1 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: This is Instant Game Reaction, an immediate look back at 2 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 1: the Colts latest game and trying to make it a 3 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,399 Speaker 1: jumping on the ball. It's Michael Piffitty catched it and 4 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:17,600 Speaker 1: they rubbles across the door line, touchdown for two yards. 5 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: Strike on the air. It out down field, down the 6 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,440 Speaker 1: far sideline looking for Say Jones and it's intercepted by 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: the Colts. I say Ah Rodgers on the returns gets 8 00:00:25,320 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: up the Taylor he said touchdown in d Why Jonathan Taylor. 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 1: Now here's your host, JJ Stankovitz from Colts dot Com. 10 00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: What's up everyone? Welcome into another episode of Colts Instant 11 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 1: Reaction here on the Colts Audio Network. I'm JJ's Tankovitz, 12 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:45,880 Speaker 1: joined every week by Ring of Honor remember Bill Brooks, 13 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,880 Speaker 1: to break down the Colts latest game. Bill. The Jeff 14 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,320 Speaker 1: Saturday Era begins with a twenty five to twenty win 15 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 1: over the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium. Before we 16 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 1: get into kind of the nitty gritty details of this 17 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: game and how the Colts won it, where were your impressions, Bill, 18 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 1: of just the way the Colts on the field rallied 19 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: after such a difficult week and you know having their 20 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: head coach be replaced Jeff Saturday coming in and having 21 00:01:13,720 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: a new offensive play caller. You know, all those different things, 22 00:01:16,040 --> 00:01:18,640 Speaker 1: all the change, Matt Ryan starting at quarterback. Just the 23 00:01:18,680 --> 00:01:21,600 Speaker 1: way that this team rallied and competed on Sunday. What 24 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: stood out to you about that? Just what you said 25 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:26,839 Speaker 1: they rallied and competed. Those guys went out there with 26 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,120 Speaker 1: intentions of going out there playing hard and playing to 27 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: win the football game. But I really thought it all 28 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: started with Jeff's first meeting with the team. It started 29 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: back then Wednesday morning. Yes, Jeff being authentic, Jeff's telling 30 00:01:40,680 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 1: them who he was, what type of person he was, 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:48,480 Speaker 1: showing the energy, and the guys buying into who Jeff 32 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: was and how Jeff came across to them. That to me, 33 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: is where it all started and just carried each day, 34 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: probably got better and better and better, and the guys 35 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: had a good week of practice, and then when you 36 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: get to the game, the guys were ready to go 37 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 1: out there and play. And Jeff did what he said 38 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: he was gonna do. He was pretty much just gonna 39 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:09,120 Speaker 1: sit back, let the coaches do their job, coach the players, 40 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: let the coaches call the plays. And Parks Radiers did 41 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: a great job. I know we'll talk about that later, 42 00:02:14,160 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: but he did a great job. But let those guys 43 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: do and he just was going to oversee everything. And 44 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,919 Speaker 1: he did that, and the guys trusted him. And then 45 00:02:20,960 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: that's what you saw. The guys go out there and 46 00:02:22,600 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: do play hard, trust the head coach, trust the other 47 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 1: position coaches, and come out with a victory. The you know, 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,480 Speaker 1: talking to players after the game bill in the locker 49 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: room at Allegiance Stadium, I got the sense that a 50 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:37,799 Speaker 1: lot of them bought into what Saturday had to say, 51 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: because when he showed up this week, he didn't show 52 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,320 Speaker 1: up being like this is all about me. This is 53 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,400 Speaker 1: you know, I'm the guy, I'm the only one who 54 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: can fix it. It was I'm here. I understand these 55 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: circumstances are difficult. You guys all really liked Frank Reich 56 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:56,200 Speaker 1: and really respected him as a man and as a coach. 57 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 1: But I'm here to do whatever I can to make 58 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: your jobs easier and whatever that looks like. And Jonathan Taylor, 59 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,200 Speaker 1: I thought what he said after the game. I asked 60 00:03:06,280 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: him a question, how authentic is Jeff Saturday? And he 61 00:03:10,040 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 1: kind of gets this big grinned his face. He's like, well, 62 00:03:12,480 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: if you hadn't phrased the question like that, I would 63 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:16,519 Speaker 1: have said, he's really authentic. But he goes into it 64 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:18,960 Speaker 1: and he says, quote, I just feel like he's very 65 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: authentic because he's a cult. He'll be a cult for life, 66 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: and that's all he wants to do is have the 67 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: cults organizations succeed. Players found Saturday to be such a 68 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:33,360 Speaker 1: genuine guy in terms of, yeah, he does really want 69 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 1: me to do my job the best. He wants my 70 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,120 Speaker 1: coach to coach me. He doesn't want to step in 71 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: and blow this whole thing up. He's going to step 72 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 1: in and put his two cents in in certain places. 73 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:47,840 Speaker 1: But that approach to the week allowed these players to 74 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,280 Speaker 1: have kind of a sense of normalcy with the then 75 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: added energy and juice that Jeff Saturday brought to practice exactly. 