1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: This is instant game Reaction, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 1: the Colts latest game and trying to make it adjusting 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: of the ball. It's ball, climby, catch it and he 4 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:17,920 Speaker 1: rubbles across the door ride touchdown forty two yards right 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 1: on an air and out downfield, down the far sideline 6 00:00:20,239 --> 00:00:22,959 Speaker 1: looking for z Jones and it's intercepted by the Colts. 7 00:00:23,120 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: I say, Ah Rodgers on the returns gets up the 8 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 1: Taylor he said, touchdown in d Why Jonathan Taylor. Now 9 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: here's your host, JJ Stenkovitz from Colts dot Com. What's up? Everyone? 10 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: Welcome into another episode of Colts Instant Reaction here on 11 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network. I am JJ Stankovitz, a sleep 12 00:00:43,920 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: deprived JJ Stenkovitz, joined by a I assume also sleep 13 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 1: deprived Bill Brooks, as we break down the Colts twelve 14 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,880 Speaker 1: to nine win on Thursday Night Football over the Denver Broncos. Bill, 15 00:00:57,520 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: as you're watching this game and you're watching it unfold 16 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,280 Speaker 1: the way that it did, when did you get a 17 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: sense of like, yeah, the Colts actually might have a 18 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: shot to win this game. Because for me, it wasn't 19 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:12,360 Speaker 1: until Stefan Gilmore, when you know, got that interception in 20 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 1: the end zone just before the two minute warning, where 21 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: I was like, okay, yeah, actually, like there's a legitimate 22 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: chance to win this game. But just it was such 23 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: a weird kind of slog of a game that And 24 00:01:23,440 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: I never even I should say this too, I never 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: even felt like the Broncos were going to win the game. 26 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: I just kind of thought the game was going to 27 00:01:29,120 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: exist and then I guess some team is going to 28 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: win at the end. But it never felt like either 29 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:37,720 Speaker 1: team was, you know, was in a position to really 30 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:40,800 Speaker 1: grab that game and take a hold of it. No, 31 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: not really. You know, you thought that maybe if the 32 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,800 Speaker 1: Broncos has scored on that drive, maybe they would have 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: to seal the game at that point. But up until 34 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:52,800 Speaker 1: that point, no, I did not. The teams have gone 35 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 1: back and forth. Both teams offensively were struggling, but defensively 36 00:01:57,800 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: the Colts played well. And you know, what can you 37 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:03,200 Speaker 1: say about Gilmore making that play in the end zone 38 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 1: there and and it's something that ball doing a nice 39 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: job and that was good to see and it gave 40 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:12,200 Speaker 1: the team some excitement, some life, and then to come 41 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: come back and make that drive at the end of 42 00:02:15,200 --> 00:02:18,960 Speaker 1: the game Coats not perfect drive, but a drive that 43 00:02:19,080 --> 00:02:21,320 Speaker 1: was good enough to tie the game up. And then 44 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: you know what, they played well enough. You know, it 45 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:26,680 Speaker 1: wasn't the best game that they played, but they played 46 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 1: well enough. They can take that and chocked up as 47 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:32,720 Speaker 1: a win. And as I said last night on the radio, 48 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: two two and one, it is a lot better than one, 49 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: three and one, And it was great that the team 50 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,359 Speaker 1: played well and got that win. All right, So let's 51 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: talk about Stevan Gilmore to kick this thing off. He 52 00:02:45,520 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 1: was targeted bill nine times in this game. According to 53 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,280 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus, five of those came after the start 54 00:02:53,280 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: of the fourth quarter, and Gilmore said, he said this 55 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 1: on the on Prime postgame show, that you know they 56 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,600 Speaker 1: kept they kept testing him, and well he had to 57 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:10,720 Speaker 1: make Russ pay. And I talked to Zaire Franklin after 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: the game, and Zaire just he was like, it was 59 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: silly that Denver was throwing it, you know, at him, 60 00:03:18,040 --> 00:03:21,200 Speaker 1: And it was silly that third down play, specifically where 61 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:24,240 Speaker 1: it's third and four, there's two minutes and nineteen seconds left, 62 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: and all Denver is to do is kick a field goal. Yes, 63 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: and then forced the Colts to do something that they 64 00:03:32,560 --> 00:03:34,480 Speaker 1: hadn't done all game, which is drive the length of 65 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 1: the field and score a touchdown exactly, And on that 66 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: play the Broncos run a six man protection with a 67 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,839 Speaker 1: chip with the running back, So really it's like three 68 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: guys are out in routes on that which I think, 69 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: and they ran play action. I think they just thought 70 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: the play action was gonna spring someone open. But then 71 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson throws it in man to man coverag John's 72 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: to find Gilmore, which is not something that would be 73 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: affected by play action. Like I asked, Gilmore, you know, 74 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: how do you essentially not cheap for the run kind 75 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: of knowing what his answer is being, he was like, 76 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,440 Speaker 1: I don't care about the run on that play. I'm 77 00:04:13,440 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: in man coverage. I'm just running straight with the receiver. 78 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: So an interesting play call and decision by Nathaniel Hackett 79 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: and Russell Wilson on it. But then Gilmore, he does 80 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: such a good job on that play of understanding where 81 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 1: he is on the field and knowing that he can 82 00:04:33,200 --> 00:04:35,440 Speaker 1: use the back of the end zone as kind of 83 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,480 Speaker 1: a defender to go undercut the route, keep his leverage. 84 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: Just phenomenal technique as always from Gilmore, and the instincts 85 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 1: to to then go jump that route and undercut it 86 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: and then the athleticism to actually go make the play. 87 00:04:51,880 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: The Colts do not win this game without that specific 88 00:04:55,440 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 1: interception by Stefind Gilmore. No, I agree with give Gilmore 89 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: credit that he knew where he was out in the field. 90 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: That was a guy that understood the situation, understood where 91 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,040 Speaker 1: he was at in the football field, understand the magnitude 92 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: of the play, and he just read his keys. I mean, 93 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: he did not look in the backfield. He kept his 94 00:05:16,880 --> 00:05:21,000 Speaker 1: eyes on his man, the receiver, and made a good play. 95 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,159 Speaker 1: And you know, the receiver at that point he should 96 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: know as well that Gilmore has another defender back there 97 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: meeting that he has the back of the end zone 98 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,400 Speaker 1: as one of his defenders to help him. So whatever 99 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 1: about he ran, he flatten it off a little bit 100 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,159 Speaker 1: more to kind of really give Russell Wilson a lane 101 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: in a body to throw the ball at. But Gilmore 102 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: did a great job of undercutting that and getting him 103 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: from the receiver and making a play. And you know, 104 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,480 Speaker 1: that just goes to who Gilmore is. He's a guy 105 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:54,080 Speaker 1: that since he's gotten here, he has just practice state steady, 106 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 1: been prepared, worked hard, and when he's not in any 107 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: drills and he's working on something he's working either catching 108 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,720 Speaker 1: the ball or working on his footwork, something he is 109 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 1: doing almost every day. And it paid off. I mean, 110 00:06:09,480 --> 00:06:12,120 Speaker 1: and that's why he's the player he is. That's why 111 00:06:12,120 --> 00:06:15,040 Speaker 1: he's had the success that he's had in the National 112 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:18,640 Speaker 1: Football League League. So give the man credit. And it was, 113 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 1: it was it was a timely play in a perfect 114 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: play for the coach. You know, they got the ball 115 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:26,840 Speaker 1: back with about two minutes and thirteen seconds left and then, uh, 116 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:29,680 Speaker 1: you know, the rest is history. The coast offensively do 117 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: a nice job, go down and tie the ball game up. 118 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: The pass breakup that sealed the win kind of similar 119 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,839 Speaker 1: U just in the sense that Gilmore, you know again 120 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:42,719 Speaker 1: he knew all right back of the end zone, I 121 00:06:42,720 --> 00:06:45,839 Speaker 1: can keep inside leverage here. But he said after the 122 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: game that, you know, when when he got lined up 123 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: on Sutton, the way that Denver was was giving him 124 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: a look, he kind of figured it would be a 125 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: back shoulder fade and if you actually look at it, 126 00:06:57,520 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: right before the snap, Gilmore kind of drops off in 127 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: coverage and then but this is what makes this next 128 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 1: part's what it's what made what makes Gilmour so good 129 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: is he said pretty quickly into Sutton's route, he picked 130 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: up a queue based on the route stem of where 131 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: Courtlon Sutton was going to go with his route. So 132 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: he's then able to keep his leverage, keep you know 133 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:25,120 Speaker 1: that that inside leverage on that play, and then he's 134 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:29,160 Speaker 1: able to recover with his athleticism to go knock that 135 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: ball away. It was that play encapsulated to me everything 136 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,480 Speaker 1: that makes st find gilmore great because it was the 137 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 1: attention to detail, the technique that he played with, and 138 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: then the athleticism that he very much still has at 139 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: the age of thirty two to go knock that ball 140 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: away and win the Colts the game. Yeah, it was 141 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:53,080 Speaker 1: an innovator that understood the situation, understood everything that was 142 00:07:53,120 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: going to possibly happen where depending on where the receiver 143 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,080 Speaker 1: lined up, where they were at on the field, what 144 00:07:59,200 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: they were doing, what more than likely was the likely 145 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: pass pattern that the receiver would run. So we're playing 146 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: the percentages. And then once he did that, I mean 147 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:13,640 Speaker 1: didn't then he just let his athletic ability take over 148 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: and stay with the receiver. And you know, they showed 149 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,600 Speaker 1: a shot of it from the end zone back of 150 00:08:19,720 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson and Russell Wilson had to throw a kind 151 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:25,880 Speaker 1: of side arm into a little hole there, and you 152 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,680 Speaker 1: just saw Gilmore just close so fast on that ball 153 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: and just get his hand in there and knock the 154 00:08:31,320 --> 00:08:33,959 Speaker 1: ball down. And you know what, that was it. That's 155 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: all he needed to do. He knew what the situation was. 156 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,120 Speaker 1: All he needed to do was prevent them from scoring. 157 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:43,120 Speaker 1: For from a defensive backstandpoint in the defense need to 158 00:08:43,160 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: hopefully stop him from getting a first down or scoring. 159 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:48,600 Speaker 1: And they did that. So give Gilly credit. He was 160 00:08:49,840 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 1: a guy that's just you know, as I said earlier, 161 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: just been steady since he's got here, just been working, 162 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:57,440 Speaker 1: just been a professional, doing all the things you'd like 163 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:00,320 Speaker 1: to see out of a young man at on this 164 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: team that all the young people can look at and say, hey, 165 00:09:03,640 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 1: this is how you do it, this is how you play, 166 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: this is how you prepare and just work at your 167 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: craft day in and day out. Now we should should 168 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: say too that on the back side of that play, 169 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: kJ kJ Hamdler was wide open and it was that 170 00:09:18,720 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: it was one of those plays that you are you're 171 00:09:22,240 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: thankful that Russell Wilson either was not coached to look 172 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: at that side, or he just did it because what 173 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:31,680 Speaker 1: Denver did there was no defending that. It was this 174 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:35,080 Speaker 1: beautiful switch release, kind of a natural pick and handler 175 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 1: flashes open. It was one of those plays where if 176 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,240 Speaker 1: Denver hit that, yes it's a game winning touchdown, but 177 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,480 Speaker 1: you'd just be like, well, can't you can't defend that. 178 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,200 Speaker 1: It's fourth in one of the goals. You know, at 179 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,760 Speaker 1: the five yard line. There's there is no defense to 180 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:50,960 Speaker 1: defend what the Broncos did on the back side of 181 00:09:50,960 --> 00:09:54,200 Speaker 1: the play. Wilson again, he either was not coached to 182 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:57,040 Speaker 1: go there early in the down or he just did it. 183 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:01,200 Speaker 1: Whatever it is. The to the matter is kJ Hamler 184 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,599 Speaker 1: was open. He didn't throw in the ball, thankfully, he 185 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,720 Speaker 1: didn't throw them the ball, and we got to cease 186 00:10:05,720 --> 00:10:08,640 Speaker 1: to find gilmore make this great play exactly. And I 187 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: don't know, to be honest with you, I really don't 188 00:10:10,440 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: know why Russell didn't look over there quickly at first, 189 00:10:14,120 --> 00:10:16,240 Speaker 1: as soon as he got the ball. Just look over there, 190 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: because that's a quick hitting play. So if it's gonna happen, 191 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,240 Speaker 1: you look over there first. Then if whatever reason, the 192 00:10:22,320 --> 00:10:25,760 Speaker 1: defense covers it and stops it and plays a good defense, 193 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 1: then you get off of it and go back to 194 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,839 Speaker 1: the backside because it takes time for the route and 195 00:10:30,840 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 1: the backside to take effect. Because that's what that's the 196 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:36,559 Speaker 1: idea of the play. Look over there quickly, hopefully you 197 00:10:36,640 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 1: get a quick hitting play on the right side with 198 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: Hammil's and then if that's not there, then go backside. 199 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: So for whatever reason, Russell didn't look look over there. 200 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:49,679 Speaker 1: So I'm happy that happy. Then I'm happy. You know 201 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:53,640 Speaker 1: that Gilmore made that play. But you know, like I said, 202 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:55,640 Speaker 1: when the opportunity comes to make plays, it's got to 203 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,440 Speaker 1: make plays. And Gilmore did. He made the play that 204 00:10:57,480 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: he needed to make to seal the win for the 205 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 1: You know what, GOLs get a twelve and nine win. 206 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 1: Was it pretty? No, it wasn't pretty, but we won 207 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: and that's all that matters. Stefan Gilmore, excuse me, Bill. 208 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore in this game was the most targeted Colts 209 00:11:14,720 --> 00:11:18,880 Speaker 1: cornerback or Colts defender. Russell Wilson threw a Stefind Gilmore 210 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: more than any other player on the field nine targets. 211 00:11:23,840 --> 00:11:26,960 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore allowed five receptions on those. According to Pro 212 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:31,600 Speaker 1: Football Focus, only two first downs really not allowed not 213 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:33,320 Speaker 1: a lot of yards after the catch. He did a 214 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: really good job, especially in the fourth quarter, with some 215 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:39,960 Speaker 1: tough tackles on Courtland Sutton. That's something we've noticed about 216 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 1: Gilmore too, is this physicality has really shown up here. 217 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,360 Speaker 1: Just a tremendous game for Stefin Gilmore. But he was 218 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: not the only player on the Colts defense to have 219 00:11:49,960 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 1: a tremendous game. How about DeForrest Buckner. My goodness, I 220 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:58,559 Speaker 1: mean this was like a vintage DeForrest Buckner game. He 221 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: gets two sacks, two quarterback hits, one tackle for a loss, 222 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,880 Speaker 1: one pass breakup, and a forced fumble um eight total 223 00:12:05,920 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: tackles that was second on the team. Just a I mean, 224 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 1: he got he got matched up one on one in 225 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:16,400 Speaker 1: some certain situations and he did not miss in those spots. 226 00:12:16,440 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: Just an incredibly impactful game. And for the just to 227 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 1: kind of put a bow on this bill with buck 228 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,080 Speaker 1: When you have a quarterback like Russell Wilson who is 229 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,560 Speaker 1: not you know, he's on the shorter side of things, 230 00:12:28,880 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: I gotta figure that the last thing he wants is 231 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: pressure in his face exactly from a guy in DeForrest 232 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: Buckner who's probably seven inches taller than he is. Yeah, 233 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,680 Speaker 1: I mean and and Buck played a played a very 234 00:12:41,760 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 1: very good game and did a nice job out there. Uh, 235 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: just putting pressure on Russell up the middle of course, 236 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:52,320 Speaker 1: tackling and pressure on him. And also a man that 237 00:12:52,440 --> 00:12:55,040 Speaker 1: size and when he puts his hands up, his arms up, 238 00:12:55,280 --> 00:12:57,319 Speaker 1: I mean, how big is that man when he when 239 00:12:57,440 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: he's coming after him, you're trying to you're trying to 240 00:12:59,720 --> 00:13:01,240 Speaker 1: throw a ball, and he puts his arms up. It 241 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:04,160 Speaker 1: makes it very difficult for rus to find a window 242 00:13:04,200 --> 00:13:07,840 Speaker 1: to throw the ball through. So Buck played well. Of course, 243 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:11,520 Speaker 1: increased his numb of plays this week from last week 244 00:13:11,559 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: and that's due to you know, I'm assuming his arm 245 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: is feeling better. Um, so you know, give the man 246 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,680 Speaker 1: credit for fighting through the injury, the the pain that 247 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:25,440 Speaker 1: he's going through, but also playing extremely well and being 248 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: a leader out there in the football field. Unike and 249 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:31,520 Speaker 1: Goquay gets a sack and a half. He did a 250 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: really nice job the Colts. Earlier in the game that 251 00:13:34,160 --> 00:13:37,000 Speaker 1: Ronnie McCleod had a blitzer, he came free. He didn't 252 00:13:37,080 --> 00:13:41,040 Speaker 1: hit home, but really good clean up pressures from Dio 253 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:45,240 Speaker 1: Dangbo and Yanniken Goquay right there. Jan added another sack, 254 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,040 Speaker 1: had two quarterback hits to tackle for a loss. Really 255 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:53,520 Speaker 1: impactful game for him off the edge. We should mention 256 00:13:53,640 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: Quitty pay. I thought he was playing really well before 257 00:13:58,600 --> 00:14:01,080 Speaker 1: he had the ankle injury. We don't know the severity 258 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 1: of it right now on Friday morning, but he did 259 00:14:03,400 --> 00:14:06,920 Speaker 1: leave on the cart from in power field at mile 260 00:14:07,000 --> 00:14:10,400 Speaker 1: high so um. But you know, Dio Dangbo stepped up 261 00:14:10,440 --> 00:14:12,960 Speaker 1: in this game without Taekwon Lewis. He was out there 262 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: quite a bit. He gets that half sack, he gets 263 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: two quarterback hits, did a really nice job against the 264 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: run as well. So Colts defense. And then I mean, bill, 265 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,760 Speaker 1: I didn't even mentioned Grover Stewart, but no Grove another. 266 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 1: I know that's a that's on my part because Grove 267 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,520 Speaker 1: had another great game against the run and then the 268 00:14:30,560 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: blocked field goal. He had another one of those plays 269 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,360 Speaker 1: where in a three point game where no one can 270 00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:38,040 Speaker 1: get in the end zone, that saved the Colts three 271 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,080 Speaker 1: points right there. It's a great play exactly. And you 272 00:14:41,080 --> 00:14:43,520 Speaker 1: know what, and I said that because we attend to 273 00:14:43,560 --> 00:14:46,000 Speaker 1: overlook Grove because he's so he's stuck down there in 274 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 1: the middle and he's just making plays, making plays you know, 275 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: sacrificing what he has to do for the good of 276 00:14:51,680 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: the team. And you know he makes a play on 277 00:14:53,400 --> 00:14:55,840 Speaker 1: special teams where you know he blocks the field goal 278 00:14:55,920 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 1: and saves three points. But Grove has been steady all 279 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: season long. He just been steady, steady, steady offices along 280 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,360 Speaker 1: and someone that the coast are counting on game in 281 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:08,120 Speaker 1: and gay out, game in and game out, and doing 282 00:15:08,160 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 1: a nice job out there in the football field and 283 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:13,240 Speaker 1: being one of the leaders on the defense. Kenny Brow 284 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: the second had a really impressive pass breakup in the 285 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:19,600 Speaker 1: end zone. That was the play. He said after the game. 286 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: The Jaguars ran that play with some success against him 287 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 1: in week two. So you like to see the progression 288 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,000 Speaker 1: that he's had in you know, getting more comfortable in 289 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: his technique there and then coming up with a big 290 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 1: play because I mean, he doesn't make that play, the 291 00:15:33,720 --> 00:15:37,880 Speaker 1: Broncos get a touchdown. Yeah, and then Rodney Thomas the 292 00:15:38,000 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 1: second three. I mean, he should have been three interceptions 293 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 1: in this game. He felt like he should have came 294 00:15:45,080 --> 00:15:46,960 Speaker 1: down at the first one on the deep ball to Judy. 295 00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:49,080 Speaker 1: He got the pass breakup, He thought he should have 296 00:15:49,080 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 1: caught that. Then he gets the moon ball from Russell 297 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: Wilson where the ref just kind of is in the way, 298 00:15:58,840 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 1: and Frank Reich thought Roddy was gonna have a pick 299 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: on that. When Russell let that ball go, Ronnie Thomas 300 00:16:05,520 --> 00:16:07,720 Speaker 1: has about four yards a depth on Jerry Judy or 301 00:16:07,840 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: excuse me, Courtland Sutton running down field there, and the 302 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:14,480 Speaker 1: way that Ronnie Thomas has played, he was going to 303 00:16:14,520 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: make a play on that ball if not come down 304 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:20,240 Speaker 1: with it. It was kind of a just a you know, 305 00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: Russ's under pressure and he just threw it as deep 306 00:16:23,080 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: as he could, and I think I think Thomas at 307 00:16:27,360 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 1: least gets a pass break up on that play, if 308 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,000 Speaker 1: not an interception, and then he comes down with the 309 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: easy one where Wilson just kind of throws an arm 310 00:16:34,120 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: punt to him, which is interesting because it was an 311 00:16:36,640 --> 00:16:40,280 Speaker 1: arm punt from inside the forty and he comes down 312 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,360 Speaker 1: with it. I mean, he came pretty close to retorning 313 00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: that for exact score too. So you love to see 314 00:16:46,120 --> 00:16:50,200 Speaker 1: just the the athleticism, the instincts, the football iq from 315 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 1: this kid out of Yale, seventh round pick, and he 316 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 1: has played tremendously since stepping in for Julian Blackman. Yeah, 317 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: you'd like to see that. He'd like to see young 318 00:16:57,920 --> 00:17:01,240 Speaker 1: guys that you know, prepare and be ready to play 319 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 1: at any time, not knowing when the NEMA was going 320 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 1: to be called. And Ronnie has done that. He stepped in, 321 00:17:06,119 --> 00:17:09,640 Speaker 1: he's played, he's prepared himself, and he has a pick. 322 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,200 Speaker 1: Could haven't could have had another pick if it wasn't 323 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:15,240 Speaker 1: for the ref UM. I believe um. So you know, 324 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:18,400 Speaker 1: give the young man credit. And he's not just this game, 325 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:20,479 Speaker 1: but last game he breaks up on a play that 326 00:17:20,800 --> 00:17:22,840 Speaker 1: you know, he covered so much ground even though it 327 00:17:22,880 --> 00:17:25,080 Speaker 1: was a penalty on the play against Kansas City. Uh 328 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:28,960 Speaker 1: not last week the week before last against Kansas City. Um, 329 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,760 Speaker 1: and he covered so much ground. So give the man credit. 