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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

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. Lear

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 ag

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 h

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

In our first game preview episode we break down the Chargers on offense, defense, and special teams. We dig into important matchups, the strengths and weaknesses of the Colts week one opponent, and guys we think need to have big games to get a win on Sunday. Additionally, we make a few bold predictions, and make our own game predictions for Sunday's opener.  If you want to grab a phone case from our sponsor, Skinit, head here--> https://bit.ly/2lCH92v and use the code "stampede" to get 25% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts are just hours away from kicking off their 2019 season against the Los Angeles Chargers. While our projections for the Colts' season were sky high with Andrew Luck, common sense tells us that most fans have a much softer approach to guessing the team's record now that Jacoby Brissett is considered to be the franchise quarterback. On today's show, Jim Campbell, from Stampede Radio, joins Matt Danely in taking a realistic stab at projecting the first quarter of the Colts season for 2019. The Colts obviously face off against the Chargers in Week 1, divisional foe Tennessee Titans in Week 2, the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3, and wrap up the first four games at home against the Oakland Raiders.  Additionally, Matt and Jim go through the Colts' roster to pick out one player who they see as a guy who could take a leap so to speak this season and really show out for the team, and they also go the other way in attempting to identify a player who may slip this year for one reason or another. Having

In the latest episode of Stampede Radio, the guys dive deep into the Colts passing attack and Shepherd takes us to school, talking about some of the concepts Frank Reich loves using in the passing game, explaining the RPO, and outlining what exactly makes Frank Reich such a great play caller. They also talk about the Colts drop in the power rankings and give their own thoughts about where the Colts stand to start the season.  Finally, they talk about Marlon Mack and the running game, and how the Colts' healthy back has flown under the radar in the offseason and could be primed to surprise many around the league once the regular season kicks off.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts are headed into Week 1 and with the 53-man roster cutdowns came a ton of Colts news these past few days. First and foremost, the roster cutdown. While there weren't any real surprises, there were still a couple moves that came as a result of some shuffling. The Colts needed to add a quarterback as Chad Kelly was set to hit his suspension for the first two weeks of the regular season, and it was again a veteran guy brought in who has some familiarity with Brissett himself. Along with the initial roster construction for the season, each position has some unique players, solid rotational benefits and some possible game-changers that we'll discuss on today's show. We'll also take a quick look at the Colts first unofficial depth chart for the season. Additionally, Brissett who is now standing atop the Colts depth chart at QB, was given a new deal and with that come great expectations. Was his payday an issue? Well, it was to some, but we'll discuss why it shouldn't be.  Speaking of Brissett,

Jared and Stephen open on moving on from Andrew Luck, Jacoby Brissett starting and how we see the Colts' Week 1 matchup with the LA Chargers. Jared announces his business, Bazaar Grind Coffee & Games, will become a site sponsor, sponsor podcasts and additional content coming to Stampede Blue including "Stampede Blue Bets the NFL". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the Indianapolis Colts final preseason game of 2019 looms closer, the team's roster is beginning to get a little bit of clarity. Most of the positions largely are clear in who the starters will be, and immediate backups appear to be set as well. Where the questions come in to play, each and every year, is who will be primarily a special teamer? Who has done enough to make this roster without a heavy special teams presence? And, which position can pull that extra player as a result of the first two questions. Today, Matt Danely goes through each of the positions on both sides of the ball, puts his roster prediction together, but leaves that ever elusive 53rd man slot on the roster open for discussion.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode the guys talk with NFL.com writer and co-host of the Around the NFL podcast, Chris Wesseling to discuss his thoughts on Andrew Luck's shocking retirement, what the expectations should be for Jacoby Brissett, what rookies Wess will be watching, and what he thinks about the Colts front office and coaching staff. (25:31) They also take a look once again at the camp roster battles that are nearing the end and make their predictions about how many spots the team will keep at those positions and who makes the cut. Finally, They spend a few minutes sharing their own reactions to hearing about Luck's retirement, and give some reason for hopefulness as they, like most of Colts nation, attempt to move on now that the Andrew Luck era in Indianapolis has ended. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Indianapolis Colts have now met another large preseason roadblock with the recent news of Andrew Luck announcing his retirement. However, the Colts have a lot going for them as the roster itself is in much better shape than it has been in recent years. Jacoby Brissett has now been thrust into the starter role as he's desired since getting the bulk of the starts in 2017.  The Colts hosted the Chicago Bears on Saturday night and there was a lot to be excited about on both sides of the ball. The Colts lost 27-17, but that's not really what we're talking about here. With Chad Kelly getting more snaps, and making them count quite a bit now that the backup QB role is there for the taking, we'll discuss his performance, how he has appeared to acquired some instant chemistry with Deon Cain, and how the perspective on him has vastly altered since his initial signing. We also discuss the team's defensive improvements and which positions have benefited the most as the team prepares for the 2019 season.  Learn more a

Stephen and Jared discuss Andrew Luck's departure and then what to expect with Jacoby Brissett. We'll close with a 2019 W/L prediction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is so much to say about what Andrew Luck has done for the Indianapolis Colts and their fanbase. None of us expected to be talking about THIS today though. In a decision that not only had people checking, and double checking to determine the accuracy of an Adam Schefter tweet, but maybe it was somehow a fake account, or maybe he'd been hacked,  Unfortunately, it's accuracy was soon verified and Andrew Luck gave an impromptu press conference following the Colts' third preseason game to acknowledge that he had indeed decided to retire from the NFL after nagging injuries had built up, and the process of pain, rehab and then more pain and rehab had soured his love for the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices