Stampede Blue: for Indianapolis Colts fans

The Indianapolis Colts are in an interesting place heading into their Week 4 matchup with the Oakland Raiders. Their defense has stalled in multiple aspects, but the offense has been one of the sweetest surprises, seemingly not missing a beat with Jacoby Brissett under center. The team is missing Malik Hooker, Darius Leonard, and Tyquan Lewis, three important pieces at all three levels of their defense. Now, some rookies are going to be filling in and hoping to make a splash themselves. Today Matt Danely will go in detail about how this thing will hold up, how Frank Reich has gotten in the head of the roster without them knowing it, as well as some thoughts on several positions. The safety group is going to have to find someone step up in coverage as Khari Willis has proven himself worthy of being the physical presence they need him to be. The receiver group is also in a pickle as T.Y. Hilton may be on the shelf. How can Deon Cain, Paris Campbell, and even Zach Pascal step up to the challenge and do it without the presence of Hilton on the field? Today we'll also go into the Pro Football Focus grades for the Colts for the first time this season. Additionally, we'll take a look at Football Outsiders and some basic NFL stat comparisons between the Colts and Raiders heading into their Week 4 matchup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode the guys dig into the Colts week 4 home match-up against the Oakland Raiders helmed by Jon Gruden. They discuss the Raiders offense and how they match up against the Colts injury riddled defense, and especially the possible threat in the form of RB Josh Jacobs. Additionally, they dig in to how good Derek Carr could be, who his weapons are, and whether the offensive line can keep him clean against the Colts front four. Then, they take a look at how the Colts offense matches up with the Raiders defense, including looking at what expectations we might have for Marlon Mack in this game and how Jacoby Brissett and the receivers and tight ends should fare against the Raiders in the passing game.  Finally, they talk about what the keys to getting a win are in this game, make their bold predictions for this game, and predict the winner and final scores.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On this latest episode, Jim has finally returned and the guys talk winners and losers from the Colts week 3 home matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. They dig into Frank Reich as a play caller, talk about guys who need to step up, and look at a few notable winners who you might not have noticed.  Then they take a look at a few topics they're overreacting to and try to decide whether that overreaction is rational or over the top.  Finally, they debate the question: Who is the best player on this Colts team? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts are now 2-1 and get to host the Oakland Raiders at home in Week 4. Colts are better in all phases and move to 3-1. Any questions? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts came into their home opener being looked at as a bit of a wild card team throughout the national audience. The left Week 3 a 2-1 team that controlled large portions of the game and featured their quarterback rising to the occasion. The Colts only had 7 drives throughout the entire game and had 5 of those 7 possessions last at least 9 plays. Jacoby Brissett was excellent, the defense came through when they had to, and several players had excellent games, both, statistically as well as in a somewhat quiet manner.  Anthony Walker, Kenny Moore, Bobby Okereke, Quincy Wilson, the offensive line, Nyheim Hines and the list goes on. All of these guys played their butts off in route to the team's second win of the season.  The Colts second half is being a bit misconstrued as a bad half simply because they didn't put a lot of points on the board. That's not the case and we'll talk about why that is. We'll also discuss what issues the Colts still have going forward, as well as how the trickle down from front office, to coach, the rest of the staff, and all through the roster is playing a major role in the team's success.  The Colts are in a much better position than most have guessed they'd be at this point in the year, and the rest of the schedule is looking like the Colts could actually do some damage as it progresses. It's a great time to be a Colts fan despite all that the team has been through so far. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts are heading into their Week 3 matchup with the Atlanta Falcons for their home opener. The team does have some injury concerns to consider, but are still largely healthy, and will be getting Kemoko Turay back in the lineup after missing action in Week 2.  Today Matt Danely takes a look at some telling statistics that may very well tell the story of this game should the Colts be a able to hit on what they have been to this point in the season. With that said, we know that the Falcons have one of the most dynamic receivers in the game, and a quarterback who is more than capable of putting a fantastic game together. Conversely, the Colts have a better offense and defense, by the numbers to this point.  Matt also discusses some Colts news after Friday's injury report was released and what that may mean for the team. Additionally, Matt goes through his Week 3 predictions, both, for the team in terms of win/lose expectations, as well as some individual performances that he expects to see. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Stampede Radio, Jim is still lost somewhere in Disneyland and Blystone and Shepherd dig into the week 3 preview as the Colts prepare to host the Atlanta Falcons in their 2019 season home opener. First they look at the injury report and discuss who will and won't be available for Sunday's action and how that will impact the roster.  