1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Football is about the jimmies and joes and exes and 2 00:00:06,760 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: oh's check New York plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. It's 3 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,599 Speaker 1: time to get out the shopboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:21,120 Speaker 1: Here's what all starts right, here's why jee money, Chris. 5 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:33,320 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. Inside football is back and we've got more storylines. 7 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: We've got more blueprints to get into today as the 8 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: Colts getting ready for Week ten up next the Las 9 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:42,279 Speaker 1: Vegas Raiders. I'm Matt Taylor and thanks for coming back 10 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: again this week. Rick Venturi of course on the horn 11 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:48,639 Speaker 1: with his forty one years of coaching experience, and we're 12 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:51,040 Speaker 1: talking about more moves today for the Colts and the 13 00:00:51,120 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: coaching staff. And Rick, you've had about forty eight hours 14 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: to digest the Colts moves and the hiring of Jeff 15 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Saturday on interim basis. But let's start first with the 16 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: Frank Reich part of it again. Recap what we talked 17 00:01:04,760 --> 00:01:07,800 Speaker 1: about on Monday. What are you feeling? How are you 18 00:01:07,920 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: feeling about this move? A coaching change made in the 19 00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: middle of the season for the Colts after the offense 20 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:17,039 Speaker 1: has struggled so much to this point. Yeah, it's it's 21 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,639 Speaker 1: always stunning, you know when you do something during the season, 22 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: you know, particularly with somebody like Frank, who did have 23 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: a really good resume early here in his career and 24 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:29,679 Speaker 1: did some really good things and it is a really 25 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: great guy with it. I mean, it's it's stunning in 26 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: that sense. But the reality of it is is Frank 27 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: hit the high water mark on Christmas Night in Arizona, 28 00:01:40,080 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: you know, with that great last second victory to go 29 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,119 Speaker 1: nine and six, to put himself in the driver's seat, 30 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,200 Speaker 1: you know. And then the meltdown, I think, particularly the 31 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: awful meltdown in Jacksonville at the end. Then the disappointing 32 00:01:53,720 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: start against two you know, perceived underdogs to play poorly 33 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: and tie, and I think then along with the the 34 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:06,320 Speaker 1: just not being able to destroy Tennessee, you know, when 35 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 1: the owner has mandated that you win the South, that 36 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:11,960 Speaker 1: the South is everything and we've got to be Tennessee, 37 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:15,120 Speaker 1: and then to get swept by him. I think all 38 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: those things were a slippery slope. And then, as I 39 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: told you, and you and I have discussed this a lot, 40 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,919 Speaker 1: as I told you walking out Sunday was the day. 41 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,640 Speaker 1: I mean, you always have that day as a as 42 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: a head coach or a coordinator that just goes south 43 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,560 Speaker 1: on you and it becomes an embarrassment, It becomes a 44 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 1: demoralizing game, and that becomes the final straw. Not that 45 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: you were necessarily going to be fired the next day, 46 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,959 Speaker 1: but you were really fired on Sunday at New England, 47 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:45,240 Speaker 1: there's no question about it. So and you know, since 48 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:48,519 Speaker 1: that Christmas Day it's kind of staggering, but with a 49 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: winning record overall, we're you know, since that Christmas Day 50 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:54,480 Speaker 1: we're three seven and one with as you said, just 51 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 1: futrid offensive statistics that you know, Frank is the de 52 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,560 Speaker 1: facto offensive coordinator, so he takes the hit on two 53 00:03:02,680 --> 00:03:05,519 Speaker 1: levels there, and the head coach is always going to 54 00:03:05,560 --> 00:03:08,040 Speaker 1: take the hit no matter how bad it is around him. 55 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: You know, he becomes accountable. In other words, the buck 56 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: stops there. So it isn't surprising to me that Frank 57 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: is no longer the coach of the coach. It just 58 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,320 Speaker 1: is a little bit stunning, you know, when it actually happens. 59 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: And then after more time and thought on the other 60 00:03:23,240 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: side of it, what have you concluded about where the 61 00:03:26,240 --> 00:03:28,560 Speaker 1: Colts are at? It and what they're doing with eight 62 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: games to play, giving the team to Jeff Saturday with 63 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: no NFL experience. Yeah, well that's a little shocking, you know, 64 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: in that sense. I think that's shocked. I mean, Jeff 65 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: has admitted himself that he was shocked personally, So I mean, 66 00:03:42,880 --> 00:03:45,600 Speaker 1: I'm I'm not speaking out of school. You know, it's 67 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: tough for me because I'm a football lifer. I'm a 68 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:53,000 Speaker 1: guy that so respects the profession, so respects the grind, 69 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: the paying of the dues, and for the most part, 70 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: the great coaches in this league if you look at 71 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: him today, of the Belichicks, the read you know, the Grudens, 72 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: de Pete Carroll's, the Sean Payton's, even Mike Tomlin. I mean, 73 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: those guys have all coached high school, college ground their way. 74 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: And it isn't so much that I resent the paying 75 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 1: of the dues. I think that's overrated. It's just, you know, 76 00:04:18,960 --> 00:04:21,720 Speaker 1: I just respect that you learn the craft at every 77 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 1: level in order to handle the job. Now on a 78 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,479 Speaker 1: short term basis, I'm not sure that that's really that important. 79 00:04:28,600 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: If it's if we're just talking to eight games, I'm 80 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: really not sure about that, because you know, you know, 81 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,400 Speaker 1: and I've said this before. First of all, Jeff is 82 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: a very sharp guy. He's a very smart guy. You know, 83 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: he's a very good communicator with all. And he has 84 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,040 Speaker 1: that kind of homespun charisma about him. He really does. 85 00:04:49,560 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: He has a link with the great past here. Obviously, 86 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,880 Speaker 1: those are the reasons that he's here. And so in 87 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,560 Speaker 1: that sense, sometimes I think, and I've done it all. 88 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: I've become an become an interim coordinator, a coordinator, I 89 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: become the interim head coach twice, and so you know, 90 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: I'm very familiar with that, and it's actually easier, in 91 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,720 Speaker 1: my opinion of all this time. It's actually easier to 92 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: take over as the head coach because the head coach 93 00:05:18,279 --> 00:05:22,839 Speaker 1: is a management position. You manage players, you manage the clock, 94 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 1: you manage to practice the way of life, but you 95 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: really only at game time probably make five decisions that 96 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,960 Speaker 1: are significant, particularly if you're not a head coach coordinator, 97 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: which I was in Indianapolis, but I was not in 98 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: New Orleans, and it was one of the reasons I 99 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,880 Speaker 1: did a better job in New Orleans. Now you know 100 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:45,960 Speaker 1: whether or not you think Parks Fraser is ready or not, 101 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: at least it's a decisive move, you know, to get 102 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 1: another guy to call the place. I thought that was critical. 