1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Well, welcome to Instant Reaction. I'm Casey Valier, joined by 2 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,640 Speaker 1: Colts Ring of Honor wide receiver Bill Brooks right here 3 00:00:10,680 --> 00:00:14,320 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis Colts podcast, and we are talking about another 4 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:18,319 Speaker 1: dominant victory for the Colts as they defeat the Las 5 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders inside Lucas Oil Stadium forty to six. It 6 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: is the second time in three weeks the Colts have 7 00:00:25,239 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: put up forty points. It is their third twenty plus 8 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: point victory of the season. The Colts now improved to 9 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: four and one, and I mean, it is just impressive 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 1: what this team has continued to do week in week out. 11 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: We talk about in the NFL, more games are lost 12 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,320 Speaker 1: than one, and I think we'd all agree the Rams 13 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: game was a game the Colts lost, and the other 14 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 1: four games the Colts have done everything in their power 15 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: to emphatically get victories. And we saw that again today, Bill, Yeah, exactly. 16 00:00:56,920 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 2: And that's what you want to do. You want to 17 00:00:58,240 --> 00:01:00,520 Speaker 2: go out there and you want to kind of establish 18 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 2: yourself and show that you know what when we come 19 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:04,480 Speaker 2: out here to play after we played a game last 20 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 2: week where we pretty much beat ourselves as far as 21 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 2: the coach that beat themselves against the Rams. They want 22 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 2: to come out here this week and show that, you 23 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 2: know what we are the team that we should be 24 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:18,319 Speaker 2: able to go out there, play our game, play efficient, 25 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: not make mistakes, and move the ball up and down 26 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:24,199 Speaker 2: the field, and hopefully dominant and jump on this team early. 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: And they did that. 28 00:01:24,880 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 2: They jump on the team early, and they were dominant, 29 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: and they did offensively move the ball up and down 30 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 2: the field, and they played well in the red zone, 31 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 2: both offensively and defensively. 32 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, so we're gonna kind of you know that, you 33 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: know the routine. Yep, We're going to kind of have 34 00:01:38,400 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: kind of three big bullet points that we're going to 35 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: talk about, and you kind of highlighted. What we're going 36 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 1: to start is the offense. The efficiency of the offense 37 00:01:47,520 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: and how it's just been continuing, led by Daniel Jones, 38 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: to just move the football down the field. And it's 39 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 1: you're almost forgetting that you have Rigoberto Sanchez as a 40 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,440 Speaker 1: punter because he's out there once or twice a game, 41 00:01:59,480 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: it seems like, and that's on some games. Other games 42 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: is not even punning. So it's been impressive what the 43 00:02:05,560 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: offense has been able to do. So we're gonna start there. 44 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:09,880 Speaker 1: We're also going to talk about red zone you mentioned that, 45 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 1: and then special teams because there were positives to take away, 46 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: but then also the you know, the injury to Spencer straders. 47 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 1: We'll kind of dive into a bunch of those, but 48 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: before we talk about the Colts offensive efficiency. It's much 49 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: more complicated the NFL than this, but I break it 50 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: down to the Colts have won the turnover battle now 51 00:02:31,040 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: four times, and they've got four wins. They lost the 52 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,839 Speaker 1: turnover battle once they lost that game. I know there's 53 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:39,320 Speaker 1: a lot more that goes into it, but a lot 54 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:41,520 Speaker 1: of times, if you look at the turnover differential, that's 55 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:43,880 Speaker 1: a lot of times who was winning and losing the game. 56 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:46,960 Speaker 1: And we saw it again, no turnovers for the Colts. 57 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,919 Speaker 1: They have two, they forced two interceptions by Gino Smith. 58 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: They win the turnover battle. It's not that easy, but 59 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: it seems like it's that easy, Bill. 60 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 2: Well, it's not that easy way, but it's not that easy, 61 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 2: And it's not a definite that if you win a 62 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 2: turnover battle you're gonna win the game. But you know what, 63 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: it's a pretty good indicator that you have a real, 64 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 2: real good shot of winning a football game. And when 65 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 2: you create those turnovers, it not only gives you the 66 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 2: ball back and give you another opportunity to score points, 67 00:03:16,919 --> 00:03:19,480 Speaker 2: especially with the offense as that has been as efficient 68 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 2: as the NFL's coach have been, but it also takes 69 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 2: momentum away from the other team. Yes, and the team 70 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,200 Speaker 2: is deflated a little bit. So when you get those turnovers, 71 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:30,720 Speaker 2: it deflates the other team and gives you more energy 72 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 2: from your own team and you can go down there 73 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 2: and hopefully score points and you know, convert those turnovers 74 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 2: and the points and those are big plays for your team. 75 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 2: And that's how you play complimentary football. You always hear 76 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,920 Speaker 2: about it. And that's what the coach did today. They 77 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 2: got the turnovers, they went down there and they scored points. 