1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmy's and Joe's, and x's and 2 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:15,040 Speaker 1: O'sack New York vote banker Bruce, It's time to get 3 00:00:15,040 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: out the chockboard and diagram some plays. 4 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 2: Here's what it all starts right here. Let's play jamiey Christmas. 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:29,280 Speaker 1: Rick Venturie. 7 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:32,840 Speaker 2: Well, the Colts are back in action after the bye 8 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,919 Speaker 2: and now the final push for the playoffs starts. It's 9 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: the Colts and Broncos. It's Week fifteen in a game 10 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,680 Speaker 2: that's about as must win as you'll get in a 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,519 Speaker 2: non regular season finale. Welcome everybody. This is Inside Football 12 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:49,159 Speaker 2: here on the Colts Audio Network. I'm Matt Taylor inside 13 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 2: the Indiana Union Construction Industry radio studio, joined today by 14 00:00:53,560 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 2: Rick Venturrey, who, of course is here to talk some 15 00:00:56,520 --> 00:01:00,440 Speaker 2: ball with his thirty years of NFL coaching background underneath 16 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 2: his belt. RV. How we doing today for you? That 17 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:06,759 Speaker 2: bye week was good, I know, but you're also coming 18 00:01:06,840 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: back a little bit from being under the weather a 19 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 2: little bit, so we appreciate you. You mustering the energy 20 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:13,680 Speaker 2: here to talk to us here this morning. 21 00:01:13,880 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, to say the least, I just got hit with 22 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 3: a ton of bricks here. I was so looking forward 23 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 3: to that long weekend and everything. But we're surviving, and 24 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 3: you know, I'm really looking forward to watching this football game. 25 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 3: I just think this is we haven't played a big 26 00:01:32,240 --> 00:01:34,640 Speaker 3: game like this in such a long time. It's going 27 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: to be so much fun. Really, you have no doubt 28 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:36,960 Speaker 3: about it. 29 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: Everything is basically on the line here. We're going to 30 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 2: get into that before we get into the big picture 31 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:45,760 Speaker 2: on the Broncos. Within the big picture of the game itself, 32 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 2: I mean, if you beat the Broncos, a playoff berth 33 00:01:48,880 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: suddenly becomes achievable for the Colts. But if you drop 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: this game in Denver, the Colts might need a miracle. 35 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,560 Speaker 2: So the setup there is the Colts are six and seven, 36 00:01:58,040 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 2: Denver's eight and five. The Colts trail the Broncos by 37 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 2: two games for the seventh and final postseason berth inside 38 00:02:04,600 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 2: the AFC. A win would pull the Colts within just 39 00:02:08,040 --> 00:02:10,800 Speaker 2: one game with three games to go in the regular season, 40 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: and the Colts would have the tiebreaker over the Broncos. 41 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:16,919 Speaker 2: A loss would give the Broncos a three game lead 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 2: and the tiebreaker, I meaning the Colts could not surpass them. So, 43 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 2: as we said, Rick, this is shaping up to be 44 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: the game of the year when it comes to significance, 45 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,839 Speaker 2: and we've seen it coming now for about a month. 46 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 2: We've been circling the significance and the magnitude of this 47 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: game for quite some time. 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's no question about it. This was you know, 49 00:02:37,080 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 3: when we started the Final six in New York and 50 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 3: we knew Detroit would probably go against us, but we 51 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 3: felt like of the final six that you know, the 52 00:02:47,840 --> 00:02:52,160 Speaker 3: biggest game would definitely be Denver. And you know, they've 53 00:02:52,200 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 3: actually played, they've outplayed themselves. I think they've really overachieved. 54 00:02:56,160 --> 00:02:58,079 Speaker 3: I'm not so sure I believe they would be eight 55 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 3: and five, but we knew that. But it was all 56 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 3: said and done with their defense, with their young quarterback, 57 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,520 Speaker 3: and you know, with their head coach, this was gonna 58 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 3: be the biggest This was you know, I always said 59 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:12,040 Speaker 3: it was, you know, a five step process, but this 60 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 3: one was gonna be the big step. And it's certainly 61 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:18,560 Speaker 3: proven to be, certainly not one that we can't get, 62 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:22,160 Speaker 3: but it's big and you're right. I mean, if Denver wins, 63 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 3: they get nine wins. And even though they have a 64 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: tougher schedule coming out, they only have to but they 65 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:29,359 Speaker 3: would only really have to get one of them. And 66 00:03:29,560 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 3: so you know, we've always thought from the beginning that 67 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 3: we had to win out. You know, the good news 68 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 3: if if we conquer this issue, if we conquer this hill, 69 00:03:39,200 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 3: I mean the final three, you know, you have to 70 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 3: blow one to lose it. I mean, you've got three 71 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 3: teams at the end, you know, with eight combined wins. 72 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 3: Their quarterbacking in all three team is a joke. So 73 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 3: you know it is it is just humongous. It should 74 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 3: be fun. It's humongous for them as well. You know, 75 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 3: both teams struggling to get back into both proud franchises. 76 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,840 Speaker 3: Really yeah, just fighting to get that dignity back, no 77 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 3: doubt about that. 78 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 2: So we've talked all about the Colts coming off the bye, 79 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,120 Speaker 2: Denver's coming off the bye as well. We did that 80 00:04:15,280 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 2: last week on the podcast. So let's go full steam 81 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 2: ahead on this matchup. Talk about the Broncos here on 82 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,400 Speaker 2: the big picture, as you said, they're eight and five, 83 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 2: they're on a three game winning streak coming into the game. 84 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 2: They've won six of their last nine after starting the 85 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: season zero to two and at the beginning of the season, 86 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 2: a lot of people looked at the Broncos roster and 87 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 2: they kind of valued it as one of the worst 88 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: ones in the NFL. We saw the Broncos in the 89 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:43,440 Speaker 2: preseason and you just didn't know how good this team 90 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,359 Speaker 2: was gonna be Vegas set the preseason over under at 91 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 2: five and a half wins for them, and they opened 92 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,479 Speaker 2: the season with the third youngest roster in the NFL. 93 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: But they're having a good season. They're three games over 94 00:04:54,320 --> 00:04:56,400 Speaker 2: five hundred this late in the season for the first 95 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,479 Speaker 2: time in eight years, and a win on Sunday would 96 00:04:59,480 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 2: guarantee them a winning season for the first time since 97 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: twenty sixteen. And they're also looking to make the playoffs 98 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: for the first time since twenty fifteen, as they own 99 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 2: the second longest playoff droughts in the NFL, behind only 100 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: the Jets. But last time out, they played a thrilling 101 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,520 Speaker 2: game Monday Night Football a couple of weeks back, where 102 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,480 Speaker 2: they beat the Browns forty one to thirty two. The 103 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 2: Broncos have feasted on bad teams. They're seven to zero 104 00:05:25,760 --> 00:05:29,239 Speaker 2: against teams under five hundred, one in five against squads 105 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: who are five hundred or better. They're coached by Sean Payton. 106 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,039 Speaker 2: In his second year. He has one hundred and seventy 107 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 2: seven career wins that ranks fifth among active head coaches. 108 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:42,279 Speaker 2: Bo Nicks is the great rookie quarterback who's already set 109 00:05:42,279 --> 00:05:45,920 Speaker 2: the Broncos rookie marks for both passing yards and passing 110 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 2: touchdowns in a season. And then the defense is one 111 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 2: of the top units in the NFL. They ranked tied 112 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,960 Speaker 2: for second in points, they're eighth in yards allowed. So Rick, 113 00:05:56,040 --> 00:05:58,440 Speaker 2: that's kind of look at the Broncos from the skyscraper 114 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 2: as you look down on this team. What else do 115 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 2: you want to note on the Broncos on the big 116 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 2: picture for you going into this big, big time game 117 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 2: on Sunday. 118 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, it's pretty interesting because at eight and five, 119 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 3: like I said, I keep labeling them over achievers, which 120 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 3: I think when you go back to your initial premise 121 00:06:15,920 --> 00:06:19,279 Speaker 3: that the roster wasn't very highly regarded, I don't think 122 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 3: you know that this is just a talent ambient laden team, 123 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 3: you know, And I think that's the good news for us, 124 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 3: you know, I don't think it's the poor roster people 125 00:06:29,880 --> 00:06:33,400 Speaker 3: thought it was. And then it's really amazing you know 126 00:06:33,640 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 3: what coaching really matters. So you know, having a guy 127 00:06:36,400 --> 00:06:40,640 Speaker 3: like Peyton and just remember his rookie season there, it 128 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:43,120 Speaker 3: was traumatic. I mean he came in there and he 129 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 3: wants things done a certain way, and you know, it 130 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 3: was chaotic the whole season. Although quietly with not a 131 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 3: very good team, they did end up eight nine, it's 132 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:56,039 Speaker 3: not like they went to the bottom, and their defense 133 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,600 Speaker 3: did go to the bottom. I mean, their defense was 134 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,680 Speaker 3: twenty seventh against the score. If you remember a game 135 00:07:02,800 --> 00:07:05,479 Speaker 3: last year, they gave up seven hundred yards and seventy 136 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 3: points in one game. He kept Van Joseph as defensive 137 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 3: coordinator and this year they're number two in scorn. So, 138 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,440 Speaker 3: I mean that's just in a that's one of the 139 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 3: most amazing turnarounds you'll you'll ever see. So you're gonna play, 140 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 3: you know, I think you're gonna play a very very 141 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,720 Speaker 3: well coached team. I have great respect for Sean. I 142 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 3: know him extremely well through John Gruden. He does things 143 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,880 Speaker 3: to you. You better be ready. I'll get into those 144 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 3: in the game plan. And you know his record stands 145 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 3: for itself. But Van Joseph the defense, you know who's 146 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 3: was their former head coach, and that's one of the 147 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:46,880 Speaker 3: greatest improvements. Like I said, from you know, from twenty 148 00:07:47,040 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 3: seventh in points given up to number two, they're number 149 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 3: one in sacks. It's it's really pretty amazing, you know. 150 00:07:56,040 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: I also think that they really had a good draft. 151 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,920 Speaker 3: You look at their draft from top to bottom. Obviously 152 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 3: it starts with the quarterback, who I'll get into in detail, 153 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,720 Speaker 3: but there's a lot of guys in that draft that 154 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 3: are really contributing and doing a real good job for him. 155 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 3: So they did improve themselves in that sense, you know. 156 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 3: And like I said, after a volatile season, this coaching 157 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 3: staff and team just kind of righted the ship, you know, 158 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 3: and with the help of a very special young quarterback, 159 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 3: they're in the hunt. As I said, overachiever. It's two things. 160 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,160 Speaker 3: It spoke dangerous, but it felt so beatable on offense, 161 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 3: no question driven by bo Nicks. Okay, he's very accurate. 162 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 3: You know, we've already seen him. We saw his actual 163 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,559 Speaker 3: debut really in preseason. Seems like two years ago, but 164 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:53,199 Speaker 3: you know, it was there in August. He has accuracy. 165 00:08:53,920 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 3: He's a fearless player. When you watch him, he's not 166 00:08:56,480 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 3: afraid to take shots. He has pocket poise, you know, 167 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 3: and I had actually talked to Sean after we played him, 168 00:09:04,360 --> 00:09:06,439 Speaker 3: and I actually text them and I said, you know, 169 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 3: I think he hit the jackpot on that kid. And 170 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,120 Speaker 3: he got back to me he said, I really like him. 171 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:13,440 Speaker 3: He said, he can really play in a dirty pocket. 172 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 3: And you know he's got good movement as well. You know, 173 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,599 Speaker 3: he's got good numbers throwing it. Not great numbers, but 174 00:09:19,800 --> 00:09:23,679 Speaker 3: pretty good, particularly lately. He also can really move, you know, 175 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:27,440 Speaker 3: he's four or five rushing and five tds. Now they 176 00:09:27,600 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 3: struggle to run it, and Williams, their starter, is really struggling. 177 00:09:32,040 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 3: But the guy to watch, the guy that concerns me 178 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 3: more than anybody is mcgloughlin. You know, he when he's 179 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 3: in the game, Matt, if you watch the tape, it 180 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:44,520 Speaker 3: just speeds up, you know. And he's running now at 181 00:09:44,520 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 3: a four point six, which is well above what their 182 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:51,839 Speaker 3: average is. And then Estimate, I think will be used more. 183 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: I think Williams will be used less. I think you're 184 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,640 Speaker 3: going to see McLoughlin more. And then estimated kid from 185 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 3: Notre Dame is their downhill, you know, kind of power guy. 186 00:10:01,520 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 3: And I'll relay a lot like he played in New 187 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 3: Orleans and how he utilized players because they if you 188 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 3: know him, everybody has a role on that team, and 189 00:10:10,360 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 3: you can almost say this guy is like that guy. 190 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:18,000 Speaker 3: Now their number one threat, they're really top player is 191 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 3: Courtland Sunton, who we've actually played before. You know, at 192 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,240 Speaker 3: this stage in the season. You know, at sixty three 193 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 3: catches thirteen four or five tds and Cortland is that 194 00:10:28,400 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 3: big rangy X. I call him a power forward type 195 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 3: guy just specializes in weak side isolation. They'll give you 196 00:10:36,559 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 3: a lot of strong sets to the right, have him 197 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,360 Speaker 3: to the left and really work him over and they 198 00:10:42,640 --> 00:10:44,800 Speaker 3: love the fifty to fifty ball. You get around the 199 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 3: red zone, they're going to go the fifty to fifty ball. 200 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:52,319 Speaker 3: Now where his role has changed now with Sean is 201 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:55,679 Speaker 3: that he will Sean will now move him around a 202 