103 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:55,520 Speaker 1: You have to be very decisive with your staff. I mean, 104 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,159 Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't knock me out. That has claimed 105 00:05:58,200 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: to fame. He was a ga on the ark and 106 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 1: saw State staff that won the for the Cure Bowl 107 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,640 Speaker 1: or whatever it is. But you know, at some point 108 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: a guy has to have an opportunity to call his 109 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 1: first play. I remember when Nick Saban was considering hiring 110 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: Will must Champ as his defensive coordinator at LSU, and 111 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: he and I talked about it, and he said, Rick, 112 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: I just worry about him. He's never called a play. 113 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: And I said, Nick, I did, I had to call 114 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,040 Speaker 1: my first play. You had to call your first play. 115 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:28,040 Speaker 1: If you think the guy's good, go with him, you know. 116 00:06:28,120 --> 00:06:30,440 Speaker 1: And I think that's you know, that's what you're doing. 117 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 1: I think he has a much tougher job. I think 118 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 1: play calling, both offensively and defensively is actually the toughest 119 00:06:39,400 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: assignment in the National Football League because you're now where 120 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: I said, the head coach might be making five decisions 121 00:06:45,320 --> 00:06:49,440 Speaker 1: and his personality may be more important. Coordinators making between 122 00:06:49,560 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: fifty and seventy within about twenty seconds. Yeah, that's a 123 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: much much a different, much much a different situation. But 124 00:06:58,080 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: it's a decisive move. You go with it. And again, 125 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: you know the thing about this this season is not lost. 126 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: It really isn't at three to five and one. And 127 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 1: you know, I've looked at the three teams we've got 128 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,280 Speaker 1: coming up, and we'll get into the Raiders in detail, 129 00:07:14,360 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: but the Raiders in Pittsburgh are really having a terrible 130 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: season at two and six, and obviously they're sandwiched around 131 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,120 Speaker 1: a great team in Philadelphia. But I mean, all is 132 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: not lost if you can, if you can write the ship, 133 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: and I do believe in my heart, and maybe I'm 134 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 1: still buying into what I thought in August. I don't 135 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:34,360 Speaker 1: think this team is as bad as it looks. Sunday, Well, 136 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: let's pick up there, because, as you said, you've been 137 00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 1: through it all from from a coaching you know, from 138 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 1: a resume standpoint, your experience, as you said, you've you've 139 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: taken over two different times on an interim basis to 140 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:47,200 Speaker 1: be the head coach. What are some things that Jeff 141 00:07:47,240 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: Saturday is going to find out that he has to 142 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: deal with that maybe he didn't think was on the 143 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: radar or on the desk of a head coach. Yeah, 144 00:07:55,280 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: and it's really important that you do it now. You've 145 00:07:57,520 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: got to live in and now there's no time here. 146 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 1: We're getting ready to play the Raiders. It's Wednesday, You're 147 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: having your first big meeting with your team. So all 148 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: this stuff has to handle simultaneously. I think Number one 149 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,600 Speaker 1: and you have to fill the leadership gap. Now, there 150 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 1: can't be any gap between you and Frank. You have 151 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 1: to establish yourself in that building. Number one. Now that 152 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: you are the leader, you can't play your way in. 153 00:08:22,920 --> 00:08:25,160 Speaker 1: We don't need any Frank Reich bashing. None of that 154 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: is necessary. But you have to be decisive in everything 155 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: and don't be afraid to make change. It's whether it's practice, tempo, 156 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: practice schedule, whether it's how we dress on a game, 157 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: what we eat. Immediately take over and take charge. Number two, 158 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,520 Speaker 1: and this is really critical. You've got to embrace your 159 00:08:43,559 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: staff because don't kid yourself, it's not ever going to 160 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,319 Speaker 1: come out. But there's a lot of resentment. There'll be 161 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:51,360 Speaker 1: a lot of resentment, particularly with the veteran guys that 162 00:08:51,520 --> 00:08:53,679 Speaker 1: were passed over for this. I mean that this is 163 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,440 Speaker 1: a little bit different. It's not like they elevated one 164 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:59,400 Speaker 1: of their own who wasn't maybe an obvious choice. They 165 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: didn't do that at So there's going to be represent 166 00:09:01,679 --> 00:09:03,280 Speaker 1: you know, there's going to be some of that. And 167 00:09:03,360 --> 00:09:05,199 Speaker 1: if you don't have that staff with you, you're not 168 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: going anywhere. So it's really important that you embrace those guys, 169 00:09:09,480 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: that you sell them and convince them that if we 170 00:09:12,320 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: all pull together and win, it's gonna be great for everybody. 171 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 1: Number Three, you got to you've got to sell your 172 00:09:18,840 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 1: team on how and why you're going to get better. 173 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:27,480 Speaker 1: This isn't about ESPN sign you know, you know basically 174 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:31,880 Speaker 1: ESPN sound bytes or I was by this that that's 175 00:09:31,920 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: none of that's gonna last. What you have to do 176 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: is say to them, Okay, here's what we're changing. We're 177 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: gonna be more of this, We're gonna do more of this. 178 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:42,120 Speaker 1: This is how our offense is going to change. This 179 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,600 Speaker 1: sound's gonna change on game time. This is what we're 180 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: going to find out of it. Because pro players, I've 181 00:09:47,160 --> 00:09:50,439 Speaker 1: learned over the years, they're motivated by one thing. In 182 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:53,439 Speaker 1: the end, they'll say one thing, but they are motivated 183 00:09:53,520 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: by coaches who show them the way to win, who 184 00:09:56,920 --> 00:09:59,839 Speaker 1: put them in the best position, and a lot of that. 185 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: It's technical, it's very technical, and pro players understand it. 186 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 1: So you know, it's not like I said, it's not 187 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: handshaking now, it's not you know, kissing babies butts or 188 00:10:09,440 --> 00:10:12,160 Speaker 1: any of that. This now has to be real with them. 189 00:10:12,440 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: And then I think number four this sometimes the hardest 190 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: thing to do is stay in your lane. You're not 191 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: going to be Bill Walsh x and O wise, You're 192 00:10:20,360 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: not going to be Buddy Ryan X and O wise. 193 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 1: We know that you've been given this job because of 194 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: your link to the past and your perceived leadership skills. 195 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:32,280 Speaker 1: So that's what you got to do. Define your offensive staff, 196 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 1: which I think he's doing. Obviously he's already named a 197 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,719 Speaker 1: play caller, so we've got we've done that, and get 198 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: out of Gus and Bubba's way, lead and command the 199 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:44,319 Speaker 1: locker room. Those are the four key things that you 200 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: have to do here, and you have to do them 201 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 1: all immediately and you know, and all in one in Unison. Yep, 202 00:10:51,880 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: no question about that. And again, Jeff Saturday is going 203 00:10:54,520 --> 00:10:56,600 Speaker 1: to meet with the media later today as we tape 204 00:10:56,640 --> 00:11:00,840 Speaker 1: this on sort of late morning on Wednesday. Again, Jeff Saturday, 205 00:11:00,880 --> 00:11:03,160 Speaker 1: gonna talk with the media here in about an hour 206 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: as we sit here and tape this right now. All right, Rick, 207 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 1: Like we said, despite all of these changes in the questions, 208 00:11:09,400 --> 00:11:11,680 Speaker 1: the Colts still have games to play. A game coming 209 00:11:11,800 --> 00:11:14,719 Speaker 1: up on Sunday. Las Vegas is up next. Let's talk 210 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: about them on the big picture. They're two and six, 211 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: They're coming off a loss of the Jaguars last Sunday, 212 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:23,120 Speaker 1: and they're in last place in the AFC West under 213 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 1: first year head coach Josh McDaniels. They've lost three of 214 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: their last four games after an o and three start 215 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: to the season, and Sunday for them mark the third 216 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: time this season that they've blown a seventeen point lead. 217 00:11:36,559 --> 00:11:39,920 Speaker 1: They've also been a part of five one score games 218 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 1: and they've lost them all. So it's not like they're 219 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: getting blown out. But they don't have that klutch gene 220 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: like the Colts did at the beginning of the season. 