330 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 1: He's playing well, he's doing a good job. I like 331 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,480 Speaker 1: what I see from the young man. He even told 332 00:17:37,560 --> 00:17:39,520 Speaker 1: he even told me building on that play against Kansas 333 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:41,120 Speaker 1: City he thought he should have had a pick on that. 334 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 1: I love that. But I love that attitude. I know 335 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,679 Speaker 1: I do too. Like this guy. This guy like for 336 00:17:48,760 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: being a seventh round pick out of Yale who was 337 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,439 Speaker 1: not invited to the NFL combine. Um, this is not 338 00:17:53,520 --> 00:17:56,520 Speaker 1: too big for him at all. No, no, not at all. 339 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 1: And he's playing well, he's fitting with the with the guys, 340 00:17:59,680 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 1: he's a good teammate, and he's just playing hard. And 341 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: that just shows the young man's prepared. He know he's 342 00:18:05,040 --> 00:18:07,080 Speaker 1: going in there, he's trying to learn, he's learning from 343 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,640 Speaker 1: the vets, the guys that have been there before, I've 344 00:18:09,680 --> 00:18:12,760 Speaker 1: done it, and just keep his head down, does his job. 345 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,439 Speaker 1: And just like I said earlier, for these guys to 346 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:19,879 Speaker 1: prepare and be ready to play whenever their number is called. 347 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:21,400 Speaker 1: That's what you need to do as a young player, 348 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:23,280 Speaker 1: because you don't know when your number is gonna be called. 349 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:26,160 Speaker 1: You know what, Right now, Ronning's the number got called early, 350 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:28,960 Speaker 1: unfortunately due to an injury. But you know what, a 351 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:30,920 Speaker 1: lot of guys don't get a chance to play until 352 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,000 Speaker 1: maybe week eight, nine or ten. And for you to 353 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:37,800 Speaker 1: stay mentally sharp and mentally aware of all the things 354 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,320 Speaker 1: that's going around you and being prepared to play once 355 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 1: the game starts. Give a few credits to those young 356 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,200 Speaker 1: men that are prepared and ready to go. And Ronning 357 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:49,199 Speaker 1: Thomas is one of those guys that is prepared and 358 00:18:49,240 --> 00:18:51,720 Speaker 1: ready to go. All right, So Denver finishes two or 359 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 1: fifteen on third down, that is thirteen percent oh of 360 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,639 Speaker 1: four in the red zone they had. They entered this 361 00:18:57,680 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: game with the worst red zone off fence in the NFL, 362 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 1: only converting thirty percent of their drives inside the twenty 363 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: into touchdowns. That number has since decreased thanks to the 364 00:19:07,720 --> 00:19:10,760 Speaker 1: tremendous play of the Colts defense. Two drives for Denver 365 00:19:10,920 --> 00:19:12,479 Speaker 1: did end in the end zone, but they were both 366 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 1: because of Stefan Gilmour. Yes, so that's the way we'd 367 00:19:16,960 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: like it to end. That's pretty good. The Colts also 368 00:19:21,160 --> 00:19:23,520 Speaker 1: did not have a drive end in the end zone. 369 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: But one thing, and there are so many different ways 370 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:32,640 Speaker 1: we can take this, one thing that I think stood out, 371 00:19:32,680 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: and I was talking about this with Rick Venturiot, you know, 372 00:19:34,960 --> 00:19:37,199 Speaker 1: three o'clock in the morning on the bus going to 373 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 1: the airport, was you know, Russell Wilson goes down, he 374 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: throws the interception in the end zone. Matt Ryan on 375 00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,360 Speaker 1: that third and six, which, by the way, I don't 376 00:19:45,400 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: understand why there was a delay of game penalty when 377 00:19:49,320 --> 00:19:51,200 Speaker 1: the concussion spotter took a guy out of the game, 378 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: but then there were seven seconds on the plane that 379 00:19:53,800 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: neither here nor there. But on that third and six, 380 00:19:56,040 --> 00:19:59,080 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan drops back, doesn't see anything and he just 381 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: he righted it. Excuse me. He rifles it out of 382 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:10,399 Speaker 1: the end zone and it's it's like, that's what Russell 383 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,080 Speaker 1: Wilson probably should have done on the interception he threw 384 00:20:13,119 --> 00:20:15,920 Speaker 1: to Gilmour. Matt Ryan. Credit to him for having the 385 00:20:15,960 --> 00:20:20,360 Speaker 1: wherewithal of like one two, nothing's here, I can't take 386 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 1: a sack. I'm just going to throw it through the uprights. 387 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: I know that's probably not what anyone wants to hear 388 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:28,280 Speaker 1: right now, but in a game where it was so tight, 389 00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 1: those little things matter so much. And Matt Ryan, hey, 390 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,600 Speaker 1: you know, credit to him for identifying I'm not forcing 391 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:39,240 Speaker 1: this and I'm not taking a sack, so I'm just 392 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: gonna get rid of it and you know, throw it 393 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,720 Speaker 1: into the stands. That's the guy who's played fourteen years 394 00:20:43,760 --> 00:20:47,360 Speaker 1: in the National Football League, understanding the situation, understanding where 395 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: you're at in the football field, understanding how much time 396 00:20:49,760 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: is left on the clock, saying, hey, look, you know 397 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:55,120 Speaker 1: what if nothing is there. Once I hit my back 398 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:58,200 Speaker 1: foot and I don't see anything open or I see 399 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:01,320 Speaker 1: something that you know, it might be a little tight, 400 00:21:01,640 --> 00:21:03,439 Speaker 1: I'm gonna get rid of the ball to save some 401 00:21:03,520 --> 00:21:05,920 Speaker 1: time on the clock, give us an opportunity to kick 402 00:21:05,920 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 1: a field goal. And that's what he did. And that's 403 00:21:07,840 --> 00:21:09,960 Speaker 1: just being a veteran. That's being a severy veteran that 404 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 1: understood in the situation and got rid of the ball. 405 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:15,679 Speaker 1: Like said Russell Wilson. I think Russell Wilson wanted to 406 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:17,720 Speaker 1: make the hero play because I think you know, he 407 00:21:17,800 --> 00:21:19,919 Speaker 1: might be feeling the pressure in Denver. Yeah, you know, 408 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: they're not playing well. The offensive is not moving the ball, 409 00:21:22,840 --> 00:21:26,120 Speaker 1: so he might feel that pressure and you know, trying 410 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 1: to make a hero play, which you don't need to do. 411 00:21:28,840 --> 00:21:31,600 Speaker 1: He has good players around him, you know, he just 412 00:21:31,640 --> 00:21:34,360 Speaker 1: trust your teammates and trust the situation. What you need 413 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,120 Speaker 1: to do to win a football game. And Matt Ryan 414 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:40,440 Speaker 1: did that. That's a that's just a vet knowing the situation, 415 00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: understanding what's going on around him, and understanding the big 416 00:21:45,560 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: picture that you know, at the bottom line is trying 417 00:21:47,520 --> 00:21:49,520 Speaker 1: to win this game. Yeah. I mean Matt Ryan on 418 