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Speaker 1: Football is about the jimmies and joes and exes and

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Speaker 1: oh's check New York plenty. Ain't thank you, Bruce. It's

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Speaker 1: Here's what it all starts, right, here's why jam money Chris.

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Speaker 1: This is Inside Football with former Colts and NFL coach

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Speaker 1: Rick venturi The Colts are on the week thirteen of

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Speaker 1: the NFL regular season, five games to go, one before

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Speaker 1: a week off and a buye and the culture back

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Speaker 1: on primetime Sunday night, this time facing off against one

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Speaker 1: of the best teams in the NFL right now, the

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Speaker 1: Dallas Cowboys at eight and three. Good to be with you.

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor on this first day of December twenty

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Speaker 1: twenty two, coming to you on Thursday. As we take

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Speaker 1: this this week. The joint is always by Rick Venturiy

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Speaker 1: and is over forty years of coaching experience in the

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Speaker 1: game a football RV. Has it sunk in yet? The

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Speaker 1: Colts are four seven and one after a very promising offseason,

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Speaker 1: a lot of hype surrounding this team and a season

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Speaker 1: at this point that just hasn't delivered. Yeah, no, man,

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Speaker 1: you're you're exactly right. I mean, and I think this one, uh,

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Speaker 1: this this ball game here. You know, the loss against

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Speaker 1: And I felt like that this restart against Pittsburgh, you know,

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Speaker 1: you know, coming out of training camp that this team

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Speaker 1: more assets than liabilities. I did not see this four

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Speaker 1: I really didn't. Unfortunately, we've lost so many one possession games.

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Speaker 1: It isn't like we're not competitive and couldn't be there,

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Speaker 1: have never thought that, you know, after twelve games, we'd

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Speaker 1: some ways statistically it's better. I don't know if it's

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Speaker 1: In many cases we did. We generated a ton of

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Speaker 1: it's really important now that we appeal to their pride,

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Speaker 1: By that, I mean guys that are self starters, that

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Speaker 1: time has to pull it together. Your leaders in that

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Speaker 1: When you sign a contract, nobody had not. There's nothing

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Speaker 1: in that contract that's as you have to play because

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Speaker 1: orn't losing record. Your responsibility is one and ten percent

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Speaker 1: this is who we are. Every tape that goes out

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Speaker 1: really well. Put no doubt about that could not agree more.

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Speaker 1: That's Rick Venturiy and we're gonna move on now to

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Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys, who are eight and three on the season,

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Speaker 1: They'll get in a ACE formation or an ACE slot.

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Speaker 1: When you'll see a lot of two tight ends in

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Speaker 1: a big wing together, looks like unbalanced, and he's checking

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Speaker 1: with me. With that running game, if you're overbalanced one way,

428
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Speaker 1: they're gonna run that zone the other way. It's not

429
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Speaker 1: real complex, but it's very effective, and there offensive line

430
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Speaker 1: blocks well. On the running game. A lot of check

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Speaker 1: with me zones and stretches. With those two runners, I

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Speaker 1: think they're wideouts do a great job, particularly Lamb for

433
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Speaker 1: a guy who's caught all those balls, he does a

434
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Speaker 1: great job of coming back in and blocking in the box.

435
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Speaker 1: So even sometimes if you had an eight man front,

436
00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,960
Speaker 1: they'll match you with that wide receiver coming in and

437
00:24:49,080 --> 00:24:52,359
Speaker 1: they'll run. They'll run some tosses and some gaps versus

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Speaker 1: sink and powers and counter trays, and again Dac occasionally

439
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Speaker 1: will keep it with an option, an RPO and first

440
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Speaker 1: down a lot of hitches on their RPOs and slants

441
00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,600
Speaker 1: that's built in, and then play pass, take the shots

442
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Speaker 1: deep or check with me. Also, you've got to be

443
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Speaker 1: alert for some gimmicks there. Gimmicks are more speed sweeps.

444
00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:16,680
Speaker 1: They'll use Lamb to do it. They'll use Pollard and

445
00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,600
Speaker 1: even Hendershot score a touchdown one of their tight ends. Again,

446
00:25:20,960 --> 00:25:23,280
Speaker 1: every once in a while, they'll get into the what

447
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Speaker 1: we were trying to do with Hinz and Taylor. They'll

448
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Speaker 1: get into a fast regular with both of those running backs.

449
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Speaker 1: And normally when they're in that, it's to get it

450
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Speaker 1: to Pollard somehow, to get you to play Ezekiel and

451
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Speaker 1: get him on the edge, either on a screen or

452
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Speaker 1: a speed You know, if they get behind an account.

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Speaker 1: It's it's a lot of possession. Mike loves three by one.

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Speaker 1: I'm going to get in that in the must and

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Speaker 1: he loves that three by one and we'll talk about

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Speaker 1: as we go. I think, you know, starting with the must. Okay,

457
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Speaker 1: we just have to stop the running game. If if

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Speaker 1: you don't stop the running game, nothing else will matter.

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Speaker 1: And that is really the phone rum. As I said,

460
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Speaker 1: one thousand, three hundred and thirty eight rushes rushing yardage

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Speaker 1: by those two guys, and Ezekiel Elliott is really he's

462
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Speaker 1: back to full strength. He was really struggling for a while.

