Locked On Colts - Daily Podcast On The Indianapolis Colts - COLTS SQUAD SHOW: Daniel Jones FIRMLY in QB1 race | Starting job still up for grabs for Indianapolis

Episode Date: August 11, 2025

Following Anthony Richardson's pinky injury and his Red Zone struggles in practice, the squad gathers to discuss if Daniel Jones actually has a leg up in the starting QB battle as of right now. Also, a position group preview of the offensive line, which lost Ryan Kelly and Will Fries to free agency, the implications of Justin Walley's injury in the banged-up cornerback room, and how much we should take the NFL preseason seriously.Find and follow Colts Squad Show and Locked On Colts on your favorite podcast platforms: 🎧 https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-colts/ 📺YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLdpxJspi1hMh5HL7ExpWOQ Follow Jake and Zach's written work on HorseshoeHuddle.com, and give the squad a follow on X/Twitter @Schultz975, @JakeArthurNFL, @ZachHicks2, @allenpinkett, @LockedOnColts, and @ColtsOn_SI, as well on TikTok and Instagram!Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!5-Hour ENERGYGo to 5hourenergy.com today and use promo code LOCKEDONGOLF to receive 20% off your order. This offer is only valid until September 30th on one order and cannot be used with other promotions. The code is not good on subscription orders.Yahoo FantasyPresented by YahooFantasy #YahooPartner. Play Now at https://yahoofantasy.com/lockedonnfl.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNFL for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime.FanDuelRight now, new customers can get $150 in BONUS BETS when your first $5 BET WINS! Download the app or head to FANDUEL.COM to get started.Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONNFL at monarchmoney.com/lockedonnfl for 50% off your first year.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

Welcome to another edition of the Colts squad show. I'm your host, Derek Schultz. Has the Colts quarterback pendulum swung the other way? And I'm Zach Hicks or resident film nerd here at Horseshoe huddle.com. And I just want the Colts to go one practice day without an injury. Just one practice day. And I'll be living a good life right now. And I'm Alan Pinkett, former Notre Dame and Houston Oil are running back.

And I will just say, keep hope alive. Colts Nation rise up it's the Colts squad sponsored by game time everything Indianapolis Colts every week covering all the big hits and game changing plays from the circle city the way only the locked on podcast network can it's time to squad up the Colts squad show I'm your host Derek Shultz here on the locked on Colts network today's episode brought you by GameTime, download the GameTime app, create an account, and use code Locked-on NFL for $20 off your first purchase. Like I said, my name is Derek. I've been a sports talker here in Indianapolis, a sports writer as well for many years, and we're joined, as always, by Nerdame Legend and former NFL running back Alan Pinkett. And you every dayers know Zach Hicks from Locked on Colts, everyone's favorite film buff and apparently a noted Anthony Richardson hater, at least according to some people on the internet, which I didn't know where that came from. Jake Arthur is going

to come back and return to the show coming up here on Wednesday, but tonight on the squad show. We're going to wrap up the last couple of days. Give some final thoughts on the preseason opening loss to Baltimore and look forward to the end of camp as the Colts will wrap from Westfield in a couple of days. But we'll talk about if the quarterback battle has swung the other way, how the offensive line projects post Kelly and Fry's. So some changes across the Colts offensive line. The implications of Justin Wally's injury. And as I was writing this this morning, Kenny Moore went down with a knee injury today at camp. So that banged up cornerback room, we'll talk about the implications there. And how much should we

read into the preseason, not just with the Colts, but all the teams, because certainly fans in Cleveland are feeling pretty excited about what they saw from their Browns last night. But guys, I'm presenting this case to the group because as we've been doing in a lot of these shows, we've been leading quarterbacks. And today, it sounds like a little bit more of an even-keeled performance from both Anthony Richardson and Daniel Jones, but the other day, Jones really struggled. Now, he does have the pinky injury, albeit a minor one, but we talked about that on the last squad show against Baltimore. But

Zach, in the red zone, struggling again, which has been kind of his M.O. during camp in those short-yarded situations, having some accuracy problems. But now has it gotten to the point where with the injury and with some of the inconsistent play, just the fact that Anthony Richardson is not taking

this job by the throat, does that mean that Daniel Jones has now swung his way back into the quarterback race? I don't know if he was ever out of it, but has he now taking a leg up in this quarterback battle with where we sit today. Yeah, I don't know if it's like a firm leg up or anything. I think it's still pretty close between these two quarterbacks.

So you could lean one way or the other and I could fully buy into that argument. But I do think it got a lot closer on Thursday because, look, every part of the off season is an added data point to this conversation. So every practice, every joint practice, and then the preseason games, because it's the closest that you can see to the real bullets flying and seeing how these guys react. in a really good game, in just a game, even though it's preseason, you know, it's just preseason, it's still them out there in an actual game, especially when defenses are really scheming up these preseason games more than I've ever really seen them do in the past. So you are getting really good looks in these preseason games, and when we look at what happened on Thursday, Anthony Richardson struggled with the fundamentals on the one play that led

to his injury, and he had some other issues with just staying healthy as well, I mean, the injury place. So the two things you really didn't want to see from Anthony Richardson both popped up on Thursday while Daniel Jones got out there and he just looked like Daniel Jones, which is not this horrible thing, this awful thing for Daniel Jones because that's what you signed him to be. You signed him to be the veteran that can come in, the guy who can just win in a run first offense with RPO heavy, play action heavy, and just keep you alive in neutral situations. That's what Daniel Jones can be. And he showed that on Thursday. So it's not that Anthony Richardson like lost this battle on Thursday.