76 00:03:55,520 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 1: And most players, I would say almost every player in 77 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 1: the National foot Ball League, they want to coach and 78 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: coaches to do what they can do to put the 79 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 1: player in the best position to be successful. And that's 80 00:04:10,040 --> 00:04:12,080 Speaker 1: all the player wants. They want to be the best 81 00:04:12,120 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: they can be. In order for that to happen, the 82 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: coaches have to put them in the best position for 83 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: them to be successful. And that's what Jeff was trying 84 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: to tell them. I'm just gonna put you guys in 85 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:24,280 Speaker 1: the best position to win, to be successful off there 86 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:27,359 Speaker 1: on the football field. So we can't enjoy what we 87 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,279 Speaker 1: do because it's hard out there, going to practice every day. 88 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: Your body's banged up. The game is so physical, and 89 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: these guys went through a lot of the say the 90 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:40,559 Speaker 1: emotional toll toil over this past week, past couple of weeks. 91 00:04:40,560 --> 00:04:43,360 Speaker 1: You know, you have, first of all, you have one 92 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,599 Speaker 1: of your players traded, Nahim Hys just traded, and then 93 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: Marcus Brady is let go, then Frank Reich's let go, 94 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: and then Jeff Saturday comes in here, and then you 95 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: know all this is happening. And physically, yeah, the guys 96 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 1: are beat up and banged up right now during this 97 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:02,080 Speaker 1: part of the season. But from an emotional standpoint, it's 98 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:04,960 Speaker 1: taking a toll on them. But the guys, hey, they 99 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,000 Speaker 1: were professionals. They fought through it, and they played well 100 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:10,520 Speaker 1: on Sunday against the Raiders out there in Las Vegas 101 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,680 Speaker 1: and came out with a win. So Jeff Saturday made 102 00:05:13,720 --> 00:05:17,839 Speaker 1: two big decisions after arriving in Indianapolis. The first was 103 00:05:18,040 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: tapping Parks Frazier to be the offensive play caller. We'll 104 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: get into that, but I'm gonna start with the decision 105 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 1: to go back to Matt Ryan as a starting quarterback. 106 00:05:25,160 --> 00:05:29,840 Speaker 1: The process went on Thursday. Matt Ryan participated in practice. 107 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: Was the first time he participated since he had the 108 00:05:32,920 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: rights shoulder injury in week seven, and Jeff Satury said, 109 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: I thought he threw the ball pretty well, but he 110 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: went up to Matt Ryan and he challenged him, hey, 111 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: do it back to back. So at that point, Friday 112 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:45,919 Speaker 1: comes around, Matt Ryan goes out, has another good practice, 113 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:48,800 Speaker 1: and Jeff said, by Friday afternoon, I knew what I 114 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 1: wanted to do. He's like, I still needed to talk 115 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:52,600 Speaker 1: to my coaches, but I knew they were going to 116 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: be on board. Two, the Colts decide to go back 117 00:05:55,279 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: to Matt Ryan as their starting quarterback. The level of 118 00:06:00,440 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 1: execution that this offense had with Matt Ryan as the quarterback, 119 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: Parks Fraser as the play caller in a week of 120 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: turmoil to come out of this game, Matt Ryan, I 121 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 1: thought he said it best. After the game, he kind 122 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 1: of just you know, shook his head and he looks 123 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:20,239 Speaker 1: around the room and he just goes quote the buying 124 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:22,039 Speaker 1: from all those guys. The way Jeff handled the week, 125 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: It's just amazing to me to sit here Sunday evening 126 00:06:24,560 --> 00:06:27,039 Speaker 1: after all that transpired Monday and Tuesday, and for me 127 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: personally Thursday and Friday, it's incredible to sit here at 128 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: this point with a win bill. The execution on offense 129 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: was I think probably the best we've seen all year. 130 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,080 Speaker 1: The Colts average seven yards per play, that is a 131 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: season high. They only have two plays that lose yardage 132 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:47,480 Speaker 1: out of fifty seven in this game. What stood out 133 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:50,560 Speaker 1: about how the Colts got that execution to you, how 134 00:06:50,600 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: they got to that point where they were able to 135 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: be not only efficient but explosive on offense. The thing 136 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:57,520 Speaker 1: that stood out to me was it looked like the 137 00:06:57,560 --> 00:07:00,240 Speaker 1: game plan was simple. Yep. They didn't do too many 138 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,120 Speaker 1: of different things. They weren't going to try to go 139 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: out and do something that the Raiders have not seen. 140 00:07:05,440 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: They had a game plan, they knew what they wanted 141 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: to do. Hey, these are the things that we do well, 142 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: and this is what we're going to do. And they 143 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: did that. They ran the ball. JT has what twenty 144 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: two attempts for one hundred and forty seven yards. Matt 145 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:22,000 Speaker 1: Ryan threw the ball extremely well, completed seventy five percent 146 00:07:22,000 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: of his passes twenty one for twenty eight two twenty 147 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,360 Speaker 1: two yards and a TD. And of course he had 148 00:07:27,400 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: that long run Matt Ryan. We'll talk about that here 149 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,600 Speaker 1: because I want to break that one down. But they 150 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:36,880 Speaker 1: played well and outside of the fumbel by Kiki Kuti, 151 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: they didn't turn the ball over. They did what they 152 00:07:39,600 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: needed to do. And then when you're talking about third down, 153 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,880 Speaker 1: the week before they were all for fourteen. This week 154 00:07:45,920 --> 00:07:48,000 Speaker 1: they were six four eleven on third down, which is 155 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:51,280 Speaker 1: about fifty five percent to four percent, So they affect, 156 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:55,400 Speaker 1: they effectively execute the offense. Not perfectly, but they did 157 00:07:55,400 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 1: about as close as possible to getting perfect. So they 158 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 1: did a good job out there. They played hard, and 159 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, give credit to this offensive team saying, hey, 160 00:08:06,760 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: these are things we're gonna do. Matt Rillan got sacked once. 161 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,520 Speaker 1: And give the offensive line credit. Now we talked about 162 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: the offensive line when they didn't play well and things 163 00:08:14,720 --> 00:08:17,600 Speaker 1: they didn't do well, give them credit. They gave him 164 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:19,880 Speaker 1: Matt some protection. They opened up the holes for JT. 165 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: They did their job, and they did a good job. 166 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: And you can see when the Coast offense is able 167 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: to run the football, able to control the football, they 168 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 1: could move the ball downfield and be effective. And for 169 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: the most part they were about fifty fifty very good balance. 