October 2, 2025 • 30 mins
Today’s Best of Features:
(00:00-14:53) – JT The Brick from Raiders Nation Radio and Mad Dog Sports joins Jake Query to kick off the final hour of the program to give the Raiders perspective ahead of this weekend’s game. He discusses the break through game for Ashton Jeanty last weekend, Maxx Crosby building his case for defensive player of the year, and where the Colts offense can exploit the Raiders defense.
(14:53-30:19) – Matt Taylor, radio voice of the Colts, joins Query & Company to preview this week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Matt and Jake start their conversation by discussing the latest injury updates for the Colts, the different ways Tyler Warren has been utilized, and explains the challenge that Ashton Jeanty presents.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Two o'clock in Indianapolis, but that matter, it's two o'clock
everywhere in the Eastern time zone. My name is Jake Query.
Eddie Garrison. The other voice you hear on this program,
we call it Query and Company. Here on ninety three
five and one oh seven five the Fan Colts and
Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium coming up on Sunday. Our
next guest needs no introduction, but I will provide one. Nonetheless,
(00:20):
he is with Raider Nation Radio nine to twenty AM
in Las Vegas, but he is also synonymous with Sports
Talk Radio. He does a daily show from noon until
two Vegas time. JT the Brick joins us to talk
about the upcoming matchup. JT, how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Thanks for having me? Buckle up your audience. This is
nothing less than a must win for the Raider Nation.
We have our back against the wall on steroids. We
have to win this game. We have to win this.
I'm not into this. Must win blah blah blah, must
win if Raiders lose one in four with guys like
(00:58):
Max Crosby, Rock Bowers, Ashton Genty, Pete Carroll, our new
minority owner, Tom Brady, this was not expected and we're
going up against Daniel Jones. We got Geno Smith, who's
always been better than Daniel Jones until this year. Mysteriously,
Raiders have got to get out of Lucas Oil with
(01:19):
a win.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Okay, so let's begin with Geno Smith because I j
T I'm gonna be honest with you, and you and
I talked yesterday, and I think Daniel Jones to some extent,
there's a little bit of people here would like to
see a Geno Smith thing. And what I mean by
that was change of scenery. Suddenly you realize a guy
was better than perhaps what his first opportunity showed for him.
(01:42):
But Gino Smith is now turning the football over again.
What is it about, whether it be schematically or just
Smith himself that has caused him now to be prone
to throwing the ball away?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Great question he's been you know, we opened up Raiders
opened up in New England and he was really good.
So his first game with the Raiders got off great
in a rain game outdoors, because Gino is a different
quarterback indoors than outdoors. Believe it or not, he played
in Seattle or he's made his bones, so he's supposed
to be good indoors, but as Tampa two too high
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safety scheme that teams have been running at him or
a safety comes down in the box and tricks them.
He's been thrown into tight windows. And you know this,
if you're throwing to a guy who's open, you're not
gonna throw interceptions because guys are open unless it's a
deflection or a pit ball. Gino's trying to hit these
guys in tight windows, and when he's doing it, he's
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just off. He's just off by half a second, and
his safeties have been making pretty good plays on him.
So no excuses here. The thing that Jake which is
troublesome to me is he's such a good player when
he's in a common environment and he's got a little
bit of protection. The bad news for the Raiders going
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into this game is that Colt Miller's down and he's
one of our best players since Oakland. He's a left
tackle who should have been a Pro Bowler. He's just
one of the top five left tackles in football. He
just went down. He went on ir and now it's
going to be really tough to fill his needs. But
the Raiders are coming off a game against the Bears
with Pete Carroll, who I interview exclusively every week, told
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me one of the first times he looked at the
tape and said, man, we played well. We lost by
one point on a block kick. It happens Indy had
the same issue on the leverage play against Denver. But
Pete's pretty excited that he's starting to see the team.
He wants to see that they got to get a
win because now now it's hitting to the point where
Raider Nation and Raider Nation, with all due respect to
(03:40):
the Colts fans, Raider Nation can get a little bit
more angry than the nice people of the Midwest at Indy.
And that's what I'm fighting off right now.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You know, It's fun Actually it's funny JT. Because when
the Raiders, you know, when they moved there, I remember
thinking to myself, I still think of the Raiders' of like,
you know, black Hole Oakland Raider Nation, and I know
they were in La too, but I'm like, if there
was one place for them to move that just seems perfect.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
It's Vegas, right, I mean, just Vegas.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Everything about Vegas and the Raiders just seems to fit right.
But and in terms of this roster. Let's talk about
Ashton Genty because now he's starting to fit. I think
he's starting to show what we expected to see out
of him when they took him. But are they just
now starting to more incorporate him because he's gotten his
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footing or is it because of necessity because they're having
to kind of take things away a little bit from
Geno Smith's danger situations of dangerous passing situation.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
No, they tried him every which way. It's really simple
to compare it to Jonathan Taylor, who was a great player.
And you've been through this with Jonathan Taylor over his careers.
If the holes are open, he's gone. If the holes
aren't open, he's not. And with Ashton gent it's been
hit or miss. The games where he's had holes to hit,
he's hit him beautifully. Like Ryan Clark took such a
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deep thirty hit at Ashton Genty a couple of weeks
ago on ESPN where he said he didn't have the
hit factor. And I don't mind Ryan Clark overall, but
it was such a dirty, cheap hit on a kid
who couldn't get back to the line of scrimmage because
the offensive line couldn't get him a hole, so he
was getting blown up. Well, look at the tape of
lass game. He hits the hole and he's gone and
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he's making plays in the passing game. So it is
a good example in this game here. I don't know
how great the Colts front is, but the Raiders offensive
line played really well last week, and it's about time
they've been awful. If they can get him to the
second level on some linebackers, Genty'll make guys miss and'll
also truck a safety and he'll run over a corner.
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But I mean, you got to be licking your chops
in Indy because if you look at the tape, half
of the plays are three quarters of Gen D's attempt
has been a defensive tackle hitting him two yards deep
and blowing him up. And if that happens again, it
puts Gino in third and nine, third and eleven, third
and twelve. And the real bummer about this going into
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this game is brock Bowers, because he's gonna play. And
I wish you guys could see brock Bowers for the
first time at one hundred percent because it is fascinating
to see this guy play. What a gift from God
that the Raiders got Brock Bowers in the draft a
couple of years ago, but he'll have a knee brace
on and he hasn't been able to click just yet.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You know, it's interesting because JT. The brick by the
way out in Vegas is our guest. I think to
an extent, what Colts fans would like to think, JT.
Is that they have seen a version of Brock Bowers,
and they've seen it in the form of Tyler Warren.
Because I think that's obviously what Indianapolis the blueprint was
kind of there in terms of Brock Bowers. I wanted
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you to speak to our audience about, you know, Tyler
Warren and the ability to have that kind of a
tight end and what it does to your offense to
kind of soften a defense. You've seen it with Bowers
when he is at one hundred percent. How much of
a game changer is that to the versatility of your offense?
