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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, we are ore back.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
It is week seven here of the NFL season, and
I'd say one of the definite Markie games of the
week that is Colts and Chargers coming up four to five.
This is Colts Corner with myself, Kevin Bowen. Should have
Eddie Garrison back in the saddle on Monday. I hope
he's enjoying a little vacation time. Iron Eagle and JJ Watt.
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Looks like the CBS Number two crew. We'll be on
the call coming up here for Colts and Chargers. Obviously
a lot of connections here with Shane stike and being
with Chargers for nine years, and Jim Harball of course
in the Colts Ring of honor, slight favorite to the fighting.
Harball's coming up here on Sunday. So we'll get in
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the Chargers a little bit more here in a bit,
but plenty of Colts news items to get to here
as we get into another podcast. Will certainly hit on
some Twitter questions, So we'll be Riley Leonard as the
backup here recording this Wednesday afternoon just before the Colts
get out to practice. But Shane Stikeen did confirm will
be Riley Leonard as the backup, so one play away
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for the rookie from Notre Dame. And I think I've
told you guys quite often since Leonard's been drafted. I
totally understand why, you know, you would take a chance
on Riley Leonard to pick one nine. I think he
has a lot of attractive traits as a leader and
as a as a quarterback as well. But at the
same time, you know, why did he last so late
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in the draft? And I think are some definite questions
on the old, you know age, old Chris Ballard phrase
that I think is really rings true to quarterbacks in
this league.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
At some point you have to deliver from the pocket.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
You know, at some point the opening drive against Ohio
State can't be sustainable.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
It's a nice wrinkle.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
It's nice to obviously have the ability to make plays
with your legs, but you got to be able to
deliver from the pocket.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
So if in win, if.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Or when I should say he would ever to get
into a game, that would be the question that I
would have. So Brett rip been, I guess had some
travel issues getting to Indy, So it doesn't sound like
he's gonna make it to the first practice of the week,
which is kind of I guess the old government shut
down is an impacting everyone these days, right, So Rippin
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was the guy that they decided to bring in here
doesn't really seem like many cults connections. I know Daniel
Jones is with him for the last couple of months
of last season in Minnesota, but Rippin was not among
any of the four tryouts that they had on Tuesday
Jeff Driscoll, Jaren Hall, Tanner Mordecai, and Kyle Trask. Get
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to those names in just a second, but let's focus
on Rippin here. You know, Shane made it clear that
you know Riley is the backup for Sunday, but.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Didn't commit to anything beyond that.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
So is it something where once Brett Rippin whatever gets
up to speed with this playbook, is he now more.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Of the QB two.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Just to refresh everyone's memory, the NFL has changed this
rule to where you are allowed to dress a third quarterback,
but the only way that guy gets in the game
as if quarterback one and two get hurt in the game.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
And so certainly you know we haven't seen Leonard yet.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Obviously he was the backup once Anthony Rigerson got hurt
pregame and then with Richardson, I was kind of curious
this week, you know, with him being out officially on
injured reserve, would they feel the need to infest a
little bit more knowing that it is at least a
month absence for Richardson. Clearly, I don't think the Colts
felt that need. You know, if you look at Rippin,
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not that there's anybody out there that has much of
a resume, but you know, he's really only been the
true backup maybe like one going into one season in Denver.
You know, this year, after Minnesota cut him at the
end of training camp, joined Cincinnati with Jake Browning's back
up once Burrow got hurt, and this she was on
the practice squad, bumped up once Burrow got hurt, and
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then when they traded for Flacco.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
That's when they decided to cut him. So, you know,
the Colts made it.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Clear they've heard a lot of good things about him,
and you know really feel like, you know, from a
mental acumen standpoint, he will be able to get up
to speed. You know, probably more of a McVeigh background,
and in some of his recent stops here in terms
of that that tree. So we'll see exactly what he
can provide. Four career starts, played eleven games. He's actually
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thrown less pass attempts than Daniel Jones as as a cult.
You know, if you look at the career, I think
it's one hundred and sixty eight attempts and Jones has
already thrown more as a cult than Rippon has in
his NFL career. Undrafted out of Boise, Shane stikeen to
chair that Shane's little brother was the ball boy.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Boise for.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
The Broncos when Brett Rippon was there. So I think
that's everything kind of quarterback related. I mean, there is
a thought with Richardson, and you know, I don't know
if I really first off, I think it's pretty sure
to think this, but like there is a thought I've
had of like have have we seen him put on
a Colts uniform for the last Again, I don't believe
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that to be clear, but it's definitely a thought like, Okay,
when is he gonna get back? You know, I don't
think it sounds season ending trained second, wouldn't commit to
any sort of timetable today, but you know, if it
lingers for a month and a half and you really
like Brett Ripping, and you're and you have to call
Ripping up to your active roster at some point, and
for some reason you really like him and you really
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like Leonard.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
You know, what are you gonna do in that situation?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
So I don't know, It's not a front burner topic
by any means, but it is a thought that kind
of crept into my mind as a quarterback. Attention has
been there behind Daniel Jones here this week again on
that list, Driscoll, Hall, Mordecai, and Trask. You know, Traska
is the former second rounder played behind Tom Brady and
Baker Mayfield in Tampa. Honestly, the name that was a
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little bit curious was Jared Hall because the Colts did
work him out prior to the twenty twenty three draft. Now,
they took Richardson of course fourth overall. Hall ended up
going to the fifth round to Minnesota, but you know
they did.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Have a workout. I think Pukakua, if I'm not mistaken,
was involved in that workout.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Because Jaron Hall played at BYU. You'll put up some
really nice numbers in two years at BYU.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
He did.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
He's Zack Wilson's backup initially there then I believe when
on his mission. I don't know if his mission was
before that or after, but you know, he's older twenty
five I think when he was drafted. So that was
a name that I don't know, if you know people
totally connect to the dots Cole twice. But you know
there has been some intrigue at least with this staff
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in regards to Hall.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You know a lot of people have asked about, you know, hey,
Taylor Heineke. You know, why not him?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
I mean not to sound like Taylor Heineke's Peyton Manning,
but when you look at the backup quarterbacks that are
available right now, or the free agent quarterbacks that are
available right now, he is like Hall of Fame worthy
when you compare him to the others. So I say
that because if I'm Heineke and I still want to
play football, I'm probably as bad as it sounds, holding
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out for the next Joe Burrow type injury. You know
what happens if insert playoff team here loses their quarterback
this weekend or next weekend.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
You know, then that's.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Where I probably could go if he would have joined this.
You know, Daniel Jones has taken every meaningful snap this season,
so I don't know if necessarily the opportunity would be there.
I I you know, if NFL history indicates anything, there
probably will be another notable quarterback injury here at some point.
You know, that's when I think he could potentially you'll
slide into maybe a better opportunity or a more playing
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time opportunity, is the best way to put it. But
you know, again, needing your backup quarterback at some point
in a season is likely even for good teams. You know,
I went back and looked at the last three years.
I want to say it's a little over forty percent
of NFL teams have relied on multiple quarterbacks to start
a season. So you know, Stichen had it both years
when he was in Philly. So again, it's it's probably
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going to be needed, or at least could be if
you are going to be a playoff team here in
twenty twenty five. You know, other news items as we
sit here Wednesday, you know, cornerback is probably the position
to watch, and I think it's a position to watch
because it's been a recent issue depth questions, et cetera.
But also the Chargers can expose that so right now,
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Kenny Moore, the thought is Wednesday, he would do individual
work at practice. That would be his first official practice
in three weeks. You know, he's been nine straight practices,
hasn't played since Week three against Tennessee.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So how much practice time is needed?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Is this an injury where you feel like it's going
to take multiple weeks of practice before he is back,
you know, given again that achilles, so that would be
a question. I would have no Travarious Ward at practice,
so I would say the expectation is he's going to
miss some time here with a second second concussion in
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a month, and then still know Jalen Jones or Jalen.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Carlis just to put those two ir guys grouped together.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
They've yet to open up their practice window, so it
could be the same personnel we saw on Sunday. Now,
the difference obviously being you'll have a full week of
prep with the Jonathan Edwards, the crys Lamans, the Makai
Blackman's to get ready for the Chargers versus you know,
in Edwards's case, specifically, you really only had ninety minutes
less than that to get ready for Arizona. But what
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the Chargers might lack in a true true number one.
They've got a lot of quality. Probably one a's is
how I would best put it. We'll see where Quentin
Johnson's at from that hamstring injury. He did not play
against Miami, but him, Keenan Allen and Lad mcconkeye. They
are the only wide receiver trio in the league to
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each have three hundred yards through the first six games.
So it's a very balanced group. And again it's a
group that you might not have again the true number one.
But from a depth standpoint, you know there are some
you know, definite you guys you have to keep an
eye out for. And I think I would test, you know,
how deep the culture going from a corner cornerback room.
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Now this kind of plays into me one of the
biggest keys as we you'll probably transition a little bit
to what Sunday is going to be like of you know,
outside of maybe I think O line in terms of
the run game, I don't know how many position groups
can directly impact you as much as what the D
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line can do for the dbs and vice versa. You know,
if your coverage is really sticky, it doesn't take you know,
that allows you to get home, you know a little
bit more. And if your pass rush, you know, gets
to the quarterback pretty quick, you know, your coverage doesn't
have have to hold up as much. So you know, again,
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if you've got a great line, maybe you don't need
as great of a running back, you know. Maybe that
would be another area you'd point to on a football team,
either side of the ball, where one position group impacts
it the most. To me, when I look at the Chargers,
I see two real warts. They have their offensive tackle
health and we'll see what their injury report looks like,
but I think there's a chance they could get some
of those guys back. But they are down, or they
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wore down on Sunday their top four offensive tackles, which
is just insane, and yet they still were.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Able to score twenty nine points and win.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Then the other ward that they do have is they
have really struggled against the run, and now that fits
a cult strength. While the tackles being down, we still
got to see it from the Colts pass rush, you know,
the Chargers, you know, banged up nature excuse me, you know,
poor run defense. That is something that plays right into
what is a cult strength, and that's Jonathan Taylor in
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running the football. So I did see the Chargers go
to wear their Charger power, I believe is how they
label it all yellow blue socks. With that A couple
other Cults connections if you want to throw them in
there for Sunday Mark Brady their passing game coordinator. That's
former offensive coordinator Marcus Brady here, and I believe great
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pick up Hooper from what I've heard as well Marcus
Brady on that front.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
And again shout out to Nahim Heinz. Just an awesome story.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
He's back in the NFL after that horrific jet ski accident.
And you know, the Chargers down a couple of running backs,
they brought Hines in. He had a big kick return
to spark that final drive there that led to Cameron
Dickers game winning field goal. You know one thing about
the Chargers, they have warts, but they have a proven
winning coach. I think they have an elite quarterback and
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they certainly have an elite kicker, and that is something
that has really helped them in winning some of these
one possession games here early in the season. One think
denotes standing and is wise before we get more into
kind of colts Chargers. You know, if you look at
the AFC right now, Colts and Steelers only teams with
one loss, and then after that, I believe you have
five four and two teams, So it gets crowded quick.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
And I mean the Colts could have been right.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
In that mix had they lost to arizonas that was
really important for them. And then you've got Kansas City
at three and three, so you know, it does get
a little crowded right after. One thing that is interesting
now with I think the note is if you look
at the upcoming schedule, I want to say, if your
final eleven opponents, eight of the eleven are at five
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hundred or better right now, and of the three that
you don't play that falls into that category, Houston is
two of those three games, which I don't know.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
I don't know if I view Houston as.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Like you know, the Raiders or the Cardinals or the
Dolphins or you know, obviously the Titans of who you've
already played. So the schedule is certainly, you know, going
to get tougher and you're gonna face better, better quarterbacks.
A couple other Chargers notes they are third themselves in
yards per carry, so they have actually ran it really well.
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Their offensive struggle right now, again we mentioned offensive tackles,
but they have really struggled in the red zone. That
has been a big issue for them. Defensively, they've been
pretty good. They're actually a great red zone defense, so
something don't have to give there, but again in the
yards per carry, that's where they have struggled, So that
would be something definitely to keep an eye on. I
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know they traded for the aoaway from Baltimore. I think
he had a sack, so they did trade for a
pass rusher and impact is here in that first game.
I mean, I think very very highly if justin Herbert,
I don't you don't think that's breaking news by any means,
but you know, can those tackles hold up? And that
to me is so much of this game. It's gonna
boil down to can the Colts defensive line live up
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to their investments. And again we've touched on this, it's
one of the highest paid lines in all football. If
you look at the nine man grouping, I want to say,
of the nine d linemen on the roster right now,
three of them are first round picks, two of them
are second rounders, two of them are third rounders, and
two of them are fourth rounders. I think you'd be
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hard pressed to find many position groups in the entire league,
regardless either side of the ball, that have everybody in
that room is a top four round pick. Not to mention,
we're talking some second and third contract guys with many
of them. You have invested in that group, You have
put resources into that group for it to be elite,
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and I don't think it has been that at all really,
So that to me is I think such a big
storyline coming up on Sunday that pretty much covers everything.
I don't believe Daniel Jones has ever faced Jesse mentor
or or I think the Chargers actually maybe in his career,
so that'll be different. We'll get into a cult Chargers
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prediction here. To round things out. All right, let's get
to some Twitter questions. Got a couple of linebacker ones
to kick us off. Mason and Terry. We're both curious
about why Anthony Walker hasn't been brought up for the
practice squad and just in general linebacker struggling in coverage.
My guess is Anthony Walker is viewed as the backup
mike like if Zion Franklin were to go down, that's
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who we have in our building to kind of take
over in that role. That would be my guess. The
fact that you know, from a Will standpoint, they've tried
so many others, you know, as far as struggling and coverage. Yeah,
I mean I would agree.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
I think.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
I think the Colts have survived so far less than
average linebacker play.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
And that's why, you know, when I hear trade for
a linebacker, I'm.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Like, well, I mean, Louis and Rumo's never really been
they haven't really done any investing at linebacker this offseason.
Does that contain, Like I think I said on Monday Show,
you know, edge, linebacker, corner, which one would you trade for?
Because all three of them that think you have questions
on To me, I fall more to edge and corner
because I just don't think they view linebacker as really
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one that invested in.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
And you know, we've seen wrinkles.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
We saw Ashton Doolan played dimes snap, you know, is
that something you know for the most part, when they've
gone dime it's like Rodney Thomas, an extra safety, you know,
something along those lines. This one from jan would you
target any other position like linebacker running back to ease
the load off of Jonathan Taylor.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
Do you think Ballard will pull the trigger this.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Year with with cap constraints. Thanks again, love the pod well.
I appreciate that. Yeah, running back is interesting. I mean,
if you look at Taylor snap counts in the three
close games they've had this season, I mean, man or
the Cults playing in a ton A ton I mean
it's I want to say, north of ninety in the
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Arizona Denver games, and I think the Rams game was
close to ninety as well. I mean, that's a big
number for an NFL running back Outside of Christian McCaffrey. Boy,
I don't know there's any other running back in the
league playing that much. And you know, we did see
a Mira Abdulah get in before DJ Giddons last week.
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You know, is this the week for Tyler Goodson to return?
You know, du Life I think has one more week
to be called up from the practice squad. You know,
Brett Rippen has also got to be called up to
be that emergency quarterback.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
You know, is that something that they do later in
the week.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
I guess you could do it three times before you
get you know into a hey got to bring him
up at the fifty three, you know, for good. But
you know, part of me thinks this, especially with them
so far quarterback not doing anything. From a draftics standpoint,
you probably have one move available with a third or
fourth or a fifth round pick, just given how much
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Chris Boward loves his draft picks. And remember he's already
traded a sixth rounder for Makai Blackman. How do you
want to spend that that one pick? The third, the
fourth or the fifth probably edge, but you know a
corner then are you just banking on all those returns
to health? Travis has about Stefan Gilmore, should you pick
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him up?
Speaker 1 (18:55):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (18:55):
I mean they're working out all the vet corners. I
saw Levi Wallace has worked out earlier this week. Kendall
Fuller I think joined somebody, but he was worked out
last week. You know that is something that I am
curious about. You know, you know, what does Gilmour want?
Obviously when he came here, wasn't this scheme not that
you know you should be scheme dependent. And he's I mean,
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he's the unicorn of all these older corners. And you
know some of these guys like to get picky and
like to be picky in you know, wait and wait
and wait, and you know, maybe you only want to
play whatever eight games in a season. Something along those lines.
Is that at play here with any of this. Josh
wants to ask about Jonathan Taylor. How is he not
in the MVP discussion. I get that he's not a quarterback,
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but he's had an incredible season. Well, Josh, I think
he answered your own question. We just in the football world,
you have to play.
Speaker 1 (19:46):
Quarterback to win these awards, it seems like, and I feel.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
This way collegiately as well, Like if you are a
if you're on a top five team in college and
you're the quarterback, you as long as you can walk
and chew gum, you're gonna be the Heisman finalist.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
You know.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
In terms of Indiana football right now, I get that
Mendoza a couple of big games, but like, to me,
the MVP that of that team, certainly offense, is Elijah Sarratt.
I mean, what he did against Iowa, what he did
to win the game against to Oregon. I mean that
is a again, a dude that takes fifty to fifty
balls and turns it into ninety ten. I wish we
would give more respect to running back and wide out
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or you know, pass catcher in general. Now, you know,
in terms of the Colts case, I still think I mean,
Taylor's having a great start of the season.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
I mean, I still think Daniel Jones has mattered a ton.
And then you get into the whole. Okay, what is MVP.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Is it strictly the acronym most valuable player because like that,
I mean that's Baker Mayfield, You've given all the Tampa
Bay injuries right now?
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Or is it the best player?
Speaker 2 (20:52):
And again I feel that way about Heisman, But again Taylor, yes,
deserves some, but you know, it just seems like how
they've treated it. It goes to Offensive Player of the year.
