1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,640 Speaker 1: First of all, Michael, congratulations on a career high game 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:05,440 Speaker 1: the other day against the Jaguars. Obviously the passing game 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: was the focus of the offense, but did you feel 4 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: it could be a big game for you? Yeah? I 5 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: mean every game, like I go in and I'm expecting 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,800 Speaker 1: to have a big game, and it just happened to 7 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: be the way that it happened. You know, thirteen catches 8 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 1: for however many yards. So it was a great like 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: team win and happy that I could be like a 10 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 1: part of it. I mean Matt Ryan, certainly he was 11 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 1: in the zone. I mean oftentimes in his career he's 12 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: been in the zone. But fifty eight passes, forty two completions, 13 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: did you just see a little bit extra out of 14 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: Matt Ryan in terms of accuracy and pinpointing the football 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,919 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville? I mean, I think that that is just 16 00:00:43,080 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: Matt and he just got an opportunity to throw it 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,199 Speaker 1: fifty something times. I think that he could go out 18 00:00:49,200 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: there and he could do it again and week after week. Now, 19 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 1: obviously we probably don't want to throw the ball like 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 1: that many times. I mean, that's like a lot of 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:59,040 Speaker 1: a lot of throws like for him and for any QB. 22 00:00:59,280 --> 00:01:01,440 Speaker 1: So some games we're gonna have to go in and 23 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,240 Speaker 1: throw it to win, and some games we're gonna have 24 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:04,479 Speaker 1: to run it to win, and we had to throw 25 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 1: it to win last game. What did that game do 26 00:01:06,640 --> 00:01:10,000 Speaker 1: for the offense? Is confidence? I mean, shut out against 27 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: a team in week two and then to come back 28 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:14,720 Speaker 1: a month later and put up thirty four points a 29 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:17,120 Speaker 1: season high thirty four points? What did that do for 30 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: the confidence in the momentum of the offense? Absolutely? I mean, 31 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: it's just good that we could show that we could 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:28,280 Speaker 1: win games too, because defense has been playing lights out 33 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: and we've really been like leaning on them, and it's 34 00:01:32,000 --> 00:01:34,560 Speaker 1: nice that they could lean on us last game and 35 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 1: show them, Hey, like we're here too. You know what 36 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: I'm saying, Like we're here to help too. It's Michael 37 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 1: Pittman Junior with us. What's the atmosphere of the team 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:44,160 Speaker 1: this week? Coming off that win? We know about what 39 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: Jacksonville did to the Colts the previous two games. Is 40 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: the atmosphere a little bit looser, a little bit more 41 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: light knowing you got a little bit of a monkey 42 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: off your back. You did do some things well against Jacksonville. 43 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: I mean, like I wouldn't say say that because we're 44 00:01:57,560 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: still not where we want to be. We're not where 45 00:02:01,240 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: we thought we'd be. So we're really going in with 46 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:07,480 Speaker 1: a one to know mindset and we're just focused on 47 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,519 Speaker 1: this like next game. We're not really thinking about last 48 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: game because last game doesn't really matter. Now, going back 49 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: to the offensive approach again, the thirteen catches for you, 50 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 1: the fifty eight attempts for Matt Ryan that was up tempo, 51 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 1: that was up pace. How much how taxing is that 52 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: on you throughout the course of a game when you're 53 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: going that fast? Yeah, I mean it's definitely taxing, like 54 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: on us, but it's more taxing on the defense, who 55 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,280 Speaker 1: isn't used to running that tempo, who isn't used to 56 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:39,760 Speaker 1: playing eighty something snaps or however many snaps like there was, 57 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: So it definitely works in our favor. Yeah, Matt Ryan's 58 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: got the three fourth quarter game winning drives this season already. 59 00:02:48,440 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: We always hear about Mattie Ice, right, it's alive and well, 60 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,960 Speaker 1: but you see it every day. What does that mean? 61 00:02:54,040 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: What is he like in the huddle on the field 62 00:02:57,360 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter when the game's on the line. 63 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 1: I mean, he just never panics. Man, It's just like 64 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: he's just always stone cold, just ready to win, the 65 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: ultimate competitor. Like I've never seen him flustered. I've never 66 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: seen him panic, you know what I'm saying. Like he 67 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,600 Speaker 1: just is all about his work and and goes to 68 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:18,320 Speaker 1: work like when we need it the most. You know, 69 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: one of your favorite guys on this team, no doubt, 70 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,959 Speaker 1: it's Alec Pierce. You know, Matt Ryan and Alec Pierce. 71 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,640 Speaker 1: What is it about Alec that makes him seem like 72 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: a five year guy instead of a five game guy? Yeah, 73 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:33,080 Speaker 1: I mean I think that it is the way that 74 00:03:33,160 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: he works and resilient, Like he doesn't let things get 75 00:03:37,640 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: him down because like you know how some like young 76 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: players like like have a bad route or have a 77 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: bad rap and they kind of like get down. I mean, 78 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: he's just like next play, next play, next play, Like 79 00:03:47,960 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: whether it's a good play or bad play, Like, he's 80 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: like next play. And I think that's what really helps 81 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,320 Speaker 1: him perform, like in those big time plays in those 82 00:03:57,360 --> 00:03:59,240 Speaker 1: moments like last game, we seen him catch like a 83 00:03:59,280 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: game winning touch down. So I mean, like if he 84 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,600 Speaker 1: can keep that up like which like I think that 85 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: he will. I mean like we're gonna be looking pretty 86 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,160 Speaker 1: good here for the next couple of years. And how 87 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: much has Reggie Wayne accelerated his growth? Absolutely? I mean 88 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: reg just knows everything about like he's just played it 89 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: all and he played for fourteen years and he knows 90 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: everything about being like an outside guy, and and he 91 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:26,040 Speaker 1: just gives us insight that you can't get from other 92 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:29,119 Speaker 1: coaches because they didn't play the game or they didn't 93 00:04:29,120 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: play the game to his level. So like we get 94 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: a ton of insight from him, and like he's a 95 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: great coach. I have no it's it's great for this 96 00:04:36,120 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 1: offense to get thirteen catches from yourself for ten catches 97 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:44,080 Speaker 1: from Dion Jackson. But this offense is not about one guy. 98 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:47,160 Speaker 1: I mean, at least seven different players in every game 99 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: for the Colts have caught a pass. How much pressure 100 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: does that put on the defense? How tough is that 101 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: on the defense when when the Colts are clicking, a 102 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:57,720 Speaker 1: lot of guys are getting involved. Absolutely, I mean, because 103 00:04:57,960 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: if you ken like on somebody, then everybody else is 104 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: gonna just just eat. So that basically works to our 105 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:07,480 Speaker 1: benefit because you can key in on one guy or 106 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: you keying on two guys and then there's a bunch 107 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: of other guys out there who are gonna make those 108 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: big plays. So so like it makes it really hard 109 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: like on defenses because they can't cover the whole field. 110 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: All right, last couple of things with Michael Pittman Jr. Obviously, 111 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: this is a big game coming up on Sunday against Tennessee. 112 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: Their defense, and you look at their corners when you 113 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: watch their secondary what are some challenges you see from 114 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: Tennessee and trying to move the ball and through the 115 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: air for the Colts. And no, I mean I think 116 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: that they definitely run a good scheme, and they got 117 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: like good players, and they got really good coaching discipline, 118 00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 1: they do their jobs. Tennessee has always been one of 119 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: the better tackling teams. Gonna bring it like every single time, 120 00:05:45,480 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: so credit them that. And they want to get the 121 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: ball so like they're gonna try to rip and rake 122 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:54,919 Speaker 1: and punch out. So just having that in mind, you know, 123 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: you got to like squeeze the ball and be ready 124 00:05:57,560 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: to take those hits, no doubt about a Michael Pittman Jr. Lastly, 125 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,800 Speaker 1: what's the viewpoint of Tennessee inside the locker room? There's 126 00:06:04,839 --> 00:06:08,280 Speaker 1: respect there, right, no doubt there's respect there. But also 127 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,599 Speaker 1: at the same time, Tennessee's won four straight games against 128 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:14,800 Speaker 1: the Colts. How important is this game? What is the 129 00:06:14,880 --> 00:06:18,719 Speaker 1: viewpoint of the team on Tennessee going into this game? Yeah, 130 00:06:18,720 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: I mean obviously, like we think highly of them, Like 131 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:23,080 Speaker 1: we think that they're a good team. I mean, they've 132 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: been winning the AFC South for however many years. I 133 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: mean I mean, like I don't even know. Yeah, we 134 00:06:28,720 --> 00:06:32,159 Speaker 1: obviously think a lot of them, but like we don't 135 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: fear them, you know what I'm saying. And I don't 136 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: think that we're putting more emphasis on this game than 137 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 1: we do than any other game, because every game, like 138 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 1: or so every next game like is the biggest game, 139 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:49,159 Speaker 1: whether it's the season opener, the divisional or the super Bowl. 140 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: You know what I'm saying. The next game is always 141 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: the biggest game. So there's nothing extra. But we do 142 00:06:55,440 --> 00:06:58,599 Speaker 1: respect them, but we don't fear them. Hey, last one, 143 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: you're a very likable guy. I mean, you're down to earth, 144 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: you're funny, you're energetic, You've got a great personality. But 145 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:07,200 Speaker 1: on the field, you know you're a competitor and you 146 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: know you you run angry, you play angry at times. 147 00:07:10,120 --> 00:07:12,960 Speaker 1: When does that? When does that switch? When do you 148 00:07:12,960 --> 00:07:15,560 Speaker 1: make that switch? You know, from a persona standpoint, man, 149 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,040 Speaker 1: I feel like I've gotten so good it's switching it 150 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:20,200 Speaker 1: on and off. I mean I can switch it on 151 00:07:20,240 --> 00:07:21,800 Speaker 1: as soon as I step on the field, and then 152 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,720 Speaker 1: as soon as I'm on the bench, I'm flipping it, 153 00:07:24,880 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: flipping it back. Now you're back, You're back to Michael 154 00:07:26,840 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: pitt So you can ask, like all of my teammates man, 155 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,760 Speaker 1: like I'm on the sideline just I'm like serious. But 156 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,920 Speaker 1: I'm also keeping it light because I mean, like NFL 157 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: games is like the biggest stage, right, so you don't 158 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:43,040 Speaker 1: want to make it bigger than it already is for 159 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 1: you and for like your other teammates. So I always 160 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: try and keep it light and fresh and just like 161 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:52,440 Speaker 1: let them know that, don't let the pressure like get 162 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: you because it's already the biggest stage, Like you don't 163 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: want to make it bigger, no doubt about that. Michael Pittman, 164 00:07:57,560 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 1: junior cultswide receiver, fresh off third team catches over one 165 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: hundred and thirty yards. Congratulations on that and good luck 166 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:05,520 Speaker 1: on Sunday. Thank you