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,479 Speaker 1: those last two drives, um, you know, he leaned heavily 419 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: on Alec Pierce, which was really good because that you know, 420 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:58,720 Speaker 1: throughout the game, Pats certain he's one of the best 421 00:21:58,800 --> 00:22:01,240 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the NFL, he was on Michael Pittman Junior 422 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:05,720 Speaker 1: quite a bit, and you know, you Denver was down 423 00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,640 Speaker 1: Ronald Darby, one of their starting corners, and Matt Ryan said, hey, 424 00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: I'm just going to get the ball to Alec because 425 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:13,600 Speaker 1: you know, you don't want Sir Tan to make a 426 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,560 Speaker 1: play on the ball. And Alex playing really well, and 427 00:22:17,040 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 1: credit Alec Pierce the amount of contested catches he made 428 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,480 Speaker 1: in that game, just I mean the one where the 429 00:22:22,520 --> 00:22:25,399 Speaker 1: ball is spinning end over end like a punt to 430 00:22:25,960 --> 00:22:29,159 Speaker 1: kick off one of those scoring drives. Just a great, 431 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:31,960 Speaker 1: great job of concentration. Some of the balls that he 432 00:22:32,040 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 1: just like scooped off the ground were tremendous. And you 433 00:22:37,320 --> 00:22:41,240 Speaker 1: know the connection between Ryan and Alec looks really strong, 434 00:22:41,800 --> 00:22:46,200 Speaker 1: and that's a very encouraging thing going forward that Matt 435 00:22:46,280 --> 00:22:48,800 Speaker 1: Ryan trusts Alec Pierce not only to get open but 436 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: in tight spaces that he can go up and make 437 00:22:50,680 --> 00:22:53,159 Speaker 1: a play on a ball. Yes, He's trusts Alex a 438 00:22:53,200 --> 00:22:55,920 Speaker 1: lot now, I think because the more that they're playing 439 00:22:55,920 --> 00:22:59,119 Speaker 1: together in game situations, the more that they're working together 440 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: in practice, Ryan mats becoming more comfortable with Alec and 441 00:23:03,720 --> 00:23:06,560 Speaker 1: Alex becoming more comfortable playing in the National Football League, 442 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:09,720 Speaker 1: going against guys that, you know, not college guys, but 443 00:23:09,840 --> 00:23:13,399 Speaker 1: professional guys that are going to contest every ball is thrown. 444 00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:16,240 Speaker 1: They're gonna play good defense, and Alec is fighting to 445 00:23:16,280 --> 00:23:19,400 Speaker 1: win those balls, win those battles and get the ball. 446 00:23:19,480 --> 00:23:21,760 Speaker 1: So give Alec credit for that. You know, he was 447 00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: targeting nine times, came down the ball eight times for 448 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:27,240 Speaker 1: eighty one yards and along of seventeen yards. So give 449 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: the man credit. He's playing well. And you know the 450 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: ball that was that got tipped or it fluttered, however 451 00:23:32,400 --> 00:23:35,119 Speaker 1: got there. You know, those are some of the difficult 452 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,600 Speaker 1: ones to catch because you don't understand the speed of 453 00:23:38,640 --> 00:23:41,440 Speaker 1: the ball. You don't see it as far as coming 454 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 1: like it normally comes, and then all of a sudden 455 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,720 Speaker 1: you have to adjust your body to get to the ball. 456 00:23:46,760 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: And also at the time, if someone's going defenders on 457 00:23:49,320 --> 00:23:51,560 Speaker 1: you kind of box him out the way the ball 458 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:53,920 Speaker 1: was coming. So he did a nice job of going 459 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,679 Speaker 1: and get the ball and keeping his body between the 460 00:23:57,720 --> 00:24:00,320 Speaker 1: ball and the defenders, so and making those tough catches 461 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:01,959 Speaker 1: on the ground, you know, So those those are very 462 00:24:01,960 --> 00:24:03,679 Speaker 1: difficult catches when you have to get your hands up 463 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:05,879 Speaker 1: under the ball and make sure that ball doesn't bounce, 464 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,760 Speaker 1: and control the ball and hold on to it. You know, 465 00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:12,120 Speaker 1: the after the game, hearing from Frank Reich and some 466 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:15,199 Speaker 1: of Matt Ryan's teammates just about how he is in 467 00:24:15,240 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. I mean, there's a reason why he 468 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:21,359 Speaker 1: is the most fourth quarter comebacks since two thousand and 469 00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:25,000 Speaker 1: eight um. And you know that's a span that includes, 470 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,719 Speaker 1: you know, just a guy named Tom Brady and Drew Brees, 471 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,119 Speaker 1: you know, Ben Roethlisberger's some other guys who are you know, 472 00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:32,720 Speaker 1: Philip Rivers. Guys are gonna be in the Hall of 473 00:24:32,760 --> 00:24:38,840 Speaker 1: Fame someday. That mentality that he has. I think that 474 00:24:38,920 --> 00:24:41,440 Speaker 1: the thing with Matt Ryan is that he doesn't get rattled, 475 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: and he had every reason to get rattled with the 476 00:24:45,280 --> 00:24:48,760 Speaker 1: number of third and longs. Thirteen of the coult sixteen 477 00:24:48,880 --> 00:24:51,800 Speaker 1: third downs required six or more yards to pick up 478 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:55,560 Speaker 1: the first down. You know they had they had just 479 00:24:55,640 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: so many of those third and eleven's, third and eight 480 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:03,520 Speaker 1: where that Broncos pass rush it's so good with Bradley 481 00:25:03,600 --> 00:25:06,560 Speaker 1: Chubb and Baron Browning, who was I mean like shot 482 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:10,399 Speaker 1: out of a cannon with his get off and some 483 00:25:10,480 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 1: of the looks that they gave an offensive line that 484 00:25:13,080 --> 00:25:16,840 Speaker 1: was reshuffled on a short week, you know, really difficult. 485 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:19,959 Speaker 1: And Matt Ryan sacked six times for fifty one yards, 486 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: but there was no flinch to him in the fourth quarter, 487 00:25:23,359 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: and his teammates fed off of that. You know, when 488 00:25:25,560 --> 00:25:28,880 Speaker 1: you see your quarterback, you're fourteen year veteran keeping that 489 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: same mentality of hey, let's just get the next one. 490 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,479 Speaker 1: If you're Alec Pierce or you're Dion Jackson, you notice 491 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:37,640 Speaker 1: that you pick up on that. I got to imagine Bill, 492 00:25:38,040 --> 00:25:41,320 Speaker 1: when you see, hey, our starting quarterback, he hasn't lost confidence. 493 00:25:41,359 --> 00:25:44,600 Speaker 1: Why should I No? Exactly, And and like you said, 494 00:25:44,640 --> 00:25:47,160 Speaker 1: the young players pick up on that. They're they're not 495 00:25:47,240 --> 00:25:50,399 Speaker 1: only just listening to what you say and things like that, 496 00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:53,200 Speaker 1: but they're looking at your body language. They're looking at 497 00:25:53,240 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 1: your expression on your face, and they're looking at how 498 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:58,719 Speaker 1: are you carving yourself? And when Matt Ryan carries himself 499 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: in a way that hey, look guy, we're down to 500 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: our last drive. We're gonna we're gonna make something happen. 