1 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: This is instant Game Reaction, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: the Colt's latest game and trying to make it ajustment 3 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: of the ball is by col pepany catch it? How 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 1: he rubbles across the dolde touchdown for two. 5 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: You stright airing out down Bill down the far sideline 6 00:00:20,160 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 2: looking for say Joel, and it's intercepted by the Colts. 7 00:00:23,000 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 2: Please ahead, touchdown. 8 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: In d Why Now, here's your host, JJ Stankovitz from 9 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: Colts dot Com. 10 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 2: What's up? 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:32,720 Speaker 1: Everyone? 12 00:00:32,800 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 2: Welcome into another episode of Instant Reaction here on the 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,879 Speaker 2: Colts Audio Network. I'm JJ Stankovitz, joined every week by 14 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,160 Speaker 2: Colts Ring of Honor member Bill Brooks. Breaking down the Colts' 15 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 2: latest game and Bill, the Colts win twenty seven to 16 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 2: twenty over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They are now two 17 00:00:49,040 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 2: and four at Lucas Oil Stadium this year. I wrote 18 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:53,720 Speaker 2: about it on Colts dot Com. It is a big win, 19 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: just kind of checking the box of taking care of 20 00:00:56,840 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: home field in the AFC playoff race. Before where we 21 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: kind of get into the nitty gritty of this game, Bill, 22 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:04,679 Speaker 2: I just want to take a step back and talk 23 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 2: about where the Colts are at six and five. Right now, 24 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: this is a team that began the season without Jonathan 25 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: Taylor for the first four games. When Jonathan Taylor came back, 26 00:01:15,360 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 2: Anthony Richardson almost immediately sustained a season ending injury. So 27 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:24,280 Speaker 2: you lost your starting quarterback. You've had both starting corners 28 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 2: on the outside sustain injuries. Dallas Flowers out for the 29 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:31,319 Speaker 2: year after Week four. Juju Brentz has not played since 30 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: Week seven. Grover Stewart suspended starting in week seven. Shaquille 31 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 2: Leonard a team captain, a popular player in the locker room. 32 00:01:40,600 --> 00:01:43,920 Speaker 2: He has waived last week. And the Colts are six 33 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 2: and five and they've won three games in a row, 34 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 2: this probably being the most impressive win to me, just 35 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,600 Speaker 2: with all three phases. Bill, But what does it tell 36 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: you about this team that the Colts right now as 37 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 2: we speak, as you are listening to this are the 38 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 2: seven seed in the AFC playoffs. What does it tell 39 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: you about this team? 40 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 3: Well, first of all, it says a lot about the 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 3: character of the guys that are on the team. You know, 42 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,839 Speaker 3: the guys that are there and the leaders of the team, 43 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: DeForest Buckner's desire, Franklin's making sure that these guys are 44 00:02:17,639 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 3: going out there, playing hard, playing well, and there are 45 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,680 Speaker 3: going to be things that happened in the National Football League, 46 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 3: as you mentioned, uh the JT issue, then Anthony Richards 47 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 3: getting heard in the corners, missing games and missing times, 48 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 3: and then Grover Stewart, and then you know this recently 49 00:02:35,680 --> 00:02:39,520 Speaker 3: with Shaquille Leonard. All those things happening, but the guys 50 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:41,640 Speaker 3: have stayed focused on what they need to do, and 51 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 3: that's going out there and playing football. In the National 52 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 3: Football League. Things are going to happen, and you have 53 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 3: to just kind of move on. And you know, you 54 00:02:48,280 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 3: hate to say, hate to sound that cold about things, 55 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 3: but unfortunately that's the way it is in the National 56 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 3: Football League, and you have to just move on. And 57 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,639 Speaker 3: these guys have done that. They just the next man 58 00:02:57,680 --> 00:03:01,160 Speaker 3: steps up, the next person who's in there. The guys 59 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,720 Speaker 3: support them and help them out so they can be 60 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,920 Speaker 3: ready to play. And then you go out there and 61 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 3: just play football the good things you did when you 62 00:03:08,160 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 3: were a little kid. Just go out there and have 63 00:03:09,680 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 3: fun and you know, carry out your assignments and hopefully 64 00:03:12,840 --> 00:03:16,160 Speaker 3: good things can happen. And give credit to the coaches 65 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 3: also to keep these guys focus on what they need 66 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:20,400 Speaker 3: to do out there in the football field. There are 67 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 3: a lot of things that happen that is out of 68 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: a players control, and they can't control those things. They 69 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 3: can't control injuries and those things happen. But the guys 70 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 3: have done a good job of going out there focusing 71 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:36,000 Speaker 3: on the game and not letting outside things distract them 72 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:39,440 Speaker 3: from the purpose of going out there playing football. 