221 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 1: They've got outstanding skill players on offense, Derek Carr, Josh Jacobs, Hunter, 222 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,040 Speaker 1: renfro They've got the elite receiver now on the outside, 223 00:11:56,120 --> 00:11:59,559 Speaker 1: Davante Adams, tight end Darren Waller when healthy. One of 224 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 1: the off his hybrid matchups in the NFL, but he's 225 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 1: been out since Week five with a hamstring, but there's 226 00:12:04,800 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: a good chance that he plays on Sunday against the Colts. 227 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,760 Speaker 1: Then meanwhile, on defense, that's been their achilles he all season, 228 00:12:11,840 --> 00:12:15,800 Speaker 1: twenty eighth and scoring twenty eighth and total yards. They're 229 00:12:15,800 --> 00:12:18,559 Speaker 1: a pretty basic team on both sides of the ball. Rick. 230 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: It's sort of like playing New England in some ways 231 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: because of Josh McDaniels and his background with the Patriots. 232 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: So what else stands out to you about the Raiders 233 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: coming into this game on the big picture? Yeah, you know, 234 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: it's very interesting if you kind of look at the 235 00:12:31,600 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: game within the game, it's kind of an interesting matchup 236 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: in the sense that, you know, it's good versus good, 237 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:42,959 Speaker 1: and it's bad versus bad. You know, the Raiders are 238 00:12:43,160 --> 00:12:45,560 Speaker 1: very good and I'll get into detail on those guys 239 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 1: that you're talking about. They are tremendously skilled on offense. 240 00:12:49,280 --> 00:12:51,839 Speaker 1: I mean, it's almost staggering that a two and sixth 241 00:12:51,920 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: team would have the kind of skill that they have. 242 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: And so I mean they're really I mean they're fourteenth 243 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 1: and scoring, you know, I mean, they're top sixteen in 244 00:13:00,840 --> 00:13:03,520 Speaker 1: total offense. This is a very good team that I 245 00:13:03,600 --> 00:13:05,839 Speaker 1: think they're even better than that statistic, to be honest 246 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:08,400 Speaker 1: with you. And they're playing against the coal team that 247 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: is now up to number five, the fifth best defensive 248 00:13:12,040 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: team in the league, and I think their thirteenth and 249 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: points given up. But I think that's skewed. I think 250 00:13:17,280 --> 00:13:20,560 Speaker 1: that's misleading because of all the turnovers and the punt 251 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: blocks and stuff like that. I think they're scoring statistic 252 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: is without question more towards five if you really looked 253 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: at it. So this is going to be really good 254 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 1: against good I think another kind of sidebar is remember 255 00:13:33,960 --> 00:13:38,079 Speaker 1: that Derek Carr and Gus Bradley played against one another 256 00:13:38,160 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: every day in practice for a year, so you know 257 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:44,319 Speaker 1: they're definitely going to know one another inside out in 258 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:46,600 Speaker 1: that sense, and I look forward to that just kind 259 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,120 Speaker 1: of as a football geek. And then on the other 260 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: side of it, something's got to give. I mean, both 261 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:54,199 Speaker 1: teams have been bad. I mean, the Coats come in 262 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: thirty second in scoring. We're not going to chronicle all 263 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: that stuff, but we know what it is. And their 264 00:13:59,559 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: defense can't stop a cold. I mean they're they're twenty 265 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: eighth in scoring, twenty eighth total, and it really has 266 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: been their achilles heal, and it's been their achilles heal 267 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,839 Speaker 1: for years. They've not been able to put a good 268 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,760 Speaker 1: defensive team together. But you're exactly right with McDaniels in 269 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: there at two and six. You know this is his 270 00:14:17,160 --> 00:14:20,480 Speaker 1: third time around. You know, he's eleven and seventeen in Denver. 271 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,520 Speaker 1: You know he was he failed at offensive coordinator in 272 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: Saint Louis, which people forget, and now he's two and six. 273 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,480 Speaker 1: So the boy wonder hasn't exactly knocked it out of 274 00:14:30,520 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: the park like everybody thinks. But offensively great skills. You're 275 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: exactly right. They have two I would say premier players 276 00:14:38,880 --> 00:14:40,920 Speaker 1: maybe you know, guys that are an argument for the 277 00:14:41,000 --> 00:14:44,120 Speaker 1: top position in their league, and that's Davante Adams because 278 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:47,440 Speaker 1: he's already got forty eight catches. He's just a tremendous 279 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: split in. He really is. He's just a great player, 280 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:52,160 Speaker 1: and he's if you're going to have a conversation on 281 00:14:52,240 --> 00:14:54,040 Speaker 1: his the best receiver in the league, he's right there. 282 00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:56,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you're talking about that. The other guy that 283 00:14:56,240 --> 00:14:59,720 Speaker 1: I love in terms of just a football analyst is Jacobs. 284 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: He goes his five point four rushing. I mean he 285 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,840 Speaker 1: he is a beast Matt and he can take it 286 00:15:06,000 --> 00:15:08,840 Speaker 1: to you. He can spin out of a tackle, he 287 00:15:08,960 --> 00:15:11,400 Speaker 1: can hit a home run, he can catch it and 288 00:15:11,520 --> 00:15:14,120 Speaker 1: go he I'll tell you what he really impresses me. 289 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:16,000 Speaker 1: And I think they were trying to trade him in 290 00:15:16,040 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: the beginning. I think they swallowed the whistle on that one. 291 00:15:19,160 --> 00:15:23,360 Speaker 1: And then you mentioned Renfro. Renfro is you know, as 292 00:15:23,400 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: good a third down back. He is so much like 293 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,400 Speaker 1: Welker and Edelman, you know. And he took Kenny Moore 294 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,480 Speaker 1: to school last year in the fourth quarter when they 295 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: had to get that win and he beat him like 296 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: a drum at the nickel. And then the other wildcard 297 00:15:37,160 --> 00:15:40,440 Speaker 1: and he didn't play last week. He's been injured, but 298 00:15:40,560 --> 00:15:44,880 Speaker 1: he's been active, but he hasn't played. And that's Waller. 299 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:47,440 Speaker 1: And if Waller's there, then you have to really be 300 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: careful because Waller is one of the tight end tough 301 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:54,600 Speaker 1: tight end matchups in the league. So they've got that 302 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: and we're going to get into it later. But I 303 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: think you and I both share our belief in Derek Carr. 304 00:16:00,720 --> 00:16:03,240 Speaker 1: Derek Carr has been is to me, one of the 305 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,760 Speaker 1: most underrated players in the league. He's been definitely a 306 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: cult killer. I don't care what anybody says, and I'll 307 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: talk about him and the muss And then on defense, 308 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: they just haven't been very good. Uh. You know, Crosby 309 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:18,840 Speaker 1: is the playmaker, you know, they're left in. He's a 310 00:16:19,200 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: kind of a poor man's Ted Hendricks. He makes plays. 311 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:26,280 Speaker 1: He's got thirty one sacks. Jones Chandler Jones, who they 312 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, got in free agency, has a ton of sacks, 313 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: over a hundred. But he has been really quiet. But 314 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:34,680 Speaker 1: those two edge guys are the guys they cut. You know, 315 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:37,200 Speaker 1: what was considered one of their top guys, Abrahams. They 316 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:40,840 Speaker 1: cut them yesterday, so all of a sudden, Harmon will 317 00:16:40,840 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: be doing that damage. But they're really basic. They're nothing. 