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:59,240 Speaker 3: lot like he did with Marcus Colson in New Orleans, 203 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 3: and he will he is no longer just the X. 204 00:11:02,480 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 3: He'll be in the two spot. And when he's in 205 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:07,199 Speaker 3: the two spot, it's a lot of crossing stuff, a 206 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 3: lot of over a lot of seams, and so that's 207 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 3: where he's starting to mount it up. And as I said, 208 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,959 Speaker 3: you know, this is part of Sean working really hard 209 00:11:16,679 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 3: to utilize his personnel. I think the number two threat, 210 00:11:20,640 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 3: even though it's not numerically so, is Sims. And if 211 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:27,960 Speaker 3: you watch the last three weeks, Sean is going out 212 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:30,280 Speaker 3: of his way to try to get the ball to 213 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: Sims different way. Sims a terrific return guy, you know 214 00:11:33,679 --> 00:11:37,319 Speaker 3: that statistically, but also what he's trying to do now. 215 00:11:37,800 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 3: He caught a big pass down the middle on cover 216 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:44,199 Speaker 3: two last week against the Browns, great throw and catch, 217 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:47,320 Speaker 3: and he showed his great speed. I think the number 218 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 3: two threat, really, even though it's not numerically sound that way, 219 00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 3: is Mims. You know who Sean has really worked hard 220 00:11:55,600 --> 00:11:58,319 Speaker 3: to find a role for. As you know, Mems is 221 00:11:58,360 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 3: a terrific return guy, but basically they've used him for 222 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 3: a lot of things in the last two weeks. Middle 223 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:07,240 Speaker 3: of the field, hit a big bomb against Cleveland, gadgets 224 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,760 Speaker 3: ball in hands, screens even he'll all of a sudden 225 00:12:10,800 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 3: he'll be the running back and you don't even notice it. 226 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 3: So I mean, I think he's really the key. Franklin 227 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,400 Speaker 3: and Vallet have roles, but I think one to two 228 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 3: without question is is Courtland, Sutton and Mims. The tight 229 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,319 Speaker 3: end is by committee. Troutman does have a pretty high 230 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 3: average at seven to two seventeen to two, and Atkins 231 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 3: is the Guy's an all purpose Swiss Army knife, kind 232 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 3: of a Doyle type of guy. He has a couple 233 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 3: of touchdowns. He also will play some fullback along with 234 00:12:40,960 --> 00:12:44,080 Speaker 3: their true full back Burton to give them a running game. 235 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,599 Speaker 3: Their offensive line, you know, the top part of that 236 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 3: is minor. It's the right guard. He's a big road 237 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 3: grading He's a Nelson type guy, and basically when there 238 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 3: is run production, it's usually behind them. I think our 239 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 3: offensive edges they really struggle Bowls as we know, as 240 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 3: a holding machine on the left side, and McGlinchey has 241 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:11,559 Speaker 3: been very upright and he's gotten beat with counters centers 242 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,200 Speaker 3: fluid from week to week. They can really be had 243 00:13:14,280 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 3: on the protection. I think Nick saves them from that standpoint. 244 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,959 Speaker 3: On defense. This is a team that's just made great 245 00:13:21,080 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 3: strides from the disastrous twenty three season. You know, I've 246 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 3: already talked about twenty seven to two. They did get 247 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:33,800 Speaker 3: exposed versus the Browns. They survived on three big turnovers, 248 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:37,880 Speaker 3: but they were shredded passing and you know, gave well 249 00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 3: over five hundred yards. So they're not this is not 250 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:44,240 Speaker 3: the Steele Curtain. They are a three to four team 251 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 3: and they have four different talented young edge guys who 252 00:13:50,520 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 3: can really rush the passer. Now they're similar to the 253 00:13:53,960 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 3: New England Patriots, which is good. We've got a little 254 00:13:56,120 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 3: bit of a week under us in that they're a 255 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:02,160 Speaker 3: thirty team, a three to four team, and they really 256 00:14:02,480 --> 00:14:04,720 Speaker 3: like the two. You know, they want their outside backers 257 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:06,719 Speaker 3: on the edge and they want to bring them a 258 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,800 Speaker 3: tongue just like the Patriots did. I mean they lead 259 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:13,839 Speaker 3: the league in sacks number one and Matt they have 260 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 3: twenty six sacks out of their edge guys. Benito is 261 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:22,440 Speaker 3: really number one with eleven, Cooper eight, yep Ellis who 262 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,400 Speaker 3: was you know, Els was on our Marsh Reservoir All 263 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,800 Speaker 3: Star from Utah. He's got five and Tilman two and 264 00:14:28,840 --> 00:14:32,000 Speaker 3: a half. So you know, it's really important hopefully our 265 00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 3: tackle situation is back to normal and really sound because 266 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 3: you've got to be sound on the edge with these guys, 267 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:44,400 Speaker 3: you know inside, Alan Jones, Franklin Myers are very very solid. 268 00:14:45,080 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 3: Just you know, just an interesting status. The Broncos have 269 00:14:47,960 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 3: fourteen different guys with sacks, so they're pretty they're equal 270 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 3: opportunity you know, Barton and Stanard are really active as 271 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 3: the stand up linebackers, and Barton never comes off the 272 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:02,920 Speaker 3: field in the back end. This is this is the 273 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:04,760 Speaker 3: good news and the bad news for them. And this 274 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 3: is where the five hundred yards mounted up. Certain is 275 00:15:08,240 --> 00:15:10,960 Speaker 3: a premier corner. You know, he's in the you can 276 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 3: you could argue that he's the best, and when Raleigh 277 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,800 Speaker 3: Moss is there, they're solid on the other side. But 278 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 3: it's very It looks to me, I've been following, It 279 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 3: looks to me like Moss is doubtful again for us, right, 280 00:15:24,800 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 3: and that is a problem for them. They tried to 281 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 3: play Levi Wallace and he was an absolute disaster. They 282 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:34,600 Speaker 3: finally benched him in the fourth quarter for Mathis and 283 00:15:34,720 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 3: eventually got to Abrams drain the University of Missouri rookie 284 00:15:39,520 --> 00:15:42,640 Speaker 3: late in the game. Now, Sean has had a couple 285 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 3: of good things to say about Adrian Drainsaw. I wouldn't 286 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 3: be surprised that if he doesn't start the game. But tho, 287 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,640 Speaker 3: none of those guys come close to Certain when you 288 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: get ready for the you know, uh, basically for the 289 00:15:55,880 --> 00:15:59,760 Speaker 3: game plan. Their safeties. Jones and Locke are competitive. I 290 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 3: Jones really struggled last week trying to you know, to 291 00:16:04,400 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 3: hang in there with the range and the size of Endjoku, 292 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 3: I think, and Djoku gave him a tough time, particularly 293 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:14,120 Speaker 3: in the red zone, just because of that size. So 294 00:16:14,440 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 3: you know, when you just my mind goes, it's like, 295 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:19,680 Speaker 3: you know, that might be a good matchup for Ali 296 00:16:19,840 --> 00:16:23,640 Speaker 3: Cox or Mallory, those guys with the bigger you know, 297 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 3: they're shorter guys at safety, and he struggled in the 298 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 3: red area against Endjoku. I think McMillan is a really 299 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,960 