1 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:06,000 Speaker 1: This is Instant Game Reactions, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:09,760 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game. He's at the five looking for 3 00:00:09,800 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: the pylon. Tuck down, Jonathan Taylor or run up twenty 4 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:15,880 Speaker 1: three yards to Pater the walk it up the field, 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: It's intercepted, picked off by the Colts and it's Darius 6 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: Leonard Winston grows up into the end zone. Sack fast, touchdown, touchdown. Hide. 7 00:00:26,079 --> 00:00:31,960 Speaker 1: Why now here's your host JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. Hey, everyone, 8 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:34,960 Speaker 1: welcome into another edition of Colts Instant Reaction here on 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,800 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network. I'm J. J. Stankovitz, joined by 10 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: Colts Ring of Honor member Phil Brooks to dissect the 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: colts thirty eight to thirty one loss to the Tampa 12 00:00:43,440 --> 00:00:47,159 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers in Week twelve. And Bill, let's just get 13 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: right into it. The Colts. In this game, there was 14 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: a stretch of play between the six thirty seven mark 15 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: in the second quarter and the ten or six mark 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter where Jonathan Taylor did not run 17 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: the football. And this is getting a lot of attention, 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 1: understandably so, because Jonathan Taylor is one of the best 19 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,199 Speaker 1: offensive weapons in the NFL. But I want to get 20 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: your take on why Taylor did not get the ball there, 21 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: and then I'll get into kind of what Frank Reich's 22 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: explanation was for it after the game. But Bill, you 23 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: watching this game, knowing how good of a player Jonathan 24 00:01:20,000 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: Taylor is, what's going through your mind when the cults 25 00:01:23,200 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: are throwing the ball as much as they were during 26 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: that stretch, you know, during that stretch probably stretch. I 27 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: understood it because you were in a two minute situation 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,959 Speaker 1: at the end of the half, so I could understand 29 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 1: them throwing the ball trying to get out of bounds, 30 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: save your timeouts, not that the time run off the clock, 31 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: and move the ball down the field so you can 32 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: get in a position to score field goal a touchdown. 33 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: So I understand that. In the second quarter the third quarter, though, 34 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: I have a little question that I was not sure 35 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: why you don't run the ball. Now, I'm not saying 36 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: you need to run the ball ten times or whatever. 37 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: I think it was like seventeen to eighteen plays in 38 00:02:01,600 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: the third quarter in which the coach passed the ball 39 00:02:07,360 --> 00:02:10,640 Speaker 1: seventeen eighteen times in a row. So I was wondering, like, 40 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:13,760 Speaker 1: you know, maybe run it once or twice. So here 41 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:16,680 Speaker 1: here there, just to keep the defense honest, even though 42 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 1: maybe as successful running the ball as we wanted to be. 43 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,079 Speaker 1: But if you run the ball, keep them honest, maybe 44 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: they can't tee off as much on the quarterback and 45 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: maybe it would open up some things more in the 46 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: passing game. So that was the only thing I was 47 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,520 Speaker 1: questioning now and saying that, Um, I don't think that 48 00:02:37,040 --> 00:02:39,119 Speaker 1: caused a coach to lose a game as far as 49 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: in regards as not running the ball during that time period. 50 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: I would say the turnovers are the things that hurt 51 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: the coach the most in this game tonight. You know, 52 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 1: when you have five turnovers and four of them led 53 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 1: to I think twenty four points by the Pathriots, you 54 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: just can't do that, said the Patriots. I'm sorry the Bucks. Bucks, 55 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:01,600 Speaker 1: I'm sorry forst a half at twenty years Yeah, force 56 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,240 Speaker 1: have we're seeing number twelve out there with the Patriots. Um, 57 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,840 Speaker 1: but with the Bucks there. You can't do that to 58 00:03:07,880 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: a Tom Brady team. He's gonna, you know, take advantage 59 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: of those opportunities. And he did that today and the 60 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:15,880 Speaker 1: Bucks did that today and took advantage of that up 61 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:18,720 Speaker 1: of their opportunities. Yeah, absolutely, we'll get we'll get into 62 00:03:18,760 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: those turnovers because I think your spot on that that 63 00:03:22,480 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: that is where the game flipped. The turnovers, the penalties 64 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 1: on defense. You know, you can't turn the ball over 65 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: five times. You can't commit six penalties, two more than 66 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers had. By the way, built teams that have 67 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: five or more turnovers in a game since twenty sixteen 68 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:40,320 Speaker 1: are two forty seven and one in those fifty games. 