318 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:46,920 Speaker 1: I expected the Graham who coached at New England to 319 00:16:47,040 --> 00:16:49,440 Speaker 1: be very much like the Patriots, but they're very basic, 320 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:52,560 Speaker 1: and they're very basic on offense. It's it's when I 321 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 1: say New England, it's really New England light and lighter, 322 00:16:55,280 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 1: because it's not nearly the strategy and the problems that 323 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: the that the old Patriots give you. Here you go, 324 00:17:04,080 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 1: it's New England with less calories. I like it a 325 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,040 Speaker 1: lot less calories. I mean, you know, the big three 326 00:17:09,119 --> 00:17:13,119 Speaker 1: for rip entry is always points given up, QBR, in 327 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: point in the turnover differential. I always think you can 328 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,879 Speaker 1: you can judge a team points given up twenty eight. 329 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: Now here's the here's the tough one. Car is still 330 00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: number ten and QBR and then turnover differential they're minus two, 331 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: so it's kind of neutral. But you know that's what 332 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:31,360 Speaker 1: I see. All right, Well, let's roll them out, Let's 333 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:33,639 Speaker 1: get out the blueprints. Let's talk about how the Colts 334 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:36,399 Speaker 1: can slow down the Raiders here on offense. Because the 335 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,720 Speaker 1: Colts have been playing, as you said, some fantastic defense 336 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: the last couple of weeks. They need to carry that 337 00:17:41,600 --> 00:17:44,240 Speaker 1: over in this game in order to beat the Raiders 338 00:17:44,280 --> 00:17:47,159 Speaker 1: and snap this three game losing streak. It all starts 339 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,000 Speaker 1: with Derek Carr at the quarterback position. He's the Raiders 340 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,879 Speaker 1: all time leader and passing yards and passing touchdowns, and 341 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: last season he threw for a club record forty eight 342 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,960 Speaker 1: hundred and four yards. And they have a great running back, 343 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs. He can run it, he can catch it. 344 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: He's close to a thousand scrimmage yards on the season. 345 00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 1: He's got six rushing touchdowns. He ranks fourth in the 346 00:18:08,520 --> 00:18:11,720 Speaker 1: NFL so far this season in rushing and is averaging 347 00:18:11,760 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: over four yards per carry on YAK. And then they've 348 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:19,359 Speaker 1: got former Packard great Davante Adams. He's now overplaying with 349 00:18:19,440 --> 00:18:22,719 Speaker 1: his former college teammate and Derek Carr. He has almost 350 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:26,000 Speaker 1: seven hundred receiving yards and seven touchdowns on the season. 351 00:18:26,320 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 1: He ranks number one in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving 352 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:34,879 Speaker 1: touchdowns among wide receivers since two sixteen. Hunter Renfro had 353 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: a big game against the Colts last season. He's their 354 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: third down specialist. He had seven catches for seventy six 355 00:18:40,520 --> 00:18:43,440 Speaker 1: yards last year against the Colts, including a big catch 356 00:18:43,520 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 1: on the game winning drive that sunk the Colts in 357 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:48,440 Speaker 1: that game. Darren Waller might be back in this game 358 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:50,720 Speaker 1: at ti it end after missing significant time with a 359 00:18:50,800 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. And since twenty nineteen, he ranks tied for 360 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 1: second in the NFL among all tight ends and catches 361 00:18:58,040 --> 00:19:01,119 Speaker 1: third in receiving yards in his time for sixth and 362 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,119 Speaker 1: receiving touchdowns. So they've got a lot of impact players 363 00:19:04,440 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: that have accomplished a lot, but rick they don't blow 364 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,160 Speaker 1: you away. Statistically as a team on offense, the one 365 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:12,560 Speaker 1: thing they're not going to do is turn the ball over. 366 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: They only have seven turnovers all season. That's uncharacteristic of 367 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: a seven or a two win team to this point 368 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: on the season. So what else stands out to you 369 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,200 Speaker 1: about the Raiders on offense as we look at your musts. No, 370 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:28,320 Speaker 1: that's a pretty good evaluation of this team. You know, 371 00:19:28,400 --> 00:19:31,720 Speaker 1: they're very, very interesting, and you talked about this. I 372 00:19:31,840 --> 00:19:33,960 Speaker 1: talked about this, and I'm going to get into it. Obviously, 373 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: Adams and Jacobs are handfuls. Those guys are premier players 374 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: in the league. Renfro, as you said, is a really 375 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:48,200 Speaker 1: really terrific slot. And then if Waller's there, we have 376 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,879 Speaker 1: to be really careful because that can you have to 377 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,800 Speaker 1: adapt your game plan if Waller is there. They've got 378 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 1: a good run blocking offensive line. But they're, like most 379 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: teams in this league, a really struggle and their left 380 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:05,560 Speaker 1: guard Parum is really he is the week sister. I mean, 381 00:20:05,640 --> 00:20:08,680 Speaker 1: he is Parum as a rookie at left guard, and 382 00:20:09,200 --> 00:20:12,840 Speaker 1: he really he can't block very well, particularly on protection. 383 00:20:13,720 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: But I would say a couple of things. Schematically, you 384 00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:20,920 Speaker 1: are gonna see more two back offense twenty one and 385 00:20:21,080 --> 00:20:26,159 Speaker 1: twenty two per twenty two personnel. He kept He's kept that, 386 00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:30,879 Speaker 1: uh And Michael Lombardi Junior is his offensive coordinator who 387 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm very good friends with his father, Mike, who is 388 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:36,520 Speaker 1: a GM for years, and they they they kept the 389 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,920 Speaker 1: Gruden running game. They keep that a lot of two 390 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,399 Speaker 1: back offense. I've seen more I and what I call 391 00:20:43,520 --> 00:20:45,800 Speaker 1: I far or I near with the you know where 392 00:20:45,800 --> 00:20:49,359 Speaker 1: the fullback is offset, and they run a ton of 393 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 1: leads and powers. I mean really looks old school. But 394 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:57,640 Speaker 1: you know, the difficulty in that is modern day defenses 395 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,880 Speaker 1: don't see it. They just don't see it very much. 396 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:02,800 Speaker 1: And even when they get in their leven their three 397 00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,879 Speaker 1: wide receiver sets, they'll take Moreau the tight end and 398 00:21:07,000 --> 00:21:09,680 Speaker 1: motioning back in the backfield and create a near and 399 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:12,959 Speaker 1: far set and run right there. So that's that's going 400 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 1: to be unique in terms of looking at that type 401 00:21:15,880 --> 00:21:19,120 Speaker 1: of running game. It's it's it's really different. They really 402 00:21:19,160 --> 00:21:21,560 Speaker 1: if they get behind an account, they're big screen team. 403 00:21:21,600 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 1: They like to get back on track with screens from 404 00:21:25,400 --> 00:21:28,840 Speaker 1: a general standpoint, So you know, again when they get 405 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's second and long. It's either run the 406 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: ball and do just what you opposite did because you 407 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:36,920 Speaker 1: failed on first down. If they run it, pass it, 408 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:40,000 Speaker 1: if you pass incomplete, run it, it's the I call 409 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:44,120 Speaker 1: that play opposite. And then a lot of a lot 410 00:21:44,200 --> 00:21:47,720 Speaker 1: of West Coast on second down, quick rhythm first down, 411 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:51,800 Speaker 1: a lot of running game and play action and shots. 412 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,400 Speaker 1: And what Car does a good job of is he's 413 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: one of the better touchdown checkdown guys. He'll if he's 414 00:21:57,480 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: got a deep, he'll air it out. If he doesn't, 415 00:22:00,000 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 1: he gets it to the right check down guy. So 416 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:04,480 Speaker 1: and then when you get on third down, it's it's 417 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,880 Speaker 1: a scheme scheme. When it's third and short, When it's 418 00:22:07,920 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: third and middle, you got to defend Renfro And then 419 00:22:11,240 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: third and down they're gonna screen or go downfield. Okay, 420 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: must number one. You've got to control Jacobs. It gets 421 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 1: your big boy pads on for these leads and powers. 422 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: You haven't most of these kids haven't seen this since 423 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: high school. I mean, they're gonna they're gonna pound with him. 424 00:22:27,920 --> 00:22:30,720 Speaker 1: They want to take pressure off that offensive line that 425 00:22:30,800 --> 00:22:33,760 Speaker 1: they know can't pass block, so they're gonna pound it 426 00:22:33,840 --> 00:22:36,639 Speaker 1: in there. We've got a gang tackle that guy and 427 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 1: wrap him up. Okay, you know he's like I said, 428 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 1: he's five point four rushing. He is a baller. Now 429 00:22:45,160 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: they'll sprinkle Abdullah number twenty two. He'll come in some 430 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:54,120 Speaker 1: on third down or for specialized plays. He's where Jacobs. 431 00:22:54,359 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: This is the really the slasher and powerful guy. Abdullah 432 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:01,600 Speaker 1: is a little bit more of a loose play guy, 433 00:23:01,720 --> 00:23:05,200 Speaker 1: so you'll see him some. And Turner is their gadget guy. 434 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: He's a wide out, but he'll come in to run 435 00:23:07,600 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: the speed sweeps. Everybody has a gadget guy today, but 436 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:14,600 Speaker 1: number one. We can't let those what I call direct runs, 437 00:23:14,640 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: and they're very simple. It's lead, it's power, it's counter tray. 438 00:23:19,760 --> 00:23:21,960 Speaker 1: And then last week they ran some wham in on 439 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:24,479 Speaker 1: the nose. But it's the same play as over and over. 440 00:23:24,560 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: And that's why they do a pretty good job with him, 441 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:29,960 Speaker 1: especially with the backs. So you know, again he's this 442 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,199 Speaker 1: guy again is in the conversation for you know, one 443 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 1: of the top backs now number two, and it might 444 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: as well be one A. You've got to control Adams deep. 445 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,879 Speaker 1: You might not be able to take everything away from him, 446 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,200 Speaker 1: but he is a big time deep ball, fifty fifty 447 00:23:45,240 --> 00:23:47,680 Speaker 1: week guy. And what they like to do is get 448 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:51,480 Speaker 1: informations where he's isolated one on one on the week side. 449 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:54,440 Speaker 1: In other words, a strong set to the right or 450 00:23:54,480 --> 00:23:56,960 Speaker 1: a trip set to the right where he's back on 451 00:23:57,080 --> 00:23:59,000 Speaker 1: the left, and if they get you one on one, 452 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,399 Speaker 1: they're going to your shots. Now, this will be a 453 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:05,960 Speaker 1: great challenge for Gilmore. You know, if we're gonna play 454 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: our basic cover three and one and Gilmore, you got 455 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,000 Speaker 1: to put Gilmore on him, and you have to have 456 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,040 Speaker 1: Gilmore fight him to the death. Now, I wouldn't let 457 00:24:15,119 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: him out there one on one. I don't I don't 458 00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: care how good Gilmore is. I would play a one 459 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: press a three. But then I would roll that thing 460 00:24:22,520 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: week into what we call an eight coverage where you 461 00:24:25,720 --> 00:24:28,760 Speaker 1: roll up on him weak and play quarters to the 462 00:24:28,880 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: strong side. I would definitely do that on him. I 463 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,320 Speaker 1: just I just have that much respect for him. You 464 00:24:34,359 --> 00:24:37,119 Speaker 1: can't come into the game and let him get big 465 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,160 Speaker 1: plays over the top. I mean that that's coaching malpractice 466 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:44,240 Speaker 1: if you actually do that. Also, you're you've got to 467 00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 1: have a red light and a siren alert. Maybe we 468 00:24:47,240 --> 00:24:50,359 Speaker 1: can get JJ to trip you do a siren up 469 00:24:50,400 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: there when he lines up inside. Okay, if he lines 470 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:56,600 Speaker 1: up at number two aren't in the slot. I mean 471 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,879 Speaker 1: he's going right down the seam. You must will know it, 472 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,920 Speaker 1: so you know you got to overplay that. So again Jacobs, 473 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,560 Speaker 1: the Adams are are one two, And then you do 474 00:25:05,800 --> 00:25:10,240 Speaker 1: have to have a scheme for Renfro in critical situations, 475 00:25:10,760 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: primarily the middle window of third down, which to me 476 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: is that third and five to eight, because that's when 477 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: they're going to use his individual skills, the quickness, the 478 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: jerk routes, the options, the pivots, all those things that 479 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:28,920 Speaker 1: he's really Edelman like, And I think that's that's really 480 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,520 Speaker 1: important because he's going to get it now. What I've 481 00:25:31,520 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: always liked over time is a the ability to the 482 00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:41,040 Speaker 1: ability to either double him in that situation or what 483 00:25:41,160 --> 00:25:44,480 Speaker 1: we call play a one rat where the free safety 484 00:25:44,960 --> 00:25:46,879 Speaker 1: ends up the deep safety rather than play in the 485 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: true middle, backs up the corner on top of Davante 486 00:25:50,960 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: Adams and the other safety comes down and he's the 487 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:57,159 Speaker 1: robber down in there. So you get a man and 488 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,000 Speaker 1: a half on Renfro. You can, so you can play 489 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,480 Speaker 1: Renfro outside knowing that you have inside help. And sometimes 490 00:26:03,520 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: you just call a one double slat or double renfro 491 00:26:06,600 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 1: and take him out in that situation now not all day. 492 00:26:09,680 --> 00:26:13,040 Speaker 1: I'm talking about in that critical third down window. And 493 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 1: then number four, and I guess you could this could 494 00:26:15,440 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: be number one, But you gotta respect car and I 495 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,359 Speaker 1: don't have to tell you this. I know you're a 496 00:26:20,440 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 1: car guy, just like I'm a car guy. I think 497 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,800 Speaker 1: he's a terrific quarterback. There's not much he can't do. 498 00:26:27,400 --> 00:26:30,400 Speaker 1: He's competitive as all get out, and despite the two 499 00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: and sixth record, he is the tenth best QBR guy 500 00:26:34,160 --> 00:26:38,119 Speaker 1: in the league. I think it's really important that you 501 00:26:38,359 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: keep him condensed and contained. He's a guy that really 502 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:45,280 Speaker 1: sees the field. He can move out of trouble if 503 00:26:45,320 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 1: he has to. He's a good enough athlete that he 504 00:26:48,000 --> 00:26:50,760 Speaker 1: can move out in extent. But what he does a 505 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 1: great job of is he'll sit in the pocket and 506 00:26:54,280 --> 00:26:58,440 Speaker 1: hold it. Sometimes sometimes it's bad news. Occasionally you know, 507 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 1: he'll take a sack if you can collapse the pocket. 508 00:27:02,240 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: But he will deliver late and he will deliver off platform. 509 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: He has a great sense, and I think Gruden helped 510 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,879 Speaker 1: him with this when he was there where everybody is 511 00:27:11,920 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: on the field, So he may be looking down at 512 00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:19,400 Speaker 1: you Matt as the Z receiver coming in, but if 513 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 1: it's not there, he'll hold it and he'll just throw it. 514 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,719 Speaker 1: He doesn't have to be on platform, and he'll hit 515 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:29,560 Speaker 1: somebody like Moreau as an outlet, tight end or running back. 516 00:27:30,000 --> 00:27:33,800 Speaker 1: He's very very good finding guys late in the down. 517 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,240 Speaker 1: There's no doubt about that. So again, you have to 518 00:27:37,320 --> 00:27:39,600 Speaker 1: do a really good job on that. I would say, 519 00:27:39,680 --> 00:27:42,760 Speaker 1: you really have to plaster receivers because of that. You know, 520 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: most of the time we talked about we talked about 521 00:27:45,240 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: plaster receivers on guys that can get out and move 522 00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:50,920 Speaker 1: like Mahomes and you know, guys like that because of 523 00:27:51,000 --> 00:27:54,960 Speaker 1: the extension where you have to plaster receivers here is 524 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 1: because he holds that to the last minute and he 525 00:27:57,840 --> 00:28:02,520 Speaker 1: will deliver off platform. Now the offensive line cannot hold up. 526 00:28:02,680 --> 00:28:06,680 Speaker 1: So if but to me, collapse the pocket, take away 527 00:28:06,800 --> 00:28:10,480 Speaker 1: his vision inside. Don't give him inside lanes to find 528 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:13,639 Speaker 1: those guys. I've never thought Miller was very good at 529 00:28:13,760 --> 00:28:16,560 Speaker 1: left tackle. I think he's a real stiff guy. I 530 00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,520 Speaker 1: think you get in gackway on him and run the 531 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,200 Speaker 1: edge and then their worst, like I said, the worst 532 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:26,200 Speaker 1: part of their team offensively is Parham their left guard. 