After a brief look at the news, they get into the meat of the show, starting with the Falcons' offense and how they'll attack the Colts defense. They look at their strengths and weaknesses in both the running game and the passing game and discuss which Colts defensive players need to stand out to slow this Falcons offense down.  Next they discuss the Falcons' defense and how the Colts match up with them. They talk about where the Colts might find advantages when running the football, and how Shepherd feels about Grady Jarrett's ability to be a disruptive force. Then they dig into the pass defense and consider which players on the Colts offense should fare well against the Falcons.  Finally they look at the special teams situations for both teams and who will have the advantage there. Lastly, the guys take a look back at their bold predictions from last week and make new ones for this week.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of Stampede Radio Jim is lost at Disneyland and so Blystone and Shepherd do their best to soldier on. They dig in to the week 2 winners and losers from the Colts road win against the Tennessee Titans, look at some of the Colts injuries, briefly talk about the kicker situation, and then take a look at the team as they are so far this season and try to put a finger on what their identity is as a team and what it should be.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen and Jared discuss the plethora of injuries at QB in the NFL along with enjoying the Red Zone efficiency of this Jacoby Brissett-led Colts offense. See you at the game at Lucas Oil this Sunday! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts travel to music city to take on the Tennessee Titans in a Week 2, AFC South showdown. In a sense, the Colts really need this win to avoid falling two games behind the Titans this early in the season, and to get some of their confidence back that they left their Week 1 matchup with.  Today Matt Danely will go through one of the topics that have been on the tip of everyone's tongue since Devin Funchess' collarbone injury; Will Deon Cain break out and take on that role within the offense? Well, Matt isn't so sure that that's what he'll be doing, and he has another candidate if we're actually talking about filling Funchess' role in Frank Reich's offense. We'll also run through some Week 2 predictions for the Colts, as well as what we might see now that Kemoko Turay has been designated as OUT for tomorrow's matchup.  Speaking of the Colts' defensive front, will we see Tyquan Lewis Sunday? We definitely should with some guys up front on the injury list. Matt also has a bit of a prophecy for how Lewis might be used against an ailing Titans offensive line. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of Stampede Radio, the guys break down Shepherd's scouting reports on the Colts week two opponent, the Tennessee Titans. They start with offense, taking a close look at how the Titans are likely to attack the Colts on the ground and through the air, and which players on defense need to step up and have big impacts to improve the result over last week. Then they look at the defense of the Titans and discuss how they're likely to try to match up with the Colts and what they plan to do to find an advantage. The guys discuss how the Colts' offense will try to win against a very talented defense, and talk about whether they think Marlon Mack can have similar success to what he had in week one.  Finally, the guys go over their bold predictions from week one and finish out the show by making new bold predictions as well as predicting the winner of this matchup and the score.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephen and Jared talk about what went down Week 1, kick tires on the AFC South and look ahead to Week 2 of the 2019 Colts regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the latest episode of Stampede Radio, the guys talk winners and loser from the Colts week 1 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Additionally, they each give what they're overreacting to after just one week of regular season action, and finish out the show offering their takeaways from the Colts' first real action of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts had some questions heading into Week 1 of the 2019 season against the Los Angeles Chargers. How would Jacoby Brissett handle his new role? Could the defense hold up against Philip Rivers? Would the running game be there as many questioned the offensive line throughout the preseason? There were plenty more, but the Colts came back with definitive answers for most of them.  The one thing the Colts, and fans, didn't expect to have to worry about was Adam Vinatieri and the special teams units. This turned out to be a major factor, and quite honestly, THE major factor in deciding this Week 1 West Coast trip for the Colts. We got a really good look at Brissett, Mack showed his electric speed and agility, the offensive line was largely pretty good all day, and the defense continued last year's trend of taking the ball away from the opposition. These are all great things to witness, but the Colts had too many unforced errors in this one, which truly turned the score on its head. The Colts found out first hand how the scoreboard looks after giving one of the best quarterbacks in the league too many opportunities, and they have several similar tests left in the year as well. Let's just hope that the Colts OT loss to the Chargers Sunday will serve as a reminder to the roster and the coaching staff of how important each snap is, especially given their strength of schedule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices