(00:00-25:13)-Kevin Bowen fills in for JMV and starts the show talking about the Colts playoff outlook and how much it can change with a loss to Tennessee on Sunday, why the emergence of the rookies elevates the ceiling of the team, if Rivers's toe injury is a cause for concern moving forward, and how much Jacoby Brissett will play moving forward after the success of his plays
(25:13-41:16)-Greg Rakestraw joins Kevin Bowen to 1st rank where that Colts game vs the Packers ranks in regular season game since he’s been doing the Colts Postgame show (2011) and then preview all the High School State Finals taking place Friday and Saturday including the game he’s most looking forward to. Finally, Rake shares why he’s more optimistic that college basketball will be able to get through the season because of empty college campuses outside of student athletes.
(41:16-47:39)-Kevin takes some time to talk about Rodrigo Blankenship and the range Frank Reich is comfortable trotting him out there for FG’s, why he was short on the 50 yard attempt, and the range Kevin has seen him hit from in pregame and in preseason camp
(47:39-1:09:58)-PFF Lead Analyst Sam Monson joins KB to talk about what the Colts proved vs the Packers, PFF having Julian Blackmon as the #1 Defensive Rookie this year and why he is the favorite to win Defensive Rookie, if the Steelers can run the table and go undefeated, and what teams he thinks can surprise teams at the top of the AFC and NFC in the playoffs.
(1:09:58-1:23:52)-KB takes some time to talk about the Pacers offseason moves and makes a bold claim about TJ Leaf. He then talks about Jonathan Taylor’s play for the Colts and why Sunday was his best game of the year
(1:23:52-1:29:38)-KB shares what position group worries him most if injuries or COVID come into play and what happened with Braden Smith not playing after Reich’s optimism beforehand
(1:29:38-1:49:59)-Indy’s own Michael Grady joins KB and they start the conversation debating the worst NBA player they’ve ever seen, if he was surprised by the Pacers standing pat and keeping Myles Turner and Victor Oladipo, how he would rank the Eastern Conference with all the teams just about settled, and if the Lakers are still the top team in the NBA.
(1:49:59-2:04:20)-Covering the Pacers for Forbes, Tony East joins Kevin Bowen to talk about the Pacers cap situation and what type of moves they can still make, why the Pacers weren’t able to just sign Gordon Hayward outright, and expectations for Cassius Stanley
(2:04:20-2:11:27)-Kevin closes out the show with the breaking news that Wisconsin vs Minnesota is cancelled and the Colts vs Packers game being the 2nd highest rated NFL game this season
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