533 00:28:26,280 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: He's a rookie. He honestly gets beat like a drum. 534 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:31,720 Speaker 1: We've got to have we've got to have Buckner on 535 00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,720 Speaker 1: that right guard every time it's a passing down. And 536 00:28:35,040 --> 00:28:37,440 Speaker 1: because I don't think he can handle him, and so 537 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:40,479 Speaker 1: I think in the end Saxon turnovers are a must there. 538 00:28:40,520 --> 00:28:42,760 Speaker 1: And as you said earlier, they're hard to get those 539 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: turnovers on him, but you gotta do it and attack 540 00:28:45,560 --> 00:28:47,480 Speaker 1: that left side with movement, and I don't think they 541 00:28:47,560 --> 00:28:50,200 Speaker 1: can hold up. But again, respect the hell out of 542 00:28:50,320 --> 00:28:53,480 Speaker 1: car and that skilled outfit. All Right, that's Rick Venturi. 543 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,440 Speaker 1: This is inside football getting ready for the Colts and 544 00:28:56,600 --> 00:28:58,920 Speaker 1: the Raiders on the blueprints. Let's switch over to the 545 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:03,080 Speaker 1: Raiders on defense, and this is where they've not been 546 00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,160 Speaker 1: good obviously. This is their Achilles seal, giving up twenty 547 00:29:06,200 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: five points per game. They ranked twenty sixth against the pass, 548 00:29:09,640 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 1: twenty eighth and total yards. They've been terrible on third down. 549 00:29:12,840 --> 00:29:16,280 Speaker 1: In fact, Rick, they're giving up sixty percent on third 550 00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 1: down in their last four games. They're last in the 551 00:29:19,440 --> 00:29:23,200 Speaker 1: NFL with only five takeaways, thirty first in red zone defense, 552 00:29:23,560 --> 00:29:27,560 Speaker 1: giving up touchdown seventy four percent. Of the time. Patrick Graham, 553 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:30,960 Speaker 1: the former Patriot, he's now the defensive coordinator in Las Vegas. 554 00:29:31,280 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: They only have nine sacks on the season. Again, that's 555 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:36,680 Speaker 1: dead last, and they haven't been able to generate much 556 00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,880 Speaker 1: pressure outside of Max Crosby, who has six of the 557 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,239 Speaker 1: team's nine sacks on the season. And they've gone through 558 00:29:43,320 --> 00:29:46,880 Speaker 1: some changes. The Raiders released safety Jonathan Abraham last week 559 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:49,880 Speaker 1: after they picked him up in the draft in twenty nineteen. 560 00:29:49,960 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: They also put their leading tackler, Divine Diablo on ir 561 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:56,760 Speaker 1: this week with an injury. So what else and who 562 00:29:56,840 --> 00:29:59,920 Speaker 1: else stands out to you about the Raiders on defense 563 00:30:00,120 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: going into this game. No, they're really not very good. 564 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: I'm going to say it right off the bat, and 565 00:30:05,240 --> 00:30:11,080 Speaker 1: I'm really surprised at how basic they actually play. You 566 00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:14,960 Speaker 1: would think that Graham would be more and more influenced 567 00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:18,640 Speaker 1: by the Belichick method, and he has Rob Ryan with him, 568 00:30:18,680 --> 00:30:22,120 Speaker 1: who also worked with Belichick. But maybe it's just their 569 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:25,520 Speaker 1: personnel limitations, you know, and they're trying to keep it 570 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: simple and trying to at least slow people down with 571 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: the exception of their two edge guys. And you know, obviously, 572 00:30:34,240 --> 00:30:37,800 Speaker 1: as you said, Crosby is the disruptor. I mean, you know, 573 00:30:37,920 --> 00:30:40,760 Speaker 1: he's a guy with a lot of good numbers. He's 574 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,400 Speaker 1: you know, he's he's a guy that's got thirty one 575 00:30:43,560 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: career sacks in a young career, a lot of tackles 576 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:50,880 Speaker 1: for losses, knocks balls down, real tall, gainly guy out 577 00:30:50,920 --> 00:30:53,760 Speaker 1: of the mid American. But he does play a little 578 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:58,120 Speaker 1: bit like Ted Hendrixtez. I mean, he's the most disruptive factor. Now. 579 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:01,000 Speaker 1: They brought Chandler Jones in there, you know who has 580 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,040 Speaker 1: I think one hundred and two sacks. They brought him 581 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 1: in there to be the sack guy off the edge, 582 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, primarily off their right side, off our left, 583 00:31:10,360 --> 00:31:12,320 Speaker 1: but he has really been quiet. I think he only 584 00:31:12,400 --> 00:31:15,480 Speaker 1: has a half a sack. And that's that was shocking 585 00:31:15,560 --> 00:31:17,600 Speaker 1: to me when I watched him and I watched him play, 586 00:31:17,640 --> 00:31:20,200 Speaker 1: he doesn't look like the same guy. Now, I wouldn't 587 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:23,200 Speaker 1: trust that because when you have a past like he has, 588 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:25,480 Speaker 1: you know he can he can turn it loose. So 589 00:31:25,960 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: you know, obviously we do have to protect those edges. 590 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,960 Speaker 1: And I'll get into that. I think their interior line 591 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:38,000 Speaker 1: is suspect. Obviously, losing uh Diablo is tough because he 592 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:43,320 Speaker 1: was their leading tackler, running hit guy, no doubt about that. Uh. 593 00:31:43,560 --> 00:31:46,160 Speaker 1: You know, I do like Perraman and Martinez. I think 594 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:50,080 Speaker 1: they're two pretty decent linebackers. I think their interior players 595 00:31:50,120 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: are really average. Obviously, Abrams is a surprise in that, 596 00:31:56,480 --> 00:31:58,680 Speaker 1: you know, he was a big ticket for them, but 597 00:31:58,800 --> 00:32:00,960 Speaker 1: they finally got tired of I think he's a locker 598 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:03,720 Speaker 1: room lawyer with it, and they let him go and 599 00:32:04,120 --> 00:32:06,760 Speaker 1: Harmon is going to take his place number thirty. And 600 00:32:06,800 --> 00:32:10,680 Speaker 1: the reason I bring that up is they're very basic 601 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:15,040 Speaker 1: in terms of their front. They're almost always over and 602 00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:18,800 Speaker 1: they almost always are in cover four on first down. Quarters. Now, 603 00:32:19,920 --> 00:32:22,920 Speaker 1: what they'll do to mix it is there, and it 604 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 1: was always Abram. It was always Abram was the blitzing safety. 605 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,160 Speaker 1: They would either bring him off the strong side or 606 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: bring him off the edge, or he would play some 607 00:32:31,720 --> 00:32:34,280 Speaker 1: big nickel and so it was like an over four 608 00:32:34,960 --> 00:32:37,640 Speaker 1: or it was a blitzing safety with a fire zone 609 00:32:37,680 --> 00:32:42,120 Speaker 1: Cover three behind it almost exclusively almost every single down. 610 00:32:42,760 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: Now the big change up they use and if I'm 611 00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: looking at our film, I'm going to be using it 612 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,560 Speaker 1: a ton. I just watched Philadelphia. They use it all day. 613 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,240 Speaker 1: It is the ninth it's the two thousand and twenty 614 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:57,400 Speaker 1: two defense is they put five guys, five big guys 615 00:32:57,440 --> 00:32:59,240 Speaker 1: in there and play double sync right off the bat. 616 00:32:59,320 --> 00:33:01,960 Speaker 1: They play five guys with a double sync, but they 617 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:04,960 Speaker 1: always play man to man free with it. They're there. 