1 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmies and Joes and xas and ohs. 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: Check New York plenty, ain't banker, Bruce. It's time to 3 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,119 Speaker 1: get out the chopboard and diagram some plays. Here's what 4 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: it all starts, right, here's why, Jamney Chris, this is 5 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: Inside Football with former Colts and to NFL coach Rick Venturi. 6 00:00:29,960 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: Till there's nothing left. Training camp is over, preseason games 7 00:00:34,280 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: are done, the roster is set. College football just had 8 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:41,519 Speaker 1: Week number one upsets everywhere. Now it's on to the 9 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: NFL and the NFL regular season, and for the Colts 10 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 1: that starts on Sunday against the Houston Texans. Hi, everybody, 11 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: welcome Inside Inside Football with Rick Ventury. I'm Matt Taylor, 12 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:57,280 Speaker 1: and today with Rick, we're previewing the season and busting 13 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 1: out the blueprints to beat the Houston Texans in game 14 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: number one. Rick, I heard you in the background smirking 15 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: there a little bit. I know this means a lot 16 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,679 Speaker 1: to you. But first let's go back to Labor Day weekend. 17 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: How was it for you and watching college football where 18 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:12,760 Speaker 1: you just chopping at the bit to fast forward a 19 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: week to get to Colts football. Well, it was really 20 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 1: fun between Grinder football and college football. Yeah, there you 21 00:01:19,560 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: got a heck of a window, heck of a weekend. 22 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: Grinders had a win in an overtime. I really enjoyed 23 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 1: some of those really big games. It just seems like 24 00:01:28,680 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: that the best of college football got better. I mean, 25 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 1: you know, the Obamas and the Georgias and the Ohio 26 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: States and even Clemson on Monday. It just seems like 27 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: the best just get better. I don't know how that 28 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: continues to happen, but it does. But yeah, it was. 29 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 1: It was enjoyable, and now we're really on it. And 30 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: I can honestly tell you I have butterflies. And the 31 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 1: reason I have butterflies three times a week, I mean 32 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,639 Speaker 1: three times a year, more butterflies than normal. I always 33 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: have butterflies, but more than normal. The opening day of 34 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: training camp. I'm always just excited and up for that, 35 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: the opening game, of course, and then when we get 36 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: into playoffs, playoff football, there's three times a year that 37 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,200 Speaker 1: just it gets a little bit more intense. And I 38 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 1: think a lot of it is because no matter how 39 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:20,840 Speaker 1: much we've watched, how much we've seen it, you know 40 00:02:20,880 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: what the expectations are. There's just so many unknowns when 41 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 1: you kick that thing off Sunday in Houston. And that's 42 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: the nerve racking part of it. I can't. I'll never 43 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: be able to exercise those coaching demons that live deep within. Well, 44 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: as you said, there's a lot of unknowns and you can. 45 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:40,680 Speaker 1: You got a plan, no doubt about that going into 46 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 1: game number one, But until you kick it off, you 47 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,639 Speaker 1: always have that shadow of a doubt on is this 48 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 1: gonna work? And how good are we going to be 49 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,680 Speaker 1: in all of those things. So, as we said, we're 50 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: gonna get into the blueprints in just a minute, we're 51 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: gonna talk in depth on the Houston Texans game number one. 52 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: But let's discuss your overall thoughts on this team, the 53 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: Colts going into the regular season offense and defense. But 54 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: let's go confidence and concerns. Let's start on offense, and 55 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: obviously it has to start with Matt Ryan, Jonathan Taylor's back, 56 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: Michael Pittman Junior looks like he's on pace to catch 57 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 1: you know, ninety to one hundred balls. You've got the 58 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: wild card there of Naem Hinds, and then things that 59 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:21,600 Speaker 1: are still to be determined. You've got depth at wide receiver, 60 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: depth along the offensive line, pass protection, in the passing game, 61 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 1: where you feel confidence and where you still have some concerns. 62 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:31,840 Speaker 1: Well in the big picture, just one sentence it will 63 00:03:31,880 --> 00:03:34,560 Speaker 1: say at all is I like this team at the 64 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: starter level. I think this is a team that did 65 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: definitely contend. What I really like about it is I 66 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: don't think that this is a team when you look 67 00:03:43,520 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: out there that you see many liabilities. I just don't 68 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:50,119 Speaker 1: see him. You mentioned something last week that I think 69 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,320 Speaker 1: should be emphasized. I also like this team because it's 70 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: so much better at the top of the roster, that 71 00:03:56,280 --> 00:04:01,560 Speaker 1: top twelve guys that really affect the game. I like 72 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: us so much more they're going in Obviously. I like 73 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: our offense because of the sensation, starting with the sensational 74 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 1: running back in Jonathan Taylor. You know, everything pivots and 75 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: can pivot off of Jonathan. He's very very special. You know, 76 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: he's arguably the best player in the league. And you know, 77 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: we can argue that till the day is long, but 78 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 1: he's right in that conversation. He's that good. You also 79 00:04:27,440 --> 00:04:31,239 Speaker 1: have a real playmaker in Hinds. Looking forward to seeing 80 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:33,640 Speaker 1: them together some. I think that gives you a little 81 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: bit of diversity and weaponry. You're exactly right. Pittman is 82 00:04:38,839 --> 00:04:42,839 Speaker 1: just seems to be inching along and getting better, you know, 83 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:46,960 Speaker 1: and better with the day. Obviously in the preseason and 84 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: in practice, Matt had great confidence in him. I think 85 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: Matt gives us a chance to be balanced, and I 86 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: don't mean fifty fifty, but I think he gives us 87 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: a chance to have a passing game that can go 88 00:05:03,000 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 1: from you know, sideline to sidelines, that can be accurate, 89 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: that the play action can be there, all the things 90 00:05:10,120 --> 00:05:13,600 Speaker 1: that have to be there that are complementary to Jonathan. 91 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 1: But without them you can't win because what happens is, 92 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:20,200 Speaker 1: if it's all Jonathan, you end up playing on a 93 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 1: postage stamp. You end up playing the game on a 94 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: condensed field between the numbers. And I think, you know, 95 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 1: with you know, with Matt, I think we have the 96 00:05:29,600 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: ability now to work different spots of the field, you know. 97 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: I'm really looking forward to our receiver corps. Beyond Pittman, 98 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:41,920 Speaker 1: I think that Pierce gives us something outside the numbers. 99 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: He can he can take a defense deep, he can 100 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 1: spread it wide, same way with the combination of um 101 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: of dueling. Basically, I think the dueling and Campbell can 102 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: stretch the middle of the field. I think our tight 103 00:05:57,200 --> 00:06:00,160 Speaker 1: ends are solid receivers, So I mean, I really think 104 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: we have the potential to have a real, real solid, 105 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: complimentary run pass game. Our offensive line, you know, I 106 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: think is really solid, particularly when it comes to the 107 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: running game. I think we have a road grading left side, 108 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: and I think we're very strong running the football. I'm 109 00:06:22,680 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: a little I'm a little concerned about the tight ends, 110 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 1: inline blocking, not so much on the edge, but the 111 00:06:30,000 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: whams and some things that gave us diversity. A little 112 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: worried there, A little concerned with prior in terms of 113 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: just some types of speed and agility ability rushers. I 114 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 1: think you might have to help there, same way with 115 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: Danny Pinter at times, if you get a great three technique, 116 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: a Buckner type guy, you know, then there might have 117 00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:57,360 Speaker 1: to be some help there. But that's not totally unusual. 118 00:06:58,520 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: But like I said, overall, overall, I think this offense 119 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: has a chance to be better than last year because 120 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:08,839 Speaker 1: I see it as a more diverse offense, all right. Meanwhile, 121 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: then on defense, let's do the same thing. The Colts 122 00:07:11,360 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: have a lot more top end talent on that side 123 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: of the ball. Now, let's to find Gilmore unique and Gockway. 124 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:21,240 Speaker 1: The secondary has a real chance to be incredibly special 125 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: with Gilmore, with Kenny Moore, Blackman Nick Cross, who's going 126 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: to start. In the preseason, Rick, there was some issues 127 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,760 Speaker 1: in slowing down direct runs and some depth behind the 128 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: starters along that defensive line. You've got Eric Johnson who's 129 00:07:35,480 --> 00:07:37,800 Speaker 1: in the rotation. So give us, you know, your big 130 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: take on this defense going into Sunday's game Week one 131 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,320 Speaker 1: against the Texans. Well, you know, I think you're right. 132 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 1: I think the acquisition and growth of players should really 133 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,920 Speaker 1: be helpful, and I think the defense has a chance 134 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 1: to be better. It has to be better primarily in 135 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 1: two areas. It has to be better in the fourth quarter, 136 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 1: no doubt about that. It has to be better in 137 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter from that standpoint, you know. And it 138 00:08:02,600 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: has to be better in past percentage against We have 139 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: to be able to clamp down and close down that 140 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: high percentage of people that just walk the ball down 141 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,920 Speaker 1: the field. And then the fourth quarter. I think we've 142 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 1: addressed it with two key issues. In Goackway, obviously, I 143 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: think gives us potentially the best edge rusher since Robert 144 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,080 Speaker 1: mathis I think we've really struggled because of that. In 145 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: fourth quarters, when you have to just get after the quarterback, 146 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: we haven't been able to do that. Gilmore is, you know, 147 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 1: seems to be on top of his game. He gives 148 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: us an elite corner on the right side or if 149 00:08:41,920 --> 00:08:44,319 Speaker 1: we choose down the road to match him. He did 150 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:47,840 Speaker 1: a lot of matchup corner play in his prime with 151 00:08:47,880 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 1: the Patriots. He looks to me to be closer to 152 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: his prime than even last year right now. I think 153 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: that's a plus. I think we're really strong in the 154 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: interior in terms of our starters. I mean Ner is 155 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: a very you know, he's a penetrating three that causes problems. 156 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,760 Speaker 1: I think Grover Stewart, I've mentioned this a couple of times, 157 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:12,520 Speaker 1: is playing extremely well. He's probably playing as well to 158 00:09:12,640 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: me as any knows tackle in the league. So I 159 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 1: think you're strong there, you know. Pay I just I 160 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: haven't quite figured Quitty out yet. I think if he's healthy, 161 00:09:23,280 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 1: I think he will, you know, he will benefit from 162 00:09:27,280 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: Ngakway on the other side, you know, playing more of 163 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: a power end. I think the one depth guy that 164 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: we have that it's going to be in the rotation 165 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: that can, you know, certainly play on third down and 166 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,920 Speaker 1: give us a spelling to the defensive ends. Is Lewis. 167 00:09:43,000 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 1: I've been really impressed with Lewis. I didn't expect him 168 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: to be as ready coming off that injury as he is, 169 00:09:50,720 --> 00:09:53,040 Speaker 1: and thank goodness he is. Because I don't think we 170 00:09:53,160 --> 00:09:56,520 Speaker 1: have a lot of depth. You know, Dial's got to 171 00:09:56,520 --> 00:09:59,679 Speaker 1: be a combination guy for us, some man some tackle, 172 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,160 Speaker 1: and he really has to show it. It's time for him, 173 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: you know, really to show it in that regard, you know, 174 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:10,000 Speaker 1: and then you know, really after that, it's um, you know, 175 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: it's just it's just a lot of guys. I really 176 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 1: worry about our interior from that standpoint, you know, I 177 00:10:17,160 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: do think, you know, when I look at our overall defense, 178 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: just some things that I want to make sure that 179 00:10:22,559 --> 00:10:27,959 Speaker 1: we're good at. I think three things. I think number one, okay, 180 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 1: I really want to make sure I have one concern 181 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,320 Speaker 1: I haven't since that we have done a great job 182 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 1: of stopping to run. Now in preseason games, our backup 183 00:10:38,440 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: has been awful and that kind of defines the lack 184 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:43,840 Speaker 1: of depth. And it's not at linebacker. We're We're strong. 185 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 1: At linebacker, we're fast and even if we even if 186 00:10:46,760 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 1: we don't have Leonard or we don't have him for 187 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 1: full games, we're strong at linebacker. We have three guys 188 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:55,600 Speaker 1: that can go in there and play really good. But 189 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 1: you know, I didn't I didn't feel like in practices, 190 00:10:58,840 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: even when it appears here that our defense was dominating 191 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: our offense and some of those padded practice, I haven't 192 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: felt like we've shown that we're really stopping that run. 193 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: So that's going to be critical. We can't let Pierce 194 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 1: from Houston, for instance, start moving that ball by running 195 00:11:14,760 --> 00:11:17,199 Speaker 1: the ball and taking pressure off of Mills. We can't. 196 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: We can't allow that to happen. We gotta be really 197 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:23,240 Speaker 1: really strong in stopping to run. You know, I do 198 00:11:23,320 --> 00:11:28,120 Speaker 1: think we'll need some coverage diversity. I don't see liabilities 199 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: on defense. I think my only concern is face on 200 00:11:32,160 --> 00:11:35,400 Speaker 1: the third corner, just simply because you have two really 201 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,520 Speaker 1: good corners you have, you know, you know, basically with 202 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: Kenny Moore at the nickel and Gilmore at the match 203 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,600 Speaker 1: or right corner, you have two elite players, so they're 204 00:11:46,600 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: gonna work that third corner over. And remember that third 205 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:52,000 Speaker 1: corner now sixty seven percent of the game. So he 206 00:11:52,200 --> 00:11:54,839 Speaker 1: is a true starter. He plays more football than does 207 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: your sam backer. So you know, just like I said, 208 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: you might have to help prior at times on offense, 209 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: I think you might have to help face on it 210 00:12:02,920 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: and then the other thing, and I don't and I 211 00:12:05,880 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: hope that we have this fixed. I think it's just 212 00:12:08,679 --> 00:12:13,320 Speaker 1: critical that we get it fixed. And that is our 213 00:12:13,440 --> 00:12:16,760 Speaker 1: bootleg coverage. Because when you get Mills and then you 214 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: come back with Lawrence. I did all the Jaguar film yesterday, 215 00:12:20,400 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: you know, and then you go with Mahomes and then 216 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,520 Speaker 1: you go with Tannehill and most guys in the league today, 217 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: I mean, and we have shown vulnerabilities and we just 218 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: can't let those quarterbacks get out on the edge and 219 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: have easy throws. And what they do, they do it 220 00:12:34,240 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: early against this and when they hit a couple, it 221 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: really builds the confidence and we can't we can't really 222 00:12:41,240 --> 00:12:43,520 Speaker 1: do that. And so you know, and in the end, 223 00:12:43,640 --> 00:12:46,040 Speaker 1: I think, you know, if our defense is going to 224 00:12:46,120 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: take that step and they're going to get better on 225 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:52,079 Speaker 1: those two things I talked about past percentage against and 226 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: fourth quarter, to me, that is critical and that's going 227 00:12:55,600 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: to take more sticky coverage and more edge pressure. I 228 00:12:59,280 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: think Mila. I think Gus has brought juice to the defense. 229 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:06,599 Speaker 1: I think Milas has really brought better technique to our secondary. 230 00:13:06,640 --> 00:13:09,000 Speaker 1: I think we're a better press team than we were 231 00:13:09,000 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 1: a year ago. But those are the key issues. And 232 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,679 Speaker 1: like I said, just to recap it all, I like 233 00:13:13,840 --> 00:13:17,160 Speaker 1: this team. I think this is a contending team with 234 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:21,439 Speaker 1: very few liabilities. But as we know, you know, Sunday 235 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:23,400 Speaker 1: comes up and you have to prove it. You have 236 00:13:23,480 --> 00:13:26,000 Speaker 1: to do it all on that field. All right, let's 237 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: dive into the Houston Texans. All that out of the way. 238 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: We talked about the Colts. Let's talk about opponent number one, 239 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,679 Speaker 1: game number one in AFC South battle right out of 240 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: the shoot. The Texans last year rick were four and thirteen. 241 00:13:38,800 --> 00:13:42,400 Speaker 1: They finished third in the AFC South. Lovey Smith, last 242 00:13:42,480 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: year's defensive coordinator. He's now the head coach. They lost 243 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: nine games by at least ten points, and the Colts 244 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: outscored them sixty two to three in two games and 245 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: those two head to head matchups last season. Davis Mills, 246 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:58,360 Speaker 1: he's back at quarterback, set a Texans a rookie record 247 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,560 Speaker 1: for passing yards and completed nearly sixty seven percent of 248 00:14:01,600 --> 00:14:04,800 Speaker 1: his passes last year, Brandon Cooks, he's back. He's the 249 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: number one weapon, the clear number one weapon on offense. 250 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: He just recorded his sixth straight one thousand yard season. 251 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: Last year. The Texans on defense, they gave up over 252 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 1: twenty six points per game. They were second to last 253 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL and stopping the run, giving up one 254 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: hundred and forty two yards per game. Jonathan Taylor last 255 00:14:22,960 --> 00:14:26,240 Speaker 1: year and two meetings against Houston ran for two hundred 256 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: and eighty eight yards on the ground. So that's the 257 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,640 Speaker 1: big picture that I have on the Texans, Rick, what 258 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,720 Speaker 1: else stands out to you about Houston on your big 259 00:14:34,760 --> 00:14:37,360 Speaker 1: picture going into this game? Well, I think the first 260 00:14:37,400 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: thing is if you're a fan who really wants to 261 00:14:40,480 --> 00:14:44,080 Speaker 1: study it, I would study our first game, not our second. 262 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,600 Speaker 1: Our second game was a total domination, as you described 263 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 1: it was. We had the ball forty one minutes. They 264 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: were really never in the game from beginning to end. 265 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,000 Speaker 1: The first game, and you hear you know we talk, 266 00:14:56,120 --> 00:14:58,440 Speaker 1: you and I talk about this a lot. We dominated 267 00:14:58,480 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 1: the scoreboard, but we really didn't dominate the numbers. We 268 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: got big plays, we got turnovers, and it kind of 269 00:15:05,240 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: distorted it because really at the end of the day, 270 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: you know, they were pretty close to us in yardage. 271 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: I think it's like three eighty to three forty. And 272 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:16,520 Speaker 1: you'll see Mills in that game do a lot of 273 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: good things. Now he has a couple bad turnovers, but 274 00:15:19,680 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: you see some things that he can do and do well. 275 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:24,720 Speaker 1: And then I think another game to look at is 276 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:29,760 Speaker 1: when they just killed Jacksonville in December, absolutely destroyed them. 277 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: Mills had a really really good game, Cooks had a 278 00:15:32,880 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 1: really good game, Collins had a really good game. And 279 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: then if you look at him this summer, you know, 280 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 1: obviously and they played a lot. I mean Lovey played 281 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 1: them a lot because he has to get them ready. 282 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: And you see the improvement in Mills. I see personally 283 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: a significantly improved team that is a dangerous team. And 284 00:15:54,720 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 1: last year's games mean absolutely nothing to this Sunday, they 285 00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: mean absolutely no thing. I think the first thing, the reason, 286 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: the first reason they're going to be improved is that 287 00:16:05,120 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: I think Lovey this is actually Lovey Smith's fourth head job. 288 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:13,359 Speaker 1: If you consider the college job, he will bring a calmness. 289 00:16:13,560 --> 00:16:17,800 Speaker 1: He's a real pro soundness and professionalism. Remember he got 290 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 1: fired at Chicago at ten and six now, how would 291 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 1: they like to have that today? But he brings that 292 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 1: steadiness I think to a dysfunctional franchise, you know, and 293 00:16:28,320 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: I think, you know, they've made some you know, they've 294 00:16:30,800 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 1: been a quiet but I think have made some real 295 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:38,960 Speaker 1: Their draft was exceptional and they've made some really good 296 00:16:39,160 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: moves when you look at it. You know, they brought 297 00:16:41,640 --> 00:16:44,960 Speaker 1: Hughes in. Hughes brings fifty eight sacks to their edge 298 00:16:45,000 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: to go opposite Greener, you know, along with along with 299 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: Green and Addison, they've got four edge guys that will 300 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: just keep coming and they'll keep them sound at the corner. 301 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: Of course, they drafted Stingly really really high, and they 302 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: got free agent Nelson, so they're automatically better there. Petrie, 303 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: you know, watching him this summer, they're they're talking him 304 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:10,480 Speaker 1: as a Rookie of the Year candidate, and he reminds 305 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 1: me so much of Cooks. You know, he's basically has 306 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:18,680 Speaker 1: that same type of uh of stuff. You know that 307 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 1: there's no doubt about that he can play that strong safety. 308 00:17:23,160 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: He's a blitzer. He you know, he just just outstanding 309 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 1: from that standpoint. He reminds me, you know, of of 310 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:34,199 Speaker 1: of ours outstanding rookie to be honest with you, but uh, 311 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,200 Speaker 1: you know when you look at him, those acquisitions and 312 00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:40,399 Speaker 1: then they've tried to make their offensive line better. You know, 313 00:17:40,520 --> 00:17:42,920 Speaker 1: they brought in Can to play the right guard. I 314 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: still think they're struggling in the interior, but you know 315 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 1: they have a couple good tackles. Uh, they really do. 316 00:17:50,240 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 1: You know, in Tuinsul and Howard, those are two solid guys. 317 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:59,000 Speaker 1: And you mentioned it before. I've always liked Mills, you know, 318 00:17:59,080 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: I think Mills is a guy that is growing. One 319 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 1: thing that you got to know about Mills is in 320 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:10,040 Speaker 1: the last five games of last season, Mills through for 321 00:18:10,200 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: one thousand, two hundred and fifty eight yards with one 322 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: hundred and two point four passer rating. He really played 323 00:18:16,600 --> 00:18:23,040 Speaker 1: well down the stretch. You chronicled it. Obviously, Cooks is 324 00:18:24,240 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: you know, he is one of the premier receivers in 325 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:33,880 Speaker 1: the game. You know, he's had six one thousand yards seasons, 326 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:38,840 Speaker 1: one thousand plus seasons out of eight. Last year, you 327 00:18:38,920 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 1: know it was ninety catches, a thousand yards, six tds. 328 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: The kid that's really come on for him and looks 329 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: good this summer is Nico Collins out of Michigan, who's 330 00:18:50,119 --> 00:18:54,080 Speaker 1: really kind of a big, physical, kind of Michael Pittman 331 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,919 Speaker 1: type of guy. You know, he's you know, he's fifty 332 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: fifty ball guys, slant guy, you know. And then they 333 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:05,400 Speaker 1: got slots like more the tight ends, Jordan uh Paraoll 334 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: Brown and now they just got Oj Howard this week. 335 00:19:08,720 --> 00:19:11,320 Speaker 1: So you know there's a skill level there. I mean 336 00:19:11,400 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 1: I think that you know, defensively they were awful, but 337 00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: you know, I see them getting better. I like Bruget 338 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:22,360 Speaker 1: hill At, he's a tackling machine. Him mc Curtsey are 339 00:19:22,560 --> 00:19:26,440 Speaker 1: very good linebackers, and again I think the secondary is 340 00:19:26,440 --> 00:19:28,240 Speaker 1: gonna be a lot better. And that was really the 341 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: soft point they were. You know, they just gave up 342 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: big play after big play. I mean, you run and run, 343 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 1: it would break. You know, we had big passes in 344 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:38,400 Speaker 1: the first game on them. But you know they've improved 345 00:19:38,440 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: it by three spots. And those linebackers can go. And 346 00:19:42,600 --> 00:19:44,800 Speaker 1: you know, I always say about Lovey Smith, the one 347 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:48,199 Speaker 1: thing that you're gonna get. They're gonna be relatively simple, 348 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:51,639 Speaker 1: although he's ever evolving, but they're gonna play with a 349 00:19:51,760 --> 00:19:55,440 Speaker 1: lot of vision. They're gonna get turnovers. I mean, despite 350 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 1: their thirty two ranking, there was a lot of they 351 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:02,320 Speaker 1: were much much right at the turnovers, and so you 352 00:20:02,400 --> 00:20:04,680 Speaker 1: know they're gonna get those things and they're gonna play 353 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 1: really hard. I mean when you watch them play this summer, 354 00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:10,520 Speaker 1: I mean they were playing one hundred one hundred miles 355 00:20:10,560 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: an hour. So again we have to go there and 356 00:20:14,600 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: we have to expect a sixty minute dog fight. We 357 00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:20,240 Speaker 1: have to throw out what happened last year, and all 358 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:22,040 Speaker 1: the players are going to hear all week about that 359 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: sixty two to three, And like I said, it doesn't 360 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,000 Speaker 1: really mean anything. This is a different Houston. Like most 361 00:20:28,160 --> 00:20:31,680 Speaker 1: NFL teams, year by year, they're really usually they change 362 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: a great deal and they have certainly on defense, especially 363 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: in the secondary. So let's talk about the Colts defensive blueprint. 364 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:42,639 Speaker 1: When the Texans are on offense, Houston there put up 365 00:20:42,720 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: just sixteen points per game last season. That was second 366 00:20:45,600 --> 00:20:49,120 Speaker 1: to last in the NFL. But now former Colts offensive 367 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:52,479 Speaker 1: coordinator Pep Hamilton is in charge of the offense. They 368 00:20:52,520 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: were dead last in the NFL and rushing, but now 369 00:20:54,880 --> 00:20:58,040 Speaker 1: they have rookie Damian Pierce. As you said, he's their 370 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:00,760 Speaker 1: primary running back. They drafted him the fourth round out 371 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,400 Speaker 1: of Florida they wave Marlon Max so he takes over 372 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,480 Speaker 1: the main responsibilities there in the backfield. They're getting some 373 00:21:06,600 --> 00:21:10,760 Speaker 1: offensive lineman back in the fold this year, mainly Laramie Tunsil. 374 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:14,080 Speaker 1: Titus Howard is going to play right tackle on the outside. 375 00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,520 Speaker 1: They rely heavily on Cooks as you said, and went 376 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 1: over a thousand yards for the sixth straight season. He 377 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: had over seventy more targets than anybody else on that 378 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:25,960 Speaker 1: offense last year. And then at quarterback it's year two 379 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:29,400 Speaker 1: for Davis Mills and U chronicle. The last five games 380 00:21:29,440 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: of the season last year for him really good, really efficient, 381 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:35,680 Speaker 1: over one hundred passer rating in that time. But he 382 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: did not farewell against the Colts last year. He threw 383 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: three picks against Indianapolis, was sacked six times by the 384 00:21:42,720 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 1: Colts and two head to head battles there. So what 385 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,920 Speaker 1: are the defensive must for the Colts to win this 386 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: game against the Texans on offense this weekend? Yeah, Well, 387 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say the very first thing that we have 388 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,840 Speaker 1: to do is we really have to control the line 389 00:21:56,880 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: of scrimmers. Our defensive line has to basically create a 390 00:22:01,080 --> 00:22:03,840 Speaker 1: new line of scrimmage by being up in their backfield. 391 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 1: One thing that Pierce really does, and I've watched every 392 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: snap of his summer play, is he is a ripper map. 393 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,760 Speaker 1: I mean he will take that ball downhill right now. 394 00:22:14,880 --> 00:22:18,200 Speaker 1: I mean he he is really a B gap or 395 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: a you know, C gap to S gap runner, cut 396 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,680 Speaker 1: it back, rip it. And they would love nothing better 397 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:28,800 Speaker 1: than to try to win that first down. Take pressure 398 00:22:28,880 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: off Mills, make the play action game go what they like. 399 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:34,520 Speaker 1: And if they can do that running and you know, 400 00:22:34,880 --> 00:22:37,679 Speaker 1: you know even out the time of possession, that's going 401 00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:40,440 Speaker 1: to be a solution. And you know, Burkhead is pretty 402 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: good too. Burkhead plays on third down for him, He's 403 00:22:43,440 --> 00:22:45,480 Speaker 1: the guy that comes in on third down and is 404 00:22:45,520 --> 00:22:49,240 Speaker 1: the pass receiver, pass blocker. But both of those guys, 405 00:22:49,400 --> 00:22:52,359 Speaker 1: I mean both of them, they run possessed, trust me, 406 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:54,679 Speaker 1: and so you you don't you don't want to arm 407 00:22:54,760 --> 00:22:56,800 Speaker 1: tackle them now. You want to be able to control 408 00:22:56,880 --> 00:23:01,840 Speaker 1: that line of scrimmage and again control first down. You know, 409 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,720 Speaker 1: don't let him control clock and don't let him take 410 00:23:04,840 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: pressure off Mills. I think number two and I think 411 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:13,960 Speaker 1: that they've expanded their receiving corps. I think Collins is 412 00:23:14,040 --> 00:23:17,679 Speaker 1: really coming and they made a great effort to isolate 413 00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 1: him and get him throws. And I think he's solid. 414 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: But I think he's a guy you can play. I 415 00:23:23,200 --> 00:23:25,600 Speaker 1: think you can bump and run him. You gotta play 416 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,280 Speaker 1: him on the fifty fifty ball. You gotta jam him 417 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,960 Speaker 1: and smother him. I think Moore's a solid slot. But 418 00:23:32,119 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, my second must is 419 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:38,080 Speaker 1: at crunch time, they're gonna go to They're gonna go 420 00:23:38,200 --> 00:23:41,360 Speaker 1: to Cooks. I mean, they're they're gonna try to get 421 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,920 Speaker 1: the ball to Cooks. There's no question about it. He 422 00:23:44,080 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: did catch nine in that first game against US. The 423 00:23:46,800 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: second game he did nothing. But he is a very 424 00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,440 Speaker 1: very solid guy. Watch him in the Jacksonville game in December, 425 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: and so I think that you definitely when it matters, 426 00:23:58,160 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: he's gonna be there. And I think that you have 427 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: to have a plan in crunch time for Cooks because 428 00:24:06,040 --> 00:24:09,600 Speaker 1: they'll move him around where he ever, wherever he lines up, 429 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: it's going to be significant. And Pep loves that what 430 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:16,440 Speaker 1: I call three by one sets. And you know, sometimes 431 00:24:16,520 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 1: he's at X the week side. Sometimes he's at you know, 432 00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:22,200 Speaker 1: in the middle of that trips. But have a really 433 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:26,040 Speaker 1: good idea and always have a plan for crunch time 434 00:24:26,160 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 1: for Crooks, no question about that. Now, I think number three, 435 00:24:31,359 --> 00:24:33,920 Speaker 1: you want to set the edge on Mills early because 436 00:24:33,960 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna come out and they're gonna try to boot 437 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: us to death. I mean, there's there's vulnerabilities last year 438 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:42,959 Speaker 1: on tape, there's vulnerabilities this summer in our preseason games. 439 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: I mean they see it. It's obvious. Everybody in the 440 00:24:45,640 --> 00:24:48,720 Speaker 1: league sees it. And so I think, right off the bat, 441 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,280 Speaker 1: we want to set the edge on him, even if 442 00:24:51,320 --> 00:24:54,240 Speaker 1: we bring a little perimitter pressure with our nickel, you know, 443 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:57,520 Speaker 1: with our sam back or sometimes five early in the game, 444 00:24:57,960 --> 00:25:01,160 Speaker 1: to both stop the run and stop the perimeter pass. 445 00:25:01,600 --> 00:25:03,760 Speaker 1: I think you want to discourage it. It's not that 446 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: you always get outside of a bootleg pass, but you 447 00:25:07,160 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: want to You want to be disciplined away from the 448 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 1: run and be able to skim back up and at 449 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:16,159 Speaker 1: least get into quarterbacks hips so his shoulders are turned 450 00:25:16,200 --> 00:25:19,199 Speaker 1: to the their turn to the sidelines, and he doesn't 451 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:22,879 Speaker 1: have that open feeling and that open feeling of space. 452 00:25:23,440 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: And I think that's important. And then I think as 453 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 1: the game goes on, set the edge on Mills and 454 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 1: where you want to rush him is inside you know, 455 00:25:32,840 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: I think I think they have vulnerabilities, you know, you know, basically, 456 00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: at left guard, it's it's either going to be McCray 457 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:43,760 Speaker 1: or the rookie Green, and both of those are going 458 00:25:43,800 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: to struggle, one from inexperience and one just from a 459 00:25:47,480 --> 00:25:51,439 Speaker 1: talent standpoint. I think Bread is really average at center, 460 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:54,640 Speaker 1: and I think that Can is a much better run 461 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,359 Speaker 1: blocker at right guard than he is pass protector. Now, 462 00:25:58,400 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: I like Howard at right tackle, and I like tune 463 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,200 Speaker 1: sol it left tackle. It's not that you're going to 464 00:26:03,320 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: give up on them, but that's their strength. When you 465 00:26:05,920 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: really want to get after him, set the edge and 466 00:26:08,600 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: run movement stuff, be it blitzes or line stunts, and 467 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:16,879 Speaker 1: get after that inside three uh and force you know, 468 00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:19,760 Speaker 1: and and force him to have problems. And then number 469 00:26:19,800 --> 00:26:22,840 Speaker 1: four you know, along with this, I think the final 470 00:26:22,960 --> 00:26:26,080 Speaker 1: part of this, like we did a year ago, play 471 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: sticky coverage. Pressure him, close the windows tight, don't give 472 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 1: him open windows, and I believe he will force it. 473 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 1: I've seen him do a lot of really good things. 474 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:41,000 Speaker 1: The way I describe Mills is he's good at everything, 475 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: but he isn't great at anything, And so I think 476 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: if you can affect him, you can affect him, you 477 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:51,640 Speaker 1: get tight coverage in there. I think that he will 478 00:26:51,720 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 1: turn it over. We saw that last year and a 479 00:26:54,359 --> 00:26:57,080 Speaker 1: couple of them were just bad decisions. So you know, 480 00:26:57,200 --> 00:26:59,000 Speaker 1: now he was a rookie, so you're gonna have to 481 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,440 Speaker 1: be better at it. But again, you want to win 482 00:27:01,600 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: first down. You want to get him in those half 483 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: two situations where we can rush him and then we 484 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,800 Speaker 1: need to take it away, which obviously continues to be 485 00:27:09,880 --> 00:27:13,560 Speaker 1: our specialty. Rick vent Terry right there, this is inside 486 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:16,680 Speaker 1: football with the blueprints. Let's switch over to the offensive 487 00:27:16,720 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: blueprint for the Colts and examined the Texans on defense. 488 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: Last year, Houston gave up nearly twenty seven a game. 489 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 1: They were second to last and rushing yards allowed and 490 00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 1: also in total yards allowed. They only held three opponents 491 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: to under one hundred yards rushing all season, and Jonathan 492 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:37,800 Speaker 1: Taylor ran for combined two eighty eight in two matchups 493 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: against the Texans. Despite the bad numbers, they've got playmakers 494 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,959 Speaker 1: on that side of the ball, featuring two really good linebackers, 495 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:48,640 Speaker 1: Camu gruge Hill Christian Kirksey. Both those guys had over 496 00:27:48,760 --> 00:27:52,919 Speaker 1: ninety tackles last season, they drafted two members of the secondary, 497 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:56,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Petrie in the second round, Derek Stingley at corner, 498 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: he's the third overall pick out of LSU. And then 499 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:02,560 Speaker 1: up front Jonathan Grenard. He's an up and coming pass 500 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 1: rusher eight sacks last season. And then the former Colts 501 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:09,440 Speaker 1: and the former Buffalo Bill is there Jerry Hughes, a 502 00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:12,680 Speaker 1: Houston native. But this is a unit that's still overseen 503 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: by Lovey Smith. He doubles as the head coach and 504 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator. Rick, So, what are your must for 505 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: the Colts offense to take advantage of the Texans on 506 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: defense going into Game one? Yeah, and I think you 507 00:28:23,840 --> 00:28:26,880 Speaker 1: have to kind of study Lovey where he was when 508 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 1: we played him in Game one, and where they ended 509 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:32,800 Speaker 1: up in Game seventeen, and where they are this summer. 510 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: I've seen an evolution there in coverage. When we played 511 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: them early, particularly in the fat in the first game, 512 00:28:41,880 --> 00:28:44,479 Speaker 1: between scheme and lack of talent, they were just an 513 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: accident waiting to happen. If you remember, we got big 514 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,000 Speaker 1: play after big play, whether it was the you know, 515 00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,719 Speaker 1: the big play down the middle to Campbell. We got 516 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:57,000 Speaker 1: big passes on him. We got huge runs to Taylor. 517 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:02,400 Speaker 1: Their perimeter tackling was awful, They were oversimple. You knew 518 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: exactly what they were in all the time. So but 519 00:29:05,520 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: as the season went on, I saw him do things 520 00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: that he hasn't done before, and I think it's made 521 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: them better, along with their acquisitions that we talked about 522 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,680 Speaker 1: their player and that you just talked about player acquisitions, 523 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 1: but you know, they're playing a little bit more pressure 524 00:29:21,080 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 1: on first down, usually a single high type of thing. 