1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: The NFL never sleeps. The roster is ever evolving, and 2 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: it's all about finding the edge. This is the Last Word, 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: the off season home of the Indianapolis Colts. Now here's 4 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 1: Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. 5 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: Welcome into The Last Word, airing inside the Indiana Union 6 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 2: Construction Industry Radio studio every Friday evening here on ninety 7 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 2: three five and one oh seven five the Fan. I'm 8 00:00:31,360 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 2: Jeffrey Gorman, joined by the Colts Matt Taylor, Voice of 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 2: the Colts. How are you? 10 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,479 Speaker 3: I am doing fantastic, Happy weekend, Jeffrey. 11 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 2: Right to be gosh, We're getting ready. Sinco to myo. 12 00:00:40,800 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 2: Right around the corner. We're gonna bring up our own 13 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 2: Sinco to Mile Caesa dia Valie. He's coming up later 14 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:48,120 Speaker 2: on in the show. But we got a bunch to 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 2: talk about, mate. We of course are gonna go over 16 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 2: the latest draft haul of the Colts, the draft being 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,639 Speaker 2: last week. We are gonna find tooth comb this thing. 18 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: But we also got something special coming up at the 19 00:00:58,680 --> 00:00:59,200 Speaker 2: end of the show. 20 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 3: Yes we do. The greatness of Philip Rivers is going 21 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 3: to join us. We gave you a little bit of 22 00:01:04,440 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 3: a snippet earlier this week. I think that was Tuesday 23 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 3: on the Colts Daily Update. But we're gonna play the 24 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 3: whole darn thing, or as close as the entirety of 25 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 3: the interview as we can with Philip great perspective still 26 00:01:16,680 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 3: playing quarterback or still coaching quarterbacks down at Saint Michael 27 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: High School and Fair Hope, Alabama. Fair Hope, Alabama is 28 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: the same hometown as Colts quarterback Riley Leonard here they 29 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 3: picked up in the sixth round at of Notre Dame. 30 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 3: Those two actually train together, work out together, and I 31 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: think they live like five hundred yards away from each other. 32 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 3: So it's pretty cool. 33 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:40,319 Speaker 2: We're gonna give you the goods that Philip Rivers has 34 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,480 Speaker 2: on Leonard, and that's coming up. But Matt, I want 35 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,120 Speaker 2: to go over this draft with you. I've been waiting 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 2: for these. I wrote these downs, I slept, I woke up, 37 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 2: I rewrote them, so I get in your brain on this. 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 2: How impactful was this draft? Okay on paper? How impactful 39 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: was this draft as far as players that are there 40 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: and going to be a part as as well as 41 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,240 Speaker 2: contribute to this offense? 42 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, defense, big time impactful. The Colts got way better. 43 00:02:05,920 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 3: You start with Tyler Warren in his versatility, his playmaking ability. 44 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 3: It's so exciting to think about how he's going to 45 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 3: be able to open up the middle of the field 46 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 3: for this offense and allow other weapons to win their 47 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 3: matchup because of the threat that he poses when he's 48 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 3: on the field. Another key rotational piece on defense with J. T. Tuamolowow, 49 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 3: I love the Jalen Travis pick out of Iowa State. 50 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 3: DJ Giddon's legitimate option out of the backfield to possibly 51 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 3: back up Jonathan Taylor defensive tackle was addressed. Tim Smith 52 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 3: is in here now out of Alabama. The Colts. Jeffrey 53 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: just drafted a lot of players with a ton of 54 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 3: college experience, and they're all really good football players, guys 55 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,440 Speaker 3: that made a ton of plays and played at a 56 00:02:50,520 --> 00:02:53,839 Speaker 3: high level. I mean, justin Wally perfect example. He's five 57 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 3: toot ten, but a great football player. That's all that matters. 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:01,359 Speaker 3: He's got great speed. I don't know if I see 59 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:05,360 Speaker 3: any of these draft picks not having at least partial 60 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 3: roles next season. I think it's that good of a draft. 61 00:03:07,600 --> 00:03:10,160 Speaker 2: Excellent. How about this one outside of Tyler Warren, which 62 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: you touched on, which of these players from this latest haul, 63 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 2: are gonna have the biggest role outside of Warren because 64 00:03:15,560 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: I gotta figure Tyler Warren. Is it going to be 65 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,040 Speaker 2: a huge part of this Colts offense? 66 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 3: Great question. I think it's too Amalawu for me. I 67 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 3: think that he's that guy because on defense, you lose 68 00:03:24,480 --> 00:03:27,040 Speaker 3: Dio a Dangbo in free agency and you got to 69 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 3: have somebody to replace those snaps. Dio played that big 70 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 3: of a role for this team last year. You look 71 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 3: at Tuamalawu, absolute menace at the highest level, playing in 72 00:03:35,720 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 3: the Big Ten, won a national championship, showed up big 73 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 3: in the biggest of games during that four game run 74 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 3: in the College Football Playoff, plays all three downs. He 75 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:48,000 Speaker 3: can kick inside, so he's got some versatility there and 76 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:50,640 Speaker 3: he's just gonna have an important role next season. You've 77 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:54,040 Speaker 3: got Laatu Latu going into year number two, so you're 78 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 3: gonna see growth there. And I think too, you also 79 00:03:56,640 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 3: have to wonder where is Samson Ebakom. What are you 80 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 3: going to get out of him physically coming off a 81 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 3: year where he tore his achilles in August. So I 82 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: think he's gonna play a big role early in the season, 83 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,120 Speaker 3: and I think it's gonna be even more pronounced towards 84 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: the end of the season. 85 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 2: That's Matt Taylor voice to the Colts. I'm Jeffrey Gorman. 86 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: This is the last word. Ninety three to five, one 87 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 2: oh seven five the fan, the biggest steal of this draft. 88 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 2: You want to I'm gonna give you mine. 89 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 3: Let's do it. 90 00:04:20,640 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 2: Riley Leonard, We're gonna hear more about him. Philip Rivers 91 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 2: is coming up. But I like where they got him, 92 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,120 Speaker 2: and I like what this kid possibly brings to the 93 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: next couple of years. Obviously, it starts with the freak 94 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 2: athlete that he is. 95 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I like that. I means great in the running game. 96 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 3: I mean we knew going into Day number three. I 97 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:36,840 Speaker 3: think the Colts were gonna take a quarterback. We had 98 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 3: a good hunch. A guy that checks all of the 99 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:45,640 Speaker 3: character boxes that Riley Leonard presents. Experience, great guy, great leader, 100 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 3: played a ton at the college level. For me, I'm 101 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 3: going a little bit of a different direction to me. 102 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:53,359 Speaker 3: It's DJ Giddens. This guy's a Day three pick, a 103 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,920 Speaker 3: fifth rounder, and he ran for over twelve hundred yards 104 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 3: in each of the last two seasons. You don't see 105 00:04:57,760 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 3: a guy with that thick of a resume last that 106 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: long in the NFL Draft. I mean he was at 107 00:05:03,920 --> 00:05:06,800 Speaker 3: nearly six yards per carry for his career, Jeffrey, And 108 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,280 Speaker 3: this dude can run away from you, he can run 109 00:05:09,360 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 3: over you. He can catch the ball onto the backfield too. 110 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 3: But this guy is one of the biggest sleepers, not 111 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 3: only within the Colts draft, but I think in the 112 00:05:17,880 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 3: entire draft. I think he's got a great chance to 113 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:22,479 Speaker 3: compete with Khalil Herbert to back up Jonathan Taylor. 114 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 2: Okay, how about this one of the Colts roster the 115 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:27,000 Speaker 2: way it is right now, the players on the team 116 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 2: right now, who are some of the guys feeling the 117 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 2: most heat after this draft. 118 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: Well, I've got three guys that are most impacted either 119 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 3: one way or the other, so Mad Gonzalvez, Jalen Carlies, 120 00:05:39,320 --> 00:05:43,559 Speaker 3: and Juju Brinz. Yeah, the Colts didn't select a true 121 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:45,880 Speaker 3: guard in the draft, so that's another sign to the 122 00:05:45,880 --> 00:05:47,640 Speaker 3: Colts think that he might be in the mix to 123 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: heavily take over at right guard. But again, don't forget 124 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 3: about Danny Pinter, don't forget about Wesley French in the 125 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: mix there too. And then Jalen Carlies because the Colts 126 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,839 Speaker 3: didn't you know, head on square address linebacker in the draft. 127 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 4: J S. 128 00:06:03,560 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean Hunter Wohler, excuse me, as a seventh 129 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 3: round pick out a Wisconsin. They're trying to have him 130 00:06:09,080 --> 00:06:11,919 Speaker 3: make the switch from a safety to a linebacker, just 131 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,960 Speaker 3: like they did with Jaylen Carlis the year before. But 132 00:06:15,480 --> 00:06:18,479 Speaker 3: Carlis played really well when he was called into duty 133 00:06:18,560 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 3: last year, started five games. The only thing that's gonna 134 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 3: hold him back is he's gonna miss a bulk of 135 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 3: the offseason workout program with that offseason shoulder surgery. And 136 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: then as far as Juju Brince is concerned, you know, 137 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 3: Justin Wally is a pick in the third round, sure, 138 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 3: and it's a it's another major investment at the cornerback position, 139 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: and Brince's heading into a big offseason for him where 140 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 3: he's trying to prove that he can stay healthy. But again, 141 00:06:44,680 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 3: the Colts did draft a corner in the third round, 142 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 3: and by the way, with Wally primarily played outside corner two, 143 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 3: so that does impact the potential role in playing time 144 00:06:55,120 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: for Juju. 145 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 2: Brent follow him on Twitter acts at may take Colts 146 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 2: and also he gives you a bunch of stuff on 147 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:03,479 Speaker 2: Colts dot com Voice of the Coach Matt Taylor right there. 148 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:06,599 Speaker 2: Fans be sure to check out Colts mascot Blues Million 149 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 2: Dollars Schedule Challenge. It is presented by our friends at 150 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 2: Academy Sports and Outdoors. 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This is the last word 159 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 2: ninety three five, one oh seven five to the fan. 160 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,960 Speaker 1: We are giving you all you need to know on 161 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: the Colts. This is the last word with Jeffrey Gorman 162 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: and Matt Taylor from the Indiana Union Construction Industry radio studio. 163 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:52,200 Speaker 4: He has a different style. Tyler Warren has my type 164 00:07:52,200 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 4: of game. 165 00:07:52,600 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: More like, it's not catch ten balls a game, catch 166 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 2: four big ones for a first down, you know, third 167 00:07:58,240 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 2: and twenty. 168 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:01,120 Speaker 4: You catch it up the middle, knock some guys out, 169 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 4: and you've got to laugh. Tyler Warren gets dirty. 170 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 3: I feel like that's his style of play and that's 171 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,480 Speaker 3: why I love watching him. 172 00:08:07,560 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 2: That was one of the top three tight ends to 173 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 2: ever play the position. Rob Gronkowski talking about Tyler Warren, 174 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,320 Speaker 2: the Colts first round draft choice out of Penn State. 175 00:08:16,480 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 2: That's from the Dudes on Dudes podcast hosted by Gronkowski 176 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:23,520 Speaker 2: and Julian Edlbamadiocchi. If the greatest ever play the position 177 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 2: or one of the greatest, says I love Sascat and 178 00:08:25,840 --> 00:08:28,440 Speaker 2: he reminds me of me. What do we think of that? 179 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 3: I see it. Yeah, he might not right away be 180 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:35,559 Speaker 3: you know, a eight or nine catch per game. Give 181 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 3: him a minute. He's going to have impacts, right. You 182 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,199 Speaker 3: can line him up in so many different ways. And 183 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 3: the mad scientist that is Shane Steichen is just foaming 184 00:08:43,040 --> 00:08:46,079 Speaker 3: at the mouth, you know, trying to scheme up ways 185 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 3: to get Warren involved in the offense and get him 186 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: the football. But I do think that we have to 187 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 3: sort of take a step back because at the end 188 00:08:53,480 --> 00:08:55,600 Speaker 3: of the day, you're talking about rookies, right, and so 189 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,760 Speaker 3: rookies are rookies. So JJ actually pointed this out earlier 190 00:08:59,840 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 3: this week. From two thousand to twenty twenty four, so 191 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:06,560 Speaker 3: the last twenty five drafts, twenty eight tight ends have 192 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,320 Speaker 3: been selected in the first round. Only seven of them 193 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 3: have posted over five hundred receiving yards. 194 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:13,839 Speaker 2: Good pull from JJ Stain. 195 00:09:13,880 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 3: But I still think you're gonna see, like Rob said, 196 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,680 Speaker 3: You're going to see Tyler Warren come up big in 197 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:24,160 Speaker 3: big moments, big catches that move the chains, score touchdowns, 198 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,959 Speaker 3: or just you know, provide clutch moments when you need 199 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:27,800 Speaker 3: him within this offense. 200 00:09:27,920 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 2: That is the voice of the Colts, Matt Taylor. Join 201 00:09:30,640 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 2: him and Tyler Warren and the rest of the Colts 202 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 2: in Berlin, Germany. All that do you have to do? 203 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:38,320 Speaker 2: Place a deposit to unlock an early access to official 204 00:09:38,360 --> 00:09:42,240 Speaker 2: Colts Germany ticket and travel packages. It's simple visit on 205 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: location exp dot com slash Colts Germany for more information. 206 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:49,520 Speaker 2: All right, let's get to it. Earlier this week, we 207 00:09:49,640 --> 00:09:52,079 Speaker 2: chatted with former Colts quarterback and one of the greatest 208 00:09:52,120 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 2: ever played the position, Philip Rivers. He has great intel 209 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 2: on Riley Leonard, who the Colts drafted in the sixth 210 00:09:57,679 --> 00:10:00,200 Speaker 2: round last weekend. Out of Notre Dame. They're both I'm 211 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 2: the same hometown as Matt said earlier, right in Alabama, 212 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 2: and it is a great story. Take a listen. Here's 213 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,080 Speaker 2: Philip Rivers, the Colt shrafted quarterback Riley Leonard in the 214 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: sixth round, and you have trained with him during your 215 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:15,160 Speaker 2: pre draft process as you both are natives of fair Hope, Alabama. 216 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 2: Leonard was a four year letter winner at Fair Hope 217 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 2: High School, named the Class seven eight Player of the Year, 218 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: and led his team to a twenty seven and two 219 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: combined record. Philip, what did you like about Riley Leonard 220 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 2: when you first started working with him? 221 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, No, I was excited to see him end up 222 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 4: in Indy with Shane and that offensive staff. I think 223 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,079 Speaker 4: it'll be a great fit for him to continue his 224 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:40,040 Speaker 4: development as a quarterback. So, yeah, Riley's hometown is here 225 00:10:40,040 --> 00:10:42,719 Speaker 4: in fair Hope, Alabama, which is where I am. I'm 226 00:10:42,720 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 4: in a different high school that he went to down 227 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 4: here in fair Hope, Alabama. Yeah, I think he lives 228 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 4: like his parents lived here, five minutes from us. So 229 00:10:52,240 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 4: Riley did a lot of his offseason training here at 230 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:58,160 Speaker 4: QB Country with David Morris, and then I was able 231 00:10:58,200 --> 00:11:01,079 Speaker 4: to work with him as well a handful of times 232 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 4: as he as he you know, uh, prep for the 233 00:11:03,400 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 4: Senior Bowl, in the draft and just a just a 234 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 4: real uh pleasant and and enjoyable guy to be around. 235 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:15,880 Speaker 4: Just really uh humble, but really competitive, uh and and 236 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,400 Speaker 4: wants to just soak up all he can. You know, 237 00:11:18,480 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 4: you always you always want those young guys to be confident, 238 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 4: but also have that humility that we got that I 239 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 4: got a long way to go, you know, have that mentality, 240 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 4: and he certainly has that eagerness to learn and grow. 241 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:32,280 Speaker 4: And uh, it was fun to be around him and 242 00:11:32,320 --> 00:11:34,439 Speaker 4: see him work throughout this offseason. 243 00:11:34,600 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 3: You know, Philip, he you know you know this. He 244 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:39,640 Speaker 3: led the Iris to the National championship game this past season. 245 00:11:40,320 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 3: Kind of a two part question. How much did you 246 00:11:42,440 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 3: keep in touch with him throughout the course of the 247 00:11:44,760 --> 00:11:47,680 Speaker 3: season and within that season, you know, he showed up 248 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 3: late in the big moments, in the biggest games of 249 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,560 Speaker 3: the season. He performed. He threw for two fifty five 250 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 3: against Ohio State. How did you see him grow and 251 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,959 Speaker 3: evolve over the course of that one season in South Bend. 252 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:02,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, you know it's interesting I failed to mention this, 253 00:12:03,040 --> 00:12:06,559 Speaker 4: so he again being from here is his hometown, you know, 254 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 4: and he was he was first year to to UH 255 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 4: to Notre Dame obviously, and he was coming off an 256 00:12:11,320 --> 00:12:14,560 Speaker 4: injury UH in the last season at Duke, so he 257 00:12:14,600 --> 00:12:17,200 Speaker 4: didn't get to work with those guys throughout the spring. 258 00:12:17,640 --> 00:12:21,600 Speaker 4: So Riley brought his wideouts UH down here. It was 259 00:12:21,679 --> 00:12:23,559 Speaker 4: Riley in about five or six of the white House 260 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 4: from Rotre Dames and brought them down to Fair Hope 261 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:27,959 Speaker 4: with him and we spent we spent two and a 262 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,840 Speaker 4: half days working and I was working with with that 263 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,560 Speaker 4: whole with that whole group, because he was like, Hey, 264 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 4: this is the first time I've thrown these guys. So 265 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 4: I just helped. It was Riley's deal, but I helped 266 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 4: facilitate those workouts and I really had a blast. My 267 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,880 Speaker 4: brother and I had a blast working with working with 268 00:12:43,920 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 4: those guys. So even more so we followed and pulled 269 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 4: for the Irish as they progressed to that season because 270 00:12:49,960 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 4: we felt like we had a little connection with him, 271 00:12:51,520 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 4: you know, we knew those guys. I was like, hey, 272 00:12:52,840 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 4: there's there's great house. Shoot he thought that same route 273 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,720 Speaker 4: and right here in the backyard, So that made it 274 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,679 Speaker 4: fun to pull for for Rally and his guys, and 275 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,400 Speaker 4: it was cool to see in a short time with Rally, 276 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:06,080 Speaker 4: I thought that said a lot about him too, in 277 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 4: a short time of him being a teammate of those 278 00:13:08,400 --> 00:13:10,880 Speaker 4: guys at Notre Dame, how much they enjoyed being around 279 00:13:10,960 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 4: them and respected them, and how they interacted together. And 280 00:13:13,280 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 4: so it was fun to pull for him along the way. 281 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,120 Speaker 4: And I think, like you said, he was, he was. 282 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 4: He was competitive and and toughest in the in the toughest, 283 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,080 Speaker 4: most crucial moments. And you know, I think the other 284 00:13:22,160 --> 00:13:25,680 Speaker 4: attribute he obviously has is he's a he's a sneaky, 285 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:28,520 Speaker 4: really really good athlete. Obviously you see him run and 286 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 4: he broke off some long runs and he had like eight, 287 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:33,520 Speaker 4: eight or nine carries I think in that one one 288 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 4: playoff game drive and so he he uh, you know what, 289 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 4: it's it's funny too down here the people talk about 290 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,439 Speaker 4: his basketball highlights. Yeah, I don't know if you have 291 00:13:44,520 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 4: seen them. Yeah, it's unbelievable. I'm like, all my assistant 292 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,480 Speaker 4: coaches here at the high school are like, man, you 293 00:13:51,559 --> 00:13:53,760 Speaker 4: haven't seen the guy. The gyms were always packed because 294 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 4: they wanted to see Raley Leonard seeking score thirty, you know, 295 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 4: and so uh, pretty pretty pretty awesome that he's got 296 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 4: the ability to ski the pocket obviously in a run, 297 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:03,120 Speaker 4: and then he's he's continuing to get better and better 298 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,079 Speaker 4: as a pocket passer. And I don't know if there's 299 00:14:05,120 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 4: anybody in the league that would be better to help 300 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 4: him continue that progression than Shane and that offensive staff 301 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 4: there in Indy there. 302 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:13,320 Speaker 3: I don't know if it's a rumor or something we 303 00:14:13,440 --> 00:14:16,520 Speaker 3: heard just through the draft process. Maybe you're privy to this, 304 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 3: but did did coach k ask Riley Leonard if if 305 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 3: he wanted to play basketball at Duke as well on 306 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:23,560 Speaker 3: top of playing quarterback. 307 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 4: I do not know that. I do not know that 308 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 4: to be to be true or not, but I know 309 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 4: he was just a heck of a basketball player and 310 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 4: it's and for him, you know, Rilly of course, like 311 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,320 Speaker 4: everybody right, they want to get drafted as high as possible. 312 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 4: But he had such a great demeanor. He and I 313 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 4: and my son Gunner were throwing on on Wednesday before 314 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:44,360 Speaker 4: the draft, and he had such a I mean, he 315 00:14:44,400 --> 00:14:46,160 Speaker 4: was a little nervous, as normal as you should be 316 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: you're about to get picked to move to a new town. 317 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,280 Speaker 4: But he had such a such a good perspective on 318 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:53,520 Speaker 4: it all. I was like, Riley, look just think about this. 319 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 4: You were coming out of you know, Pharaop High school, 320 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 4: you know, five six years ago, and you were a 321 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 4: basketball player, at least for most people fat and all 322 00:15:01,040 --> 00:15:02,520 Speaker 4: of a sudden you end up being the quarterback at 323 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 4: Duke and then the quarterback at Notre Dame in the 324 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 4: national championship. And wherever you get picked, shoot, you're getting 325 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 4: to go start, you know, get to go go start again, 326 00:15:09,560 --> 00:15:12,000 Speaker 4: but again again, and and uh and hopefully it's in 327 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 4: a good place, in a good room, in a quarterback room, 328 00:15:14,160 --> 00:15:16,160 Speaker 4: in an environment that's competitive that you can grow and 329 00:15:16,200 --> 00:15:18,320 Speaker 4: get better. And so he just he had such a 330 00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:21,080 Speaker 4: good approach. And I know, I know the early comments 331 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 4: I've seen from him, he's just so grateful to get 332 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:25,280 Speaker 4: an opportunity and be there in India. And I've told 333 00:15:25,320 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 4: him what I was only there a short time and 334 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 4: in a weird time during the COVID year, but uh, 335 00:15:29,720 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 4: what a great place it is. And there's a lot 336 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 4: of great people there and he'll fit right in. And 337 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 4: I think it's pretty cool him having the run he 338 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 4: had in Notre Dame and then being right there in Indy. 339 00:15:37,800 --> 00:15:40,120 Speaker 4: I know the fans and the people will really embrace 340 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 4: him and he'll he'll feel like home for him. 341 00:15:42,320 --> 00:15:45,120 Speaker 2: That's the head coach of Saint Michael's Catholic, a football 342 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,880 Speaker 2: powerhouse in Alabama. Talking from Riley Leonard. I want this 343 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:51,840 Speaker 2: question to you now, Philip, one of the greats to 344 00:15:51,880 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 2: ever play this position, and you can'ts you quarterbacks are 345 00:15:55,040 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 2: not wired like the rest of us. So if there 346 00:15:57,680 --> 00:16:00,040 Speaker 2: is truth, is it tough for you to teach a 347 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,080 Speaker 2: quarterback position? If these young kids and young players they 348 00:16:03,120 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 2: aren't up to par as far as when you did 349 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 2: it and your progression of being a better quarterback. And 350 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:11,560 Speaker 2: also on this, when you're talking about young quarterbacks, is 351 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,520 Speaker 2: there a thing or two things that you look for 352 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 2: that says, hey, he's got a shot, or is it 353 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 2: hey he doesn't have this, so he's not going to 354 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 2: play a quarterback. Put him at safety. 355 00:16:19,680 --> 00:16:23,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, you know, speaking of high school guys. Obviously 356 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 4: I'm getting to coach my son right now. So it's 357 00:16:25,200 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 4: been a blast. But I think the thing I've learned 358 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 4: from the coach side after being a player for so long, 359 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 4: but when you're playing, you know, when you get into 360 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 4: the double digit years, you almost felt a little bit 361 00:16:35,480 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 4: coach like, you know, when you had so many young 362 00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 4: guys around you, East and stick and shoot. I mean 363 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 4: look at Geno Smith and the run he had nothing. 364 00:16:43,680 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 4: I was in a coach mode with him. But just 365 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:47,680 Speaker 4: getting to be around these guys is what you realize 366 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 4: is not everybody sees the game exactly like you. And 367 00:16:50,560 --> 00:16:53,240 Speaker 4: so sometimes you coach it the way I see it, right, 368 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:55,000 Speaker 4: and you communicate it that way, but you got to 369 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:58,720 Speaker 4: make sure that you can adapt to what best helps 370 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 4: the guy, what best helps that particular guy, because uh, 371 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:03,520 Speaker 4: he may not see it exactly how you do, but 372 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:05,360 Speaker 4: you want him to. You know, you wanted to see 373 00:17:05,359 --> 00:17:07,880 Speaker 4: it and see how you see it. But so that's 374 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 4: from that perspective. Now as i've you know, I was 375 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:12,639 Speaker 4: able to be around bow Knicks and Drake May the 376 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,359 Speaker 4: last couple of years, Carter Bradley and then and then 377 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:19,119 Speaker 4: with Riley this year. I think he wants to me 378 00:17:19,200 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 4: it's it's giving them, trying to give them any tools 379 00:17:22,119 --> 00:17:26,520 Speaker 4: and any any nuggets that can help them, uh help 380 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 4: them fit into their game or or or a way 381 00:17:29,000 --> 00:17:31,440 Speaker 4: that dis enhances their game. Because again, we're all we're all, 382 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 4: we're all a little different. But yet, like you said, 383 00:17:33,840 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 4: to to to be a QB got to be wired 384 00:17:35,960 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 4: a certain way. So there's certain there's certain kind of 385 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 4: base character traits that you you probably need to have 386 00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:43,320 Speaker 4: at this position. But then I think everybody's a little different. 387 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,879 Speaker 4: It needs a little different So learning how to communicate 388 00:17:45,920 --> 00:17:48,640 Speaker 4: that and and give little tidbits and make it make 389 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,199 Speaker 4: sense for them and then let them either incorporate that 390 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,440 Speaker 4: into their game or let that help them maybe understand 391 00:17:54,680 --> 00:17:57,960 Speaker 4: a route concept a little better, understand why did you 392 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 4: do this or do that? And and it's more just 393 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 4: information that they can take and and then and then 394 00:18:03,080 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 4: go with from there. 395 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 3: That's Philip Rivers with us of course, talking about Riley Leonard, 396 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,320 Speaker 3: the new quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts draft in the 397 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 3: sixth round. Both Philip and Riley natives of Fair Hope, Alabama. 398 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 3: You know Shane Stike and really well, dating back to 399 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:20,800 Speaker 3: your days together with the Chargers, how do you think 400 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:23,760 Speaker 3: Shane is going to help Riley grow early on in 401 00:18:23,760 --> 00:18:24,280 Speaker 3: his career? 402 00:18:24,520 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 4: Well, I think Shane has a has a a great 403 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 4: way of communicating uh and and and coaching coaching the quarterbacks. 404 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 4: You know, and I think certainly Shane is completely capable 405 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,359 Speaker 4: and can assist with just the basic fundamentals of of 406 00:18:39,359 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 4: of of past drops and all that. But Shane is 407 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:46,879 Speaker 4: really unbelievable mind when it comes to understanding defenses and 408 00:18:46,920 --> 00:18:48,959 Speaker 4: coverages and how to throw certain routes and where they 409 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:50,439 Speaker 4: need to be looking at all the all the all 410 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:56,440 Speaker 4: those all those things. So he Shane will Shane will progress. Uh, 411 00:18:56,440 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 4: it will be great, a great asset for Riley as 412 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:03,000 Speaker 4: he as he progresses, uh as a young player. And 413 00:19:03,000 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 4: the thing about Raley is he's gonna do all those 414 00:19:04,800 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 4: things that uh, all those things right. He's gonna be 415 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 4: there early. He's gonna uh, he's gonna be an He 416 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:12,520 Speaker 4: will end up being an asset, I think to the 417 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:16,280 Speaker 4: whole quarterback room in terms of preparing the starter, you know, 418 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:18,720 Speaker 4: for the for the in in season, while all while 419 00:19:18,760 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 4: he's he's getting himself better. And uh, it'll it'll be 420 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 4: a good working environment for for Raley and Chanel Shane 421 00:19:24,560 --> 00:19:26,879 Speaker 4: and that offensive staff which I know a handful of 422 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 4: those guys as well. They'll do they'll do a heck 423 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 4: of a job with him. 424 00:19:29,480 --> 00:19:32,320 Speaker 2: That's Philip Rivers. And and I gotta ask on your career. 425 00:19:32,640 --> 00:19:34,600 Speaker 2: Was it helpful for you because we see a lot 426 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:37,680 Speaker 2: of quarterbacks coming into the NFL now we look at Mahomes. 427 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 2: He sat a year, Philip, you sat two years? Was 428 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,520 Speaker 2: that just grueling for you? Or if you had to 429 00:19:42,520 --> 00:19:44,199 Speaker 2: do it over again, you do the same thing. You 430 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,560 Speaker 2: were behind a couple of greats like Drew Brees and 431 00:19:46,600 --> 00:19:47,399 Speaker 2: Doug Flutie. 432 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I can tell you it's uh. It's uh 433 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:54,920 Speaker 4: the year one for me sitting. Uh. I didn't necessarily 434 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 4: love it, but it was valuable. I felt like I got. 435 00:19:57,119 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 4: I was the first time getting to see the game 436 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 4: from the sideline and and and and see it see 437 00:20:01,960 --> 00:20:04,520 Speaker 4: a different guy and how he prepares, and and hearing 438 00:20:04,560 --> 00:20:07,240 Speaker 4: you know, different communications from the coaches and all those things. 