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Starting point is 00:00:00 The Colts offensive line will be tasked with anchoring a potentially high-powered unit this season, and one of the best tackle duos in the entire NFL will play the biggest part. Let's get to it. You are Locked On Colts, your daily Indianapolis Colts podcast. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. Hello, thanks for tuning in and making us your first listen of the day. This is your daily podcast covering your Indianapolis Colts, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. And today's show is brought to you by FanDuel.

Starting point is 00:00:41 Make every moment more. Right now, new customers, you guys get $150 in bonus bets with any winning $5 bet. Again, that's $150 with any winning $5 bet. Visit fanduel.com slash locked on to get started. What is up, everybody? This is Jake Arthur and Zach Hicks of HorseshoeHuddle.com. And today we continue our series previewing each positional unit for the colts we were toying around with are we going to lump in the entire offensive line together or break it up and i think it's necessary to break it up uh there is storylines abound even though it's a pretty established unit that plays really well uh there's there's a little bit of mystery maybe not

Starting point is 00:01:24 in the short term, but more so when you fast forward a year from now or the roles of what some of these younger guys are going to be initially. So first, we're going to talk about the starters, Bernhard Reimann and Braden Smith, and then move on to a couple of the young guns who factor into this thing. Injuries or not, they probably do factor in. And that's Blake Freeland and Matt Gonsalves. And then we're going to finish it up with a couple of dark horses who at the very least are very much realistic options for the practice squad. One of them could even sneak their way onto one of the bottom spots of the roster, and that's Jake Witt and Arlington Hambright.

Starting point is 00:02:01 All right, Zach. So we're starting out with Ryman and Smith. First, we've got to give huge kudos to Bernhardt Ryman, who, you know, going two years ago from his very first start, which was very, very rough on national TV against the Broncos all the way to now to where you could consider him at worst, you know, right in, you know, if you're ranking the top 32 left tackles, he's at worst right there in the middle. Like he's, I think you could call him slightly above average, at least right now. So this guy has gotten really good, really fast. His, he's always working, you know, he, his body composition is coming along to where, you know, he always, the anchor was the big question with him, but now he's kind of checking that off the list.

Starting point is 00:02:47 So his numbers were really good last year. We'll get into more of that later. And then Braden Smith is, it's kind of just an unfortunate thing because he's battled injuries the last couple of years, you know, last few years, two of those have been kind of rough, but when he's on the field, this guy is lights out. You know, he missed, I think it was nine games last year, but didn't allow any sacks. And that's not the first time he's done that. He's had a couple of seasons now where he hasn't allowed any sacks. So this duo, you know, together, one of the better tackle duos in the entire league,

Starting point is 00:03:22 how do you think they factor into the success of the Colts offense in 2024? Yeah. So just to give an overview on how the Colts use their offensive tackles, it's a fascinating system in the way where in some cases, in some degrees, they're putting so much on their tackles to be great that they are this vital, essential part of the offense. And in another sense, the Colts actually lessen the responsibility. So for,

Starting point is 00:03:46 for proper context here, outside of the Philadelphia Eagles, the Colts leave their offensive tackles on an Island more than any other team in football, but it's not just one tackle. It's both tackles, right tackle and left tackle. When the Colts get into even six and seven man protections,

Starting point is 00:04:00 they're typically helping the interior. If not like maybe giving like a little chip on the outside, but for the most part, those guys are going to be on an island in true pass sets. So any kind of pass formation, like, you know, third and long, third and eight, third and 10, whatever it's going to be, these tackles are on island by themselves. And they have to be able to stand up in pass protection. And we saw it last year with Ryman, where Ryman is one of the best pass blockers in all of football. And when Brian Smith was out there, he was fantastic. So they both excelled in this scheme that puts a lot on their plate.

