speaker 9: Anthony Richardson, Bryce Young, Will Levis, who knows what happens

694
00:30:40,000 --> 00:30:43,920
Speaker 9: down in Tennessee. Which quarterback do you think has the

695
00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:47,440
Speaker 9: biggest early return in their career, whether that's a rookie

696
00:30:47,440 --> 00:30:49,760
Speaker 9: season or let's just say first couple of years.

697
00:30:49,560 --> 00:30:50,120
Speaker 8: In the NFL.

698
00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:53,720
Speaker 3: I would say, oh man, that's really tough. I'd have

699
00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,280
Speaker 3: to say, is Anthony Richardson Okay?

700
00:30:55,320 --> 00:30:55,840
Speaker 8: I really do?

701
00:30:56,080 --> 00:30:59,280
Speaker 3: I mean just because I think CJ. Stroud he's a

702
00:30:59,400 --> 00:31:03,440
Speaker 3: pure pot get passed. So the early stuff is just

703
00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,040
Speaker 3: gonna be a little more difficult. And it's a team

704
00:31:06,600 --> 00:31:08,600
Speaker 3: that hadn't had a lot of success as a roster

705
00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:10,840
Speaker 3: that's still under under construction.

706
00:31:11,880 --> 00:31:13,200
Speaker 8: This is a better roster.

707
00:31:13,920 --> 00:31:16,360
Speaker 3: Okay, it's just a It just clearly is a much

708
00:31:16,400 --> 00:31:19,680
Speaker 3: better roster than the others. Now Jacksonville, they've built that

709
00:31:19,800 --> 00:31:21,960
Speaker 3: roster because they had a lot of draft picks and

710
00:31:22,040 --> 00:31:24,040
Speaker 3: you have the first overall pick two years in a row.

711
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:26,560
Speaker 8: You're gonna get better. You're gonna get better.

712
00:31:26,600 --> 00:31:30,680
Speaker 3: Absolutely, But I think the early phase of it from

713
00:31:30,720 --> 00:31:33,040
Speaker 3: those three teams that you mentioned in the AFC South,

714
00:31:34,000 --> 00:31:36,160
Speaker 3: I just think that Anthony Richardson brings with it that

715
00:31:36,320 --> 00:31:39,920
Speaker 3: duo threat. I was talking to Julian Blackman about this earlier.

716
00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:45,120
Speaker 3: R PO run pass option is a defense is nightmare

717
00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,360
Speaker 3: because that kind of quarterback is gonna make you pay

718
00:31:49,760 --> 00:31:53,120
Speaker 3: when you the defense to have to read it out,

719
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,160
Speaker 3: are they running it?

720
00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:55,000
Speaker 8: Are they throwing it?

721
00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,960
Speaker 3: And then the quarterback gets to make you wrong offensively

722
00:31:59,520 --> 00:32:01,840
Speaker 3: if you're if you're banking on one thing and played

723
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,920
Speaker 3: to the run, then he's going to drop back and

724
00:32:03,920 --> 00:32:05,520
Speaker 3: pass it because he got tighty and running down the

725
00:32:05,520 --> 00:32:06,200
Speaker 3: middle of the field.

726
00:32:06,480 --> 00:32:08,800
Speaker 8: If you drop back in pass, you can read that out.

727
00:32:09,080 --> 00:32:10,760
Speaker 8: And now he's going to run it and press the line.

728
00:32:10,760 --> 00:32:13,400
Speaker 8: That's why they call it run pass option.

729
00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:17,800
Speaker 3: He's reading it and he's going to make the defense wrong.

730
00:32:18,280 --> 00:32:20,880
Speaker 3: Every single time you play one thing, he's going to

731
00:32:20,960 --> 00:32:24,320
Speaker 3: do another. And with his skill set, I mean, think

732
00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,360
Speaker 3: about trying to tackle that guy.

733
00:32:26,560 --> 00:32:28,640
Speaker 9: We already saw it in Buffalo. He turned a five

734
00:32:28,680 --> 00:32:30,880
Speaker 9: yard lost into a five yard game just because of him.

735
00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,160
Speaker 3: And so he's dynamic, and so I think for the

736
00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:38,080
Speaker 3: immediate future he offers the biggest upside, but I even

737
00:32:38,120 --> 00:32:41,720
Speaker 3: think long term, providing all the other pieces come together

738
00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:42,160
Speaker 3: as well.