This from Trent. I know we won on Sunday, but
that game made me very skeptical that we can't stop
a good team when it matters your thoughts, Yeah, I
think this is kind of the next prove it point
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for this football team. You know, go back to the
schedule stat that I gave to you earlier, like eight
of the eleven teams the rest away five hundred or better.
You know, it's it's a little bit of Okay, here
we go and this is like it's weird, but I
hope I made it clear. Like I still think the
Colts deserve credit for what they've done so far. You know,
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I brought up the stat I think on last week's pod.
If you look at point differential teams that have done
this the first five weeks, a lot of them have
gone on to not only make the playoffs, but win
a playoff game. So again, I think the Colts deserve that.
But at the same time, those teams likely aren't gonna
be there in January, and there is an uptick. I mean,
if you look at it, the Colts have played i'd
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say two to three, you know, quality football teams, how
everyone to define Denver and Arizona, and all three of
those games have come down to virtually the final play.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
And you're two and one in them.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
So, like, when you play more of those teams, because
more of those teams right now are on the schedule,
how does that look? And also what does the confidence
do for you? What does winning some of these games?
What does that now do for your franchise? When you
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get to December and or even January and you're starting
to play more of these meaningful games. Walter wants to
ask about Zia Franklin, saying that he should probably stop
talking to tight ends that are cooking him in the
past game. He wants to know what was up with
him lining up at cornerback. He made one play, but
I think other teams know he isn't.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
A coverage linebacker. I know he just sign Jermain Pratt.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Who would you like to see the Colts go after
to help the secondary and linebacker group. You know, getting
linebackers on running backs, That's what you saw on Sunday.
It's rather inevitable. I mean, you have to have some
people play safety, so that's where you know, buying them
and buying them especially is kind of that that that
free safety r nit cross play a little bit closer
to the box. But yeah, teams are I think going
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to try to isolate running backs and you're starting to,
I think, face a little bit of better tight ends too.
Speaker 1 (23:18):
You know, do you see tight ends on some of
these linebackers coming up?
Speaker 2 (23:22):
And again, if I had to rank what needs help
the most, it would probably be d n.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
I mean, linebacker is probably above corner.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
I'm just not holding my breath for real investments there corner.
Can you bank on the health improving Yeah, you probably
could do that a little bit defensive ends of one
that you should be the most frustrated about, in my opinion,
because again that's where the investments are the are the richest.
We'll end with this one from Joel He goes hey, KB,
If I'm not mistaken, both the Daniel Jones I n
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T and the almost iron T from the Arizona game
took place in the sun where there are lots of
shadows mixed with the very bright sun on TV. The
contrast of sunshadow makes difficult to watch at times. I'm
sure it's difficult, not worse in the field. If not
worse in the field, do you notice is potentially be
an issue? And if so, is it time to just
leave the roof closed?
Speaker 1 (24:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (24:21):
I mean watching the Colts game on TV when the
roof is open and it's at one o'clock game, it
is just a Frankly, it's just a horrific experience. I mean,
I go back and watch the games on Monday and
I'm like, this is awful. I mean, how can you
recognize some of these numbers? And I mean I'm lucky that.
You know, I watch these guys so much in practice
settings that I'm used to body types.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
It is. It's tough.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
I'm trying to think the interception that he threw to Mac.
Will I really blame it on the sun?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
I mean, I don't.
Speaker 2 (24:52):
I mean, I understand it's it's definitely, you know, weird
with some of those shadows, but I don't know if
I can go full sun on that one. I felt
like that was in the shade, but I'd be grasping here. Yeah,
I mean obviously they elected to, you know, have a
retractable roof, so they probably want it.
Speaker 1 (25:10):
To some degree.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
But you know, if I were CBS playing billions of
dollars to air these games, part of me would say, hey,
I wouldn't mind it to be too too closed there.
So yeah, those are things that are well above my
pay grape. All right, Colts Chargers, let's give a prediction here.
I think over unders decently high. Forty eight ish. Sh
probably double check that, but like I said, spread one
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and a half here, let me double check that before
I actually commit to something like that.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
Yeah, forty and a half.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
I'm gonna go thirty twenty seven Chargers. You know, One
th guy I think gets been nervous about the Colts
is they've gone to the go out of their way
to mention how great of a team they're playing on Sunday.
And that started in the postgame locker room last Sunday,
which I think is the right mindset. I think the
Colts deep down, no, they have played you know, a whatever,
a softer schedule. But Shane mentioned in his postgame and
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I mean Josh Downs isn't running off the field like
I think they know that the rising competition is about
to come. But there are a lot of areas I
think the Chargers you can't attack those tackles the run game.
I don't think they're at a great advantage having traveled
back from playing Miami. It's one of the longer road
trips they could have. But I just think when you're
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elite at quarterback and your elite at kicker. I know
that might sound weird, but Cameron Dicker is a real
weapon in a close game. I'm gonna go advantage Chargers
in that. Once I'll say thirty twenty seven the fighting hardballs,
I get it done. We will recap this coming up
on Monday and be back into that routine as it's
Colts and Titans up coming. Everybody, have a great week,
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great weekend, and we'll talk down Monday
All right, we are ore back.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
It is week seven here of the NFL season, and
I'd say one of the definite Markie games of the
week that is Colts and Chargers coming up four to five.
This is Colts Corner with myself, Kevin Bowen. Should have
Eddie Garrison back in the saddle on Monday. I hope
he's enjoying a little vacation time. Iron Eagle and JJ Watt.
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Looks like the CBS Number two crew. We'll be on
the call coming up here for Colts and Chargers. Obviously
a lot of connections here with Shane stike and being
with Chargers for nine years, and Jim Harball of course
in the Colts Ring of honor, slight favorite to the fighting.
