The Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts will meet for the primary of two video games in 2022 after they do battle at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday.
The Titans have had the Colts’ quantity in recent times, profitable every of the final three video games and 4 of the final 5. That truth actually isn’t misplaced on Indianapolis head coach, Frank Reich.
“There’s little question, have had their approach with us,” Reich stated. “It’s not been good, particularly inside your division. So, we respect them. They’re a great soccer staff. They’re well-coached. That is going to be a great battle.”
The Colts have been getting somewhat additional stress from their proprietor, Jim Irsay, who hasn’t minced phrases about Tennessee’s dominance the previous few seasons.
The truth is, he’s even asking Colts followers for assist with beating their division rival.
Now, a have a look at what else the Colts are saying in regards to the Titans forward of Sunday.
HC Frank Reich
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“Okay, first division sport at house. Excited. Tennessee Titans, clearly an excellent soccer staff. We’ve bought a ton of respect for this staff. They’re good in all three phases, extraordinarily well-coached, (I) have a ton of respect for Coach (Mike) Vrabel. He’s accomplished a terrific job down there. Can’t wait. Can’t wait. We have to have a great week of follow, we have to give attention to getting higher. This must be our greatest week of follow. Not as a result of it’s the Tennessee Titans however simply because it’s the subsequent week of follow. That’ll be our mindset moving into, discover methods to get higher and look ahead to a great matchup this weekend.”
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“There’s little question, have had their approach with us,” head coach Frank Reich stated. “It’s not been good, particularly inside your division. So, we respect them. They’re a great soccer staff. They’re well-coached. That is going to be a great battle.”
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“It is a good week to attempt to get that again on monitor as a result of this entrance, with Simmons and Denico and with all of the stress packages that they’ve,” Reich stated. “They’ve all this simulated stress, a number of zone-dogs simulated stress stuff, man stress. They do all of it and so they disguise it exceedingly effectively. You’ll be able to’t inform what’s coming, you’ll be able to’t inform what’s not coming. So, we’re actually going to should be on level.”
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“They’re a bodily staff. You all the time anticipate that if you play them. It begins up entrance. It begin up entrance on either side of the ball, working the ball, stopping the run. I simply suppose at the present time, we’re in passing league however we play this sport in opposition to these guys and a number of it comes right down to the run and stopping the run. So, that’s being bodily but in addition executing. We respect that. We respect how bodily they’re. So, we have to match that.”
RB Jonathan Taylor
“No. 1, ensuring that we have a look at is as one other sport, however we perceive the magnitude of it. We all know it is a divisional sport. We all know how a lot weight these video games maintain, however like I stated, we see one another twice a 12 months so now we have to be prepared for any and every part they throw at us. It’s going to be one thing distinctive most likely that they throw at us. Each division opponent does so we simply want to ensure we all know our guidelines, we all know our assignments as a result of it’s going to be a battle.”
QB Matt Ryan
“To not me individually, however actually firstly of the 12 months when spoke to the staff we perceive who has dominated this division for the final couple of years. With a view to get the place you wish to go, you’ve bought to beat among the greatest groups within the league and so they have been the No. 1 seed within the AFC final 12 months and have received the division the final couple of years. I believe Jim (Irsay) made it very clear firstly of the 12 months what he expects from all of us.”
DC Gus Bradley
“ nonetheless – I’ve about 10 clips to indicate our guys on tackling plans and that’s simply from this 12 months. Nonetheless working actually arduous, they nonetheless make the most of him on the perimeter, breaking tackles. He seems to be similar to what I’ve seen.”
LB Zaire Franklin
“He desires to get downhill,” Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin stated of Henry. “He’s a one-cut runner who desires to place his foot within the floor, so the perfect factor you are able to do is make him go east and west.”