Stampede Blue: for Indianapolis Colts fans

 In this podcast I discuss the following: How big of a home field advantage do the Colts truly have at Lucas oil stadium? I also take a dive into today’s big game, and give my keys to victory for the Colts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode the guys talk Colts vs Jags week 11. They start out with a quick recap of the week's news, and follow it up with a look at how the Colts will stack up against the Jaguars on both offense and defense. They close out the show talking about the kicker situation as well as making some bold predictions about this important divisional game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast I discuss Adam Vinatieri’s struggles, as well as the most polarizing man in the NFL.... Colin Kaepernick! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen (@nicereedsteve on Twitter) and Jared (@likelyalien) talk for an hour and 45 minutes about one of the Colts most brutal losses ever. Losing to the worst team in the league is the worst thing that could happen, but should have been expected when Brian Hoyer and WRs 1-3 are hurt. They'll be healthier. Word on the street is Devin Funchess is on his way back. If we have Jacoby and T.Y. you never know? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts have had a rough go at it lately. The Colts offense, and special teams has been anemic to say the least, but their defense has been doing enough to do their part towards a win. However, the Colts couldn't pull out a win in Pittsburgh, and now they've taken a loss to the Miami Dolphins at home. Brian Hoyer's QBR? Yes, a righteous 4.4, with a 46% completion rate and 3 interceptions. This was the most disgusting outing for a Colts quarterback in most fan's memory bank, and I have no clue how you can put that back out onto the field and expect the rest of the Colts' offense to have any confidence in their gameplan. Frank Reich has had better days as well. Knowing that Hoyer is who he is, Reich hasn't done many favors by throwing out a totally predictable gameplan, and failing to get Hoyer up to speed is concerning, but not all of his fault either. Hoyer is terrible, that's just the sad truth of the matter, and a coach can only do so much when the decision-making and execution isn't there. Today talks of Adam Vinatieri and how he should be let go will persist, just as they have for weeks now. And nobody should be considered less of a fan for thinking so. With a ninth straight one-score game to start the season, this team is proving their neither capable, or interested in putting a complete game together in order to legitimately battle for the AFC South title. The Colts have a lot of soul searching to do, and even further searching into how those who aren't pulling their own weight should not be playing between the lines every Sunday. From the coaching staff, down to the 53rd man on the roster, this team has a ton of work ahead of them just to be an above average team going forward. Disclaimer: This is not a positive podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts have had their ups and downs thus far throughout the season. On one hand, their sitting pretty well with their record. On the other, every game has been a one-score affair and the overall play of the team has suffered. Their next four games are largely favorable with a Week 10 matchup with the Miami Dolphins, Week 11 is their first meeting with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Week 12 they travel to the Houston Texans, then they return home against the Tennessee Titans. Three of their four games in this quarter are at Lucas Oil Stadium, and they desperately need to sweep these games if at all possible as they currently sit a half-game behind the Texans in the AFC South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Stampede Radio, the guys are back and joined by Matt Danely to get you up to date on all the goings on of the Colts. They start off looking at the injuries to the team and spend time discussing what exactly will be the fate of Quincy Wilson as well as what's the deal with Tyquan Lewis. Then they dive into some Twitter questions including big surprises from this season so far, why Rock Ya-Sin has struggled, and how the potential switch to Brian Hoyer with Jacoby Brissett hurt might impact the game plan for Sunday. They then each give their opinion on the question many Colts fans have been debating: Is Jacoby Brissett the quarterback of the future? Finally, they look back using 20/20 hindsight and talk what move they'd have made in the offseason knowing what they know now. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen and Jared toss it back and forth for an hour or so and we'll admit that we struggled this episode. The injuries raise questions, no doubt, and the officiating has felt so inconsistent that it makes it hard to really assess what'll happen on Sunday. I guess that's why we play the games, right? We're really excited about the play of several rookies and talk at length about Colts WR Zach Pascal. Time to run the damn ball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts had a lot working against them before they ever stepped on the field in Pittsburgh Sunday. But, things got more difficult in a hurry with the loss of Jacoby Brissett, and Ryan Kelly in the first half. Still, the Colts had an opportunity to win on the road and a missed field goal attempt proved to be the difference in the game as the Colts fell to the Steelers 26-24. With T.Y. Hilton out at least for the next few weeks, the Colts had to make due with a largely inexperienced wide receiver corps. Deon Cain wasn't able to make anything happen on his two targets (one a drop), however, aside from a handful of drops by the pass-catchers, the unit wasn't a detriment to the team in spite of the loss of Hilton in the lineup. The team did stack up a healthy dose of costly penalties, wasn't able to win the turnover battle, and simply gave up too many free points which proved to be the nail in the coffin for the team on the road. But, it wasn't all bad either. The Colts defense held the Steelers to 4.5 yards per play, 1-of-4 in the red zone, and was able to hold them to 5-of-13 on third down opportunities. This is the fourth game in a row in which the defense has been a positive for the Colts, yet the team continues to be in dog fights and have now had all of their games decided by one score. The Colts' luck simply ran out in that category in Week 9. Parris Campbell had a nice game, Brian Hoyer did about as well as one could expect given his limitations, and Marlon Mack ran well behind an offensive line that has been failing to protect in the pass game or block efficiently in the running game recently. The Colts had multiple opportunities, but simply weren't good enough with sub-par overall play, and minus their top players at some pretty important positions. The Colts are now 5-3 (2-0 in AFC South) and are still in good shape if they can bounce back and win games they're supposed to win from here on out. The Colts host the Miami Dolphins in Week 10, and need an impressive win to regain the confidence of the fan base to get back on track. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts got all they could handle with the Denver Broncos' defense last week in a tight 15-13 win at Lucas Oil Stadium. This week, they travel to Pittsburgh to battle the Steelers, and their defense is even better, and the Colts will be without their best offensive playmaker to boot. The Steelers may come into Week 9 at 3-4, but they've lost three of those four games by a total of 9 points, and have won their three games by an average of more than 14 points. Being that the Colts have had all seven of their games remain within one score, it's unlikely that they will have some revelation of offensive explosiveness against a top-10 defense, and light on explosion themselves. The Colts' defense, however, may be in position to make the largest impact as they've greatly improved recently, and Mason Rudolph is certainly no Ben Roethlisberger, and their backfield is short of playmakers now as well. The Colts still have work to do as the Steelers have a good offensive line protecting Rudolph thus far. Who will step in and assume the workload voided by T.Y. Hilton's absence? What other options do the Steelers have outside of Ju-Ju Smith-Schuster? What does the Colts' defense have to feast on in order to keep the Colts offense in position to control the game? Can Braden Smith handle T.J. Watt on the edge? We discuss all of this and more on today's show. Plus, Alex Kozora, from Steelers Depot, stops by to give us the insight on the Steelers we need to prepare for what we'll see on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode the guys do a deep dive into the Pittsburgh Steelers and how they match up with the Indianapolis Colts. They take a look at the injury report so far for the Colts as well as some key injuries to the Steelers to get things started, before digging into what the Steelers like to do. They talk through the Steelers offense and how they'll likely try to attack the Colts, discussing how the potential absence of RB James Conner from the lineup might change both the Steelers' offensive game plan, as well as the Colts' defensive one. They talk about how Mason Rudolph has looked so far, and how the Colts may try to limit his effectiveness from a defensive standpoint. Then, they dig into the talented Steelers defense and discuss their success in creating turnovers and how the Colts will need to play in order to be successful against a good defensive group. Finally, they go through their previous week's bold predictions as well as making some new ones for the coming week, and discuss the wrap up of the T.Y. Hilton jersey giveaway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen and Jared record their longest podcast at just a shade over an hour and a half. We talk at length about the officiating, winning games you shouldn't and really go to town for you all this week. We appreciate all our listeners. If you love us, share us! Follow us @podpancake on Twitter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts came into their Week 8 matchup with the Denver Broncos as one of the hotter teams in the NFL. Big wins over the Chiefs and Texans forced the national audience to take notice and see what the team could do next as they find themselves on top of the AFC South, and looking to make a run at the playoffs. Well, the Colts did pull out a 15-13 win at home, but they didn't look very convincing through the process to say the least. The Colts started out with their inactive list by having Quincy Wilson and Deon Cain off the field, which does nothing but add to questions of how the team feels about the two of them. Is Wilson in line to be moved? Maybe even Cain? Or was Sunday just a day to see what the team has in other receivers and options in the Colts' secondary? There were a host of issues with the team Sunday. The offensive line was dominated like we haven't seen in at least two seasons. The receivers weren't getting open consistently when Jacoby Brissett did have time to throw. The running game was okay, but the Colts had only 87 total yards before their final drive of the first half. Defensively, the team was decent, and was able to hold the Broncos to field goals or forced them to punt on multiple drives which ultimately saved the offense's tail in this one. Additionally, Adam Vinatieri reverted back to missing field goals and extra points in this one which nearly cost the Colts another game. I think it's fair to say that Frank Reich didn't have a great game behind the headset either, and though we often shower him with praise, Reich earned some tomatoes Sunday afternoon. In the end, a near safety turned into a 35-yard reception, which led to a Vinatieri field goal to win the game in spite of all that was wrong for 59 minutes of this game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode the guys start out with an injury update on the roster and then a brief recap of the Colts big divisional win over the Houston Texans before moving into the main event-the game preview. They talk about the Broncos' injury riddled offensive line and how the Colts should be able to consistently get to Joe Flacco, as well as discussing the keys to the game and how the Colts will likely attack this Broncos defense. Finally, they wrap up the episode by reviewing their bold predictions from the prior week and making some new ones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts are coming off of two impressive wins, and now are set to take on a very favorable section of their schedule over the next several weeks. That all starts with the Denver Broncos visiting Lucas Oil Stadium this Sunday. The Colts' offense is a bit of a conundrum in that they have several facets of their game in which they sit amongst the top 10 of the NFL including third down percentage, penalty yardage, time of possession and more. On the other hand, they sit near the bottom in yardage per game, yardage per play and more. So, how exactly is this offense being seen by other teams? Additionally, the defense has been inconsistent to say the least, yet each side of the ball has some big-play ability that isn't truly being harnessed right now. How will the Colts stifle the Broncos this Sunday? Can they wear down their defense as they have others in recent weeks? Can the defense stop the Broncos' running game and get to Joe Flacco throughout the game in order to cause some turnovers and rack up some sacks in the process? We'll take a look in today's show. We also take a brief look at the Colts' top PFF grades, what does that mean, and how confident can the team be going forward with some of their better players taking a while to get up to speed? Finally, Matt looks at the lack of production from receiver Deon Cain. Cain was a training camp darling in his rookie season before he was sidelined for the year with an injury. This year he's yet to do anything of note in spite of being on the field more than enough to get some production for this offense. We'll take a look at the film to see what his play versus the play of others including Jacoby Brissett, Frank Reich's role in Cain failing to make an impact, as well as what the rest of the receiving corps has to do with Cain being just a guy on the unit at this point. Does Zach Pascal's rise have anything to do with it? Is T.Y. Hilton too much of a target alongside the tight end group of Jack Doyle and Eric Ebron? We'll touch on a little bit of everything in order to look for an answer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices