1 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: If you want Colts talk all year long, you're in 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: the right place. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 2: Fires Upfield into the end time it's cut to Lottie, 4 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 2: what cuts down? 5 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:14,239 Speaker 1: He's gonna fire up Field's poke it up? Tip it 6 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: Intercepted by the Colts. This is the Official Colts podcast, 7 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: giving you an updated look at what's new with the Horseshoes. 8 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 1: Cold Tabbitt intercepting two seconds. 9 00:00:25,600 --> 00:00:28,639 Speaker 3: Slip and the Cults are gonna win in the Indiana 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 3: Union Construction Industry Radio studio. 11 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: Let's get the podcast started. You're gonna have to help 12 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: us bring the energy on this one. 13 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 2: Here we are back again, not the topic we want 14 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: to be talking about, but we press on and give 15 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,440 Speaker 2: you the latest on the Indianapolis Colts. Welcome everybody to 16 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 2: the Official Cults Podcast, brought to you by Win Las Vegas. 17 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,120 Speaker 2: I'm Matt Taylor, always on YouTube with Bill Brooks and 18 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: Lara Overton. We're also available on the traditional audio levels 19 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:56,840 Speaker 2: if you will, on the Colts Audio Network, wherever you 20 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: download your podcast on iTunes, Spotify, wherever at else. 21 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: But guys, how are we doing today? I mean, what 22 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: is your energy level? Lara? I mean you're always you 23 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: always got that pep in. 24 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: Your step, but maybe not the person to start with now, 25 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 2: but maybe no offense. But we're all a little bit 26 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 2: a little bit slower running that forty yard dash, a 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: little bit slower this week. 28 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:18,119 Speaker 3: No, No, that's for sure, And I think that happens 29 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 3: regardless of when the season comes to a close. 30 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:22,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, you're naturally kind of done. 31 00:01:22,640 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 4: No matter what. 32 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: But I mean, I've been disappointed a lot in my life, 33 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 3: so I feel like it's really well prepared me to 34 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 3: handle the disappointment that comes with the end of the 35 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 3: NFL season. For thirty one teams, right, there's only one 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:37,960 Speaker 3: team that doesn't feel this way. And I also keep 37 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:41,479 Speaker 3: thinking back to twelve months ago. How did we feel 38 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,520 Speaker 3: at the end of last season, and how much different 39 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,480 Speaker 3: do we feel now? Yes, of course the result of 40 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:51,080 Speaker 3: Saturday Night stings. Yeah, and you hate it because you 41 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:54,120 Speaker 3: came so close, you had opportunities to. 42 00:01:54,120 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 4: Win it late, weren't able to close it out. 43 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,680 Speaker 3: But my gosh, when you look at so many things 44 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 3: that unfolded over the course of this season, and how 45 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 3: much you got from this group, what Shane was able 46 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 3: to get from this group despite all the adversity that 47 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 3: they went through, And now you think about you have 48 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,840 Speaker 3: an entire off season for Shane to work with this group. 49 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 3: Of course they're gonna have time off, You're gonna have 50 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 3: time away, but you're gonna be able to pick up 51 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 3: right where you're left off. There's not this period of 52 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 3: necessarily having to build an entirely new staff, right. 53 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 4: He's not going to be, you know, going into the combine. 54 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 3: Shane's not worried about doing all these interviews, you know, 55 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,760 Speaker 3: to the same degree that he was, and figuring out 56 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 3: who your quarterback is going to be next season, and 57 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 3: you know Jonathan Taylor's contract situation. 58 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:40,560 Speaker 4: None of that is looming out there. 59 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: Certainly, there are free agency conversations to be had and 60 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 3: all of those things that come with the inevitable conclusion 61 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 3: of a season when you know that there the roster 62 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 3: is gonna change and different things like that. But I 63 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: just think about how exciting of a situation it is. 64 00:02:54,720 --> 00:02:57,919 Speaker 3: Now that you know Anthony Richardson has been back in 65 00:02:57,960 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 3: the building for a while rehabbing, coming back off. 66 00:03:00,480 --> 00:03:01,400 Speaker 4: Of the surgery. 67 00:03:01,480 --> 00:03:04,079 Speaker 3: He's now gonna have all of this time to continue 68 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 3: the progress that he's made studying, learning behind Gardner Minshew 69 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 3: and what Shane has done now you think about that 70 00:03:10,600 --> 00:03:13,760 Speaker 3: Tandema Jonathan Taylor, you think about the leap the offensive 71 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 3: line took in twenty twenty three from where they were 72 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:18,760 Speaker 3: in twenty twenty two, and then you have you know, 73 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,639 Speaker 3: of course, the defense, the sack record, I mean, another 74 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:24,560 Speaker 3: career year for Zaire Franklin, the year that DeForest Buckner had. 75 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:25,359 Speaker 4: We go on and on. 76 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: So more than anything, it's okay, is it September already 77 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 3: for me? 78 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,440 Speaker 1: No, that's just it. I mean, that's what I mean. 79 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 2: All great points by you, by the way, But Bill, 80 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:40,040 Speaker 2: I think that's what's most disappointing is that we're just chomping. 81 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 2: I mean, I can only speak for myself, but you're 82 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: just chomping at the bit for more football from this team. 83 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: And to Larra's point, you're gonna have to wait a 84 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:50,280 Speaker 2: long time, nine months thereabouts before we get back on 85 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: the field and start to see games that count in 86 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 2: the Ledger and the regular season. 87 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: So a lot to deal with today. 88 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 2: We're talking about the disappointment of that loss to the 89 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 2: Houston text, we're putting the season into perspective. 90 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:03,920 Speaker 1: Larra already did a really good job. 91 00:04:03,760 --> 00:04:06,600 Speaker 2: Of that to kick things off, and we're also discussing 92 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 2: where the Colts can build, how they can build upon 93 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,040 Speaker 2: this past season going into twenty twenty four, and some 94 00:04:13,080 --> 00:04:16,039 Speaker 2: of the major storylines that lie ahead, and what inevitably 95 00:04:16,080 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: is going to be a very busy offseason for the 96 00:04:18,240 --> 00:04:20,920 Speaker 2: Colts that just started. Were like, what forty eight hours in, 97 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,320 Speaker 2: you know, you finished nine and eight, You fail to 98 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 2: make the playoffs for the third straight year. Bill And 99 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,119 Speaker 2: to me, that loss was just magnified less than twenty 100 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 2: four hours later was played on Saturday, then twenty less 101 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,160 Speaker 2: than twenty four hours later on Sunday. You know, the 102 00:04:35,600 --> 00:04:38,279 Speaker 2: greatest scenario that could have happened to either one of 103 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 2: these teams, Colts and Texans ended up coming to fruition 104 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:44,680 Speaker 2: for Houston with them beating the Colts and then the 105 00:04:44,720 --> 00:04:48,320 Speaker 2: next day the Jaguars getting beat you know, in Nashville, 106 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,599 Speaker 2: and thus Houston wins the division. So for the last 107 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 2: five or six weeks, all we did, naturally was watch 108 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,520 Speaker 2: the playoff standings, see the jockeying, see the moving and 109 00:04:58,760 --> 00:05:01,920 Speaker 2: you know up and down nature of you know, one win, 110 00:05:02,080 --> 00:05:04,000 Speaker 2: one lost week the week and how that affected the 111 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 2: playoff standings and Houston up until Week eighteen was stiff 112 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 2: armed by the Colts. You know, the Colts just gave 113 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 2: him a big old Rod Woodson stiff arm up until 114 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: that last game of the season. 115 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 4: And Jacksonville had a commanding lead over everybody. 116 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Jacksonville was eight and three. All they had 117 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 2: to do was win one or two games, you know, 118 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: the remainder of their season, and they. 119 00:05:23,520 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: Would have won their familiar with that position, no doubt 120 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: they would have won by a landslide. 121 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 2: So I guess Bill, you know, Larak kind of already 122 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 2: talked about it. But but where are you a few 123 00:05:32,800 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: days later? How disappointed are you? And how slow were 124 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,040 Speaker 2: you to get out of bed the next day? Considering 125 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,520 Speaker 2: all that was on the line in that game? 126 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,840 Speaker 5: It was it took a lot for me to go 127 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,680 Speaker 5: to bed the next day. I was disappointed. Still am disappointed. 128 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 5: And the reason I'm disappointed is because, as you know, 129 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 5: in the National Football League, you don't have many opportunities 130 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,160 Speaker 5: to get into the playoffs. You definitely don't have many 131 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,160 Speaker 5: opportunities to win a division. And the Coats had that 132 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 5: right in the hand at home, nonetheless, and unfortunately could 133 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 5: not get the job done against Houston. And then you 134 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:08,960 Speaker 5: talked about what Jacksonville didn't do. The next day we lost, 135 00:06:09,120 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 5: and then you would had the division in your hand 136 00:06:11,480 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 5: and you had a home game, a home playoff game 137 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 5: here in Indianapolis. So that's a disappointing. Disappointing thing to 138 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,799 Speaker 5: me is that you had the opportunity to get in playoffs. 139 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 5: You didn't get in the playoffs, and unfortunately, you had 140 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 5: the opportunity to win a division. It's one of your 141 00:06:27,000 --> 00:06:29,720 Speaker 5: goals when you start the season going into next year 142 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,080 Speaker 5: twenty twenty four, one of the goals is to win 143 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 5: a division. That's the first thing you want to do 144 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 5: so you can get a playoff game at home, and 145 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,760 Speaker 5: the Coats had that in twenty twenty three and unfortunately 146 00:06:38,800 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 5: didn't get it done. 147 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:41,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm just disappointed for all of the reasons you 148 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: guys mentioned, But I'm also disappointed too because not that 149 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:48,479 Speaker 2: it's an opportunity wasted. Like, don't get me wrong, I 150 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 2: want to make sure I say the right thing is 151 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:51,040 Speaker 2: in terms. 152 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: Of that, But what a what an unbelievable in Lara. 153 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 2: No one knows it's better than you because you were 154 00:06:57,279 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 2: in the tornado of it. What an atmosphere at Lucas 155 00:07:02,040 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 2: Oil Stadium I'm disappointed that the fans didn't get the 156 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 2: payoff because man, they were absolutely electric and I'm wearing 157 00:07:10,880 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 2: headphones trying to describe the action. 158 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,440 Speaker 1: I'm being serious, like I. 159 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 2: Can barely hear myself, yeah, legitimately can't hear myself think 160 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 2: at times trying to describe that game. It was just 161 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,320 Speaker 2: I'm just disappointing for Colts Nation, for the buy in 162 00:07:24,960 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: and them doing their part in that game on Saturday. 163 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 3: And Matt, You've been around this team for a long 164 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 3: time and I remember, and we have so many conversations, 165 00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:35,880 Speaker 3: not over broadcasts, that we have in between breaks. So 166 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 3: I'm not sure if you said this on the radio 167 00:07:37,840 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 3: broadcaster of this. 168 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 4: It was in one of our. 169 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:42,200 Speaker 3: Conversations between but you said, I'm not sure I have 170 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:43,720 Speaker 3: ever heard. 171 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:43,880 Speaker 4: It like that. 172 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:46,000 Speaker 1: I think I said on the air, But yes, yeah, so. 173 00:07:46,320 --> 00:07:48,880 Speaker 3: I mean it was Can you think about the environments 174 00:07:48,920 --> 00:07:51,840 Speaker 3: that you've experienced like this was on par with I 175 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:53,040 Speaker 3: mean some of those games, the. 176 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 2: City City Play playoff game to come back down twenty 177 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 2: eight points, the Andrew Locke Peyton Manning game, you know, 178 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 2: Manning's return in twenty thirteen. Matthis' sack was like a volcano. 179 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 2: I think this is at the very least right up 180 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 2: there with all of those things. Maybe subjectively, maybe it 181 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 2: surpassed that considering just how much this fan base wanted 182 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 2: to see the Colts get over the hump and get 183 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 2: into playoffs for the first time since twenty twenty, but 184 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 2: more importantly, have a chance to win the division for 185 00:08:23,040 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 2: the first time since twenty fourteen. 186 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 4: Okay, two things to that point right there. Did you 187 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:27,559 Speaker 4: hear CJ. 188 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:30,720 Speaker 3: Stroud yesterday on Pat mcafhews, Yes, I saw it. Yeah, 189 00:08:30,960 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 3: he said that it was Lucas Oil Stadium the loudest 190 00:08:34,920 --> 00:08:38,520 Speaker 3: NFL environment he has played in. Now, of course he 191 00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 3: plans to play in Nashville and Jacksonville too, which aren't 192 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 3: necessarily rock US atmospheres typically, right, we need to compare 193 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:49,800 Speaker 3: it to like, no, but I think that's huge, right 194 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:53,760 Speaker 3: when you hear that. And then just this morning, Pacers 195 00:08:53,800 --> 00:08:57,959 Speaker 3: head coach Rick Carlisle was talking about the incredible season 196 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 3: for the Colts and how much admiral he has for 197 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 3: Shane and what he's built and how much excitement there was, 198 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,600 Speaker 3: you know, surrounding within the fan base. 199 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 4: Over the course of this season. 