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>> WITH THE DRAFT AND FREE AGENT
SIGNINGS BEHIND THEM, THE
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS MAY HAVE
RAISED AS MANY QUESTIONS AS

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ANSWERS AS THE TEAM LOOKS AHEAD
TO THE NEW 17-GAME NFL REGULAR
SEASON.
BILL BENNER HAS MORE IN THIS

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WEEK'S INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS.
BILL.
>> GERRY, THANKS.
THE COLTS' BUSY OFF-SEASON

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BROUGHT IN A NEW QUARTERBACK,
CARSON WENTZ; BOLSTERED THE
DEFENSE THROUGH THE DRAFT AND
PERHAPS SOLVED THE ISSUE OF

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PROTECTING WENTZ VIA THE
ACQUISITION OF AN ALL-PRO LEFT
TACKLE. BUT BUT BUT AND
SO, FOR HIS ASSESSMENT OF

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GENERAL MANAGER CHRIS BALLARD'S
ACTIVITY, WE TURN TO VETERAN
COLTS' INSIDER KEVIN BOWEN, WHO
COVERS THE TEAM FOR 107.5 & 93.5

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THE FAN WFNI. KEVIN, WELCOME.
GERRY, BACK TO YOU.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
>> DOING GREAT.

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>> WELL, I KNOW THE COLTS ARE IN
THE MIDST OF THEIR VOLUNTARY
OFF-FIELD, TRAINING, AND THEY
WILL SHUT IS DOWN IN ABOUT

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ANOTHER WEEK, AND IT IS GOING TO
BE TRAINING CAMP. LET'S LOOK
BACK AT THE DRAFT. WE HEAR LEFT
TACKLE, LEFT TACKLE, AND

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DEFENSIVE END, AND I THINK THAT
EVERYBODY SCRATCH THEIR HEADS,
MAYBE IT WILL ALL WORK OUT. YOUR
THOUGHTS.

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>> HE FELT LIKE ADDRESSING THAT
AREA, WHICH HE'S MISSED ON DRAFT
THINGS, GOING TO BE HONEST. THAT
NEEDED A LOT OF ATTENTION, AND

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THEN OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, A WEEK
OR SO AFTER THE DRAFT THEY WENT
OUT AND SIGNED ERIC FISHER, AND
I THINK IN THE BACK OF HIS MIND

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HE KNEW THAT WAS A POSSIBILITY.
HE'S GOING TO COME IN AND BE A
DAY ONE STARTER. AND ROUND TWO,
A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A PROJECT,

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BACK OF JANUARY, BUT A REALLY
LONG BIG BODY, SIMILAR TO
BUCKNER.
>> YOU HEAR OF TEAMS HAVING

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ACHILLES HEELS, NOW TENDONS. YOU
MENTIONED...AND ERIC FISHERS,
COMING OFF AN ACHILLES ISSUE, A
BIT OF A ROLL OF THE MEDICAL

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DICE.
>> ALSO IN 2019, HE MISSED HALF
THE SEASON WITH KANSAS CITY.
WHEN HE WAS OUT THERE FOR THE

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CHIEFS THAT SEASON, THEY DIDN'T
LOSE A SINGLE GAME. THEY WERE
11-0 IN THE LINEUP. IT'S
HEALTHY, THIS IS A GUY THAT

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SHOULD GIVE YOU...YOU KNOW FULL
WELL WHAT THAT KIND OF INJURY
CAN MEAN. PRESENT DAY, 2021, GOT
TIME, SHORTENED, DEFINITELY, THE

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COLTS FEEL LIKE FISHER IS A
LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
THEY LIKE THAT, STILL A COUPLE
GAMES IN THE SEASON, WE KNOW

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THAT SCHEDULE IS VERY DIFFICULT
OUT OF THE GATE. WE'LL SEE HOW
THAT WORK THROUGH THAT LEFT
TACKLE IF HE HAS TO MISS TIME.

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>> OF COURSE, AT THE CONTROLS,
TAKING OVER FOR THE RETIRED NOW
PHILIP RIVERS, THE COLTS GET
CARSON WENTZ, UP CAREER FOR A

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WHILE IN PHILLY, THEN IT WENT
SOUTH. YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT
CARSON WENTZ COMING IN.
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S RARE

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TO FIND A QUARTERBACK OR BE A
TRADE THAT STILL OFFERS A HIGH
CEILING. I DO THINK CARSON WENTZ
OFFERS THAT. NOW WAS HE ONE OF

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THE WORST QUARTERBACKS IN THE
NFL LAST SEASON, WITHOUT A
DOUBT, THE COLTS ARE STEADFAST
IN BELIEVING THAT THE THINGS

