You certainly could feel it coming in the air that the Colts, when Drew Locke was dancing around,

checking the Jumbotron on the 3rd and 5, up to trying to put a game away.

And Grover Stewart was like, yeah, kind of go get him.

And Zaire Franklin was looking across the way and putting up a post about making the

Pro Bowl.

Locke just waltzed his way into the end zone.

And it's been nothing but downhill since then.

One PR disaster after another, one misquote after another, and doing a masterful job of tying together all of the things right now

that are interwoven into the quilt of despair for the Colts.

Zach Kiefer and James Boyd working together on a piece with the athletic.

And the headline as Zach Kiefer joins us on the Express Pro Tire and Auto Guest Line,

Zach, you've covered the team a long time.

I'm going to guess that it's been a while since you've seen a player be as candid as to say this.

Quote, there's no vision here.

That's about as damning a quote on the front office or the coaching staff as one can say.

Were you surprised of that candor?

Isn't it telling, Jake, that a veteran finally came out and told the truth, right?

You know, we hear so many canned quotes in this business, coach speak, players speak, nonsense.

Isn't it kind of refreshing to finally get the truth?

It is, Zach, and here's the thing, though. And look, you and I have both covered teams

for a long time in different sports, right? I mean, in your case, with the NFL, not just the

Colts. I mean, you've covered a variety now of NFL teams. The reality is this, even when

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