525 00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: But what they've changed a little bit is their Tampa two, 526 00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 1: which love he was there in the glory days of Tampa, 527 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,360 Speaker 1: so he knows that defense as well as anyone, but 528 00:29:34,560 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 1: they have matched it a lot more. They play it 529 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: a lot tighter now. It's not they don't give you 530 00:29:40,400 --> 00:29:44,240 Speaker 1: those open uncover zones like they did at one time. 531 00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 1: And then the other thing that he's really involved to 532 00:29:47,880 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: and this is totally different from him playing a lot 533 00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:54,560 Speaker 1: more quarters Matt four cross and a lot of underneath 534 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: hard matchup where they really hard match receivers coming in. 535 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:03,320 Speaker 1: And I think from that damnpoint, schematically, you have to 536 00:30:03,400 --> 00:30:06,680 Speaker 1: work harder. Now you're not going to get the gimmes 537 00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: and the and the uncovered guys like you used to 538 00:30:09,720 --> 00:30:13,080 Speaker 1: and you mentioned the acquisitions just starting in the secondary. 539 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: I mean, as I said before, Nelson is a very 540 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 1: solid corner. Stingley was a lottery pick. Um Petrie is 541 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:23,880 Speaker 1: just an outstand He's looked outstanding. He he looks like 542 00:30:24,040 --> 00:30:26,080 Speaker 1: Cross on our team. I mean, they look like two 543 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,920 Speaker 1: of the best young safeties to come up in years. 544 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,200 Speaker 1: And they're gonna be dueling one another in this opening game. 545 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,520 Speaker 1: And then you know, picking up some edge guys, uh, 546 00:30:35,600 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, bringing in a veteran I think helps him 547 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:41,560 Speaker 1: like Hughes, and so I mean they're they're gonna be 548 00:30:41,560 --> 00:30:44,959 Speaker 1: a lot better. And as I said with with Lovey Smith, 549 00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,080 Speaker 1: you're you're going to have a team that is sound 550 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:50,240 Speaker 1: and they're gonna play with vision and great effort. And 551 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,920 Speaker 1: you see that this summer, and I think maybe his 552 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:56,840 Speaker 1: influence at head coaches even more. And they will get turnals. 553 00:30:56,920 --> 00:30:59,760 Speaker 1: They they do get turnals. They're like we've been around 554 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 1: here or play a lot of vision zone, and when 555 00:31:02,200 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: you play a lot of vision zone, you tend to 556 00:31:04,440 --> 00:31:07,520 Speaker 1: get them. But from a must standpoint being, I would 557 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:10,640 Speaker 1: say number one, we have to do exactly what we 558 00:31:10,720 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: can't let them do on first down, we have to 559 00:31:12,800 --> 00:31:16,000 Speaker 1: pound their front four. I think their front four is 560 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:19,000 Speaker 1: more athletic. And even all those rush guys on the edge, 561 00:31:19,400 --> 00:31:24,000 Speaker 1: they're much more rush guys and athletic guys than they 562 00:31:24,120 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 1: are physical, you know, big stub type players. I mean, 563 00:31:27,960 --> 00:31:31,840 Speaker 1: I think you can get after them. I think you 564 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:34,160 Speaker 1: want to run. They're almost in a four to three 565 00:31:34,360 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: all the time over. You want to run in that 566 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:39,600 Speaker 1: weak side bubble and pound it and pound it and 567 00:31:39,720 --> 00:31:42,680 Speaker 1: pound it. But expect them to move. Now, what they 568 00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,840 Speaker 1: do a lot like Eberflust did here, a lot of 569 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,680 Speaker 1: jamming with the linemen, a lot of what we call pirates, 570 00:31:48,760 --> 00:31:52,040 Speaker 1: bringing the ends and tackles down. They'll try to shut 571 00:31:52,080 --> 00:31:54,080 Speaker 1: off the inside run. So you've got to be able 572 00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,960 Speaker 1: to take what is designed as an inside run, and 573 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 1: you have to be ready to bounce. But I think 574 00:32:01,080 --> 00:32:04,720 Speaker 1: it's really important you anticipate that movement. But you have 575 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:08,680 Speaker 1: to dominate first down and you have to establish the run. 576 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:11,680 Speaker 1: And basically you said it too that you know Gruge 577 00:32:11,920 --> 00:32:16,280 Speaker 1: Hill and Kurtsey are really good stack linebackers. I mean 578 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:18,520 Speaker 1: they go to the ball. So you got to get 579 00:32:18,560 --> 00:32:23,080 Speaker 1: that second level block. That's Petrie that's Gruge Hill and 580 00:32:23,200 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: that's Kurtsey. Those are three good players. But again, you 581 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:29,920 Speaker 1: gotta win first down on both sides of the ball. 582 00:32:30,920 --> 00:32:35,000 Speaker 1: Number two, Okay, I think you have to attack their 583 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: deep perimeter four. And the way you do that is 584 00:32:38,920 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 1: with play action. And this is where I think Matt 585 00:32:41,800 --> 00:32:45,040 Speaker 1: Ryan has to come into the picture now, because they're 586 00:32:45,080 --> 00:32:48,800 Speaker 1: gonna commit. They're gonna commit seven or eight to the 587 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: run and they go hard. I mean, Lovey has them 588 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,760 Speaker 1: going hard. So if you give them a hard run fake, 589 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna you're gonna suck up seven guys. And we 590 00:32:58,080 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: did this last year a lot. Now they're better in 591 00:33:01,040 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: the secondary, but they're gonna be naked. And what you're 592 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:06,720 Speaker 1: gonna do. You want to work down feel deep on 593 00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 1: the over routes, on the crossing routes, deep field routes, 594 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:14,080 Speaker 1: on the corners. I Stingley's a rookie, I'm still going 595 00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 1: after him. But they what happens is there becomes big 596 00:33:18,320 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: separation between their front because of the run suck, and 597 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:26,000 Speaker 1: then those guys are kind of isolated big areas layers 598 00:33:26,080 --> 00:33:28,760 Speaker 1: of the field in that second level. And so I 599 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:32,000 Speaker 1: think you know you can get the big plays because 600 00:33:32,080 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 1: they're gonna fly to the ball now. Number three and 601 00:33:35,840 --> 00:33:37,840 Speaker 1: if you if you do number one and number two, 602 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,120 Speaker 1: you won't have to worry so much about three, the 603 00:33:40,240 --> 00:33:44,160 Speaker 1: more that you control first and second down and keep 604 00:33:44,240 --> 00:33:47,440 Speaker 1: them out of rushdowns. Where their strength is now is 605 00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:50,520 Speaker 1: on the edges. I mean, these guys can rush the passer. 606 00:33:50,640 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 1: You you know, as you said Greener, he was their 607 00:33:53,200 --> 00:33:57,920 Speaker 1: leading guy with eight sacks last year. Jerry has fifty 608 00:33:58,000 --> 00:34:03,160 Speaker 1: eight career Addison sixty seven, and the young kid Rashad 609 00:34:03,280 --> 00:34:06,920 Speaker 1: Green can go. So again, Number three is if you 610 00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:11,480 Speaker 1: get behind an account, you got to protect the edges 611 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:15,880 Speaker 1: because they have good guys. And then you know, Desmond 612 00:34:15,960 --> 00:34:18,560 Speaker 1: King is a very very good nickel. He's not a 613 00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: good outside corner, but he's a good nickel and they'll 614 00:34:21,760 --> 00:34:24,480 Speaker 1: bring him off the strong side, and then they'll bring 615 00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: Petree off the week side. So again, protection, I've been 616 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 1: talking about that all summer, both on the edges and 617 00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:36,400 Speaker 1: on the blitzes. We have to be absolutely flawless on 618 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:40,040 Speaker 1: that stuff. And how do you help yourself by running 619 00:34:40,080 --> 00:34:42,320 Speaker 1: in play action and staying out of that third and 620 00:34:42,440 --> 00:34:44,719 Speaker 1: long And I think in the end, you know, the 621 00:34:44,880 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: way you beat these guys. I think you have to 622 00:34:47,080 --> 00:34:51,759 Speaker 1: create big plays, explosive passes, like I said before, and 623 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:54,839 Speaker 1: runs will break their back. And I don't think they're 624 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:58,799 Speaker 1: a good perimeter tackling team. If you get guys out 625 00:34:58,880 --> 00:35:04,800 Speaker 1: in spaceballing hand of Pittman Hines obviously JT. If you 626 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:09,040 Speaker 1: get guys in their perimeter, I've never felt like they tackled. 