200 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 3: So you feel like too, I think that a few 201 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:12,840 Speaker 3: of those things like that I've started to hear over 202 00:09:12,840 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 3: the last maybe forty eight hours have helped me in 203 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:16,720 Speaker 3: my coping fil. 204 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:18,720 Speaker 1: That's what it is like. We're all on the doctor's chair, 205 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: we're on the couch, the therapists couch. 206 00:09:20,760 --> 00:09:23,920 Speaker 3: But I think that those were like very cool testaments 207 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 3: to how special this season was. 208 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: I think you're exactly. 209 00:09:27,200 --> 00:09:31,199 Speaker 5: It actually started in Touchdowntown. The fans there were excited. 210 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 5: I mean a lot of energy and touchdowntown. It's carried 211 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 5: right over to the game in the lucas Ola Stateium, 212 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,319 Speaker 5: and as you said, Matt, the fans to me were 213 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 5: tremendous during the game. A couple of those penalties that 214 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 5: I attributed to contribute to the fans. As far as 215 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:47,640 Speaker 5: the false starts on the Houston Texans, definitely attribute those 216 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 5: to the fans. And the fans did a great job 217 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:52,719 Speaker 5: of making it rockers out there and making a lot 218 00:09:52,760 --> 00:09:53,160 Speaker 5: of noise. 219 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm really not trying to pour a saul in 220 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 2: the wound, but this this is the thing that always 221 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,840 Speaker 2: jumps out to me this time of year, especially when 222 00:10:00,840 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 2: you don't make the playoffs. It should give you hope, 223 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 2: but it should also at the same time, it should 224 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,440 Speaker 2: give you a level of concern because this league is 225 00:10:09,480 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: built upon parody, yes, and year to year you see 226 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,640 Speaker 2: it every single year where teams are able to bounce back. 227 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:17,560 Speaker 2: And so it speaks to what you talked about at 228 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:20,200 Speaker 2: the beginning. When you have a chance to make the playoffs, 229 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,280 Speaker 2: when you have a chance to seas an opportunity, you 230 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,360 Speaker 2: gotta do it. Because the NFL stands for not for long. 231 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:29,000 Speaker 2: Nothing's guaranteed. Just because you're bringing Anthony Richardson back, just 232 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 2: because Shane Steichen's coming back and Jonathan Taylor's under contract, 233 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,160 Speaker 2: to your point, doesn't mean you're just all of a 234 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 2: sudden going to hit the easy button in twenty twenty 235 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 2: four and you're going to automatically make the playoffs. Because 236 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 2: since nineteen ninety thirty four straight seasons at least four 237 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 2: teams have qualified for the playoffs and every season that 238 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 2: were not in the postseason the year before, so parody 239 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,760 Speaker 2: is king. This year, six teams made the playoffs that 240 00:10:56,920 --> 00:11:00,520 Speaker 2: did not in twenty twenty two, So again, you had 241 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:03,320 Speaker 2: a chance. And I think that's what's disappointing is because 242 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 2: no one on the outside looking in the national pundits 243 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 2: at the beginning of the season back in August, everybody 244 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 2: looked at the Colts roster, they looked at the Jonathan 245 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:13,959 Speaker 2: Taylor stuff, and they said, this Colts team has no 246 00:11:14,120 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 2: chance to compete. It can't be a wild card team. 247 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 2: They're gonna win four or five games. That's the narrative 248 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:23,000 Speaker 2: that you heard. And it's just a big flat bummer. 249 00:11:23,040 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 2: It's a disappointment that you couldn't make the playoffs when 250 00:11:25,679 --> 00:11:26,560 Speaker 2: you had a chance to. 251 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:28,760 Speaker 1: Because you look at the AFC. 252 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 2: I mean, the Chiefs aren't going anywhere, the Bills aren't 253 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:35,679 Speaker 2: going anywhere, Dolphins with Tua aren't going anywhere. The Steelers 254 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: continue to ascend. I mean every year Mike Tomlin never 255 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 2: has a losing season. The Ravens and then the Bengals 256 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,320 Speaker 2: are coming back with Joe Burrow. So it's just going 257 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,160 Speaker 2: to be it's not impossible obviously next year to make 258 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:49,959 Speaker 2: the playoffs. There is so much hope and so much 259 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:51,440 Speaker 2: optimism surrounding this team. 260 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:53,240 Speaker 1: My point is. 261 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 2: Is just to again singularly focused on twenty twenty three. 262 00:11:57,240 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 2: What a man, what a bummer that was, because had 263 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 2: a chance to do something special with a young roster 264 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 2: that was going to get the benefit layer of playing 265 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 2: in a playoff game with so many young guys getting 266 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 2: that experience. 267 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:09,760 Speaker 4: Well first, so that's that's such a good point. 268 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:13,199 Speaker 3: And I think, you know, I look at too obviously 269 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 3: there's a heavy emphasis because of the opportunity you had 270 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:18,640 Speaker 3: on Saturday night. But then I started to go back too, 271 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,840 Speaker 3: and I was like, man, though, when you played Cleveland 272 00:12:21,840 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 3: at home, the missed opportunity. It was then when you 273 00:12:25,520 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: played Jacksonville twice and you know you, I mean, getting 274 00:12:30,080 --> 00:12:33,000 Speaker 3: swept by Jacksonville unfortunately put you in a bad position 275 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:35,080 Speaker 3: where you were kind of crawling out of a hole. 276 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 4: From that regard from like the division standpoint there. 277 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:39,680 Speaker 1: I didn't even mention Houston. 278 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,640 Speaker 2: They're not going anywhere with Stroud, right, Jacksonville's not going anywhere. 279 00:12:42,679 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 4: They're going to bounce back, you know, the Cincinnati game. 280 00:12:46,440 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 3: Like I'm kind of like going through like these these 281 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:52,880 Speaker 3: different scenarios and just all these positions in which you 282 00:12:53,000 --> 00:12:56,760 Speaker 3: had so many opportunities to help yourself not get to 283 00:12:57,320 --> 00:12:58,079 Speaker 3: where that was. 284 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 4: You know everyone around game game exactly. 285 00:13:02,120 --> 00:13:05,840 Speaker 3: Yes, the Cleveland game is the big one to me 286 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 3: because of the way it ended. 287 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 4: And we don't need to rehash this. We all know. 288 00:13:12,679 --> 00:13:14,920 Speaker 4: But to me, I'm just like crap. 289 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,440 Speaker 3: Like that really could have turned the tide sooner flipped 290 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:21,200 Speaker 3: this an entirely different situation. And then you know the 291 00:13:21,240 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 3: other thing that was so tough on Saturday night was 292 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 3: from my perspective where I'm on the sidelines and I'm 293 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:29,480 Speaker 3: giving you all these injury updates that are going on. 294 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 3: Will Mallory gets ruled out, Juju Brent gets ruled out. 295 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 3: That was critical because of the Nico Collins mashup, and 296 00:13:38,360 --> 00:13:40,839 Speaker 3: you know, you were already thin at secondary and had 297 00:13:40,880 --> 00:13:43,480 Speaker 3: been the entirety of the season. Juju fought so hard 298 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:45,680 Speaker 3: to get back to play in that game. Then you 299 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 3: lose Braden Smith and that was significant as well. Fourth 300 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,480 Speaker 3: quarter you're wondering if Jonathan Taylor is going to be available. Yeah, 301 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,160 Speaker 3: So that is so part of this for me is 302 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 3: I'm sitting here, I'm like, how are we even in 303 00:13:57,800 --> 00:13:58,959 Speaker 3: this right now? 304 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:01,880 Speaker 4: Like I'm looking around that you know, who's suiting up next? 305 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:02,520 Speaker 4: Who do we have? 306 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:06,240 Speaker 3: Like because of the situation that you were in. So 307 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,600 Speaker 3: that was another thing for me, is I mean it 308 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,439 Speaker 3: was to some ways miraculous. And then I wondered, too, 309 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 3: had you gotten that home playoff game, and you know, 310 00:14:13,840 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 3: everything would have sorted itself out. But how many of 311 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:17,439 Speaker 3: those guys were going to be available? Would Juju Brun's 312 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:19,600 Speaker 3: be able to play? Would Brain Smith been available to play? 313 00:14:19,840 --> 00:14:20,400 Speaker 4: Is that something? 314 00:14:20,480 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 3: Whatever Jonathan's situation is with the ankle, you know, obviously 315 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 3: you finished the game, but could he have played six 316 00:14:25,800 --> 00:14:26,520 Speaker 3: seven days later? 317 00:14:26,560 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 1: That way? Right now? Yeah, because the Texans are playing 318 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,480 Speaker 1: on Saturdays, exactly. That's a really good point. 319 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 2: You brought up late game situations. Just throwing it out there, 320 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:38,400 Speaker 2: all right. I know it's been talked about on sports 321 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,640 Speaker 2: talk radio. It's certainly a topic of discussion at the 322 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 2: water cooler. Bill the floor is yours your thoughts on 323 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 2: the on the fourth and one call. Everybody seemed, you know, 324 00:14:46,120 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 2: seemingly been weighing in on it, right call. What do 325 00:14:49,160 --> 00:14:51,239 Speaker 2: you think of What did you make of Shane Steichen's 326 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 2: obviously he was he was poked and prodded after the game, 327 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,240 Speaker 2: same thing in his end of the season press conference 328 00:14:57,240 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 2: that happened on Monday. Just your thoughts on on his 329 00:14:59,760 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 2: ref of the play, you know, forty eight hours later. 330 00:15:02,640 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 5: Well, for me, as far as a play right play call, 331 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 5: I don't have any problem to play being called bob 332 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,920 Speaker 5: mine is just didn't execute it. Didn't execute it. Goodson 333 00:15:11,040 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 5: was open, the pass could have been a little bit better. 334 00:15:13,960 --> 00:15:16,200 Speaker 5: Gudson got his hands on it, you know, should have 335 00:15:16,240 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 5: caught it. Gridson catches it and falls down, first down, 336 00:15:19,240 --> 00:15:21,440 Speaker 5: four more downs. Never know what's going to happen after that. 337 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 5: So I don't have any problem with that. And like 338 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:26,040 Speaker 5: anything else, the plays that work, no one would have 339 00:15:26,040 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 5: said anything about that the next beat. Unfortunately it didn't work, 340 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 5: So people are gonna question it and questioned Shane about it, 341 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 5: and I thought Shane handled it well. And what Shane 342 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 5: said was, look, I have faith in these guys. We 343 00:15:36,440 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 5: put them out there to make plays, and I really 344 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 5: believe in them, and the players believe in Shade. 345 00:15:41,480 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: Why is he on the team. Exactly right. 346 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 5: If Shane didn't believe him, he wouldn't put him out there, Okay, 347 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,280 Speaker 5: And they worked on that play. He was a guy 348 00:15:47,320 --> 00:15:50,120 Speaker 5: that they ran the play and practice and practice, so 349 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 5: he put him out there. Unfortunately didn't work out. So 350 00:15:52,960 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 5: I'm I'm fine with the play. I'm fine with the 351 00:15:55,160 --> 00:15:56,760 Speaker 5: personnel and don't have any problem with it. 352 00:15:56,840 --> 00:16:00,320 Speaker 3: And think about how incredibly Tyler Goodson played in that 353 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh game too, where he stepped in in that situation 354 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:03,960 Speaker 3: and was he. 355 00:16:04,240 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: Earned trust in the exact game. 356 00:16:06,360 --> 00:16:08,840 Speaker 3: Here's one thing, like you look back to earlier in 357 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,960 Speaker 3: the game when Gardner again had Tyler Goodson open and 358 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 3: threw him. 359 00:16:13,680 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 4: Why, yes, it was way out of reach. There's no 360 00:16:16,200 --> 00:16:17,560 Speaker 4: wady he could have made it exactly. 361 00:16:17,960 --> 00:16:22,360 Speaker 3: I wonder how maybe that impacted because the throw from 362 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:25,320 Speaker 3: Gardner obviously like hit him in the hands, but it 363 00:16:25,600 --> 00:16:27,680 Speaker 3: wasn't completely on target exactly. 364 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 4: The throw could have been better. 365 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 3: And you just wonder if that previous play was living 366 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 3: in his mind, because hey, it had that play earlier 367 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 3: to Goodson worked, that would have been a touchdown early on, 368 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:39,480 Speaker 3: and you never would have been in this situation with 369 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:40,200 Speaker 3: two minutes to go. 370 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, exactly. 371 00:16:41,280 --> 00:16:43,920 Speaker 2: And yesterday it was locker clean out day, yesterday being 372 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 2: what is today Tuesday? Gosh, don't even remember we played 373 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:48,720 Speaker 2: on Saturdays. That's thrown me all off. 374 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 1: I felt like that was an episode of the Twilight 375 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:53,080 Speaker 1: Zone because it was a rare prime time day. 376 00:16:53,120 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 4: Holidays have thrown everything off. 377 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,200 Speaker 5: It's been a different like I say, a Saturday game 378 00:16:57,280 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 5: threw me off. 379 00:16:58,280 --> 00:17:00,359 Speaker 1: Threw me off absolutely so this is today. 