1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:03,119 Speaker 1: Falcon's audible presented by AT and T is back. Atlanta 2 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: Falcons come up short to the Carolina Panthers on the 3 00:00:05,400 --> 00:00:08,320 Speaker 1: road nine to seven. I am Derek Rackley, That's DJ Shockley, 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:10,360 Speaker 1: that's Dave Archer, and yes he's got a little bit 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: of headshake going on. Before we open the can and 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,079 Speaker 1: let these guys give you their analysis of the game, 7 00:00:17,320 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: let me just tell you what we've got on store. 8 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: We will break that the game down. We will talk 9 00:00:21,280 --> 00:00:24,440 Speaker 1: about cleaning up some costly mistakes. We will discuss a 10 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,640 Speaker 1: change at the quarterback position that is news going around 11 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: the Atlanta Falcons building and the NFC South, and we 12 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:33,239 Speaker 1: will talk a little bit about the NFC South the 13 00:00:33,280 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: state of the division if we have time, so fellas, 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: let's get into it. Obviously, a disappointing, a missed opportunity, 15 00:00:40,360 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: you could say, going up against a team that's one 16 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: in twelve, that is going in the absolutely wrong direction. 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,879 Speaker 1: You feel like, even if you're struggling a little bit 18 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,199 Speaker 1: from the Atlanta Falcon side, that you got to go 19 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: up there and you got to find a way to 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: come home with a victory. You could sit there and 21 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 1: make excuses all day long. You want about the conditions. 22 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: Guess what. 23 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,279 Speaker 1: Both teams have to play in the conditions. But they 24 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: just didn't make enough plays. They made a couple of 25 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: costly errors. And in the National Football League, if you 26 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,639 Speaker 1: leave a team around in the fourth quarter, within one score, 27 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:11,279 Speaker 1: with a chance to win the game, anything can happen. 28 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: So Dave, I start with you. You called the game. 29 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,760 Speaker 1: You saw how things started to kind of unfold a 30 00:01:17,760 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: little bit. Let's go back to the first or second quarter, 31 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 1: like what was your overall thoughts of what you were 32 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: seeing on the field before we get to the things 33 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:26,320 Speaker 1: that happened in the second half. But where did things 34 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:27,839 Speaker 1: start to go wrong in the first half? 35 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 3: Okay, well it was You're right. It was brutal for 36 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 3: both teams. The rain was steady, it got more and 37 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 3: more steady, or more and more influential throughout the game. 38 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 4: It was brutal. 39 00:01:40,040 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 3: It's as a quarterback shock, we would not wanted to 40 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 3: play in that game. I think that even the offensive 41 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:47,800 Speaker 3: lineman didn't really want to play in the game. But 42 00:01:48,240 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 3: you know, ultimately you got to go play. As you said, 43 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 3: both teams are in the game. So you start the 44 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:54,760 Speaker 3: game with a good opening drive. You're moving the quarterback 45 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:56,880 Speaker 3: out of the pocket off his spot. We knew that 46 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 3: we're gonna have problems brock and Burns and Derek Brown, 47 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,639 Speaker 3: and that played out. They certainly were a problem up front, 48 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,279 Speaker 3: among other guys that were problems blocking. Then you factor 49 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 3: in the fact that you've got three backup offensive linemen 50 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:11,880 Speaker 3: they're starting for you. And oh, by the way, your 51 00:02:11,919 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 3: left tackles probably playing at about eighty percent in Jake Matthews. Okay, 52 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 3: so that's all on the table. So now we know 53 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,200 Speaker 3: what the cards are that we've been dealt. Now let's 54 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:22,800 Speaker 3: go play as clean as we can. Opening drives a 55 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 3: good drive, yep, Okay. The win was a little bit 56 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 3: of an effect, and I know some of the fans 57 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 3: are wondering, well, why don't you kick the field go 58 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 3: with Coup there around about fifty one to fifty two yards. 59 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 3: Win was fairly significant into Atlanta and the opening drive. 60 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,360 Speaker 3: Art decides to go for it on on third and 61 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 3: fourth down. What hurts you was the miss block. Tyler 62 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 3: Algier misses a block on the third down run, which 63 00:02:44,400 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 3: makes it fourth and four. You come back with the 64 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:49,080 Speaker 3: run game. You can debate whether you'd like to have 65 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,239 Speaker 3: thrown it there or whatever. Move the quarterback of the pocket. 66 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,680 Speaker 3: You don't get it. Defense responds with the same thing. 67 00:02:53,680 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: On the other end, defense is to stop on fourth down, 68 00:02:56,600 --> 00:02:58,239 Speaker 3: and so you kind of, okay. 69 00:02:57,919 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 4: Flip the coin. It was kind of an even deep survive. 70 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 3: So at that point, now it settles into a field 71 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:07,640 Speaker 3: position game. Because the weather conditions the throat were brutal. 