1 00:00:01,639 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: The NFL never sleeps. 2 00:00:03,520 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: He's gonna watchdown field picked off by the Colts. 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 3: The roster is ever evolving, and it's all about finding 4 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:09,680 Speaker 3: the edge. 5 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 2: He's at the thirty thirty five thirty pits go out sideline. 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,320 Speaker 2: He's got a chance twenty ten touchdown. 7 00:00:18,560 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: This is the last word. The offseason home of the 8 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:22,799 Speaker 1: Indianapolis Colts. 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: Pick us on its way head. It put me up 10 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: products the call twin ball game. 11 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: Now here's Matt Taylor and Casey Valier. 12 00:00:36,760 --> 00:00:39,519 Speaker 4: Well, it's Friday night and it is freezing outside, but 13 00:00:39,560 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 4: we appreciate you joining us here on the last where 14 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 4: the off season radio home of the Colts, inside the 15 00:00:45,440 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 4: Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio studios, where we have heat 16 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 4: so it feels nice. And here with Matt Taylor. I'm 17 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:56,440 Speaker 4: Casey Valier. Matt, boy, it is brutally cold outside this morning. 18 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 4: I swear when I was driving into work, it took 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 4: me all the way until I parked for my car 20 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 4: to be warm. 21 00:01:02,280 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 2: Hey, we're having a heat wave. It's eight Oh gosh, 22 00:01:05,200 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: what do you think my electric bill is gonna be? 23 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: It's a great question. Holy smoke, man, that is a 24 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,960 Speaker 2: great I'm eating rom in the rest of the month 25 00:01:13,080 --> 00:01:16,679 Speaker 2: because I gotta pay my electric Bill's Amber Hamburger Helper 26 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 2: and Ron oh Man. I got nowhere to be, but 27 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 2: I wouldn't go. I wouldn't go anywhere anyway. You don't 28 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,400 Speaker 2: want to be anywhere. It is brutal outside. But we 29 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 2: got a busy show for tonight. 30 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 4: We're gonna do a little rapid fire on some off 31 00:01:28,400 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 4: season Colts topics on no huddle offense. We're gonna be 32 00:01:31,680 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 4: joined by Joe Wrights to go over the current state 33 00:01:34,160 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 4: of the Colts, and he's gonna discuss, you know, what 34 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,400 Speaker 4: the Colts roster might look like, was he had in 35 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 4: free agency, and also what he's seen out of the 36 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:42,000 Speaker 4: NFL playoffs. 37 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 2: Joe haven't heard from Big Joe. No, it's been a while. 38 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:44,759 Speaker 2: It's gonna be here. 39 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 4: Good to hear from Big Joe Wrights. We're gonna start 40 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,640 Speaker 4: here with a little rapid fire on some off season topics, 41 00:01:51,800 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 4: and it is called no huddle offense. 42 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 2: Undisciplined center. We got to get his head out of him. 43 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 2: What are you, Baker, Bruce and play Fellows, come here, Lineman, 44 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 2: come here now. Getting the game man over. 45 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 4: All, right, Matt, So this one I'm gonna throw to you, 46 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 4: is re signing Alec Pierce this offseason just as important 47 00:02:12,680 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 4: as re signing Daniel Jones for the Colts? 48 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,280 Speaker 2: Wow, just as important. I can't say that it's just 49 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,239 Speaker 2: as important, but it's it's up there. It's pretty close. 50 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:24,839 Speaker 2: I mean. The reason why I say that nothing can 51 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:28,160 Speaker 2: be as important as the quarterbacks right because I think 52 00:02:28,240 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 2: Jones is that important to this offense. But he could 53 00:02:31,520 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 2: also be the lynchpin in getting Pierce to return, because Pierce, 54 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 2: I think, is gonna have or could have a big 55 00:02:37,880 --> 00:02:40,480 Speaker 2: market after what he did last year, really the last 56 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 2: two years, when he has led the NFL in yards 57 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,680 Speaker 2: per catch in each of the last two seasons. So 58 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 2: I think he's gonna want to sniff around a little 59 00:02:49,440 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 2: bit and see what other teams have to say when 60 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 2: it comes to free agency with him hitting free agency 61 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 2: for the first time. But Jones being here could be 62 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:01,959 Speaker 2: a big swaghing piece for the Colts to try to 63 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 2: lure Alec Pierce back, one of their top targets in 64 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 2: free agency back inside this locker room. All right, we're 65 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:10,799 Speaker 2: going no huddle offense. I'm gonna send it right back 66 00:03:10,840 --> 00:03:13,640 Speaker 2: to you, Casey. So my question to you is, if 67 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,679 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones is re signed here in the offseason, could 68 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 2: the Colts have a battle at backup quarterback this offseason 69 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:26,280 Speaker 2: between Anthony Richardson potentially and Riley Leonard He got the 70 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 2: starting Week eighteen look pretty good. Absolutely. 71 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 4: I think what you saw out of Riley Leonard late 72 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 4: in the year, you definitely can look at him being 73 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:36,760 Speaker 4: your backup quarterback. Anthony Richardson still under contract, so that 74 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 4: is going to be something that we're going to definitely 75 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 4: be hashed out as the offseason continues on are they 76 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 4: going to both be in the fold when training camp 77 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 4: rolls around, Because I think you can make a really 78 00:03:46,600 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 4: good case for both of those as legitimate backups if 79 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 4: Daniel Jones is back that you feel very very comfortable with, 80 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 4: right So that'll be one interesting nugget when you're looking 81 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 4: at the quarterback competition. It's not for that starting spot, 82 00:03:58,560 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 4: but it could very well be for that backup all 83 00:04:01,160 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 4: right now, Matt, right back at you, did Tyler Warren 84 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 4: hit a rookie wall in twenty twenty five and why 85 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 4: did his numbers drop off towards. 86 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 2: The end of the season. You know, I'm not buying 87 00:04:11,360 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 2: it I'm not buying that he did hit a rookie wall, right, 88 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 2: I'm gonna you gave me the ball you stuffed at 89 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 2: right in my gut, I'm giving it right back to you. 90 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 2: I don't like the rookie wall I really don't, especially 91 00:04:22,160 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 2: when it comes to top end talent like the Colts 92 00:04:24,960 --> 00:04:27,600 Speaker 2: had in the first round. With Tyler Warren. I think 93 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 2: quarterback play and quarterback skill set is probably the main 94 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: thing that affected him. You know, we talked about this 95 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 2: earlier this week, because you know, the Colts' ability to 96 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 2: run RPOs with a banged ump Daniel Jones and then 97 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 2: towards the end of the season to push the ball 98 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,480 Speaker 2: down the field with Philip Rivers are probably the biggest 99 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 2: reasons why Tyler Warren's numbers suffered, I think a little bit, right, 100 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 2: I mean, would you agree that completely. You know, some 101 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 2: of the defenses the Colts played down the Strets were 102 00:04:55,279 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: really good. But I think quarterback plays, you know, our 103 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,960 Speaker 2: quarterback play and quarterback skills at one A, one B 104 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:03,440 Speaker 2: on why Tyler Warren kind of struggled there a little bit. Yeah, 105 00:05:03,440 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 2: I think you can make the argument there too for 106 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor as well. I mean, both of those. You know, 107 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:09,039 Speaker 2: the I wouldn't say there was a wall that Taylor 108 00:05:09,120 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: hit it when that's what I'm saying. Same with with Tyler. 109 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: I don't put too much statistical slide off on Tyler Warren. 110 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: I think it was just you know, for me, I 111 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: think what you saw out of him in this offense 112 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 2: for the first ten weeks, that's the real versions of 113 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 2: those two things respectively. All Right, I'm throwing it back 114 00:05:25,920 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 2: to you here. No huddle offense continues. Brayden smith case. 115 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: He is a free agent after eight years with the 116 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 2: Indianapolis Colts. His second contract is up. Is Jalen Travis 117 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: a viable option for the Colts to play right tackle 118 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:41,440 Speaker 2: next year? Potentially? 119 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 4: Now, I know it's not the same, but I view 120 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 4: this very similar as I viewed Tanner Borolini with Ryan Kelly. 121 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,880 Speaker 4: I think that you draft Travis with the thought that 122 00:05:50,960 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 4: he is kind of that guy to take over. Jalen 123 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,280 Speaker 4: Travis inserted maybe a little earlier than people thought he 124 00:05:57,320 --> 00:05:59,480 Speaker 4: would play, and I think he really lived. 125 00:05:59,320 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 2: Up to it. 126 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 4: He played very very well, and I think he definitely 127 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 4: earned that confidence that he could step in and be 128 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:06,640 Speaker 4: the guy. You know, he kind of was more of 129 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 4: that swing tackle early and then showed both he could 130 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:10,480 Speaker 4: play left and right. 131 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: Thought he really looked pretty well. 132 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,479 Speaker 4: So that would be one thing that that's probably not 133 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:17,960 Speaker 4: a lot of conversation we've had to this point about, 134 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 4: you know, Braden Smith heading into free agency, and I 135 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 4: think in large part it's because of what you saw 136 00:06:21,720 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 4: out of Jalen Travis, and Braiden Smith is going to 137 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 4: be a guy that if he does go somewhere else 138 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 4: in free agency, you're going to look back in a 139 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 4: couple of years at how great he was for this 140 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 4: Colts team during his run. 141 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 2: And sometimes that's just the nature of the business. 142 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 4: You gotta find those replacements, especially when you get up 143 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,240 Speaker 4: there at you know, eight years in the league. So 144 00:06:39,320 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 4: this is kind of the nature of the NFL league 145 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:44,280 Speaker 4: with Jalen Travis. So I would assume that is one 146 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,719 Speaker 4: area this team looks at it as a very viable 147 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 4: option for right tackle. All right, Matt, Right back at you, 148 00:06:49,640 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 4: outside of Jones and Pierce, who is the most intriguing 149 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 4: in house free agent for the Colts. 150 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:59,240 Speaker 2: Oh Man, great question. I can't. I can't use Jones 151 00:06:59,320 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: or Peers. 152 00:06:59,839 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 5: No. 153 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 2: I think it's on defense. I think it's Nick Cross. 154 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:03,200 Speaker 5: You know. 155 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 2: We talked about this yesterday a little bit on the 156 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 2: Colts Daily Update. Nick Cross had a great season, played 157 00:07:08,640 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 2: in every game, great tackler, really physical player. But I 158 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:16,160 Speaker 2: think he's interesting in the sense that if he doesn't 159 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:18,800 Speaker 2: come back, what are you going to do at safety? Yes, 160 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 2: if he does not come back, I think he got 161 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 2: a guy waiting in the wings by the name of 162 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 2: Hunter Droller. Yeah, and we talked about him yesterday. A 163 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,240 Speaker 2: lot of I think a lot of Colts fans kind 164 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 2: of forgot about him because he's out of side, out 165 00:07:32,160 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 2: of mind. He tore his are suffered at Liz Franken 166 00:07:35,120 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 2: during the preseason against the Packers. But I'm not saying 167 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 2: he's plug and play. But if Cross does not come back, 168 00:07:42,760 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 2: Wohler I think would be squarely in the mix to 169 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 2: be a candidate to start on defense. That being said, 170 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 2: you want to bring Nick crossback too, if the dollars 171 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 2: in the the contract is right, because he did show 172 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 2: you a lot of consistency and reliability in that secondary. 173 00:07:58,640 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 4: No, I'm glad you bring that up because that is 174 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 4: one thing that a lot of people talk about, Well, 175 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 4: you just replace this guy and this guy and this 176 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:04,480 Speaker 4: guy will you have to. 177 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,480 Speaker 2: Have somebody there to do it, no doubt. 178 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 4: And that's always one thing you talk about with the 179 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,360 Speaker 4: way that nit cross is played, it's not easy just 180 00:08:11,400 --> 00:08:13,680 Speaker 4: to find a guy that plugs in and plays his 181 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 4: as well as he did the last couple of seasons. 182 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: So that's definitely one that I would agree, even with 183 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 2: the arrow being pointing up as much as it is 184 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,920 Speaker 2: on Hunter Woller, you know, to your point, I mean, 185 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 2: this guy still never played a game in the NFL 186 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:28,280 Speaker 2: in the regular season. All right. My last one to you, Casey, 187 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 2: after what Blake Groupie showed you at the end of 188 00:08:31,080 --> 00:08:34,479 Speaker 2: the season, sixty yard field goal, by the way, franchise 189 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 2: record against Seattle. Should the Colts have a kicking battle 190 00:08:38,920 --> 00:08:42,959 Speaker 2: in the summertime if Spencer Schrader can get there, right, 191 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,640 Speaker 2: he's coming off an injury. But should there hypothetically be 192 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 2: a battle at some point with the kickers Blake Groupie 193 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,600 Speaker 2: and Spencer Schrader. Groupie is a restricted free agent. But 194 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:55,960 Speaker 2: my man literally didn't miss did once he put on 195 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:56,840 Speaker 2: a Colt's uniform. 196 00:08:56,960 --> 00:09:00,680 Speaker 4: No, it's a great question because what you saw to Spinder, 197 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 4: you know, while he was healthy, he was you know, 198 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 4: AFC Special Teams Player of the Month of the Month 199 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,880 Speaker 4: of September, had a game winning field goal against Denver. 200 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 4: You look at what he did, and then he suffers 201 00:09:09,920 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 4: that injury, and then when Blake Groupy came in replacing 202 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 4: Michael Badgeley, he didn't miss. 203 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 2: I mean, you aren't wrong. He literally did not miss. 204 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,959 Speaker 4: And it really brings up that good point that we heard, 205 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,680 Speaker 4: you know, in New Orleans when he was down there 206 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 4: his first couple years. 