73 00:03:39,560 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 2: All right, let's start diving into this game. Bill with 74 00:03:43,440 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: to me the play of the game, and it comes 75 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: with nine to eleven left in the game, Cults are 76 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 2: up only twenty to seventeen, fourth and one on the 77 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:56,880 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay forty nine yard line and income Zire Franklin 78 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 2: on offense, and you're, oh, and what in the heck 79 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,720 Speaker 2: does Shane Steichen have dialed up here? So Zia Franklin 80 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:09,520 Speaker 2: reports into the game. Blake Freeland reports into the game. 81 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 2: So the Colts have six offensive linemen, and I mean 82 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 2: this is a this is a goal line heavy personnel, 83 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 2: the heaviest personnel we've seen the Colts put on the 84 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:22,359 Speaker 2: field all year. Tampa counters with their heavy personnel package 85 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 2: and this play, this is awesome. Like Bill, you know, 86 00:04:28,640 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 2: as a player, there are not many opportunities in a 87 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 2: game in a season where you develop a play and 88 00:04:38,279 --> 00:04:40,240 Speaker 2: it's like, hey, this play is going to work against 89 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,920 Speaker 2: this exact look, and then you call the play and 90 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,040 Speaker 2: then you get that exact look. And this is one 91 00:04:46,040 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 2: of those times where the Colts called the perfect play 92 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:55,520 Speaker 2: against the right look. It's a play action pass and 93 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,200 Speaker 2: on it, Moiley Cox goes and fakes like he's going 94 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: to go block down on Devin White, the linebacker who's 95 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 2: kind of crashing in already on the play, thinking well, 96 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: Zire Franklin's on the field, this has got to be 97 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:12,279 Speaker 2: a run. Like if the Colts put a tight end there, 98 00:05:13,080 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 2: like say, say that player instead of Zire Franklin as 99 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 2: Will Mallory or it's Kylon Granson in that spot, you're thinking, 100 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:20,520 Speaker 2: you know, maybe they could throw it out of this, 101 00:05:20,560 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 2: But it's like Zire Franklin, no offense to z who 102 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 2: says he wants to get targets. Now you're not thinking 103 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,960 Speaker 2: you're gonna throw it with Zire Franklin on field. The 104 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:33,479 Speaker 2: Gardamentshew fakes the run, He fakes the run to JT. 105 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: He holds it a little extra. Mo goes to fake 106 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 2: block Devin White and then he releases and there's no 107 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,680 Speaker 2: one thinking this ball is going to Malet Cox on 108 00:05:41,720 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 2: the Buccaneers, No Garnament, who floats the pass to Mo. 109 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 2: It gains thirty yards. After the game, Moe told me 110 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,040 Speaker 2: that the Colts had this play designed to be called 111 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 2: inside the Buccaneers thirty yard line. So he goes, well, 112 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 2: it gained thirty yards, so it would have been a touchdown. 113 00:05:58,400 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 2: But the Colts call it on the forty nine yard 114 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,360 Speaker 2: line again, it gainst thirty yards. The Colts go down 115 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 2: and score a touchdown that puts him up by ten. 116 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 2: A few plays later, Bill, just like the guts to 117 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 2: call this play right here, but then to get the 118 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 2: exact look, I mean, how do you kind of digest 119 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:19,920 Speaker 2: the the almost serendipitous nature of how this play came together. 120 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 3: It's unbelievable. I mean, I enjoy this play because, as 121 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,480 Speaker 3: you mentioned, JJ, you know, you put Zaire Franklin there. 122 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 3: More unlikely they're not thinking this is going to be 123 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 3: the pass as far as the Buccaneers concerned, because they figure, okay, 124 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 3: Zaire's Franklin is in there, He's going to block and 125 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 3: hopefully open the way for JT to get a first down. 126 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 3: So more unlikely. They'll probably run the ball. They're not 127 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 3: going to pass it. They got their you know, big, 128 00:06:44,160 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 3: big personnel in there. But it's a good play. Gardner 129 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 3: Minshew fakes the handoff to JT. JT acts like he 130 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 3: has the ball, and then the offensive line and Mo 131 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,720 Speaker 3: do a good job of selling the run as far 132 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,719 Speaker 3: as Mo blocking down, acting like he's trying to block someone, 133 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:05,599 Speaker 3: and then all of a sudden he just releases down 134 00:07:05,640 --> 00:07:07,920 Speaker 3: the middle of the field, and Garden does a good 135 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 3: job of acting of acting like he handled the ball 136 00:07:10,600 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 3: off and kind of delaying a second and then turns 137 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 3: it around and throws the ball to Molei Cox And 138 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:18,680 Speaker 3: it's a nice play, the big play, and it's a 139 00:07:18,760 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 3: lot It takes a lot of gusts to run that 140 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:23,040 Speaker 3: play on fourth down and for them to make that 141 00:07:23,120 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: big play. And I was telling Greg this on the 142 00:07:27,000 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 3: postgame show. We had to play just like that in college. 143 00:07:31,520 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 3: We ran it roughly about the same places on the 144 00:07:35,200 --> 00:07:37,760 Speaker 3: football field, right around the forty five fifty yard line 145 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:41,680 Speaker 3: around there. And it's the only thing different that we 146 00:07:41,960 --> 00:07:45,520 Speaker 3: did in college was the running back when he faked 147 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 3: the handoff. The quarterback. The running back would dive like 148 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:53,119 Speaker 3: he's diving over for the first down and he doesn't 149 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:54,800 Speaker 3: have the ball, but he acts like he has the ball, 150 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: and the quarterback does the exact same thing Gardner does. 151 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 3: He kind of hands it off and kind of delays. 152 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:01,920 Speaker 3: In the last second he throws it down the field 153 00:08:02,440 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 3: to the receiver. So we had the same almost the 154 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 3: same exact play that we ran in college. And there 155 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:10,160 Speaker 3: was a play was executed today by Mohley Cox, Gardan Menshew, 156 00:08:10,200 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 3: the offensive line, Big z JT, all those guys who 157 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: did a nice job. And I'm glad Mo got a 158 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 3: big catch there to get the ball down the field 159 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 3: and then the Colts of course moved on down the 160 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,240 Speaker 3: field and scored for a touchdown. 161 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:27,840 Speaker 2: So the story behind this play bill is when the 162 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:31,120 Speaker 2: Colts are game planning for short yarded situations. Last week, 163 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,719 Speaker 2: Tom Manning, the Colts tight ends coach, who used to 164 00:08:33,760 --> 00:08:37,760 Speaker 2: be the offensive coordinator at Iowa State, came in and said, hey, 165 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: why don't we do this, And Shane Stiken's going, okay, yeah, yeah, 166 00:08:42,160 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 2: like that could work if we get that look who's 167 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: playing fullback, And they kind of talk about it a 168 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:49,840 Speaker 2: little bit and they land on Zire Franklin. 169 00:08:50,360 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: And I mean. 170 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:56,480 Speaker 2: Again, it's like you can be like, oh ha ha, 171 00:08:56,679 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 2: like Xaire got in there. But I think that added 172 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: a little something too, just like if you're selling that 173 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,920 Speaker 2: you are running the ball here, you put Zion Franklin 174 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 2: in there. 175 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 3: I agree with you on that. I mean, I think 176 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:10,600 Speaker 3: that sells the play right there. You know, you put 177 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,760 Speaker 3: someone in there that more unlikely. You don't think it's 178 00:09:12,760 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 3: going to go out for a pass or anything like that, 179 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 3: or or you know, maybe it's not athletic enough to 180 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:19,360 Speaker 3: go out there and catch the ball. You put someone 181 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 3: in there and that's a big guy that's gonna hopefully 182 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 3: just run ram right in there and hopefully, you know, 183 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 3: push the line to get get a yard or get 184 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 3: a two yards there so you can get the first 185 00:09:28,520 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 3: down and hopefully get another set of downs. And Zaire 186 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,959 Speaker 3: and the coach soled it that they were going to 187 00:09:35,040 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 3: run the ball. And to me, that's the that's one 188 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:41,719 Speaker 3: of the big big things about that play is to 189 00:09:41,800 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 3: sell it that, hey, we are going to run the ball. 190 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,200 Speaker 3: And they did everything to show that they were going 191 00:09:46,280 --> 00:09:48,520 Speaker 3: to run the ball. But that threw a downfield and 192 00:09:48,559 --> 00:09:49,400 Speaker 3: got a big play by mo. 193 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 2: Aley Cox and just like little things with this where 194 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,439 Speaker 2: you tie in certain things again to really sell it, 195 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:59,560 Speaker 2: like the Colts run power on this Quentin Nelson pulls 196 00:09:59,600 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 2: from the left guard spot like the Colts are running 197 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,800 Speaker 2: power with Jonathan Taylor, which is a short yardage play 198 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,439 Speaker 2: you would figure you would run. And you know again 199 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 2: you know it's it's the detail of Moilei Cock's faking 200 00:10:12,880 --> 00:10:16,600 Speaker 2: the block to really sell it. Like everything was sold perfectly. 201 00:10:16,679 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 2: But I was talking to Moe after the game and 202 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,439 Speaker 2: I was just like, you know, kind of like to 203 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:23,439 Speaker 2: the point I made to you Bill of like you 204 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 2: don't get this very often where it's like you get 205 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 2: to the line of scribbage and you're like, oh my gosh, 206 00:10:29,080 --> 00:10:31,600 Speaker 2: this is it. We got them and mogos. Yeah, it's 207 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 2: like I put my hand in the dirt and it's 208 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:35,439 Speaker 2: like kid in a candy store, like you know this 209 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:38,160 Speaker 2: is gonna work. He's like that balls just floating up 210 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,160 Speaker 2: there in the air. For ten seconds. You're thinking, don't trip, 211 00:10:40,240 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 2: don't trip, don't trip. But this is also I mean, 212 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:47,120 Speaker 2: let's not lose sight of the situation. This is in 213 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:51,680 Speaker 2: where it's fourth down. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers came into 214 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:55,959 Speaker 2: this game, allowing fourth down conversions on forty percent of 215 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 2: their opponent's plays. That was the sixth best rate in 216 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:03,199 Speaker 2: the NFL. This is a good fourth down defense. And 217 00:11:03,920 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 2: the Colts previously it converted two fourth downs, but the 218 00:11:08,840 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 2: fourth down prior to this one they had not converted. 219 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 2: But Shane Steichen to call this play in this situation 220 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:17,160 Speaker 2: and to say, you know what, I trust my guys, 221 00:11:17,200 --> 00:11:21,439 Speaker 2: I trust the play. Let's go get it. That's the 222 00:11:21,520 --> 00:11:23,280 Speaker 2: kind of stuff that I think you can build on 223 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:27,720 Speaker 2: in a playoff race of that trust just growing between 224 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 2: the coach and his team and then the players going 225 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 2: out and rewarding that trust by executing the play. 226 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:36,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, when the coach shows trust and the players and 227 00:11:36,960 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 3: the players can go out there and extk the play, 228 00:11:38,920 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 3: and then the players believe that the coach trusts them 229 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,360 Speaker 3: to go out there and execute the play, and then 230 00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 3: they do go out there and extec the play. That 231 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:48,760 Speaker 3: does a lot for the team. That does a lot 232 00:11:48,840 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 3: for the players knowing that, hey, the coach trust us 233 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,400 Speaker 3: in these crucial situations that you know what, when it's 234 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,000 Speaker 3: fourth and one or it's late in the game and 235 00:11:57,120 --> 00:11:59,240 Speaker 3: we need a big play that you know, he's gonna 236 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 3: put in position to make a play, and he trusts 237 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 3: us to go out there and execut the play. And 238 00:12:03,200 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 3: that does a lot for the confidence of the players 239 00:12:06,440 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 3: as far as when they go out there and play, 240 00:12:08,240 --> 00:12:10,880 Speaker 3: and it does a lot for the coaches knowing that, hey, look, 241 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 