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Starting point is 00:00:44 and use code LOCKEDONNFL to get $20 off of your first purchase. Last minute tickets, lowest price guaranteed. Hello, everyone. I'm your host, Zach Hicks of the Locked On Colts podcast and over at horseshoehuddle.com. It's where you can find all of my film work. Jake is not joining us today. He's just so excited about this ugly, ugly win. He's out celebrating with the rest of his buddies or something like that. I don't know. I don't know.

Starting point is 00:01:06 It's just me today, guys. We're going to talk about this Colts victory over the New England Patriots. Colts won 10-6 in Germany. So, you know, all you Germany fans out there, all you people in Germany, I'm glad we could bring the best of the NFL product over there with this 10-6 victory. Really anemic day overall on both offenses, but the defense stayed strong all day for the Colts and they were able to get the victory.

Starting point is 00:01:30 We're going to kick off the show by talking about the main storylines of this game and then we're going to go into the Colts offense and the Colts defense and really discuss how this team was able to win. Again, pretty ugly, but still win the game regardless. So kicking off with the biggest storylines, I think the number one thing that we really have to say about this game is the Patriots are so bad. The Patriots are so, so bad. Like, I don't want to get on here and just laugh about another team, but oh man, oh man, that was tough to watch from the Patriots side.

Starting point is 00:01:59 I mean, their quarterback play was bad. Every single time they dropped back to throw the ball, it felt like a win for the Colts defense, which is really not something you see in today's NFL because obviously it's a passing league. The NFL wants passing offenses. They want the ball down the field and explosive plays. But every single time the Patriots were calling a pass play,

Starting point is 00:02:17 it really felt like a win for the Colts defense. Like they had five sacks in this game. They had over a dozen pressures. They were just getting after Mac Jones all game long. And then even when they made that weird quarterback change at the end, they were still getting after Bailey Zappi as well and really locking it down. So yeah, the Colts defense won this game for them, obviously. I mean, if you're only scoring 10 points in an NFL game and you're winning,

Starting point is 00:02:39 obviously your defense has to be doing some superhuman stuff on the other side of the ball. But yeah, the Colts defensive line, again, five sacks, almost all of them are on third down, multiple other pressures on third down as well. Just a fantastic game from the Colts defense. And I know that we're going to get some comments on this video. We're going to get some comments on social media and stuff where it's like, oh yeah, of course they had a great game. They were against the Patriots offense. But again, two weeks ago, they played against New Orleans Saints, which was a terrible offense when they played against the Saints and the Saints lit them up for a huge point total

Starting point is 00:03:10 and had a fantastic game. The last two weeks against, again, two abysmal offenses in the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots, we have finally seen this Colts defense just level out and play, again, not fantastic football, but play better than abysmal football.

Starting point is 00:03:26 They've been playing some pretty solid football the last two weeks, come away with what five turnovers the last two games, they come away with nine sacks the last two games. So a really strong day from the Colts defense run defense can can stand to get a lot better. But you really can't complain too much about a game. Again, in the NFL where you're giving up, where you're only giving up six points. Like if you're only giving up six points in an NFL game, you're doing enough to win. So Colts defense, big plus, did a great job out there.

Starting point is 00:03:55 I think the secondary has been playing really well for the Colts defense as well. I mean, again, you're not going against these fantastic quarterbacks in Mac Jones and Bryce Young, but these are NFL quarterbacks, like albeit struggling NFL quarterbacks, but they're NFL quarterbacks. They can at least get the ball out of their hands and do something with it at times, not all the time. But the Colts secondary has been locking things down a lot these last two weeks, giving up very few yards after the catch, making some tackles,

Starting point is 00:04:21 and just suffocating teams on the back end with a lot of really cool principles. I think that Gus Bradley is mixing in, which we're going to talk about more in segment three. But I think they're starting to do a lot more Saban type stuff, a lot more quarters, a lot more cover seven, cover six. You're seeing a lot of really interesting things there on the back end from the Indianapolis Colts. And it's confusing these below average quarterbacks and Mac Jones and Bryce Young. So a really, really strong day from the Colts defense. If we're going over to the Colts offense, the biggest storyline, you know, quarterback play, not good, just simply not good enough. You know, I think this game was probably worse than last week for Gardner Minshew. I think at least last week he was able to get the