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Yeah, it's incredible. It's a great question because Bowers is
a new version of that. I'll take it out even
further than George Giddle, because when the Niners had good
receivers at one hundred percent, when Brandon Ayuk was playing
at a very high level, and they just had receivers
who were really good, and then a great tight end
it changes everything. The Raiders have Jacoby Myers, who is
a very good number two. Trey Tucker had a three
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touchdown game early. He's a pretty good player, but not
super elite. Now with Pittman and Warren, if you had
another receiver like a T. Higgins, per Se or just
another star, it just opens up everything because you have
to decide on doubling the tight end. Like Travis Kelce
in his prime, you had to double him and that
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opens it up for a receiver. So for Brock, they're
not doubling him here so far the year because he's
just not one hundred percent when he is and they
double him, then it opens up lanes for the running game,
and it gets another receiver in single coverage. So I
think the Colt's got to be really happy that they
have an elite young tight end that can open up
the game, and especially in the red zone. Because I
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lose my mind. I do the pre and post a
lot of other things for the Raiders, and the only
thing that bothers me in game is when they get
away from Bowers, like last week, we had a first
in goal on the seven against the Bears to go
up two scores, to go up nine, the game would
have been over. On first and goal from the seven,
they ran genty into the pile for a one yard loss.
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On second and eight they ran genty into the pile
for a three yard loss. Then it was third in
goal from like the thirteen or fourteen, and they didn't
even look at Bowers who was wide open. Look at
the tape in the corner of the end zone. They
checked down underneath the Dante Thornton. He dropped the ball.
It was a catchable ball. The Raiders kick a field goal,
end up losing to the Bears when they had the
(09:02):
kill shot right there to put the game away, and
they didn't give it to Bowers. And I'm gonna say
the same thing about Warren with you down the road.
When you have an opportunity to get the ball of
Warren at the five yard line, you better do it
because he's an elite player who can make a play.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
You know, Actually what happened at the end of that game, JT.
I think you jinxed it because you sent a tweet
that said the Raiders have a chance here to score
and put this away.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Yeah, yeah, don't follow me on Twitter during the game.
I'm sure my bosses are looking at me in the
box stone. Oh, here he goes. He's two boxes down.
Here he goes. But you know, but guys, for this
game really a quick thing. Daniel Jones I grew up
on and raised a Giant fan. In my former life,
it's year twenty eight with the Raiders, so my allegiance
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with the Raiders. But my dad is eighty seven years
old and he's a diehard Giant fan. And you always
tell me Daniel Jones is so good. He's such a
great athlete. He can run, but he was a turnover
ma and even though he didn't have great teams with
the Giants, he would personally shoot the team in the
foot by throwing it to the other team. It's nice
(10:08):
to see he's not doing that anymore under Shane Steike
in that they're giving him the opportunity to be good
because he's a really good runner. When he takes off
and there's no one in front of him, it's beautiful
to watch because a lot of people don't give him
credit for that. He's really good in open space.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
So when in that in terms of that space JT
before we let you go defensively, the Raiders are susceptible,
where if you're Shane Steichen, you're trying to take advantage
of what defensive weakness for the Raiders.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Corner because the Raiders Pete Carroll, it's really unique what
he wants to do. Pete Cherroll comes from the Legion
of Boom, correct Legion of Boom Earl Thomas Richard Sherman
camp Chancellor, and he built the Legion of Boom and
he wants that specific type of player six' two, corner,
thumping hitting. Safety he's got the. Safety Jeremy chin played
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for The commanders last year in THE Nfc, championship good,
player And Isaiah, poullamal who's another good young. Safety problem
is a. Corner they don't have. Corners they Have Eric
stokes who came from The packers decent and Then Kyu
Bleue kelly Or Darian porter who were. Young so every
game we've played so far this, year four of them
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were one in three there's a gift touchdown to the other.
Team there's just one play broke and play thirty yard
sixty yard touchdown where you scratch your head and, go,
oh you, know a young kid just gave up a.
Touchdown that can't happen in this. Game they got to
clean that. Up SO i think that The raiders know
that you're going to try to run the, ball and
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if The raiders can't stop the, run the game's. Over
if The raiders can Take taylor out of the game
for a little, bit because The raiders are pretty good
so far statistically it's stopped in the run other than
The commander's, game which was just a throwaway stat, game
then they'll put the pressure On Daniel. Jones we won
In Raider. Nation For Daniel jones to beat, us we.
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DON'T i don't believe That Daniel. JONES i. Don't i'm
not talking for the. Team i'm talking to the. Fans
we don't believe That Daniel, jones who's been a turnover
machine his whole, life can throw for three point fifty
and four. Touchdowns if he, does you know where to find.
Me we got to hope That Daniel jones gives us
the ball one or two times in this game so
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we can eke a game out and get on the
plane and come home two and, three going Into, tennessee
which gives us three and, three and now The Raider
nation is.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Stabilized your dad, believes your dad believes Jt. Hey before
we let you, GO i wanted to ask you, this
AND i can't remember if we if we had you
on to ask you this. Before but being In, Vegas
i'm assuming that you see SOME unlv Football purdue, obviously
AND i like so far what i've. SEEN i know
the win loss doesn't show it just, yet BUT i
(12:51):
like What i've seen out Of Barry odom because he
looks like a guy that is going to have a
team that doesn't do what you're talking about of shooting
themselves in the. Foot how much in pre did you
get from him during the time he was AT.
Speaker 3 (13:02):
Unlv he was.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
OUTSTANDING a matter of, fact we were pretty bitter because
it's a really different topic that we should do on a.
Podcast how DOES unlv not draw from this multi billion
dollar entertainment capital of the, world all this nil. Money It's, vegas,
right we got everything In, vegas and he left to
go To, purdue and we're, like wait a, second we Love,
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purdue it's at a bigger. Conference we get. It but
he had this team almost in the. Playoffs last year AT,
Unlv Dan mullen took over his. Team Dan mullen's A
tv guy and a Good dax's coach and coach To.
Florida now THE Unlv rebels are four and oh and
owed him had a lot to do with. That those
are his, players most of. Them he is a, gritty
(13:47):
no nonsense. Guy only At purdue can spend some money for.
HIM i, mean, Look purdue's got to put their big
boy pants on and say that if we're going to
stay here and compete Against michigan In wisconsin And Ohio,
state we got to raise some. Money and if you,
do and you get him better, players he'll coach him.
Up he's a very, good hard nosed, coach gets the
most out of a.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
ROSTER jt appreciate the time as, always, Man it's always
good to catch up with.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
You it will see what. Happens sounds.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Like, defensively this is going to be like The Spider
man On Spider man meme because The colts susceptibility is
also in the attritiona that's hit their defensive, backfield so
the corners is a question mark for. Certain so one
of those two's probably licking their, chops whether it Be
Gino smith Or Daniel, jones but certainly appreciate. It safe
travels to, you all.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
Right, Yeah i'll leave you on this. Note, Guys Max
crosby's worth the price of. Admission he's having A Defensive
player of The Year awards. Season he's not. Good if
you got a ticket to the, game Watch Max crosby ninety.
EIGHT i think he'll you'll be blown away by an individual.
Effort we'll see who wins the.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Game thanks for having, me, guys appreciate. IT jt The
brick joining us From Las. Vegas so let's get right
too With Matt, taylor the voice of The. Colts colts
And raiders coming up On sunday At Lucas Oil, state And,
Matt i'll begin with. US i think we probably do
each week with, you and that is simply a medical,
update if you, will those that we think are now
(15:10):
going to be in and those that we are still
waiting to find out whether or not you're going to
be saying their name On.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Sunday.