It's still an ongoing battle. But I think it got closer because any fear that you really had in Anthony Richardson, again, fundamentals and staying healthy, both of them popped up on Thursday. So yeah, it's still neck and neck. I think it's going to come down to whatever Shane Stike and Chris Baller's preference are. But I think it got a lot closer on Thursday because it felt like Richardson was pulling away and really solidifying himself at least as the early season option. But now I think that the Colts coaches,

rightfully have some second thoughts when it comes to who they want to start at the beginning of the season. So, yeah, again, Thursday, I don't think ended anything, but I think it did make the conversation a little bit more muddy. Well, I would say, hopefully, Zach, I don't sound like an echo, but on paper, you would clearly start Anthony Richardson. From a talent perspective, you would start Anthony Richardson. That's why I think the Colts were kind of brilliant. and bringing in Daniel Jones, because as the incumbent starter, it's good to have a little bit heat on you because it makes you pay attention more and make you go through your mechanics a little bit better, make you study a little bit harder, watch the film a little bit closer. But in the case of Daniel Jones, if they just out and out announced Anthony Richardson as a starter, how interested would he be?

would he be practicing hard? Would he just be content being second string? Well, no, they put a little parrot out there saying, you know what? Come in here, you might be able to start. And as a player, if you're not starting, you know, what is it? If you're not first, your last, if you're not starting, that's a mile away from playing. So I think keeping the competition alive between both, I think is a healthy thing. and good for both of them.

And I think with Daniel Jones, he just knows that here's a quarterback who has been injury prone, I'm going to have my shot. But they are also just based on talent versus talent, I got a shot at winning this thing, where, you know, in Anthony Richardson's case, he's saying, I'm clearly better than this dude. I throw the ball better than this dude, but I've got to prove it. You know, I can't just go based on whatever stats or what my 40 time was, how good I look in shorts, the new hair do I got. I got to go on the field and prove it. So I think this battle is far from being over.

And that's my thing. That's kind of what I'm hung up on, Alan, is the fact that, you know, you mentioned proving it. Like, we know that from a talent standpoint, there shouldn't be a close race. We know from an ability standpoint, there shouldn't be a close race. But it is. And that's where the frustration kind of comes in for me with Richardson. It's right there for the taking. And I just want him to go out and take it.

And yet we're still having this conversation. Okay, is Richardson in the lead? Is Jones in the lead? And look, I understand that he's young. But at some point here, guys, you know, it's your three. And if you're struggling with fundamental things like that read in the Ravens game that he got hurt on, you know, that's not proving it to me. That's problematic to me.

He can still reach into his bag and throw a 40-yard bomb to A.D. Mitchell that wows everybody at camp and all of that. But because he can't do any of these things on a consistent basis, it kind of leaves that ball up in the air. Well, you're right. And look, like I said the other night, every single team is going to run that Blitz until he proves that when, you know, the pressure is coming from his strong side or weak side. and he has no blocking that he delivers the ball in the right place. So better for him to make that mistake now and get that stuff ironed out because he's going to see it again. Yeah. And one thing I want to just answer, because I am looking at the comments here, guys, I promise.

And I'm seeing you guys talking about us being pro Daniel Jones, and that's what I've been getting a lot of the last couple of days as well. So I want to put all my biases out there and let everyone understand this real quick. I want Anthony Richardson to win this back. I want to make this as clear as possible. I don't want to see a season with Daniel Jones starting quarterback. I have compared him to Gardner Minchew all offseason. Another season of Gardner Minchew, which perfectly fine.

It can be a perfectly fine quarterback, but you're not going anywhere. And most you're getting seven to nine wins. Maybe you get in the playoffs with Daniel Jones. And I'm not expecting, you know, Daniel Jones to be this star quarterback. I just think he gives you a very low baseline. and that's what Anthony Richardson needs to surpass. And another thing I keep seeing in comments and people have been saying the last couple of days

is overreacting against Anthony Richardson for one bad play or one bad practice. Guys, there is a lot of data points with Anthony Richardson at this point. He's not a rookie. We're talking about his rookie year where I thought it looked pretty solid, his rookie season, but there were still some issues

that he need to clean up. Last year was a big step back for him. In a lot of ways, last year was a big, step back and he needed to rebound from that now we i have liked what he's seen he's he's done all off season i think that the mechanics look better i think that he has improved in a lot of ways but the one big showing that we got in that preseason game you saw some you saw at least that one play that leads to the concerns that popped up last season that led to his benching that led to multiple games that the colts could have won where he didn't perform well so it's not just one bad

play. It is a litany of bad plays across multiple seasons. He's still a young quarterback. He can certainly get better. Like, I'm not out on Anthony Richardson whatsoever. Like Derek joked at the top of the show, Zach being the anti- Anthony Richardson. I championed this guy for two seasons. I championed him before the draft, saying that that was my number one guy for the Colts. But, you know, hope and faith can only go so far when it comes to players in this league. They have to eventually produce. The NFL is not for long if you can't produce. So he just needs. to get over the hump and start producing. I'm not out on Anthony Richards.

I'm going to say Daniel Jones. I'm out on Anthony Richardson. I think he can be a good player in this league. He's only 23 years old, like a really good player. He can be a really good player one day, but he needs to take those steps. And that's all I'm asking for here. Like you've got to beat Daniel Jones in training camp, and I think he can, but he certainly needs to do it.

Yeah, let's just do it right now, guys. Show of hands. So raise your hand. if you want Daniel Jones to be the week one start of the Colts, raise your hand. Three, two, one. Okay, nobody raise their hand, guys. I just want everybody to see the YouTube count. No one wants, nobody on the Colts organization wants Daniel Jones to be the start of

week one. They don't want that. They brought him in to push Anthony Richardson over the top. And I think the problem is that Richardson's not, at least not yet. And he's still going to have some time to do this, taking it over the top. And that's where the frustration comes in. You know, the people in the comments that are saying, oh, well, you know, as Daniel Joe's, no, Daniel Jones hasn't proven anything.

But the fact that, but the fact that Richardson can't clearly be the frontrunner right now for the QB1 spot, I think that tells you as much about Richardson as it tells you about Jones. And that's, that's my problem and that's kind of where I'm sitting with my frustration. Right. And I wrote a piece for horseshoe huddle. I think it's going to be up tomorrow when it gets there, where I broke down what Daniel Jones did in this preseason game. And again, it wasn't bad.

I thought it was even better than the stat line would say. But the big thing with Daniel Jones is if you can keep him in a. neutral play style like neutral or ahead of the sticks so if you're like third in one third and two third and three where you can have the run pass option the ability to either run the ball or pass the ball in every situation he can be a perfectly fine quarterback where you're doing rpo's zone reads leaning on the running game and letting him be a game manager but if you get into true passing downs like third and 10 second and 10 second and 12 that is where the issues show up and we saw that in that Thursday game where he had when he had to drop back and not lean on play action

lean on the RPO game, he did struggle as a quarterback on Thursday. And he has struggled his entire career. You can go back to his big season in 2022. It was really predicated on Sequin Barkley having 1,300 yards rushing on their offense having the fourth most yards after catch per reception in the NFL. They were like below average passing offense that year. But his scramble rate was high. His rushing ability was high. So that's how you can win with Daniel Jones. Anthony Richardson, you can have a legit starting quarterback. He puts it together. Third and 10, third and 15, he can convert with his armed talent, with his aggressiveness, with his ability to push the ball down the field.

So I think he can be a really good quarterback. It's just where this Colts team is right now with his coaching staff, with his general manager, with this roster, it needs to be this year. Like it needs to be he wins this job and he puts some good things out there on the field for the Colts. Or he might not get another chance in Indianapolis. He might get another one somewhere else because, again, he's 23 years old. But this might be his last chance in Indian. and he's got to beat Dale Jones and take this starting job.

And look, the fans are frustrated. We're frustrated. Imagine what he feels like, Anthony Richardson. Imagine what he feels like. But I would just say this as a former player. The only thing you can control are the controllables. The injuries you can't control. You know, if you get hurt, that can happen to anybody.

But you can control, you know, where you look when the blitz has come. and you can control how you hand off. You can control your mechanics. So if you control the controllables and let the game come to you, it sounds easy. And I apologize for sounding clichéish, but you've got to relax. You can't put pressure on yourself and expect to perform. You got to relax and just remember, this is a game I've been playing before I even hit puberty. So just go play the game.

And Alan, how much of this kind of stems back to? you know, in your day, I think there was a more gradual process with this. You know, certainly there were guys that came right out of college that became starters almost immediately, but not a lot of cases of, you know, 20, 21-year-olds kind of coming in and as young as he was and as green as he was, which is so few starts under his belt and being thrown in like that week one like Richardson was and maybe putting that. I'm not trying to make excuses for the guy, but I'm just saying, you know, the context of what Richardson has had to basically learn quarterback, you know,

build the plane as he was flying it, if you will. Well, you know, I had some buddies that they told me they went to a job. They didn't just get drafted. They went to a job. They went and started right away. And, you know, it was being thrown into the fire, but they were ready for it. And all players hoped that they could have the opportunity to just start right away. But players deep down in their stolen heart know that there's going to be a learning curve.

And if they can get just a little bit of experience, experience before they can, you know, build that confidence to go on and say, okay, I'm a legit NFL player. I know as a rookie, I was far from being legit NFL. But by the second year and definitely by the third year, it's like, okay, it's go time. Because, you know, I've seen everything I need to see. I've adapted to the speed of the game. I've got the intelligence level now to know how to read a scouting report. You know, watch film all that stuff at a certain point you are given enough resources to believe that when you step on that field you can make something happen it doesn't automatically happen as a rookie but if you

get enough playing experience and get thrown into fire sometimes it happens by the fact that you went to a job yeah i firmly believe that every player has the capability for it just click one day for that ability just watching film from the work you're doing in the off season for everything to manifest and just click for a player. But the big thing with the NFL is guys are not given much time. And again, if this were me,

I would say, yeah, keep riding it out with the guy you took in the top five and keep writing it out until you know if it's going to click or not with him. But again, that's not how the NFL works. The NFL, your job is on the line. Every single play. Every single player job is on the line.

Not only for players, for coaches, for general managers well maybe not this general manager for seemingly he can he can get as long as he wants but most general managers your life expectancy is very short so it's a tough time in the NFL where you're waiting for it to click for a player but you aren't you aren't given forever so hopefully hopefully it can click for him soon I think again I've seen some good things it's offseason from him where it really does seem like it's clicking let's just get this on to a feel like come out here on Saturday or whatever it is against the the Packers do your best stay healthy get the ball out and move the sticks a little bit and we'll be good

let's just go from there but let let's get in a good game a good healthy effective game and go from there well we may not know who the quarterback starter will be but it does appear clear who will be blocking for the colts qb one and i think we've got some optimism about the colts o line we'll tell you why next when the squad show returns of the show brought you by five-hour energy time to fuel up and turn it up with five-hour energy transfusion it brings the bold grape ginger and lime flavors of your favorite golf drink minus the alcohol into a quick energizing shot whether you're sinking birdies or just making memories with friends this one's a whole and one for your energy game i'm uh admittedly not much of a golfer or

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room and of that offense moving on in the offseason. And of course, I think Will Fries was a little bit of a surprise. I think the assumption was that perhaps he was going to be brought back for another year with this team. But when you look at, you know, when our Ryman's contract extension, obviously Quentin Nelson is a core piece, Braden Smith returning from the trials and tribulations of last year and hopefully getting on the other side of some of those personal issues that he had. And in his story, really a fascinating one. And credit to Julie Erickson for, I know a friend of ours, Zach, for getting that one out a couple of months ago. But Tanner Bordellini and Matt Gonzalez filling in some of those other roles. And then, of course,

Danny Pinter, who's been around for a while in Dalton Tucker, who's had some playing experience Blake Freeland is also technically played. I don't know if we want to talk about how he's played, but he's played. He's been out there. And then Jalen Travis has a draft pick as well trying to kind of fill out the rest of that depth chart. But, you know, Zach, what do you think the Colts kind of put on on the table as far as the offensive line is concerned? Because I think most teams you'd say, God, they lost their starting center and a great right guard. That's a big red flag. But I'm kind of looking at this group thinking I think they could be pretty good, if not just as good as last year's group. Yeah, you can't operate in the NFL paying all five

offensive linemen. Like there's just only so much money to go around unless you want to be the New Orleans Saints and push everything to the future and keep yourself like with that looming dark cloud over your head for the rest of time. So you do have to make decisions eventually on the offensive line. And obviously they were going to pick Baron Hart Ryman and Quentin Nelson. I just think the only concern there or the only question was going to be bring back Will Fry's and let Brayton Smith walk or go to option two, which is Will Smith or Will Smith, or Will Smith will fries walks and you bring back Braden Smith at right tackle. So they ultimately had to go to their second option because that Will Fry's contract.

got really high, really high. And I'm very happy for Will Fry's. One of my favorite players in the NFL, happy he was able to cash in. But the Colts were able to go to their second option and move Matt Consolves, who they took in the top 100 the year before, putting him at right guard.

So I think overall, when you're looking at the projection of this offensive line, you know, you have a very high level left guard in Quentin Nelson, who's going to be in the Hall of Fame one day. You have Baron Hart Ryman, who is a top 10 to 15 left tackle in football

and getting paid that way. And then Brayden Smith, when he's healthy, is still an effective right tackle. The big question mark is those two youngsters on the inside, Tanner Bordellini and McAnsovice, and I think it's going to be a learning curve for these guys. I think playing offensive line is difficult. It's super difficult in the NFL.

You're put on an island against these super freak athletes. I mean, you're going against, in this division alone, Jeffrey Simmons, is going to be up there against you guys. You got that entire Houston Texans offensive line. You got Trayvon Walker, Josh Heinz Allen, and all the guys they're rolling out there with the Jacksville Jaguar. So it is going to be a very difficult time for these young players. But I think there are things to like with them.

Tanner Bordellini, fantastic athlete in the passing game. I think when left uncovered, he's got really good eyes, really good discipline. Can be bull rushed and rocked back a little bit, but I think he can get stronger as he plays through some warts this year. And then Matt Consolves, I think he's done to still learn the techniques of playing right guard, especially in the past protection. But as a run blocker, he's going to be a road grader. He's going to be a big physical player. he's what six six like three 30 like a massive massive guard so as long as he can just keep that leverage down and and really establish that position early as a pass blocker i think he can be

just as good as will fries will fry's a very similar player to him so i think he'll just have to work that way but overall have really high hopes for this offensive line you've got some dominant players in nelson and ryan young players that you've invested high picks in and then brayden smith coming back in the fold as well so as long as they stay healthy i think this offensive line can a top 10 unit in the league and that's what you're looking for this year well they were a top 10 unit when it came to running the football last year i guess what finished eighth in the league and rushing so they have that pedigree and i'll just say this because i'm still learning this offensive line and and the players the number one group on the field that needs to have the most

cohesiveness is the offensive line i would say second would be the defensive backfield but the number one group that you need to be on the same page all the time is the offensive line. And you want to have more veterans there than any other place that have been there, done that, seen this blitz,

seen that stunt. The more that you can have, the better. And I think the Colts are on the way. Now, I looked at a couple interesting statistics. The average NFL offensive linemen is 6-4-313 pounds. The starting

unit for the Colts. You want to guess what their average is? Six, five, three hundred and thirteen pounds. Yeah, I'm about to say, Bordellini probably brings it down because the other guys bring that way up. It's probably Bordellini bringing that down a little bit. Yeah, so it's just, you know, it's interesting to me because when I think of offensive lines, I think of the Eagles, and I think they average like 325, 330. I think the Eagles have brought back the running game, and it's always a circle. It's always the defense. trying to catch up to the offense. The Eagles have gone retro and said,

we're running the ball right at a time when most offenses were throwing the ball all over the place. So now instead of a 260-pound linebacker, you've got a 210-pound linebacker, and you've got the defensive lineman that weigh maybe 240, 250. Now, here come the Eagles at 325 across the board, and they just jam it down your throat.

Well, what happens is the defense is, going to start getting bigger. You know, and you're starting to see it a little bit with the 380 pound nose tackles, you know, and maybe those freakish athletes that can play linebacker or linebackers being moved to strong safety to try to catch up to the offense. But the defense is always going to leg behind and bringing it back to the Colts offensive line. It looks like a very athletic, cohesive unit. You know, you got two, what, eight-year guys there, which makes me feel good. You got good size. You got good athleticism. And you've got a group, even though you're missing two that left, you still got a top 10 rushing offensive line.

And I think it was, I don't know if it was the first Super Bowl or second Super Bowl that the Chiefs won. Their offensive line stayed intact for the entire season. So, you know, staying healthy is imperative for the performance of this offensive line. And it looks like if they can stay healthy and maintain that cohesiveness, you know, they'll be able to do as many things or even better than they did last year. Yeah, and I just think, guys, Ryman really solidifying himself as a very good NFL player has changed the dynamic a lot. because, you know, Alan, you had mentioned Quentin Nelson, like we always, everybody always felt great about Quentin Nelson. But when Quint Nelson's playing on the same side as Matt Pryor,

that nukes a lot of Nelson's greatness, right? Because it's Matt Pryor. That's the left tackle. So we've kind of seen that happen where the Colts are good in one spot or good in the other spot. And it just feels like there's more balance across this offensive line because I feel comfortable. And I understand that Gonzalez and Bordellini are going to take their lumps at times, right? They still have some proving to do. But, you know, know, 60% of that line, I feel good about most of the time. And the fact that, you know, there's, let's preface by saying, there's no such thing really as offensive line depth, right?

Because it's tough to find five good starters, much less have guys behind them. But at least the guys behind their frontline starters, Freeland, Pinter, Tucker, have experience, have meaningful experience and have already been thrown in the fire. And I like to think that that can be helpful as well. Yeah, no, for sure. It's such a big aspect. Like Alan was saying, that cohesion, like just that. cohesiveness when it comes to an offensive line. It's so vital. And when you have guys who

have been there, done that, they're a lot more able to adjust on the fly. And guys who are able to get in there and move around and adjust to different guys next to them. And heck, even if you're Danny Pinter, like, he's always played next to Quentin Nelson. So he knows Quentin Nelson's habits and what Quentin Nelson's going to do. So if he has to get out there at all at center, then he already has that chemistry with him. But yeah, I'm very high on this offensive line. I think McAnsovis will certainly struggle as a pass protector early. But like Allen said having that 330 pound right guard what's it going to help the Colts do run the ball this year and I think you know I talked about the top of the show if Daniel Jones is the started quarterback

they're going to need to run the ball at a very very high level this year top three top five unit rushing the football but also if Anthony Richardson is the quarterback it doesn't hurt to have that as well like because we know Richardson's going to raise the floor of the run game because of his ability and just the fear that he brings the defense on those zone reads but if you can have more space with Jonathan Taylor because you have this 330 pound right guard right next to Brayton Smith who was a very good guard in college and who's been a steamroller in the NFL in the run game I think that right side of the offensive line again if they stay healthy can be really really strong in the run game where that left side is so dominant and past protection like you have you have so

many good makings of a good offensive line it's just about getting experienced these young players and and letting them go from there and understand offensive line higher our working, left tackle is number one, center is next, and then everybody else. So, you know, they did a good job of solidifying that left tackle position next to an outstanding left guard. And so now, if there's any concern, it's the right side. But in terms of hang this guy and making sure that, you know, Quentin and Raymond play next to each other for the next four five years, you know, and that's going to be a mainstay that they've made that possible.