3: I can trust these guys that when we put them 242 00:12:13,160 --> 00:12:16,439 Speaker 3: in a situation where it's a fourth down or it's 243 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 3: a crucial situation, they are going to produce and make 244 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,760 Speaker 3: the play. So, you know, hats off to the coaches 245 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,120 Speaker 3: for trusting them, Hats off for the coaches for putting 246 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 3: the play in. I love the design of the play. 247 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 3: I love all the plays that they they did and ran, 248 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 3: and especially one with Pittman and Pittman catches then one 249 00:12:34,840 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 3: on fourth down as well. So you know, it's just 250 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,679 Speaker 3: exciting to see these guys when they go out there 251 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 3: and what they're going to do each and every week, 252 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:47,520 Speaker 3: because it seems like it's something different every week. If 253 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 3: it's a fourth down play, or if it's a third 254 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,199 Speaker 3: down play near the goal line or a fourth down 255 00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 3: play near the goal line, they do something different, something 256 00:12:55,679 --> 00:12:58,439 Speaker 3: that the other team hasn't seen. If it's a different personnel, 257 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 3: different formation, if it's running the ball, throwing the ball. 258 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 3: They do something different to keep the teams off balance, 259 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 3: and I'd love to see that. So it's kind of 260 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,200 Speaker 3: exciting and you're kind of looking forward to the next 261 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:11,280 Speaker 3: game and see what the Coast are going to do 262 00:13:11,400 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 3: offensively that's going to be a little bit different than 263 00:13:13,440 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 3: they to have done in the past. 264 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:18,120 Speaker 2: Well, talking about that that fourth down to Pittman, this 265 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 2: is another one. I mean, I think it's probably gonna 266 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 2: get lost in, you know, the the kind of wash 267 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 2: of the game with Mo having that big play, but 268 00:13:25,640 --> 00:13:29,200 Speaker 2: another just like awesome play call by Shane Steichen exactly 269 00:13:29,200 --> 00:13:33,000 Speaker 2: where you have Pittman Bill kind of lined up almost 270 00:13:33,040 --> 00:13:38,520 Speaker 2: as an h back and the Colts on fourth and 271 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:42,520 Speaker 2: and one they run a faked Zach Moss and that 272 00:13:42,760 --> 00:13:47,480 Speaker 2: gets the defensive back there, number twenty three or number 273 00:13:47,480 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 2: twenty nine, Jamel Dean, who's supposed to be in cover 274 00:13:50,080 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 2: John Pittman on the play that gets him to bite, 275 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:55,200 Speaker 2: so he crashes down and run support, thinking all right, 276 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 2: it's fourth and one, they're just gonna they're gonna run 277 00:13:56,960 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 2: into Moss here and then you have you know, you're 278 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:03,000 Speaker 2: get man coverage on the outside, so downs and Pierced 279 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:07,760 Speaker 2: both run off their defenders and Pittman's just wide open. 280 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,240 Speaker 2: You get twenty four yards on that on fourth down. 281 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 2: I mean the Colts on two fourth down plays gained 282 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:17,400 Speaker 2: fifty four yards in this game. Two fourth and one 283 00:14:17,400 --> 00:14:19,640 Speaker 2: plays in your midfield, you get fifty four yards. That's awesome. 284 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:23,360 Speaker 2: And both of those fourth down conversions led to touchdowns. 285 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 3: Bill exactly. I mean, that's and that's to me, the 286 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 3: beauty of it. The coaches of trusting the players say hey, 287 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:33,560 Speaker 3: look we're among these fourth down plays not just to 288 00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 3: get their first down and things like that. Yeah, we 289 00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,600 Speaker 3: need the first down, but we want to finish these 290 00:14:38,680 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 3: drives off. We want to score touchdowns, we want to 291 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 3: get some points. And the Coats did that. They got 292 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 3: points off of those fourth down plays. Now off of 293 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:48,360 Speaker 3: those fourth down plays, but those drives that they continue 294 00:14:48,480 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 3: after the of the fourth down plays that they were 295 00:14:50,600 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 3: successful on. So it's great that the guys did. That's 296 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 3: great to have those plays and to see what the 297 00:14:58,200 --> 00:15:01,440 Speaker 3: coaches design and and how the players go out and 298 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:04,480 Speaker 3: execute it. And it's someone different, you know, one was 299 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 3: Pittman and one was Miley Cox. So that shows you 300 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:10,400 Speaker 3: the coach has trusting all these guys out there so 301 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,040 Speaker 3: to put those guys in position to make plays. And 302 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:16,240 Speaker 3: that's the beauty of it. The opposing team doesn't know 303 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 3: who's it going to, who which guy's going to be 304 00:15:20,040 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 3: in regards to who's going to make the play to 305 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 3: get that successful catch or run for a first down 306 00:15:25,960 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 3: on fourth down. And that's that to me, that's one 307 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,880 Speaker 3: of the beautiful things about watching this team going out 308 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,200 Speaker 3: there and play. It's something different each and every week, 309 00:15:33,560 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 3: and it's exciting to see. Is you know, I'm I'm 310 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 3: always looking forward to what's going to happen next with 311 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:40,640 Speaker 3: this Coats offense. 312 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,720 Speaker 2: All right, So that's two plays out of seventy that 313 00:15:43,800 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 2: we've kind of been to your Bill on a more 314 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 2: down to down basis. For the offense, the Colts run 315 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 2: the ball twenty seven times for one hundred and fifty 316 00:15:53,320 --> 00:15:56,120 Speaker 2: five yards. They average five point seven yards per carry. 317 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 2: This is against a Buccaneers defense that entered Week twelve 318 00:16:00,760 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 2: fifth in the NFL, allowing ninety rushing yards per game 319 00:16:03,600 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 2: and three point seven yards per carry. And Bill I 320 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:10,920 Speaker 2: talked about it with you guys on the pregame show. 321 00:16:11,080 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 2: Just like I was fascinated as to what tweak Shane 322 00:16:14,120 --> 00:16:16,040 Speaker 2: Steichen was going to bring in coming out of the 323 00:16:16,080 --> 00:16:18,760 Speaker 2: bye week, and yeah, you got your kind of designery 324 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 2: plays here on fourth down, but on a down to 325 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:23,760 Speaker 2: down basis, the Colts found a solution running the football 326 00:16:24,560 --> 00:16:27,880 Speaker 2: and Jonathan Taylory goes fifteen for ninety one six point 327 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 2: seven six point one yards per cary excuse me, with 328 00:16:30,960 --> 00:16:34,320 Speaker 2: two touchdowns, Zack Moss eight for fifty five six point 329 00:16:34,480 --> 00:16:37,720 Speaker 2: nine yards per carry. This is a good day for 330 00:16:37,760 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 2: the Colts running the football against a front led by Videvea, 331 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 2: who's one of the best run defending defensive tackles in 332 00:16:44,080 --> 00:16:48,200 Speaker 2: the NFL. Colts going for what they did on the ground, 333 00:16:48,320 --> 00:16:51,640 Speaker 2: that was huge. That is a huge positive thing for 334 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,840 Speaker 2: the Colts to build on going into the latter part 335 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 2: of the season here. 336 00:16:55,040 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 3: It's definitely huge for these guys to, you know, for 337 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,800 Speaker 3: them to build on knowing that, hey, they can run 338 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 3: the ball when they need to run the ball. And 339 00:17:01,640 --> 00:17:03,600 Speaker 3: I like that what they did as far as it 340 00:17:03,640 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 3: did a little up tempo during the game to kind of, 341 00:17:06,840 --> 00:17:09,480 Speaker 3: you know, keep them in so they couldn't do some 342 00:17:09,560 --> 00:17:12,120 Speaker 3: different things on defense and keep them off balanced there, 343 00:17:12,200 --> 00:17:14,720 Speaker 3: but give the offensive line a lot of credit for 344 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 3: opening some holes for these guys and pushing those guys. 345 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,719 Speaker 3: I won't say push them around, but just holding them 346 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 3: off and opening up the hole so JT and Zach 347 00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:27,439 Speaker 3: can get some running room there and make some big plays. 348 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 3: And those guys made some big plays. You know, you 349 00:17:29,240 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 3: had JT. One of his longest runs, as long as 350 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 3: run was seventeen yards, and Zach moss long as run 351 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:36,879 Speaker 3: was sixteen yards, so it wasn't just you know plow 352 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 3: you know, yard here, yard here. They would make some 353 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 3: big runs there and give the officsive line credit. And 354 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 3: then you have you know, you put Wesley French in there, 355 00:17:44,160 --> 00:17:46,800 Speaker 3: Kelly's out. Give that young man credit for going out 356 00:17:46,840 --> 00:17:49,560 Speaker 3: there competing and playing hard and playing well. And for 357 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 3: the rest of the guys rallying around everyone to make 358 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 3: the plays out there so these guys can run the football. 359 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 3: Talking about Jonathan Taylor and Zach Moss and those guys 360 00:17:59,920 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 3: know that those guys are gonna run hard, so it 361 00:18:01,640 --> 00:18:03,359 Speaker 3: makes it a lot easier for those guys to block 362 00:18:04,240 --> 00:18:06,879 Speaker 3: for them and knowing that they're going to make some 363 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 3: positive yards and it's easy for Zach and Jonathan to 364 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 3: run the offsive line wants to plow these guys and 365 00:18:15,200 --> 00:18:17,880 Speaker 3: establish a physical presence out there in a football field 366 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 3: and move the line of scrimmage down the field so 367 00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:22,439 Speaker 3: they can create some space for those guys to run 368 00:18:22,480 --> 00:18:22,960 Speaker 3: the football. 369 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, Bill, I'm glad you brought up Wesley French because 370 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,360 Speaker 2: this is a kid who was an undrafted free agent 371 00:18:29,440 --> 00:18:31,800 Speaker 2: last year out of Western Michigan. Doesn't play it all 372 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:36,320 Speaker 2: in twenty twenty one, and he started three games this 373 00:18:36,440 --> 00:18:38,800 Speaker 2: year for the Colts, two of which have come against 374 00:18:38,840 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 2: the Ravens and the Buccaneers, two of the most blitz 375 00:18:41,880 --> 00:18:46,639 Speaker 2: heavy teams in the NFL. And the Buccaneers didn't blitz 376 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,920 Speaker 2: as much as I think you might expect in this game. 377 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,919 Speaker 2: On Gardner Mitchew's forty five dropbacks, Tampa Bay blitzed fourteen times. 378 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,159 Speaker 2: That's below their season average of about forty eight percent. 379 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 2: But on those fourteen dropbacks, garda Mitch who completed eight 380 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,399 Speaker 2: to fourteen passes for one hundred and seven yards and 381 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 2: wasn't sacked. And I talked to Quentin Nelson about this 382 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 2: after the game, like how impressed he was with just 383 00:19:10,200 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 2: the mental load that Wesley French has to take on 384 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 2: as a center who doesn't have a ton of NFL 385 00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:20,480 Speaker 2: experience going against a Todd Bowles coordinated defense, And Q said, 386 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:22,960 Speaker 2: you know, it's a testament to the work that he's 387 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 2: put in, but also the questions that he's been asking, 388 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:28,359 Speaker 2: Like you said, they'd be going through blitz stuff and 389 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:30,639 Speaker 2: Wesley French would say, Okay, well what if they do this, 390 00:19:30,760 --> 00:19:35,359 Speaker 2: what if they do that? And that just that preparation 391 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 2: that he has brought into every game. You can tell 392 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 2: that the line trusts him and the entire team trusts 393 00:19:40,800 --> 00:19:44,080 Speaker 2: him at center to get those calls right. And today 394 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:46,639 Speaker 2: it worked. And I think Tampa probably didn't blitz as 395 00:19:46,720 --> 00:19:50,240 Speaker 2: much because Levante David wasn't in this game, their their 396 00:19:50,320 --> 00:19:53,879 Speaker 2: star veteran linebacker. But still when Tampa did blitz, it 397 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:58,520 Speaker 2: was not as effective as they've generally been this year. 398 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:03,160 Speaker 2: And that's a testament to an offensive line that didn't 399 00:20:03,280 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 2: have its starting center, who's, by the way, the most 400 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:10,479 Speaker 2: experienced player on the team in that game at that position. 401 00:20:11,280 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 3: Well, give those guys credit. You know, they did a 402 00:20:13,040 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 3: good job of prepping for the game and getting ready, 403 00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 3: and give Wesley French credit also not just prepping for 404 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,720 Speaker 3: this game, but he's prepped all along, you know, so 405 00:20:21,840 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 3: he stayed up abreast of what's going on, so he 406 00:20:24,440 --> 00:20:27,399 Speaker 3: knows the things that are going on. So this is 407 00:20:27,480 --> 00:20:30,320 Speaker 3: not anything new for him. But he also was a 408 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,600 Speaker 3: guy that's very inquisitive, wants to find out, hey, if 409 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:36,399 Speaker 3: they do this, if this happens, what should we do here? 410 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:38,000 Speaker 3: What do we need to do here? Or what's the 411 00:20:38,080 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 3: best call and make? What should what should we do? 412 00:20:41,560 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 3: And that is good, I mean that's good for someone 413 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:46,680 Speaker 3: to be thinking about those things, but someone that is 414 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:50,160 Speaker 3: very concerned and and uh looking out for the best 415 00:20:50,200 --> 00:20:53,359 Speaker 3: interests of everyone else out there on the offensive line. 416 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 3: But he's going out through executing and playing, and that's 417 00:20:56,040 --> 00:20:59,639 Speaker 3: what That's what guys that are professionals do. You go 418 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:02,679 Speaker 3: out and you stay prepared, no matter if you're playing 419 00:21:02,960 --> 00:21:05,560 Speaker 3: or not playing, you want to prepare like you are 420 00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:08,680 Speaker 3: going to play. And give a Wesley French credit, I mean, 421 00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:10,680 Speaker 3: knowing that he was going to go out there and play, 422 00:21:11,080 --> 00:21:14,040 Speaker 3: did a nice job, and the guys rallied around him 423 00:21:14,520 --> 00:21:17,000 Speaker 3: and supported him, and the guys did a nice job. 424 00:21:17,080 --> 00:21:19,520 Speaker 3: They did a nice job opening some holes for the 425 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:22,679 Speaker 3: running game. And give those guys credit and give Gardener 426 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:26,280 Speaker 3: enough time to know complete some passes out there. And yes, 427 00:21:26,440 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 3: Gardner did it, sacked twice. But you know what, give 428 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:31,959 Speaker 3: the office line credit. They did the job they need 429 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:35,640 Speaker 3: to do to create holes and give Gardener enough time 430 00:21:35,680 --> 00:21:36,400 Speaker 3: to pass the ball. 431 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,040 Speaker 2: Defensively, this is a game where you know, yeah, I 432 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 2: know Mike Evans, you know he got his He had 433 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 2: two touchdowns in this game, including a twenty six yarder, 434 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:48,560 Speaker 2: But ultimately the Colts defense finished the game out and 435 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,840 Speaker 2: that's something that has been an emphasis for that group. 436 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 2: But you know, hey, if we have a chance to 437 00:21:54,560 --> 00:21:56,680 Speaker 2: win the game for us, we got to go do it. 438 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:03,320 Speaker 2: And for Ampson, Ebicom h third and four, like the 439 00:22:03,400 --> 00:22:05,520 Speaker 2: balls at the Tampa Bay forty one yard line. Tampa 440 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 2: Bay needs a touchdown. This game is not over yet, 441 00:22:09,080 --> 00:22:13,280 Speaker 2: and no one near over, no no, And Ebicom comes 442 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,920 Speaker 2: screaming off the edge against Tristan Wurfs, who is a 443 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 2: really good player, like a really good NFL left tackle, 444 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:23,480 Speaker 2: and gets that strip sack. 445 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:25,119 Speaker 1: Like that. 446 00:22:25,640 --> 00:22:28,840 Speaker 2: That's the kind of play right there that playoff teams need, 447 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: the legit contenders need, and Dio Dango recovers the ball. 448 00:22:35,680 --> 00:22:38,399 Speaker 2: Colts go down. Jonathan Taylor Winds up sealing it. But 449 00:22:39,080 --> 00:22:42,920 Speaker 2: for the defense to do that in that situation that 450 00:22:43,080 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 2: it again, that's that's what you need as a playoff contender. 451 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,240 Speaker 2: It's not going to be just on the offense. You 452 00:22:48,359 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 2: gotta get plays by the defense like this and Samson 453 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 2: ebicom he made the play, and he made the play 454 00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 2: that didn't clinch the Colts win, but basically made it. 455 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,240 Speaker 2: H you know, as close to a formality as possible 456 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,440 Speaker 2: that the Colts are going to win the game. 457 00:23:04,160 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, and that's what you want. I mean, you know, 458 00:23:05,600 --> 00:23:08,600 Speaker 3: that's that's what you talk about playing team football. To me, 459 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 3: you play team football by you know, what was the 460 00:23:11,040 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 3: defensive times? Defensive defenses time to make a play. They 461 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:18,240 Speaker 3: go out there and they make a play. Samson Ebacon 462 00:23:18,400 --> 00:23:20,600 Speaker 3: needed to make a play. Someone on defense needs to 463 00:23:20,640 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 3: make a make a play, and he did. He gets 464 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:26,480 Speaker 3: a strip sack there and Dio recovers it. And the 465 00:23:26,600 --> 00:23:29,239 Speaker 3: guys played well. They played what they did what they 466 00:23:29,280 --> 00:23:31,320 Speaker 3: needed to do to win the game. And that's what 467 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:34,359 Speaker 3: you want those guys to do when they step out there. 468 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:36,320 Speaker 3: And give Samson credit. I think, you know, I think 469 00:23:36,320 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 3: he's been playing well all year long, doing a nice 470 00:23:39,240 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 3: job putting pressure on the quarterback, getting sacks, getting tackles. 471 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:46,639 Speaker 3: You know, he had two sacks today and you know 472 00:23:47,080 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 3: four combined tackles. So give the young man credit's doing 473 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:52,600 Speaker 3: a good job out there. And and so it was 474 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,680 Speaker 3: in dial dall was playing well and then a lot 475 00:23:54,680 --> 00:23:56,720 Speaker 3: of the guys playing well. You know, the Coats with 476 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,360 Speaker 3: six sacks today. You know you have like me said, 477 00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 3: Dio has a half a sack. You have Land half 478 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:05,320 Speaker 3: a sack, you have pay has a sack. So those 479 00:24:05,359 --> 00:24:07,240 Speaker 3: guys went out there and did a nice job. So 480 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,320 Speaker 3: give those guys a lot of credit. And by putting 481 00:24:10,359 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 3: pressure on the quarterback and getting to Baker Mayfield and 482 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 3: I'm you know, keeping him in the pocket for the 483 00:24:17,160 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 3: most part. 484 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 2: DeForest Buckner also had another great game where okay, he 485 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:24,400 Speaker 2: did have a sack, but like you turn on the tape, 486 00:24:24,560 --> 00:24:28,280 Speaker 2: he affected so many plays in this game against the run, 487 00:24:28,359 --> 00:24:31,120 Speaker 2: in the pass, uh, you know, he's batting passes down 488 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:33,640 Speaker 2: at the line of scrimmage and getting pressure on Baker Mayfield. 489 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,879 Speaker 2: He's getting TFLs. I can't wait for Grover Stewart to 490 00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:39,359 Speaker 2: come back to see you know, maybe it gets to 491 00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 2: Forest on leash a little bit more on the interior. 492 00:24:42,640 --> 00:24:44,280 Speaker 2: We got one more game, by the way for Grover 493 00:24:44,359 --> 00:24:47,120 Speaker 2: Stewart to be out before he's able to come back again. 494 00:24:47,480 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 2: Just another just great game to me for Forrest Buckner 495 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,600 Speaker 2: and the other guys in that defensive line eat. When 496 00:24:53,640 --> 00:24:55,959 Speaker 2: to Forest is playing as well as he is right now, 497 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:58,560 Speaker 2: you know, you talk about Samson getting two sacks, quid 498 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:01,520 Speaker 2: he gets a sack, Isaiya Lane gets sack, Taekwon Lewis 499 00:25:01,520 --> 00:25:03,399 Speaker 2: gets a sack dio when out of Timmy why at 500 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,680 Speaker 2: a bar a split a sack. When DeForest Buckner is 501 00:25:05,680 --> 00:25:07,480 Speaker 2: playing as well as he did today, he is a 502 00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:12,280 Speaker 2: problem for any opposing offensive line and he had a 503 00:25:12,359 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 2: huge impact on the Yakoma of this game once again. 504 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,280 Speaker 3: And that's what team football is all about. Where guys 505 00:25:17,400 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 3: like the Forrest Buckner out there doing their job, and 506 00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 3: you know, while they're doing a job, everyone else is 507 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,440 Speaker 3: doing their job. And you know, the Forest might not 508 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:29,159 Speaker 3: get the big numbers or big stats as far as 509 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,600 Speaker 3: tackle for losses or passes deflected or sacks, but what 510 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:35,520 Speaker 3: he's doing is doing a job creating opportunities for the 511 00:25:35,640 --> 00:25:38,119 Speaker 3: other guys to make big plays. And those guys are 512 00:25:38,119 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 3: making big plays and to me, that's what a leader does. 513 00:25:40,560 --> 00:25:43,119 Speaker 3: And the Forest is one of those guys out in 514 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,760 Speaker 3: a football field that's consistently playing well doing his job 515 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:49,359 Speaker 3: so other guys can do their job. And that's what 516 00:25:49,520 --> 00:25:52,239 Speaker 3: to me, team football is all about, especially on one 517 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,639 Speaker 3: side of the football, either defensive side of football on 518 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:57,200 Speaker 3: the offensive side of the football. Those each guy doing 519 00:25:57,240 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 3: their job so the whole team, the whole unit can 520 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:04,600 Speaker 3: be successful, especially individuals on the team, say like the 521 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:08,120 Speaker 3: other guys on the team like Samson or Quitty pay 522 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 3: or dio By DeForest is doing his job. So hats 523 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 3: off to DeForrest Man just being consistent game in and 524 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:18,000 Speaker 3: game out, and that's what you expect from DeForrest Buckner. 525 00:26:18,640 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 2: One other shout out on defense, we got to give 526 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 2: Ronnie Harrison Junior. This guy. This guy converts from safety 527 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 2: to linebacker to will linebacker over the last couple of 528 00:26:31,080 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 2: months since the Colts signed him to their practice squad. 529 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,520 Speaker 2: And I mean Ronnie Harrison's been in the NFL for 530 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,200 Speaker 2: a little bit now, Like this isn't some guy the 531 00:26:40,240 --> 00:26:41,959 Speaker 2: culture like oh we're gonna take you know, a flyer 532 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,520 Speaker 2: on a project player. This is a former third round 533 00:26:44,600 --> 00:26:47,440 Speaker 2: draft pick out of Alabama. Got a lot of pedigree, 534 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 2: you know he has. He had five career interceptions coming 535 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 2: into this game, starting forty five games at safety in 536 00:26:56,160 --> 00:26:58,960 Speaker 2: his career for Jacksonville and Cleveland, And all of a 537 00:26:58,960 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 2: sudden he comes in at will linebacker for the Colts 538 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:05,320 Speaker 2: and he only plays seven snaps, but he gets an 539 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,920 Speaker 2: interception on one of them, and it's funny, Bill, I'm 540 00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,640 Speaker 2: up in the PA booth and it was the first 541 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 2: time I noticed he was on the field, and I 542 00:27:13,520 --> 00:27:16,359 Speaker 2: kind of said to Greg Rakestraw and Dave our Spotder 543 00:27:16,440 --> 00:27:18,480 Speaker 2: up there, like, oh, hey, you know, there's Ronnie Harrison. 544 00:27:18,560 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 2: Just made that move from a safety to linebacker. And 545 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 2: then he goes and picks off Baker Mayfield on the 546 00:27:23,080 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 2: next play, and it wasn't the first play he was 547 00:27:25,960 --> 00:27:27,919 Speaker 2: in the game. Unfortunately. That would have been a great narrative. 548 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 2: But that's not easy, Like, let let's not lose sight 549 00:27:33,760 --> 00:27:40,000 Speaker 2: of how impressive it is that Ronnie Harrison has changed positions. 550 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,440 Speaker 2: Even if there are some similarities between will linebacker and 551 00:27:43,600 --> 00:27:47,680 Speaker 2: strong safety in Gus Bradley's defense, that is a different 552 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 2: position you play with different leverage, different technique. And he 553 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,359 Speaker 2: went out there and made a big impact in his 554 00:27:53,520 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 2: first game since being signed to the team. After the 555 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:57,919 Speaker 2: Colts waved Shaquille Leonard. 556 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:00,800 Speaker 3: Give them, they give them man it uh, you know, 557 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:05,320 Speaker 3: going out there playing and stepping into a new position 558 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 3: and going there and making a play, and you could 559 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:10,800 Speaker 3: tell he has some safety or some corner or some 560 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,320 Speaker 3: defensive back, I should say, in him because the way 561 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,840 Speaker 3: he caught that ball, and he caught that ball pretty 562 00:28:15,880 --> 00:28:19,200 Speaker 3: well on an interception, so you know, give give, give 563 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 3: the young man some credit there, and he played play 564 00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 3: the play well and it's you happy to see that 565 00:28:25,520 --> 00:28:28,119 Speaker 3: for someone going out there and just you know, he 566 00:28:28,160 --> 00:28:29,600 Speaker 3: didn't know how much he was going to play, and 567 00:28:29,640 --> 00:28:32,000 Speaker 3: he got in and he took advantage of the opportunity. 568 00:28:32,040 --> 00:28:33,760 Speaker 3: When the opportunity came for him to make a play, 569 00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,640 Speaker 3: he made a play and it was a big play 570 00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,440 Speaker 3: the Coats, if I'm not mistaken, they converted that interception 571 00:28:38,560 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 3: into some points for themselves and off that So that 572 00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 3: was that's what you want to do, you know. You see, 573 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:46,560 Speaker 3: you know, the defense makes a good play and then 574 00:28:47,040 --> 00:28:49,880 Speaker 3: you know, hopefully the offense gets the ball and after 575 00:28:49,960 --> 00:28:52,640 Speaker 3: that turnover there and the offense goes down and scores points, 576 00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:54,640 Speaker 3: and that's what that's what you want. You want to 577 00:28:55,320 --> 00:28:58,040 Speaker 3: take those turnovers and get something positive eye of that 578 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:02,520 Speaker 3: and score points. And the Coats did that. So give 579 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:04,560 Speaker 3: give the young man some credits there for the play 580 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:06,960 Speaker 3: he made. I'm happy for him. And you know what, 581 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:11,360 Speaker 3: when someone is this comes up like that and just 582 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,280 Speaker 3: on the act of Rostin and it gets an opportunity 583 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,000 Speaker 3: to go out there and play, you know, you want 584 00:29:16,080 --> 00:29:18,320 Speaker 3: them to show what they can do out there in 585 00:29:18,320 --> 00:29:20,479 Speaker 3: the football field. And he showed that he can make 586 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 3: a play. And he did make a play. 587 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:23,360 Speaker 1: All right. 588 00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:25,960 Speaker 2: Well, the Colts are as we speak again, they are 589 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:30,360 Speaker 2: the seven seed in the AFC following that Buffalo Philadelphia 590 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,800 Speaker 2: absolute thriller. Buffalo's loss drops them to six and six, 591 00:29:35,480 --> 00:29:40,040 Speaker 2: So real quick. The AFC standings right now for wildcard spots. 592 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 2: Bill number five seed is Pittsburgh at seven and four. 593 00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:46,120 Speaker 2: The Colts will play the Steelers in a couple of weeks. 594 00:29:46,720 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 2: That game. The start time and day of that is 595 00:29:49,520 --> 00:29:51,840 Speaker 2: still to be determined. The NFL could flex that game 596 00:29:51,880 --> 00:29:55,440 Speaker 2: into a standalone window on Saturday based on it being 597 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,080 Speaker 2: a game between two teams that are currently in the playoffs. Bill, 598 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 2: you feel pretty good about that game being in some 599 00:30:01,760 --> 00:30:05,400 Speaker 2: sort of standalone window. We'll see what the NFL decides 600 00:30:05,480 --> 00:30:08,600 Speaker 2: in the coming days and weeks. Number six seed is 601 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 2: the Cleveland Browns, a team the Colts lost to back 602 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 2: in Week seven. They are also seven and four, with 603 00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:17,880 Speaker 2: the Steelers and then the Colts at six and five. Currently, 604 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:22,040 Speaker 2: they have the headhead tiebreaker over the Houston Texans at 605 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 2: six and five, and they have the conference record tiebreaker 606 00:30:27,160 --> 00:30:29,959 Speaker 2: over the six and five Denver Broncos. The Colts are 607 00:30:29,960 --> 00:30:32,320 Speaker 2: four and three in the AFC. The Broncos are three 608 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:35,680 Speaker 2: and four in conference, so the Colts got to keep 609 00:30:35,680 --> 00:30:38,360 Speaker 2: winning these conference games. They have three in a row 610 00:30:38,480 --> 00:30:41,440 Speaker 2: coming up, ending with what could be a huge game 611 00:30:42,040 --> 00:30:45,880 Speaker 2: in the AFC playoff picture against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Again, 612 00:30:45,920 --> 00:30:48,040 Speaker 2: the Broncos are ninth. The Buffalo Bills are tenth at 613 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,880 Speaker 2: six and six. They have a bye this coming up 614 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 2: this week, and then the Cincinnati Bengals are at five 615 00:30:52,880 --> 00:30:55,640 Speaker 2: and six in the eleven seed, the Colts to play 616 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 2: them in two weeks. The twelve seed Las Vegas Raiders 617 00:30:58,480 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 2: are five and seven, and then, pending the outcome of 618 00:31:01,680 --> 00:31:05,960 Speaker 2: the Chargers Ravens games tonight, you got the Chargers down 619 00:31:06,000 --> 00:31:09,040 Speaker 2: there with four wins. The Titans and Jets also have 620 00:31:09,520 --> 00:31:13,520 Speaker 2: four wins. Bill, we're talking about the playoffs. I love 621 00:31:13,560 --> 00:31:15,080 Speaker 2: it like that. 622 00:31:15,680 --> 00:31:17,720 Speaker 3: It's good to be talking about the playoffs this time 623 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:19,160 Speaker 3: of the year. And that's what you want to be 624 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:23,640 Speaker 3: talking about in November and December, having an opportunity to 625 00:31:23,800 --> 00:31:27,280 Speaker 3: make the playoffs. And that's that's that sounds good. You know, 626 00:31:27,360 --> 00:31:29,760 Speaker 3: it's kind of as refreshing to hear that that these 627 00:31:29,840 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 3: guys have an opportunity, and that's all you want as 628 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 3: a player. You just want an opportunity. And they have 629 00:31:34,240 --> 00:31:37,200 Speaker 3: this opportunity, and you know what, they can take care 630 00:31:37,200 --> 00:31:39,480 Speaker 3: of business. Good things can happen by the end of 631 00:31:39,520 --> 00:31:39,920 Speaker 3: the season. 632 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:44,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, and we're gonna keep having breakdowns of all these 633 00:31:44,680 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 2: next six Colts games and hopefully more right here on 634 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:51,760 Speaker 2: Instant Reaction on the Colts Audio Network. All right, coming 635 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 2: up this week here on the Colts Audio Network, keep 636 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,040 Speaker 2: it locked in for the Official Colts podcast on Tuesday 637 00:31:57,160 --> 00:32:01,920 Speaker 2: and Thursday. Inside Football. Rick Van Terry is out on Wednesday, 638 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,480 Speaker 2: and then Bill and I will be back a week 639 00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 2: from Sunday for a breakdown of the Colts and the 640 00:32:08,560 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 2: Tennessee Titans. The Colts gotta go down to Tennessee and 641 00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 2: win that game in Nashville next week against a tough 642 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:19,600 Speaker 2: divisional opponent that just knocked off the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. Anyways, 643 00:32:19,680 --> 00:32:21,840 Speaker 2: we will talk to you next Sunday here on Instant 644 00:32:21,920 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 2: Reaction on the Colts Today Audio Network for Bill Brooks. 645 00:32:25,000 --> 00:32:27,720 Speaker 2: I'm JJ Stankowitz. Thank you so much for listening. We 646 00:32:27,720 --> 00:32:30,160 Speaker 2: will talk to you after the Colts face the Tennessee Titans.