618 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:08,320 Speaker 1: You know, again oversimple. They're they're really over simple, which 619 00:33:08,360 --> 00:33:12,840 Speaker 1: I think plays to our young quarterbacks advantage from that standpoint. Now, 620 00:33:13,360 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 1: if they get in some longer yardage, you know you'll 621 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: get some other coverage, you'll get a sprinkling of two 622 00:33:18,920 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: and you know some some three buzz and things like that. 623 00:33:22,440 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: But you know they're average, and I think their corners 624 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:30,360 Speaker 1: are the real liabilities. Um Averagte. You know, he's just 625 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:33,360 Speaker 1: never been very good at at the left corner. And 626 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:36,240 Speaker 1: of course our more yah Sin is at the right corner, 627 00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 1: and you know he struggles. Robertson is probably their best 628 00:33:39,960 --> 00:33:43,360 Speaker 1: corner and he ends up playing the Nickel number twenty one. 629 00:33:43,480 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: Small guy but a pretty good player. So when you 630 00:33:47,360 --> 00:33:50,120 Speaker 1: when you look at this team, I think number one 631 00:33:50,280 --> 00:33:54,200 Speaker 1: must is we have to pound inside. They you know, 632 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:58,280 Speaker 1: they're a below average inside interior guys. They they get 633 00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 1: locked on blocks. I think you can hit them and 634 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 1: that over hit them to the bubble, and if there's 635 00:34:03,800 --> 00:34:07,000 Speaker 1: any gaps and they're cutted back, get downhill, get downhill 636 00:34:07,120 --> 00:34:09,800 Speaker 1: fast on them. I think, do a little bit to 637 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,680 Speaker 1: them what Tennessee did to us because they're so predictable, 638 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:16,279 Speaker 1: is shift the tight ends over and create even a 639 00:34:16,400 --> 00:34:20,839 Speaker 1: bigger bubble and pound it right there. Now again, though, 640 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:23,920 Speaker 1: alert the big sink because that's the defense that has 641 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:26,799 Speaker 1: been our Achilles heel. And if we get that, we've 642 00:34:26,880 --> 00:34:30,239 Speaker 1: got to get the off tackle runs. Talks, cracks and 643 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:34,879 Speaker 1: quarterback designers, they've had a ton of trouble with quarterbacks 644 00:34:34,960 --> 00:34:38,960 Speaker 1: on that. Always on first down, alert your cats on 645 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,880 Speaker 1: the edge, and the cat is strong safety blitz or 646 00:34:41,960 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: free safety blitz off the edge. They want to bring 647 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,440 Speaker 1: that guy for play action and for outside runs. So 648 00:34:47,880 --> 00:34:50,880 Speaker 1: you always have to account. Don't be caught off guard. Okay, 649 00:34:51,280 --> 00:34:53,680 Speaker 1: and they'll eating they'll try to hide that from off 650 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,880 Speaker 1: some but they don't do a really good job of it. 651 00:34:57,000 --> 00:34:59,879 Speaker 1: You can see it coming and sometimes it just gets 652 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,440 Speaker 1: they're very late, but be alert for it. All right. 653 00:35:02,480 --> 00:35:05,320 Speaker 1: As far as that's that's number one, you got to 654 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:07,359 Speaker 1: pound him. You got to be able to run the ball. 655 00:35:07,920 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 1: The number two, and I think This is really very critical, 656 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:14,759 Speaker 1: particularly if you get the second and long, which inevitably 657 00:35:14,800 --> 00:35:16,440 Speaker 1: you're going to be in some second and long's or 658 00:35:16,520 --> 00:35:19,399 Speaker 1: third down. You got to protect the edges, don't beat 659 00:35:19,640 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, I know how low they are in sacks 660 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:25,320 Speaker 1: right now, but that has not on that has not 661 00:35:25,440 --> 00:35:28,640 Speaker 1: applied to us. We have got to get Crosby blocked 662 00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:32,319 Speaker 1: on our left side, on our right side, and then 663 00:35:32,360 --> 00:35:34,960 Speaker 1: we've got to get Jones blocked. Those two guys. I 664 00:35:35,120 --> 00:35:37,560 Speaker 1: know Jones only has a half a sack, but this 665 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,879 Speaker 1: guy has been a premier rusher and Crosby pretty dog 666 00:35:40,920 --> 00:35:43,640 Speaker 1: gone good. So I'd say number one, you got to 667 00:35:43,719 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: protect them. And if they get the third down, the 668 00:35:47,480 --> 00:35:50,840 Speaker 1: guy they're getting a little bit of production out of inside, 669 00:35:51,360 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: he was a bust as a defensive end. Is fur 670 00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: All from from Clemson. Remember it was the top draft pick. 671 00:35:58,880 --> 00:36:01,719 Speaker 1: And actually, when they have Crosby at one end and 672 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:05,960 Speaker 1: Jones at the other end and Farrell inside number ninety nine, 673 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:09,719 Speaker 1: that's their best team, that's their best rush team. And 674 00:36:09,880 --> 00:36:12,200 Speaker 1: he's doing a good job and he'll probably end up 675 00:36:12,239 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: being on Nelson, although they might kick him over to 676 00:36:15,160 --> 00:36:19,800 Speaker 1: our rookie at right guard. But again, protect the edges again. 677 00:36:20,320 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: You know again, I don't I don't want to get 678 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:24,520 Speaker 1: into what they're doing now. I just know that Jones 679 00:36:24,600 --> 00:36:28,080 Speaker 1: has had one hundred and seven sacks and Crosby thirty one, 680 00:36:28,239 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: So you know you got to be alert for that. 681 00:36:31,280 --> 00:36:33,640 Speaker 1: We got to attack their corners. Now we got attacked 682 00:36:33,719 --> 00:36:36,720 Speaker 1: Everett and y'all Sin. I think this is the worst 683 00:36:36,760 --> 00:36:40,000 Speaker 1: part of their team. Everett is worst. He's a guy. 684 00:36:40,400 --> 00:36:43,320 Speaker 1: You want to eat him alive. You want to You 685 00:36:43,440 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 1: want to work on him. You want to take him deep, 686 00:36:46,080 --> 00:36:48,959 Speaker 1: get him turned, go under him, you want to work 687 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:52,959 Speaker 1: his tail off. On their left side and just get 688 00:36:53,200 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 1: after him, and then you want to get after y'all 689 00:36:55,719 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 1: sin on the right side. They don't play a lot 690 00:36:57,640 --> 00:37:00,279 Speaker 1: of cover two. They don't help those guys, so they're 691 00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:02,080 Speaker 1: one on one most of the time. And you know 692 00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,360 Speaker 1: how you have to attack your sin. You have to 693 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:07,960 Speaker 1: attack him with double moves. He plays very well and 694 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:10,399 Speaker 1: plays in front of him. He'll come up and hit, 695 00:37:10,840 --> 00:37:13,279 Speaker 1: he'll come up and attack the ball. But what you 696 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:14,920 Speaker 1: got to do is give him the slant and go 697 00:37:15,600 --> 00:37:18,600 Speaker 1: the quick hitchen go, because what happens to him he 698 00:37:18,760 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: fires up there and then he's very slow to recover, 699 00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,000 Speaker 1: and as you know, he's a walking penalty, got a 700 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: big one last week, so there's no change on him. 701 00:37:28,360 --> 00:37:31,160 Speaker 1: Withever you go directly at him with your sin, you 702 00:37:31,280 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: go after him with a lot of double moves, because 703 00:37:33,920 --> 00:37:37,120 Speaker 1: he will struggle to recover and he will panic late 704 00:37:37,160 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: and the down and then at the end of the day, 705 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 1: we just got to shore up our you know, to 706 00:37:42,040 --> 00:37:46,160 Speaker 1: specialized football, situational football. I mean, we've got to be 707 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,879 Speaker 1: good on third down. We have to get after them 708 00:37:49,320 --> 00:37:51,600 Speaker 1: on third down. You've already talked about how bad it 709 00:37:51,719 --> 00:37:54,600 Speaker 1: is their thirtieth and would you say, sixty percent in 710 00:37:54,640 --> 00:37:57,880 Speaker 1: the last four games, and we're coming off the worst 711 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:01,239 Speaker 1: game and maybe Colt's history, we get something about that. 712 00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,359 Speaker 1: And then we have to win in the red zone. 713 00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:05,960 Speaker 1: We have to score points. I mean, the thing killing 714 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:09,160 Speaker 1: us is it's so uncult like, you know, to be 715 00:38:09,320 --> 00:38:12,120 Speaker 1: thirty second in the league and scoring and to have 716 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:15,000 Speaker 1: all of our turnovers and everything on their side of 717 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:18,080 Speaker 1: the fifty and that, you know, along with red zone offense, 718 00:38:18,160 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: it's it's it's also don't turn it over in those situations, 719 00:38:22,080 --> 00:38:24,920 Speaker 1: So dominate the chains and we've got to win those 720 00:38:24,920 --> 00:38:28,560 Speaker 1: specialized situations all right. Lastly, Rick, you know, looking at 721 00:38:28,600 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: this game, there's there's some juice here, you know, despite 722 00:38:31,200 --> 00:38:34,160 Speaker 1: the records, unique and goackways going back to Vegas after 723 00:38:34,239 --> 00:38:37,719 Speaker 1: a trade this offseason, Rock your scene gets to play 724 00:38:37,760 --> 00:38:40,880 Speaker 1: the Colts after that same trade. As you said earlier, 725 00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,479 Speaker 1: Gus Bradley gets to go up against Derek Carr after 726 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:47,520 Speaker 1: being the defensive coordinator in Las Vegas last year. Those 727 00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:49,880 Speaker 1: two guys squared off head to head every single day 728 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:53,720 Speaker 1: in practice. Josh McDaniels faces the Colts for the first 729 00:38:53,760 --> 00:38:56,920 Speaker 1: time after what happened in twenty eighteen, and then you've 730 00:38:56,960 --> 00:38:59,400 Speaker 1: got Jeff Saturday's debut. You know this is gonna be 731 00:39:00,360 --> 00:39:03,279 Speaker 1: again despite the records, and I qualify this game as 732 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:07,440 Speaker 1: the Disappointment Bowl for both games, right because everybody had 733 00:39:07,480 --> 00:39:10,760 Speaker 1: the Raiders competing there in the AFC West. So despite 734 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:14,080 Speaker 1: all of that, this is still going to be a fun, interesting, 735 00:39:14,480 --> 00:39:16,920 Speaker 1: entertaining game. And we'll see how much life the Colts 736 00:39:16,960 --> 00:39:21,120 Speaker 1: have after these changes and this three game losings get here. Yeah, 737 00:39:21,200 --> 00:39:23,960 Speaker 1: and with a lot of great players on the field, 738 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,440 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, be a game to watch. You're exactly right. 