463
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Speaker 1: And that's why you look at him in his average

464
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Speaker 1: is four point one, and really he's the doubles hitter.

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Speaker 1: He's the guy when he's in the game. It's a

466
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Speaker 1: lot more inside zone Matt. He in short yardage, he's

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Speaker 1: the short yardage guy. He's really kind of become the

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Speaker 1: power guy, kind of that thruster from tackle to tackle. Really,

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Speaker 1: even though he can do it all, that's kind of

470
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Speaker 1: become his role. And then of course the guy that's

471
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Speaker 1: just just become a beast is Pollard. You know at

472
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Speaker 1: five point six, you know per and you know if

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Speaker 1: Ezekiel's hitting doubles. This guy's hitting home runs. I mean

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Speaker 1: he is really not just a guy that will slash

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Speaker 1: it in there, but he will bounce it. He can

476
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Speaker 1: take a pass for a home run. I mean, he's

477
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Speaker 1: just outstanding. And they'll they, like I said, they'll get

478
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Speaker 1: in that fast regular with both of them and they'll

479
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Speaker 1: and they'll use him kind of almost as a gimmick guy.

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Speaker 1: So you know, really really important that you stop the

481
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Speaker 1: run again. That is everything that will make everything else

482
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Speaker 1: is more difficult to him. So, you know, we didn't

483
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Speaker 1: do a good job against Pittsburgh. We've been relatively good

484
00:27:28,400 --> 00:27:30,720
Speaker 1: all year long, but we did not control the line

485
00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:33,840
Speaker 1: of scrimmage. The Steelers control the line of scrimmage. And

486
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Speaker 1: we can't let that happen with Dallas or it's a

487
00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:40,119
Speaker 1: long day. Okay, Number two, we must have a scheme

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Speaker 1: to shut down Lamb. You know Lamb with the sixty

489
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Speaker 1: four catches. You know, he is, you know, by far,

490
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Speaker 1: the go to guy. And the thing about Lamb is

491
00:27:50,480 --> 00:27:53,879
Speaker 1: he'll line up everywhere. He can be out at X,

492
00:27:53,960 --> 00:27:56,439
Speaker 1: at split in, he can be at Z. But he

493
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Speaker 1: does a lot of damage. He's six two, two hundred

494
00:28:00,280 --> 00:28:03,320
Speaker 1: he has a lot of range and they love to

495
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Speaker 1: put him inside at like the slot, or sometimes he'll

496
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Speaker 1: be all the way in at the tight end position

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Speaker 1: at number three, and he makes a ton of interior

498
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Speaker 1: interior catches. Always know where he is and defend him,

499
00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,040
Speaker 1: no question about it. If the game is on the

500
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Speaker 1: line and they're passing the football, we have got to

501
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Speaker 1: have a way to double Lamb in a critical, critical situation. Now,

502
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Speaker 1: when you do that, number three must is you have

503
00:28:36,800 --> 00:28:41,200
Speaker 1: to play really good technique and have good individual matchups

504
00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:47,280
Speaker 1: versus Gallop and Soults. Okay, Gallup is a guy you

505
00:28:47,320 --> 00:28:50,480
Speaker 1: can press. He's not real fast, he's right at four

506
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Speaker 1: or five. He's six foot about two hundred, but he

507
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Speaker 1: plays long and you got to compete for the fade

508
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Speaker 1: with him. Okay, he's guy that you know. He's really

509
00:29:02,520 --> 00:29:05,280
Speaker 1: good on the fifty fifty ball. And what they do

510
00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,160
Speaker 1: a lot with him Matt is they'll get in three

511
00:29:08,240 --> 00:29:12,280
Speaker 1: by one or a strong formation and he'll be back

512
00:29:12,320 --> 00:29:16,720
Speaker 1: at the week side X and they'll rpo quick slants

513
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,120
Speaker 1: or quick hitches, and they'll also run some fades to

514
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Speaker 1: him because they trust him on the fifty fifty ball.

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Speaker 1: So you know, in some respects you want a really

516
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Speaker 1: good corner on him. You have to make the decision

517
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Speaker 1: as to whether you double you know at times that

518
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Speaker 1: you double Lamb and you put your best corner on,

519
00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:42,200
Speaker 1: you know, on Gallup, or you trust your second corner,

520
00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,520
Speaker 1: which face on is playing pretty well and he played

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Speaker 1: good fifty fifty last week, so I think we have

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Speaker 1: a chance on that matchup. And then we got to

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Speaker 1: do a really really good job on Shultz, particularly in

524
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Speaker 1: the red zone. Okay, particularly in the red zone. Now

525
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Speaker 1: this brings up the usage of these guys, and I

526
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Speaker 1: said this earlier in the discussion, and I've worked against

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Speaker 1: him forever, Okay. Mike McCarthy loves three by one sets, okay,

528
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Speaker 1: and two types one. We're a wide receivers on the

529
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Speaker 1: week side, okay. And if that's Lamb back there, they're

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Speaker 1: going to do everything possible to get it to him.

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Speaker 1: If he's on the strong side at number two or

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Speaker 1: number three, expect him and what we call all goes

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Speaker 1: special to be running down that field, particularly at three,

534
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Speaker 1: where he's bending and running away from people and trying

535
00:30:34,520 --> 00:30:37,400
Speaker 1: to get a big matchup on that. So you gotta

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Speaker 1: be alert to where he's at and basically they're gonna

537
00:30:40,600 --> 00:30:43,800
Speaker 1: let Dak look it over. If you rotate strong, the

538
00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,800
Speaker 1: ball will come back to X if you're rotate it,

539
00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:50,600
Speaker 1: if you stay balanced, I guarantee you if Lamb is strong,

540
00:30:50,720 --> 00:30:53,840
Speaker 1: up ball is going to Lamb. Now, the other type

541
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Speaker 1: of three by one he loves is what we call

542
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Speaker 1: a speed trips okay, And that means all three receivers

543
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Speaker 1: to one side and sholts back one on one on

544
00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:05,520
Speaker 1: the week side, and they're they're looking for one on

545
00:31:05,520 --> 00:31:09,080
Speaker 1: one and matchups and they'll run quick options to him.

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00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:11,560
Speaker 1: But what they really like when they get into the

547
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Speaker 1: red zone is what Mike refers to John Gruden refers

548
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Speaker 1: to it anybody that's had a West Coast background with

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Speaker 1: what they call it a why poco. And for the fans,

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Speaker 1: what a why poco means is it's an option deep

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00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:30,240
Speaker 1: and the tight end has an option to run the

552
00:31:30,320 --> 00:31:34,880
Speaker 1: post or the corner. Thus polko okay. And so what

553
00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:38,040
Speaker 1: he's looking for if the safety is in the middle

554
00:31:38,080 --> 00:31:41,400
Speaker 1: and it's closed, then he's gonna run. He's gonna start

555
00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:45,040
Speaker 1: to the post and run the corner if there's no safety.

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Speaker 1: If there's no safety in the middle, like it's splits

557
00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,920
Speaker 1: safety cover two or something like that he's gonna take.

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00:31:50,960 --> 00:31:53,560
Speaker 1: He's gonna start to the corner and run the post.

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00:31:53,640 --> 00:31:56,720
Speaker 1: So it's really a good option. Again, he caught a

560
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Speaker 1: big touchdown on a poco last week, So those are

561
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Speaker 1: us things that you really have to be ready for

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Speaker 1: on three by ones and then the fourth must we got.

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00:32:06,200 --> 00:32:10,440
Speaker 1: We've got a pressure of dak into turnovers. I think

564
00:32:09,320 --> 00:32:17,240
Speaker 1: his ten and six ratio touchdowns to interceptions, it's not overwhelming.

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00:32:17,800 --> 00:32:20,440
Speaker 1: I think if you stay ahead and account and you

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Speaker 1: narrow their their playbook down, I think they have some

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00:32:24,480 --> 00:32:29,000
Speaker 1: hidden weaknesses, particularly on that left side on pass protection.

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00:32:29,480 --> 00:32:31,920
Speaker 1: But if they get in third and long, Mike is smart.

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00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,479
Speaker 1: He's going to keep those guys in the block. So

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Speaker 1: you want to have your best coverages on third and long.

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Speaker 1: If you want to blitz him, blitz him third and

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00:32:39,880 --> 00:32:42,440
Speaker 1: five to seven. But once you get third and ten,

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00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:45,320
Speaker 1: they're gonna have two guys back in there helping their tackles.

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Speaker 1: I wish we look at the film and do some

575
00:32:47,440 --> 00:32:50,240
Speaker 1: of that, but that's where you want to fake blitz

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00:32:50,680 --> 00:32:53,520
Speaker 1: and give him coverage and get back in there. And

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Speaker 1: I think we're gonna need a couple turnovers to win

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00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,600
Speaker 1: this game. And that again, that's going to go back

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Speaker 1: to getting a head and account, get him in third

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Speaker 1: and long and give him some coverage problems. That's Rick Vincurry.

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Speaker 1: This is Inside Football breaking down the Colts and Cowboys.

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Speaker 1: I'm Matt Taylor and we're gonna shift gears now. Talk

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Speaker 1: about the blueprints to beat the Cowboys on defense and

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Speaker 1: that Dallas d Rick, as you said, just as good

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Speaker 1: as their offense. They come into this game ranking first

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Speaker 1: in passing yards per game sacks on defense they already

587
00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,720
Speaker 1: have forty five as a team, and their second in

588
00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:29,360
Speaker 1: points allowed, giving up only seventeen a game, and their

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Speaker 1: forty five sacks to go back to that second most

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Speaker 1: by an NFL team through eleven games of a season

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Speaker 1: in the last twenty years. And the star of that

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Speaker 1: defense is linebacker and pass rusher Micah Parsons, ranked second

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Speaker 1: in the NFL this year in sacks with twelve. He's

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Speaker 1: got twenty five in his first two years, only needs

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Speaker 1: one more to join Reggie White and Alden Smith as

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Speaker 1: the only players with at least thirteen sacks in each

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Speaker 1: of their first two NFL seasons. And as you talked

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Speaker 1: about in the bigger picture, they're the only chink in

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Speaker 1: their armor the rushing defense. They're allowing one hundred and

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Speaker 1: thirty one rushing yards per game. They've allowed one hundred

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Speaker 1: and sixty five rushing yards per game in their three losses.

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00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:15,279
Speaker 1: That's twenty eighth in the NFL in that regard, and

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Speaker 1: so it's it's something that Colts need to take advantage of,

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00:34:18,600 --> 00:34:20,959
Speaker 1: or at least try to take advantage of potential there

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00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:23,360
Speaker 1: for the Colts and Jonathan Taylor to have an impactful

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00:34:23,400 --> 00:34:25,600
Speaker 1: game on the ground. What else do we need to

607
00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:28,640
Speaker 1: know about the Cowboys on defense? Gotta buy Dan Quinn,

608
00:34:29,160 --> 00:34:32,120
Speaker 1: by the way, was the head coach of Atlanta with

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Speaker 1: quarterback Matt Ryan. So what else stands out to you

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Speaker 1: about this Cowboys defense? No, you're exactly right. They're extremely

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Speaker 1: well coached and they're very athletic. You know Dan, you

612
00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,520
Speaker 1: know has him planned he does. I think Dan does

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Speaker 1: one of the best jobs Matt in the league of

614
00:34:48,800 --> 00:34:53,320
Speaker 1: keeping it simple enough for his players but complex enough

615
00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:57,080
Speaker 1: to give you problems in terms of your offensive thinking.

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Speaker 1: Obviously second in the league and points given up. You

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Speaker 1: can't argue with that, and the forty five sacks, I

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Speaker 1: mean That's that's what they do. They don't give up

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Speaker 1: a lot of points. And if they get you behind

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Speaker 1: in account, if they get the advantage, that forty five

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Speaker 1: sacks is no joke. I mean, they don't have a

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Speaker 1: lot of liabilities. They've got a lot of athletes up front.

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Speaker 1: Parsons you talked about, We'll talk about him. You know,

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Speaker 1: he's potentially the defensive player of the year. Twelve sacks

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Speaker 1: really stand out. Their defensive line is deep athletically. You know,

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Speaker 1: Lawrence has been around a long time, has six, Armstrong eight.

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Speaker 1: You know, Williams three. Even Fowler now has got second life.

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Speaker 1: He was a high draft pick and kind of busted

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Speaker 1: is now with five. Van der Esh is very very

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Speaker 1: solid in the mic. As a matter of fact, he

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Speaker 1: goes so hard I think you can attack him. You

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Speaker 1: mentioned Digs outstanding at the right corner, no doubt about that.

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Speaker 1: You know, they're they're good at safety and we'll get

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Speaker 1: we'll get into They have one liability and I'm going

635
00:36:07,719 --> 00:36:10,920
Speaker 1: to get into it, and that's their left corner. Okay.

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Speaker 1: When you look at them, they're a little bit like

637
00:36:14,120 --> 00:36:19,399
Speaker 1: the Colts, and they're primarily an overfront team. They're not

638
00:36:19,760 --> 00:36:23,759
Speaker 1: real complex. You know, they'll jump into six. I mean

639
00:36:23,760 --> 00:36:26,160
Speaker 1: they'll jump into sink a little bit. They may jump

640
00:36:26,200 --> 00:36:29,480
Speaker 1: into it more because of the problems we've had with it.

641
00:36:29,920 --> 00:36:33,400
Speaker 1: When they're having problems that they'll bring somebody off the edge,

642
00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:38,640
Speaker 1: a safety cat, a safety cat or a nickel cat,

643
00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:40,960
Speaker 1: which we call, you know, and play it like a

644
00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:44,760
Speaker 1: fire zone. Uh. They will create a sink from their

645
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:48,360
Speaker 1: nickel defense. And then that's when Parsons, uh, you know,

646
00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:51,680
Speaker 1: becomes the edge guy, and they'll mix in dime on

647
00:36:51,840 --> 00:36:55,239
Speaker 1: third down with Parsons at end, and then a guy

648
00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:59,560
Speaker 1: named Land becomes their nickel and curse, their safety becomes

649
00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:04,960
Speaker 1: the the dime. Okay, if they do get you behind

650
00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:09,360
Speaker 1: the account in second and long, let's say, or even

651
00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:13,160
Speaker 1: third and long, that's when their coverage variance comes a

652
00:37:13,280 --> 00:37:16,920
Speaker 1: very little difference. On first down, very little coverage variance.

653
00:37:16,960 --> 00:37:19,839
Speaker 1: But on second down and long or third down, you'll

654
00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,880
Speaker 1: get the quarters, you'll get cover four, you'll get some

655
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:26,920
Speaker 1: solid tampa two what we call one lurk, which is

656
00:37:26,960 --> 00:37:29,839
Speaker 1: just one but one of the safeties will lurk down

657
00:37:29,880 --> 00:37:33,440
Speaker 1: in the hole and try to steal one. And sometimes

658
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:36,239
Speaker 1: they'll sugar up there and bring guys now they will

659
00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:41,200
Speaker 1: give you different fronts. Okay, you know, Armstrong and Lawrence

660
00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:46,640
Speaker 1: are very what I would say versatile on third down

661
00:37:46,760 --> 00:37:49,640
Speaker 1: a lot of times, you know, with Parsons on the end,

662
00:37:49,719 --> 00:37:52,120
Speaker 1: they'll put Lawrence inside right next to them, so that