Speaker 3: solid playmaker, but here's what I would say on that. 300 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:37,280 Speaker 3: I've seen him beat by classy slots and what I 301 00:16:37,400 --> 00:16:40,520 Speaker 3: think they'll do, which they try to do strategically, they 302 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,000 Speaker 3: may end up playing a game where they roll to 303 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 3: the right side all day long and have certain play 304 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,920 Speaker 3: man on the left. I mean, if I was the 305 00:16:48,000 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 3: defensive coordinator after last week, I would be playing a 306 00:16:51,320 --> 00:16:53,720 Speaker 3: lot of roll up to the right side whoever that 307 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:58,280 Speaker 3: corner was, and then putting certain and you know, putting 308 00:16:58,320 --> 00:17:01,920 Speaker 3: certain and McMillan man and I think in that sense, 309 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,960 Speaker 3: if downs were healthy, I think he would have a 310 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:07,240 Speaker 3: hard time with downs. And just keep in mind that 311 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 3: as you as the game goes on to see if 312 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,520 Speaker 3: they're doing a lot of role, right, you know, in 313 00:17:12,680 --> 00:17:15,880 Speaker 3: that sense. So I mean the key statistics for them, 314 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:19,919 Speaker 3: you know, I mean key total statistics. Points giving up, 315 00:17:20,200 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 3: you know, I mean, you know, I mean really good. 316 00:17:23,200 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 3: I mean points giving up number two in the league, 317 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:28,240 Speaker 3: hard to beat, and that that goes along with red 318 00:17:28,320 --> 00:17:33,680 Speaker 3: zone and sacks. The QBR is number twenty. It's number twenty, 319 00:17:33,800 --> 00:17:36,280 Speaker 3: but it's on the upside. And then one of their 320 00:17:36,359 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 3: positive statistics is the turnover difference, which is a plus three. 321 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,920 Speaker 2: All right, that's Rick Venturia. That's the setup on the 322 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 2: Broncos on the big picture. Obviously you laid out a 323 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 2: lot there, Rick, so let's begin to break it down 324 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,200 Speaker 2: in more detail. 325 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:50,399 Speaker 3: Here. 326 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 2: Let's talk about the blueprints for success for the Indianapolis Colts. 327 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:57,879 Speaker 2: And you just finished up detailing that Broncos defense, so 328 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:00,919 Speaker 2: let's stay right there. Within that unit, they're giving up 329 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,000 Speaker 2: just eighteen points per game. They've held nine teams to 330 00:18:04,119 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 2: twenty points or less. They ranked six against the run. 331 00:18:08,080 --> 00:18:11,199 Speaker 2: They've held four straight teams to under one hundred yards rushing, 332 00:18:11,680 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 2: giving up just sixty three ground yards in that span. 333 00:18:15,480 --> 00:18:18,119 Speaker 2: They're eighth and total yards. But they did give up 334 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 2: just a season high five point fifty two against the Browns, 335 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,199 Speaker 2: a whopping number right before their bye week, and they 336 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,399 Speaker 2: let former teammate Jerry Judy go nuts two hundred and 337 00:18:28,520 --> 00:18:30,960 Speaker 2: thirty five receiving yards in that game on a Monday 338 00:18:31,040 --> 00:18:35,440 Speaker 2: night football contest, the most ever by a Broncos opposing 339 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:39,520 Speaker 2: wide out. They're good point total numbers stem from them 340 00:18:39,600 --> 00:18:42,200 Speaker 2: being great inside the red zone. They have a forty 341 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,960 Speaker 2: three percent defensive red zone number that ranked second, and 342 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 2: they've allowed just sixteen red zone touchdowns all season long. 343 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 2: And they're all about the pressure and they get home. 344 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,359 Speaker 2: They have the most sacks in the NFL with forty seven, 345 00:18:55,880 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 2: and as you said earlier, they've got four players with 346 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:01,480 Speaker 2: at least five sacks on the season, headlined by Nick 347 00:19:01,560 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 2: Benito who has eleven that's the second most in the 348 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:07,680 Speaker 2: NFL so far this season. The back end is highlighted 349 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,720 Speaker 2: by Pat Sirtan, who was just named AFC Defensive Player 350 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:13,720 Speaker 2: of the Month for November, and among corners this season, 351 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,439 Speaker 2: he has surrendered the fewest receiving yards while also allowing 352 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,480 Speaker 2: the lowest passer rating. He's also the first Broncos since 353 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,800 Speaker 2: at least nineteen ninety nine to record double digit passes 354 00:19:24,880 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 2: defense in each of his first three seasons. So I'm 355 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,399 Speaker 2: gonna stop it right there, Rick, What else do we 356 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:32,000 Speaker 2: need to know? What else do you want to highlight 357 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 2: on the Broncos defense going into this big game coming 358 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:35,719 Speaker 2: up on Sunday. 359 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:39,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, very well done. I mean it's statistically, statistically a 360 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 3: really good defense, scoring red zone actually rush per their 361 00:19:45,600 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 3: number three at three point eight, that's pretty amazing. You know, 362 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 3: where they're not very good, I mean where they go 363 00:19:52,640 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 3: to mediocre to below is the pass defense itself at 364 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:01,920 Speaker 3: number twenty and the third down defense number sixteen two. 365 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 3: Real pass oriented statistics, and of course that was really 366 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 3: enhanced last week by the loss of Riley Moss opposite Sirtan. Basically, 367 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:17,360 Speaker 3: again just a real quick recap. Schematically, a thirty front team, 368 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:20,400 Speaker 3: it's a three to four team, so you'll see five 369 00:20:20,480 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: guys on the line of scrimmage most of the time, 370 00:20:23,480 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 3: various shades of their linemen, sometimes offset, sometimes straight thirty. 371 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 3: They'll push it to an under a lot. This is 372 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 3: a lot like the Patriots, which means the open side 373 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,440 Speaker 3: will be sunk down and they'll still be in a 374 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:39,479 Speaker 3: thirty to the strong side and then what I call 375 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,160 Speaker 3: a load look is they'll push it in an over, 376 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 3: but it's an over with a sam on the line 377 00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 3: of scrimmage, and then you know they will sink and 378 00:20:48,880 --> 00:20:52,240 Speaker 3: create the bear. They seem to play more bear a 379 00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 3: year ago and earlier than they are now, but teams 380 00:20:55,880 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 3: will play that against us a high volume of five 381 00:21:00,359 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 3: man rush. I mean they want to bring those two 382 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 3: edge guys. Those two edge guys will drop in coverage, 383 00:21:05,600 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 3: but that's not what they're paid to do. So you're 384 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 3: gonna get a ton of five man rush. That's where 385 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 3: those sacks come. Benito Cooper and company off the edge. Now, 386 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: they play a lot of quarters coverage and what I 387 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 3: call fire zone coverage because they'll bring five and they'll 388 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 3: play zone behind it, Cover four, cover three, cover six, 389 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 3: and sometimes they will go one and jill and one jill. 390 00:21:31,080 --> 00:21:33,639 Speaker 3: They'll play man de man behind it. But and so 391 00:21:33,840 --> 00:21:37,359 Speaker 3: when you're doing that, it's good in a sense, but 392 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:41,480 Speaker 3: in another sense, you're avoiding zones underneath, which I'll get 393 00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:45,879 Speaker 3: into in the blueprints. You know, they have some variations. 