739
00:32:42,200 --> 00:32:44,040
Speaker 9: All right, two more things for you. You've been so

740
00:32:44,080 --> 00:32:46,800
Speaker 9: gracious with your time at Solomon Wilcott's with us. As

741
00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:48,920
Speaker 9: we said, home base for you is Cincinnati, So you've

742
00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:51,560
Speaker 9: seen a lot of Bengals training camp. Joe Burrow is

743
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,640
Speaker 9: he's not back, but he's back, right, He's working.

744
00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:55,240
Speaker 1: Off to the side.

745
00:32:55,600 --> 00:32:58,600
Speaker 9: What would be the reasons, if there are any, why

746
00:32:58,640 --> 00:33:00,680
Speaker 9: the Bengals would not be at the end of the

747
00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,720
Speaker 9: year one of the best teams in the AFC.

748
00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:06,920
Speaker 3: The only thing that can derail that is injuries. This

749
00:33:07,080 --> 00:33:10,080
Speaker 3: league is about staying healthy. You tell me what teams

750
00:33:10,080 --> 00:33:11,800
Speaker 3: are gonna be healthy at the end of the season.

751
00:33:11,880 --> 00:33:14,120
Speaker 3: I can tell you the teams are gonna be playing

752
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:17,320
Speaker 3: or at least the final four, right in both championship games.

753
00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:21,280
Speaker 3: Health plays a role and your ability to compete deep

754
00:33:21,320 --> 00:33:23,920
Speaker 3: and late into the season. So providing they stay healthy,

755
00:33:24,440 --> 00:33:26,800
Speaker 3: all the other things are about the continuity.

756
00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:29,840
Speaker 8: Zach Taylor's fifth year, but he has both of.

757
00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:32,960
Speaker 3: His coordinators for five straight years in lou Ana Romo

758
00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:36,120
Speaker 3: and Brian Callahan. You have Joe Burrow for a fourth

759
00:33:36,160 --> 00:33:41,080
Speaker 3: straight season and during that time, Tyler Boyd has been

760
00:33:41,120 --> 00:33:43,400
Speaker 3: there for four years. Joe Mixon has been there for

761
00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,959
Speaker 3: the four years he's been there, s Tee Higgins has

762
00:33:45,960 --> 00:33:48,760
Speaker 3: been there for the four years he's been there. Now

763
00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,800
Speaker 3: his favorite target, Jamar Chase has been there three years

764
00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:54,760
Speaker 3: in a row now. So think about the continuity of

765
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:57,440
Speaker 3: your top three receivers and your running back. In the

766
00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,920
Speaker 3: quarterback being there every single year within the same offense

767
00:34:01,720 --> 00:34:04,280
Speaker 3: unheard of, and it's unheard of in our league today.

768
00:34:04,440 --> 00:34:06,480
Speaker 3: And then you have an offensive line where they spent

769
00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,760
Speaker 3: more money than any team over the last three years

770
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:14,560
Speaker 3: right rebuilding an offensive line that returns four of their

771
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,520
Speaker 3: five starters. And the other guy you poached from the

772
00:34:17,640 --> 00:34:19,879
Speaker 3: roster of the Kansas City Chiefs in four time Pro

773
00:34:19,960 --> 00:34:23,960
Speaker 3: Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Junior. So this may be

774
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:28,000
Speaker 3: the most protection that Joe Burrow has had and a

775
00:34:28,040 --> 00:34:32,640
Speaker 3: better run game. They finished rank seventh and scoring each

776
00:34:32,680 --> 00:34:34,719
Speaker 3: of the last two years, and they've gone to two

777
00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,560
Speaker 3: straight AFC title games and they've won back to back

778
00:34:37,640 --> 00:34:41,960
Speaker 3: AFC North Division titles. And the offense, by way of

779
00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:47,080
Speaker 3: continuity and the addition of Orlando Brown Junior makes them better.

780
00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,719
Speaker 9: Some big news today with Anthony Richardson. We talked about

781
00:34:50,760 --> 00:34:53,760
Speaker 9: the young quarterbacks. You're on this training camp tour across

782
00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:55,319
Speaker 9: the country here a little bit. I know you're gonna

783
00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,560
Speaker 9: be going back to Cincinnati here soon. What else are

784
00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,000
Speaker 9: you tracking training camp wise going into the regular season.

785
00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:01,920
Speaker 9: From a national sense, Oh, well, on that At a

786
00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:06,280
Speaker 9: national level. To me, I think it's about the NFC

787
00:35:06,360 --> 00:35:08,440
Speaker 9: because there is no clear cut.

788
00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:11,120
Speaker 3: Yeah, the Eagles are going to be good. They're going

789
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,400
Speaker 3: to be good again, but can Dallas battle them? And

790
00:35:14,440 --> 00:35:17,040
Speaker 3: I think I don't sleep on Eric b Enemy because

791
00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:20,040
Speaker 3: if he gets Sam Howell just to play at a

792
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:24,280
Speaker 3: medium level. This defense for the Washington Commanders this phenomenal.

793
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:25,360
Speaker 8: They were the only.

794
00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:28,319
Speaker 3: Team other than the Chiefs in the Super Bowl to

795
00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:31,200
Speaker 3: beat the Eagles straight up when Jalen Hurts was the

796
00:35:31,200 --> 00:35:33,920
Speaker 3: starting quarterback for the Eagles. They went in there and

797
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:36,840
Speaker 3: they beat them. So I'm paying attention to the NFC

798
00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,239
Speaker 3: teams because I know the forty nine ers are going

799
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:40,759
Speaker 3: to be there. But you can't even tell me who

800
00:35:40,800 --> 00:35:42,520
Speaker 3: the starting quarterback for the Niners.

801
00:35:42,200 --> 00:35:43,080
Speaker 9: Is not right now.

802
00:35:43,120 --> 00:35:44,840
Speaker 3: But yet we still give them the benefit of the

803
00:35:44,920 --> 00:35:47,080
Speaker 3: day though, because as they made it work and they're

804
00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:51,040
Speaker 3: that good of a team. Sure, So that's what I'm tracking.

805
00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,880
Speaker 3: I want to see who's going to be that team

806
00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:56,360
Speaker 3: in the NFC, because I think it's going to be

807
00:35:56,400 --> 00:35:59,919
Speaker 3: come down about three or four teams where the AFC load,

808
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,480
Speaker 3: No doubt. I think there's at least seven teams that

809
00:36:02,560 --> 00:36:04,359
Speaker 3: can represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.

810
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:06,120
Speaker 9: Yeah, think about all the teams in the AFC that

811
00:36:06,160 --> 00:36:10,520
Speaker 9: aren't going to make the playoffs. That's always a pleasure

812
00:36:10,680 --> 00:36:13,480
Speaker 9: talking football with Solomon Willcotts. Always love when you stop

813
00:36:13,520 --> 00:36:15,719
Speaker 9: by here at Colts training camp. Thanks so much for

814
00:36:15,760 --> 00:36:18,000
Speaker 9: the time and continue success. Thank you, Matt, keep up

815
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:18,759
Speaker 9: the good work, all right.

816
00:36:18,760 --> 00:36:21,440
Speaker 4: Thanks to Mate and Solomon Willcotts for joining us here

817
00:36:21,440 --> 00:36:23,359
Speaker 4: on the Official Colts Podcast. So a couple of other

818
00:36:23,400 --> 00:36:25,000
Speaker 4: things that we want to talk about that do not

819
00:36:25,040 --> 00:36:27,640
Speaker 4: have anything to do with Stay's news with Anthony Richardson.

820
00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,960
Speaker 4: Let's talk about Shack Leonard. Lara, you're down there in Buffalo.

821
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:33,440
Speaker 4: You talk to him after the game he played.

822
00:36:33,239 --> 00:36:35,400
Speaker 6: That touched him in the game in the game before

823
00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,640
Speaker 6: the game, like he couldn't get away from me. I

824
00:36:37,680 --> 00:36:39,759
Speaker 6: talked him on the field pre game, then I talked

825
00:36:39,760 --> 00:36:41,279
Speaker 6: to him in the third quarter. Then I talked to

826
00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:43,000
Speaker 6: him after the game. I'm sure he's like, that's all

827
00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:43,600
Speaker 6: on the field, dame.

828
00:36:43,600 --> 00:36:47,520
Speaker 4: And so he's like, here come, here comes that woman

829
00:36:47,560 --> 00:36:53,080
Speaker 4: wearing the heckers. So, Lara, you you know Shaq, and

830
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:54,839
Speaker 4: this isn't just from you. You talked him a bunch.

831
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:56,600
Speaker 4: You've known Shack really well for a while.

832
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:58,000
Speaker 1: Now, Yeah, what is it?

833
00:36:58,040 --> 00:36:59,680
Speaker 4: What did it mean to him to get back on

834
00:36:59,680 --> 00:37:03,720
Speaker 4: the feet old Saturday in Buffalo to play? Who cares

835
00:37:03,760 --> 00:37:06,520
Speaker 4: that nothing came his way? What did it mean to

836
00:37:06,560 --> 00:37:07,960
Speaker 4: him to be back on a field again?

837
00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:12,759
Speaker 6: It was major in terms of just that step of

838
00:37:12,840 --> 00:37:16,319
Speaker 6: going into game action again, being able to trust yourself again,

839
00:37:16,400 --> 00:37:19,120
Speaker 6: seeing how your body responds in that type of situation.

840
00:37:19,400 --> 00:37:21,040
Speaker 5: When I talked to him ahead of the game talk

841
00:37:21,200 --> 00:37:22,200
Speaker 5: when I talked to him.

842
00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:26,239
Speaker 7: About you can get rid of that boss and that

843
00:37:26,600 --> 00:37:28,319
Speaker 7: that niece goes action for now.

844
00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,200
Speaker 6: When I talked to him ahead of the game in Buffalo,

845
00:37:33,280 --> 00:37:35,080
Speaker 6: the things he said he was nervous about were making

846
00:37:35,120 --> 00:37:37,319
Speaker 6: contact and feeling the speed of the game again. And

847
00:37:37,360 --> 00:37:39,319
Speaker 6: then he did feel like that he caught up. He

848
00:37:39,400 --> 00:37:41,520
Speaker 6: was catching that speed. He was catching up to that

849
00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,719
Speaker 6: speed once again. And you know, for all of the physicality,

850
00:37:44,760 --> 00:37:46,040
Speaker 6: like of course you're gonn feel a little bit sore,

851
00:37:46,120 --> 00:37:50,279
Speaker 6: and after that, I think the greatest you know, kind

852
00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:53,160
Speaker 6: of step in it all, and what's most significant for

853
00:37:53,280 --> 00:37:55,719
Speaker 6: him is mentally just proving that you can go back

854
00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,600
Speaker 6: out there again, you know, proving that you can, you know,

855
00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:00,560
Speaker 6: be in the position you need to be, run with

856
00:38:00,640 --> 00:38:02,000
Speaker 6: the guys you need to be. Now it's going to

857
00:38:02,040 --> 00:38:04,000
Speaker 6: be about you making the type of plays that he

858
00:38:04,040 --> 00:38:06,560
Speaker 6: expects from himself when he has the opportunities to again,

859
00:38:06,600 --> 00:38:08,440
Speaker 6: Like you said, nothing really came his way there, but

860
00:38:08,840 --> 00:38:11,120
Speaker 6: I just felt like you looked at him like there

861
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:15,000
Speaker 6: was this like massive weight lifted from his shoulders, just

862
00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,279
Speaker 6: to eliminate so many of the doubts that have been

863
00:38:17,360 --> 00:38:20,680
Speaker 6: circulating in his mind over the last ten months with

864
00:38:20,760 --> 00:38:22,000
Speaker 6: everything that he's endured.

865
00:38:22,280 --> 00:38:26,160
Speaker 5: And what he said too, is that was such an

866
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:27,279
Speaker 5: indication of.

867
00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:30,799
Speaker 6: How he could approach this week with two joint practice opportunities.

868
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:33,319
Speaker 6: I mean, obviously the practice today was lighter practice. You're

869
00:38:33,360 --> 00:38:35,640
Speaker 6: only in helmets in six sixty minutes. So the two

870
00:38:35,719 --> 00:38:38,200
Speaker 6: joint practices and then the preseason game, and he really

871
00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:41,160
Speaker 6: looked at this week as this is the most significant

872
00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:44,680
Speaker 6: in terms of proving that I'm ready to go week one,

873
00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 6: and so that opportunity in Buffalo was really significant to

874
00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,040
Speaker 6: put everything in motion for how he's able to attack

875
00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:53,200
Speaker 6: this week as you hope, without any limitations.

876
00:38:53,520 --> 00:38:56,280
Speaker 4: Yeah, getting it out there and testing himself now against

877
00:38:56,440 --> 00:39:00,160
Speaker 4: the Bears in these joint practices. You know, look that

878
00:39:00,800 --> 00:39:02,480
Speaker 4: this Bears offense is going to be different than what

879
00:39:02,560 --> 00:39:05,840
Speaker 4: he faced with Buffalo, where okay, you might need to

880
00:39:05,880 --> 00:39:08,440
Speaker 4: chase justin fields down now, yeah, and can you go

881
00:39:08,480 --> 00:39:11,879
Speaker 4: out there and do that confidently and continue your progression.

882
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,680
Speaker 4: To me, it's just it's so encouraging every step that

883
00:39:16,719 --> 00:39:20,000
Speaker 4: he has made knowing that the Colts are not going

884
00:39:20,040 --> 00:39:24,680
Speaker 4: to push this. They are Shaq is listening to his body.

885
00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:26,840
Speaker 4: The trainers are listening to his body, and they're saying,

886
00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:29,920
Speaker 4: whatever you're ready for, you can go out and do,

887
00:39:30,360 --> 00:39:32,040
Speaker 4: but we're not going to make you do anything you're

888
00:39:32,080 --> 00:39:34,319
Speaker 4: not ready for. And so far, Shack has been ready

889
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:37,239
Speaker 4: for everything. And that has been even if he only

890
00:39:37,239 --> 00:39:39,279
Speaker 4: played five six snaps, but that's how much the first

891
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:41,080
Speaker 4: team defense played. It wasn't like he was on a

892
00:39:41,520 --> 00:39:43,440
Speaker 4: you know, pitch count. He played every stamp. The first

893
00:39:43,440 --> 00:39:45,400
Speaker 4: team defense is out there, it's a couple three and outs.

894
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:45,719
Speaker 3: Right.

895
00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:47,759
Speaker 6: It was funny because I tweeted out like after I

896
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:50,520
Speaker 6: talked with Shane steike In in Buffalo, you know, about what

897
00:39:50,560 --> 00:39:52,279
Speaker 6: the play would be for Shack, I was like, he'll start,

898
00:39:52,280 --> 00:39:53,560
Speaker 6: but it's gonna be on pitch count and then we're

899
00:39:53,560 --> 00:39:54,080
Speaker 6: head through my end.

900
00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:55,479
Speaker 5: I was like, well, all the starters are.

901
00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:59,799
Speaker 6: All yeah, but still I think, like you get it

902
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,719
Speaker 6: and context to specifically his situation, but I was like, oh,

903
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:04,520
Speaker 6: it's not really that much different from yeah. Yeah.

904
00:40:04,560 --> 00:40:06,600
Speaker 4: It hit me when I went to go watch, like

905
00:40:06,640 --> 00:40:07,920
Speaker 4: Darryl Baker's film, and I was like, oh, you had

906
00:40:07,960 --> 00:40:10,160
Speaker 4: five snaps, so that's so much shock Cat Like, Okay,

907
00:40:10,320 --> 00:40:10,719
Speaker 4: there you go.

908
00:40:10,840 --> 00:40:15,040
Speaker 1: There you have me exactly for other guys here case.

909
00:40:15,080 --> 00:40:16,920
Speaker 4: This week we touched on it a little bit with

910
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:21,000
Speaker 4: Julian Blackman, Kenny Moore getting back out there on defense,

911
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:22,280
Speaker 4: Rodney Thomas as well.

912
00:40:22,719 --> 00:40:25,040
Speaker 1: Now you're starting to get the defense whole again.

913
00:40:25,080 --> 00:40:28,680
Speaker 4: DeForrest Buckner hasn't been out there, but you're starting to

914
00:40:28,680 --> 00:40:31,800
Speaker 4: get these pieces together. Shack talking about how this is

915
00:40:31,800 --> 00:40:33,359
Speaker 4: a big week to get him ready for Week one.

916
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:35,799
Speaker 4: For the Colts defense, what do you want to see

917
00:40:35,800 --> 00:40:37,920
Speaker 4: out of them going against this Bears offense. It's going

918
00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:40,200
Speaker 4: to run a different style than you saw in Buffalo.

919
00:40:40,239 --> 00:40:41,880
Speaker 4: It's gonna run a different style than the Colts have

920
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,400
Speaker 4: been practicing just to kind of get prepped for that

921
00:40:44,440 --> 00:40:45,080
Speaker 4: regular season.

922
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:46,400
Speaker 1: So I kind of look at it two ways.

923
00:40:46,680 --> 00:40:49,719
Speaker 7: You bring up Julian Blackman, Rodney Thomas, them getting back

924
00:40:49,719 --> 00:40:51,799
Speaker 7: and Kenny Moore, all three of them getting back on

925
00:40:51,800 --> 00:40:53,880
Speaker 7: the field and just kind of getting back into the

926
00:40:53,880 --> 00:40:56,560
Speaker 7: flow of training camp and all of that, making sure

927
00:40:56,600 --> 00:40:58,480
Speaker 7: their bodies are kind of right where they need to be.

928
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:02,279
Speaker 1: But then The second part is it's such a young secondary.

929
00:41:02,440 --> 00:41:03,240
Speaker 1: I mean, you've.

930
00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:07,040
Speaker 7: Got guys like Darius rush Juju Brent's Jayalen Jones who

931
00:41:07,080 --> 00:41:10,320
Speaker 7: their first NFL Action came on Saturday, and then you

932
00:41:10,400 --> 00:41:13,520
Speaker 7: got to remember Dallas Flowers, Darryl Baker Junior. This is

933
00:41:13,640 --> 00:41:16,400
Speaker 7: just year two, so a lot of your core is

934
00:41:16,680 --> 00:41:20,920
Speaker 7: very very young. So getting all of those veteran pieces

935
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:24,680
Speaker 7: kind of back in the fold so that it kind

936
00:41:24,680 --> 00:41:27,400
Speaker 7: of simulates what you'll see in week one, rolls around

937
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:29,279
Speaker 7: kind of knowing where certain guys are going to be,

938
00:41:29,840 --> 00:41:32,600
Speaker 7: what it sounds like, you know when Julian's making out

939
00:41:32,600 --> 00:41:34,799
Speaker 7: a check, what it sounds like when you know when

940
00:41:34,880 --> 00:41:35,640
Speaker 7: Kenny is saying this.

941
00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:37,840
Speaker 1: Get on all of that on the same page. You

942
00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:38,719
Speaker 1: can hear it in.

943
00:41:39,080 --> 00:41:41,319
Speaker 7: I know, it probably won't be as relevant in a

944
00:41:41,400 --> 00:41:44,000
Speaker 7: practice setting that it will be in a game, but

945
00:41:44,040 --> 00:41:47,000
Speaker 7: it'll least be able to get that idea and simulate

946
00:41:47,080 --> 00:41:49,440
Speaker 7: what you're going to see when that game against the

947
00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:51,080
Speaker 7: Jaguars comes up in week one.

948
00:41:51,320 --> 00:41:53,359
Speaker 4: So let's talk about some one on one matchups we're

949
00:41:53,360 --> 00:41:56,120
Speaker 4: looking forward to seeing. How about Lara, how about Bernard

950
00:41:56,160 --> 00:41:57,800
Speaker 4: Ryman versusnik and Gotway.

951
00:41:57,480 --> 00:41:59,760
Speaker 5: Oh huge that's a huge matchup.

952
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,040
Speaker 6: Be interesting because obviously Bernard went up against him last year,

953
00:42:03,160 --> 00:42:05,200
Speaker 6: so you know, what does he take away from some

954
00:42:05,280 --> 00:42:08,560
Speaker 6: of that, you know, familiarity and experience that he has previously,

955
00:42:08,600 --> 00:42:12,200
Speaker 6: and then also having such an encouraging first preseason game

956
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:15,319
Speaker 6: for Bernard and the strides that he's able to take

957
00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:15,680
Speaker 6: from that.

958
00:42:16,200 --> 00:42:16,879
Speaker 5: Yeah, I think that's.

959
00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:18,640
Speaker 6: Gonna be pretty It's gonna be pretty significant, and especially

960
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,879
Speaker 6: when you're talking about how you're protecting the guy who's

961
00:42:20,880 --> 00:42:21,960
Speaker 6: now been nicking a starter for.

962
00:42:21,960 --> 00:42:23,759
Speaker 1: Rook one some other ones.

963
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,160
Speaker 4: We talked about those Bears wide receivers, but they're gonna

964
00:42:26,160 --> 00:42:28,799
Speaker 4: be a test for these corners. Dj Moore, Darnold Moody

965
00:42:28,840 --> 00:42:32,719
Speaker 4: is a really good player, Chase Claypool, Veaylis Jones, Equiminia

966
00:42:32,760 --> 00:42:34,719
Speaker 4: Saint Brown. They got some dudes on that Bears team

967
00:42:34,760 --> 00:42:38,200
Speaker 4: now who are going to test the Colts cornerbacks. That

968
00:42:38,320 --> 00:42:41,919
Speaker 4: to me, like, I I love watching the one on

969
00:42:41,920 --> 00:42:44,879
Speaker 4: one pass rushing drills in joint practices, but I'm like, man,

970
00:42:44,880 --> 00:42:46,120
Speaker 4: I might need to go watch the one on one

971
00:42:46,120 --> 00:42:48,839
Speaker 4: wide receiver cornerback drills, which is what like everyone likes

972
00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:50,319
Speaker 4: to go watch. I'm the guy who's like give me

973
00:42:50,360 --> 00:42:52,279
Speaker 4: the one on one pass rush. But I want to

974
00:42:52,320 --> 00:42:54,759
Speaker 4: see some of these young corners against a guy like

975
00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:57,759
Speaker 4: Dj Moore, who's such a savvy route runner. He's got

976
00:42:57,800 --> 00:43:00,759
Speaker 4: some bursts to him, you know, Chase Claypool kind of

977
00:43:00,760 --> 00:43:03,960
Speaker 4: a more physical type of a guy. Veayls Jones is

978
00:43:03,960 --> 00:43:07,440
Speaker 4: really good speed. Darnel Mooney is really good speed. That's

979
00:43:07,480 --> 00:43:09,080
Speaker 4: going to be a really good test, I think for

980
00:43:09,120 --> 00:43:09,880
Speaker 4: those cornerbacks.

981
00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:11,799
Speaker 7: You know, I'm glad you brought up what you're going

982
00:43:11,880 --> 00:43:13,520
Speaker 7: to be watching because that's the thing. I really like

983
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,960
Speaker 7: that we have two of these because I can kind

984
00:43:15,960 --> 00:43:18,160
Speaker 7: of set aside one day where I'm going to focus

985
00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:20,360
Speaker 7: on xxx, and then the next day I'm going to

986
00:43:20,400 --> 00:43:23,160
Speaker 7: focus on because there is a lot of areas that

987
00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,640
Speaker 7: I want to look at. Especially when you, I mean,

988
00:43:25,640 --> 00:43:28,680
Speaker 7: you start talking about getting one of those those live bullets,

989
00:43:28,680 --> 00:43:31,200
Speaker 7: if you will. This is kind of the first real test.

990
00:43:31,280 --> 00:43:33,560
Speaker 7: So that's what I'm really anxious to see. But you

991
00:43:33,600 --> 00:43:35,719
Speaker 7: talk about that Bears wide receiver group. I've been a

992
00:43:35,800 --> 00:43:37,640
Speaker 7: Dj Moore fan for a long time. I think he's

993
00:43:37,680 --> 00:43:42,400
Speaker 7: a very underrated receiver, and I think what what essentially

994
00:43:42,400 --> 00:43:44,880
Speaker 7: what Carolina had to give up to get the Chicago

995
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:48,040
Speaker 7: Bears pick shows maybe what the NFL thinks.

996
00:43:47,840 --> 00:43:51,000
Speaker 1: Of Dj Moore. That was basically first Ron Peck exactly. Yeah.

997
00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:54,880
Speaker 7: I mean he's a very very valued possession and you

998
00:43:54,920 --> 00:43:56,759
Speaker 7: saw that last week he had I think it was

999
00:43:56,800 --> 00:44:01,319
Speaker 7: a sixty two yard touchdown place incredible, And so he

1000
00:44:01,440 --> 00:44:03,800
Speaker 7: brings he brings a dynamic that I really am anxious

1001
00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:06,880
Speaker 7: to see kind of what this youthful cornerback room looks

1002
00:44:06,920 --> 00:44:09,839
Speaker 7: at because you know, Chase claypooling away kind of gives

1003
00:44:09,880 --> 00:44:11,400
Speaker 7: me a little bit of, you know, a bit of

1004
00:44:11,440 --> 00:44:14,480
Speaker 7: Michael Pittman vibes in, you know, kind of his style

1005
00:44:14,640 --> 00:44:16,600
Speaker 7: of play, So they kind of get a look of that.

1006
00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:18,680
Speaker 7: But DJ Moore is definitely going to be something that's

1007
00:44:18,680 --> 00:44:20,640
Speaker 7: going to give him a different look. And I'm anxious

1008
00:44:20,640 --> 00:44:23,040
Speaker 7: to see how the young guys, and I mean, of

1009
00:44:23,040 --> 00:44:25,120
Speaker 7: course Kenny, because you know how Kenny is. You want

1010
00:44:25,120 --> 00:44:27,120
Speaker 7: to see him go up against the best, because he's

1011
00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:28,239
Speaker 7: done it time in and time out.

1012
00:44:28,239 --> 00:44:29,239
Speaker 1: I want to see him do it again.

1013
00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,040
Speaker 7: But I'm anxious to see how the young guys do

1014
00:44:31,320 --> 00:44:32,640
Speaker 7: against that Bears receiver group.

1015
00:44:32,719 --> 00:44:35,560
Speaker 4: Yeah, we'll see what transpires in those jount practices. And

1016
00:44:35,600 --> 00:44:38,160
Speaker 4: then we'll see what Shane Stikeen's plan is for playing

1017
00:44:38,200 --> 00:44:39,120
Speaker 4: guys on Saturday.

1018
00:44:39,160 --> 00:44:40,319
Speaker 1: I don't think you're going to.

1019
00:44:40,360 --> 00:44:43,719
Speaker 4: Get anything on that until probably after Thursday's practice, if

1020
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:47,560
Speaker 4: anything at all, we'll see. You know, some guys don't

1021
00:44:47,600 --> 00:44:50,120
Speaker 4: want to play their starters in the preseason after junt practices.

1022
00:44:50,160 --> 00:44:52,360
Speaker 4: Some guys do. We don't really have a feel for

1023
00:44:52,400 --> 00:44:54,080
Speaker 4: what Shane Stikeen's going to do. This is the first

1024
00:44:54,239 --> 00:44:57,040
Speaker 4: rodeo for him, so we will find out and we

1025
00:44:57,040 --> 00:44:59,319
Speaker 4: will have all that news on Colts Training Camp daily

1026
00:44:59,400 --> 00:45:02,400
Speaker 4: updates this week. I'll be joining Matt Taylor on Wednesday

1027
00:45:02,440 --> 00:45:04,560
Speaker 4: and Thursday. We're also going to be joined by Zaire

1028
00:45:04,640 --> 00:45:07,480
Speaker 4: Franklin and Isaiah McKenzie on those days, so keep an

1029
00:45:07,520 --> 00:45:10,040
Speaker 4: eye out in your podcast feed for those. Wednesday Morning

1030
00:45:10,040 --> 00:45:12,759
Speaker 4: Inside Football with Rick Ventury is back. Coach is going

1031
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:14,480
Speaker 4: to recap the good and bad from Buffalo and what

1032
00:45:14,520 --> 00:45:16,120
Speaker 4: he wants to see the Colts get out of these

1033
00:45:16,160 --> 00:45:19,160
Speaker 4: joint practices. Also on ninety three five and one oh

1034
00:45:19,200 --> 00:45:21,479
Speaker 4: seven five the fan Colts Dalley updates starting at six

1035
00:45:21,640 --> 00:45:24,480
Speaker 4: pm both of those days. On Friday, Colts Happy Hour

1036
00:45:24,480 --> 00:45:27,160
Speaker 4: with the JMV that'll recap Colts Camp with interviews with

1037
00:45:27,200 --> 00:45:29,480
Speaker 4: Shane Steichen and Colts players. That is also at six

1038
00:45:29,560 --> 00:45:31,879
Speaker 4: pm on ninety three five and one oh seven five

1039
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:34,799
Speaker 4: The Fan, and then Sunday Morning, I will be joined

1040
00:45:34,800 --> 00:45:37,640
Speaker 4: by Bill Brooks for another episode of Colt's Instant Reaction.

1041
00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:41,560
Speaker 4: Will be breaking down the Colts and Bears preseason.

1042
00:45:41,320 --> 00:45:43,320
Speaker 1: Dave that one. Let's see kicks at seven.

1043
00:45:44,360 --> 00:45:47,359
Speaker 4: That's a nine am Sunday morning, kay thing is.

1044
00:45:47,520 --> 00:45:52,640
Speaker 1: Making sure you're not doing it it too, you know. No, no, that.

1045
00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:56,239
Speaker 4: Not for a preseason, regular season, playoff maybe playoff game

1046
00:45:56,320 --> 00:46:00,160
Speaker 4: maybe preseason. Absolutely not, We're not doing that anyways. That's

1047
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:01,440
Speaker 4: going to do it for us. Here on the Official

1048
00:46:01,440 --> 00:46:04,080
Speaker 4: Colts Podcast, presented by Win Bett for Larra Overton and

1049
00:46:04,120 --> 00:46:07,000
Speaker 4: Casey Valier. I'm jj Sakobitz. Thanks so much for listening

1050
00:46:07,040 --> 00:46:08,719
Speaker 4: to us here. We'll talk to you right here next

1051
00:46:08,719 --> 00:46:08,959
Speaker 4: week