69 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 1: So you've about a four percent chance of winning if 70 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: you turn the ball over five times in a game. 71 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: Of the Colts almost did, but in that stretch. So 72 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:52,520 Speaker 1: those twenty six consecutive pass calls, but that's not that 73 00:03:52,600 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: doesn't tell the whole story because a lot of those 74 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: were RPOs. Frank c Reich said, you know, a bunch 75 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 1: of those are our pos. And on those plays, you're 76 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: reading the box, and the Buccaneers were loading up the box. 77 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: They said, hey, we are not letting Jonathan Taylor beat 78 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: us today. If you're gonna beat us, it's going to 79 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: be through the air. And for a good stretch of 80 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 1: the game, the Colts were winning through the air. I 81 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:15,320 Speaker 1: mean Carson Wentz at halftime had one hundred and ninety 82 00:04:15,320 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: seven yards, three touchdowns is passer rating us through the roof. 83 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: Things are looking really good. And even then, you know 84 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,359 Speaker 1: those two drives that resulted in to turnovers in the 85 00:04:25,400 --> 00:04:27,680 Speaker 1: third quarter, you know, the Colts get to the twenty 86 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: yard line by passing the ball, Shack Barrett comes flying 87 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,719 Speaker 1: off the edge, gets a strip, Zack Bucks go down, 88 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 1: score touchdown on that. After that turnover, then the deep 89 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,279 Speaker 1: shot to Pittman, that's just a fifty fifty ball that 90 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: nine and a half times out of ten you expect 91 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: Pittman to go make a play on or draw a flag. 92 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,479 Speaker 1: Maybe Antoine Winfield got away with a little pushing Pittman's 93 00:04:49,480 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: back on that play. I have to go back and 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: look at that. But the way that the game was flowing, 95 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:59,799 Speaker 1: where Taylor only had eight yard eight carries for twenty 96 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: five five yards at that point, Vita Veo was just 97 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: just a mammoth in the middle of that defense. There, 98 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: the linebackers are flying. Larne Lavonte David is playing really well. 99 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: I understand why Frank Right called the game the way 100 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: that he did. In that situation. Yeah, I mean yeah, 101 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:20,640 Speaker 1: I mean they were stacking the box and trying to 102 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:24,160 Speaker 1: stop the run and knowing how well Jonathan Taylor ran 103 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: the week before and just how good of a season 104 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: he's having thus far this year. So they were taking 105 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:33,040 Speaker 1: a page out of Bill Belichick's playbook. We're gonna stop 106 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,960 Speaker 1: the thing that you do well and make you beat 107 00:05:36,040 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: us somewhere somehow else. So yeah, another way. So, and 108 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 1: that's what they try to do. They try to make 109 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:44,719 Speaker 1: sure that, hey, if you guys are gonna beat us, 110 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:46,599 Speaker 1: it's not gonna be Jonathan Taylor. It's gonna be you 111 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: guys passing the ball and putting pressure on Pittman and 112 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: t Y and Pascal and Dulan and also the tight 113 00:05:52,960 --> 00:05:56,599 Speaker 1: ends Mola Cox and Jack Doyle and Grants and that 114 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: they were gonna have to come up with the plays 115 00:05:58,600 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: to beat the Bucks in that game. So we're not 116 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,000 Speaker 1: gonna let johnp and Taylor beat us, because we know 117 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: he can beat us, but we're gonna see if you 118 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,840 Speaker 1: guys can beat us any other way. Yeah. You know, 119 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:11,720 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers came into this game with the number one 120 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: raked run defense, allowing seventy eight yards per game, so 121 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: you know they're certainly good at this. And the Colts 122 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: knew that. And even if you listen back to some 123 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: of the things Frank Creich said leading into this game. 124 00:06:24,200 --> 00:06:27,240 Speaker 1: You know, Bill, he said, the Colts can't just win 125 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,800 Speaker 1: by giving the ball to Jonathan Taylor, because in this league, 126 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:32,560 Speaker 1: if you're one dimensional, even if you're really good at it, 127 00:06:32,600 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: teams will find a way to stop it. And the 128 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,480 Speaker 1: Buccaneers came in looking for a way to stop that, 129 00:06:38,839 --> 00:06:41,120 Speaker 1: and they're almost daring the Colts to throw. And I 130 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:46,119 Speaker 1: mean it really almost worked if not for a couple 131 00:06:46,160 --> 00:06:49,680 Speaker 1: of turnovers that I don't think you totally put on 132 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz. You know, the the interception to Pittman. Again, 133 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 1: that's a fifty fifty ball, the strip sack, that's just 134 00:06:58,640 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: a guy in shack. Barrett may get a great play 135 00:07:00,800 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: off the edge. The other turnovers were nihem Hines muffing 136 00:07:06,400 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: the punt, Zach Pascal losing a fumble, and then at 137 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: the end of the game, Carson throwing an interception to 138 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:15,120 Speaker 1: Pittman near the end zone. You know, I think when 139 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: when you're here from Frank k we're gonna hear the 140 00:07:16,760 --> 00:07:19,960 Speaker 1: Carson Wentz graded out pretty well in this game, but 141 00:07:20,440 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: ultimately you can't turn the ball over as many times 142 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:28,600 Speaker 1: as the Colts did, And whether you're running the ball 143 00:07:28,680 --> 00:07:31,559 Speaker 1: or passing the ball, you just you can't. You can't 144 00:07:31,600 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: win by doing that, Oh right, you can't. You can't. 145 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: The bottom line is the turn of the cost of 146 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:39,400 Speaker 1: the game. You could say whatever you want about how 147 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 1: many times ran the ball or how many times you 148 00:07:41,400 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: pass the ball, whatever you're doing, as far as run 149 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 1: the ball or passing the ball, or running screens or 150 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 1: getting the ball to the backs out of the backfield, 151 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: throwing the ball deep down the field, you just can't 152 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,239 Speaker 1: turn the ball over. That's the bottom line. You can't 153 00:07:56,280 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: give teams more opportunities to score and put a defense 154 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:03,840 Speaker 1: and those situations where you know they feel pressure to 155 00:08:03,840 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 1: come up with the big players or stop teams from 156 00:08:06,920 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: scoring touchdowns after the offensive turned the ball over, and 157 00:08:10,440 --> 00:08:12,640 Speaker 1: give the defense credit. Near the end of the game, 158 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: when the coach did turn the ball over, the defense 159 00:08:15,920 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: held the Bucks to three points and it gave them 160 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,520 Speaker 1: opportunity to go down and tie the ball game up. 161 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:23,880 Speaker 1: So give the defense credit for that. But you just 162 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: can't turn the ball over regardless of what's going on 163 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: during the game. And give the Bucks credit during a 164 00:08:31,240 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: stretch of the game they didn't make the Coats one dimensional. 165 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:35,439 Speaker 1: They made the coach they took away the run and 166 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: they made the Coats pass the ball down the field. 167 00:08:38,679 --> 00:08:41,920 Speaker 1: So they did him and they made him one dimensional 168 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,200 Speaker 1: and said, hey, you guys have to beat us passing 169 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: the ball with the weapons you have as far as 170 00:08:47,080 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: with Pittman and Pascal and t Y and those guys 171 00:08:49,880 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: in the tight end. So let's see if you can 172 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: do us do that and beat us by passing the ball. Yeah, 173 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:58,199 Speaker 1: Carson once this is pro pro football focus. He had 174 00:08:58,320 --> 00:09:02,440 Speaker 1: twelve drop backs with eight or more defenders in the box. 175 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: He was six of eleven on those throws for ninety 176 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: three yards with three touchdowns. I mean, that's those are 177 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 1: pretty good numbers for you know, for again saying the 178 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: Buccaneers being like, you know what, Okay, throw it on us, 179 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 1: and Carson and frank Reich said yeah, we will and 180 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: went ahead and completed a lot of passes, made some 181 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 1: good throws, good decisions. And that's that's really what you 182 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:27,559 Speaker 1: want to see in these situations, is when teams dare 183 00:09:27,559 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: the Colts to pass the ball? Can they pass it? 184 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,559 Speaker 1: And I feel like it's just so hard to talk 185 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: about this game, Bill because when you look at so 186 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,160 Speaker 1: many plays of the one hundred and thirty plays that 187 00:09:39,200 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 1: there were in this game, so many of them were 188 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: positive for the Colts, but the ones that weren't were 189 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: just backbreakers, and that that's what he come back to 190 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: with the turnovers. Then on defense, you know a couple 191 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: of those pass interference penalties on Rocky Scene TJ. Kerrey. 