394 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 3: They will play a base defense they're three to four, 395 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 3: but they'll slip in McMillan, you know, against a decent 396 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:55,800 Speaker 3: tight end or good receiver, and I call it a 397 00:21:55,880 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 3: base three corner defense. And then they'll play occasionally if 398 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:02,000 Speaker 3: you're in three wives, but they want to have the 399 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:06,560 Speaker 3: big guys in there. They'll play a base okay with 400 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:10,960 Speaker 3: one backer and five backs, like a five to one five. 401 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 3: And the guy that gives them that variance is McMillan, 402 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,399 Speaker 3: the nickel, because he'll come in in any situation like 403 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,000 Speaker 3: that to play. The other guy, as I said before, 404 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,080 Speaker 3: never comes off the field, is Barton, the middle linebacker, 405 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:27,200 Speaker 3: you know. And when they get into the sub, now, 406 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:29,359 Speaker 3: if they if they go to sub, if you can 407 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:33,040 Speaker 3: force in the sub, you're really in business because they 408 00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:35,440 Speaker 3: all of a sudden now are a four man front 409 00:22:36,040 --> 00:22:40,360 Speaker 3: and everything is a consistent over. On first down, it's 410 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:43,080 Speaker 3: normal a lot of man free with a safety down 411 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,359 Speaker 3: forty six, which is a weak side rotation, with a 412 00:22:46,440 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 3: safety down three buzz, which is a strong side rotation. 413 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:53,000 Speaker 3: So they're gonna if they do go sub on early downs, 414 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:56,679 Speaker 3: you're gonna have single hot, You're gonna have heavy, heavy 415 00:22:56,800 --> 00:23:01,479 Speaker 3: front in there. Now on passing downs, they'll go high volume. 416 00:23:01,600 --> 00:23:05,400 Speaker 3: They don't they're not real complicated on those early downs, 417 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 3: but they'll go high volume on long yardage and they 418 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:11,159 Speaker 3: do a lot of mugging, you know, you know when 419 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:13,840 Speaker 3: it's long yardage that is, get in a even or 420 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:18,440 Speaker 3: over front and walk their linebackers and dimes up and 421 00:23:18,760 --> 00:23:21,400 Speaker 3: you know, from there it's like everybody else, it's either 422 00:23:21,520 --> 00:23:24,760 Speaker 3: bluff or blitz. And every once in a while they'll 423 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:28,879 Speaker 3: take Bonito and Cooper and they'll line up as linebackers 424 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 3: inside and they'll put the linebacker and down down like ends, 425 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:34,440 Speaker 3: you know, just to just to try to give you 426 00:23:34,560 --> 00:23:38,199 Speaker 3: a different look with those guys inside. You know, they 427 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:41,400 Speaker 3: really like when they're not when they're when they're playing normal. 428 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 3: They really like edge fires and dimes fires some nail. 429 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,600 Speaker 3: For the most part, they're a team that wants to 430 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,320 Speaker 3: disrupt you, not so much from the inside, but basically 431 00:23:52,480 --> 00:23:56,240 Speaker 3: from the outside. Now they're coverage is in long yardage 432 00:23:56,280 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 3: on third down, a lot of that quarters variation. Now, 433 00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:02,879 Speaker 3: what they did last week is they ran what I 434 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 3: call of reverse eight, and that was to protect after 435 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 3: they were just getting torch. They ended up running a 436 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:14,240 Speaker 3: cloud two or a cloud away from Sirtan. Then they'll 437 00:24:14,320 --> 00:24:17,159 Speaker 3: run some two slice and the reason I call it 438 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,480 Speaker 3: two slice the safety you'll go flat and the corner 439 00:24:19,520 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 3: will go to the half and then a regular two 440 00:24:22,600 --> 00:24:25,920 Speaker 3: and then their choke off coverages are two man and 441 00:24:26,200 --> 00:24:29,080 Speaker 3: one lurk. Now that's harder to play against a R five, 442 00:24:29,200 --> 00:24:31,880 Speaker 3: but they will do it. Red zone is all read 443 00:24:32,040 --> 00:24:36,119 Speaker 3: four and red one. Okay, I think the blueprint for 444 00:24:36,320 --> 00:24:41,240 Speaker 3: victory against this defense is number one. You have to 445 00:24:41,359 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 3: make the run game significant and that's our mo. You know, 446 00:24:45,320 --> 00:24:47,520 Speaker 3: you and I talked about it last week. You know, 447 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:51,000 Speaker 3: to me, the goal with JT and with R five 448 00:24:51,520 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 3: is one hundred and fifty per week, and I don't 449 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 3: think that's over ambitious. We got one hundred and forty 450 00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,360 Speaker 3: four last week. But I think if we're gonna win, 451 00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 3: that's gonna be a necessity. And I think the use 452 00:25:02,840 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 3: of him JT in the pistol is so much better 453 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 3: where he gets downhill thrust and then he has that 454 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 3: cutback vision, you know, and just stay varied with different 455 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: things that we're doing. We ran stretches, power G's whams, 456 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,080 Speaker 3: even used we even used up Granson as a fullback. 457 00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:24,560 Speaker 3: And then you come back with designers to AR five. 458 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:28,160 Speaker 3: You know, both on the edge you know, the crack sweeps, 459 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 3: the off tackles. Again, we're shooting for one fifty and 460 00:25:32,200 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 3: this will be a challenge because you know, statistically they 461 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:39,080 Speaker 3: are you know, the number three defense and run per 462 00:25:39,400 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 3: So but if we you know, if you're gonna play 463 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:43,120 Speaker 3: a big game, you've got to be able to beat 464 00:25:43,160 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 3: them at their strength. Okay, you know, then you then 465 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,160 Speaker 3: you've got to get to play action in that second level. 466 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:53,160 Speaker 3: I think boots are there hard play action with the eight, 467 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,199 Speaker 3: you know, the eight which is the post and then 468 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:58,520 Speaker 3: the race coming over. I just see their big voids 469 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,840 Speaker 3: in their coverage underneath because of their style. Like if 470 00:26:01,880 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 3: you bring five and you play zone behind it, you 471 00:26:04,760 --> 00:26:07,720 Speaker 3: got voids. And if you play action and suck the 472 00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:11,359 Speaker 3: guys up at all, there's huge voids. And then you 473 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:14,199 Speaker 3: still have the runaway stuff. You know, if it's man coverage, 474 00:26:14,240 --> 00:26:16,359 Speaker 3: you just got to run away from them. So, you know, 475 00:26:16,480 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 3: I think play action becomes number two. You know. I 476 00:26:19,720 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 3: think there's two coverages you got to be able to 477 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:23,960 Speaker 3: beat over the course of the game. That is cover 478 00:26:24,200 --> 00:26:27,919 Speaker 3: four quarters and then a lot of man beaters. Now 479 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 3: the man beaters may be a little bit less because 480 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 3: of Riley Moss being out. But again the four beaters 481 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 3: are double posts, the layers where you run a deep 482 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:41,679 Speaker 3: post and then a corner behind it and then an 483 00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,720 Speaker 3: out on the outside. In corners, all those things attack 484 00:26:44,840 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 3: cover four. And then you know, I also like slot 485 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 3: motion or lineup in slots because the denver corners will 486 00:26:52,440 --> 00:26:55,040 Speaker 3: show you what they're if you, for instance, in sub 487 00:26:55,119 --> 00:26:58,120 Speaker 3: if you go three wide receivers together, all three guys 488 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 3: will be over there. For the zone too will be 489 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,080 Speaker 3: over there, so you can do that. And then I 490 00:27:03,160 --> 00:27:05,240 Speaker 3: think if they are going to give you a man game, 491 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 3: then you gotta make them sort through the bunches and 492 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 3: stacks to stay with their man. You know, work meshes 493 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,680 Speaker 3: and pick wheels. They're gonna be in Manda man once 494 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:16,400 Speaker 3: they get in an orange zone anyway or tight four, 495 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:19,320 Speaker 3: so you know those mesh routes and those pick wheels 496 00:27:19,320 --> 00:27:22,960 Speaker 3: will be there. And again, you know, attack the critical 497 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 3: issue here this week. I mean, stay away from Certan. 498 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,920 Speaker 3: That would be silly. If Moss can't go, which I 499 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,760 Speaker 3: don't think he's gonna go, you gotta If it's Wallace, 500 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:34,840 Speaker 3: you got to torch him. If it's Mathis, if it's 501 00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:37,960 Speaker 3: if it's a dram You have to you have to 502 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,040 Speaker 3: just go after those guys. Again, mc millan is a playmaker, 503 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:45,359 Speaker 3: but he struggled with classy slots. And if they go 504 00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 3: a lot of that protection coverage and put him in 505 00:27:48,480 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 3: Certanmanda man, you go after him on the safeties, go 506 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:57,280 Speaker 3: after Jones with a taller, more physical, rangey tight end, 507 00:27:57,680 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 3: particularly when you get down in that Orbe zone. Okay, 508 00:28:01,320 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 3: you know they are nineteenth on the pass and sixteenth 509 00:28:04,080 --> 00:28:07,840 Speaker 3: on third down. So they got shredded by Winston, you know, 510 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 3: but he turned it over like he always does. And 511 00:28:11,160 --> 00:28:13,879 Speaker 3: then finally, and just as important, you got to protect 512 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 3: the edges and you've got to have great blitz control. 513 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 3: Bonito eleven, Cooper eight, Elis two, till Man two and 514 00:28:20,600 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 3: a half again, Yeah, twenty six and a half sacks 515 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 3: off the edge, and they'll be coming all day now, 516 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 3: those guys will be they'll they'll be relentless, and so 517 00:28:29,440 --> 00:28:33,200 Speaker 3: we really have to rise to the occasion strategically and 518 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 3: physical again. Number one in sacks, number one, that's pretty amazing. Yep. 519 00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:41,760 Speaker 3: You know after thirteen weeks. 520 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 2: Rick Venturia rights there. This is inside football. I'm Matt 521 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 2: Taylor inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. That's 522 00:28:49,680 --> 00:28:52,280 Speaker 2: a look at the Denver defense. Let's switch over and 523 00:28:52,360 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 2: talk about the blueprints against this Broncos offense Denver. When 524 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,480 Speaker 2: they've got the ball, Rick, they're scoring twenty three a 525 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,080 Speaker 2: game there, fresh off the season high forty one against 526 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:04,239 Speaker 2: the Browns last time out, although that was aided by 527 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 2: two defensive pick six is for what it's worth. But 528 00:29:07,800 --> 00:29:10,200 Speaker 2: they are scoring an average of thirty six per game 529 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:13,000 Speaker 2: on this three game winning streak that they're on, and 530 00:29:13,280 --> 00:29:15,560 Speaker 2: the one hundred and eight points they've scored in the 531 00:29:15,640 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 2: last three games is the most for them in a 532 00:29:17,880 --> 00:29:22,120 Speaker 2: three game span since the twenty fourteen season. Most of 533 00:29:22,200 --> 00:29:24,560 Speaker 2: their offensive stats are kind of middle of the road, 534 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,160 Speaker 2: but there's no denying that rookie bow Knicks is having 535 00:29:27,200 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 2: a great season. Drafted twelfth overall, sixth quarterback, taking off 536 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 2: the board back in April, became just the second Broncos 537 00:29:34,880 --> 00:29:38,480 Speaker 2: rookie quarterback in franchise history and the first since John 538 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:41,120 Speaker 2: Elway back in nineteen eighty three to start for the 539 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:45,760 Speaker 2: club in their Week one matchup. The eight wins by 540 00:29:45,840 --> 00:29:49,240 Speaker 2: bow Knicks are the most by any Broncos starting rookie 541 00:29:49,320 --> 00:29:53,840 Speaker 2: quarterback in franchise history. His favorite target is Cortland Sutton. 542 00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 2: He has eight hundred and forty six yards and five touchdowns. 543 00:29:56,960 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 2: Nobody else on the team has over three hundred and 544 00:29:59,440 --> 00:30:03,360 Speaker 2: eighty yards and more than two receiving touchdowns, and earlier 545 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 2: this year, Sutton went over five thousand career receiving yards 546 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,280 Speaker 2: and became the eleventh Broncos wide out to accomplish that. 547 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:13,640 Speaker 2: The Broncos can be deadly with the big plays. I'm 548 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,560 Speaker 2: sure you've seen that on film. They have at least 549 00:30:15,600 --> 00:30:18,680 Speaker 2: two passes of at least twenty five yards in six 550 00:30:18,760 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 2: straight games, so they're good in the passing game. The 551 00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 2: running game is split up between running backs Javonte Williams 552 00:30:24,920 --> 00:30:28,440 Speaker 2: and Jalil McLoughlin. Williams has over two thousand rushing yards 553 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 2: in his fourth season and the McLoughlin has over nine 554 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,800 Speaker 2: hundred scrimmage yards. That's the fourth most by a Broncos 555 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:38,280 Speaker 2: undrafted rookie running back in his first two years with 556 00:30:38,440 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: the team. And then Knicks can run the ball too. 557 00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,600 Speaker 2: He has over three hundred yards and has the second 558 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:47,760 Speaker 2: most rushing yards ever by a Broncos rookie quarterback. And 559 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 2: he's really hard to bring down as well Nicks. That is, 560 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 2: he only has He's only been sacked nineteen times so 561 00:30:53,600 --> 00:30:55,600 Speaker 2: far this season. So Rick, what else do you want 562 00:30:55,600 --> 00:30:58,280 Speaker 2: to point out on the Broncos before you get into 563 00:30:58,320 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 2: your muscle on offense? 564 00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,120 Speaker 3: Oh, those are good, really good points, and particularly the 565 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,240 Speaker 3: explosive plays and where we really have to tighten up 566 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,040 Speaker 3: is I just saw the stat come across this morning. 567 00:31:10,120 --> 00:31:14,080 Speaker 3: The Colts lead the league in the most mistackles and 568 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 3: the most explosive plays. So you know, we really have 569 00:31:17,400 --> 00:31:19,600 Speaker 3: to tighten that up. That's something that we can't let 570 00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,480 Speaker 3: happen or will come out of there sad. To be 571 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 3: honest with you, I think to know the Broncos on offense, 572 00:31:26,040 --> 00:31:29,240 Speaker 3: it's really important. And I've known him and again he 573 00:31:29,360 --> 00:31:31,880 Speaker 3: broke in with John Gruden in the NFL, so he's 574 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 3: very influenced by John. Is to know Sean Payton. He's 575 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 3: a master of personnel, specialization of creating matchups and he 576 00:31:44,720 --> 00:31:48,320 Speaker 3: really works to get pre snap definition for his quarterback. 577 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 3: He will take a cerebral quarterback like Drew Brees was 578 00:31:54,440 --> 00:31:57,360 Speaker 3: and like Nix is, and he will take that guy 579 00:31:57,440 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 3: to the max because he then becomes a cod on 580 00:32:00,840 --> 00:32:04,040 Speaker 3: the field. They are very good with what I call 581 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:08,760 Speaker 3: formational check with mes. If a team is lazy and 582 00:32:08,920 --> 00:32:14,080 Speaker 3: over simple and do not concede conceal, he'll take you 583 00:32:14,160 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 3: to school. Uh. They will also do a lot of 584 00:32:17,840 --> 00:32:22,080 Speaker 3: Uh they'll they'll run the slot across in motion and 585 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:25,160 Speaker 3: see what you do, and then he'll stop and then 586 00:32:25,200 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 3: they'll check with me for from there. I mean, it's 587 00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,080 Speaker 3: a very it's a very nuanced way, and that's the 588 00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 3: way they kind of get some big plays. Uh. You 589 00:32:34,240 --> 00:32:36,240 Speaker 3: always used to see them get that big play to 590 00:32:36,320 --> 00:32:39,800 Speaker 3: Reggie Bush down the sidelines, and it was always inaudible. 591 00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:41,840 Speaker 3: People thought it was a play call. It was always 592 00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:45,360 Speaker 3: inaudible after motion when they saw exactly what you were in. 593 00:32:45,600 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 3: So you can't be lazy, you can't be simple. You 594 00:32:48,840 --> 00:32:52,080 Speaker 3: have to conceal. Uh. Other other than that, you're beat 595 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:56,520 Speaker 3: on the blackboard again. A lot of first down zone 596 00:32:56,680 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 3: runs and tosses. Uh. You said, mcglob is the scary guy, 597 00:33:01,080 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 3: Williams is struggling, McLaughlin is. McLoughlin is kind of his 598 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:10,960 Speaker 3: Reggie Bush type of guy, and he's outstanding with explosiveness 599 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:16,200 Speaker 3: and elusiveness. Estimay you know, is really like Ingram was 600 00:33:16,320 --> 00:33:20,280 Speaker 3: for him. He's the North South pounder, and then Atkins 601 00:33:20,360 --> 00:33:23,640 Speaker 3: and Burton are guys that are used as fullbacks for 602 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:28,600 Speaker 3: leads and search plays. Sutton again is really flourishing, you know, 603 00:33:28,880 --> 00:33:32,720 Speaker 3: first as that split end power player with that terrific 604 00:33:32,840 --> 00:33:36,000 Speaker 3: fifty to fifty jump ball ability. But he's been used 605 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:39,800 Speaker 3: more much like Marcus Cooson hit the Saints, who caught 606 00:33:39,840 --> 00:33:43,160 Speaker 3: all those balls early in Sean's career, and he's using 607 00:33:43,280 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 3: him like that on inside scenes in overs. And I 608 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 3: will say one thing about this fearless quarterback for a rookie. 609 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:54,320 Speaker 3: He'll take him any time he can get him if 610 00:33:54,360 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 3: you press him and you're all alone, no matter what 611 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 3: the down and distance, they're going with a fade to 612 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:03,400 Speaker 3: that guy to try to get it up there, and 613 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:05,600 Speaker 3: then they want to get the ball to mims lately, 614 00:34:05,760 --> 00:34:10,440 Speaker 3: a mims On gadgets middle of the field stuff again. 615 00:34:10,560 --> 00:34:12,319 Speaker 3: Now all of a sudden they'll shift around and then 616 00:34:12,440 --> 00:34:14,560 Speaker 3: all of a sudden he'll be the running back. And 617 00:34:14,760 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 3: so there's just Sean his work and that's his big 618 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:20,960 Speaker 3: goal lately, is to try to get that ball to 619 00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:25,400 Speaker 3: Mims as the change up to, you know, basically to Sutton. 620 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:29,920 Speaker 3: Uh and so with Nicks, you know, after the running 621 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:32,680 Speaker 3: game on first down, a lot of play action and 622 00:34:32,760 --> 00:34:35,000 Speaker 3: a lot of bootleg and Knicks can really get on 623 00:34:35,120 --> 00:34:38,480 Speaker 3: the edge. I mean, he's a surprisingly although it shouldn't 624 00:34:38,520 --> 00:34:40,760 Speaker 3: if you look at the comb he has really good speed, 625 00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:43,640 Speaker 3: but he can get on the edge with boots and 626 00:34:43,760 --> 00:34:46,759 Speaker 3: play actions, and a lot of their play actions early 627 00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:50,680 Speaker 3: are really for shots. They'll take us to to Sutton, 628 00:34:51,480 --> 00:34:54,520 Speaker 3: to Mims and even to Franklin and if it's not there, 629 00:34:54,520 --> 00:34:58,120 Speaker 3: it's touchdown, check down. They'll run some RPOs, but their 630 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,719 Speaker 3: are po game is mostly with a bubble screen to 631 00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:05,759 Speaker 3: the outside. Second and long that's always just get back 632 00:35:05,920 --> 00:35:10,839 Speaker 3: quick sticks, hank hooks and options. Third down is by 633 00:35:10,880 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 3: the sticks. If it's short, you know, it's basically the options, 634 00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:18,040 Speaker 3: the you know, the meshes, that type of stuff. But 635 00:35:18,200 --> 00:35:22,040 Speaker 3: if it's long, they'll throw the daggers. Layers. Daggers are 636 00:35:22,120 --> 00:35:25,120 Speaker 3: deep ends and of course a lot of times that's 637 00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,120 Speaker 3: gonna be sudden, and he's fearless. He will, you know, 638 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,160 Speaker 3: even on third and long sometimes you say, don't force it, 639 00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:34,439 Speaker 3: but he will push the ball deep at any time, 640 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:37,600 Speaker 3: and he has the wheels to escape and extend and 641 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:40,279 Speaker 3: move the chains and he can really play in a 642 00:35:40,400 --> 00:35:44,680 Speaker 3: dirty pocket. Okay, first of all, Colt's offensive blueprint for 643 00:35:44,800 --> 00:35:49,439 Speaker 3: victory Number one. They struggle to run the football. They're 644 00:35:49,520 --> 00:35:52,640 Speaker 3: not very good, you know, their twentieth running the ball. 645 00:35:53,440 --> 00:35:56,160 Speaker 3: But you can't let it get going. You can't because 646 00:35:56,239 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 3: that will take the pressure off that O line in 647 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:03,480 Speaker 3: off An. Know they're runners, they're all different. Know that 648 00:36:03,680 --> 00:36:06,560 Speaker 3: McLaughlin is the space guy. They're gonna get him with 649 00:36:06,760 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 3: different things on the edge, on the draws, and he 650 00:36:11,320 --> 00:36:14,279 Speaker 3: has the ability to hit quick, be elusive, take it 651 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:17,200 Speaker 3: to the house when he's in the game. As opposed 652 00:36:17,280 --> 00:36:20,399 Speaker 3: to Williams. This is just me watching tape. The game 653 00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,400 Speaker 3: just speeds up when he's in there. Williams is kind 654 00:36:23,440 --> 00:36:27,400 Speaker 3: of the all purpose, you know, plug away guy. And 655 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:30,279 Speaker 3: then I think you're gonna see estimate more and more 656 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,600 Speaker 3: as that downhill change up to mcglalalin. I think you're 657 00:36:33,600 --> 00:36:35,839 Speaker 3: gonna see them become a two back running team here 658 00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:39,759 Speaker 3: pretty soon. Now you must have number two. You've got 659 00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 3: to have a strategic and technical plan for Sutton. He 660 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:46,080 Speaker 3: is the go to guy. You know, the sixty three 661 00:36:46,200 --> 00:36:50,239 Speaker 3: catches thirteen to four. He is the guy. He's primarily 662 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,520 Speaker 3: their X receiver and then one what they want is 663 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:57,400 Speaker 3: one on one on your corners. He's not that fast 664 00:36:57,480 --> 00:37:00,720 Speaker 3: a guy, you know, I think Jones there's a decent 665 00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:03,600 Speaker 3: match on him with his length if you let him 666 00:37:03,640 --> 00:37:07,440 Speaker 3: press him and get his uses long arms. But he 667 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:10,560 Speaker 3: is evolving. And again, if he feels like he can 668 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,799 Speaker 3: get on a safety or get inside on a linebacker, 669 00:37:14,160 --> 00:37:17,360 Speaker 3: you're seeing a lot more of him moving around. Again, 670 00:37:17,719 --> 00:37:19,600 Speaker 3: I said this and I'll say it a million times, 671 00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:23,120 Speaker 3: Nicks is fearless and he'll take a shot at any 672 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 3: time to him if you if you are naked and 673 00:37:26,120 --> 00:37:30,800 Speaker 3: you give him a bad matchup. Look number three, Always 674 00:37:30,880 --> 00:37:34,960 Speaker 3: be aware of where is Mims. Okay, is he close 675 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,480 Speaker 3: to the box. If he's close to the box, you 676 00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:41,560 Speaker 3: got to expect, you know, a reverse type of play 677 00:37:42,440 --> 00:37:46,560 Speaker 3: if he's in motion in speed plays. Again, they'll slip 678 00:37:46,640 --> 00:37:50,320 Speaker 3: him into backfield. A little bit of everything. And again 679 00:37:50,560 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 3: last week was I know you saw it was a 680 00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,759 Speaker 3: huge you know when the game was really tight, A 681 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:59,640 Speaker 3: huge bomb against cover two, right down the middle against 682 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:03,560 Speaker 3: clear and so you know, again he's forty one point 683 00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:06,960 Speaker 3: one per and he's got two hundred and fifty four 684 00:38:07,040 --> 00:38:10,560 Speaker 3: yards of yak. He's also when it goes to special teams, 685 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:15,120 Speaker 3: terrific run threat, no question return guy. Rookie Franklin can 686 00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 3: get deep and Vallet is kind of an all purpose guy, 687 00:38:17,920 --> 00:38:22,520 Speaker 3: but again a Sutton and mimes. And then number four, 688 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:26,160 Speaker 3: you gotta keep Nixon closed. He'll get on the edge 689 00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:29,239 Speaker 3: and much better you think, and he will rip those 690 00:38:29,320 --> 00:38:33,239 Speaker 3: boots and he'll scramble inside. When he gets outside, it's 691 00:38:33,320 --> 00:38:36,040 Speaker 3: it's really to get outside to fire it. And when 692 00:38:36,040 --> 00:38:39,760 Speaker 3: he scrambles inside it's usually because he needs to add libit. 693 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:44,280 Speaker 3: But he'll go and move the change with a first down. Again, 694 00:38:44,400 --> 00:38:48,880 Speaker 3: he has athleticism, accuracy, poised pocket awareness, and he is 695 00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:51,960 Speaker 3: fearsome and he'll go for the juggler. He's a chance. 696 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:55,080 Speaker 3: He is a challenge yep. And very much like AR five, 697 00:38:55,200 --> 00:38:59,520 Speaker 3: he covers offensive line protection. They're pretty good in sacks. 698 00:38:59,520 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 3: They're numbers three, but you know, just like us. I mean, 699 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:04,600 Speaker 3: it's a lot has to do with the quarterback getting 700 00:39:04,640 --> 00:39:07,640 Speaker 3: away from people. Now, I think I'm gonna put number 701 00:39:07,719 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 3: five here because I've played Sean. I've had good days 702 00:39:11,120 --> 00:39:13,479 Speaker 3: and bad days, and I know you have to play 703 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:16,719 Speaker 3: smart or he'll take you to school. You got to 704 00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:19,520 Speaker 3: be careful what I call always in nevers. You don't 705 00:39:19,520 --> 00:39:21,719 Speaker 3: want to be in a situation where you always do 706 00:39:21,880 --> 00:39:25,000 Speaker 3: this versus the set or you never do it, because 707 00:39:25,080 --> 00:39:27,840 Speaker 3: that's what he's looking for. He's looking for always and 708 00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 3: nevers to take advantage. He's gonna check plays at the line. 709 00:39:32,200 --> 00:39:34,560 Speaker 3: So if you sit in looks all day long, he's 710 00:39:34,640 --> 00:39:37,920 Speaker 3: gonna get two ideal plays again, He'll use that motion 711 00:39:38,160 --> 00:39:41,279 Speaker 3: stop and check. Let the quarterback get to the right play. 712 00:39:41,440 --> 00:39:44,560 Speaker 3: Don't play Friday night looks, you know, because you'll be 713 00:39:44,640 --> 00:39:47,600 Speaker 3: playing checkers while he and nick A Knicks are playing chess. 714 00:39:48,239 --> 00:39:52,480 Speaker 3: Don't give bad matchups and don't defensively think simplicity is 715 00:39:52,560 --> 00:39:54,560 Speaker 3: the answer against Sean Payton. 716 00:39:55,200 --> 00:39:58,080 Speaker 2: Well done right there, Rick Ventury on the blueprints on 717 00:39:58,200 --> 00:39:59,799 Speaker 2: both sides of the ball for the Colts to get 718 00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:03,680 Speaker 2: a a huge win needed here in Week fifteen to 719 00:40:03,880 --> 00:40:06,440 Speaker 2: have a healthy chance at the playoffs. And I think 720 00:40:06,480 --> 00:40:08,799 Speaker 2: that's what it's all about in the end here. It's 721 00:40:08,840 --> 00:40:11,400 Speaker 2: got to be a playoff mentality for the Colts. If 722 00:40:11,440 --> 00:40:14,160 Speaker 2: the Colts win this game, they've got a puncher's chance 723 00:40:14,280 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 2: at the postseason. If they lose, Hey, the math says 724 00:40:17,480 --> 00:40:20,400 Speaker 2: it's all but over with three games to play. So 725 00:40:20,560 --> 00:40:23,239 Speaker 2: the playoffs are basically here for the Colts essentially, right. 726 00:40:23,280 --> 00:40:25,200 Speaker 2: I mean, they've got to get into a playoff mode. 727 00:40:25,239 --> 00:40:27,760 Speaker 2: They're going to go into a playoff atmosphere on Sunday 728 00:40:27,800 --> 00:40:30,160 Speaker 2: and Denver. As you know, it's one of the loudest 729 00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:33,360 Speaker 2: buildings in the NFL. They've sold out over four hundred 730 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:36,520 Speaker 2: and forty straight home games. The Colts have to play 731 00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,320 Speaker 2: a clean game on Sunday, Rick and they know it 732 00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:40,399 Speaker 2: if they want to get this win. 733 00:40:41,040 --> 00:40:43,920 Speaker 3: Oh what a Sunday coming up. Just just amazing. I 734 00:40:44,000 --> 00:40:47,319 Speaker 3: can't say enough about this is even at my age, 735 00:40:47,360 --> 00:40:50,040 Speaker 3: it's so exciting to tell you the truth, you know. 736 00:40:50,200 --> 00:40:53,279 Speaker 3: And in the end, as you said, the playoffs really 737 00:40:53,360 --> 00:40:57,239 Speaker 3: have started for you. They really have. There's no yesterday, 738 00:40:57,840 --> 00:41:02,960 Speaker 3: There's absolutely no tomorrow. But only the single biggest obstacle 739 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:06,880 Speaker 3: this Sunday. From here to the finish. The Broncos are 740 00:41:07,000 --> 00:41:11,360 Speaker 3: hot and they become a media darling, but in reality 741 00:41:12,080 --> 00:41:15,440 Speaker 3: they are, as bon Jovi says, living on a prayer, 742 00:41:16,160 --> 00:41:20,439 Speaker 3: they are overachieving, which is good news and it's bad news. 743 00:41:21,080 --> 00:41:23,799 Speaker 3: It means that they play smart and hard and they 744 00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,680 Speaker 3: max out. But they are not a great team and 745 00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 3: are unquestionably beatable. If and when you bring your a 746 00:41:33,040 --> 00:41:38,200 Speaker 3: game they are beatable, you must bring it for sixty minutes. 747 00:41:38,600 --> 00:41:42,320 Speaker 3: And this is the key in all phases. This can't 748 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 3: be ar five in the Pips. This must be a 749 00:41:46,160 --> 00:41:53,160 Speaker 3: complete franchise, total commitment to excellence. This is an opportunity 750 00:41:53,320 --> 00:41:57,760 Speaker 3: to me to restore the dignity of the once proud 751 00:41:57,880 --> 00:42:02,719 Speaker 3: Horseshoes which has been dems in recent years. This is 752 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:06,919 Speaker 3: a singular moment of opportunity when you can not only 753 00:42:07,040 --> 00:42:10,520 Speaker 3: take this giant step to the prize, but this is 754 00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,719 Speaker 3: a moment to define who you are as a man 755 00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:20,320 Speaker 3: and who we are as a championship franchise. Yes, this 756 00:42:20,680 --> 00:42:24,760 Speaker 3: is a big, big game with everything on the line. 757 00:42:25,560 --> 00:42:29,960 Speaker 3: Big games are won by teams that are the most prepared, 758 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:36,359 Speaker 3: most focused, and most physical. Big games are also one 759 00:42:37,160 --> 00:42:40,600 Speaker 3: by big time players who do the little things well. 760 00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:46,040 Speaker 3: You are in the national spotlight, but only you determine 761 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 3: your destiny for you. This is definitely that one moment 762 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:54,640 Speaker 3: in time when you can truly be all you thought 763 00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:58,799 Speaker 3: you could be. This is an opportunity of a lifetime 764 00:42:59,320 --> 00:43:02,800 Speaker 3: waiting for in Denver. The whole world will be watching. 765 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:04,840 Speaker 3: Do not be denied. 766 00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:07,080 Speaker 2: There you go, you said it, Rick, I mean the 767 00:43:07,160 --> 00:43:10,280 Speaker 2: Broncos are living on a prayer and hopefully the Colts 768 00:43:10,320 --> 00:43:12,960 Speaker 2: can send them down in a blaze of glory. The 769 00:43:13,080 --> 00:43:16,200 Speaker 2: Broncos give love a bad name Denver after a three 770 00:43:16,280 --> 00:43:19,480 Speaker 2: game winning streak. They're won of dead or alive, anything 771 00:43:19,520 --> 00:43:22,319 Speaker 2: else we can throw in bon Jovi titles. Your final 772 00:43:22,400 --> 00:43:25,040 Speaker 2: instructions to wrap up here. I mean, I just got 773 00:43:25,120 --> 00:43:26,280 Speaker 2: on a roll there. I'm sorry. 774 00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 3: No, I'm giving you all I got. 775 00:43:30,400 --> 00:43:33,440 Speaker 2: I know you, I know you have. I know you're 776 00:43:33,520 --> 00:43:35,560 Speaker 2: under the weather right there, so you brought it and 777 00:43:36,040 --> 00:43:39,120 Speaker 2: it was your a game per usual. Rick, Always appreciate 778 00:43:39,200 --> 00:43:42,680 Speaker 2: the information and the breakdown. Huge match up here, Colts 779 00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:44,880 Speaker 2: and Broncos in the Mile High. We got to get 780 00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:48,080 Speaker 2: you and Missierry feeling better. I know the Ventures are 781 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:50,719 Speaker 2: under the weather a little bit, so we're gonna miss you. 782 00:43:50,760 --> 00:43:52,840 Speaker 2: In terms of the travel coming up this weekend, I 783 00:43:52,920 --> 00:43:55,680 Speaker 2: know you're bombed obviously to miss this game and not 784 00:43:55,880 --> 00:43:58,600 Speaker 2: travel to Denver, but rest up, get well, and we'll 785 00:43:58,600 --> 00:44:00,279 Speaker 2: see you back in the booth for the fun three 786 00:44:00,360 --> 00:44:01,200 Speaker 2: games of the season. 787 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:03,520 Speaker 3: I'll be with you in spirit, man, I have a 788 00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:03,920 Speaker 3: good one. 789 00:44:04,120 --> 00:44:06,440 Speaker 2: I know you will be. Rick Venturiyer right there. All right, 790 00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:09,120 Speaker 2: my friend, rest up and heal up the rest of 791 00:44:09,160 --> 00:44:12,000 Speaker 2: the week, and hopefully we're talking about more playoff odds 792 00:44:12,080 --> 00:44:15,120 Speaker 2: and playoff magnitude in the final three games of the 793 00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,960 Speaker 2: season here with the Colts getting a huge win against 794 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:20,959 Speaker 2: the Denver Broncos. Again, that's Rick Ventury and that's gonna 795 00:44:21,000 --> 00:44:23,920 Speaker 2: do it for this edition of Inside Football, Colts and 796 00:44:24,000 --> 00:44:27,720 Speaker 2: Broncos four to twenty five kickoff in Denver. Our coverage 797 00:44:27,800 --> 00:44:30,040 Speaker 2: on radio will begin at one thirty with the Colts 798 00:44:30,080 --> 00:44:32,520 Speaker 2: pre game huddle on Sunday, and then we've got you 799 00:44:32,640 --> 00:44:35,799 Speaker 2: dialed in all day on our flagship stations in Indianapolis 800 00:44:35,880 --> 00:44:38,520 Speaker 2: ninety three five, one oh seven five The Fan and 801 00:44:38,719 --> 00:44:41,760 Speaker 2: ninety seven to one Hank FM and all over Colts 802 00:44:41,800 --> 00:44:45,120 Speaker 2: Country on the Ascension Saint Vincent Radio Network. And we 803 00:44:45,239 --> 00:44:47,919 Speaker 2: can't wait for it considering the magnitude of the game. 804 00:44:48,360 --> 00:44:50,600 Speaker 2: Again for Rick vent Turrey, I'm Matt Taylor. Thanks for 805 00:44:50,680 --> 00:44:54,280 Speaker 2: listening everybody to Inside Football here on the Colts Audio Network. 806 00:44:54,360 --> 00:45:07,160 Speaker 2: So long the bag under still and BA