June 24, 2022 • 39 mins
The Last Word returns this week with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor discussing the life and career of former Colt Tony Siragusa, burning questions along the offensive line such as who starts at left tackle, is Danny Pinter ready to take over at right guard, and what kind of depth does the team have upfront heading into training camp? We also hear from Pinter regarding his big chance to start and what it’s been like working with quarterback Matt Ryan so far this offseason.
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the Man, the myth, the voice of the coach. Maytay,
Matt Taylor on the line, Maytay. Happy weekend, Gia Howard
things early on. It's good, It's good. It's good to
be back, a little getaway. Missed you guys last week.
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Going to be back in the continental United States. I
don't know in the Florida Keys count as continental United States.
Also you were down in Florida Keys. Okay, Yeah, you're
close to being outside the skirts, outside the skirts as
we like to call it, the States. But I thought
you brought the family down the holiday world out down
in Santa Claus, Indiana, and did that splits splash, had
the kids getting wet and the thin the thing down,
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the toboggan run you know what, the splish splash world. Yeah,
this is what am I talking about. This was a
little bit more remote than that. Had a great time.
We actually didn't take the kids. The missus an I
ten year anniversary. Jeffrey had ten years, so we were
down there celebrating that for a couple of days. Good
to be back. Good to be back with you on
the line and uh, talking some colts football, getting ready
for training camp, drinking the red wine, watching the waves, crash,
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listening in the Barry Manilow with the missus O. That's textbook.
I love it. Good for you. Okay, we gotta talk
some football. We're gonna get out of the love world
for a minute. We're gonna talk about on this show
tonight the training camp that's coming up a little over
a month from now. It is right around the corner.
We're gonna break down some burning questions along the offensive
line tonight as well. Danny Pinter, Danny Pinter, the local
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young man. He's gonna be uh, he's gonna be joining
us later on in the show to find out what
he's gonna bring to that every day pass. And that's right,
the starting right guard, Danny Pinter out of ball State.
We're gonna find out more about him, what his plans
are for the summer, and what he expects out of
himself and this team come training camp. But first we
got to start on a down note. Mate, one of
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the most popular Colts ever. And I know it was
a few years ago that he played here, but Tony Saragosa,
the Goose is dead at the age of fifty five.
He passed away earlier in the week on Wednesday. We
knew what he meant to the Colts locker room. We
knew what he meant to this Colts organization inside the
front office and out. Simply put, Jim Urse loved him,
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Colts owner and talked about that his love for Tony
Saragosa on Twitter and he says, I'm heartbroking, as is
all of Colts Nation. The Goose squeezed two hundred fun
loving years into fifty five. He was one of the
most physically strong players I have ever seen in fifty
years of professional football. Mate, tell me what you remember
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about the Goose Tony Saragosa. Yeah, I unfortunately ever got
the chance to meet him or cover him, but he
was part of that team for me and my childhood.
That captivated, you know, the city of Indianapolis in nineteen
ninety five. That Colts team kind of helped turn the
franchise into what it is today in terms of popularity
in the city and the state. And he was just
a big time character on that team that unexpectedly went
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to the AFC Championship game. He knocked off the Chiefs,
knocked off the Chargers, and he's one of the first
Colts players that I can remember again as a youngster
to really kind of connect with the city and the
fans after the move from Baltimore. He invested in charities.
You know, I think he had his own radio show,
had a lot of fun. He was on the Bob
and Tom Show from time to time. He was just
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really funny. He was opinionated, he was thoughtful, he was
self deprecating, and you could tell that he played his
heart and soul out on the field. He was just
a character and I'm always going to remember him on
that team that kind of helped turn the Colts into
a big deal in town. Before that run, Jeffrey mean, Indianapolis,
it was the Indy five hundred. It was the Pacers, right,
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the Pacers and Knick's rivalry was IU basketball, and that
kind of helped turn the corner into what the Colts
are now in terms of popularity and just the Colts
meeting a ton into the fabric of this city in
this state here. Yeah, for the first real time that
the Indianapolis Colts had some postseason success was in those
Tony Saragosa years, obviously with Captain comeback at the Helm
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with Jim Harbaugh. So those are missed, those said that precedent,
that was a foundation of Colts football, obviously winning and
doing it the right way in Indianapolis for the first
time in that ninety five season. So Tony Saragosa, we're
gonna miss you out, We're gonna miss the antics. I
hear a lot of people that have great stories about him.
One of my favorite Goose stories is he would walk
in time to time in the weight room on the
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Monday or Tuesday that the boys would be off, but
he'd still be lifting and working out, but he would
just be wearing tennis shoes. Mattey, that's it. That's it. No, No,
that's it. He would walk in there, but you know what, naked,
and he would have his tennis shoes on. And that's it.
He'd goes station to station. He just letting everything, letting
the front office hang out. Yeah, sure he was. That's
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what he was. Tony. Well put the front office because
that is that is the very front office. But that's
the kind of guy he was and making things in
the locker room a lot easier. And our heart and
our thoughts and prayers and our hearts are broken for this,
and they go out to the Saragosa family that you know,
this is a tough loss. What a young man at
fifty five years of age and having a great career.
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So Tony Saragosa, we're gonna miss you. And something that
he didn't like was offensive lineman. So let's flip the switch,
mate and talk about offensive lineman likes Tony Sarah Goosa
would not. We're gonna answer some questions with training camp
being about five weeks away. These are burning questions for
each position group. We do it week in and week out.
We had the wide receivers recently, but now we're going
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to talk about the big fellas up front, and I'm
talking about the offensive line mate. First burning question right
out the gate, and you guys, you guys listening right now,
you know what this question is going to be so
I'm gonna say it nice and slow. Matt Taylor, who
starts at left tackle for the Colts this season. Yeah,
that's probably. I mean, it's that's an appropriate place to
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start in terms of burning questions because it is the
biggest question on the offensive line, and I think it's
it's a battle between Matt Pryor and Bernard Ryman. The
Colts are gonna have two new starters, by the way,
on the old line this year. That's the most changeover
or change up in terms of the starting rotation since
twenty eighteen. Because Eric Fisher is no longer on the team.
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Mark Olinsky left in free agency. That's going to free
up the rock guard spot you've got prior. And he
has started two games in his professional or college career
at left tackle, So it's gonna be a really interesting
no matter how you slice this. He started against the
Raiders late in the season last year. He played very
well and then saw some time against the Jaguars in
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Week eight. Team and the Colts are really high on
his ability to play that spot. They brought him back
in free agency. He's been focused on playing left tackle
all off season. He's trim some weight to play that spot.
And then you've got Ryman, and he's interesting because he's
a rookie. He's never played in a game. He's obviously
learning the NFL game, you know, in general all together
for the first time. But the Colts are also pretty
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high on him as well. They drafted him in the
third round. He started as a tight end in college,
made the switch to tackle at Central Michigan. Came over
from Austria as a foreign exchange student Austria. His final
two seasons he played at left tackle, gave up only
one sack in that time, so we acclimated very very well.
So the Colts think they have two guys that can
play that spot. Ryman obviously is going to go through
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that natural rookie progression, so I think it's Prior who
probably has the leg up as of right now going
into camp. But the Colts are going to rotate both
of those guys with the first team offense during camp,
and they're gonna play the best player at that spot,
no matter where he comes from or how he was acquired.
So it's gonna be a really really fun battle to
see kind of who wins that at the end of
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training camp in the preseason that stepth and more depth
is what is needed on the offensive line. And it
sounds like the coach are doing okay at the left
tackle position, but we need to find out the proofs
into pudding. And I like the rookie. I like Ryman.
I like what we're talking about. I say, you throw
that guy who I think is ready, who's long in
the tooth. I mean he's a little bit older than
normal rookies. I think he is ready to step in
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at the left tackle position and play it like you said,
give it up one sack over two years in the
Mid American Conference. It's a little bit different in the NFL.
I get that, Matt, but I think this young man
is ready to show that he is ready to play
day in and day out in the NFL. And Matt Pryor,
I love him. Matt Pryors a swing guy. He can
play across, not across the board. But we do have
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experience at the right side as well as the left side.
So I like the rookie going in, but I love
that Prior is ready to play on either side. Now,
younger players, we're gonna talk to him, looking to hear
from him. Later. But Danny Pinter, who we talked about,
he's the full time starter. Glowinski is now a New
York Giant, and Pinner is in here saying, hey, I'm
ready to play football. The kid comes from Muncie, he's
a hometown ken. What do you like about Pinner, Matt, Yeah,
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I agree with you. I think he's absolutely ready. He
looks like a natural at the right guard spot, and
anytime he's had to play and start through his first
two years, he's played really well. He started four games
for Ryan Kelly the last two years. He didn't allow
a sack in two hundred and twenty six offensive snaps,
and the running game was awesome when he was in there.
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The Colts averaged almost two hundred yards per game and
the three games that he started last season, so it's
pretty cool. As you said, the journey. He's been on
a tight end in high school at South Ben Adams
moved to tackle, and you know at ball State in
college one of the best tackles and all of college football.
Despite playing in the MAC and now here he is.
He's an interior offensive lineman in the NFL and he's
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gonna start. He's going to be the right guard for
this team heading into his third season in the NFL
with the Colts. Can't wait more, Danny Pitner, We're gonna
sit down with Matt Taylor. Boys, So the Colts had
a chance to check in with Danny Pinter find out
what's going on in his brain getting ready for training camp,
which is about five weeks away. We are gotting burning
questions this week. We're talking offensive line. Simply put Matt Taylor.
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Is Quentin Nelson the best offensive guard in the NFL? Yeah,
I would say still the best guard in the NFL unquestionably,
and you know, he just continues to get it done.
He's played with four quarterbacks in four years. I mean,
check this out. Four thousand snaps over four thousand snaps
for Quentin Nelson so far at his career, Jeffrey, and
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he's allowed only four sacks. Four sacks in four years,
four thousand snaps. I mean, the guy's incredible and he
continues to play through things that not a lot of
guys would would be out there with. I mean last
year he had two offseason surgeries, a training camp surgery
to remove a loose piece of a bone in his foot.
It's the same procedure that Carson Wentz had. He had
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the high ankle sprain, he had the back issue, and
he just missed minimal time. So he's one of the
toughest players in the league. He's one of the best
players in the league, and he brings that that edge
to the offensive line, both you know, physically and mentally.
And it's gonna be interesting to see what happens with
him contractually. You're coming up soon because he's playing on
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the last year of his rookie deal. You know, I'm
laughing because I'm laughing because because contractually, I love the
way you said that, because it means big, big, big
dollars for Quenton Nelson when Jim Urse finally cuts a
check for this offensive lineman who mate, as we said earlier,
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will be getting left tackle money by playing offensive guard.
That's what we have with big Q. Well, you know me,
I'm not a big business guy. I don't I don't
dive into the finances. I just focus on what they
do on the field. And you know, Chris Ballard has
been pretty open about the importance of Nelson on the team,
so we'll leave that to him. But he's gonna be
a pro Bowler. He's gonna be an All Pro player
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every single year of his career, so long that he
stays healthy. And again, yes, he's still that's the underlying words,
still is the best offensive guard in the NFL. We're
in good shape on the offensive line, but I got
to talk to you about injuries and depth. What happens Matt?
The last burning question on the offensive line? Depth? Depth, depth?
Do they have enough depth overall? And what are some
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young players looking like that we haven't even talked about
that are going to make up this offensive line? One
thing real quick, Maintaine. I've said it before. I don't
understand sometimes and that's not why I'm a GM, But
to let Chris Reid go, who is a backup last
year who played across the board, can snap the ball,
and played both guard positions. Hecky played offensive tackle a
little bit of college up in Minnesota. But I don't
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know what happened with Chris Reid. I know he's no
longer a coal. What about depth on this offensive line
for our Coals? Well, it's it's a good question because
depth on the offensive line that was tested last year,
and it's tested basically every year. You know, the Colts
projected starting oh line last season played together in just
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four games. They use ten different starting combinations last season,
nine players started at least three games along the offensive line.
And to your point about Chris Reid, I will say
the Colts have been pretty methodical about the depth that
they've added to the offensive line this offseason, and I
think it's actually pretty good heading into camp. You've got
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interior o line depth at guard with Will Fries and
then Jason Sprigs, and we haven't talked a lot about him.
He was added just a few weeks ago, and he
can play guard, he can play tackle. He's going into
a seventh season out of Indiana. This is gonna be
his fifth different team. He's from Elkhart, Indiana, so a
local guy. But I think that's a good signing. And
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then at tackle, you've got he got whoever doesn't start
between Prior and Ryman as a possible swing guy. They
can play left side and they're on the right side.
You've got Dennis Kelly, you know, w Yeah. Dis Kelly
came over from the Titans, you know, spent last year
with the Packers. He adds a lot of savvyness to
that offensive line group. I actually think the Colts have
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some good depth, and again, inevitably that depth will be
called upon to play so at something and the Colts
have always prioritized and we saw that again methodically play
out this offseason. Good stuff on that offensive line. We're
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from Danny Pinter, who's in line to be the team's
starting right guard after the departure of Mark Blowinsky to
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the New York Mark Giants and free agency. We'll here
about how his first two seasons have gone, how thankfully
is to have COVID restrictions no longer in place, and
what it's been like working with a veteran like Matt
Ryan at quarterback. This is the Last Word on ninety
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Voice of the Colts. I'm Jeffrey gore Man. We're back
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Gorman and Matt Taylor. Welcome back to the Last Word.
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moment more Mate. You got in the ac DC book,
didn't you back in black Albums? Shake a leg? This
song will make you drive fast down the auto bond
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if you're Brian Johnson and company. So let's get it
on here on a Friday night with some ac DC.
How about it one day I'll have a long talk
with you, matey, and tell you about the time Angus
Young and I were lost at an auditorium in Germany.
In Germany playing a rock and roll festival in an
outdoor stadium. I was lost in the bowels of this big,
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huge stadium, underneath one floor below the main floor, and
I'm walking and no one's around me. I'm trying to
find out how I can get upstairs. Who is walking
next to me or walking towards me. I got a
gentleman who was maybe five foot two inches tall, who
had on regular pants and a regular look. He didn't
have the little schoolboy outfoot on. He wouldn't wear that.
He said, no, he wasn't. He was smoking a cigarette,
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long hair, and he said, you as lost as I am,
But I did it an Australian accident. And I said, yes,
I am. I'm trying to find a door to get
to an elevator to get upstairs. So I kind of
muscled it out with Angus Young way back in the day.
That's over thirty years ago for everybody listening right now,
so we do have a little connection with the ac DC.
I'm glad you played it today, mate. My father in
law said that ACDC opened up for Kiss like back
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in the seventies at Market Square Arena and no one
knew who ACDC was at the time. Right there, just
the opening band and Angus Young. Remember the concourse, like
the the middle concourse that you could walk around the
arena on at Marcot Square Arena. He is playing guitar.
He's just dancing and playing guitar all over that concourse
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area at Market Square Arena and then everybody's like, who
the hell is this guy? And of course after the
concert's over, everybody goes out, you know, to Karma or
your local record store and they buy the ACDC album.
And yeah, he said it was one of the best
shows he's ever seen. And he said ACDC better than
Kiss that night. And people will laugh at me on
this because I'm an old guy, but I don't care.
I thought in the last couple of years, a CDC
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has a Super Bowl halftime act would have just blown
the doors off the place. Hit after hit after hit
after hit, play the medley up there. Everybody knows those two.
Oh yeah, it's the same mindset that you should have
with Carveday. Just go out there. It should be a
karaoke contest. It should sing along. Everybody wants to just
have fun. And there's a lot of people that that
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downplay a CDC's contribution to rock and roll history because
it's like three or four chords over and over. Their geniuses,
because they didn't it's simple, it's easy to identify with.
I mean a lot of people are just jealous. They
didn't come up with exactly just the basic chords and
the riffs over and over and over. That's why they're
so popular. Chief the same riffs, just change the lyrics.
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ACDC No, I mean, it's not that bad, but seriously,
you're right, the simple music and it works for year
after year after year. ACDCO Super Bowl Halftime. Let's get
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Danny Pinter is an important piece of this Colts offense.
That's right. The ball State alum is in Indianapolis. He'll
be starting at the right guard position all right. After
starting just four games in his first two seasons, he's
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ready to roll. Earlier in the season, Peter sat down
with Boys of the Coach Matt Taylor and Coach dot
Com senior writer JJ Stankobitz to discuss his offseason working
with Matt Ryan and begins talking about how long it
took his body to feel right after the long grind
of last season. Yeah, you know, I mean I didn't
play full seventeen games or anything like that, so, um,
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you know, I think I do a pretty good job
of trying to maintain my body throughout the season. And
you know, I just, you know, the way the season
ended and everything, I was ready to roll pretty fast.
So you know, obviously you got to be smart and
all that and how you're approaching it. But um, I
mean I got into it pretty fast, and I feel
pretty good right now in terms of motivation from the
way the season ended, as you said, there was disappointment there.
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How much how much fire. Does that give you and
the rest of your teammates going into this offseason workout program?
For sure? I mean, you know, I think we felt like,
you know, we got a pretty special team here. I
think we felt like we had that last year, and obviously,
I mean everyone knows how it ended. Um So, I
think that's a little chip on everyone's shoulder. You can
definitely feel that, and guys are definitely motivated right now.
How are you taking the experience you had starting a
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number of games last year and using that as you know,
what is it fuel? Is it an education? Now that
you're into the off season. How do you view those games? Yeah,
a little bit everything. I mean really, I mean my
goal is just always trying to get better, So, um
you know, I'd go back and watch those games and
just just trying to approach it with a sense of
what could I do different or how could I get better?
How could I improve on that? Um So, I mean
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I'm I'm grateful I had those those opportunities, because that's
what this game is. It's going out and learning and
getting better from That's definitely I've been doing. How do
you view the successful plays that you had? I mean,
it's kind of the first real lengthy bit of tape
you've had in the NFL. And some of those successful plays,
you know, like the one I was just watching was
the reverse to Pittman against Houston where you kind of
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pull way out into space and you're you're you're moving
down getting on a defensive back. Just how do you
handle watching the successful plays and what do you you
look for on those? Yeah? I think, Um, you know,
anytime you have success, you got to you gotta look
at why you have success. Um, you know, what were
you feeling, what did you maybe do that week? Or
what have you done with your body that allows you
to do that? Or you know, what did you see
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on film that type of thing. So it's when you
have success, trying to recreate that and then trying to
add on top of that to make it even more successful.
I think Danny Pinter is our guest offensive lineman for
the Indianapolis Colts heading into year three. Which is crazy
to say, but when you evaluate and look at the
team in the off season, you know you see free
agency kind of watching it from afar. You know, you
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see guys like Mark Glinski and Chris Reid leave the
team in free agency kind of a two part or
a how how difficult it is it from a personal
standpoint to see guys go that you were close with,
and then secondly also knowing, hey, it offers more of
an opportunity for you to come in and play a
bigger role. How do you how do you balance that? Yeah?
For sure, I mean you know, like you said, I
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mean that's the tough part of this industry. You can
come close with guys and it's a come and go
league for sure. And I mean I'm extremely greatful for
those two guys. Glow. You know, my rookie year, he
had me in the summer with COVID and all that stuff.
He had me go in his garage and working out.
I've learned a ton from him and Chris Reid last
year too, Like we stayed after practice, he was showing
me stuff. I mean, I've learned so much from those guys.
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So extremely grateful to them. I've obviously texted them and
that sort of thing. But yeah, like you said, I mean,
you're just looking for opportunities in this league and you
got to run with them. So um, you know, I
think I got an opportunity right now. But that's all
opportunity what you make of them. So, um really my
mindset is just coming here and work every day and
just trying to make the most of it, knowing that
opportunity's ahead. What does it look like for you over
the next couple of weeks here at the facility? Yeah,
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I mean I just try to stick to my process,
you know, And I mean I keep repeating myself, but
it's just it's getting better and being hard on yourself
and what you need to improve on and really coming
in and working. I mean that's you got the time
for it now, so you better put that time in. Um.
So I'm trying not to get get off my process
of getting better. I think that's what's gotten me to
this point, and that's what I'm gonna stick to. You
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talked about, you know, working with Olden Creutz in the
off season. That you're back here, you know, you're getting
some more time again with Kevin Mawai, guy who is
a Hall of Fame Center's actually you know, got that
gold jacket on him just over the last year. What
have you picked up from him? What sort of wisdom
is he imparted on you? Yeah, Kev's awesome. I mean,
like you said, you know, he's he's a Hall of Famer.
He's got a ton of experience. Um. So he's really
good at kind of like tricks of the trade. Um, Like,
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he was awesome those games I was playing in. Uh,
you know, how how would he approach this guy? Um? Yeah,
different types of players and that sype of things. He's
definitely got a lot of tricks and he's seen about
everything you can. Um. So you know, from that, from
that standpoint, I've learned a ton from him, and he's awesome.
He's a guy that you know you can go to
with any question. He's probably gonna have an answer. And
with this offseason workout program starting within the offense, a
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new quarterback and matt Ryan, what are your first impressions
of Mattie Ice. He's awesome. He's awesome. Yeah, I've got
to talk with him obviously, get to know him a
little more as we continue to progress on. But I mean,
just right off the bat, you can tell he's he's
a leader, and he's been a leader for a long time.
It's natural for him. I think the guys definitely respond
well to him right off the bat. Um. And I
think he's gonna be an awesome fit for us. So
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excited to get to keep working with him. Just getting
back around your teammates, you know, getting to you know,
there's a photo of you just jogging next to Q.
You know. Just what has been the tenor of the
conversations you've been having with your teammates back here in
the building over the last couple of days. Yeah, just
I mean just kind of that mindset of like working
for a common goal together. I think that's what's awesome.
I think that's what I mean. This is my first
year having a normal off season. Yeah, doing this stuff,
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which is awesome, but I think you know, everyone, everyone's
on a common goal together, and to come in and
put that work towards that goal together, I think it's
an awesome feeling. What was the last time you had
a normal locker room set up college? Yeah, definitely nineteen
back in the mac Man. It's crazy speaking of that.
Your rookie season in twenty that was full blown COVID
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last year obviously you had more restrictions, But what was
the difference take me through your rookie season to your
sophomore campaign, just in terms of emotion, comfort level, ease
knowing the system, like how much easier quote unquote was
your second season compared to your rookie season. Yeah, I
definitely felt a lot more comfortable. UM, And I think it's, uh,
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you have a better idea of what your process needs
to be like day in and day out, and what, um,
what you need to work on. Rookie year, you're kind
of just you're, I mean, you're doing everything, especially in
the COVID year. Yeah, you're a rookie. Ye. Yeah, I
mean that's that's a short straw you drew there. Yeah,
for sure. I mean there's no excuses there anything, But
you're definitely, uh, you know, you're you're trying to pick
up a lot fast. So I think last year, I've
had a better sense of, Okay, this is what I
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need to do, this is when I come in, and
this is what my process needs to be, this is
how I need to approach this um and hopefully that
just continues to elevate. You ever think about how cool
it is that you're having this great NFL career. You're
a Hoosier and not not that long ago, you're playing
tight end at South ben Adams High School and here
you are in the NFL. Do you ever take time
to kind of reflect on your journey. I do. Yeah,
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it's pretty cool. Um. I I wouldn't trade it for anything, obviously.
I love love that I'm still in Indiana. Um, and
just you know, Indiana means a lot to me I've had.
I wouldn't be where I am without so many people
in South Bend, Muncie, here, just the whole state itself.
So indeed, I don't take that for granted. All. I'm
pretty pretty grateful for it. I know we talked about
this at the time last year in early November I
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think it was. But take me back to that Jets
game with that touchdown. Can we reflect on that a
little bit? How much? Ay, what have you done with
the ball since then? I have the ball? I mean,
I just got an apartment, so I got it somewhere
in there. Come on, man, you gotta get it doctored up.
And yeah, we'll figure something out down the road. But
it's there. It's it's taken care of. Do you do
you remember that night, I mean when you when you
secured the catch, I mean, did you realize what had
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just happened for you? You You scored a touchdown in the NFL? Yes?
And no, I mean, it all happened pretty fast, and
it wasn't even really a planned thing, so I would
say it wasn't really untill I got home that night
and finally responded some texts and stuff like that. But
it was definitely a cool moment. You were last in
the progression, right, yeah, yeah, barely an option but sure enough. Well,
and then it's on hard knocks of course, and then
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it's gonna live on forever in NFL films. I mean
it's that's a pretty cool thing, man, Yeah, yeah, definitely, No,
I'm something cool to look back on for a long time.
I bet indeed, Danny Pinzer has been our guests. Well,
really appreciate the time, man, It's good to see you
in person. Obviously not being able to do this in
the last couple of years, so I really appreciate your time,
and best to luck the rest of the offseason workout.
Products appreciate it. I like the young man Mattay and
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he's a touchdown maker. Let's not forget he scores in
the NFL. That's right. Yeah, he lined up tackle eligible,
last guy in the progression of the end zone, went
down to a bend and knee caught the football touchdown
against the Jets primetime game Thursday Night Football, and that's
a moment. I'm sure he's never going to forget. Converted
tight end, guy that can play multiple positions on the
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offensive line, is probably the team's backup center as well.
He's a very valuable piece of this Colts offensive line
and the offense in general for that matter. Throw a
name in your back pocket, Maytae a guy that's also
going to get We talked about depth, Will Fries, liking
Will Fries what we're seeing out of the second year man,
Will Fries. You keep your finger on that kid because
I know he's going to be playing across the board
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as well. We're okay in the offensive line department. After
this time out, we're gonna give you the Forum Credit
Union question of the week regarding Big Q Quentin nelson
sustained success in the NFL. We're also going to open
up the NFL grab bag and discussed the retirement of
Rob Gronkowski or is it? Or is it? I mean,
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is he gonna be Brett fav again? We're flip flopping
back and forth. Who knows, but he says he's done
playing football. As what is up next for a journeyman quarterback,
but what a character. Ryan Fitzpatrick. He hung up the
cleets a few weeks ago, and we're gonna tell you
what he's gonna be up to this season, which is
a little different than the last ten plus seasons in
the NFL. This is the Last Word ninety five one
oh seven five to fan. I'm Jeffrey Gorman, joined by
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Matt Taylor. Boys. So the Colts were coming back with
Moore right after this. We talk Colts football every Friday
on the Last Word, the offseason home of the Colts
with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor. Welcome back to the
Last Word. Ninety three five one h seven five Fan,
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I am Gore Man joined by Matt Taylor, Boys and
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dot com. Matt Taylor, you just brought us back with
some Spencer Davis group. I wouldn't know Spencer David. I
know the song, but I wouldn't know Spencer Davis if
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he kicked me in the shin. It's just a one
hit wonder. No, No, Spencer Davis. He was on guitar
and then a guy that I'm sure you know well,
and I hope you have a story about him. I'm
banking on the fact that you have a story on
Bobby Steve Winwood, the lead singer of the Spencer Davis group.
Across Wood. We were pouring with the Grateful Dead. Okay, no,
(30:24):
that's Bruce Hornsby, not Steve Winwood. Forget it. I got
those two mixed up. Dad Gum and Bruce Hornsby was
on keys with the Grateful Dead and back in the day,
I was on the road with the Black Crows. We
supported them on a tour of about five dates of
doing stadiums and Bruce Hornsby was the guy who was
always at the pool getting ready, having a good time,
and uh, I just remember him beating out on the road.
Bruce Hornsby was the was the keys player for the
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Grateful Dead before Jerry Garcia died. Back in it. I'm
telling you, man, you're like the Forrest Gump of We're
gonna have that Central Indiana. We need it. We're gonna
have that show. We're gonna have that show. I'm gonna
maybe over the fourth July. Yeah, I mean, I'm telling you,
I'm gonna We're just gonna have buzzwords. And I got
a story about it. I promised you. And the only
thing is it was it was a big party era
of back in my life. So some of the memories
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Matt might be a little bit hazy, but I mean,
I'm telling that there's some good stories. I'm telling you,
all right, Matt, get you thinking, cap On, Matt, Taylor,
Boys and the Colts best in the business. Here you go,
Colts left guard Quentin Nelson. He's made the Pro Bowl
in each of his first four seasons with the Colts
out of Notre Dame. He became just the second player
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in team history to accomplish at joining Alan Amici from
fifty five through fifty eight, who was the last NFL
offensive lineman to be named to four consecutive Pro Bowls
before Quentin Nelson and Matey. I'm gonna call this one
an easy one because they both came from the same
university and this guy was all everything. He is what
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Quenton Nelson is now back in the day, and I
don't mean not too long ago. Who do you got?
All right? So with those hints, I think I know
it and I appreciate that. And he's also the pride
of any Napolis and Bishop Shtart High schools. Hard I
hope this is the answer. I'm going with Zach Martin,
that's true. The hometown kid twenty fourteen through seventeen, Zack
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Martin a pro bowler year in and year out. Quentin
Nelson is also the first Colts player to be selected
to four consecutive Pro Bowls since t Y Hilton did
it in twenty fourteen through seventeen. Congrats to the big man.
He is the best in the business. He's one of
the leaders in the locker room. Slowly becoming one of
the greatest to ever play the position. Yeah, I said it,
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slowly becoming one of the greatest to play the position.
In the NFL. He is dominant, and I tell you
nobody gets near the quarterback if you're gonna get blocked
by Quenton Nelson. You can visit the forum credit Union
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their financial dreams real quick. On Quentin Nelson, He's a
scary dude. Here's what I'm gonna say about you. I
like him, and we talk. We have discussion. You passed
him in the hallway at the foot All Complex, so
you know, the at the lunch table sometimes like this.
But back in the day two years ago, he didn't
say anything like. He didn't say nothing. He just glittered,
you know what I mean, he just kind of stared
and glared at and you're like, oh, crap, did I
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do something wrong with Big Q. Who's got a stack
off the wrong place yet exactly? And he kind of
looks at it. But it's just him. I mean, he's
just him. He's kind of low key, he's focused, he
doesn't smile lout, but a real funny guy as well.
And by the way, his back is the size of
a garage door. He really is. Yeah, that's what I've
always said. It's like the guy's with the guy's girt.
His back from shoulder to shoulder is a garage door.
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We're lucky to have him. The best in the business.
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He has called it quits for the second time. I'm
Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski retiring for the NFL at
the age of thirty three. Groncket previously retired after the
twenty eighteen season with the New England Patriots because of injuries.
Now Tom Brady summoned him through a text message. Adam said,
meet me on the field in Tampa to come out
of retirement play for the Bucks. Boom, they get the
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Super Bowl. Matt Is Gronk the first ballot Hall of
Famer is and I'll do one better. Is Rob Gronkowski
the greatest tight end to ever play the position. I
gotta say he's arguably arguably the best tight end ever
in a first ballot Hall of Famer. Yes, absolutely, And
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unfortunately we have to throw this nugget in and I
know people aren't gonna like this, but eight and oh
all time against the Colts. So he he was a
cult killer. I mean, whether it was a Patriots or
the Buccaneers. He was a playmaker and four time first
team All Pro All Decade Team in the twenty tens.
He's on the one hundredth anniversary team All Time. I
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can list his stats and go on and bore you
with the numbers, but without question, Rob Gronkowski transformed that position,
and it's no secret why Tom Brady loved playing with
him because of what he could do for that position,
but also what it meant for the rest of the
playmakers on the field. Because of Rob Gronkowski's presence, I'm
saying he kind of the mold of that tight end.
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I mean it started with Kellen Winslow back in the day,
where not a great blocker, but put up statistics that
were of a wide receiver. That's the same thing with Grock.
He's like that sort of guy. Not a great blocker,
but don't get me wrong, he would block and he's
a giant of a man. But as far as the
offensive skills and things, he didn't put points on the board. Nobody,
in my eyes comes close to answer. Is an easy one,
first ballot Hall of Famer walks in the first time
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that he has given the opportunity to Rob Gronkowski. We
will see you again in Tampa Bay this year, because
the phone's gonna be ringing and Brady's gonna call you
and say, let's give it one more shot. You know,
you can practice two days a week, that's it, and
come and play on Sunday something like that. So my prediction,
Gronkowski not done with the NFL. A guy who is
done with the NFL. Mayta. Ryan Fitzpatrick, the former quarterback.
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He's taking his magic touch to the broadcast, Bruth. Amazon
Prime Video announced this week that Fitzpatrick, he recently retired
at the quarterback position he played for just about everybody
in the NFL other than the Colts. He's joining the
streaming service as an analyst for its first season as
the exclusive home of Thursday Night football. Fitzpatrick started for
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a record nineteens over a seventeen year career, and he
joins Hall of Fame tight end another great one, Tony Gonzalez,
and All Pro cornerback Richard Sherman as studio analysts. I
can't wait to watch the Thursday Night. We got Gonzalez,
we got Sherman, and now we got Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick is
a funny, funny dude. Matey, this guy's gonna be lightened
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up the broadcast. Bruth. Oh, I agree, it's gonna be awesome.
That's a great lineup, and you're exactly right. I mean,
Fitzpatrick is succinct, he's funny. This is a home runs.
He's one of my favorite players off the field because
he just doesn't take himself too serious. He's respected the game,
He's played at a high level. He certainly maximized his talent.
He did everything that he could for the teams that
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he was on. But he was self deprecating. I mean
that the postgame interviews, those press conferences where they were epic.
I mean, he is a funny, funny guy, and he's
gonna bring levity to that studio show with Tony Gonzalez
and Richard Sherman and provide a little bit of a
different angle that I think a lot of those other
shows don't have. Amazon Prime Thursday nights. Be ready for
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it again, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and the newly retired
Ryan Fitzpatrick. I want to thank you, mate, Tay, Thanks
for sitting around with me for a while talking colts
football on a Friday night. Don't forget this weekend. It's
gonna be a hot one. So mat Tay, get this
sprinkler on in the front yard, get the banana bat
out with the whiffleball, play some whiffleball with the kids.
Run through the sprinkler like he did back in the day.
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Will you that's already on the agenda. I think that's
going on right now, actually in the backyard when I
get home, So I'll have to partake in those festivities
and have a great weekend coming up, and I'll talk
to you in the flesh coming up next week. That
is Voice of the Colts, Matt Taylor. I am Gore Man.
