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Speaker 1: the Indiana Union Construction Industry Radio Studio. Let's get the

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Speaker 1: podcast started. Happy Holidays, everybody. Welcome to the week sixteen

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Speaker 1: version of the Official Colts Podcast. You got the Thursday

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Speaker 1: YouTube and the Colts Audio Network, all the normal audio channels.

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Speaker 1: Bill Brooks along Casey Valier. I'm Matt Taylor and a

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Speaker 1: mega game for the Colts. We've been saying that now

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Speaker 1: for about a month. Here with only three games to play,

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Speaker 1: Another huge one for this ball club that has now

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Speaker 1: Saturday with that victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers kind of

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Speaker 1: exercising some demons, if you will. With that Pittsburgh ex

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Speaker 1: of the Colts were under their Merry Christmas bill. How

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Speaker 1: are you doing today? I'm welcome back.

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Speaker 2: I'm doing well. Marry Christmas to both of you. I

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Speaker 2: Christmas season. But what's even more fun is to talking

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Speaker 1: Yeah, multiple seasons, right, Christmas spirit, the Colt spirit here. Yes,

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Speaker 1: So you're dialing in, as is everybody else here. Case, maister,

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Speaker 1: you got Sanna's number? Have you been texting the big fella?

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Speaker 3: We have been back and forth. We've had We've had

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Speaker 1: Hey, you know you start like dead there. They stopped

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Speaker 1: But it's been up and down right all the time.

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Speaker 1: That's about how it going to ever do anything right

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Speaker 1: the first time. Let me tell you that Cherry's on

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Speaker 1: Merry Christmas, Appreciate all that you do. And we got

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Speaker 1: a lot to talk about here today. As we said,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna talk about all things Colts and Falcons. Also

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Speaker 1: Tray Sermon, one of those I called him. He was

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Speaker 1: I'm saying it's nothing. Wow, I'm saying it's not. I mean, collectively,

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Speaker 1: rushier at Iowa. What's your story? Like why not trying

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Speaker 1: He goes on draft weekend. I cried like a baby.

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Speaker 1: I misspoke. We've only played fourteen games, so it's been

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Speaker 3: I think it's something, but I also want to preface

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Speaker 1: How what is that number? Like, what's that deficit?

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you're right, teetering, You're right.

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Speaker 1: At halftime for the Founts, Yeah, I mean, they've lost

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Speaker 1: But right now they've gotten eleven percent chance of making

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Speaker 1: So I know they've got playmakers, and they've got a

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Speaker 2: And make them pack it in early. There you go,

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Speaker 2: Then you know what, they like, probably, Hey, you know what,

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Speaker 5: You know what.

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Speaker 2: Let's h like I said, I'm gonna call my wife,

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Speaker 1: Eddie murlows. You see, we can get in sit at

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Speaker 1: special teams. Matt Gay. Matt Gay has missed four kicks

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Speaker 1: But last week he was three for five on fuel goals.

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Speaker 3: It's one of those things that I would say, prior

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Speaker 3: I'm a golfer and I'll have some funks if you will.

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Speaker 3: me go with the something I think you talk about

433
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Speaker 3: the blocked punt last week. That's something we just haven't

434
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Speaker 3: seen at a rego in a while. I mean since

435
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Speaker 3: twenty twenty was the last time he had a punt blocked,

436
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Speaker 3: And it's just something we just don't typically see. So

437
00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:39,840
Speaker 3: that was a little bit of a chink in the armor,

438
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Speaker 3: if you will. We saw the suspensions of Isaiah McKenzie

439
00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:45,760
Speaker 3: and Tony Brown, who are core Special Teams guys, so

440
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,680
Speaker 3: you're gonna have some other guys that need to step up.

441
00:19:48,200 --> 00:19:50,199
Speaker 3: Isaiah had the muff punt, so you can trip. So

442
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Speaker 3: there is a lot that goes into what's gone on

443
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Speaker 3: Special Teams last handful of weeks. So I think it

444
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Speaker 3: is something. But this is a this is a group

445
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Speaker 3: that has, you know, a lot of really good, really

446
00:20:01,040 --> 00:20:02,560
Speaker 3: good players on it, so I think they're going to

447
00:20:02,600 --> 00:20:04,760
Speaker 3: be able to rebound. But it's definitely something to look

448
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Speaker 3: at and keep an eye on as we move forward.

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Speaker 1: And I thought Josh Downs did a pretty good jobs

450
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Speaker 1: considered last week.

451
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Speaker 4: Yeah, he did a good job.

452
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Speaker 2: I thought, when you're talking about returning punts back there,

453
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Speaker 2: and one of the key things to me when returning

454
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Speaker 2: punts is one of the first things to do, of course,

455
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Speaker 2: is feeling the ball. That's the most important thing, feeling it,

456
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Speaker 2: make sure you control it. Then after that, if you

457
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Speaker 2: can get a first down ten yards average ten yards

458
00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:28,400
Speaker 2: at least on your part returns, that's something very positive.

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Speaker 4: That's what you want to do.

460
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Speaker 2: And that's what Josh did last week, So he averaged

461
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Speaker 2: over ten yards on his returns average on average. So

462
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Speaker 2: I think that's very important, and I think it is something.

463
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Speaker 2: I think it is something myself. I'm not worried like you, Casey.

464
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Speaker 2: I'm not worried about Matt getting the sense of that,

465
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Speaker 2: missing the kicks and things like that. I am concerned

466
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Speaker 2: about the hip though, yes, about the hip now that

467
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Speaker 2: that part is something that I think, I know, I'm

468
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Speaker 2: concerned about that. Hopefully it's nothing serious. Hopefully it's just

469
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Speaker 2: one of those things. It's just a blip that he'll

470
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Speaker 2: be okay.

471
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Speaker 4: Treatment and he'll be good to go on game day.

472
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Speaker 2: But as far as the muff punts, as far as

473
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Speaker 2: the block punts, things like that, that's something they need

474
00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,000
Speaker 2: to clean up because that because as you know, special

475
00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:10,880
Speaker 2: teams is a big.

476
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Speaker 4: Part of any game.

477
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Speaker 1: Three games left, trying to make the playoffs crowded race,

478
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Speaker 1: I mean the margin of air.

479
00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,000
Speaker 2: It's a big part of the game. So they need

480
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Speaker 2: to clean those areas up. They clean those areas up.

481
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Speaker 4: I'm fine with everything else in regards to the special teams.

482
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Speaker 3: And there's a part of me that says, with Josh Downs,

483
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Speaker 3: getting him the football, that's what you want to do.

484
00:21:29,040 --> 00:21:33,560
Speaker 3: He's a playmaker, so giving him other opportunities to change

485
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Speaker 3: a game. I do like that. Isaiah mckinzie's the same way.

486
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Speaker 3: I mean, he's he is lighting in a bottle. He's

487
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Speaker 3: a guy that can you know, he can turn one

488
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Speaker 3: on real quick. When we saw that in Germany, I

489
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Speaker 3: mean that was such a huge play we saw, So

490
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Speaker 3: I think Josh Downs has that similar thing. So giving

491
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Speaker 3: him more opportunities, you always want to see the football

492
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Speaker 3: in one's hands. So I'm anxious to see if this

493
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Speaker 3: is one way to kind of he's kind of had,

494
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Speaker 3: maybe not that rookie wall, but we've seen his production

495
00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,560
Speaker 3: dip a little bit, so this is just one more

496
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Speaker 3: way to get him the football.

497
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Speaker 1: So Casey Valier's golf game and Matt Gay having the shanks.

498
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Speaker 3: Hey, hey, Matt Gay, You're still my kicker on fantasy, So.

499
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Speaker 1: I'm good with it. If you're saying Matt Gay has

500
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Speaker 1: a case of the chili peppers? Is that it? Oh

501
00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,280
Speaker 1: my goodness that he's at the driving rains and he's

502
00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:18,000
Speaker 1: just got the chili peppers? Like ten Cup? Right exactly?

503
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Speaker 1: You know Kevin Costner reference right there. If you know,

504
00:22:20,760 --> 00:22:23,119
Speaker 1: you know, if you liked the late nineties movies, just

505
00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:25,240
Speaker 1: go ahead and watch Ten Cup. It's a classic, right,

506
00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,000
Speaker 1: it is money. Let's keep going.

507
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Speaker 4: Yeah, it's a classic.

508
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Speaker 1: All right? That was something or nothing with Bill Brooks,

509
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Speaker 1: Casey Valier, I'm Matt Taylor a guy again. That was

510
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Speaker 1: definitely something. Last week that was Trey Sermon seventeen carries,

511
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Speaker 1: eighty eight yards, came in off the bench and just

512
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Speaker 1: bawled out. He and Tyler Goodson took over the running

513
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Speaker 1: back duties for the injured Zach Moss last week, and

514
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Speaker 1: the Colts offense didn't miss a beat. They ran for

515
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Speaker 1: one hundred and seventy yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Trey

516
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Speaker 1: Sermon first year with the Indianapolis Colts. He's a really

517
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Speaker 1: good dude, and he joined us earlier today on the

518
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Speaker 1: official Colts podcast here in studio. Joining us today Colts

519
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Speaker 1: running back Trey Sermon, who balled out last Saturday and

520
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Speaker 1: the Colts big win against the Pittsburgh Steelers to the

521
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Speaker 1: tune of eighty eight yards on seventeen carries over five

522
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Speaker 1: yards per clip. Trey, congratulations on that huge performance out

523
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Speaker 1: of you, man. Thanks for joining us here on the podcast.

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Speaker 1: How are you.

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Speaker 5: I'm good man, I'm you know, just glad to be here.

526
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Speaker 1: Absolutely so. I want to talk about just the mindset

527
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Speaker 1: before we get into anything else. You know, you see

528
00:23:27,119 --> 00:23:29,679
Speaker 1: your teammate Zach Moss, you see him get banged up, right,

529
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Speaker 1: you see him leave the game with that foe arm injury.

530
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Speaker 1: What is the balance internally with you of showing concern

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Speaker 1: and compassion for your teammate Zach Moss, He's a great guy,

532
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Speaker 1: great player, and being there for him versus at the

533
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Speaker 1: same time, you know, in the back of your mind

534
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Speaker 1: it's like it's go time, Like let's let's bleep and

535
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Speaker 1: go for you. How do you how do you balance

536
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Speaker 1: all of that in a short amount of time.

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Speaker 6: It's really all about the mentality again. You know, I

538
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Speaker 6: definitely had to, you know, show concern because you know,

539
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Speaker 6: Zach is a good friend of mine as well a

540
00:24:01,119 --> 00:24:03,520
Speaker 6: great teammate, so you know, just checking in with him,

541
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Speaker 6: see how he was doing. But at the same time,

542
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Speaker 6: I know it's time to go to work. You know,

543
00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:12,040
Speaker 6: it's an opportunity to help this team win. And that's

544
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Speaker 6: really all it took.

545
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Speaker 2: Now you talk about it's a mentality. Now you know

546
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Speaker 2: that we know that you don't get a lot of

547
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Speaker 2: represent practice, especially with the ones and things like that.

548
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Speaker 2: So going into a game knowing that you might have

549
00:24:26,920 --> 00:24:29,199
Speaker 2: the opportunity to play, it only takes one play for

550
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Speaker 2: you to get the opportunity to play. What's your mindset

551
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Speaker 2: going into the game, and what are some of the

552
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Speaker 2: things you do specifically during the week of practice to

553
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Speaker 2: prepare yourself for that moment?

554
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Speaker 5: Really the you know, it's all in the preparation.

555
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Speaker 6: I prepare like I'm starting every week, I mean, and

556
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Speaker 6: that's just kind of always been my mentality. Again, throughout

557
00:24:51,200 --> 00:24:54,479
Speaker 6: my career, I've always shared the backfield, so you know,

558
00:24:54,800 --> 00:24:57,760
Speaker 6: I always prepare like I'm about to start, like I'm

559
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Speaker 6: the number one guy. So you know, my mantra is,

560
00:25:01,359 --> 00:25:03,280
Speaker 6: you know, stay ready so you don't have to get ready,

561
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Speaker 6: and really just going out there being able to really

562
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Speaker 6: execute at a high level. You know, I know that

563
00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,320
Speaker 6: in this league. Again, all it takes is that one play.

564
00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:18,119
Speaker 6: So again that just goes back to the preparation.

565
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Speaker 4: Well, what goes into that preparation?

566
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Speaker 2: I mean, is it extra film study, is it maybe

567
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Speaker 2: maybe working with another quarterback to get the timing down

568
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Speaker 2: on certain plays. Is it running routes on air with

569
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Speaker 2: some quarterbacks or with dB. So what does that preparation

570
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Speaker 2: look like for me?

571
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Speaker 6: Really, it's it's a lot of film study. You know,

572
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Speaker 6: earlier in the week. I always start off with, you know,

573
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Speaker 6: watching at least maybe like two to three games on

574
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Speaker 6: our opponent. And then you know that's when I after that,

575
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:49,400
Speaker 6: I get into like the cut ups as the week

576
00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:54,280
Speaker 6: go on, explosive runs, a lot of the blitzes that

577
00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,800
Speaker 6: the other team do, just so you know, I'm ready

578
00:25:57,000 --> 00:26:00,560
Speaker 6: ready for everything. And then you know, as far as

579
00:26:00,600 --> 00:26:03,919
Speaker 6: like just catching the ball, always on the jugs after practice,

580
00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:08,600
Speaker 6: running routes, catching the ball from Sam, you know, just

581
00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:11,439
Speaker 6: all of that really just so I know once I

582
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Speaker 6: get my opportunity, I take advantage of it.

583
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Speaker 1: How hard is that to do? How hard is it

584
00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:18,960
Speaker 1: to take? As Bill said, you're not getting a ton

585
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,359
Speaker 1: of run with the first team offense, right not when

586
00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,320
Speaker 1: you have a healthy Jonathan Taylor and Zach Moss has

587
00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,280
Speaker 1: been here, you know each of the last two years.

588
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Speaker 1: How hard is that to do? To get the mental

589
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Speaker 1: reps and to still be in a position to play

590
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Speaker 1: well even though you didn't get the physical reps with

591
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Speaker 1: the guys in that huddle, and then to go out

592
00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:40,400
Speaker 1: there on Saturday like you did and the offense and yourself,

593
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Speaker 1: you guys didn't miss a beat.

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Speaker 6: It is pretty tough, but you know, you just have

595
00:26:45,400 --> 00:26:47,320
Speaker 6: to be patient. Again, you never know when your numbers

596
00:26:47,359 --> 00:26:47,920
Speaker 6: going to be called.

597
00:26:48,040 --> 00:26:51,520
Speaker 5: Yeah, it's tough. I mean from when I first got here,

598
00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:52,600
Speaker 5: you know, I played a little bit.

599
00:26:53,119 --> 00:26:55,439
Speaker 6: All the guys were healthy and they were rolling, So

600
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Speaker 6: again I had to prepare, like you know, I was

601
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Speaker 6: still the number one guy, and I mean that's.

602
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Speaker 5: Really all it is.

603
00:27:03,760 --> 00:27:06,200
Speaker 6: It definitely is hard, but you know, you have to

604
00:27:06,200 --> 00:27:09,760
Speaker 6: stay focused and stay locked in, and you know, just

605
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:13,720
Speaker 6: understanding the scheme of what we're doing goes back to

606
00:27:14,000 --> 00:27:16,720
Speaker 6: you know, the film study. Yeah, it allows you to

607
00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:19,439
Speaker 6: play fast when you're out there because you know what

608
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Speaker 6: to expect.

609
00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:22,320
Speaker 1: What was Saturday night like for you? What was it

610
00:27:22,400 --> 00:27:25,280
Speaker 1: like for for Tyler? You guys both come in, you

611
00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:27,720
Speaker 1: combined for over one hundred yards. As I said, you

612
00:27:27,760 --> 00:27:30,359
Speaker 1: both were over five yards per carry. I mean, just

613
00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,000
Speaker 1: how how much fun and how much adrenaline did you

614
00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,240
Speaker 1: guys get from from both of your performances?

615
00:27:36,440 --> 00:27:39,480
Speaker 6: Man, it was great, you know, just it was a

616
00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:41,080
Speaker 6: good feeling just to get out there and get in

617
00:27:41,119 --> 00:27:44,680
Speaker 6: the rhythm. You know, I was having well towards the

618
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Speaker 6: end of the game. I was having flashbacks of you know,

619
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Speaker 6: when I was at Ohio State, Yeah, playing Lucas Oil. Yeah,

620
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,199
Speaker 6: you know, it's just going back to just getting in

621
00:27:53,240 --> 00:27:55,480
Speaker 6: that rhythm, getting in the flow, and you know, I

622
00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,960
Speaker 6: played with a lot of passion and excitement and I

623
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Speaker 6: felt like, I mean, it was on full display.

624
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Speaker 1: Had you ever been a part of a drive where

625
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Speaker 1: you're run at thirteen straight times? No? Maybe back in

626
00:28:06,720 --> 00:28:08,359
Speaker 1: like pee wee or you know what I mean, like

627
00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:12,119
Speaker 1: back in those early youth football days and Marriotta, Georgia

628
00:28:12,119 --> 00:28:12,960
Speaker 1: by the way, Yeah.

629
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Speaker 6: Sir, probably in high school. You know, we ran the

630
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:19,480
Speaker 6: ball a lot, but you know it was I had

631
00:28:19,520 --> 00:28:22,880
Speaker 6: to catch my win because again, I know, moving the chains.

632
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Speaker 5: I mean, shame was going to call another run play.

633
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Speaker 1: Here we go again.

634
00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:27,639
Speaker 5: I just had to be ready.

635
00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:28,120
Speaker 1: Yeah.

636
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Speaker 2: Now, you talked about that running back room with JT

637
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Speaker 2: and Zach, and what are some of the things that

638
00:28:32,840 --> 00:28:35,960
Speaker 2: you've learned from JT and Zach? Why being while being

639
00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,200
Speaker 2: in that room that you take and put into your

640
00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:40,959
Speaker 2: game as far as the running back when you get

641
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Speaker 2: out there on the football.

642
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Speaker 6: Field, some things that I picked up from those guys

643
00:28:44,360 --> 00:28:48,600
Speaker 6: is just really just patience and timing. You know, you

644
00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:52,000
Speaker 6: have to really let things develop, and you know a

645
00:28:52,000 --> 00:28:55,320
Speaker 6: lot of running backs they understand that, but it's another

646
00:28:55,360 --> 00:28:58,240
Speaker 6: thing really getting a feel for the offensive line. And

647
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Speaker 6: you know, you would film study, you anticipate a lot

648
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Speaker 6: of things, but the timing has to be perfect because

649
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Speaker 6: in this league, the game is so fast, so that

650
00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:09,120
Speaker 6: whole will open and close in a blink of an eye. So,

651
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Speaker 6: I mean, that's definitely one thing that I picked up

652
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Speaker 6: from those guys.

653
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Speaker 1: What do you most enjoy about this offense in this situation?

654
00:29:16,400 --> 00:29:19,400
Speaker 1: You know, you've been on three teams since twenty twenty one,

655
00:29:19,480 --> 00:29:22,840
Speaker 1: started in San Francisco, last year in Philadelphia with Shane

656
00:29:22,880 --> 00:29:25,360
Speaker 1: Stike and now you're back with him in this offense,

657
00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,600
Speaker 1: in a different situation with the Colts. What is it

658
00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:31,160
Speaker 1: about this spot in this locker room that kind of

659
00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:32,760
Speaker 1: seems to fit you so to speak?

660
00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,400
Speaker 5: Really just the determination of this team.

661
00:29:36,600 --> 00:29:39,520
Speaker 6: You know, I feel like I feel well because you know,

662
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:44,040
Speaker 6: I'm a fighter and no matter what happens, whatever circumstance is,

663
00:29:44,280 --> 00:29:46,400
Speaker 6: I'm going to battle. And that's really just the mancha

664
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Speaker 6: of this team, you know, find a way to win.

665
00:29:49,000 --> 00:29:51,840
Speaker 6: So no matter what the odds are like or you know,

666
00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,520
Speaker 6: the situation, it is where we're gonna keep cling and

667
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:55,120
Speaker 6: keep fighting.

668
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Speaker 2: Now you talk about you fit into this locker room,

669
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Speaker 2: which is a good thing. And another person that you've

670
00:30:00,400 --> 00:30:03,320
Speaker 2: played with I think fitting this locker room, well, it's

671
00:30:03,360 --> 00:30:07,280
Speaker 2: Gardner Minshew. What makes Gardener so special that the guys

672
00:30:07,320 --> 00:30:09,040
Speaker 2: just like to gravitate towards Gardner?

673
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Speaker 6: Gardner he's a great guy man, and you know he

674
00:30:13,240 --> 00:30:15,480
Speaker 6: I feel like he really stepped up. And you know

675
00:30:15,520 --> 00:30:18,000
Speaker 6: he's always been a you know, a great teammate, but

676
00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:21,520
Speaker 6: you know, just that leader to get everybody going and

677
00:30:21,600 --> 00:30:25,720
Speaker 6: get everybody, you know, focused on their preparation, get everybody

678
00:30:25,760 --> 00:30:27,360
Speaker 6: locked in when it's go time.

679
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Speaker 1: As I said, you're from Marietta, Georgia. Right, so you

680
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,800
Speaker 1: grew up about twenty five thirty minutes away from Mercedes

681
00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,760
Speaker 1: Ben's Stadium in downtown Atlanta. How excited are you that

682
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Speaker 1: to go back home, especially around the holidays, to see

683
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Speaker 1: a lot of friends and family. I'm sure that you're

684
00:30:41,880 --> 00:30:43,480
Speaker 1: gonna have a lot of people hitting you up for

685
00:30:43,520 --> 00:30:44,600
Speaker 1: tickets this weekend.

686
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Speaker 6: Right, Yes, sir, you know it's going to be great.

687
00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,560
Speaker 6: You know, I haven't played in that stadium. I've been

688
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,320
Speaker 6: there a bunch of times, but you know it's going

689
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,520
Speaker 6: to be exciting just to you know, be able to

690
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Speaker 6: play in front of all my friends and family.

691
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Speaker 1: Forget my ignorance on the Georgia high school football system.

692
00:31:03,040 --> 00:31:07,040
Speaker 1: You went to Sprayberry High School and then certainly too

693
00:31:07,360 --> 00:31:11,160
Speaker 1: Tyler Goodson and Josh Downs were teammates at a nearby

694
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Speaker 1: high school. I can't remember that name of the high

695
00:31:13,960 --> 00:31:15,120
Speaker 1: school off the top of my head. But did you

696
00:31:15,160 --> 00:31:17,240
Speaker 1: guys play each other in high school?

697
00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,840
Speaker 5: We didn't, Okay, they went.

698
00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:21,960
Speaker 1: To Yes, that's right, Norte, that's right.

699
00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,040
Speaker 6: It was probably about like thirty five forty minutes away

700
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Speaker 6: from Okay, but we never played them.

701
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Speaker 1: And you told me off the air that you did

702
00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:31,000
Speaker 1: not grow up a Falcons fan. No, how did that happen?

703
00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:32,320
Speaker 1: Who did you root for growing up?

704
00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:32,760
Speaker 5: Then?

705
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Speaker 6: I mainly just had favorite players. Yeah, I didn't have

706
00:31:35,720 --> 00:31:36,400
Speaker 6: a favorite team.

707
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Speaker 1: That's how it goes.

708
00:31:37,600 --> 00:31:37,760
Speaker 6: Yea.

709
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Speaker 1: They market the individual player.

710
00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:44,200
Speaker 2: Right, Definitely, definitely just looking at the players, not a team.

711
00:31:44,320 --> 00:31:46,080
Speaker 2: Now you've u this is the second time you've been

712
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Speaker 2: with Shane Shane and Philadelphia. What I'm not saying what's different?

713
00:31:50,200 --> 00:31:52,920
Speaker 2: But how is Shane now? Of course he's the head coach,

714
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Speaker 2: not just a coordinator. How is Shane now compared to

715
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Speaker 2: what he was when he was at Philly as a coordinator.

716
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Speaker 6: Well, obviously once he you know, got into that role,

717
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,680
Speaker 6: I mean pretty much what carried over is you know

718
00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,240
Speaker 6: how he relates to guys.

719
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Speaker 5: You know, he has to relate to the defense more.

720
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Speaker 6: I mean he's a head coach now, so I feel

721
00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:16,720
Speaker 6: like the same way you know, he would kind of

722
00:32:16,720 --> 00:32:19,760
Speaker 6: talk to us, get us going as a coordinator, now

723
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,480
Speaker 6: he just has to do it as a head coach

724
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Speaker 6: to the defense as well.

725
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Speaker 5: So nothing really has changed, you know. I love playing

726
00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:26,560
Speaker 5: for Shane.

727
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Speaker 6: He's a great guy, great great coach. And you know

728
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Speaker 6: he he knows how to really get everybody going. I

729
00:32:34,080 --> 00:32:36,160
Speaker 6: mean he usually has a quote, you know, before the

730
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Speaker 6: game just to really help you get your mind right,

731
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Speaker 6: you know, just just train your mind, you know, just

732
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Speaker 6: to prepare for for Sundays.

733
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Speaker 2: One of those things I like about you is the

734
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Speaker 2: intensity that he has as far as when he approach

735
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Speaker 2: the games. Is that intensity the same as it was

736
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Speaker 2: when he was in Philly now as as a head coach.

737
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Speaker 5: No doubt.

738
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Speaker 6: I mean his intensity was the exact same. And you

739
00:32:59,200 --> 00:33:02,000
Speaker 6: know a lot of guys they love that because you

740
00:33:02,040 --> 00:33:05,920
Speaker 6: know he truly does care for this team and you

741
00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,400
Speaker 6: know he wants us to succeed. And you know, again,

742
00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:12,080
Speaker 6: I feel like shaneon he's a great head coach.

743
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Speaker 1: That's Trey sermon with his final couple of things, So

744
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:16,560
Speaker 1: gracious with your time. You talk about how you watch

745
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:19,760
Speaker 1: a lot of film. You've no doubt seen this Falcons

746
00:33:19,800 --> 00:33:22,760
Speaker 1: defense really good in a lot of key categories like

747
00:33:22,840 --> 00:33:25,360
Speaker 1: points and red zone and third down. What is it

748
00:33:25,400 --> 00:33:27,280
Speaker 1: about their defense that's going to present a really good

749
00:33:27,320 --> 00:33:28,600
Speaker 1: challenge for you guys on Sunday?

750
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Speaker 6: Again, they have great players. You know, they have a

751
00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:37,000
Speaker 6: great d line, great secondary, as well. I feel like

752
00:33:37,080 --> 00:33:40,120
Speaker 6: we just have to, you know, be efficient in the

753
00:33:40,200 --> 00:33:44,600
Speaker 6: run game and you know, make those tough catches, being able.

754
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:47,600
Speaker 5: To pick up blitzes. I feel like if we stay

755
00:33:47,640 --> 00:33:49,840
Speaker 5: on print with that, then we'll be successful.

756
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Speaker 1: How much you like doing the dirty work? You just

757
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:54,160
Speaker 1: talked about it, having to pick up guys on blitz

758
00:33:54,200 --> 00:33:56,800
Speaker 1: pick up and you're you're protecting in the passing game.

759
00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,640
Speaker 1: How much do you enjoy that part of the game,

760
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,200
Speaker 1: doing all the stuff that's not going to show up

761
00:34:00,200 --> 00:34:00,880
Speaker 1: in the box score.

762
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Speaker 6: I enjoyed a lot because I know it'll be a

763
00:34:04,640 --> 00:34:08,520
Speaker 6: factor to you know, the team having success. I mean again,

764
00:34:08,760 --> 00:34:10,600
Speaker 6: if I you know, know what's in front of me

765
00:34:10,960 --> 00:34:13,120
Speaker 6: pick up the right blitz gardener is able to get

766
00:34:13,160 --> 00:34:15,520
Speaker 6: the ball off, and you know that it's part of

767
00:34:15,560 --> 00:34:18,440
Speaker 6: my job. And again I love it because you know,

768
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,000
Speaker 6: I'm in a position where I can help this team win.

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Speaker 1: Yep. Lastly, how much fun is this? I mean, you

770
00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,880
Speaker 1: guys got three games left. I mean you're eight and six.

771
00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:29,080
Speaker 1: Everything's in front of you, including winning the division, right

772
00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:31,640
Speaker 1: the AFC South is still up for grabs. I mean,

773
00:34:31,680 --> 00:34:34,160
Speaker 1: just how how much fun are you guys having? How

774
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:36,520
Speaker 1: much fun is this for you personally, being in this

775
00:34:36,600 --> 00:34:39,359
Speaker 1: situation to make the postseason.

776
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Speaker 6: Here, it's fun, man. You know, I enjoy being here.

777
00:34:43,239 --> 00:34:46,280
Speaker 6: It's definitely a blessing. And you know, all the guys

778
00:34:46,280 --> 00:34:48,960
Speaker 6: are excited. I mean again, everything's in front of us.

779
00:34:49,280 --> 00:34:50,880
Speaker 6: We just have to we just have to go get it.

780
00:34:51,120 --> 00:34:53,400
Speaker 6: And you know that's really all you can ask for

781
00:34:53,880 --> 00:34:56,480
Speaker 6: is a chance, and we have that. So you know,

782
00:34:56,719 --> 00:35:00,439
Speaker 6: everybody's excited. I'm excited, and you know, just look forward

783
00:35:00,520 --> 00:35:01,879
Speaker 6: to you know, Sunday, no.

784
00:35:01,840 --> 00:35:04,080
Speaker 1: Doubt about that, trying to get another Christmas President under

785
00:35:04,120 --> 00:35:06,960
Speaker 1: the tree with a win in Atlanta. That's Tray Sermon.

786
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,759
Speaker 1: Tray congratulations again on a fantastic game last Saturday. Keep

787
00:35:10,760 --> 00:35:13,480
Speaker 1: it going with three games to go. Really appreciate your time.

788
00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:14,600
Speaker 4: And half holidays.

789
00:35:14,640 --> 00:35:19,279
Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely definitely. Trey Sermon right there, the pride of

790
00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:23,200
Speaker 1: Oklahoma and Ohio State now with the Indianapolis Colts again.

791
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:26,799
Speaker 1: Eighty eight yards seventeen carries in the big win last

792
00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:30,359
Speaker 1: Saturday against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Again, our thanks to Trey

793
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Speaker 1: Sermon for joining us all on the Official Colts podcast.

794
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,239
Speaker 1: We're back here again. Casey Valier is over there, back

795
00:35:36,280 --> 00:35:39,200
Speaker 1: in Trey spot Bill Brooks, I'm Matt Taylor wrapping it

796
00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,719
Speaker 1: up here. Let's talk about these these Falcons a little

797
00:35:41,719 --> 00:35:43,400
Speaker 1: bit more in depth. I want to hit the pause

798
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Speaker 1: button on the Falcons, and the metaphorical pause button, because

799
00:35:47,320 --> 00:35:50,040
Speaker 1: there are certain things about this six and eight club,

800
00:35:50,080 --> 00:35:52,799
Speaker 1: as we said, that give you pause. This is not

801
00:35:52,840 --> 00:35:55,360
Speaker 1: going to be a layup game for the Colts, despite

802
00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,920
Speaker 1: the fact that you're talking about an under five hundred team,

803
00:35:57,960 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 1: a team that's lost two in a row inside their

804
00:35:59,680 --> 00:36:03,440
Speaker 1: own vision, five of their last seven. Arthur Smith, as

805
00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,920
Speaker 1: we said, he's on the hot seat. They're changing quarterbacks

806
00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:08,920
Speaker 1: to Taylor Heineke, they haven't been able to utilize some

807
00:36:08,960 --> 00:36:12,720
Speaker 1: of their playmakers and Kyle Pitts and Drake London and

808
00:36:13,239 --> 00:36:16,000
Speaker 1: Bijon Robinson. As we said, they're in danger of missing

809
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:20,040
Speaker 1: the playoffs for the sixth straight year. They lose on Sunday,

810
00:36:20,080 --> 00:36:25,040
Speaker 1: they'll be guaranteed their sixth straight losing season in Atlanta.

811
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Speaker 1: You know, Arthur Blank is one of the great owners

812
00:36:27,360 --> 00:36:29,480
Speaker 1: in this league, and he's really kind of frustrated with

813
00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,319
Speaker 1: how things are going. But despite all of that, they

814
00:36:32,360 --> 00:36:35,600
Speaker 1: can give you problems and the Colts know that. So Bill,

815
00:36:35,640 --> 00:36:37,920
Speaker 1: I'll start first for you get out member the old

816
00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:39,880
Speaker 1: DVD players player.

817
00:36:40,040 --> 00:36:42,239
Speaker 2: I don't have it, but I remember you hit the

818
00:36:42,280 --> 00:36:47,160
Speaker 2: pause but that freeze frame, go to the next chapter.

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Speaker 4: Yep.

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00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:51,000
Speaker 1: You know what what gives you pause? The most pause

821
00:36:51,160 --> 00:36:54,040
Speaker 1: about this Falcons team as it relates to the Colts matchup

822
00:36:54,080 --> 00:36:55,120
Speaker 1: on Sunday.

823
00:36:55,000 --> 00:37:08,160
Speaker 4: What gives me the most pause? By what gives me

824
00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:08,680
Speaker 4: the most pause?

825
00:37:09,960 --> 00:37:10,560
Speaker 1: What are you doing?

826
00:37:12,480 --> 00:37:15,439
Speaker 2: What gives me the most pause about this Falcons team

827
00:37:15,719 --> 00:37:18,759
Speaker 2: is that defense. That defense. They have a good defense tape.

828
00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:21,880
Speaker 2: They play well. There a lot of categories. They were

829
00:37:21,880 --> 00:37:24,239
Speaker 2: in the top ten in regardless of defense, like in

830
00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:27,879
Speaker 2: the red zone, third down things like that.

831
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,320
Speaker 1: So their top ten in points, passing yards, total yards,

832
00:37:31,680 --> 00:37:35,000
Speaker 1: first downs allowed, third down defense, three and out rate,

833
00:37:35,239 --> 00:37:39,120
Speaker 1: punts forced, red zone and fourth quarter defense, and this

834
00:37:39,239 --> 00:37:40,160
Speaker 1: is very formidable.

835
00:37:40,880 --> 00:37:42,960
Speaker 4: So those are things that gives me pause.

836
00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:46,040
Speaker 2: And if the Coats can't have a good red zone

837
00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:49,200
Speaker 2: showing from the officer standpoint, a good showing on third down,

838
00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:51,120
Speaker 2: which is gonna be very important to keep the ball

839
00:37:51,160 --> 00:37:53,000
Speaker 2: moving and getting down the field.

840
00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:54,680
Speaker 4: Those things give me pause.

841
00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:56,560
Speaker 2: So this team, you know, you look at their record

842
00:37:56,560 --> 00:37:59,440
Speaker 2: and everything and six and eight and people might think, oh, though,

843
00:37:59,440 --> 00:38:03,880
Speaker 2: on the playing well whatever. They have playmakers on that team,

844
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:06,360
Speaker 2: and they have a defense that's just been playing lights

845
00:38:06,400 --> 00:38:08,480
Speaker 2: out for the most part, and they've been carrying the

846
00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:10,240
Speaker 2: team for the most part this season.

847
00:38:10,280 --> 00:38:12,680
Speaker 4: So going against their defense and.

848
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:16,080
Speaker 2: Making sure the Coats are efficient, especially on third down

849
00:38:16,080 --> 00:38:18,280
Speaker 2: in red zone are the things that I'm looking forward

850
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,759
Speaker 2: to the Coats to do. But the Falcons defense gives

851
00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:22,240
Speaker 2: me pause.

852
00:38:22,400 --> 00:38:26,279
Speaker 1: Great defense. Their Achilles Hill, though, has been having to

853
00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:29,719
Speaker 1: hold the weight of the team on their shoulders. They

854
00:38:30,160 --> 00:38:33,719
Speaker 1: have crumbled in crunch time in fourth quarters. Right in

855
00:38:33,800 --> 00:38:37,840
Speaker 1: their last four losses, Atlanta was leading or tied with

856
00:38:37,920 --> 00:38:40,200
Speaker 1: a minute to go, and each time the Falcons gave

857
00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:43,800
Speaker 1: up a long drive, all covering at least seventy yards

858
00:38:44,080 --> 00:38:46,680
Speaker 1: to give up the touchdown or field goal that costs

859
00:38:46,719 --> 00:38:48,839
Speaker 1: in the game. So they do have a little bit

860
00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:50,280
Speaker 1: of a chink in their armor, as you said.

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Speaker 3: So I was going to go with what Bill said,

862
00:38:52,520 --> 00:38:54,480
Speaker 3: but I'm gonna flip it to the offensive side and

863
00:38:54,480 --> 00:38:57,239
Speaker 3: I'm going to go Taylor Heinike. Yeah, okay, And the

864
00:38:57,280 --> 00:39:00,120
Speaker 3: reason we saw Heineke come in here last year as

865
00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:04,520
Speaker 3: a member with Washington and they did enough I wouldn't

866
00:39:04,520 --> 00:39:06,560
Speaker 3: say it was a great game, but they did enough

867
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Speaker 3: to get a win. And there's something about, you know,

868
00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:13,320
Speaker 3: late in the season, nothing to lose, nothing to lose.

869
00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:16,720
Speaker 3: For Taylor Heinike, he's fighting for his NFL life. Yes,

870
00:39:16,800 --> 00:39:19,440
Speaker 3: you know he is looking to get all right, I'm

871
00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,000
Speaker 3: going to show that I can I can be there

872
00:39:22,160 --> 00:39:24,480
Speaker 3: to be you know, that key backup or fight for

873
00:39:24,520 --> 00:39:28,080
Speaker 3: a starting job. He's done a decent job in Atlanta

874
00:39:28,160 --> 00:39:30,040
Speaker 3: to this point, but Desmond Ritter has kind of been

875
00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,319
Speaker 3: the guy. They're like, we want to see if this

876
00:39:32,360 --> 00:39:32,960
Speaker 3: is the guy.

877
00:39:32,800 --> 00:39:33,360
Speaker 1: For the future.

878
00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,040
Speaker 3: They have now benched him for the second time, so

879
00:39:35,080 --> 00:39:38,920
Speaker 3: I think ultimately the answer is no. So for Taylor Heinike,

880
00:39:39,600 --> 00:39:42,120
Speaker 3: he is trying to say, hey, keep me here and

881
00:39:42,120 --> 00:39:44,400
Speaker 3: next year I can be your guy. So that a

882
00:39:44,400 --> 00:39:47,360
Speaker 3: little bit scares me because Matt you talked about the

883
00:39:47,400 --> 00:39:50,920
Speaker 3: weapons they have offensively, whether that's Kyle Pitts, b Jean Robinson,

884
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:54,240
Speaker 3: Drake London, those three guys right there, there's a reason

885
00:39:54,719 --> 00:39:58,360
Speaker 3: they were top ten picks in the last three NFL drafts,

886
00:39:58,520 --> 00:40:02,839
Speaker 3: in the first rounds. I mean, these are great playmakers offensively,

887
00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:06,120
Speaker 3: they are game changers. So those three guys give you

888
00:40:06,120 --> 00:40:08,560
Speaker 3: a little bit of pause for sure. But I say,

889
00:40:08,560 --> 00:40:11,719
Speaker 3: Taylor Heineke coming in with this nothing to lose mentality,

890
00:40:11,760 --> 00:40:12,640
Speaker 3: that's kind of where I am.

891
00:40:12,719 --> 00:40:14,400
Speaker 1: And what what did he have on the other day

892
00:40:14,440 --> 00:40:16,839
Speaker 1: in his press conference? Oh yeah, so he I mean

893
00:40:16,880 --> 00:40:19,719
Speaker 1: he's just kind of a free spirit, letting it flow.

894
00:40:20,160 --> 00:40:22,200
Speaker 3: He came out for his you know, when they announced

895
00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,800
Speaker 3: he's the starter, he had a sweatshirt on a bush

896
00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:27,640
Speaker 3: Light and they asked, what's with the bush Light sweatshirt?

897
00:40:27,680 --> 00:40:30,319
Speaker 3: And I guess last year after a commander's win, he

898
00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:34,120
Speaker 3: got fined for drinking bush Light on the plane. So

899
00:40:34,239 --> 00:40:36,560
Speaker 3: bush Light sent him a whole bunch of merchandise. So

900
00:40:36,640 --> 00:40:38,280
Speaker 3: he was just giving a pub.

901
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:42,000
Speaker 1: To appreciate you brood, And that's his mentality right now.

902
00:40:42,360 --> 00:40:44,800
Speaker 1: I love this quote. I mean, he's got a free spirit,

903
00:40:44,880 --> 00:40:47,000
Speaker 1: like you said, but this quote says they just want

904
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,239
Speaker 1: to have fun out there, especially when stuff's going bad.

905
00:40:49,520 --> 00:40:52,000
Speaker 1: Make sure that people realize it's just a game. It's

906
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,160
Speaker 1: supposed to be fun. I know it's your job, but

907
00:40:54,200 --> 00:40:56,200
Speaker 1: this game is meant to be fun. I think that

908
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,520
Speaker 1: kind of radiates towards people get the stress off. Let's

909
00:40:59,560 --> 00:41:02,080
Speaker 1: just go out their play, have fun and play loose.

910
00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:04,920
Speaker 1: There you go. I mean last year. Last year, like

911
00:41:04,920 --> 00:41:06,759
Speaker 1: you said, he came into Lucas Oil Stadium with a

912
00:41:06,760 --> 00:41:09,840
Speaker 1: pretty mediocre Commander team. They got the job done. He

913
00:41:09,920 --> 00:41:12,600
Speaker 1: led a fourth quarter game winning drive they scored with

914
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,319
Speaker 1: under a minute to go. The Colts lost that game

915
00:41:15,360 --> 00:41:18,960
Speaker 1: seventeen to sixteen. Heineken that game had seventy four percent

916
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:22,080
Speaker 1: completion percentage in almost three hundred yards. So this dude

917
00:41:22,120 --> 00:41:24,759
Speaker 1: can play, especially when you know the offense is going

918
00:41:24,800 --> 00:41:26,680
Speaker 1: to be tailored to what he does. Well.

919
00:41:26,760 --> 00:41:29,279
Speaker 2: He has no mental restrictions. Yeah right, it's gonna go

920
00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:32,560
Speaker 2: out there and play loose, play free, and if he can,

921
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:35,280
Speaker 2: he can communicate that to the rest of the guys

922
00:41:35,280 --> 00:41:37,799
Speaker 2: on the offense. You know what you know you need

923
00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:39,239
Speaker 2: to be You need to watch out for that right

924
00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,239
Speaker 2: to watch out for those guys that hey, look, they

925
00:41:41,360 --> 00:41:43,279
Speaker 2: is playing. Like I said, he's playing for his his

926
00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:46,759
Speaker 2: NFL career because he wants to either stay there or

927
00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:48,719
Speaker 2: go somewhere else. And thirty one other teams out there

928
00:41:48,719 --> 00:41:50,040
Speaker 2: in the National Football League.

929
00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:51,960
Speaker 4: That he could go to. Uh so he's pleased.

930
00:41:52,120 --> 00:41:55,240
Speaker 2: This is his resume, Parva's resume this game right now,

931
00:41:55,520 --> 00:41:58,000
Speaker 2: not right now, but on Sunday. It's part of his resume.

932
00:41:58,120 --> 00:42:04,239
Speaker 1: Can you hit the pause button again? That's some deceleration

933
00:42:04,400 --> 00:42:06,479
Speaker 1: right there, Bill, that's some de celler.

934
00:42:06,640 --> 00:42:09,160
Speaker 3: If you're not even acting in your life. Man, it's

935
00:42:09,200 --> 00:42:10,440
Speaker 3: pretty good at Billy.

936
00:42:10,440 --> 00:42:13,000
Speaker 2: Act no acting. If I dose like that, if I

937
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:14,760
Speaker 2: was running, yeah, it might blow out of Achilles.

938
00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:17,360
Speaker 1: Yeah, olight, he didn't.

939
00:42:17,360 --> 00:42:17,520
Speaker 5: Man.

940
00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,759
Speaker 1: I'm glad that did not hit the pause button on

941
00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:22,040
Speaker 1: your career. Otherwise you would not be in the Ring

942
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:24,560
Speaker 1: of honor and the true goat that you are. All right,

943
00:42:24,640 --> 00:42:27,200
Speaker 1: let's talk about real quick Santa's Colts wish list here.

944
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:29,960
Speaker 1: What is the likelihood of all all these things happening

945
00:42:30,320 --> 00:42:34,080
Speaker 1: this weekend under the Colts football chimney? To close out here,

946
00:42:34,080 --> 00:42:37,520
Speaker 1: we got the Bengals at the Steelers Saturday afternoon game.

947
00:42:37,560 --> 00:42:40,200
Speaker 1: The Colts need the Steelers to win that football game

948
00:42:40,239 --> 00:42:42,399
Speaker 1: because the Bengals have the head to head tiebreaker over

949
00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:46,040
Speaker 1: the Colts. Bills at Chargers Saturday night game. Colts need

950
00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:48,640
Speaker 1: the Chargers to win that game to give the Bills

951
00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:51,239
Speaker 1: another loss. The Bills are eight and six, just like

952
00:42:51,320 --> 00:42:54,879
Speaker 1: the Colts. Browns at Texans Sunday afternoon. The Colts need

953
00:42:54,920 --> 00:42:57,800
Speaker 1: the Browns to win that football game obviously give the

954
00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:02,640
Speaker 1: Texans another loss. Jay Stroud likely out at quarterback another

955
00:43:02,680 --> 00:43:06,840
Speaker 1: week dealing with the concussion. Jags at Buccaneers Sunday afternoon,

956
00:43:07,080 --> 00:43:09,520
Speaker 1: the Colts obviously need the Bucks to win that game.

957
00:43:09,680 --> 00:43:13,200
Speaker 1: If the Colts win, Jags lose, you're talking about first

958
00:43:13,200 --> 00:43:15,319
Speaker 1: place in the AFC South, Bill Brooks, that what is

959
00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:16,800
Speaker 1: the likelihood of all of that happening?

960
00:43:17,520 --> 00:43:19,600
Speaker 2: Ah, you know what, I would love for all that

961
00:43:19,600 --> 00:43:22,160
Speaker 2: to happen for the Colts, But I just don't know

962
00:43:22,200 --> 00:43:25,000
Speaker 2: because you look at you look at the Bengals, Steelers,

963
00:43:25,160 --> 00:43:27,240
Speaker 2: Stills are going with Rudolph new quarterback.

964
00:43:27,280 --> 00:43:30,399
Speaker 3: Hey, it's Christmas time in Rudolph. That's a win, right there,

965
00:43:30,480 --> 00:43:32,640
Speaker 3: Come on now.

966
00:43:31,840 --> 00:43:34,240
Speaker 2: Play Well, if you got the Bills and Chargers, Chargers

967
00:43:34,239 --> 00:43:36,280
Speaker 2: without Herbert, you got the Browns and Texans.

968
00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,080
Speaker 4: Texans was more likely without C. J. Stroud. Three of

969
00:43:39,080 --> 00:43:40,800
Speaker 4: those teams don't have their starting quarterbacks.

970
00:43:40,800 --> 00:43:42,560
Speaker 2: So to me, I think that's going to be something

971
00:43:42,600 --> 00:43:45,839
Speaker 2: that's you know, it's gonna be tough the for those

972
00:43:45,840 --> 00:43:48,919
Speaker 2: teams to overcome. So I think it'll be tough for

973
00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:52,960
Speaker 2: the those teams that we need to lose to lose,

974
00:43:53,120 --> 00:43:56,200
Speaker 2: but I do think the Buccaneers will beat the Jaguars

975
00:43:56,200 --> 00:43:58,800
Speaker 2: since Trevor Lawrence more unlikely will not play still in

976
00:43:58,840 --> 00:43:59,760
Speaker 2: concussion protocol.

977
00:43:59,800 --> 00:44:00,799
Speaker 4: So I like that.

978
00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:02,880
Speaker 2: I like that chance for the coach and that is

979
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:04,640
Speaker 2: hopefully helped the Coats get in the first point.

980
00:44:04,719 --> 00:44:07,640
Speaker 1: This hot take. Yeah, Chargers beat the Bills. Wow, first game,

981
00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:11,560
Speaker 1: first game with an interim head coach. Rick Fanterurry always says,

982
00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:15,000
Speaker 1: never underestimate the power of the first game of an

983
00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:15,880
Speaker 1: interim head coach.

984
00:44:16,680 --> 00:44:22,799
Speaker 4: Yeah the Bills. Bills are hot right now.

985
00:44:22,840 --> 00:44:24,600
Speaker 1: Bills are hot. They're due, though they got to fly

986
00:44:24,640 --> 00:44:28,040
Speaker 1: across the country. I'm saying the Chargers pull that off.

987
00:44:28,120 --> 00:44:29,759
Speaker 3: So here's the way I look at it. I think

988
00:44:29,800 --> 00:44:33,200
Speaker 3: Saturday zero chance. I think both those games you need

989
00:44:33,239 --> 00:44:36,200
Speaker 3: to happen do not happen. But I think all three.

990
00:44:36,160 --> 00:44:37,960
Speaker 1: On saying the Bengals beat the Steelers.

991
00:44:38,600 --> 00:44:41,480
Speaker 3: Yes, I think the Bengals beat the Steelers on Saturday.

992
00:44:41,520 --> 00:44:44,279
Speaker 3: I know I said go Rudolph because it's Christmas time,

993
00:44:44,360 --> 00:44:47,040
Speaker 3: but I mean Jamar Chase may not play, so that

994
00:44:47,200 --> 00:44:49,080
Speaker 3: is a little bit of a chink in their armor.

995
00:44:49,120 --> 00:44:50,839
Speaker 1: When is Jake Browne going to turn into a point?

996
00:44:51,000 --> 00:44:51,880
Speaker 1: I agree with you.

997
00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:54,759
Speaker 3: But I look at it, it's Mason Rudolph and Jake Browning, I,

998
00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:57,960
Speaker 3: you know, pick picked the name. I don't know, it

999
00:44:58,000 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 3: doesn't matter brown And then and then with the Bills,

1000
00:45:01,120 --> 00:45:03,719
Speaker 3: I think Josh Allen's gonna just go out and just

1001
00:45:03,800 --> 00:45:05,440
Speaker 3: do what Josh Allen does, and it's going to be

1002
00:45:05,480 --> 00:45:08,919
Speaker 3: a typical playoff esque Bill's looking team with a big

1003
00:45:08,960 --> 00:45:13,040
Speaker 3: twenty point victory over Easton Stick and the chargersund I

1004
00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:13,319
Speaker 3: know it.

1005
00:45:13,360 --> 00:45:16,200
Speaker 1: Does you borrow your Eastern stick? You just hit a

1006
00:45:16,200 --> 00:45:17,959
Speaker 1: home run the third inning with it? Can I borrow

1007
00:45:18,040 --> 00:45:18,880
Speaker 1: that Eastern Stick?

1008
00:45:19,160 --> 00:45:21,440
Speaker 3: But then, but then I think the Browns and the

1009
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,960
Speaker 3: Buccaneers both get wins on Sunday. If the Colts get

1010
00:45:23,960 --> 00:45:26,040
Speaker 3: a victory, I think you're looking at the Colts with

1011
00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:28,439
Speaker 3: a nice little comfort in that lead.

1012
00:45:28,520 --> 00:45:31,920
Speaker 1: You got the tiebreaker over. I'm shutting down the computer.

1013
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:32,759
Speaker 1: There you go, We're done.

1014
00:45:32,840 --> 00:45:33,360
Speaker 3: I'm right with this.

1015
00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:35,520
Speaker 1: So what I'm saying, none of it matters. None of

1016
00:45:35,520 --> 00:45:38,120
Speaker 1: it matters unless the Colts take care of their own

1017
00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:40,839
Speaker 1: business and get a big time you know, a nice

1018
00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:44,239
Speaker 1: little gift card if you will, and they're stocking on

1019
00:45:44,320 --> 00:45:46,759
Speaker 1: Christmas Eve, opening up some presence here trying to get

1020
00:45:46,800 --> 00:45:49,000
Speaker 1: the nine and six, trying to get to three games

1021
00:45:49,000 --> 00:45:51,440
Speaker 1: over five hundred for the first time this season. And

1022
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Speaker 1: it all starts Christmas Eve at one o'clock in the

1023
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Speaker 1: A t L with Bill Brooks, Casey Valley. I'm Matt Taylor,

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00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:01,600
Speaker 1: Sherry you are the best behind the scenes on the

1025
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Speaker 1: YouTube video feed, and thanks everybody again for joining us

1026
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Speaker 1: on the Colts Audio Network Colts and Falcons this Sunday,

1027
00:46:08,800 --> 00:46:10,799
Speaker 1: and we will do it again next Thursday, breaking down

1028
00:46:10,840 --> 00:46:13,480
Speaker 1: Colts and Raiders, but a big one here in week sixteen.

1029
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Speaker 1: We'll talk to you next week. Merry Christmas, everybody, Happy Holidays,

1030
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