192 00:09:56,120 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: Tough to overcome those against team quarterback by Tom Brady. Yeah, 193 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,960 Speaker 1: just it's tough when you helped give Tom Brady good 194 00:10:04,000 --> 00:10:08,439 Speaker 1: field position by committing some penalties, some passing deference calls 195 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: and things like that, is very tough to stop them, 196 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: especially when you know they don't have a running game 197 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: that is like the Coats with Jonathan Taylor, But for 198 00:10:19,360 --> 00:10:21,600 Speaker 1: Nett and Jones are good enough to go out there 199 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,840 Speaker 1: and make some big plays. Has a nice play at 200 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: the end of the game to kind of score that 201 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,160 Speaker 1: touchdown with twenty seconds left to go in the game. 202 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: So it's their running game is good enough to get 203 00:10:32,040 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 1: those guys into a position to win football games and 204 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,080 Speaker 1: have them leading their division right now. So they're a 205 00:10:39,080 --> 00:10:40,959 Speaker 1: good football team. You have to give them a lot 206 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,240 Speaker 1: of credit. Now the Coast, they do some nice things today. 207 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: As you was talking about earlier, ash and Dulan's touchdown 208 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: for two yards a nice play. I mean that that 209 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: was something pretty to see that Carson Wentz just laid 210 00:10:53,679 --> 00:10:56,719 Speaker 1: out there and ash and Dulan got there and had 211 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 1: a step on the defender and got the ball and 212 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: the safety may one false step and that's all it 213 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 1: took for Ashton Duling to get free down the middle 214 00:11:05,520 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: of the field. And it was a pretty ball and 215 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:11,200 Speaker 1: it's pretty to see that Doling catches it in stride 216 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: and this Waltz is right on into the end zone. 217 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:15,680 Speaker 1: So a lot of nice things going on. I think 218 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,080 Speaker 1: Doyle makes a nice catch and third down on the 219 00:11:19,120 --> 00:11:22,559 Speaker 1: sideline there to keep a drive alive, and of course 220 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:25,839 Speaker 1: a nice touchdown catch there. So you know, they did 221 00:11:25,880 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: a lot of nice things, a lot of good things 222 00:11:27,559 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: out there in the football field. Of course, Darius Lynnett 223 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: again creates another turnover, So there are a lot of 224 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: good things out there on the football field. But the 225 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:39,440 Speaker 1: mistakes were big enough to cause the coach to lose 226 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: the game. And unfortunately, Bill, We've talked about this a 227 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: lot this season, whether it was you know, the game 228 00:11:48,120 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 1: against Baltimore where you miss a couple of field goals, 229 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,719 Speaker 1: you struggle to cover a tight end, and all of 230 00:11:53,760 --> 00:11:56,560 Speaker 1: a sudden, the Ravens come back erase a double digit 231 00:11:56,679 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 1: lead for by the Colton win. Or the Titans game 232 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,720 Speaker 1: where you get this big lead and then you have 233 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: this terrible break go against you in the Taekwon Lewis interception, 234 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: turn fumble, and then you know, you have some late turnovers. 235 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: Titans come back and win this game the turnovers, the penalties, 236 00:12:15,320 --> 00:12:17,920 Speaker 1: and in those three games, the Colts for the majority 237 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:21,920 Speaker 1: of those games played really well. And talking to players 238 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:24,839 Speaker 1: after the game, Bill I got the sense that they 239 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:28,040 Speaker 1: they know what they have, they know how good of 240 00:12:28,120 --> 00:12:32,400 Speaker 1: a team they are, but they also know that, you know, 241 00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: in one sense, they know that time is starting to 242 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:37,520 Speaker 1: run out on fixing these mistakes. On the other sense, 243 00:12:37,559 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: they're not viewing it that way. They're not hitting the 244 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: panic button. It's still very much is that one to 245 00:12:42,240 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: oh one and no mentality that Frank Wright, you know, 246 00:12:45,320 --> 00:12:48,840 Speaker 1: will lean on with his team in these situations. And 247 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 1: as we look ahead now you know Colts are six 248 00:12:51,960 --> 00:12:54,679 Speaker 1: and six, got five games left. It's kind of a 249 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: blessing that this is a seventeen game season. You know. 250 00:12:57,920 --> 00:12:59,600 Speaker 1: I think it was Jack Doyle was even talking about 251 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:02,600 Speaker 1: after the game has to like recalibrate his brain. I'm like, oh, yeah, no, 252 