Speaker 4 (15:16):
Yeah for The, COLTS i, MEAN i think right, Now
Kenny morris, PROBABLY i don't. KNOW i don't want to,
speculate BUT i wouldn't be shocked if he didn't. Play
i'll just put it at, that missing another game kind
of a hybrid injury between his calf and. Achilles Alec
pearce is trending in the right, direction, right still has
to clear those five stages of the concussion. Protocol he
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is back to practice this, week so that's good, news
and we'll see where his status is later in the,
week and you, know, tomorrow and THEN i don't know
if perhaps you, know the independent neurologists as they like to,
say would get involved either late tomorrow Or, saturday depending
on how things. Go and then outside of, that not
really injury, related but just in terms of. Personnel you,
(16:01):
know what's going to happen at cornerback now Without Xavier
howard and his availability and him retiring and so a
lot of shuffling perhaps going on to the back end
in that.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Secondary by the, WAY i don't know about, you mat
but with, me oftentimes when something's dinged up AND i
go to the, doctor they tell me my injury is
hybrid Because i've got so many muscles they can't tell the, difference,
Right isn't That isn't that the side of an elite
athlete when your injury is a hybrid athlete or a hybrid.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
INJURY i, mean the problems that.
Speaker 4 (16:28):
You have to deal, With, jake to the normal people
don't it's just. AMAZING i, don't that's.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
RIGHT i don't know how you deal with, it that's.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
Right that's.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Right, Okay so let's speak of how you deal with
that exactly what you just mentioned in you, know now
Having Xavier howard out of the mix and so therefore
and again with No Kenny moore at the nickel, spot
and you got to kind of reshuffle things. Around that
means that That's i'm gonna say slack for lack of
(16:56):
a better, Phrase but we see shuffling around WHERE i,
mean who is going to see more reps now in
the defensive backfield For.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
Indianapolis, YEAH i WISH i had the.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
ANSWER i JUST i don't know.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
Yet.
Speaker 4 (17:06):
Uh it's it's a big it's a big question mark
because you, Know kenny's obviously in and a little bit
of jeopardy of, playing you, know So Mike kilton is,
YE i want to use the phrase getting up to,
speed but that's probably a little bit unfair to. Him
just because of his familiarity with his defense under Lou An.
Arumo but as it relates to just you, know playing
(17:26):
with The colts and you, know getting familiar with the
guys around, him he's still, very very, fresh having been
signed what Last. Tuesday SO i think next man up
on the, outside you, know your options there Are Jonathan.
Edwards you, know he's got some local flavor to him
because he played a couple of years In Indiana state
before he transferred to To, Wayne AND i thought he
had a really, good uh training camp in. Preseason you,
(17:49):
KNOW i thought if you would have asked me the
odds of him making the team coming out of training,
camp BUT i would have, said, probably, uh, none you,
know just considering the depth The colts had at that.
Position but as we, know that depth been tested because the,
injuries and he's, uh you, know put one foot in
front of the other and walking through that door of.
Opportunity then you've Got Makai. Blackman you, know he can
(18:10):
play on the outside and play, nickel BUT i think
The golts probably prefer to play him more on the
outside at this. Point and then on your practice, squad
you've got Chrys lamont and some other. GUYS i, mean
obviously The monds has got the most, experience, uh just
in terms of not only playing, experience but just familiarity
with you, know the guys that he would be you,
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know potentially around on on defense in the back. End so,
YEAH i think that is the biggest question mark surrounding
this team going into week five is, uh you, know
who plays in the, secondary who do they trust and
what roles are these guys put.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Into you, know it's, Funny, matt you Know, blackman who
was a guy that was a late acquisition via trade
just before the roster was, set and at the time
you just thought it was an insurance. Policy but it
goes back To. Matt you, know you just can't have enough,
corners can. YOU i, mean it just seems to be
more and more in THE nfl in twenty twenty. Five
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it is a position of massive.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
Attrition, WELL i.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
Mean think about what they've done in the last six seven,
weeks you, know since training. CAMP i, Mean Jalen jones goes,
Down Juju brince goes. DOWN i Mean brince isn't even here,
anymore you, Know Jalen jones is still ON ir with
one more week with that designation able to come back next.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Week so we'll.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
See you, know they bring In, blackman they bring In,
lamon's they bring In Xavian, howard just out of necessity
because they've just been hit so hard at that.
Speaker 2 (19:36):
Position so, YEAH i.
Speaker 4 (19:38):
Think to your, POINT i think corner is probably a
spot that routinely gets binged up just because of you,
know it's a very physical. Position you've got to cover,
guys but you also have, to you, know play strong
in the box at times and you got to tackle
on the outside a lot of times depending on formations and.
Scheme you, know you have to come in and set the.
Edge so you just take a lot of wear and.
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Tear but bigger picture than, That, jac it just seems,
like for whatever, REASON i think a lot of teams
can attest to this and they've experienced, it but just
seems like if you're on a football team going into a,
season there's just that one, position, Right it's just the
one position that just gets. Hammered and you, know unfortunately
for guys Like Chris ballard And Ed dodd and some
(20:21):
of the personnel folks within The, colts the problem is
you just don't know going into the training camp what
position that's going to, Be but inevitably it always seems
like just one position just gets hammered more than any.
Others you, know a couple of years ago as wide
receiver and now this year it's it's certainly.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Cornerback.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Matt you were able to Call Matt taylor our guest
as The colts And raiders get set On Sunday Lucas Oil.
Stadium you, know you were able to call the touchdown
For Tyler warren, obviously but you know by him lining
up in the, backfield and you, know we knew that
that was going to be. SOMETHING i think that was
going to be in the. Cards do you anticipate that
we're going to start seeing that with more regularity and
not just even in short yarded. Situations regularity is maybe
(21:02):
the wrong, word let me rephrase, that but you know, Not,
yeah it's not going to be the anomaly play if you, Will.
Speaker 2 (21:09):
NO i don't think.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
So, YEAH i MEAN i think it's going to become
the regularity to your point in short, yardage. DEFINITELY i
definitely think you're going to see that on third and
short or goal line or gotta have play in the red.
ZONE i mean think about. IT i mean he lined
up in three different positions and three plays in a,
row right he had. TO i think it was first
down he lined up at tight, end second, down then
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line him up at at quarterbacks and the, wildcat and
then third down they give it to him on the,
belly lining up at full back in the. Backfield so
if my math is correct on all of this so
far this, year he's lined up out wide as a,
receiver he's lined up as a slot, receiver he's obviously
lined up as an inline, blocker as a tight. End
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he's lined up at full, back he's lined up at,
tailback and he's lined up at.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
QUARTERBACK i, mean it's, unbelievable right it.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Is but you know that WAS i mean that's How
Penn state used, him, RIGHT i, mean this isn't. It
we knew it going, in but to see it at
THE nfl level is really something for a.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
Rookie, yeah it really.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
Is AND i think it's gonna be fun for this
game On. Sunday you're gonna have both he And Brock
bowers on the field at the same. Time and you,
KNOW i kind of joked. INTERNALLY i, said, well Brock
bowers is uh, uh you know he. Was he was
last year's version Of Tyler warren And Tyler warren is
this year's version Of Brock, powers. Right you, know it's
it's it's fun to see the versatility and just kind
(22:30):
of like that old school mentality of football where guys
are asked to block and run and, catch and you,
know they're doing it all and they're making it look
like they're playing cyo football out there because they're going
both ways seemingly and catching the ball and just showing
off their skill. Sets so it's really really fun to.
Watch but, YEAH i do think that you're going to
see even more creative ways to Get Tyler warren the.
(22:54):
FOOTBALL i, MEAN i just go back to That denver,
game AND i think we may.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Have talked about this last.