And so it's up to the right side of the line to catch up. Yeah. And, you know, the guys, the running back room is better on paper. And I know you didn't necessarily target Tyler Warren for his blocking ability. But still, the tight end word is going to be better because it can't be any worse. Right. Right. So you add those equations into it as well.

And I just think it lifts everything up. And it makes the offensive line, you know, makes me. even that much more bullish on the offensive line as a unit. Yeah, no, for sure. I'm excited about it. I really, I like watching young offensive linemen operate in the NFL and just get their feet wet and go from there. I mean, again, I speak highly about Will Fries, but seeing him go from what, how he looked in 2022 to taking a step forward in 2023. And then the first half of last year before he got hurt, looking like a Pro Bowl caliber guard,

I think that is a feasible path for a player like McInsolvis. It's just we have to be prepared for maybe the 2022 Will Fries from him, which was, adequate. It's just a young player getting his feet wet. But when you're surrounded by guys like Brayden Smith, Quentin Nelson, Berenhardt, Ryman, it does make life a little bit easier for you. And it makes that adjustment easier. So the culture always going to pay three guys on the offensive line, have three stable veterans with two younger, cheaper paid players. And the cheaper paid players they picked were Consolvis and Bordolini on the interior. So it's just on them to get better as the year goes along, not expect perfection from day one. And just make sure that the

arrows just always pointing up with them. Entering the season, we thought this next position group was going to be a strength, but injuries have made that outlook a whole lot murkier. We'll discuss next on the Colts squad show. This portion of the show brought you by our friends at game time. Have you ever decided at the last minute to head to a ballgame with friends or family? Maybe it's game day and you suddenly realize you want to be in the stands. That's exactly where game time comes in.

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group with the injuries I think everybody knows which one I'm talking about it's cornerback and more bad news today Jake Arthur not with us he's going to rejoin the show coming up here on Wednesday, but he was in Westfield today, and, you know, I actually texted him because I saw on social media that, hey, Kenny Moore went down with a knee injury. And so I texted Jake, and I'm like, hey, man, like, did you guys see anything? Like, what happened? And this is verbatim from Jake. None of us really saw what happened. We just saw Kenny over against the bleacher wall area with Rodney Thomas by his side. Looks like Kenny yelled into his helmet, either in pain or frustration. Trainer came over and started looking at his knee, and then they walked him off

the field. It was during position drills. But anytime he, here somebody on the field, whether it's in frustration or anything, give out a scream. It's usually not a good thing. And then, of course, when we were doing the postgame show from Baltimore, we found out that Justin Wally was going to be out for the year. So Wally done for the year, hamstrings for Jalen Jones and Juju Brent sounds like more serious for Jones than Brent's, but still hamstring issues for both of them. And now, who knows, whatever's happening here with Kenny Moore, Zach, we're thinning out on what I thought. could have been one of the best position groups of healthy in the entire NFL.

Yeah, the Justin Wally injury still hurts me. I'm going to get teared up just thinking about, like honestly, though, like I'm making kind of joke about it, but like, man, that Justin Wally injury hurts so much because I would, I get so excited for young corners. I love cornerbacks so much. It's my favorite position in the NFL. It's such a difficult position for young players to come out there and be very good. And Justin Wally, again, I wasn't expecting perfection from him, but I was expecting this guy to

come out here and just be a dog from day one and just be a fun player to watch. So now we go to the next guys, which are Jalen Jones and Juju Brent's, and they're dealing with hamstring injuries. And as far as we know right now, Jones has the more severe of the hamstring injuries. And Juju Brent, this is his third hamstring injury in the NFL in his third season. So that's not a great outlook for either player. It's hard to really know as of right now when these guys are going to be back and how effective they will be when they're back.

Then Kenny Moore goes down with another injury. This is just a brutal run for the Colts right now. Luckily, they were deep enough at corner to where, you know, if you're putting a guy like Sam Womack on the outside, we at least saw that last year and it's passable. Like, it's perfectly fine. There are limitations with Sam Womack. I'm not going to say that he is, you know, I was making the joke last year shut down Sam because that good stretch he had to start the season.

Towards the end of the season, we saw a little bit of the blemishes in his game. So I think he's a passable guy who can play out there, you know, good cornerback five, that can fill in until Jones or Brent's are healthy. But if Kenny's out for any amount of time, we might be back to Chris Lamont's in the slot again. And we didn't even talk. I mean, we're talking corner right now, but Nick Cross also missed the last couple of practices.

So we're talking defensive backfield, another player that's been out. So, yeah, the injuries are really, really hurt in this team. I do think they need to consider a veteran corner at some point here, like especially if, like, again, they have more info behind the scenes than we are privy to right now. Now, if Jalen Jones is going to be like an IR candidate, for instance, early in the season, then I think you really need to go get a veteran because Juju Brent, it's hard to really factor him in for an entire season at this point because we just haven't seen that from him.

And then again, we're back down to Sam Womack and then Alex Johnson behind him. And you really just can't rely on that. So I would like to see like a Kendall Fuller or someone brought in. Like these guys aren't going to change the game for you, but at least they can raise the floor a little bit while players are coming back. from injuries. And like common just said, at least we have Charvarius Ward on the other side. Knock on wood, he's still out there. But it does help when you have an all-pro caliber corner on the outside. But I do think they need to get in a veteran player just to raise that floor a little bit, especially if Jalen Jones is going to be out for, like I don't want to speculate on Jalen Jones.