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:04,440 Speaker 1: there's that extra game. We do have a little more 253 00:13:04,440 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 1: time here. But this is a team that can score 254 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:12,000 Speaker 1: points on anyone. Their defense can take the ball away 255 00:13:12,760 --> 00:13:15,079 Speaker 1: if they clean up these mistakes. I mean, we're talking 256 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:17,520 Speaker 1: about one of the best teams in the NFL. If 257 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:20,079 Speaker 1: they just make the playoffs and clean up these mistakes, 258 00:13:20,360 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: this is a real contender of a team. But they 259 00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,360 Speaker 1: got to make the playoffs first, and to make the playoffs, 260 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: they got to clean up these mistakes exactly. They have 261 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:30,600 Speaker 1: to clamp these mistakes. And the thing you were talking 262 00:13:30,640 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: about is, no, they don't need to panic or feel 263 00:13:34,840 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 1: too pressured about things, but they do need a sense 264 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,839 Speaker 1: of urgency as far as to make sure that they 265 00:13:39,840 --> 00:13:42,719 Speaker 1: do clamp these mistakes, because during this time of the 266 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: year and end of November and December, you want to 267 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: play your best brand of football. You want to be 268 00:13:50,240 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 1: hitting on all cylinders during this time, and part of 269 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:55,520 Speaker 1: that is not making mistakes that's going to hurt you. 270 00:13:55,600 --> 00:13:58,800 Speaker 1: The turnovers, the penalty that put you in bad positions 271 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,760 Speaker 1: that you're a bad position that you're gonna have to 272 00:14:01,800 --> 00:14:06,760 Speaker 1: have worry about making a big play to stop a 273 00:14:06,760 --> 00:14:10,199 Speaker 1: team from scoring a touchdown or like I said, turn 274 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,080 Speaker 1: the ball over and preventing you from scoring a touchdown 275 00:14:13,120 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: and giving them another team an opportunity to score a 276 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: touchdown or score points. So you have to have a 277 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,440 Speaker 1: sense of urgency of hey, we have to stop beating ourselves. 278 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:22,880 Speaker 1: That's what we need to do. If if we put 279 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 1: ourselves in better positions to win these football games football games, 280 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: we'll be doing okay. We'll have a great shot of 281 00:14:31,400 --> 00:14:33,600 Speaker 1: getting to the playoffs. And like I said earlier, and 282 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:37,680 Speaker 1: I've told other people, just get to the playoffs. Just 283 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: get in, Just get your foot in the door. That's 284 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:43,360 Speaker 1: all you want. Right now, being six and six, you 285 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,680 Speaker 1: know you have some games left. You have five games 286 00:14:45,760 --> 00:14:48,240 Speaker 1: left to try to get a shot to get in 287 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:50,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs. You might need a little bit of help 288 00:14:50,320 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: with teams losing, but just take care of your business. 289 00:14:53,880 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: And if you clean up some of those mistakes and 290 00:14:56,520 --> 00:15:01,560 Speaker 1: have a sense of urgency about playing better football during 291 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: this stretch of football games, you have a good opportunity 292 00:15:05,080 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: to getting the playoffs. And then once you get in, 293 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,600 Speaker 1: and I think it happened because AFC to me is 294 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: wide open. There's not really one team that's over the 295 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:15,600 Speaker 1: course of the season thus far, has been the team 296 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:19,000 Speaker 1: that's dominant in AFC, I call it having the flavor 297 00:15:19,000 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: of the week. One team one week is you know, 298 00:15:21,680 --> 00:15:24,000 Speaker 1: it's the New England Pages playing well. One week is 299 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,080 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. One week is the Tennessee Titans. But 300 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,120 Speaker 1: all those teams have struggled at one time or another 301 00:15:30,200 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: during the season, so you don't know what team's gonna 302 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,760 Speaker 1: get hot. If you can get hot at the right time, 303 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: getting the playoffs and get hot at the right time, 304 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: you can find yourself playing for the AFC Championship or 305 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: playing for the Super Bowl Bill If you've ever been 306 00:15:43,080 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 1: a part of a team like this, like the Colts, 307 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,680 Speaker 1: where you just feel like you're so close, but it 308 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:51,240 Speaker 1: hasn't quite come together in these close games. Because I 309 00:15:51,560 --> 00:15:53,840 Speaker 1: do the win over the Bills last week one of 310 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 1: the best twins we've seen here in Indianapolis in a 311 00:15:56,160 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 1: really long time. But in these close games the Colts 312 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,680 Speaker 1: are now they have four losses in one score games 313 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:06,200 Speaker 1: to the Rams, the