663
00:37:52,160 --> 00:37:55,279
Speaker 1: if you're doubling, you know, if you're doubling out, then

664
00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:58,560
Speaker 1: they're gonna get Lawrence one on one. Armstrong is used

665
00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:01,799
Speaker 1: in a lot of different situations. When we go three two,

666
00:38:01,840 --> 00:38:04,680
Speaker 1: when they go three two. He's kind of the uh,

667
00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,960
Speaker 1: he's kind of what we call the the spinner. He's

668
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:11,279
Speaker 1: the guy that looks like a linebacker that can move around. Occasionally,

669
00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:14,360
Speaker 1: they'll get in a in what I call a radar

670
00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,359
Speaker 1: with everybody standing up and trying to give you some

671
00:38:17,719 --> 00:38:20,520
Speaker 1: you know, some to make decisions on who's who's common

672
00:38:20,560 --> 00:38:24,080
Speaker 1: who isn't. But I will say this, despite all those

673
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:28,640
Speaker 1: glamorous statistics and points given up number two and sacks

674
00:38:29,040 --> 00:38:32,640
Speaker 1: you know, sacks, you know, you know number one forty

675
00:38:32,640 --> 00:38:35,800
Speaker 1: five that can't be denied that you don't want to

676
00:38:35,840 --> 00:38:39,160
Speaker 1: get in a disadvantage game against this team. But here's

677
00:38:39,200 --> 00:38:43,040
Speaker 1: the reality. Now, the biggest issue is their inability to

678
00:38:43,080 --> 00:38:47,160
Speaker 1: control the run. And they aren't twenty fifth per now,

679
00:38:47,520 --> 00:38:51,319
Speaker 1: and that's the critical statistics, and that's given up four

680
00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:55,520
Speaker 1: point seven per rush, and that makes them vulnerable because

681
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,520
Speaker 1: if you can get that going, you can reduce the

682
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:01,759
Speaker 1: game and reduce use their value and keep them in

683
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:05,640
Speaker 1: disadvantage as the Green Bay Packers did when the Green

684
00:39:05,680 --> 00:39:09,120
Speaker 1: Bay Packers rushed for two hundred and seven yards in

685
00:39:09,280 --> 00:39:13,279
Speaker 1: Lamboat and actually beat them. And the other liability they

686
00:39:13,320 --> 00:39:16,400
Speaker 1: have on the pass. Now, this as soon as protection

687
00:39:17,040 --> 00:39:20,520
Speaker 1: is their left corner. Their left corner is really a

688
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:24,640
Speaker 1: guy that can absolutely kill them. And you know it's

689
00:39:24,640 --> 00:39:27,960
Speaker 1: going to be Brown number three. And I want to

690
00:39:27,960 --> 00:39:31,160
Speaker 1: talk about him on how to attack him. He's the expert,

691
00:39:31,239 --> 00:39:33,960
Speaker 1: you guy, but he is the one guy, and you

692
00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:36,839
Speaker 1: want to attack him on first down. Okay, let's look

693
00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:40,080
Speaker 1: at the must. After all those things we talked about,

694
00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:43,440
Speaker 1: the must becomes rather obvious. Number one. We've got to

695
00:39:43,480 --> 00:39:45,439
Speaker 1: pound them to death. You've got we got to take

696
00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:48,600
Speaker 1: advantage of that twenty five four And if they stay

697
00:39:48,600 --> 00:39:51,160
Speaker 1: in over, you know, I think we can get right

698
00:39:51,200 --> 00:39:53,719
Speaker 1: after him. And I think when you look at their team,

699
00:39:53,880 --> 00:40:00,360
Speaker 1: including Parsons, they're really constructed with athleticism more than power.

700
00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:04,040
Speaker 1: That's where all those loose play statistics including sacks, are

701
00:40:04,080 --> 00:40:07,120
Speaker 1: so good, but they don't do great right at him,

702
00:40:07,160 --> 00:40:12,160
Speaker 1: including Parsons when he's the stack backer. To me, he's

703
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:14,440
Speaker 1: just a guy. And when they're in that over and

704
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:16,640
Speaker 1: we've seen it with our own team, pound at it,

705
00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:19,239
Speaker 1: pound at it right away. Don't do a lot of

706
00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:22,560
Speaker 1: finesse stuff. Go right at him. Power that three. They're

707
00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,600
Speaker 1: really pour off tackle and on the edge. And if

708
00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,200
Speaker 1: you could run right at Parsons, run right at him,

709
00:40:28,280 --> 00:40:31,120
Speaker 1: run at the stack when he's in the stack backer.

710
00:40:31,520 --> 00:40:36,160
Speaker 1: Make Jonathan Taylor the MVP, not Parsons, run the ball

711
00:40:36,520 --> 00:40:43,120
Speaker 1: and reduce the game. Number two, you got to think protection, protection, protection,

712
00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:46,920
Speaker 1: and you've got to protect the edges. You've got to

713
00:40:47,040 --> 00:40:52,200
Speaker 1: help your tackles and primarily your left tackle. Now again,

714
00:40:52,320 --> 00:40:55,680
Speaker 1: I thought Braydon Smith did a terrific job last Sunday

715
00:40:56,040 --> 00:40:59,640
Speaker 1: on what there is no doubt. I thought he did

716
00:40:59,640 --> 00:41:02,600
Speaker 1: a really good job, and I think you can trust him.

