1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Football is about the Jimmys and Joe's and x's and o's. 2 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: Check New York votooto. 3 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: Baker, Bruce. It's time to get out the chock board 4 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: and diagram some plays. Here's what it all starts right here. 5 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: That's why jamiey Christmas. This is Inside Football with former 6 00:00:26,680 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: Colts and NFL coach Rick Venturie. 7 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 2: Hello, everybody walking inside Inside Football with Rick Venturry We're 8 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 2: coming to you on this final Wednesday in the month 9 00:00:36,479 --> 00:00:39,680 Speaker 2: of November. I'm Matt Taylor, joined by Rick, who's got 10 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:43,680 Speaker 2: twenty seven years of NFL coaching experience, and we're putting 11 00:00:43,680 --> 00:00:46,239 Speaker 2: that to the test here today, dropping some knowledge once 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 2: again on the six and five Colts on a three 13 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: game winning streak and now they get ready for another 14 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:55,279 Speaker 2: AFC South battle. They're first in quite some time here 15 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: really since mid October, and up next day visit to 16 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:02,840 Speaker 2: Tennessee down in Newville to take on the Titans this Sunday, Rick, 17 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: welcome back. How you feeling today, sir. 18 00:01:05,160 --> 00:01:08,680 Speaker 3: Man, I'm really feeling good. Sunshine in here over the 19 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 3: over the thirteenth Fairway and Harbor trees and you know 20 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 3: got the uh we got, we got. We're getting ready 21 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 3: to talk about Tennessee. Kind of got that one in 22 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,200 Speaker 3: the in the bank right now. Uh, and so you know, 23 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,680 Speaker 3: really looking forward to it, like you said, getting back 24 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,360 Speaker 3: into the South. Uh, you know, they just and you 25 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,640 Speaker 3: know now, they just get bigger and bigger and bigger. 26 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 3: And that's what we're in it for. I mean, we're 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,399 Speaker 3: in it for big games. We're in it to be 28 00:01:34,680 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 3: in the hunt in you know, late November and obviously December. 29 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 3: So you know, this is this is what we asked for. 30 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's exactly where the Colts are at, over five 31 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: hundred for the first time since they're victory in week 32 00:01:46,600 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 2: number three, and entering December, they're six and five. They've 33 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: got the final playoff spot in the AFC at least 34 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,720 Speaker 2: for the moment, and now they've got their longest winning 35 00:01:56,760 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: streak here since December of twenty twenty one, position for 36 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: more playoff pushing with six weeks to go. So, Rick, 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 2: recapping the Tampa Bay game, where are you at with 38 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: this Colts team right now? Heading into another pivotal game 39 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,840 Speaker 2: this weekend against the Titans, who, as you said, snapped 40 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:14,680 Speaker 2: a three game losing streak last Sunday. 41 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:17,799 Speaker 3: Well, I really feel good about this team. I really 42 00:02:18,040 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 3: like this team. I liked it in training camp based 43 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 3: on its effort, based on a good, fresh young quarterback 44 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:28,320 Speaker 3: and new coach, and I thought it would be a 45 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 3: fun season. You know, I didn't have a lot of expectations. 46 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:35,680 Speaker 3: But now to watch them, you know, have a grind 47 00:02:35,720 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 3: out win. I like grind out wins. They're they're tough 48 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:41,160 Speaker 3: on the end of booth because they're tight to the end. 49 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: You know, they're not necessarily beautiful, but when you grind 50 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:47,360 Speaker 3: it out, that's what football is all about. And you know, 51 00:02:47,560 --> 00:02:50,399 Speaker 3: again to be sitting here at six and five, and man, 52 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 3: we got wind at our back and for the most part, 53 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 3: you know, I think things are really coming together totally. 54 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 3: You know, I think we have one little issue on 55 00:02:59,800 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 3: d but overall, I mean, you know, stike In continues, 56 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 3: you know, to get offensive production. I mean, twenty seven points, 57 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 3: you know, three hundred and ninety four yards and here's 58 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 3: another big one and he's done at time and time 59 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,920 Speaker 3: and time again. One hundred and fifty five yards rushing, 60 00:03:19,400 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 3: you know, against a team that was one of the 61 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:25,920 Speaker 3: top rush defenses in the league, five point seven and 62 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:27,600 Speaker 3: the way he did it was so cool. To me, 63 00:03:27,680 --> 00:03:30,040 Speaker 3: he came out firing, which I thought he would because 64 00:03:30,080 --> 00:03:32,960 Speaker 3: they were so bad on pass defense. He's throwing it 65 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 3: all over the yard. I mean, god, it was no huddle, 66 00:03:35,520 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 3: go fast, and then by the end of the game, 67 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 3: we're grinding them into the Gulf of Mexico. You know, 68 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 3: I thought that was really really good. It's really been 69 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 3: good to me. And this is when you're a good team, 70 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,480 Speaker 3: is when you're good players really play at a premier 71 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 3: level when you need him to play, and that was 72 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:01,480 Speaker 3: you know, JT. Moss. Those two guys came in. Pittman 73 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 3: really good game downs when he had to be there. 74 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 3: Offensive line, I think he's playing. To me, I think 75 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 3: they're playing better than anybody in the league, both in 76 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 3: the run and pass protection. You know, in the fourth quarter, 77 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:18,880 Speaker 3: you know, first of all, you know, we had really 78 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 3: good protection. One of the sacks that we had on 79 00:04:21,839 --> 00:04:24,680 Speaker 3: a stunt, I think Gardner just scrambled out too fast. 80 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 3: I think we'd have had that picked up and he 81 00:04:26,320 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 3: moved into him. But really, you know, we've protected him. 82 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:31,800 Speaker 3: And then by the end of the game, I mean 83 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:34,800 Speaker 3: we were just grinding him. He was just Our offensive 84 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 3: line just turned into meat cutters. I mean they were 85 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: just taking care of business, and you know, and then minshew, 86 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 3: I think you know, I say this all the time 87 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 3: and people don't agree with me. They're picking away at numbers. 88 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 3: I just think he's underrated. I think he basically has 89 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:55,360 Speaker 3: overcomes his own mistakes and you know, his arm is good, 90 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 3: he threw it well. But the other thing about him, 91 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 3: and I think this is so under he's a good athlete. 92 00:05:01,680 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 3: I mean, he escaped so many times, makes things happen, 93 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:08,520 Speaker 3: you know, including another red zone touchdown. But how many 94 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 3: times does he get out of trouble and make things 95 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:14,280 Speaker 3: happen downfield? You know? And then defensively, I mean we 96 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 3: turned loose a ferocious power for us, and we've done 97 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 3: that now for three weeks. You know. Now we're what 98 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:25,840 Speaker 3: at fifteen, you know, six sacks last week fifteen and 99 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 3: those sacks really, you know, they're like erasers. They cover 100 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 3: up for some of the areas that you might be 101 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 3: struggling in. And then those strip sacks, which we now 102 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:39,440 Speaker 3: have seven league leading seven. I mean, those turnovers are 103 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 3: absolutely huge. And the other thing I thought we did 104 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 3: a really good job on defense. First of all, point 105 00:05:46,240 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 3: total is down, Okay, you know, I think, what are 106 00:05:49,279 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 3: they averaging thirteen points the last three games. You're not 107 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 3: gonna lose many games again. And this was key against 108 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 3: this team. This was key against Tampa because you lose 109 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 3: it if you don't do this. The two red zone stops. 