Locked On Colts - Daily Podcast On The Indianapolis Colts - COLTS SQUAD SHOW: Should Indianapolis TRADE for Micah Parsons, ready for Baltimore Ravens in opener!

Episode Date: August 4, 2025

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the Colts. Welcome to the Colts squad show. I'm Derek Schultz. Are we really doing trade rumors in August? Really? I'm Jake Arthur from Locked on Colts and the Colts do not need to make any trades, at least not before the season. And I'm Zach Hicks also from Locked on Colts and my goal today is to prevent Derek Schultz

from jinxing another position room like he jinxed cornerback on our last show. Hi, I'm Alan Paikett, former NFL and Notre Dame running back and as you can see behind me I don't have any Colts paraphernalia. Maybe we can change that. Colts Squad Show right now. Colts Nation 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 Joe starts now. Welcome to the Cold Squad show the newest edition of locked on Colts network. Today's episode brought to you by game time download the game time app create an account and use code locked on NFL for $20 off your first purchase. I'm your host Derek Schultz.

I've been covering the Colts and sports of general in Indianapolis for various outlets for the last 20 years and as always I'm joined by Notre Dame legend and former NFL running back Alan Pinkett and you every day or know the other two Jake Arthur and Zach Hicks from locked on Colts on today's show. We'll be discussing why the Colts should or maybe they shouldn't make a move for Micah Parsons and up and down last few days for the quarterbacks at camp. I know that's an ongoing storyline.

How good this wide receiver group can truly be. And I'll try not to jinx it as Zach joked earlier. And the Baltimore Litmus tests, the Bullets are about to start flying and the Colts are gonna do it in Baltimore against the Ravens to start this season and start the preseason. And we'll talk about what to prepare for

as far as that's concerned. But guys, great to be here. They haven't told us to stop doing this show yet. So that means that the first one I guess was a success, at least for Alan and I, we knew that Jake and Zach were just fine. But this Michael Parsons deal, you know, look, Terry McLaren is also upset too,

and he's an indie guy. So I know that he's been talked about as well. But just because this is a dynamic player who fits a need for the Colts, one of the best in the business, two-time NFL defensive player of the year. He's got accolades out the wazoo. But I think what's so interesting, guys,

and what makes us so intriguing is the fact that he's 26 years old. So look, all it takes is the contract extension and everybody's hunky dory, right? We just saw it a couple of years ago with Jonathan Taylor, where everybody was out and then suddenly he was back in. But Jake, what are your thoughts on Micah Parsons and the Colts even pursuing something like that?

Yeah, like let's, let's not get it twisted that he would not improve the Colts. Cause of course he absolutely would. Uh, but I just think, I don't just don't know that the Colts are in position to take this on right now. Like I, I think if they were a young up and coming team that we had positive vibes around and like they were a popular playoff pick and you know they had all of like the pillars

of their roster in place, like you had confidence in the quarterback position. But the thing is, we don't know that this isn't gonna be a completely different coaching staff front office roster next year. Like I I would respect them wanting to win now, but if it blows up in their face and they have made a move that they would have to sacrifice this amount of capital for and they still don't get to the playoffs and Chris Ballard gets fired. Shane Steichen gets fired like you Stikin gets fired. Like you have Micah Parsons still lean on like for the next four or five years. Like awesome, great. But you have lost so many resources outside of him to help build what this new regime would need to do. So if if we were really confident in the quarterback position, I would probably have a different tune. I just I think this team is too much of a mystery to make such a win.

Now move like that. Yeah, I here's my thing. One, we're only really talking about this potential move because it's so unique what's happening in Dallas right now. I've literally never seen anything like this where the back and forth in terms of like they're just not talking to I mean, we're not just talking about a regular star player. We're talking about a super superstar player at a premium position. Like this is like a top three defender in the world.

And Dallas is not talking with him because they had some behind closed doors agreement with player and owner only. And nobody that no agent was brought in in this day and age where agents are involved with these guys from what middle school and high school now because of NIL that's insane that is absolutely insane that any of this is even happening so in a normal world we'd be looking at Michael Parsons being like there's no chance this guy ever gets moved and honestly I don't think he gets moved still. It would just be so unheard of for a 26 year old super, super smart player getting moved. But again, there's a reality

where this could happen because of just the nature of that dilemma down there in Dallas. But here's the thing. Dallas is also in win now right now. Like they can't afford to be losing games at this moment. So you're going to not only give up serious assets, you're going to give serious players as well. And do the Colts have the players that the Cowboys want to compete with 31 other offers they're going to get? Because here's the thing, there's 31 teams in the NFL who are making an offer to Dallas for Michael Parsons. Like, you know, maybe you rule out the three in their division, maybe you rule out the whole NFC, but you still have to compete with 16 in the AFC that

are going to be making trade offers. And you're going to have teams offering former first round picks who are coming off Pro Bowl seasons and stuff like that for this. Like I don't know if the Colts can even get to what Dallas is price tag would be if they actually entertain moving Micah Parsons. But then that's also the again, the big part here is do they even entertain moving a talent of this because honestly, unless you are getting like three first round picks, plus multiple star players, it's not worth the optics of moving on from a player like this.

The optics are horrendous right now in Dallas, you know, but we've seen horrible optics be fixed with a contract negotiated through an agent like we saw with Jonathan Taylor here in Indianapolis. So look, I do think this is ultimately a big thing of nothing. It's gonna, like they're gonna get a deal done maybe at the worst a couple weeks into the season. Maybe he sits out those couple weeks they realize, hey we're missing one of the best defenders of an entire era on the field right now so let's get him, you know, let's get him back in the fold. But, you know, again, you're going to have to compete with every other

team in football for this guy if he's realistically on the board. And I don't know what the Colts have the assets to entice Dallas when, you know, like a team like Cleveland can just give up multiple first round picks. And it's like, oh, these could be first overall picks because Cleveland is Cleveland. And other teams could offer like guys who were all pros in their rookie contract last year. So it's like, you know, he is one of the best players in football. He's going to be the highest paid defender in football by the end of this. I just don't know if the Colts can really compete offer wise for him if he is realistically on the

board. So long story short, I don't think anything like this is happening, but look, you have to make a call at least you do have to make the call, you know? Well guys, this is standard operating procedure by the player. What you try to do is sway public opinion to hopefully get the team to move faster to get your contract. But Dallas, how long did it take them to sign Dak? I mean, what was it the first game of the season that they finally

signed him and we can go back even farther. Uh, and it's Smith. They waited at least two games and keep in mind now when you get that contract is pro rated. So it may have been Smith Did Kenneth Smith go back to school or so like threatened to go back to school or something too? I think there was something with him- Who knows?

He held out into the season, I remember. Yeah, he like threatened to go back to classes or something at school instead of going to, yeah, there's something like, yeah, it's crazy with Dallas, man. It was two games. And you know, the player will appeal to some fans. Most fans are going to say dude you're making millions of dollars. I'm having trouble paying my rent. So just get in

there and give them what they're trying to give you. But then other fans it's like this is their enjoyment. This is their pleasurable experience. This is their chance to have bragging rights. You know so sign the player. You've bragging rights. You know, so sign the player. You've got the money to do it. Just sign the player. What are you waiting on? So there's a few things. And you know, I also think what would the Colts have to offer? Who are you willing to give up? Especially in light of the fact that what they finished second had last year. They are close. Who would assets are you going to give up to get any closer

than where you are right now? I think they would have to give up Jonathan Taylor and honestly, either lot two or quiddy pay and like a second round pick like they'd have to give up. But let's be honest, Jake, does that even make you competitive with other teams that are on? No, probably not. Let me get say the Jaguars offered commanders, or first commander's Packers like these are teams with a lot more to offer that like need that. Right.

Or finish the job. For instance, and I don't want to go forever on this topic here, but like the Jaguars offer like Trayvon Walker in a first, right? Trayvon Walker, former first overall pick who's been pretty darn productive the last couple of years, plus a first from the Jaguars, which might be a top five pick because I guess they don't have the next year first, but next the next first after that, right? Which could still be a first overall pick with them. Like if you're Dallas, like you get a top, who can the Colts offer to match that?

You know, like you're not going to have a pick that's going to be that high, or you're probably not bottoming out. And then Treyvon Walker is like a 10 plus sack guy who could play inside and out. Who's only like 24 years old. The Colts don't have a guy with that caliber. So it's like, and that's just one team right there in their division. So I just ultimately don't think the Colts can get to the price tag if this is even feasible. I don't think this is very feasible, but I don't think the Colts could really get to that price

tag. And we say like Jonathan Taylor, like Jonathan Taylor is not getting much in a trade package right now. That's like a third round pick right there. That's why I said it would have to be like another starting caliber edge. I mean, like a second rounder to scratch the surface. Yeah. It's a fun conversation topic, but like it is. Michael Parsons isn't going anywhere. Yeah, he's not. It's a lot of noise, you know, and it gets us talking. But they will eventually, you know, come to a decision where he's going to stay a cowboy. Yeah. Just talk to the agent, Jerry, please.

Just talk to an agent like Jerry's is why you have an agent. Speak to the agent and they'll be fine. Jerry Jones doesn't deserve Micah Parsons. I'm just so surprised guys, you know, they haven't even been in an NFC Championship game in 29 years and it's shocking that they would make a decision. They've been such a great franchise over that time. Alan, I wanted to get your player perspective on when these things happen because as we mentioned, the Colts just went through it with Taylor. Now the Cowboys are going through it with Parsons.

I don't know if like, hey, would Jeffries or somebody like that had a contract holdout while you were down there in Houston, but is it, hey, we're gonna let this guy handle his business and we're gonna stay out of it? Or does it weigh on your mind when you're out there trying to prepare for the season that this is one of our guys, we need him. Oh no, what if something happens here? Well, I was a holdout one time in my career and it's when I was a rookie and I was a third round draft pick. So I'm sure lots of people were saying, what the hell is this third rounder doing? You know, holding out. Uh, so,

but I listened to my agent, My agent was Marvin Demoff. And what had happened was there was a number we had decided on. And then right before it was time to go to camp, they reneged on that number and we stayed solid on that number. So I missed about a week of camp, but I just, I never said anything.

I didn't do any interviews. I was lonely in Houston, you know, because nobody else was down there but I knew I would eventually make it to camp and Sometimes it what it takes is Maybe that guy that's behind Michael Parsons. Let's say that he starts playing good Well, if I'm the guy that's holding out, well, wait a minute He was supposed to be playing as good as me. And that happened in 1991 when Lorenzo white was holding out for a contract.

I ended up being the starter after two weeks. I was leading the league and rushing back to back a hundred yard games. And Lorenzo came in and they asked him, why'd you come in? I'm like well do you see Pink running for 100 yards in this game? And we won both of those games. So there's a lot of factors but most of this is the team is going to make a decision but they want to take their time and you don't know what their reasons are but Dallas notoriously waits until the end. I think going to your story there, I think that kind of is what happened with Jonathan Taylor and Zach Moss that Taylor got his because Moss was top five in the NFL in rushing when

Taylor signed. Yeah, Moss was top five in the NFL and rushing up until Taylor had been back for like four or five weeks. Yep. So I think that did play a factor too, like Alan said. Let's jump into the comments here real quick, which is always dangerous, but we love our new followers and fans here on the cold squad show this from thoughts. Can we please just not use the excuse of, we won't be able to get the quarterback of the future. If we trade for Parsons, we already don't have a future because we're not going to be bad enough. All right. There's the optimism that you like to see this from Rambo. Absolutely not under no circumstances trade for that

guy and give up a number one pick in a great quarterback draft. That's ridiculous. This from Nate JT expendable laughing my you know what off we haven't even seen get into an NFL game. Hold your horses everybody. So, you know, I like I like the fact that this is a topic for August, right? I think that everybody agrees that all it takes, these things happen and everybody's really mad and they're out until they're back in and the Cowboys will come to their senses and Parsons will come to their senses. But you don't often see a 26 year old like this, and things get this bad, like this with

a player of this caliber as well, Zach, like you mentioned, you know, we're talking about one of the two or three best guys in the entire league at that position. So right. It's fun to discuss and we'll see. We'll see where it goes from here. Getting back to the Colts now and players that actually play for the Colts. People were freaking out about Anthony Richardson's strong performance at the night practice on Thursday, but the rest of the weekend, we're going to talk about that and the rest of the team's good and bad moments next as the Colts squad show continues. This portion of the show brought to you by our friends at five hour energy time to fuel up and turn it on with five hour energy transfusion. We love five hour energy here on the show. It's got the great bold grape, ginger and lime flavor of your favorite golf drink minus the alcohol

