1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,000 Speaker 1: Pay back to that, and the game is time. 2 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:06,359 Speaker 2: We're going overtime. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 3: You want it in overtime, Well I think you're gonna 4 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 3: get one, and. 5 00:00:09,600 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 2: We are headed to overtime and we are through four 6 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:14,120 Speaker 2: in sixty minutes. 7 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 3: Not enough. 8 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 2: Oh my god, we're going overtime. 9 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: What's up? Everyone? Welcome into another episode of Overtime here 10 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 1: on the Colts Audio Network. I'm Jjsankobitz, joined by Lara Overton. 11 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 1: Pretty soon Joe Flacco is gonna be in that chair 12 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: over by us here on the set. The Colts on 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: Friday signed Joe Flacco as understricted free agent. 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: Lara Welcome to Indianapolis. Sign your contract now, go sit down. 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: With Lara and James. The most important thing you gotta 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 1: talk to coach. Yeah it's important, but you really got 17 00:00:41,560 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: to get the ins and outs of it with Lara 18 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: and JJ here on set. So, Lara, just before we 19 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: get to Joe, it makes sense to me that the 20 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: Colts would go down this path of a veteran quarterback 21 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: sixteen years in the league, a guy who can just 22 00:00:55,720 --> 00:00:58,639 Speaker 1: like whether he's given Anthony Richardson a tip on how 23 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,920 Speaker 1: to read this coverage or rather he's just showing Anthony 24 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: how to do things by going about his business that 25 00:01:04,319 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: he's honed over his career, Like this just makes sense, 26 00:01:07,080 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: right to bring in a guy like Joe. 27 00:01:08,120 --> 00:01:10,240 Speaker 2: Flacker, It does make a lot of sense. And I think, 28 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: well beyond his just being you know, a mentor, he's 29 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 2: going to give Anthony Richardson competition too. You know, there 30 00:01:16,520 --> 00:01:19,679 Speaker 2: are things that he will push and challenge Anthony Richardson On. 31 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,479 Speaker 2: You're talking about a Super Bowl champion, a guy who 32 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 2: is last season's comeback Player of the Year. So he 33 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 2: is going to bring a lot into that quarterback room, 34 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 2: not just from the perspective in the experience and being 35 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: able to teach Anthony, but also to be able to 36 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 2: push and challenge him because you have different skill sets. 37 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: Obviously within those two quarterbacks. You know, Anthony of course 38 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,080 Speaker 2: has the great athleticism. He does have the strong arm, 39 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 2: but you think about, you know, Joe Flacco, his arm, 40 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 2: the accuracy, all of those things that you've now seen 41 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: on display for two decades, you know, in the NFL. 42 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,160 Speaker 2: So what's seventeen seasons in the league to this point. 43 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,640 Speaker 2: So this is going to be a very important addition 44 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: to that room, to this offense in general, what do 45 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 2: we talk about going into last season. This was one 46 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:04,360 Speaker 2: of the youngest rosters in the NFL. So not just 47 00:02:04,480 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: for Anthony in the compliment that he can be, but 48 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 2: across this offense with so many guys who are continuing 49 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 2: to grow and develop, I mean, how can he even 50 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 2: help guys like Michael Pittman junior take another step? What 51 00:02:16,120 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 2: can he do for this offensive line? You know, in 52 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 2: helping to relay communication, different things like that, right exactly, 53 00:02:22,200 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: protection the things he's picked up over the course of 54 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:26,399 Speaker 2: his career. So, I mean, we were just talking about 55 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: it before we got started. How funny is it that 56 00:02:28,600 --> 00:02:32,040 Speaker 2: the Colts came this close to actually seeing Joe Flacco 57 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: and the Cleveland Browns and the first rounds of the 58 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 2: playoffs lest you. 59 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: Would have been you know, he been in this building 60 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: for the wild card round. Yeah, the Colts would have 61 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: hosted the Browns. I think something you touched on there 62 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: is the competition aspect. I'm like, well, let's not get 63 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,080 Speaker 1: this confused. Anthony Richardson's the starting quarterback of the Colts. Yes, 64 00:02:47,120 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 1: But what Lara is talking about, and I think that's 65 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 1: a really good point, is if you're drilling stuff in practice, 66 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:55,800 Speaker 1: you're installing a play where you're looking off a safety 67 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,520 Speaker 1: and you're trying to throw it deep to Michael Pittman 68 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: or Alec Pierce or whoever. Well, if Anthony rich doesn't 69 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,000 Speaker 1: hit that thrill, but Joe Flacco does, that doesn't mean 70 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: Anthony's losing his job. But hey, this is how it works. 71 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: This is how it looks. You're now kind of competing, like, 72 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,519 Speaker 1: all right, well, Joe hit it, I'd got to go 73 00:03:09,560 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: hit it now. That stuff's really important for a young quarterback. 74 00:03:12,960 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 1: It's not like he's getting pushed for the job, but 75 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 1: you're getting pushed on certain plays of like, hey, this 76 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,799 Speaker 1: is how this is how it looks when a thirty 77 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: nine year old has been in the league for sixteen 78 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: years does it. And this is how it might look 79 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: when now, okay, now you got to hit that if 80 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: you're Anthony Richardson. 81 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 2: And I don't think Anthony would ever be complacent. That's 82 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,359 Speaker 2: not in his blood. He is a competitor through and through, 83 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 2: regardless of the situation. But you have no luxury to 84 00:03:36,360 --> 00:03:38,960 Speaker 2: be complacent when the guy who's sitting next to you 85 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: in the meeting rooms is a guy who's won a 86 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:43,640 Speaker 2: Super Bowl and has still proven his ability to play 87 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 2: at a very high level with an organization that he 88 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 2: jumped into midway through the season when they were in 89 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 2: a quarterback conundrum with all of the injuries that they have. 90 00:03:52,320 --> 00:03:54,200 Speaker 1: In the Wilderness, he stepped off his. 91 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 2: Couchet exactly exactly, and that's something you'll hear kind of 92 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:00,000 Speaker 2: Joe talk about and how he treated those few months 93 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 2: while he was waiting to sign with the team and 94 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 2: see what would happen. And I also want to point 95 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 2: out that there was competition, as you would expect for 96 00:04:07,080 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 2: teams to sign Joe Flacco. You know, there are multiple 97 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 2: reports that actually Philadelphia was pursuing Joe to this point. 98 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 2: So you'll find out why this was such an intriguing 99 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 2: destination for him. In addition to the relationship that he 100 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 2: had with Shane Steike and they only spent a few 101 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 2: months together previously in Philadelphia, but it's a testament to 102 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 2: Joe's belief in Shane and then also the impact that 103 00:04:29,400 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 2: Shane has on players even in a short period of time. 104 00:04:32,200 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 1: Through the magic of editing, we're recording this little segment 105 00:04:34,640 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: here after we sat down at Joe Flacco, So stick 106 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: around because the last thing that I asked him. I 107 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,200 Speaker 1: thought he gave such a good answer, such an introspective answer, 108 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 1: and one that really hits at the heart of like 109 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: an athlete mentality. So without further Ado, let's get to 110 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: the interview with Joe Flacco here on overtime. Joe, Welcome 111 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 1: to Indianapolis. 112 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 3: How you guys doing good? 113 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: So give us kind of the rundown of free agency. 114 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: What brought you to Indianapolis? What attracted you about this organization? 115 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 3: Listen, I mean, you guys obviously have we have obviously 116 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 3: have a good team last year competing for the playoffs, 117 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 3: getting one game away, and a couple of years ago 118 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:11,039 Speaker 3: I was in Philly and got to spend some time 119 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,599 Speaker 3: with Shane. It was a short stint, but I really 120 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 3: like what he does offensively, and you know, the opportunities 121 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 3: that he gives the quarterback and the offense to go 122 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 3: out there and put up points. So that was definitely 123 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,280 Speaker 3: probably the main attractor. 