110 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:04,799 Speaker 3: You know, we had two out of three red zone stops. 111 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 3: Obviously ebukhn sack at the end was the decider. And 112 00:06:09,360 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 3: I think what I like most about this team right 113 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 3: now now, albeit we're not playing championship teams, but you 114 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 3: can only beat the teams you play what I like. 115 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 3: And this was impossible in twenty two. This was even 116 00:06:22,440 --> 00:06:27,000 Speaker 3: impossible four weeks ago. All Right, we are finishing games. 117 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 3: We're finishing games. That fourth quarter, really we finished the game. 118 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,360 Speaker 3: We had a long drive, we overcame a first and twenty. 119 00:06:36,960 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 3: Gardner had a really good scramble on that third and 120 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:42,880 Speaker 3: I guess it was third and eight. He gained seven 121 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 3: and then Stiken's magic. He's Houdini. I mean's his fourth 122 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 3: and one calls. He's like Houdini. I don't even know 123 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,400 Speaker 3: how that happens. But when you can get guys wide 124 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 3: open in the National Football League on the defense, then 125 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 3: you're really calling a good game. And you really have design, 126 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 3: and so we go to out and score. You know, 127 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,160 Speaker 3: we have to stop them. We get the strip sack, 128 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 3: and then what I like most of all, kind of 129 00:07:08,360 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 3: we just put an explanation point by just grinding them 130 00:07:11,120 --> 00:07:13,840 Speaker 3: in and just whinding the clock down and owning it. 131 00:07:14,320 --> 00:07:16,920 Speaker 3: The only thing that I'm a little concerned about. I 132 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 3: know it'll get better when Grover gets here. I'm a 133 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 3: little concerned this week because of the opponent, but we 134 00:07:23,840 --> 00:07:26,160 Speaker 3: really have struggled on a running game. I mean, you know, 135 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: almost almost unbelievably, so, I mean, you know, we get 136 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 3: a terrible team rushing the ball three point one, number 137 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 3: thirty two last week, and they come in to get 138 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 3: one hundred and twenty five five point seven. And really 139 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 3: the running game is really what kept you know, I 140 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:44,880 Speaker 3: kept a team in the game last week, and you know, 141 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,800 Speaker 3: we just I just here's what I'm disappointed in. We 142 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 3: don't have backup talent inside. I've said that all along. 143 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 3: We've got rushers, but we don't have anybody if Grover's status, 144 00:07:57,080 --> 00:08:01,600 Speaker 3: we don't have a space eating back up nose tackle 145 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,960 Speaker 3: that can stop the run. So, you know, and we 146 00:08:05,160 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 3: have two really good linebackers now that speed speed, and 147 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:11,280 Speaker 3: frank and Franklin are gonna play every down, that's not 148 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:13,760 Speaker 3: an issue. But we are just getting gashed in there. 149 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 3: And I would just like to see gusts just change it. 150 00:08:17,160 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 3: We've been five weeks like this. Get into some beer, 151 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 3: get into some different fronts. You know, you know, you 152 00:08:24,040 --> 00:08:26,400 Speaker 3: know you have a weakness, so you know, just like 153 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:30,400 Speaker 3: Steiking does, Stike in compensates, He attacks you different. If 154 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 3: he's got a little weakness, he'll help it out. And 155 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 3: we we're not doing that on defense. And I'm a 156 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 3: little worried about Tennessee because they do have, you know, 157 00:08:38,760 --> 00:08:42,120 Speaker 3: despite any limitations, and they have a lot of limitations 158 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 3: on offense, but they still run the ball decently. And 159 00:08:45,200 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 3: then they still got a guy that can put you asleep. 160 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:50,440 Speaker 3: So you know, we gotta, we gotta, we gotta make 161 00:08:50,440 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 3: sure we fix this. 162 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 2: All right, Well, let's turn the page. Let's get ready 163 00:08:54,600 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: for week number thirteen, the first weekend of December coming up, 164 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,840 Speaker 2: and let's get everybody ready for the four and seven 165 00:09:01,960 --> 00:09:04,400 Speaker 2: Tennessee Titans, who, as we said, they're coming off of 166 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,440 Speaker 2: seventeen to ten win over the Carolina Panthers last Sunday, 167 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:10,240 Speaker 2: and for them that snapped a three game skid, and 168 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 2: of course this is the second of two meetings this year. 169 00:09:13,360 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 2: Colts won the first meeting twenty three to sixteen at 170 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 2: Lucas Oil Stadium, all the way back in Week five, 171 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 2: which at the time snapped a Titans five game winning 172 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:25,320 Speaker 2: streak in the series. And both teams have new quarterbacks 173 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 2: compared to that Week five meeting. The Titans, they've got 174 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,320 Speaker 2: rookie Will Levis at the controls now for Ryan Tannehill 175 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: who started the first six games, And of course for 176 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 2: the Colts it's Gardner Minshew who's been in the lineup 177 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 2: for the Colts since Anthony Richardson was injured in that 178 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:44,080 Speaker 2: game against Tennessee that same Week five game. And Rick 179 00:09:44,280 --> 00:09:47,320 Speaker 2: they're a very interesting team. They're four to oh this 180 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,480 Speaker 2: season at Nissan Stadium that's the site of Sunday's game, 181 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,840 Speaker 2: and they're winless everywhere else, including a loss in London 182 00:09:54,880 --> 00:09:58,920 Speaker 2: to the Ravens. The offense overall pretty sluggish. They're only 183 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:03,120 Speaker 2: putting up sixteen points per game. They've scored seventeen points 184 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:06,760 Speaker 2: or less and four straight. Then on defense, they're not 185 00:10:06,920 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 2: great on that side of the ball, but they're only 186 00:10:08,920 --> 00:10:11,840 Speaker 2: giving up twenty points per game and their fourth in 187 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 2: red zone defense, which is keeping them in games. And 188 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 2: then at the top, Mike Vrabel, he's still fighting his 189 00:10:18,280 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 2: tail off to get the team back on the right 190 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:22,959 Speaker 2: track after winning the division two out of the last 191 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:25,480 Speaker 2: three years. He is the last of the seven head 192 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 2: coaches hired in the twenty eighteen coaching cycle remaining with 193 00:10:30,080 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 2: the team that hired him. But who knows what this 194 00:10:32,920 --> 00:10:35,440 Speaker 2: offseason holds for him? So what else stands out to 195 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 2: you on the big picture on the Titans going into 196 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 2: round number two coltson Titans in Nashville on Sunday here. 197 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:43,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, you know, I think when you go in there, 198 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,199 Speaker 3: and we probably going there as a favorite, I mean 199 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 3: I think, you know, there's just there's four things that 200 00:10:48,920 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 3: stand out to me what you got to be aware of. Okay, 201 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 3: when you if you start to look your nose down 202 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:56,640 Speaker 3: on them, you start to think, oh, we got this covered, 203 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 3: you know. I think I think, actually there's five things. 204 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 3: You know. Vrabel is six and five versus the Colts. 205 00:11:02,960 --> 00:11:05,760 Speaker 3: He's six and five versus the Colts. His team's going 206 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 3: to be ready to be alert for gadgets, you know, 207 00:11:08,800 --> 00:11:12,640 Speaker 3: be alert for gambling at different times he does that. 208 00:11:13,160 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 3: They are, as you said, four and zero in Nashville, 209 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: so you know you're going to get their best shot. 210 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 3: They are very capable of running the ball. That tailback 211 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 3: has eighty three touchdowns again, I repeat eighty three touchdowns. 212 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 3: I mean, he knows how to get to the end zone. 213 00:11:28,559 --> 00:11:30,840 Speaker 3: And then they have a classy receiver in Hopkins who 214 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 3: we've never really been able to corral. Doesn't seem like 215 00:11:34,280 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 3: anywhere he's been. And then their defense, the numbers are 216 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:40,559 Speaker 3: kind of up and down. It's kind of a box 217 00:11:40,600 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 3: of chocolates. But you know as well as I do 218 00:11:43,120 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 3: that if they get you down and they get advantage. 219 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 3: They have four rushers and I'm going to get into it, 220 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 3: have one hundred and twenty two and a half career 221 00:11:51,080 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 3: sacks now in that NASCAR package. So you know, to 222 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 3: think that everything is fine here, this will be a 223 00:11:58,160 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 3: real neighborhood shootout here in the AFC South this Sunday. 224 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 3: You know, it's interesting when you look at them. You know, 225 00:12:09,040 --> 00:12:13,360 Speaker 3: on offense, obviously you know the folkrum. Then the whole 226 00:12:13,400 --> 00:12:17,319 Speaker 3: thing when they go it's all about the running game. 227 00:12:17,360 --> 00:12:20,520 Speaker 3: They have to keep the running game alive and with 228 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 3: all the terrible statistics, and you're right. You can go 229 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 3: through the Tennessee statistics and they're all deep, deep down 230 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 3: into the low twenties and thirties on everything except rush 231 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 3: per and they're sitting there tied at number twelve. Now 232 00:12:36,440 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 3: at four point three, they've got two terrific runners. The 233 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 3: Steelhorse can really go. He can take it to you 234 00:12:44,400 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 3: highlight spears as a change up. The kid out of 235 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,680 Speaker 3: two lane. He's rushing at five to one right now. 236 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:53,479 Speaker 3: So you know they are very capable, particularly the vulnerabilities 237 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:56,800 Speaker 3: that we've shown. And one more week without Grover that's 238 00:12:56,840 --> 00:12:59,760 Speaker 3: a concern of mine because that's a way to shorten 239 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:04,040 Speaker 3: the g and be an equalizer in that sense. Again, 240 00:13:04,120 --> 00:13:06,720 Speaker 3: then along with the running game, you know they're gonna 241 00:13:06,720 --> 00:13:08,760 Speaker 3: they're gonna try to get the ball to Hopkins. I mean, 242 00:13:08,800 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 3: he is you don't believe it or not. I mean 243 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,560 Speaker 3: he had eight catches in one forty against us the 244 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 3: last time, he had one hundred and forty yards, So 245 00:13:16,760 --> 00:13:19,280 Speaker 3: you know, we can't let that happen again. And they're 246 00:13:19,280 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 3: gonna move him around. They they're gonna isolate him. They 247 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,560 Speaker 3: want to isolate him on your corners, on your young 248 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:28,120 Speaker 3: corners try to get one on one and I'll get 249 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:32,679 Speaker 3: into defensing him. I mean, he's the greatest push shove push. 250 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 3: I just can't believe he doesn't get called almost every 251 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,160 Speaker 3: down and he never gets called. But he is really 252 00:13:38,200 --> 00:13:41,120 Speaker 3: an outstanding guy, you know. And then they have some 253 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 3: role players, you know, I think the tight end Okonkwo. 254 00:13:46,679 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 3: You know, he's become a decent third down kind of 255 00:13:49,480 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 3: a versatile, can be in the backfield as a fullback, 256 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,440 Speaker 3: kind of a decent kid. I think more is a guy. 257 00:13:55,520 --> 00:13:59,840 Speaker 3: Now they're taking some shots with deep and gadgets. You know. 258 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:03,560 Speaker 3: The Wo's year westbrook In kind is you know, kind 259 00:14:03,559 --> 00:14:06,200 Speaker 3: of just a you know, jack of all trades guy. 260 00:14:06,280 --> 00:14:08,720 Speaker 3: For him, always be around if you you know, if 261 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,800 Speaker 3: you let him around, you know you got a problem. 262 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 3: And then you got two issues. Okay, you're playing with 263 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 3: a young quarterback. You know, I'm happy about this because 264 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 3: Tannehill has found ways to beat us over the years, 265 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 3: and he's done a great job over the years. And 266 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:28,320 Speaker 3: Levis is the guy that has a big gun, tremendous gun. 267 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 3: But there's times he plays quarterback like a blacksmith. There's 268 00:14:31,560 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 3: time you know that ball comes out of there one 269 00:14:33,680 --> 00:14:36,920 Speaker 3: hundred miles an hour going nowhere, and he's a rookie 270 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:41,280 Speaker 3: and he makes rookie mistakes in that sense. But I 271 00:14:41,320 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 3: think what Rabel has done is he's you know, and 272 00:14:44,120 --> 00:14:46,800 Speaker 3: obviously Tannehill has been banged up, but I think he's 273 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 3: buying himself time by playing Levis. And then their biggest 274 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 3: issue there's their offensive line is I'm just gonna say it. 275 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:58,400 Speaker 3: I'm not sugarcoating. It's terrible, awful. Other than Scoronsky, the 276 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 3: Northwestern Wildcat was first round draft pick at left guard, 277 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 3: the rest of them are horrific. I mean they're you know, 278 00:15:06,080 --> 00:15:08,160 Speaker 3: they've got all they can do to keep the quarterback 279 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:11,160 Speaker 3: out of the injury tent. It's twenty eighth in sacks. 280 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,080 Speaker 3: I mean, they get him banged up. You know. Now 281 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 3: they got the rookie Duncan playing left tackle and Rattam's 282 00:15:17,560 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 3: playing right tackle. And I'm telling you that's the worst 283 00:15:20,880 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 3: combination that I've seen this year in the NFL. So, 284 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 3: and I'm going to talk about this later, but advantages 285 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:32,280 Speaker 3: everything now. Defensively, Okay, this, you know, when I look 286 00:15:32,320 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 3: at their defense, they've got guys that can change the game. 287 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 3: I've always said this. When I look at their defense, 288 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,840 Speaker 3: I worry about that one day that they all put 289 00:15:41,840 --> 00:15:45,320 Speaker 3: it together. They have very few liabilities. I think you'll 290 00:15:45,440 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 3: see a different wrinkle. I think you'll see a ton 291 00:15:48,560 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: of bear. And when they get to the bear, what 292 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:52,920 Speaker 3: they do is Landry can be an outside linebacker and 293 00:15:52,920 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 3: then he can line up on the in the front, 294 00:15:55,720 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 3: and then it gives them a five man bear, you know. 295 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:01,080 Speaker 3: But they have good play up there. And there's no 296 00:16:01,240 --> 00:16:05,240 Speaker 3: question about it that Simmons is ambient. I mean he 297 00:16:05,440 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 3: is an ambient guy, and you know, not so much 298 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 3: on early downs. On early downs he's usually the three technique. 299 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,320 Speaker 3: But when you get to third down or second and long, 300 00:16:16,360 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 3: and particularly third down, now he's going to be all over. 301 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 3: They're going to put him on what they think is 302 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,960 Speaker 3: our number one weakness and they're gonna move him around. 303 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:28,040 Speaker 3: And you have to block this guy. This guy has 304 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,520 Speaker 3: got five and a half sacks, but he is a 305 00:16:32,000 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: force inside and you can't you can't. You know, you 306 00:16:35,440 --> 00:16:38,320 Speaker 3: got to make sure you take care of him. Autrey 307 00:16:38,440 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 3: now is up to forty nine sacks in a career 308 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 3: and he's you know, he's a bit of a cult 309 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:47,440 Speaker 3: killer for obvious reasons. And so you know when you 310 00:16:47,560 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 3: put Simmons in Autrey, you know, in Landry and then 311 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 3: arden Key together, I mean, if they get if they 312 00:16:55,680 --> 00:16:58,080 Speaker 3: get an up on you, they really have the guys 313 00:16:58,160 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 3: to do it. I think Galcier is a real up 314 00:17:02,520 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 3: and coming stackbacker. He reminds me of a young David 315 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:11,240 Speaker 3: from Tampa. And I think they're good at safety with 316 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 3: mold In and Hooker, you know, I think those guys 317 00:17:15,520 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 3: are all really solid. They can come down in the box. 318 00:17:18,320 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 3: They can you know, they can play nickel. The corners, 319 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 3: you know, Bunting, Murphy, Bunting I think is playing good. 320 00:17:26,640 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 3: He was hurt. He's their left corner zero, He's pretty solid. 321 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 3: I think McCurry is very solid at the nickel. They 322 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 3: got one huge liability and that's Fulton on the right side, 323 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:41,719 Speaker 3: their right side, their right corner. Fulton has huge liabilities. 324 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:45,280 Speaker 3: He is really struggling and you have to take advantage 325 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 3: of that. But in that reality, I mean, there's no 326 00:17:49,440 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 3: question in my mind that their defense is always capable 327 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:58,480 Speaker 3: of a really really huge game. What's amazing about their 328 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 3: defense because they have a lot of goods statistics, I mean, 329 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:04,880 Speaker 3: rush defense, red zone, you know, a lot, a lot 330 00:18:04,880 --> 00:18:07,360 Speaker 3: of good stuff overall points giving up, yeah, but they 331 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:08,439 Speaker 3: don't take it away very much. 332 00:18:08,440 --> 00:18:09,239 Speaker 2: Now eight of them. 333 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, now they're thirty first in the league and takeaway 334 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 3: So that's a that's a really that's a really good deal. 335 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 3: So you know, you know, from that standpoint. But again, 336 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,879 Speaker 3: I never sleep on their defense because I think it 337 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,320 Speaker 3: is really talented and there's enough game changers to make 338 00:18:26,359 --> 00:18:26,920 Speaker 3: a difference. 339 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:30,360 Speaker 2: All Right, that's Rick Vincery. That's the big picture on 340 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 2: the four and seven Tennessee Titans. Let's get to know 341 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 2: them on offense, and let's begin rolling out the blueprints 342 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,280 Speaker 2: here for the Colts on defense. And they're now got it, 343 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:42,280 Speaker 2: as we said by rookie quarterback Will Levis. He's going 344 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,640 Speaker 2: to be starting his sixth game of the season after 345 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,200 Speaker 2: taking over for Ryan Tannehill, and through five starts, he's 346 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:51,160 Speaker 2: completed fifty nine percent of his passes for just over 347 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:54,480 Speaker 2: one thousand yards, six touchdowns, two picks. He's two and 348 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 2: three as a starter, and he was the fourth quarterback 349 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 2: taken in last year's draft, after Tennessee moved up in 350 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:03,640 Speaker 2: the second round to grab him. Started his college career 351 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:07,000 Speaker 2: at Penn State, then moved over to Kentucky his final 352 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 2: two seasons, where he ranked sixth in Wildcats history and 353 00:19:10,280 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 2: passing yards and fifth and passing touchdowns. And the main 354 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,560 Speaker 2: force still within their offense Derrick Henry, who last week 355 00:19:17,640 --> 00:19:21,679 Speaker 2: reached nine thousand career rushing yards, became the eighth player 356 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: to do so in his first eight NFL seasons, and 357 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:26,439 Speaker 2: the Colts did a really good job on him in 358 00:19:26,480 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 2: the first meeting back in Week five that held him 359 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 2: to only forty three yards on thirteen carries. But he 360 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:35,480 Speaker 2: does have seven career one hundred yard games against the Colts, 361 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:39,160 Speaker 2: including six of the last eight, and as far as 362 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,040 Speaker 2: this year is concerned, still on pace for one thousand 363 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,960 Speaker 2: yards on the season, but his overall workload is down 364 00:19:45,040 --> 00:19:47,600 Speaker 2: because of a lot of three and outs on offense. 365 00:19:47,840 --> 00:19:50,359 Speaker 2: They're getting down on the scoreboard in the second half. 366 00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 2: In the passing game, DeAndre Hopkins, as you said, he 367 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,280 Speaker 2: had his best game of the season against the Colts 368 00:19:56,320 --> 00:19:59,240 Speaker 2: back in Week five, racking up eight catches for one 369 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,120 Speaker 2: hundred and forty yards. He leads the NFL in receptions 370 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:06,480 Speaker 2: and receiving yards since twenty thirteen. Rick, and upfront you 371 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:09,680 Speaker 2: chronicled it the Titans. They've used eight different offensive line 372 00:20:09,680 --> 00:20:14,320 Speaker 2: combinations this season, which now includes the usage of rookies 373 00:20:14,359 --> 00:20:18,399 Speaker 2: Peter Skoronsky at left guard Jalen Duncan, who started his 374 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:22,160 Speaker 2: first career game at left tackle last week against Carolina 375 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,640 Speaker 2: over Andre Dillard. So a lot of action up front, 376 00:20:25,680 --> 00:20:27,959 Speaker 2: a lot of moving parts. That's kind of the skinny 377 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,520 Speaker 2: on the Titans on offense. Now, Rick, what else has 378 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 2: stood out to you on tape when you watch that 379 00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 2: unit going into week thirteen. 380 00:20:34,800 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 3: No, that's it. That's it in a nutshell. I mean, 381 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:40,200 Speaker 3: they still they still are a team that if they're 382 00:20:40,240 --> 00:20:42,960 Speaker 3: going to be any good, particularly with Levis now, particularly 383 00:20:43,040 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 3: with a rookie quarterback, if they're going to survive on 384 00:20:46,160 --> 00:20:49,439 Speaker 3: offense and their statistics are terrible with the exception of 385 00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:53,760 Speaker 3: Rushes per Is, they have to establish a downhill running game. 386 00:20:53,840 --> 00:20:57,920 Speaker 3: Now that's easy, that sounds easy, but that's what's been 387 00:20:58,000 --> 00:21:00,600 Speaker 3: killing us, and that's what troubles me a little bit. 388 00:21:00,640 --> 00:21:03,159 Speaker 3: That's going to be the challenge, and that's gonna be 389 00:21:03,200 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 3: with Henry and of course Spears is a really good changeup. Now, 390 00:21:07,760 --> 00:21:09,560 Speaker 3: what they want to do is they want to run 391 00:21:09,680 --> 00:21:12,119 Speaker 3: directly at you. You know, he's way back in the 392 00:21:12,200 --> 00:21:15,480 Speaker 3: backfield like the old I tailback, and they're going to 393 00:21:15,600 --> 00:21:19,760 Speaker 3: run zones and tosses to him, and then they're gonna 394 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 3: slip spears in and then it's gonna be draws and 395 00:21:22,880 --> 00:21:26,520 Speaker 3: loose play type of stuff. They will run some counters 396 00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 3: and RPOs, but they're pretty much a direct run team. Now. 397 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:35,520 Speaker 3: What they complimented with and you know they struggle. They 398 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:39,480 Speaker 3: struggled last week because their edges couldn't hold it either tackle. 