72 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:09,880 Speaker 3: Bryce Young had a couple slip out of his hand. 73 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 3: Dez had a couple slip out of his hand early on. 74 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 3: The key to the whole thing was don't help the 75 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: other team, Okay, and you talked about it right off 76 00:03:19,000 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 3: the top. You get a fumble deep in your own territory, 77 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: defense comes in bose its back, gets the stop field goal. 78 00:03:25,080 --> 00:03:28,079 Speaker 3: You still got the lead. Now you've got the chance 79 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 3: at the end of the game to maybe seal the 80 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: football game of the field goal, a touchdown is definitely 81 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 3: going to seal the game. You can't turn the football over. Yep, 82 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 3: we've talked about it along. I'm looking at looking at 83 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 3: my notes, I showing shock before we came on hold 84 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 3: up against the Carolina run. Really didn't necessarily do that 85 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 3: to the best extent, but you did a little bit. 86 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 3: They had on about one hundred and thirtyards rushing hundred 87 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 3: twenty five yards rushing. Not great ball security on offense, 88 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 3: and make the plays that are there. Just make the 89 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 3: plays that are there. We didn't do any of that. Okay, 90 00:03:56,880 --> 00:03:58,840 Speaker 3: Ultimately you lose a game you're supposed to win. 91 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: There's a lot of time, especially when you're rolling the 92 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: quarterback out of the pocket, you run the boot action stuff, 93 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: DJ and you guys can speak to this better than 94 00:04:06,960 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 1: I can. But sometimes, you know, when I was growing 95 00:04:09,560 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: up on offense, it was always like, if your tight 96 00:04:11,680 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: end is open in the flat and he's got a 97 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: couple steps, give him the ball right whoever it is. 98 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,279 Speaker 1: Maybe it's a wide receiver that's running a quick in 99 00:04:17,360 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: and out. But sometimes you get lured because you want 100 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: to hit the second throw. You want to look at 101 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: the guy that's going to be about ten or fifteen 102 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: yards deep, and sometimes you just need to go ahead 103 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: and stick, especially in bad condition, stick the four or 104 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: five yard throw onto your tight end, let him turn 105 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 1: up field, let him use some physicality and pick up 106 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,000 Speaker 1: extra yards. Taylor asked me in our pregame show, would 107 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,720 Speaker 1: you rather play in a game like the Falcons had 108 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: on Sunday with driving rain or in snow, And I said, 109 00:04:42,839 --> 00:04:46,400 Speaker 1: snow every day of the week, because snow doesn't end 110 00:04:46,480 --> 00:04:49,600 Speaker 1: up getting attached to the football and make it completely slippery. 111 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:51,840 Speaker 1: So you have to deal with all that stuff as 112 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:54,440 Speaker 1: a quarterback. So let's go ahead and let's talk about 113 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: the interception, because I think that's one of the biggest 114 00:04:56,360 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: stories of the game. And DJ I texted you immediately 115 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,200 Speaker 1: after it happened, and my thought was, and I'm looking 116 00:05:04,240 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: at it as an analyst just like you guys are 117 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:08,599 Speaker 1: is he does a great job of getting away from 118 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: the pressure, right, and in my opinion, after that point, 119 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 1: you've won. You got away from the sack. Now throw 120 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: the ball five yards out of bounds. Yeah right, But 121 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: even Dez said it. I believe after the game that 122 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 1: he said I got greedy. I thought I had a 123 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 1: chance to make a throwback in the middle of the field, 124 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: but all of his momentum was taking him toward the 125 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: sideline and he tries to throw the ball back inside 126 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:31,680 Speaker 1: over the middle, they say the cardinal sin. As a 127 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,640 Speaker 1: quarterback and the ball gets picked off, it's easy to 128 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 1: sit here in hindsight and say, chuck the ball out 129 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: of bounds. 130 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 2: But I mean, is that not the thing? Chuck the 131 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 2: ball out of bounds. 132 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:41,840 Speaker 4: It is absolutely the thing. 133 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 5: And the number one reason why it is the best 134 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,719 Speaker 5: thing is because you're in a area of the field 135 00:05:46,760 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 5: where you have points, and it's in the part of 136 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:49,960 Speaker 5: the ball game. 137 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 4: Where points were at a premium, and you're. 138 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 5: So close to I want to say, putting the game away, 139 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 5: but you're making it tougher on them to have to 140 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 5: go down and score a touch down as opposed to 141 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 5: just having to go kick a field goal. But I 142 00:06:03,080 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 5: think you go back to the beginning of this play. 143 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 5: You got cardaill Hodge come across, and he comes underneath, 144 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 5: and the play he gets blown up. I mean there's 145 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,120 Speaker 5: penetration from the inside. Hodge isn't available to get out, 146 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:17,240 Speaker 5: and he's your little dump off right there. Maybe if 147 00:06:17,360 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 5: you know he comes off the fake and then the 148 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 5: guy's in this place can get dump into Hodge, Well 149 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 5: that tells you, right that the plays already messed up. 150 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 5: Hodge can't get through the mesh, and then obviously he 151 00:06:26,640 --> 00:06:28,360 Speaker 5: beats the guy to the edge, and you talk about 152 00:06:28,400 --> 00:06:31,479 Speaker 5: the momentum. I've been in this position. I don't know 153 00:06:31,520 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 5: how many times where you escape a guy and you're 154 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:37,799 Speaker 5: looking back, you have to you imagine if you're a quarterback, 155 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 5: getting your shoulders back. 156 00:06:39,160 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 4: Turned parallel to the line of scrimmage. 157 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,719 Speaker 5: But then the receiver that you're that we think he's 158 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 5: looking at is obviously Drake London, but he's probably ten 159 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 5: yards inside of where you get your shoulder square. 160 00:06:51,480 --> 00:06:52,920 Speaker 4: Even if your shows are square, you. 161 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,720 Speaker 5: Got to get him even more turned to try to 162 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,600 Speaker 5: throw that football back to the inside. So that tells 163 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,000 Speaker 5: you right away there are too many factors when it 164 00:06:59,000 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 5: comes to the rain. You've already out beeten the guy 165 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 5: that momentum to the sideline, and then you know in 166 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:07,919 Speaker 5: your mind that's probably probably not the best throw in 167 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 5: your mind, you know it's greedy when you do it 168 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 5: as a quarterback. 