Carson Wentz to have foot surgery! Khari Willis gives you the latest from Colts Training Camp and Tony East previews NBA Free Agency for the Pacers!

Summary: (00:00-26:41) – Jimmy Cook and Brendan King are filling in for Dan today while he is on jury duty and open the show with the news that broke minutes before the start of the show about Carson Wentz needing foot surgery, what the Colts should do at quarterback now that Wentz is out for an extended period of time, and the fallout of Wentz’s decision to have surgery. (26:42-35:35) – Colts defensive backKhari Willis joins Jimmy Cook and Brendan King from Grand Park in Westfield to detail how training camp is going for him so far, what goals the defense is setting for themselves, and what it’s like playing alongside Julian Blackmon. (35:37-45:30) – As we round out the first hour of today’s show, Jimmy Cook and Brendan King continue to discuss the news regarding Carson Wentz needing foot surgery, what Brendan has caught Brendan’s eye so far during training camp, and start eyeing potential fill-in quarterbacks if Eason can’t prove to play at a starting level.    (45:32-1:09:42) – Tony East from Forbes, WTHR, and West Side Community News makes an appearance on the Dan Dakich Show to preview what could happen with T.J. McConnell and Doug McDermott in free-agency, whether or not he could see the Pacers trading Jeremy Lamb or Myles Turner, and how Chris Duarte can fit in with this current Pacers roster. (1:09:44-1:22:19) – Dan makes a surprise return to the studio to finish out the last half of the show by giving his thoughts about Carson Wentz being out 5-12 weeks, explains the history of the Colts not being completely forthcoming about injuries, and how they just need Jacob Eason to be a game manager. (1:22:20-1:28:12) – Dan closes out the second hour of the show by explaining how Jacob Eason will learn just like the other players did last year for the Colts so don’t panic too soon and reiterates how you don’t need Eason to be a superstar QB and just a game manager. (1:28:14-1:52:34) – As we continue to discuss the Carson Wentz surgery news, Big Joe Staysniak stops by the Dan Dakich Show for his weekly pit-stop to explain how the Colts kind of backed themselves into a corner with Eason being the starter with limited experience, how the Nick Foles/Carson Wentz dynamic would go over with Wentz IF they decided to do that, and take a look at some options if Wentz misses part of the regular season. (2:02:49-2:05:04) – We shift away from Carson Wentz for a moment to focus on what Nick Foles said following Bears practice today in regards to his respect towards Frank Reich and Carson Wentz, how Wentz’s confidence could be fractured if they traded for another quarterback, and what quarterbacks he, Jimmy, and producer Eddie Garrison would trade for. (2:05:06-2:11:41) – The show closes out on a Monday by announcing today’s Indiana Grand Race of the Day winner and Dan asking co-host Jimmy Cook for today’s edition of The JCook Plays of the Day. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.