399 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 3: Both tackles gave up a sack on first down. Is 400 00:21:42,840 --> 00:21:45,280 Speaker 3: they want to throw a lot of play action to 401 00:21:45,480 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 3: compliment that. And he does have a big arm, there's 402 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 3: no doubt about it. I mean, he can throw it 403 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:52,439 Speaker 3: through a wall, and sometimes he tries to throw it 404 00:21:52,480 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 3: through a wall. But do they want to compliment that 405 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,120 Speaker 3: running game with that play action, of which they want 406 00:21:59,160 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 3: to take shots deep or over routes. A lot of 407 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 3: deep routes to the wide receiver or over routes to 408 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,720 Speaker 3: either the tight end or Hopkins coming over the middle. 409 00:22:10,280 --> 00:22:13,440 Speaker 3: They also like a lot of bootlegs and West Coast 410 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 3: sprints because they if they can get out, if they 411 00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:19,960 Speaker 3: can get him out on the edge to throw the ball. 412 00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 3: It actually simplifies the game for him. Then when they 413 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:28,679 Speaker 3: get behind an the count, it's runs, quick screens, everything 414 00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 3: quick third down shortyard is a lot of snags options, 415 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,680 Speaker 3: and they'll get into like a quad, like four guys 416 00:22:36,720 --> 00:22:38,400 Speaker 3: to one side and just try to throw a quick 417 00:22:38,440 --> 00:22:42,080 Speaker 3: screen out there, you know, to Spears or to Phillips 418 00:22:42,160 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 3: or one of those guys that just try to get it. 419 00:22:44,560 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 3: If it gets longer, then they do they like obviously 420 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,560 Speaker 3: they're gonna like Hopkins, but a wrong Quo is a 421 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:55,399 Speaker 3: very good option route runner and that money third and 422 00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:58,160 Speaker 3: five to seven, So they'll get in two by two 423 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:01,560 Speaker 3: and run him on some pivots. If it gets long, 424 00:23:01,640 --> 00:23:05,359 Speaker 3: it's daggers, which are deep ends, nine to seven threes 425 00:23:05,400 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 3: which are layers on the outside, and then screens in 426 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,400 Speaker 3: the end of the day, though, in order for them 427 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,080 Speaker 3: to win, they have to run it and they've got 428 00:23:14,080 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 3: to get it to Hopkins. That's what it really comes 429 00:23:16,240 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 3: down to. There isn't any question about that. And so 430 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 3: you know, the other guys are role players. I think 431 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,320 Speaker 3: you always have to be alert for quarterback designers in 432 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 3: the red zone. Now, Tannehill was the master of that, 433 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 3: but Levis is a good enough athlete to keep that going. 434 00:23:31,520 --> 00:23:34,280 Speaker 3: If you always remember, I always had an alert on them. 435 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:36,399 Speaker 3: When they get inside that ten yard line, that's when 436 00:23:36,400 --> 00:23:39,440 Speaker 3: they're going to run that quarterback. On some design plays, 437 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:42,879 Speaker 3: if you're blitzing, which I think you have to, I 438 00:23:42,920 --> 00:23:45,879 Speaker 3: think they're offul against the blitz. Their big answer is 439 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 3: quick screens. Like quick screens. And again I always say 440 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:54,199 Speaker 3: this from Verbel, always alert gadgets and gambles. Okay, all right, 441 00:23:54,240 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 3: in terms of our blueprint, defensive blueprint to victory again, 442 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:00,800 Speaker 3: and this is obvious as all get out. We must 443 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:04,040 Speaker 3: control the line of scrimmage, and we've got to stop 444 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:07,280 Speaker 3: King King Henry. He's got nine thousand yards. Like you said, 445 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 3: he's a four point seven lifetime and he has eighty 446 00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 3: three touchdown spears comes in as a change up. He's 447 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 3: five to one for the season. You got to hold 448 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:20,680 Speaker 3: the edge on both those guys because Henry is deceptive. 449 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,240 Speaker 3: You know, we've seen him bounce the edge. We've seen 450 00:24:23,320 --> 00:24:25,320 Speaker 3: him take a toss against this. We've played him so 451 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,040 Speaker 3: many times. And you also have to kind of know 452 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:31,480 Speaker 3: how the running game Gus does and the linebackers, especially 453 00:24:31,840 --> 00:24:34,520 Speaker 3: how the game changes a little bit with Henry and Spears. 454 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:39,680 Speaker 3: No breakouts. Keep this team rushing wise under four less 455 00:24:39,720 --> 00:24:42,679 Speaker 3: than four per It's not that they won't make eighty yards, 456 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 3: but keep it controlled. Keep Henry lateral, keep him pushed 457 00:24:47,840 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 3: to the sidelines. What you can't let him do is 458 00:24:50,560 --> 00:24:54,040 Speaker 3: get those downhill runs. You have to gang tackle him. 459 00:24:54,280 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 3: And remember this, and boy did he'd do a good 460 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 3: job last week against Carolina to tackle through that straight arm. 461 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 3: He's got them. He's like old schools straight arm like 462 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:08,439 Speaker 3: I haven't seen in years, like almost Jim Brown. You 463 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,440 Speaker 3: have to tackle through that thing. And just remember this too. 464 00:25:12,600 --> 00:25:16,240 Speaker 3: Henry and Spears have fifty catches between them. Now a 465 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 3: lot of that comes on play action, not there dump it, 466 00:25:19,640 --> 00:25:21,320 Speaker 3: but they have between the two of them, they have 467 00:25:21,520 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 3: four hundred and fifty nine yards as yack. So you know, 468 00:25:24,359 --> 00:25:28,800 Speaker 3: between the screens and the checkdowns, they're effective. Again, I'll 469 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 3: say this a million times. Take these backs away. They 470 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 3: can't win number two. And simultaneously you've got to control Hopkins. 471 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 3: See five time pro bowler. You know, eight hundred and 472 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 3: eighty four career catches, seventy four CDs, biggest pushoff separator 473 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,200 Speaker 3: in the league. I'm talking to the officials. I'm lobbying 474 00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 3: before the game and trying to get a call on 475 00:25:49,840 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 3: that guy. He separates. He doesn't have speed, He's never 476 00:25:52,600 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 3: had speed. He separates with body control and what I 477 00:25:56,320 --> 00:25:59,840 Speaker 3: call BIMs, which means he uses your arms, your jam 478 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:03,680 Speaker 3: to bim off and get going. So when you jam him, 479 00:26:04,119 --> 00:26:06,239 Speaker 3: make sure you never put two hands in there. You 480 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:09,240 Speaker 3: always off hand jam him and jam him and pull 481 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:12,320 Speaker 3: it back. Don't linger on the hid because if you do, 482 00:26:12,880 --> 00:26:16,200 Speaker 3: he'll use your arm and he'll grab you and he'll 483 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:20,120 Speaker 3: push you and release to the outside. He'll he'll use 484 00:26:20,160 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 3: your arm as a focum. So and then you got 485 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,520 Speaker 3: to go get that fifty to fifty ball he has. 486 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 3: He has Chris Carter hands and body control. Again again, 487 00:26:29,119 --> 00:26:31,720 Speaker 3: I'm telling you eight for one forty against us, which 488 00:26:31,760 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 3: is still kind of mind bothering to me. So don't 489 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 3: let him do that. And they're going to try to 490 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 3: isolate us one on one. I thought Jones did a 491 00:26:39,840 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 3: great job last week, terrific job. I thought, you know, 492 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:45,960 Speaker 3: when things happen negative to me, it was defensive design. 