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Let's get this out of the way first, because you know Jake, I know that you were there. Look like a really incredibly fun night practice for the first time out there in Westfield and you know things capped by the drone show and remembering Jim Ursay, looked like a really incred practice for the first ti and you know, things capp and remembering Jim Merce

a touching end to the day of all really was the way played, particularly Anth some highlight real catch of the guys that he's gon too. Yeah, he was unbelie got to use all of those u day, the fireworks pun. S good mean, Zach got to use all of those those puns the other day the the fireworks pun

So that was really good. But no it legitimately was the best I'd ever seen him in a game in a practice What have you it's like all of the concerns we'd ever had about him never existed It was he was like having an out-of-body experience The short stuff was accurate the intermediate the layered throws He's going to all areas of the field, all depths of the field. And of course, had a couple of deep balls. He had like a 35 yard shot down the right side to Ashton Doolan for a touchdown beautifully placed at a 40 yard bomb to A.D.

Mitchell, who A.D. Mitchell is having his own, you know, coming of age story right now as well. And it was just unreal. And then so Saturday was about the reverse of that. Uh, it was very bad. Um, I considered him to have like one good throw on the day on Saturday, uh, which is odd because his other worst day was the Saturday before. So maybe he just is not a Saturday guy, which is fine because it's

played on Sundays, so it doesn't matter. Um, but no, like the time they were in the red zone, which is fine because it's played on Sundays. So it doesn't matter. But no, like the time they were in the red zone, which again, that's it's harder to throw in the red zone, obviously. And I think they were trying to work out some things that, you know, to the fans and those on us on the outside watching, like we're not supposed to be privy to that, but like they have goals. They're trying to be in things they're trying to work out.

But still like the accuracy was very off. The timing was off. He was throwing behind guys. It was just not good. He threw an interception in 11 on 11s in the red zone. Daniel Jones through a couple picks in seven on sevens in the red zone. But luckily for both of them today, they kind of went back up and built a little more momentum heading into the Baltimore matchups. I think

Anthony was 10 of 14 Daniel was 10 of 13. So they both they got back to their efficiency and their their good play. You know, there was some some deep balls involved. So both of them looked a bit better today. They took care of the football better. The accuracy and timing was was a bit better as well. Anthony, we saw last year especially, Anthony can be very good on those deep and breaking routes. Like if you look at the Ashton Doolin one from week one

last year, like that's going to play in my head forever. It was a perfect play to me. And he had one of those Anthony Gould today. He had another one to Alec Pierce. So he kind of got back to the things he's pretty good at today. So it was it was good to see he had stacked all those positive days in a row. I think it was like four out of the last five days up to that point on Saturday had been really good days. Then he had that absolute clunker.

But then he didn't let that affect him going into the next day. He got back up and had a better day. So, uh, that was definitely positive to see, um, Daniel Jones has just kind of been mostly steady the whole time. Uh, he has not had near as much flash. He tests the, he tests things downfield and comes up big occasionally. But a lot of check downs from him, a lot of shorter slant routes, a lot of bubble screens and stuff like that with him. Daniel Jones has been Daniel Jones.

Yes. Yeah. And that's why you haven't heard as much reporting on Daniel Jones, because he is doing exactly what Daniel Jones does. You know, he's had a couple rough goings, but Anthony has had as well. But yeah, I think overall, the race is still pretty neck and neck. Daniel Jones, again, is kind of doing the thing where you know what to expect from him. But with Anthony, he is building more positive days than he had in the past.

But you don't want to see it followed up with such an awful day like we saw Saturday. So it's it definitely bears watching. I'm very glad they both built some positive momentum going into Baltimore because we didn't want to see the last thing before going out there to be. I think it was like four of God. I remember like four of 10 or something, maybe even worse on Saturday. But it was it was rough. It was probably the worst practice of maybe even worse on Saturday. But it was it was rough. It was probably the worst practice of camp so far on Saturday.

Well, I would say don't panic, Poults fans, because typically the defense is ahead of the offense at the start of training camp and at the start of the season. The defense is headed at the offense because the defense is just reacting. The offense is trying to run these design plays and their timing is off and everything. And then secondly, the red zone is much tougher anyway because the field is compressed, you've got tighter windows.

That's why running the football and maybe play action is more favorable in the red zone. But it's a good idea to try some of these dynamic throws in the red zone right now, to try to build the confidence of the quarterback. But you're supposed to struggle right now. It's not supposed to be easy right now. So don't panic. They will figure out what works for them in the red zone. But

that's training camp. It's up and down. No one's ever had 100% day in training camp in the history of football. Yeah. And the big thing we talked about on our show yesterday, Jake, was how does Anthony Richardson bounce back from, you know, a day that didn't really go his way on Saturday? Because for me, the most important aspects of training camp as a viewer as someone who's not privy to exactly what these guys are working on every single day in practice because I don't have that information you know we could talk about a quarterback going for 10 but if the coaching staff said like hey we really want you to drive downfield on a lot of these throws today you know for 10

wire you're being forced to drive the ball down the field, even if the window is not there, but it's just kind of to test those windows. I don't think that's a bad day, but we don't really know that as a fan base. You know, we just know what we are seeing. So for me, as a fan, really the only thing I am watching are where are guys at in the lineup? How many, how often do they get in first team reps? How often they get in second team reps? Are they working in with the starters or guys that we think are gonna be starters? And then how are they stacking days? You know, are they stacking days where I can come away from that practice being like, you know what?

I saw some good things from this guy today and I can say that after more practices than not especially in the later part of training camp once Once we get into like week three, like joint practices, like pre-season week games and stuff like that. Like if I can look at Richardson and say, you know what? That was a good solid day for him. That's three in a row, good solid days. And I'm not looking back and saying, you know what? He had four straight days where he was just sailing

everything, you know, you don't want that confidence to derail and just look worse and worse. You want them to start stacking days, getting a rhythm with the team and getting things going. And I know we have to micro analyze everything with these quarterbacks because the quarterback situation hasn't been great with the with the Colts the last couple of years. So every training camp miss is a million, it's a, you know, it's a bomb going off. We're going crazy with every training camp miss.

But like Alan said, you're testing these things. You are working on certain things in training camp. You're getting that timing down, even for a guy like Richardson, who's been with these receivers for years. You're still trying to get that timing down, trying to align your new mechanics with your the way that you think and with how these guys move out there. And you don't even know when guys are coming into camp like, oh, this receiver got a tick faster.

Now I have to adjust how I throw the ball to him. This running back is more reliable than passing him. I have to get him the ball. You know, it's it's so much of just feeling each other out in training camps. So as long as we're not just stacking bad day after bad day and just regressing over the course of camp. And by that point, we would know, I guess, if a guy is regressing, you would see how the coaches are reacting and how the other players

are reacting on the field. But for us, it really comes down to just how are these guys kind of stacking days? Is it just getting worse and worse and worse? Or when they have a bad day, do they have a day like today where it sounds like Richardson was able to find his groove a little bit more? That's what you want to see from a young quarterback. Is he able to take what happened yesterday, misses in the red zone a couple interceptions, come back out today, have a nice, effective, efficient day with some highlight throws like you mentioned, Jake, I think that's more important for me than the one bad day is just the ability to bounce back from that in training camp. And you're right about stacking the plays as a player. The way I handle training camp

was I had to make at least one wild play every day in camp. And I would just keep chasing that play. You know a wild play when it happens. So at least one per day. And so I think the pressure, I wouldn't say it's pressure, the challenge, the challenge is going into camp. And this is how you have to make it through training camp because it's a grind. It's monotonous. You're tired. You're hot.

But you only have a few chances to impress these people to prove that they need to put you on the field. So each drill has great importance. You know, nine on seven, 11 on 11. Even the stuff you go against air is all important and you want to, you know, put your best foot forward in each one of those drills. And so I'm sure a lot of the guys are doing this, but I'm just, you know, personally, I had to make that one play every day. That's how I was able to make it through camp.

If I hadn't made that play, you know, we have like, I don't know, 15, 18 periods in a practice. I didn't make that play in period nine. Well, damn it. I've got to make it in period 10 or 11. And you just keep that you, you challenge yourself to make sure you make that play because the people that are doing the analysis, they're gonna say wow too. And they're gonna say,

okay, we gotta get this person on the field. And look, it's mental, right? Not only with Richardson, and I know we're hyper-focused on the quarterbacks here, but another guy that needs to stack good days, and luckily has been doing it because he had an up and down camp as well as AD Mitchell. And you know, here's a guy that,

I don't think he dropped a single pass when he was in college. That was never a thing for him. And now he's dropping everything and you're like, what's going on here? Like the only explanation because he has all of the tools that you could want in a wide receiver is that it's a mental thing. And, you know, Jake, as you mentioned, kind of stacking those good days, he's another guy, another young player that you could see the potential

just like you can with Richardson, even though, you know, different ball of wax with the quarterback. And now finally, I think we, even though different ball of wax with the quarterback. And now finally, I think we're starting to see some of it with AD Mitchell. Yeah, without question. And my big thing for him was, he started out last off season hot. Colts social media had all his big plays on their Twitter and everything. It was happening in mostly like OTAs and mini camp. And then you get to training camp and he's starting real slow

and it's supposed to be this big hot competition against Alec Pierce. But Alex took off in the stratosphere. 80 started to make some plays, but it was like in one on ones or seven on sevens where there was a ton of space. There wasn't a lot happening in 11 on 11s, which the closest simulation in practice to real football. But that's that's changed now, like he's making short in traffic catches in 11 on 11. He made the the two big 40 yard catches on Thursday night.

So to me, I do think he's kind of clearing some of these mental hurdles because it was very easy last year to look at him and they think that he might not have wanted, you know, the the physicality that was involved because it looked like he was shying away from contact or if he sensed a defender coming to meet him at the catch point, he was going to kind of shy away from it. And I don't I don't sense that this time around. He looks a lot more comfortable.

And again, it didn't look like stuff he was doing with the Longhorns, like even the contact and the Gator arms and all that, all that stuff. There was even a play where he caught a ball and the defender was right there and he immediately spun away from the defender, which to me shows a great deal of confidence. And I think I just think that's a big thing. You know, you can see it with Alec Pearson, his first couple of years. He was a big play machine at Cincinnati and like the 50 50 ball, the go ball, like the highlight plays were his calling card, you know, with the Bearcats. And he wasn't doing a ton of it with the Colts early on. As he started to get more of those under his belt and started to kind of feel

like the man again that he was at Cincinnati. Well, now you're kind of leaving those doubts and questions you have for yourself in the past. And I kind of feel like that's what we're getting with AD because you just never knew if he was gonna catch the ball at all. And now it's routine, he's not really dropping anything anymore. And he's just doing all the simple things that seemed like a challenge before are looking routine now.