Harball's coming up here on Sunday. So we'll get in
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the Chargers a little bit more here in a bit,
but plenty of Colts news items to get to here
as we get into another podcast. Will certainly hit on
some Twitter questions, So we'll be Riley Leonard as the
backup here recording this Wednesday afternoon just before the Colts
get out to practice. But Shane Stikeen did confirm will
be Riley Leonard as the backup, so one play away
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for the rookie from Notre Dame. And I think I've
told you guys quite often since Leonard's been drafted. I
totally understand why, you know, you would take a chance
on Riley Leonard to pick one nine. I think he
has a lot of attractive traits as a leader and
as a as a quarterback as well. But at the
same time, you know, why did he last so late
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in the draft? And I think are some definite questions
on the old, you know age, old Chris Ballard phrase
that I think is really rings true to quarterbacks in
this league.
Speaker 1 (01:38):
At some point you have to deliver from the pocket.
Speaker 2 (01:40):
You know, at some point the opening drive against Ohio
State can't be sustainable.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
It's a nice wrinkle.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
It's nice to obviously have the ability to make plays
with your legs, but you got to be able to
deliver from the pocket.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
So if in win, if.
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Or when I should say he would ever to get
into a game, that would be the question that I
would have. So Brett rip been, I guess had some
travel issues getting to Indy, So it doesn't sound like
he's gonna make it to the first practice of the week,
which is kind of I guess the old government shut
down is an impacting everyone these days, right, So Rippin
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was the guy that they decided to bring in here
doesn't really seem like many cults connections. I know Daniel
Jones is with him for the last couple of months
of last season in Minnesota, but Rippin was not among
any of the four tryouts that they had on Tuesday
Jeff Driscoll, Jaren Hall, Tanner Mordecai, and Kyle Trask. Get
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to those names in just a second, but let's focus
on Rippin here. You know, Shane made it clear that
you know Riley is the backup for Sunday, but.
Speaker 1 (02:43):
Didn't commit to anything beyond that.
Speaker 2 (02:45):
So is it something where once Brett Rippin whatever gets
up to speed with this playbook, is he now more.
Speaker 1 (02:52):
Of the QB two.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Just to refresh everyone's memory, the NFL has changed this
rule to where you are allowed to dress a third quarterback,
but the only way that guy gets in the game
as if quarterback one and two get hurt in the game.
Speaker 1 (03:04):
And so certainly you know we haven't seen Leonard yet.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
Obviously he was the backup once Anthony Rigerson got hurt
pregame and then with Richardson, I was kind of curious
this week, you know, with him being out officially on
injured reserve, would they feel the need to infest a
little bit more knowing that it is at least a
month absence for Richardson. Clearly, I don't think the Colts
felt that need. You know, if you look at Rippin,
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not that there's anybody out there that has much of
a resume, but you know, he's really only been the
true backup maybe like one going into one season in Denver.
You know, this year, after Minnesota cut him at the
end of training camp, joined Cincinnati with Jake Browning's back
up once Burrow got hurt, and this she was on
the practice squad, bumped up once Burrow got hurt, and
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then when they traded for Flacco.
Speaker 1 (03:54):
That's when they decided to cut him. So, you know,
the Colts made it.
Speaker 2 (03:59):
Clear they've heard a lot of good things about him,
and you know really feel like, you know, from a
mental acumen standpoint, he will be able to get up
to speed. You know, probably more of a McVeigh background,
and in some of his recent stops here in terms
of that that tree. So we'll see exactly what he
can provide. Four career starts, played eleven games. He's actually
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thrown less pass attempts than Daniel Jones as as a cult.
You know, if you look at the career, I think
it's one hundred and sixty eight attempts and Jones has
already thrown more as a cult than Rippon has in
his NFL career. Undrafted out of Boise, Shane stikeen to
chair that Shane's little brother was the ball boy.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Boise for.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
The Broncos when Brett Rippon was there. So I think
that's everything kind of quarterback related. I mean, there is
a thought with Richardson, and you know, I don't know
if I really first off, I think it's pretty sure
to think this, but like there is a thought I've
had of like have have we seen him put on
a Colts uniform for the last Again, I don't believe
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that to be clear, but it's definitely a thought like, Okay,
when is he gonna get back? You know, I don't
think it sounds season ending trained second, wouldn't commit to
any sort of timetable today, but you know, if it
lingers for a month and a half and you really
like Brett Ripping, and you're and you have to call
Ripping up to your active roster at some point, and
for some reason you really like him and you really
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like Leonard.
Speaker 1 (05:24):
You know, what are you gonna do in that situation?
Speaker 2 (05:26):
So I don't know, It's not a front burner topic
by any means, but it is a thought that kind
of crept into my mind as a quarterback. Attention has
been there behind Daniel Jones here this week again on
that list, Driscoll, Hall, Mordecai, and Trask. You know, Traska
is the former second rounder played behind Tom Brady and
Baker Mayfield in Tampa. Honestly, the name that was a
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little bit curious was Jared Hall because the Colts did
work him out prior to the twenty twenty three draft. Now,
they took Richardson of course fourth overall. Hall ended up
going to the fifth round to Minnesota, but you know
they did.
Speaker 1 (06:03):
Have a workout. I think Pukakua, if I'm not mistaken,
was involved in that workout.
Speaker 2 (06:07):
Because Jaron Hall played at BYU. You'll put up some
really nice numbers in two years at BYU.
Speaker 1 (06:12):
He did.
Speaker 2 (06:13):
He's Zack Wilson's backup initially there then I believe when
on his mission. I don't know if his mission was
before that or after, but you know, he's older twenty
five I think when he was drafted. So that was
a name that I don't know, if you know people
totally connect to the dots Cole twice. But you know
there has been some intrigue at least with this staff
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in regards to Hall.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
You know a lot of people have asked about, you know, hey,
Taylor Heineke. You know, why not him?
Speaker 2 (06:38):
I mean not to sound like Taylor Heineke's Peyton Manning,
but when you look at the backup quarterbacks that are
available right now, or the free agent quarterbacks that are
available right now, he is like Hall of Fame worthy
when you compare him to the others. So I say
that because if I'm Heineke and I still want to
play football, I'm probably as bad as it sounds, holding
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out for the next Joe Burrow type injury. You know
what happens if insert playoff team here loses their quarterback
this weekend or next weekend.