All we know is it's a more severe hamstring than Juju Brent's. That could be anything from 10 weeks out to two weeks out. Like it's hard to really tell. But if it's going to be for a while, then they certainly need to get somebody else in here. Well, having played, I can tell you that injuries are not fair. And injuries, they go affect a team in weird ways. But what isn't weird is a lot of times in my playing days, it's affected one position group more than another position group. In the Colts case, it's affecting the defensive backs more than any other group.

And as another player on that defense, what you have to do is just rally and say, we're going to be a little deficient back there. So my pass rush has to be better. As a linebacker, my run reads has to be better to go and make that play because I know that we're hurting in the backfield a little bit. So everybody has to pick up the slack a little bit because of the fact that you've got a lot of injuries in that backfield. When I was with the Oilers, I remember one year, Warren Loon got hurt, busted a finger, and collectively, we all just stepped up our game.

The backup happened to be Cody Carlson. And we know, as players, we stepped up our game, and Cody ended up having success. We went to the playoffs, but all we did was get Cody paid more money because people were starting to say, oh, Cody Carlson, he's just as good as Warren Moon. And I'm like, dude, Cody can't pee in the same toilet as Warren Moon. You know, but it was just one of those examples where the team rallied and stepped up. And I'm not trying to degrade Cody Carlson because he was a good friend. But it's one of those injuries are not fair. They hit one position group more than the other.

You do have some leadership in that defensive backfield right now. Hopefully that carries them through. you do have a waiver wire and it's still early it's still early in training camp right now but again like I told you the offensive line is the one unit that needed the most cohesiveness on offense the unit that needs the most cohesiveness on defense is the defensive backfield and man you just wish that you know this would be such a big year for juju brentz if his hamstring doesn't sound as serious as jalen jones but again we're working on very limited information when it comes to that. But if he could get back out there on the field, he'd have all the chance in the

world to kind of prove it and lock down one of those starting spots. And I think guys, besides just from a skill standpoint, if you're making a list of the most critical cults to just their presence means so much, Kenny Moore would be on that short list. You know, losing him, it's more than just the fact that he's a great slot corner. It's just the fact that he's Kenny Moore. He's been such a pillar of that locker room. And that's what really gives you some pause, I think, as well, if there's something serious. Yeah, no, for sure. I mean, when you look at what's the most important thing a defender can do in today's NFL,

where it is hard to get stops and increasingly harder to play defense in the NFL. The most important thing is take the football away. And maybe Kenny hasn't done, didn't do that as much under Gus Bradley, but in this system with Loua and Rumo where they're going to blitz him more, where they're going to let him be Kenny Moore a little bit more, and he can maybe get back to that Matt Iberflue style of defense that he was playing. Yeah, he takes that football away. Jim and Zyre Franklin and Charvarius Ward now on the outside, those are your big guys who take the football away.

So again, it's hard to speculate right now because it only happened today. We don't know the timetable. It took them, what, three, two, three days to tell us about Justin Wally's torn ACL. So we'll see how long it takes him to update us about Kenny Moore's knee. But, yeah, if he's out for a long time, that just, like, I think Chris Lamont's could be an adequate NFL player if he had to step in and be that nickel corner. But he's not Kenny Moore. He doesn't take the football away like Kenny Moore. He doesn't make those big run stops or those big plays in the screen game

where he holds offenses to a two-yard loss on bubble screens to his size. Like it is a very, very different aspect. So, yeah, it would be a massive loss if he is out for any significant amount of time. They do have Alex Johnson who looked like the reincarnation of Dionne Sanders on Thursday. Yeah, on the one play. Yeah, you look great on that one play. So, yeah, I just throwing that out there on him. the slot like so maybe this is a way for him to get in there but yeah it's just injuries suck man

they really suck it's such a difficult way to to navigate it too because we've heard like tom brady for instance in the last couple years come out and say like the game has gotten worse on the field because they're limiting hitting and training camp and limiting overall training camp days but on the other hand guys are getting hurt in these things and you don't want your your million dollar investments getting hurt in practice so it's a very difficult aspect to manage for these teams because you want to be physically intense going into week one, but you don't want to hurt your whole team going into week one either. So it's such a difficult aspect for these teams and these players as well. And injuries are just free things that happen and

you've got to learn to deal with them as a team. That's why you have 53 players plus the practice squad to step up when a guy goes down. And as a player, you got to play free and fast. You can't worry about getting hurt because as soon as you worry about getting injured, that's when it's going to happen yeah yeah once you start thinking about it uh that's that's when bad things end up happening um something else to flag uh this is not a cornerback but alec pierce left today's practice as well with an ankle injury so something just to uh to keep an eye on too hopefully the wide receivers don't start dropping because that was another position group that i felt great about too you better knock on word mister i swear if you if you bring down another position room you

I am fiercely knocking, I promise. Speaking of the preseason, as we wrap up here on the Colts squad show, Browns fans are already to induct Shutterer Sanders into Canton. But how seriously should we take the preseason, honestly, not just the Browns, not just the Colts, but just everybody. We'll talk about that when the Colts Squad Show returns. Thanks so much once again for joining us on the Colts Squad Show. show, whether you're listening via podcast, you're watching our live stream right now on

YouTube or maybe you're watching after the fact. We really appreciate it. Alongside Alan Pinkett and Zach Hicks, I'm Derek Schultz. You know, preseason football, it's always been here. It's always been kind of this necessary nuisance, if you will. And we're so starved for football that I think we just naturally, human inclination is that we're going to take these little tiny bits and these little minuscule sample sizes and try to either confirm prior. or, you know, I saw a chart the other day on Twitter that said if a guy that you don't like struggles in the preseason, see, I told you, and if a guy that you do like struggle, say, whoa, whoa, whoa, it's just the preseason. You know, we kind of make it up as we go along here, but I do think that there is, there's something to take from preseason.

I think we all agree on that. It's just how much that you take from it. What do you try to really focus on? We'll start with you, Zach, just what you try to really kind of hone in on that you think has a lot of relevance and meaningfulness when it comes to these actual games in preseason football. Yeah, I think it's just the process that players are going through on the field. Like at quarterback, you want to make sure they're making the right reads, getting the ball out where it needs to go, and just hitting their peas and cues, essentially, in what they're doing. And you can say it about other positions as well.