170 00:08:37,760 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: So Parks Fraser did an excellent job out there and 171 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: mixing it up on first and second down and also 172 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,560 Speaker 1: run the ball effectively when he needed to. The you're 173 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:48,840 Speaker 1: talking to players after the game, they all really praised 174 00:08:48,880 --> 00:08:51,440 Speaker 1: what Parks is able to do, just in getting in, 175 00:08:51,559 --> 00:08:54,080 Speaker 1: getting into a rhythm and then using that to keep 176 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: the Raiders defense off balance. It's something Kylan Granson talked about, 177 00:08:57,520 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: is that we knew we could we had a better 178 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: to execute because we knew they were off balance. They 179 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: were the ones the Raiders defense that was sort of 180 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: on their heels. The Colts for so long this year 181 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:10,880 Speaker 1: have been on their heels as an offense. They've been 182 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: in third and long. They've been in these negative situations 183 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:15,679 Speaker 1: where you get a first and ten and then all 184 00:09:15,679 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: of a sudden at second and twelve, then the past 185 00:09:17,800 --> 00:09:20,439 Speaker 1: protection breaks down and then something bad happens, a turnover, 186 00:09:20,480 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 1: whatever it may be that didn't really happen today. Again, 187 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,559 Speaker 1: the thing that I keep coming back to are those 188 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 1: two negative plays out of fifty seven. That's hard to 189 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: do in an NFL game, Matt Ryan. One of those 190 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:35,320 Speaker 1: was a sack where you know, Parks Fraser said over 191 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:37,480 Speaker 1: the headset he kind of started going, ah, you know, 192 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: maybe in Jeff Saider to cut him off, and he said, Parks, 193 00:09:39,640 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: you're calling a hell of a game. Don't doubt yourself. Yes, 194 00:09:42,520 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: I love that. And then for the offense just to 195 00:09:46,440 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: keep rolling the way that they did. The two big 196 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: factors in that, I think one was Matt Ryan. The 197 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:56,079 Speaker 1: decision making he had in this game. There was not 198 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: a single player where he put the ball in harm's way. 199 00:09:58,440 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 1: He was accurate with his throws, He allowed his receivers 200 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:03,400 Speaker 1: to make plays after the catch, like Paris Campbell on 201 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:05,079 Speaker 1: the thirty five yard touchdown that wounded up be in 202 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,839 Speaker 1: the game winner. But the pass protection bill was outstanding 203 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: in this game. There The one sack came on that 204 00:10:12,160 --> 00:10:14,000 Speaker 1: third and one. This is the one where Parks after 205 00:10:14,080 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: it was you know, maybe a little bit second guessing himself. 206 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: They ran a play action on third and one, and 207 00:10:20,000 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: you know, Ryan doesn't get rid of the ball. I'd 208 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: haven't gone back and looked at the all twenty two 209 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 1: of it yet to see if he needed to get 210 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,559 Speaker 1: the ball out or whatever it may have been. Whatever 211 00:10:28,600 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: it was, that sack took the Colts out of it 212 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,640 Speaker 1: didn't take them out of field Grange, but it lost 213 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,320 Speaker 1: fourteen yards. Jase McLoughlin has the ball go off the 214 00:10:36,360 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 1: upright after that. But that was the only time and 215 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,199 Speaker 1: it wasn't just that Bill Matt Ryan was only pressured 216 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: on four of thirty dropbacks in this game, so he 217 00:10:43,720 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: was kept clean. He didn't have to speed up his 218 00:10:47,360 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: decision making because of the pressure. I think that was 219 00:10:50,160 --> 00:10:51,840 Speaker 1: the thing that stood out when he got a front 220 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,440 Speaker 1: that's got Max Crosby, that's got a guy in Chandler Jones, 221 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: who maybe has not been as productive this year, but 222 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: has one hundred and five career sacks. For Matt Ryan 223 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,960 Speaker 1: to be able to go through his progressions, to be 224 00:11:01,000 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: able to know where to go with the football and 225 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,800 Speaker 1: feel comfortable, huge credit goes to all five of those 226 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:11,160 Speaker 1: guys up front, Bernard Ryman, Quintin Nelson Ryan, Kelly will Fries, 227 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: Braden Smith. They all did an outstanding job in this 228 00:11:14,960 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: game blocking for Matt Ryan. Yes, they did. And you 229 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 1: know that's what that's what having a veteran presence at 230 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 1: quarterback does for you. Someone that understands the offense. He's 231 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 1: very comfortable in the offense, knows where he wants to 232 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,760 Speaker 1: go with the ball, can read defenses very quickly and 233 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:33,839 Speaker 1: understand what needs to be done on that particular play, 234 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: on that down and distance or that situation, and making 235 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:41,160 Speaker 1: sure that at this time he did protect the ball. 236 00:11:41,320 --> 00:11:43,520 Speaker 1: At all times. He did his job. So that's what 237 00:11:43,559 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: you want from a veteran quarterback. And he was a leader. 238 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,440 Speaker 1: And you know, Jeff said coming in here, he's gonna 239 00:11:47,480 --> 00:11:49,679 Speaker 1: put the best eleven out there, and that's what he did. 240 00:11:49,679 --> 00:11:52,319 Speaker 1: And that's why Matt Ryan started. He thought, this is 241 00:11:52,360 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 1: the best eleven that's gonna help us win football games. 242 00:11:55,200 --> 00:11:57,680 Speaker 1: That was the best eleven out there against the Raiders 243 00:11:57,720 --> 00:11:59,560 Speaker 1: to help them win a football game. It gives us 244 00:11:59,600 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: the best chance to win. That's what Jeff Saturday said. 245 00:12:01,880 --> 00:12:05,760 Speaker 1: And something Jimmers said after the game about Matt Ryan quote, 246 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,600 Speaker 1: He's still got plenty when you protect him and you 247 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 1: run the ball like we did, we saw what we're 248 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: capable of doing exactly you talk about balance bill Colts 249 00:12:13,559 --> 00:12:15,880 Speaker 1: getting over two hundred yards on the ground, Matt Ryan 250 00:12:15,880 --> 00:12:20,480 Speaker 1: completing seventy five percent of his passes on two yards 251 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 1: on the ground. Though, let's let's talk about it. Thirty 252 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: nine of those came on Matt Ryan. Not only the 253 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: longest rush of his career, Matt Ryan on one play 254 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,040 Speaker 1: gained more rushing yards than he had gained in any 255 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 1: game over his fifteen year career. So this play and 256 00:12:35,960 --> 00:12:39,559 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan after the game, he talked about how impressed 257 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: he was with Parks Frasier on this play. The play call. 258 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: So it's third and three, it's in the fourth quarter. 259 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,440 Speaker 1: Colts are losing right now, twenty to nineteen. This is 260 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 1: a huge play. You turn over possession here, Vegas can 261 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:53,920 Speaker 1: try to grind the clock out. You're kind of backed 262 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:57,280 Speaker 1: up into your own territory a little bit that I 263 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,880 Speaker 1: almost forgot in the moment how big a play this was, 264 00:13:00,000 --> 00:13:02,120 Speaker 1: as I was so enamored by watching Matt Ryan gallop 265 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: down the field. So the Colts they get man coverage 266 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: with a single high safety and they kind of flow 267 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:13,640 Speaker 1: flow a couple of guys toward the near sideline. Matt 268 00:13:13,720 --> 00:13:16,920 Speaker 1: Ryan immediately picks up. Hey, this is man coverage. I 269 00:13:17,160 --> 00:13:20,520 Speaker 1: don't have anyone open. They've got this play defended pretty well. 270 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,480 Speaker 1: You got a couple of guys running stop routes, you know, 271 00:13:23,559 --> 00:13:27,440 Speaker 1: Michael Pittman, Ashton Dulan, and Paris Campbell sort of in 272 00:13:27,480 --> 00:13:30,480 Speaker 1: a line from the middle of the field towards the 273 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: near sideline. Kylean Granson's running acrosser. Yes, you've got uh 274 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:37,640 Speaker 1: out wide here, or Jonathan Taylor kind of comes out 275 00:13:37,679 --> 00:13:40,040 Speaker 1: of the backfield on a little swing route. Yes, So 276 00:13:40,120 --> 00:13:43,040 Speaker 1: that clears up the whole other side of field. The 277 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:44,720 Speaker 1: Colts are on the hash mark to the near sideline. 278 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 1: That clears up the whole other side of the field. 279 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,920 Speaker 1: Everyone flows one way, and Matt Ryan just says, all right, 280 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 1: let's do it. I mean, you only need three yards. 281 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:53,880 Speaker 1: I think when he takes off, he's thinking, I just 282 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: gotta get three. Paris Campbell starts this by he just 283 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,959 Speaker 1: sort of stops his route and that it's off the defender. 284 00:14:01,040 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: It seals off a defender right here. The other there 285 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: are two guys on Paris. One of them doesn't pick 286 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,400 Speaker 1: it up because I don't think he thinks Matt's actually 287 00:14:07,440 --> 00:14:08,920 Speaker 1: gonna run with it. I think he's gonna throw it 288 00:14:08,960 --> 00:14:14,040 Speaker 1: back to Paris. Then Ashton Duelan he's sprinting at top 289 00:14:14,120 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: speed to go over to the safety and block him 290 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 1: out of the way. This is the best part of 291 00:14:17,679 --> 00:14:20,000 Speaker 1: the play then, So Matt Ryan at this point, he's 292 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: running fifteen yards down field like Chariot's a Fire is 293 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:29,000 Speaker 1: playing in the background, and he cuts back instead of 294 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: going out of bounds. I mean when I saw that, 295 00:14:31,960 --> 00:14:33,920 Speaker 1: I was like, oh my goodness, what is Matt doing? 296 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,800 Speaker 1: Because I thought, Okay, he's got the first down, let's 297 00:14:35,800 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: get out of bounds and protect the ball. Then he 298 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:40,440 Speaker 1: cuts back and I think, oh my goodness, he picks 299 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,720 Speaker 1: up another fifteen yards. He does, it's another fifteen yards. 300 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: And talking to players after the game, like Paris Campbell 301 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:48,400 Speaker 1: was like, Yeah, when Matt took off, I was surprised, 302 00:14:48,440 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: and then when he cut back, I was really surprised. 303 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 1: Kyl and Granson was like, I saw him cut back 304 00:14:52,920 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: and I go, oh my god, Like this is like 305 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: the greatest running play these guys have ever seen. But 306 00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:01,720 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan, he cuts back, You're right, Bill. He cuts 307 00:15:01,720 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 1: back at about the forty eight and then he gets 308 00:15:03,680 --> 00:15:06,360 Speaker 1: tackled at about the thirty six. He gains like twelve 309 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:10,600 Speaker 1: fourteen extra yards on this It's incredible and you know, 310 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:15,640 Speaker 1: all jokes aside, this was one of the biggest plays 311 00:15:15,680 --> 00:15:19,760 Speaker 1: of the game by far, and it you don't have 312 00:15:19,800 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: an explosive run like this, which this was an explosive 313 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,560 Speaker 1: run without all eleven guys doing their job on the play. 314 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,240 Speaker 1: The blocking was good, the play call was really good. 315 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,440 Speaker 1: The determination of guys like Paris Campbell and Ashton duel 316 00:15:32,480 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: and on this play was really good. And then Matt 317 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:37,720 Speaker 1: Ryan cutting back. Do you remember Bill Peyton Manning One 318 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: of the longest runs of his career came against the 319 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:43,160 Speaker 1: Raiders where he's he takes off on a naked and 320 00:15:43,280 --> 00:15:45,400 Speaker 1: he gets down to like the three yard line and 321 00:15:45,400 --> 00:15:47,840 Speaker 1: he senses there's a Raiders defender like four yards behind him, 322 00:15:47,840 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: so he just slides before the goal line. Matt Ryan 323 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: goes and I'm cutting this thing back. I want to 324 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:57,720 Speaker 1: get my yards and but okay, So they get this 325 00:15:57,840 --> 00:16:01,200 Speaker 1: play and then like three plays later, is the game 326 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:04,600 Speaker 1: winning touchdown. Yes, because again this was I can't emphasize 327 00:16:04,600 --> 00:16:06,480 Speaker 1: this enough. This is third and three with six forty 328 00:16:06,560 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: nine left in the game. The Colts are down by 329 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:10,800 Speaker 1: a possession. If this play doesn't happen, then the Colts punt. 330 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: They might not win this game. They might not. And 331 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,600 Speaker 1: you know a play like that, when you see your 332 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: quarterback running down feel like that, getting those yards, pick 333 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:21,120 Speaker 1: him up first down, that energies as a team. Oh 334 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 1: you guys, is not the only the offense, but the 335 00:16:22,960 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: defense as well, knowing that, hey, Matt's giving us all. 336 00:16:25,720 --> 00:16:28,760 Speaker 1: Matt doesn't run the ball normally, He most likely he's 337 00:16:28,760 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: gonna pass the ball. If he does get the first down, 338 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: he's gonna slide and stop seeing the guys. Look look 339 00:16:33,400 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: at look at the sideline here. Bill and I are 340 00:16:35,680 --> 00:16:37,560 Speaker 1: rewatching the all twenty two of this right now, and 341 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:40,440 Speaker 1: Unique and Guay is like jumping up and down on 342 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:43,880 Speaker 1: the sideline. Rodney McLeod Zaire, Franklin's like he's almost like 343 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,480 Speaker 1: he's on the field, like a little too close to 344 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 1: the field, but he's so fired up like that. You're 345 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 1: absolutely right, Bill, This fires up a team and the 346 00:16:52,200 --> 00:16:54,360 Speaker 1: whole team, not just the offense, but the defense. Everyone's 347 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: they see Matt running like that because they no, Matt 348 00:16:56,520 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 1: doesn't normally run the football, but it runs football cuts 349 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: it back up because many of years. Can't to help 350 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,240 Speaker 1: the offense out now. But on this next on this 351 00:17:04,560 --> 00:17:07,520 Speaker 1: complete series of plays. Though the next play though unfortunately 352 00:17:07,600 --> 00:17:10,240 Speaker 1: we had a fumble, but we recover the funnel and 353 00:17:10,280 --> 00:17:12,119 Speaker 1: then that's the big play, the Parris Candle score in 354 00:17:12,119 --> 00:17:15,159 Speaker 1: the touchdown. So these three plays, those three plays was 355 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:17,480 Speaker 1: huge for the Indianapolis coast during that time. And Matt 356 00:17:17,640 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: run by Matt Ryan started all off and gave the 357 00:17:21,080 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: Coats allowed injury to continue to go on and score. 358 00:17:23,880 --> 00:17:26,400 Speaker 1: Of course, score the touchdown on that drive, I mean 359 00:17:26,480 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 1: the then the touchdown to Paris, just this catch and run. 360 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 1: I remember I was talking to Paris a couple of 361 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 1: weeks ago, and he says, when he gets the ball 362 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:36,199 Speaker 1: in his hands, he just does a running back mentality. 363 00:17:36,240 --> 00:17:38,840 Speaker 1: He's a former running back. This is this is what 364 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: he loves to do. And Paris was so good in 365 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,720 Speaker 1: this game on and he has been all year on 366 00:17:43,800 --> 00:17:47,919 Speaker 1: those like tough routes between maybe six and ten yards 367 00:17:47,920 --> 00:17:50,280 Speaker 1: beyond the line of scrimmage where you got to grind 368 00:17:50,280 --> 00:17:51,879 Speaker 1: out that yardage and then all of a sudden, Paris 369 00:17:51,920 --> 00:17:53,680 Speaker 1: gets it. He gets a chance to catch and run 370 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,400 Speaker 1: and he just takes off exactly and then he gets 371 00:17:56,400 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: tough at the end of this. I mean he gets 372 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:01,960 Speaker 1: hit by their redefenders around him at about the eleven 373 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: yard line, and he just keeps going, just keeps going, 374 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:06,960 Speaker 1: and he outruns those guys. Yep, he outruns him to 375 00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: the end zone, to the core him the en zone. 376 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:09,880 Speaker 1: He did a nice job on the route, just coming 377 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: and coming as flat as possible, catching the ball, and 378 00:18:12,840 --> 00:18:15,320 Speaker 1: then once he caught the ball, just get up, feel 379 00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,440 Speaker 1: as fast as you can, make as many as yards 380 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,320 Speaker 1: as you can, tuck on, hold onto the ball, tuck 381 00:18:19,320 --> 00:18:21,439 Speaker 1: it away, and then just go right there. Once he 382 00:18:21,480 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 1: catched the ball, He's like, I'm not going to be stopped. 383 00:18:23,800 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: And just four guys chasing him down, he got to 384 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:28,280 Speaker 1: the corner of the end zone. Touchdown. Big play for 385 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: the Coats, big, big, big play for the Coats to 386 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: give the Coats a lead. The other explosive play just 387 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: to wrap up the offense, Jonathan Taylor ripping off the 388 00:18:37,920 --> 00:18:40,560 Speaker 1: sixty six yard run. That was one of those where 389 00:18:40,920 --> 00:18:43,560 Speaker 1: we hadn't quite seen that this year yet there you know. 390 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: JT has been banged up all year. He started, remember 391 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:48,840 Speaker 1: he had the turf toe back in September. Then he 392 00:18:48,880 --> 00:18:50,960 Speaker 1: has the ankle. He's been in and out of the lineup, 393 00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: and the explosion through that hole where Braden Smith seals 394 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,679 Speaker 1: the front side, Ryan Kelly seals the backside, and he 395 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:03,760 Speaker 1: goes through that hole, and it was JT has had 396 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,760 Speaker 1: maybe a couple of matchups where he's been one on 397 00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:08,560 Speaker 1: one against the safety and the safety has got him. 398 00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:11,560 Speaker 1: This year, Duron Harmon was not getting him in this game. 399 00:19:11,640 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: That was. That was. And I made a comment during 400 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,800 Speaker 1: the game on the live blog on Colts dot Com 401 00:19:15,800 --> 00:19:18,760 Speaker 1: it was like, Jonathan Taylor looks explosive today. That was 402 00:19:18,800 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: as explosive as we've probably seen him since Week one. 403 00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,000 Speaker 1: And I just had the feel. I didn't say it, 404 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:25,600 Speaker 1: but I had the feeling in the back of my head, 405 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,000 Speaker 1: I think he's gonna break one today. And there it was. 406 00:19:28,119 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 1: There was a nice, nice, nice month with JT. And 407 00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 1: you know, unfortunately JT has been banged up and nicked 408 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,639 Speaker 1: up with the ankle injury. And when you have an 409 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: ankle injury, especially at the running back position and why receiver, 410 00:19:38,480 --> 00:19:40,960 Speaker 1: a defensive back, the