Starting point is 00:05:01 ball out a couple times and move the ball a little bit. But in this game, the Colts' offense was just not operational whatsoever. Like, the Colts' offense could not move the ball at all. And it felt like, again, like on the other side of the ball with the Patriots, every time they called a passing play, it felt like a win for the defense. On the Colts' side, it kind of felt the same way outside of a couple of big plays. I mean, Gardner Minshew made three big throws in this game. One to Josh Downs late, which Josh Downs kind of bailed him out with a great catch. The one to Alec Pierce early, where again, Alec Pierce kind of bailed him out with a catch.

Starting point is 00:05:31 And then Isaiah McKenzie early in the game, that 30 yarder down the field, which led to the Colts first touchdown. Aside from those three big plays though, the Colts passing offense was just anemic in this one. Michael Pittman Jr. had a couple of nice catches underneath, but they just have nothing going in the passing game. And a lot of that has to do with Gardner Minshew just feeling ghosts in the pocket. Gardner Minshew missing throws high, throwing off his back foot. Because again, we're going to talk about this more in segment two. Like everything is right there for him. There are guys that are open.

Starting point is 00:06:01 There's a good clean pocket in front of him. There are things that he can be doing. It's just for some reason he's panicking back there. He's running in circles back there. He's missing reads and NFL quarterback needs to make. And at the end of the day, it's just not good enough. I know he's a backup quarterback. I know that the expectation shouldn't be sky high for him.

Starting point is 00:06:20 But at the end of the day, these are plays that need to be made. I know the Colts are 2-0 the last two weeks, but they really shouldn't with the way their quarterback has played. They're really lucky that they played against the two bottom teams in the entire league these last two games, because the way that Gardner Minshew has played, they do not deserve to win these games. Hats off to the Colts defense, hats off to the Colts playmakers like Josh Downs today on that long catch. But this are just, these are just, this is just not a winning formula with the way their quarterback is playing right now. So we got to see more from Gardner Minshew going forward.

Starting point is 00:06:51 It's just not good enough whatsoever. But, you know, again, if we're talking biggest storylines, it's more about the Colts defense having a really strong game, despite giving up a lot of ground, a lot of game, a lot of gains on the ground in this one, a lot of big run gains for the Patriots offense. The Colts defense was able to step up and get the job done in the red zone and then keep the Patriots off the board, which is the biggest thing in the entire league right there.

Starting point is 00:07:16 So overall strong day for the Colts defense. Colts offense needs to be a lot better, but luckily they have the bye week to maybe figure some things out and get back to where they were the last couple of weeks when they were, you know, scoring 20 plus every single game for the first nine games. So coming up though, we're going to really dive into this Colts offense, talk about what the biggest issues were and just overall what we thought about this game, watching it from the Colts offensive side of the ball. And guys, you should never have to worry when you're buying your tickets to your

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Starting point is 00:09:17 Unfortunately, we do have to talk about the Colts offense just a little bit in this one. Just not a good game at all. I mean, a little bit better than the Panthers outing. They had 4.9 yards per play in this one, just not a good game at all. I mean, a little bit better than the Panthers outing. They had 4.9 yards per play in this one, where in that Panthers one, they had, I think, 3.5 yards per play. So just not a really effective day either time these last two weeks. They had a couple of explosive plays that really brought up the yards per play total.

Starting point is 00:09:42 Again, the Isaiah McKenzie catch, the Alec Pierce catch, the Josh Downs catch late. Those three explosives kind of boosted the yards per play total again the Isaiah McKenzie catch the Alec Pierce catch the Josh Downs catch late those three explosives kind of boosted the yards per play total but overall just not an efficient game plan on offense not an efficient day from their quarterback Gardner Minshew went 18 of 28 for 194 yards and a pick in this game yeah it's it's as bad as the stat line looks honestly it's worse than what the stat line looks. Honestly, it's worse than what the stat line looks. There were just some really, really brutal moments in this game from Gardner Minshew. A lot of times, I mean, you guys know in the comment section here, I mean, it was every single time there was an obvious passing situation, third down, third and long. The Patriots are bringing like four guys.

Starting point is 00:10:19 They weren't even blitzing on a lot of these situations. And they were just running stunts at the middle, stunts, and the Colts were picking it up. And just, I don't know what Minshew was doing. Like you could hear the internal screaming in his head when the second he saw some kind of blitz or some kind of simulated pressure or some kind of pass rusher getting into the backfield slightly,

Starting point is 00:10:39 you could see like that internal clock just exploding in his head and him just running in circles like he had no clue what was going on. It was really tough to see because you'd expect that out of some kind of rookie quarterback or you'd expect that out of, you know, a player that's not been around and started as many games as Gardner Minshew. And honestly, we didn't really see it as much the first couple of weeks this season when he first got out there, you know, coming in in relief and those Titans and Texans games are coming into early starts against the Ravens even or against the Browns. I think maybe he's thinking too much

Starting point is 00:11:10 about the fumbles and just dropping the ball from the backside too much. So now he's overcompensating by just running in circles and trying to avoid getting hit at all costs so he doesn't fumble. But look, at the end of the day, I can live with a couple interceptions and turnovers if the offense is moving and putting points on the board like you can live with turnovers every now and then I'm not saying that you need to come out there and and purposely turn the ball over because that's not that's not good either but like you can't sacrifice efficiency on offense you can't sacrifice your entire offensive flow and design because you're scared of turning the ball over because you're scared of making a mistake. And I feel like that's where we're at

Starting point is 00:11:48 with Gardner Minshew, where we're seeing so many moments where it's like, okay, first read's not there. Instead of let me get my second read, it's let me run in circles and I'll either eat this ball and run it up for a couple yard gain, or I'll try to find the wide open guy after a broken play is down the field. That's just not how you play quarterback in the NFL, especially not how you play quarterback when you're a player who's not really athletic. You really don't have that big of an arm. It's just not a recipe for success from the quarterback position. Most quarterback play is done in the pocket by design,

Starting point is 00:12:20 the way that the play is drawn up. And there were multiple times in this game where the mesh route, that third down mesh where he completed Michael Pittman Jr. Later in the game, like, great, great job moving around and getting the ball out and getting it to Michael Pittman Jr. But if you watch that play, Kylan Granson wide open over the middle on the little spot route. Alec Pierce wide open on the on the mesh run over the middle. Jonathan Taylor not even covered on the wheel route outside the backfield these are all within design where the play is supposed to go when you're talking mesh and you know it's great that he's able to get out of the pocket and find fitman jr and get that first down but like these are things that need to be done by your veteran

Starting point is 00:12:58 quarterback i don't care if you're a backup quarterback or if you're a guy who wasn't supposed to start it's just not good enough from an NFL caliber quarterback. And that's what he is. He's an NFL caliber quarterback who's just not playing good enough right now. So these last two weeks, if he plays like this, the last, the last stretch of the season, the Colts are not going to win many games. You can't win many games with your quarterback playing like this. Like you can beat the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots of the world, but

Starting point is 00:13:24 you're not beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with this type of quarterback play you're probably not beating the Tennessee Titans you're probably not beating the Houston Texans again with this kind of quarterback play you need better quarterback play and again I know Garner was brought in on a low contract with very little expectations and probably didn't even expect to start many games this year it's just the unfortunate world that we live in, but that doesn't excuse the fact that we can talk about his play out there. His play has not been good enough. These last two weeks, it has simply not been good enough

Starting point is 00:13:52 for even a spot starter, for even a backup quarterback. So it's just something that we just can't, we can't have going forward. Again, I think this Colts team is solid. I think they're a solid team. They're probably a seven to eight win team, regardless of what happens with the quarterback position. But for this team to maybe make the playoffs or even to get to those seven and eight wins, Gardner Minshew needs to play better.

