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Learn more at Liquiddeath.com. Insider. Hello welcome to another episode of Purple Insiders I jam as many podcasts I can in before a Saturday football game because I have a lot of people that I like to have on the show and one of them because somehow the Vikings in Indianapolis Colts have crossed paths a handful of times in recent years is one of my favorite guys to follow on Twitter

Zach Hicks Sports Illustrated and the lockdown podcast covering the Colts. What is up Zach? How are you I'm doing pretty good I mean I'm a you know a little bit on the downside now that I realize this was talked about colts I thought again this was talking about draft or something or maybe just one of my insight on the Vikings for whatever reason, but no, I forgot,

the Colts actually play a team this week, unfortunately.

So a little bit, you know, poor mood because I talk about the colds but besides that I'm doing pretty good can't

complain too much. I mean well first it is it's been fun to follow your progress I think the first time we talked you were

at like your kitchen table and you had like stand like standard deaf from

1980 videos quality so uh no it's been it's been good to see you progress in your career following this team, but boy did they smack you in the face this year?

I mean, it's just like the last couple of seasons, they were going out and getting Philip Rivers going out and

getting Carson Wentz and you missed the playoffs on the final day of the season

but overall it was a good football team and you know you could make an argument like

well coached lots of talent I mean how much of this is just

Matt Ryan didn't work and how much of it was like a house of cards kind of coming apart

Yeah you know the wheels fell off all at once.

I mean, yes, part of it was Matt Ryan just did not work.

But another part of it was, look, they paid this offensive line so much money.

But they paid it so much money only at three spots.

The other two spots, they went very bare bones.

You know, Matt Pryor starting to left tackle where yes off of last season he was fine in reserve but to kind of just throw him out there, give him the starting job the very beginning of camp and then to see what happened when the season

started oh my gosh what a disaster and then you got Danny Pinter at right guard who

again in some spot snaps the last couple years she's been fine center, but he was not ready to be a right guard.

And again, given that starting spot

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