207 00:09:25,200 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 2: He was the guy. 208 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 4: Had a little bit of a rocky start in twenty 209 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 4: twenty five led to his release, but you know, the 210 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 4: change of scenery really made a big impact on what 211 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,280 Speaker 4: Blake group he was. He came back to a guy 212 00:09:37,480 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 4: in Brian Mason he was comfortable with, so there was 213 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,680 Speaker 4: a lot of moving parts that really pointed that arrow 214 00:09:43,760 --> 00:09:45,720 Speaker 4: up for what Blake Groupy could do here, and he 215 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:48,679 Speaker 4: proved it on the field. I think absolutely there's got 216 00:09:48,720 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 4: to be a kicking battle. And that's not a stab 217 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 4: at what Spencer Schrader did, yeh, because like I said. 218 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:53,520 Speaker 2: He was great. 219 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:55,600 Speaker 4: But when you look at both these guys, I think 220 00:09:55,679 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 4: you've got two really viable options to be the kicker 221 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 4: moving forward. You might as well have a battle, and 222 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,079 Speaker 4: that'll be one that'll be a lot of interest as 223 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 4: we head into you know, those waning months before the 224 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:06,720 Speaker 4: season starts, for sure. 225 00:10:06,760 --> 00:10:10,320 Speaker 2: You know, physics are physics sometimes does not make sense 226 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: how something can be produced so far in the air 227 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 2: from someone that's five foot seven, one hundred and sixty 228 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 2: pounds from Blake Groupie, Like, how can someone that small 229 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 2: do something so astonishing? Right? Sixty five yard field goals 230 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 2: and things like that. I mean, the ball just explodes 231 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 2: off of his leg. Absolutely. 232 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 4: It's funny because I have a buddy of mine who 233 00:10:34,360 --> 00:10:39,120 Speaker 4: is probably five seven, maybe a buck eighty tops. He 234 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 4: can drive a golf ball about three point fifty and 235 00:10:41,960 --> 00:10:43,839 Speaker 4: I'm how in the world you do? 236 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,559 Speaker 2: Meanwhile, my fat assid, I'm hitting at barely one hundred 237 00:10:46,559 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 2: and fifty yards. I mean, I swing as hard as 238 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 2: I can. I'm like, all right, there's two hundred. Okay, 239 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:53,319 Speaker 2: we're moving on. 240 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,599 Speaker 4: But yeah, it's Blake Groupie is kind of right in 241 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 4: there on that same ilk that I talk about with 242 00:10:58,360 --> 00:10:58,720 Speaker 4: my buddy. 243 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 2: Well, there you go. Mechanics everything, Blake, no huddle offense, Matt. 244 00:11:03,120 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 2: I had a lot of fun with that. That was fun. 245 00:11:04,400 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 4: That was just a little, good little segment where it's 246 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 4: time for a quick break here, but Anthon, Blue Cross 247 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,079 Speaker 4: and Blue Shield has teamed up with the Colts to 248 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:15,320 Speaker 4: recognize school teachers, administrators, nurses and staff members who go 249 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:18,559 Speaker 4: above and beyond. 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Here and before the twenty twenty 257 00:11:34,000 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 4: six season gets underway, this is the Last Word with 258 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:38,920 Speaker 4: Matt Taylor Casey Value right here ninety three five and 259 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:40,040 Speaker 4: one oh seven to five the Fan. 260 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 3: Welcome back to The Last Word, the off season home 261 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 3: of the Colts with Matt Taylor and Casey Valier from 262 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,240 Speaker 3: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. 263 00:11:51,200 --> 00:11:53,920 Speaker 2: We're back here in the Last Word, the off season. 264 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:56,360 Speaker 4: Radio home of the Innanapolis Colts with Matt Taylor. I 265 00:11:56,400 --> 00:11:58,600 Speaker 4: am Casey Value ninety three five and one oh seven 266 00:11:58,600 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 4: to five the Fan. 267 00:11:59,559 --> 00:12:00,720 Speaker 2: In the Indiana Uni. 268 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,840 Speaker 4: Construction Industry Radio Studios, and it is time to talk 269 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 4: to one of our favorites, part of our radio team, 270 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 4: Former Colts offensive lineman and radio analyst Joe writes. Joe, 271 00:12:10,320 --> 00:12:11,719 Speaker 4: we've had a couple of weeks now to let the 272 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,559 Speaker 4: dust settle on the Colts season. 273 00:12:13,840 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 2: When you look back on the year, what do you 274 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 2: make of the season? 275 00:12:16,280 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 4: Because they started eight and two, but at the end 276 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 4: of the day, it ended with the Colts on the 277 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 4: outside looking in on the playoffs yet again. 278 00:12:22,480 --> 00:12:24,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean one, you know, it stinks right when 279 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:27,280 Speaker 6: you're not in the playoffs. I remember when I played, 280 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 6: I would not watch a playoff game if we weren't 281 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:30,120 Speaker 6: playing right now. 282 00:12:30,160 --> 00:12:32,199 Speaker 5: On the other side, you know, I'll watch them. So 283 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 5: I've been tuned into what's going on. But I think the. 284 00:12:35,080 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 6: Frustrating thing is it's the the you know what if scenario, 285 00:12:39,280 --> 00:12:42,000 Speaker 6: And you know, I firmly have one hundred percent conviction 286 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:43,920 Speaker 6: that if Jones doesn't get hurt, you know, first in 287 00:12:43,960 --> 00:12:46,880 Speaker 6: Germany and then obviously with his achilles, the Colts would 288 00:12:46,880 --> 00:12:49,320 Speaker 6: be playing and who knows, they may be playing this week. 289 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:51,720 Speaker 6: Because I think that's the thing about the NFL. It's 290 00:12:51,720 --> 00:12:54,280 Speaker 6: so wide open this year, especially. 291 00:12:53,960 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 5: In the AFC. 292 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:57,680 Speaker 6: I mean, you think the Patriots had to beat the 293 00:12:57,720 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 6: backup quarterback in Denver and almost didn't do it. And 294 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 6: now they're representing you know, the American Football Conference and 295 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 6: the Super Bowl coming up. 296 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 5: So it's just. 297 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:08,520 Speaker 6: Tough because you know that you're you're really really close, 298 00:13:08,720 --> 00:13:11,000 Speaker 6: but you also can get tricked into thinking, hey, we're 299 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 6: really really close when you maybe they're away. So that's 300 00:13:14,200 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 6: kind of the double edge short. I think where the 301 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 6: Colts are. You certainly competed with all the best teams 302 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 6: in the NFL, but you know, at the end of 303 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:23,559 Speaker 6: the day, they didn't get enough wins and obviously when 304 00:13:23,640 --> 00:13:26,480 Speaker 6: Jones went down, that just kind of changed the trajectory 305 00:13:26,520 --> 00:13:27,040 Speaker 6: of the season. 306 00:13:27,360 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 4: You know, you kind of had a front row seat 307 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 4: to a lot of the season, joining Matt Taylor on 308 00:13:30,960 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 4: some of them road games this year, and you know, 309 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 4: you played offensive line for this team. So when you 310 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:38,920 Speaker 4: look at what this team is overall, you talked about, 311 00:13:39,000 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 4: you know, what the season looked like early on, how 312 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 4: do you kind of grade this offense and where do 313 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,800 Speaker 4: you where do you kind of label it? Is it 314 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,280 Speaker 4: the team that we saw the first eight weeks of 315 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:49,560 Speaker 4: the season or we you know, a little bit more 316 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 4: in the middle between what you saw those first eight 317 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 4: to the final stretch. 318 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, I think it's a little bit of both because obviously, 319 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 6: you know, the competition the first half of the season 320 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:00,560 Speaker 6: wasn't the same as it was towards the end of 321 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 6: the season when you were playing a bunch of playoff teams. 322 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:04,840 Speaker 6: But you know, I think offensively, you know, I think 323 00:14:04,880 --> 00:14:06,880 Speaker 6: you got to feel really good about where the Colts are, 324 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:10,440 Speaker 6: assuming Daniel Jones comes back you know, healthy or very 325 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 6: close to it to start the season, because when you 326 00:14:12,520 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 6: think about the offensive weapons, you know, starting with Taylor 327 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,240 Speaker 6: in the backfield with Jones, we saw just you know, 328 00:14:18,480 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 6: with him and Shane Styke and kind of a perfect 329 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,800 Speaker 6: marriage on their offense in terms of spreading the ball 330 00:14:22,840 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 6: all over the field, taking what the defense gives you, 331 00:14:25,680 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 6: being incredibly efficient, you know, getting a ton of yards 332 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,680 Speaker 6: on first down, and really doing things from a scoring 333 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:34,280 Speaker 6: perspective that was you know, historical through the first part 334 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 6: of the season. And now Tyler Warren is another year older, right, 335 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 6: you know, you got Josh Downs and Pittman and all 336 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 6: your receivers, the biggest you know, two question marks are 337 00:14:44,040 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 6: Jones and Alec Pierce. I mean, to me, those are 338 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 6: both must resigns. I think we really saw Alec Peerce 339 00:14:48,720 --> 00:14:51,760 Speaker 6: emerge not only as just a deep ball threat, but 340 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 6: going across the middle. And you know, he had a 341 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:57,000 Speaker 6: phenomenal season and you think his best years are continued 342 00:14:57,000 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 6: ahead of him. So, you know, an offensive line, I 343 00:14:59,440 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 6: think you like what those young guys did. 344 00:15:01,240 --> 00:15:02,080 Speaker 5: You like Ryman? 345 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 6: Obviously, Quinton Nelson is the Pro Bowl Hall of Famer 346 00:15:05,000 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 6: who he is. And then you know Braden Smith another 347 00:15:07,560 --> 00:15:09,480 Speaker 6: big kind of key free agent for the Colts. 348 00:15:09,520 --> 00:15:10,560 Speaker 5: You know, what do they do there? 349 00:15:10,600 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 6: So you know, re signing Jones Pierce and then you know, 350 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 6: addressing the right tackle and Brayden Smith on offense. But 351 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:18,960 Speaker 6: then you know, I think really defensively is where the 352 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 6: Colts you know, are going to and need to make 353 00:15:21,600 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 6: some moves. Just in terms of Chris Baller talked about 354 00:15:24,080 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 6: getting younger, getting faster. You know, when I look at 355 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 6: our defense overall, you know, the secondary, we never got 356 00:15:30,480 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 6: a chance to see them in just completion how good 357 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 6: they can be. Right and Wally is a guy that 358 00:15:36,840 --> 00:15:38,880 Speaker 6: nobody's talking about, but I mean he was projected to 359 00:15:38,920 --> 00:15:41,160 Speaker 6: be a Day one star. Yeah, or we didn't really 360 00:15:41,400 --> 00:15:44,000 Speaker 6: see a full healthy season of Sauce Gardner, But you 361 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 6: think about those guys back there with buying them cross 362 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:49,240 Speaker 6: another big free agent. But the biggest question still for 363 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 6: the Colts is pass rush and can we get consistent 364 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:56,040 Speaker 6: pressure on the edge with or without DeForest. 365 00:15:55,520 --> 00:15:56,920 Speaker 5: Buckner whether he's in the game. 366 00:15:56,920 --> 00:15:58,720 Speaker 6: We got to be able to get a better edge rush, 367 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 6: especially when rushing full or and that would be to me, 368 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,920 Speaker 6: the biggest pressing need for the Colts to address, either 369 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 6: in free agency or through the draft. 370 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,400 Speaker 2: That's the great Joe Wrights with us. This is the 371 00:16:09,480 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 2: last word here on ninety three to five and one 372 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:13,840 Speaker 2: oh seven to five The Fan with Casey Valier. I'm 373 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 2: Matt Taylor. We're talking big picture items here the offseason 374 00:16:17,240 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 2: with Joe, former Colts offensive lineman and Colts radio analyst. 375 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 2: And you mentioned it, Joe. I mean, I think the 376 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:27,360 Speaker 2: biggest offseason topic here facing the Colts is quarterback. So 377 00:16:27,400 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 2: how much urgency do you think there's gonna be from 378 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:33,240 Speaker 2: the Colts to want to get a deal done with 379 00:16:33,360 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones before the start of free agency, because I 380 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 2: think there's gonna be interest out there how much interest 381 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 2: do you think there's gonna be with him potentially from 382 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,400 Speaker 2: other teams, even with him coming off with torn achilles. 383 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:48,800 Speaker 2: I still think he's gonna get or could get a 384 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,520 Speaker 2: lot of sniffs on the open market with him coming 385 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 2: off that injury. 386 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:55,040 Speaker 6: Yeah, I would agree, just with how well season he 387 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:58,360 Speaker 6: had pre injury, his age and still being you know, 388 00:16:58,400 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 6: in his late twenties, and so yeah, I mean to me, 389 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:04,160 Speaker 6: ideally you get you get a deal done before free 390 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 6: agency starts, because then you know what it is, you 391 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 6: know the numbers you got in there, and right, you know, 392 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 6: that also may help you recruit other free agents, right like, hey, 393 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,000 Speaker 6: we look, we got a quarterback that can spread it 394 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:15,119 Speaker 6: around and he's going to fij you And I know 395 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,800 Speaker 6: Alec Pierce talked about the connection him and Jones had, 396 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:19,240 Speaker 6: you know, kind of at the end of the season, 397 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,200 Speaker 6: and so you know, ideally, if you're able to get 398 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,080 Speaker 6: that done before quote the open market free agency starts, 399 00:17:24,119 --> 00:17:25,840 Speaker 6: I think that'd be a huge win for the Colts. 400 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,159 Speaker 4: Now you talk about Alec Pierce, and that's kind of 401 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:31,879 Speaker 4: one of those next tier on the list because quarterback, 402 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:34,160 Speaker 4: because of the position, because of all of that, that's 403 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 4: always you know, top priority, but you know, Alec Pierce 404 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,800 Speaker 4: and Nick Cross would probably be two of those guys 405 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 4: that are your you know, next tier from top free agents. Go, 406 00:17:44,440 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 4: how do you rank those Because you look at Nick 407 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 4: Cross defensively, he's had a couple of really nice seasons 408 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:51,920 Speaker 4: put together. But you look at everything that's already on 409 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 4: that defensive side of the football, with you know, the 410 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,199 Speaker 4: signing of cam Binam you talked about the trade for 411 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:59,320 Speaker 4: Sauce Gardner Sharvarius ward All that you've got a lot 412 00:17:59,359 --> 00:18:01,880 Speaker 4: of acid already given to that defensive side. 413 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 2: So kind of where do you stack those. 