Starting point is 00:14:13 And I think, you know, hopefully they can go into this bye week and they can really talk about, you know, what was going on with him these last two weeks and why he's freaking out so much. But they really need to do some soul searching here in the bye week with him because whatever happened the last two weeks compared to the weeks before that, he is just panicking so, so much back there and it's just not good enough. We'll talk about some other players on the Colts offense before we get to the Colts defense. I think that Jonathan Taylor did some really solid things out there despite the 23 carries for 69 yards and a touchdown. Again, teams are going to be stacking the box when they're not scared of the quarterback so it's going to be tough to run but I think he had some really really good um some really really good just

Starting point is 00:14:53 overall runs in this game some really strong rushes his touchdown run was a fantastic run I know it was only a two-yard gain but a really good job manipulating the defender on the outside and getting in the end zone Michael Pittman Jr. Eight catches for 84 yards. Josh Downs two for 40 on day where like, you know, he he really didn't play much. You know, he played, I think, only on some third downs and some obvious passing situation. So obviously that knee is just not right for Josh Downs still. But getting out there for those two catches for 40 yards and had that really fantastic long catch late in the game to, you know, not ice the game, but really put the Patriots on their back. So that really helped there. Again, Alec Pierce, Isaiah McKenzie, two big plays early in the game. Really great to see. And overall, I think the Colts offensive

Starting point is 00:15:33 line played fairly well. You know, again, Patriots are stacking the box. They were blitzing a lot. They gave Gardner Minshew a lot of time in the backfield. They had some good holes there in the run game. So I can't really complain too much about what this offensive line did. One more thing I did want to touch on with the Colts offense or with the Colts offense in general was running back Zach Moss was almost completely cut out of the game plan entirely. I'm not a fan of that at all. I think Zach Moss has been playing some really, really good football this year. And look, I get wanting to get Jonathan Taylor his carries and getting him out, and trying to lean on his explosiveness and doing some good things out there. But Zach Moss is a tough road grader type of runner. I think getting him out there and getting him even

Starting point is 00:16:13 like just getting more carries than just the one that he had in this game would have been beneficial for this Colts team. I know it's more of a hindsight thing because, you know, in the game things, you know, a player like Jonathan Taylor is kind of rolling a little bit. You want to get him going, but Zach Moss can't be completely cut out of the game plan he's too good of a player for that you just pay Jonathan Taylor I get it but Zach Moss is playing really well this year I don't want to cut him completely out of the game plan no matter what's going on out there he's just too good of a runner too good of a change of pace guy just get him out there to get some carries you know don't let him just be like a decoy on a couple snaps you He's a good player. Get him out there. So yeah, I would have liked to seen

Starting point is 00:16:48 Zach Moss more, and I would have liked to see Gardner Minshew obviously play a better game, but it is what it is. We'll see if the Colts can bounce back after the bye week. Obviously, they have a lot of soul searching to do on offense, but the Colts defense is riding a two-game hot streak here into the bye week. Can they continue that on this last stretch of the season? We're going to talk about that here coming up in just a second. And guys, score early this NFL season with FanDuel, America's number one sportsbook. Right now, new customers get $150 back in bonus bets

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Starting point is 00:17:57 game really did show that, you know, why the NFL is such a passing league, because you can run the ball effectively all you want. But at the end of the day, when you get into third and six, third and seven, third and eight, those couple times a game where you get into that, you need to be able to throw the ball in the NFL to find success. And the Colts defense did a really good job in this game of, sure, we're giving up these huge gains up the middle on the run game because we just don't have a good defensive tackle alongside Forrest Buckner and that's that's a bit that's a big issue but they're shutting down the pass game so much in this one and it's not just because Mac Jones is bad it's also because the Colts defense was covering things up pretty well on the back end and getting some really good pass rush up front

Starting point is 00:18:37 from their front four defenders so you know again we can look at it and say yes the Colts defense needs to be better in the run game that was just too awful against from Andre Stevenson and especially Zeke Elliott who's just not the Zeke Elliott of five years ago like you just can't have that kind of thing happen there but at the end of the day they got the job done in the passing game they made some plays on the ball some good pass breakups some interceptions a lot of sacks up front just a really really strong game in pass coverage and that's more important than run defense. You know, I, I will sacrifice the run defense, allowing seven, eight yards to carry whatever it is, six, seven, eight yards carry. If you're going to completely shut down another team's passing game, because the passing game is just

Starting point is 00:19:17 more effective and more efficient overall and leads more to NFL success and offensive success. So yes, clean up the run game, please. Grover Stewart's going to be back soon. Thank God, because they need him back more than ever. But if you're shutting down a passing game, it's fine. You can live with getting gashed in the run game if you're shutting down another team's passing game. So overall, solid day from the Colts defense, allowing only six points in NFL game,

Starting point is 00:19:42 regardless of who you're playing, is a fantastic day. And the main superstars, I mean, the two main superstars of this one, but one of them more of a underrated type player, Dio Adangbo. Dio Adangbo in the first half had three sacks in this game, had multiple pressures as well. I think he had three QB hits in this game as well. Just a really, really strong game from Dio Adangbo, who's been playing some really, really good football the last two to three weeks for the Indianapolis Colts, doing some really great things. Like they're using him all over the place.

Starting point is 00:20:10 They're using him at defensive end. They're using him at three tech. They're using him as a, you know, as a prowler blitzer over the middle and stuff too. And he's just getting the job done. So he's really living up to where the Colts took him in that draft a couple of years ago, doing some really strong things in the rush game.

Starting point is 00:20:26 And you're starting to see the sacks kind of pile up now. The three sacks a day, I think, puts him at first on the Colts this season in sacks. I think he's at six and a half now. It's either six or six and a half now is where they're at with him on the season. So yeah, Dio Dengbo, really, really strong game for him. DeForest Buckner, fantastic, fantastic game. He looked like a superstar all game long. Honestly, the only time the Colts got any kind of run defensive stops in this one was when DeForest Buckner was making plays in the

Starting point is 00:20:55 backfield and blowing up the run. The Patriots tried to double team him all game and just leave the other defensive tackle on single blocks, which worked for majority of the game. But there were still some times where Buckner was able to break through and make some plays in the ball. In the past rush department, I mean, two of Dio Dangbo's sacks came off DeForest Buckner pressures. I think Quiddie Paye's sack came off of DeForest Buckner's pressure. I believe Tyquan Lewis's sack came off of DeForest Buckner pressure. So yeah, DeForest Buckner finished this game with zero sacks, but it was a superstar game from him. And he looked like one of the best defensive tackles in the league.

Starting point is 00:21:30 He was just abusing this Patriots offensive line all game long. Their left guard, Cole Strange, was the former first round pick two years ago out of Chattanooga. And DeForest Buckner was just having his way with him all game long. So, you know, great, great game from DeForest Buckner. Did a fantastic job out there. Adetomi Adebore, another really good game from him. He got out there for a couple snaps.

Starting point is 00:21:52 And I want to say he had like three or four pressures in this game. He had a couple of run defensive snaps where, yes, he lost his gap integrity, but he did, you know, get into the backfield and get in position to make a play. You want to see him finish those plays going forward. I think one of Stevenson's, he had a six-yard run in the first half where Adetomi kind of broke into the backfield and had him stopped in the backfield but just missed the tackle, and Stevenson was able to get upfield for a five-yard gain.

Starting point is 00:22:16 But just plays like that, you're seeing some really good flashes from Adetomi Adebore, and you're seeing his snaps go up on defense. You're starting to see that athleticism on defense. Really liking what I'm seeing from that young player there. Some other guys that stood out to me, you know, Zyra Franklin had 15 tackles in this game, had 12 solo tackles. I know some of them were, you know,

Starting point is 00:22:36 more down the field in the run game, not some great tackles there, but had a pass breakup early in the game as well. Had that on the very final play of the game, he roboted in coverage and got in front of that receiver for Rodney Thomas come up with the interception so really really strong play from Zyra Franklin in this one uh and yeah I mean overall I think some other players made some good plays too Julian Blackman you know a couple big splash plays had the pick in the red zone which should not have been a pick but it was a pick because of uh

Starting point is 00:23:01 you know Matt Jones just not knowing how to throw the football at another red zone play where he should have had an interception, a couple of pass breakups as well. Julian Blackman playing some good football. And then the kind of final, just to kind of close out this show and talk about something that needs to be talked about, about a player who's struggling out there. And I don't want to just single him out because I don't think EJ speed had that strong of a game.

Starting point is 00:23:23 I think Daryl Baker Jr. The run game, didn't play really well either. Taven Bryan struggled a lot in the run game. Obviously, Eric Johnson had a really bad game in the run game. But obviously, the player that we got to point out, and someone said it earlier here in the comments section, don't talk about it, but look, we have to talk about it. I'm sorry. Shaquille Leonard just struggled in this one. It just was not a good game whatsoever. And unfortunately, it's something that we have to talk about because

Starting point is 00:23:50 he keeps getting asked in these media sessions about his snaps and his play and how he's not producing out there. And we could kind of see today why he's not producing out there or why he's not getting more snaps or why he's not out there on third downs. It's because when he's in position to make plays, he's not making them. It's not because of the snaps. It's not because of the scheme. Like there are multiple opportunities each game where he can make a big play or he can make a really big moment for this Colts team. And he just didn't get it done. There was three plays that really stuck out to me in this game from him. There was the early screen to Ezekiel Elliott, where he just did not get there in time. And 90-year-old Ezekiel Elliott beats him to the corner and runs up for a 19-yard gain.

Starting point is 00:24:28 And then you had the forced fumble that Zyra Franklin forced in the second quarter where he punched the ball out from Hunter Henry. And Shaquille Leonard was the first guy to get there. Shaquille Leonard was the first guy to jump on the ball, didn't come away with the fumble recovery. And that's a big play that should have been made. And then you go later in the game, another screen play to Ezekiel Elliott in the red zone and just gets duped out of his shoes by Ezekiel Elliott in the red zone there. Like these are plays where, you know,

Starting point is 00:24:53 if you want to play more on defense, you've got to make these plays. Like, I'm not going to say he's like the worst player on the team for the Colts or the worst player out there, but there are a lot of moments where he looks like a liability for the Colts. And this was one of those games where, you know, in the run game, he's getting abused and pushed back by offensive linemen. And then when he's out in space trying to make tackles on running backs,

Starting point is 00:25:13 he's getting by quickness or getting beat by, you know, getting beat by power or speed or whatever it is. Like he's just not able to get out there. So it's just, it's tough, man. It's tough to watch Shaquille Leonard look like this out there. It's tough that he still wants to, like, I know he wants to be on the field more because that's who he is. That's who he is as a person. But like, if we watch the games,

Starting point is 00:25:35 we know why he's not on the field more. It's because of how he looked today. It was a struggle for him out there. It wasn't a good game whatsoever. So, you know, it's, it's tough, man. It's tough. You want to see him bounce back and stuff like that, but it just wasn't a good game for, from Shaquille Leonard. And, and we have to talk about it because again, something that he talks about throughout the week about wanting to play more.

Starting point is 00:25:57 Well, look, the Colts defense allowed six points in this game. And they had what six sacks or two interceptions like Jerry's mentioning here did some really really good things on this Colts defense but the struggles came when it was somebody with Shaquille Leonard out there somebody or when Shaquille Leonard had a chance to make a big play that's when the struggles came so we got to see some bounce back there from him got to see him play a lot better it's just not what you expect out of your highly paid linebacker I know he's had the back surgery I know that there are reasons why he's not the same Shaquille Leonard. But again, if he's going to talk all week about saying that he thinks he's fully back

Starting point is 00:26:31 and he wants more opportunities on the field and he wants to play on third downs, well, make some plays on the snaps that you're out there for. He had three big play moments in this game that he could have made and he didn't make them. So they have to be made if you want to get out there more it's it's tough man it's it's it's the nature of the game but man just make the plays and that's that'll lead to more snaps on third down but I think that's all we have for today guys I know I kind of ended down more of a sour note but look at the end of

Starting point is 00:26:58 the day the Colts won ugly in Germany over the New England Patriots. They got some revenge for that New England Patriots game last year where in Frank Reich's final game of his Colts tenure, the Colts allowed nine sacks and got nothing going on offense. Now you flash forward to this year, the Colts get five sacks in this game on Mac Jones and only allow six points in what could be the Bill Belichick nail in the coffin. Maybe the Colts got some revenge in that way. We'll see what goes on with the Patriots going forward. But guys, again, every day as we back here all week talking about this Colts team, doing some really fun bye week content for you and just kind of discussing where the Colts need to go from here after the bye week in order to either make the playoffs

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