493 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:48,600 Speaker 3: It wasn't his talent. But he is going to be 494 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:52,119 Speaker 3: challenged again, you know, he he is gonna. He and 495 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:54,639 Speaker 3: Baker are going to get challenged, all right. You know 496 00:26:54,720 --> 00:26:57,160 Speaker 3: the others, I think you're not going to be able. 497 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,439 Speaker 3: You have to stop the run. You have to stop 498 00:27:00,359 --> 00:27:02,399 Speaker 3: you know this guy, you have to be able to 499 00:27:02,400 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 3: stop Hopkins. So on the other guys, you just have 500 00:27:04,880 --> 00:27:07,960 Speaker 3: to know what they do. At Quonco. You know, he 501 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 3: has thirty two catches, a good all purpose when it's 502 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 3: third and medium. Those linebackers like speed, you know, and 503 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:18,760 Speaker 3: Franklin and our safety black Man, they just got to 504 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,400 Speaker 3: play him. They got to play him one on one 505 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 3: and they got they got to beat him, and then 506 00:27:23,560 --> 00:27:27,119 Speaker 3: maybe alert for more. More is kind of in the ballgame. 507 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,639 Speaker 3: More to get deep and to take shots and to 508 00:27:30,760 --> 00:27:33,720 Speaker 3: run some gadgets, you know, and everybody else has a 509 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 3: role Phillips as a slot and all that. But you know, 510 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:38,080 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, the two guys other 511 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:42,480 Speaker 3: than the big two is iron Quo, you know, Ironko 512 00:27:42,600 --> 00:27:45,919 Speaker 3: and more and then I think number four you really 513 00:27:45,960 --> 00:27:49,159 Speaker 3: have to cover tight and mix and match defenses versus 514 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:51,960 Speaker 3: the rookie. Don't play him one way. He's got a 515 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:55,040 Speaker 3: big gun, but he plays like a blacksmith at times. 516 00:27:55,040 --> 00:27:57,760 Speaker 3: I mean, he can spin it and he's a tough kid, 517 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 3: but keep him off the edge early because when he 518 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 3: gets on the edge, he simplifies the game. Be ready 519 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:06,200 Speaker 3: for the ball now to be in your hands. He's 520 00:28:06,240 --> 00:28:09,320 Speaker 3: gonna throw it into a pep rally, but it's gonna 521 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:13,560 Speaker 3: come hard and fast. He gets confused, and he has 522 00:28:13,720 --> 00:28:17,359 Speaker 3: rookie recklessness at times. I swear to God, he's a 523 00:28:17,440 --> 00:28:20,600 Speaker 3: human motion penalty. There's so many times they don't get 524 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:25,280 Speaker 3: it off in that regard. Make him a turnover machine. 525 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,840 Speaker 3: And then number five, and this is the obvious. We 526 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:31,240 Speaker 3: got to take advantage and kill this offensive line. And 527 00:28:31,280 --> 00:28:35,240 Speaker 3: that means you have to establish the lead, establish advantage 528 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:37,720 Speaker 3: in the chains because you can take your pick on 529 00:28:37,760 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 3: this group. Duncan and Radits tackle the worst. You get isolated, 530 00:28:41,920 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 3: you get Buckner isolated on Brewer or Brunskill or for 531 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 3: that matter, if Dale gets If Diale gets isolated on 532 00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:53,000 Speaker 3: one of those guys, it's over, okay. Wherever Rattin's plays, 533 00:28:53,040 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 3: he's a liability. Blitzes absolutely paralyze the quarterback in the offense. 534 00:28:59,240 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 3: I say, until you blitz them into submission, this team 535 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 3: cannot handle the blitz and they don't have the receiver 536 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 3: cord to beat here they're twenty sixth in the past, 537 00:29:09,880 --> 00:29:13,320 Speaker 3: twenty eighth and sacks you make that you confirm that 538 00:29:13,400 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 3: this Sunday. 539 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:18,360 Speaker 2: Rick Venturi, and the blueprints as always here on Inside Football. 540 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:20,800 Speaker 2: All right, let's move over to the Titans defense and 541 00:29:20,880 --> 00:29:24,040 Speaker 2: talk about the blueprints for success for the Colts offense. Rick, 542 00:29:24,080 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 2: the Titans, they give up, as you said in the 543 00:29:26,200 --> 00:29:29,320 Speaker 2: big picture, a very respectable twenty points per game, which 544 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 2: ranks tied for tenth in the NFL, but kind of 545 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:36,200 Speaker 2: a deceiving number because everything else is it's okay, it's 546 00:29:36,240 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 2: not great, right fifteenth, and rushing nineteenth in the past, 547 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:44,560 Speaker 2: seventeenth and overall defense twentieth. On third down, they only 548 00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:47,680 Speaker 2: have eight takeaways on defense, which is second to last 549 00:29:47,720 --> 00:29:50,640 Speaker 2: in the NFL. But they're saving grace and that's all 550 00:29:50,640 --> 00:29:54,080 Speaker 2: that matters. Again, is the point total and good inside 551 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 2: the red zone, giving up just under a forty percent 552 00:29:57,480 --> 00:30:00,880 Speaker 2: touchdown rate inside the twenty yard line, and last week 553 00:30:00,920 --> 00:30:05,520 Speaker 2: against Carolina marked the first time since early October October first, 554 00:30:05,520 --> 00:30:08,240 Speaker 2: in fact, the Titans allowed fewer than three hundred yards 555 00:30:08,240 --> 00:30:11,680 Speaker 2: of total offense and fewer than twenty points. And the 556 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:13,800 Speaker 2: spotlight players on that side of the ball. They're all 557 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 2: up front. Former Colt Deniko Autrey, outside linebacker Harold Landry, 558 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:22,440 Speaker 2: stud defensive tackle Justin Simmons. Autrey is in year number 559 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,920 Speaker 2: three down in Nashville, leads the team with eight sacks. 560 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 2: Landry has the fifth most sacks and Titans team history 561 00:30:29,320 --> 00:30:32,400 Speaker 2: since they relocated to Nashville back in nineteen ninety nine. 562 00:30:32,880 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 2: Simmons is a monster pushing the pocket back into quarterbacks. 563 00:30:36,280 --> 00:30:39,280 Speaker 2: He's good at stuffing the run. We mentioned the Titans 564 00:30:39,280 --> 00:30:42,040 Speaker 2: good at home this season. That's showing up on third 565 00:30:42,080 --> 00:30:44,680 Speaker 2: down a little bit. The Titans are holding opponents to 566 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:49,080 Speaker 2: a twenty six percent third down conversion rate at Nissan Stadium, Rick, 567 00:30:49,160 --> 00:30:53,520 Speaker 2: compared to forty seven percent away from home. So that's 568 00:30:53,640 --> 00:30:56,600 Speaker 2: right in line with why they've been a good home 569 00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,719 Speaker 2: team down in Nashville. So what else do we need 570 00:30:58,760 --> 00:31:02,160 Speaker 2: to know and be aware of with Tennessee going into Sunday? Rick? 571 00:31:02,240 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 2: On the defensive side of the ball, you know. 572 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,640 Speaker 3: You defined it. I think pretty well that there's you know, 573 00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:13,440 Speaker 3: there's inconsistencies when you look at them statistically, but when 574 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:16,280 Speaker 3: my what my eyes tell me is that this is 575 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:20,360 Speaker 3: a team that is capable of a great performance. This 576 00:31:20,520 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 3: is a team that is capable and better than the 577 00:31:24,280 --> 00:31:27,840 Speaker 3: statistics show. They're also playing, you know, with a with 578 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,479 Speaker 3: an offense that has become horrific. I mean, this is 579 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:33,800 Speaker 3: not the offense that we played early or that we're 580 00:31:33,920 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 3: used to over the years with Tennessee. This is a 581 00:31:37,000 --> 00:31:41,720 Speaker 3: offense that's twenty seventh points, twenty eighth total, I mean, 582 00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:44,800 Speaker 3: and that that has its effect on the defense. And 583 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,000 Speaker 3: as I may I kind of mentioned before, early, they 584 00:31:47,040 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 3: look to me like they're they're they're just weary at times. 585 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:53,800 Speaker 3: Now they play hard. I mean there's a variable. Defense 586 00:31:53,960 --> 00:31:56,440 Speaker 3: is gonna play it hard. It really is, you know, 587 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:59,680 Speaker 3: and they're gonna give you different looks. You talked about it. 588 00:31:59,760 --> 00:32:04,360 Speaker 3: They got potentially a really good front. You know, it starts. 589 00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:08,920 Speaker 3: It starts with Simmons at that three technique. I mean, 590 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:12,960 Speaker 3: he's a dominator. He's powerful, you know, he can't push 591 00:32:13,000 --> 00:32:15,640 Speaker 3: it like you said, but he's also a very good athlete. 592 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:20,240 Speaker 3: He can swim and go. Audrey gives him a terrific hybrid. 