Indianapolis Football Podcast

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Colts Cast: Introductions, Plus Player and Record Predictions Jul 19, 2019

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Chris Blystone, Jim Campbell, and Chris Shepherd introduce the new format for the Colts Cast in the 2019 season and forward and take a look at the Colts' regular season schedule. They go over some Colts news and make some predictions about the coming season that will almost assuredly prove incorrect before moving on to talk expectations for some players in the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Afternoon Pancakes Episode 3 Jul 17, 2019

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Jared calls Stephen "Doctor" a couple times (not in jest, he's so smart!) and gets corrected, discussed training camp and then we look at Madden rankings and discuss the rest of the AFC South. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stampede Blue Presents: Afternoon Pancakes Episode 2 Jul 11, 2019

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Stephen Reed and Jared Malott discuss training camp schedules and chat fantasyfootball regarding specifically Colts players roughly two weeks ahead of the start of Colts training camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stampede Blue presents Afternoon Pancakes, an Indianapolis Colts podcast Jun 28, 2019

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Jared Malott (@likelyalien on Twitter) and Stephen Reed (@nicereedsteve on Twitter) from Stampede Blue defend Andrew Luck's honor, dissect the Houston/Funchess signings and predict who goes 16-0/0-16 all in an hour and some change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts Cast: Brief 2019 AFC South predictions; Matt Danely says farewell Jun 20, 2019

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Occasionally, times change for all of us where we must end one phase of our lives and fully gear ourselves to either another chapter, or the rest of what exists in our day to day lives. Today is one of those days. After covering the Indianapolis Colts for more than 8 years, our host and Stampede Blue senior writer, Matt Danely, will be stepping away from writing and podcasting. Today, Matt will be giving his outlook on the 2019 season for the AFC South and give a brief prediction on how the division will shake out in the upcoming season, but he'll also be chronicling his time in this business as well. This is not your typical episode in which Matt doesn't really filter much and speaks freely, so be advised for such content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts Cast: Discussing Howard Mudd's impact on Colts' OL; Latest Colts news May 22, 2019

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As the Indianapolis Colts kick off OTAs we'll begin to see little bits and pieces of how this team will come together in the coming season. Today, Zach Hicks joins Matt Danely to discuss Howard Mudd, his relationship with Chris Strausser, and their impact and technique that will shape the team's offensive line. Mudd and Strausser, have a past, their philosophies go hand in hand, and there should be great deal of interest in how different the approach to their blocking schemes will take hold with this unit. Last season the Colts' OL was not only a surprise to most onlookers and fans alike, but they were quietly one of the best units in all of football as well. The team moved on from Dave Deguglielmo despite their success, but they have quite literally acquired two legends in their own rite to take the reins of this athletic and disciplined group of blockers. Zach discusses how Braden Smith should fare in his second year at RT, attempt to figure out if he'll improve or struggle to find his way with a new approach, and the two talk about the rest of the line as well as they feel the depth has improved along with the coaching along the position. Additionally, Matt and Zach speak to the latest Colts' news as well including, some of the latest discussion surrounding OTAs, the Colts' tight end room and its viability in 2019, as well as why the signing of Chad Kelly isn't anything to get worked up about in any way, and some discussion into the Colts' ability to retain their players as well as their front office talent into the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts Cast: Colts touting a top-3 offense in 2019?; Derek Ciapala interviews Matt Danely May 09, 2019

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It appears that we've hit the dreaded dead zone in the NFL schedule. The Colts have held their rookie mini camp, and there are additional activities in the offseason period where we'll have some substance, but we're closing in quickly on the quietest part of the year. On today's show, Matt Danely will discuss some of the Indianapolis Colts' latest news including a recent story from Chris Wesseling where he's ranked/graded what he defines as the league's top-10 offenses for the 2019 season. Matt follows Chris' logic, and adds his own two cents. Additionally, we sort of turn the tides on the show as Derek Ciapala interviews Matt and gets into the receiving corps, how the work that Chris Ballard and Frank Reich has been so seamless, Andrew Luck's continued progression, the improvement of the speed, youth and talent to the defense and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts Cast: Discussing secondary post-draft with Zach Hicks May 02, 2019

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As we know the Indianapolis Colts went heavy on the defense in the 2019 NFL Draft. Today Stampede Blue's own Zach Hick joins Matt Danely to discuss the secondary in particular, and how the group looks post-draft for the 2019 season. The drafting of Rock Ya-Sin, Marvell Tell, and Khari Willis will add to a very intriguing secondary that needed to improve on some very key aspects of their collective game. While the group were stingy in terms of giving up big plays to opposing offenses in 2018, they also gave up better than a 70 percent completion rate in the same breath. The group needs to become more physical, and become a larger play-making unit in general to take that next step towards having a complete defense. Can Ya-Sin, Tell and Willis make that sort of impact for this group? Naturally, Matt and Zach deviate to other topics surrounding the Colts draft, but the Colts look to have made improvements at all three levels of the defense and we'll dive into the front seven later in the week as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Horseshoes with Holder: Best and worst picks of Colts' draft; Examining Colts' new-look roster May 01, 2019

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The Indianapolis Colts have boosted their roster after hauling in 10 picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. Chris Ballard looks to have made the most out of an interesting set of prospects, and has focused on getting the team real depth and is working towards evening each side of the ball. Today Stephen Holder, of The Athletic, is back with another show to discuss why there's even more reason for optimism with the team heading into the 2019 season after this haul. Here's a brief rundown of today's topics. - Who are the best and worst from the Colts 2019 class? - Parris Campbell is an interesting and valuable addition - Campbell becomes another chess piece in Frank Reich's system - 2019 personnel groupings should be very intriguing - Chris Ballard and Frank Reich are in lock-step - Marvell Tell may be the most interesting pick - Initial transition could take some time for Tell - Why Tell's transition isn't the same as T.J. Green's - Could Bobby Okereke's ceiling be the highest of all the Colts' picks? - Colts' LB corps could be outstanding in 2019 - Could Okereke supplant Anthony Walker at the MIKE? - Competition at WR may be intense in camp - Deon Cain coming back the same as in camp after ACL isn't a given - Colts lost some of their bulk trading away Hassan Ridgeway, but for a reason - Ballard's affinity for team captains - Ballard's ability to collect picks for following year's draft - Comp picks have become a vital part of the Colts' team building strategy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Colts Cast: Colts' 2019 draft class recap; AFC South opponent's draft classes revisited Apr 29, 2019

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The Indianapolis Colts didn't make their first round selection to open up the 2019 NFL Draft, but they sure did make a ton of selections afterwards. In all the Colts made 10 picks, several via simple trade of picks, one to trade away Hassan Ridgeway, of which 7 were made on the defensive side of the ball. Chris Ballard showed us what he values most through the draft process as a result. He LOVES him some athletes, Senior Bowl performances, and that he's searching out high-character talents who can help create this culture through the locker room as well as on the field. Today we'll go through each of the Colts' picks, discuss where they will play, how they'll strengthen the roster, as well as how Ballard's process could build a true Super Bowl contender in time for the 2020 season. We also take a look at the rest of the AFC South. We'll take a brief overview of the rest of the division, their picks, and how it could impact the Colts in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices