1 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: Welcome to Colts Round Table Live on ninety three five 2 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,240 Speaker 1: and one oh seven five. The fans Now, he's gonna 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 1: stumble up and he's gonna be sacked. Terius Leonard is 4 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: gonna bring him down. Keep it way down field for 5 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 1: Zac Pascal touchdown. We're talking Colts and recapping the action 6 00:00:17,840 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: way down field. For Jack Toyle, he's got it. Touchdown 7 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: back ten five touchdown pet jot of the Taylor touchdown. 8 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: Hi in d Why Now Here's the Voice of the Colts, 9 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:33,519 Speaker 1: Matt Taylor, live from the Power Home Solar Radio Studio. 10 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,920 Speaker 1: Good evening and welcome to Colts Round Table Live tonight, 11 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:39,320 Speaker 1: brought to you by Citizens Energy Group Round to be 12 00:00:39,360 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: the Colts conservation partner. Find winning conservation tips at Citizens 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,240 Speaker 1: Energy Group dot com. I'm Matt Taylor with you until 14 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: seven o'clock tonight. You're on ninety three five and one 15 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 1: oh seven five The Fan the Home of the Colts. 16 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:53,800 Speaker 1: Following us tonight, it's Inside I U Basketball with Don 17 00:00:53,840 --> 00:00:56,560 Speaker 1: Fisher and Mike Woodson. But the Colts dropped a chance 18 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 1: to punch their ticket to the playoffs. On Sundays, they 19 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: fell to the Raiders twenty three to twenty The Colts 20 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 1: drop act to nine and seven on the season, but 21 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,440 Speaker 1: a win next Sunday in Jacksonville still guarantees them a 22 00:01:07,440 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: playoff spot as a wild card team. Hopes of winning 23 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: the AFC South went out the window on Sunday as 24 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,000 Speaker 1: the Titans clinched the division for the second straight year. 25 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: The Raiders, who came into the game desperate for a 26 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: win to keep their playoff hopes alive, they started fast. 27 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 1: They scored a touchdown on their first drive of the 28 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,039 Speaker 1: game and blitzed out to an early ten to nothing lead. 29 00:01:25,319 --> 00:01:27,679 Speaker 1: They would lead thirteen to three as well, before a 30 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: touchdown by Jonathan Taylor closed the game to thirteen to 31 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 1: ten and a half time. The Colts scored a touchdown 32 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,720 Speaker 1: on the first drive of the third quarter as well 33 00:01:34,959 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: and took the lead seventeen to thirteen. The touchdown came 34 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 1: on a deep shot by Carson Wentz that was tipped 35 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:42,800 Speaker 1: by a pair of Raiders defenders at the goal line. 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: The ball was deflected into the air and right to 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 1: t Y Hilton standing on the end zone for forty 38 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: five yards score. The Colts had multiple chances to go 39 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:53,120 Speaker 1: up two scores in the second half, but the Raiders 40 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: defense held the Colts in check. Las Vegas took the 41 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 1: lead twenty to seventeen on an eleven yard Derek Carr 42 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: touchdown pass with just over eleven minutes to go in 43 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: the game. The Colts would then go on a nine 44 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: minute and twenty two second drive that stalled out at 45 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: the Las Vegas twenty two yard line. Michael Badgley made 46 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: a forty one yard fuel goal with just under two 47 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: minutes to play to tie the game at twenty, but 48 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,400 Speaker 1: the Colts would never get the ball back as the 49 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: Raiders milk the clock, forced the Colts to use timeouts 50 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 1: and kicked a walk off Fueld goal as time expired 51 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: for the win. Despite the loss, the Colts had more sacks, 52 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:27,240 Speaker 1: they won the turnover battle two to zero, had more 53 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: rushing yards and fewer penalties than the Raiders. Jonathan Taylor 54 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: rushed for one hundred and eight yards and set the 55 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: Colts single season rushing record. He passed Edgren James season 56 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: total in two thousand for that feat. Taylor also found 57 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:41,480 Speaker 1: the end zone of the first half and is now 58 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: tied with Lenny Moore for the most total touchdowns in 59 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,240 Speaker 1: a single season in franchise history, and he can break 60 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: that mark with the score next Sunday against the Jaguars. 61 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 1: Taylor also became the youngest player in NFL history with 62 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: two thousand plus scrimmage yards and twenty plus touchdowns from 63 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: scrimmage and a single season. And to top it off, 64 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:02,799 Speaker 1: he Edgren James for the most one hundred yard rushing 65 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: games and a single season in franchise history with ten 66 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: and he can break that record next Sunday as well. 67 00:03:08,919 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 1: In Week eighteen. So the Colts will go back to 68 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 1: work this week looking to correct mistakes and they'll be 69 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: looking for their first road win over the Jaguars since 70 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen in the regular season finale. We've got a 71 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: loaded show as always Tonight coming up, we'll recap the 72 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,640 Speaker 1: game in more depth with Rick Venturry and Joe Rights. 73 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: They'll join me on the next segment, and we're taking 74 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,920 Speaker 1: your questions all show long using hashtag Colts Roundtable. If 75 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: you have a question or comment on the Colts for 76 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Joe for Rick twittered in using hashtag Colts Roundtable, and 77 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: you can use that same hashtag to visit or ask 78 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:43,520 Speaker 1: your questions for head coach Frank Reich as well, who 79 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: joined us on the phone right now, brought to you 80 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:49,840 Speaker 1: by Citizens Energy Group coach. Obviously tough game on Sunday. 81 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:51,920 Speaker 1: What did the game boil down to in your mind 82 00:03:51,960 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 1: after you watch the tape today? Really just came up 83 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:56,600 Speaker 1: a little bit short in all three phases. You know, 84 00:03:56,680 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: a game that comes down to a three point game 85 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: on the last play of the game. You can understand 86 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: why you can't look at just one play or one phase. 87 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,600 Speaker 1: It really comes from we all just got to be 88 00:04:08,600 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: a little bit better. How disappointing was it not being 89 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:14,280 Speaker 1: able to to get that game, win the game at 90 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,800 Speaker 1: home and the regular season home finale in front of 91 00:04:16,800 --> 00:04:19,119 Speaker 1: the fan base. I know that was something you wanted 92 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:22,279 Speaker 1: the fans to experience seeing the team clinch, No doubt, 93 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: it was very disappointing. You know, I wanted to have 94 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: a big win. You know, I could have envisioned us, 95 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,280 Speaker 1: you know, walking off the field, celebrating with you know, 96 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 1: the players, you know, hoot and hollering up in the 97 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:35,159 Speaker 1: stands with the fans, and you know, so, uh, you know, 98 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 1: we're disappointed. We felt like we let the fans down, 99 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,800 Speaker 1: but we still have an opportunity. We got a great 100 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: fan base. Um, you know, we gotta have a great 101 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: game this week against a division an opponent and and 102 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: and get ourselves into the playoffs. It's Frank Reig with 103 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:50,719 Speaker 1: us on Colts Roundtable Live tonight. What was it like 104 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: for Carson Wentz last week? How did he go about 105 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: getting ready for the game despite being away from the 106 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,240 Speaker 1: team physically last week? I mean, he just he just 107 00:04:59,279 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: had to do everything on Zoom and you know, participating 108 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:06,239 Speaker 1: all the meetings on Zoom, and so that was normal 109 00:05:06,279 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: because we were virtual lest the whole team was virtual. 110 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:12,160 Speaker 1: So he was really just like everybody else as far 111 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: as that's concerned. The big thing was, you know, he 112 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: couldn't come into the building, couldn't practice, and so that's 113 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 1: not ideal, but you still got to do the best 114 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 1: you can do. Jonathan Taylor breaks the team's rushing record 115 00:05:23,720 --> 00:05:27,040 Speaker 1: for a single season of records established by an all 116 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 1: time great and Edgar and James, the record that stood 117 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: since two thousand Coach, what was it like to see 118 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: that moment him get that record and then the subsequent 119 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: message by Edge on the video board. Yeah, Edge is 120 00:05:39,279 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: such a class act, and you know, one of the 121 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: true all time great players in the NFL. But obviously 122 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:47,800 Speaker 1: certainly first and foremost a true all time great cult. 123 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 1: Really happy for that moment, really happy for JT to 124 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: be able to break that and you know, class act 125 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: by edge acknowledging it. That's Frank Reich with us here 126 00:05:57,480 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: on Colts Roundtable Live. If you have a question for coach, 127 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: you can tweet it in tonight and every Monday using 128 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 1: hashtag Colts Roundtable. Let's leave some time for the fan 129 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: question tonight. Coach Lance is up first. He's asking we're 130 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: normally pretty good at getting points off of turnovers, but 131 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: had no points off of two interceptions yesterday. How much 132 00:06:15,600 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: did that hurt us in this game? Yeah, it was 133 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: a turning point in the game, honestly. I mean when 134 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:23,040 Speaker 1: we came out after halftime, you know, we got to 135 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:25,640 Speaker 1: touchdown right again the two minute drive, then came out 136 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: and started the second half of the long touchdown pass 137 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,680 Speaker 1: the t y and then Darius got the interception. You know, 138 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,839 Speaker 1: we made a nice run to get a first down, 139 00:06:34,440 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: and then we stalled out and had a third and 140 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: six at the thirty five yard yon and got sacked. 141 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: That was a big turning point in the game. So 142 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 1: you know, we just weren't able to finish the finish 143 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 1: it off the way we normally do. All right. This 144 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 1: question is coming from Bruce. Teams are loading up to 145 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: stop Jonathan Taylor? Is that going to be the new 146 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:55,599 Speaker 1: normal after the Buffalo game, team selling out to stop 147 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:57,560 Speaker 1: Taylor and forcing us to move the ball in the 148 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,760 Speaker 1: passing game? And how do we balance that? Yeah? Absolutely, 149 00:07:00,760 --> 00:07:03,640 Speaker 1: I mean everybody is selling out to stop the run. 150 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: And you know, credit to Jonathan and over the line 151 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:08,760 Speaker 1: and really the whole offense that he's you know, still 152 00:07:08,800 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: able to get hundred dard games and m and average 153 00:07:11,960 --> 00:07:15,160 Speaker 1: five yards average over five yards of carriage. So um, 154 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: he's doing a good job. You know, we need to 155 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: We're going to need to be able to be a 156 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: little bit more explosive in the passing game and take 157 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:24,800 Speaker 1: advantage of some opportunities we have there. All right. Next 158 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: question is from Wendell. How much confidence do you have 159 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: that we can win on the road against Jacksonville and 160 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: went on the road in the playoffs with our running game, 161 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: our defense, and our lack of penalties. We have a 162 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: lot of confidence. I think we've proven it this year. 163 00:07:37,720 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 1: You know, we went on the road and obviously beat 164 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: the beat the Bills. You know, one of these. You know, 165 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:45,280 Speaker 1: big Bills beat the Cardinals. You know, here's you know, 166 00:07:45,320 --> 00:07:47,560 Speaker 1: two top teams and forty nine ers are a good team. 167 00:07:47,600 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: You know, we won on the road against the forty 168 00:07:49,400 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: nine ers, So obviously Jacksonville has been a mystery for 169 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:55,280 Speaker 1: us on you know, we haven't been able to solve 170 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: that puzzle down there. But we just need to have 171 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 1: a good week of practice and get ready to play 172 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,480 Speaker 1: a team, a good division opponent that we know is 173 00:08:02,480 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 1: going to be up and ready for us. Next question 174 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 1: comes from Ben. What is Carson Wentz's secret to his 175 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: escapability in the pocket. When he's seemingly going down for 176 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: a sack, defenders just slip off him like water. I 177 00:08:15,320 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 1: think it's a combination of size, strength, and athleticism. You know, 178 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: he's got all three of those. He's big, he's strong, 179 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: and you know, and then he's athletic, so you know, 180 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,760 Speaker 1: good bounce and you know, does does a good job, 181 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: does a good job being elusive in the pocket. That's 182 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: Frank Reich with us on Colts Roundtable Live. A few 183 00:08:32,760 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: more questions from the fan again hashtag Colts Roundtable to 184 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:39,080 Speaker 1: reach coach every Monday night here on the show, Darren's 185 00:08:39,160 --> 00:08:41,680 Speaker 1: question is next, our defense held the Raiders to only 186 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: twenty three points, and that unit has been playing great 187 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: for a month. Did the defense play well enough to 188 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: win against the Raiders? Well, that's a that's a trick 189 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: question because you know the answer to anybody who plays 190 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: on defense. Sure, anybody who plays on defense, or when 191 00:08:58,480 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaker 1: you play whatever position you play, you feel like your 192 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: unit has to do whatever it takes to win the game. 193 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:08,240 Speaker 1: So I thought the defense played well. But if I 194 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: was a defensive player, I would say that since our 195 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: offense scored twenty points and then we needed to only 196 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 1: allow the defense to have nineteen. Right, if I'm an 197 00:09:16,559 --> 00:09:19,320 Speaker 1: offensive player, if the other team scored forty and we 198 00:09:19,400 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: scored thirty eight, I'd say we didn't play well enough. 199 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: You always, you know, we gotta do we gotta play 200 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:27,600 Speaker 1: complimentary football, do whatever it takes to win the game. 201 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: Well said, right there. Last question from the fans this week, Wes, 202 00:09:31,679 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: how did you go about scripting the end of the 203 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,400 Speaker 1: half touchdown that Jonathan Taylor? What a great gamble to 204 00:09:37,520 --> 00:09:40,440 Speaker 1: go for it on third down with only four seconds 205 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: with no timeouts. Yeah, I mean, you know, we just 206 00:09:42,679 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: had a lot of confidence there, you know, you know, 207 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:48,200 Speaker 1: inside the one yard line. I thought we'd take a 208 00:09:48,200 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 1: couple of shots at the past, you know, knowing that 209 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,640 Speaker 1: the clock would stop. But then you know, in essence 210 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: got down to where there was four seconds, figured that 211 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: would be the last play, and you know, just punch 212 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:02,040 Speaker 1: it in with punch it in with JT and behind 213 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: that offensive line. Absolutely, that's exactly what happened, all right, coach. Lastly, 214 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: the Jaguars are up next. As you said, you saw 215 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: them back in mid November. The Colts won that game 216 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:15,280 Speaker 1: twenty three to seventeen. But they're a much different team 217 00:10:15,280 --> 00:10:17,959 Speaker 1: now with an interim coach. They're on an eight game 218 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: losing streak. The Jaguars are still going to get your 219 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: team's attention. After a tough loss yesterday to the Raiders, 220 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: what do you see and the Jaguars heading into this 221 00:10:25,920 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 1: game the regular season finale, Yeah, I see a team 222 00:10:29,200 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: that I'm anticipating is gonna be hungry. They just had 223 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: a tough loss as well. They're gonna they're gonna want 224 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: to end their season on a positive note. I see, 225 00:10:38,280 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: you know, they're very good defensively. They played us very 226 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: tough up here in Lucas oil, you know, six point 227 00:10:43,120 --> 00:10:46,240 Speaker 1: six point game, and plus they're gonna take a little 228 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: pride in, you know, the little mojo thing that they 229 00:10:49,040 --> 00:10:51,240 Speaker 1: feel like they have over us down in that stadium. 