Speaker 4 (22:58):
WEEK i, mean it's incredible to me that the same
guy who lined up as as fullback and crammed it
in on a two yard short yardage first down conversion
in that, game and then he did that On sunday
against The rams as well near the goal line for a.
Touchdown but the same guy who's doing that is also
lining up in the same formation in the backfield next
(23:19):
To Daniel, jones and is you, know going out for
a pass and running a deep over and catching a
ball downfield for forty yards like. That just that's that
that doesn't to your, point it should not happen at
THE nfl, level but it. Is and that's how special
this guy. Is and you, know crazy to think. That
already he leads THE nfl in receiving yards among all tight.
(23:42):
Ends and this is the one that just gets. Me
he has the most receiving yards by Any colts player,
ever regardless of, position through their first four games in franchise.
History so already seven seventy receiving yards in three out
of his first four. Games and just the sky's the.
LIMIT i know that's, cliche BUT i think it's true
For Tyler.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Warren how soon until we get like The Derrek henry
jump pass From Tyler, warren BECAUSE i, mean former, quarterback
it's going to be in the playbook somewhere for him
to throw a, pass a trick.
Speaker 4 (24:11):
Play that is the next, Step, Eddie you're exactly. Right
that is the next evolution of all this is we've
seen him, run we've seen him, catch we haven't seen
him throw just. Yet former high school. Quarterback uh, YEAH
i mean maybe like a double, pass you line them
up out, wide you put some blockers in front of
them to give them some time to throw it behind
a line of, scrimmage or we do The Tim tebow
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jump pass into the line of, scrimmage you, know near
the goal. Line wouldn't be shocked at all to see
any of those.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Things you know what Those, matt what that's all listed
as is, hybrid, right that's.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
It just like.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
YOU i, MEAN i, mean you're you're you're A turn
three an, ouncer you're a talk show, host and you're
also you, know you're like you're Like Cordell stewart on the.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
Football you're, like we've we've exhausted the areas in WHICH i,
Hybrid but BUT i do, hybrid.
Speaker 3 (25:01):
Right, hey what defensively, speaking.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
You know when we talked about the, corners the reality is,
this and that is that they're going to be going
up against an offense in The raiders where we just
talked TO. Jt The brick about. This you, Know Geno
smith has been turning the ball over and maybe that
means they become a little bit more reliant on the run.
Game AND i Think genti's starting to show why he
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was selected where he. Was but in terms of The
colts and their run, Defense, matt how would you critique
it to this point and are they going to be
able to get penetration to make that hit behind the?
Speaker 4 (25:37):
Line, yeah so, FAR i would classify it as pretty.
Speaker 2 (25:42):
Good it also may be a little bit. Incomplete and
the reason WHY.
Speaker 4 (25:46):
I say incomplete is because if you look at the
splits so far this, year The colts have been offensively
getting off to such a good start and getting big
leads in the first quarter and you, know maybe going
up by two score by the middle of the second,
quarter that it's putting a lot of stress on the
opposing offense to get back into the game and they're
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having to throw the. Ball so you, know the numbers
allowed by The colts defense is pretty, good but if
you look at the, minutia like the yards Per, kerry
that's not where they want it to, be if that makes.
Sense so you know they're not they're not seeing the
volume of runs like they did last year when they
couldn't get off the field on third down and the
offense wasn't doing a very good job of gaining the
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lead in the first. Place so that's that's WHY i
say it's a little bit. Incomplete but you, Know Kyron
williams ran really hard the other, day and for the most,
part they did a good job on. Him he still
had some leakage and some runs where he busted out
for some big, gains but you, know for the most,
part they did a good job on him And Blake.
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Korum but you're right on on Genty. Man he looks
like a beast and He's he's a lottery pick top ten.
Guy and ADMITTEDLY i didn't watch a whole Lot Boise
state last, year So i'm kind of playing catch up
on him to the draft process and just watching him on.
TAPE i, mean this guy runs so hard and embraces.
(27:11):
Contact there was some viral stat going around prior to
their game last. WEEK i saw, where you, know he
obviously busted out for like, wow buck forty against The,
bears but prior to, that in his first three games
of the, SEASON i read where one hundred, percent all of, it,
right one hundred percent of his rushing total on the
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season in the first three games came on yack yards after.
Contact and that's just because he's a physical runner a
but be the offensive line wasn't doing a very good
job of opening up holes so he can get down
the field before he's you, know embracing tacklers and linebackers
and things like that in the second. Level so they're
down there starting left Tackle Colton. Miller that is huge for.
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Them you, know talking to some of their people that
cover their, team you know they talk, about you, Know
geno's miss is you, know obviously instrumental in the passing.
Game jenti's instrumental in the running, game but maybe their
most important, player you, know guy that that they could
most ill afford to lose Was, miller and so he's on.
Ir that's a big break for The. Colts so hopefully
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they can generate a pass rush and get After Geno.
Speaker 3 (28:18):
Smith, Now, Matt.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
I'm not Saying i've gotten old or, soft But i'm
gonna be honest with. You the only THING i get
after contact is leakage AND i, yack, RIGHT i, mean
that's that's the. Difference that's the difference between that's my
hybrid right, there.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
Right all the buzzwords you just collect, them.
Speaker 3 (28:36):
That's, right and you just like a. Hodgepodge, okay let's
be real here in.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
Conclusion AND i KNOW i probably say this to you
every week because it's one of these weird THINGS i
have when it comes to The National Football, League but
let's be, real, especially AND i don't know what the color,
scheme which one they go with this, weekend but the
helmet design and if they're wearing the black jerseys for
The raiders probably as strong as any in the.
Speaker 2 (28:58):
League.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
RIGHT i could not agree, more could not agree. More
And i'm also partial to it because my head football
coach At Franklin college WHERE i, Played, uh he modeled
our entire, program, uniforms, playbooks, logo you name it after The.
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RAIDERS i mean all of Our, yeah all of, our.
Speaker 1 (29:24):
But there Isn't franklin blue and.
Speaker 4 (29:27):
Gold we, are BUT i mean if you looked at our, jerseys,
uh they. Were they were playing and simple like The,
raiders big block. Letters we had a shield in the
style of the of The. RAIDERS i mean he didn't
Say raiders on the. Shield we had a shield that
looked just like The.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
Raiders.
Speaker 4 (29:44):
Logo our OFFENSE i think was Called Raider. FORCE i
don't know what the obsession was with The, raiders but
it's just to your, point it's a classic look and
one of the best brands in terms of professional.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
FOOTBALL i mean it's just it's.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
In the you, know Actually Franklin. College WHEN i think of,
HIM i think just win, baby, RIGHT i mean.
Speaker 4 (30:04):
That's it's when that's the red, fought run and, shoot
raid or.
Speaker 3 (30:07):
Force there you. Go all.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Right Matt taylor will be on the call On sunday
and we will be listening to. It matt appreciate the
time as always my.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
Pleasure, guys have a good.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
One I'm Matt, taylor The voice of The colt showing
us on the. Program
Two o'clock in Indianapolis, but that matter, it's two o'clock
everywhere in the Eastern time zone. My name is Jake Query.
Eddie Garrison. The other voice you hear on this program,
we call it Query and Company. Here on ninety three
five and one oh seven five the Fan Colts and
Raiders at Lucas Oil Stadium coming up on Sunday. Our
next guest needs no introduction, but I will provide one. Nonetheless,
(00:20):
he is with Raider Nation Radio nine to twenty AM
in Las Vegas, but he is also synonymous with Sports
Talk Radio. He does a daily show from noon until
two Vegas time. JT the Brick joins us to talk
about the upcoming matchup. JT, how are you.
