1 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: Hello Colts fans, and welcome into this week's episode of 2 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: The Two Minute Dog Podcast on Indianapolis Colts Podcast. As always, 3 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: I'm your host, Amanda Foster, joined once again this week 4 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 1: by Casey Valier and Casey We got to start off 5 00:00:19,480 --> 00:00:23,200 Speaker 1: by wishing everybody a belated Thanksgiving. Of course, recording this 6 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:24,919 Speaker 1: on Friday, as we always do, but I feel like 7 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving is one of those things. 8 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: Where like it's basically the whole week it is. 9 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 1: And you go through Sunday and you've got the football 10 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: every day and everything like that. So we're in at 11 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:35,640 Speaker 1: work but wishing everybody a very happy Thanksgiving and hoping 12 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:38,400 Speaker 1: that the projected snowfall that we're supposed to get does 13 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: not actually happen because that would kind of mess up 14 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: my plans on on Saturday and Sunday. 15 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: I'm not gonna lie. 16 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I hear you on that. 17 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: I don't. 18 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: I don't want to have to shovel my car if 19 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,720 Speaker 1: I don't have to, so we'll see it. 20 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 4: I know what, drive through that windshield wiper, the fluid 21 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 4: you just you know, you roll down the windows, stick 22 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 4: your head out, see where you're going. 23 00:00:59,400 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 3: Oh, I hear you on that. 24 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:06,120 Speaker 4: I agree, I feel like it's always like that first snowfall. 25 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,919 Speaker 4: You never really know what to expect. So knock on wood, 26 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 4: knock on wood. 27 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:11,800 Speaker 3: I really hope. 28 00:01:11,640 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 4: It's the Oh, we were way off on our calculations 29 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 4: and we get a dusting. But well, but to start 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 4: with where you you brought up. 31 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:20,679 Speaker 3: Everything with Thanksgiving? 32 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:20,959 Speaker 1: Yeap? 33 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 4: Did you have did you have any time to to really, 34 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 4: you know, unwind a little bit. I know I always 35 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 4: tell people that when you look at the NFL schedule, 36 00:01:29,880 --> 00:01:33,559 Speaker 4: it's just Thursday. Yep, it's Thanksgiving. But it's Thursday and 37 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 4: you and it's not like we have heavy lifting to do, 38 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 4: like we're not, you know, looking at drills. We're not 39 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 4: trying to get a game planning in order, but we 40 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 4: still have stuff for our jobs. 41 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:43,640 Speaker 3: That need to get done. 42 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 4: But I know I was able to get a little 43 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 4: bit of time a little R and R on Thursday 44 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 4: about you. 45 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,320 Speaker 2: I got a little bit I can say. 46 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 1: I feel like like my mind is always there's part 47 00:01:51,400 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 1: of it, of course, but no, it was good to 48 00:01:54,760 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: spend time with family. My sister came in and we 49 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,080 Speaker 1: visited for a while. She's here for the weekend, so 50 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: that was nice in terms of kind of a distraction 51 00:02:02,760 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: a little. So I did watch a lot of football, 52 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: but watching teams that you don't cover, obviously is very 53 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: different than watching a team that you work for and 54 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: report on. 55 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: So that was good too, just to step away. 56 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 4: A lot of a lot of AFC implications happened on Thursday. 57 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 3: Wow, the Chiefs and the Ravens. Man, it just makes 58 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 3: you look back on what if. But we're moving forward. 59 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:29,480 Speaker 2: We're looking forward. 