380 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 2: As we're taking this, Shane Steichen and players spoke to 381 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:06,399 Speaker 2: reporters for the final time on Monday Locker. It's always 382 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:12,760 Speaker 2: one of the most eerie, depressing, surreal moments of a 383 00:17:12,760 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 2: football season, and you cover it and Billy, there's nobody 384 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 2: that knows it's better than you. I mean, I'm always 385 00:17:18,040 --> 00:17:20,280 Speaker 2: just I ask this question every year to the guys 386 00:17:20,280 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 2: because I'm always fascinated by their answer. But you pour 387 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:26,680 Speaker 2: your heart, your soul, your time, all your effort. It's 388 00:17:26,720 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 2: your job. You mean, your blood, sweating tears go into 389 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:30,960 Speaker 2: this twenty four to seven, yes, and. 390 00:17:30,920 --> 00:17:34,679 Speaker 1: Then boom, it's just over. It's just done. How do 391 00:17:34,720 --> 00:17:35,720 Speaker 1: you guys deal with that? 392 00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:37,840 Speaker 5: It's hard to deal with it. It's hard to deal 393 00:17:37,880 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 5: with because usually every day, you know, win or lose, 394 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 5: you're coming back in the next day, getting treatment, you're 395 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:46,040 Speaker 5: watching film, you're getting ready for the next week, so 396 00:17:46,280 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 5: you have something all the time. You're just going through 397 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:50,919 Speaker 5: this routine that you go through every day every day. 398 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,640 Speaker 1: Then all of a sudden and it's just not there. 399 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:55,879 Speaker 5: Yeah, You're just like going off a cliff. It just 400 00:17:56,119 --> 00:17:57,640 Speaker 5: falls straight down and it's over. 401 00:17:57,800 --> 00:17:58,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 402 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:00,840 Speaker 5: Very difficult to deal with difficult. Knowing that you're not 403 00:18:00,880 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 5: gonna be around your teammates again for a while, Knowing 404 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 5: that you guys aren't going out there to battle to 405 00:18:06,200 --> 00:18:09,520 Speaker 5: win a game, to compete. You're not out there lifting 406 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 5: weights together, you're not out there going through practices and 407 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 5: getting ready for another game. It's very difficult and just ends. 408 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 5: And then all the things that you had set for 409 00:18:19,359 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 5: as a goal that season it is gone. I mean, 410 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 5: you don't make the playoffs, you don't win a division, 411 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:28,600 Speaker 5: and just don't play anymore. It, yes, and it's very 412 00:18:28,600 --> 00:18:31,280 Speaker 5: difficult to deal with, and it's it takes some time. 413 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:33,080 Speaker 5: It takes some time to get over it. Now. Yeah, 414 00:18:33,119 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 5: the guys that get over it and they'll eventually, you know, 415 00:18:35,440 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 5: go away and go on vacation and get away for 416 00:18:38,560 --> 00:18:41,240 Speaker 5: a while. But it doesn't they don't. It doesn't get 417 00:18:41,240 --> 00:18:43,479 Speaker 5: out of their mind while they're on vacation. Because there 418 00:18:43,480 --> 00:18:45,040 Speaker 5: are a lot of times when we made the playoffs 419 00:18:45,119 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 5: and it was over, you still think about it. You 420 00:18:47,320 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 5: still think about for weeks and months and actually until 421 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,280 Speaker 5: you get back to training and get back to training 422 00:18:53,280 --> 00:18:55,120 Speaker 5: and start working out again and get around the guys 423 00:18:55,160 --> 00:18:58,719 Speaker 5: again and kind of feel that same camaraderie and everything, 424 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:00,880 Speaker 5: and then all of a sudden, stuff flying. Okay, let's 425 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 5: get back into it. Let's go, let's go. We got 426 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,080 Speaker 5: to get we got to improve on what we did 427 00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:05,800 Speaker 5: last year. And that's how I was feeling. But it 428 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:06,240 Speaker 5: is tough. 429 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:09,239 Speaker 3: The first couple of days, I'll say, going in on 430 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 3: Monday to the locker room though, was to me I 431 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 3: welcomed because having to go into the locker room at 432 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 3: Lucas Soil Stadium Saturday night and the somberness, the emotion 433 00:19:23,600 --> 00:19:26,320 Speaker 3: that we saw Saturday night, because of the immediacy of 434 00:19:26,359 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 3: it all and going in and having to ask the 435 00:19:29,600 --> 00:19:32,720 Speaker 3: guys those questions then, and they're such professionals. I say 436 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:35,120 Speaker 3: this over and over, not just because I work here, 437 00:19:35,160 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 3: but it's truly because of the character of the guys, like. 438 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:39,600 Speaker 4: The fact that they still will talk to you. 439 00:19:39,680 --> 00:19:41,440 Speaker 3: They know it's part of the job. It's so hard. 440 00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:43,120 Speaker 3: They respect that we have a job to do. We've 441 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 3: got to go and ask the questions. But you know, 442 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 3: when I go up to Jonathan Taylor and I see 443 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:51,080 Speaker 3: Zire Franklin, you know, the absolute warrior of a human 444 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:52,040 Speaker 3: being that he is. 445 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 4: You know, he is sitting there. 446 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 3: Looking completely defeated, and you know he's surrounded by his teammates, 447 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 3: and you see how emotional these guys are and you 448 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:00,800 Speaker 3: have to. 449 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:02,160 Speaker 4: Ask about it. 450 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 3: It's so hard, like it's part of the job, right, 451 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 3: But you also see these guys day in and day out, 452 00:20:07,640 --> 00:20:10,080 Speaker 3: and you you know, see their families there on game day, 453 00:20:10,119 --> 00:20:12,320 Speaker 3: and you know what they're feeling in that moment. So 454 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:16,600 Speaker 3: then come Monday, having almost that time Sunday to decompress, 455 00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:19,440 Speaker 3: So I felt a little bit better going in on Monday. 456 00:20:20,280 --> 00:20:21,800 Speaker 3: When we did go in the locker room and you 457 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:23,840 Speaker 3: had a little bit more time when you weren't just 458 00:20:23,920 --> 00:20:24,560 Speaker 3: focused on. 459 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,240 Speaker 4: The result of this season. You felt like guys were 460 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:29,520 Speaker 4: ready to talk. Certainly, you know. 461 00:20:29,520 --> 00:20:31,200 Speaker 3: Of course you're just in the finality of the season, 462 00:20:31,359 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 3: but you're also talking a little bit more big picture. 463 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: They're talking about their off season plans, their individual goals, 464 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,640 Speaker 3: their optimism because of everything that they achieved. 465 00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 4: So I actually felt a little bit better coming. 466 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,840 Speaker 3: Out of the locker room even because of those conversations, 467 00:20:45,840 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 3: and we had a lot of them with a lot 468 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 3: of different guys, guys who are free agians, guys who 469 00:20:49,359 --> 00:20:52,760 Speaker 3: are expected to come back everything. So it did at 470 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,639 Speaker 3: the end of the day left me on just a 471 00:20:54,720 --> 00:20:59,000 Speaker 3: really optimistic, quite excited Yeah yeah, a closure, Yeah yeah. 472 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:00,840 Speaker 1: You know, it's big. It's like a relationship. 473 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 2: A lot of ups, a lot of downs, some close, 474 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 2: close calls, right, and that's what this season was for 475 00:21:06,920 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 2: the Colts. 476 00:21:07,480 --> 00:21:09,640 Speaker 1: Unique closure And I think you're right. 477 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 2: I think the locker room in Shane Stikeen's press conference 478 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,040 Speaker 2: offered that ability to kind of all right, let's put 479 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:16,560 Speaker 2: a period here at the end of the sentence. We 480 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:19,080 Speaker 2: would have liked to have an exclamation point to give 481 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,399 Speaker 2: the playoffs, but you know, it is what it is. 482 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,360 Speaker 2: As the kids say, Let's talk about the perspective of things. 