The Last Word: Colts in Berlin, offseason strategy and Richardson's year 3 outlook

The Last Word, the Colts' offseason show, returns tonight as Matt Taylor and Casey Vallier discuss the team's upcoming International Series game in Berlin next season, where the Cotls will serve as the home team. The fellas also break down the Colts' player acquisition strategy for the offseason, focusing on Chris Ballard's comments about adding more competition to the roster in 2025 and discussing the significance of Anthony Richardson's offseason as he heads into year three.

The Last Word, the offseason radio show of the Colts, returns in 2025 as Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor recap Chris Ballard's end-of-season press conference. They discuss Ballard's comments on where the roster fell short in 2024, the growth needed from Anthony Richardson this offseason, and the changes required for the defense under a new coordinator next season.

On the final edition of The Last Word, the offseason radio home of the Colts, Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor recap the Colts' first training camp practice and examine how Anthony Richardson looked in his first throwing session of the summer. The guys also preview what's on tap this weekend with a pair of workouts on Saturday and Sunday, and hear from Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin, the unquestioned leader on defense who is going into his 7th season.

On this week's installment of The Last Word, Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor preview the start of Colts' training camp next week by taking a deep dive into the linebackers and the secondary. The guys break down Zaire Franklin and EJ Speed's potential together in the middle of the defense, and how the youth in the secondary will shake out at cornerback and safety. And finally, the guys welcome in former Colts tight end Dallas Clark who will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor this fall. Clark discusses his time in Indianapolis in the 2000s and what it means to be the first tight end to be inducted into the Ring of Honor.

Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor continue their offseason position group burning question series on The Last Word. They discuss whether Jonathan Taylor is ready for a standout year in the backfield alongside Anthony Richardson, the depth behind Taylor going into training camp, and consider how many running backs the Colts can keep to start the regular season. Lastly, the guys are chat with running back Evan Hull, who describes his happiness at being healthy this summer after a knee injury kept him out for most of his rookie season.

Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor are back this week on The Last Word taking a deep dive into the quarterback position. They discuss the importance of Anthony Richardson staying healthy this season, how explosive the offense can be with Richardson at the helm, and how Joe Flacco can help Richardson early in his career. The guys also visit with Patrick Talty, president of the Indiana Sports Corp, who was instrumental in bringing the US Olympic Swimming trials to Lucas Oil Stadium this weekend. He explains he and his staff's vision behind placing an Olympic-sized pool in an NFL football stadium and how the Colts played a role in bringing the event to town.

The Colts' 2024 offseason workout program ended this week with the veteran minicamp. Matt Taylor and Jeffrey Gorman review the week of work and the entire spring on this edition of The Last Word discussing the most important takeaways about the team in "five in five" and have a great conversation with first-round pick and rookie defensive end Laiatu Latu about his transition to the NFL so far.

The Colts weekly offseason radio show, The Last Word, is back with Jeffrey Gorman and Matt Taylor breaking down week two of Colts' OTAs and reviewing which position groups they're keeping an eye on heading into mini-camp next week. The guys visit with tight end Jelani Woods, one of the most motivated players on the team this spring, as he reviews his frustrating 2023 season in which he missed the entire campaign due to multiple hamstring injuries and what his availability to the team this spring means for him and the tight end room.