169 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 4: You know, man, that'd be a great throw. 170 00:07:13,000 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 5: That'd be a spectacular throw if I throw it out one, 171 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 5: because you know deep down that's one of those game 172 00:07:18,440 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 5: changing Oh it only happens once in a while type 173 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:24,560 Speaker 5: of throws, but in that situation, in that part of 174 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,679 Speaker 5: the game, that cannot be the mindset. And I remember 175 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 5: every time we got into the red zone, my coach 176 00:07:30,520 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 5: would always remind me whether I was a guy who 177 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,520 Speaker 5: played you know, three four years or it's late in 178 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 5: the year. Hey, we got points. We want to end 179 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,240 Speaker 5: this position with the ball on the foot of our kicker, 180 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 5: whether the nextra point or a field goal. And in 181 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 5: that position, this has to make sure he throws that 182 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 5: football away because you have points that are already lined up. 183 00:07:50,400 --> 00:07:53,240 Speaker 5: You know, nothing's automatic, but you give your kicker a chance, 184 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,440 Speaker 5: and you don't give them that momentum. And you talked 185 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 5: about before we came on, if you give a team 186 00:07:57,960 --> 00:07:59,960 Speaker 5: any kind of hope, regardless of they're one to twelve, 187 00:08:00,240 --> 00:08:02,440 Speaker 5: it doesn't matter if they're you know, twelve and one 188 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 5: and they're in a ballgame, Blake, and they got a 189 00:08:04,880 --> 00:08:06,440 Speaker 5: chance to go down and win it, and you give 190 00:08:06,480 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 5: them something that gives them the attitude that they can 191 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 5: go ahead and get it, give them that hope. 192 00:08:12,640 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 4: Anything happened. 193 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 5: And in that moment, Carolina probably was thinking we can 194 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,080 Speaker 5: hold them to a field going that's a big win. 195 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:22,160 Speaker 4: That's a win for us. And then you turn it over. 196 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 5: That's almost like, oh, thank you for the for the 197 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 5: ball game, because we have an opportunity now that we 198 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 5: have kind of thought we were going to conceal the 199 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 5: field goal. So definitely in that moment, you got to 200 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 5: throw that football away. 201 00:08:34,160 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 3: One of the many things that quarterbacks have there, you 202 00:08:36,920 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 3: have to think of a ton of stuff, you know, 203 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:40,640 Speaker 3: and I want to go through all the stuff, but 204 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,920 Speaker 3: one of the things is, and one of the last 205 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 3: things is, is that I'm the last line of defense 206 00:08:46,480 --> 00:08:50,000 Speaker 3: of a bad play. A bad call, a play gets 207 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 3: blown up. A shock has described how that was developing. 208 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:57,040 Speaker 3: My job is to minimize the damage on the play. 209 00:08:57,120 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 3: The play is already blown up. You talked about it. 210 00:08:59,440 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 4: You talked about it. 211 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,559 Speaker 3: So now I'm the last defense for my coach is 212 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:06,680 Speaker 3: calling the plays and for my teammates. Now I've got 213 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 3: to minimize how bad this is. And that didn't get 214 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 3: done there. I blew it up and I made it 215 00:09:12,920 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 3: worse than it needed to be. Okay, And that's the 216 00:09:15,960 --> 00:09:20,000 Speaker 3: problem that's plagued this team throughout the season has been 217 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 3: their inability to stay away from the catastrophic mistake. And 218 00:09:24,440 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 3: that's what that was. 219 00:09:25,480 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: You know, Sometimes I feel like guys like Patrick Mahomes 220 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:30,480 Speaker 1: can be a gift and a curse to the National 221 00:09:30,520 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: Football League because guess what, Patrick Mahomes does that all 222 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: the time and guess what, By and large, he gets 223 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 1: away with it. But he's built a little bit different, right, 224 00:09:39,320 --> 00:09:42,560 Speaker 1: He's just a little bit different. And you could say 225 00:09:42,559 --> 00:09:45,600 Speaker 1: that like an Aaron Rodgers, a Brett Favre some of. 226 00:09:45,679 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 3: The best interceptions he also through twenty eight touchdown exactly. 227 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: There are certain guys that probably have earned the right 228 00:09:53,880 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: to take some of those chances, and maybe they've got 229 00:09:56,960 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 1: And I don't want to sit here and say Desmond 230 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: Rider doesn't have the talent, but maybe maybe Patrick Mahomes 231 00:10:00,880 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 1: just has a little bit more arm talent, because I 232 00:10:02,920 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: would I would be willing to bet I got two 233 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:06,719 Speaker 1: guys right here that could back it up that when 234 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:09,079 Speaker 1: you're running that direction that Desmond Rider was and you're 235 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:11,720 Speaker 1: trying to turn your shoulders back to make that throw inside, 236 00:10:11,920 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 1: you probably got little to no lower body helping you out. 237 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:17,400 Speaker 2: Is that Is that fair to say? So that's now 238 00:10:17,600 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 2: all an arm throw? 239 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 4: Right? Yeah? I know by the winds won about you 240 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:22,600 Speaker 4: may not. 241 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: Have great grip of the ball because rain's been dripping 242 00:10:24,640 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 1: all over it. Right, So again, so many things like 243 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: you talked about that have to go through a quarterback's mind. 244 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: And to me, it was just throw this ball out 245 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: of bounce. 246 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 5: Here's the other part that I go back to those 247 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:38,320 Speaker 5: moments of those type of throws. 248 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 4: I know you've done it. I've done it thousand times. 249 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:43,920 Speaker 5: How many times in practice you're just kind of playing 250 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,080 Speaker 5: around and you know you're playing catch and you just 251 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:48,240 Speaker 5: you know you're jumping. You throw into the side, I guess, 252 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 5: and it feels normal because you do it so often, 253 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:53,000 Speaker 5: and you mentioned it. You watch so many guys around 254 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,200 Speaker 5: the league who do it every single week, and you're like, man, 255 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:58,360 Speaker 5: I would love to be one of those guys, or 256 00:10:58,400 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 5: I would love to have a play that gives our 257 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 5: team such an advantage. 258 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,559 Speaker 2: Or they just say I can do that, right. 259 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:06,920 Speaker 4: So, I mean, I. 260 00:11:06,880 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 5: Can understand the mindset of what Desmond was at that point, 261 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:13,240 Speaker 5: but also you have to know the mindset of where 262 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,400 Speaker 5: you're adding the ballgame and how to help your team 263 00:11:15,480 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 5: more than anything. 264 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: So Brian Burns, you mentioned it. He actually had a 265 00:11:19,360 --> 00:11:22,320 Speaker 1: quote after the game. He says, we capitalized on their mistakes. 266 00:11:22,320 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: That wasn't a very good play by Ritter, but just 267 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: being able to capitalize off their mistakes really made us 268 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: win this game. And to what we just talked about, right, like, 269 00:11:30,880 --> 00:11:34,600 Speaker 1: if you're Brian Burns and your team ends up making 270 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,080 Speaker 1: that play, what do you do. You go to the 271 00:11:36,120 --> 00:11:38,440 Speaker 1: sideline and you're like, hey, Bryce, go win this game 272 00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:40,199 Speaker 1: for us, right, It gives them that hope. 273 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:43,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, no question about it. It wasn't the only turnover in 274 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:45,080 Speaker 3: the game, as we know. We turned the ball over 275 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,760 Speaker 3: deep in our territory too, on a third down running 276 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 3: play with the balls coughed up and they and give 277 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,080 Speaker 3: the defense a ton of credit for coming in and 278 00:11:52,080 --> 00:11:54,480 Speaker 3: bowing their back and forcing three. 279 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 4: There. 280 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 3: You know, there's another piece to this. You turn the 281 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,800 Speaker 3: ball over at their Yes, it took points off the 282 00:12:01,800 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 3: board for us, and it was a horrible decision, horrible play. 283 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 3: I think we all gogrew with that, fans and us alone. 284 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,520 Speaker 3: They're ninety five yards away from the goal line. They're 285 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 3: probably sixty five yards away from being in position to 286 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:17,160 Speaker 3: kick a field goal into the wind. So there was 287 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,439 Speaker 3: some other stuff that needed to get done that didn't 288 00:12:19,440 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 3: get done in this. 289 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: Game, correct. 290 00:12:21,960 --> 00:12:24,800 Speaker 1: So you know, guys, I'm sure there's a lot of 291 00:12:24,800 --> 00:12:27,360 Speaker 1: people out there that are wondering, Okay, well, how do 292 00:12:27,440 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: we clean up? How do we avoid these costly mistakes? 293 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: And I sit there as with my experience, and I'm 294 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: sure you guys do is like, Okay, how do you 295 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 1: make this happen? And it's nothing rocket science right like 296 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:44,040 Speaker 1: it's it's just it's just a thought process. Number one, 297 00:12:44,120 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: it's at the quarterback position of which throws can I make? 298 00:12:46,480 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: And which throw should I not make? And then the 299 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: Vijon fumble. Like you know, we could sit here and 300 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:52,200 Speaker 1: we can say till we're blue in the face how 301 00:12:52,280 --> 00:12:53,959 Speaker 1: much talent the young kid has and he's going to 302 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:55,600 Speaker 1: be special in this league. But you got to lock 303 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: the football away, right There's there's There's really never been 304 00:12:59,800 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 1: a situation where I've had a coach say I was 305 00:13:02,320 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 1: okay that you fumble that, And never say that because 306 00:13:05,600 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: when you your responsibility as a ball carries when you 307 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: have your hands on the football, you don't cough it up. 308 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:10,440 Speaker 2: Period. 309 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:12,840 Speaker 1: And I'm sure Beijehan would tell us the exact same thing. 310 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: But you're right, the fact that we turn over the 311 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:16,320 Speaker 1: ball a couple of times and they don't make the 312 00:13:16,320 --> 00:13:19,760 Speaker 1: critical mistakes. That's what happens when you leave a team around. 313 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 1: So I'll ask you guys as they move forward to 314 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,120 Speaker 1: play the Colts, excuse me, how do you avoid some 315 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:27,280 Speaker 1: of those critical errors. 316 00:13:28,000 --> 00:13:29,920 Speaker 3: Well, one is you're probably going to change the guys 317 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 3: playing quarterback. I mean, that's you're gonna that's what happens 318 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,560 Speaker 3: in this league. If you if you play quarterback in 319 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:40,120 Speaker 3: this league and you make mistakes that ultimately are contribute 320 00:13:40,160 --> 00:13:42,440 Speaker 3: I'm not gonna say lost the game, but contribute to 321 00:13:42,440 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 3: losing the game, then you probably don't get a play. 322 00:13:45,160 --> 00:13:48,040 Speaker 3: And that's that's what's gonna happen with Atlanta here, and 323 00:13:48,320 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 3: it'll happen at any position. If you can't block guys, 324 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:52,480 Speaker 3: you're not going to be on the field, you know. 325 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 3: So that's one way you try to change things. You 326 00:13:56,440 --> 00:14:00,160 Speaker 3: heighten the awareness of taking care of the football is 327 00:14:00,200 --> 00:14:04,319 Speaker 3: part shock that becomes maybe that little bit of a 328 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 3: quandary you're in is that you want your guys to 329 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:12,280 Speaker 3: play loose and free and make plays that are available, 330 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 3: but we got to have ball security. And so give 331 00:14:15,840 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 3: me an idea your thought process as a quarterback. You 332 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 3: go in and say, hey, we can't turn the football over. Yeah, 333 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 3: you got to shove it in that in between that 334 00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 3: wind a second window to Drake on that end route. 