This is ninety three five and one oh seven by
the Fan. We'll be back with you next week. We
got some surprises coming up. We got Jim Ersey news
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coming up next week. His touring event, that Jim Ersey
Collection is making its way around the nation and I
am lucky enough to be a part of that. I'll
bring you some more stories next week about where we're
headed to next and what has happened so far. This
is the last quard on ninety three five one oh
seven five The Man for Casey Valia for Matt Taylor,
the Voice of the Colt. I am gore Man. Coming
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up next on the ESPN Radio. We got Spade and Fitz.
We'll talk to you next week five And then she
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go
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Matt Taylor on the line, Maytay. Happy weekend, Gia Howard
things early on. It's good, It's good. It's good to
be back, a little getaway. Missed you guys last week.
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Going to be back in the continental United States. I
don't know in the Florida Keys count as continental United States.
Also you were down in Florida Keys. Okay, Yeah, you're
close to being outside the skirts, outside the skirts as
we like to call it, the States. But I thought
you brought the family down the holiday world out down
in Santa Claus, Indiana, and did that splits splash, had
the kids getting wet and the thin the thing down,
(01:05):
the toboggan run you know what, the splish splash world. Yeah,
this is what am I talking about. This was a
little bit more remote than that. Had a great time.
We actually didn't take the kids. The missus an I
ten year anniversary. Jeffrey had ten years, so we were
down there celebrating that for a couple of days. Good
to be back. Good to be back with you on
the line and uh, talking some colts football, getting ready
for training camp, drinking the red wine, watching the waves, crash,
(01:29):
listening in the Barry Manilow with the missus O. That's textbook.
I love it. Good for you. Okay, we gotta talk
some football. We're gonna get out of the love world
for a minute. We're gonna talk about on this show
tonight the training camp that's coming up a little over
a month from now. It is right around the corner.
We're gonna break down some burning questions along the offensive
line tonight as well. Danny Pinter, Danny Pinter, the local
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young man. He's gonna be uh, he's gonna be joining
us later on in the show to find out what
he's gonna bring to that every day pass. And that's right,
the starting right guard, Danny Pinter out of ball State.
We're gonna find out more about him, what his plans
are for the summer, and what he expects out of
himself and this team come training camp. But first we
got to start on a down note. Mate, one of
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the most popular Colts ever. And I know it was
a few years ago that he played here, but Tony Saragosa,
the Goose is dead at the age of fifty five.
He passed away earlier in the week on Wednesday. We
knew what he meant to the Colts locker room. We
knew what he meant to this Colts organization inside the
front office and out. Simply put, Jim Urse loved him,
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Colts owner and talked about that his love for Tony
Saragosa on Twitter and he says, I'm heartbroking, as is
all of Colts Nation. The Goose squeezed two hundred fun
loving years into fifty five. He was one of the
most physically strong players I have ever seen in fifty
years of professional football. Mate, tell me what you remember
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about the Goose Tony Saragosa. Yeah, I unfortunately ever got
the chance to meet him or cover him, but he
was part of that team for me and my childhood.
That captivated, you know, the city of Indianapolis in nineteen
ninety five. That Colts team kind of helped turn the
franchise into what it is today in terms of popularity
in the city and the state. And he was just
a big time character on that team that unexpectedly went
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to the AFC Championship game. He knocked off the Chiefs,
knocked off the Chargers, and he's one of the first
Colts players that I can remember again as a youngster
to really kind of connect with the city and the
fans after the move from Baltimore. He invested in charities.
You know, I think he had his own radio show,
had a lot of fun. He was on the Bob
and Tom Show from time to time. He was just
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really funny. He was opinionated, he was thoughtful, he was
self deprecating, and you could tell that he played his
heart and soul out on the field. He was just
a character and I'm always going to remember him on
that team that kind of helped turn the Colts into
a big deal in town. Before that run, Jeffrey mean, Indianapolis,
it was the Indy five hundred. It was the Pacers, right,
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the Pacers and Knick's rivalry was IU basketball, and that
kind of helped turn the corner into what the Colts
are now in terms of popularity and just the Colts
meeting a ton into the fabric of this city in
this state here. Yeah, for the first real time that
the Indianapolis Colts had some postseason success was in those
Tony Saragosa years, obviously with Captain comeback at the Helm
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with Jim Harbaugh. So those are missed, those said that precedent,
that was a foundation of Colts football, obviously winning and
doing it the right way in Indianapolis for the first
time in that ninety five season. So Tony Saragosa, we're
gonna miss you out, We're gonna miss the antics. I
hear a lot of people that have great stories about him.
One of my favorite Goose stories is he would walk
in time to time in the weight room on the
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Monday or Tuesday that the boys would be off, but
he'd still be lifting and working out, but he would
just be wearing tennis shoes. Mattey, that's it. That's it. No, No,
that's it. He would walk in there, but you know what, naked,
and he would have his tennis shoes on. And that's it.
He'd goes station to station. He just letting everything, letting
the front office hang out. Yeah, sure he was. That's
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what he was. Tony. Well put the front office because
that is that is the very front office. But that's
the kind of guy he was and making things in
the locker room a lot easier. And our heart and
our thoughts and prayers and our hearts are broken for this,
and they go out to the Saragosa family that you know,
this is a tough loss. What a young man at
fifty five years of age and having a great career.
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So Tony Saragosa, we're gonna miss you. And something that
he didn't like was offensive lineman. So let's flip the switch,
mate and talk about offensive lineman likes Tony Sarah Goosa
would not. We're gonna answer some questions with training camp
being about five weeks away. These are burning questions for
each position group. We do it week in and week out.
We had the wide receivers recently, but now we're going
(05:50):
to talk about the big fellas up front, and I'm
talking about the offensive line mate. First burning question right
out the gate, and you guys, you guys listening right now,
you know what this question is going to be so
I'm gonna say it nice and slow. Matt Taylor, who
starts at left tackle for the Colts this season. Yeah,
that's probably. I mean, it's that's an appropriate place to
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start in terms of burning questions because it is the
biggest question on the offensive line, and I think it's
it's a battle between Matt Pryor and Bernard Ryman. The
Colts are gonna have two new starters, by the way,
on the old line this year. That's the most changeover
or change up in terms of the starting rotation since
twenty eighteen. Because Eric Fisher is no longer on the team.
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Mark Olinsky left in free agency. That's going to free
up the rock guard spot you've got prior. And he
has started two games in his professional or college career
at left tackle, So it's gonna be a really interesting
no matter how you slice this. He started against the
Raiders late in the season last year. He played very
well and then saw some time against the Jaguars in
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Week eight. Team and the Colts are really high on
his ability to play that spot. They brought him back
in free agency. He's been focused on playing left tackle
all off season. He's trim some weight to play that spot.
And then you've got Ryman, and he's interesting because he's
a rookie. He's never played in a game. He's obviously
learning the NFL game, you know, in general all together
for the first time. But the Colts are also pretty
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high on him as well. They drafted him in the
third round. He started as a tight end in college,
made the switch to tackle at Central Michigan. Came over
from Austria as a foreign exchange student Austria. His final
two seasons he played at left tackle, gave up only
one sack in that time, so we acclimated very very well.
So the Colts think they have two guys that can
play that spot. Ryman obviously is going to go through
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that natural rookie progression, so I think it's Prior who
probably has the leg up as of right now going
into camp. But the Colts are going to rotate both
of those guys with the first team offense during camp,
and they're gonna play the best player at that spot,
no matter where he comes from or how he was acquired.
So it's gonna be a really really fun battle to
see kind of who wins that at the end of
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training camp in the preseason that stepth and more depth
is what is needed on the offensive line. And it
sounds like the coach are doing okay at the left
tackle position, but we need to find out the proofs
into pudding. And I like the rookie. I like Ryman.
I like what we're talking about. I say, you throw
that guy who I think is ready, who's long in
the tooth. I mean he's a little bit older than
normal rookies. I think he is ready to step in
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at the left tackle position and play it like you said,
give it up one sack over two years in the
Mid American Conference. It's a little bit different in the NFL.
I get that, Matt, but I think this young man
is ready to show that he is ready to play
day in and day out in the NFL. And Matt Pryor,
I love him. Matt Pryors a swing guy. He can
play across, not across the board. But we do have
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experience at the right side as well as the left side.
So I like the rookie going in, but I love
that Prior is ready to play on either side. Now,
younger players, we're gonna talk to him, looking to hear
from him. Later. But Danny Pinter, who we talked about,
he's the full time starter. Glowinski is now a New
York Giant, and Pinner is in here saying, hey, I'm
ready to play football. The kid comes from Muncie, he's
a hometown ken. What do you like about Pinner, Matt, Yeah,
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I agree with you. I think he's absolutely ready. He
looks like a natural at the right guard spot, and
anytime he's had to play and start through his first
two years, he's played really well. He started four games
for Ryan Kelly the last two years. He didn't allow
a sack in two hundred and twenty six offensive snaps,
and the running game was awesome when he was in there.