And he is starting to look like a normal receiver. I mean, with the caveat that he has special abilities, but you know what I mean, like normal receivers go through a drill and just come down with the ball and that's it. So he's starting to do the simple stuff now and not make it look difficult, which I think is huge because if you look like a guy like him and Tyler Warren, they are such enormous X factors in this passing game. Like if you hit on those guys, even if your quarterback position isn't ideal, there is like no drop off when the next guy comes in as a route runner, like whether it's Warren as a tight end or AD is like your fourth receiver. Like you're always going to have

guys out there that can make plays. And I think AD for AD that's huge because we all know the potential for him is perhaps the team's best, most explosive receiver. Yeah. Okay. Well, I'll tell you why that happens because these guys can be the biggest stars in college But while they're in college on Sunday afternoon, they're watching these pros And when you make that transition to the NFL game You are still aware of these guys being pros and there's a little bit of fear there There's a little bit of oh,. There's a little bit of,

oh, I don't know if I can, you know, be on that level, even though they drafted me, you know, high. I don't know. And this guy's got so many accolades as a pro already. I'm a rookie. And then at some point you figure out, wait a minute, these guys put on the pants the same way I put on my pants and you make a couple of plays and then your confidence comes back and you remember it's just football. It's just football. These guys may have been in the league four years longer than me, 10 years longer than me, but it's still football. It's still blocking and catching and tackling.

And it's something I've been doing my whole life. If I just relax and do my job, then you're gonna start to see success. Yeah, you know, to piggyback on that, when I, I remember, and this is for all the people, this is not for you, Alan. You probably were able to step into high school and be a superstar at your youngest age there in high school.

But for all the people listening who are probably like me, I remember when I first stepped on the high school field as a freshman football player, going from eighth grade to freshman And just being terrified of the varsity kids They were they were 16 17 18 year olds with muscles on top of muscles been working out for years And we were you know in the same practices of these guys and I was a you know 15 year old freshman It was like a buck 10 buck 20 at best like very skinny player terrified of contact because if they touched me I thought I was going to break in half and I know it's very different. I'm not trying to say 80 Mitchell's the same as 15 year old Zach here, but I do think some of that that mind game comes into we got to remember with 80 Mitchell last year he was he turned 21 just before the season started. You know, he was a very young NFL player who made that jump to the league.

He's surrounded by veterans with physicality, just in practices. You get to the games. There's physical aspect to it. I know people are going to say like you're getting paid. You know, you have to get over this, but that doesn't fix the mental aspect of it overnight. Sometimes it takes a little bit to get to where you need to be. And for some guys, it never clicks.

But the one thing that we could see with AD Mitchell last year is the talent, the ability to separate, the ability to win against man coverage, the ability to get open at will. He had the most difficult aspect of playing wide receiver down. So I could sit on here and I could list off all the statistics that didn't go his way last year. Second highest drop rate in the NFL among receivers over 40, the 10, 40 targets last season. Uh, the lowest yards after catch over expected on the team, you know, even worse than Alec Pierce, who was getting every target 30, 40 yards down the field. Alec Pierce is creating more yards after

the catch than AD Mitchell. Uh, you're just looking at the contested catch rate, zero of six on his six opportunities, no contested catches. So those are, those are the negatives right now. But again, the things he excelled at are the hardest aspects and that's getting open. He knows how to get open. He's super athletic. He is, you know, six, two, two, oh five runs a four, three. He has everything you're looking for. It's all mental with him. Like all those things I mentioned there, creating after the catch, being able to come down with the routine catches, winning contested. He has all that in there. It's just about unlocking that for him going forward.

So while we can sit back and say the rookie year for him was a bit negative, we can also sit here and say it has the potential to get there. And that's all you can really ask out these young players. He's 20, 22 years old now, one year older in this, probably one more year mature in the system and just what he's going about in his daily routines. It's way too early to be out on this guy and if he can build off the strong camp here and carried into the season. This guy has legit superstar ability in the NFL and I think he can get there. we come back, we're going to tell you why whoever wins the starting quarterback job for the Colts won't have an excuse not to succeed.

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Thanks so much for joining us. Kind of piggybacking on the AD Mitchell talk, and we talked so much, we kind of gushed really about the cornerback room if we're gonna take the position group that is the offensive equivalent to the cornerback room to me it's wide receiver room now I think there's less you know there's not a charvarius ward right in the wide receiver room but that said when you when you kind of go down the list here and you realize what these guys all can or already have brought to the table,

you can really talk yourself into this being one of the best position groups on the team. You know, Michael Pittman Jr., if you look on paper, you say, man, what's the big deal? 69 catches, 800 yards. He was playing at, I don't know, 40, 50, 60, 70%. I mean, he was really affected last year with injuries, toughed it out, and

still was able to produce, you know, Josh Downs is averaging 70 catches per year for his first two seasons. Alec Pierce broke out last year, you know, over 22 yards per catch last season. AD Mitchell, we just talked about all the ability in the world. Ashton Doolan, he's been with the team since they came over on the Mayflower Vans for God's sake, right? I mean, Ashton Doolan, he's a mainstay now with all that he does. Um, it's a good room guys and there's still potential for more there. A lot of that into Mitchell, but I think a lot of that to Pittman

jr. Being healthy and the continued emergence of Josh Downs and I don't even know where to Catholic Pierce now. maybe this guy is is much more than just a one trick pony as a deep threat. My favorite thing about that is you didn't even get to mention the star of camp so far, which is wide receiver six, Anthony Gould. Yeah, he is the one who is honestly showing the most growth in camp so far. Like he's the one who is honestly showing the most growth in camp so far. Like he's been incredible. He has basically been the second team version of Josh Downs where it's like, all right, I need a quick hitter.

Boom, there it goes, which you know, last year he was just strictly a return man and a field stretcher, but now he is playing like a slot receiver. So in all seriousness, as well as he's done and like the players and coaches have kind of gushed about him as well. How is your sixth receiver going to get on the field? So he's probably not. I am bullish on Michael Pittman Jr. making a bigger impact than he did, because before that, you know,

the past couple of years leading into that, he was like a 90 catch, thousand yard receiver, which I mean mean he was a huge he had like a huge share of the targets because they really had no one else. So that will probably calm down a little bit. But as far as like the quality player who is capable producing those numbers, that's he's still there. Plus, he's a very good blocker. So is Alec Pierce. Alec Pierce, as long as the ball is being thrown down field,

I'm confident he can produce. With that said, I do think they want to I think they know that, you know, that they have to get him involved other ways than just the go route in the post. So I think those deep in routes that he's always done well and he's very dangerous in the red zone as well, especially when you get down the low red zone, him stre dangerous in the red zone as well, especially when you get down the low red zone. Him streaking across the end zone is a very high percentage play because like you get his long speed going, he can leave the defender in the dust. So he's become a very good red zone player for them. But Josh Downs is like the Colts haven't had a slot machine really ever.

I don't even know if you could consider Brandon Stokely that. But like Josh Downs is finally there. They're like Julian Edelman type of player. They're Wes Welker, Cole Beasley type of player that the Colts always, you know, Colts fans always said they wanted. You got that now. And Josh Downs, like a quick winning guy who excels at those option routes as well.

And if you need a few yards, he's going to get it for you. Like that is your guy who is going to get you a first down when you absolutely need it. And I mean, he'll probably lead them in receptions again. I've got to imagine. I don't know about yards. I mean, him, Pitt and Pierce all came very close together in yards. But I've got to think down is going to lead them in receptions again. Yeah. And I think the beauty of this receiver room is like, you can't put them too high in the lead because they don't have a Jamar chase they don't have a Justin Jefferson. They don't have that that alpha dog receiver who

Third and 15 who's gonna get me my play those guys are gonna get you play You know, those are your superstar receivers, but they have the next best thing Like if you don't have that then you have to have a sum of the parts type of receiving room. And this isn't like what we used to try to like tell ourselves about the cult tight end room post Jack Doyle, where it's like, Oh, they'll be the sum of their parts and the parts are all faulty and barely work with that tight end room. Like this is actually guys who excel at their individual roles.

You know, this is like a basketball team where everybody has a different role they play and it just melds together in like a perfect harmony. Essentially, you're looking at Michael Pittman Jr. He is your rugged throwback in breaking receiver. He's going to make the catches over the middle field. He's going to take the big hits. He's going to play through a back injury that would put most of us out for the rest of our careers. I would never give a get up. If I had an injury that he had last year, I would lay in bed for an entire year straight. I don't know how he was going out there on Sundays. I don't care what you're giving him to go out there. He was still fighting through it. So he is your throwback, rugged receiver.

Then you have Alec Pierce, this big play juiced up vertical threat who wins the 50-50 balls. It's just a fantastic piece to have for any offense because he just opens up the field for everyone else. And then Josh Downs, if you're going to isolate him with anybody, he's going to win that route and get open. And then, oh yeah, we had AD Mitchell cooking in the background. Who is this kid we think can be that next Justin Jefferson, Jamar Chase? I'm not trying to say he's going to be that, but he has the potential with his athletic traits and with his ability to get open.

So you just have a lot of good things cooking in this room right now. Then Ashton Doolin, the Lance Stevenson, the heart and soul of the team, you know, he's maybe not the antics of Lance Stevenson, but you know, like heart and soul of the team, the guy who just does a little bit of everything for you. Really just a fun player to have. So yeah, I just think this receiver room compliments themselves like each other so well. And like, they all work together. Like you can't have Michael Pittman Jr. be this dominant middle of the field threat type guy without Alec Pierce opening things up down the field. You're not going to have Josh Downs getting the one-on-one looks if you're not having

linebackers pulling back watching that middle of the field with Michael Pittman Jr. you know and then when A.D. Mitchell comes in again we can isolate him three by one back side have him beat any corner in the league back there So these guys all work so well together And I think you know, it's gonna be sad because this might be the last year We see all of these players together because of the contract situations coming up Alec Pierce hitting free agency next year We have Michael Pittman juniors all of his guaranteed money has gone after this season So there is a lot up in the air about what happens after this year.

But just for the one last year we might get of all these guys together, I like to just look at them and be excited about this perfect tandem of wide receivers that work so well together. I'll tell you what, if Ashton Doolin catches a touchdown this year and breaks out the Lance Stevenson air guitar celebration, then we got to put him in the ring of honor immediately. No waiting period, nothing, just ring of honor right away. But Alan, does it remind you, I mean, who's Drew Hill here? the I think they probably took votes away from each other in terms of Pro Bowls. Haywood Jeffries, Drew Hill, Curtis Duncan.

And then after I left, Webster Slaughter came in. And it was constant, constant pressure on the defense. So I think what you have is a great package with the Indianapolis receivers because they all come from competent passing schools. They are all great route runners. And I tell you, the defense will let you know who's doing the best because that's the one guy we're going to start doubling. And so that is, it's makes it incumbent upon the other guys to make sure that when they get open with their one-on-one coverage, that they catch the ball to

take them out of the double coverage. But yes, it does. It does bring back memories of, you know, having four receivers go out every single play. Uh, but their success is going to be based on the accuracy of the quarterback. Yeah. Uh, and unfortunately last year, Anthony Richardson, league low in terms of accuracy, so if he can improve that. And, uh, I like to, I mentioned it last show the tight end that you have. Uh, that's the tight end makes such a big difference because, you know, the receivers, even though they're bigger now, uh, but they still get chopped in half and they get hit.

And linebackers hit them. But when you've got a big guy, like a tight end, who can go in the secondary and just beat up the secondary, you know, it sort of levels the playing field in terms of who's going to be the enforcer, the offense or the defense. So a lot of things need to come together, but I think you're on the right track with the receiver room that you have right now. And like I mentioned earlier, eight and nine, and you're so close. So there should be some good vibes and some positive momentum coming into this season Yeah, and just to kind of sorry just to build real quick off what Alan was saying

That was always the one thing missing with this wide receiver room is man How do you work against the wide receiver room where you have a short intermediate and deep threat that are all really good at their individual roles? It's like oh, we don't really care about the tight end That's that's kind of how we can take this away because they, the Colts just haven't had a tight end who can either create after the catch or get open over the middle of the field and make things tougher on a defense. And that was always like the Achilles heel of the Colts offense in the passing game.

Now you throw in Tyler Ward, who was the missing piece. And I mean, it's kind of what you introduce the segment with Derek. It's like, there's no excuse for the Colts quarterback because we haven't even mentioned all pro running back Jonathan Taylor right now. We haven't mentioned top 10 highest paid left tackle Baron Hart Ryman, all pro soon to be Hall of Fame guard Quentin Nelson. Like we haven't talked about those guys there. So yeah, there is no excuse with the quarterback position this year. It needs to be competent at least with the type of weapons

they have as long as everyone's staying healthy on offense. You'd mentioned the Warren catch from the other night. Jake, did you say, was it Rick Venturi that said it was the best catch he's ever seen at camp? I think so. And he's been around the NFL for a hundred years. So that's really nice. He's been at all the camps, yeah.

Yeah, Coach has made some definitive statements so far at camp that I won't reveal all of them. But no, I mean, to hear him say that about Tyler and for him to feel the way he does about a guy like Tyler, it makes me feel pretty encouraged. Well, you've heard Jake and Zach say it on lockdown. Colts, the bullets are about to start flying in Baltimore and no, we're not talking about Omar and we Bay and Marla. We're talking real actual football. That's

next on the Colts squad show. So it'll be the Colts and Ravens coming up Thursday night to get us started on the pre-schools and of course a couple of practices as well that Jake and Zach, since that's his area of the country, are going to be able to attend. But I wanted to ask you guys, and we'll start with you guys because boots on the ground for us coming up this week, is there one specific thing that you're focusing on because, you know, bullets flying and all that, but the Ravens are the Ravens, right? You know, they're at a level where the Colts are striving to get towards and I always feel like that's always a great litmus

test to put yourself up against that than having a joint practice against you know, the Bears, no offense to the Bears. Yeah, go ahead Zach. Yeah, I think the biggest thing for me with the Colts offense in particular because that's what this whole show has been about through two episodes The quarterbacks and the Colts offense because that is the talking point this year We we all think the defense we better with the additions in and Lou Anna Rumo But how does this offense look especially against a team like the Baltimore Ravens? And you know the Ravens had a bit of a step back on defense in the first half of last year They figured out late in the year with with DNP's coming in

and they were able to really figure some things out. But, you know, I think the biggest thing for me is how do they look against this type of defense when they struggled against this style of defense last year? The style of defense is the Lu and Rumo tree type of defense. You know, the aggressive matching concepts like zone matching concepts, the diversity on the back end, because we've seen with Shane Steichen's tenure with the Colts, we've seen with Anthony Richardson as well, when they go against like the static defenses, you know, like we're going back to the Tampa two type of defenses, Seattle

cover three defenses, the defenses that want to sit in their same style of defense, not adjust much and say we're going to be so good at these couple concepts and you have to try to beat us. That's where Shane Steichen and even Anthony Richardson have been able to just thrive the last couple of years. We saw it with the Pittsburgh Steelers game last year. Steelers, a very static defense compared to the rest of the NFL. We saw with the Jets game last year, especially after firing Robert Sala.

Their defense was very static and we saw the Colts and Richardson have a great time. But then when they went against the teams that do a lot more match concepts, a lot more diversity pre and post snap, like the Miami Dolphins, like the Tennessee Titans last year, who come from that Ravens aggressive type of tree, that is where the Colts really struggled on offense and Richardson had his worst times throwing. Heck, we even saw the early signs of it in the preseason last year against Lou Anarumo in the Cincinnati Bengals where Richardson struggled to complete passes after a first drive that looked pretty good. So how does he look against a defense that is similar to the ones he struggled against in the NFL? You know, does it look like the

joint practice last year against Anarumo, where he was throwing to spots and a lot of these guys were, you know, yelling out that he's throwing to spots instead of throwing the ball to receivers, he's missing targets, he's not getting it to where it needs to go. Can he properly adapt to a defense that is adjusting pre and post snap?

Because not many defenses sit in those static looks anymore. There's not that many, you know, there's not many Gus Bradleys anymore. I love Gus Bradley today, but there's not many Gus Bradleys anymore. So much is changing pre and post snap. That's why the Colts brought in Lou Anarumo to have things looking different in here. And I'm curious to see because, you know, he's got a good look at it all summer now with Lou Anarumo being the defensive coach here. But does that transition against another defense in the Baltimore Ravens, who they've been doing this style of defense for 20, 30 years at this point that they've that they've been there. I mean, they've they have trademarked this style of defense

that Richardson and Saikin have struggled against. That's really going to be the biggest thing for me personally when I'm at those practices. Yeah. And on the flip side for me, I would like to see how this defense fairs against a guy like Lamar Jackson. And I mean, Derek Henry, to a degree, I don't think they're going to be doing a whole lot of live stuff. But I mean, Baltimore has like Deandre Hopkins now.

They have Zay Flowers. They have the tight ends like they got a really, really good offense. And so we've seen the Colts defense look like like legitimately good defense against this Colts offense so far. Uh, you know, the, the secondary is harassing the ball. The pass rushers have gotten so much better lately than like Lyotso lots of keeps racking up the sacks. And today's I were Franklin was telling us he's like, Hey, lots who's eating up now, like he is getting there and it's very evident very evident and there was I think there was eight or nine different sacks today. Like there was a ton of sacks.

And so are you just doing that against Anthony Richardson or Daniel Jones? Or can you make things a little difficult for a guy who could be MVP every single year in Lamar Jackson. So very curious to see toe to toe how this defense does curious about the linebackers because I were Franklin has only done seven on sevens to this point. I think he'll probably ramp things up a little bit starting next week. But you know, Joe and Cameron McGrone are your linebackers right now because Jalen Jalen Carlis, you know, I mentioned

on our show the other day was running with the twos. And then today he wasn't out there, we assume, with an injury. So it could very well be mostly Joe Bocci and Cam McGrone against Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews and Derek Henry and Isaiah Likely's banged up now. But like I mentioned, they they're covered is not even close to there. They've they've got guys around every single corner. And so I want to see if the Colts defense is up for the challenge because Lou Anna Rumeau historically has made things difficult

for even the best quarterbacks in the league. And there's a long history of going up against Lamar Jackson being in the AFC North. So I just want to see how this looks. Like Zach said, I don't want the offense to look horrendous because I was there for those that the Bengal joint practice last year. Awful, terrible. It was not good at all. I don't want to see that because that was the Bengals defense,

which got Lou Anna Rumo fired. This is the Ravens defense, which is getting no one fired. So yeah, yeah, I'm very curious to see both sides of the ball, but I want to see if the defense like legitimately looks good. Well, I would say the best part about a joint practice is the fact that you've been beaten up each other, you know, for a while now, it's just great to be able to have a team with a different color Jersey that you can go up against, but it's also a great barometer in terms of how the Colts match up with the Ravens because the Ravens is a team that. Has made the playoffs gone deep in the playoffs. So they come in. I don't care if it's their first string or their third string. They come in with a level of confidence. They play with a level of confidence that, you know, you want to, you want to see how you match

up against that. Because I can tell you, when I was with the Oilers, you know, 50 years ago, our first year we were four and 12, but after that, we made the playoffs every year and coming into camp, it wasn't a question of whether we were going to make the playoffs or not. The question was how deep were we going to go into the playoffs and that confidence helped us when we got into the regular season. That confidence helped us through the dog days of camp because we knew there was a bigger prize out there. So for the poll,

it's a great opportunity to be able to go against a team that has that type of confidence that's had that type of success. And you might learn something in terms of how do they do their business and how can I maybe improve what I do based on what the other team does now? I will say this. I remember doing a joint practice against the Chargers and it was a beautiful thing going out to San Diego from San Marcos, Texas where they had the bank sign next to the field saying 100,

102. I actually had to buy a sweatshirt out in San Diego because it was so cold. But the one guy who didn't practice was... um, Oh my God, I just forgot his name, uh, linebacker hall of famer, uh, for San Diego. Why am I forgetting his name? When you're sale, junior say, uh, thank you. Yeah. All right. He didn't practice.

And then when I was with the Packers, uh, we did a joint practice with the chiefs and yes, we want a joint practice with the Chiefs. And yes, we want to see how we measure up against these teams. But you know who didn't practice? Derrick Thomas. Derrick. Okay. Wow.

They were scared of you, Alan. They were nervous about meeting you in the hole there. That's what it was. So yes, it's a great chance to see how you measure up. But the top guys probably won't be participating in the 11 on 11th and they probably won't play in the preseason game. But still the guys that are their backups have that confidence that when this person gets hurt, I can come in and fill in and have no drop off.

Yeah, we only have like two minutes left, so I feel like I'm at liberty to ask a dumb question. But Zach, you live in the area, Alan, you're from the general area, like DMV, Baltimore, right? Jake, I know you go on road trips. Is are the cult still like a thing out there? Do people get mad about it? Or is it pretty much done now? people get mad about it or is it pretty much done now? For my, so I only lived in Baltimore for the first like four years of my life. And I will say in those first four years of my life, I don't remember it being a much of a talking point.

I don't recall much from back then, but you know, I don't remember. I think it might've happened or, and I'm just kidding. But yeah, I don't really think it's too big a deal anymore. I don't know. I think Baltimore fans are probably still a little upset about it, but it's probably more just the older generation of it. You know, as younger generations come in, the only thing they really remember is just, oh, my dad or my granddad hates it, hates the Colts. You know, that's kind of more of it. So I guess I don't like the Colts, but eventually

that'll water down and it'll be kind of Like a you know what it is, but I have seen a surprising amount of Colts fans Just not just on the East Coast But worldwide from from our show and stuff like that of just I don't it's it's from the Peyton Manning years man When your team has that many years of good fortune you you just get fans everywhere. And it can be fans from people playing Madden, you know, and using Peyton Manning. It can be fans from just, you know, when I was a little kid, I kind of like the Colts because Peyton Manning, I had the same birthday. So when I was a little kid, I was like, oh my gosh, we have the same birthday.

This is my favorite player now. So it can always be little things like that. So I think the Colts are well traveled in terms of fandom still on the East coast. But I'm sure there are a handful of Baltimore fans. And I'm sure there will be some older people in the crowd when when Jake and I go this week that are going to be yelling about you left like what are you doing? But besides that, I think eventually it does water down and it does eventually erode over time.

Yeah, cuz I remember on the scoreboard, they wouldn't even put Colts on there for a while. They just put Indianapolis or India or something like that. the scoreboard. Yeah, cuz I remember on the scoreboard, they wouldn't even put Colts on there for a while. They just put Indianapolis or India or something like that. But, you know, I'm talking like in the nineties, like when the Ravens first relaunched, this

was ancient history, right? Should we remind anyone? I remember I remember the Colts. I remember the Colts as a kid. In fact, I went to a Monday night game in old Memorial Stadium when the Colts played the Washington team and it was rainy and miserable and I sat behind this bowl where I had to lean to the side the entire game to watch the action on the field uh, I still have a lot of people I know

back in the area and the cure all is winning Baltimore's one Superbowl. So they don't talk about, uh, the cults anymore. The Washington team now that they're playing good again, it's like they're throwing parades in Prince George's County, You know, winning cures it all. So winning erases the memory of that team that used to be there. Absolutely. I'm sure that Baltimore people don't like to be reminded at all that they stole the Browns. Right. Yeah.

The Browns, we know right now, are not the original Browns. Oh, yeah. All these teams stole something. Time cures all. I say that now I have to go in front of these people. Oh, right. That's good. Well, the ultimate kumbaya will be a preseason game between the. So that's what we'll have all sides coming together embracing seven o'clock on Thursday. Jake and Zach will be our boots on the ground all week long for that. And we'll have our first game recap show

right after that game as well, right here on the Cold Squad Show on Locked On. So be sure to tune into that. Thanks so much for joining us on our second Cold Squad Show. We'll be back for our first game recap, like I said, on Thursday night, and hope to see you every day or then. Until then, follow us on socials and at Locked On Colts.

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