60 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 3: The Texans now. 61 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: We are looking forward to the Texans this weekend and 62 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: starting off now that you mentioned it, will start off 63 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: with the injury update. As always, Colts, for the second 64 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: straight week, did not rule anybody out for Sunday's game. 65 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: Shanestaken did say that Jalen Carlights will not be activated 66 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 1: off injured reserve. His window was opened last week to return, 67 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: so this is. 68 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, so he'll have we have one more full week, 69 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:58,520 Speaker 4: which I'm not I'm not too surprised by this because 70 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 4: of the amount of time that he has missed. Now 71 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 4: part of it too is the time he missed. It 72 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 4: was the install of a brand new defense, yep, so 73 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 4: you know he had been with Gus Bradley his you know, 74 00:03:11,919 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 4: last year and it's a new scheme with lou An Arumo, 75 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 4: and he missed a majority votiers. He missed them essentially 76 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 4: all of training camp. I think he maybe had a 77 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,640 Speaker 4: couple of practices here and there, but outside of that, 78 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 4: he has essentially been sidelined, you know, especially from being 79 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 4: an on the field participant for a majority of the season. 80 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,799 Speaker 4: So I'm not surprised that they're kind of easing him 81 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 4: into it because you know, it's one of those things 82 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:37,839 Speaker 4: you want to make sure that when he is out there, 83 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 4: he knows this. 84 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:41,320 Speaker 3: You know, everything he's supposed to do front. 85 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 4: And back, so you know he'll have one more week 86 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,360 Speaker 4: to be able to kind of prove that he's getting back. 87 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 4: I think the fact that we've seen six straight I 88 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 4: believe full participant practices for him, think all three last 89 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,080 Speaker 4: week this week. I know that Wednesday was you know, 90 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 4: a walk through, so an estimation of what it would 91 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 4: would have been. But I think ultimately you're seeing that 92 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:04,160 Speaker 4: from a health standpoint, no hiccups, Everything looks to be 93 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 4: trending in the right direction. I think it's just you know, 94 00:04:06,440 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 4: making sure that he's fully on board with everything going through, 95 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 4: so being patient with him. 96 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 3: I think it's a smart call for one. 97 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: I mean, when you've got a guy like Jermaine Pratt 98 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,080 Speaker 1: who is playing the way he's been playing the last 99 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, you don't need to rush. 100 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:19,719 Speaker 3: Oh hey, but he just got another tackle. 101 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 2: A hey, you can't. 102 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: See him all Yeah, yeah, big big game for him, obviously, 103 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: you know, keep that going. 104 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: Obviously. 105 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:31,040 Speaker 1: The big thing this week continues to be Daniel Jones 106 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: and his fibula. He, like you said, on Wednesday was 107 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,400 Speaker 1: a walkthrough, was listed as limited on that practice report, 108 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: but then Thursday and Friday it was a full participant. 109 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: Shane Steiken said he was good to go. The quote was, 110 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,599 Speaker 1: we talk to our trainers and our doctors and Daniel himself. 111 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 1: We would never put him out there if we thought 112 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: something could go wrong. So our trainers and doctors are 113 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: clearing into play. 114 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: He's good to go. He wants to play. You know, 115 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 2: they're going to manage it. 116 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:55,799 Speaker 1: But Shane also said they're not going to limit anything 117 00:04:55,839 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: they do from game planning offensively, whatever it is, do it. 118 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 2: Daniel's comfortable. 119 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: But it sounds like, you know, nobody ever expected that 120 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 1: Daniel would not play based off what he's got. On 121 00:05:06,080 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: Wednesday saying that he was good to go, kind of like, well, 122 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: I was out there last week, so I'm going to 123 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: be out. 124 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:09,880 Speaker 2: There this week. 125 00:05:09,960 --> 00:05:13,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, So something to keep an eye on, especially against 126 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,159 Speaker 1: this Houston defense. But I mean, all point all signs 127 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:21,119 Speaker 1: from the Colts are pointing to he will essentially be fine. 128 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 3: Yeah. 129 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:25,799 Speaker 4: And the one thing about all of that you mentioned 130 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 4: with the injury front and then also this Houston defense, 131 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:32,520 Speaker 4: who I mean if you look at what Will Anderson 132 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 4: and Daniel Hunter have done, I mean, it has been 133 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 4: pretty incredible. From an ed dressing standpoint, I want to 134 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 4: say the game plan would have probably been very similar 135 00:05:41,560 --> 00:05:44,280 Speaker 4: had he been fully healthy. I think you want to 136 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 4: get the ball out as fast as possible. You want 137 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 4: to try and get Jonathan going. So I think both 138 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:52,559 Speaker 4: of those things are probably going to be the same 139 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 4: game plan whether Daniel was at all limited or not. 140 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:59,520 Speaker 4: So I'm not at all surprised by that, because you know, 141 00:05:59,560 --> 00:06:02,840 Speaker 4: this is a team that is hungry, Their backs are 142 00:06:02,839 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 4: against the wall, and you want to be able to 143 00:06:06,800 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 4: have your full arsenal. And I don't think that this 144 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 4: is going to limit them at all, because I think 145 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 4: this is kind of the game plan and the approach 146 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:16,280 Speaker 4: they were going to take before any of this ever 147 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 4: came up, but it is. It's going to be quite 148 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 4: the test on Sunday. Yeah, it's going to be boy. 149 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:23,719 Speaker 3: Yeah. 150 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 2: Yeah, well just the noise. 151 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Leave it at that, Yeah, but no worth noting that 152 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 1: Will Anderson did pop up yesterday on the Texans injury 153 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: report with a chest injury, did not practice on Thursday. 154 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 2: We are recording this before. 155 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: The Texans and Jamaica Ryan's have spoken or put out 156 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: any sort of Friday game designation type stuff, so we'll 157 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,320 Speaker 1: see where that goes. And then also technically CJ. Strad 158 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 1: has not yet been cleared from concussion protocol. Everything that 159 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: I've seen, he's fully expected to clear. He's been a 160 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: full participant this week in practice, so just kind of 161 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,520 Speaker 1: that last confirmation that he will be good to go. 162 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: But that's the expectation, is that you are going to 163 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: be facing CJ. Stroud back for the first time in three. 164 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 3: Yes, he's missed the last three weeks. 165 00:07:08,440 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, three weeks. 166 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: And then assuming Will Anderson Jr. Is Able to play 167 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: on Sunday, then you've got a full strength essentially full 168 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: strength yes, Sexan's defense. But so I do think like 169 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 1: getting into it. I wanted to talk about the defense 170 00:07:19,680 --> 00:07:21,720 Speaker 1: because I think it's going to come down to that 171 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:26,480 Speaker 1: and how the Colts. They have done very well at home, 172 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: back at home for the first time in like over 173 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: a month at this point, so that gives them an 174 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 1: edge obviously, But I mean this defense is just so 175 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,560 Speaker 1: freaky and what they can do. 176 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 4: Yeah, So it's an interesting, you know, dynamic because when 177 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 4: you think about what they do from an edge rush standpoint, 178 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 4: you'd think part of that is trying to mask what 179 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 4: they do on the back end. But I think you 180 00:07:50,040 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 4: could argue that, you know, you might see two of 181 00:07:53,360 --> 00:07:57,680 Speaker 4: the best secondaries in all the football this weekend because 182 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 4: you've got what the Colts have added to their secondary. 183 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 4: You know, alongside Kenny Moore, cam binam you know what 184 00:08:04,840 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 4: Sharvarius Ward, Sauce guard er Nick cross All add But 185 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 4: if you look at the corners for Houston, Derek Stingley, 186 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 4: he was the first team All Pro last year. This 187 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 4: dude is an incredible player, and Kamario Lassiter has really 188 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 4: developed into a really nice piece for them. You talk 189 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 4: about Jalen Petrie, They've got a really Yes, we will 190 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 4: see where Jalen Petrie is he's one of those that 191 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 4: is a question mark. Ye, we'll kind of see where 192 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 4: that is. But this secondary for Houston is very, very good. 193 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 4: But that at all doesn't take away what they do 194 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,600 Speaker 4: up front. You talk about Will Anderson, you talk about 195 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 4: daneil Hunter, you also throw in former Colt you know, 196 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 4: Denico Autry. This is all around their numbers back everything up. 197 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:50,200 Speaker 4: They are the number one team in total off and 198 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 4: total defense. They're second in scoring from a defensive standpoint, 199 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 4: so this is one of the best defenses you will face, 200 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 4: and it's it's gonna be good versus good for sure, 201 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:04,640 Speaker 4: because this Colts offense still the number one scoring offense 202 00:09:04,679 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 4: in the NFL, going up against the number two scoring defense, 203 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 4: that's where the battle is. Everybody's going to be really 204 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:12,720 Speaker 4: hyper focused on all of that. You mentioned, you know, CJ. 205 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 4: Stroud coming back after a three game absence is what 206 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 4: the expectation is. Davis Mills did a really good job. 207 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 4: He did a really good job in kind of steadying 208 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 4: that ship. Because you look back three weeks ago, before 209 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 4: this three game winning streak, the Texans were in, oh man, 210 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,040 Speaker 4: where's our season going to go? 211 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:30,320 Speaker 3: Mode? 212 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 4: They start the season losing three in a row. They've 213 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 4: won six of their last eight, so that's a pretty 214 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 4: impressive number that they're at. But they still have a 215 00:09:38,320 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 4: really tough schedule. So that is why this game is 216 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 4: just pivotal because next week for the for the Texans, 217 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:47,200 Speaker 4: do you know who they play? 218 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 2: Chiefs? 219 00:09:47,760 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 3: They play the Chiefs. 220 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:50,319 Speaker 1: I looked, I've got this because I wanted to talk 221 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:51,880 Speaker 1: about this, so we're going to do it now. 222 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 4: That is going to be I mean, regardless of what 223 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 4: happens this weekend for the Texans. Next weekend is a 224 00:09:59,000 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 4: massive game for them as well. 225 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 2: So it is well, we all know where the Chiefs 226 00:10:02,480 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: are at now. 227 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:07,000 Speaker 4: Yes, oh man, I mean I really am. I left 228 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:11,640 Speaker 4: the game on Thursday saying, wow, I think Dak Prescott 229 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:14,839 Speaker 4: doesn't get enough credit because I was impressed at what 230 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,320 Speaker 4: that Dallas offense can do. All I had heard is 231 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 4: that the Dallas defense is terrible. 232 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 3: They're not good. 233 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:23,200 Speaker 4: They were able to look pretty darn good against Patrick Mahomes, 234 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,320 Speaker 4: and I thought Dallas really had a great game plan. 235 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 4: But it also gives you that sour taste in your 236 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 4: mouth of what it could have been if the Colts 237 00:10:31,280 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 4: would have been able to hold on to that twenty 238 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:35,720 Speaker 4: to nine lead and get a victory last Sunday, Because 239 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:38,240 Speaker 4: back to back losses for the Chiefs you would have 240 00:10:38,240 --> 00:10:41,840 Speaker 4: almost been able to not necessarily completely write them out, 241 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 4: but their schedule down the road makes it really, really tough. 242 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:46,320 Speaker 3: So it's a tough one. 243 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. Well, speaking of AFC South then, and just kind 244 00:10:48,840 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: of the importance of this game you look at it 245 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: from a broader perspective. Obviously we've talked about this before, 246 00:10:53,360 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: but four of the last six games the Colts are 247 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: against AFC South opponents. Obviously two against the Texans and 248 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,600 Speaker 1: then two against the Dragon. Like you said, the Texans, 249 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,959 Speaker 1: they are two games behind there and third playing the 250 00:11:04,040 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 1: Chiefs after they play the Colts. The Jaguars one game behind. 251 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: They played Tennessee this weekend. Yes, then they play the Colts, 252 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,520 Speaker 1: and then they played the Jets. So there's a lot 253 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,640 Speaker 1: like it's we're really kind of getting to the point 254 00:11:15,679 --> 00:11:18,560 Speaker 1: where with the way that the last couple of games 255 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 1: have gone for the Colts, it's time to kind of, yep, 256 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:25,000 Speaker 1: flip the switch maybe a little bit, get things figured out. 257 00:11:25,160 --> 00:11:27,240 Speaker 1: Hopefully being at home will be a good kind of 258 00:11:27,280 --> 00:11:30,200 Speaker 1: rebound opportunity, But you're kind of getting down to you know, 259 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: you got to you gotta put some good, more good 260 00:11:32,840 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: games on paper like you were in the beginning of 261 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,200 Speaker 1: the season. Time to kind of figure out how to 262 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:37,800 Speaker 1: get back to that. 263 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:41,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, this game is a real swing game. 264 00:11:41,520 --> 00:11:44,560 Speaker 4: Matt Taylor kind of talked about this all week and 265 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:48,440 Speaker 4: if you look at it from you know, both both 266 00:11:48,480 --> 00:11:51,480 Speaker 4: standpoints for the Colts, you know, you get a win here, 267 00:11:52,240 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 4: it gives you you know, now you've got a three 268 00:11:54,520 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 4: game lead over Houston with the head to head and 269 00:11:57,840 --> 00:12:00,959 Speaker 4: they have five games left. Three three games to overcome 270 00:12:00,960 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 4: and five is really really difficult. I'm not great at math, 271 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 4: but I know that's hard. But it also helps continue 272 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 4: to put the foot down and on the gas pedal. 273 00:12:09,600 --> 00:12:13,800 Speaker 4: Because you mentioned what Jacksonville has, you know, Jacksonville. I 274 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 4: do think this is kind of a sneaky game for 275 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:20,880 Speaker 4: Jacksonville traveling to Nashville to take on Tennessee. I think 276 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 4: there's a little bit difference. I think a FC South 277 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 4: games are always different. There's some difference. 278 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:27,600 Speaker 3: They have. 279 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 4: They have and I do think that they can There's 280 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:31,600 Speaker 4: gonna be a time where they're going to really figure 281 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,199 Speaker 4: it all out. All of a sudden, You're gonna be like, oh, 282 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 4: cam Ward, watch out because I think there's a lot 283 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,360 Speaker 4: of talent in that young man. So I do think that, 284 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 4: you know, we no need to score war watch because 285 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,720 Speaker 4: the game that you're playing on Sunday is that's of 286 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 4: the most importance for the for the Colts, but it 287 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 4: has a real opportunity to be a massive swing in 288 00:12:51,160 --> 00:12:53,599 Speaker 4: not only just the Colts in the a f C 289 00:12:53,760 --> 00:12:56,640 Speaker 4: picture in the South, but it's a it's a massive 290 00:12:56,679 --> 00:12:59,840 Speaker 4: swing in the a f C because of where everything is. 291 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 4: And if you can get two number nine, I think 292 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 4: that's a wild thing. If you get to nine and 293 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 4: ten wins, I think all of a sudden, you start 294 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 4: pushing yourself a little bit further and further away from 295 00:13:11,760 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 4: some of those other teams to try and catch you. 296 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:16,560 Speaker 4: And this Colts team, the way they started out, all 297 00:13:16,600 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 4: you envision was hosting a playoff game, and the way 298 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:21,839 Speaker 4: to do that is to win the division. So I 299 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 4: think it really starts this weekend. You've got to be 300 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 4: able to, especially at home, protect the home field. You've 301 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 4: won five straight games inside Lucas Oil Stadium this year, 302 00:13:30,200 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 4: six straight if you go back to last year, it 303 00:13:32,679 --> 00:13:34,520 Speaker 4: is wild to think that this home game will be 304 00:13:34,559 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 4: the first time you're playing inside there since before the halloweenah, 305 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 4: which that's a long long time because you had that 306 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,480 Speaker 4: you know, home game technically in. 307 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,560 Speaker 2: Berlin, but which counts as a home. 308 00:13:45,240 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 3: It does so, but it is, it is. 309 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 4: I think this one is just so vital for the Colts, 310 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:53,840 Speaker 4: and it's also I think for them just kind of a. 311 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 3: Get right game. 312 00:13:54,720 --> 00:13:58,320 Speaker 4: Yes, you know you've heard the national Well, well, you 313 00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 4: know they can't. They can't win the big one. They're 314 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 4: falling down. They figured them out. But I think for 315 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 4: them it is a hey, we're ready to be talked 316 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 4: about again, like you should have been talking about us 317 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:09,400 Speaker 4: the first ten weeks of the season. 318 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 2: Yep, No, I think that's that's a very good way 319 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 2: to put it. 320 00:14:12,400 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 1: One last thing I wanted to highlight before we sign 321 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: off today is the fact that this weekend is the 322 00:14:16,720 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: my cosmic clead. Yes, this is my favorite week of 323 00:14:20,000 --> 00:14:23,160 Speaker 1: the year, my favorite game of the year, because you know, 324 00:14:23,240 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: it's it's really fun to go and talk to players 325 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: and hear about all their different connections and you know 326 00:14:28,960 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: the causes that they represent, and that's where you get 327 00:14:31,200 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: a lot of like the human side. Yes, and so 328 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:39,480 Speaker 1: that's really fun for me. There are nineteen players, coaches, 329 00:14:39,520 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: and staff that are wearing Kicking the Stigma related shoes, 330 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: which is really cool. Had a chance to talk to 331 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:48,640 Speaker 1: kennymore the second about his and the meeting behind he 332 00:14:49,000 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: chose Kicking the Stigma for the first time in his 333 00:14:51,720 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 1: nine year career, so I sat down with him and 334 00:14:54,360 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 1: was able to talk about that. That article is on 335 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 1: colds dot com. If anybody wants to read it, nice plug, 336 00:14:59,000 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 1: thank you. 337 00:14:59,600 --> 00:15:03,360 Speaker 2: I've wanted to. It's very it's important. 338 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: That's a big one, and I I know that Kenny 339 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,560 Speaker 1: was appreciative of kind of getting that sort of that 340 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: kind of story out there because it can mean a 341 00:15:11,400 --> 00:15:13,920 Speaker 1: lot to people in ways that you don't realize to 342 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: talk about mental health, but then also you know all 343 00:15:15,840 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: these other causes that these guys support and represent in 344 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: a variety of different ways. So I just wanted to 345 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:21,840 Speaker 1: put that out there. 346 00:15:22,040 --> 00:15:25,440 Speaker 2: Super fun. Their cleats also are just really cool. I mean, 347 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,920 Speaker 2: they're just so bright and it's just so fun to watch. 348 00:15:28,200 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 4: So I do really enjoy seeing the multi colors that 349 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,280 Speaker 4: you see on the football field when they this is 350 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 4: you know, the week that it happened. 351 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,960 Speaker 3: So I'm always I'm with you. 352 00:15:40,080 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 4: I love the stories behind it, and it's fun to 353 00:15:43,200 --> 00:15:45,960 Speaker 4: see you know that that is part of that human element. 354 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 1: You know. 355 00:15:46,200 --> 00:15:48,920 Speaker 4: We get the joy of talking to these guys every 356 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 4: day and typically it is hey, you got this guy. 357 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 3: You're going up against and it's you know, it's not 358 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 3: necessarily like robotic, but it's business. 359 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 4: It's you know, so this is you know, being able 360 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 4: to let kind of let their personality shine and show 361 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:05,280 Speaker 4: what things, you know, kind of make them tick. I know, 362 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:07,760 Speaker 4: Like you know, I saw Michael Pittman's as you know, 363 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:11,200 Speaker 4: his stutter, and that is one thing that he has 364 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,560 Speaker 4: really since he be kissing. I mean, that's one of 365 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,160 Speaker 4: the things that I've always enjoyed is with pitt When 366 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 4: he came in public speaking for him, he was a 367 00:16:18,320 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 4: little shy because he had a little bit of a stutter, 368 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,760 Speaker 4: and he has now overcome that. It still pops up 369 00:16:24,760 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 4: from time to time, but that's his my calls my 370 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,920 Speaker 4: cleats is stuttering and how normal it is and people 371 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 4: deal with this guy. 372 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 3: I love. 373 00:16:31,720 --> 00:16:33,600 Speaker 4: Those are the kinds of things that I really do 374 00:16:33,680 --> 00:16:36,040 Speaker 4: love because as I tell all of my friends who 375 00:16:36,040 --> 00:16:38,480 Speaker 4: are like, oh man, you know, what's it like going 376 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:39,920 Speaker 4: you know, they're people. 377 00:16:40,120 --> 00:16:41,440 Speaker 2: That's that's what I tell they are. 378 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,760 Speaker 4: They put their shoes on just like you do. They 379 00:16:44,920 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 4: like certain foods, they like certain movies, they have certain 380 00:16:48,520 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 4: other hobbies outside of this. 381 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 3: They are came in. 382 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: Yes, everybody else is right. 383 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,680 Speaker 3: They have bills. Their bills might be a little bigger 384 00:16:56,720 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 3: than your bills. Do you know what, They still have 385 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 3: bills like their Yeah. 386 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 4: I always say that. I'm like, they are human at 387 00:17:02,840 --> 00:17:04,560 Speaker 4: the end of the day. So this is a good 388 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:07,080 Speaker 4: a good side of them that I'm sure they really 389 00:17:07,200 --> 00:17:09,160 Speaker 4: enjoy to kind of let that shine as well. 390 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 3: So it's a pretty fun one. 391 00:17:10,160 --> 00:17:14,440 Speaker 1: I think it's very cool not to like Jinx anything. 392 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: I'm gonna knock on wood. There's lots of wood. 393 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 3: Around, twenty of wood. 394 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: Alec Pearce has scored a touchdown in every Might Cause 395 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,639 Speaker 1: My Cleats game that he's played in, wow for the 396 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:25,040 Speaker 1: last three years, because last year was the Patriots game 397 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: where he had the last minute touchdown two point conversion deal. 398 00:17:29,800 --> 00:17:33,359 Speaker 1: So all three seasons that he's played with the painted 399 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 1: cleats because I remember this because I wrote about it 400 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,400 Speaker 1: last year, he has scored a touchdown. 401 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,400 Speaker 2: And I'm just gonna put that out there. 402 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:40,520 Speaker 3: Okay, it's out there. 403 00:17:40,440 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: Positive thing in the universe. I didn't say it to 404 00:17:42,400 --> 00:17:44,600 Speaker 1: him this week, so I think I'm avoiding any sort 405 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: of jakes. But you know, if it happens something cool, 406 00:17:48,280 --> 00:17:49,480 Speaker 1: so you never you never know. 407 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:52,359 Speaker 4: Well, I will say this. Talking with our resident coach 408 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,080 Speaker 4: here on Colt Radio and Rick Venturi. One of the 409 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,840 Speaker 4: things that he said a way to kind of go 410 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,160 Speaker 4: at the Houston defense that does and have any weaknesses. 411 00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:02,520 Speaker 3: I mean, this is a really good defense. 412 00:18:02,560 --> 00:18:04,280 Speaker 4: We talked about it, but he said one of the 413 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,120 Speaker 4: ways he thinks they can go at him is going deep, 414 00:18:07,240 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 4: going over the top, because this is one of the 415 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,719 Speaker 4: things about the team that they're willing to allow that 416 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:17,119 Speaker 4: they play a lot of man demand. So sometimes you 417 00:18:17,160 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 4: know that there are some there's possibilities and opportunities. 418 00:18:22,840 --> 00:18:25,720 Speaker 3: I couldn't think of the word opportunities for the Yeah. 419 00:18:25,920 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 3: Just ah, I'm glad. 420 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 4: Everybody can see that, but yeah, there are going to 421 00:18:29,320 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 4: be opportunities he thinks for the Colts to be able 422 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:36,400 Speaker 4: to you know, go deep and Alec he's that guy. Yeah, 423 00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:39,200 Speaker 4: I mean, I mean he he has we all agree 424 00:18:39,240 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 4: with this. He has really made every other part of 425 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 4: his game tremendously better. He has turned into an all 426 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:50,120 Speaker 4: around receiver, but I still think he is the best 427 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:53,680 Speaker 4: deep ball guy in the league. And if that's the opportunity, 428 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:56,840 Speaker 4: I really like Alex opportunity for that and his chances. 429 00:18:56,920 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 3: So I like what you're talking about there. 430 00:19:00,320 --> 00:19:01,080 Speaker 2: It makes sense. 431 00:19:01,119 --> 00:19:03,919 Speaker 1: Okay, well we'll leave it on that note then, to 432 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 1: give everybody something to hopefully look forward to on Sunday. 433 00:19:07,440 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 3: There's the positivity here we go. 434 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:13,919 Speaker 1: You gotta be positive, especially on holidays. Yeah, right, come on, okay, well, Casey, 435 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,120 Speaker 1: as always, thank you for your insight and pretty much 436 00:19:17,119 --> 00:19:18,920 Speaker 1: every week now at this point, you. 437 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: Know where I am. 438 00:19:19,640 --> 00:19:21,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, You're not hard to find. 439 00:19:21,640 --> 00:19:23,840 Speaker 3: No, I'm actually I'm actually in here all the time. 440 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 3: It's like, oh, hey, you you want to have on, sure. 441 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 2: Let's do it. 442 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,119 Speaker 1: But anyway, everybody, thank you so much for tuning in. 443 00:19:30,160 --> 00:19:32,520 Speaker 1: As always, be sure to subscribe to us through Indianapolis 444 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,399 Speaker 1: Colds podcast. Read all the news and updates on colts 445 00:19:35,440 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: dot com. U for Casey Valiert. 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