Indianapolis Colts head coach Shane Steichen discusses facing the Atlanta Falcons and what he's come to appreciate from quarterback Gardner Minshew.
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00:00 They're good. They got a good scheme defensively. Shoot the back end 24.
00:05 The corner is really good trail and then Bates safety and obviously Klaes Campbell
00:09 has been doing it for a long time and they got Bud Dupree over there. He's a good
00:12 player as well. So they've been doing a good job on defense and offensively they
00:17 got a lot of firepower. The back's a really good player and the rookie, you know,
00:20 Pitts and London, both weapons on the outside that we got to have a plan for.
00:25 It'll be a heck of a challenge going down there obviously Christmas Eve but
00:29 we're excited for the challenge.
00:30 Shane, you've known Gardner for a little bit. What have you come to appreciate about how he's handled being the starting quarterback in a playoff race?
00:36 I think just his presence being here, veteran presence, obviously played, you know, a good amount of years in this league.
00:43 I say it all the time, I don't be like beat a dead horse, but the preparation that he puts in is phenomenal.
00:50 The way he carries himself around his teammates on the practice field, in the locker room, and then obviously on game day.
00:57 You know, playing with a lot of confidence, which is awesome. You know, you want that in a quarterback.
01:03 Like I said, every time he steps on that field, that's what you want in a quarterback. You want that confidence and you want that quarterback that's going to give us a chance to win every time we step out there.
01:10 Yeah, I think that's special, the quarterback position. You got to have that mindset next play no matter what happens.
01:15 I mean, because you're going to go out there, you got to pull the trigger in clutch situations.
01:18 Obviously third down, stand in the pocket, delivering throws with guys, you know, barreling down on you in the pocket.
01:23 But yeah, I think that mindset of that next play, no matter what happens, good or bad, moving on to the next play, he's got that.