230 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: So those are going to be the things we're gonna 231 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,040 Speaker 1: have to overcome. Indeed, as always, coach, thanks for the 232 00:10:56,040 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: time on a Monday night, Have a great week of practice, 233 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: and we'll talk to you on leading into the game. 234 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:04,959 Speaker 1: Thanks Matt. 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This morning, I'm Matt Taylor 260 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:24,360 Speaker 1: back again with Joe Wrights and Rick Venturi, the former 261 00:12:24,440 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: Colts and Fellas. First off, Joe, I want to go. 262 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: I want to go with you? Did I hear right 263 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: on the pregame show yesterday that you moved all the 264 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: clocks back on your phone and in your house an 265 00:12:35,120 --> 00:12:37,199 Speaker 1: hour on New Year's Eve so that you could get 266 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: the kids to bed quicker an hour earlier every single 267 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,160 Speaker 1: one and I hope they're not listening right now. I 268 00:12:42,160 --> 00:12:44,520 Speaker 1: know they weren't yesterday. But you know, my oldest is 269 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: almost eleven, so they're at the point now when they 270 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: know New Year's they want to stay up till midnight. 271 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: So when the kids went up to take a bath, 272 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:53,320 Speaker 1: we switched all the clocks. We switched Jill and I 273 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: cell phone because I knew, you know, we had to 274 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 1: take it off the automatic time set the manual. But 275 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: bottom line, we got it done. About eleven o'clock Eastern. 276 00:13:01,679 --> 00:13:03,600 Speaker 1: We all did a happy New Year's toast, had some 277 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,160 Speaker 1: sparkling grape juice, and they were in bed by about 278 00:13:06,160 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: eleven ten. And then Jill and I got a ring 279 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: in the New Year at midnight. So how about that, 280 00:13:10,160 --> 00:13:12,439 Speaker 1: my friend, A little advice for you. You know, when 281 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:14,520 Speaker 1: Molly gets a little bit older. No, she was five 282 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 1: years old, I mean, and she stayed up, man, she 283 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: was a trooper. We let her stay up till midnight. 284 00:13:18,720 --> 00:13:21,040 Speaker 1: But I never even thought of that too. The key 285 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:23,959 Speaker 1: to go to that dedication six o'clock. When it goes 286 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: from five to fifty nine to seven o'clock, you do 287 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,400 Speaker 1: it on the sly nobody knows, and then you just 288 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: ride it out. But how did you pull off? How 289 00:13:30,760 --> 00:13:33,440 Speaker 1: did you buy that NFL adaptation? Matt? I tell you 290 00:13:33,440 --> 00:13:36,720 Speaker 1: if I've ever heard one, Well, we did our own countdown. 291 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: So with about five minutes left, we did our own countdown, 292 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,679 Speaker 1: did it? But you didn't know it was TV on 293 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 1: or anything. To kind of back it up, We're not 294 00:13:42,960 --> 00:13:45,920 Speaker 1: watching that TV garbage anyway, not with the kids. Who 295 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: knows what one of those live performances could show. So 296 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: you got to do it all man, you at home. 297 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,840 Speaker 1: So that's the playbook. I'll give it to you for 298 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:55,640 Speaker 1: next year. Yeah, please do. Because I was clocking out 299 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 1: around ten thirty that last hour and a half, I 300 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: was struggling. What about you? Rick? Did you see midnight? 301 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 1: Are you kidding me? I was never gonna see midnight. 302 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:06,120 Speaker 1: I told you. The only time I see midnight is 303 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 1: when we're doing a game. We're doing a night game 304 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:11,120 Speaker 1: at as you said last week, when I'm getting paid 305 00:14:11,160 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: to be doing it, I'll be up in midnight. Otherwise 306 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,680 Speaker 1: I'm deep sick. Well, I'm telling you what. The Colts 307 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 1: started the game like they thought it started at two 308 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: instead of one. They were an hour behind. It seemed 309 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: like to start that game on Sunday, Rick, what did 310 00:14:25,480 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: you glean from the tape after watching it today? Well, 311 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: you know, it was gut wrenching. It was gut wrenching 312 00:14:30,720 --> 00:14:33,440 Speaker 1: because it was so close back and forth, and even 313 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: though we knew we weren't on our a game, you know, 314 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:39,000 Speaker 1: we still felt like we could win it. It isn't fatal, 315 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:43,560 Speaker 1: but it's it's disappointing. It isn't surprising to me because 316 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 1: I and you we preached all week how dangerous this 317 00:14:47,000 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: game was gonna be. You know, they're very well coached 318 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:53,240 Speaker 1: on offense, car Jacobs and the best possession receiver. I 319 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:56,400 Speaker 1: said that last week in Renfro and they had a 320 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 1: defense that was starting to hold people down in terms 321 00:14:59,880 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: of points. I thought Frank was totally honest in the 322 00:15:03,080 --> 00:15:05,960 Speaker 1: post game, I thought he said it all. He basically said, 323 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: the Raiders out tacticed us, and they were more emotional, 324 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: ready to play in all three phases. And you know, 325 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,080 Speaker 1: without our without our a game, you know, we probably 326 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,920 Speaker 1: played a B game. You know, the Raiders were victorious. 327 00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: They lit the fire in the first quarter and they 328 00:15:21,280 --> 00:15:24,320 Speaker 1: burned the house down in the fourth quarter. Things that 329 00:15:24,440 --> 00:15:28,280 Speaker 1: I saw at the game and confirmed this morning on 330 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:31,000 Speaker 1: the tape. You know, again, it was it was the 331 00:15:31,120 --> 00:15:33,360 Speaker 1: edges of the game. We played good in the middle, 332 00:15:33,920 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: but they won the edges, and I think they kind 333 00:15:36,160 --> 00:15:40,040 Speaker 1: of set the tempo obviously with that first drive twenty 334 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: points really essentially in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter, 335 00:15:44,160 --> 00:15:48,680 Speaker 1: you know, uncharacteristically, kick returns were huge for them. I 336 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: certainly didn't see that coming, and that helped to dominate 337 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 1: field position most of the night. I think allowing the 338 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: Raiders and I think we've really fallen into a trap now. 339 00:15:58,920 --> 00:16:03,440 Speaker 1: I think we've overcorrect. Did since Tampa allow allow them 340 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: to play an eight man aligned box? Eight men in 341 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: the box aligned? I mean if free safety is in 342 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:12,440 Speaker 1: the middle for a half hour, the nickel in the 343 00:16:12,480 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: safety had, you know, had twelve tackles, We had one 344 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: hundred and forty yards passing. You just can't You're not 345 00:16:18,480 --> 00:16:21,040 Speaker 1: gonna win. You're not You're not gonna go real far 346 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: doing that, no matter how good Taylor is. And you know, 347 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:29,360 Speaker 1: I think Wentz's erratic accuracy and falsey faulty decision making 348 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 1: was alive and well in person, and we've seen that, 349 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,880 Speaker 1: We've seen glimpses of it as well as he's played 350 00:16:35,920 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 1: at times. The elephant in the room is that. And 351 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:42,920 Speaker 1: then I think the season long inability by our defense 352 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: to close out games, fourth quarter finishes. I mean we're 353 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 1: number thirty and points given up one hundred and forty four, 354 00:16:50,200 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: boys and girls, that's what it is. And you know, 355 00:16:52,880 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: when you put those factors all together, it just spit 356 00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:59,440 Speaker 1: us in the butt big time, you know. And I think, 357 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, I think the last, the last big play 358 00:17:03,040 --> 00:17:07,919 Speaker 1: of the game, the car play to Renfro, was really 359 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,879 Speaker 1: a micro chasm of what this game came down to. 360 00:17:11,520 --> 00:17:15,440 Speaker 1: And by that, I mean they're stars car In Renfro 361 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:20,119 Speaker 1: made big plays and the Colt stars Leonard and Moore 362 00:17:20,400 --> 00:17:23,760 Speaker 1: did not end of it full stop. Yeah, I agree 363 00:17:23,800 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: with you, coach, And I think a concern of mine 364 00:17:26,000 --> 00:17:29,000 Speaker 1: going into the game was emotionally, where would we be at. 365 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 1: You have the game against the Patriots, then you have 366 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 1: the Christmas game, you know, and you play awful well 367 00:17:35,200 --> 00:17:39,040 Speaker 1: for really two primetime games, it's natural to have a 368 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:41,159 Speaker 1: little bit of a letdown. I thought maybe the COVID 369 00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:43,840 Speaker 1: issues we had would kind of negate that, but they didn't, 370 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: and Oakland came in and they smacked us in the mouth. 