414 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 4: Two as far as importance in free agency because you 415 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 4: talk about Daniel Jones and that that relationship you had 416 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:12,400 Speaker 4: with Alec Pierce, that could be a very enticing signing 417 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,560 Speaker 4: if Jones is back. Where do you kind of label 418 00:18:14,600 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 4: those two guys? 419 00:18:15,600 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 6: Yeah, I really like mt Cross and I think you know, 420 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,080 Speaker 6: he's really played solid, He's played he tackles, he's good 421 00:18:21,119 --> 00:18:23,520 Speaker 6: back there and coverage. But to me, I think that 422 00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 6: Pierce is a higher priority free agent just given the 423 00:18:26,560 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 6: state of the game right at the end of the 424 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 6: day when you look at the NFL, I mean, it 425 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 6: really comes down to you know, your your marquee positions. 426 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 6: You know, quarterback, receiver, cornerback, left tackle, edge rusher. Right. 427 00:18:38,720 --> 00:18:41,280 Speaker 6: To me, those are the big five and so you 428 00:18:41,320 --> 00:18:43,680 Speaker 6: get a chance to secure you know, a premier player 429 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 6: that's young and entering this prime. You know, that's where 430 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:47,840 Speaker 6: I would even though I really like him both, I 431 00:18:47,840 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 6: would leave Pierce Overcross with that question. 432 00:18:51,119 --> 00:18:53,120 Speaker 2: You know, on the other side of the football, are 433 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,800 Speaker 2: going along with the defense. You know, Chris ballor Joe 434 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:57,680 Speaker 2: at the end of the season said hey, it might 435 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 2: be time for this defense to get younger and faster. 436 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:05,600 Speaker 2: So from your standpoint, what does that mean? What areas 437 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 2: might need addressing with that mindset? 438 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:10,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, the first thing I think about a speed off 439 00:19:10,840 --> 00:19:13,000 Speaker 6: the edge just in terms of pressure in the passer. 440 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:14,840 Speaker 6: You know how many times this year was at the 441 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 6: fourth quarter and the Colts have the lead and the 442 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 6: other team's got the ball and they got to go 443 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 6: down to score kick a field goal to win, and 444 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 6: you know, we just weren't able to have one guy 445 00:19:23,880 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 6: that could go and just end the game. 446 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:25,560 Speaker 5: Right. 447 00:19:25,640 --> 00:19:28,040 Speaker 6: Think about Robert Mathis coming off the edge and getting 448 00:19:28,040 --> 00:19:30,359 Speaker 6: a sack or a strip fumble and in the game's 449 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,000 Speaker 6: over so I think, you know, that closing speed and 450 00:19:33,400 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 6: really just that havoc off the edge. And then the 451 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 6: other thing I think is in the middle of the field, right, 452 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:39,720 Speaker 6: you know, while the Colts, I think we're solid on 453 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 6: the edges, and and that makes sense with some of 454 00:19:42,040 --> 00:19:44,200 Speaker 6: the corners we have win healthy and they could play. 455 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:46,480 Speaker 5: You know, teams really started exposing us. 456 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,920 Speaker 6: The second half of the season, just attack in the 457 00:19:48,960 --> 00:19:51,720 Speaker 6: middle of the field, right, you know, talking about you know, 458 00:19:51,720 --> 00:19:54,880 Speaker 6: guys running across the middle, those runaway routes as Rick 459 00:19:54,960 --> 00:19:57,280 Speaker 6: Venturi likes to call them. But you know, we really 460 00:19:57,320 --> 00:19:59,400 Speaker 6: did get exposed kind of there, I think the back 461 00:19:59,440 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 6: half of the season. And so addressing you know, better 462 00:20:02,200 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 6: pass coverage in the middle of the field between the numbers, 463 00:20:05,680 --> 00:20:07,440 Speaker 6: and then that speed off the edge. I mean, that's 464 00:20:07,480 --> 00:20:09,719 Speaker 6: what I would infer, you know, kind of he's referring 465 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 6: to now, Joe. 466 00:20:10,640 --> 00:20:12,400 Speaker 4: One final thing there when you talk about the speed 467 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,720 Speaker 4: off the edge, Laya tu Latu took a definite jump 468 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:18,000 Speaker 4: in year two. When you look at the numbers, It's 469 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:20,159 Speaker 4: maybe not what everybody was hoping he would have. You know, 470 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:21,359 Speaker 4: he woul at the beginning of the year said he 471 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,719 Speaker 4: wanted to have a sack a game that didn't happen, 472 00:20:23,840 --> 00:20:27,200 Speaker 4: But Chris Ballard spoke about how there were a handful 473 00:20:27,240 --> 00:20:29,879 Speaker 4: of things that he just didn't finish and those numbers 474 00:20:29,880 --> 00:20:34,440 Speaker 4: would have been higher. You blocked premier edge guys for years, 475 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 4: so you know kind of what you're looking at. 476 00:20:36,880 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 2: How do you grade the year of LAYA two LA two. 477 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 4: Definitely taking that step in year two, but you definitely 478 00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:45,119 Speaker 4: want more heading forward because you know the importance of 479 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:47,439 Speaker 4: having that skill off the edge. 480 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,199 Speaker 6: Yeah, no doubt, And again I think he had a 481 00:20:50,280 --> 00:20:53,000 Speaker 6: solid year and he definitely got better. But when I 482 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 6: hear that, what I think about is disruptors versus finishers, right, 483 00:20:56,960 --> 00:20:59,200 Speaker 6: Disruptors as you know, guys that get in the backfield 484 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:01,480 Speaker 6: and you get pressure, you know, and things happen, but 485 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,399 Speaker 6: you don't get the quarterback to the ground at the 486 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,240 Speaker 6: end of the day, right and on third down, on 487 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:07,320 Speaker 6: the money down in the red zone. You've got to 488 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 6: get sacks. You got to get force fumbles because those 489 00:21:09,600 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 6: are game changing plays. 490 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:11,920 Speaker 5: Those are turnovers. 491 00:21:12,320 --> 00:21:15,400 Speaker 6: Those are second and eighteens instead of second and ten 492 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 6: if the quarterback can get out of it and throw 493 00:21:17,040 --> 00:21:19,320 Speaker 6: the ball away. So I think for me, it's taking 494 00:21:19,320 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 6: that next step from being a disruptor, you know, which 495 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 6: he was a lot to really be in a finisher 496 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:26,399 Speaker 6: and a guy that's going to get your double digit 497 00:21:26,480 --> 00:21:29,280 Speaker 6: sacks and you know, put a lot more fear in 498 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:30,959 Speaker 6: the offensive line on the other side. 499 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 2: All right, Joe Joe writes with us here on the 500 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:35,880 Speaker 2: Last Word ninety three to five and one oh seven 501 00:21:36,000 --> 00:21:38,800 Speaker 2: five the fan Matt Taylor with Casey Valier closing out 502 00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 2: here on this segment talking all things Colts with the 503 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:44,840 Speaker 2: great Joe Wrights. You've watched the NFL playoffs, like all 504 00:21:44,880 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 2: of us. What have the NFL playoffs told us so 505 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:51,399 Speaker 2: far now that we have two participants in the Super 506 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,960 Speaker 2: Bowl in terms of what it takes to win in 507 00:21:54,000 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 2: a high level in the NFL play deep into January? 508 00:21:58,160 --> 00:22:00,200 Speaker 2: And what is that gap for the Colts and what 509 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 2: are they looking like in terms of trying to close 510 00:22:02,320 --> 00:22:05,240 Speaker 2: that gap and make a jump in twenty twenty six? 511 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean I think one, you know, so many 512 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 6: times playoff games are lost and not one. You think 513 00:22:09,960 --> 00:22:12,320 Speaker 6: about all the turnovers like Houston had, you know, and 514 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 6: you think about you know, Denver with that you know, 515 00:22:15,400 --> 00:22:18,160 Speaker 6: Dug basically given New England seven points one, it's playing 516 00:22:18,160 --> 00:22:19,399 Speaker 6: a clean game. At the end of the day, this 517 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:21,919 Speaker 6: game comes down to playing clean, not beating yourself, not 518 00:22:22,000 --> 00:22:24,800 Speaker 6: turning the ball over, limiting your penalties in negative plays. 519 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:26,880 Speaker 6: But when I look at the playoffs, I mean they're 520 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 6: all one score games. And that's now the modern day NFL. Right, 521 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:31,800 Speaker 6: how many one score games where the Colts in? How 522 00:22:31,840 --> 00:22:34,120 Speaker 6: many were across the league? So when you're in one 523 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:36,720 Speaker 6: score games and you get to fourth quarter football, you 524 00:22:36,760 --> 00:22:38,800 Speaker 6: know that's where the Colts struggled through the last half 525 00:22:38,840 --> 00:22:39,160 Speaker 6: of the year. 526 00:22:39,200 --> 00:22:40,600 Speaker 5: You've got to be able to finish games. 527 00:22:40,640 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 6: And to do that, you know, I just think you 528 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 6: just have to have continue dynamic playmakers on the field. 529 00:22:45,359 --> 00:22:47,680 Speaker 5: So whether you're doing that through free agency. 530 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 6: And resigning our own guys like you know, Pierce of 531 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 6: Cross we talked about, or whether you're going and finding 532 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:53,840 Speaker 6: somebody in the draft. 533 00:22:53,880 --> 00:22:55,480 Speaker 5: I know we don't have a first round pick. 534 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:57,359 Speaker 6: But there's a lot of guys in the NFL that 535 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 6: were picking rounds two through seven and undrafted that make huge, 536 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:03,160 Speaker 6: huge impacts. So I know this is an exciting time 537 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,480 Speaker 6: because you're building for the future. But the thing I'll 538 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,719 Speaker 6: say is, you know, the Colts were you know, Seattle 539 00:23:07,800 --> 00:23:09,840 Speaker 6: is a Super Bowl favorite, and the Colts, you know, 540 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 6: Philip Rivers, forty five year old Philip Rivers walked off 541 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:15,920 Speaker 6: the field with you know, forty five seconds. The Colts 542 00:23:15,960 --> 00:23:17,840 Speaker 6: have the lead in Seattle, right, but you didn't finish 543 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 6: the game. You have a kick return, you know, you're 544 00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,280 Speaker 6: soft on coverage and they score it just it just 545 00:23:22,320 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 6: so comes down to just those one and two key plays, 546 00:23:25,600 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 6: oftentimes in the fourth quarter. So I think it again, 547 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:30,919 Speaker 6: it's exciting for the Colts because you know, part of 548 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,199 Speaker 6: you thinks, okay, we didn't make the playoffs for a 549 00:23:33,240 --> 00:23:35,440 Speaker 6: fifth year, and that's obviously super frustrated. 550 00:23:35,440 --> 00:23:37,760 Speaker 5: But the other part is is we're close. 551 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,200 Speaker 6: And if we can get guys back and we can 552 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 6: continue what was kind of built through those first ten games, 553 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 6: you know, we don't want to be having this conversation 554 00:23:44,960 --> 00:23:46,800 Speaker 6: next year. R We're going to have this conversation talking 555 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:48,920 Speaker 6: about what's our plans and when we get into the 556 00:23:48,960 --> 00:23:50,200 Speaker 6: Super Bowl and going from there. 557 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 2: So no doubt about it. That is the great Joe 558 00:23:52,680 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 2: Wrights with us here tonight on the last word. Now 559 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 2: you realize what we're doing here in the off season. 560 00:23:58,000 --> 00:24:01,080 Speaker 2: I'm sure you've seen it on rape, heard it on radio, 561 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:03,800 Speaker 2: being pub or social media. Right, you know what we're 562 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 2: doing in the off season. We've come up with Indiana 563 00:24:06,119 --> 00:24:06,960 Speaker 2: sports trivia. 564 00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:07,320 Speaker 5: Joe. 565 00:24:07,600 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 2: Are you aware of this? 566 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:09,960 Speaker 5: I am aware. 567 00:24:10,280 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 6: I've heard some good things and read about him in 568 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 6: the X or Twitter sphere. 569 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, all right, So I. 570 00:24:16,480 --> 00:24:18,800 Speaker 6: Just wonder just, I mean, Matt is he just I mean, 571 00:24:18,800 --> 00:24:20,640 Speaker 6: are all his questions about IU football? 572 00:24:20,640 --> 00:24:24,000 Speaker 5: And be right now? 573 00:24:24,080 --> 00:24:26,919 Speaker 4: You know there has been a lot of IU stuff, 574 00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:28,479 Speaker 4: But I do have to give him some credit. 575 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:29,399 Speaker 2: He has limited it. 576 00:24:29,720 --> 00:24:31,680 Speaker 4: You know, me as a Purdue fan, Joe, it's been 577 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:34,919 Speaker 4: it's been rough going since I you won a national championship. 578 00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:38,760 Speaker 4: So he's limited the amount of IU fandom that he 579 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 4: is embracing in these questions. 580 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:40,880 Speaker 5: Yeah. 581 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 2: No, So here's the deal, Joe. It's a it's a 582 00:24:42,880 --> 00:24:46,199 Speaker 2: sports trivia game, but it's all about Indiana sports, and 583 00:24:46,280 --> 00:24:49,960 Speaker 2: you are mister Indiana. So for anybody out there that 584 00:24:50,040 --> 00:24:54,000 Speaker 2: thinks they love Indiana Sports trivia or knows a lot 585 00:24:54,040 --> 00:24:57,280 Speaker 2: about Indiana sports, these are the questions for you, man. 586 00:24:57,320 --> 00:25:00,679 Speaker 2: These are questions about the Colts, the Pacers, You Purdue. 587 00:25:00,760 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 2: I think you'd be perfect for it. I think you 588 00:25:02,760 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 2: would dominate this and you may be an answer on 589 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:07,359 Speaker 2: some of the questions too, Joe. So here we go. 590 00:25:07,520 --> 00:25:11,439 Speaker 2: So there is a theme or a category here that 591 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 2: I have in the game. I've got a couple of 592 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:17,119 Speaker 2: games sort of format it so far. But I do 593 00:25:17,200 --> 00:25:21,560 Speaker 2: have a category, Joe called hometown Heroes. And one of 594 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:25,879 Speaker 2: the question is as follows. This Hamilton County native was 595 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: a star basketball player in the MAC before he morphed 596 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,359 Speaker 2: into a versatile offensive lineman for the Colts from twenty 597 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:36,840 Speaker 2: ten to twenty sixteen. Anybody have any idea who that 598 00:25:36,920 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 2: might be? 599 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:43,000 Speaker 6: Wow, what a question right there. Hometown hero I thought 600 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:44,080 Speaker 6: it was gonna be Jack Doyle. 601 00:25:44,119 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 5: That's the answer. 602 00:25:45,320 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 6: So yeah, I know you guys got your big podcast, 603 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 6: and at one point maybe I could have done that. 604 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 6: After he caught his first touchdown pass, he became the guy. 605 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,160 Speaker 2: I don't know about that. But yeah, you've played seven 606 00:25:56,240 --> 00:25:59,320 Speaker 2: years in the NFL. You're an Indiana Football Hall of Famer. 607 00:25:59,359 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 2: But now you know that you have made it big time. 608 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,520 Speaker 2: You are in Matt Taylor's Indiana Sports Trivia. You are 609 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,879 Speaker 2: an answer to a trivia question in a bar on 610 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,800 Speaker 2: the south side of Indianapolis. How good are how. 611 00:26:11,840 --> 00:26:12,679 Speaker 5: About this one for you? 612 00:26:12,760 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 6: So speaking the south Side, you're ron colleague Royals now 613 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:19,359 Speaker 6: share the same mascot as my Hamilton Southeastern Beam. What's 614 00:26:19,359 --> 00:26:21,520 Speaker 6: the third and only other school that has the royal 615 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 6: mascot in our great state? 616 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:27,200 Speaker 2: Wow, I'm gonna say, isn't like Eastern Hancock. 617 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:28,480 Speaker 5: Eastern Hancock. 618 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,160 Speaker 2: Well done, Matt, Oh. 619 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:36,000 Speaker 5: My god, this is like a stump the schwap. That's what. 620 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,639 Speaker 2: Listen, you hang up the phone, you figure out something 621 00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 2: else that you can come with, and then call me back. 622 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 2: All right, that's how we're gonna do. Come on now, 623 00:26:47,040 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 2: Well done, Joe. I appreciate your time. Man, have a 624 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,840 Speaker 2: great weekend coming up with kids, all the best in 625 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 2: sports with a youth scene like you said, And uh, 626 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:56,600 Speaker 2: I'm sure we'll be talking to you soon, my friend. 