483 00:21:24,440 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 2: Though again we talked about it. The Colts were nine 484 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 2: to eight. They had a winning season, right. Shane Steiken 485 00:21:29,400 --> 00:21:32,639 Speaker 2: is the fifth straight Colts head coach to have a 486 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:36,800 Speaker 2: winning record in his first year. After again, many across 487 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,320 Speaker 2: the nation pegged the Colts to be a bottom feeder 488 00:21:39,600 --> 00:21:42,320 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty three, same with the Houston Texans, so 489 00:21:42,400 --> 00:21:45,560 Speaker 2: give them credit under first year head coach tomko Ryans 490 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 2: and a rookie quarterback in c J. 491 00:21:47,160 --> 00:21:47,600 Speaker 1: Stroud. 492 00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:50,600 Speaker 2: But from the sounds of it, Shane Stykeen is not 493 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 2: planning to make any major changes to his coaching staff. 494 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:57,040 Speaker 2: Now we'll see, right, that doesn't mean anything. It just means, 495 00:21:57,200 --> 00:21:59,560 Speaker 2: you know, he's making these comments, you know, twenty four 496 00:21:59,600 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 2: hours after the season comes to a close, So you 497 00:22:02,119 --> 00:22:05,040 Speaker 2: have to kind of take that into consideration here. But 498 00:22:05,400 --> 00:22:07,040 Speaker 2: you know, when he was asked about, you know, how 499 00:22:07,080 --> 00:22:10,199 Speaker 2: he feels about the early stages of the offseason and 500 00:22:10,480 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 2: you know, making some potential changes, he says, hey, I'm 501 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:16,240 Speaker 2: a big believer in continuity. I'll say that. But again, 502 00:22:16,320 --> 00:22:18,680 Speaker 2: that doesn't open the door or shut the door. It 503 00:22:18,840 --> 00:22:21,600 Speaker 2: just means, you know, I like the guys that we have. 504 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,159 Speaker 2: Everything's going to be evaluated. In fact, he's probably going 505 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 2: to talk to the coaches this week, if not today. 506 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 2: So with that of mind, Bill, how much is there 507 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:34,359 Speaker 2: to build on foundationally? How much of the groundwork was 508 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:37,359 Speaker 2: laid in twenty twenty three under Shane Steichen and how 509 00:22:37,440 --> 00:22:38,119 Speaker 2: much did you, like? 510 00:22:38,359 --> 00:22:40,240 Speaker 5: I think a lot was laid. I mean, I think 511 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 5: when Shan came in, there was some excitement from Sham 512 00:22:43,840 --> 00:22:45,919 Speaker 5: coming in and what he's about to bring here to 513 00:22:46,000 --> 00:22:48,919 Speaker 5: this team. And to me, what he brought to this 514 00:22:49,000 --> 00:22:51,600 Speaker 5: team is a team that is going to be resilient, 515 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,720 Speaker 5: a team that's going to go out there and fight 516 00:22:54,080 --> 00:22:58,359 Speaker 5: every every game, every week. And what I also like 517 00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 5: about outside of the schematic the x's and o's, is 518 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 5: he brought brought accountability, accountability to the locker room, accountability 519 00:23:06,040 --> 00:23:08,439 Speaker 5: to their preparation. That that's what's going to be one 520 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 5: of the most important things for this team. That how 521 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,199 Speaker 5: you play is going is going to be determined on 522 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,760 Speaker 5: how you prepare. And he wanted those guys to prepare 523 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 5: very well, very hard, And that's what it's all about. 524 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,080 Speaker 5: You prepare out there for the game, no matter what 525 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:24,240 Speaker 5: is going on, no matter who who is in or 526 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:28,840 Speaker 5: who is out of the on the team, who's injured 527 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 5: or not. We want you guys to go to prepare hard. 528 00:23:31,359 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 5: And that's what I like about it. So going out there, 529 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,560 Speaker 5: the guys have faith and Shane, Shane has faith in 530 00:23:36,600 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 5: the players, and I like the accountability part that, Hey, 531 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 5: you know what, if you want to be on this team, 532 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 5: you have to prepare well, practice well, and go out 533 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:49,439 Speaker 5: there and play hard and play well no matter who 534 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 5: else is out there, I don't care who is. That's 535 00:23:51,600 --> 00:23:53,120 Speaker 5: what you want and that's what I like about Shane 536 00:23:53,160 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 5: as far as that and in the in the locker room. 537 00:23:56,040 --> 00:23:59,240 Speaker 2: You know, foundationally, Lara, I mean, all those things are true, 538 00:23:59,280 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 2: and I think they were manifested. 539 00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: Those things showed up late in games the Colts this year. 540 00:24:05,640 --> 00:24:07,560 Speaker 1: I mean, this is a fourth quarter league. 541 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:09,560 Speaker 2: I mean, I've said this, I am a broken record 542 00:24:09,560 --> 00:24:12,479 Speaker 2: when it comes to this fourth quarter, last four minutes. 543 00:24:13,000 --> 00:24:15,200 Speaker 2: Which team can make more plays in crunch time. I'm 544 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:17,679 Speaker 2: a huge believer in that red zone all that stuff. 545 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 2: But that's where the Cults, in my opinion, were so 546 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 2: much better this year than last year. Is their confidence, 547 00:24:23,560 --> 00:24:27,240 Speaker 2: their belief, and their preparation that was instilled in them 548 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,640 Speaker 2: by Shane Steiken to be successful in those moments. I mean, 549 00:24:30,680 --> 00:24:32,960 Speaker 2: despite the loss last week, the Colts were six and 550 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:35,400 Speaker 2: three this year in one score games. That's a huge 551 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:36,360 Speaker 2: reason for their success. 552 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:40,280 Speaker 4: I'm going to point to two different instances that I 553 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:43,919 Speaker 4: think perfectly highlight that give me the game at Baltimore 554 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 4: and give me the game at Nashville. 555 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 3: Those two situations, to me, I think highlight everything about Also, 556 00:24:51,160 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 3: are we seriously we're talking about like think about this too. 557 00:24:54,720 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 3: This team beat the Baltimore Ravens, who appeared to be 558 00:24:57,240 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 3: a juggernaut in the AFC right now, right, So like 559 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:04,240 Speaker 3: you got to look at that and be like, Okay, 560 00:25:04,480 --> 00:25:08,240 Speaker 3: like this we're doing something right. But in terms of 561 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 3: late game execution, I think those are two of them 562 00:25:11,640 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 3: that really to me highlight the magnitude to which you 563 00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 3: improved the upgrade that you made in twenty twenty three. 564 00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 4: Just and you could look at other situations too, but 565 00:25:24,880 --> 00:25:26,080 Speaker 4: specifically those two. 566 00:25:26,200 --> 00:25:30,440 Speaker 3: You know, crunch got crunch, you know, time critical situations, 567 00:25:30,840 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 3: the guys that stepped up the idea, you know, you've 568 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 3: got pit. But in Baltimore defensively, you were incredible late 569 00:25:38,320 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 3: In Tennessee, it was Alec Pearce who had such an 570 00:25:42,200 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 3: important emergence this season. He had breakout games that were 571 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 3: so needed for his confidence and his growth to continue. 572 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,280 Speaker 3: So yeah, those are the two for me that I 573 00:25:52,280 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 3: think kind of really do spotlight the significant improvements in 574 00:25:56,600 --> 00:25:58,800 Speaker 3: the strides that were made, specifically fourth quarter. 575 00:25:58,920 --> 00:26:01,119 Speaker 2: Now Well said right there, Well said, all right to 576 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,360 Speaker 2: close out, let's talk about the off season again. 577 00:26:03,400 --> 00:26:06,560 Speaker 1: We're in the infancy of it. It's it's January right there. 578 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:08,440 Speaker 4: Before you know what we're gonna be at the common. 579 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:13,160 Speaker 2: That's it, you know, the the NFL off season is hilarious. 