335 00:14:25,640 --> 00:14:27,000 Speaker 3: Are you gonna be willing to turn it loose? 336 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:28,920 Speaker 4: That's a great that's a great point, Archie. 337 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 5: And it's hard, I think if you're coming into this situation, 338 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 5: as Taylor Heineke with what's happening. 339 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 4: I think we talked about this from weeks back. 340 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,720 Speaker 5: You said, all right, if you're the guy now, you 341 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,400 Speaker 5: want to do the opposite of what sat this guy down. 342 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 5: And if the opposite of that is you have to 343 00:14:46,960 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 5: be a little bit more careful with the football. I 344 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,920 Speaker 5: don't know how freely you are to shove that ball 345 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:55,160 Speaker 5: in there. I think if you got a incut coming 346 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 5: in there, and maybe it's a tight window, you hold 347 00:14:57,960 --> 00:14:59,840 Speaker 5: on to it for just to have a second and 348 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,040 Speaker 5: and you probably check it down. I mean, it's so 349 00:15:02,280 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 5: hard for a guy to come into this situation and say, 350 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 5: all right, I'm gonna cut it loose, because you know, 351 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 5: that's what the situation gives you, or that's what the 352 00:15:11,840 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 5: route or whatever it is says, all right's let's put 353 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 5: the football there. But I'll be honest, and I'm gonna 354 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 5: be one hundred percent realistic here. If I'm in this position, 355 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:25,320 Speaker 5: my main mindset is whatever you do, do not turn 356 00:15:25,360 --> 00:15:28,120 Speaker 5: it over. And if it comes a situation where that 357 00:15:28,160 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 5: throw is a little bit tight, or I feel like 358 00:15:30,920 --> 00:15:33,440 Speaker 5: that window is not big enough for me, or I'm 359 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:36,040 Speaker 5: not completely sure he's coming out of his break at twelve, 360 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 5: I'm gonna hold on to it for extra second. And 361 00:15:39,320 --> 00:15:42,080 Speaker 5: to be honest, that's common nature because you don't want 362 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:42,680 Speaker 5: to come in and do. 363 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 4: The same thing that's hurt your team previously. 364 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 5: So it's gonna be a thin line between where he 365 00:15:48,920 --> 00:15:53,080 Speaker 5: is mentally when it comes to being able to force 366 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,960 Speaker 5: the issue when it comes to throwing the football down 367 00:15:55,960 --> 00:16:00,200 Speaker 5: the field or as opposed to checking it down. Know 368 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,680 Speaker 5: where his mindset is, I wouldn't know where I would be, 369 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 5: to be honest, because in my mind, I want to 370 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 5: stay on the field. I've had an opportunity to be 371 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:12,080 Speaker 5: on the field and now it was taken away, whatever 372 00:16:12,080 --> 00:16:14,840 Speaker 5: the situation may be. But now if I'm coming in now, yeah, 373 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 5: I want to be aggressive. I want to help my team. 374 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 5: I want to make the plays that's there. But there's 375 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,400 Speaker 5: those three or four plays in the game that you're 376 00:16:22,440 --> 00:16:24,400 Speaker 5: going to have to be a little bit aggressive. And 377 00:16:24,440 --> 00:16:26,400 Speaker 5: will he be aggressive in those moments? And I think 378 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 5: only time will tell, Only the game will tell that 379 00:16:29,040 --> 00:16:30,560 Speaker 5: if he does that, well. 380 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,840 Speaker 1: And I'll play devil's advocate here because because as as 381 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,080 Speaker 1: an analyst, somebody's paid attention to football. You guys know 382 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: this as well as a quarterback. Just like you said, 383 00:16:38,480 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 1: the words that came out of your mouth was I'm 384 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: going to hold on to it for a second. And 385 00:16:42,440 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: what happens when you hold on to it for a 386 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:46,960 Speaker 1: second in National Football League Sometimes it turns into a sack. 387 00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 1: So I'm not sitting here telling. 388 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:50,880 Speaker 4: Like sometimes that's not a bad thing, right. 389 00:16:51,960 --> 00:16:53,560 Speaker 2: Instead of having the critical error. 390 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: But I think it goes back to, and you guys 391 00:16:56,040 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: can speak to this more than me, is trusting what 392 00:16:58,520 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: you see, right, and you've got to have that connection 393 00:17:01,120 --> 00:17:02,880 Speaker 1: with your receivers. Yes, you got to know, you gotta 394 00:17:02,880 --> 00:17:04,520 Speaker 1: trust that they're going to come out of their route, 395 00:17:04,720 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 1: but you've got to see it and you got to 396 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: cut it loose. And I think we know that from 397 00:17:08,320 --> 00:17:10,880 Speaker 1: what we've seen from Taylor Heineke is time in Washington, 398 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:12,720 Speaker 1: the time that we've seen him on the field here. 399 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 1: He's not conservative. He's not the type that's just gonna 400 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: throw the five yard out route. He's gonna cut it loose. 401 00:17:18,840 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: But I think you've got to trust what you see. 402 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:23,520 Speaker 1: You've got to You got to understand that if you 403 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:25,399 Speaker 1: see the skinny post, you got to let it go 404 00:17:25,440 --> 00:17:27,680 Speaker 1: at that point because if you do hesitate, now that's 405 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: might be when you have to question. 406 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,320 Speaker 3: You got to you gotta be what I always averted 407 00:17:32,359 --> 00:17:33,960 Speaker 3: back to if I had some turnovers that had a 408 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:36,880 Speaker 3: turnover game and I wanted to pull my claws back 409 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,200 Speaker 3: a little bit because I was being too aggressive or 410 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 3: I was hurting the team, then I would go back 411 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:45,240 Speaker 3: to on time throws. I got to throw the ball 412 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,639 Speaker 3: on time. So if I get if I hit and 413 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 3: hitch up and I don't like the way it looks boom, 414 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 3: like you said, I'm checking it down. If I if 415 00:17:53,040 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 3: the window's there, all throw it in the window. My 416 00:17:55,200 --> 00:17:57,520 Speaker 3: guy should be in the window. Now, obviously you got 417 00:17:57,640 --> 00:17:59,520 Speaker 3: to be careful with that because they're playing zone. I 418 00:17:59,520 --> 00:18:01,360 Speaker 3: throw it into into my guys not there, it ends 419 00:18:01,400 --> 00:18:03,880 Speaker 3: up in a DB's lap. So there is a bit 420 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,120 Speaker 3: of caution a test to even throwing it on time, 421 00:18:06,240 --> 00:18:08,920 Speaker 3: seeing what you see and throw it. Sometimes that doesn't 422 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,600 Speaker 3: always work out either, because the way the route turns out, 423 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:13,080 Speaker 3: all that kind of stuff. But all you can do 424 00:18:13,160 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 3: is go back to your basic training of throw the 425 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:19,680 Speaker 3: ball on time. You get a good pre snap, look drop, 426 00:18:19,800 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 3: confirm when you drop in your first couple of steps, 427 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,400 Speaker 3: now you know where you're going. Throw it on time, 428 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,240 Speaker 3: don't hold it, don't hesitate, and if you get off schedule, Now, 429 00:18:28,240 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 3: when you get off schedule and start to move, be 430 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 3: sure about those throws. And trying to throw it back 431 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,560 Speaker 3: across the field is never good. 432 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: Ladies and gentlemen, if you are listening and you are watching, 433 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 1: this is the reason why quarterbacks get paid a lot 434 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,400 Speaker 1: of money because of all the things that goes through 435 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:43,840 Speaker 1: their mind. 436 00:18:44,119 --> 00:18:45,320 Speaker 2: So let's flip this around. 437 00:18:45,320 --> 00:18:47,239 Speaker 1: We talked a lot about offense, and we're still going 438 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:48,920 Speaker 1: to talk about offense, but we're going to talk about 439 00:18:48,920 --> 00:18:51,640 Speaker 1: offense in the vein of the Innanapolis Colts because we've 440 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 1: talked about quarterback play. We've talked about pushing the ball 441 00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,639 Speaker 1: down the field. It's Atlanta Falcons defense has actually been 442 00:18:56,680 --> 00:18:58,960 Speaker 1: playing pretty well. I mean, they lose the game last weekend, 443 00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,280 Speaker 1: but they don't even allow a times three field goals 444 00:19:01,480 --> 00:19:03,680 Speaker 1: that ends up beating them. And they're gonna play against 445 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: a quarterback this week that's not afraid to press the 446 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:08,920 Speaker 1: ball downfield. And I went back and looked at it. Guys, 447 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:11,840 Speaker 1: over the last four games, Gardner Minshew is averaging over 448 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:15,159 Speaker 1: thirty seven pass attempts a game. Okay, so they're not 449 00:19:15,240 --> 00:19:18,240 Speaker 1: afraid to let him chuck it out. And that's that's 450 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 1: been his story, that's what that's what he is as 451 00:19:20,160 --> 00:19:23,400 Speaker 1: a quarterback. So again, when we want to talk about 452 00:19:23,440 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: some of the keys to the game, like the defense 453 00:19:25,400 --> 00:19:26,880 Speaker 1: is going to have to rise up in this one 454 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,840 Speaker 1: because there's gonna be plenty of opportunities that they take 455 00:19:29,880 --> 00:19:33,760 Speaker 1: some shots downfield and DJ you got Jesse Bates back there, 456 00:19:33,760 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: you got de Marco Hellms is seeing a lot more times. 457 00:19:35,760 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 1: These guys are gonna have to have great communication in 458 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:40,120 Speaker 1: the back end and make some plays on the football. 459 00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:42,639 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's gonna be fun to watch this matchup. You 460 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 5: think about Clark Phillips got a chance to starting his 461 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,440 Speaker 5: ball game. You mentioned DeMarco Hellum's another guy, even though 462 00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 5: Clark had to come out laying the ball game for that. 463 00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 5: You know that five yard penalty and you know uh 464 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:55,800 Speaker 5: Okuda ends up coming back in the ball game. This 465 00:19:55,840 --> 00:19:57,880 Speaker 5: is going to be an interesting matchup because of what 466 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:00,280 Speaker 5: you mentioned as far as what Minshew has all always 467 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 5: been in the league, which is a gun slinger, and 468 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,719 Speaker 5: there will be opportunities for the defense, which has been 469 00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 5: very opportunistic at times, to be able to take the 470 00:20:06,440 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 5: football away when they need to. But I think in 471 00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 5: this game you have to be conscious of not trying 472 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:14,879 Speaker 5: to be overly aggressive, knowing the kind of guy that 473 00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:17,199 Speaker 5: you're playing against it because that can work against you. 474 00:20:17,720 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 5: This is a coach team that, as we've seen over 475 00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 5: the past few weeks, loves to push them for all 476 00:20:23,240 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 5: about it, like you mentioned, but they also are methodical 477 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:27,880 Speaker 5: about the way they go about it. And then I mean, 478 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:31,359 Speaker 5: you got a run game that's been kind of turned away. 479 00:20:31,520 --> 00:20:33,679 Speaker 5: You know, they talking about Jonathan Tailor possibly coming back 480 00:20:33,720 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 5: this week, had a thumb injury, but they said he 481 00:20:36,160 --> 00:20:38,800 Speaker 5: possibly be ready to go for this ballgame. Michael Pittman's 482 00:20:38,800 --> 00:20:41,240 Speaker 5: got over a thousand yards on the season, one of 483 00:20:41,280 --> 00:20:45,080 Speaker 5: his go to guys. But this won't be I said, 484 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:47,800 Speaker 5: this won't be any different from what you've seen throughout 485 00:20:47,800 --> 00:20:49,520 Speaker 5: the rest of the year. You've seen good receivers, You've 486 00:20:49,520 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 5: seen quarterbacks who have been good. You've seen guys who've 487 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:54,479 Speaker 5: come in and you know, probably been the backup. But 488 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,960 Speaker 5: I think the situation comes down to it's all about you, 489 00:20:58,480 --> 00:21:00,399 Speaker 5: and at the end of the game, you know, you 490 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:02,360 Speaker 5: talk about what happened when they able to go down 491 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:03,560 Speaker 5: and get the field goal. 492 00:21:03,560 --> 00:21:03,879 Speaker 4: Together. 493 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,720 Speaker 5: This is a situation in the season where yes, you 494 00:21:08,800 --> 00:21:11,240 Speaker 5: worry about the opponent, but it's all about the little 495 00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:13,520 Speaker 5: thing that you the details of the ball game. Archi 496 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,280 Speaker 5: mentioned early in the game, where hey, a guy misses 497 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,159 Speaker 5: a block and it blows up the entire play. A 498 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 5: guy misses the coverage on the back end of a guy, 499 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 5: doesn't you know, rotate the right way, then here comes 500 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:25,199 Speaker 5: a big time play you have to worry about. I 501 00:21:25,200 --> 00:21:27,560 Speaker 5: think the details within your defense around Niels done a 502 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 5: great job of. 503 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:31,280 Speaker 4: Forcing the issue. They've gotten pressure. 504 00:21:31,320 --> 00:21:33,480 Speaker 5: They got pressure on Bryce with just four half the time, 505 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,159 Speaker 5: so you've shown that Billy be able to do that. 506 00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:40,160 Speaker 5: But also Archi mentioned we haven't been stopping the run 507 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,359 Speaker 5: as good last two ball games total of two hundred 508 00:21:43,359 --> 00:21:45,840 Speaker 5: and seventy seven yards. The Falcons defense has given up 509 00:21:45,840 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 5: in the run game. If you do that accompany that 510 00:21:48,280 --> 00:21:50,879 Speaker 5: with them, many would throw the football. It's gonna be 511 00:21:50,920 --> 00:21:52,680 Speaker 5: a long day. So I think you have to force 512 00:21:52,720 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 5: them to be one dimensional and and force Manshew to beat. 513 00:21:55,560 --> 00:21:59,240 Speaker 1: You Arch last week, Zach Harrison gets his first career sacked, 514 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,119 Speaker 1: to Kwon Graham get his first career sack. Those guys 515 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,600 Speaker 1: the rest of the defensive front providing some pressure up 516 00:22:04,600 --> 00:22:05,440 Speaker 1: fronts obviously going. 517 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:06,440 Speaker 2: To help all that out as well. 518 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:08,200 Speaker 1: But what do you see as some of the keys 519 00:22:08,440 --> 00:22:12,720 Speaker 1: for when India is on offense in Atlanta having success defensively, well, it. 520 00:22:12,680 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 3: Would help to get David On Yamada back. I think 521 00:22:15,119 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 3: David on you, Matt in the middle. This is you know, 522 00:22:17,880 --> 00:22:22,919 Speaker 3: it's really been weird how different positions get hammered. The 523 00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:25,879 Speaker 3: Falcons has been hammered at the defensive tackle position. Katavi 524 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 3: Street gone for the year, obviously, Grady Jarrett gone for 525 00:22:28,280 --> 00:22:30,320 Speaker 3: the year. We've lost we had David david On Yamat 526 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:32,399 Speaker 3: has been out the last few weeks, big part of 527 00:22:32,400 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 3: what they are in the defense. He's I give a 528 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 3: lot of guys credit. Lakale London stepped up and really 529 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 3: played well. They've rotated Kalayas Campbell inside. Even Zach Harrison, 530 00:22:41,000 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 3: who's an edge player, they moved him inside. He played some. 531 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 3: So those guys have been Yeoman's work in their a TQ. Graham, 532 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 3: you mentioned. Those guys have stepped their game up to 533 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 3: the extent where they've been decent, you know. 534 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:56,919 Speaker 2: And especial position will still perform me. 535 00:22:57,040 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 3: Zach Harrison's sack is an indication of why at Alta 536 00:23:00,280 --> 00:23:03,080 Speaker 3: went and got him. This a three man pass rush, 537 00:23:03,560 --> 00:23:05,720 Speaker 3: Zach Harrison drops off into coverage third down in the 538 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:09,640 Speaker 3: red zone. Okay, what Bryce Young had done was by 539 00:23:09,720 --> 00:23:11,359 Speaker 3: time he'd done a pretty good job of getting He 540 00:23:11,359 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 3: gets out of the pocket and Harrison comes and gets him, 541 00:23:14,359 --> 00:23:17,200 Speaker 3: and I mean he comes like a heat seeking Missilean 542 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:18,919 Speaker 3: comes in gets him and that's a dude at two 543 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:20,960 Speaker 3: hundred and seventy pounds. He just ran down a quarterback 544 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,160 Speaker 3: and dropped him in no time. So really good play there, TQ. 545 00:23:24,280 --> 00:23:28,199 Speaker 3: Graham stripsack. Big time play by TQ. Getting David an 546 00:23:28,240 --> 00:23:30,679 Speaker 3: Yamata back is a big deal. This is in the 547 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:33,359 Speaker 3: last six games. Atlanta's two and four in their last 548 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 3: six games. In the four losses, Atlanta has given up 549 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,159 Speaker 3: a drive in the final three and a half minutes 550 00:23:40,160 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 3: of the game, two for touchdowns, two for field goals. 551 00:23:43,600 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 3: That has allowed the opposition to escape with one of 552 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,720 Speaker 3: the With those victories, think about how close these games are. 553 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 3: Atlanta has played thirty one games in the last two seasons. 554 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 3: Twenty three of the thirty one games are one score games. 555 00:23:56,119 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 3: So you're gonna be probably in that kind of game. 556 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,280 Speaker 3: Got to find a way to get a start. I 557 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,480 Speaker 3: think the Mustache throws you the football in this game. 558 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 3: I think the Jesse Bay this is the kind of 559 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,280 Speaker 3: game that you want to play in as a dB. 560 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 3: He's got two guys he likes to throw the football to. 561 00:24:09,800 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 3: He's got Pittman, who's you talked about his numbers and 562 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:16,199 Speaker 3: and and he's got Josh Downs. Those are the two 563 00:24:16,200 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 3: guys he wants to throw the football too. He's got 564 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,159 Speaker 3: a couple of guys that run the football. There's an 565 00:24:20,200 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 3: idea of what you can do and what you need 566 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:23,840 Speaker 3: to defend. I think he's going to throw it to you. 567 00:24:23,880 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 3: I think you can get after him. 568 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:25,200 Speaker 4: Now. 569 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,160 Speaker 3: Defensively, they're pretty good. Now, Yeah, they've got one. They've 570 00:24:28,160 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 3: got the top tackler in the National Football League, Desire Franklin, 571 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:33,840 Speaker 3: the linebacker. Yeah, he had one hundred and sixty seven 572 00:24:33,840 --> 00:24:36,280 Speaker 3: tackles last year. He was really good at Syracuse. You're right, 573 00:24:36,560 --> 00:24:38,360 Speaker 3: And they've got two guys that can come off the edge, 574 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 3: paying paying Ebukam and Ebukam they can go get the 575 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,800 Speaker 3: passer if I think combined those two guys have seventeen sacks. 576 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,320 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I think you guys nailed it. 577 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:50,399 Speaker 1: I mean there's been so much talk about, you know, 578 00:24:50,480 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: playoffs and can they still get in and all this 579 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 1: sudden and yeah, there's still mathematical chance that can happen, 580 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:56,800 Speaker 1: but this is one of those like they got to 581 00:24:56,800 --> 00:24:58,840 Speaker 1: take care of their own business, right, You got to 582 00:24:58,920 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: just execute win. Your playmakers, got to touch the football, 583 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: you gotta you gotta secure the ball, no turnovers. You 584 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:06,280 Speaker 1: gotta find a way to put points on the board. 585 00:25:06,320 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: I mean, it's you play in nine to seven games 586 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 1: and you're gonna be probably more often not get what 587 00:25:12,720 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: you got last weekend. And I'm not sitting here saying 588 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,320 Speaker 1: that Atlanta needs to be a forty point offense like 589 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: some of these right now. That's just not that's not 590 00:25:20,000 --> 00:25:22,800 Speaker 1: in the cards right now. Okay, But when you have 591 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:24,680 Speaker 1: those opportunities in the red zone, you gotta come away 592 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,200 Speaker 1: with points and finding a way to get Drake London 593 00:25:28,240 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: the ball. I mean, I know the conditions were bad 594 00:25:29,800 --> 00:25:32,760 Speaker 1: last weekend, but Drake London Jean Robinson, Kyle Pitts, Like, 595 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:35,120 Speaker 1: those guys got to touch the football. The first round 596 00:25:35,160 --> 00:25:37,240 Speaker 1: picks for a reason. Uh, and those guys got to 597 00:25:37,240 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: touch the football. 598 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:39,560 Speaker 3: It would be a big deal to get your get 599 00:25:39,600 --> 00:25:43,480 Speaker 3: your offensive lineback. It's the most cohesive unit of any 600 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,600 Speaker 3: unit on the on the field. And and give Newzal 601 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:49,880 Speaker 3: credit and hinting credit and Storm Norton credit for coming 602 00:25:49,920 --> 00:25:51,800 Speaker 3: in there and trying to hang in. Those guys then 603 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:53,600 Speaker 3: played a lot together and they did a decent job 604 00:25:53,640 --> 00:25:55,080 Speaker 3: of trying to sort this out. That was a really 605 00:25:55,119 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 3: good defensive front four they played against. But having Dolmond back, 606 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:03,040 Speaker 3: have Linstrom back, Hevin McGarry back, which is looks like 607 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 3: is in the offing for this weekend, that's gonna pay 608 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:09,120 Speaker 3: some dividends as well. That's why they're starters for a reason. Yeah, 609 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:10,600 Speaker 3: so that's why that'll be putting. 610 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:12,280 Speaker 5: I'll add one thing to it. This is just my 611 00:26:12,400 --> 00:26:15,440 Speaker 5: personal opinion. This is not me trying to be oc 612 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:18,720 Speaker 5: not trying to be author smith. I think when last 613 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 5: week's game, when I know the conditions, probably asked for it. 614 00:26:22,320 --> 00:26:25,520 Speaker 5: But Tyler Jeer was kind of your bellcou guy, and 615 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 5: I love when he is that guy. And as we've 616 00:26:28,600 --> 00:26:31,400 Speaker 5: seen over the last two years, when this guy gets 617 00:26:31,480 --> 00:26:35,280 Speaker 5: continuous touching, when he gets ten twelve, fifteen touches, he 618 00:26:35,400 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 5: wears on a defense, he wears you down. I know 619 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 5: last week you want to you know, run, control, ball control, 620 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 5: all that. But I think his style of running fits 621 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 5: any environment, it fits any game. And I think when 622 00:26:45,040 --> 00:26:48,400 Speaker 5: you get that going, as we know, it helps any quarterback. 623 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,720 Speaker 5: I don't care if you're you know, Patrick mack Holmes, 624 00:26:50,760 --> 00:26:53,399 Speaker 5: whoever it is, any run game helped you tremendously. And 625 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,560 Speaker 5: I think Tyler Algier is one of those guys that 626 00:26:55,640 --> 00:26:57,359 Speaker 5: if you use him in the way where he is 627 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:00,440 Speaker 5: getting to football ten twelve, fifteen times, and you still 628 00:27:00,440 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 5: find ways to get beat on the ball, you still 629 00:27:02,119 --> 00:27:04,160 Speaker 5: find ways to get Cep the ball for the touchdown, 630 00:27:04,200 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 5: like there's still ways to get those guys their touches. 631 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:09,840 Speaker 5: But I think if you have that constant down, heel 632 00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 5: physical attack, and as we know, he has always been 633 00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,320 Speaker 5: a one cut and he's down here in north and South, 634 00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:17,400 Speaker 5: he's gonna get your positive yards, which is gonna help 635 00:27:17,440 --> 00:27:18,920 Speaker 5: you stay ahead of those change. 636 00:27:18,920 --> 00:27:21,280 Speaker 4: And ultimately helps you as a play caller. So my 637 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:22,119 Speaker 4: personal opinion. 638 00:27:22,200 --> 00:27:24,280 Speaker 5: I would love to see more of Tyler Agi with 639 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,000 Speaker 5: the ball in a yeah. 640 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,880 Speaker 1: When he has some of those physical runs, it gets 641 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:29,960 Speaker 1: the offensive line. 642 00:27:29,760 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 2: Excited for sure. 643 00:27:31,359 --> 00:27:33,600 Speaker 1: So speaking of the offensive line, are the big boys 644 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:36,880 Speaker 1: because I'll include David Anyamada on that for the Falcon's sake, 645 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,120 Speaker 1: hopefully they get those guys back this week. I think 646 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:41,240 Speaker 1: we'll see a different product on the field and once again, 647 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,840 Speaker 1: conditions will not be a factor in this one. Is 648 00:27:43,840 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons will be back at Mercedes Benz Stadium this weekend, hosting. 649 00:27:47,960 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 2: The Indianapolis Colts. 650 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:51,119 Speaker 1: Falcons at six and eight, still got some work to 651 00:27:51,119 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: do if they want to get in that postseason discussion, 652 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:56,080 Speaker 1: but it starts with one game this Sunday against the Colts. 653 00:27:56,080 --> 00:27:58,040 Speaker 1: That's gonna wrap it up for the Falcons. Audible presented 654 00:27:58,080 --> 00:28:00,160 Speaker 1: by AT and T on behalf of Shock and Our Wich. 655 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:01,920 Speaker 1: I'm Rack, thanks so much for joining us. We'll see 656 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: you next time. Thanks everybody. 657 00:28:08,960 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 5: M