Speaker 1 (07:09):
You know, then that's.
Speaker 2 (07:11):
Where I probably could go if he would have joined this.
You know, Daniel Jones has taken every meaningful snap this season,
so I don't know if necessarily the opportunity would be there.
I I you know, if NFL history indicates anything, there
probably will be another notable quarterback injury here at some point.
You know, that's when I think he could potentially you'll
slide into maybe a better opportunity or a more playing
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time opportunity, is the best way to put it. But
you know, again, needing your backup quarterback at some point
in a season is likely even for good teams. You know,
I went back and looked at the last three years.
I want to say it's a little over forty percent
of NFL teams have relied on multiple quarterbacks to start
a season. So you know, Stichen had it both years
when he was in Philly. So again, it's it's probably
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going to be needed, or at least could be if
you are going to be a playoff team here in
twenty twenty five. You know, other news items as we
sit here Wednesday, you know, cornerback is probably the position
to watch, and I think it's a position to watch
because it's been a recent issue depth questions, et cetera.
But also the Chargers can expose that so right now,
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Kenny Moore, the thought is Wednesday, he would do individual
work at practice. That would be his first official practice
in three weeks. You know, he's been nine straight practices,
hasn't played since Week three against Tennessee.
Speaker 1 (08:31):
So how much practice time is needed?
Speaker 2 (08:33):
Is this an injury where you feel like it's going
to take multiple weeks of practice before he is back,
you know, given again that achilles, so that would be
a question. I would have no Travarious Ward at practice,
so I would say the expectation is he's going to
miss some time here with a second second concussion in
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a month, and then still know Jalen Jones or Jalen.
Speaker 1 (08:55):
Carlis just to put those two ir guys grouped together.
Speaker 2 (08:59):
They've yet to open up their practice window, so it
could be the same personnel we saw on Sunday. Now,
the difference obviously being you'll have a full week of
prep with the Jonathan Edwards, the crys Lamans, the Makai
Blackman's to get ready for the Chargers versus you know,
in Edwards's case, specifically, you really only had ninety minutes
less than that to get ready for Arizona. But what
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the Chargers might lack in a true true number one.
They've got a lot of quality. Probably one a's is
how I would best put it. We'll see where Quentin
Johnson's at from that hamstring injury. He did not play
against Miami, but him, Keenan Allen and Lad mcconkeye. They
are the only wide receiver trio in the league to
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each have three hundred yards through the first six games.
So it's a very balanced group. And again it's a
group that you might not have again the true number one.
But from a depth standpoint, you know there are some
you know, definite you guys you have to keep an
eye out for. And I think I would test, you know,
how deep the culture going from a corner cornerback room.
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Now this kind of plays into me one of the
biggest keys as we you'll probably transition a little bit
to what Sunday is going to be like of you know,
outside of maybe I think O line in terms of
the run game, I don't know how many position groups
can directly impact you as much as what the D
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line can do for the dbs and vice versa. You know,
if your coverage is really sticky, it doesn't take you know,
that allows you to get home, you know a little
bit more. And if your pass rush, you know, gets
to the quarterback pretty quick, you know, your coverage doesn't
have have to hold up as much. So you know, again,
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if you've got a great line, maybe you don't need
as great of a running back, you know. Maybe that
would be another area you'd point to on a football team,
either side of the ball, where one position group impacts
it the most. To me, when I look at the Chargers,
I see two real warts. They have their offensive tackle
health and we'll see what their injury report looks like,
but I think there's a chance they could get some
of those guys back. But they are down, or they
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wore down on Sunday their top four offensive tackles, which
is just insane, and yet they still were.
Speaker 1 (11:20):
Able to score twenty nine points and win.
Speaker 2 (11:23):
Then the other ward that they do have is they
have really struggled against the run, and now that fits
a cult strength. While the tackles being down, we still
got to see it from the Colts pass rush, you know,
the Chargers, you know, banged up nature excuse me, you know,
poor run defense. That is something that plays right into
what is a cult strength, and that's Jonathan Taylor in
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running the football. So I did see the Chargers go
to wear their Charger power, I believe is how they
label it all yellow blue socks. With that A couple
other Cults connections if you want to throw them in
there for Sunday Mark Brady their passing game coordinator. That's
former offensive coordinator Marcus Brady here, and I believe great
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pick up Hooper from what I've heard as well Marcus
Brady on that front.
Speaker 1 (12:12):
And again shout out to Nahim Heinz. Just an awesome story.
Speaker 2 (12:15):
He's back in the NFL after that horrific jet ski accident.
And you know, the Chargers down a couple of running backs,
they brought Hines in. He had a big kick return
to spark that final drive there that led to Cameron
Dickers game winning field goal. You know one thing about
the Chargers, they have warts, but they have a proven
winning coach. I think they have an elite quarterback and
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they certainly have an elite kicker, and that is something
that has really helped them in winning some of these
one possession games here early in the season. One think
denotes standing and is wise before we get more into
kind of colts Chargers. You know, if you look at
the AFC right now, Colts and Steelers only teams with
one loss, and then after that, I believe you have
five four and two teams, So it gets crowded quick.
Speaker 1 (12:57):
And I mean the Colts could have been right.
Speaker 2 (12:59):
In that mix had they lost to arizonas that was
really important for them. And then you've got Kansas City
at three and three, so you know, it does get
a little crowded right after. One thing that is interesting
now with I think the note is if you look
at the upcoming schedule, I want to say, if your
final eleven opponents, eight of the eleven are at five
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hundred or better right now, and of the three that
you don't play that falls into that category, Houston is
two of those three games, which I don't know.
Speaker 1 (13:34):
I don't know if I view Houston as.
Speaker 2 (13:35):
Like you know, the Raiders or the Cardinals or the
Dolphins or you know, obviously the Titans of who you've
already played. So the schedule is certainly, you know, going
to get tougher and you're gonna face better, better quarterbacks.
A couple other Chargers notes they are third themselves in
yards per carry, so they have actually ran it really well.