717
00:41:02,680 --> 00:41:06,960
Speaker 1: Some Parsons a different story. When he's coming off that edge.

718
00:41:07,360 --> 00:41:11,960
Speaker 1: We have got to have a schematic answer for Parsons.

719
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,319
Speaker 1: You cannot let him one on one with that kid.

720
00:41:14,680 --> 00:41:19,280
Speaker 1: We got to think protection, protection, protection, I think number one,

721
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:23,680
Speaker 1: when you're on first down, it's a combination of many things. Again,

722
00:41:23,920 --> 00:41:27,440
Speaker 1: run it our pot you know, quick rhythm. We did

723
00:41:27,480 --> 00:41:29,439
Speaker 1: that in the third quarter. You know, we've really got

724
00:41:29,440 --> 00:41:32,400
Speaker 1: in a rhythm in the third quarter after the Flowers

725
00:41:32,440 --> 00:41:35,200
Speaker 1: return and we got right back into what we do best.

726
00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:39,799
Speaker 1: That's run our po quick rhythm screen and again that

727
00:41:39,920 --> 00:41:42,880
Speaker 1: takes that puts the defense on their heels. And I

728
00:41:42,920 --> 00:41:45,040
Speaker 1: would say this, I think we should take a look

729
00:41:45,080 --> 00:41:47,600
Speaker 1: at the Cowboy film and I've seen Mike do it

730
00:41:47,719 --> 00:41:51,000
Speaker 1: year after year. If it's third down, and it's third

731
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,719
Speaker 1: down and longer, you've got to keep people in, you know,

732
00:41:55,080 --> 00:41:57,719
Speaker 1: get your tight end, get your running back in the backfield,

733
00:41:58,000 --> 00:42:01,480
Speaker 1: and make sure those edge guys can't get there. All right,

734
00:42:01,600 --> 00:42:06,719
Speaker 1: Number three must go after Brown, Okay, and go after him.

735
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,600
Speaker 1: If Joseph is in there, number one, it makes no difference.

736
00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:11,960
Speaker 1: They're gonna be on the left side. They do not

737
00:42:12,200 --> 00:42:16,680
Speaker 1: flock them, flop them, and they are liabilities. You want

738
00:42:16,719 --> 00:42:19,320
Speaker 1: to get over there. And we got to start taking shots.

739
00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:22,600
Speaker 1: I mean, we can't possession all day long because one

740
00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,640
Speaker 1: penalty gets you behind the count. We've got to start

741
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:29,160
Speaker 1: getting explosive plays. If we don't get explosive plays. We

742
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:32,240
Speaker 1: will never score many points. It's just not gonna happen.

743
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:34,560
Speaker 1: And we've got to get up there and get fifty

744
00:42:34,600 --> 00:42:38,600
Speaker 1: fifty balls on first down. Those corners are naked and

745
00:42:38,680 --> 00:42:41,600
Speaker 1: that strong side left corner is naked, and you have

746
00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:43,400
Speaker 1: to go out for him. And I would say this

747
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:46,799
Speaker 1: to my receivers this week. Okay, this is a game.

748
00:42:46,840 --> 00:42:50,560
Speaker 1: When you're doing fifty fifty on brown. Okay, when you're

749
00:42:50,600 --> 00:42:53,920
Speaker 1: fifty fifty on brown. Number three, if you don't catch

750
00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:57,120
Speaker 1: the ball, do the best acting job you've ever done

751
00:42:57,160 --> 00:42:59,919
Speaker 1: in your life. Throw your hands up. Because this guy

752
00:43:00,080 --> 00:43:02,560
Speaker 1: is the most highly penalized corner in the league and

753
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:05,640
Speaker 1: he has almost no chance to play you in the

754
00:43:05,680 --> 00:43:08,799
Speaker 1: blind spot. Know that going in you may have to

755
00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:10,879
Speaker 1: get a big call in this game to win it.

756
00:43:11,120 --> 00:43:15,320
Speaker 1: But again, attack that. Then, I think number four you wanted.

757
00:43:15,360 --> 00:43:18,000
Speaker 1: There's two things you got to do under these One

758
00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:21,719
Speaker 1: is run this direction, play action against Vanderish. That guy

759
00:43:21,800 --> 00:43:25,279
Speaker 1: will hunt. He is gonna go after you. He's gonna

760
00:43:25,320 --> 00:43:28,040
Speaker 1: go after that run. So a few play action I

761
00:43:28,200 --> 00:43:32,640
Speaker 1: think there's shaky underneath on crossing actions and play action

762
00:43:32,800 --> 00:43:37,720
Speaker 1: overs and things like that also be very very ready

763
00:43:38,200 --> 00:43:41,719
Speaker 1: for a man demand press games. Teams do not respect

764
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,520
Speaker 1: our receiver corps. They're gonna get up in your face

765
00:43:44,600 --> 00:43:48,720
Speaker 1: like Pittsburgh and critical situation. So have our bunches ready,

766
00:43:48,760 --> 00:43:52,920
Speaker 1: our stacks, our meshes, and our rubs to beat this team.

767
00:43:53,200 --> 00:43:56,640
Speaker 1: Great stuff right there, Rick Venturi. And to close out,

768
00:43:56,760 --> 00:43:59,680
Speaker 1: Rick would say, it's a semi short week for the Colts,

769
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:02,440
Speaker 1: having played on Monday Night football, a trip to Dallas,

770
00:44:02,480 --> 00:44:06,319
Speaker 1: where everything's bigger, everything's brighter. The stage is big because

771
00:44:06,360 --> 00:44:09,120
Speaker 1: it's Sunday Night football, right, we all know that. And

772
00:44:09,200 --> 00:44:11,839
Speaker 1: it's also the last game before a much needed bye

773
00:44:11,840 --> 00:44:13,880
Speaker 1: week for this team, a chance to make a statement

774
00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:16,520
Speaker 1: go into that bye week on a very very high note.

775
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:19,520
Speaker 1: Being a marquee team. The Cowboys are good, but as

776
00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,400
Speaker 1: you just kind of laid out, they have enough laws

777
00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:24,120
Speaker 1: to be had. What are you telling the Colts this

778
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:27,759
Speaker 1: week leading into this game in terms of motivation and

779
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,799
Speaker 1: where the Colts can win this football game if they

780
00:44:29,840 --> 00:44:32,200
Speaker 1: play well, well, you you hit it on the head.

781
00:44:32,320 --> 00:44:34,879
Speaker 1: This is the biggest circus before the game. Matter of fact,

782
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:38,000
Speaker 1: we got to warn our our girl there that you know,

783
00:44:38,080 --> 00:44:40,520
Speaker 1: she could get swarmed down there before the game with

784
00:44:40,560 --> 00:44:43,720
Speaker 1: all the celebrities I've been down there. Listen, it's before

785
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:48,400
Speaker 1: the game, it's it's mesmerizing, drives me crazy. But in

786
00:44:48,480 --> 00:44:52,480
Speaker 1: the end, okay, in the end, really, there's nothing better

787
00:44:52,680 --> 00:44:55,359
Speaker 1: than coming off a bummer that was a bummer. Really,

788
00:44:55,400 --> 00:44:58,640
Speaker 1: there's nothing better than having a short week because you

789
00:44:58,719 --> 00:45:01,920
Speaker 1: really have zero time to linger on your failure and

790
00:45:02,000 --> 00:45:04,719
Speaker 1: get to play in Sunday night football if it's not

791
00:45:04,840 --> 00:45:08,560
Speaker 1: Monday night. What's better than Sunday night in Jerry's world

792
00:45:08,840 --> 00:45:12,920
Speaker 1: against America's team. You couldn't write a better script script

793
00:45:13,000 --> 00:45:17,600
Speaker 1: really for atoning atonement, you know, for a very disappointing

794
00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:20,520
Speaker 1: year with a win in the circus, I actually call

795
00:45:20,600 --> 00:45:23,160
Speaker 1: it a circus. You know. When I look at a

796
00:45:23,200 --> 00:45:25,960
Speaker 1: top team, like I said to you before, I always say,

797
00:45:26,480 --> 00:45:29,240
Speaker 1: how can they lose? How can we beat them? First?

798
00:45:29,760 --> 00:45:32,719
Speaker 1: And I say this in jest in a way, we've

799
00:45:32,719 --> 00:45:37,000
Speaker 1: done everything possible to make them overlook you. But when

800
00:45:37,000 --> 00:45:41,000
Speaker 1: it really comes down to real ball versus the media, bullcraft,

801
00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:45,560
Speaker 1: perception and point spread, there is a path to victory.

802
00:45:45,800 --> 00:45:48,880
Speaker 1: Here's how you beat them. You hang in early, and

803
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:52,160
Speaker 1: you force a fourth quarter game a team that is

804
00:45:52,200 --> 00:45:56,080
Speaker 1: a prohibitive favor that is told now for ten days

805
00:45:56,160 --> 00:45:58,840
Speaker 1: how good they are. They really in the back of

806
00:45:58,880 --> 00:46:02,680
Speaker 1: their mind, they really aren't ready for a four quarter game.

807
00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:04,719
Speaker 1: And you can crack them if you can hang with

808
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:08,319
Speaker 1: them for four quarters. I know something about upsets. You

809
00:46:08,360 --> 00:46:12,680
Speaker 1: can crack them in the fourth quarter. Run right at them.

810
00:46:12,840 --> 00:46:17,560
Speaker 1: Win the time of possession and reduce this game. Reduce

811
00:46:17,640 --> 00:46:22,960
Speaker 1: it down in time of possession. Protect, protect, protect, and

812
00:46:23,120 --> 00:46:29,040
Speaker 1: attack their left corner and torch him. Play clean, no penalties,

813
00:46:29,400 --> 00:46:34,000
Speaker 1: play clean, and they will self destruct with penalties. And

814
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:39,399
Speaker 1: they have problem with game management issues. Force dak into turnovers.

815
00:46:39,960 --> 00:46:43,480
Speaker 1: They're a very good team, but they're a beatable team.

816
00:46:43,680 --> 00:46:47,800
Speaker 1: No green Bay, Green Bay, Green Bay. And I would

817
00:46:47,800 --> 00:46:51,000
Speaker 1: tell the team more than anything else. Guys, despite all

818
00:46:51,040 --> 00:46:54,720
Speaker 1: the noise, you have a chance to be the NFL

819
00:46:54,880 --> 00:47:00,120
Speaker 1: story on Monday morning. Just make it happen inside football.

820
00:47:00,200 --> 00:47:04,760
Speaker 1: Rick Venturi right there, Colts and Cowboys. Rick awesome as always.

821
00:47:05,360 --> 00:47:08,400
Speaker 1: Is this your first trip to Dallas with the new stadium?

822
00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:11,879
Speaker 1: Have you seen Jerry's world up close? Universally? Know it

823
00:47:12,000 --> 00:47:16,240
Speaker 1: was I went there um uh with the rams um

824
00:47:16,680 --> 00:47:19,239
Speaker 1: you know when it was brand new, you know, kind

825
00:47:19,239 --> 00:47:21,880
Speaker 1: of at the certainly at the end of my career.

826
00:47:21,920 --> 00:47:25,799
Speaker 1: But no, and it is an experience. Um, you know,

827
00:47:25,840 --> 00:47:30,799
Speaker 1: I personally I like Lucas Oil much better as a

828
00:47:30,880 --> 00:47:35,319
Speaker 1: pure stadium. This is like, this is like an event. Yeah,

829
00:47:35,400 --> 00:47:38,080
Speaker 1: and you know you know it. You've probably been there.

830
00:47:38,080 --> 00:47:40,399
Speaker 1: It is a circus before the game. I mean, he's

831
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:44,040
Speaker 1: got like a million people on the sidelines. It's just

832
00:47:44,160 --> 00:47:47,480
Speaker 1: absolutely crazy. So you know, it is what it is.

833
00:47:47,880 --> 00:47:49,960
Speaker 1: I was I always look forward to play there, and

834
00:47:50,040 --> 00:47:52,760
Speaker 1: particularly when I was with the Saints, we always played

835
00:47:52,840 --> 00:47:55,680
Speaker 1: really well. We never gave a damn about them. We

836
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,080
Speaker 1: we always used to laugh at America's team. You know,

837
00:47:58,120 --> 00:48:00,640
Speaker 1: the hell with them. We're you know, we're we're playing you.

838
00:48:00,640 --> 00:48:03,760
Speaker 1: We're not playing Roger Starvas. So yeah, you know, I

839
00:48:03,920 --> 00:48:08,080
Speaker 1: you know again again they can't possibly look at us,

840
00:48:08,600 --> 00:48:10,880
Speaker 1: and you know, just feel like, well, we've got to

841
00:48:10,880 --> 00:48:12,960
Speaker 1: have a great game to beat this team. And I

842
00:48:13,360 --> 00:48:16,200
Speaker 1: you know, if in this league that you're everybody we

843
00:48:16,280 --> 00:48:19,160
Speaker 1: talk about it every week and everybody is so close

844
00:48:19,200 --> 00:48:22,239
Speaker 1: to one another. I mean Philadelphia, you know, they got

845
00:48:22,280 --> 00:48:24,360
Speaker 1: their best record in football and they're not running away

846
00:48:24,360 --> 00:48:27,759
Speaker 1: from anyone, not from anyone, And that's just the way.

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Speaker 1: What did you say last week? The point differential is

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Speaker 1: eight points a game and the whole season, And so

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Speaker 1: all you got to do is catch them a little

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Speaker 1: bit light mentally, and you come in there and you

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Speaker 1: hang with him for a while. Everything can change. Yep.

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Speaker 1: A JumboTron, though, man, I hope that, I hope they

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Speaker 1: put you on that JumboTron. I need. I need to

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Speaker 1: see one hundred foot picture of Rick Venturry in my life.

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Speaker 1: That's what's missing. Oh my god, I don't think the

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Speaker 1: country's right. Well, if I catch you watching the game

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Speaker 1: on the JumboTron and not the field, I'm gonna have

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Speaker 1: something to say to you, all right, because I know

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Speaker 1: it's crystal clear, but I need to have the eyes

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Speaker 1: maybe for the replays, but I need eyes on the

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Speaker 1: field during the game. All Right, You got a man,

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Speaker 1: Rick Venturry right there. Inside Football RV. Have a great

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Speaker 1: rest of the week, and we'll see you on Saturday

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Speaker 1: for travel Day. Thanks as always. I can't wait, Matt.

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Speaker 1: All right, good stuff right there, Rick Ventury, And that'll

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Speaker 1: do it for this week's edition of Inside Football, break

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Speaker 1: it down the Colts and the Cowboys. As always, For

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Speaker 1: The mobile app, and be sure to subscribe to everything

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Speaker 1: on the Colts Audio Network wherever you download your podcast.

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Speaker 1: We've got plenty more the rest of the week, all

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Speaker 1: week long, leading you into week number thirteen and Sunday

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Speaker 1: Night Football again for Rick Venturry, I'm Matt Taylor and

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Speaker 1: we will talk to you next Wednesday. We're back on

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Speaker 1: the normal schedule next Wednesday on the bye for another

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Speaker 1: installment of Inside Football right here on the Colts Audio

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