78 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 2: And you know when you do that and not just turnovers, 79 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 2: but also stop them on downs. You know, the coach 80 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:55,480 Speaker 2: stopped them on fourth down. They got the ball back 81 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 2: and went down and converted that to some points. So 82 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 2: it's good to see the coach do those things. That's 83 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 2: what you want. That's what you want to see a 84 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 2: defense stopping a team getting a turnover, getting the ball 85 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 2: back to the offense. Let the offense do what they 86 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 2: could do well and hopefully they can go down and 87 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:11,760 Speaker 2: score some points. And the Coast did that. And that's 88 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 2: what you want to see a team not only going 89 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:16,599 Speaker 2: out there scoring points and winning football games. But we 90 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 2: talked about this in the pregame radio show about not 91 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 2: just winning the football game, but how you play the 92 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: game right. And the Coast came out today and they 93 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,960 Speaker 2: dominated it. Jumped on them, jumped out on them early 94 00:04:27,360 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: and on them early, and kind of took their momentum away. 95 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,760 Speaker 2: And you know, I won't say it took their will away, 96 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: but it made it very difficult for them to come 97 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:36,479 Speaker 2: back and play this game and win this game. 98 00:04:36,839 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: Now, a big part of that is the play that 99 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: you've gotten in the quarterback position. Daniel Jones yet again 100 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: today completing sixty nine percent of his passes, two more touchdowns, 101 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:52,599 Speaker 1: and sat out the fourth quarter. Those three things right there, 102 00:04:53,320 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 1: that's pretty good. That's about as good as you want. 103 00:04:55,800 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: It was funny. Shane Steichen was asked about that and 104 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,400 Speaker 1: he's like, it's a pretty awkward moment to say, hey, guys, 105 00:05:02,320 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: we're gonna sit you here in the fourth But it's 106 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: great when you think of, you know, the wear and 107 00:05:07,520 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: tear on the body being able to get a quarter 108 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,880 Speaker 1: off when you have a game so handily in hand, 109 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: it's just you just got to continue to tip the 110 00:05:16,279 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 1: I mean, these shows that we're doing Bill are becoming 111 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,480 Speaker 1: essentially the same show because we're talking about how efficient weekend, 112 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:26,279 Speaker 1: week out Daniel Jones has been. But I think it's 113 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: safe to say now that this is who he is. 114 00:05:29,200 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: We have seen five games and Daniel Jones has looked 115 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: essentially the same through all five and it is a 116 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:39,239 Speaker 1: big tip of the cap to Shane Steichen and Chris 117 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:42,080 Speaker 1: Ballard and staff for identifying a guy to bring in. 118 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: And he has been the perfect player for this Colts 119 00:05:45,000 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: offense through five weeks. Yes he has. 120 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 2: I mean he today is twenty for twenty nine, two 121 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,680 Speaker 2: hundred and twelve yards, two touchdowns, no turnovers, no interceptions, 122 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 2: and he did his job out here in a football field. 123 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 2: And the thing I like about Daniel Jones, I know 124 00:05:57,160 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 2: the players say this, but he works so hard in 125 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 2: a week to prepare himself for the game, so he 126 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: knows exactly what he can expect out there in the 127 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 2: football field from the opponent, and when he gets out there, 128 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: it's very easy for him. He's seen it before, he's 129 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 2: thought about it, He's played out that play in his mind. 130 00:06:14,400 --> 00:06:17,839 Speaker 2: So he knows what to do and he takes what 131 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 2: the defense gives him. And when he spreas the ball 132 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 2: around like he does, like he did today and like 133 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:25,080 Speaker 2: he does every other week. I mean today you had 134 00:06:25,200 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 2: Downs had eight targets, six receptions. Pittman had five receptions, 135 00:06:29,839 --> 00:06:33,040 Speaker 2: Warren had four, Taylor had three, Dueland had two. You 136 00:06:33,160 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: spring the ball around to different guys and that what 137 00:06:35,640 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 2: that does for your offense. It makes the offense unpredictable 138 00:06:39,920 --> 00:06:41,840 Speaker 2: because the defense says, oh, you know what they're going 139 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,120 Speaker 2: to go to so and so on this down. No, 140 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,159 Speaker 2: the Coats take what you give me. If you give 141 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: if you give the team the coachs Tyler Warren, Daniel 142 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 2: Jones is gonna take it, you give him Josh Downs, 143 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones was gonna take it. And that's what makes 144 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,679 Speaker 2: this offense so powerful and unpredictable and difficult for defenses 145 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:02,760 Speaker 2: to stop. So Daniel Jones is doing his job. Is 146 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 2: not anything fancy or anything like that. He's just doing 147 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 2: his job. And that's what you want from your quarterback. 148 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 2: Get the ball in the playmaker's hands and let them 149 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 2: do all the work. 150 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:13,280 Speaker 1: Now, this is kind of a two parter here, but 151 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: this is all. It starts with Daniel Jones. It's the 152 00:07:15,960 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: offense as a collective. But eight of ten on third 153 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: down yep. And they had a stretch today where they 154 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: had six straight touchdowns on possessions. I mean, that is 155 00:07:27,600 --> 00:07:30,679 Speaker 1: that just doesn't happen in football. I mean you don't 156 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: see those kinds of stretches eight for ten on third down. 157 00:07:34,480 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: I mean, if you're the Raiders, you're looking back on 158 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:39,040 Speaker 1: it going, man, we couldn't even we got him to 159 00:07:39,160 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: third down. And it wasn't like every third down was 160 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 1: third manageable today. No, there were a handful of third 161 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: and longs that I felt like, like to play the 162 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,080 Speaker 1: downs where you need eleven and he gives you twelve. Yep. 163 00:07:50,280 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: And it's just it's just such a great and fun 164 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,160 Speaker 1: thing to watch what this Colts offense has been able 165 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 1: to do. And there you go, I mean six straight 166 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:00,400 Speaker 1: possessions with a touchdown eight to ten on third down. 167 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: So they're doing it on the money that the times 168 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 1: where you need it. Third down is where that's the 169 00:08:05,440 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: money down and you're being able to convert and it's 170 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:12,240 Speaker 1: leading to you know, strict streaks of touchdowns. It's pretty impressive. 171 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:13,200 Speaker 1: It's very impressive. 172 00:08:13,240 --> 00:08:16,000 Speaker 2: And like you said about the downs, play Downs caught 173 00:08:16,040 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 2: the ball short of the sticks, but he made a 174 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 2: guy miss and he made it spin spin and then 175 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,680 Speaker 2: dove and got the first down. That's what you want. 176 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 2: You want Daniel Jones say, hey, you know what, Josh Downs, 177 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 2: here's the ball, do what you do. And Josh Downs 178 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: did what he needed to do to get the first down. 179 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 2: And that's what you want to see. And from a 180 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 2: team to be efficient and all the all the thirds 181 00:08:37,920 --> 00:08:39,959 Speaker 2: down weren't third and two, third and three, you know, 182 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: some longer ones, yep, and they got those. They got 183 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 2: those first downs and that's very important to keep the 184 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 2: drives alive. And you said six in a row where 185 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:51,000 Speaker 2: they score a touchdown, that's that's that's pretty impressive. That 186 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,559 Speaker 2: is pretty impressive. And I think, if I'm not mistaken, 187 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 2: I think it was the first drive of the game 188 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 2: where they didn't score, and I think it was the 189 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,600 Speaker 2: last drive of the game they didn't score. Everything in 190 00:08:59,640 --> 00:09:01,320 Speaker 2: between they scored. 191 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: So that's pretty impressive, very very impressive. And one of 192 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:08,120 Speaker 1: the guys getting in on all that action was Jonathan 193 00:09:08,120 --> 00:09:12,320 Speaker 1: Taylor who had not one, not two, but three of them. 194 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,319 Speaker 1: And this is something that we've seen it a couple 195 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: of times now this season, where Jonathan Taylor has shown 196 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 1: you that he has the touchdown capabilities. We know he's 197 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: got the breakaway speed, we know he's got the long plays. 198 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: We didn't see any of that today. No, we saw 199 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,720 Speaker 1: a couple you know, you know, eight to fifteen yard runs, 200 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,719 Speaker 1: but it was Jonathan Taylor. You're gonna be the guy 201 00:09:32,760 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 1: to get us across the goal line, and he did 202 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: three times again today. I mean, Jonathan Taylor, We've mentioned 203 00:09:38,760 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 1: it a couple times, but he looks that he is 204 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,880 Speaker 1: definitely and peak Jonathan Taylor prime right now. 205 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 2: He's playing extremely well, extremely high level right now today 206 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,560 Speaker 2: with seventeen curris for sixty six yards, three touchdowns. Yep, 207 00:09:53,480 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 2: that's pretty that's pretty that's pretty good. Yeah, that's pretty good. 208 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,079 Speaker 2: And give the off the line a lot of credit. No, 209 00:09:58,120 --> 00:09:59,880 Speaker 2: they did a nice job. You know, you talk about 210 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:03,839 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor, but without that offensive line, Jonathan Taylor doesn't 211 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:06,959 Speaker 2: get those touchdowns. You know, Q pulling and blocking people 212 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 2: and and and then moving people. 213 00:10:08,840 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 1: Out of the way. Mancakes. 