positions where you have to run 411 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 1: and make a lot of cuts and stop and go again, 412 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,600 Speaker 1: it's very difficult to heal during the season because you're 413 00:19:46,560 --> 00:19:49,480 Speaker 1: always gonna get nicked up, especially with JT being in 414 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:52,320 Speaker 1: a pile sometimes people falling on him, falling on his ankles, 415 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: things like that. So it's taken a while from him 416 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 1: and get back healthy again. And his showed right there 417 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,480 Speaker 1: on that run, that nice long run where guy was 418 00:19:59,520 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: closing up on him but he could not catch JT. 419 00:20:01,800 --> 00:20:04,080 Speaker 1: J T had a B line for that goal line 420 00:20:04,080 --> 00:20:08,440 Speaker 1: and nice long sixty six yard run. So to talk 421 00:20:08,480 --> 00:20:11,920 Speaker 1: a little bit about the defense, you know, they they 422 00:20:11,960 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 1: felt like there were some things they wanted back. Obviously, 423 00:20:14,080 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: that forty eight yard touchdown to Davante Adams is one 424 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:20,320 Speaker 1: that they really wanted back, But it comes down to 425 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:24,720 Speaker 1: the end of the game. And I thought the way 426 00:20:24,720 --> 00:20:29,040 Speaker 1: that that game ended was such a huge growth point 427 00:20:29,240 --> 00:20:32,640 Speaker 1: for this defense because what has been the one play 428 00:20:32,680 --> 00:20:34,200 Speaker 1: that it seems like the Colts have not been able 429 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: to stop over the last couple of years. Seamballs to 430 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:39,800 Speaker 1: tight ends. That's exactly what Las Vegas goes to on 431 00:20:39,920 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: third and seven near the goal line, a seamball to 432 00:20:42,359 --> 00:20:45,919 Speaker 1: Foster Moreau and Bobby o'caracay is in great coverage. He 433 00:20:46,040 --> 00:20:51,639 Speaker 1: sees he's following Moreau's eyes and he sees Moreau, you know, okay, 434 00:20:51,680 --> 00:20:53,560 Speaker 1: his eyes are going up, flashes his hands and then 435 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: Bobby said, all I was doing was just getting hands 436 00:20:55,440 --> 00:20:59,280 Speaker 1: up there, swats it away real quick. Bill. A common 437 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,240 Speaker 1: misconception and something that I'm sure you can speak on 438 00:21:02,280 --> 00:21:04,560 Speaker 1: probably better than I can. But something that I hate 439 00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:08,200 Speaker 1: when I'm watching football is people saying get your head 440 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 1: around to a defender, get your head around, get your 441 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 1: head around. It's not Bobbiocairke is looking at Foster Moreau's eyes. 442 00:21:15,480 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 1: If he gets his head around, that's a touchdown, by 443 00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: the way, and he follows his eyes, he gets his 444 00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:23,240 Speaker 1: hand in there, and I mean, it wasn't that he 445 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: just swatted the ball way, he like spiked it to 446 00:21:25,040 --> 00:21:28,440 Speaker 1: the ground like it was a volleyball. Just a really 447 00:21:28,480 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: fantastic play, great technique, great discipline in such a key 448 00:21:32,320 --> 00:21:35,160 Speaker 1: moment by Bobbiocrake. Yes to me, you know, people talk 449 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 1: about the Stefan Gilmour player with Adams, which was a 450 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: big play, don't get me wrong, But to me, the 451 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,639 Speaker 1: biggest play was Babio Karake's break up of that pass 452 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,880 Speaker 1: to Moreau and the end zone there and Babo Okaake 453 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: played it very well. He's looking at the receiver's eyes, 454 00:21:49,520 --> 00:21:51,600 Speaker 1: looking at his by looking at the hands also, so 455 00:21:51,640 --> 00:21:53,560 Speaker 1: he's in this peripho vision. He can see his eyes 456 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: and he can see his hands. So when his hands 457 00:21:55,800 --> 00:21:58,600 Speaker 1: go up and he sees his eyes and more unlikely 458 00:21:58,640 --> 00:22:00,879 Speaker 1: what you tried to do, try not to do as 459 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,800 Speaker 1: a wide receiver. You don't want your eyes to get big. 460 00:22:02,800 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: You just want to keep your eyes on the same level. 461 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:07,440 Speaker 1: But it's very difficult to do. But once he gets 462 00:22:07,480 --> 00:22:10,240 Speaker 1: his hands up, Bibio Karake puts his hands in there 463 00:22:10,440 --> 00:22:12,959 Speaker 1: and knocks the ball away. I thought it was perfect 464 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,679 Speaker 1: technique by Bobby. Great job, great play, big play for 465 00:22:16,760 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: the Coast during that time, of course, because if they score, 466 00:22:19,920 --> 00:22:23,320 Speaker 1: they go up and they're winning the game and a 467 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: few minutes, a few seconds left in the game, and 468 00:22:25,600 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: you know what, that was a big play to me. 469 00:22:27,160 --> 00:22:29,880 Speaker 1: That was a bigger play than Stefan Gilmore's play. Yeah, 470 00:22:29,920 --> 00:22:32,159 Speaker 1: and the other thing on this, you know, it may 471 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: not look like it when you just kind of watch 472 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:37,840 Speaker 1: it back, but before the play, you know, the Raiders 473 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,320 Speaker 1: challenged the Colts in their communication here where Ziah Franklin 474 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:43,439 Speaker 1: and Bobbio Kake. One of them is picking up the 475 00:22:43,480 --> 00:22:45,200 Speaker 1: tight end. One of them is picking up Jacobs out 476 00:22:45,240 --> 00:22:48,280 Speaker 1: of the backfield. So o'karake and Franklin had a little 477 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: conversation before it was like, all right, here's what we're 478 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: gonna do on that. These are two guys who have 479 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: played together now, while they maybe haven't been on the 480 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,959 Speaker 1: field together a lot, they know each other. Their lockers 481 00:22:56,960 --> 00:22:58,960 Speaker 1: are right next to each other in the colts locker room. 482 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: They know how to communicate with each other, really good communication. 483 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:06,399 Speaker 1: Franklin picks up the running back Okaka carries Moreau on 484 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 1: the seam ball, and you know car makes a good throw, 485 00:23:09,760 --> 00:23:12,359 Speaker 1: Franklin just makes a better play. And that's what it 486 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 1: came down to there exactly. And those guys are playing 487 00:23:14,760 --> 00:23:16,560 Speaker 1: well and they know each other, and that's why we 488 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:19,639 Speaker 1: talk about communication is so important, not just on defense, 489 00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:22,760 Speaker 1: but on offense and all all the units special teams 490 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,000 Speaker 1: as well. You have to communicate with one another, knowing 491 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:28,200 Speaker 1: what everyone is doing, because if you don't communicate, usually 492 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: something's going to break down. This is a great case 493 00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,200 Speaker 1: study just showing hey, if you communicate, you can make 494 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 1: big plays. And Bobby made a big play by Bobby 495 00:23:37,760 