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The Colts averaged almost two hundred yards per game and
the three games that he started last season, so it's
pretty cool. As you said, the journey. He's been on
a tight end in high school at South Ben Adams
moved to tackle, and you know at ball State in
college one of the best tackles and all of college football.
Despite playing in the MAC and now here he is.
He's an interior offensive lineman in the NFL and he's
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gonna start. He's going to be the right guard for
this team heading into his third season in the NFL
with the Colts. Can't wait more, Danny Pitner, We're gonna
sit down with Matt Taylor. Boys, So the Colts had
a chance to check in with Danny Pinter find out
what's going on in his brain getting ready for training camp,
which is about five weeks away. We are gotting burning
questions this week. We're talking offensive line. Simply put Matt Taylor.
(10:05):
Is Quentin Nelson the best offensive guard in the NFL? Yeah,
I would say still the best guard in the NFL unquestionably,
and you know, he just continues to get it done.
He's played with four quarterbacks in four years. I mean,
check this out. Four thousand snaps over four thousand snaps
for Quentin Nelson so far at his career, Jeffrey, and
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he's allowed only four sacks. Four sacks in four years,
four thousand snaps. I mean, the guy's incredible and he
continues to play through things that not a lot of
guys would would be out there with. I mean last
year he had two offseason surgeries, a training camp surgery
to remove a loose piece of a bone in his foot.
It's the same procedure that Carson Wentz had. He had
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the high ankle sprain, he had the back issue, and
he just missed minimal time. So he's one of the
toughest players in the league. He's one of the best
players in the league, and he brings that that edge
to the offensive line, both you know, physically and mentally.
And it's gonna be interesting to see what happens with
him contractually. You're coming up soon because he's playing on
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the last year of his rookie deal. You know, I'm
laughing because I'm laughing because because contractually, I love the
way you said that, because it means big, big, big
dollars for Quenton Nelson when Jim Urse finally cuts a
check for this offensive lineman who mate, as we said earlier,
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will be getting left tackle money by playing offensive guard.
That's what we have with big Q. Well, you know me,
I'm not a big business guy. I don't I don't
dive into the finances. I just focus on what they
do on the field. And you know, Chris Ballard has
been pretty open about the importance of Nelson on the team,
so we'll leave that to him. But he's gonna be
a pro Bowler. He's gonna be an All Pro player
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every single year of his career, so long that he
stays healthy. And again, yes, he's still that's the underlying words,
still is the best offensive guard in the NFL. We're
in good shape on the offensive line, but I got
to talk to you about injuries and depth. What happens Matt?
The last burning question on the offensive line? Depth? Depth, depth?
Do they have enough depth overall? And what are some
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young players looking like that we haven't even talked about
that are going to make up this offensive line? One
thing real quick, Maintaine. I've said it before. I don't
understand sometimes and that's not why I'm a GM, But
to let Chris Reid go, who is a backup last
year who played across the board, can snap the ball,
and played both guard positions. Hecky played offensive tackle a
little bit of college up in Minnesota. But I don't
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know what happened with Chris Reid. I know he's no
longer a coal. What about depth on this offensive line
for our Coals? Well, it's it's a good question because
depth on the offensive line that was tested last year,
and it's tested basically every year. You know, the Colts
projected starting oh line last season played together in just
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four games. They use ten different starting combinations last season,
nine players started at least three games along the offensive line.
And to your point about Chris Reid, I will say
the Colts have been pretty methodical about the depth that
they've added to the offensive line this offseason, and I
think it's actually pretty good heading into camp. You've got
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interior o line depth at guard with Will Fries and
then Jason Sprigs, and we haven't talked a lot about him.
He was added just a few weeks ago, and he
can play guard, he can play tackle. He's going into
a seventh season out of Indiana. This is gonna be
his fifth different team. He's from Elkhart, Indiana, so a
local guy. But I think that's a good signing. And
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then at tackle, you've got he got whoever doesn't start
between Prior and Ryman as a possible swing guy. They
can play left side and they're on the right side.
You've got Dennis Kelly, you know, w Yeah. Dis Kelly
came over from the Titans, you know, spent last year
with the Packers. He adds a lot of savvyness to
that offensive line group. I actually think the Colts have
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some good depth, and again, inevitably that depth will be
called upon to play so at something and the Colts
have always prioritized and we saw that again methodically play
out this offseason. Good stuff on that offensive line. We're
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the New York Mark Giants and free agency. We'll here
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is to have COVID restrictions no longer in place, and
what it's been like working with a veteran like Matt
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song will make you drive fast down the auto bond
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if you're Brian Johnson and company. So let's get it
on here on a Friday night with some ac DC.
How about it one day I'll have a long talk
with you, matey, and tell you about the time Angus
Young and I were lost at an auditorium in Germany.
In Germany playing a rock and roll festival in an
outdoor stadium. I was lost in the bowels of this big,
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huge stadium, underneath one floor below the main floor, and
I'm walking and no one's around me. I'm trying to
find out how I can get upstairs. Who is walking
next to me or walking towards me. I got a
gentleman who was maybe five foot two inches tall, who
had on regular pants and a regular look. He didn't
have the little schoolboy outfoot on. He wouldn't wear that.
He said, no, he wasn't. He was smoking a cigarette,
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long hair, and he said, you as lost as I am,
But I did it an Australian accident. And I said, yes,
I am. I'm trying to find a door to get
to an elevator to get upstairs. So I kind of
muscled it out with Angus Young way back in the day.
That's over thirty years ago for everybody listening right now,
so we do have a little connection with the ac DC.
I'm glad you played it today, mate. My father in
law said that ACDC opened up for Kiss like back
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in the seventies at Market Square Arena and no one
knew who ACDC was at the time. Right there, just
the opening band and Angus Young. Remember the concourse, like
the the middle concourse that you could walk around the
arena on at Marcot Square Arena. He is playing guitar.
He's just dancing and playing guitar all over that concourse
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area at Market Square Arena and then everybody's like, who
the hell is this guy? And of course after the
concert's over, everybody goes out, you know, to Karma or
your local record store and they buy the ACDC album.
And yeah, he said it was one of the best
shows he's ever seen. And he said ACDC better than
Kiss that night. And people will laugh at me on
this because I'm an old guy, but I don't care.
I thought in the last couple of years, a CDC
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has a Super Bowl halftime act would have just blown
the doors off the place. Hit after hit after hit
after hit, play the medley up there. Everybody knows those two.
Oh yeah, it's the same mindset that you should have
with Carveday. Just go out there. It should be a
karaoke contest. It should sing along. Everybody wants to just
have fun. And there's a lot of people that that
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downplay a CDC's contribution to rock and roll history because
it's like three or four chords over and over. Their geniuses,
because they didn't it's simple, it's easy to identify with.
I mean a lot of people are just jealous. They
didn't come up with exactly just the basic chords and
the riffs over and over and over. That's why they're
so popular. Chief the same riffs, just change the lyrics.
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ACDC No, I mean, it's not that bad, but seriously,
you're right, the simple music and it works for year
after year after year. ACDCO Super Bowl Halftime. Let's get
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Danny Pinter is an important piece of this Colts offense.
That's right. The ball State alum is in Indianapolis. He'll
be starting at the right guard position all right. After
starting just four games in his first two seasons, he's
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ready to roll. Earlier in the season, Peter sat down
with Boys of the Coach Matt Taylor and Coach dot
Com senior writer JJ Stankobitz to discuss his offseason working
with Matt Ryan and begins talking about how long it
took his body to feel right after the long grind
of last season. Yeah, you know, I mean I didn't
play full seventeen games or anything like that, so, um,
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you know, I think I do a pretty good job
of trying to maintain my body throughout the season. And
you know, I just, you know, the way the season
ended and everything, I was ready to roll pretty fast.
So you know, obviously you got to be smart and
all that and how you're approaching it. But um, I
mean I got into it pretty fast, and I feel
pretty good right now in terms of motivation from the
way the season ended, as you said, there was disappointment there.
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How much how much fire. Does that give you and
the rest of your teammates going into this offseason workout program?
For sure? I mean, you know, I think we felt like,
you know, we got a pretty special team here. I
think we felt like we had that last year, and obviously,
I mean everyone knows how it ended. Um So, I
think that's a little chip on everyone's shoulder. You can
definitely feel that, and guys are definitely motivated right now.
How are you taking the experience you had starting a
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number of games last year and using that as you know,
what is it fuel? Is it an education? Now that
you're into the off season. How do you view those games? Yeah,
a little bit everything. I mean really, I mean my
goal is just always trying to get better, So, um
you know, I'd go back and watch those games and
just just trying to approach it with a sense of
what could I do different or how could I get better?