501 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,679 Speaker 1: We're gonna tie this game up, but we're gonna win 502 00:26:05,720 --> 00:26:08,199 Speaker 1: this game. So just do your job. I'm gonna do 503 00:26:08,240 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: my job. I'm not worried about what happened in the past. 504 00:26:10,880 --> 00:26:13,399 Speaker 1: Let's focus on right now. And when you see a 505 00:26:13,440 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: player of Matt's caliber doing that, there's nothing else for 506 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,320 Speaker 1: you to do but go out there and play. And 507 00:26:19,400 --> 00:26:21,119 Speaker 1: you need to go out and play and play hard. 508 00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: And you know, you look at the last drive of 509 00:26:23,119 --> 00:26:25,439 Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, go down, score, tie the game up, 510 00:26:25,800 --> 00:26:28,919 Speaker 1: first drive of over time, go down, kick, go ahead. 511 00:26:29,200 --> 00:26:34,080 Speaker 1: I mean, those two drives that alone just won the game. 512 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:37,679 Speaker 1: Is the last two drives really of the game of 513 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:40,480 Speaker 1: the regulation. You go down, you're tie it up, and 514 00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: then you're going the overtime, you win the toss, and 515 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: then you go down again on the first drive and 516 00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:49,120 Speaker 1: you kick a field goal and put pressure on their defense, 517 00:26:49,160 --> 00:26:51,320 Speaker 1: their offense, and let our defense go out and do 518 00:26:51,359 --> 00:26:53,240 Speaker 1: the job that they need to do to stop the 519 00:26:53,280 --> 00:26:55,840 Speaker 1: team from scoring any points and win the ball game. 520 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,040 Speaker 1: So give Matt Ryan a lot of credit for just 521 00:26:58,160 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: being the leader that he is and executing those last 522 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:05,400 Speaker 1: two drives of the game. Very interested to see what 523 00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:09,200 Speaker 1: shakes out with the Colt's offensive line going forward. That 524 00:27:09,240 --> 00:27:13,080 Speaker 1: was kind of the the big news pregame that, you know, 525 00:27:13,160 --> 00:27:18,280 Speaker 1: I think it was maybe unexpected from you know, observers 526 00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:21,240 Speaker 1: like you and I were. Okay, you got Bernard Ryman 527 00:27:21,280 --> 00:27:24,080 Speaker 1: at left tackle, Quentin Nelson at left guard, Ryan Kelly 528 00:27:24,080 --> 00:27:28,240 Speaker 1: at center, Braden Smith playing right guard, a position he 529 00:27:28,280 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 1: played in college but has not really played in the NFL, 530 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 1: and then Matt Pryor moving from the left to right 531 00:27:33,040 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: side for this game. You know, I thought the run 532 00:27:37,200 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: game had a little bit more juice today. You know, 533 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:44,640 Speaker 1: Dion Jackson and Philip Lindsay It's not like they were, 534 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, incredibly explosive, but it just it felt better 535 00:27:51,400 --> 00:27:53,080 Speaker 1: with some of the things they were able to get to. 536 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: You know, Jackson thirteen carries for sixty two yards, Philip 537 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: Lindsay eleven for forty. But you know, the past protection 538 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:03,359 Speaker 1: on stunts continues to be something that until the Colts 539 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:05,760 Speaker 1: get that figured out as an offensive line, is something 540 00:28:05,800 --> 00:28:07,440 Speaker 1: that teams are going to keep throwing at him. You know, 541 00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: the Jaguars kind of gave everyone the playbook in a 542 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:12,719 Speaker 1: copycat league with what they did in Week two with 543 00:28:12,760 --> 00:28:14,919 Speaker 1: some of those twists and stunts that they ran, and 544 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,040 Speaker 1: now you're seeing that's what you're getting. You know, those 545 00:28:17,080 --> 00:28:20,320 Speaker 1: plays where Denver had Baron Browning lined up outside and 546 00:28:20,359 --> 00:28:23,040 Speaker 1: he kind of ran a game to the interior and 547 00:28:23,320 --> 00:28:28,480 Speaker 1: it was just like him that really, Baron Browning is 548 00:28:28,520 --> 00:28:30,159 Speaker 1: one of the most athletic players I've ever seen on 549 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: the football field. That's what I'm trying to say. That 550 00:28:32,720 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: guy is really impressive. There are not a lot of 551 00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:37,960 Speaker 1: tackles or guards in the NFL who are going to 552 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:39,960 Speaker 1: stop Baron Browning on some of those rushes he had. 553 00:28:40,000 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 1: But those stunts and those things are things that the 554 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,280 Speaker 1: Colts offensive line still has to clean up and get 555 00:28:46,320 --> 00:28:48,080 Speaker 1: better at. And the Colts, you know, no one after 556 00:28:48,120 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: this game was saying, man, the offense played great or 557 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: you know, oh yeah, you know, we're you know, we 558 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: got this. It was we need to get better, but 559 00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:01,640 Speaker 1: we won this game. It's a gritty win on Thursday 560 00:29:01,720 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: night on a short week. There is never a situation 561 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:07,040 Speaker 1: bill in which you do not celebrate winning a Thursday 562 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: night game, because that is a tough week to play 563 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: and to do it when you had a lot of 564 00:29:14,080 --> 00:29:18,800 Speaker 1: things going against you in terms of the way Denver 565 00:29:19,040 --> 00:29:22,840 Speaker 1: was playing on defense, and you know, the crowd being 566 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:27,280 Speaker 1: really into it early on. It's just it. I don't 567 00:29:27,360 --> 00:29:30,640 Speaker 1: care how ugly or of us. You know how much 568 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: of a slog this maybe it was. This is a 569 00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:35,160 Speaker 1: good win for the Colts. A win is a win. 570 00:29:35,360 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: And yes it was it ugly, Yeah it was ugly. 571 00:29:38,040 --> 00:29:40,920 Speaker 1: Let's face it, it wasn't it wasn't pretty, but it 572 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,720 Speaker 1: was what you need to do to win a football game, 573 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:45,320 Speaker 1: no matter what it takes. That's what you do in 574 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 1: the National Football League, and especially, as you said, JJ, 575 00:29:47,600 --> 00:29:50,959 Speaker 1: on a Thursday night on the road where you're just 576 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,720 Speaker 1: coming off a loss against a division opponent in Tennessee. 577 00:29:54,160 --> 00:29:57,080 Speaker 1: You're going to a hostile environment. You're going to play, 578 00:29:57,920 --> 00:29:59,960 Speaker 1: you know, one of the better quarterbacks in the National 579 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: a Football League, a defense that is one of the 580 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: better defenses in the National Football League. You go down there, 581 00:30:05,640 --> 00:30:07,080 Speaker 1: you know, you don't play as well as you would 582 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 1: like to play. You make some mistakes on offense, there's 583 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,240 Speaker 1: some things you need to clean up, and you want 584 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:14,040 Speaker 1: to do it. And you're going there without some of 585 00:30:14,080 --> 00:30:17,600 Speaker 1: your big name, so called big name players with JT's 586 00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:19,880 Speaker 1: not able to play, Shaquilla Leonard is not able to play, 587 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: Julian Blackman's out, you got Taekwon Lewis out, So you 588 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:25,000 Speaker 1: miss some guys and then at the beginning of the game. 589 00:30:25,080 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: Now heem Hines goes out, you know, you have Kelly 590 00:30:28,480 --> 00:30:30,640 Speaker 1: goes out, Ryan Kelly goes out. You know, then you 591 00:30:30,640 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: miss Quicky Pay. So there are a lot of things 592 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:36,280 Speaker 1: that are going against you, but you find a way 593 00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:38,440 Speaker 1: to get a win. And that's the bottom line. You 594 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 1: find a way to get a win. It wasn't pretty. 