593 00:32:21,240 --> 00:32:24,040 Speaker 3: You know, we know him well. He's you know, a 594 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:28,080 Speaker 3: first down he plays the power and opposite Landry and 595 00:32:28,120 --> 00:32:31,160 Speaker 3: then on third down when he teams up in there 596 00:32:31,200 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 3: with Simmons inside. I don't know if there's a better 597 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:37,840 Speaker 3: two rush combination in the league, to be honest with you, 598 00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:42,680 Speaker 3: and potentially anyway, very much of a dominator. Landry kind 599 00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 3: of plays the hybrid. He's the Sam in the four 600 00:32:45,200 --> 00:32:48,480 Speaker 3: to three. He walks up on the line and their bear. 601 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:51,840 Speaker 3: He's a rusher in their defense. He gives them a 602 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,880 Speaker 3: lot and Tart is a pretty tough nose. I mean 603 00:32:54,880 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 3: when I look at him, there's just not a lot 604 00:32:57,040 --> 00:33:01,400 Speaker 3: of liabilities on this team. Alsiar al Chaer is a 605 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:05,840 Speaker 3: really really good run and hit inside stackbacker. And I 606 00:33:06,160 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 3: really like Molding and Hooker. You know, their safeties Nickels, 607 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:13,000 Speaker 3: they're around that box. They're decent. They'll give you a 608 00:33:13,040 --> 00:33:16,000 Speaker 3: lot of different stuff. But I think we're gonna see, 609 00:33:16,280 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 3: you know, because we we embarrassed. We got one hundred 610 00:33:18,720 --> 00:33:20,640 Speaker 3: and ninety three yards. I mean we really embarrassed. I 611 00:33:20,640 --> 00:33:23,400 Speaker 3: don't think they are gonna let that happen again. I 612 00:33:23,440 --> 00:33:27,000 Speaker 3: think we're gonna see Bears single high. Uh, stop the 613 00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:31,479 Speaker 3: running game first. You know, whether it's Jonathan, whether it's Moss, 614 00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,280 Speaker 3: they know that that's our bread and butter. And they've 615 00:33:34,320 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 3: got to stop that. And then if they get in 616 00:33:36,080 --> 00:33:39,360 Speaker 3: longer yard is, particularly second down, then you start getting 617 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:43,120 Speaker 3: coverages like four match and they they went to some 618 00:33:43,200 --> 00:33:46,600 Speaker 3: more too than normal cover too, and I think that's 619 00:33:46,680 --> 00:33:50,600 Speaker 3: because that they're struggling so bad with Fulton on the 620 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,120 Speaker 3: on that on that on their right side, he's just 621 00:33:53,240 --> 00:33:56,720 Speaker 3: really struggling so hard. And I think because of that, 622 00:33:57,160 --> 00:33:59,640 Speaker 3: you know, you're seeing a little bit more too. And 623 00:33:59,680 --> 00:34:01,920 Speaker 3: then they get on third down. Woere, they give you 624 00:34:02,000 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 3: the volume, and that's what you want to stay out 625 00:34:03,880 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 3: if you want to stay out of that third and 626 00:34:05,120 --> 00:34:07,640 Speaker 3: long because you know when you when they go third 627 00:34:07,680 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 3: and long and the NASCAR package, the four man Nascar, 628 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,400 Speaker 3: you know when you when you look at that, now 629 00:34:13,840 --> 00:34:16,720 Speaker 3: you look at those guys in there, and you're looking 630 00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:21,479 Speaker 3: at Landry, You're looking at you know, Landry and Key 631 00:34:21,520 --> 00:34:24,840 Speaker 3: on the outside and Simmons and Autrey on the inside, 632 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,560 Speaker 3: and they will move Simmons everywhere. Simmons will be everywhere. 633 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:32,520 Speaker 3: So you have to have some real nuanced stuff. Now 634 00:34:32,960 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 3: our offensive blueprint for victory. Okay, again, we got to 635 00:34:38,040 --> 00:34:40,080 Speaker 3: run and make them prove they can stop. At this time, 636 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,800 Speaker 3: we embarrass them with one hundred and ninety three yards, 637 00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:45,239 Speaker 3: you know, and you know, at the end of the day, 638 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 3: they're still number six three point eight. So that's kind 639 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,160 Speaker 3: of the dichotomy there. They give up one hundred and 640 00:34:51,200 --> 00:34:53,760 Speaker 3: ninety three to us, but they're six at three point 641 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:57,600 Speaker 3: eight per In terms of the regular season, again, expect 642 00:34:57,600 --> 00:35:00,480 Speaker 3: a real heavy dose of bear are right if they 643 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:02,719 Speaker 3: doing that bear keep. You know, we did a good 644 00:35:02,840 --> 00:35:06,240 Speaker 3: job last week with that power seal. You know, Shane 645 00:35:06,239 --> 00:35:09,000 Speaker 3: has really adapted that to try to get better after 646 00:35:09,040 --> 00:35:11,759 Speaker 3: that self scout. And I always want to run right 647 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:14,799 Speaker 3: at Landry. I think Landry's athletic. I think he really 648 00:35:14,920 --> 00:35:17,759 Speaker 3: rushes the passer well, I don't think he's a big 649 00:35:17,800 --> 00:35:20,640 Speaker 3: time run player. And then if they do stay over, 650 00:35:21,200 --> 00:35:22,879 Speaker 3: then we want to do what we did the last time, 651 00:35:22,920 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 3: and that's just rip him in that bubble. Rip him 652 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:27,799 Speaker 3: in that bubble right there. And you know, again if 653 00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,879 Speaker 3: it's bear off tackle and toss, you got to keep 654 00:35:30,920 --> 00:35:33,319 Speaker 3: this defensive line and you got to keep them out 655 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 3: of their rushing blitz package. And that's why you have 656 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,960 Speaker 3: to have a running game, you know. I don't I 657 00:35:39,040 --> 00:35:40,880 Speaker 3: don't say you have to run it fifty times, but 658 00:35:40,960 --> 00:35:44,000 Speaker 3: you have to be able to keep them. You know, 659 00:35:44,080 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 3: in that sense, I think tosses are good. Misdirections are 660 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 3: great any kind of any kind of gadgets because they 661 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:53,799 Speaker 3: really do fly to the ball. And then I think 662 00:35:53,840 --> 00:35:56,799 Speaker 3: you got to get that second level block chair, and 663 00:35:56,880 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 3: you got to get molded, and you got to get 664 00:35:58,640 --> 00:36:03,000 Speaker 3: hook or blocked. Number two, don't let Simmons ruin the game. 665 00:36:03,080 --> 00:36:06,319 Speaker 3: I mean, this guy is capable. You know that going in. 666 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:10,320 Speaker 3: He is a total ambient game changer, and you can't 667 00:36:10,440 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 3: let him get a lot of one on once. He's 668 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:15,640 Speaker 3: gonna be all over. So you're gonna have to need 669 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:18,960 Speaker 3: some nuances to make sure that he doesn't he doesn't 670 00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 3: screw us up by lining up in a funny position. 671 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 3: Now it didn't show too much, it does to somebody 672 00:36:24,719 --> 00:36:27,759 Speaker 3: like me. I thought Fries, I thought he struggled last 673 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:30,640 Speaker 3: week and French even though he played well as an experience. 674 00:36:30,719 --> 00:36:34,879 Speaker 3: So if I'm Tennessee, you know I'm gonna work situations 675 00:36:34,880 --> 00:36:36,880 Speaker 3: where I can get those two guys as center and 676 00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:40,680 Speaker 3: Friz one on one in pass protection. And then you 677 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,200 Speaker 3: know number three, man, try to stay out of that 678 00:36:43,239 --> 00:36:45,239 Speaker 3: third and long because that third and long, now that 679 00:36:45,440 --> 00:36:49,120 Speaker 3: that Nascar, it is a challenge, and you know they're 680 00:36:49,160 --> 00:36:51,400 Speaker 3: gonna they're gonna give you a lot of games, a 681 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:54,920 Speaker 3: lot of two and three man games. Just remember Landry 682 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:58,240 Speaker 3: has thirty one career sacks, Simmons twenty six and a half, 683 00:36:58,719 --> 00:37:01,759 Speaker 3: Audrey forty nine, he's sixteen and a half. That's one 684 00:37:01,840 --> 00:37:04,279 Speaker 3: hundred and twenty two and a half total facts. So 685 00:37:04,880 --> 00:37:07,319 Speaker 3: you know that if they get a lead, they get 686 00:37:07,360 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 3: ahead of you, I mean they're gonna bring it. Then 687 00:37:09,520 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 3: they're gonna bring the blitz. So you know we have 688 00:37:11,920 --> 00:37:15,200 Speaker 3: to be flawless in our bliss protection. I think number four, 689 00:37:15,640 --> 00:37:18,880 Speaker 3: we have to attack their corners one on one on 690 00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:21,440 Speaker 3: first down. They're gonna be one on one, they're gonna 691 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:25,120 Speaker 3: be undressed, and we have to go after faulton on 692 00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 3: their right side. He right now is a total liability. 693 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:32,640 Speaker 3: He's having trouble covering. He's getting a million penalties. Again. 694 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 3: They had to go not so much last week, but 695 00:37:35,320 --> 00:37:38,640 Speaker 3: the week before they had to go cover two in 696 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,800 Speaker 3: games just to protect him. And you know, one of 697 00:37:41,840 --> 00:37:45,880 Speaker 3: their lower statistics is nineteen in pass and they'll be 698 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,520 Speaker 3: undressed on first down. So you got to give them. 699 00:37:48,719 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 3: They have flaws. You know, they have real problems in 700 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 3: Manda Man and people like the playoffs Manda Man, but 701 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:59,120 Speaker 3: they have a terrible time with what I call sorts. 