You just want to see them get out there, be physical, work their tail off and do what they're supposed to be doing out there. But to go to your overall point when it comes to the preseason, I do think there is value in the preseason, especially for the guy. who are not, you know, if you're not a top 40 guy on a roster, it is insanely valuable to perform in the preseason. That's how you make or break your NFL career, because even if your one team is not watching, because they're already going with somebody else, there are 30 other teams, 31 other teams out there that you are auditioning for. So it's very valuable

to the players. But I also think when you're looking at just the landscape of the NFL, these teams are scheming up things a lot more in the preseason than what they ever did. Now, I'm not going to say that Shane Steikens calling his entire playbook out there, but he is leaning into his staples a little bit, a little bit more RPO that he likes to run in the regular season, more mesh that he likes to run in the regular season, some of the quarters beaters he likes to do. You look at the Baltimore Ravens on the other side of the field, SIM pressures, we're bringing late blitzers. We are bringing six, seven guys on third down. Like, this is real NFL defense. The only thing you're really not getting out of it is like the game planning, the

specific opponent game planning. These coaches for preseason games aren't. aren't going to have their weekly scouting report on an opponent and where they can attack and where they can exploit, but they are running real, like, game plays and stuff like that. So I think there is value in just getting to the right reads on these plays, getting the ball out there. If you make a mistake because a defender makes a great play that you just didn't see on film, yeah, you probably weren't prepping for that exact player. So that maybe you can go, you can excuse.

But yeah, for the most part, it's so valuable for the young players, just getting them out there, getting them physical, showing off what they can do for. for 32 teams. But it's also just good for these players to get out there and stretch their legs a little bit and showcase like what they've been doing in training camp all off season. Well, I would say that the number one thing that you want to do as a player in preseason training camp is show improvement each and every day. Show improvement to the point where the coaches say we have to have that person out on the field.

But having said that there's no right or wrong way to get it done. And I'll give you an example. Chicago Bears play today. The guy who got sacked the most last year, they didn't even start him, didn't even play the game. But Cincinnati starts Joe Burrow, lets him play a couple of series. Hadn't he been hurt in the season before? It's like they should have been the ones to say, no, Joe, Joe, Joe Burrow, we're going to keep you until a regular season. Hala Williams, you go in there so you can learn how to avoid the rest.

But it makes no sense to me, but each, I guess, franchise, each program has their own set of beliefs that as long as they can see improvement, whether it be in practice or in a game, I happen to think having that progress in a game is far more important because you've got practice speed and then you've got preseason game speed. and then when you get to the regular season it amps up that much more you thought you knew what game speed was so you got into a regular season game and then you go through 17 games and you get in the playoffs oh my God does that game

go any faster it goes much faster in the playoffs so you just want to be able to show constant improvement whether it's in practice or it's in a game but you know my old school get off my long way is show it in a game because that's when the bullets are flying and that's when

people are watching yeah it's really just about the processes though for me it's like like i'm not saying take plays off or anything but if you are running you know a quarter's beater and a guy is running full speed they're hitting their they're exactly where they need to hit on their landmarks and say the corner just makes a great play you're going to live with that because you still read the play right and everyone did what they were supposed to do it's just again And that corner just made a great play in this preseason setting. But you want guys to care about it. You want guys to go out there and treat it like a real game.

And you want them to have their processes correct because this is like a dress rehearsal. It's essentially what it is. Like if you make a mistake in a dress rehearsal, you can live with it. You didn't make that mistake in front of thousands of. I mean, you did technically in the preseason, but not in front of the full fans that are going to be out there. But, you know, it's a dress rehearsal to clean things up, but you still want to see it as crisp as possible because that real show is coming up pretty soon. And let me tell you, the motivator is the money. That NFL check is much better than that preseason check.

Oh, yeah, for sure. It's funny how, you know, the process is weighed over the result in preseason and then when the lights turn on on Sunday, suddenly it's all about the result. And none of the fans care about the process, right? The process can be great, but if you're not producing the results, who cares? What was the mentality for you? Like, Alan, did you feel like, I'm just always fascinated by the fact that in college football, they just jump right into it.

And in the NFL, you ramp up here. Now it used to be, what, four games in the preseason. Now it's been condensed to three. But did you feel that as a player that even, you know, you were pretty solidified in your roster spot for most of your time in Houston? But did you feel like you needed that to just kind of ramp things up and get ready for mid-September? Well, I felt like I needed to practice to prove that I belonged on the field.

And you really can't assume. that they're going to keep you, not even based on, you know, your past performance. One of the things the coaches always love to say is, what have you done for me lately? Yeah, so you always have to be ready to make that next play. And it's you, you challenge yourself all the time to get better. And all the drills and all the 11 on 11, 7 on 7, 9 on 7, all that stuff, you're just looking to make that one play or succession of plays that make the coaches know that when we get in that situation in the game, I need to have pink in there, you know,

or if it's late in the game, I need to have him in there. You just want them to be able to count on you. And it is a process to get there as a player. You've got to be, number one, comfortable doing it. But then number two, you've got to be confident enough to do it. know, so am I going to be confident enough running up the middle when, you know, you've got some monsters on the other side? Well, I can anticipate what's going to happen. Plus, I got a badass offensive line. Now, I know how they're going to block it. So all I've got to worry about is

what move I'm going to make when I get there. So that's part of the progress and process that goes on, but you need to practice it to figure out what the process is so that you can, you know, be confident when you step on the field for a game to try and make it happen. Coming up here on Saturday, it'll be the Colts and Packers in the Lucas Loyal Stadium opener for 2025. And guys, at the very least, even though this comes with the caveat of being a preseason game, it looks like we're going to get some real meaningful snaps for a lot of the starters. and Shane Stuyken talking about how just about everybody is going to play. What are you looking for the most sec?

Outside of the obvious, because I think we kind of talked about in the first segment with the two quarterbacks. And can we see some separation in between Jones and Richardson one way or the other? But anything else, you know, maybe it's the Alex Johnson encore. You know, at this point it might be. But anything else that you kind of have your eye on coming up here for Saturday's game. Yeah, most important thing, everybody get out there healthy. Please get out of that game healthy.

