1 00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:07,360 Speaker 1: The NFL never sleeps. 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:12,040 Speaker 2: The roster is ever evolving, and it's all about finding 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: the edge. This is the last word the off season 4 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 2: home of the Indianapolis Colts. Now here's Jeffrey Gorman and 5 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:22,079 Speaker 2: Matt Taylor. 6 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 3: Welcome inside the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio studio. I'm 7 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,720 Speaker 3: Jeffrey Gorman, joined by voice of the Colts, Matt Taylor. 8 00:00:29,760 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 3: How are you, sir? 9 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:34,360 Speaker 1: A fantastic Happy Friday, Sir weather. It is great fast 10 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:39,479 Speaker 1: Friday at the Indianapolis Motors Speedway Qualifications this weekend. Life 11 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: is good. The Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference. Finally, 12 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: about what or could you want? 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 3: Well, how about an NFL schedule release one? You shall 14 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 3: receive him an icing on the cake there. Yeah. We 15 00:00:49,520 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 3: are going to break down the twenty twenty five regular 16 00:00:51,440 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 3: season schedule and the preseason schedule as well as well 17 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 3: what the heck you know? We're also going to discuss 18 00:00:56,440 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: the Colts linebacking situation in the spring. Top two linebackers 19 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 3: Ira Franklin and Jalen Carlis on the shelf this time 20 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:07,680 Speaker 3: of year due to off season surgeries. Also coming up. 21 00:01:07,840 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 3: Riley Leonard, the rookie quarterback out of Notre Dame. He's 22 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 3: going to talk about the rookie minicamp, but maytay, if 23 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 3: I could start with the schedule with you, we will 24 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 3: get to those linebackers. What's your first your first take 25 00:01:17,959 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 3: of this thing when you looked at it as a whole. 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 3: Are there any areas that you go, Oh, I don't 27 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 3: really like this stretch too much. 28 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:27,119 Speaker 1: Yeah, there's a couple of parts where I like it. 29 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,160 Speaker 1: There's peaks, there's valleys, if you will. I mean, for 30 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: the most part, I think it's a good schedule. I 31 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:34,880 Speaker 1: like the fact that you're starting at home, back to 32 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:37,880 Speaker 1: back home games against Miami and Denver. Four of your 33 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:40,959 Speaker 1: first six are at Lucas Oil Stadium. But there is 34 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: a stretch there in the middle of the season. We 35 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,479 Speaker 1: talked about it yesterday. You're gonna be away from Lucas 36 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 1: Oil Stadium in terms of playing true home games in 37 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: front of your fan base in Indianapolis for over a month, 38 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: thirty five days. I think it's Week nine through thirteen 39 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: you're away from home. So you come back home and 40 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: you play the Texans week thirteen, but starting week nine 41 00:02:05,480 --> 00:02:08,560 Speaker 1: on the road against Pittsburgh, Week ten in Berlin. Even 42 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,200 Speaker 1: though that's technically a cult home game, but it's in Germany. 43 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,959 Speaker 1: Week eleven, You've got the bye Week twelve on the 44 00:02:14,040 --> 00:02:17,360 Speaker 1: road against Kansas City. All of that is away from home, 45 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,880 Speaker 1: if you will. But you know the other part of 46 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,480 Speaker 1: the schedule we talked about yesterday, Towards the end of 47 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,600 Speaker 1: the season. You come back after the bye. The bye 48 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 1: is week eleven, but from weeks twelve to seventeen, you 49 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:31,800 Speaker 1: play four of your last seven on the road, and 50 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:36,559 Speaker 1: those final seven games are against pretty darn good established quarterbacks. 51 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: I do like the fact that the AFC South has 52 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: backloaded this year four of your last six or against 53 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,520 Speaker 1: the division. I'd rather have that than front loaded at 54 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: the beginning of the season. So all in all, I 55 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: think it's a good schedule. Those long road trips two 56 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: to LA one to Seattle, the other one to Germany, 57 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,919 Speaker 1: they're kind of spaced out. You can negotiate them throughout 58 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: the course of the season. But yeah, it's good that 59 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: the schedule is finally here and we can start to 60 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,240 Speaker 1: play where this team tries to improve next year. 61 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 3: Let's let's let's backtrack for just one second. The backload 62 00:03:06,400 --> 00:03:09,480 Speaker 3: of the AFC South games in the backside of the schedule. 63 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 3: I love that you talked about it just a minute ago. 64 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 3: I think it's very important, Matt, because you're getting Tennessee 65 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 3: out of the way quite early, but then you got 66 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 3: the rest of those AFC South teams at the back 67 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 3: end of the scene where you can really make them. Hey, 68 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: if there's a run for this title. 69 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 1: And every team wants to be playing their best football 70 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:25,960 Speaker 1: at the end of the season, and hopefully the Colts 71 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: can be doing that while also, you know, playing in 72 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: these games that count is double you win and they lose, 73 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: and start to really distance yourself in the AFC South 74 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: towards the end of the season. But this backloading concept here, 75 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: it's very much a reversal of a recent trend for 76 00:03:41,640 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: the Colts, and I'm here for it because in each 77 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:46,119 Speaker 1: of the last three years, the Colts played at least 78 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: four of their six AFC South games before Week nine. 79 00:03:50,120 --> 00:03:52,880 Speaker 1: These end of the year AFC South games, they're gonna 80 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 1: feel like playoff games. They're gonna have a ton of 81 00:03:55,200 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: magnitude about them, and I think they could be make 82 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:01,120 Speaker 1: or break games for you know, whichever team doesn't handle 83 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:03,880 Speaker 1: their business accordingly in the first half of the season. 84 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:05,800 Speaker 3: That's Matt Taylor, Voice of the Colts. This is the 85 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 3: last word here in ninety three five one oh seven 86 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 3: five the fan Matty last night, let me tell you 87 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 3: what happened. I'm over at BW three and I'm choking 88 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 3: down some wings. Okay, our old what sauce, our old buddy, 89 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:18,560 Speaker 3: I go dry upe, our old buddy. Chris Anderson comes 90 00:04:18,640 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 3: up to me. Who's there? Just didn't know it? He says, Hey, 91 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:23,160 Speaker 3: I'm not happy with the primetime games. Okay, so what 92 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 3: are you talking about? We got one? 93 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: Chris is always sawd We're hosting always Sol. 94 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,919 Speaker 3: I'm like, we're hosting one. My point is this, you 95 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:32,600 Speaker 3: are who your record is. You know what I'm saying. 96 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:34,440 Speaker 3: We have one division titles, haven't won a lot of 97 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: playoff games in the last decade, So frigin one like this. 98 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 3: I think it fits. Matt, You're okay with one primetime game. 99 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be one primetime game, 100 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: and I actually thought it was going to be a 101 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: Thursday night game on the road instead of a Monday 102 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: night home game. So I'm actually kind of pleasantly surprised. 103 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 1: So you can tell Chris that I don't think the 104 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: Colts got screwed out of home games for prime time because, uh, listen, 105 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: you got to earn those primetime matchups, right It's all 106 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 1: about quarter back matchups. And right now, it goes without 107 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: saying the Colts have some uncertainty there at that position 108 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. So here's a nugget 109 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,760 Speaker 1: for you, the Colts. The Colts have played the twentieth 110 00:05:11,880 --> 00:05:17,039 Speaker 1: most total primetime games the last ten years twenty fifteen 111 00:05:17,120 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: to twenty twenty four. But the Colts have lost five 112 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:24,839 Speaker 1: straight primetime games and ten of their last fifteen primetime 113 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: matchups have been on the road. So there's only one 114 00:05:27,240 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: way to fix that, and that start winning and start 115 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,799 Speaker 1: to be more of a marquee drawl on a national level. 116 00:05:32,839 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 3: Stay there for a minute, Hot Hot starts our key 117 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: in the NFL. We're hosting two games right now. First 118 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 3: one up, you got two ed quarterback. Next one up, 119 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 3: you got Sean Payton and bow Nicksugh, just look at 120 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,279 Speaker 3: those two really quick. Can this team jump out to 121 00:05:44,279 --> 00:05:45,520 Speaker 3: a two one o star Well hopefully. 122 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: I mean that's that's been the biggest bugaboo for this franchise. 123 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: Maybe that and not being able to win on the 124 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,039 Speaker 1: road at Jacksonville against the Jaguars. So you would like 125 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: to hope that, you know, those two trends disappear this season. 126 00:05:58,160 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: But you know last year the Colts were oh and 127 00:05:59,839 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: T two. Haven't won a season opener since twenty thirteen. 128 00:06:05,440 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: Good chance to get off to a good start this year. 129 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 1: Four of your first six are at Lucas Oil Stadium. 130 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: But we talked about this earlier in the week. I mean, 131 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:16,479 Speaker 1: you start the season at home Miami and Denver, I 132 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: think two winnable games. But Jeffrey mean those two teams 133 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 1: are AFC Conference opponents, and what's the tiebreaker at the 134 00:06:24,279 --> 00:06:28,919 Speaker 1: end of the season record within your conference? Two very 135 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: important games, and if the Colts can grab those, I 136 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: think they're going to be setting themselves up for a 137 00:06:34,880 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: huge advantage towards the end of the season when you're 138 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: inevitably going to be jocking for a position in the 139 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: playoffs with some other teams of the conference. 140 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 3: And lastly, if I may just put a finishing touch 141 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 3: on this, I think in my crystal ball that this 142 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,159 Speaker 3: game against the forty nine ers December the twenty second, 143 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 3: this place will be going nuts. Colts have to win 144 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,480 Speaker 3: one of their last two to make the playoffs, win 145 00:06:54,520 --> 00:06:56,559 Speaker 3: them both, they win the division. What do you think, Baddy, 146 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 3: I'm just looking at the crystal ball and this town, 147 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 3: by the way, is going nuts at that time. 148 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: So you in the season San Francisco Jacksonville at Houston. Yes, yeah, 149 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: one of those games on prime time. I'm right there 150 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:07,679 Speaker 1: with you. 151 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 3: You know, I'm just trying to put it out in 152 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 3: the universe. 153 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 2: Man. 154 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: Two of your last three are at home. I mean, 155 00:07:12,480 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: I think at Houston to end the season. I think 156 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 1: that's got the potential to be you know, what do 157 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:22,640 Speaker 1: we say a de facto AFC South Championship game. Hopefully 158 00:07:22,960 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: that game has that type of magnitude for the hype 159 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: and playoff expectations for both of these teams going into 160 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:31,840 Speaker 1: the season. So I think it's a really good schedule, 161 00:07:31,880 --> 00:07:34,880 Speaker 1: I really do. But I think it's deceptively tougher than 162 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:38,480 Speaker 1: most people think because the road schedule's tough. Five of 163 00:07:38,520 --> 00:07:40,880 Speaker 1: your eight road games next year are against teams that 164 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: made the playoffs. You have to play six games on 165 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:45,400 Speaker 1: the road this year against teams that won at least 166 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: ten games, and you've got all those quarterbacks at the 167 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: end of the season that if you're not on your 168 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: p's and q's, they can beat you on any given Sunday. 169 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 3: And a road game right in the heart of the 170 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,440 Speaker 3: season at Pittsburgh could be Aaron Rodgers. Who knows, but 171 00:07:57,880 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 3: I'm just saying, Maddy, this is a bus of office. 172 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,560 Speaker 3: You had your good stuff more information at Colts dot com. 173 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 3: Let's talk some injuries when it comes to the Colt 174 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 3: roster right now at the linebacker corps, Matt, Yeah, we've 175 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: got a couple guys that are dinged up, not dinged up. 176 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 3: They'll be ready for the season, but when it comes 177 00:08:11,000 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 3: to the offseason stuff, we're talking about surgery for Jalen 178 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 3: Carlies as well as surgery for ZAYR. Franklin. How are 179 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,760 Speaker 3: we looking right now with this linebacking corps. 180 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's that's not ideal. You know. I don't know 181 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: if I'm worried, but it's it's a little disappointing that 182 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 1: you're gonna have your your top two linebackers missing the 183 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: spring when you have a new defense that's being installed. 184 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: That's valuable time on the grass that Franklin and car 185 00:08:34,559 --> 00:08:38,640 Speaker 1: Lies will not be getting and that will not help 186 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: them get up to speed instinctially within this defense before 187 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 1: training camp starts. 188 00:08:43,640 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 3: Let me ask, let me, I'm trying not to stop 189 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,400 Speaker 3: you here, but like, who's playing these positions right now 190 00:08:48,400 --> 00:08:50,600 Speaker 3: out on the grass bat that's fifty feet away from 191 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:53,319 Speaker 3: us at these OTAs. Who's filling in for zir, who's 192 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:54,440 Speaker 3: filling in for Carlies? 193 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: Well, that's it. I mean, it's a huge opportunity for guys, 194 00:08:57,040 --> 00:09:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, the likes of shagu Aloubi and Can mcgro 195 00:09:00,800 --> 00:09:04,600 Speaker 1: and Liam Anderson and Joe Bachi who they just picked 196 00:09:04,640 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: up a couple of weeks ago and in free agency, 197 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: and you know, a couple of undrafted options guys that 198 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: are gonna have a chance to really show what they 199 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: can do and get a lot of run out there. 200 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:15,720 Speaker 1: And that may not be the end of the world, 201 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: because you are testing depth a little bit in terms 202 00:09:18,800 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: of experience going into the season. Based on personnel. We 203 00:09:21,640 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: talked about this last week. Zaire Franklin has sixty five 204 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: career starts. Everybody else at linebacker, including Jalen Carlis, has 205 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: combined for eighteen and. 206 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 3: A full start combined for eighteen. 207 00:09:33,679 --> 00:09:35,720 Speaker 1: So we also have to throw out we have to 208 00:09:35,720 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: be fair the linebacker situation within this defense under lou 209 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: Ana Rumo, it's gonna be a little bit different. We're 210 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: gonna see a lot of man de man defense, a 211 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: lot of nickel, We're gonna see more dime. So the 212 00:09:48,280 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: linebacker usage and the personnel groupings are gonna be pretty 213 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: fluid this year. So that's why I'm not panicking. But again, 214 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: ideally you'd like to have your top two linebackers on 215 00:09:58,600 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 1: the grass in the spring when you're installing a new defense. 216 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 3: And by the way, both of those guys will shine 217 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,600 Speaker 3: in sweet Louse scheme. You know it and I know it. 218 00:10:05,600 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 3: I mean ziraon Franklin's gonna be one of those guys. 219 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 1: That's why I said, like, mentally, I think they're gonna 220 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: be okay. The more you do something, the more instincts 221 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,079 Speaker 1: kick in. That's why I said, instinctially, I think that's 222 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: where the biggest opportunity is lost. 223 00:10:18,240 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 3: That's Matt Taylor Voice the Colts. I'm Jeffrey Gorman. This 224 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:23,800 Speaker 3: is the last word. Colts twenty twenty five single game tickets. 225 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 3: They are on sale now. Head to Colts dot com 226 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 3: slash tickets to purchase tickets through ticket Master, The official 227 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:33,080 Speaker 3: marketplace of the Colts and the NFL. When we come back, 228 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,040 Speaker 3: We're gonna be joined by Colts rookie quarterback Riley Leonard 229 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 3: from Notre Dame. He joined Matt Taylor last week during 230 00:10:38,679 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 3: the Colts rookie camp. They discussed his transition to the NFL, 231 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:44,199 Speaker 3: staying in the Hoosier State, and why he and Shane 232 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:46,720 Speaker 3: Steichen have hit it off so fast. That's coming up 233 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 3: with a whole lot more. This is the last word 234 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,680 Speaker 3: ninety three five, one oh seven five the fan. 235 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: We're giving you all you need to know on the Colts. 236 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 2: This is the last word with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt 237 00:10:59,160 --> 00:11:03,280 Speaker 2: Taylor from the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio studio. 238 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 3: Oh mate, Yeah, I got Lott groove going here. 239 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: What'd you think? 240 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 3: I don't know. 241 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: Well, this is your poll. I have to tip my 242 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:12,559 Speaker 1: cap to you on This is. 243 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 3: Blue Cheer from nineteen seventy and I'm glad you're playing 244 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,200 Speaker 3: this groove right now, brother, because I didn't know that 245 00:11:18,240 --> 00:11:20,520 Speaker 3: the fans that are listening right now would also be 246 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 3: privy to that. But yeah, go back in the archives. 247 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 3: In nineteen seventy I had heard I had heard of 248 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 3: Blue Cheer yeah, but probably not digging this one up 249 00:11:29,800 --> 00:11:30,360 Speaker 3: on my own. 250 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 1: So I always appreciate the assist every now and again. 251 00:11:33,559 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 3: Hey, you're rolling your eyes driving down four to sixty 252 00:11:35,720 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 3: five right now, don't do it. Don't just trust this one. 253 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:39,560 Speaker 3: Let it play out for. 254 00:11:39,600 --> 00:11:42,000 Speaker 1: YouTube hits on this song or going through the roof. 255 00:11:41,920 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 3: Right now, join Matt Taylor and the rest of the 256 00:11:44,280 --> 00:11:46,520 Speaker 3: Colts in Berlin. 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Time 262 00:12:02,440 --> 00:12:04,760 Speaker 3: to figure out what's going on with Riley Leonard, the 263 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 3: talented quarterback from Notre Dames. 264 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 1: Can I just say I mean to interrupt? 265 00:12:08,559 --> 00:12:09,280 Speaker 3: Do you go right ahead? 266 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: But this kid is impressive? 267 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,640 Speaker 3: Yes, Kiley Leonard. 268 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: You know some people have been put on this earth 269 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: to do certain things. Riley Leonard was put on this 270 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,199 Speaker 1: earth to play quarterbacks and to lead men. 271 00:12:21,360 --> 00:12:24,560 Speaker 3: Okay, let's go. Hey, that is a great, great description 272 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,680 Speaker 3: of this young quarterback playing one year at Notre Dame, 273 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:30,800 Speaker 3: Matt Taylor sat down with Riley Leonard talk about things 274 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 3: after the rookie mining camp and his first taste of 275 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:33,720 Speaker 3: the NFL. 276 00:12:33,840 --> 00:12:36,640 Speaker 4: Yeah, I'm still waiting for like the the rookie moment 277 00:12:36,800 --> 00:12:39,959 Speaker 4: for sure. You know, we're not in full paths yet 278 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:43,640 Speaker 4: or anything. Right, I think it's been a very easy transition, 279 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:47,040 Speaker 4: given the fact that the coaches are very welcoming. Now, 280 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 4: don't get me wrong, there are a lot of parts 281 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,960 Speaker 4: of my game and and the offense that I'm still learning, 282 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 4: but they've done a great job of adapting to who 283 00:12:54,400 --> 00:12:56,320 Speaker 4: we are as people and who we are as players, 284 00:12:56,760 --> 00:12:59,000 Speaker 4: and uh, you know, really just coming back to Indiana's 285 00:12:59,520 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 4: it's it's it's a very hospitable place to be. You know, 286 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,280 Speaker 4: everybody greets to you, looks you in the eye, shakes 287 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:08,200 Speaker 4: your hand, and is happy for you to be here. 288 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 4: So I'm very thankful for that. 289 00:13:10,280 --> 00:13:12,320 Speaker 1: Was that a little bit of a blessing that you 290 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,079 Speaker 1: were drafted back into the Hoosier State if. 291 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 4: You will, absolutely, I mean, there's no better place to 292 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 4: get drafted because there aren't many, Like most states besides 293 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 4: Indiana probably hate Notre Dame and. 294 00:13:23,440 --> 00:13:24,360 Speaker 1: Half the people in. 295 00:13:25,960 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 4: Half the people still hate Notre Dame. At least we've 296 00:13:28,160 --> 00:13:31,160 Speaker 4: got half the state. So I think it's been it's 297 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 4: been great to be back here. 298 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 1: You know, you had great speaking of your your draft process. 299 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,440 Speaker 1: You had great interaction with Shane Stike and I know 300 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: he was up watching you at the Notre Dame pro day. 301 00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,880 Speaker 1: How much did you guys you know, for lack of 302 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:45,720 Speaker 1: a better term, just just hit it off right away. Yeah. 303 00:13:45,760 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 4: I think, uh, you know, our history kind of stems 304 00:13:48,720 --> 00:13:52,080 Speaker 4: back to who we know. Obviously, him and Philip Rivers 305 00:13:52,080 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 4: are very close, and Philip lives right down the road 306 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 4: from me in Fairhope, Alabama, And uh, you know, my agent, 307 00:13:59,200 --> 00:14:00,920 Speaker 4: Jim Detton and him are close as well. So I 308 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,240 Speaker 4: think there's just a lot of people in our circle 309 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:05,920 Speaker 4: that they know each other. So we got to you know, 310 00:14:05,960 --> 00:14:07,800 Speaker 4: I feel like I knew him before I even met him, 311 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 4: But when I met him, it was you know, obviously 312 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 4: the respect given to him throughout, you know, all the 313 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 4: great things that he's done in his career was there. Yeah, 314 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 4: but it was also like a talking to a friend 315 00:14:19,480 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 4: and talking to a guy who wants to just wants 316 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 4: you to reach your full potential and wants to help 317 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:28,600 Speaker 4: you get there. There wasn't like a hierarchy like I'm 318 00:14:28,600 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 4: better than you, Riley because I'm the head coach. It 319 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 4: was Hey, you know, if we become teammates, you know 320 00:14:33,840 --> 00:14:36,400 Speaker 4: in the future, uh right, like coach and player, it's 321 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:39,400 Speaker 4: more like a teammate relationship. Then we're both just trying 322 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:40,000 Speaker 4: to build each other. 323 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, Riley Leonard is with us. You mentioned that relationship 324 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: with Philip Rivers. I talked with Philip last week about you, 325 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: and he just obviously gushed about your playing style, your leadership, 326 00:14:50,360 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: your athleticism. You know, you brought some of your Notre 327 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: Dame receivers down to work out with him down in 328 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,920 Speaker 1: Alabama because you didn't have time to get to know 329 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:01,040 Speaker 1: those guys like you. I wanted to before the Notre 330 00:15:01,120 --> 00:15:04,040 Speaker 1: Dame season. Is that just you just leadership just come 331 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:05,040 Speaker 1: naturally to you. 332 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 4: That's a good question, and I don't know if I'm 333 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 4: qualified to answer that. I think that's maybe a question 334 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 4: you'd have to ask the people around me, right, because 335 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,520 Speaker 4: you know, I think Jalen Hurts said one time leaders 336 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 4: lead because their peers let them. 337 00:15:16,960 --> 00:15:19,400 Speaker 3: Well, you know, anybody can. 338 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 4: Sit up here and say that they're a great leader. 339 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:22,960 Speaker 4: But you know, the most authentic. 340 00:15:22,680 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 1: I think the fact that I'm even asking you that 341 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: question is it means yes, from the outside, I'll take. 342 00:15:27,280 --> 00:15:29,280 Speaker 4: That as a huge compliment that you're asking me that. 343 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,600 Speaker 4: But maybe somebody else can answer that for me. 344 00:15:31,720 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: I understand. All right, talk to me about this offense. 345 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: I mean, Shane Stikeen as a person, as a coach, 346 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,320 Speaker 1: what is it about this system that you think can 347 00:15:39,400 --> 00:15:40,920 Speaker 1: accentuate you as a quarterback? 348 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:44,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, well, I'm on tier like zero point zero one 349 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:47,560 Speaker 4: of the offense. I understand, but I have learned a 350 00:15:47,560 --> 00:15:50,960 Speaker 4: few things. I think it's very quarterback friendly and there's 351 00:15:51,000 --> 00:15:54,800 Speaker 4: always it seems to be like there's always an out, 352 00:15:54,840 --> 00:15:57,840 Speaker 4: Like if you make the wrong read, there's always a 353 00:15:57,880 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 4: second read that's complimentary to your mistake. I don't know 354 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:03,200 Speaker 4: if that makes sense. That seems to be you know 355 00:16:03,760 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 4: what I feel like so far? 356 00:16:05,240 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, Riley Leonard with us, what do you make of 357 00:16:07,720 --> 00:16:10,040 Speaker 1: this quarterback room? What are your first impressions. I know 358 00:16:10,080 --> 00:16:12,400 Speaker 1: you probably haven't had a ton of time on task 359 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,360 Speaker 1: with these guys, but just watching them from afar, Anthony 360 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: Richardson and Daniel Jones and you know sort of their 361 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,200 Speaker 1: similar but yet different skill sets. 362 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, I love the guys so far. Obviously, I know 363 00:16:23,520 --> 00:16:26,160 Speaker 4: Daniel really well because of the Duke relationship and we 364 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:29,080 Speaker 4: trained together. However, I haven't even seen him since I've 365 00:16:29,080 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 4: gotten here, is that right? I shook hands with Anthony 366 00:16:33,080 --> 00:16:35,000 Speaker 4: one time, and then me and Jason have been together 367 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,040 Speaker 4: this whole or communic camp, which has been a lot 368 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,680 Speaker 4: of fun so so far. You know, I couldn't couldn't 369 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 4: ask for a better room. It's probably a younger room. Yeah, 370 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:45,040 Speaker 4: prayed to the most teams in the NFL, but I 371 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:48,000 Speaker 4: think we all just are very competitive and here to 372 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:48,600 Speaker 4: help each other. 373 00:16:49,120 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: Did you know Daniel before you were at Duke? I mean, 374 00:16:52,640 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 1: was there any relationship there? 375 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 4: Yeah, So we trained together when I was in high 376 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:00,280 Speaker 4: school once or twice. That was it, and then I 377 00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,400 Speaker 4: committed to Duke and you know, continue to grow our relationship. 378 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:07,040 Speaker 4: And obviously throughout this draft process, I've been down there 379 00:17:07,080 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 4: training and I've got to see him and go out 380 00:17:08,560 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 4: to eat with him. Yeah, you know, once or twice, 381 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 4: which is cool. 382 00:17:11,080 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: As soon as you were drafted, obviously, you know, you 383 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:17,320 Speaker 1: start flooding yourself with information on who you guys are. 384 00:17:17,840 --> 00:17:21,239 Speaker 1: You know, your your basketball highlights are just unbelievable. How 385 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: much how much was basketball in play for you? I mean, 386 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,000 Speaker 1: when did you start to focus on football being your 387 00:17:27,040 --> 00:17:27,800 Speaker 1: professional path. 388 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's funny you bring that up. 389 00:17:29,480 --> 00:17:32,240 Speaker 4: It always gives me like street creds in a new 390 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:32,960 Speaker 4: locker room. 391 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 1: Right. 392 00:17:33,480 --> 00:17:36,080 Speaker 4: So I was just messing with the one of the 393 00:17:36,160 --> 00:17:38,919 Speaker 4: receivers here and we were talking about who has a 394 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 4: better basketball teape. So that always gets me a little 395 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:45,360 Speaker 4: bump of respect athletically. But yeah, after my junior year, 396 00:17:46,000 --> 00:17:49,000 Speaker 4: COVID hit. But if COVID hadn't hit, you know, I 397 00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:52,119 Speaker 4: had made an eybl team. I probably had a ratio 398 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:55,960 Speaker 4: of nine to one basketball and football coaches in my phone, 399 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 4: and and that kind of just tells me, okay, like right, 400 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 4: I guess I'm going to play basketball. So that was 401 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 4: the plan. After my junior year, Wow, COVID hit and 402 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:06,639 Speaker 4: everything got shut down and I didn't pick up the 403 00:18:06,640 --> 00:18:10,840 Speaker 4: offers I'd wanted or had expected. Certainly had a few, 404 00:18:10,880 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 4: but fortunately David Morris had played for coach Cutcliff at 405 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 4: Duke and pretty much just you know, kind of threw 406 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:22,359 Speaker 4: me a bone almost in the offer, and uh, the 407 00:18:22,400 --> 00:18:23,159 Speaker 4: rest is history. 408 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:26,360 Speaker 1: Did you have any aspirations of playing a duke at all? 409 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: I mean absolutely to crossover absolutely that with you. 410 00:18:31,400 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 4: Coach Cutt, if you're watching the should have let me. 411 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:38,000 Speaker 4: I don't even know if I had the confidence to 412 00:18:38,040 --> 00:18:39,680 Speaker 4: go up there and ask him, but that was certainly 413 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 4: something that you know. 414 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 1: It was coach K's last year too. 415 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:45,680 Speaker 4: Okay, Yeah, and uh, every chance I could, I would 416 00:18:45,720 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 4: sneak into Cameron and hoop with Paula Bancaro all those guys. Yeah, 417 00:18:49,800 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 4: we would go in there and do that, which is 418 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,560 Speaker 4: a lot of fun. But dang, I wish I had 419 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:53,879 Speaker 4: done it. 420 00:18:53,960 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, no question. I mean, based on what I saw, 421 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,760 Speaker 1: I think you could have. I wouldn't have played. I 422 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: wouldn't have played a minute. But you're enough to be 423 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:02,000 Speaker 1: on the team now. 424 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:03,600 Speaker 4: Putting on the jersey goes to at the end of 425 00:19:03,640 --> 00:19:04,920 Speaker 4: the bench, to the guys. 426 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 1: On Division one athlete right here in multiple ways. All right, 427 00:19:07,760 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: last couple of things. You ran for over two thousand 428 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,679 Speaker 1: yards in your college career. You were really good at 429 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: avoiding tacklers and causing mistackles. How much do you think 430 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,720 Speaker 1: that part of your game can translate to the NFL. 431 00:19:20,880 --> 00:19:23,160 Speaker 4: Shoot I guess We're gonna have to find out when 432 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,200 Speaker 4: we put on pads. But I don't know if that's necessarily, 433 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,160 Speaker 4: you know, gonna be my bread and butter. 434 00:19:28,520 --> 00:19:30,680 Speaker 1: You know, obviously, you know, the game's at another level. 435 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:34,399 Speaker 4: So I'm looking to improve myself inself in different categories. 436 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,640 Speaker 4: And you know, if I need, you know, my legs 437 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 4: to bail me out once or twice, sure, but that's 438 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 4: not going to be my instincts going into the game. 439 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: Riley Leonard with us. I know you're you're all over 440 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 1: the place here during this rookie mini camp. So last thing, 441 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,639 Speaker 1: what was it like explain to the common fan what 442 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:53,320 Speaker 1: it's like to start at quarterback at Notre Dame at 443 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: a national champions Oh. 444 00:19:55,720 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 4: You know, it's funny because my whole time before I 445 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 4: went to Notre Dame, I had thought about what's it 446 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 4: like to do it? What's it like to start? 447 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:07,520 Speaker 1: And uh, you know, it's as cool as you might seem. 448 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:11,280 Speaker 4: It might seem, but it's also as maybe anti climatic, 449 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:14,600 Speaker 4: as as as you could think. And it's hard to 450 00:20:14,680 --> 00:20:18,159 Speaker 4: it's hard to say that, but you know, if you 451 00:20:18,280 --> 00:20:23,119 Speaker 4: live for football, you know, then then dying is is 452 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:26,040 Speaker 4: losing right in the National Championship, and I didn't feel like, 453 00:20:26,119 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 4: you know, my spirit died at all. And this is 454 00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,200 Speaker 4: actually a sermon that I learned from my pastor a 455 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:33,080 Speaker 4: few weeks ago. But if you live, you know, say 456 00:20:33,119 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 4: you live for for money, then dying is you know, 457 00:20:35,320 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 4: not getting a promotion. But if you live for Christ, 458 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 4: all right, then dying is actually living because you get 459 00:20:41,520 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 4: to spend the rest of your eternal life of course 460 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:48,199 Speaker 4: Jesus Christ. So that was a wild answer, but I 461 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:50,159 Speaker 4: think it's just important to know that, you know, I 462 00:20:50,160 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 4: can try to give people perspective like it's awesome, it's 463 00:20:54,040 --> 00:20:56,359 Speaker 4: everything I ever dreamed of, and I still felt like 464 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:01,199 Speaker 4: there was something missing internally and spiritually, and and you know, 465 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,760 Speaker 4: I have found Christ for a long time. But you know, 466 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 4: leaving sure or having one of my teammates if somebody 467 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 4: gets get baptized or something like that, it's a different 468 00:21:11,040 --> 00:21:15,280 Speaker 4: feeling kind of than walking into a National Championship game. 469 00:21:15,359 --> 00:21:17,640 Speaker 1: But it makes total sense. Don't get me wrong. 470 00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 4: It was great, like nat he was nice, sick, But yeah, 471 00:21:21,840 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 4: I just don't want people to think that like that's everything. 472 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: Of course, no doubt, no doubt. There's still plenty of 473 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:31,479 Speaker 1: chapters to be written here about Riley Leonard, especially starting 474 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: this journey with the Indianapolis Cults. Congratulations again, welcome to 475 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,200 Speaker 1: Indianapolis and all the best. 476 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 4: Thank you very much. 477 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:41,879 Speaker 3: Mayte. Philip Rivers just oozes oozes about this young man 478 00:21:42,040 --> 00:21:44,960 Speaker 3: and his ability to be a franchise quarterback. I want 479 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:47,560 Speaker 3: Colts fans to hear me again, Philip Rivers thinks this 480 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 3: kid has the ability to be a franchise quarterback. 481 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,880 Speaker 1: Well, listen, I mean Riley was drafted in the sixth round. 482 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: You know, he's got some things that he has to 483 00:21:56,359 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: work on, obviously as a rookie. All rookies do. But 484 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,880 Speaker 1: in terms of the intangible, that's why I let off 485 00:22:02,000 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: with what I said. There are certain people that were 486 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,120 Speaker 1: just born and bred to play quarterback that just sort 487 00:22:08,160 --> 00:22:11,359 Speaker 1: of get it. Riley Leonard is a guy that you 488 00:22:11,400 --> 00:22:14,960 Speaker 1: can see why it's so easy for people to galvanize 489 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,320 Speaker 1: around him because of how he handles himself, how he talks, 490 00:22:19,640 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 1: how he presents himself, and I think what all quarterbacks do. 491 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:26,919 Speaker 1: Richardson and Daniel Jones too. But the extra steps that 492 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:31,560 Speaker 1: you go through, fully embrace the extra responsibility that comes 493 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: with playing quarterback. That's what Riley Leonard did at Duke 494 00:22:34,600 --> 00:22:36,760 Speaker 1: and Notre Dame and you can see it early on 495 00:22:36,800 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: in his rookie minute camp here. 496 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:39,399 Speaker 3: With the Colts. Colts have a good one if you 497 00:22:39,400 --> 00:22:42,199 Speaker 3: want to watch Riley Leonard. The preseason's coming up, and 498 00:22:42,240 --> 00:22:45,080 Speaker 3: I just want to reiterate the Colts are at Baltimore 499 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:47,560 Speaker 3: in week one of the preseason or hosting Green Bay 500 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 3: in week two and then travel to Cincinnati. We will 501 00:22:50,000 --> 00:22:52,320 Speaker 3: see Riley Leonard and the boys. But we're gonna keep 502 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:54,119 Speaker 3: you caught up to date getting you ready for training 503 00:22:54,160 --> 00:22:56,440 Speaker 3: camp coming up at the end of July. Colts dot 504 00:22:56,440 --> 00:22:59,080 Speaker 3: com has all the information and also the Colts have 505 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,159 Speaker 3: teamed up with Anthem, Blue Cross and Blue Shield to 506 00:23:01,200 --> 00:23:04,879 Speaker 3: recognize school teachers, administrators, nurses and staff members who go 507 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 3: above and beyond. If you know a classroom quarterback, nominate 508 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,959 Speaker 3: yours today at Colts dot com slash Classroom Quarterbacks. When 509 00:23:12,000 --> 00:23:14,480 Speaker 3: we come back, we've got the form Credit Union Question 510 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 3: of the Week, which centers around all the travel the 511 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 3: Colts will be making next season. They're set to travel 512 00:23:19,720 --> 00:23:23,679 Speaker 3: over twenty five thousand miles to and from games next season. 513 00:23:24,000 --> 00:23:26,399 Speaker 3: The question is who would you least want to I 514 00:23:26,440 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 3: don't like this question. I'm gonna tell you that much 515 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 3: right now, Taylor, who would you least want to sit 516 00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 3: on a plane next to all that time? It better 517 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,720 Speaker 3: not include our radio crew here at the Colts, because 518 00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:38,680 Speaker 3: I think I'm gonna be odd man out this long 519 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:41,960 Speaker 3: and hard Boys of the Colts, Matt Taylor. I'm Jeffrey Gorman. 520 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 3: This is the last Word. We're coming back with more 521 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,920 Speaker 3: here on ninety three five one oh seven five the Fan. 522 00:23:47,760 --> 00:23:50,440 Speaker 1: We now return to the offseason home of the Colts. 523 00:23:50,600 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 2: The Last Words with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor from 524 00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 2: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. 525 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 3: All right, you're joined back by the Carpenters and Matt Taylor. 526 00:24:03,119 --> 00:24:07,520 Speaker 3: Who is this abba? What are we doing here? Yeah? 527 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm ready for a great weekend. Now I'll tell 528 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:15,359 Speaker 1: you what this is slowhand, mister Eric Clapton. Oh my gosh, 529 00:24:15,359 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: it's promises. 530 00:24:17,520 --> 00:24:21,480 Speaker 3: Lest I heard Clapton has got Okay, it's what they said, 531 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 3: remember that. Hey, we're being brought to you by our 532 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:27,480 Speaker 3: friends at Meyer, the Carpenters. No it's not the carpenter 533 00:24:27,520 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 3: Sorry about that. Meyer, your official supercenter of the Indianapolis 534 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 3: Colts proud sponsored one hundreds of local sports teams across 535 00:24:33,080 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 3: the Midwest. Get this, guys, high school girls flag football. 536 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,439 Speaker 3: It is here and it is coming on strong. The 537 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,560 Speaker 3: Colts commitment to the girl through high school girls flag 538 00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 3: football that continues. Teams goal a launch one hundred high 539 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:45,440 Speaker 3: school girls flag football teams by the fall of twenty 540 00:24:45,480 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 3: twenty five. Colts are providing up to ten grand in resources. 541 00:24:48,600 --> 00:24:51,720 Speaker 3: It's easy to learn more. Get involved visit Colts dot com, 542 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 3: slash girls Flag all Right forum Credit Union Question of 543 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,080 Speaker 3: the Week I haven't ready yet. The Colts are set 544 00:24:57,080 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 3: to travel over twenty five thousand miles next season the 545 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:03,200 Speaker 3: air two and from games. The Colts will play La twice, 546 00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,040 Speaker 3: Seattle and Germany. Those trips alone will make up over 547 00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 3: twenty one thousand air miles. For context, Casey, it takes 548 00:25:10,240 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 3: twenty four nine one miles to fly around the world. 549 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:16,359 Speaker 3: Colts are doing more than that next year. Now. The 550 00:25:16,440 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 3: question is, considering all the flying the Cults will be 551 00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 3: doing next season, which member of the last word team 552 00:25:22,240 --> 00:25:27,160 Speaker 3: would you least Oh my god, you ers, which member 553 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,119 Speaker 3: of the last word team would you least want to 554 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 3: be stuck with on a long flight? Next to Jeffery. 555 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:36,320 Speaker 1: You get to start. Let me start this, Okay, Carol, 556 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:37,800 Speaker 1: careful where you go, all right? 557 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:40,880 Speaker 3: I know, I mean some friendships are going in right here. 558 00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 3: Oh god, Okay, I'm taking Casey and I'm kicking you 559 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,399 Speaker 3: out because all right, the reason is only as he 560 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 3: lasts at my jokes more than you do. That's it. 561 00:25:51,240 --> 00:25:53,720 Speaker 3: That's the only reason I will. I hate kicking you aside. 562 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:55,560 Speaker 3: I love you, mate, but I have to and this 563 00:25:55,600 --> 00:25:56,280 Speaker 3: one I'm taking you. 564 00:25:56,400 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 5: Case I'm gonna go, I'm gonna go right with Jeffrey, 565 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 5: and I'm gonna have Jeffrey sitting next to me. 566 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 1: Because of this. 567 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:06,119 Speaker 5: This is Hey, this is actually a positive thing towards 568 00:26:06,160 --> 00:26:09,239 Speaker 5: Matt damn, because I'm assuming that this trip is going 569 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:11,159 Speaker 5: to be all business for Matt, and he's got to 570 00:26:12,040 --> 00:26:14,159 Speaker 5: is not going to say a single word to be 571 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 5: as I'm like, hey, Matt, look at this, and he'll go, 572 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 5: oh yeah whatever. 573 00:26:17,480 --> 00:26:20,040 Speaker 1: And so I think Jeffy will at least knowledge that 574 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:22,480 Speaker 1: I am so in lockstep with you guys. If I 575 00:26:22,520 --> 00:26:24,960 Speaker 1: were you guys, I would pick me too, because that's 576 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: eight to nine hours of listening to me, listen to brothers. 577 00:26:28,400 --> 00:26:32,520 Speaker 1: And last week's game that I'm fidgety, all right, I 578 00:26:32,560 --> 00:26:35,080 Speaker 1: need to move I need to move around. I don't 579 00:26:35,080 --> 00:26:36,240 Speaker 1: sleep on planes, So. 580 00:26:37,280 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 3: I got a bowl that's sitting next to you. You'd 581 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,840 Speaker 3: hate traveling next to me, I promise. 582 00:26:42,359 --> 00:26:44,439 Speaker 1: And plus, can we also agree now that we're on 583 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,680 Speaker 1: this topic, right, Yeah, we've all been on a long 584 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: flight or someone in front of you leans back. Don't 585 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: lean back on a plane, Matt. 586 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 3: It's the rules. Then then then take away the option. 587 00:26:54,560 --> 00:26:57,119 Speaker 1: Would you want somebody doing it to you? Would you 588 00:26:57,160 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: want somebody leaning back into your space for five six 589 00:27:01,000 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: straight hour? 590 00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 3: Is this before? It's the airlines, bro, it's nothing to 591 00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:04,760 Speaker 3: do with the guys. 592 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:07,879 Speaker 1: Don't listen if you lean back. If you're listening to 593 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:10,040 Speaker 1: this and you're a lean back person, don't be. 594 00:27:10,320 --> 00:27:12,280 Speaker 3: It's just like that what's that button the Indian racers 595 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 3: hit when they're to push the pass? Yeah, it's like 596 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:16,440 Speaker 3: having that button, Matt, in your car. But hey, don't 597 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 3: you dare? 598 00:27:17,000 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: Don't you do it? 599 00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:20,520 Speaker 3: Well? Crap, everybody's gonna hit no one, everybody. 600 00:27:21,320 --> 00:27:23,399 Speaker 1: No one wants the person in front of them to 601 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: lean back. 602 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 3: That guy, I am the guy that's leaning back, and 603 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:30,040 Speaker 3: I'm eating and I'm eating two day old fish out 604 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 3: of a plastic bag. Worse, this is the forum. Oh, 605 00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:37,760 Speaker 3: you can go to coast dot com interact with other 606 00:27:37,800 --> 00:27:41,520 Speaker 3: fans online. Probably won't get this question there. You want 607 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 3: to travel with Dorman around the world in fish lean 608 00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:47,560 Speaker 3: in your lab? 609 00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:50,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, what's the name of that thread on the website? 610 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:55,920 Speaker 3: Someone is someone gassy in this area. I don't even 611 00:27:55,960 --> 00:27:56,720 Speaker 3: want to go there with. 612 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:59,879 Speaker 1: His shoes off. I'm doing game prep. I'm leaving the 613 00:28:00,080 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: light on the whole time while you're trying to sleep 614 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:03,639 Speaker 1: over the Atlantic Ocean. Screw you. 615 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:06,479 Speaker 3: Looking forward to these My gosh, I'm going on spait 616 00:28:06,560 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 3: air by myself. 617 00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: Saving some money. 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