Speaker 2 (00:36):
Thanks for having me? Buckle up your audience. This is
nothing less than a must win for the Raider Nation.
We have our back against the wall on steroids. We
have to win this game. We have to win this.
I'm not into this. Must win blah blah blah, must
win if Raiders lose one in four with guys like
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Max Crosby, Rock Bowers, Ashton Genty, Pete Carroll, our new
minority owner, Tom Brady, this was not expected and we're
going up against Daniel Jones. We got Geno Smith, who's
always been better than Daniel Jones until this year. Mysteriously,
Raiders have got to get out of Lucas Oil with
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a win.
Speaker 1 (01:20):
Okay, so let's begin with Geno Smith because I j
T I'm gonna be honest with you, and you and
I talked yesterday, and I think Daniel Jones to some extent,
there's a little bit of people here would like to
see a Geno Smith thing. And what I mean by
that was change of scenery. Suddenly you realize a guy
was better than perhaps what his first opportunity showed for him.
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But Gino Smith is now turning the football over again.
What is it about, whether it be schematically or just
Smith himself that has caused him now to be prone
to throwing the ball away?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
Great question he's been you know, we opened up Raiders
opened up in New England and he was really good.
So his first game with the Raiders got off great
in a rain game outdoors, because Gino is a different
quarterback indoors than outdoors. Believe it or not, he played
in Seattle or he's made his bones, so he's supposed
to be good indoors, but as Tampa two too high
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safety scheme that teams have been running at him or
a safety comes down in the box and tricks them.
He's been thrown into tight windows. And you know this,
if you're throwing to a guy who's open, you're not
gonna throw interceptions because guys are open unless it's a
deflection or a pit ball. Gino's trying to hit these
guys in tight windows, and when he's doing it, he's
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just off. He's just off by half a second, and
his safeties have been making pretty good plays on him.
So no excuses here. The thing that Jake which is
troublesome to me is he's such a good player when
he's in a common environment and he's got a little
bit of protection. The bad news for the Raiders going
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into this game is that Colt Miller's down and he's
one of our best players since Oakland. He's a left
tackle who should have been a Pro Bowler. He's just
one of the top five left tackles in football. He
just went down. He went on ir and now it's
going to be really tough to fill his needs. But
the Raiders are coming off a game against the Bears
with Pete Carroll, who I interview exclusively every week, told
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me one of the first times he looked at the
tape and said, man, we played well. We lost by
one point on a block kick. It happens Indy had
the same issue on the leverage play against Denver. But
Pete's pretty excited that he's starting to see the team.
He wants to see that they got to get a
win because now now it's hitting to the point where
Raider Nation and Raider Nation, with all due respect to
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the Colts fans, Raider Nation can get a little bit
more angry than the nice people of the Midwest at Indy.
And that's what I'm fighting off right now.
Speaker 1 (03:49):
You know, It's fun Actually it's funny JT. Because when
the Raiders, you know, when they moved there, I remember
thinking to myself, I still think of the Raiders' of like,
you know, black Hole Oakland Raider Nation, and I know
they were in La too, but I'm like, if there
was one place for them to move that just seems perfect.
Speaker 3 (04:08):
It's Vegas, right, I mean, just Vegas.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
Everything about Vegas and the Raiders just seems to fit right.
But and in terms of this roster. Let's talk about
Ashton Genty because now he's starting to fit. I think
he's starting to show what we expected to see out
of him when they took him. But are they just
now starting to more incorporate him because he's gotten his
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footing or is it because of necessity because they're having
to kind of take things away a little bit from
Geno Smith's danger situations of dangerous passing situation.
Speaker 2 (04:44):
No, they tried him every which way. It's really simple
to compare it to Jonathan Taylor, who was a great player.
And you've been through this with Jonathan Taylor over his careers.
If the holes are open, he's gone. If the holes
aren't open, he's not. And with Ashton gent it's been
hit or miss. The games where he's had holes to hit,
he's hit him beautifully. Like Ryan Clark took such a
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deep thirty hit at Ashton Genty a couple of weeks
ago on ESPN where he said he didn't have the
hit factor. And I don't mind Ryan Clark overall, but
it was such a dirty, cheap hit on a kid
who couldn't get back to the line of scrimmage because
the offensive line couldn't get him a hole, so he
was getting blown up. Well, look at the tape of
lass game. He hits the hole and he's gone and
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he's making plays in the passing game. So it is
a good example in this game here. I don't know
how great the Colts front is, but the Raiders offensive
line played really well last week, and it's about time
they've been awful. If they can get him to the
second level on some linebackers, Genty'll make guys miss and'll
also truck a safety and he'll run over a corner.
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But I mean, you got to be licking your chops
in Indy because if you look at the tape, half
of the plays are three quarters of Gen D's attempt
has been a defensive tackle hitting him two yards deep
and blowing him up. And if that happens again, it
puts Gino in third and nine, third and eleven, third
and twelve. And the real bummer about this going into
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this game is brock Bowers, because he's gonna play. And
I wish you guys could see brock Bowers for the
first time at one hundred percent because it is fascinating
to see this guy play. What a gift from God
that the Raiders got Brock Bowers in the draft a
couple of years ago, but he'll have a knee brace
on and he hasn't been able to click just yet.
Speaker 1 (06:32):
You know, it's interesting because JT. The brick by the
way out in Vegas is our guest. I think to
an extent, what Colts fans would like to think, JT.
Is that they have seen a version of Brock Bowers,
and they've seen it in the form of Tyler Warren.
Because I think that's obviously what Indianapolis the blueprint was
kind of there in terms of Brock Bowers. I wanted
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you to speak to our audience about, you know, Tyler
Warren and the ability to have that kind of a
tight end and what it does to your offense to
kind of soften a defense. You've seen it with Bowers
when he is at one hundred percent. How much of
a game changer is that to the versatility of your offense?
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Yeah, it's incredible. It's a great question because Bowers is
a new version of that. I'll take it out even
further than George Giddle, because when the Niners had good
receivers at one hundred percent, when Brandon Ayuk was playing
at a very high level, and they just had receivers
who were really good, and then a great tight end
it changes everything. The Raiders have Jacoby Myers, who is
a very good number two. Trey Tucker had a three
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touchdown game early. He's a pretty good player, but not
super elite. Now with Pittman and Warren, if you had
another receiver like a T. Higgins, per Se or just
another star, it just opens up everything because you have
to decide on doubling the tight end. Like Travis Kelce
in his prime, you had to double him and that
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opens it up for a receiver. So for Brock, they're
not doubling him here so far the year because he's
just not one hundred percent when he is and they
double him, then it opens up lanes for the running game,
and it gets another receiver in single coverage. So I
think the Colt's got to be really happy that they
have an elite young tight end that can open up
the game, and especially in the red zone. Because I
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lose my mind. I do the pre and post a
lot of other things for the Raiders, and the only
thing that bothers me in game is when they get
away from Bowers, like last week, we had a first
in goal on the seven against the Bears to go
up two scores, to go up nine, the game would
have been over. On first and goal from the seven,
they ran genty into the pile for a one yard loss.
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On second and eight they ran genty into the pile
for a three yard loss. Then it was third in
goal from like the thirteen or fourteen, and they didn't
even look at Bowers who was wide open. Look at
the tape in the corner of the end zone. They
checked down underneath the Dante Thornton. He dropped the ball.