124 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: When when you were with Shane, I know Jim Bob 125 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: Cooter was in the building. He was a consultant that year, 126 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 1: Elx Tanny was there as a quality control What just 127 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: stood out about like the way those guys think and 128 00:05:33,960 --> 00:05:35,760 Speaker 1: see the game that kind of meshes with how you 129 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: think and see the game. 130 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 3: Yeah, listen, it was such a short period of time, 131 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 3: but it was. It was probably a little bit different 132 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,000 Speaker 3: than anything that I had been a part of before. 133 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,839 Speaker 3: But I just feel like the way that Shane simplified 134 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 3: things and you know, kind of made it quarterback friendly. 135 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:57,479 Speaker 3: You know, put a lot on your plate, but when 136 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 3: game time came around, you could be excited about getting 137 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 3: guys open and you know and moving the ball down 138 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 3: the field. 139 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:06,080 Speaker 2: When you were in Cleveland last year, I know you 140 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 2: didn't have an awful lot of time to probably watch 141 00:06:08,920 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 2: Colts and all of that, But when you saw what 142 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,400 Speaker 2: Shane was able to do with Gardner Minshew with this offense, 143 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:16,680 Speaker 2: what did that kind of prove to you about how 144 00:06:16,720 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 2: he can adapt this offense and adapt things, especially given 145 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:21,680 Speaker 2: variables within the quarterback position. 146 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:26,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think most of his most of Shane's coaching career, 147 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 3: they've probably been He's probably been part of teams that 148 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 3: kind of drop back and throw the ball around a lot. 149 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 3: And then I think in Philadelphia it was his first 150 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:36,119 Speaker 3: maybe not first, but I think he got a little 151 00:06:36,120 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 3: bit more taste of a really really physical offensive line, 152 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,279 Speaker 3: A team that can run the ball a little bit. 153 00:06:43,080 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 3: So from my perspective, I mean, he would probably he 154 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 3: would probably argue this a little bit, But from my perspective, 155 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 3: it gave him a really good background in terms of 156 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 3: already having that pass kind of heavy type of background 157 00:06:57,200 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 3: to being with a team that really runs the ball 158 00:07:00,600 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 3: well and had a lot of value because they ran 159 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: the ball well. So I think the fact that he 160 00:07:06,120 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 3: kind of now has both of those things going for him, 161 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 3: and especially with the running back that's here and the 162 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 3: offensive line that's here, I think those things, I think 163 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 3: those things are really important. And I think that he's 164 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 3: kind of developed into that kind of call play caller 165 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 3: that you know, sees the value in both of those things. 166 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:26,800 Speaker 3: And and and that's why when these guys get rolling 167 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 3: on offense, it's tough to it's tough to beat. 168 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 2: Last season was so interesting all across the NFL, especially 169 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:33,840 Speaker 2: at the quarterback position. 170 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:34,480 Speaker 3: What did you do? 171 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 2: How did you treat those few months before you ended 172 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 2: up signing with the Browns and then having incredible, such 173 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 2: incredible success with Cleveland as well. 174 00:07:41,480 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 3: I think the biggest thing is mentally just to stay ready, 175 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 3: even though there's probably there's there were a lot of 176 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 3: things going through your mind, and at some point you 177 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:52,880 Speaker 3: think you're probably going to get signed or you have 178 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 3: hope that you are, and then at some point you're 179 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:57,280 Speaker 3: like maybe not. But for me, it was it was 180 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,680 Speaker 3: almost just like it was just an extension of the offseason, 181 00:08:02,280 --> 00:08:04,320 Speaker 3: trying to like not let the outside noise in and 182 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 3: not really worry about whether I was going to get 183 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 3: signed or not, just take care of what I can 184 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 3: take care of, which was working out, throwing the ball 185 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 3: and keeping myself sharp enough and like I said, in 186 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,679 Speaker 3: that right mental state of mind so that I wasn't 187 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 3: negatively affecting myself so that if it did happen, I 188 00:08:20,040 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 3: was going to be at least in the right frame 189 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: of mind to go out there and play my best. 190 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 3: So it was a unique experience, something that you probably 191 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 3: don't want to have to do, but definitely grateful for 192 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 3: how it worked out. 193 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: Anthony Richardson being here a guy who's, you know, a 194 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 1: very young quarterback in this league. I know when you 195 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: were in Baltimore is a different scenario where you were 196 00:08:39,400 --> 00:08:42,719 Speaker 1: the starter they drafted Lamar. He came in similar ish 197 00:08:43,120 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: skill set to Anthony. How can you support Anthony and 198 00:08:46,720 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: help his own development when he's on the field. Is 199 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: it leading by example? Is it given him tips? Like 200 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 1: how do you approach that? 201 00:08:51,720 --> 00:08:53,640 Speaker 3: I think there's all kinds of things. Obviously. The first 202 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:55,400 Speaker 3: thing is, yeah, like when we go out to the 203 00:08:55,400 --> 00:08:58,520 Speaker 3: practice field, like everybody you know, kind of raises each 204 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,439 Speaker 3: other up by practicing hard and practicing well and doing 205 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 3: certain things that way. But we spend so much time 206 00:09:04,840 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 3: in that meeting room together, you know, when we're game planning, 207 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 3: when we're installing things, when we're trying to work our 208 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:14,480 Speaker 3: way through new concepts and things like that. I think 209 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,040 Speaker 3: as we watch the film and as we install, there's 210 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,040 Speaker 3: all kinds of things that come up in terms of 211 00:09:19,080 --> 00:09:24,080 Speaker 3: how Shane and Jim, Bob and Alex all see those things, 212 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:26,320 Speaker 3: and then how I've kind of been able to see 213 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 3: those things throughout my career. I think the biggest thing 214 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:30,839 Speaker 3: I was just talking about it with most of the media. 215 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 3: The biggest thing as a quarterback is being able to 216 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 3: play fast and efficient. And I think when you can 217 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:42,280 Speaker 3: simplify things down to the lowest level, that gives you 218 00:09:42,320 --> 00:09:44,199 Speaker 3: the best chance of doing that. So a lot of 219 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:45,640 Speaker 3: the times when we're sitting in the meeting room and 220 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 3: things come up and you hear a young guy talking, well, 221 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 3: I saw this, and then I saw that, so that 222 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 3: made me do this, and then then I did that, 223 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,319 Speaker 3: And it's like, WHOA, you don't need to do all that, 224 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 3: you know, take your job, take your drop, get your 225 00:09:56,640 --> 00:09:59,720 Speaker 3: eyes there, make the decision, and move on. Like you 226 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 3: find kind of you know, when you play a long time, 227 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: you find a very natural way that you can relate 228 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 3: to other players. You know that maybe sometimes coaches they're 229 00:10:08,760 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 3: not back there, they put it in a little bit 230 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 3: different terminology that maybe you don't understand. So hopefully I 231 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 3: can kind of relay that message a little bit more 232 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 3: clearly in certain cases. 233 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,240 Speaker 1: Over the course of your career, How have you kind 234 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: of come to understand, you know, players are going to 235 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:24,079 Speaker 1: look to you as a as a veteran, as someone 236 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: who's been through it, who's been in playoff games, been 237 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: in a Super Bowl, just whatever, every little thing you 238 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:31,719 Speaker 1: do like they're going to pick up on. How do 239 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: you kind of understand that and digest that? Knowing you 240 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:35,640 Speaker 1: do have a young team here, a very young offense 241 00:10:35,679 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis. 242 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:40,520 Speaker 3: I think it's been the last couple of years that 243 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,080 Speaker 3: I've realized while they look at me probably a little 244 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 3: bit different just because I have been around a long time. 245 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 3: You know, they may not know me at all, but 246 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:50,160 Speaker 3: because I've been around a long time, people tend to 247 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:54,160 Speaker 3: gravitate towards looking at how he does things. The advantage 248 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 3: for me is, listen, I think when you are able 249 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 3: to last this long, it's because you're doing things the 250 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 3: right way. So it's not like I have to actively 251 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 3: think about it too much. There's obviously things that you're 252 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 3: always battling within yourself and trying to hold yourself accountable 253 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 3: and do go through your routine on a daily basis, 254 00:11:09,679 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 3: But at this point, I've been doing it for so 255 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: long that it kind of just comes naturally, and you know, 256 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:19,479 Speaker 3: I think I can be somebody that I can confidently 257 00:11:19,760 --> 00:11:21,880 Speaker 3: go throughout my day and be confident that when guys 258 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 3: look at me, they'll pick up on the right things. 259 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:26,720 Speaker 2: We just released a feature on Shane in our Behind 260 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,000 Speaker 2: the Cult series when he talked about first getting to Indianapolis. 261 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:32,720 Speaker 2: In those first few months, family stayed back in Philadelphia 262 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:35,000 Speaker 2: because he was just diving in, you know, two feet 263 00:11:35,040 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 2: in with the job and getting all that you're a 264 00:11:36,920 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 2: father of what five kids. How are you kind of 265 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 2: going to juggle that time because I know you're heavily 266 00:11:41,360 --> 00:11:43,400 Speaker 2: involved with your family wanting to be around for them, 267 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:46,160 Speaker 2: and then also you know, integrating into a new offense, 268 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:47,520 Speaker 2: new scheme, new team. 269 00:11:48,080 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think it's important obviously for me at this 270 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 3: point in my life to you know, be around when 271 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,160 Speaker 3: I have the opportunity to be around. But when it 272 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 3: comes to my family and football, I mean, they're all 273 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 3: going to come out here with me, So it's going 274 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 3: to be really easy to you know, at least once 275 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 3: the school years over, to kind of come out here 276 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:08,960 Speaker 3: and focus on the on football, just like you have 277 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 3: to every single fall. So you know, the kids, I'm 278 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 3: in an a fortunate situation that all my guys want 279 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,200 Speaker 3: me to play till I'm like fifty years old. You know, 280 00:12:18,360 --> 00:12:20,960 Speaker 3: they're at that age where they really understand what's going 281 00:12:21,040 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 3: on and it's a lot of fun for them. And 282 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 3: it hasn't been that way. It's only been that way 283 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 3: the last couple of years where my kids have really 284 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 3: really kind of understood what's going on. So it's an 285 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 3: exciting time to actually be on a team. 286 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 1: I think, you know, sometimes folks on the outside don't 287 00:12:36,160 --> 00:12:39,320 Speaker 1: always understand, like what motivates an athlete, Like we it's 288 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,800 Speaker 1: hard to understand like the athlete mindset. If you're not 289 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:45,200 Speaker 1: an athlete, but you at thirty nine, you've got a family. 290 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: What still motivates Joe Flacco? What still pushes Joe Flacco 291 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: as a football player? 292 00:12:51,400 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 3: Well, yeah, listen, if you've ever gone out there, I mean, 293 00:12:55,559 --> 00:12:58,560 Speaker 3: anybody that maybe has gotten a chance to play sports, 294 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 3: just reflect back on what it's like to go out 295 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 3: there and compete at the highest level and play meaningful games, 296 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,680 Speaker 3: win meaningful games, and be part of that in any 297 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:12,719 Speaker 3: possible way. This is what I still love to do. 298 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 3: I feel that I can still do it at a 299 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 3: high level. Obviously that's not necessarily what I'm here for, 300 00:13:21,720 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 3: but it's to impact the team in any possible way. 301 00:13:26,440 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: I love going out there and practicing and just playing 302 00:13:29,320 --> 00:13:34,920 Speaker 3: football and keeping myself in shape. And I don't know, 303 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:37,560 Speaker 3: you know, I have no idea what else I love. 304 00:13:37,640 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 3: And one day in terms of you know, a profession, 305 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 3: and one day we'll figure that out. But right now, 306 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:45,200 Speaker 3: I know I love this. I believe I can still 307 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:47,000 Speaker 3: do it, and if somebody's going to give me the 308 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,319 Speaker 3: opportunity to do it, then I'm going to continue to 309 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 3: work my hardest to show them that I can. 310 00:13:51,400 --> 00:13:53,440 Speaker 1: Well, we're excited to see what that work looks like. 311 00:13:53,480 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: And have you here in Indianapolis? Is here Joe Flacco, 312 00:13:55,600 --> 00:14:15,360 Speaker 1: new quarterback on the Indianapolis Colts. Thanks for joining us.