627 00:35:09,080 --> 00:35:11,160 Speaker 1: They didn't. They're a little bit better now, but I 628 00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 1: still don't think they tackle well. And then at the 629 00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:17,280 Speaker 1: end of the day, ball security, hang onto the football, 630 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:21,520 Speaker 1: treasure that football. The only way their defensive survives in 631 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:24,400 Speaker 1: the long run is with turnovers. So hang on to 632 00:35:24,560 --> 00:35:28,319 Speaker 1: that stuff and hang onto that football and win the game. 633 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: Those are the blueprints right there, Rick Venturry on inside Football. 634 00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:37,759 Speaker 1: Offense and defense the must dues for the Colts, Rick 635 00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:40,640 Speaker 1: to close out. We all know about the Week one 636 00:35:40,840 --> 00:35:42,960 Speaker 1: streak and the rough go that it's been for the 637 00:35:43,040 --> 00:35:45,759 Speaker 1: Colts in this franchise in the month of September. We 638 00:35:45,800 --> 00:35:47,719 Speaker 1: don't need to get into that. There's still plenty of 639 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:50,920 Speaker 1: time the rest of this week for that storyline to 640 00:35:51,120 --> 00:35:54,160 Speaker 1: continue to bubble. But this is a Texan team that 641 00:35:54,320 --> 00:35:56,360 Speaker 1: at the end of the day only won four games 642 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:59,360 Speaker 1: last year. But that fan base, you're gonna see it 643 00:35:59,480 --> 00:36:01,880 Speaker 1: on Sunday. If you've never been to NRG Stadium, that 644 00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: fan base loves to hate the Colts and they're gonna 645 00:36:06,000 --> 00:36:08,759 Speaker 1: bring the noise in Game one. They're gonna be out there. 646 00:36:08,800 --> 00:36:11,080 Speaker 1: It's a new year, a fresh start. They're gonna be 647 00:36:11,120 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: out there supporting an improved team. As you said, if 648 00:36:14,200 --> 00:36:15,880 Speaker 1: you think the Colts are just gonna show up and 649 00:36:15,960 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: win this game, it could be a major letdown, just 650 00:36:18,920 --> 00:36:21,400 Speaker 1: like last year in Jacksonville to close out the season. 651 00:36:21,800 --> 00:36:24,480 Speaker 1: The Colts are absolutely gonna have to earn this one. 652 00:36:24,560 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 1: We've said that about the same game in Jacksonville last year. 653 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,960 Speaker 1: I know the point spread is what it is, but 654 00:36:30,120 --> 00:36:32,799 Speaker 1: this is going to be a very difficult first test 655 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,200 Speaker 1: of the season for the Colts on Sunday. You're you're 656 00:36:35,280 --> 00:36:37,560 Speaker 1: preaching to the choir here. You know, in my coaching, 657 00:36:37,640 --> 00:36:40,120 Speaker 1: like I said, my coaching demons will never go away. 658 00:36:40,160 --> 00:36:42,160 Speaker 1: But I've done a you know, a lot of study 659 00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:45,480 Speaker 1: as you would expect. I think they've looked Dog one 660 00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:49,759 Speaker 1: good in the preseason, and again this is the time 661 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:52,680 Speaker 1: for performance. I think, as you said, you have to 662 00:36:52,760 --> 00:36:56,880 Speaker 1: go to Houston and you have to expect a fired up, 663 00:36:57,440 --> 00:37:00,160 Speaker 1: improved ball club. They've had nothing taken away from and 664 00:37:00,280 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 1: yet there's no demoralized stay here like we got them 665 00:37:03,600 --> 00:37:05,880 Speaker 1: late in the season. And I think you have to 666 00:37:06,040 --> 00:37:09,840 Speaker 1: mentally prepare to a sixty minute dog fight. Don't go 667 00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:12,120 Speaker 1: in there thinking you're going to put them away and 668 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:17,160 Speaker 1: get through this singular razor like for focus. And again, 669 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,360 Speaker 1: this is not another game. This is the game. I 670 00:37:20,480 --> 00:37:23,560 Speaker 1: think Frank and this organization has done a good job 671 00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:26,400 Speaker 1: of trying to change, you know, what they did in 672 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,399 Speaker 1: training camp, how we practice, the intensity, the timing. We've 673 00:37:30,480 --> 00:37:33,680 Speaker 1: gone out and we've made acquisitions in our weakness. But 674 00:37:33,840 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: now it's time to execute and out physical this team. 675 00:37:38,320 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 1: I think, like I said, this entire organization has worked 676 00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:44,880 Speaker 1: to make this team better and to prepare them for 677 00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:49,200 Speaker 1: this moment at hand. But do not do not expect 678 00:37:49,400 --> 00:37:53,600 Speaker 1: anything in Houston. As you said, I will just repeat this. 679 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,560 Speaker 1: You have to earn it. Now is the time that 680 00:37:57,760 --> 00:38:01,120 Speaker 1: you erase the curse US September and let these real 681 00:38:01,239 --> 00:38:05,880 Speaker 1: games begin. Indeed, yes, sir, that's Rick VENTCERI inside football man. 682 00:38:05,960 --> 00:38:09,799 Speaker 1: You're in mid season form. I'm telling you how many 683 00:38:09,880 --> 00:38:12,000 Speaker 1: hours you got how many hours you got under under 684 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,840 Speaker 1: your belt on Houston there. Oh, I don't know, because, 685 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:17,680 Speaker 1: as you know, I start in the offseason and I 686 00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 1: break down our first four opponents extensively from last year, 687 00:38:23,680 --> 00:38:26,560 Speaker 1: and then of course I take away the you know, 688 00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,720 Speaker 1: the preseason games. So I don't know. It's it's something 689 00:38:30,760 --> 00:38:32,879 Speaker 1: that I love. It's something that I love doing as 690 00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:35,680 Speaker 1: a measure the hours because I really really like it. 691 00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,800 Speaker 1: And you know what I try to do. What I 692 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:41,160 Speaker 1: try to do in these podcast is give the you know, 693 00:38:41,320 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: give the fans a coach's view as if you were 694 00:38:45,080 --> 00:38:48,000 Speaker 1: an offensive coordinator as a defensive coordinator, and how you 695 00:38:48,200 --> 00:38:51,560 Speaker 1: really really break down a team and look at it. Yep. 696 00:38:51,719 --> 00:38:56,239 Speaker 1: Well it's fantastic breakdown and so excited for that's Week one. 697 00:38:56,320 --> 00:38:58,239 Speaker 1: We're gonna do this every week from here on out 698 00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:02,399 Speaker 1: with the blueprints. Next week, of course it'll be Jacksonville. Rick, 699 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:04,880 Speaker 1: as always, thanks for the time and the insight, my men, 700 00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,840 Speaker 1: have a great rest of the week. Pour over that 701 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 1: tape some more, and we'll see you on the Big 702 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,759 Speaker 1: Birdie Houston for Game one. Can't wait to be in 703 00:39:11,800 --> 00:39:15,080 Speaker 1: at Boothy with you, Matt really rewise. Yep, it's gonna 704 00:39:15,080 --> 00:39:17,920 Speaker 1: be awesome. Rick Ventury's back, Lara over Tennis back for 705 00:39:17,960 --> 00:39:20,920 Speaker 1: the regular season, getting the band back together for year 706 00:39:21,000 --> 00:39:24,080 Speaker 1: number three. With that lineup, and for the latest on 707 00:39:24,239 --> 00:39:27,040 Speaker 1: the Colts, you're in the right spot. Stay here Colts 708 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:30,120 Speaker 1: dot com, the mobile app, and subscribe to everything on 709 00:39:30,239 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network all year long for podcasts, interviews, 710 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:37,640 Speaker 1: and radio shows. 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