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AROUND WENTZ, IT JUST
WASN'T -- WHATEVER, GOOD OF AN
ATMOSPHERE AS THEY CAN PROVIDE
IN INDIANAPOLIS. IT'S ALSO

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FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA KID IN
PHILADELPHIA, THAT MEDIA MARKET
IS DIFFERENT THAN INDIANAPOLIS,
HIS WIFE IS FROM KENTUCKY, BACK

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TO THE MIDWEST A LITTLE BIT
THERE. SO I THINK THE COLTS JUST
FEEL LIKE THEY WILL SUPPORT
WENTZ A LOT BETTER. BEING AT

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PRACTICE, IT IS PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE HIS SHEER SIZE AND
ABILITY TO MOVE AND AN
EFFORTLESS ARM DOWN THE FIELD.

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UNTIL THINGS GET REAL, WE'RE
GOING TO FIND OUT IF 2020 WAS AN
ABERRATION OR IF THIS IS A GUY
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH A COUPLE MONTHS

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AGO.
>> KEVIN, CERTAINLY ONCE THE
GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANK
WRIGHT GOING BACK TO PHILLY.

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>> YEAH. HE IS AN UNBELIEVABLE
RELATIONSHIP WITH FRANK. YOU
KNOW, I KIND OF SAID IT DURING
THE TRADE PROCESS, I FEEL LIKE

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CARSON WENTZ IS THE SON FRANK
WRIGHT NEVER HAD. I KNOW THAT
MIGHT SOUND LIKE A STATEMENT,
THEY ALIGN VERY MUCH OFF THE

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FIELD MORALLY, BOTH HAVE A
SIMILAR LINE OF THINKING. THIS
IS A GUY THAT WITHOUT A DOUBT
HIM AND FRANK BOTH REALLY ALIGN

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IN THAT, AND I THINK FROM AN IQ
STANDPOINT, THOSE TWO DATING
BACK TO THEIR DAYS IN
PHILADELPHIA REALLY CONNECT IN

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THAT SENSE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
SCHEDULE, EXPANDED TO 17 GAMES,
AND OPENING WITH SEATTLE. YOU'RE

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GOING TO GET YOUR ATTENTION
RIGHT AWAY WITH THIS SCHEDULE.
WHAT IS YOUR OVERALL ASSESSMENT?
>> IT'S BRUTAL. NOT ONLY

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SEAHAWKS, RAMS WEEK TWO, LUCAS
OIL STADIUM, GETTING FANS BACK
IN THAT BUILDING, IT IS AN
AWESOME SCHEDULE. THEN YOU GOT

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THREE STRAIGHT ON THE ROAD, ONE
OF THREE TIMES TO HAVE A
THREE-GAME ROAD TRIP. THAT JUMPS
RIGHT OUT AT YOU, THIS TEAM HAS

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STRUGGLED OUT OF THE GATE, WE
MENTIONED ERIC FISHER, OBVIOUSLY
CARSON WENTZ ACCLIMATING TO THIS
ENVIRONMENT, YOU KNOW,

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SYSTEM-WISE, SHOULD KNOW, FRANK
WRIGHT OFFENSE, WE SAW STRUGGLES
LAST YEAR, IF WENTZ HAS THAT
THIS ISN'T AS FAVORABLE AS LAST

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YEAR'S START. LAST YEAR
STRUGGLED OUT OF THE GATE.
THAT'S PROBABLY WHAT JUMPED OUT
TO ME THE MOST. NO HOME, SUNDAY,

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MONDAY, PRIME TIME...6 YEARS
RUNNING THEY HAVEN'T HAD A HOME
SUNDAY OR MONDAY NIGHT GAME.
>> YEAH, THAT BOTHERS ME AS

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WELL. I THINK IT BOTHERS A LOT
OF COLTS FANS, AND IT SHOULD
BOTHER JIM IRSAY. GIVE ME YOUR
NUMBERS, WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE.

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>> HOVERING AROUND 10 OR 11
WINS, THE ONE EXTRA GAME THIS
YEAR, A TOUGH SCHEDULE, TAMPA
BAY, ARIZONA ON CHRISTMAS, 11,

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BUT, MAN, REALLY NEED TO SEE
CARON WENTZ IN THE PRE-SEASON
BEFORE I FEEL GOOD ABOUT THAT.
EVERYONE KEVIN BOWEN, GREAT

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INSIGHTS AS ALWAYS, LOVE
LISTENING TO YOUR TAKES ON THE
RADIO, AND WE'LL SEE YOU DOWN