Ravens, the Titans, and the Bucks, 314 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:09,800 Speaker 1: so four really good teams where you just feel like 315 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 1: in those close games you can't get over that hump, 316 00:16:11,480 --> 00:16:17,080 Speaker 1: but you know how good you are. Um, I think 317 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know if I ever played for 318 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: a team like that. I think the closest it would 319 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 1: have been when I played for the Washington football team. 320 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: I think at one year, at one point we got 321 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,880 Speaker 1: off to a very hot start and hot, hot start, 322 00:16:27,520 --> 00:16:30,480 Speaker 1: and we were doing well, and all of a sudden, 323 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:32,960 Speaker 1: in the second half of the season, we just faltered. 324 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: We couldn't do anything. And I would say that that's 325 00:16:35,040 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: the closest I've been to anything like that. But it 326 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:44,320 Speaker 1: has to be frustrating knowing that you're maybe one, two, three, 327 00:16:44,480 --> 00:16:48,240 Speaker 1: four plays away from winning these games, you know, like 328 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 1: I said, the one score games, and you never know 329 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: when you're playing these games, which play is going to 330 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 1: be the key play to turn the game around. A 331 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,200 Speaker 1: coach always told me that, you said, that's the way 332 00:16:59,200 --> 00:17:02,240 Speaker 1: you have to play. Replay like it's the most important play. 333 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: You never know which player is going to be. It 334 00:17:04,400 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: could be a play in the second quarter, could be 335 00:17:06,200 --> 00:17:07,679 Speaker 1: play in the fourth quarter, could be a play in 336 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:11,119 Speaker 1: the first quarter. But you have to play every play like, 337 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,159 Speaker 1: it's the most important play. And when you have a 338 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:16,880 Speaker 1: mistake by one person, then you have them mistake by 339 00:17:16,960 --> 00:17:19,760 Speaker 1: another guy on the same side of the ball. Say 340 00:17:19,800 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 1: it's say it's on the offense, you have a mistake 341 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 1: by one person, Well, that cost you maybe getting the 342 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:28,680 Speaker 1: first down, keeping the drive alive, or you know, maybe 343 00:17:28,720 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 1: someone jumps offside USA, maybe someone holds or whatever. You know, 344 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 1: those mistakes can add up eventually by the end of 345 00:17:37,359 --> 00:17:40,080 Speaker 1: the game and could cost your game. So that's why 346 00:17:40,080 --> 00:17:42,640 Speaker 1: it's so important for the guys to have a little 347 00:17:42,680 --> 00:17:44,679 Speaker 1: sense of urgency that, hey, you know, we have to 348 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: clamp these mistakes so we can make sure by the 349 00:17:47,720 --> 00:17:50,320 Speaker 1: end of the game we have this game in hand 350 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:54,159 Speaker 1: and we can get to win in that game that 351 00:17:54,320 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: night or that day, and just do the right thing 352 00:17:58,040 --> 00:18:01,080 Speaker 1: throughout the game to have he was an easier chance 353 00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: to win the game so we'd come out with the victory. 354 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: This surprised me, Bills. I was poking around on some 355 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:11,159 Speaker 1: stats from this game. Did you realize the Buccaneers were 356 00:18:11,160 --> 00:18:14,880 Speaker 1: two of eight on third down? No? I did not, right. 357 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: I mean, you go through this game and you think, man, 358 00:18:18,359 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 1: you know that like that offense they were clicking. They 359 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: were doing a lot of good things, and then you 360 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:23,480 Speaker 1: look at it, you're like, well, wait a minute. I 361 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:27,360 Speaker 1: mean the Colts defense did get after the Bucks when 362 00:18:27,359 --> 00:18:29,639 Speaker 1: they got into third down. You know, they got some 363 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:33,359 Speaker 1: pressure on Tom Brady. Guys like Taylor Stalwarth in his face. 364 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:35,880 Speaker 1: De Forrest Buckner even though he had that injury, had 365 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: a really good game. They got they did a lot 366 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:44,600 Speaker 1: of good This is again, the Colts defense did a 367 00:18:44,600 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 1: lot of really good things in this game. We talked 368 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,199 Speaker 1: about Darius Leonard another peanut punch, another maniac knockout. I 369 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:54,199 Speaker 1: should say Isaiah Rodgers tracking the interception like he's a 370 00:18:54,240 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: wide receiver was a great play. You know. Yeah, Rob 371 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 1: Gronkowski and Leonard four net both had big games, but 372 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:04,440 Speaker 1: this defense on a hole did a lot of good 373 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 1: things to go win a football game and just did it. 374 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 1: It's like it it's almost stupefying to talk about this 375 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,439 Speaker 1: when you look at some of the numbers and you 376 00:19:15,480 --> 00:19:17,240 Speaker 1: think about how the Colts played on a play to 377 00:19:17,280 --> 00:19:21,280 Speaker 1: play basis, and then you know, yeah, the penalty on 378 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:25,040 Speaker 1: Rocky Scene I think was thirty seven yards. By the way, 379 00:19:25,080 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 1: did you're a former wide receiver, but on those the 380 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:33,520 Speaker 1: two pis the one that was called on Rock, the 381 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:36,200 Speaker 1: one that was called on TJ. Did you see enough 382 00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,560 Speaker 1: for PI on those plays? TJ No, I think it 383 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: was P Rock. I did he Rock grabbed his jersey? Yeah? 384 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 1: Rock did grabbed his jersey and hold on swe his jersey. 385 00:19:46,440 --> 00:19:48,879 Speaker 1: So in that case, I mean, they can call that 386 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,239 Speaker 1: as PI, depending on where the REP three was and 387 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: what he saw sot on a replay. At first, I 388 00:19:55,960 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: didn't think it was pat pass an affairance, but after 389 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:02,879 Speaker 1: I saw the you play, I saw Rock grabbing his 390 00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: jersey and that was PI. But TJ No, I didn't 391 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,560 Speaker 1: think that was passing France at all, not at all. Yeah. 392 00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,640 Speaker 1: And I mean, you know, you think about just how 393 00:20:10,680 --> 00:20:13,199 Speaker 1: different things might look if the Buccaneers don't score a 394 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 1: touchdown there, they get a field goal just to you know, 395 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:19,560 Speaker 1: maybe the Buccaneers still win. It's just a different complexion 396 00:20:19,600 --> 00:20:23,159 Speaker 1: of the game. But ultimately, again it goes back to 397 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: the turnovers and the Buccaneers scoring those twenty four points 398 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,480 Speaker 1: off of the four turnovers that they were able to 399 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:30,920 Speaker 1: score off of. And I don't I don't want to 400 00:20:30,960 --> 00:20:33,120 Speaker 1: harp on it too much more because we've we've kind 401 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: of hit on it a lot. But the Colts have 402 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,719 Speaker 1: played a lot of really clean games this year. There 403 00:20:39,760 --> 00:20:42,840 Speaker 1: they led the NFL in turnover differential entering this game, 404 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:46,719 Speaker 1: and this was one of those games where it just 405 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:51,680 Speaker 1: it didn't go their way and to still only lose 406 00:20:51,760 --> 00:20:55,800 Speaker 1: by seven, and to have Isaiah Rodgers take that kick, 407 00:20:55,840 --> 00:20:59,440 Speaker 1: I mean almost almost take it back for a game 408 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:01,920 Speaker 1: tying touch down, which you know, if that would have happened, 409 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Leonard Fournette should have gone down. But you know, 410 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:13,000 Speaker 1: for that to happen, and for the Colts to have 411 00:21:13,080 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 1: that shot at the end zone to end the game, 412 00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:20,159 Speaker 1: that does tell you something about how resilient this team is. 413 00:21:20,560 --> 00:21:23,320 Speaker 1: That even in the face of just a mountain of 414 00:21:23,440 --> 00:21:30,160 Speaker 1: mistakes and calamities, this team still finds ways to be competitive. 415 00:21:30,840 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: And maybe one of these games, if these mistakes happen, 416 00:21:34,680 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: they will overcome them and they will make a push 417 00:21:38,200 --> 00:21:42,560 Speaker 1: to you know, move past a turnover, get a stop, 418 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: not commit a penalty. Just little things like that that 419 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: then become big things over the course of a game. Yeah, 420 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:52,600 Speaker 1: I mean it does. I mean, and like you talked earlier, 421 00:21:54,480 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: the Coast defense played well. I mean, if you look 422 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the game, the Buck's first possession 423 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: three and out. The next possession the Bucks turned the 424 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:10,600 Speaker 1: ball over. Uh, that's the Dennis front of the next 425 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,520 Speaker 1: time they get the ball three and out. The next 426 00:22:13,560 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 1: time they get the ball h three and out. Yeah, 427 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: and then the Coats turned the ball over. And then 428 00:22:21,800 --> 00:22:24,720 Speaker 1: that's when the Bucks score their first touchdown right there 429 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,640 Speaker 1: and score set for seven points. And then after that 430 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 1: the Bucks turned the ball over again. So I mean, 431 00:22:30,359 --> 00:22:32,359 Speaker 1: if you look at the defense, the defense to the 432 00:22:32,440 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: nice job as far as the beginning of the game, uh, 433 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: making the Bucks go three and out, giving something to 434 00:22:39,000 --> 00:22:41,160 Speaker 1: Tom Bray that confused him a little bit out there 435 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,159 Speaker 1: while he was on offense, and then you know, they 436 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:47,040 Speaker 1: just kind of shut down the Bucks for the first 437 00:22:47,080 --> 00:22:51,000 Speaker 1: couple of drives. Now things changed later on, but the 438 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 1: defense to a lot of nice things out there. And 439 00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: if they continue to play, you know, they're still getting 440 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,959 Speaker 1: their turner overs, creating turnovers every game. Just the Colts 441 00:23:00,960 --> 00:23:02,720 Speaker 1: got us not turn the ball