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: and Zaire communicating to one another and making sure that 496 00:23:40,800 --> 00:23:42,919 Speaker 1: they took the guys that they need to take in 497 00:23:43,040 --> 00:23:45,760 Speaker 1: their respective area and their respective responsibilities out there in 498 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: the football field. And Bobby makes a nice play to 499 00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:53,439 Speaker 1: prevent a touchdown. So this to find Gilmour play at 500 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,360 Speaker 1: the end of the game that seals the Colts win. 501 00:23:55,800 --> 00:23:57,600 Speaker 1: A couple of things about this play bill. The first 502 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 1: thing I loved during this whole game, the Raiders have 503 00:24:00,480 --> 00:24:03,639 Speaker 1: been motioning Adams around, Davante Adams around. They got him 504 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,560 Speaker 1: lined up on Bobbio Karacay a bunch, and that is 505 00:24:05,560 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: not a matchup that any linebacker in the NFL. I 506 00:24:08,119 --> 00:24:11,000 Speaker 1: don't care if you are, you don't want that. If 507 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 1: you're if you're a combination of Brian or Lacker and 508 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,760 Speaker 1: you know, like I'm just gonna name Bears linebackers because 509 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:19,200 Speaker 1: that's where im from. It was gonna say Brian, Arlacer 510 00:24:19,200 --> 00:24:20,639 Speaker 1: and Dick. But I don't care if you are, Like 511 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 1: whatever linebacker you are, you're not covering Davante Adams. Now, 512 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,600 Speaker 1: most cornerbacks can't cover Davante Adams. But they just say, 513 00:24:27,680 --> 00:24:30,080 Speaker 1: all right, you're lining up, you know, far side of 514 00:24:30,119 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 1: the field to the boundary, one on one on Gilmore, 515 00:24:32,960 --> 00:24:36,040 Speaker 1: who's playing you press and let's go good on good here. 516 00:24:36,480 --> 00:24:39,280 Speaker 1: So that's the first part of it. The second part 517 00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:42,639 Speaker 1: of it, Bill, which when I watched it back, because 518 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,720 Speaker 1: I'm only watching Adams on this play. I'm gonna be honest. 519 00:24:44,720 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: When I was in the press box, I was only 520 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: watching it. I was like, everyone knows that everyone in 521 00:24:47,680 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 1: the stadium knows where the ball's going, as with the 522 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: right place, because you know that's where he was going. Well, 523 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,439 Speaker 1: how about this play called Gus Bradley sends a blitz. 524 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:59,359 Speaker 1: He sends bobbio karakea and Ziah Franklin blitz from depth. 525 00:24:59,400 --> 00:25:02,359 Speaker 1: This is a six man pressure right here and oh 526 00:25:02,440 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: karakay he gets up in on Colton Miller here who 527 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:11,120 Speaker 1: and Derek Carr kind of he drifts back, he gets 528 00:25:11,119 --> 00:25:12,919 Speaker 1: to his spot and then he takes a couple steps 529 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:15,440 Speaker 1: back when cars to let this ball go. Look at it. 530 00:25:15,480 --> 00:25:18,159 Speaker 1: Look at where his hips are. Bill, He's basically parallel 531 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: with the line. He's not stepping into this throw. It's 532 00:25:22,640 --> 00:25:27,440 Speaker 1: sort of fluttering up there. You know it's it's on target. 533 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,120 Speaker 1: I guess it's to Davanta Adams but it's not I'm 534 00:25:30,160 --> 00:25:35,200 Speaker 1: sure that is not what the Raiders wanted. Great call 535 00:25:35,480 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 1: by Gus Bradley here, sending that bit of pressure. Knowing 536 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: this ball's going to Davantae Adams and we're doing one 537 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: on one coverage. We don't need to do anything else. 538 00:25:43,760 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 1: Let's just try to get him a little bit thrown off. 539 00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:48,639 Speaker 1: And I think this blitz got him a little bit 540 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:50,960 Speaker 1: thrown off the way he kind of has to sling 541 00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:54,320 Speaker 1: it and flick it. You know, this ball travels from 542 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:56,159 Speaker 1: the twenty five yard line to the background. The ends 543 00:25:56,160 --> 00:25:58,399 Speaker 1: of this travels about thirty yards in the air and 544 00:25:58,480 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: then Gilmore. The coverage on this pl by Stefan, I mean, 545 00:26:02,840 --> 00:26:06,280 Speaker 1: he's he's won the Colts three games this year just 546 00:26:06,359 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: tight coverage. He uses the uses out of bounds as 547 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,640 Speaker 1: a defender, the sideline as a defender, which is good. 548 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:15,800 Speaker 1: That's what he's supposed to do. And balls didn't complete 549 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: balls incomplete and give Gus credit for being aggressive there. Yeah, 550 00:26:19,440 --> 00:26:22,200 Speaker 1: fourth down, knowing that, hey, they could still get a 551 00:26:22,240 --> 00:26:23,760 Speaker 1: first down if they wanted to, they could get a 552 00:26:23,800 --> 00:26:26,239 Speaker 1: first down and have some more. I think they had 553 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: another time out so they could have used the time 554 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:29,879 Speaker 1: out and then have some more plays to try to 555 00:26:29,880 --> 00:26:33,480 Speaker 1: get a touchdown there. But Gus went after him, made 556 00:26:33,880 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: car rush. He wasn't ready to throw the ball, he 557 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:38,280 Speaker 1: didn't want to throw the ball that early, couldn't set 558 00:26:38,280 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: his feet and then throws the ball out a little 559 00:26:41,280 --> 00:26:43,200 Speaker 1: further than probably what he wanted. It makes it tough. 560 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 1: It makes it It would have made a tough catch 561 00:26:45,359 --> 00:26:47,680 Speaker 1: for Davante Adams, even though he's one of the best 562 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:50,520 Speaker 1: receivers in the National Football League. But give Gus credit 563 00:26:50,560 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: for being aggressive, and give Stefan Gilmour credit for doing 564 00:26:54,680 --> 00:26:57,159 Speaker 1: his job. And you know, I kind of wonder at times. 565 00:26:57,640 --> 00:26:59,679 Speaker 1: I know Davanta Adams is good. I don't know Davanta 566 00:26:59,680 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: Adams one of the best receivers in National Football League. 