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

About this episode

JJ Stankevitz discusses the 2026 Colts and defensive strategies with Lou Anarumo.

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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: JJ Stankevitz

Guest: Lou Anarumo

Topics covered

• Colts defense
• player analysis
• playcalling process
• defensive evolution
• 2026 Colts

Keywords

• CJ Allen
• Sauce Gardner
• defensive coordinator
• playcalling
• Colts
• football
• defense
• A.J. Haulcy
• DeForest Buckner

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