JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for a conversation about eight members of the 2026 Colts that begins with one word to describe each. JJ and Lou also get into where defense has evolved over the last few decades, and what it takes for a playcall to go from whiteboard concept to hitting the field on Sunday.  
  
0:00 Pod intro  
1:36 CJ Allen  
4:12 A.J. Haulcy  
6:15 Sauce Gardner  
9:33 DeForest Buckner  
12:19 Laiatu Latu  
14:12 Cam Bynum  
16:48 Justin Walley  
19:30 Shane Steichen  
21:24 Defensive design & playcalling process

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz, The Jack Doyle Podcast and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.

<p>Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz, The Jack Doyle Podcast and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.</p>

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week.

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.

<p>Indianapolis Colts Podcasts will bring you exclusive interviews and in-depth breakdowns every week with our lineup of shows, including Instant Reaction, The Colts Show with JJ Stankevitz and Inside Football with Rick Venturi. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts, and you can watch episodes on YouTube as well.</p>

One word to describe CJ Allen, Sauce Gardner & 2026 Colts with Lou Anarumo | The Colts Show

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/475433b2-8f9c-4135-a9d4-b447014df725/transcript

The Last Word, the offseason radio home for the Indianapolis Colts, returns this week with Casey Vallier and Matt Taylor. The guys open with a discussion about the recent release of Kenny Moore II and what it means for the leadership in the Colts locker room and the overall look for the secondary (1:46). Later, the guys are joined by Colts second-round pick CJ Allen (14:20) to talk about his transition to the NFL and expectations for his rookie season. To close the show, Casey and Matt break down which rookies—outside of Allen—could be in line to make the biggest impact for the Colts in 2026 (24:33).

Colts second-round linebacker CJ Allen Joins the show | The Last Word

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/67a45aeb-e89d-4a78-bb61-b444014e74bc/transcript

The Jack Doyle Podcast makes its return with special guest, former Indianapolis Colts center Ryan Kelly.

They open the episode by discussing life after Ryan’s retirement from the NFL (0:52), looking back on his college career at Alabama (4:43), followed by reflections on being selected in the first round by the Indianapolis Colts in 2016 (13:06).

Ryan shares insights into his lone season with the Minnesota Vikings during the 2025 NFL season (20:34), and later, Jack and Ryan switch into analyst mode to break down the current state of the Colts offensive line (27:25).

To wrap up the episode, they play a blind rankings game, debating the toughest defensive tackles Ryan faced throughout his career (37:24).

Ryan Kelly reflects on retirement, Colts career & life after football | The Jack Doyle Podcast

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/7aef33a6-aa13-4c6b-87c4-b44201569789/transcript

JJ Stankevitz is joined by Colts kicker Blake Grupe for a look into how he successfully stepped in late during the 2025 season and didn't miss a kick, including making a franchise record 60-yarder in Seattle (1:12), Grupe discusses the Colts' upcoming kicker competition between him and fellow ex-Notre Dame kicker Spencer Shrader (7:48) and why playing multiple sports helped his journey as a pro athlete (14:25), and also why the 5-foot-7, 156 pound Grupe uses his size as motivation for how he operates as an NFL player (17:26). Finally, the guys blind rank the top five objects to kick that aren't a football (22:02).

Blake Grupe talks Colts kicking battle & which player calls him "Chicken Little" | The Colts Show

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/149f942f-81c5-43c8-9564-b44001873bb9/transcript

One word to describe CJ Allen, Sauce Gardner & 2026 Colts with Lou Anarumo | The Colts Show

In 1 playlist(s)

Indianapolis Colts Podcasts

Social links

Follow podcast

Recent clips