595 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 1: You just just fight, fight, fight, and grind it out. 596 00:30:45,520 --> 00:30:47,840 Speaker 1: And at the end of the day you come back 597 00:30:47,840 --> 00:30:50,120 Speaker 1: home on the flight with a win and you get 598 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:52,200 Speaker 1: a couple of days off, rest up and get ready 599 00:30:52,200 --> 00:30:56,520 Speaker 1: for another division opponent coming up next Sunday and Lucas Oil. 600 00:30:56,840 --> 00:30:59,360 Speaker 1: Real quick bill before we get out here, shout out 601 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,880 Speaker 1: to Chase mcla offlin. Yes, I mean what a game 602 00:31:02,960 --> 00:31:06,400 Speaker 1: he had. He hit from fifty two, fifty one, thirty 603 00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,640 Speaker 1: one and then forty eight, and that thirty one year 604 00:31:08,680 --> 00:31:11,280 Speaker 1: Arder tied the game with eight seconds to go. So 605 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: critical kicks from distance, critical kicks in critical moments. You know, 606 00:31:17,800 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: the Rocky Mountain error does a little bit to kick distance. 607 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,960 Speaker 1: But man, he all those kicks were right down the middle. 608 00:31:24,200 --> 00:31:27,680 Speaker 1: They were accurate and they were strong. No, like you said, 609 00:31:27,800 --> 00:31:29,960 Speaker 1: the distance, Yeah, it plays a part. It definitely does 610 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:33,160 Speaker 1: play a part, and kicking the football and kicking field 611 00:31:33,200 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 1: goals and aptwel points, but the accuracy, to me is 612 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: what's the most important. And he put those balls right 613 00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:40,840 Speaker 1: down the middle, and that's what you need to do. 614 00:31:40,920 --> 00:31:43,440 Speaker 1: And when the pressure was on for him to make 615 00:31:43,440 --> 00:31:46,040 Speaker 1: a play, he stepped up and made a play at 616 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,560 Speaker 1: the final drive and then an overtime. So give the 617 00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:51,480 Speaker 1: man credit. And you know what, field goals counts points 618 00:31:51,520 --> 00:31:54,800 Speaker 1: as well, so you'll take him, you know. So yeah, 619 00:31:54,840 --> 00:31:56,880 Speaker 1: well we'd like to score touchdowns, of course we would 620 00:31:56,960 --> 00:31:59,560 Speaker 1: and get some more points, but we didn't do that, 621 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: and the field goals count and that's what won the game. 622 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,800 Speaker 1: Force that's This was the first Colts victory in which 623 00:32:06,840 --> 00:32:09,840 Speaker 1: they did not score a touchdown since the Divisional round 624 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: of the two thousand and six playoffs, a fifteen to 625 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 1: six win over the Baltimore Ravens. So it's been a 626 00:32:15,360 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: little while. But I don't know, Bill, what happened after 627 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,040 Speaker 1: that win over the Ravens. Did the Colts do something 628 00:32:21,200 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 1: in those playoffs? I don't know. They they might be 629 00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: something a little bit, you know, yeah, some some some. 630 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a Cavy down a little bit more 631 00:32:29,760 --> 00:32:31,800 Speaker 1: and just a little bit of something something later on. 632 00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:35,120 Speaker 1: Just though, yeah, not saying not saying that's where this 633 00:32:35,160 --> 00:32:39,240 Speaker 1: season is going, but you know, just never you can 634 00:32:39,280 --> 00:32:43,160 Speaker 1: have an uninspiring offensive performance or stretch of games as 635 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:45,600 Speaker 1: an offense and come out on the other end of it. 636 00:32:45,880 --> 00:32:50,960 Speaker 1: You can Yeah, you definitely definitely can't know what we've 637 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: We've played five games. We have twelve more games ago 638 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: in a regular season. Anything can happen between now and 639 00:32:57,200 --> 00:32:59,400 Speaker 1: the end of the season. And I expect this team 640 00:32:59,400 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: to get better going forward, especially the offensive line getting better. 641 00:33:03,440 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: I expect the whole offense to get better, and I 642 00:33:05,760 --> 00:33:08,080 Speaker 1: expect the defense to continue to play and continue to 643 00:33:08,120 --> 00:33:10,720 Speaker 1: improve as the season goes on. And then special teams 644 00:33:10,760 --> 00:33:13,200 Speaker 1: continue to do the same thing. So if they can 645 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,880 Speaker 1: continue to make improvements as the season goes on, when 646 00:33:15,880 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: it comes down to the end of the season, you 647 00:33:17,680 --> 00:33:20,080 Speaker 1: know what, you look back and say, hey, this is 648 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:22,040 Speaker 1: where we want to be. We have an opportunity to 649 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:23,960 Speaker 1: reach all of our goals still at the end of 650 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 1: the season. And then if that's the case, then everything 651 00:33:27,240 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 1: is you know, it's okay, You've done everything you're supposed 652 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:31,480 Speaker 1: to do to get yourself in the position to reach 653 00:33:31,520 --> 00:33:33,760 Speaker 1: all your goals. All right, Well, Bill, you mentioned it, 654 00:33:33,840 --> 00:33:36,800 Speaker 1: a big game coming up next weekend against the Jacksonville 655 00:33:36,880 --> 00:33:39,760 Speaker 1: Jaguars at Lucas Oil Stadium, a critical game in the 656 00:33:39,760 --> 00:33:42,560 Speaker 1: AFC South early in the season. We will be back 657 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: here on the Cold Audio Network with another episode of 658 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:50,160 Speaker 1: Instant Reaction following that game next Sunday. But for right now, Bill, 659 00:33:50,240 --> 00:33:52,720 Speaker 1: I'm going to go to sleep, get some rest. JJ, 660 00:33:52,800 --> 00:33:55,000 Speaker 1: he's been a long day. If you went out to 661 00:33:55,040 --> 00:33:57,000 Speaker 1: Denver and you flew back and you only got a 662 00:33:57,000 --> 00:33:59,000 Speaker 1: few hours to sleep, well, I say, you know, I 663 00:33:59,000 --> 00:34:01,280 Speaker 1: mean that's a few minutes minutes. I'm sorry, I measured 664 00:34:01,320 --> 00:34:04,240 Speaker 1: in a minute, a few minutes of sleep, you know. 665 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:07,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for doing this and staying up, you know, getting 666 00:34:07,360 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: a very low of sleep and doing this. But get 667 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,359 Speaker 1: some rest and be ready to go for next week. 668 00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:14,879 Speaker 1: All right. We'll stick with us here on the Colts 669 00:34:14,880 --> 00:34:18,640 Speaker 1: Audio Network all week long for plenty of content wrapping 670 00:34:18,719 --> 00:34:21,000 Speaker 1: up the Colts and Broncos and then looking ahead to 671 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:24,200 Speaker 1: the Colts and Jaguars. Anyways, for Bill Brooks, I'm JJ Stankovitz. 672 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:26,239 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening. Talk to you next time. 673 00:34:26,280 --> 00:34:27,720 Speaker 1: Here on the Colts Audio Network.