We are having too many injuries right now. Let's avoid some major injuries and someone, get some good football in and go home. But yeah, I mean, the starter's going to be out there. I want to see some good productive snaps from the starters. You know, I'm not saying you to come out here against the Green Bay Packers. You need to win the game and have 100 points on the board or anything like that. But I do want to see, like, this defense looking like what they've been billed to be with Luana Rumo. I want to see some diversity on the back end.

I want to see, you know, Charverius Warren, his couple snaps if he's out there, make some play. you know, just stuff like that. See these starters playing like starters. And then we can call it a preseason for some of these guys. But I want to see them live up to their billing here. And then if we're looking at like roster battles and just things that we want to improve upon from that Thursday game, special teams, let's just be adequate in this one. I'll just take a slight improvement on special teams in this game compared to what it was last

Thursday. Don't give up a punt return touchdown. Don't give up a 70 yard kick return. And that'll be a good baseline for them. Run defense. I want to see a little bit better run fits from the linebackers, like especially guys who are going to be on this team, like Cam McGrone, Joe Bachi, Segu, Alubi,

like, let's get the run fits going a little bit because you're just one injury away from being on the field this year. So those run fits got to be a lot cleaner than the nearly 200 yards they gave up against the Baltimore Ravens. And then, yeah, just seeing just some roster bubble guys make some plays and make their case to make the team. I mean, Alex Johnson, like you mentioned, I think that's a great example of player coming out there

making that flash play, making multiple flash plays, and putting it on the coach's desk and saying, like, try to cut me now after I made these big plays, if he can have an encore like that, especially with the injuries, I think he can put himself in a good place. And other players like that, too, I think Duke Shelley had a good game on the outside. I think Dalton Tucker had a really good game at guard, Joe Botchi with his interception. I know he's not really a roster bubble guy, but another guy fighting for time. So just seeing those guys solidify themselves and make, you know, make due of this opportunity here. Well, it'll take me just a minute to get to the answer, Derek, but I'll start it like this.

You have goals as a player and as a team. Number one, you want to win your first game, period, you know, because it just creates fabulous momentum. Second thing you want to do is win all your home games, all right? Then you want to win a division. Then you want to win the Super Bowl. So I can back up to now you want to win your home games. This is an opportunity for the Colts to establish that mentality they're going to have at home.

Even though it's preseason, you want to strike that fear into the opponent that when they come in your house, it's not going to be a party. It's going to be a fight. It's going to be a war. And they can do that. And, you know, it's going to be incumbent upon the Colts to make that type of showing because Because Green Bay and their preseason opener look flat. They look like they just thought, oh, we're just going to show up in a couple of plays.

And the Jets smacked them right in the mouth. So you know now, after having been hitting the mouth, the Packers were going to come in with that mentality, like, okay, we didn't look good. We've got to, we're the Packers. We got to have a better showing than this. But it's an opportunity for the Colts, albeit preseason, to, go ahead and start to establish this is who we're going to be when we're playing at home. And whether you get, you know, two plays, two series, or both halves, you've got to have that mentality.

And then hopefully, no injuries. I will say, as crazy as it drove me on Thursday night, Shane Steichen did use all of his timeouts there at the end, even when the game was pretty much in hand. And I was like, what is he doing? and you know look yes process over result ultimately but you should go out there and do your best I guess to try to win to set those expectations especially for the young players I think all of that is is well and good um we're about to wrap up here in the final three minutes and I have a very quick soapbox PSA thing and I want to see if you guys agree with me this is the only Colts home

preseason game of the year so I understand the season ticket holders I believe you are you are obligated to buy this as part of your package right if you are a cold season ticket holder and you are not going to the preseason game please don't just eat your tickets and let them go to waste get them to somebody even if it's not a direct line somebody that can get them to somebody that can get them to somebody that can get them to somebody that can take a kid or somebody a family that is not necessarily of means that can't normally attend a Colts game and let them experience a Colts game an NFL game at Lucas Loyal Stadium it's such a fun and awesome experience I think it's something that all of us sometimes take for granted

because we've been lucky to be in there a bunch to watch the Colts. But that's my lone PSA every year in August in the preseason. I say, please, if you're going to eat your tickets, don't eat them, don't throw them in the trash can, get them to somebody that can use them. Because trust me, I have an 8-year-old. An 8-year-old has no idea whether it's a Super Bowl or if it's a preseason game with four stringers, right? They're just super happy and geeked up to be at an NFL football game.

No, I mean, my love for football probably spawned when I was like six or seven. my grandfather took me to a Washington game. I think I remember it was Washington versus the Atlanta Falcons. And I got to see a little bit of Mike Vick in that game. And I distinctly remember it because people are filing out of the stadium after halftime. And my six-year-old self is like, why is everyone leaving the game? It's only half-time. But it's a preseason game.

So nobody's going to stay the entire time. But when you're a kid, you're just so excited just to be there and see everything going on there. So, yeah, I'm completely with you, Derek. Like, please do everything you can to get that to someone who, I mean, it doesn't even have to be a kid. It can be an adult trying to find love in the game as well. But for those kids that are just trying to find a new love out there when it comes to football, like, it will make their day and make their week and make their year just to see Shea Guilou be on the football field on Saturday. Like it really does. And you remember that moment for the rest of your life.

Well, I'll just say this. I went to one Colts game last year and I had a great time. I think the Colts organization just does a great job of making it an entertaining, making it an entertaining event, not just the football, all the things that go on around the stadium. I was never, ever bored. I didn't want to get out of my seat because I might miss something. You know, all the things that they do, all the activities they have besides the game. I mean, you went there for the game, but they just make it such a great experience that,

Everyone in Indianapolis in Indiana should have the opportunity to go watch a Colts game. Trust me, trust me. You will enjoy it immensely. And not just the tailgates, even though the tailgates are great too. The actual football can be great as well. But thanks so much for joining us on the Colt Squad show. Again, we're going to have game recaps following each and every game, including next Saturday against the Packers. But we'll be back Wednesday night.

That's usually going to be our cadence Wednesday night. And then whenever the game is, we'll do the game. game recap for that week. So we'll be back with you coming up Wednesday night, full squad. Jake Arthur returns as well. We'll talk more, hopefully no more injuries, but we will probably have some updates on the injured players and timelines and all of that to discuss coming up on our next show. But until then, follow us on socials and at Lockdown Colts, and we will see you next time right here on the squad show. Thank you.