Starting point is 00:04:34 But again, the scheme does put so much on them. In terms of how it helps them, though, is the Colts are the most RPO heavy team in football. They run so many RPOs to where a lot of these design pass plays that the colts do operate out of are plays where they are designed runs that turn into pass plays you know so so if your team is throwing 30 to 40 times in a game it might only be like 25 of those are actual pass dropbacks so and and like even in those 25 ones, whatever, how many times are the defensive ends waiting a second because they don't know if an RPO is coming, or they don't know if this play action pass is actually going to be an RPO. So it kind of lessens that responsibility. That's why

Starting point is 00:05:13 the Colts leave their offensive tackles on an island so much is because they mix in so many RPOs to where those edges are constantly thinking. And they're not just teeing off on these offensive tackles. But all that to say, at the end end of the day these offensive tackles are a vital piece of what the Colts want to do on offense like even if you are kind of lessening the load a little bit with the RPO game they still have to be effective on that island in true pass sets so maybe they're not you know they're not dropping back into true pass sets on 60 snaps a game or like you know 40 snaps a game whatever it's going to be but they still have to be effective in those 25 to 30. And that's what we saw out of both these guys last year. And when they were healthy, I really do think there's a case for the best offensive tackle duo in the

Starting point is 00:05:53 entire league. So if, if Bernhardt Riley can take even another step and, and go past what you said, like an above average player to being like in the NFL's elite left tackle range, that would be massive. If Braden Smith can just stay on the field, that would be massive. And I think these two players are just so vital to what the Colts do. Think about what the Eagles did with Shane Steichen, with Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson, two of the premier tackles in all of football. The Colts were able to replicate that in a lot of ways last year with Ryman and Smith. And you saw the Colts offense still put up numbers despite not having their starting quarterback, despite not having their starting tight end, despite missing their star running back for most of the year.

Starting point is 00:06:32 So, yeah, these two guys are a huge part of what the Colts want to do. The Colts put a lot on their plate in terms of that isolation play. And when they're out there, they're both really effective and really good players for this team. That was incredibly good context into how the Colts use their tackles. Cause it isn't just so simple as line up and block your man. Like that's traditional football. Sure. But like Steichen is a guy who, you know, he tries to be ahead of the curve a little bit. And like the way they do things is just not the same as everybody else.

Starting point is 00:07:01 So that very, very good job explaining that. I wanted to give everybody, you know, we're not just two gas bags pumping these guys up. Like there is national exposure and consideration for them to be, you know, among the best tackles in the NFL. So we're just going off pro football focus metrics here for this one, for the sake of grading purposes. Last year, Smith and Ryman

Starting point is 00:07:25 respectively were the Colts top two graded offensive linemen. Smith's 83.3 was 10th best among tackles in the NFL. Ryman's 82.7, 11th. So 10th and 11th last year among all NFL tackles left or right in the NFL. PFF recently ranked all offensive tackles in the league heading into this year, and they had Smith at 15 and Ryman at 16. So, I mean, that's a pre-measure, but if you assume at least Ryman's going to keep getting better because he's the younger of the two. They'll probably outperform that. But statistically, I mentioned that Smith didn't allow any sacks last year, only 14 pressures. Now, Ryman, he was overall very good, but like there were some spots and big moments that were not so great.

Starting point is 00:08:20 You know, especially late in games, he did give up four sacks and 34 pressures. But overall, he's an ascending, very well graded player. So they had some interesting things to say about Smith here. Played just 575 snaps, but played the best football of his career in 2023. He earned career highs, both in overall grade and run blocking grade with a 90.1. The latter ranking behind only Panay Sewell among right tackles in the NFL. So Braden Smith's always been able to run block, and he's doing it at an incredibly

Starting point is 00:08:52 high level. But like I mentioned, also no sacks. As for Ryman, they said after giving up pressures on 6.8% of pass plays as a rookie. He improved 5.8 last year and his 81.3 pass blocking grade ranked ninth among all tackles in the NFL. So that all sounds good and rosy, and this is something we're going to get into a little more in the next segment. But you wonder now about Smith's future. He's getting longer in the tooth, you know, drafted in 2018, has had some issues with injuries and such. He's also an expensive player. He's signed through 2025, but none of his contract is guaranteed in 2025. He does represent a $3 million in dead cap

Starting point is 00:09:41 next season, but it would save the Colts $16.75 million in cap space if they let him loose. And let me just preface that by saying the only reason they would even consider doing that is if he has yet another year where he's more on the sideline or in the rehab room than actually on the field. Again, he's a premier right tackle in the league when he's healthy, even when he's not just when he's on the field, he's outstanding. But the best availability or the best ability is availability, as they say. So we're going to get into that more so here in the next segment. And especially considering a couple of the younger guys who might fill in in that example.

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Starting point is 00:11:12 You have to turn down that volume with all that shouting. Make the switch to LockedOn Sports today, a free 24-7 sports streaming channel programmed for you every day to bring you the biggest stories without all the screaming. LockedOn Sports today brings you can't miss analysis, opinions, and news streaming 24-7 on YouTube or free in the Amazon Fire TV channels app. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day. All right, Jake, so this next segment, we're talking about the two primary backups to the Colts starting offensive tackles. And it's actually a great segue to start this conversation because you left that last segment saying,

Starting point is 00:11:46 you know, the Colts could move on from Braden Smith after the year, depending on his health. I don't, I don't think anyone thinks his play is going to drop off. So it really would come down to essentially what the health looks like. And at the end of the day, even if Smith only plays eight,

Starting point is 00:12:01 nine, 10 games again this year, like sure. It makes it easier to cut him, but you still can't cut him unless you have somebody behind him who is playing capable and starting football. Like eight games of Braden Smith is still better than no games of Braden Smith. If you don't have somebody behind him that you are ready to put out there. And last year they really didn't have that guy. Rookie Blake Freeland, you have his stats right here in front of us,

Starting point is 00:12:25 had a 44.3 overall grade from Pro Football Focus, four sacks and 45 pressures allowed in 11 games. So for context, he allowed the same amount of sacks and 11 more pressures in just 11 games played than Bernhardt Ryman last year. So Ryman played in, what, 16 games last year, 15 games. And Freeland allowed more pressures in the same amount of sacks. been Bernhardt Ryman last year. So Ryman played in what, 16 games last year, 15 games and, and Freeland allowed more pressures and the same amount of sacks. So that kind of puts it into context a little bit there. Freeland's kind of like Ryman where he just needs to get a little

Starting point is 00:12:54 bit bigger, a little bit stronger, and you hope that he can make that jump, but it's a little bit different. Obviously every player's development is a little bit different. And then Mackensalves, the player, the coach just drafted in the third round, they moved up to select him in round three. They're really high on him. Started a lot of games at the college level, 24 starts, had 11 at left tackle and 13 at right tackle. The Colts do see him as a guy who can play interior and outside. But if he does stick at right tackle throughout all camp and this whole off season, he could be a guy who could fill in for Braden Smith if Braden Smith's no longer with the team after the year. But again, Jake, I'll throw this back to you.

Starting point is 00:13:29 You can't make the move from Braden Smith. Even if Braden Smith doesn't play a snap this year, like if Braden Smith gets hurt in camp, which knock on wood, we don't want that to happen, obviously. But if Braden Smith doesn't play a snap this year, and these two guys come in, they're just not good enough, you can't move on from Smith because you need somebody who is of that caliber to be your starting player, especially at offensive tackle.

Starting point is 00:13:50 We have seen what it's like when you do not have a good offensive tackle out there. And I'm looking at you, Julian Davenport and Sam Tevey and all those guys. So like tackle is one position you can't play with. So if you really do want to consider moving on from Braden Smith after the year, if he has another injury-plagued season, you have to feel really good about Blake Freeland or Macken Salves. Yeah, and really, honestly, you've got to give credit to the Colts front office and Chris Ballard

Starting point is 00:14:16 for having the foresight to understand that, yes, when this offensive line is on, they're an elite group, but they're an expensive group, which that and health and age will only last you so long. So this core five, that's terrific, but at some point it's going to have to be broken up a little bit. And so over the last couple off seasons, we've seen them bulk up and prepare for the next generation of this offensive line. Now, Ryman has already been inserted as a starter. No question there.

Starting point is 00:14:48 A left tackle. Quentin Nelson is still in his prime, still playing at a huge level. But Ryan Kelly has dealt with injuries, particularly concussions. The last few years in particular, he's missed time. We just discussed Braden Smith. And then Will Fries is an ascending player who keeps playing his best football every year and is going to be a free agent. So he's going to come up on a huge, not a huge payday, but perhaps more than the Colts want to pay. You know, so what they've done, you know, Blake Freeland last year, your swing tackle, but he got some unexpected experience. What was it? He had

Starting point is 00:15:26 nine starts last year, which they did not expect to do. So kind of trial by fire. He's going to be a little further along in his development, perhaps this coming season. Matt Consalves, who they loved, did not want to leave that third round without him. So they, like you said, they traded up for him. So again, depending on which of these guys along the offensive line isn't back in the next year or so, depends on where Gonsalves goes, because he could factor in a tackle, but you know, if Will Fries goes, you know, he could be the right guard. I think we're both comfortable saying Tanner Bortolini is your center regardless. But Gonsalves could be your guy to replace Braden Smith if something happens, which again should only happen if he cannot stay healthy

Starting point is 00:16:14 because he's awesome when he's on the field or Will Fries. So I just really have to credit the Colts for looking forward and ahead to getting those moves. It's not sexy, you know, in the middle rounds or early rounds to draft backup offensive linemen. But when it comes to having to eventually replace your studs, these guys,

Starting point is 00:16:35 you know, they have that potential. So I'm really interested to see how Gonsalves factors in. Historically, the Colts have, unless injuries crop up and they have to actually be in the starting five, the Colts have used a younger offensive lineman as that extra guy in the jumbo package. You know what I mean? We've seen it with Danny Pinter, Braden Smith early in his career before he was thrust into the lineup. We've seen it with some

Starting point is 00:17:04 of these younger guys. I'm kind of wondering if that's Gonzalez's role initially, is that jumbo package, big tight end, extra offensive lineman. Yeah, yeah, for sure. And I wanted to add before we get out of this conversation here and get to our dark horse guys, because, you know, we love our dark horse guys on this podcast, Jake. But Blake Freeland, just to put in some context with his rookie season,

Starting point is 00:17:24 I think there's a way to shine a really positive light on it. And there's also a way to shine a negative light on it. In one way, you could look at it as, hey, Barinhart Ryman struggled a lot as a rookie. He was roughly around 300 pounds, just like Freeland is right now. And with Ryman taking that big step into year two, you can logistically see how Freeland can make the same type of jump, you know, oh, get up to like 315, 320, really work on your technique and just kind of build from there. And I do think that that is a feasible path to look at, but not all development is going to be the same. I think Ryman was more special athlete, obviously, as a rookie, Ryman showed better flashes. But the Colts also didn't put Freeland in this great situation to succeed last year.

Starting point is 00:18:07 Again, this offensive system, if you're an offensive tackle, you are going to be put isolated on an island. And when Freeland was out there, other teams knew that. And they were smelling blood in the water with him. They were putting, you know, the TJ Watts of the world on him. They're putting the Aaron Donalds of the world. I mean, Aaron Donald was having his way with him in that week four game. So Freeland, and then, and also he had a bounce between left tackle and right tackle, which is extremely hard to do on, on an offensive line. So Freeland, I don't think we can, we can just write him off and say, okay, he's just this,

Starting point is 00:18:37 this bus, he's not going to work out, but I can also say like, let's see what happens here. Let's see what he does in training camp. Let's see how he comes into training camp. You know, if we start getting the best shape of his life reports, there we go. All in. That's all I need right there. Best shape of his life, 315, 320. But let's see how he looks with the second team in camp and see how he starts rolling out the gates.

Starting point is 00:18:57 And hopefully, hopefully, he can be just a left tackle this year or just a right tackle this year. If they can keep him at one position and he can really hone in on that and just be the best version of himself at that one position, I do think he has a chance to find success with this Colts team. It really comes down to just those opportunities though, but I'm not writing him off yet. Freak athlete, fantastic athlete, did see a little bit of progress late in the season. It still wasn't great, but still did see a little bit of progress, but we got to just hope that he can be on that same developmental path that Ryman was on where it's like look all he needed was the experience and the size and a little bit of

Starting point is 00:19:31 technical prowess and there we go we got this really good left tackle so Freeland again I think saying that he's going to be the right tackle the future is too much I think saying that he's definitely going to be written off is is too. I do think there is some middle ground with him and hopefully it trends towards the more positive side with him. Yeah. I mean, if long-term he just winds up being your swing tackle, that's fine. You know, it sticks around as your right tackle. Gonzalves takes that spot. If Freeland is never more than a guy who has to come in and fill in when other guys are injured at left or right tackle, that's fine. Like he has time to get better and develop now i mean for offensive lineman experience is probably the most important thing but i mean if he's it's not a failure for him if he's not a starter like what was he a fourth round pick or something like yeah if he's your swing

Starting point is 00:20:22 tackle that's fine yeah it's all about the positive projection with him the positive development like he's taking steps forward it doesn't need to be elite like he doesn't need to come off the bench and like any snap he plays this year he's like a superstar like it doesn't need to be that just obviously shows some progress from last year because last year again sometimes he was blood in the water you know that fresh meat for defenses just don't be that if you ever get on the field this year, and we're looking at progress. But coming up, guys, we're going to switch over to some dark horses, two of our favorites from last year's training camp, Jake Witt and Arlington Hambright.

Starting point is 00:20:57 All right, locked on Colts every day as we are back, again, talking the dark horses. And honestly, again, we go crazy. We hype up the dark horses and honestly like again we go crazy we hype up the dark horses at every position like we have we have 90 plus favorite players on this team jake i mean i'm not gonna lie about it here i guess for me it's less than 90 because kickers but you know how it is guys you know how it is we like the bottom of the roster guys but jake witt i am really intrigued by jake witt is so fascinating to me because like Barinhart Ryman, a guy who was

Starting point is 00:21:26 relatively new to playing football and just playing the position in general out of college, a guy who needed just more time and refinement. And yes, he had the hip injury. I'm guessing it was a hip flexor injury because that's the type of hip injury that'll keep you out for an entire season. He had the hip injury, but he was still around the team all year. Like he wasn't off the roster or anything. He was still around the team. He was with Sperano and in this coaching staff all season, he had chances to watch film and really get the position just down in his mind. And I think he's going to come back into camp, like again, showing off this elite athleticism and what he can be for this Colts team. So I'm kind of bullish on Jake Witt. Like I almost would have put him in the second segment here because like, if you can go into this next season with Jake Witt as your

Starting point is 00:22:10 backup left tackle, Blake Freeland as your backup right tackle and Gonsalves as your interior guy, you're looking really good and really young with your backup offensive lineman this next season. Yeah. One of the best things that could happen for the Colts offensive line for the purpose of utility is Witt looking good. Because it's different if like an Arlington Hambright looks good or something. You know, that's a guy who's more of an inside-outside. Like, if you know that you can rely on Blake Freeland and him developing further and Jake Witt is showing something enough to be like your 53rd guy on the roster or something like that's a really, really good situation. And I would even say like practice squad is perfectly fine for him. Like that's my expectation right now. Cause again, he was

Starting point is 00:22:54 another position switch guy. He was a tight end at one point moved to tackle in college. And then now here he is at a tackle in the NFL. That hip injury, of course, he didn't really get much through camp. I think it was pretty early in camp, early August, if I remember correctly. And on tomorrow, when we're back out there, I'll have to look again to make sure he's been out there because he's not necessarily someone you're looking for. But I'm pretty sure he's back out there with the team right now. So not playing once he was done, you know, rehabbing the hip,

Starting point is 00:23:30 I guess helps him get a headstart on body composition because especially for the Colts, that's one of the biggest things going from year one to year two is getting their frame correct to how the Colts want it to be. And he was a lighter guy too, for sure. So I guess he had a headstart on that. And then there was clearly something that clicked with Tony Sperano going

Starting point is 00:23:52 into the Colts O-line room. So whatever tutelage and knowledge Witt was able to pick up from all that, definitely a plus. You want to be able to, you know, be a hands-on learner, I guess, a little bit when it comes to development. But, I mean, I'm expecting him to show some progress. You know, that would be the best case scenario. Because until they drafted Gonsalves, they really didn't have terrific depth at tackle. Because the next guy we're going to talk about, Arlington Hambright, has been used primarily as a guard throughout his career. He did look pretty good last summer during camp at left tackle when he needed to be out there.

Starting point is 00:24:33 I broke down his experience. So mostly in his career, he played in 82 snaps in 2020 with the Bears and six with the Colts last year that's his regular season experience six yeah he's got he's got plenty of experience in the preseason though 176 snaps in the preseason throughout his career 162 at left guard 74 left tackle 47 at right guard 18 special team snaps regular and postseason uh 88 snaps 82 at left guard, 18 special team snaps, regular and post season, uh, 88 snaps, 82 at left guard and six at left tackle 44 special team snaps. So he's spent the majority of his career on the left side of the line. Again, we've seen him play left tackle in the preseason and training

Starting point is 00:25:18 camp. It wasn't bad. Uh, but I think you definitely want to see Jake Witt win that competition there. Yeah, well, Jake Witt, again, he's new to the position, but he's a more natural tackle. Arlington Hambright's a little bit smaller. He's a good athlete. Don't get me wrong. He can step in there at tackle and just not be a traffic cone. He can be competitive, but it's not going to be a plus player there.

Starting point is 00:25:40 He's a good practice squad guy to have because the five-position versatility because what he can do in terms of just getting out there and giving you competitive snaps. But Jake Witt, again, is the guy that we're really looking at here because that upside can be immense. Again, I don't want to go too crazy about some seventh round pick and say like, okay, this can be your future starter at left tackle or anything like that. But if you can get this guy to being a rosterable player, that's a fantastic win in round seven. And with wit again,

Starting point is 00:26:09 I'm just so fascinated by the athletic profile because when guys move like this at offensive tackle, it's just so rare. It's so rare. These guys typically don't fail completely when they are moving like this. Again, there's certain circumstances and a seventh round pick as far from a lock or anything like that, but I'm really intrigued to see what he can be. And, and like you mentioned the body composition when it comes to offense to tackle, I really

Starting point is 00:26:31 wanted to touch on that real quick because I don't think people realize how strict the dieting is and how strict just BMI and body composition is for NFL players. I mean, they get you in there from day one and they got you with, you know, nutritionists, they got you with certain weight room regimens. They got you with, okay, if you're going to play for us, you had to be at this weight. You have to be at this type of mass and, you know, this type of body weight, like index and stuff like that. Like it's a very important thing for NFL teams. And a lot of that comes down to what the players do in the off season. So you can really tell, like when, again, this is where I go so big on Bernhardt Reimann last offseason, where when he came into camp at 315 320 last year, I was like, Oh, it's on like good. He went into the offseason last year and said,

Starting point is 00:27:17 I know what I need to do. He did it came into camp ready to go. So if guys like wit and Freeland are coming into camp this year, again, it doesn't need to be as big a jump as Reim go. So if guys like Witt and Freeland are coming into camp this year, again, it doesn't need to be as big a jump as Ryman, but if they can come into camp 310, 315, maybe 320, you know, however is natural for them. That shows me that they put in the work in the off season to get to where they needed to be. If they come in at 295 or something or 290, then it's like, look, you're just not ready for this yet. Like you got to you got to take those steps on your own time in the offseason and be ready for this jump. So it'll be big to see these guys, you know, how they're looking, what they what they say to the media, how how well their conversations were with their positional coaches in the

Starting point is 00:27:57 offseason and and also with their personal trainers. But I just want to see what guys like Witt and Freeland and even Gonsalves to a degree, I know he's coming off of college season, but just see what those guys look like coming into camp, how ready they are for the gruel of NFL season. And if they can turn these, these raw athletic freaks into legitimate rosterable players who could do some good things for you. I think, I think the potential is there for all three of them though. Yeah, for sure. And when it comes to Witt, obviously you want to see if he looks like the part after the hip injury and everything. But he's another guy who we knew he was a more

Starting point is 00:28:36 slender but explosive guy. So you wonder about the anchor and things like that. I'm curious to see how he holds up against the power players in the one-on-ones. It's probably going to take a week during training camp until we actually get to that. But that's definitely something I want to see with him. Cause I also think that would show the sturdiness of the hip as well. Cause like being able to anchor and like bear down and keep your spot, that's, you know, if you're, if your hip is right, that's going to be something that shows up. Yeah. Yeah, for sure. And, and and yeah i'm excited with this offense attack group i think it's you know i wouldn't say it's the deepest positional group on the roster but i mean if you're looking top end talent in terms of uh ryman and smith i mean it's probably your most top end

Starting point is 00:29:19 loaded roster spot position i don't think the depth is too bad again if wick can show something in training camp if freeland can show that he's making at least some positive development and then obviously Gonsalves can just come in and do what the Colts drafted him to do this is a good tackle depth like this is good tackle room like a really good offensive tackle room that has the potential to be the best tackle duo in all of football in terms of Smith and Ryman so I'm excited to see what these guys can do this year. Again, like you mentioned at the top of the show, like the offensive tackles are kind of the key to this whole thing.

Starting point is 00:29:50 If they can stay healthy and stay locked in and do their thing, this Colts offense should be able to be, you know, well-oiled machines next season. So you guys let us know in the comment section what you think, obviously, in regards to Braden Smith staying after this next season, what you need to see from the offensive tackle room, and what you think of the two Colts starters at offensive tackle. And before we get out of here, I do want to remind you guys that Locked On has launched the first ever national sports 24-7 streaming channel on YouTube, and now it's also available on Amazon Fire TV in the free Fire TV channels app.

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