It was a catchable ball. The Raiders kick a field goal,
end up losing to the Bears when they had the
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kill shot right there to put the game away, and
they didn't give it to Bowers. And I'm gonna say
the same thing about Warren with you down the road.
When you have an opportunity to get the ball of
Warren at the five yard line, you better do it
because he's an elite player who can make a play.
Speaker 1 (09:18):
You know, Actually what happened at the end of that game, JT.
I think you jinxed it because you sent a tweet
that said the Raiders have a chance here to score
and put this away.
Speaker 2 (09:26):
Yeah, yeah, don't follow me on Twitter during the game.
I'm sure my bosses are looking at me in the
box stone. Oh, here he goes. He's two boxes down.
Here he goes. But you know, but guys, for this
game really a quick thing. Daniel Jones I grew up
on and raised a Giant fan. In my former life,
it's year twenty eight with the Raiders, so my allegiance
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with the Raiders. But my dad is eighty seven years
old and he's a diehard Giant fan. And you always
tell me Daniel Jones is so good. He's such a
great athlete. He can run, but he was a turnover
ma and even though he didn't have great teams with
the Giants, he would personally shoot the team in the
foot by throwing it to the other team. It's nice
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to see he's not doing that anymore under Shane Steike
in that they're giving him the opportunity to be good
because he's a really good runner. When he takes off
and there's no one in front of him, it's beautiful
to watch because a lot of people don't give him
credit for that. He's really good in open space.
Speaker 1 (10:24):
So when in that in terms of that space JT
before we let you go defensively, the Raiders are susceptible,
where if you're Shane Steichen, you're trying to take advantage
of what defensive weakness for the Raiders.
Speaker 2 (10:36):
Corner because the Raiders Pete Carroll, it's really unique what
he wants to do. Pete Cherroll comes from the Legion
of Boom, correct Legion of Boom Earl Thomas Richard Sherman
camp Chancellor, and he built the Legion of Boom and
he wants that specific type of player six' two, corner,
thumping hitting. Safety he's got the. Safety Jeremy chin played
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for The commanders last year in THE Nfc, championship good,
player And Isaiah, poullamal who's another good young. Safety problem
is a. Corner they don't have. Corners they Have Eric
stokes who came from The packers decent and Then Kyu
Bleue kelly Or Darian porter who were. Young so every
game we've played so far this, year four of them
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were one in three there's a gift touchdown to the other.
Team there's just one play broke and play thirty yard
sixty yard touchdown where you scratch your head and, go,
oh you, know a young kid just gave up a.
Touchdown that can't happen in this. Game they got to
clean that. Up SO i think that The raiders know
that you're going to try to run the, ball and
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if The raiders can't stop the, run the game's. Over
if The raiders can Take taylor out of the game
for a little, bit because The raiders are pretty good
so far statistically it's stopped in the run other than
The commander's, game which was just a throwaway stat, game
then they'll put the pressure On Daniel. Jones we won
In Raider. Nation For Daniel jones to beat, us we.
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DON'T i don't believe That Daniel. JONES i. Don't i'm
not talking for the. Team i'm talking to the. Fans
we don't believe That Daniel, jones who's been a turnover
machine his whole, life can throw for three point fifty
and four. Touchdowns if he, does you know where to find.
Me we got to hope That Daniel jones gives us
the ball one or two times in this game so
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we can eke a game out and get on the
plane and come home two and, three going Into, tennessee
which gives us three and, three and now The Raider
nation is.
Speaker 1 (12:28):
Stabilized your dad, believes your dad believes Jt. Hey before
we let you, GO i wanted to ask you, this
AND i can't remember if we if we had you
on to ask you this. Before but being In, Vegas
i'm assuming that you see SOME unlv Football purdue, obviously
AND i like so far what i've. SEEN i know
the win loss doesn't show it just, yet BUT i
(12:51):
like What i've seen out Of Barry odom because he
looks like a guy that is going to have a
team that doesn't do what you're talking about of shooting
themselves in the. Foot how much in pre did you
get from him during the time he was AT.
Speaker 3 (13:02):
Unlv he was.
Speaker 2 (13:04):
OUTSTANDING a matter of, fact we were pretty bitter because
it's a really different topic that we should do on a.
Podcast how DOES unlv not draw from this multi billion
dollar entertainment capital of the, world all this nil. Money It's, vegas,
right we got everything In, vegas and he left to
go To, purdue and we're, like wait a, second we Love,
(13:25):
purdue it's at a bigger. Conference we get. It but
he had this team almost in the. Playoffs last year AT,
Unlv Dan mullen took over his. Team Dan mullen's A
tv guy and a Good dax's coach and coach To.
Florida now THE Unlv rebels are four and oh and
owed him had a lot to do with. That those
are his, players most of. Them he is a, gritty
(13:47):
no nonsense. Guy only At purdue can spend some money for.
HIM i, mean, Look purdue's got to put their big
boy pants on and say that if we're going to
stay here and compete Against michigan In wisconsin And Ohio,
state we got to raise some. Money and if you,
do and you get him better, players he'll coach him.
Up he's a very, good hard nosed, coach gets the
most out of a.
Speaker 1 (14:06):
ROSTER jt appreciate the time as, always, Man it's always
good to catch up with.
Speaker 3 (14:11):
You it will see what. Happens sounds.
Speaker 1 (14:13):
Like, defensively this is going to be like The Spider
man On Spider man meme because The colts susceptibility is
also in the attritiona that's hit their defensive, backfield so
the corners is a question mark for. Certain so one
of those two's probably licking their, chops whether it Be
Gino smith Or Daniel, jones but certainly appreciate. It safe
travels to, you all.
Speaker 2 (14:30):
Right, Yeah i'll leave you on this. Note, Guys Max
crosby's worth the price of. Admission he's having A Defensive
player of The Year awards. Season he's not. Good if
you got a ticket to the, game Watch Max crosby ninety.
EIGHT i think he'll you'll be blown away by an individual.
Effort we'll see who wins the.
Speaker 1 (14:48):
Game thanks for having, me, guys appreciate. IT jt The
brick joining us From Las. Vegas so let's get right
too With Matt, taylor the voice of The. Colts colts
And raiders coming up On sunday At Lucas Oil, state And,
Matt i'll begin with. US i think we probably do
each week with, you and that is simply a medical,
update if you, will those that we think are now
(15:10):
going to be in and those that we are still
waiting to find out whether or not you're going to
be saying their name On.
Speaker 3 (15:15):
Sunday.
Speaker 4 (15:16):
Yeah for The, COLTS i, MEAN i think right, Now
Kenny morris, PROBABLY i don't. KNOW i don't want to,
speculate BUT i wouldn't be shocked if he didn't. Play
i'll just put it at, that missing another game kind
of a hybrid injury between his calf and. Achilles Alec
pearce is trending in the right, direction, right still has
to clear those five stages of the concussion. Protocol he
(15:39):
is back to practice this, week so that's good, news
and we'll see where his status is later in the,
week and you, know, tomorrow and THEN i don't know
if perhaps you, know the independent neurologists as they like to,
say would get involved either late tomorrow Or, saturday depending
on how things. Go and then outside of, that not
really injury, related but just in terms of. Personnel you,
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know what's going to happen at cornerback now Without Xavier
howard and his availability and him retiring and so a
lot of shuffling perhaps going on to the back end
in that.
Speaker 1 (16:10):
Secondary by the, WAY i don't know about, you mat
but with, me oftentimes when something's dinged up AND i
go to the, doctor they tell me my injury is
hybrid Because i've got so many muscles they can't tell the, difference,
Right isn't That isn't that the side of an elite
athlete when your injury is a hybrid athlete or a hybrid.
Speaker 3 (16:26):
INJURY i, mean the problems that.
Speaker 4 (16:28):
You have to deal, With, jake to the normal people
don't it's just. AMAZING i, don't that's.
Speaker 2 (16:33):
RIGHT i don't know how you deal with, it that's.
Speaker 3 (16:35):
Right that's.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
Right, Okay so let's speak of how you deal with
that exactly what you just mentioned in you, know now
Having Xavier howard out of the mix and so therefore
and again with No Kenny moore at the nickel, spot
and you got to kind of reshuffle things. Around that
means that That's i'm gonna say slack for lack of
(16:56):
a better, Phrase but we see shuffling around WHERE i,
mean who is going to see more reps now in
the defensive backfield For.
Speaker 3 (17:02):
Indianapolis, YEAH i WISH i had the.
Speaker 4 (17:05):
ANSWER i JUST i don't know.
Speaker 2 (17:06):
Yet.
Speaker 4 (17:06):
Uh it's it's a big it's a big question mark
because you, Know kenny's obviously in and a little bit
of jeopardy of, playing you, know So Mike kilton is,
YE i want to use the phrase getting up to,
speed but that's probably a little bit unfair to. Him
just because of his familiarity with his defense under Lou An.
Arumo but as it relates to just you, know playing
(17:26):
with The colts and you, know getting familiar with the
guys around, him he's still, very very, fresh having been
signed what Last. Tuesday SO i think next man up
on the, outside you, know your options there Are Jonathan.
Edwards you, know he's got some local flavor to him
because he played a couple of years In Indiana state
before he transferred to To, Wayne AND i thought he
had a really, good uh training camp in. Preseason you,
(17:49):
KNOW i thought if you would have asked me the
odds of him making the team coming out of training,
camp BUT i would have, said, probably, uh, none you,
know just considering the depth The colts had at that.
Position but as we, know that depth been tested because the,
injuries and he's, uh you, know put one foot in
front of the other and walking through that door of.
Opportunity then you've Got Makai. Blackman you, know he can
(18:10):
play on the outside and play, nickel BUT i think
The golts probably prefer to play him more on the
outside at this. Point and then on your practice, squad
you've got Chrys lamont and some other. GUYS i, mean
obviously The monds has got the most, experience, uh just
in terms of not only playing, experience but just familiarity
with you, know the guys that he would be you,
(18:30):
know potentially around on on defense in the back. End so,
YEAH i think that is the biggest question mark surrounding
this team going into week five is, uh you, know
who plays in the, secondary who do they trust and
what roles are these guys put.
Speaker 1 (18:44):
Into you, know it's, Funny, matt you Know, blackman who
was a guy that was a late acquisition via trade
just before the roster was, set and at the time
you just thought it was an insurance. Policy but it
goes back To. Matt you, know you just can't have enough,
corners can. YOU i, mean it just seems to be
more and more in THE nfl in twenty twenty. Five
(19:06):
it is a position of massive.
Speaker 3 (19:08):
Attrition, WELL i.
Speaker 4 (19:09):
Mean think about what they've done in the last six seven,
weeks you, know since training. CAMP i, Mean Jalen jones goes,
Down Juju brince goes. DOWN i Mean brince isn't even here,
anymore you, Know Jalen jones is still ON ir with
one more week with that designation able to come back next.
Speaker 2 (19:26):
Week so we'll.
Speaker 4 (19:26):
See you, know they bring In, blackman they bring In,
lamon's they bring In Xavian, howard just out of necessity
because they've just been hit so hard at that.
Speaker 2 (19:36):
Position so, YEAH i.
Speaker 4 (19:38):
Think to your, POINT i think corner is probably a
spot that routinely gets binged up just because of you,
know it's a very physical. Position you've got to cover,
guys but you also have, to you, know play strong
in the box at times and you got to tackle
on the outside a lot of times depending on formations and.
Scheme you, know you have to come in and set the.
Edge so you just take a lot of wear and.
(20:00):
Tear but bigger picture than, That, jac it just seems,
like for whatever, REASON i think a lot of teams
can attest to this and they've experienced, it but just
seems like if you're on a football team going into a,
season there's just that one, position, Right it's just the
one position that just gets. Hammered and you, know unfortunately
for guys Like Chris ballard And Ed dodd and some
(20:21):
of the personnel folks within The, colts the problem is
you just don't know going into the training camp what
position that's going to, Be but inevitably it always seems
like just one position just gets hammered more than any.
Others you, know a couple of years ago as wide
receiver and now this year it's it's certainly.
Speaker 2 (20:36):
Cornerback.
Speaker 1 (20:37):
Matt you were able to Call Matt taylor our guest
as The colts And raiders get set On Sunday Lucas Oil.
Stadium you, know you were able to call the touchdown
For Tyler warren, obviously but you know by him lining
up in the, backfield and you, know we knew that
that was going to be. SOMETHING i think that was
going to be in the. Cards do you anticipate that
we're going to start seeing that with more regularity and
not just even in short yarded. Situations regularity is maybe
(21:02):
the wrong, word let me rephrase, that but you know, Not,
yeah it's not going to be the anomaly play if you, Will.
Speaker 2 (21:09):
NO i don't think.
Speaker 4 (21:09):
So, YEAH i MEAN i think it's going to become
the regularity to your point in short, yardage. DEFINITELY i
definitely think you're going to see that on third and
short or goal line or gotta have play in the red.
ZONE i mean think about. IT i mean he lined
up in three different positions and three plays in a,
row right he had. TO i think it was first
down he lined up at tight, end second, down then
(21:31):
line him up at at quarterbacks and the, wildcat and
then third down they give it to him on the,
belly lining up at full back in the. Backfield so
if my math is correct on all of this so
far this, year he's lined up out wide as a,
receiver he's lined up as a slot, receiver he's obviously
lined up as an inline, blocker as a tight. End
(21:51):
he's lined up at full, back he's lined up at,
tailback and he's lined up at.
Speaker 3 (21:55):
QUARTERBACK i, mean it's, unbelievable right it.
Speaker 1 (21:57):
Is but you know that WAS i mean that's How
Penn state used, him, RIGHT i, mean this isn't. It
we knew it going, in but to see it at
THE nfl level is really something for a.
Speaker 3 (22:07):
Rookie, yeah it really.
Speaker 4 (22:08):
Is AND i think it's gonna be fun for this
game On. Sunday you're gonna have both he And Brock
bowers on the field at the same. Time and you,
KNOW i kind of joked. INTERNALLY i, said, well Brock
bowers is uh, uh you know he. Was he was
last year's version Of Tyler warren And Tyler warren is
this year's version Of Brock, powers. Right you, know it's
it's it's fun to see the versatility and just kind
(22:30):
of like that old school mentality of football where guys
are asked to block and run and, catch and you,
know they're doing it all and they're making it look
like they're playing cyo football out there because they're going
both ways seemingly and catching the ball and just showing
off their skill. Sets so it's really really fun to.
Watch but, YEAH i do think that you're going to
see even more creative ways to Get Tyler warren the.
(22:54):
FOOTBALL i, MEAN i just go back to That denver,
game AND i think we may.
Speaker 2 (22:57):
Have talked about this last.
Speaker 4 (22:58):
WEEK i, mean it's incredible to me that the same
guy who lined up as as fullback and crammed it
in on a two yard short yardage first down conversion
in that, game and then he did that On sunday
against The rams as well near the goal line for a.
Touchdown but the same guy who's doing that is also
lining up in the same formation in the backfield next
(23:19):
To Daniel, jones and is you, know going out for
a pass and running a deep over and catching a
ball downfield for forty yards like. That just that's that
that doesn't to your, point it should not happen at
THE nfl, level but it. Is and that's how special
this guy. Is and you, know crazy to think. That
already he leads THE nfl in receiving yards among all tight.
(23:42):
Ends and this is the one that just gets. Me
he has the most receiving yards by Any colts player,
ever regardless of, position through their first four games in franchise.
History so already seven seventy receiving yards in three out
of his first four. Games and just the sky's the.
LIMIT i know that's, cliche BUT i think it's true
For Tyler.
Speaker 1 (24:02):
Warren how soon until we get like The Derrek henry
jump pass From Tyler, warren BECAUSE i, mean former, quarterback
it's going to be in the playbook somewhere for him
to throw a, pass a trick.
Speaker 4 (24:11):
Play that is the next, Step, Eddie you're exactly. Right
that is the next evolution of all this is we've
seen him, run we've seen him, catch we haven't seen
him throw just. Yet former high school. Quarterback uh, YEAH
i mean maybe like a double, pass you line them
up out, wide you put some blockers in front of
them to give them some time to throw it behind
a line of, scrimmage or we do The Tim tebow
(24:32):
jump pass into the line of, scrimmage you, know near
the goal. Line wouldn't be shocked at all to see
any of those.
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Things you know what Those, matt what that's all listed
as is, hybrid, right that's.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
It just like.
Speaker 4 (24:41):
YOU i, MEAN i, mean you're you're you're A turn
three an, ouncer you're a talk show, host and you're
also you, know you're like you're Like Cordell stewart on the.
Speaker 1 (24:53):
Football you're, like we've we've exhausted the areas in WHICH i,
Hybrid but BUT i do, hybrid.
Speaker 3 (25:01):
Right, hey what defensively, speaking.
Speaker 1 (25:05):
You know when we talked about the, corners the reality is,
this and that is that they're going to be going
up against an offense in The raiders where we just
talked TO. Jt The brick about. This you, Know Geno
smith has been turning the ball over and maybe that
means they become a little bit more reliant on the run.
Game AND i Think genti's starting to show why he
(25:25):
was selected where he. Was but in terms of The
colts and their run, Defense, matt how would you critique
it to this point and are they going to be
able to get penetration to make that hit behind the?
Speaker 4 (25:37):
Line, yeah so, FAR i would classify it as pretty.
Speaker 2 (25:42):
Good it also may be a little bit. Incomplete and
the reason WHY.
Speaker 4 (25:46):
I say incomplete is because if you look at the
splits so far this, year The colts have been offensively
getting off to such a good start and getting big
leads in the first quarter and you, know maybe going
up by two score by the middle of the second,
quarter that it's putting a lot of stress on the
opposing offense to get back into the game and they're
(26:07):
having to throw the. Ball so you, know the numbers
allowed by The colts defense is pretty, good but if
you look at the, minutia like the yards Per, kerry
that's not where they want it to, be if that makes.
Sense so you know they're not they're not seeing the
volume of runs like they did last year when they
couldn't get off the field on third down and the
offense wasn't doing a very good job of gaining the
(26:30):
lead in the first. Place so that's that's WHY i
say it's a little bit. Incomplete but you, Know Kyron
williams ran really hard the other, day and for the most,
part they did a good job on. Him he still
had some leakage and some runs where he busted out
for some big, gains but you, know for the most,
part they did a good job on him And Blake.
(26:50):
Korum but you're right on on Genty. Man he looks
like a beast and He's he's a lottery pick top ten.
Guy and ADMITTEDLY i didn't watch a whole Lot Boise
state last, year So i'm kind of playing catch up
on him to the draft process and just watching him on.
TAPE i, mean this guy runs so hard and embraces.
(27:11):
Contact there was some viral stat going around prior to
their game last. WEEK i saw, where you, know he
obviously busted out for like, wow buck forty against The,
bears but prior to, that in his first three games
of the, SEASON i read where one hundred, percent all of, it,
right one hundred percent of his rushing total on the
(27:32):
season in the first three games came on yack yards after.
Contact and that's just because he's a physical runner a
but be the offensive line wasn't doing a very good
job of opening up holes so he can get down
the field before he's you, know embracing tacklers and linebackers
and things like that in the second. Level so they're
down there starting left Tackle Colton. Miller that is huge for.
(27:54):
Them you, know talking to some of their people that
cover their, team you know they talk, about you, Know
geno's miss is you, know obviously instrumental in the passing.
Game jenti's instrumental in the running, game but maybe their
most important, player you, know guy that that they could
most ill afford to lose Was, miller and so he's on.
Ir that's a big break for The. Colts so hopefully
(28:16):
they can generate a pass rush and get After Geno.
Speaker 3 (28:18):
Smith, Now, Matt.
Speaker 1 (28:19):
I'm not Saying i've gotten old or, soft But i'm
gonna be honest with. You the only THING i get
after contact is leakage AND i, yack, RIGHT i, mean
that's that's the. Difference that's the difference between that's my
hybrid right, there.
Speaker 4 (28:32):
Right all the buzzwords you just collect, them.
Speaker 3 (28:36):
That's, right and you just like a. Hodgepodge, okay let's
be real here in.
Speaker 1 (28:40):
Conclusion AND i KNOW i probably say this to you
every week because it's one of these weird THINGS i
have when it comes to The National Football, League but
let's be, real, especially AND i don't know what the color,
scheme which one they go with this, weekend but the
helmet design and if they're wearing the black jerseys for
The raiders probably as strong as any in the.
Speaker 2 (28:58):
League.
Speaker 4 (28:58):
RIGHT i could not agree, more could not agree. More
And i'm also partial to it because my head football
coach At Franklin college WHERE i, Played, uh he modeled
our entire, program, uniforms, playbooks, logo you name it after The.
(29:21):
RAIDERS i mean all of Our, yeah all of, our.
Speaker 1 (29:24):
But there Isn't franklin blue and.
Speaker 4 (29:27):
Gold we, are BUT i mean if you looked at our, jerseys,
uh they. Were they were playing and simple like The,
raiders big block. Letters we had a shield in the
style of the of The. RAIDERS i mean he didn't
Say raiders on the. Shield we had a shield that
looked just like The.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
Raiders.
Speaker 4 (29:44):
Logo our OFFENSE i think was Called Raider. FORCE i
don't know what the obsession was with The, raiders but
it's just to your, point it's a classic look and
one of the best brands in terms of professional.
Speaker 2 (29:58):
FOOTBALL i mean it's just it's.
Speaker 1 (29:59):
In the you, know Actually Franklin. College WHEN i think of,
HIM i think just win, baby, RIGHT i mean.
Speaker 4 (30:04):
That's it's when that's the red, fought run and, shoot
raid or.
Speaker 3 (30:07):
Force there you. Go all.
Speaker 1 (30:09):
Right Matt taylor will be on the call On sunday
and we will be listening to. It matt appreciate the
time as always my.
Speaker 2 (30:15):
Pleasure, guys have a good.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
One I'm Matt, taylor The voice of The colt showing
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