How could I improve on that? Um So, I mean
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I'm I'm grateful I had those those opportunities, because that's
what this game is. It's going out and learning and
getting better from That's definitely I've been doing. How do
you view the successful plays that you had? I mean,
it's kind of the first real lengthy bit of tape
you've had in the NFL. And some of those successful plays,
you know, like the one I was just watching was
the reverse to Pittman against Houston where you kind of
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pull way out into space and you're you're you're moving
down getting on a defensive back. Just how do you
handle watching the successful plays and what do you you
look for on those? Yeah? I think, Um, you know,
anytime you have success, you got to you gotta look
at why you have success. Um, you know, what were
you feeling, what did you maybe do that week? Or
what have you done with your body that allows you
to do that? Or you know, what did you see
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on film that type of thing. So it's when you
have success, trying to recreate that and then trying to
add on top of that to make it even more successful.
I think Danny Pinter is our guest offensive lineman for
the Indianapolis Colts heading into year three. Which is crazy
to say, but when you evaluate and look at the
team in the off season, you know you see free
agency kind of watching it from afar. You know, you
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see guys like Mark Glinski and Chris Reid leave the
team in free agency kind of a two part or
a how how difficult it is it from a personal
standpoint to see guys go that you were close with,
and then secondly also knowing, hey, it offers more of
an opportunity for you to come in and play a
bigger role. How do you how do you balance that? Yeah?
For sure, I mean you know, like you said, I
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mean that's the tough part of this industry. You can
come close with guys and it's a come and go
league for sure. And I mean I'm extremely greatful for
those two guys. Glow. You know, my rookie year, he
had me in the summer with COVID and all that stuff.
He had me go in his garage and working out.
I've learned a ton from him and Chris Reid last
year too, Like we stayed after practice, he was showing
me stuff. I mean, I've learned so much from those guys.
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So extremely grateful to them. I've obviously texted them and
that sort of thing. But yeah, like you said, I mean,
you're just looking for opportunities in this league and you
got to run with them. So um, you know, I
think I got an opportunity right now. But that's all
opportunity what you make of them. So, um really my
mindset is just coming here and work every day and
just trying to make the most of it, knowing that
opportunity's ahead. What does it look like for you over
the next couple of weeks here at the facility? Yeah,
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I mean I just try to stick to my process,
you know, And I mean I keep repeating myself, but
it's just it's getting better and being hard on yourself
and what you need to improve on and really coming
in and working. I mean that's you got the time
for it now, so you better put that time in. Um.
So I'm trying not to get get off my process
of getting better. I think that's what's gotten me to
this point, and that's what I'm gonna stick to. You
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talked about, you know, working with Olden Creutz in the
off season. That you're back here, you know, you're getting
some more time again with Kevin Mawai, guy who is
a Hall of Fame Center's actually you know, got that
gold jacket on him just over the last year. What
have you picked up from him? What sort of wisdom
is he imparted on you? Yeah, Kev's awesome. I mean,
like you said, you know, he's he's a Hall of Famer.
He's got a ton of experience. Um. So he's really
good at kind of like tricks of the trade. Um, Like,
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he was awesome those games I was playing in. Uh,
you know, how how would he approach this guy? Um? Yeah,
different types of players and that sype of things. He's
definitely got a lot of tricks and he's seen about
everything you can. Um. So you know, from that, from
that standpoint, I've learned a ton from him, and he's awesome.
He's a guy that you know you can go to
with any question. He's probably gonna have an answer. And
with this offseason workout program starting within the offense, a
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new quarterback and matt Ryan, what are your first impressions
of Mattie Ice. He's awesome. He's awesome. Yeah, I've got
to talk with him obviously, get to know him a
little more as we continue to progress on. But I mean,
just right off the bat, you can tell he's he's
a leader, and he's been a leader for a long time.
It's natural for him. I think the guys definitely respond
well to him right off the bat. Um. And I
think he's gonna be an awesome fit for us. So
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excited to get to keep working with him. Just getting
back around your teammates, you know, getting to you know,
there's a photo of you just jogging next to Q.
You know. Just what has been the tenor of the
conversations you've been having with your teammates back here in
the building over the last couple of days. Yeah, just
I mean just kind of that mindset of like working
for a common goal together. I think that's what's awesome.
I think that's what I mean. This is my first
year having a normal off season. Yeah, doing this stuff,
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which is awesome, but I think you know, everyone, everyone's
on a common goal together, and to come in and
put that work towards that goal together, I think it's
an awesome feeling. What was the last time you had
a normal locker room set up college? Yeah, definitely nineteen
back in the mac Man. It's crazy speaking of that.
Your rookie season in twenty that was full blown COVID
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last year obviously you had more restrictions, But what was
the difference take me through your rookie season to your
sophomore campaign, just in terms of emotion, comfort level, ease
knowing the system, like how much easier quote unquote was
your second season compared to your rookie season. Yeah, I
definitely felt a lot more comfortable. UM, And I think it's, uh,
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you have a better idea of what your process needs
to be like day in and day out, and what, um,
what you need to work on. Rookie year, you're kind
of just you're, I mean, you're doing everything, especially in
the COVID year. Yeah, you're a rookie. Ye. Yeah, I
mean that's that's a short straw you drew there. Yeah,
for sure. I mean there's no excuses there anything, But
you're definitely, uh, you know, you're you're trying to pick
up a lot fast. So I think last year, I've
had a better sense of, Okay, this is what I
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need to do, this is when I come in, and
this is what my process needs to be, this is
how I need to approach this um and hopefully that
just continues to elevate. You ever think about how cool
it is that you're having this great NFL career. You're
a Hoosier and not not that long ago, you're playing
tight end at South ben Adams High School and here
you are in the NFL. Do you ever take time
to kind of reflect on your journey. I do. Yeah,
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it's pretty cool. Um. I I wouldn't trade it for anything, obviously.
I love love that I'm still in Indiana. Um, and
just you know, Indiana means a lot to me I've had.
I wouldn't be where I am without so many people
in South Bend, Muncie, here, just the whole state itself.
So indeed, I don't take that for granted. All. I'm
pretty pretty grateful for it. I know we talked about
this at the time last year in early November I
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think it was. But take me back to that Jets
game with that touchdown. Can we reflect on that a
little bit? How much? Ay, what have you done with
the ball since then? I have the ball? I mean,
I just got an apartment, so I got it somewhere
in there. Come on, man, you gotta get it doctored up.
And yeah, we'll figure something out down the road. But
it's there. It's it's taken care of. Do you do
you remember that night, I mean when you when you
secured the catch, I mean, did you realize what had
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just happened for you? You You scored a touchdown in the NFL? Yes?
And no, I mean, it all happened pretty fast, and
it wasn't even really a planned thing, so I would
say it wasn't really untill I got home that night
and finally responded some texts and stuff like that. But
it was definitely a cool moment. You were last in
the progression, right, yeah, yeah, barely an option but sure enough. Well,
and then it's on hard knocks of course, and then
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it's gonna live on forever in NFL films. I mean
it's that's a pretty cool thing, man, Yeah, yeah, definitely, No,
I'm something cool to look back on for a long time.
I bet indeed, Danny Pinzer has been our guests. Well,
really appreciate the time, man, It's good to see you
in person. Obviously not being able to do this in
the last couple of years, so I really appreciate your time,
and best to luck the rest of the offseason workout.
Products appreciate it. I like the young man Mattay and
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he's a touchdown maker. Let's not forget he scores in
the NFL. That's right. Yeah, he lined up tackle eligible,
last guy in the progression of the end zone, went
down to a bend and knee caught the football touchdown
against the Jets primetime game Thursday Night Football, and that's
a moment. I'm sure he's never going to forget. Converted
tight end, guy that can play multiple positions on the
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offensive line, is probably the team's backup center as well.
He's a very valuable piece of this Colts offensive line
and the offense in general for that matter. Throw a
name in your back pocket, Maytae a guy that's also
going to get We talked about depth, Will Fries, liking
Will Fries what we're seeing out of the second year man,
Will Fries. You keep your finger on that kid because
I know he's going to be playing across the board
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as well. We're okay in the offensive line department. After
this time out, we're gonna give you the Forum Credit
Union question of the week regarding Big Q Quentin nelson
sustained success in the NFL. We're also going to open
up the NFL grab bag and discussed the retirement of
Rob Gronkowski or is it? Or is it? I mean,
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is he gonna be Brett fav again? We're flip flopping
back and forth. Who knows, but he says he's done
playing football. As what is up next for a journeyman quarterback,
but what a character. Ryan Fitzpatrick. He hung up the
cleets a few weeks ago, and we're gonna tell you
what he's gonna be up to this season, which is
a little different than the last ten plus seasons in
the NFL. This is the Last Word ninety five one
oh seven five to fan. I'm Jeffrey Gorman, joined by
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Matt Taylor. Boys. So the Colts were coming back with
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some Spencer Davis group. I wouldn't know Spencer David. I
know the song, but I wouldn't know Spencer Davis if
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he kicked me in the shin. It's just a one
hit wonder. No, No, Spencer Davis. He was on guitar
and then a guy that I'm sure you know well,
and I hope you have a story about him. I'm
banking on the fact that you have a story on
Bobby Steve Winwood, the lead singer of the Spencer Davis group.
Across Wood. We were pouring with the Grateful Dead. Okay, no,
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that's Bruce Hornsby, not Steve Winwood. Forget it. I got
those two mixed up. Dad Gum and Bruce Hornsby was
on keys with the Grateful Dead and back in the day,
I was on the road with the Black Crows. We
supported them on a tour of about five dates of
doing stadiums and Bruce Hornsby was the guy who was
always at the pool getting ready, having a good time,
and uh, I just remember him beating out on the road.
Bruce Hornsby was the was the keys player for the
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Grateful Dead before Jerry Garcia died. Back in it. I'm
telling you, man, you're like the Forrest Gump of We're
gonna have that Central Indiana. We need it. We're gonna
have that show. We're gonna have that show. I'm gonna
maybe over the fourth July. Yeah, I mean, I'm telling you,
I'm gonna We're just gonna have buzzwords. And I got
a story about it. I promised you. And the only
thing is it was it was a big party era
of back in my life. So some of the memories
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Matt might be a little bit hazy, but I mean,
I'm telling that there's some good stories. I'm telling you,
all right, Matt, get you thinking, cap On, Matt, Taylor,
Boys and the Colts best in the business. Here you go,
Colts left guard Quentin Nelson. He's made the Pro Bowl
in each of his first four seasons with the Colts
out of Notre Dame. He became just the second player
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in team history to accomplish at joining Alan Amici from
fifty five through fifty eight, who was the last NFL
offensive lineman to be named to four consecutive Pro Bowls
before Quentin Nelson and Matey. I'm gonna call this one
an easy one because they both came from the same
university and this guy was all everything. He is what
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Quenton Nelson is now back in the day, and I
don't mean not too long ago. Who do you got?
All right? So with those hints, I think I know
it and I appreciate that. And he's also the pride
of any Napolis and Bishop Shtart High schools. Hard I
hope this is the answer. I'm going with Zach Martin,
that's true. The hometown kid twenty fourteen through seventeen, Zack
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Martin a pro bowler year in and year out. Quentin
Nelson is also the first Colts player to be selected
to four consecutive Pro Bowls since t Y Hilton did
it in twenty fourteen through seventeen. Congrats to the big man.
He is the best in the business. He's one of
the leaders in the locker room. Slowly becoming one of
the greatest to ever play the position. Yeah, I said it,
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slowly becoming one of the greatest to play the position.
In the NFL. He is dominant, and I tell you
nobody gets near the quarterback if you're gonna get blocked
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their financial dreams real quick. On Quentin Nelson, He's a
scary dude. Here's what I'm gonna say about you. I
like him, and we talk. We have discussion. You passed
him in the hallway at the foot All Complex, so
you know, the at the lunch table sometimes like this.
But back in the day two years ago, he didn't
say anything like. He didn't say nothing. He just glittered,
you know what I mean, he just kind of stared
and glared at and you're like, oh, crap, did I
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do something wrong with Big Q. Who's got a stack
off the wrong place yet exactly? And he kind of
looks at it. But it's just him. I mean, he's
just him. He's kind of low key, he's focused, he
doesn't smile lout, but a real funny guy as well.
And by the way, his back is the size of
a garage door. He really is. Yeah, that's what I've
always said. It's like the guy's with the guy's girt.
His back from shoulder to shoulder is a garage door.
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We're lucky to have him. The best in the business.
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He has called it quits for the second time. I'm
Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski retiring for the NFL at
the age of thirty three. Groncket previously retired after the
twenty eighteen season with the New England Patriots because of injuries.
Now Tom Brady summoned him through a text message. Adam said,
meet me on the field in Tampa to come out
of retirement play for the Bucks. Boom, they get the
(34:20):
Super Bowl. Matt Is Gronk the first ballot Hall of
Famer is and I'll do one better. Is Rob Gronkowski
the greatest tight end to ever play the position. I
gotta say he's arguably arguably the best tight end ever
in a first ballot Hall of Famer. Yes, absolutely, And
(34:40):
unfortunately we have to throw this nugget in and I
know people aren't gonna like this, but eight and oh
all time against the Colts. So he he was a
cult killer. I mean, whether it was a Patriots or
the Buccaneers. He was a playmaker and four time first
team All Pro All Decade Team in the twenty tens.
He's on the one hundredth anniversary team All Time. I
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can list his stats and go on and bore you
with the numbers, but without question, Rob Gronkowski transformed that position,
and it's no secret why Tom Brady loved playing with
him because of what he could do for that position,
but also what it meant for the rest of the
playmakers on the field. Because of Rob Gronkowski's presence, I'm
saying he kind of the mold of that tight end.
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I mean it started with Kellen Winslow back in the day,
where not a great blocker, but put up statistics that
were of a wide receiver. That's the same thing with Grock.
He's like that sort of guy. Not a great blocker,
but don't get me wrong, he would block and he's
a giant of a man. But as far as the
offensive skills and things, he didn't put points on the board. Nobody,
in my eyes comes close to answer. Is an easy one,
first ballot Hall of Famer walks in the first time
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that he has given the opportunity to Rob Gronkowski. We
will see you again in Tampa Bay this year, because
the phone's gonna be ringing and Brady's gonna call you
and say, let's give it one more shot. You know,
you can practice two days a week, that's it, and
come and play on Sunday something like that. So my prediction,
Gronkowski not done with the NFL. A guy who is
done with the NFL. Mayta. Ryan Fitzpatrick, the former quarterback.
(36:09):
He's taking his magic touch to the broadcast, Bruth. Amazon
Prime Video announced this week that Fitzpatrick, he recently retired
at the quarterback position he played for just about everybody
in the NFL other than the Colts. He's joining the
streaming service as an analyst for its first season as
the exclusive home of Thursday Night football. Fitzpatrick started for
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a record nineteens over a seventeen year career, and he
joins Hall of Fame tight end another great one, Tony Gonzalez,
and All Pro cornerback Richard Sherman as studio analysts. I
can't wait to watch the Thursday Night. We got Gonzalez,
we got Sherman, and now we got Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick is
a funny, funny dude. Matey, this guy's gonna be lightened
(36:50):
up the broadcast. Bruth. Oh, I agree, it's gonna be awesome.
That's a great lineup, and you're exactly right. I mean,
Fitzpatrick is succinct, he's funny. This is a home runs.
He's one of my favorite players off the field because
he just doesn't take himself too serious. He's respected the game,
He's played at a high level. He certainly maximized his talent.
He did everything that he could for the teams that
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he was on. But he was self deprecating. I mean
that the postgame interviews, those press conferences where they were epic.
I mean, he is a funny, funny guy, and he's
gonna bring levity to that studio show with Tony Gonzalez
and Richard Sherman and provide a little bit of a
different angle that I think a lot of those other
shows don't have. Amazon Prime Thursday nights. Be ready for
(37:31):
it again, Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman and the newly retired
Ryan Fitzpatrick. I want to thank you, mate, Tay, Thanks
for sitting around with me for a while talking colts
football on a Friday night. Don't forget this weekend. It's
gonna be a hot one. So mat Tay, get this
sprinkler on in the front yard, get the banana bat
out with the whiffleball, play some whiffleball with the kids.
Run through the sprinkler like he did back in the day.
(37:52):
Will you that's already on the agenda. I think that's
going on right now, actually in the backyard when I
get home, So I'll have to partake in those festivities
and have a great weekend coming up, and I'll talk
to you in the flesh coming up next week. That
is Voice of the Colts, Matt Taylor. I am Gore Man.
This is ninety three five and one oh seven by
the Fan. We'll be back with you next week. We
got some surprises coming up. We got Jim Ersey news
(38:14):
coming up next week. His touring event, that Jim Ersey
Collection is making its way around the nation and I
am lucky enough to be a part of that. I'll
bring you some more stories next week about where we're
headed to next and what has happened so far. This
is the last quard on ninety three five one oh
seven five The Man for Casey Valia for Matt Taylor,
the Voice of the Colt. I am gore Man. Coming
(38:35):
up next on the ESPN Radio. We got Spade and Fitz.
We'll talk to you next week five And then she
(39:02):
go
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