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Their offensive struggle right now, again we mentioned offensive tackles,
but they have really struggled in the red zone. That
has been a big issue for them. Defensively, they've been
pretty good. They're actually a great red zone defense, so
something don't have to give there, but again in the
yards per carry, that's where they have struggled, So that
would be something definitely to keep an eye on. I
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know they traded for the aoaway from Baltimore. I think
he had a sack, so they did trade for a
pass rusher and impact is here in that first game.
I mean, I think very very highly if justin Herbert,
I don't you don't think that's breaking news by any means,
but you know, can those tackles hold up? And that
to me is so much of this game. It's gonna
boil down to can the Colts defensive line live up
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to their investments. And again we've touched on this, it's
one of the highest paid lines in all football. If
you look at the nine man grouping, I want to say,
of the nine d linemen on the roster right now,
three of them are first round picks, two of them
are second rounders, two of them are third rounders, and
two of them are fourth rounders. I think you'd be
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hard pressed to find many position groups in the entire league,
regardless either side of the ball, that have everybody in
that room is a top four round pick. Not to mention,
we're talking some second and third contract guys with many
of them. You have invested in that group, You have
put resources into that group for it to be elite,
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and I don't think it has been that at all really,
So that to me is I think such a big
storyline coming up on Sunday that pretty much covers everything.
I don't believe Daniel Jones has ever faced Jesse mentor
or or I think the Chargers actually maybe in his career,
so that'll be different. We'll get into a cult Chargers
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prediction here. To round things out. All right, let's get
to some Twitter questions. Got a couple of linebacker ones
to kick us off. Mason and Terry. We're both curious
about why Anthony Walker hasn't been brought up for the
practice squad and just in general linebacker struggling in coverage.
My guess is Anthony Walker is viewed as the backup
mike like if Zion Franklin were to go down, that's
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who we have in our building to kind of take
over in that role. That would be my guess. The
fact that you know, from a Will standpoint, they've tried
so many others, you know, as far as struggling and coverage. Yeah,
I mean I would agree.
Speaker 1 (16:25):
I think.
Speaker 2 (16:27):
I think the Colts have survived so far less than
average linebacker play.
Speaker 1 (16:33):
And that's why, you know, when I hear trade for
a linebacker, I'm.
Speaker 2 (16:35):
Like, well, I mean, Louis and Rumo's never really been
they haven't really done any investing at linebacker this offseason.
Does that contain, Like I think I said on Monday Show,
you know, edge, linebacker, corner, which one would you trade for?
Because all three of them that think you have questions
on To me, I fall more to edge and corner
because I just don't think they view linebacker as really
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one that invested in.
Speaker 1 (16:57):
And you know, we've seen wrinkles.
Speaker 2 (16:58):
We saw Ashton Doolan played dimes snap, you know, is
that something you know for the most part, when they've
gone dime it's like Rodney Thomas, an extra safety, you know,
something along those lines. This one from jan would you
target any other position like linebacker running back to ease
the load off of Jonathan Taylor.
Speaker 1 (17:14):
Do you think Ballard will pull the trigger this.
Speaker 2 (17:16):
Year with with cap constraints. Thanks again, love the pod well.
I appreciate that. Yeah, running back is interesting. I mean,
if you look at Taylor snap counts in the three
close games they've had this season, I mean, man or
the Cults playing in a ton A ton I mean
it's I want to say, north of ninety in the
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Arizona Denver games, and I think the Rams game was
close to ninety as well. I mean, that's a big
number for an NFL running back Outside of Christian McCaffrey. Boy,
I don't know there's any other running back in the
league playing that much. And you know, we did see
a Mira Abdulah get in before DJ Giddons last week.
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You know, is this the week for Tyler Goodson to return?
You know, du Life I think has one more week
to be called up from the practice squad. You know,
Brett Rippen has also got to be called up to
be that emergency quarterback.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
You know, is that something that they do later in
the week.
Speaker 2 (18:12):
I guess you could do it three times before you
get you know into a hey got to bring him
up at the fifty three, you know, for good. But
you know, part of me thinks this, especially with them
so far quarterback not doing anything. From a draftics standpoint,
you probably have one move available with a third or
fourth or a fifth round pick, just given how much
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Chris Boward loves his draft picks. And remember he's already
traded a sixth rounder for Makai Blackman. How do you
want to spend that that one pick? The third, the
fourth or the fifth probably edge, but you know a
corner then are you just banking on all those returns
to health? Travis has about Stefan Gilmore, should you pick
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him up?
Speaker 1 (18:55):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (18:55):
I mean they're working out all the vet corners. I
saw Levi Wallace has worked out earlier this week. Kendall
Fuller I think joined somebody, but he was worked out
last week. You know that is something that I am
curious about. You know, you know, what does Gilmour want?
Obviously when he came here, wasn't this scheme not that
you know you should be scheme dependent. And he's I mean,
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he's the unicorn of all these older corners. And you
know some of these guys like to get picky and
like to be picky in you know, wait and wait
and wait, and you know, maybe you only want to
play whatever eight games in a season. Something along those lines.
Is that at play here with any of this. Josh
wants to ask about Jonathan Taylor. How is he not
in the MVP discussion. I get that he's not a quarterback,
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but he's had an incredible season. Well, Josh, I think
he answered your own question. We just in the football world,
you have to play.
Speaker 1 (19:46):
Quarterback to win these awards, it seems like, and I feel.
Speaker 2 (19:49):
This way collegiately as well, Like if you are a
if you're on a top five team in college and
you're the quarterback, you as long as you can walk
and chew gum, you're gonna be the Heisman finalist.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
You know.
Speaker 2 (20:03):
In terms of Indiana football right now, I get that
Mendoza a couple of big games, but like, to me,
the MVP that of that team, certainly offense, is Elijah Sarratt.
I mean, what he did against Iowa, what he did
to win the game against to Oregon. I mean that
is a again, a dude that takes fifty to fifty
balls and turns it into ninety ten. I wish we
would give more respect to running back and wide out
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or you know, pass catcher in general. Now, you know,
in terms of the Colts case, I still think I mean,
Taylor's having a great start of the season.
Speaker 1 (20:34):
I mean, I still think Daniel Jones has mattered a ton.
And then you get into the whole. Okay, what is MVP.
Speaker 2 (20:41):
Is it strictly the acronym most valuable player because like that,
I mean that's Baker Mayfield, You've given all the Tampa
Bay injuries right now?
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Or is it the best player?
Speaker 2 (20:52):
And again I feel that way about Heisman, But again Taylor, yes,
deserves some, but you know, it just seems like how
they've treated it. It goes to Offensive Player of the year.
This from Trent. I know we won on Sunday, but
that game made me very skeptical that we can't stop
a good team when it matters your thoughts, Yeah, I
think this is kind of the next prove it point
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for this football team. You know, go back to the
schedule stat that I gave to you earlier, like eight
of the eleven teams the rest away five hundred or better.
You know, it's it's a little bit of Okay, here
we go and this is like it's weird, but I
hope I made it clear. Like I still think the
Colts deserve credit for what they've done so far. You know,
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I brought up the stat I think on last week's pod.
If you look at point differential teams that have done
this the first five weeks, a lot of them have
gone on to not only make the playoffs, but win
a playoff game. So again, I think the Colts deserve that.
But at the same time, those teams likely aren't gonna
be there in January, and there is an uptick. I mean,
if you look at it, the Colts have played i'd
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say two to three, you know, quality football teams, how
everyone to define Denver and Arizona, and all three of
those games have come down to virtually the final play.
Speaker 1 (22:08):
And you're two and one in them.
Speaker 2 (22:09):
So, like, when you play more of those teams, because
more of those teams right now are on the schedule,
how does that look? And also what does the confidence
do for you? What does winning some of these games?
What does that now do for your franchise? When you
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get to December and or even January and you're starting
to play more of these meaningful games. Walter wants to
ask about Zia Franklin, saying that he should probably stop
talking to tight ends that are cooking him in the
past game. He wants to know what was up with
him lining up at cornerback. He made one play, but
I think other teams know he isn't.
Speaker 1 (22:50):
A coverage linebacker. I know he just sign Jermain Pratt.
Speaker 2 (22:52):
Who would you like to see the Colts go after
to help the secondary and linebacker group. You know, getting
linebackers on running backs, That's what you saw on Sunday.
It's rather inevitable. I mean, you have to have some
people play safety, so that's where you know, buying them
and buying them especially is kind of that that that
free safety r nit cross play a little bit closer
to the box. But yeah, teams are I think going
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to try to isolate running backs and you're starting to,
I think, face a little bit of better tight ends too.
Speaker 1 (23:18):
You know, do you see tight ends on some of
these linebackers coming up?
Speaker 2 (23:22):
And again, if I had to rank what needs help
the most, it would probably be d n.
Speaker 1 (23:34):
I mean, linebacker is probably above corner.
Speaker 2 (23:37):
I'm just not holding my breath for real investments there corner.
Can you bank on the health improving Yeah, you probably
could do that a little bit defensive ends of one
that you should be the most frustrated about, in my opinion,
because again that's where the investments are the are the richest.
We'll end with this one from Joel He goes hey, KB,
If I'm not mistaken, both the Daniel Jones I n
(23:59):
T and the almost iron T from the Arizona game
took place in the sun where there are lots of
shadows mixed with the very bright sun on TV. The
contrast of sunshadow makes difficult to watch at times. I'm
sure it's difficult, not worse in the field. If not
worse in the field, do you notice is potentially be
an issue? And if so, is it time to just
leave the roof closed?
Speaker 1 (24:21):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (24:21):
I mean watching the Colts game on TV when the
roof is open and it's at one o'clock game, it
is just a Frankly, it's just a horrific experience. I mean,
I go back and watch the games on Monday and
I'm like, this is awful. I mean, how can you
recognize some of these numbers? And I mean I'm lucky that.
You know, I watch these guys so much in practice
settings that I'm used to body types.
Speaker 1 (24:41):
It is. It's tough.
Speaker 2 (24:45):
I'm trying to think the interception that he threw to Mac.
Will I really blame it on the sun?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
I mean, I don't.
Speaker 2 (24:52):
I mean, I understand it's it's definitely, you know, weird
with some of those shadows, but I don't know if
I can go full sun on that one. I felt
like that was in the shade, but I'd be grasping here. Yeah,
I mean obviously they elected to, you know, have a
retractable roof, so they probably want it.
Speaker 1 (25:10):
To some degree.
Speaker 2 (25:11):
But you know, if I were CBS playing billions of
dollars to air these games, part of me would say, hey,
I wouldn't mind it to be too too closed there.
So yeah, those are things that are well above my
pay grape. All right, Colts Chargers, let's give a prediction here.
I think over unders decently high. Forty eight ish. Sh
probably double check that, but like I said, spread one
(25:34):
and a half here, let me double check that before
I actually commit to something like that.
Speaker 1 (25:44):
Yeah, forty and a half.
Speaker 2 (25:45):
I'm gonna go thirty twenty seven Chargers. You know, One
th guy I think gets been nervous about the Colts
is they've gone to the go out of their way
to mention how great of a team they're playing on Sunday.
And that started in the postgame locker room last Sunday,
which I think is the right mindset. I think the
Colts deep down, no, they have played you know, a whatever,
a softer schedule. But Shane mentioned in his postgame and
(26:09):
I mean Josh Downs isn't running off the field like
I think they know that the rising competition is about
to come. But there are a lot of areas I
think the Chargers you can't attack those tackles the run game.
I don't think they're at a great advantage having traveled
back from playing Miami. It's one of the longer road
trips they could have. But I just think when you're
(26:30):
elite at quarterback and your elite at kicker. I know
that might sound weird, but Cameron Dicker is a real
weapon in a close game. I'm gonna go advantage Chargers
in that. Once I'll say thirty twenty seven the fighting hardballs,
I get it done. We will recap this coming up
on Monday and be back into that routine as it's
Colts and Titans up coming. Everybody, have a great week,
(26:52):
great weekend, and we'll talk down Monday
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