1 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmy's and Joe's, and x's and 2 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: o's diys. 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,080 Speaker 2: Write numbers, three, Jet Spielberg, I'm one, all right, nast 4 00:00:10,200 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 2: big fly, turbot Selda fourteen diabolo. 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 3: Whim out a bunch, right, Robert de Niro. 6 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: It's time to get out the chotboard and diagram some plays. 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:22,320 Speaker 2: Hey, sure you get enough dep like twelve yard, fourteen yards, 8 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:26,479 Speaker 2: break on everything. This is Inside Football with former Colts 9 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,080 Speaker 2: and the NFL coach Rick Venturie. That's four in a 10 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: row now for the boys in Blue. A month long 11 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 2: winning streak here for the Colts has inflated their record 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 2: up to an NFL best seven and one, and now 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,760 Speaker 2: we head into week nine and the month of November. 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 2: Up next are the Pittsburgh Steelers. I'm Matt Taylor and 15 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: welcome inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio studio and 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,080 Speaker 2: welcome Inside Inside Football with the great Rick venturi our 17 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 2: weekly podcast dissecting the latest and greatest with the Indianapolis 18 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 2: Colts and also a comprehensi. It's a preview of the 19 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:04,639 Speaker 2: upcoming opponent on a weekly basis. But Rick Van Terry, 20 00:01:04,680 --> 00:01:07,399 Speaker 2: He's the main dish every week and you come for 21 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 2: his Yoda like football knowledge and it's twenty seven years 22 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:15,119 Speaker 2: of coaching experience in the NFL r V. What's the latest, man, 23 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 2: How you doing today? 24 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 1: Well, you know, I'm. 25 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 3: Doing pretty well. I'm really excited. You know, this thing 26 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 3: just keeps him. It just revitalized us. Really, I know, 27 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 3: it's revitalized the players and the team, you know. But 28 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 3: to be in this position basically at the halfway point, 29 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 3: and you know, basically with it with clear, clear winds ahead, 30 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 3: it doesn't get better than this right now? 31 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, no question about that. Do you like that Yoda 32 00:01:40,319 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: like reference? I thought that was pretty good, pretty I 33 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:43,320 Speaker 2: really did. 34 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 3: And I don't want to look in the mirror, man, 35 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 3: I may be looking a little bit too much like Yoda. 36 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: Different. The only difference is, I think, Well, my brain 37 00:01:55,600 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 1: is my brain is still there. 38 00:01:57,040 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 3: It's like Yoda, but you know in terms of you know, 39 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 3: and my voice is still there. And that's the only 40 00:02:04,040 --> 00:02:06,720 Speaker 3: two things that have to be there in my life today. Yeah, 41 00:02:06,760 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 3: this is my mind in my voice. 42 00:02:08,639 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 2: Those are the things we gotta have, all right. So 43 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 2: hang on to him for sure. 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 1: All right. 45 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: So a great challenge awaits here in the four and 46 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 2: three Steelers. We'll talk about that in depth, obviously, but 47 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,880 Speaker 2: before we go into all of that, let's recap the win. 48 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 2: That was the victory over the Tennessee Titans. It was 49 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 2: the sixth time this season the Colts put up at 50 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: least thirty points in a game. You know, Daniel Jones 51 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 2: was fantastic again, season best one thirty six passer rating. 52 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 2: The starting defense gave up just seven points. Jonathan Taylor 53 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 2: had another epic performance over one hundred and fifty rushing yards, 54 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 2: three touchdowns, and by the way, now stands just two, 55 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,840 Speaker 2: just two, only a pair of rushing touchdowns away from 56 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 2: passing Edgrin James for the most rushing scores and Colt's history, 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 2: and by the way things are going, that can happen 58 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,680 Speaker 2: on Sunday in Pittsburgh. So pretty impressive here for the 59 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:02,920 Speaker 2: Colts in terms of what they're doing right now. RV 60 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 2: so put a bow on that Titans game for us 61 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: in a seven to one start here for the Colts. 62 00:03:08,680 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I tell you what's most impressive. You know, 63 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 3: we talk about this was a game. We went in 64 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 3: there and had to take care of business. But you know, 65 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 3: taking care of business in the in the ultra competitive 66 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 3: NFL is not routine. It really isn't all my decades 67 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:28,040 Speaker 3: of being in the NFL. I mean, every game, you know, 68 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: is a challenge, you know, and when you're making it 69 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 3: look routine, that's saying the heck of a lot. And 70 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 3: I thought it was really impressive. I thought on third 71 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 3: down the luke was about as loud as I've ever 72 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 3: heard it. I think the fan base now is really 73 00:03:42,920 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 3: really buying in. I don't think there's any question about it. Again, 74 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 3: as you said, another really explosive day. I think what's 75 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 3: most impressive about this offense week in and week out, 76 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 3: to me is the balance. You know, I've talked to 77 00:03:57,400 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 3: you about this many times. 78 00:03:58,720 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: Nothing is more. 79 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:03,680 Speaker 3: Difficult as a defensive coordinator to face a team that 80 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 3: has great balance. Not necessarily the numbers per week, but 81 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: the fact that you're good at both ends of it. 82 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 3: And you know, two hundred and fifty six passing, one 83 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 3: sixty two rushing. I mean that just tells tail. It 84 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 3: really does. And you know the interesting thing about this week, 85 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 3: it wasn't like it was a big ball control deal. 86 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 3: We did all that in twenty five minutes. I mean, 87 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,039 Speaker 3: so we're almost a point of you know, we're a 88 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 3: point a minute type team. 89 00:04:28,360 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: Well that's not to steal your thunder. But the Colts, 90 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:34,719 Speaker 2: they've only one time of possession twice all season and 91 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: they're scoring a bazillion points. 92 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:41,279 Speaker 3: It's it's it's certainly defying that rule of thumb. There's 93 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:43,800 Speaker 3: no doubt about it. When I was almost shocked when 94 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:45,800 Speaker 3: I looked at that, the way we dominated the game, 95 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:48,279 Speaker 3: and then I'm looking at twenty five minutes of ball control. 96 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 3: But you know what, it only matters how much you 97 00:04:50,760 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 3: really score. And you know, and the defense, you know, 98 00:04:54,560 --> 00:04:57,040 Speaker 3: the defense held the line that you know, they they 99 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 3: held our regulars our starters held them to seven, you know, 100 00:05:00,560 --> 00:05:03,200 Speaker 3: and three of eleven on third and fourth down, which 101 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:05,200 Speaker 3: has been a little bit of a problem for us. 102 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:07,680 Speaker 3: And so you know, that was a And then then 103 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 3: I think our special teams, you know, they he almost 104 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 3: got out of there once, but we bottled up Dkay 105 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 3: pretty well. Badgely's getting a little bit better every week 106 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: with those angle kicks. That see, that's a whole new 107 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 3: world for those kickers, that that new rule is a 108 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 3: whole new world. But you know, I think some of 109 00:05:25,120 --> 00:05:28,839 Speaker 3: the really impressive things that matter, Uh, you know, number 110 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 3: one is we are off to a six and oh 111 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 3: start in the AFC, and that's six and oh going 112 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,599 Speaker 3: to Pittsburgh and then he and then you know, coming 113 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 3: up with Kansas City and Houston. But I mean we 114 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,760 Speaker 3: have a jump on the AFC at six and oh. 115 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 3: You know the scoring differential, now, this is this is 116 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 3: all unique stuff with the team. The scoring differential is 117 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,279 Speaker 3: up to one hundred and sixteen. I mean, that's that's 118 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,839 Speaker 3: number one in the league by by far, not even close. 119 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 3: I think eighty three is the next team, to be 120 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 3: honest with you. And then our turnover differential is number 121 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 3: two at a plus eight. You know, I mean, you know, 122 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 3: those are things that are great. And then there's something 123 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 3: you know that's kind of interesting, is you know because 124 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 3: I you know, I'll pick away sometimes because I want 125 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 3: to make sure that we don't overlook a deficiency here 126 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 3: or there that could come back and get us. And 127 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 3: that's you know, that's my job as a coach and 128 00:06:23,720 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 3: as an analyst. But you know, the other impressive thing is, 129 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 3: you know, we're number one in scoring, but defensively we're 130 00:06:31,240 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 3: number six in giving up his course, So we got 131 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 3: we got some really impressive stuff. 132 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:36,880 Speaker 1: Going there. 133 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:41,239 Speaker 3: You know, the Jones Taylor show just keeps impressing every week. 134 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 3: Absolutely unbelievable. You know, I look at a little bit 135 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,880 Speaker 3: different than other people to me. To me, Jonathan Taylor 136 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 3: is the best football player in the National League, best 137 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:55,560 Speaker 3: pure player in the National. 138 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 1: Football League, bar none. 139 00:06:56,839 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 3: And I'll probably shock here with this. Nelson might be 140 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:02,600 Speaker 3: number two, to be honest with you, regardless of position. 141 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 3: But to me, there's no doubt that Danny is the 142 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:09,359 Speaker 3: most valuable player here. He's the addition, you know, he 143 00:07:09,480 --> 00:07:14,119 Speaker 3: became the Otis elevator. He's elevated everyone on the team. 144 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 3: But you put those two guys together, they're just having 145 00:07:17,120 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: great years. Leading rusher in the league, second in QBR 146 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,560 Speaker 3: with our quarterback and just and just when the Titans thought, well, 147 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 3: maybe we can get that stopped, which they never did, 148 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 3: and then our three receivers just made great plays. I mean, 149 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 3: this is a beauty to watch. I mean, you know, 150 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 3: in the first part of the game, Warren goes up 151 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 3: and gets that contested ball, you know, and then Pittman 152 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 3: makes the tremendous catch in the end zone, contested how 153 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 3: he only had one arm and he made it go. 154 00:07:46,920 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 3: And then Pierce gets one fifty to fifty ball, you know, 155 00:07:50,160 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 3: and then we don't even talk about this, but anytime 156 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,800 Speaker 3: you need a third and five downs is you can't 157 00:07:55,840 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 3: cover downs and you just can't. So I mean the 158 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 3: way the ball is being spread around, the balance run 159 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 3: pass and also the spreading of the ball. You know, 160 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 3: it's proving that you don't need one receiver who stands out. 161 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 3: You get the ball to everyone our offensive line. You know, 162 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 3: I think that Nelson is playing, you know, at a 163 00:08:17,640 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 3: generational level. I mean both physically in the toughness that 164 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 3: he brings and the kid that's just emerging that makes 165 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 3: some terrific plays. The block on the. 166 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:28,880 Speaker 1: Screen, I missed it. 167 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:31,480 Speaker 3: He came out of that pack so fast. I thought 168 00:08:31,480 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 3: it was a receiver. But Bordelini's block on the screen, 169 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,760 Speaker 3: you know, to warn was tremendous. So you know, there's 170 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 3: absolutely everything you like about it. The only thing I'd say, 171 00:08:44,160 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 3: and I know this from a coaching standpoint, is something 172 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 3: shows any vulnerability to do all you have to fix 173 00:08:49,600 --> 00:08:52,439 Speaker 3: it because it's the copycat league. And the only thing 174 00:08:52,440 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 3: that I pick away at a little bit is we 175 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,079 Speaker 3: did have two free blitzes on you know, one of 176 00:08:58,120 --> 00:09:00,200 Speaker 3: them hit him, the other one hit him again, two 177 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 3: free blitzeres for sacks, and so you've got to make 178 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 3: sure that that is short up going forward. You know, 179 00:09:06,840 --> 00:09:11,800 Speaker 3: again he's scoring number one total, number one sacks, giving 180 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 3: up number two, giveaways number three. I mean, what can 181 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,400 Speaker 3: you ask You're not only making big yardies, you're also 182 00:09:18,480 --> 00:09:22,000 Speaker 3: not giving it up and not giving them a chance. Defensively, 183 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 3: as I said earlier, did its job. The seven points. 184 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 3: You're gonna live with that. Our defense, despite giving up 185 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 3: a lot of yards, is number six in the league, 186 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 3: and that's really the most important stat. We were better 187 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: on third down. That's been a bit of an issue. 188 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:41,400 Speaker 3: And you know, I thought that Buckner and Kenny Moore 189 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 3: just played at a really high level, you know, sacks, tackles, 190 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:46,960 Speaker 3: all that kind of stuff. I think that one of 191 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 3: the optimistic things is I thought Pratt after looking at 192 00:09:50,480 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 3: the film, was you know, very much more comfortable in 193 00:09:53,679 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: the system. 194 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: Lamont. 195 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,680 Speaker 3: He just keeps making plays in the red zone. You 196 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 3: kind of love that guy because you know, you kind 197 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 3: of pull for him. He was not even in the 198 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 3: question and he goes in there and plays pretty good. 199 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:09,640 Speaker 3: I think lou is doing about everything he can do 200 00:10:09,800 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 3: right now with a patched up unit, particularly in that 201 00:10:13,400 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 3: back end. And what he's trying to do when you 202 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: really analyze the tape, he's trying to create pressure, you know, 203 00:10:21,040 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 3: with different looks and different pressures, and he's but he's 204 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 3: not playing a lot of man to man, and you know, 205 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:31,000 Speaker 3: I think he's he's a little bit concerned. He's really 206 00:10:31,040 --> 00:10:34,720 Speaker 3: reduced the amount of man with these kids playing, and so, 207 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 3: you know, I think you got a little problem there. 208 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,920 Speaker 3: Hopefully we can fix it with health coming back. But 209 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:43,720 Speaker 3: you know, the result of playing a lot of zone 210 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 3: is again, it's a it's a volume of yardage, and 211 00:10:47,320 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 3: I don't want that to catch up with this, you 212 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 3: know in Pittsburgh or Kansas City with your twenty fourth total, 213 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 3: twenty ninth in passing thirtieth on third down. That's the 214 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 3: stuff that we we've got to fix. I think we've 215 00:10:59,800 --> 00:11:02,920 Speaker 3: got to figure out ways to play more man, I 216 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,040 Speaker 3: really do. I think you've got to be able to 217 00:11:05,080 --> 00:11:08,079 Speaker 3: play more man and maybe you double here and there 218 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:09,679 Speaker 3: and play zone all the way. 219 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 2: Is that just a trust issue based on the personnel 220 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: out there available to Yeah. 221 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 3: And he's probably right on it. I'm not being critical 222 00:11:18,600 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 3: at all. I'm just I'm just saying if I had to, 223 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 3: if I had, if I were, if I were inputting him, 224 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,120 Speaker 3: I would say, let's try to play. 225 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:28,800 Speaker 1: A little bit more man, you know, a little. 226 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,280 Speaker 3: Bit, not always just single high man. Maybe play a 227 00:11:31,320 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 3: little cover four with kind of an underneath coverage where 228 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:37,439 Speaker 3: you can choke it but you got help behind. Yeah, 229 00:11:37,559 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 3: I'd like to see our zone pass defense become a 230 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:44,720 Speaker 3: little bit more match oriented again, quarterbacks that move like 231 00:11:44,800 --> 00:11:48,839 Speaker 3: Herbert and Ward. Once they get moving around both those guys, 232 00:11:48,880 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 3: then the then the area zones then are just wide open, 233 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:55,880 Speaker 3: wide open, so and and then The only other thing 234 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 3: that I would probably do, because I have so much 235 00:11:57,920 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 3: respect for him, is there's time I would even move 236 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:03,320 Speaker 3: Buckner even more than we're moving him. I mean, he 237 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,679 Speaker 3: you know, he's the one guy on our team that 238 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,360 Speaker 3: just wins one on ones, and he wins him at 239 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,800 Speaker 3: the line of scrimmage. He doesn't, you know, win him 240 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:11,880 Speaker 3: like in the second wave. 241 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:13,640 Speaker 1: He is. He can do that. 242 00:12:13,800 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 3: And as as much as we're not killing it on 243 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 3: the edge, I wouldn't mind, particularly with Addie coming on 244 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 3: and growing rooms, I'd move him outside a little bit too, 245 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,680 Speaker 3: just to change it up and give them some issues. 246 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 3: But you know, again, I really liked the idea that 247 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,760 Speaker 3: we're six in the league and points the fewest points 248 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:34,760 Speaker 3: giving up. And then you know, I think, uh, I 249 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:38,559 Speaker 3: think special teams. Sanchez when he does punt, which isn't 250 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 3: very often, punts really well. I do think Badgerly's improving. 251 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:43,200 Speaker 1: You know. 252 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:44,839 Speaker 3: I was a little worried early in the game. I 253 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 3: thought he was kicking it straight away to DK. But 254 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 3: it got better, you know, I got of course, as 255 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 3: much as was scoring, you get some work at it. 256 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,680 Speaker 3: And our I think our covers teams did a really 257 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,200 Speaker 3: good job. So you know, you know, obviously another another 258 00:12:58,320 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 3: just stacking him stacking not just wins, but really good performances. 259 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 3: You know, as we prepare for Pittsburgh. 260 00:13:04,840 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 2: You know, Ricaberto Sanchez, he's like the Doseki's beer guy, 261 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,800 Speaker 2: you know what I mean. I don't often drink beer, 262 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,960 Speaker 2: but what I do I drink Doseki Rego doesn't punt 263 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 2: very often, but when he does, it's pretty good. 264 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: It's pretty really is. Yeah. 265 00:13:19,800 --> 00:13:22,920 Speaker 2: The directional stuff's getting the job done. So as you said, Rick, 266 00:13:22,960 --> 00:13:25,480 Speaker 2: the Colts are six and oh against the AFC, and 267 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 2: that's going to be put to the test this weekend 268 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:29,559 Speaker 2: as they go on the road to take on the 269 00:13:29,600 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 2: Steelers and one of the more difficult places to play 270 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,880 Speaker 2: in the National Football League. You know, the drill there 271 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,920 Speaker 2: in Pittsburgh. So you got that notebook open, you're ready 272 00:13:37,920 --> 00:13:39,760 Speaker 2: to get down and dirty here on the Steelers. 273 00:13:40,240 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 3: Absolutely absolutely, all right, here we go. 274 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 2: Let's open up that Yoda like brain again from Rick 275 00:13:46,720 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 2: Van Turrey, and let's break it down. Let's get into 276 00:13:49,880 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 2: the big picture here on Pittsburgh. They're four and three. 277 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,480 Speaker 2: They've lost two in a row coming into this game. 278 00:13:55,480 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 2: They lost to the Bengals and then the Packers on 279 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 2: Sunday Night Football. But they still lead the AFC North. 280 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 2: But they don't feel as good as they did a 281 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 2: couple of weeks ago. Right fourteen days ago, they had 282 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 2: one of the best defenses in the NFL. But today 283 00:14:10,320 --> 00:14:13,280 Speaker 2: they're barely over five hundred and they've given up over 284 00:14:13,360 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 2: four hundred and fifty yards and over thirty points in 285 00:14:16,520 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 2: each of the last two games. So you know, to me, 286 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 2: coming in, Rick, on the big picture of things, Pittsburgh 287 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,440 Speaker 2: kind of feels like a neutral team. And by that 288 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:29,200 Speaker 2: I mean they've got a point differential of zero because 289 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 2: going into week number nine, they've scored one hundred and 290 00:14:31,640 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 2: seventy five points and they've lowed one hundred and seventy 291 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,480 Speaker 2: five points. And if you look at where they're at 292 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,160 Speaker 2: right now in the AFC North, every other team in 293 00:14:40,160 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 2: that division has a negative point differential so far this year. 294 00:14:44,280 --> 00:14:46,720 Speaker 2: So I think that's a big reason why they still 295 00:14:46,800 --> 00:14:50,240 Speaker 2: lead that division. The Steelers are gonna buy the Great 296 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 2: Mike Tomlin. He's in his nineteenth season as the head 297 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 2: coach in Pittsburgh. He's the only head coach in NFL 298 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,400 Speaker 2: history to begin a head coaching tenure with at least 299 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 2: eighteen consecutive non losing seasons. It's remarkable the amount of 300 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 2: consistency and his ability to get his teams ready to 301 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 2: go and oftentimes they make the playoffs. He's got one 302 00:15:12,720 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 2: hundred and eighty seven regular season wins. Those are the 303 00:15:15,880 --> 00:15:20,600 Speaker 2: eleventh most in NFL history. The offense quarterback now by 304 00:15:20,640 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 2: future Hall of Famer Aaron Rodgers. He's the oldest active 305 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:26,720 Speaker 2: player in the NFL. He's forty one years old. He's 306 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: playing in his twenty first NFL season. He's won the 307 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 2: MVP Award four times, and he's top five all time 308 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:39,160 Speaker 2: and basically every major passing category. The defense is littered 309 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:41,720 Speaker 2: with marquee names on that side of the ball. Will 310 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 2: highlight those guys coming up on the blueprints. But they've 311 00:15:44,920 --> 00:15:48,600 Speaker 2: got guys like TJ. Watt and Cameron Hayward, Patrick Queen, 312 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 2: Alex Highsmith, Darius Slay, Joey Porter Junior Jalen Ramsey. But 313 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:57,320 Speaker 2: that's a unit that's allowed over thirty points in four 314 00:15:57,360 --> 00:16:00,760 Speaker 2: of seven games on the season. They just lost at 315 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,880 Speaker 2: home last week to the Packers, but they still again 316 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 2: have one of the best home field advantages in all 317 00:16:06,520 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 2: of professional sports. They have one hundred and thirty eight 318 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 2: regular season wins at Akershore Stadium. Those are the fourth 319 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:19,120 Speaker 2: most in the NFL since two thousand and one. The 320 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:23,240 Speaker 2: last Colts win in Pittsburgh was two thousand and eight. So, Rick, 321 00:16:23,680 --> 00:16:25,880 Speaker 2: I'm gonna stop it right there. That's the skinny on 322 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 2: the Steelers. What else do you have to say on 323 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh here in the big picture, Well. 324 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 1: Before I start on Pittsburgh, may the Force be with you. 325 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:36,360 Speaker 2: But well played, sir. 326 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:41,800 Speaker 3: We will go to the Steelers, you know. Again, a 327 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 3: tough couple weeks for them, a heartbreaking loss like you 328 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,840 Speaker 3: said at Sincy and the blowout second half against the Packers. 329 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 3: You know, I've known Mike Tomlin, you know, since he 330 00:16:51,760 --> 00:16:56,080 Speaker 3: was in that entry level defensive assistant secondary coach. He 331 00:16:56,200 --> 00:16:58,800 Speaker 3: used to clinic. I used to clinic with him way 332 00:16:58,840 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 3: back when. And he has had a phenomenal career the 333 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:07,720 Speaker 3: eighteen seasons without losing, winning a super Bowl, twelve playoff teams. 334 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 3: I think he has an excellent coaching staff with the 335 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:13,760 Speaker 3: addition of Arthur Smith, who we know from Tennessee and 336 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:17,680 Speaker 3: then former head coach at Atlanta Terrell Austin. Even though 337 00:17:17,680 --> 00:17:22,719 Speaker 3: they're struggling statistically, they play aggressive and they're evolving in scheme. 338 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 3: Danny Smith has been with them for years as a 339 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 3: special teams coach, you know, and there's just areas they're 340 00:17:30,440 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 3: good at. And again they started out so strong and 341 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 3: then you know, and then had turned around a little bit. 342 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:42,480 Speaker 3: But you know, on offense, you know, they are led 343 00:17:42,560 --> 00:17:44,080 Speaker 3: by Aaron Rodgers. 344 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,560 Speaker 1: I think this is just watching tape. 345 00:17:47,160 --> 00:17:49,400 Speaker 3: I think Aaron's playing pretty dog on good. I mean, 346 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:54,480 Speaker 3: I think he's really revived in Pittsburgh, even though it 347 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 3: isn't a great surrounding or explosive cast. He'd been pretty 348 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 3: good and you know life he's sixty eight one hundred 349 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,320 Speaker 3: and five passer rating Lifetime and even this year he's 350 00:18:05,359 --> 00:18:09,879 Speaker 3: fourteen to five in in in TD to pick. You know, 351 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:13,800 Speaker 3: he's got a great target. He's got one big time, uber, 352 00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:18,600 Speaker 3: uber talented guy in Metcalf. And I'll get into how 353 00:18:18,680 --> 00:18:21,720 Speaker 3: they use him, but you know, he's the big play guy, 354 00:18:22,520 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 3: fifty to fifty guy. They're gonna they try to get 355 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:29,280 Speaker 3: him isolated. You know, he's seventeen to one per catch. 356 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,440 Speaker 3: I think it helps him, uh, you know, to get 357 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 3: back Austin. Austin was out for a while. Austin is 358 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,199 Speaker 3: the one small guy on their team, but he is 359 00:18:40,240 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 3: a gadget guy, you know, and he can get deep 360 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 3: and he gives them a little bit more explosion. 361 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: Now. 362 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:51,040 Speaker 3: They're really unique and they're they're they're kind of oddball 363 00:18:51,160 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 3: to play because because they don't have a great receiver 364 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,120 Speaker 3: corps given pickings away, what they play a lot of 365 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 3: is multiple tight ends. When I say multiple, there's games 366 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 3: where they're playing Medcalf and three tight ends in a 367 00:19:05,320 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 3: running back almost the whole game. And then sometimes they'll 368 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:12,719 Speaker 3: take an offensive lineman and it'll become like a jumbo trips. 369 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:16,120 Speaker 3: You'll see it and it'll be hard to identify. Sometimes 370 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:18,320 Speaker 3: at the game you'll think it's a three wide receiver 371 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 3: set and it's just a bunch of tight ends spread. 372 00:19:21,680 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 3: So this is a game where you kind of have 373 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:29,119 Speaker 3: to play looks, you know, positions, rather than individuals. With 374 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 3: the exception of Medcalf, you don't want a bad match 375 00:19:31,720 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 3: up there. But they're very unique in that situation. You know, 376 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 3: there's still you know, there's still number eleven on total offense, 377 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 3: number three in the red zone, you know, pretty good 378 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 3: on third down, number eight. 379 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:47,960 Speaker 1: And sacks. 380 00:19:48,040 --> 00:19:50,919 Speaker 3: Aaron doesn't get sacked very much. They don't give the 381 00:19:50,920 --> 00:19:54,520 Speaker 3: ball up very much, number seven, and as a team, 382 00:19:54,560 --> 00:19:57,959 Speaker 3: they're not highly penalized number five. So there's there's a 383 00:19:58,000 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 3: lot of ways that they can give you issues. There 384 00:20:00,720 --> 00:20:04,160 Speaker 3: isn't any doubt about it. And then on defense, it's 385 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,680 Speaker 3: just mystifying to me that I could I could look 386 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,879 Speaker 3: at the stat sheet and look at the statistical sheet 387 00:20:09,920 --> 00:20:13,720 Speaker 3: and say, you know, the Steelers are you know, their 388 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 3: number thirty total, they're number thirty two in pass defense, 389 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: you know, and they're number twenty two and points giving up. 390 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 3: I mean, it's just it's just mystifying to me. Yet 391 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 3: at the same time, they're really very good. They're number 392 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:33,480 Speaker 3: four in the red zone. You know, they can get 393 00:20:33,520 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 3: to the passer. You know their number, you know, they're 394 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 3: they're like number eight, number five in terms of rushing 395 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 3: the passer. They were number two until last week, so 396 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:46,720 Speaker 3: you know they can. They can, really they can rush 397 00:20:46,760 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 3: the passer. They've got a million sacks between four guys, 398 00:20:50,800 --> 00:20:53,199 Speaker 3: you know, so you know, you look at that and 399 00:20:53,240 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 3: you look at it, and you look at them get 400 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 3: shredded right now with the pass. But you know, I 401 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,919 Speaker 3: think what we got to remember is that totally with 402 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 3: Mike's team, he tends he tends I don't know if 403 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:09,359 Speaker 3: it's coaching better, if it just works differently, but he 404 00:21:09,560 --> 00:21:12,159 Speaker 3: tends to get a team ready when you least expect it, 405 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:14,800 Speaker 3: when they're down, when everybody gets down on them, when 406 00:21:14,840 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 3: their back is to the wall. You know, he tends 407 00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 3: to get them ready to play, you know, try to 408 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:23,040 Speaker 3: get that trying to get that Pittsburgh home crowd, which 409 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:25,159 Speaker 3: is a tough n you like you said, ready to 410 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 3: go and come after us. So you know this will 411 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 3: be a challenge. There's no doubt in my mind that 412 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 3: we're the better football team, but this is going to 413 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 3: be a hard fought sixty minute shot. 414 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 2: All right, let's get into it now. Let's talk about 415 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 2: the blueprints for success for the Colts. This is week 416 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 2: number nine, so let's talk about the Steelers on both 417 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 2: sides of the ball. Rick Vin Turry's going to lay 418 00:21:47,560 --> 00:21:49,679 Speaker 2: out his keys for the Colts. I'll set him up. 419 00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 2: But let's talk about Pittsburgh on offense. First. Okay, you 420 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,480 Speaker 2: mentioned Aaron Rodgers. He's now the quarterback. He's going to 421 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,840 Speaker 2: be a first ballot Hall of Famer when he hangs 422 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,520 Speaker 2: up the cleats, and then when he disappears into the wilderness, 423 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,639 Speaker 2: he'll still go into Canton, Ohio. He's played in two 424 00:22:03,760 --> 00:22:07,600 Speaker 2: hundred and fifty five career games, fifth most all time 425 00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 2: by a quarterback, and he stands fourth all time and 426 00:22:10,359 --> 00:22:15,440 Speaker 2: touchdown passes sixth all time, and completions, fifth all time 427 00:22:15,480 --> 00:22:19,600 Speaker 2: in passing yards, and seventh all time in passing attempts. 428 00:22:19,960 --> 00:22:22,199 Speaker 2: And like you said, he's having a pretty solid season 429 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: sixty eight percent passing. He's got a sixteen to five 430 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 2: touchdown to interception ratio this year. He's at one hundred 431 00:22:29,359 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 2: and four passer rating. All of those numbers are his 432 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 2: best since he last won the MVP with the Packers 433 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one. But in general, you know, this 434 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 2: Steelers offense, it's been okay, it's good, it's not great. 435 00:22:44,960 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 2: They score about twenty five points per game, but they 436 00:22:47,640 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 2: don't on film. To me, Rick, they don't do much 437 00:22:51,240 --> 00:22:54,879 Speaker 2: exceedingly well. The biggest thing that stands out is the 438 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:59,720 Speaker 2: red zone offense. Third in red zone efficiency over seventy percent, 439 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,280 Speaker 2: but they've only reached the red zone nineteen times on 440 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 2: the season. That's third fewest in the NFL. They're twenty 441 00:23:06,480 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 2: fifth and rushing yards per game their nineteenth and passing 442 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 2: yards per game. The top target is a great wide up, 443 00:23:14,280 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 2: big time receiver, big target physically as well, dk Metcalf. 444 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 2: He's pulled in four hundred and sixty one receiving yards, 445 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 2: but nobody else on the team is over two hundred 446 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,400 Speaker 2: yards receiving. Medcalf started his career in Seattle, but now 447 00:23:28,400 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 2: he's in his first year as a Steeler following a trade. 448 00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,560 Speaker 2: Jalen Warren is the top back in the running game, 449 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 2: They've got two really good tight ends and John new 450 00:23:37,840 --> 00:23:41,600 Speaker 2: Smith and Pat fryermth Friarmuth out of Penn State. By 451 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,760 Speaker 2: the way, little anecdote, he hosted Tyler Warren on his 452 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 2: recruiting visit at Penn State. He's got the second most 453 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:50,919 Speaker 2: catches by a tight end in club history over the 454 00:23:50,920 --> 00:23:54,119 Speaker 2: first five years in the NFL. And then Smith joins 455 00:23:54,119 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 2: the Steelers after playing with the Dolphins last year and 456 00:23:57,680 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 2: twice he's previously played with Pitts offensive coordinator Arthur Smith, 457 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 2: once in Tennessee and the other in Atlanta. And he's 458 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:09,200 Speaker 2: over one thousand receiving yards since the start of last year. 459 00:24:09,320 --> 00:24:12,080 Speaker 2: So Rick, to me, that's the gist on the Steelers 460 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 2: when they've got the football. What else do you have 461 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,800 Speaker 2: on the Yensers offensively going into this game here week 462 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:18,400 Speaker 2: number nine? 463 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, there's there's two things that stand out 464 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 3: before I get specific. You know when I look at 465 00:24:25,080 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 3: stopping this team and I think you really clarified exactly right. 466 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 3: You know, they don't stand out although their red zone 467 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 3: offense and defense is probably the best part of their total. 468 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,320 Speaker 3: They don't get sacked a lot. He's still got pocket 469 00:24:39,359 --> 00:24:41,800 Speaker 3: mobility and they don't give it up. He didn't give 470 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,400 Speaker 3: it up a lot. So you know, those are challenges, 471 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:47,360 Speaker 3: But I think in terms of what you have to do, 472 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 3: and I'll get into the blueprints specifically, you have to 473 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:53,680 Speaker 3: do a great job of stopping them on the edge 474 00:24:54,440 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 3: and you can't let them get big plays downfield to Metcalf. 475 00:24:58,040 --> 00:24:59,840 Speaker 3: It's kind of you know, you got to be good 476 00:24:59,840 --> 00:25:02,040 Speaker 3: on the edge and you got to be good over 477 00:25:02,080 --> 00:25:05,439 Speaker 3: the top. They do want to establish the edge, and 478 00:25:05,480 --> 00:25:08,160 Speaker 3: I'll get into that as much as any team I've seen. 479 00:25:08,320 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 3: I mean, they're gonna build huge formations of tight ends 480 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 3: and tackles and they're gonna try to get the ball 481 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:17,639 Speaker 3: to the edge both with the run they get it 482 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,120 Speaker 3: to the two backs. You know, gain Well and Warren 483 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 3: have forty two catches. Most of those go through the flat. 484 00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:28,879 Speaker 3: You know, Rogers will still boot to the edge and 485 00:25:28,960 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 3: when he does scramble, most of the time it's to 486 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 3: the edge. And so, you know, I think that is 487 00:25:34,840 --> 00:25:37,360 Speaker 3: a that's a huge thing when they talk about how 488 00:25:37,440 --> 00:25:40,840 Speaker 3: consciously they really try to get the ball. And then 489 00:25:40,920 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 3: number two, they want to get the ball to Medcalf 490 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:47,919 Speaker 3: and they want to get plays to him, and so 491 00:25:48,040 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 3: they're gonna formation you for instance, you know they're gonna 492 00:25:51,400 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 3: get in one of those heavy trips. 493 00:25:53,040 --> 00:25:53,560 Speaker 1: You'll see it. 494 00:25:53,560 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 3: It's just you know, either three tight ends in a 495 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 3: row or a tackle and two tight ends, and then 496 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,679 Speaker 3: Medcalf is eyes isolated back on the weak side. And 497 00:26:01,720 --> 00:26:05,080 Speaker 3: I call it isolation because that's what they want and 498 00:26:05,119 --> 00:26:07,600 Speaker 3: they want to run the edge. They want to run 499 00:26:07,640 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 3: those tosses and flips and pound you over there and 500 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:15,480 Speaker 3: make you bring the defense over there. And if you 501 00:26:15,600 --> 00:26:17,960 Speaker 3: do that and you go one on one back here, 502 00:26:18,440 --> 00:26:20,360 Speaker 3: then they're going to get the ball. They're gonna throw 503 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 3: fifty to fifty slants, go routes to Medcalf. That's kind 504 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 3: of there. It's an old wing t idea from way back, 505 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 3: when give me a power side, establish something there, but 506 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:33,919 Speaker 3: have a great receiver on the back side to go 507 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:35,800 Speaker 3: one on one and one thing. You got to know, 508 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:38,959 Speaker 3: you can't get sloppy. He will read your mail. This 509 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 3: is one of the smartest quarterbacks ever to play the game. 510 00:26:41,920 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 3: You have to have concealment in that back end. And 511 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:48,480 Speaker 3: if you let Medcalf one on one strung out all day, 512 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 3: I'm telling you Aaron's gonna take it. He he had 513 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 3: RPOs before RPOs were even fashionable. Even anybody knew about it. 514 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:57,840 Speaker 3: If he gets a one on one back there, he's 515 00:26:57,960 --> 00:27:00,760 Speaker 3: gonna look over there and he's gonna throw, regardless of 516 00:27:00,760 --> 00:27:03,280 Speaker 3: what the play is. So you know, I think in 517 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:05,480 Speaker 3: terms of all that, and then again it's all these 518 00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,919 Speaker 3: uses of tight ends. You're you're right on. 519 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:08,840 Speaker 1: Uh. 520 00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,800 Speaker 3: They use Smith, John ou Smith, who I've always liked. 521 00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:12,880 Speaker 1: Uh. 522 00:27:12,960 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 3: You know who Arthur is so familiar with him. He's 523 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,520 Speaker 3: the hybrid. He's almost a wide receiver. There's games where 524 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 3: he's played wide receiver, firemooth. They split him a lot. 525 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 3: He'll be at the slot and you think he's a 526 00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:27,880 Speaker 3: wide out. Then Washington is a gigantic man. And then 527 00:27:27,920 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 3: Hayward has caught a couple of balls in the in 528 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 3: the end zone, in the red zone. So a lot 529 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:36,119 Speaker 3: of lot of different guys, uh, and tight ends lining 530 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 3: up in different spots. Trust me, when you look out 531 00:27:38,680 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 3: on that game and you're doing that thing live, I've 532 00:27:40,600 --> 00:27:43,080 Speaker 3: had to run that play when I did this this year, 533 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:45,640 Speaker 3: I had to run this tape back over and over 534 00:27:45,680 --> 00:27:48,680 Speaker 3: to identify personnel because a lot of times it's three 535 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 3: tight ends and it looks like three wide receivers the 536 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:54,160 Speaker 3: way they're split. So you know, you'll have a little 537 00:27:54,200 --> 00:27:56,880 Speaker 3: bit of a challenge there on Sunday. But in terms 538 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,639 Speaker 3: of the blueprint, you know, I think number one just 539 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:02,360 Speaker 3: in cool coordination. What I just said is you have 540 00:28:02,480 --> 00:28:06,639 Speaker 3: to control the edges and the flats. The edges and 541 00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 3: the flats, they're gonna test you with heavy fronts, bunches, 542 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 3: you know, tosses, flips, RPOs to run, bubbles and slants. 543 00:28:16,520 --> 00:28:19,040 Speaker 3: They'll screen to warn and gain well. As I said, 544 00:28:19,119 --> 00:28:22,720 Speaker 3: forty two catches between those two guys, and most of 545 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:27,200 Speaker 3: those go through the flat. You know, in eleven personnel 546 00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:30,440 Speaker 3: when they do go through our receivers, alert pers chronic. 547 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:32,640 Speaker 3: He is the one guy. When he's in there, it's 548 00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 3: usually run because he's there blocking wide receiver. Again, control 549 00:28:38,360 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 3: the flat. Even Rogers when he moves it's a bootleg 550 00:28:42,400 --> 00:28:45,360 Speaker 3: to the edge, or he'll move with a little bit 551 00:28:45,480 --> 00:28:49,479 Speaker 3: of you know, if he gets pressure, he'll move. Number two, 552 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,200 Speaker 3: you've got to control metcalf and they're gonna work like heck. 553 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:57,680 Speaker 3: As I said earlier, to get isolation to him. He's 554 00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:02,120 Speaker 3: a big DOWNFILLD receiver. He's Courtland Sutton with more speed. 555 00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,520 Speaker 3: He's not twitchy, he doesn't come off fast, but he's 556 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:09,000 Speaker 3: a speed builder like Terrell Owens used to be. He 557 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 3: is a speed builder and basically they will take the 558 00:29:12,480 --> 00:29:14,840 Speaker 3: shots and you've got to be able to compete for 559 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 3: those fifty to fifty balls. You got to mix coverage. 560 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:21,280 Speaker 3: You can't just stay in single high against him. I 561 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,640 Speaker 3: think there are some coverages which I call Yale, where 562 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,640 Speaker 3: you play underneath him man de man, and you have 563 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:30,880 Speaker 3: that safety right on top of him and just don't 564 00:29:30,960 --> 00:29:34,520 Speaker 3: let him get the explosives. Same thing with Austin. If 565 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 3: Austin's healthy and playing a lot, you know alert gimmicks 566 00:29:37,680 --> 00:29:41,680 Speaker 3: with him number three. Adapt to these multiple tight ends 567 00:29:41,720 --> 00:29:44,880 Speaker 3: with multiple sets, they're gonna look funny. I think you 568 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:47,719 Speaker 3: treat Smith as a hybrid. Maybe you even treat him 569 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 3: as a wide out. Get at your biggest and most 570 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:55,360 Speaker 3: physical secondary on the field, because other than Austin, think 571 00:29:55,360 --> 00:30:00,040 Speaker 3: about it. When you've got Medcalf, who's huge, When he 572 00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 3: huge and three tight ends, you have huge receivers to 573 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 3: get through, I mean really huge receivers to get through. 574 00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 3: So again, the most physical players you got on the field. 575 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 3: I do think you can crowd this team. I think 576 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,440 Speaker 3: you can really crowd him with coverage. They're big and 577 00:30:18,480 --> 00:30:21,640 Speaker 3: they're half girth, but they're not really explosive with the 578 00:30:22,040 --> 00:30:25,720 Speaker 3: you know, maybe the exception of Austin and of course Medcalf. 579 00:30:26,560 --> 00:30:29,040 Speaker 3: I think you still have to really have great respect 580 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 3: for Rogers. You know, he's a four time MVP All 581 00:30:32,320 --> 00:30:35,360 Speaker 3: Decade team in the tens. You know, his numbers you've 582 00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 3: already mentioned them are unbelievable. And even in the last 583 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,400 Speaker 3: two weeks and losses Matt they put up fifty five points. 584 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:45,640 Speaker 3: I mean he lost to since the strictly because Flacco 585 00:30:45,720 --> 00:30:48,320 Speaker 3: had the ball last, otherwise he would have won it. 586 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 3: He's no question to Hall of Famer, and I think 587 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,000 Speaker 3: he's playing well. I think it's a little bit understated 588 00:30:54,040 --> 00:30:57,120 Speaker 3: how well he's playing. Again, he will read your mail 589 00:30:57,160 --> 00:30:59,959 Speaker 3: on the pre snap if you don't conceal really well, 590 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 3: and he'll take advantage. He still has more movement than 591 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,440 Speaker 3: I expected. Got really good pocket movement, and he can 592 00:31:07,520 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 3: still get to the edge, not to run, but he 593 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 3: can throw on the run. He's still he's still the 594 00:31:13,120 --> 00:31:16,200 Speaker 3: best off platform thrower that you're ever going to see. So, 595 00:31:16,680 --> 00:31:19,360 Speaker 3: you know, you with Rogers and he was he was 596 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:22,479 Speaker 3: this guy before these guys you really have to plaster 597 00:31:22,640 --> 00:31:23,160 Speaker 3: because he. 598 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:24,680 Speaker 1: Can he can extend it. 599 00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 3: Not not running like a Ward or even a Herbert, 600 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 3: but he can extend it enough and then he can 601 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,479 Speaker 3: make those you know, off platform throws, and then I 602 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 3: think you got to really beat him at their best. 603 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:38,160 Speaker 3: You know, obviously we talked about it. Where are they 604 00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:40,880 Speaker 3: at their best? They're really good in the red zone. 605 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: Number four. 606 00:31:42,240 --> 00:31:44,560 Speaker 3: We've got to play great on third down. That's been 607 00:31:44,600 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 3: a struggle for us, you know at times. And we've 608 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:50,280 Speaker 3: got to get after Rogers. I mean, we've got to 609 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:52,920 Speaker 3: get after them. Their their number eight and sacks. I 610 00:31:52,960 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 3: think they're left tackles seventy seven. I think more is 611 00:31:56,720 --> 00:32:00,239 Speaker 3: a liability, I really do. I think you can. You 612 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:03,480 Speaker 3: can get on him, no doubt in my mind you can. 613 00:32:03,520 --> 00:32:06,000 Speaker 3: You can rush off that side and get them, but 614 00:32:06,160 --> 00:32:09,440 Speaker 3: you really got to get on there. Both both guards 615 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:16,200 Speaker 3: McCormick and Somalo will struggle with Buckner said, I really 616 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,960 Speaker 3: would like to see a lot too there on the 617 00:32:19,080 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 3: edge because I think his speed, I think his speed 618 00:32:22,440 --> 00:32:26,440 Speaker 3: there on that on that on that right side, I 619 00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 3: think it could be outstanding. So yeah, I really like 620 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 3: to see, like I said, lot too on our right 621 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:36,920 Speaker 3: side on their left tackle. And then Buckner on either guard. 622 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 2: All right, that's Rick Venturi. This is Inside Football. We're 623 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,320 Speaker 2: taking a look at the blueprints for success on both 624 00:32:43,320 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 2: sides of the ball for the Indianapolis Colts coming up 625 00:32:45,680 --> 00:32:47,960 Speaker 2: in Week nine and their visit to the four and 626 00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:51,720 Speaker 2: three Pittsburgh Steelers on the road. Let's shift over to 627 00:32:51,800 --> 00:32:55,320 Speaker 2: the defense for the Steelers and the setup here, Rick 628 00:32:55,480 --> 00:32:57,240 Speaker 2: is I mean, this is a unit that is full 629 00:32:57,280 --> 00:32:59,640 Speaker 2: of big names on it, but they haven't really been 630 00:33:00,480 --> 00:33:04,120 Speaker 2: an intimidating defense at all this season. They're giving up 631 00:33:04,720 --> 00:33:07,880 Speaker 2: on average three hundred and eighty six yards per game, 632 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:11,320 Speaker 2: which would be the most in a single season in 633 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 2: Steelers history. They've allowed one hundred and seventy five points 634 00:33:15,000 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 2: through seven games this year. That is the most in 635 00:33:17,960 --> 00:33:20,440 Speaker 2: the Mike Tomlin era that dates back to two thousand 636 00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:24,840 Speaker 2: and seven. Last week, Packers quarterback Jordan Love he throws 637 00:33:24,880 --> 00:33:28,240 Speaker 2: for three to sixty against a defense that now ranks 638 00:33:28,360 --> 00:33:31,440 Speaker 2: last in the NFL at defending the pass. So the 639 00:33:31,440 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 2: Steelers ranked thirtieth and total defense to this point. And Rick, 640 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,760 Speaker 2: I don't know how you see it, but they're to 641 00:33:37,840 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 2: me kind of having a similar problem the Colts had 642 00:33:40,840 --> 00:33:44,800 Speaker 2: last year. They can't stop the other team's top weapons. Right, 643 00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 2: you had Garrett Wilson for the you know, New York 644 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 2: Garrett Wilson goes for seven for ninety five in a touchdown, 645 00:33:51,840 --> 00:33:55,160 Speaker 2: Seattle's Jackson Smith and jigbu goes off for one zho 646 00:33:55,160 --> 00:33:58,960 Speaker 2: three on eight catches. Justin Jefferson goes for ten for 647 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 2: one to twenty six with Minnesota. Jamar Chase a couple 648 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:06,000 Speaker 2: of weeks ago for Cincinnati goes sixteen for one sixty one. 649 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 2: And the Steelers are also dealing with quarterbacks that are 650 00:34:09,239 --> 00:34:12,920 Speaker 2: getting the ball out fast and that's negating their pass rush. 651 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:16,160 Speaker 2: So again markeee names on that side of the ball, 652 00:34:16,200 --> 00:34:20,320 Speaker 2: They've got TJ. Watt, They've got Cameron Hayward, Alex Highsmith, 653 00:34:20,440 --> 00:34:23,799 Speaker 2: Jalen Ramsey, among others. And you know, wat is the 654 00:34:23,880 --> 00:34:26,960 Speaker 2: ultimate game changer. Still, He's tied with Aaron Donald and 655 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:30,880 Speaker 2: Lawrence Taylor with three knods as the NFL Defensive Player 656 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,800 Speaker 2: of the Year. He's got one hundred and twelve career sacks. 657 00:34:33,840 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 2: That's the most in Steelers history. Hayward's been getting it 658 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 2: done for a long long time. Two hundred and eighteen 659 00:34:40,160 --> 00:34:43,279 Speaker 2: career games with the Steelers. That ranks tied for third 660 00:34:43,360 --> 00:34:46,640 Speaker 2: Enfranchise history. He's got ninety career sacks. And then the 661 00:34:46,680 --> 00:34:49,680 Speaker 2: Pittsburgh defense also took a big hit this week with 662 00:34:49,719 --> 00:34:53,480 Speaker 2: two big injuries safety Deshaun Elliott he was lost due 663 00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:56,800 Speaker 2: to a knee injury last week against Green Bay. Chuck 664 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:59,879 Speaker 2: Clark and Jabrill Peppers are now the main backups there 665 00:35:00,080 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 2: the secondary, and also defensive lineman Daniel Aquale tore his 666 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,680 Speaker 2: ACL in the first half last week and he's done 667 00:35:07,719 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 2: for the season as well. So I know that's a 668 00:35:10,040 --> 00:35:13,000 Speaker 2: big setup, Rick, But that's what I got on the Steelers. 669 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 3: Man. 670 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 2: What else do you want to hit on them? And 671 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:18,759 Speaker 2: it's it's been an underperforming steel Curtain to say the 672 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:20,800 Speaker 2: least so far this year in Pittsburgh. 673 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:22,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's the best way to put it. 674 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,520 Speaker 1: I really do. I mean that's good news bad news. 675 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:27,200 Speaker 1: I mean the bad news. 676 00:35:27,120 --> 00:35:31,239 Speaker 3: Is you just don't see a Steeler defense ranked like that. 677 00:35:31,360 --> 00:35:33,799 Speaker 3: I mean, the past defense last. 678 00:35:33,560 --> 00:35:36,000 Speaker 1: In the league. I mean, you know it. 679 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:40,319 Speaker 3: You know, total defense thirtieth, you know, all those kinds 680 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:44,520 Speaker 3: of things just absolutely, you know, are mind boggling. And 681 00:35:44,520 --> 00:35:46,719 Speaker 3: then when you look at the pass defense, you know, 682 00:35:46,840 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 3: they you know, they're they're really they could they rushed 683 00:35:50,600 --> 00:35:52,239 Speaker 3: the passer. I mean, they got some of the best 684 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 3: rushers in football there. There isn't any doubt about that. 685 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,440 Speaker 3: I mean they're number five in sacks and when you 686 00:35:59,440 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 3: look at the three, it's Porter, Sleigh and Ramsey. I mean, 687 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,200 Speaker 3: so you're saying to yourself, you know, how can you 688 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:10,080 Speaker 3: be thirty second with these kinds of names. And you know, 689 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:13,120 Speaker 3: I think the scary part of it is is it 690 00:36:13,160 --> 00:36:17,319 Speaker 3: looks to me like it is underwhelming, underachieving, but it 691 00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,200 Speaker 3: also looks like maybe it's possible that they could be 692 00:36:20,400 --> 00:36:23,560 Speaker 3: very scary on a given day if they get that 693 00:36:23,600 --> 00:36:24,840 Speaker 3: thing going really well. 694 00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:25,759 Speaker 1: You're right. 695 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:30,840 Speaker 3: I mean, they're surviving. They're surviving in three areas, and 696 00:36:31,320 --> 00:36:33,440 Speaker 3: we got to talk about this. The three areas that 697 00:36:33,480 --> 00:36:37,839 Speaker 3: they're surviving in is red zone. You know, they bone up. 698 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,799 Speaker 3: Even though they're twenty second in points giving up, they 699 00:36:40,840 --> 00:36:44,280 Speaker 3: still buckle up pretty good into red zone. Number five 700 00:36:44,400 --> 00:36:47,200 Speaker 3: in sacks will get into that and then they can 701 00:36:47,239 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 3: take it away. Their number seven take it away. So 702 00:36:49,960 --> 00:36:52,719 Speaker 3: you know, that's kind of been their method of survival. 703 00:36:53,719 --> 00:36:57,360 Speaker 3: You know, they are four and three. They want to play. 704 00:36:57,280 --> 00:37:02,799 Speaker 3: They're kind of a combinationctically of the old Steelers, which 705 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:05,560 Speaker 3: is kind of that underfront. They make it a bear. 706 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 3: You know, they got both outside linebackers on the edges, 707 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:11,680 Speaker 3: so you're looking at five front guys almost all the 708 00:37:11,760 --> 00:37:16,440 Speaker 3: time unless they go nickel. You know, a lot of 709 00:37:17,160 --> 00:37:21,239 Speaker 3: single high and old quarter quarter half, which is a 710 00:37:21,280 --> 00:37:24,200 Speaker 3: stable with them over the years, you know. And then 711 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,400 Speaker 3: when they now when they get in third down, you know, 712 00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,840 Speaker 3: they're very aggressive, a lot of that double mug package, 713 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,440 Speaker 3: you know, and then they mix the coverages and things 714 00:37:34,520 --> 00:37:37,279 Speaker 3: like that as they get going, So you know, there's 715 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:40,719 Speaker 3: a combination of old school with them and and kind 716 00:37:40,719 --> 00:37:44,160 Speaker 3: of new school. But again it's a it's a tremendous 717 00:37:44,239 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 3: struggle for them. It's not really an offensive problem. It's 718 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:50,239 Speaker 3: a defensive problem that there's any doubt about it. And 719 00:37:50,480 --> 00:37:54,160 Speaker 3: when you look at the offensive blueprint, Okay, I think 720 00:37:54,239 --> 00:37:57,520 Speaker 3: number one, you really have to pound this team. Now 721 00:37:57,560 --> 00:38:02,400 Speaker 3: we have pounded them. We can consistently manhandle their front 722 00:38:02,920 --> 00:38:06,840 Speaker 3: and they are p nineteenth in rush at four point three, 723 00:38:07,640 --> 00:38:11,680 Speaker 3: So I mean we we have manhandled them in the past. 724 00:38:11,960 --> 00:38:14,520 Speaker 3: And whenever they give you a bubble, and the only 725 00:38:14,560 --> 00:38:17,520 Speaker 3: time they don't is when they get in bear pound it. 726 00:38:18,080 --> 00:38:20,400 Speaker 3: And if you can force them to nickel with an 727 00:38:20,480 --> 00:38:23,360 Speaker 3: early passing game, which we've been able to do with 728 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:26,920 Speaker 3: almost everyone. When you look at the fronts we're playing 729 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 3: against today over the course of a game, and what 730 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 3: teams have been playing against Jonathan in the last few years, 731 00:38:33,960 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 3: it is totally different. And when you force them to 732 00:38:37,040 --> 00:38:40,040 Speaker 3: nickel with a passing game and they get in that 733 00:38:40,719 --> 00:38:44,759 Speaker 3: nickel in that over defense, you know, then they you 734 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 3: can pound them in that bubble without any doubt about it. 735 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:49,840 Speaker 3: You can pound them and make it go with the 736 00:38:49,920 --> 00:38:52,120 Speaker 3: running game, and then you just always got to be 737 00:38:52,120 --> 00:38:54,600 Speaker 3: alert when they do just jump in the bear, be 738 00:38:54,960 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 3: to be ready to audible to the outside and to 739 00:38:57,640 --> 00:39:00,960 Speaker 3: the run. Here's where they're really here's two of the 740 00:39:01,000 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 3: areas that are really. 741 00:39:01,719 --> 00:39:04,719 Speaker 1: Getting killed on Okay, they're really getting. 742 00:39:04,440 --> 00:39:09,400 Speaker 3: Killed in the second level of their past defense, okay, 743 00:39:10,000 --> 00:39:15,520 Speaker 3: particularly with play action, and they have just struggled miserably 744 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:20,000 Speaker 3: in that layer that is behind the linebackers and under 745 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:26,600 Speaker 3: the safeties Okay, bootlegs, play action, boot throwbacks that they're 746 00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,239 Speaker 3: gonna be there, and you got to feature worn and 747 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:34,680 Speaker 3: Pittman and downs with play action, and they've just given 748 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,960 Speaker 3: up a ton of passing I would bet you that 749 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:41,640 Speaker 3: seventy of the passes that they've given up have been 750 00:39:41,760 --> 00:39:45,080 Speaker 3: in that second level. The other thing I've always felt 751 00:39:45,160 --> 00:39:48,719 Speaker 3: about the Steelers is that you want to give them, 752 00:39:48,840 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 3: particularly with a smart guy like Danny, you want to 753 00:39:52,360 --> 00:39:57,200 Speaker 3: get them formations that make them declare on pre snap 754 00:39:57,880 --> 00:40:02,360 Speaker 3: okay and they show you at least either Manda Man 755 00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 3: or zone. I've always felt like, if you get in 756 00:40:06,520 --> 00:40:09,760 Speaker 3: a lot of slot formation that can be in nickel, 757 00:40:09,840 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 3: three wides, two wides in twelve personnel, if the corners 758 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:17,000 Speaker 3: come over, you know it's Manda Man. And they've just 759 00:40:17,080 --> 00:40:21,120 Speaker 3: always done that, even though people can read them. I 760 00:40:21,200 --> 00:40:25,239 Speaker 3: always so I like to split our tight end and 761 00:40:25,360 --> 00:40:27,280 Speaker 3: our back, our running back or one. 762 00:40:27,160 --> 00:40:27,600 Speaker 1: Or the other. 763 00:40:28,040 --> 00:40:30,240 Speaker 3: It doesn't have to be both of them at one time, 764 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:33,560 Speaker 3: and split them to the widest spot on the field, 765 00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:37,560 Speaker 3: which I call hex when the h is in an 766 00:40:37,719 --> 00:40:40,680 Speaker 3: exposition and tax when the tight end is in a 767 00:40:40,719 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 3: tight end position. 768 00:40:41,680 --> 00:40:43,640 Speaker 1: Because if you look out. 769 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,839 Speaker 3: There when we're we're in those kinds of formations and 770 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:50,000 Speaker 3: the linebackers go out with them, that tells you Manda 771 00:40:50,040 --> 00:40:52,680 Speaker 3: Man right off the bat. So if you got a 772 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:56,719 Speaker 3: pass called and you know it's you got Manda Man. 773 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:59,080 Speaker 3: Now you know where you got Pittman, and you got 774 00:40:59,080 --> 00:41:03,200 Speaker 3: pierced inside, and you know it's man versus zone. So 775 00:41:03,719 --> 00:41:06,480 Speaker 3: I've always felt like and then I've always felt like 776 00:41:06,680 --> 00:41:09,279 Speaker 3: spread made the Steelers tell you what they're gonna do. 777 00:41:09,800 --> 00:41:12,640 Speaker 3: And they'll either play soft coverage and sometimes they have 778 00:41:12,760 --> 00:41:15,560 Speaker 3: the audible where they're coming after everybody. So give them 779 00:41:15,600 --> 00:41:18,920 Speaker 3: a couple spreads early with our back and tight ends 780 00:41:18,960 --> 00:41:22,360 Speaker 3: outside and make them show you exactly how they're gonna 781 00:41:22,360 --> 00:41:27,760 Speaker 3: play it, because they usually will audibilize to spreads. Okay, 782 00:41:28,280 --> 00:41:30,560 Speaker 3: now I think you really got to work on Porter 783 00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:35,000 Speaker 3: and Slay and even Ramsey to me is struggling. Slay 784 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,560 Speaker 3: is you know, he was with Detroit, he's been around, 785 00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,759 Speaker 3: he's got a really good reputation, but he's struggling. And 786 00:41:42,800 --> 00:41:45,640 Speaker 3: then Porter, who plays the left corner. The fact that 787 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:49,080 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh Steelers are number thirty two in the passes, it's 788 00:41:49,120 --> 00:41:51,839 Speaker 3: almost disbelief. I almost have to check that to be 789 00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:55,520 Speaker 3: honest with you. But you have to protect the edges 790 00:41:56,280 --> 00:42:01,000 Speaker 3: and shread this perimeter because you know basically they're they're 791 00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:03,359 Speaker 3: gonna come after you. I mean when you look when 792 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:06,160 Speaker 3: you look at their front. When you look at their 793 00:42:06,160 --> 00:42:09,520 Speaker 3: guy you have on the edges, you got what one 794 00:42:09,600 --> 00:42:12,799 Speaker 3: hundred and twelve sacks in the National Football League. You 795 00:42:12,920 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 3: got high Smith thirty seven and a half, you got 796 00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,359 Speaker 3: Hayward eighty eight and a half. And then you got 797 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:22,759 Speaker 3: the young kid who they move around herbig who's the 798 00:42:22,880 --> 00:42:26,000 Speaker 3: second year guy with thirteen sacks four and a half 799 00:42:26,120 --> 00:42:29,600 Speaker 3: this year. So you know, the key issue to me, 800 00:42:30,239 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 3: the key issue when you put them all together is 801 00:42:33,320 --> 00:42:37,440 Speaker 3: you know, I gave you two words from our offensive standpoint, 802 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:41,600 Speaker 3: our defensive standpoint, and that was protect the edges and 803 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:45,799 Speaker 3: protect the top from a standpoint of you know, now 804 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,600 Speaker 3: from the standpoint of our offense, to me, it's protect 805 00:42:49,600 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 3: the passer, protect the edge. You know, don't let those 806 00:42:53,360 --> 00:42:57,040 Speaker 3: guys ruin our day shred their pass defense. It's protect 807 00:42:57,080 --> 00:43:00,560 Speaker 3: and shred from an offensive standpoint. So you know, those 808 00:43:00,600 --> 00:43:02,840 Speaker 3: are going to be the challenges. Those are the buses, 809 00:43:03,200 --> 00:43:05,200 Speaker 3: those are what I think we have to do to win. 810 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:08,160 Speaker 2: The game, all right, Rick Finturiy right there the blueprints 811 00:43:08,200 --> 00:43:11,160 Speaker 2: for the Colts to beat the Steelers in week number nine. 812 00:43:11,680 --> 00:43:14,520 Speaker 2: And finally, Rick, we turn our sites now on the 813 00:43:14,560 --> 00:43:16,920 Speaker 2: final instructions. I know this is one of your more 814 00:43:17,040 --> 00:43:20,279 Speaker 2: enjoyable parts of our weekly podcast here, and you've got 815 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:23,200 Speaker 2: a lasting speech for the Colts ready to go before 816 00:43:23,239 --> 00:43:26,759 Speaker 2: they hit the game field on Sunday in Pittsburgh. And now, Rick, 817 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:30,120 Speaker 2: we're kind of entering that third quarter, that third phase 818 00:43:30,280 --> 00:43:34,040 Speaker 2: of the season, and it'll be the first game in November. 819 00:43:34,160 --> 00:43:37,239 Speaker 2: It's a really tough place to play in Pittsburgh. And 820 00:43:37,320 --> 00:43:40,080 Speaker 2: this is grind time, man, this is grind time. And 821 00:43:40,080 --> 00:43:42,799 Speaker 2: despite the seven and one start for the Colts, they 822 00:43:42,840 --> 00:43:45,000 Speaker 2: can't let up because we've seen it in the recent 823 00:43:45,080 --> 00:43:48,439 Speaker 2: past where teams kind of wilt in the AFC South. 824 00:43:48,480 --> 00:43:50,280 Speaker 2: I mean, just a little bit of a brief history 825 00:43:50,360 --> 00:43:53,680 Speaker 2: lesson here. You go back to twenty twenty two. Okay, 826 00:43:53,760 --> 00:43:57,040 Speaker 2: Tennessee gets off to a fast start, they're seven and three, 827 00:43:57,160 --> 00:44:00,440 Speaker 2: but they can't close it out. Jacksonville swoops in, they 828 00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:03,000 Speaker 2: win the division with a late, you know, kind of 829 00:44:03,080 --> 00:44:05,600 Speaker 2: ramp up to the end of the season. In twenty 830 00:44:05,680 --> 00:44:09,360 Speaker 2: twenty three, it's Jacksonville. They're eight and three to start 831 00:44:09,400 --> 00:44:12,400 Speaker 2: the year and they fall down the stretch. They can't 832 00:44:12,440 --> 00:44:15,640 Speaker 2: close the deal. And then last year Houston started five 833 00:44:15,719 --> 00:44:17,879 Speaker 2: and one and they kind of limped the finish line 834 00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:20,840 Speaker 2: and won the AFC South. So Rick with that in mind, 835 00:44:21,360 --> 00:44:23,520 Speaker 2: it's still go time, man, and this is a great 836 00:44:23,600 --> 00:44:26,799 Speaker 2: chance for the Colts to cement another AFC win on 837 00:44:26,880 --> 00:44:27,880 Speaker 2: the road on Sunday. 838 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and before I. 839 00:44:29,120 --> 00:44:32,160 Speaker 3: Get into the final instructions, just to dovetail off what 840 00:44:32,239 --> 00:44:34,799 Speaker 3: you said there. You know I've always said and always 841 00:44:34,840 --> 00:44:37,400 Speaker 3: told my team right about now, right about mid season, 842 00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:42,319 Speaker 3: after that second quarter is this is positioning time. You know, basically, 843 00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:44,719 Speaker 3: you know, basically, when you get to this spot, you 844 00:44:44,760 --> 00:44:47,759 Speaker 3: get to that third quarter, this sets the table for 845 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:51,759 Speaker 3: you for December and January. This is so critical. And 846 00:44:51,840 --> 00:44:54,120 Speaker 3: so the thing that I'm going to say to them is, 847 00:44:54,640 --> 00:44:58,240 Speaker 3: you know, you've reached a halfway point in fine style, 848 00:44:59,000 --> 00:45:02,520 Speaker 3: but you got to know the most significant part of 849 00:45:02,560 --> 00:45:06,239 Speaker 3: the season is the third quarter of the season. As 850 00:45:06,239 --> 00:45:10,240 Speaker 3: Matt says, this is grind time. The next four teams 851 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:15,839 Speaker 3: will set the table for December in January. Every AFC 852 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:22,440 Speaker 3: win now creates Lucas Oil games in January. The big key, however, 853 00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,920 Speaker 3: is that you can only win one at a time, 854 00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:29,360 Speaker 3: one per week, and everything will be on the line 855 00:45:29,400 --> 00:45:34,439 Speaker 3: today against the deeply traditioned stealers. They are coming off 856 00:45:34,480 --> 00:45:38,400 Speaker 3: two losses, and they're going to be angry. Mike Tomlin 857 00:45:38,480 --> 00:45:42,440 Speaker 3: coaches best when they're back is to the wall. They 858 00:45:42,480 --> 00:45:46,640 Speaker 3: have prideful players, and they will be, in some respects desperate. 859 00:45:47,600 --> 00:45:50,719 Speaker 3: You are the better team, but you will have to 860 00:45:50,760 --> 00:45:57,120 Speaker 3: bring great execution and great physicality. Do not underestimate their coach, 861 00:45:57,760 --> 00:46:01,279 Speaker 3: their quarterback, and their rushers. You will have to go 862 00:46:01,360 --> 00:46:05,840 Speaker 3: in and physically beat their tails. Be ready from the jump, 863 00:46:06,480 --> 00:46:10,760 Speaker 3: Start on fire, jump on them. Take a tough venue 864 00:46:10,920 --> 00:46:15,200 Speaker 3: and make it go silent. Prepare for a sixty minute war. 865 00:46:16,000 --> 00:46:19,279 Speaker 3: Be prepared to win it in the fourth quarter. All 866 00:46:19,320 --> 00:46:24,240 Speaker 3: the history, all the Steeler tradition will mean absolutely nothing 867 00:46:24,920 --> 00:46:27,040 Speaker 3: to the sixty minutes between the lines. 868 00:46:27,040 --> 00:46:27,480 Speaker 1: Today. 869 00:46:28,239 --> 00:46:31,759 Speaker 3: This is two twenty five, and when the new Horseshoes 870 00:46:31,840 --> 00:46:37,360 Speaker 3: bring their a game, nothing, absolutely nothing can stop them. 871 00:46:37,920 --> 00:46:43,640 Speaker 3: Go to Pittsburgh with laser focus and signal singleness of purpose. 872 00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:47,399 Speaker 3: The prize is there for us to grab, but we 873 00:46:47,520 --> 00:46:53,640 Speaker 3: must take it. Attack them relentlessly, break their will, and 874 00:46:53,840 --> 00:46:58,200 Speaker 3: drive them into the rivers and let the Steeler Nation 875 00:46:58,960 --> 00:47:01,839 Speaker 3: wipe their tears with a terrible cow. 876 00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:05,719 Speaker 2: That's right, baby, use those towels for the tears. Throw 877 00:47:05,760 --> 00:47:09,080 Speaker 2: them away afterwards as the Colts look for just their 878 00:47:09,239 --> 00:47:13,200 Speaker 2: second wine ever in Pittsburgh since they moved to Indianapolis 879 00:47:13,640 --> 00:47:16,600 Speaker 2: in nineteen eighty four. And one final piece of information 880 00:47:16,680 --> 00:47:18,920 Speaker 2: I'll leave you with Rick in terms of the importance 881 00:47:18,960 --> 00:47:21,200 Speaker 2: of this game, all right, is that the end all 882 00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:22,719 Speaker 2: be all? Is this a must win? 883 00:47:22,920 --> 00:47:23,000 Speaker 3: No? 884 00:47:23,160 --> 00:47:26,440 Speaker 2: But it would feel great psychologically and from a confidence 885 00:47:26,480 --> 00:47:29,400 Speaker 2: standpoint to get this one. But I'll leave you with this. 886 00:47:29,520 --> 00:47:33,360 Speaker 2: Since nineteen ninety, Rick, ventory there have been forty seven 887 00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:36,600 Speaker 2: teams in the NFL in that span to start a 888 00:47:36,719 --> 00:47:40,120 Speaker 2: season eight and one. How many of those forty seven 889 00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:43,400 Speaker 2: teams do you think have gone on to make the playoffs? 890 00:47:43,680 --> 00:47:45,279 Speaker 1: I would bet one hundred percent. 891 00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:49,840 Speaker 2: One hundred percent forty seven for forty seven. So the 892 00:47:49,840 --> 00:47:52,320 Speaker 2: Colts are looking to be number forty eight on Sunday. 893 00:47:52,440 --> 00:47:56,040 Speaker 2: So fantastic breakdown as always, RV. I'm ready to go, man, 894 00:47:56,040 --> 00:47:58,040 Speaker 2: You put me in the mood. So the only bad 895 00:47:58,080 --> 00:47:59,680 Speaker 2: part about this is we still have a couple of 896 00:47:59,719 --> 00:48:02,680 Speaker 2: days to go before we play the game. But we'll 897 00:48:02,680 --> 00:48:05,439 Speaker 2: get there soon enough. And we're excited for this one 898 00:48:05,480 --> 00:48:09,000 Speaker 2: as the Colts aim for their eighth win and trying 899 00:48:09,000 --> 00:48:11,720 Speaker 2: to give the Steelers I should say, a three game 900 00:48:12,239 --> 00:48:15,560 Speaker 2: losing skid and back to back losses on their own 901 00:48:15,760 --> 00:48:18,480 Speaker 2: home field. You're the best RV. Hang on to that notebook. 902 00:48:18,480 --> 00:48:21,360 Speaker 2: We'll reference it again coming up on Sunday on the 903 00:48:21,360 --> 00:48:25,000 Speaker 2: pregame radio show. And have fun coming up on Friday. Man, 904 00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:27,560 Speaker 2: save some of that Halloween candy for the kiddos, all right, 905 00:48:27,680 --> 00:48:28,800 Speaker 2: you gotta feed the neighborhood. 906 00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:30,600 Speaker 1: Well, you know, just maybe half of it. 907 00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:35,040 Speaker 2: Anyway, sounds like a plan, man, you can always buy more. 908 00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:37,040 Speaker 2: I'm sure Miss Sherry will send you down the street 909 00:48:37,080 --> 00:48:39,040 Speaker 2: to CVS in a pinch. That's how it goes. 910 00:48:39,280 --> 00:48:43,239 Speaker 3: Oh, absolutely absolutely right down the road, no doubt about it. 911 00:48:43,280 --> 00:48:45,439 Speaker 2: All right, appreciate you, my friend. Can't wait to talk 912 00:48:45,440 --> 00:48:47,880 Speaker 2: to you on Sunday. And we'll do this again next Wednesday. 913 00:48:47,920 --> 00:48:50,200 Speaker 3: Rick, all right, Matt, have a good one, all right. 914 00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:52,440 Speaker 2: Rick vent Terry right there, and we will do it 915 00:48:52,480 --> 00:48:54,600 Speaker 2: again next week. And that's gonna do it for this 916 00:48:54,640 --> 00:48:59,080 Speaker 2: week's edition of Inside Football and our comprehensive look at 917 00:48:59,120 --> 00:49:02,440 Speaker 2: the Pittsburgh Steel radio reminder, as we leave you with 918 00:49:02,520 --> 00:49:05,759 Speaker 2: it every single time in the podcast. Sunday's game, we're 919 00:49:05,760 --> 00:49:08,399 Speaker 2: back to the one o'clock schedule. One o'clock Eastern time 920 00:49:08,440 --> 00:49:11,560 Speaker 2: on Sunday, so that means radio coverage begins at ten 921 00:49:11,600 --> 00:49:13,960 Speaker 2: am with the Colts pre game huddle. That is on 922 00:49:14,080 --> 00:49:16,279 Speaker 2: ninety three five and one oh seven five the Fan 923 00:49:16,360 --> 00:49:20,120 Speaker 2: in Indianapolis, also on our sister station in town, ninety 924 00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:23,600 Speaker 2: seven to one Hank FM. Countdown to Kickoff starts at 925 00:49:23,640 --> 00:49:27,120 Speaker 2: noon on those same stations in Indianapolis and also two 926 00:49:27,280 --> 00:49:30,359 Speaker 2: on the Ascension Saint Vincent Radio Networked and at one 927 00:49:30,360 --> 00:49:34,439 Speaker 2: o'clock Colts and Steelers, and we will be back next 928 00:49:34,440 --> 00:49:38,160 Speaker 2: week breaking it all down. We'll also preview the Falcons 929 00:49:38,239 --> 00:49:41,879 Speaker 2: coming up week number ten in Berlin. The Colts going 930 00:49:41,920 --> 00:49:45,960 Speaker 2: to Germany next week, so the international trip is finally here. 931 00:49:46,000 --> 00:49:49,120 Speaker 2: But until then, thanks for listening everybody. I'm Matt Taylor, 932 00:49:49,280 --> 00:49:52,279 Speaker 2: that's Rick Ventury. This has been Inside Football here on 933 00:49:52,320 --> 00:49:54,000 Speaker 2: the Colts podcast channel. 934 00:50:01,560 --> 00:50:02,520 Speaker 1: Did you finish