Show notes
00:00 – 26:50 – Remembering long-time Pacers Director of Media Relations David Benner, who passed away yesterday, huge traffic delay this morning, Chris Ballard and Shane Steichen spoke yesterday, Ballard cautions moving up to #1 unless they are blown away by a prospect, Jalen Carter drama, non-committal on Matt Ryan, Kevin’s thoughts on Shane Steichen, Mike Brey’s final home game
26:51 – 31:36 – Morning Checkdown
31:37 – 45:54 – Wink Martindale says Colts job could have been his if he “abided by team’s guidelines”, Chris Ballard pushing back on having to trade up to #1, teams behind the Colts could all use QBs, Ballard on the offensive line struggles last season
45:55 – 1:12:45– The latest on Jalen Carter, what should the Bears do with #1 with the Carter situation, Ballard on all QB prospects need development, Shane Steichen on building a system around a QB vs. having a young QB adapt, NFL team report card grades and where the Colts ranked, Commanders get woeful grades, Morning Checkdown
1:12:46 – 1:26:39 – The passing of David Benner, Mark Jackson pays tribute to David Benner during last night’s Pelicans-Trail Blazers game
1:26:40 – 1:33:15 – The Dolphins are set up near Kevin & Jake but we can’t figure out why they’re here with no first round pick
1:33:16 – 2:02:28 – ESPN’s Field Yates on his journey to Indy, how quick does he think QBs will be taken this year, the lack of big impact guys at other positions, chances he thinks QBs go 1/2/3 in the draft, the Jalen Carter situation and how NFL teams should approach it, pressure on the Colts to draft a QB and move up, the Derek Carr domino and where he could land, how much is this week physical and mental, Mel Kiper on why he thinks the Colts would eye CJ Stroud/Will Levis/Anthony Richardson over Bryce Young, who could leapfrog the Colts in the draft, Morning Checkdown
2:02:29 – 2:16:56 –The Athletic’s Zak Keefer on his biggest takeaways from what Chris Ballard had to say, Jim Irsay’s thoughts on Bryce Young, why the Colts are in a tough spot to avoid the Texans from taking the QB they want, has Ballard fully accepted his mistakes last season, the departure of Bubba Ventrone and why he left the Colts, thoughts on Wink Martindale’s comments
2:16:57 – 2:20:48 – More with Zak Keefer to wrap the show on what he thinks about Colts in-house free agents, more surprised if Ryan Kelly or Kenny Moore are off the team by April?
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