Colts Minicamp + Remembering Parnelli Jones. Mario Andretti, Josh Downs, and Joel Erickson Join!

Query & Company Podcast

(00:00-33:27) – Query & Company opens on a Wednesday with Jake Query, Jimmy Cook, and producer Eddie Garrison remembering the former Indy 500 winner Parnelli Jones after passing away yesterday. Additionally, Colts wide receiver Josh Downs joins the program to explain how things are different for him this season compared to his rookie season, assesses if things are different right now with timing with Anthony Richardson after working with Gardner Minshew most of last season, reveals how long it takes receivers to develop chemistry with their quarterbacks, discusses how crowded the Colts wide receiver room is now after adding Adonai Mitchell and Anthony Gould in the draft, and states that the team has fueled by the way the season ended against Houston and how the Texans have received a lot of hype going into the season.

(33:27-37:48) – Following their conversation with Josh Downs, Jake pays off his tease about a story that haunts him to this very day.

(37:48-45:21) – Hour one concludes with Jake, Jimmy, and Eddie discussing the NFL looking to add an eighteenth game to the schedule. Jimmy lists a couple things that players should be asking for in return for an additional game.

(45:21-1:09:06) – Hour number two with Jake Query remembering Parnelli Jones by highlighting his career at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway as a driver and team owner. Also, the three guys pick up their conversation from last segment about the NFL potentially becoming over saturated if they add another game and continue playing on every day of the week at some point in the season.

(1:09:06-1:27:31) – Indianapolis Colts beat reporter Joel Erickson from the Indianapolis Star joins the program to explain why he believes Josh Downs is the player we don’t talk about enough, assesses if this is the last chance for Jelani Woods to prove himself as a capable NFL tight end, joins in on the conversation about the NFL attempting to expand its schedule to 20 games eventually, tries to identify where the line in the sand if for players to say that they won’t play anymore, and if he believes that players will try to negotiate the removal of the franchise tag.

(1:27:31-1:54:58) – The final hour of the show starts with racing legend Mario Andretti joining Jake Query & Jimmy Cook to share about Parnelli Jones following his passing last night. Mario highlights what he learned from Parnelli as a driver, explains what kind of driver/competitor Parnelli was, reacts to a story where Parnelli framed a quote that Mario said about him and hung it in his office, explains what kind of owner Parnelli Jones was when he transitioned from driver to owner, and shares what his relationship was like over the last couple of years.

(1:54:58-2:11:15) – Jake and Jimmy come back from break and give away a four-pack of tickets to the Olympic Swim Trails at Lucas Oil Stadium. Following that, they discuss which summer Olympic event is the hardest.

(2:11:15-2:17:29) – Today’s show ends with JCook Plays of the Day and JMV brining in some Ghost Busters for Jake and Jimmy to talk with for a couple minutes.

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