over. And this is 442 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:04,919 Speaker 1: the first game if you really look at it, outside 443 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:07,080 Speaker 1: of the Tennessee game or the Coats when we turn 444 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,400 Speaker 1: the ball over a lot right the five times, so 445 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,399 Speaker 1: outside of this game and the Tennessee game, the Colts 446 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,439 Speaker 1: have done a pretty good job of holding onto the 447 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: ball and securing the ball throughout the game. All Right, 448 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:20,360 Speaker 1: one more thing for you, Bill before we get out 449 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 1: of here. Robert Mathis getting inducted into the Colts Ring 450 00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: of Honor. You are a Colts Ring of Honor member 451 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:29,440 Speaker 1: seeing Robert with that ceremony, you know, it was really 452 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,400 Speaker 1: cool with him and Dwight Freeney up on the same 453 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:35,080 Speaker 1: stage again. You know what it's like to be inducted 454 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 1: into the Colts Ring of Honor. What what was going 455 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:39,880 Speaker 1: through your mind watching Robert Mathis, uh, you know, get 456 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: his blue jacket and get his name honored among Colts legends. 457 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,160 Speaker 1: So well deserved. I mean he deserves it. I mean 458 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:51,520 Speaker 1: for an individual to cause that much. Having two quarterbacks 459 00:23:51,560 --> 00:23:54,520 Speaker 1: and defensive linemen and offensive coordinator is figuring out how 460 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:58,199 Speaker 1: they're going to stop both Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney 461 00:23:58,560 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: out there in the football field. It's something that's well deserved. 462 00:24:02,520 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: It's great to seeing all the other guys that were 463 00:24:04,920 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: there that came to support him getting inducted into the 464 00:24:08,040 --> 00:24:10,680 Speaker 1: Ring of Rona's great to have Dwight Frennie up there 465 00:24:10,720 --> 00:24:13,240 Speaker 1: with him is his partner in crime, so to speak, 466 00:24:13,320 --> 00:24:17,120 Speaker 1: out there which created all those sacks and the striped sacks, 467 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 1: and and it's great to see him having an opportunity, 468 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: no opportunity about being a semi finalist for Hall of 469 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,160 Speaker 1: Fame as well. So it's it's it's awesome, it's it's 470 00:24:27,240 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 1: great for Robert. He deserves it. I remember him coming 471 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,680 Speaker 1: into the team. He's a quiet young man. He didn't 472 00:24:34,720 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: say much. Had had like an evil look to him, though, 473 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,720 Speaker 1: but he was he was He's a nice gentleman, just 474 00:24:40,800 --> 00:24:43,440 Speaker 1: a very nice guy, but had an evil look to him, 475 00:24:43,440 --> 00:24:46,399 Speaker 1: but was just a great guy, someone that wanted to 476 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,840 Speaker 1: do well. He just wanted to do well. He worked 477 00:24:48,840 --> 00:24:52,000 Speaker 1: so hard or during receiver during the season and during 478 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:56,040 Speaker 1: the offseason, got with Dwight Frenny, and those guys just 479 00:24:57,000 --> 00:24:59,720 Speaker 1: changed the national football they really, I mean, the striped 480 00:24:59,760 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: side was something that it was out there, but those 481 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 1: guys just took it to a next level, especially Robert. 482 00:25:06,080 --> 00:25:09,280 Speaker 1: And I'm just so happy for hiving us well deserved 483 00:25:09,320 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: and he definitely deserves to be in the Ring of Honor. 484 00:25:13,359 --> 00:25:15,520 Speaker 1: All right, Well, hey, that's great stuff. Bill, you can 485 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: subscribe to us here on the Colts Audio Network for 486 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: every single podcast that we have. We're going to have 487 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:24,840 Speaker 1: a new episode of the Colts official podcast coming out 488 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,679 Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Inside Football with Rick vent Terry. We'll be 489 00:25:27,680 --> 00:25:30,520 Speaker 1: back on Wednesday. Know Your Foe with Bill Brooks and 490 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:34,919 Speaker 1: Casey Valier. Back on Thursday previewing Colts at Texans, the 491 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 1: last game before the Colts finally get their bye week 492 00:25:38,680 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: in week fourteen. You can follow me on Twitter at 493 00:25:41,920 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: jj Stankovitz. Again, please rate, review, and subscribe to the 494 00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:47,960 Speaker 1: Colts Audio Network. Drop us a rating and a review. 495 00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,199 Speaker 1: It really helps get all of our podcasts into more ears. 496 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:56,840 Speaker 1: As the season hits December, Crunch time is officially underway 497 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: for the Indianapolis Colts at six and six after their 498 00:25:59,520 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 1: thirty eight thirty one loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 499 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:05,640 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Anyways, for Bill Brooks, I'm JJ Stankovitz. We'll 500 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 1: talk to you next time here on the next edition 501 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: of Colts Instant Reaction on the Colts Audio Network.