580 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,400 Speaker 2: There is no off season because we have the playoffs, 581 00:26:16,440 --> 00:26:18,200 Speaker 2: which is kind of downtime if you don't make the 582 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 2: postseason unfortunately. But as soon as the super Bowl is over, 583 00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 2: like two weeks later, you got the combine. Then two 584 00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:27,360 Speaker 2: weeks after that is free agency. So just wait, folks, because. 585 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 3: Your timeline is start meetings in there going to. 586 00:26:31,240 --> 00:26:34,520 Speaker 2: Be peppered with notifications from every angle when it comes 587 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 2: to football. 588 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 3: Because speak speaking of that, Colt's gonna pick fifteenth right now. 589 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:44,440 Speaker 1: That's right right in par for now, right. 590 00:26:46,040 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 3: Chris Ballard has to say about that when he has 591 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,560 Speaker 3: his season ending presser, you know will be us just. 592 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:51,359 Speaker 5: Put it in pencil. 593 00:26:51,440 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: You just never know exactly dot dot dot to be 594 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:57,520 Speaker 2: continued here, all right, So again, the off season just started. 595 00:26:57,800 --> 00:27:00,080 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the juicy storylines, and I don't we 596 00:27:00,119 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 2: don't have to talk about all of them because we're 597 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 2: gonna talk obviously in depth about all of this stuff 598 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 2: you know, in due time throughout the. 599 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:07,159 Speaker 1: Course of the offseason. 600 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 2: But but Bell, which storyline are you most interested in following? 601 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,520 Speaker 2: As these things continue to evolve. We've got Michael Pittman 602 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:20,560 Speaker 2: Junior's free agency and his potential future with the Colts. Right, 603 00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:23,520 Speaker 2: he just got done with his rookie contract. You got 604 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,520 Speaker 2: a juicy free agent class in general that includes Pittman, 605 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 2: but also Gardner Minshew and Zach Moss and Grover Stewart 606 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:34,200 Speaker 2: and Kenny Moore and Julian Blackman, just to name a few. 607 00:27:34,240 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 2: I think there's fourteen unrestricted free agents within this group 608 00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,480 Speaker 2: going into to March in the new league year. There 609 00:27:40,840 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 2: you got Anthony Richardson's path to come back healthy, and 610 00:27:45,040 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 2: you know when does he come back, what does he 611 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:49,560 Speaker 2: look like in the offseason workout program when this team 612 00:27:49,600 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 2: gets back together in April. And then, as Larra said, 613 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 2: he got the upcoming draft in April that sees the 614 00:27:54,480 --> 00:27:57,600 Speaker 2: Colts picking kind of halfway through the first round. So, 615 00:27:57,600 --> 00:28:00,000 Speaker 2: in terms of juice, which one are you most excited 616 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 2: to follow? 617 00:28:01,040 --> 00:28:04,560 Speaker 5: The one that has me excited is Anthony Richardson. All Right, 618 00:28:04,640 --> 00:28:07,120 Speaker 5: he gave he gave us a taste of what he 619 00:28:07,200 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 5: can do out there so long it does feel like 620 00:28:09,920 --> 00:28:12,800 Speaker 5: a long time ago. It feels that's why the season 621 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 5: is like three years of itself. It's like years so, 622 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,480 Speaker 5: but he gave us a taste of what he can 623 00:28:18,520 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 5: do out there in the football field. And I think 624 00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:24,240 Speaker 5: another offseason, watch I say, a off season with Shane 625 00:28:24,240 --> 00:28:29,440 Speaker 5: Steiking after he gets healthy, into the playbook, going out 626 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:31,840 Speaker 5: there having an opportunity if you get out there on 627 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:34,520 Speaker 5: the football field and practice and learn and do some things. 628 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:38,240 Speaker 5: I'm so excited to hear and see what he can 629 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:40,320 Speaker 5: do out there in the football field because the man 630 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:42,320 Speaker 5: is so talented. He is so talented. 631 00:28:42,480 --> 00:28:44,560 Speaker 1: Arrow is pointing up as way up for. 632 00:28:44,600 --> 00:28:47,680 Speaker 5: Him, Yes, definitely, so, So that's that's what I'm excited about. 633 00:28:47,680 --> 00:28:49,440 Speaker 2: It. It's just a little bit of a sidebar, and 634 00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 2: that that was you know, from a fan perspective, you know, 635 00:28:53,720 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 2: there's going to be so many wars between the Colts 636 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 2: and the Texans. Can you imagine the next eight nine 637 00:28:59,160 --> 00:28:59,959 Speaker 2: years potential? 638 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 1: You got C. J. 639 00:29:01,240 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 2: Stroud and Anthony Richardson and then there's no reason to 640 00:29:04,360 --> 00:29:06,120 Speaker 2: think that these head coaches won't be there for a 641 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:06,760 Speaker 2: long time too. 642 00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,840 Speaker 6: And stich it in Ryan's right, Oh absolutely, And then 643 00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:11,880 Speaker 6: you know it's going to be interesting to see what 644 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,479 Speaker 6: unfolds with you know, Jacksonville, they've made some moves today 645 00:29:15,560 --> 00:29:17,120 Speaker 6: already on their coaching staff. 646 00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 3: You know, there's a lot of speculation surrounding is Trevor Lawrence, 647 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:22,520 Speaker 3: the guy from the National perspective. Trevor Lawrence is a 648 00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:26,240 Speaker 3: dang good course very good battling that guy, I mean, 649 00:29:26,440 --> 00:29:28,280 Speaker 3: is it means battling through injuries? 650 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:29,840 Speaker 1: Has it was held together by Duck? 651 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,680 Speaker 3: Takes the curiously and then you know, it's intriguing to 652 00:29:32,720 --> 00:29:37,240 Speaker 3: see what happens in Tennessee. Man Levice flashed when you 653 00:29:37,280 --> 00:29:39,920 Speaker 3: saw him in Nashville. He was impressive and some of 654 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 3: the things that he was able to do now interesting 655 00:29:42,400 --> 00:29:45,720 Speaker 3: that they've departed from Mike Rabel, So what is that 656 00:29:46,040 --> 00:29:47,720 Speaker 3: future going to look like? There a lot of people 657 00:29:47,760 --> 00:29:50,200 Speaker 3: around this organization, I know, have a lot of admiration 658 00:29:50,280 --> 00:29:52,880 Speaker 3: for their general manager down there of course, right, very 659 00:29:52,880 --> 00:29:55,960 Speaker 3: familiar to those in the Colts organization. So tons of 660 00:29:56,000 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 3: intrigue among this division. You think about one that was, 661 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,000 Speaker 3: you know, so many people cast off as kind of 662 00:30:01,000 --> 00:30:04,400 Speaker 3: being irrelevant for so long and now looks to be 663 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,440 Speaker 3: one of the more extracing provisions in football for sure, 664 00:30:07,440 --> 00:30:09,680 Speaker 3: with all of the young talent that there is surrounding 665 00:30:09,680 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 3: the juicy storylines. Agree with Bill like wholeheartedly, man, I mean, 666 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:17,360 Speaker 3: we're all going to be so ready once OTA's roll 667 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:19,959 Speaker 3: around and you're actually able to see Anthony on the 668 00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 3: field and you. 669 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:23,080 Speaker 4: Know, starting to see more of that development. 670 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 3: And then kind of secondary to that though, just to 671 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:30,440 Speaker 3: kind of peggyback on I this whole free agency conversation 672 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:34,520 Speaker 3: is significant because, per usual, the Colts have a lot 673 00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 3: of money, you know, in free agency, just cap space 674 00:30:37,160 --> 00:30:40,160 Speaker 3: and things you know, to work with. So in addition 675 00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:43,920 Speaker 3: to those in house free agents, that they explore what 676 00:30:44,120 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 3: else is out out there? Is this this season that 677 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 3: we see the Colts be a little bit more aggressive, 678 00:30:50,080 --> 00:30:52,080 Speaker 3: do they go make some of those bigger moves? I 679 00:30:52,080 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 3: mean kind of thinking back to last year, the your 680 00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:56,760 Speaker 3: two big off season moves were the signing of Matt 681 00:30:56,800 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 3: Gay and Samson ebcom correct. 682 00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:01,600 Speaker 4: Like, yes, so, oh okay, so that's what you did 683 00:31:01,640 --> 00:31:04,880 Speaker 4: last year. What are you doing this off season? 684 00:31:05,040 --> 00:31:08,760 Speaker 3: You know, to help supplement in particular, maybe some of 685 00:31:08,880 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 3: the offense, you know, or you do need more weapons 686 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:15,160 Speaker 3: in this offense or if it's not Pittman, you know, 687 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:16,440 Speaker 3: he mentioned he wants to. 688 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:18,640 Speaker 4: See what's out there. He's going to do is due diligence. 689 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 1: And by the way, don't freak out over that comment. 690 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:21,920 Speaker 1: I mean that's what free agency do. 691 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 5: They should that's what agents do exactly, and that's why 692 00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 5: it's called free agency. 693 00:31:29,200 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. I thought it was phenomenal and just one thing 694 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 3: too to follow with Michael Pittman junior face. 695 00:31:34,640 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: By the way, agency classic. Sorry, we're going to push 696 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:39,400 Speaker 1: it on that. 697 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:43,720 Speaker 3: I just want to follow back or follow up back 698 00:31:43,760 --> 00:31:45,920 Speaker 3: to Michael really quickly, because I don't know if a 699 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:47,640 Speaker 3: lot of people recognize this or saw on Twitter or not, 700 00:31:47,760 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 3: but he was awarded the Media Good Guy Award by 701 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:53,880 Speaker 3: the Pro Football Writers Association. 702 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:56,400 Speaker 4: So that is where the local. 703 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:59,640 Speaker 3: Beat writers and reporters get together and they recognize a 704 00:31:59,680 --> 00:32:02,400 Speaker 3: guy who has helped them do their jobs, who has 705 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 3: gone above and beyond to be candid, be open, be accessible. 706 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 3: And Michael was recognized this year. It was Zire Franklin 707 00:32:10,680 --> 00:32:14,320 Speaker 3: last year, Michael this year. And I mean the growth 708 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:18,239 Speaker 3: of Michael Pittman over the course of his career on 709 00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:22,360 Speaker 3: the field and off the field, I mean, it's been incredible. 710 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,440 Speaker 3: I have just it's been so fun to kind of 711 00:32:24,800 --> 00:32:27,280 Speaker 3: have a seat right here to be able to watch 712 00:32:27,320 --> 00:32:29,040 Speaker 3: it and to see him, I mean, just in addition 713 00:32:29,080 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 3: to what you see of him, you know, as a 714 00:32:30,880 --> 00:32:33,160 Speaker 3: wide receiver and as an incredible teammate and leader in 715 00:32:33,200 --> 00:32:35,480 Speaker 3: that locker room, like he's now a father times too, 716 00:32:35,640 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 3: you know, he's gotten married, he's you know, he's raising 717 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:40,200 Speaker 3: a daughter and a son with his beautiful wife. 718 00:32:40,280 --> 00:32:43,120 Speaker 4: And then to just be so forthcoming. 719 00:32:43,160 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 3: He sat in a studio with us at the beginning 720 00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,480 Speaker 3: of season talked about overcoming his stutter, and that was 721 00:32:47,480 --> 00:32:49,760 Speaker 3: one of the big obstacles for him to be more 722 00:32:49,840 --> 00:32:52,640 Speaker 3: vocal as a leader, was trying to overcome that and 723 00:32:52,680 --> 00:32:55,160 Speaker 3: be less self conscious because for so much of his 724 00:32:55,240 --> 00:32:57,320 Speaker 3: life he was worried that people would judge him or 725 00:32:57,320 --> 00:32:58,840 Speaker 3: make fun of him or think that he was stupid 726 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:02,200 Speaker 3: because he had that difficult and his openness just about 727 00:33:02,280 --> 00:33:05,560 Speaker 3: that has helped so many people, and that was one 728 00:33:05,600 --> 00:33:09,600 Speaker 3: of the reasons that the writers were like, this is incredible, 729 00:33:09,640 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 3: Like what you're doing just you know, and of course 730 00:33:12,200 --> 00:33:15,160 Speaker 3: like talking football and everything, but who you are and 731 00:33:15,200 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 3: sharing your story and your journey on and off the 732 00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 3: field is helping a ton of people and it's only 733 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:22,360 Speaker 3: making people even. 734 00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:24,360 Speaker 4: Bigger fans of Michael Pittman Junior. 735 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,120 Speaker 1: Rightfully so, and he's embraced it. 736 00:33:26,160 --> 00:33:29,400 Speaker 2: To your point, he challenged himself to be you know, 737 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:33,480 Speaker 2: more open with the media, like be more accessible, do 738 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,400 Speaker 2: more interviews instead of hiding from it exactly, and you know, 739 00:33:37,000 --> 00:33:40,040 Speaker 2: putting it in your pocket, so to speak, and making 740 00:33:40,040 --> 00:33:42,680 Speaker 2: sure that people don't notice it or you know, try 741 00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 2: to mask it. 742 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:45,960 Speaker 1: Let's put it out there in the open. That way, it. 743 00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:48,240 Speaker 2: Can't define you anymore and you can't be afraid of 744 00:33:48,240 --> 00:33:52,280 Speaker 2: it because I'm no longer self conscious about it. That 745 00:33:52,280 --> 00:33:55,600 Speaker 2: that's It's tremendously well said by you. And great job 746 00:33:55,640 --> 00:33:56,840 Speaker 2: by Michael Pittman Junior. 747 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:00,560 Speaker 4: So yes, so to zip the cap of that recognitioneed. 748 00:33:59,760 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: So, guys, thank you so much. 749 00:34:01,600 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 2: Appreciate you guys at least for me letting me sit 750 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:06,960 Speaker 2: on your couch and go through this therapy session. 751 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:08,280 Speaker 4: Build the insurance. 752 00:34:08,360 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 1: Yes, yeah, hopefully hopefully it's covered. 753 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 2: I don't think I've met my deductible for the year, 754 00:34:13,880 --> 00:34:15,440 Speaker 2: but we got a long way to go here on 755 00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 2: January whatever. 756 00:34:16,960 --> 00:34:20,040 Speaker 1: But next time, you know, same time, same channel, next week. 757 00:34:20,280 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, don't forget that. The podcast continues all off season long. 758 00:34:23,200 --> 00:34:25,200 Speaker 3: We'll have some fun stuff coming to you as well 759 00:34:25,400 --> 00:34:30,320 Speaker 3: to satiate the year long of Indianapolis football. 760 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 4: Stay hungry, sign her up? 761 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,440 Speaker 2: Yes, yes, the vocabulary class that Lara Overton will be 762 00:34:35,480 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 2: teaching all off season long to satiate your needs for 763 00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:42,040 Speaker 2: this Colts football team. Also too, we're going down from 764 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:45,040 Speaker 2: two podcasts to one, so we're back to our weekly 765 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 2: you know, Tuesday edition of the Official Cults Podcast, brought 766 00:34:48,560 --> 00:34:51,200 Speaker 2: to you by Win Las Vegas. My thanks to Sherry 767 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 2: behind the camera on the ones and twoes. Thank you 768 00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:56,960 Speaker 2: very much, Sherry, you are a pleasure as always and 769 00:34:57,239 --> 00:35:00,000 Speaker 2: again we'll do it every single week all year long. 770 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 2: Talking about this team will get you through the offseason 771 00:35:03,000 --> 00:35:05,360 Speaker 2: and we cannot wait. It's an honor and a privilege 772 00:35:05,360 --> 00:35:08,719 Speaker 2: to be talking to you about this team twenty four 773 00:35:08,680 --> 00:35:10,959 Speaker 2: to seven, three sixty five here on the Colts Audio 774 00:35:11,080 --> 00:35:14,000 Speaker 2: Network and on YouTube for Bill Brooks, Layer over Tonight, 775 00:35:14,040 --> 00:35:17,480 Speaker 2: Matt Taylor. So long, everybody, enjoy playoff football and we'll 776 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,280 Speaker 2: talk Colts football next week next Tuesday on the Official 777 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:21,040 Speaker 2: Colts Podcast.