214 00:10:12,559 --> 00:10:15,680 Speaker 2: So it's good to see that and him going out 215 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 2: there and just paving away for Jonathan Taylor and the 216 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 2: other guys on the office line as well. They did 217 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,240 Speaker 2: a nice job and give them credit. This was one 218 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:25,800 Speaker 2: of those team total team wins. 219 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: You know. 220 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 2: It was the receivers played well, tight ends play well, 221 00:10:29,280 --> 00:10:32,240 Speaker 2: quarterbacks played well. Off the line did a nice job. 222 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 2: Good job by a defensive line putting pressure on Gino 223 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 2: getting a couple of turnovers there. Great job by the 224 00:10:39,960 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 2: secondary getting a turnover a lot too ot to lot 225 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 2: to getting another for a defensive lineman. 226 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: Uh, credit to him, and that was good to see that. 227 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 2: Everyone played well and we've going to talk about it, 228 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 2: but the special teams as well. All three phases. So 229 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 2: this was a great win. It was fun to see 230 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,439 Speaker 2: the team play well in all three phases and bounce 231 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 2: back from the game they had last week. 232 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 1: Not a piggyback off what you said with the offensive line. 233 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 1: Zero sacks again today on Daniel Jones, and I mean 234 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 1: I got a loss of words because it's next man up. 235 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: We saw Dalton Tucker step in well last week. He 236 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,120 Speaker 1: played just fine. Mackinsolves back in there. They don't miss 237 00:11:20,120 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: a beat. There is One thing I would have liked 238 00:11:22,880 --> 00:11:26,040 Speaker 1: to have seen changed was when Bernard Ryman was was 239 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,079 Speaker 1: made eligible, they did attempt him in the end zone. 240 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 1: It would have been really cool to see him haul 241 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: in a touchdown and taken him back to his tight 242 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:35,280 Speaker 1: end days. Would have been nice who that he was 243 00:11:35,320 --> 00:11:38,559 Speaker 1: in college. But no, the offensive line definitely deserved their flowers. 244 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: Another really good performance. One more thing on the offense 245 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: I want to talk about, and it is Michael Pittman Junior. 246 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:48,120 Speaker 1: He had another touchdown today. That's his fourth of the season. 247 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: One of the things that I think we've mentioned it 248 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: on this show that when he talked about the tiers 249 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,400 Speaker 1: of receivers and he kept saying, I'm not quite in 250 00:11:56,480 --> 00:12:00,120 Speaker 1: that tier one because of the touchdowns. I want to 251 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: improve and find myself scoring more touchdowns. He's already got 252 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:09,240 Speaker 1: four through five games. That's pretty darn good there for 253 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: Michael Pittman Junior. We know he's able to get in there, 254 00:12:12,200 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: but it's good to see him being able to finish through, 255 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: finish through and scores getting the end zone for sure. 256 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:17,960 Speaker 2: It's good to see that one of the leaders on 257 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:19,960 Speaker 2: the team him going out there playing hard and we 258 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:24,080 Speaker 2: know how hard Pitt plays. He plays hard every single game. 259 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 2: He gets up his body for the team, uh blocking 260 00:12:27,080 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 2: and also making catches and running after the catch. So 261 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 2: give Pitt a lot of credit. And it was nice 262 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 2: to see him make that touchdown catch. It wasn't an 263 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 2: easy catch, no, and it was a good play by 264 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:40,280 Speaker 2: Daniel Rows, great throw scrambling and good job by Pitt 265 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 2: to concentrate and make sure he held onto the ball. 266 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:45,480 Speaker 2: So that was nice to see and Pitch just doing 267 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:47,560 Speaker 2: what he does. I mean, I think Pitt is just 268 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 2: a very aggressive, physical wide receiver out there, and he 269 00:12:52,120 --> 00:12:54,360 Speaker 2: loved to play that way and he's playing that way, 270 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 2: and his teammates respect him for that because I know 271 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 2: when the game is on the line, Pitts gone be 272 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:00,800 Speaker 2: there for them. 273 00:13:01,520 --> 00:13:05,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely. Now moving on to red zone, I was pretty 274 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:08,800 Speaker 1: impressed to see the numbers. I get the joy of 275 00:13:08,840 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: being on our radio broadcast with Rick Van Turrey and 276 00:13:11,840 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 1: those are certain keys to him every single week it's 277 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:19,199 Speaker 1: the red zone, and he was adamant that this game 278 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: was one of them that they could get back on 279 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: track because we have seen the one negative probably of 280 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:28,080 Speaker 1: this team to this point, or one of the couple negatives. 281 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:30,000 Speaker 1: I mean, you're not perfect. So there's been a couple 282 00:13:30,000 --> 00:13:31,600 Speaker 1: of areas you can clean up. But one of the 283 00:13:31,640 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 1: areas that had they really been trying to improve on 284 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: is in the red zone. You're getting down there, but 285 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,800 Speaker 1: you're settling for field goals. Today on offense the Colts 286 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,359 Speaker 1: who are six for six in the red zone scoring touchdowns. 287 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:44,960 Speaker 1: But then if you flip it to what the defense 288 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:48,079 Speaker 1: did against the Raiders offense, the Raiders got to the 289 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:52,599 Speaker 1: red zone four times, zero touchdowns. So for eighteam collectively 290 00:13:52,679 --> 00:13:55,960 Speaker 1: today they were ten for ten inside the red zone. 291 00:13:56,360 --> 00:13:58,640 Speaker 1: That is as good as you can possibly be right there. 292 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:03,080 Speaker 1: That is incredible, and that is just an awesome Hopefully 293 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:05,840 Speaker 1: you can keep that trajectory going because that's where it 294 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:07,439 Speaker 1: all comes down to. You want to be able to 295 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,560 Speaker 1: get You want seven, you don't want to three. You 296 00:14:09,600 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: want points, but you prefer to have seven. You don't 297 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:13,480 Speaker 1: want to settle for three. And the Colts are able 298 00:14:13,520 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 1: to do all of that today and then limit what 299 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 1: the Raiders were able to do because they just allow 300 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: two field goals all day. Forty to six. Red zone 301 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:25,200 Speaker 1: is not entirely the reason, but if you look at 302 00:14:25,240 --> 00:14:28,280 Speaker 1: the points, it essentially is the reason the score is 303 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 1: forty to six. 304 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, in the red zone. It makes it First of all, 305 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: it is difficult to score in the red zone because 306 00:14:34,480 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: of course everything is tight down. It makes it a 307 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,880 Speaker 2: real difficult to get the ball into these small, tight windows. 308 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 2: But when you have guys like Tyler Warren when you 309 00:14:43,280 --> 00:14:44,880 Speaker 2: get the ball into him and knowing he's going to 310 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 2: hold onto the ball and then catch it and score 311 00:14:47,400 --> 00:14:50,160 Speaker 2: a touchdown. You got guys like Pitt that can, you know, 312 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,040 Speaker 2: take those hits when he catched the ball and bounce 313 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 2: into the end zone. Those are things you're gonna need 314 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 2: and to see the team be efficient in the red zone. 315 00:14:58,360 --> 00:15:01,360 Speaker 2: Those things you have to continue to do moving forward, because, 316 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,720 Speaker 2: as you said, you want to get touchdowns. You're gonna 317 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:05,400 Speaker 2: play some games where they're gonna be teams that are 318 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 2: gonna score some points and field goals aren't gonna get 319 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,480 Speaker 2: it done. You're gonna have to score touchdowns. And for 320 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 2: the Coast today to be ten to ten both sides 321 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 2: offensive defense, but from an offensive standpoint, to be that 322 00:15:16,480 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 2: efficient in the red zone and scoring touchdowns is very 323 00:15:20,120 --> 00:15:23,200 Speaker 2: important for this team and it shows how good this 324 00:15:23,360 --> 00:15:27,320 Speaker 2: offense is, how they're moving the ball how well they're playing, 325 00:15:27,520 --> 00:15:30,360 Speaker 2: how good Daniel Jones is playing, how well the offensive 326 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 2: line is playing, and just you have to use everybody 327 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 2: and everything. I think Shane Stichen does a good job 328 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 2: of using all his weapons down in the red zone. 329 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 2: Hopefully he will continue to do that, which I'm sure 330 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 2: he wants to do that and be able to score 331 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 2: some points. So very important for the guys to make 332 00:15:46,600 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 2: sure they continue that moving forward. 333 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:51,440 Speaker 1: Now, final thing here on the game special teams, and 334 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: it's you know you have some you have some good, 335 00:15:54,200 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: but you also have an injury that is going to 336 00:15:56,640 --> 00:15:58,280 Speaker 1: be a tough one to overcome. We don't know the 337 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: severity on Spencer Strader yet, but starting with stegoun A Lubi, 338 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 1: I mean, schegu was able to get a pivotal blocked punt. 339 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:09,600 Speaker 1: It seems like we are constantly calling his name in 340 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: the punt block category. And it was interesting. We talked 341 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: to him in locker room today and I was impressed 342 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,400 Speaker 1: at what he said. He said, essentially, the Raiders lined 343 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,760 Speaker 1: up in a weird formation that we hadn't seen and 344 00:16:21,800 --> 00:16:24,840 Speaker 1: we didn't have a punt block on. But the guy 345 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:28,720 Speaker 1: that I was lined up with his where his positioning 346 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: was I knew it would be difficult for him to 347 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: block me, so I said, Okay, I've got to protect 348 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 1: myself because it's a different formation. But once I see 349 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,240 Speaker 1: it's a punt, I know I've got the ability to 350 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,320 Speaker 1: get in. And that's one of the things some people don't, 351 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:44,480 Speaker 1: you know, you don't always see what goes into being 352 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: a special teams player, because for for a Lubi, he's 353 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 1: got to focus on being a defensive linebacker two, but 354 00:16:51,600 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 1: also understanding how important special teams is, and he's able 355 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: to identify a play on special teams, get around the edge, 356 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,880 Speaker 1: get in an awesome punt block that sets your team 357 00:17:01,960 --> 00:17:05,240 Speaker 1: up inside the red zone to get another touchdown. Incredible 358 00:17:05,240 --> 00:17:07,879 Speaker 1: play by Shaguna Lubi. I tip of the cap because 359 00:17:07,920 --> 00:17:09,639 Speaker 1: this guy, it seems like I think this is the 360 00:17:09,680 --> 00:17:11,920 Speaker 1: second punt block we've called his name in the last 361 00:17:11,920 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: two years, and it seems like he's only getting better 362 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,760 Speaker 1: in the special teams game. So he is definitely a player. 363 00:17:17,760 --> 00:17:20,560 Speaker 1: We've talked about Ashton Dolan, we talk about Tyler Goodson, 364 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:24,119 Speaker 1: we talk about Anthony Gould, but a Lubi's starting to 365 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:26,040 Speaker 1: put his name in that category of being a pretty 366 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: key and dominant special teams player. 367 00:17:28,920 --> 00:17:32,399 Speaker 2: Good for good for him because to me, what he 368 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 2: just said to you, I mean in an interview, was that, 369 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:38,439 Speaker 2: you know what, I saw something where I thought I 370 00:17:38,440 --> 00:17:40,359 Speaker 2: could make a play. Where this guy who's going to 371 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 2: be out a position, So he's not a robot out there, 372 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:47,320 Speaker 2: He's being a football player out there. He's assessing instinctive, Yes, 373 00:17:47,359 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 2: he's assessing the play, what they're doing. And then he says, 374 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:55,040 Speaker 2: I can make this play. And you know, was he 375 00:17:55,080 --> 00:17:57,119 Speaker 2: taking a chance, Yes, he did take a chance. But 376 00:17:57,200 --> 00:17:59,480 Speaker 2: you know what, good for him from taking a chance 377 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,760 Speaker 2: looked out for them. They looked out for the coats 378 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,600 Speaker 2: that turned rounds of course and scored a touchdown after 379 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:07,600 Speaker 2: that from an offensive standpoint, got the ball back to 380 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,600 Speaker 2: the offense and they scored a touchdown. But good for 381 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: him for being a football player out there, just going 382 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:16,240 Speaker 2: out there making a play, understanding what they're trying to 383 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:20,199 Speaker 2: do to him, and just that comes from preparation, watching 384 00:18:20,280 --> 00:18:23,960 Speaker 2: film and something that they haven't shown before. So it 385 00:18:24,040 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 2: was good for him and he made a play. And 386 00:18:26,080 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 2: that's what you want to see. You want to see 387 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:30,440 Speaker 2: guys out there not being a robot every single time 388 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 2: out there, being a football player making a decision going 389 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 2: out there and then making a play. And he did 390 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 2: that and they got the ball back to the Colts. 391 00:18:37,400 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 1: Now one player that doesn't show up in the box score. 392 00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: We all watched the kickoff return from Ashton Doolan that 393 00:18:43,640 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: was called back. I thought, just from what he did 394 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: on the play, he deserves a little bit of credit 395 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 1: because it was a very very well returned ball by 396 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,679 Speaker 1: Ashton Doolan. We all know what Ashton Doolan can do. 397 00:18:56,760 --> 00:19:00,000 Speaker 1: I mean, he is the consonmate pro, the best team 398 00:19:00,200 --> 00:19:03,040 Speaker 1: guy you'll ever meet. Whatever you ask him to do, 399 00:19:03,080 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 1: he's gonna do it and to the best of his abilities. 400 00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: Today he got a little bit more run offensively, was 401 00:19:07,960 --> 00:19:09,679 Speaker 1: able to haul in a couple of big plays that 402 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,680 Speaker 1: were really beneficial for the offense. So I do want 403 00:19:12,680 --> 00:19:15,000 Speaker 1: to mission Ashton duel. And I know that the kick 404 00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:18,399 Speaker 1: return doesn't count as a touchdown, but in our minds 405 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 1: there may be a little. 406 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:19,920 Speaker 2: Astisk by it. 407 00:19:20,000 --> 00:19:21,719 Speaker 1: I might say, you know, maybe it should have been 408 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: because I don't know if you saw the block. Maybe 409 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:28,640 Speaker 1: a little touchy, But you know, I'm not an official. 410 00:19:28,800 --> 00:19:31,359 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna go in there. But yeah, so well 411 00:19:31,400 --> 00:19:34,280 Speaker 1: done by Ashton Doolan there now Spencer Schrader. We saw 412 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: him leave the game under his own power, definitely walking 413 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,960 Speaker 1: gingerly as he went to the medical tent and then 414 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: into the into the locker room. They did rule him 415 00:19:42,560 --> 00:19:45,119 Speaker 1: out with the knee after essentially he got ruffed on 416 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: an extra point. We don't know the severity of the 417 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:53,159 Speaker 1: knee injury. Shane Styken did say, you know, early reports 418 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: it doesn't look great. We don't we don't know what 419 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:58,159 Speaker 1: that means. So we saw the Colts kind of have 420 00:19:58,280 --> 00:20:02,199 Speaker 1: to revert to another option today. We saw after the 421 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:05,000 Speaker 1: touchdowns they went for I think it was four two 422 00:20:05,040 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: point conversions, three or four two point conversions, so they 423 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 1: did not attempt a field goal or a pat following 424 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,480 Speaker 1: Spencer Strader's injury. If it would have gone there, I 425 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:19,960 Speaker 1: think Shane mentioned that Ogletree would have held, It would 426 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: have been Ogletree would have snapped Luke Rhodes holding, and 427 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,360 Speaker 1: Rego would have, you know, been the kicker. Heading into 428 00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,040 Speaker 1: a new week, I would assume we will see a 429 00:20:28,040 --> 00:20:30,359 Speaker 1: new kicker brought in. Don't know who that's gonna be, 430 00:20:30,359 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 1: but we will try to keep you updated on everything 431 00:20:33,320 --> 00:20:36,600 Speaker 1: with Spencer Strader. But it's a pretty big injury. Yeah, 432 00:20:36,600 --> 00:20:37,359 Speaker 1: it's a tough injury. 433 00:20:37,480 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 2: Now, a guy that's playing well special teams players the month, 434 00:20:41,119 --> 00:20:44,360 Speaker 2: and that shows how good he's been playing, what he's 435 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 2: been doing out there, and how much confidence the team 436 00:20:46,840 --> 00:20:49,280 Speaker 2: had in him, knowing that, hey, look if we're getting 437 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 2: within his range, we feel very comfortable that he's gonna 438 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 2: make field goals. 439 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that's what you want. 440 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:57,760 Speaker 2: You want a kicker that you feel very confident in 441 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,560 Speaker 2: and that someone is out there that's going to be 442 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:03,520 Speaker 2: consistent successful on his field goal tries and of course 443 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 2: on extra points and uh, you know Spencer was doing 444 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 2: that and it's sad to see that, you know what, 445 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:12,520 Speaker 2: he got hurt. He got injured, unfortunately because he's playing 446 00:21:12,560 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: well and to see all the guys out there, that 447 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:17,479 Speaker 2: shows how much the guys care for him, how much 448 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 2: you guys respect him, and what he's done for the 449 00:21:20,240 --> 00:21:23,920 Speaker 2: football team thus far. So hopefully that we don't know, say, 450 00:21:23,920 --> 00:21:26,199 Speaker 2: we don't know the separity of the injury, and you know, 451 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:28,399 Speaker 2: Shane did say, you know, it doesn't look good, but 452 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,760 Speaker 2: I'm hoping, uh things turn out well for the young man. 453 00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,640 Speaker 2: But uh, you know, we'll see what happens moving forward. 454 00:21:34,720 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 2: I'm sure the coach will bring in some kickers or 455 00:21:37,960 --> 00:21:40,320 Speaker 2: to look at and see who they're gonna sign. But 456 00:21:41,200 --> 00:21:42,920 Speaker 2: that was a tough That was the if you look 457 00:21:42,960 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 2: at this game and I thought they played well on 458 00:21:45,359 --> 00:21:48,119 Speaker 2: all three phases, that was to me, the low point 459 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:52,359 Speaker 2: of the game. Spencer Trader unfortunately getting hurt. And just 460 00:21:52,440 --> 00:21:54,359 Speaker 2: wish the best for him because he's not only a 461 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,119 Speaker 2: good kicker, he's a great guy. Yeah, and that and 462 00:21:57,119 --> 00:22:00,399 Speaker 2: that to me, that to me hurts me more than 463 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,959 Speaker 2: anything else. A great guy suffering that injury unfortunately, because 464 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 2: you could tells his teammates love him. They were out 465 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,720 Speaker 2: there for him and they were, you know, just encouraging 466 00:22:11,800 --> 00:22:14,800 Speaker 2: him to hopefully it'll be all right. But I justs it. 467 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:17,320 Speaker 1: Wished the best for him and his family absolutely. Now 468 00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: one final thing of note. We saw the maniac back 469 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:26,080 Speaker 1: inside Lucas Oil Stadium, number fifty three, Darius Shaquille Leard. 470 00:22:26,240 --> 00:22:29,520 Speaker 1: He announced his retirement as a member of the Colts today. 471 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: A lot of emotions. We know he spoke with the 472 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: media prior to the game and then he had a 473 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: ceremony at halftime. We all probably have fifty stories of 474 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,679 Speaker 1: where we watched Shaquille impact the game because that's what 475 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:50,120 Speaker 1: he was. I mean, he was a game wrecker. His career, 476 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,560 Speaker 1: I think we can all say, was cut much shorter 477 00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,600 Speaker 1: than it should have been due to, you know, some 478 00:22:55,720 --> 00:22:58,639 Speaker 1: injuries that forced him to retire a little early. Because 479 00:22:58,680 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: this guy was I mean, he was a man on 480 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,959 Speaker 1: a mission and you hated to see the way that 481 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,359 Speaker 1: it ended, but I thought it was really really cool 482 00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 1: he was able to kind of come back and get 483 00:23:08,760 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 1: a little bit more of a ceremony that he deserved 484 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:16,360 Speaker 1: a celebration for what this guy did, sacrificing everything he had, 485 00:23:16,680 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: you know, body, mind and soul. I will say he 486 00:23:19,240 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: gave to this team, to this field, and you know, 487 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,520 Speaker 1: he was a player that we loved to watch play 488 00:23:25,560 --> 00:23:29,360 Speaker 1: and we're loving watching his success after football. But really 489 00:23:29,400 --> 00:23:31,119 Speaker 1: really cool to see the maniac back in the building. 490 00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,040 Speaker 2: It was cool to see the maniac back in the building. 491 00:23:33,080 --> 00:23:35,920 Speaker 2: And I know it his career, you know, he started 492 00:23:35,960 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 2: off very very hot, playing extremely well, coming. 493 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:41,760 Speaker 1: All Pro after All Pro after All Pro. 494 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 2: Exactly, and then the unfortunately having those injuries. That has 495 00:23:45,640 --> 00:23:49,360 Speaker 2: to be tough because as an athlete, you know, basically 496 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:51,719 Speaker 2: your body you're making a living with your body right 497 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 2: out there, and then you're counting on your buy to 498 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,720 Speaker 2: function at a certain level. And unfortunately after you know, 499 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:59,439 Speaker 2: some of the years as a boy just kind of 500 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,560 Speaker 2: didn't allow him to do certain things out there in 501 00:24:02,600 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 2: the football field and took away from what he normally did, 502 00:24:05,600 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 2: because that was a man that was just creating turnovers 503 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 2: and turnovers and turnovers, just just a just a punch 504 00:24:10,960 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 2: out machine, that's all he was doing. And uh and 505 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:16,879 Speaker 2: making tackles all over the field. So I felt for 506 00:24:16,960 --> 00:24:19,760 Speaker 2: him when you know, his body kind of let him 507 00:24:19,760 --> 00:24:22,800 Speaker 2: down out there, but he tried, and he wanted to 508 00:24:22,840 --> 00:24:24,879 Speaker 2: come back, and he tried to come back. But uh, 509 00:24:25,320 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 2: it was good to see him out there and him 510 00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 2: wanting to retire as a coke and the fans appreciating 511 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 2: what he did not only on the football field, but 512 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,439 Speaker 2: what he did off the field as well, because to me, 513 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,800 Speaker 2: that's gonna that's the most important thing, what he did 514 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 2: off the field and how he uh went out in 515 00:24:40,000 --> 00:24:42,399 Speaker 2: the community and gave himself to the community, not just 516 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 2: here in Indianapolis, but back in his hometown as well. 517 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:50,000 Speaker 2: So uh, kudos to Shack and I and I wish 518 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:52,120 Speaker 2: he was still playing, because I would love to see 519 00:24:52,160 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 2: him running around the field and he was healthy playing, 520 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:59,520 Speaker 2: but unfortunately, uh buddy doesn't allow him to continue to 521 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 2: play foot Kudos. 522 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:04,880 Speaker 1: No, and one more real thing, real quick on Shack. 523 00:25:05,000 --> 00:25:06,720 Speaker 1: You know you talk about you wish he was still playing. 524 00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:09,480 Speaker 1: Me from a guy who covers this team in the 525 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:12,560 Speaker 1: locker room and gets sound bites and talks to players, 526 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:16,800 Speaker 1: Shaquille Leonard will always have a spot for me because 527 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: not only was he just gracious with his time, treated 528 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,760 Speaker 1: everybody like a friend, but in the locker room, the 529 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 1: way that it works a little behind the curtain, you 530 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:29,600 Speaker 1: typically talk to a guy once a week. Yep, Shaq 531 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: Leonard would talk to you any day you were in there. 532 00:25:31,880 --> 00:25:35,040 Speaker 1: It didn't matter. You talked yesterday, So it's been a day. 533 00:25:35,200 --> 00:25:37,760 Speaker 1: I got more things to say. That was Shaq. He 534 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: was that kind of guy and just from the human aspect, 535 00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:47,240 Speaker 1: he is in many ways one of my favorite people 536 00:25:47,320 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 1: that I have ever been able to be around. So 537 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: it was awesome to see Shaq get everything he deserved 538 00:25:52,800 --> 00:25:57,359 Speaker 1: today by that celebration, having Lucas oil, you know, jammed 539 00:25:57,359 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 1: to the gills, given him the applause, and then you know, 540 00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,080 Speaker 1: the ovation that he deserved. So it was great to 541 00:26:03,080 --> 00:26:05,359 Speaker 1: see the maniac back. And I'm not staying I choked 542 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:08,880 Speaker 1: up at all, but Shack Leonard, you know, love you man. 543 00:26:08,960 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: It was it was so fun to watch you. And 544 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:12,600 Speaker 1: I'm really glad that you're able to retire a cult 545 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:14,080 Speaker 1: exactly you want him. 546 00:26:14,320 --> 00:26:16,680 Speaker 2: It's nice to retire to cod because you know, a 547 00:26:16,680 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 2: lot of his success, all the success was with the 548 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:21,919 Speaker 2: coach out in a football field and just the people 549 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 2: that I've talked to and me interacting with Jack. 550 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: Just a great person. 551 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, just a good person and he was fun, always excited. 552 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:32,159 Speaker 2: It didn't look like he had a bad day. There 553 00:26:32,200 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 2: were some days, of course he was down because of 554 00:26:33,960 --> 00:26:37,000 Speaker 2: his injury, but he just always had a smile on 555 00:26:37,040 --> 00:26:40,240 Speaker 2: his face when you talk to him, and just a good, good, 556 00:26:40,320 --> 00:26:40,920 Speaker 2: good dude. 557 00:26:41,000 --> 00:26:43,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, and its only fitting that you're wearing the 558 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:45,600 Speaker 1: kicking the Stigma shirt. You know, he was one of 559 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,439 Speaker 1: the guys, you know, waving that flag, carrying that torch 560 00:26:48,480 --> 00:26:50,960 Speaker 1: when he was here about how important mental health is 561 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,120 Speaker 1: and how it's okay to say, you know what, I'm 562 00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: not okay today, but I'm gonna get there. And that 563 00:26:55,359 --> 00:26:57,679 Speaker 1: was one of the guys, Shaq Leonard always you know, 564 00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: trying to promote that as well. So Zack Leonard, excellent career. 565 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: Glad you're able to retire a cult. But that's gonna 566 00:27:04,800 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: do it. For Instant Reaction, the Colts victorious forty to 567 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:12,159 Speaker 1: six over the Las Vegas Raiders. And a little breaking 568 00:27:12,240 --> 00:27:15,800 Speaker 1: news as we head into next week. The Arizona Cardinals 569 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:18,400 Speaker 1: come into town and they're a little frustrated because they 570 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: let one slip on Sunday as they fell to the 571 00:27:21,680 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: Tennessee Titan. So cam Ward has his first victory in 572 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: the NFL. But they will come into town next Sunday 573 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,960 Speaker 1: and we will break all that down all week on 574 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,680 Speaker 1: Colts dot Com, all the Colts social media channels, everywhere 575 00:27:34,720 --> 00:27:38,160 Speaker 1: you download podcasts. We will have you locked and loaded 576 00:27:38,280 --> 00:27:41,320 Speaker 1: for the Colts and Cardinals next week. But for Bill Brooks, 577 00:27:41,359 --> 00:27:44,080 Speaker 1: I'm Casey Value. Thanks a lot so much for listening 578 00:27:44,119 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: right here on Instant Reaction.