702 00:37:59,120 --> 00:38:02,439 Speaker 3: If you stack your one two receivers or your two 703 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:06,080 Speaker 3: three receivers, those guys will line up next to one another. 704 00:38:06,120 --> 00:38:09,919 Speaker 3: They have more trouble sorting out the stacks one two, 705 00:38:10,040 --> 00:38:13,200 Speaker 3: two three. So you know, expect man to man coverage 706 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:14,719 Speaker 3: and be and we did a good job of that 707 00:38:14,840 --> 00:38:17,479 Speaker 3: last week. Now. The other thing is if they play 708 00:38:17,520 --> 00:38:20,520 Speaker 3: us a lot of cover four or fire zone, you 709 00:38:20,600 --> 00:38:23,480 Speaker 3: can get your safe. You can get downs on their 710 00:38:23,520 --> 00:38:27,960 Speaker 3: safety by getting in tight covees that's tight stacks, and 711 00:38:28,000 --> 00:38:30,920 Speaker 3: you run somebody to the flat. Then you can just 712 00:38:31,080 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 3: like Tampa did with us for the touchdown. They got 713 00:38:34,520 --> 00:38:36,680 Speaker 3: us into that four read and they ran a flat 714 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:40,240 Speaker 3: receiver and they and they got they got our corner, 715 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 3: they got Jones to to basically jump it, and then 716 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,279 Speaker 3: they got one on one with Thomas downfield, and there 717 00:38:46,320 --> 00:38:47,880 Speaker 3: was there was no chance and we could do the 718 00:38:47,920 --> 00:38:50,440 Speaker 3: same thing on this team because they play a lot 719 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:53,839 Speaker 3: of four or three and the corners, their corners tend 720 00:38:53,880 --> 00:38:57,440 Speaker 3: to jump that flat stuff. So they've got that. Plus 721 00:38:57,480 --> 00:39:00,799 Speaker 3: there's big holes underneath on the play action and then 722 00:39:00,840 --> 00:39:03,040 Speaker 3: they do play soft to me to the flat. I 723 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:05,880 Speaker 3: think you can hit them with sways and screens, and 724 00:39:05,920 --> 00:39:07,880 Speaker 3: then I think the other thing is they're a little 725 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:10,560 Speaker 3: sloppy in the flat. You can get the wheel route 726 00:39:10,560 --> 00:39:13,080 Speaker 3: where you start to the flat and then you run 727 00:39:13,160 --> 00:39:15,640 Speaker 3: up deep either with your tight ends, your slots, or 728 00:39:15,640 --> 00:39:18,799 Speaker 3: your running backs. So again there's a formula to beat them, 729 00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,000 Speaker 3: but you just got to be ready to go, and 730 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,560 Speaker 3: you really want to stay advantage, you really want to 731 00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 3: keep them out of those rush packages. 732 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:28,160 Speaker 2: That's Rick Venturi with the blueprints for the Colts to 733 00:39:28,320 --> 00:39:33,080 Speaker 2: be successful on Sunday offensively, defensively against the four and 734 00:39:33,280 --> 00:39:36,600 Speaker 2: seven Tennessee Titans, and every game from here on out. Rick, 735 00:39:36,680 --> 00:39:39,279 Speaker 2: it holds a lot of weight. And there are three 736 00:39:39,360 --> 00:39:41,600 Speaker 2: teams that are six and five right now trying to 737 00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:44,600 Speaker 2: make the playoffs. And according to the New York Times 738 00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:47,480 Speaker 2: and their playoff odds, if you will the Colts win, 739 00:39:47,640 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 2: if they can win over the Titans in Week thirteen, 740 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,200 Speaker 2: it increases their playoff odds up to fifty six percent, 741 00:39:53,680 --> 00:39:56,759 Speaker 2: while loss drops them down to twenty seven percent. So 742 00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,000 Speaker 2: it's not the end all be all, but it's still 743 00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:01,279 Speaker 2: a very important game on Sunday for the Colts, that 744 00:40:01,360 --> 00:40:04,680 Speaker 2: first Sunday in the month of December. And we know 745 00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:06,799 Speaker 2: the Titans are having a down year, but they're great 746 00:40:06,800 --> 00:40:09,080 Speaker 2: at home, like we said, and they've still got a 747 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:11,759 Speaker 2: lot of game wreckers around a rookie quarterback that can 748 00:40:11,800 --> 00:40:13,920 Speaker 2: easily gain a lot of confidence if you let them. 749 00:40:14,600 --> 00:40:17,200 Speaker 2: And way back in Week five, the Colts preach toughness, 750 00:40:17,239 --> 00:40:21,880 Speaker 2: they preached physicality and quite honestly out tightening the Titans. 751 00:40:21,920 --> 00:40:24,239 Speaker 2: That's exactly what they did. And they'll have to do 752 00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:26,440 Speaker 2: the same thing in this game in order to sweep 753 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:29,360 Speaker 2: the season series for the first time since twenty eighteen. 754 00:40:30,000 --> 00:40:32,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, no doubt about it. You know. In the end, 755 00:40:33,000 --> 00:40:34,960 Speaker 3: I mean, we have to be ready for a neighborhood 756 00:40:35,000 --> 00:40:36,960 Speaker 3: brawl in Nashville. That's how I look at it. I 757 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:40,920 Speaker 3: think it'll be brawl in there. Like you said, even 758 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 3: though they've struggled a quarterback, they are four and zero 759 00:40:45,200 --> 00:40:48,719 Speaker 3: in Nashville. They know that they're confident, they're gonna feel good. 760 00:40:49,760 --> 00:40:51,799 Speaker 3: The one thing they're very you know, if when you 761 00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:54,360 Speaker 3: look at them and the way they can beat you, 762 00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:58,520 Speaker 3: they're very stingy with points. They have two dynamic players 763 00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:01,319 Speaker 3: on offense, and Henry and how Welkins and they got 764 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:04,120 Speaker 3: a front four. If they got advantage, they can reap 765 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:07,759 Speaker 3: hell and Brimstone. So for the Coats, it's all about 766 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:12,400 Speaker 3: one and Oh that's it. The future is now, and 767 00:41:12,520 --> 00:41:16,160 Speaker 3: the future is in Nashville. Fifth Sunday. We got to 768 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:20,719 Speaker 3: just keep grinding much, keep finding that physical edge to 769 00:41:20,760 --> 00:41:25,120 Speaker 3: play sixty minutes again. Expect a sixty minute dog fight, 770 00:41:25,320 --> 00:41:29,279 Speaker 3: nothing less, and it'll end up being determined by which 771 00:41:29,360 --> 00:41:32,200 Speaker 3: team brings the will, which I always say the will 772 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:35,720 Speaker 3: in both the red zone and in that fourth quarter. 773 00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:38,520 Speaker 3: And that's where we're starting to shine. And that's what 774 00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:41,319 Speaker 3: we have to keep going. This will be a game 775 00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:45,600 Speaker 3: I really believe, of gaining advantage and then having to 776 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:48,960 Speaker 3: killer instinct to finish it. You know this again, this 777 00:41:49,040 --> 00:41:51,640 Speaker 3: is what this shit stuff comes down to is this 778 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:54,839 Speaker 3: is about your total commitment to the now. There's you 779 00:41:54,880 --> 00:41:59,040 Speaker 3: can't there's no tomorrow, there's no yesterday. It's only your 780 00:41:59,040 --> 00:42:02,840 Speaker 3: best effort for sixty minutes on Sunday. No one really 781 00:42:02,840 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 3: thought we could do this, but I believe this. I 782 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 3: believe not only we can, I think we will. 783 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:10,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, well said right there. Hopefully you're right. That's Rick 784 00:42:10,760 --> 00:42:15,160 Speaker 2: Ventcery on another full blueprint breakdown here on Inside Football, 785 00:42:15,160 --> 00:42:19,239 Speaker 2: coming to you every Wednesday during the regular season. Fantastic 786 00:42:19,320 --> 00:42:22,040 Speaker 2: job as always with a film breakdown RV. Get ready 787 00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:26,120 Speaker 2: for the final six because it's here, December football is here. 788 00:42:26,239 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 2: Things start to ramp up a little bit and they're 789 00:42:28,600 --> 00:42:31,520 Speaker 2: all like playoff games from here on out, so appreciate 790 00:42:31,520 --> 00:42:34,080 Speaker 2: the time as always, and we'll talk next week about 791 00:42:34,120 --> 00:42:36,600 Speaker 2: all things Cincinnati Bengals football. Have a great rest of 792 00:42:36,600 --> 00:42:39,120 Speaker 2: the week and we'll see on Saturday heading down to 793 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:40,000 Speaker 2: the Music City here. 794 00:42:40,400 --> 00:42:41,640 Speaker 3: All right, let's go get one. 795 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:44,480 Speaker 2: You got it. Rick Venturry right there with the full 796 00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:48,400 Speaker 2: breakdown per usual, killing it here on this week's installment 797 00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:50,719 Speaker 2: of Inside Football, and for more on the Colts and 798 00:42:50,760 --> 00:42:53,760 Speaker 2: the Titans, keep it locked here on the Colts Audio Network. 799 00:42:53,800 --> 00:42:57,360 Speaker 2: We had the official Colts podcast drop on Tuesday, another 800 00:42:57,360 --> 00:43:00,520 Speaker 2: one coming up on Thursday with myself Bill Brooks, Hey, 801 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:03,360 Speaker 2: Casey Vale, and we will talk to you next week 802 00:43:03,760 --> 00:43:07,319 Speaker 2: breaking down Colts and Bengals ahead of Week fourteen. But 803 00:43:07,440 --> 00:43:09,759 Speaker 2: until then, have a great rest of your week, and 804 00:43:09,840 --> 00:43:12,600 Speaker 2: again thanks for listening to Inside Football here with Rick 805 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:15,040 Speaker 2: Van Turrey on the Colts Audio network