439 00:20:07,520 --> 00:20:10,240 Speaker 4: And year two was tough. Year two I felt like 440 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 4: I reached my limit. I got. I felt like I 441 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:16,119 Speaker 4: improved as good as I possibly could without being on 442 00:20:16,160 --> 00:20:17,840 Speaker 4: the field. There just comes a time when there's no 443 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:22,719 Speaker 4: substitute for actually performing and doing your job live. And 444 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 4: so year two was a little tough for me. But again, 445 00:20:25,359 --> 00:20:28,080 Speaker 4: everybody's journeys, everybody's journey is a little bit different. I'm 446 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 4: thankful for I'm thankful for those two years it worked 447 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 4: out the way the way it was supposed to. Uh, 448 00:20:32,359 --> 00:20:35,120 Speaker 4: but it certainly was tough in that in that second year. 449 00:20:35,880 --> 00:20:37,320 Speaker 4: And then I want to say one more thing about 450 00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 4: about Shane and and Rally and those guys. Shane. The 451 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,240 Speaker 4: other thing about Shane is he really he and for 452 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 4: he and I, I'm just going back to he and 453 00:20:45,640 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 4: I's relationship. And I was so appreciated that I got 454 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:50,480 Speaker 4: to be around him, uh for the handful of years 455 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,440 Speaker 4: that I was is he and I saw the game 456 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:55,240 Speaker 4: a lot of like uh. And so even now when 457 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 4: I when I talk to Shane, it's like, you know, 458 00:20:58,280 --> 00:20:59,879 Speaker 4: we can we can, we can we can paint a 459 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,440 Speaker 4: make sure over a phone conversation about a play, and 460 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:05,399 Speaker 4: I know we're seeing the exact same thing. And uh 461 00:21:05,520 --> 00:21:07,639 Speaker 4: so I think but Shane has a unique ability to 462 00:21:07,640 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 4: be able to get that communicate to the quarterbacks. I 463 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,280 Speaker 4: think Riley will see that and understand that, and uh 464 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 4: he makes it simple for them. So you know. There 465 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:16,760 Speaker 4: and Shane obviously spent a lot of time with North 466 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,000 Speaker 4: Turner back in the day when I was with for 467 00:21:19,040 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 4: a long time, and there's there's you can over complicate 468 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 4: the position it is. It is complicated, and there's a 469 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,119 Speaker 4: lot of layers to it and a lot of things 470 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 4: going really fast, and you're gonna make quick decisions, but 471 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 4: there is there does come a time it's just like, hey, 472 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:33,880 Speaker 4: look over there and he's open, and throw it to him, 473 00:21:34,119 --> 00:21:36,399 Speaker 4: you know. And Shane, no doubt, Shane has the ability 474 00:21:36,480 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 4: to get to that point as well while also dissected 475 00:21:39,520 --> 00:21:42,080 Speaker 4: and it's at the doctorate level. Uh when he when 476 00:21:42,119 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 4: it's needed. 477 00:21:43,160 --> 00:21:45,800 Speaker 3: That's Philip Rivers with us. Last one for me, Philip, 478 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,159 Speaker 3: You've been so gracious with your time. We really appreciate it. 479 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,400 Speaker 3: But what do you remember most about your one year 480 00:21:51,560 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 3: in Indianapolis. I hate it that you never got to experience, 481 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,719 Speaker 3: you know, the full city embrace with the full crowd 482 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:03,480 Speaker 3: and the full Lucas Oil Stadium experience. Just when when 483 00:22:03,520 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 3: you think back of twenty twenty to that season you 484 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:10,040 Speaker 3: guys made the playoffs, what what immediately comes flooding back? 485 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,639 Speaker 4: Well, I I resonate with you on that because I 486 00:22:14,160 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 4: do wish I think back to that Green Bay Packers 487 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 4: game and in the crowd at the capacity that they allowed, 488 00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:23,040 Speaker 4: was was was awesome. Yeah, I do think back to 489 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,000 Speaker 4: that game and thinking if that was a packed house 490 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:27,760 Speaker 4: the Cincinnati Bengals game, we were down twenty or nothing, 491 00:22:27,840 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 4: he came roaring back. If that was a packed house, 492 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 4: how fun those would have been. But uh, it was 493 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 4: a very memorable year for me and and I believe 494 00:22:35,280 --> 00:22:37,000 Speaker 4: it or not, one of my favorite years out of 495 00:22:37,000 --> 00:22:39,400 Speaker 4: the seventeen years I was in the NFL. I think, uh, 496 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,160 Speaker 4: being around the great man, great man in Frank w Reich. 497 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:45,880 Speaker 4: Uh and also that staff and being having a new 498 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 4: locker room, a new a new teammates, a new environment 499 00:22:48,200 --> 00:22:50,879 Speaker 4: for me was kind of invigorating, uh in that seventeenth 500 00:22:50,920 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 4: in that seventeenth season, and uh, my family really enjoyed 501 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 4: our short time there in India. Again, it was we 502 00:22:56,000 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 4: didn't get the we didn't get the full feel of 503 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 4: the town, even because of the circumstances with the COVID. 504 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,479 Speaker 4: But it was a it was a fun season. So 505 00:23:05,640 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 4: mostly all good memories. Only one I only thing I 506 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:11,800 Speaker 4: still uh kick kick myself every now and then as 507 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,400 Speaker 4: I think back to that Buffalo bill game. Yes, no, God, yeah, 508 00:23:15,840 --> 00:23:18,120 Speaker 4: those opportunities were lost out there. We should have been 509 00:23:18,119 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 4: we should have been going to Kansas City the following week. 510 00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:21,320 Speaker 2: You ain't with a U. 511 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 4: It was a it was a fun season. I remember 512 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,879 Speaker 4: one one I'm thankful for. I have a uh have 513 00:23:26,920 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 4: a have a h I love for a love for 514 00:23:29,520 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 4: for Indy in that short time and and uh I 515 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,480 Speaker 4: find myself uh certainly pulling for the Chargers, but I 516 00:23:34,600 --> 00:23:36,160 Speaker 4: pulled for the Colts on Sunday as well. 517 00:23:36,520 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 3: I don't want yeah, you're exactly right. I mean I 518 00:23:38,320 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 3: don't want to pour assault in the womb, but you 519 00:23:40,000 --> 00:23:42,600 Speaker 3: specifically were so good in that game, over three hundred 520 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 3: yards passing. The Colts had over four hundred and fifty 521 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:48,160 Speaker 3: yards of offense. Just like you said, Phillip A, play here, 522 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 3: play there. I hate that that was your last game 523 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,240 Speaker 3: because of all the things that you know added up 524 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:55,400 Speaker 3: to the miss opportunities. 525 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,639 Speaker 4: Yeah, no, it was uh it was a it was 526 00:23:57,640 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 4: a tough one on the way out, but I tell 527 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:01,520 Speaker 4: you I was I was thanking for thankful for my time. 528 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 4: And I kind of just had a had that gut 529 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:05,280 Speaker 4: filling and that piece that you just kind of knew 530 00:24:05,320 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 4: it was over. I remember walking up that tunnel going, hey, 531 00:24:07,320 --> 00:24:10,679 Speaker 4: this might be it, uh, teary eyed and all, but 532 00:24:11,600 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 4: it was a it was a certainly thankful thankful for 533 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 4: you know, to to mister say and and and and 534 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 4: Ballard and those guys, and certainly Frank for believing in 535 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:24,840 Speaker 4: me that year and coming off a pretty rough twenty 536 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 4: nineteen season, I knew I had some good ball less 537 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 4: than me, so it was good to at least finish, 538 00:24:29,280 --> 00:24:32,560 Speaker 4: uh finish playing some good football there in the year seventeenth. 539 00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 2: Well, I think I speak on behalf of a lot 540 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:37,359 Speaker 2: of NFL fans. We thank you for what you brought 541 00:24:37,359 --> 00:24:39,439 Speaker 2: to the game, because you always had fun every Sunday 542 00:24:39,480 --> 00:24:42,119 Speaker 2: you went out there. You were having fun and dominating 543 00:24:42,119 --> 00:24:43,879 Speaker 2: the way that you did a couple of things. And 544 00:24:43,920 --> 00:24:46,879 Speaker 2: we'll say goodbye Hall of Fame speeches. Are we starting 545 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:47,680 Speaker 2: writing that yet? 546 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 4: No? No, not yet. But although the although I'm about 547 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:54,679 Speaker 4: to be eligible here before too long, sir, I say you, 548 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,880 Speaker 4: I haven't, I honestly haven't, and I certainly would be 549 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 4: humbled and unbelievably honored to ever get in there. But 550 00:25:01,200 --> 00:25:02,959 Speaker 4: I haven't thought about it a whole lot. But I 551 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 4: really have, really my whole she got as far back 552 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,520 Speaker 4: as I can remember, loved watching those those Hall of 553 00:25:08,560 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 4: Fame speaking back to Peyton Manning and shoot so many guys. 554 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 4: I could go on and on that. I really enjoyed 555 00:25:14,359 --> 00:25:17,040 Speaker 4: watching those guys and seeing how thankful they were, and 556 00:25:17,080 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 4: really what most of them talked about was their teammates 557 00:25:20,600 --> 00:25:22,880 Speaker 4: and being a teammate and how that's what the part 558 00:25:22,920 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 4: that they missed most, and that's certainly the part I 559 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 4: miss most. And this year in particular, I'm even more 560 00:25:29,359 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 4: excited because I got a former teammate of mine, Antonio Gates, 561 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 4: all time touchdown leader in NFL history for tight ends, 562 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,560 Speaker 4: going into the Hall of Fame, much deserved. He was 563 00:25:39,040 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 4: not only my teammate, but our lockers were side each 564 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 4: other for sixteen years, so fifteen years. So it was 565 00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:49,040 Speaker 4: certainly a lot of great memories with Antonio and thankful 566 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 4: that I was on the other end, or I guess 567 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 4: on the front end of most of those touchdowns. 568 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 2: An incredible career. I appreciate the time. Give us one 569 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:59,040 Speaker 2: scouting call. There's a hot shot quarterback in Alabama named 570 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 2: Gunner Rivers. The latest on him, Yeah. 571 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:05,119 Speaker 4: He's got ten to be a good one. He uh shoot, 572 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 4: he's about six three two oh five okay, two years 573 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:11,080 Speaker 4: eligibility left here in high school. He'll be he'll be 574 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 4: a junior. So I'm having a blast coaching him. Uh 575 00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:16,440 Speaker 4: he he. He's going about all of it the right way. 576 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 4: From a recruiting standpoint. He enjoys being the quarterback here 577 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,399 Speaker 4: at the high school and and and taking it one 578 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 4: day at a time. But certainly excited, exciting as a 579 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,720 Speaker 4: dad to not only coach him now but kind of 580 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,679 Speaker 4: see that he's gonna have an opportunity to play the 581 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 4: next level. And uh and and he he loves it. 582 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 4: He's throwing, He's throwing a whole lot more passes from 583 00:26:35,720 --> 00:26:38,160 Speaker 4: They didn't have flag football when I was growing up, Right, 584 00:26:38,880 --> 00:26:41,199 Speaker 4: this man's been throwing it around the yard since he 585 00:26:41,240 --> 00:26:43,479 Speaker 4: was six years old. So it's been a it's been 586 00:26:43,520 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 4: a heck of a lot of fun. Oh. 587 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:47,040 Speaker 2: One of the greatest to ever play the game, that 588 00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 2: is Philip Rivers. We so appreciate the time. Thank you, Philip. 589 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 4: All Right, guys, thank you. 590 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,119 Speaker 2: We may have to get our hands on Gunner Rivers 591 00:26:54,160 --> 00:26:55,760 Speaker 2: in a couple of years. 592 00:26:55,880 --> 00:26:58,680 Speaker 3: He's got that connection what I'm saying there at NC 593 00:26:58,880 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 3: State and Philip Rivers there, So come on now, pipeline 594 00:27:01,800 --> 00:27:02,480 Speaker 3: to the Hoosiers. 595 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 2: Oh man, big thanks to Philip Rivers for taking some 596 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 2: time in chatting up Riley Leonard folks. The Indianapolis Colts 597 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 2: have teamed up with Anthon, Blue Cross and Blue Shield 598 00:27:10,040 --> 00:27:13,600 Speaker 2: to recognize school teachers, administrators, nurses and staff members who 599 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 2: go above and beyond. You know, a classroom quarterback. Nominate 600 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:20,479 Speaker 2: yours today at Colts dot com slash Classroom Quarterbacks. We 601 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:22,480 Speaker 2: come back here in the Last Word. We're gonna give 602 00:27:22,480 --> 00:27:24,880 Speaker 2: you the Forum Credit Union Question of the Week, which 603 00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:28,080 Speaker 2: centers around this Colts offseason. How much better are the 604 00:27:28,160 --> 00:27:31,680 Speaker 2: Colts now compared to the end of last season. We'll 605 00:27:31,680 --> 00:27:33,840 Speaker 2: bring that to you. 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It continues The team's goals to 616 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:08,680 Speaker 2: launch one hundred high school girls flag football teams by 617 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:11,280 Speaker 2: the fall of this year twenty twenty five, and the 618 00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,080 Speaker 2: Colts are providing up to ten thousand dollars in resources 619 00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 2: for the first hundred schools that join. We need your 620 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,760 Speaker 2: help get your local high school and communities involved as 621 00:28:19,760 --> 00:28:22,840 Speaker 2: a Colts dot com slash Girls Flag to learn more. 622 00:28:22,920 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 2: Time now for the Forum Credit Union question of the Week, 623 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:28,800 Speaker 2: May Tay. We bring in Casey Valier. We are a 624 00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 2: couple of days away from Cinco de Mayo. There are 625 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,679 Speaker 2: for Casaedia Valie and by the looks of it, I 626 00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 2: don't know what's in that glass, but it looks like 627 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 2: you might have a margarita. 628 00:28:37,880 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 3: Well, I'm early on Friday. 629 00:28:40,680 --> 00:28:43,000 Speaker 5: We're really close to Single de Mayo. 630 00:28:43,280 --> 00:28:48,120 Speaker 3: There's reed, no margarita, just margarita read not just yet. 631 00:28:48,200 --> 00:28:48,440 Speaker 1: Yeah. 632 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 2: His neighbor Reid. He's a legend. 633 00:28:50,160 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 3: He's got a good blunder. 634 00:28:51,760 --> 00:28:53,280 Speaker 5: It started a part of this show. 635 00:28:54,080 --> 00:28:56,520 Speaker 2: No kidding. Hey, good to have you read. Hey tuys. 636 00:28:56,560 --> 00:28:59,280 Speaker 2: Time now for the form Credit Union Question of the Week. 637 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 2: Now that the draft is in the books, what have 638 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 2: you guys made of the Colts offseason? It's a great question. 639 00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:08,040 Speaker 2: How much better are they now compared to last season? Mate? 640 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,520 Speaker 2: We remember last season that was dismal, a bad way 641 00:29:10,520 --> 00:29:13,200 Speaker 2: to end it. Looking at this record right now and 642 00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 2: the new additions that they've had, how much better are they? 643 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:19,200 Speaker 3: I think they are much better than how they ended 644 00:29:19,400 --> 00:29:22,600 Speaker 3: last season. Question is, again, like we talked about earlier 645 00:29:22,680 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 3: this week on the Daily Update, are you good enough? 646 00:29:25,280 --> 00:29:28,320 Speaker 3: Does this now put you over the top of being 647 00:29:28,400 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 3: able to dethrone the Houston Texas. They've won the AFC 648 00:29:31,360 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 3: South the last two years, so it's good. I think 649 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:39,520 Speaker 3: it's been a really good, impactful offseason. The secondaries revamped, 650 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,400 Speaker 3: you address some major needs within the draft, and some 651 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:44,000 Speaker 3: guys that I think are going to be darn good 652 00:29:44,000 --> 00:29:47,080 Speaker 3: football players and colts for a long time. But the 653 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,960 Speaker 3: draft did kind of take our attention away, or at 654 00:29:50,040 --> 00:29:52,920 Speaker 3: least diverted it the last couple of weeks, and now 655 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 3: that it's over, we kind of center back on the 656 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,960 Speaker 3: big picture item, if you will, and that's this team's 657 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,720 Speaker 3: success is going to large depend on what they get 658 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 3: out of the quarterback. That goes without saying here in 659 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:06,760 Speaker 3: the NFL. Is it gonna be Daniel Jones or is 660 00:30:06,760 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 3: it gonna be Anthony Richardson. For Richardson, it's, you know, 661 00:30:10,160 --> 00:30:12,040 Speaker 3: take a big jump in the passing game. And then 662 00:30:12,080 --> 00:30:15,400 Speaker 3: for Daniel Jones, can he turn himself into this year's 663 00:30:15,480 --> 00:30:18,840 Speaker 3: version of Sam Darnold or Baker Mayfield a new spot, 664 00:30:18,920 --> 00:30:21,840 Speaker 3: a new setting, and you know, change the narrative on 665 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 3: his career. But again that the biggest part of this 666 00:30:25,440 --> 00:30:28,640 Speaker 3: offseason is gonna be about quarterback. I think on paper, 667 00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:31,240 Speaker 3: you're better. I think you're more suited to make the 668 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:33,520 Speaker 3: playoffs this year than you were last year. But it's 669 00:30:33,520 --> 00:30:36,479 Speaker 3: not all about the quarterback. We know that. But you know, 670 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:39,840 Speaker 3: a large chunk of the success, especially on offense, is 671 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,560 Speaker 3: gonna come from, hopefully the consistency that they have at 672 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,400 Speaker 3: the quarterback position. And it starts this offseason. 673 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:48,400 Speaker 2: All right, Well, let's go to Casey Value on that 674 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 2: easy question. You who starts at quarterback? 675 00:30:50,520 --> 00:30:52,520 Speaker 3: Case Wow? 676 00:30:53,080 --> 00:30:53,320 Speaker 4: Man? 677 00:30:54,680 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, what do you think off season? Any where we 678 00:30:56,760 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 2: did last year and where this team is right now? 679 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,200 Speaker 2: Obviously Tyler Warren plays a part of it, but compare 680 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:01,680 Speaker 2: those two. 681 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:03,960 Speaker 5: This is gonna be a weird statement to say, But 682 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:07,120 Speaker 5: I don't think the off season was sexy, But I 683 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 5: think it was exactly what the Colts needed to do. 684 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 5: They addressed the issues that they needed to sure up. 685 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:13,480 Speaker 5: And if you look at what the rest of the 686 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:16,360 Speaker 5: vision did, I you know, I'm gonna this is gonna 687 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,360 Speaker 5: be out on a limb here. But I think Houston 688 00:31:18,760 --> 00:31:22,800 Speaker 5: is regressing. You talk about that. They lost Laramie tounsel 689 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:25,880 Speaker 5: Des traded Kenyon Green, so their offensive line, they've got 690 00:31:25,880 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 5: a couple two guys that have been there. 691 00:31:27,640 --> 00:31:31,440 Speaker 3: They struggled there, so they're gonna have to replace those 692 00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:32,920 Speaker 3: with some young guys they drafted. 693 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:35,280 Speaker 5: And then you lose Steffon Diggs. I know he missed 694 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,479 Speaker 5: part of the year, but also Tank Dell is expected 695 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 5: to miss a majority of that's right, So they've got 696 00:31:39,640 --> 00:31:42,560 Speaker 5: a handful of question marks there in Houston and where 697 00:31:42,600 --> 00:31:44,360 Speaker 5: the Colts. I think what they did is they looked 698 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 5: at the areas they need to improve and they did 699 00:31:46,640 --> 00:31:49,040 Speaker 5: all of the things they needed to do. So I 700 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,120 Speaker 5: like what the Colts did this offseason. Like I said, 701 00:31:51,280 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 5: maybe not sexy as far as getting your biggest free 702 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,760 Speaker 5: agents and your I mean, don't get me wrong by them, 703 00:31:56,760 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 5: and warrands are free agents. 704 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 3: I mean this from a pure foot ball standpoint, I 705 00:32:01,000 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 3: think pretty sexy. I think Ward bying them and Warren, Okay, 706 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 3: that's pretty sexy. 707 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 5: I guess you talked me into maybe it was sexy. 708 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:10,200 Speaker 5: But I think the Colts did everything this offseason that 709 00:32:10,240 --> 00:32:12,520 Speaker 5: they needed to do to put themselves right in line 710 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,000 Speaker 5: to compete with Houston for the division. 711 00:32:14,040 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 2: Absolutely, anticipation awaits and we are excited. That was the 712 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:21,080 Speaker 2: forum credit Union questions of the sexiness there. There was 713 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,120 Speaker 2: interact with other fans online, post a topic, participate in 714 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 2: various discussions regarding your Colts form Credit Union helping members 715 00:32:27,280 --> 00:32:30,120 Speaker 2: with their financial dreams. Casey Value is getting ready to 716 00:32:30,120 --> 00:32:33,040 Speaker 2: go dive into a pool of Margarita's. Matt Taylor, you 717 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 2: have a good weekend. I appreciate your time, Big Bella, Yes, sir, 718 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,520 Speaker 2: this is the last word. Ninety three five one oh 719 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:41,400 Speaker 2: seven five the fan. Coming up next is ESPN Rating