371 00:17:46,359 --> 00:17:48,520 Speaker 1: Then we recovered and we got going. And you know 372 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:50,720 Speaker 1: when we scored there at the start of the third 373 00:17:50,800 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: quarter and go up seventeen thirteen. Then we get the 374 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,040 Speaker 1: interception by Leonard, I'm thinking this game's over. But the 375 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:59,840 Speaker 1: scoring right there, the game is over. Joe. I thought, offensively, 376 00:18:00,320 --> 00:18:02,199 Speaker 1: we lost the game in the third quarter. And that 377 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:04,440 Speaker 1: next drive right afterwards, you remember we had a third 378 00:18:04,480 --> 00:18:06,800 Speaker 1: and six. We're on their thirty four yard line, thinking 379 00:18:06,840 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: we're gonna get at least a field goal. We give 380 00:18:08,800 --> 00:18:10,639 Speaker 1: up a sack on third down. You can't do it 381 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 1: critical air at a critical time. We have to punt. 382 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,040 Speaker 1: Then we got them backed up. They have a third 383 00:18:15,040 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 1: and three on their own ten and Leonard just misses 384 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: a tackle on Richard and he goes for about twenty 385 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,639 Speaker 1: he had a man out of the backfield. They go 386 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:23,440 Speaker 1: down and punt. Then we get the ball back again, 387 00:18:23,480 --> 00:18:25,639 Speaker 1: but we go three and out and we miss that 388 00:18:26,119 --> 00:18:27,800 Speaker 1: past to t Why when he was wide open. I 389 00:18:27,800 --> 00:18:31,120 Speaker 1: thought those two drives offensively, the miss Leonard tackle there, 390 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:33,520 Speaker 1: which is rare for him, that lost us the game 391 00:18:33,520 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: in the third quarter. And the bottom line is, I 392 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,919 Speaker 1: believe everything in life there's positives and negatives, you know, 393 00:18:39,960 --> 00:18:42,679 Speaker 1: and they always balance each other out. So to me, 394 00:18:42,760 --> 00:18:45,360 Speaker 1: the silver lining is, I think we got level set 395 00:18:45,400 --> 00:18:47,080 Speaker 1: a little bit. I think we got humbled in a 396 00:18:47,119 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: good way. And as a player, you know, you don't 397 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,400 Speaker 1: often want to admit it, but sometimes you need those 398 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: games to get brought back down to earth. And Frank said, 399 00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,600 Speaker 1: at best, we got beat in all three phases, offensively, defensively, 400 00:18:57,640 --> 00:19:00,840 Speaker 1: and special teams. That third one is so rare. We 401 00:19:00,880 --> 00:19:03,080 Speaker 1: haven't you know, probably been outplayed on special teams but 402 00:19:03,160 --> 00:19:06,000 Speaker 1: one or two games all season. I think in a way, 403 00:19:06,320 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: we level set. We get back to the basics. We 404 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,720 Speaker 1: realize that we got to be that hungry team. We 405 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: can't go out and play like we've accomplished anything because 406 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,399 Speaker 1: we haven't. But the good thing is, too the cards 407 00:19:16,400 --> 00:19:18,359 Speaker 1: fell our way, and that you win and you're in 408 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville, and the way the scenarios fall. If we 409 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,960 Speaker 1: win and the Chargers win and we're the sixth seed, 410 00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,240 Speaker 1: I mean, then we could potentially go to Sinse again, 411 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:29,359 Speaker 1: and then if you win that game, your second round 412 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: game could be in Tennessee. I mean the fact that 413 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,159 Speaker 1: Tennessee is gonna be the one seed with no Derrick Henry. 414 00:19:34,200 --> 00:19:37,000 Speaker 1: I think that it could be advantageous for us down 415 00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 1: the road in the playoffs, just a little bit of 416 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,160 Speaker 1: lady luck how it fell. But bottom line, all that matters. 417 00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: As Jacksonville, you've got to be locked in. You got 418 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: to make sure as a man, you know that yesterday 419 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,800 Speaker 1: was an aberration and what we've been doing the last 420 00:19:49,840 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: month or so, the last couple months on this playoff climb, 421 00:19:52,840 --> 00:19:54,640 Speaker 1: that's the team we really are. And I do think 422 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 1: that humility is good for all of us at times, 423 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 1: and as players, it's easy to start listening to your 424 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: friends and family and reading social media posts and the 425 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:04,720 Speaker 1: press clumps talking about, you know, are the Colts the 426 00:20:04,720 --> 00:20:08,479 Speaker 1: favorite in the AFC, And if that happens, you get humbled, 427 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:09,959 Speaker 1: and I thought we did that yesterday. But I do 428 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:14,040 Speaker 1: think it can be a net positive moving forward. Jacksonville notwithstanding, 429 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: and we'll get into that, because there is no automatic 430 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 1: in this league. There is none, regardless of what happened yesterday. 431 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:23,600 Speaker 1: But I do think that the one thing that you 432 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,679 Speaker 1: come out of this game with and it will be 433 00:20:25,760 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 1: this way, you know, from now on, is that if 434 00:20:29,000 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: you don't carry your a game when you're playing playoff 435 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:36,200 Speaker 1: type teams, which the Raiders are. Basically, when you're playing 436 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:38,679 Speaker 1: you know, when you're playing playoff type teams, it's not 437 00:20:38,720 --> 00:20:41,159 Speaker 1: going to be good enough. It's just so you know, 438 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: as you said, you know you recalibrate here. Thank god, 439 00:20:45,240 --> 00:20:48,520 Speaker 1: it's not fatal. If you win ten games, you deserve 440 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:50,600 Speaker 1: to be in. And we will win ten games, so 441 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:52,400 Speaker 1: you know, we go on from there. But I think 442 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot to what you just said and the 443 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: coach in a way, you know, we struggle. We had 444 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:59,320 Speaker 1: our B or C game yesterday in a way you 445 00:20:59,359 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: want that to now when play our a game against 446 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,160 Speaker 1: Jacksonville for the momentum going into the playoffs, right, had 447 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,040 Speaker 1: we clinched yesterday, then maybe we go and lay a 448 00:21:06,080 --> 00:21:09,400 Speaker 1: clunker against Jacksonville. Bottom line, we're gonna have to play 449 00:21:09,440 --> 00:21:11,159 Speaker 1: a football the rest of the way out and we 450 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: got a chance to kind of salvage that the last 451 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:16,440 Speaker 1: game of the regular season. Absolutely twenty four to seven 452 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,480 Speaker 1: a game. Yeah, the Colts had one six of their 453 00:21:19,560 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: last seven games going into Sunday, and like you guys said, 454 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:24,960 Speaker 1: all is not lost that the Colts can still clinch 455 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,600 Speaker 1: a playoffs spot with the win this Sunday against the 456 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,879 Speaker 1: Jaguars who are two and fourteen on the season. So 457 00:21:30,920 --> 00:21:33,680 Speaker 1: it's almost like the Colts get a mulligan as far 458 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: as the playoffs are concerned. So with that in mine, 459 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:38,080 Speaker 1: that's kind of the theme of the rest of the segment, 460 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: the mulligan. So let's talk about if certain areas of 461 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: the team deserve a mulligan, right, because the Colts had 462 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:46,960 Speaker 1: a chance to get it done, couldn't close out Las Vegas. 463 00:21:47,240 --> 00:21:50,000 Speaker 1: The Colts led seventeen to thirteen and the third quarter 464 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 1: after scoring fourteen points at the end of the first 465 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:54,360 Speaker 1: half and the start of the second half, they put 466 00:21:54,400 --> 00:21:58,400 Speaker 1: up two touchdowns between Raider possessions, but the Raiders outscored 467 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: the Colts, like you said, ten to three in the 468 00:22:00,240 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: fourth quarter. But the Colts had more sacks, they had 469 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 1: more takeaways defensively, more rushing yards on offense, and fewer penalties, 470 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: but still lost the game. Should this lost, Joe should 471 00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: an overshadow impressive wins as of late for the Colts 472 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,240 Speaker 1: against New England, Buffalo and Arizona to the Colts deserve 473 00:22:18,280 --> 00:22:21,160 Speaker 1: a mulligan with a chance to still clinch a playoff 474 00:22:21,240 --> 00:22:24,240 Speaker 1: spot next week, Well, I mean Mulligan's are something I'm 475 00:22:24,240 --> 00:22:26,680 Speaker 1: well versed too, because every golf out and I'll buy 476 00:22:26,720 --> 00:22:28,480 Speaker 1: as many as I can, I'll take them. I'm a 477 00:22:28,520 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 1: horrible golfer. Scrambleberg. It's a bit of a cloud right now. 478 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:33,960 Speaker 1: But bottom line, you go in there and take care 479 00:22:33,960 --> 00:22:36,120 Speaker 1: of business in Jacksonville and you're in the dance. None 480 00:22:36,160 --> 00:22:38,879 Speaker 1: of that really matters. All that matters is what kind 481 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: of football do we play on Sunday? And what kind 482 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:43,560 Speaker 1: of football do we play next weekend from the playoffs, 483 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: because with Tennessee winning, we were going to be a 484 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:48,399 Speaker 1: road team anyway, right whether you the five, six or 485 00:22:48,440 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: seven Sea, does it really matter. We're gonna go on 486 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 1: the road in the playoffs. Assume we win and we're 487 00:22:52,640 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: gonna play Cincinnati on the road. You're gonna play Kansas 488 00:22:55,560 --> 00:22:57,240 Speaker 1: City on the road, or you're gonna play Buffalo and 489 00:22:57,280 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 1: New England on the road. And so all that matters 490 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 1: for the Volts is getting themselves oil back up playing 491 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,919 Speaker 1: championship football really like they did the two weeks before. 492 00:23:06,320 --> 00:23:08,679 Speaker 1: And I think Coach mentioned some of those critical areas 493 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:11,399 Speaker 1: that have bothered us all year. We gotta find ways 494 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: to make those not as critical. Errors for us moving forward. 495 00:23:15,400 --> 00:23:17,600 Speaker 1: But to your point, hard to lose a game when 496 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:20,280 Speaker 1: you're at home and you win the turnover battle by two. 497 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:21,879 Speaker 1: We found a way to do it. And when I 498 00:23:21,920 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 1: look back, I always try to you know, couple big 499 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: takeaways third down we were three of eleven, they were 500 00:23:28,320 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 1: six or fourteen fifty percent. And then our yards per 501 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,600 Speaker 1: pass we mentioned, you know, Wentz was erratic, miss is 502 00:23:33,600 --> 00:23:35,720 Speaker 1: the big one to t Y just wasn't his best. 503 00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,879 Speaker 1: You can't win a game, in my opinion, on the 504 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 1: road in the playoffs when you're only five point zero 505 00:23:40,400 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: yards per pass, and that's something we got to get 506 00:23:42,280 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: more efficiency out of the pass game, more downhill production 507 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,679 Speaker 1: with some more chunk plays. Yeah, I'm with that, you know. 508 00:23:49,080 --> 00:23:51,360 Speaker 1: You know, the mulligan is hard for me to define. 509 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 1: I guess, you know, I look at it that we 510 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 1: have a mulligan in that we have you know, we 511 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:58,680 Speaker 1: have another game to play and thank god that wasn't fatal. 512 00:23:58,760 --> 00:24:00,879 Speaker 1: You know, if that would have been you know, the 513 00:24:00,960 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 1: last game or something a situation where you couldn't recover 514 00:24:03,880 --> 00:24:06,199 Speaker 1: from it. But we get a mulligan because we do 515 00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:09,680 Speaker 1: have another game to to to write the ship and 516 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: really for me, you know, being a coach for as 517 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:14,480 Speaker 1: long as I was, all I'm interested in is fix it? 518 00:24:14,800 --> 00:24:17,200 Speaker 1: How do you fix it? You know? And I think, 519 00:24:17,280 --> 00:24:19,120 Speaker 1: you know the thing that we lost the game. First 520 00:24:19,119 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: of all, they had substantially more yardage than we did 521 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:25,160 Speaker 1: three twenty six to two sixty four. The passing game 522 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,320 Speaker 1: wasn't even close, um, you know in that sense, and 523 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,840 Speaker 1: they dominated the third down. Uh. You know, they were 524 00:24:31,920 --> 00:24:34,240 Speaker 1: much more ready to play, and that that has been 525 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,440 Speaker 1: odd because we have started on fire week after week 526 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,960 Speaker 1: after week, and this time, you know, we got caught 527 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,919 Speaker 1: nap and they lit the fire. Um. And you know, 528 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:45,600 Speaker 1: I think that in that respect, you know, basically, they 529 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,560 Speaker 1: deserved the win. And I think the two things that 530 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:50,520 Speaker 1: stood out to me and I think will stand out 531 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:54,280 Speaker 1: to our players because they are prideful and if it 532 00:24:54,520 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: basically involved our top guys, not you know, not our 533 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:02,000 Speaker 1: down the line guys are top guys. But you know, basically, 534 00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: I felt like their top players in the end, and 535 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: I chronicled one play, but I think there were a 536 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:11,280 Speaker 1: lot of plays. They basically made the plays when they 537 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 1: had to, Matt, and our top players didn't make the plays. 538 00:25:14,880 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I think Joe really hits something on ahead. 539 00:25:17,440 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: I was going to try to hit it later. Is 540 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,399 Speaker 1: that sequence that sack and then that missed third down 541 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: that changed the game there in the third quarter. That 542 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: changed field position for the rest of the day because 543 00:25:29,560 --> 00:25:31,959 Speaker 1: they were backed up and they got out of there, 544 00:25:32,000 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 1: and that that's the one that the guy kicked the 545 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 1: Shapiro and we never got that field position back. And 546 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:40,960 Speaker 1: then I think in the end, and this hasn't happened 547 00:25:41,040 --> 00:25:44,560 Speaker 1: a lot, but there their quarterback out played our quarterbacks. 548 00:25:44,560 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: So you know, those are the things in that fourth quarter, 549 00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,240 Speaker 1: that last drive stop. Whether it was Tampa or whether 550 00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: it was Sunday, you know, we got to do that. 551 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: I mean, no matter what happens, no matter if once 552 00:25:55,960 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 1: is and on or not they get the ball, it's 553 00:25:58,280 --> 00:26:02,080 Speaker 1: a tie game, Okay, your responsibility is to go out 554 00:26:02,119 --> 00:26:04,080 Speaker 1: and stop him. I mean you can't say, well, we 555 00:26:04,160 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: got two turnovers, we played good. No, your responsibility is 556 00:26:08,160 --> 00:26:10,840 Speaker 1: to stop him. So you know, to me and Joe 557 00:26:10,920 --> 00:26:12,840 Speaker 1: kind of just said it a minute ago too, it's 558 00:26:13,080 --> 00:26:17,120 Speaker 1: really about fixing the problem. The problem was there. Some 559 00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,240 Speaker 1: of them have been there the whole time. Yeah, but 560 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: in the end, you know, we won't have them all 561 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,160 Speaker 1: again after this week. That's Rick vent Terry, Joe Rights 562 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 1: is along. I'm Matt Taylor. This is Colts Round Table 563 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: Live with you until seven o'clock tonight on ninety three 564 00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: five and one oh seven five the Fan. Let's talk 565 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: about Carson Wentz. We all know about his story. Placed 566 00:26:35,200 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: on the COVID list last Tuesday, activated Saturday, then finally 567 00:26:39,040 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: cleared to play on Sunday morning. With that, he didn't 568 00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 1: practice all week. He went sixteen out of twenty seven 569 00:26:44,400 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: for one hundred and forty eight yards, had one touchdown. 570 00:26:47,320 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 1: Started the game one for seven, but then kind of 571 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: found himself late in the first half, completing seven of 572 00:26:51,880 --> 00:26:55,200 Speaker 1: nine on that critical two minute drive that resulted into 573 00:26:55,240 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: a Jonathan Taylor touchdown right before the half. In the 574 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,439 Speaker 1: third quarter, he rolled to us right on our broken 575 00:27:00,480 --> 00:27:03,000 Speaker 1: play of sorts and threw a pass to Ashton Dulan 576 00:27:03,359 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 1: and double coverage. The ball was tipped by two Raiders 577 00:27:06,400 --> 00:27:09,439 Speaker 1: players and then it luckily bounced perfectly to t Y 578 00:27:09,520 --> 00:27:12,520 Speaker 1: Hilton for a forty five yard go ahead touchdown. But 579 00:27:12,600 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: as luck ran out down the stretch, he missed an 580 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,199 Speaker 1: open Hilton on a pass that could have been a 581 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: touchdown and the Colts opportunity to go up by two 582 00:27:19,600 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: scores went by the wayside. It resulted in at three 583 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,119 Speaker 1: and out and the Raiders took the lead on the 584 00:27:24,160 --> 00:27:26,960 Speaker 1: next possession. The Colts were just three out of eleven 585 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:29,159 Speaker 1: on third down. Winz was two out of seven for 586 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,720 Speaker 1: nine yards on those plays. Does WinCE Rick does he 587 00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,399 Speaker 1: deserve a mulligan after a wild week for him personally 588 00:27:35,480 --> 00:27:37,919 Speaker 1: with the COVID stuff. No, I'm not going to give 589 00:27:38,000 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: him mamall again. And you know I'll explain why he 590 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:43,240 Speaker 1: could easily give him mamaal again. We could, we can, 591 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,040 Speaker 1: you know, we can write this off as a missed 592 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:48,679 Speaker 1: practice week, but I don't. I don't buy that totally 593 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,159 Speaker 1: for two reasons. One, in the seventeenth week of this season, 594 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: you know, basically, you know, and Frank said this, also, 595 00:27:56,920 --> 00:27:59,240 Speaker 1: you know, guys are practicing less and less. I mean, 596 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: he he had a short week game that he didn't 597 00:28:02,240 --> 00:28:05,280 Speaker 1: they didn't practice at all against Houston, and he had 598 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 1: one hundred and thirty four passer ratings. So, you know, 599 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,960 Speaker 1: I don't think it's totally that. Obviously he was going 600 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,280 Speaker 1: to be a little rusty early in the game that 601 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,359 Speaker 1: I expected. I expected him to sail it a little 602 00:28:16,400 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: bit early, which he did, But I would say this, 603 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:23,479 Speaker 1: you know, by the time the half rolled around, he 604 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,080 Speaker 1: had a whole half underneath him, and he had that 605 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:28,520 Speaker 1: two minute drive that was follow us. I mean we 606 00:28:28,680 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 1: went down there. I mean we got almost half our 607 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: passing yardage in that drive, and so by halftime. Now, 608 00:28:35,480 --> 00:28:39,480 Speaker 1: I'd give one half of regular NFL game football for 609 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:41,720 Speaker 1: three weeks of practice. To be honest with you, I 610 00:28:41,760 --> 00:28:44,320 Speaker 1: think I think after the first part of the game 611 00:28:44,760 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: that effect is gone. And I think that we have 612 00:28:48,560 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: to know. He has had a really good years. He's 613 00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:56,320 Speaker 1: eighth in QBR, he was as high as six. I mean, 614 00:28:56,320 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: there's a lot of things to like. He's made great plays. 615 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: He made a game within the week before. But you 616 00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:04,880 Speaker 1: always hear me say you have to keep Carson on 617 00:29:04,920 --> 00:29:07,720 Speaker 1: the reservation. This is a kid that grew up as 618 00:29:07,760 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: the best athlete on the playground, the guy that could 619 00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: win it by himself, take the game over. He is. 620 00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: He is not a great mechanical quarterback. He has erratic mechanics, 621 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:24,440 Speaker 1: and there are phases of games where that ball is wide. 622 00:29:24,480 --> 00:29:27,040 Speaker 1: Even last week when he came back and won it, 623 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: there were two quarters where he was sailing the ball 624 00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: all over the place. There's no question about it, and 625 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:36,080 Speaker 1: I do question, and it's not just yesterday. We've seen 626 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:38,479 Speaker 1: this in the course of this year, much less his career, 627 00:29:38,920 --> 00:29:41,320 Speaker 1: and part of that is having been the best athlete 628 00:29:41,320 --> 00:29:44,440 Speaker 1: in the playground all the time. He will make a 629 00:29:44,560 --> 00:29:48,480 Speaker 1: judgmental air that can be really very very costly, and 630 00:29:48,880 --> 00:29:51,160 Speaker 1: I know Frank is working on that. I know Frank 631 00:29:51,360 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: is aware of that, and they're trying to get him 632 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 1: ironed out mechanically. But he is not mechanically efficient all 633 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:01,160 Speaker 1: the time, and that's why a lot of those balls sales. 634 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:05,160 Speaker 1: So I think if you wipe it off as missing practice, 635 00:30:05,840 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think, I think you're living in denial. 636 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:11,000 Speaker 1: I think we have to make sure that he is 637 00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:13,360 Speaker 1: on the reservation, that he can make the play when 638 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 1: he has to. But no, win two and win not 639 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,400 Speaker 1: too Yeah, And to add on coach, when Wentz has 640 00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:22,400 Speaker 1: played poorly this year, he's responded really well. You know, 641 00:30:22,400 --> 00:30:24,640 Speaker 1: after the first three games start, then you know his 642 00:30:24,760 --> 00:30:27,480 Speaker 1: next three games, the Dolphins, the Ravens, Houston, I mean, 643 00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: he was off the charts, San Fran throw it in there. 644 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:32,800 Speaker 1: You know, after we lost at home to Tennessee. He 645 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:35,440 Speaker 1: came back against the Jets and Jacksonville and Buffalo and 646 00:30:35,560 --> 00:30:38,160 Speaker 1: was really good, and so I think he hasn't played 647 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: his best football the last three weeks. You go back 648 00:30:40,400 --> 00:30:42,560 Speaker 1: to half the Arizona game, the New England game, in 649 00:30:42,560 --> 00:30:46,040 Speaker 1: this last game. So whatever he's got to figure out mechanically, 650 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:49,840 Speaker 1: you know, mentally, emotionally getting on track with his receivers. 651 00:30:50,280 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: You need to figure that out going into next week. 652 00:30:52,480 --> 00:30:54,600 Speaker 1: And I think obviously the Colts need to win the game, 653 00:30:54,640 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: but I also think it's important that Carson plays well 654 00:30:57,800 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: and that he's feeling good about himself, the receivers are 655 00:31:01,240 --> 00:31:04,360 Speaker 1: feeling good, that downfield passing game is feeling good going 656 00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:07,920 Speaker 1: into the playoffs because while we got Jonathan Taylor, we're 657 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:11,080 Speaker 1: turning the ball over defensively. Outside of yesterday, our special 658 00:31:11,080 --> 00:31:13,840 Speaker 1: teams has been really great all season. Those things you 659 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 1: can pack for the playoffs and they travel. But when 660 00:31:17,520 --> 00:31:20,600 Speaker 1: you're playing against a Joe Burrow who's red hot, or 661 00:31:20,600 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 1: you're playing against potentially at Patrick Mahomes, you're just gonna 662 00:31:23,640 --> 00:31:25,360 Speaker 1: have to score points and you're gonna have to do 663 00:31:25,400 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 1: it through the pass game. And so this Mulligan for 664 00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: Wentz is whatever errors we can have and fix it. 665 00:31:32,400 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 1: That's all I'm focused on the next six days and 666 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,680 Speaker 1: getting everything oil back up for Jacksonville because we're gonna 667 00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:40,240 Speaker 1: need Wentz playing at his best to make a deep 668 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:43,000 Speaker 1: playoff run. Well said, all right, that's do they get 669 00:31:43,040 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: a mulligan Here on Colts Roundtable Live ninety three five 670 00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,760 Speaker 1: and one oh seven five. Defense of normally solid parts 671 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 1: of the Colts operation. We're just a little bit off. 672 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:53,520 Speaker 1: Yesterday is the Colts fell to the Raiders twenty three 673 00:31:53,560 --> 00:31:56,360 Speaker 1: to twenty with a chance to clinch a playoff spot 674 00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:59,200 Speaker 1: next Sunday in Jacksonville. When we come back, we're gonna 675 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:01,160 Speaker 1: open up the mail back. We'll talk about the Colts 676 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: passing game and the special season for Jonathan Taylor. That's 677 00:32:04,520 --> 00:32:06,240 Speaker 1: all in the way when we come back on Colts 678 00:32:06,280 --> 00:32:08,960 Speaker 1: Roundtable Live Here on ninety three five and one oh 679 00:32:09,000 --> 00:32:18,160 Speaker 1: seven five the fan. This is Roundtable Live, a full 680 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: hour dedicated to Colts football. Here again is Matt Taylor, 681 00:32:22,200 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 1: the voice of the Colts from the Power Home Solar 682 00:32:24,880 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: Radio studio. Welcome back again a Colts Roundtable Live tonight, 683 00:32:28,720 --> 00:32:30,800 Speaker 1: brought to you by Citizens Energy Group, Now to be 684 00:32:30,840 --> 00:32:34,320 Speaker 1: the Colts conservation partner. Find winning conservation tips at Citizens 685 00:32:34,360 --> 00:32:37,000 Speaker 1: Energy Group dot com. Tonight shows also brought to you 686 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,960 Speaker 1: by Meyer and the official supercenter of the Colts is, 687 00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: of course Meyer and proud sponsor of hundreds of local 688 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: sports teams across the Midwest. I'm Matt Taylor, back again 689 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 1: with Rick Venturry and Joe Wrights on Colts Roundtable Live 690 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,920 Speaker 1: with until seven o'clock tonight. It's time now for the 691 00:32:51,920 --> 00:32:54,480 Speaker 1: mail bags segment. We're taking your Twitter questions. Send them 692 00:32:54,520 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 1: in using hashtag Colts Roundtable. A lot of folks have 693 00:32:57,520 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: already chipped in and stacked the deck, so let's go 694 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:03,800 Speaker 1: to Chris's question, what a trade for Matt Pryor. He 695 00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:06,880 Speaker 1: has proven to be a good swing tackle playing both 696 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:10,360 Speaker 1: tackle positions. He can also play guard as well. Joe 697 00:33:10,360 --> 00:33:12,080 Speaker 1: will give this to you. How did he play at 698 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,840 Speaker 1: left tackle for Fisher? I think he started at left 699 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: tackle yesterday for the first time in his career. I 700 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: thought he held up really well, and I think he 701 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,520 Speaker 1: played winning football. That's how we would define things in 702 00:33:21,560 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line room. You're obviously not going to win 703 00:33:24,040 --> 00:33:26,400 Speaker 1: every single play, but did you make enough plays to 704 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,840 Speaker 1: kind of win your job and contribute to the team winning, 705 00:33:30,040 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: and I thought that Prior did that. He did a 706 00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:35,080 Speaker 1: nice job in protection, especially in Gockway. He's a really 707 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,480 Speaker 1: good rusher who has given I mean, he was one 708 00:33:37,520 --> 00:33:39,840 Speaker 1: of the guys who gave Costanzo more problems than anybody 709 00:33:40,000 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: when he played. I thought he held up well against him. 710 00:33:42,200 --> 00:33:44,600 Speaker 1: I think he showed that he has the physical traits 711 00:33:44,640 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 1: in terms of the size, the arm length, you know, 712 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 1: some of the speed and agility to play left tackle 713 00:33:49,520 --> 00:33:52,000 Speaker 1: and bottom line. Left tackle is just a different animal, 714 00:33:52,040 --> 00:33:53,840 Speaker 1: and so the more you play it, the more you 715 00:33:53,880 --> 00:33:57,040 Speaker 1: understand the certain nuances of the game time and score, 716 00:33:57,120 --> 00:34:00,640 Speaker 1: down in distance, win, maybe to underset, over set, jump 717 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: set a guy. I thought a couple of times, if 718 00:34:02,680 --> 00:34:05,120 Speaker 1: I want to nitpick, he drifted too far back in 719 00:34:05,280 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 1: protection when he didn't need to and let a guy 720 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:10,160 Speaker 1: maybe get inside late. But overall, you know, Prior was 721 00:34:10,200 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 1: not our issue on the offensive line. I thought he 722 00:34:12,719 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: held up really well, and being his first start for 723 00:34:15,400 --> 00:34:17,560 Speaker 1: left tackle, I thought he did a really nice job, 724 00:34:17,600 --> 00:34:20,200 Speaker 1: and I think he really solidified himself for this team 725 00:34:20,400 --> 00:34:23,440 Speaker 1: whatever role he's in short and potentially long term. I 726 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,439 Speaker 1: thought the Prior did a nice job. Yeah, he played 727 00:34:25,520 --> 00:34:28,399 Speaker 1: left tackle for the injured Eric Fisher. We'll find out 728 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:30,399 Speaker 1: if he can play coming up on Sunday and week 729 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:33,600 Speaker 1: number eighteen against the Jacksonville Jaguars. All right, let's go 730 00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:35,960 Speaker 1: to Dan. He's asking, are you guys worried about our 731 00:34:35,960 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 1: passing game heading into the playoffs? We've only been over 732 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:41,680 Speaker 1: two hundred yards twice in the last seven games. And 733 00:34:41,760 --> 00:34:44,080 Speaker 1: Dan is exactly right, Rick. If you look at the numbers, 734 00:34:44,640 --> 00:34:47,120 Speaker 1: the Colts through for one hundred and forty eight yesterday 735 00:34:47,239 --> 00:34:50,000 Speaker 1: against the Raiders. That was the third lowest total this season. 736 00:34:50,840 --> 00:34:53,040 Speaker 1: As Dan said, under two hundred and five of the 737 00:34:53,120 --> 00:34:56,200 Speaker 1: last seven the Colts are only averaging one hundred and 738 00:34:56,200 --> 00:35:00,040 Speaker 1: sixty eight passing yards in that span. That's thirtieth the 739 00:35:00,160 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 1: NFL in that time period. And the Colts only have 740 00:35:03,280 --> 00:35:07,080 Speaker 1: three long passing plays over twenty five yards in the 741 00:35:07,160 --> 00:35:09,480 Speaker 1: last four games. Rick, So where are you right now 742 00:35:09,520 --> 00:35:12,120 Speaker 1: in the Colts passing game heading into the last game 743 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:15,480 Speaker 1: of the regular season and a playoff run. I'm concerned, 744 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,680 Speaker 1: but I think we can I think we can be 745 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:20,880 Speaker 1: so much better. I think what's happened to us, and 746 00:35:20,920 --> 00:35:25,080 Speaker 1: I certainly understand Frank's dilemma. He Frank has a dilemma. 747 00:35:25,160 --> 00:35:27,720 Speaker 1: He has a dilemma in that he has the best 748 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:31,040 Speaker 1: asset running the ball in the national football and he's 749 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:34,400 Speaker 1: got a good run blocking offensive line. He's got the 750 00:35:34,719 --> 00:35:37,960 Speaker 1: premier runner in the league. So there's always going to 751 00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:42,239 Speaker 1: be that tendency to say players overplays. Keep giving it 752 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,160 Speaker 1: to him, Keep giving it to him, keep giving it 753 00:35:44,160 --> 00:35:47,000 Speaker 1: to him. You know, he came under great criticism when 754 00:35:47,040 --> 00:35:50,560 Speaker 1: he didn't do that against Tampa. But I believe personally 755 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:54,839 Speaker 1: now that we've gone the gamut that we've overcorrected, and 756 00:35:54,880 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: you tend to do that, we've overcorrected now. And this 757 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:00,080 Speaker 1: is what I mean by this. I mean I knew 758 00:36:00,239 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: going in. I knew going in from looking at tape 759 00:36:03,239 --> 00:36:05,520 Speaker 1: that they were going to play that eight man front, 760 00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:08,239 Speaker 1: and they align in it. They don't even screw down 761 00:36:08,280 --> 00:36:12,080 Speaker 1: to it. They align with that safety in the box. 762 00:36:12,080 --> 00:36:15,200 Speaker 1: That's why they had twelve tackles. And so they're putting 763 00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:18,520 Speaker 1: so many men up there. I mean that hundred yards plus. Now, 764 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,080 Speaker 1: that is tough duty for Jonathan. I mean, he did 765 00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,880 Speaker 1: a lot of that on his own. I mean, I 766 00:36:22,880 --> 00:36:27,120 Speaker 1: mean it's just hard duty because they're getting you with numbers. 767 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,759 Speaker 1: But they're but to do that, they are stripping the outside. 768 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: They're basically making their two corners naked, and these were 769 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,359 Speaker 1: just average corners. We saw it in the fourth quarter 770 00:36:38,360 --> 00:36:41,400 Speaker 1: of the Arizona game when we threw on the outside 771 00:36:41,400 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 1: against Arizona. That's how we won the game. We hit 772 00:36:44,239 --> 00:36:47,040 Speaker 1: two to Pitting and we hit one to Hilton. We 773 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,360 Speaker 1: go down and then Wentz makes the good play. But 774 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,880 Speaker 1: until we opened that up, they had a stop. And 775 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,719 Speaker 1: everybody's got that figured out. I mean, they're just gonna 776 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: keep that up. They're gonna keep those guys, they're gonna 777 00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:01,919 Speaker 1: shoot those gaps, and so we have got to get down. 778 00:37:01,960 --> 00:37:04,879 Speaker 1: I'm not saying it's a fifty fifty balance, but we 779 00:37:04,960 --> 00:37:09,040 Speaker 1: have to challenge that outside third on first down when 780 00:37:09,080 --> 00:37:12,279 Speaker 1: we know what that coverage is. When it's soft, what 781 00:37:12,440 --> 00:37:14,520 Speaker 1: all we got to do is run goes and outs 782 00:37:14,560 --> 00:37:17,279 Speaker 1: and comebacks. We don't even have to be complicated and 783 00:37:17,440 --> 00:37:20,680 Speaker 1: work on that and let Wentz get started on first down. 784 00:37:20,960 --> 00:37:25,320 Speaker 1: The problem the third and eleven comes because on third down, 785 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,400 Speaker 1: that's when they get in tough man to man coverage. 786 00:37:28,400 --> 00:37:30,600 Speaker 1: They don't play man in the early downs, but on 787 00:37:30,680 --> 00:37:32,759 Speaker 1: third down they come down and that tough man. We 788 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:35,520 Speaker 1: don't have an ambient receiver. We don't have guys that 789 00:37:35,600 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: can separate by themselves. It has to be schemed to 790 00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:41,600 Speaker 1: get them open. And so what happens is you are 791 00:37:41,640 --> 00:37:45,400 Speaker 1: asking Wentz to throw in nothing but disadvantage situations, and 792 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:47,600 Speaker 1: I think that affects him. I think if you come 793 00:37:47,640 --> 00:37:49,799 Speaker 1: out and open it up a little bit like we 794 00:37:49,840 --> 00:37:52,279 Speaker 1: did early in the season on first down, I think 795 00:37:52,360 --> 00:37:55,719 Speaker 1: that'll pick him up. But there's no way that you're 796 00:37:55,760 --> 00:37:58,279 Speaker 1: going to go to the mountaintop against the defenses you're 797 00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:01,080 Speaker 1: going to look at with a one hundred eight yards passing. 798 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,400 Speaker 1: It's not it's not going to happen. I think the 799 00:38:03,719 --> 00:38:06,799 Speaker 1: question is very well versed, and I think we can 800 00:38:06,840 --> 00:38:09,439 Speaker 1: get a hell of a lot better. But again, we've 801 00:38:09,520 --> 00:38:11,800 Speaker 1: kind of overcorrected, and I think we've got to have 802 00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:15,239 Speaker 1: that have maybe that happy medium maybe with us. If 803 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:18,920 Speaker 1: there's twenty first downs, maybe seven of them, Matt are 804 00:38:18,960 --> 00:38:20,959 Speaker 1: going to work on that outside third if you follow 805 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:23,120 Speaker 1: what I'm saying. So what's the answer We got about 806 00:38:23,160 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 1: thirty seconds then, rig I mean, is the answer just 807 00:38:25,280 --> 00:38:27,400 Speaker 1: throwing the ball more on first and second down to 808 00:38:27,600 --> 00:38:30,879 Speaker 1: make Jonathan Taylor more efficient? In the well game. Yeah, 809 00:38:30,920 --> 00:38:34,240 Speaker 1: that is my point. On first and ten and second 810 00:38:34,280 --> 00:38:37,120 Speaker 1: and five or less, those are what I call unknown downs. 811 00:38:37,160 --> 00:38:41,240 Speaker 1: Unknown because running pass, you know, it's maybe not fifty fifty, 812 00:38:41,280 --> 00:38:44,080 Speaker 1: but it's it's it's in the tight ratio. So what 813 00:38:44,200 --> 00:38:47,920 Speaker 1: teams are doing to us and this was exaggerated Sunday 814 00:38:47,960 --> 00:38:50,680 Speaker 1: because they lined up in it all day. They didn't 815 00:38:50,719 --> 00:38:54,200 Speaker 1: even move down to it like Arizona did. And so 816 00:38:54,320 --> 00:38:58,360 Speaker 1: basically they're saying, we're gonna play eight guys from tackle 817 00:38:58,440 --> 00:39:01,440 Speaker 1: to tackle from tight ended right end, and our corners 818 00:39:01,480 --> 00:39:05,040 Speaker 1: are alone. So on those downs are the downs that 819 00:39:05,120 --> 00:39:06,839 Speaker 1: we have got to mix it up a little. I'm 820 00:39:06,880 --> 00:39:08,800 Speaker 1: not saying go fifty fifty and take it out of 821 00:39:08,920 --> 00:39:12,359 Speaker 1: Jonathan's hands. I'm not saying urpos. I'm just saying, go 822 00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:16,760 Speaker 1: after that outside third maybe seven out of twenty times, 823 00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:19,400 Speaker 1: and loosen that damn thing up. You might end up 824 00:39:19,440 --> 00:39:22,520 Speaker 1: making the running game better because we can't continue to 825 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:25,400 Speaker 1: be stubborn and think we're gonna make it. Tonight shows 826 00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:28,640 Speaker 1: brought to you by Everstream, Indie's business only Fiber network, 827 00:39:28,719 --> 00:39:31,680 Speaker 1: faster fiber and better business. All Right, when we come back, 828 00:39:31,680 --> 00:39:33,359 Speaker 1: we'll close out the show We'll take a look at 829 00:39:33,360 --> 00:39:36,560 Speaker 1: the AFC playoff race and talk about they trip to 830 00:39:36,640 --> 00:39:39,400 Speaker 1: Jacksonville for the Colts, where they have not won since 831 00:39:39,400 --> 00:39:42,359 Speaker 1: twenty fourteen. That's coming up next here on Colts Round 832 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,919 Speaker 1: Table Live on ninety three five and one oh seven 833 00:39:45,000 --> 00:39:52,279 Speaker 1: five the Fan. You're locked in the Colts Round Table Live. 834 00:39:52,600 --> 00:39:55,640 Speaker 1: Oh look at the latest action with the Indianapolis Colts. 835 00:39:56,000 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 1: For more Colts Talk, here's Matt Taylor live from the 836 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:02,719 Speaker 1: Power Home Soul Our Radio studio. We're back for the 837 00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,200 Speaker 1: final time here on Colts Roundtable Live. 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We're closing out the show taking a 847 00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:35,759 Speaker 1: look at the week eighteen AFC standings. The Titans are 848 00:40:36,040 --> 00:40:38,480 Speaker 1: in a position here to be the number one overall 849 00:40:38,600 --> 00:40:41,880 Speaker 1: seed in the AFC. They clinched the AFC South for 850 00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:45,640 Speaker 1: the second straight year yesterday with a win for themselves 851 00:40:45,640 --> 00:40:48,239 Speaker 1: and a Colts loss. The Chiefs are eleven and five 852 00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,680 Speaker 1: at number two, the Bengals ten and six. They wrapped 853 00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,120 Speaker 1: up the AFC North with a win on Sunday, and 854 00:40:53,200 --> 00:40:55,960 Speaker 1: they won their division for the first time since twenty fifteen. 855 00:40:56,000 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: The Bills are at ten and six, the Patriots at 856 00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:01,000 Speaker 1: number five. They're ten and six, and then the wild 857 00:41:01,000 --> 00:41:04,000 Speaker 1: Cards after that, the Colts at nine and seven and 858 00:41:04,040 --> 00:41:06,319 Speaker 1: the Chargers at nine and seven. But the Raiders on 859 00:41:06,360 --> 00:41:08,640 Speaker 1: the outside looking in, they're at nine and seven as well, 860 00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:11,560 Speaker 1: and they are still very much in the hunt. So Joe, 861 00:41:11,560 --> 00:41:14,399 Speaker 1: as we wrap up taking a look at the Jaguars. 862 00:41:14,440 --> 00:41:16,799 Speaker 1: The last time the Colts beat Jacksonville on the road, 863 00:41:17,160 --> 00:41:19,640 Speaker 1: I think you were still two years away from retirement. 864 00:41:19,680 --> 00:41:22,359 Speaker 1: Andrew Luck was still the quarterback, and the Colts are 865 00:41:22,400 --> 00:41:24,520 Speaker 1: in a must win situation and in a place where 866 00:41:24,560 --> 00:41:28,080 Speaker 1: they haven't won since twenty fourteen. I know about the Jaguars, 867 00:41:28,160 --> 00:41:31,120 Speaker 1: right They're two and fourteen on an eight game losing streak. 868 00:41:31,200 --> 00:41:34,040 Speaker 1: They got blasted by the Patriots yesterday fifty to ten. 869 00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:36,839 Speaker 1: New head coach or an interim coach after the Urban 870 00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:39,839 Speaker 1: Meyer experiment did not work. That being said, there's still 871 00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:42,719 Speaker 1: an NFL team and they have NFL players on the roster. Joe, 872 00:41:42,760 --> 00:41:44,920 Speaker 1: what do you expect from the Colts this week in 873 00:41:45,000 --> 00:41:48,839 Speaker 1: practice after they stubbed their toe on Sunday against the Raiders. Well, one, 874 00:41:48,880 --> 00:41:50,520 Speaker 1: I think if you're Frank, you can just put on 875 00:41:50,560 --> 00:41:53,040 Speaker 1: Week one from last year and realize that the one 876 00:41:53,120 --> 00:41:55,399 Speaker 1: game they won was against US down there, and for 877 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,719 Speaker 1: whatever reason, we've struggled there the last five six years. 878 00:41:58,760 --> 00:42:02,600 Speaker 1: I think one of it is Jacksonville views US as 879 00:42:02,640 --> 00:42:04,840 Speaker 1: maybe a higher rival than we view them. And I 880 00:42:04,840 --> 00:42:08,759 Speaker 1: think they really get up for the Colts weekend, week out, 881 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:10,720 Speaker 1: year and year out, and I think they'll be ready 882 00:42:10,800 --> 00:42:13,960 Speaker 1: this game. Expect them to just unload their complete you 883 00:42:14,000 --> 00:42:16,800 Speaker 1: know cannon. What are they gonna do? Fake punt on sidekick, 884 00:42:16,880 --> 00:42:19,360 Speaker 1: trick plays. I mean, it's really could be the Wild 885 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:22,000 Speaker 1: West coming out of Jacksonville. But bottom line, they're a 886 00:42:22,000 --> 00:42:25,040 Speaker 1: bad team. They got i mean ruled by forty yesterday 887 00:42:25,040 --> 00:42:27,480 Speaker 1: by New England. The Colts are a fifteen point favorite 888 00:42:27,600 --> 00:42:29,359 Speaker 1: We need to go in there and not just win, 889 00:42:29,440 --> 00:42:33,240 Speaker 1: but dominate, play well, and get ourselves feeling good about 890 00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:36,520 Speaker 1: wherever we're going to travel Week one in the playoffs. Rick, 891 00:42:36,560 --> 00:42:39,680 Speaker 1: as we said, the Jaguars are a mess. Darryl Bevil 892 00:42:39,760 --> 00:42:42,399 Speaker 1: now the offensive coordinator, he's the interim coach as well. 893 00:42:42,440 --> 00:42:45,600 Speaker 1: At this point, Trevor Lawrence hasn't had the season they 894 00:42:45,680 --> 00:42:48,480 Speaker 1: envisioned with him as the number one overall draft pick. 895 00:42:48,520 --> 00:42:50,920 Speaker 1: Give us the skinny on where the Jaguars are in 896 00:42:50,960 --> 00:42:54,359 Speaker 1: Week eighteen. Well, you're exactly right. But the one thing 897 00:42:54,400 --> 00:42:57,160 Speaker 1: that we can't let our team believe is that they're 898 00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:59,880 Speaker 1: a bad team. And it's very easy to do that, 899 00:43:00,640 --> 00:43:04,640 Speaker 1: you know, Rather than focus on the fifty to whatever loss, 900 00:43:05,280 --> 00:43:08,560 Speaker 1: all you have to do is take out week game 901 00:43:08,840 --> 00:43:12,719 Speaker 1: week ten of this season and for all practical purposes, 902 00:43:13,040 --> 00:43:16,400 Speaker 1: with the exception of Robinson the running back, which is 903 00:43:16,640 --> 00:43:21,040 Speaker 1: one of your favorites on Gumbuali, he's back. But with 904 00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:24,920 Speaker 1: the with the exception of Robinson, the team is almost 905 00:43:24,960 --> 00:43:28,239 Speaker 1: exactly intact from when it was there with Lawrence and 906 00:43:28,320 --> 00:43:31,600 Speaker 1: Allen on defense and Mac and all that game. Now, 907 00:43:32,160 --> 00:43:34,560 Speaker 1: take let me take you back to week ten. Okay, 908 00:43:34,680 --> 00:43:39,640 Speaker 1: Week ten. We beat them twenty three to seven, and 909 00:43:39,760 --> 00:43:43,200 Speaker 1: if do doesn't strip that ball on our forty with 910 00:43:43,320 --> 00:43:46,399 Speaker 1: a minute to go, they are in position to win 911 00:43:46,480 --> 00:43:50,080 Speaker 1: the game. So let's let's keep a perspective. I'm going 912 00:43:50,120 --> 00:43:52,719 Speaker 1: to show that game. They did a great job on 913 00:43:52,840 --> 00:43:55,239 Speaker 1: us on defense. They did one of the best tactical 914 00:43:55,719 --> 00:43:58,879 Speaker 1: and effort games of slowing our offense and our running game. 915 00:43:58,920 --> 00:44:02,480 Speaker 1: They brought five to the day and played hard pressing 916 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:05,680 Speaker 1: man demand, which we talked about before. They ran the 917 00:44:05,760 --> 00:44:08,480 Speaker 1: hell out of our edges. Remember the wide receiver ran 918 00:44:08,640 --> 00:44:11,879 Speaker 1: sixty seven yards for a touchdown. They're using Austin. That's 919 00:44:11,920 --> 00:44:14,480 Speaker 1: the one other guy they lost. They're using Austin, the 920 00:44:14,560 --> 00:44:18,120 Speaker 1: kid that can go in that position. They killed us 921 00:44:18,120 --> 00:44:20,800 Speaker 1: on the edges. They had a ton at a rushing 922 00:44:20,880 --> 00:44:23,120 Speaker 1: yardage and the other thing that killed us and he 923 00:44:23,200 --> 00:44:26,960 Speaker 1: struggled all year, but the quarterback killed us with his legs. 924 00:44:27,000 --> 00:44:29,359 Speaker 1: We didn't have a good rush plan. He made three 925 00:44:29,440 --> 00:44:32,920 Speaker 1: or four key first down. So to me, all you 926 00:44:33,040 --> 00:44:36,239 Speaker 1: have to do is take that tape out of week ten, 927 00:44:37,000 --> 00:44:41,319 Speaker 1: cold to Jacksonville. Okay, in the dome, if you want 928 00:44:41,320 --> 00:44:44,440 Speaker 1: to wake up, call here, because if you don't have 929 00:44:44,520 --> 00:44:47,720 Speaker 1: it together, this will be the biggest catastrophe in Cold's history. 930 00:44:47,920 --> 00:44:50,760 Speaker 1: All Right, fellas, we gotta run tonight. Great job as always, 931 00:44:50,840 --> 00:44:53,360 Speaker 1: Rick Venturry and Joe writes, that's all the time we 932 00:44:53,440 --> 00:44:55,600 Speaker 1: have tonight. My thanks to everybody who joined the show 933 00:44:55,640 --> 00:44:58,399 Speaker 1: tonight and twitted in their questions. My thanks as well 934 00:44:58,480 --> 00:45:00,600 Speaker 1: to Frank Ryk who joined in the first segment. If 935 00:45:00,600 --> 00:45:03,040 Speaker 1: you missed any of that interview and the full show, 936 00:45:03,040 --> 00:45:05,040 Speaker 1: it's going to be posted here shortly on Colts dot 937 00:45:05,120 --> 00:45:07,520 Speaker 1: com and the Colts Mobile app. We'll have more on 938 00:45:07,560 --> 00:45:10,280 Speaker 1: the Colts and the Jags all week long to close 939 00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:12,960 Speaker 1: out the regular season here on these airwaves. But inside 940 00:45:13,040 --> 00:45:16,240 Speaker 1: IU basketball is coming up next. Have a great night, everybody, 941 00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:18,439 Speaker 1: and when we will talk to you next Monday, hed 942 00:45:18,480 --> 00:45:21,399 Speaker 1: on Colts Roundtable Live on ninety three five and one 943 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:23,080 Speaker 1: oh seven five the Fan. Good night,