627 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:57,879 Speaker 5: Okay, it sounds great. 628 00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:01,600 Speaker 2: Joe Wrights and his Eastern and cock trivia. He tried to. 629 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:03,240 Speaker 4: Stump Yon get that stuff out, But I don't know 630 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:04,439 Speaker 4: what he's trying to do, get. 631 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:06,439 Speaker 2: That weak stuff out of. You aren't the host of 632 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: this for no reason? Right. I basically came up again, 633 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:11,359 Speaker 2: came up with a game that I think I would 634 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:15,919 Speaker 2: dominate in. So I've only drafted up one question that 635 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 2: I didn't really know the answer to that I had 636 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:19,760 Speaker 2: to look up to be honest with really, So what 637 00:27:19,840 --> 00:27:22,359 Speaker 2: was that? It was? Well, I don't want to ruin it, 638 00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:23,720 Speaker 2: but I'll go ahead and do it. But it was. 639 00:27:24,400 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 2: The great things about Purdue basketball and their consistency, Casey, 640 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: is that they've only had two head coaches in the 641 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 2: last forty five years, Gene Katy and Matt Painter. One 642 00:27:34,119 --> 00:27:36,480 Speaker 2: of those two guys has been there since nineteen eighty. 643 00:27:36,520 --> 00:27:38,440 Speaker 2: But one of the questions I had to look up, 644 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 2: or one of the answers that I had to look up, 645 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,399 Speaker 2: was who was there before Gen Katie. Guy by the 646 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:45,719 Speaker 2: name of Lee Rose, But he was only there for 647 00:27:45,760 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 2: three years wow, from seventy eight to eighty. That was. 648 00:27:48,840 --> 00:27:52,160 Speaker 2: That's the only question that I've drafted up for these 649 00:27:52,160 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 2: Indiana Sports Trivia nights that I didn't already know the 650 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 2: answer to. Interesting. 651 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:57,440 Speaker 4: It's kind of like the Steelers there when you think 652 00:27:57,440 --> 00:28:00,520 Speaker 4: about the longevity of coaches exactly with Katie to Painter. 653 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 2: I also feel like I haven't I haven't put in 654 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 2: too many IU football questions. No, No, you haven't, I 655 00:28:06,200 --> 00:28:10,040 Speaker 2: think I really do. I've been impressed, incredibly objective. Yeah, 656 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:11,760 Speaker 2: but I've been impressed at the amount of. 657 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:15,320 Speaker 4: Bias on this non IU questions, honestly, because there's time 658 00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 4: I'm like, oh, this is gonna be an IU question. 659 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 4: Oh no, it's not this one. But you know, it's 660 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 4: it's been very well done. You've done a good job 661 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 4: of spacing out of through all of the colleges in Indiana. 662 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:27,719 Speaker 2: And then also the high schools. It's been a lot 663 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:29,680 Speaker 2: of fun. And we've got one coming up next week, 664 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:33,400 Speaker 2: right Colts, Pacers, IU, Purdue, there's Notre Dame IndyCar. Yes, 665 00:28:33,480 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 2: so a couple of upcoming dates. We got next Thursday 666 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,040 Speaker 2: at Aileen Porium in Greenwood, seven o'clock. 667 00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 5: Okay. 668 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,120 Speaker 2: Week after that, we're back to tie breakers on the 669 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:51,000 Speaker 2: twelfth Thursday night, seven o'clock, back to ale and Porium 670 00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 2: on the nineteenth Thursday, the nineteenth of February, seven o'clock, 671 00:28:54,360 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 2: and then the next day, February twentieth, Friday night, we're 672 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:02,000 Speaker 2: going to be at O'Reilly's in Speedway. All right, So yeah, 673 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,200 Speaker 2: check check me out on X, check me out on 674 00:29:04,480 --> 00:29:07,200 Speaker 2: X at Mayte Colts. I'll give you all the rundown 675 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 2: on dates, but would love to have you. I mean, 676 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 2: if you feel like you know sports and Indiana sports, 677 00:29:12,240 --> 00:29:13,840 Speaker 2: I'm telling you this is a good time and this 678 00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,760 Speaker 2: is the game for you test your knowledge. Yeah, it 679 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:16,800 Speaker 2: really is a lot of fun. 680 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:19,320 Speaker 4: I had a great time a tie breakers this past 681 00:29:19,360 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 4: week and can't wait to join you on another one here. 682 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:24,800 Speaker 4: I won't be able to join you at at ale Emporium, 683 00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 4: but enough will be at the next couple for sure. 684 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:29,640 Speaker 2: Map. But once again, that is Indiana Sports Trivia. 685 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,320 Speaker 4: Follow Matt Taylor Matt Taylor Colts on X for all 686 00:29:32,360 --> 00:29:34,320 Speaker 4: of those dates. When we come back, we're gonna give 687 00:29:34,320 --> 00:29:36,520 Speaker 4: you the Forum Credit Union Question of the Week, which 688 00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:40,120 Speaker 4: is centered around the big conversation about Canton and Bill 689 00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,760 Speaker 4: Belichick not being a first ballot Hall of Famer. 690 00:29:43,000 --> 00:29:44,680 Speaker 2: Matt and I will break all our. 691 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,240 Speaker 4: Thoughts as we head into that. That's all coming next 692 00:29:47,320 --> 00:29:48,960 Speaker 4: right here on the Last Word on ninety three five 693 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:49,840 Speaker 4: and one oh seven five. 694 00:29:49,920 --> 00:29:50,440 Speaker 5: The fan. 695 00:29:52,320 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: Can't get enough football. You're in the right place. 696 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 3: This is the offseason radio home of the Indianapolis Colts, 697 00:29:59,320 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 3: the last one with Matt Taylor and Casey Valier from 698 00:30:02,800 --> 00:30:06,120 Speaker 3: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. 699 00:30:06,640 --> 00:30:08,680 Speaker 4: A one final time here on the Last Word the 700 00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 4: Colts offseason Radio home on ninety three five one oh 701 00:30:11,600 --> 00:30:14,120 Speaker 4: seventy five The Fan with Matt Taylor. I am Casey 702 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:16,120 Speaker 4: Valier and the Last Word is brought to you by 703 00:30:16,160 --> 00:30:19,040 Speaker 4: Meyer Meyer, the official super center of the Indianapolis Colts 704 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 4: and proud sponsor of hundreds of local sports teams across 705 00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 4: the Midwest. And it's time for the Forum Credit Union 706 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,880 Speaker 4: Question of the Week, and it's centered around Bill Belichick, 707 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:32,360 Speaker 4: Oh boy, the eight times Super Bowl winning coach not 708 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,360 Speaker 4: being a first ballot Hall of Famer and voting earlier 709 00:30:36,360 --> 00:30:39,000 Speaker 4: this month, Belichick fell short of the forty of fifty 710 00:30:39,080 --> 00:30:42,440 Speaker 4: votes he needed for the induction into the Pro Football 711 00:30:42,480 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. All right, Matt, 712 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 4: regardless of how you feel about Bill Belichick, whether or 713 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:51,240 Speaker 4: not he should have been voted in as a first 714 00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,440 Speaker 4: ballot Hall of Famer, how do you feel about the 715 00:30:53,480 --> 00:30:58,520 Speaker 4: Hall of Fame committee being comprised of mostly non football guys, 716 00:30:58,560 --> 00:31:01,080 Speaker 4: mainly media members that are voting on this. 717 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:03,880 Speaker 2: So this is yeah, where this is what I want 718 00:31:03,880 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 2: to talk about. Don't I really don't care how you 719 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:08,920 Speaker 2: feel about Bill Belichick to be honest with you, right, 720 00:31:08,960 --> 00:31:12,280 Speaker 2: I mean, that's not my issue, but my problem is 721 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 2: just on the larger sense, and I think we talk 722 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:18,680 Speaker 2: about this every year around this time. As you said, 723 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:22,120 Speaker 2: there are fifty members of the Hall of Fame Committee yep, 724 00:31:22,400 --> 00:31:27,480 Speaker 2: and four actually played in the NFL or coached in 725 00:31:27,520 --> 00:31:32,080 Speaker 2: the NFL. Why I don't understand that. I mean, all 726 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:34,680 Speaker 2: due respect to the beat writers and the media members 727 00:31:34,720 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 2: that vote, I think they have a great appreciation for 728 00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:40,480 Speaker 2: the history of the game. I'm not saying they're not qualified, 