739 00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:30,200 Speaker 1: I think the Colts have an advantage in the sense 740 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:33,239 Speaker 1: that on the short term, I really believe that you 741 00:39:33,320 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: know that Jeff will, you know, he'll create some juice. 742 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:38,320 Speaker 1: He you know, he has that bit of charisma. I 743 00:39:38,440 --> 00:39:42,440 Speaker 1: think that, you know, we've become stale, uh, you know, flat, 744 00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:44,359 Speaker 1: and I don't I don't want to throw the blame 745 00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:46,800 Speaker 1: on anybody. It just half happened, and I think we 746 00:39:46,920 --> 00:39:50,040 Speaker 1: got to have a really chance to have juice. I 747 00:39:50,200 --> 00:39:52,360 Speaker 1: think you approach it from the standpoint that this is 748 00:39:52,400 --> 00:39:55,480 Speaker 1: a fresh start. There is no past, there is no future. 749 00:39:55,640 --> 00:39:58,960 Speaker 1: You're you're starting this season over, you're jump starting it 750 00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:02,320 Speaker 1: with a new coach, and you play caller, uh, you know, 751 00:40:02,400 --> 00:40:05,480 Speaker 1: with a good defense, a good special teams. Again, in 752 00:40:05,560 --> 00:40:09,120 Speaker 1: the next three games, you've got two, i mean very 753 00:40:09,280 --> 00:40:12,920 Speaker 1: winnable games, teams that are playing poorly sandwiched around one 754 00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:15,480 Speaker 1: of the best teams in the league. So again, it's 755 00:40:15,520 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 1: a winnable appointment, a winnable opponent. Tune everything out, you 756 00:40:20,480 --> 00:40:23,640 Speaker 1: know in the past, tune everything out in the future. 757 00:40:24,320 --> 00:40:28,600 Speaker 1: Live for November thirteenth in Nevada. Continue to play great defense, 758 00:40:29,200 --> 00:40:32,400 Speaker 1: shore up the punk protection, no question about that. We 759 00:40:32,480 --> 00:40:34,840 Speaker 1: can't let that happen again. We have no, you know, 760 00:40:34,920 --> 00:40:37,400 Speaker 1: we have no wiggle room on special teams or defense. 761 00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 1: Protect the passer at all costs. I don't care what 762 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:45,319 Speaker 1: we have to do. Keep people in, whether it's seven 763 00:40:45,400 --> 00:40:49,480 Speaker 1: eight man protection. We cannot let happen what happened last week. 764 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,440 Speaker 1: We can't get a repeat of that, you know, and 765 00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:55,240 Speaker 1: just put it on the line, regardless of the record. 766 00:40:55,719 --> 00:40:58,319 Speaker 1: You know, whether whether it's you know, if your job 767 00:40:58,360 --> 00:41:00,880 Speaker 1: as a pro player, it means that you put it 768 00:41:00,960 --> 00:41:04,960 Speaker 1: on the line no matter what, regardless of record, regardless 769 00:41:04,960 --> 00:41:08,840 Speaker 1: of opponent, or regardless of the you know, of the venue. 770 00:41:09,239 --> 00:41:12,080 Speaker 1: And I think the players have to take this personally. 771 00:41:12,480 --> 00:41:14,960 Speaker 1: You know, they've we fired a bunch of coaches. Now, 772 00:41:15,080 --> 00:41:17,560 Speaker 1: I mean we've fired a bunch of coaches. We've we've 773 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:22,000 Speaker 1: eliminated in some respects any excuse other than on you. 774 00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:26,000 Speaker 1: So to me, now it's time for personal accountability of 775 00:41:26,120 --> 00:41:29,200 Speaker 1: every player on this team to go get this thing done. 776 00:41:29,880 --> 00:41:31,960 Speaker 1: I could not agree more. There's no doubt about that. 777 00:41:32,080 --> 00:41:35,360 Speaker 1: That's Rick Venturi with the breakdowns as always. Really appreciate 778 00:41:35,440 --> 00:41:38,440 Speaker 1: the time and the blueprints. Rick, are you a Vegas guy? 779 00:41:39,480 --> 00:41:41,920 Speaker 1: You know what I really do? I like the buzz 780 00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:44,839 Speaker 1: of Vegas I've been there. I've been there a few 781 00:41:44,920 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: times different different times, and uh, I really I really 782 00:41:48,680 --> 00:41:51,279 Speaker 1: do like it. I won't I won't enjoy the buzz 783 00:41:51,360 --> 00:41:53,960 Speaker 1: of it this time because I will, you know, I 784 00:41:54,120 --> 00:41:56,080 Speaker 1: do still look at this as a business trip and 785 00:41:56,120 --> 00:41:58,160 Speaker 1: I get so worn out by the time we get there. 786 00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:01,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, but I really do. I think there's a 787 00:42:01,080 --> 00:42:03,200 Speaker 1: buzz about the city that I don't. You know, it's 788 00:42:03,280 --> 00:42:06,920 Speaker 1: it's the fastest growing place in the United States, even 789 00:42:07,000 --> 00:42:11,200 Speaker 1: more than Florida. It's become like a retirement just a 790 00:42:11,680 --> 00:42:14,520 Speaker 1: retirement explosion. I don't know, you know, I don't know 791 00:42:14,600 --> 00:42:16,719 Speaker 1: if I'd love to live there, but I do. I 792 00:42:16,800 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: really do like to be there, so for sure. All right, 793 00:42:18,960 --> 00:42:20,759 Speaker 1: So next time you go out there and you do 794 00:42:20,960 --> 00:42:23,400 Speaker 1: have some time and you're out there for leisure and 795 00:42:23,719 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: not so restricted in terms of what you're out there 796 00:42:26,600 --> 00:42:29,239 Speaker 1: to do, but what what games are you playing? Lay 797 00:42:29,280 --> 00:42:31,799 Speaker 1: it all me in terms of what you're throwing. I'll 798 00:42:31,880 --> 00:42:37,680 Speaker 1: give you my lifestyle, all right. I'm a gambler, but 799 00:42:37,800 --> 00:42:41,080 Speaker 1: it's not the horse track. My wife really share a 800 00:42:41,760 --> 00:42:44,319 Speaker 1: love of horse racing. We got it in Maryland when 801 00:42:44,360 --> 00:42:46,799 Speaker 1: we coached out there in Baltimore. And Maryland was very 802 00:42:46,880 --> 00:42:49,840 Speaker 1: much like Kentucky. And ever since then, I'm I'm a 803 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:53,120 Speaker 1: horse fanatic. Just just the Breeders Cup last week is 804 00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:55,520 Speaker 1: like my super Bowl, and I didn't win any money. 805 00:42:55,600 --> 00:43:00,680 Speaker 1: I tried Hydny, but horse first. I think. You know, 806 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:04,360 Speaker 1: the board game sometimes they scare me. And if I 807 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:06,920 Speaker 1: play a board game, it's three card poker, some some 808 00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:09,680 Speaker 1: craps or you know, yeah, yeah, I mean I call 809 00:43:09,760 --> 00:43:13,600 Speaker 1: your shot there, like I'm one of those guys. I'm addicted. 810 00:43:14,080 --> 00:43:16,160 Speaker 1: I hate to say this. That's why I can't go 811 00:43:16,239 --> 00:43:18,799 Speaker 1: in those casinos very much. I get addicted to video 812 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:23,000 Speaker 1: poker because fast it's not a true slot. It's a slot, 813 00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,000 Speaker 1: but it's not a true slot because you do have 814 00:43:25,239 --> 00:43:27,759 Speaker 1: some input into the game and you can just keep 815 00:43:28,000 --> 00:43:31,120 Speaker 1: playing and it keeps my attention span going. So they 816 00:43:31,200 --> 00:43:35,480 Speaker 1: call they say, it's the crack Cocaine of gambling. So there, 817 00:43:35,600 --> 00:43:37,960 Speaker 1: there you go. That's why they call it him. You 818 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,080 Speaker 1: didn't need to know all that. We next week we'll 819 00:43:41,160 --> 00:43:43,680 Speaker 1: discuss music for the fans. There you go. Well, I'm 820 00:43:43,719 --> 00:43:45,800 Speaker 1: not smart enough to gamble. That's why I don't. My 821 00:43:46,160 --> 00:43:49,440 Speaker 1: brain cannot handle all of these third down conversions and 822 00:43:50,239 --> 00:43:53,000 Speaker 1: red zone opportunities and then also count cards at the 823 00:43:53,040 --> 00:43:56,560 Speaker 1: same time. I'll tell you what, that's as good as 824 00:43:56,600 --> 00:44:00,400 Speaker 1: you are with statistics, you probably could beat the house. No, no, 825 00:44:00,560 --> 00:44:02,799 Speaker 1: I keep it simple. I stay in my lane, right, 826 00:44:02,880 --> 00:44:04,919 Speaker 1: That's that's where I need to be. Well, the last 827 00:44:04,920 --> 00:44:06,640 Speaker 1: time I was in Las Vegas, this is a while 828 00:44:06,680 --> 00:44:08,640 Speaker 1: back ago, but I lost like two hundred and fifty 829 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:10,320 Speaker 1: bucks in five minutes and I was like, you know what, 830 00:44:10,520 --> 00:44:15,200 Speaker 1: I'm good. I kind of ruined my day that no, no, no, yeah. 831 00:44:15,320 --> 00:44:17,360 Speaker 1: So we had to go to the bargain buffet for 832 00:44:17,440 --> 00:44:19,200 Speaker 1: the for the dinner that night. So we need to 833 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:21,759 Speaker 1: we need to be eating steak this time, right, So 834 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,840 Speaker 1: all right, Rick, well I appreciate it. Man. This is 835 00:44:23,840 --> 00:44:26,360 Speaker 1: a big game. We we broke down all the storylines. 836 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:28,160 Speaker 1: So have a great rest of the week, my friend, 837 00:44:28,239 --> 00:44:30,359 Speaker 1: and we will see you on Saturday and the big 838 00:44:30,440 --> 00:44:33,680 Speaker 1: bird for for travel out west. All right, Matt, you're 839 00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:36,000 Speaker 1: a great talking with you. I can't wait till Saturday. 840 00:44:36,040 --> 00:44:38,239 Speaker 1: All right, man, you're the best. That's Rick Venturrey. This 841 00:44:38,480 --> 00:44:41,759 Speaker 1: is Inside Football, the breakdown and the blueprints for the 842 00:44:41,840 --> 00:44:44,840 Speaker 1: Colts to snap a three game losing skid again. Checking 843 00:44:44,880 --> 00:44:47,160 Speaker 1: out on Colts dot com and the Colts Mobile app, 844 00:44:47,239 --> 00:44:49,439 Speaker 1: and be sure to subscribe to everything on the Colts 845 00:44:49,480 --> 00:44:52,200 Speaker 1: Audio Network. For Rick, I'm Matt. We'll talk to you 846 00:44:52,320 --> 00:44:54,960 Speaker 1: next week here on Inside Football. So Long,