567 00:27:01,840 --> 00:27:05,399 Speaker 1: But you know what, Stefan Gilmo was pretty good. Yeah, 568 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, over this season he stepped up when he 569 00:27:07,880 --> 00:27:10,159 Speaker 1: needs to step up to make some plays. And I 570 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,200 Speaker 1: don't know why. I don't know if I wanted to 571 00:27:12,320 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: challenge Stefan guild. Yeah. I mean, don't get me wrong, 572 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: I'm a big Davanta Adams fans. I think he's one 573 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,480 Speaker 1: of the best receivers in the National Football League. Boo 574 00:27:20,560 --> 00:27:24,800 Speaker 1: Stefan Gilmore. I don't know. It's great for the fans 575 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,240 Speaker 1: to see that one of the best defensive backs one 576 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,400 Speaker 1: of the best receivers going going against each other. It's great, 577 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: But I don't know. Maybe if I was Officer Cording, 578 00:27:32,880 --> 00:27:34,399 Speaker 1: I think I might have went somewhere else with that. 579 00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: But this is probably where the Raiders missed Hunter Renfro 580 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: and Darren Waller in this game, ding Ding ding Ding, 581 00:27:39,800 --> 00:27:43,200 Speaker 1: because again everyone knew where the ball's going. It's fourth 582 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:45,120 Speaker 1: and seven with the game on the line, the ball 583 00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:48,360 Speaker 1: is going to Davante Adams. I think that allows Gus 584 00:27:48,359 --> 00:27:51,159 Speaker 1: Bradley to say we can get aggressive and you know, 585 00:27:51,320 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: run almost as zero blitz here because this ball is 586 00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: going to Davante. And if if Renfro and Waller were 587 00:27:59,640 --> 00:28:01,560 Speaker 1: on the field, or even if one of those guys 588 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:04,200 Speaker 1: was on the field and not injured, that might change 589 00:28:04,200 --> 00:28:06,240 Speaker 1: Gus's play call. Where in the back of your mind 590 00:28:06,280 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: you're thinking he might you know, we saw what he 591 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: did with us with Renfro last year in a big spot. Um, 592 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 1: that might be he might be thinking about that in 593 00:28:14,000 --> 00:28:15,240 Speaker 1: the back of your head, and maybe you don't get 594 00:28:15,280 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: as aggressive with your play call. A lot of things 595 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,800 Speaker 1: led to this, but I mean maybe another thing I 596 00:28:21,240 --> 00:28:23,440 Speaker 1: might have thought, I'll go to Jacobs, Well, let's get 597 00:28:23,440 --> 00:28:25,399 Speaker 1: a first down. Yeah, get a first down, and then 598 00:28:25,440 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 1: you know, if you have what I was fourth and seven. 599 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,320 Speaker 1: I think it was trying to get seven yards for 600 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:33,320 Speaker 1: a first down, and then you know you have some time, 601 00:28:33,359 --> 00:28:35,520 Speaker 1: still have some time left, you have time out maybe 602 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,680 Speaker 1: and run to play a clocket and go from there. 603 00:28:38,880 --> 00:28:41,960 Speaker 1: But then think about this if if the Raiders got 604 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:44,360 Speaker 1: down in this situation with two plays to win the game, 605 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,520 Speaker 1: and they don't throw the ball to Davante Adams on 606 00:28:46,560 --> 00:28:51,080 Speaker 1: either yeah, I mean he's Josh mcdani was supposed would 607 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: have got crucified. Yes, those booze were loud yesterday at 608 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,760 Speaker 1: Allegian Stadium. They they were pretty loud after this play too. 609 00:28:57,800 --> 00:28:59,840 Speaker 1: But at least they went to the guy they traded 610 00:29:00,160 --> 00:29:02,160 Speaker 1: draft picks for and paid a lot of money. All right, Bell, 611 00:29:02,360 --> 00:29:05,800 Speaker 1: Just to wrap it up here, Colts win. Jeff Saturday's 612 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: debut is interim head coach. They execute well, they make 613 00:29:09,200 --> 00:29:10,800 Speaker 1: plays at the end of the game, they win the 614 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:13,240 Speaker 1: physical battle. That's something we you know, we should mention 615 00:29:13,320 --> 00:29:15,400 Speaker 1: here too that the Colts were the more physical team, 616 00:29:15,960 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: which is a really really good thing to see. What 617 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: does when you have an interim head coach and you 618 00:29:23,800 --> 00:29:25,200 Speaker 1: come out and you win that first game and you 619 00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: get that that boost, that jolt of the new guy. 620 00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: How do you sustain that over the course of now 621 00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:34,000 Speaker 1: seven more games this season. Well, you sustain it by executing. 622 00:29:34,120 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: Just go out there and executing now and picking up 623 00:29:37,160 --> 00:29:40,200 Speaker 1: from last week going into this week saying, hey, we 624 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,560 Speaker 1: came in here with energy going into the game against 625 00:29:42,600 --> 00:29:45,080 Speaker 1: the Readers. We have to still have that energy going 626 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 1: into the week of practice right now against the Philadelphia Eagles. 627 00:29:48,320 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: We have to get ready for Philadelphia. Rest up, heal up, 628 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:56,240 Speaker 1: but come ready to play, come ready to practice on Wednesday, 629 00:29:56,400 --> 00:29:58,840 Speaker 1: and bring the same energy. And you have to do it. 630 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,360 Speaker 1: That's why the NFL so tough, because if you want 631 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,960 Speaker 1: to be successful, you have to bring that energy each 632 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: and every week, each and every game. Because other teams 633 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:09,200 Speaker 1: are doing the same thing. They're trying to bring that energy. 634 00:30:09,200 --> 00:30:12,240 Speaker 1: They're trying to win games. Philadelphia Eagles are a good 635 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:15,080 Speaker 1: football team, so going into this week, you know, you 636 00:30:15,200 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: rest up guys at a banged up Hopefully Quitty pay 637 00:30:18,520 --> 00:30:21,240 Speaker 1: will be healthy and don't know what the extent of 638 00:30:22,480 --> 00:30:25,800 Speaker 1: him being dinged up is, but coming ready to play 639 00:30:27,080 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: knowing that we're playing one of the better teams in 640 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: the National Football League, and it's to bring that energy 641 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:33,959 Speaker 1: and let's execute like we did against the Raiders, and 642 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: then that's how you sustain that high energy weekend and 643 00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,600 Speaker 1: week out. All right, Well, Bill and I will be 644 00:30:39,640 --> 00:30:43,040 Speaker 1: back following that Colton Eagles game next Sunday. We will 645 00:30:43,080 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: have a podcast dropping for you guys on Sunday night 646 00:30:46,200 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: before that, though, Colts Roundtable Live is out later on Monday. 647 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,080 Speaker 1: That will be with Jeff Saturday breaking down the Colts 648 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:57,560 Speaker 1: and Raiders game from week ten. On Tuesday, the Official 649 00:30:57,600 --> 00:31:00,680 Speaker 1: Colts podcast is back. We'll be talking about coltson Raiders, 650 00:31:00,680 --> 00:31:03,640 Speaker 1: looking ahead to coltson Eagles, and a lot about the 651 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:07,479 Speaker 1: week that was last week. Inside Football with Rick vent 652 00:31:07,560 --> 00:31:09,920 Speaker 1: Terry is back on Wednesday with the blueprints to beat 653 00:31:09,960 --> 00:31:12,640 Speaker 1: the Eagles. Know Your Foe with Bill Brooks and Casey 654 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:15,880 Speaker 1: Valier will be back on Thursday talking to a reporter 655 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: from Philadelphia about this game. On Friday, Colts Happy Hour 656 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 1: with JAMV on ninety three five and one oh seven 657 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,440 Speaker 1: five the Fan and then, of course Sunday night, we'll 658 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:26,480 Speaker 1: be back with another episode of Instant Reaction here on 659 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: the Colts Audio Network. Anyways, for Bill Brooks, I'm JJ Stankevitz. 660 00:31:29,680 --> 00:31:31,280 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening. We will talk to 661 00:31:31,280 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: you next Sunday night.