729 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,160 Speaker 2: but I got to have more than four people that 730 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,480 Speaker 2: actually know first hand what it takes to win and 731 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 2: produce at the highest of levels in the NFL. And again, 732 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,960 Speaker 2: media members, it's not their fault, but they can never 733 00:31:56,120 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 2: fully understand or comprehend what it takes to men and 734 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:05,200 Speaker 2: physically grind to win at a Hall of Fame level 735 00:32:05,640 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 2: in the National Football League. So I'm not advocating to 736 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:13,640 Speaker 2: have fifty members all players and coaches, but four. Yeah, 737 00:32:13,760 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 2: if we had more people that actually played the game 738 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,160 Speaker 2: and coached the game, I think we could have better 739 00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:21,800 Speaker 2: results across the board on who should be in and 740 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 2: who should be out. 741 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 4: To be honest with you, completely agree and I think locally, 742 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,680 Speaker 4: I mean, Mike Chapel is the Hall of Fame voter 743 00:32:26,760 --> 00:32:28,680 Speaker 4: here in Indy, and I think you and I both 744 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 4: agree Mike knows a great deal about football. 745 00:32:31,280 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 2: I think Mike is fully qualified to be a voter. 746 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:36,400 Speaker 2: But I completely agree with you that. But there's some 747 00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 2: other people on that list where aren't thinking, Wait, why 748 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:41,000 Speaker 2: all of all people? 749 00:32:41,480 --> 00:32:41,640 Speaker 4: Right? 750 00:32:41,840 --> 00:32:44,560 Speaker 2: How did you get on this list? Completely I'm not 751 00:32:44,640 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 2: even being funny about that. It's a head scratching concept 752 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:53,400 Speaker 2: to have the greatest accomplishment that these people can achieve 753 00:32:54,360 --> 00:32:58,000 Speaker 2: being decided by people that never play. Yeah, I don't 754 00:32:58,080 --> 00:32:58,560 Speaker 2: understand it. 755 00:32:58,680 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 4: And those four non media members would be Bill Pollian, 756 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,120 Speaker 4: Tony Dungee, Dan Fouts, James. 757 00:33:04,920 --> 00:33:07,680 Speaker 2: Lofton, so those before and that's it. Yeah, And it 758 00:33:07,840 --> 00:33:09,160 Speaker 2: just seems like I completely agree. 759 00:33:09,160 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 4: I think there needs to be a little bit more 760 00:33:10,520 --> 00:33:13,520 Speaker 4: diversity in a former players or executive. 761 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 2: Makes you wonder how it got there. Yeah, that's that's 762 00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:17,000 Speaker 2: a great question. 763 00:33:17,040 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 4: I wonder if you know people have been turned down 764 00:33:19,000 --> 00:33:20,600 Speaker 4: in the past and they need to have that that 765 00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:23,800 Speaker 4: number and that's where they are. But yeah, I completely agree, 766 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,080 Speaker 4: and that that has been part of the reason for 767 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 4: the uprise. You know, you talk about Bill Belichick not 768 00:33:28,600 --> 00:33:29,800 Speaker 4: being in and then all of a sudden you look 769 00:33:29,800 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 4: at it and you're like, well, some of these guys 770 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:32,320 Speaker 4: don't really know what. 771 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 2: It takes Monday through Sunday every week to grind it. Yeah, 772 00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 2: there's that, But also, as it relates to Belichick and 773 00:33:39,160 --> 00:33:40,719 Speaker 2: I don't want to get into it, there's a lot 774 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:42,760 Speaker 2: of people that you think probably have an extra grind 775 00:33:42,800 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 2: with there is. 776 00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:46,959 Speaker 4: Yeah, there is that anti New England bias that definitely 777 00:33:47,080 --> 00:33:48,840 Speaker 4: took place for sure, but who knows. 778 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,280 Speaker 2: Well, we'll see all of that continue. 779 00:33:50,920 --> 00:33:52,440 Speaker 4: To play out over the next couple of weeks. But 780 00:33:52,520 --> 00:33:54,640 Speaker 4: that's the Forum credit Union question of the week. 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It's time 785 00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:07,600 Speaker 4: to close out the show with a little bit of 786 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:08,719 Speaker 4: Tailor's tidbits. 787 00:34:09,480 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 3: Let's dive into the nitty gritty I never knew that, 788 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:14,760 Speaker 3: Grab a seed and take notes. 789 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:21,400 Speaker 1: Say what It's time for Taylor's Tidbits? 790 00:34:22,160 --> 00:34:24,240 Speaker 2: All right, we're kind of up against it on time. 791 00:34:24,360 --> 00:34:26,400 Speaker 2: So I want to talk about the quarterbacks here in 792 00:34:26,480 --> 00:34:30,879 Speaker 2: the upcoming Super Bowl. We got Patriots and Seahawks. Drake 793 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 2: May for the Patriots, Casey twenty three years, one hundred 794 00:34:34,400 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 2: and sixty two days old. Time of the game next 795 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:39,360 Speaker 2: Sunday for the Super Bowl. He's going to be the 796 00:34:39,560 --> 00:34:44,000 Speaker 2: second youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl ever, behind 797 00:34:44,120 --> 00:34:47,480 Speaker 2: only this guy. You know what, the Hall of Famer 798 00:34:47,640 --> 00:34:50,919 Speaker 2: Dan Marino. Wow, how about that didn't work out great 799 00:34:50,920 --> 00:34:53,160 Speaker 2: for him? No, he played in one, never got back 800 00:34:53,239 --> 00:34:56,320 Speaker 2: to another. And then Sam Darnold. He's going to be 801 00:34:56,400 --> 00:34:59,160 Speaker 2: the eighth quarterback ever to start a Super Bowl in 802 00:34:59,239 --> 00:35:01,960 Speaker 2: their first seat with a team, and the first to 803 00:35:02,040 --> 00:35:05,960 Speaker 2: do it since Matthew Stafford with the Rams in twenty 804 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,160 Speaker 2: twenty one. But how about this one, Donald? He will 805 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:14,200 Speaker 2: join Hall of Famer Joe Namath as the only quarterbacks 806 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:18,279 Speaker 2: drafted by the Jets to start a Super Bowl. Name 807 00:35:18,320 --> 00:35:21,240 Speaker 2: if started and won Super Bowl three for the Jets 808 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:25,879 Speaker 2: that they've never gone back and they've produced I guess, 809 00:35:25,960 --> 00:35:28,520 Speaker 2: say super Bowl starting quarterback. I guess four or five 810 00:35:28,600 --> 00:35:31,799 Speaker 2: teams later with Donald now with the Seahawks and then 811 00:35:31,840 --> 00:35:35,279 Speaker 2: one final anecdote on Donald. He is poised to be. 812 00:35:35,400 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 2: Believe it or not, Sam Donald is poised to be 813 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:43,120 Speaker 2: the first USC alum to start a Super Bowl at quarterback. 814 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:47,520 Speaker 2: What Yeah. USC has had the most quarterbacks drafted in 815 00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:50,839 Speaker 2: the common Draft era with twenty of them. But he's 816 00:35:50,880 --> 00:35:53,880 Speaker 2: going to be the first one ever from USC to 817 00:35:54,040 --> 00:35:58,799 Speaker 2: start a game at quarterback in the Super Bowl. About that, Yeah, 818 00:35:59,120 --> 00:35:59,720 Speaker 2: is wild? 819 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:01,480 Speaker 4: There you go, because there was a stretch where it 820 00:36:01,520 --> 00:36:03,960 Speaker 4: seemed like every year it was, you know, one of 821 00:36:04,000 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 4: the top quarterbacks drafted by guys out of US. 822 00:36:06,880 --> 00:36:10,359 Speaker 2: Yeah, Barkley, sand Chez, Yeah, none of them. I'm out 823 00:36:10,480 --> 00:36:12,960 Speaker 2: to do a hill of beans compared to Sam Darnold 824 00:36:12,960 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 2: in the Super Bowl. That is some good stuff right there. 825 00:36:15,280 --> 00:36:17,279 Speaker 2: Always I don't I never know what you're supposed to 826 00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:19,480 Speaker 2: do with that information, but now you have it. It's 827 00:36:19,560 --> 00:36:20,359 Speaker 2: it's why I'm here. 828 00:36:20,440 --> 00:36:22,800 Speaker 4: That's the only reason it's here. It's for this segment 829 00:36:23,239 --> 00:36:26,040 Speaker 4: on the closing out of Last Word. Every go, Well, 830 00:36:26,120 --> 00:36:28,239 Speaker 4: that is great stuff for you, but that's gonna do 831 00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:29,680 Speaker 4: it for the Last Word tonight. 832 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,520 Speaker 2: For Matt Taylor. I'm case E Valier. Stay warm out there. 833 00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:34,240 Speaker 2: I know it is freezing cold. 834 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:37,960 Speaker 4: So stay inside and hopefully this weekend can warm up 835 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:40,719 Speaker 4: a little bit because man, it has been really really cold. 836 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:42,640 Speaker 2: But up next is ESPN Radio. 837 00:36:42,680 --> 00:36:44,120 Speaker 4: Thanks a lot for listening to us right here on 838 00:36:44,160 --> 00:36:46,319 Speaker 4: the Last Word ninety three five and one seventy five 839 00:36:46,400 --> 00:36:46,719 Speaker 4: The Fan