1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: Dirty Birds. What's up? 2 00:00:01,720 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 2: And welcome to another edition of Falcons Final Whistle presented 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:07,320 Speaker 2: by Zaxby's I'm your host Will McFadden and I am 4 00:00:07,360 --> 00:00:10,520 Speaker 2: joined by Anna Saban and Taylor Vismore. We are here 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 2: to break down the Atlanta falcons forty two to twenty 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 2: one loss on the road to the Minnesota Vikings, which 7 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 2: drops them to six and seven on the season, and 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 2: more importantly, after Tampa Bay's victory against the Las Vegas Raiders, 9 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 2: the Falcons are now in second place in the NFC South. 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 2: And Taylor, if you had told me a month ago 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 2: after that Dallas game, hey, here's how the next four 12 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,159 Speaker 2: games are going to go, and here's where the Falcons 13 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,240 Speaker 2: are going to be, I would not have really known 14 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:40,080 Speaker 2: how they would get there. 15 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 3: But here we are, Yeah, here we are. 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:45,839 Speaker 4: I think, you know, it was interesting coming into this 17 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 4: season and talking to all these players, coaches, what have you. 18 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:50,479 Speaker 3: A lot of the players were. 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 4: Saying, you know, this roster, from the top to the 20 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,280 Speaker 4: bottom is the best one I've ever been a part of. 21 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 4: That includes a Grady Jarrett who's been to a Super 22 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,880 Speaker 4: Bowl before, and there were so much exciting about this team. 23 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:02,040 Speaker 5: I'm not saying that's gone. 24 00:01:02,120 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 4: But I don't think if you would have told those 25 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,880 Speaker 4: guys saying that this is the best roster from top 26 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 4: to bottom, this is where they would be now, I 27 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 4: don't know that they would believe you. And yeah, I 28 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 4: mean it's been a hard four games, a hard five weeks, 29 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,560 Speaker 4: and it does, you know, make you scratch your head 30 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,440 Speaker 4: in wonder where do you go from here? 31 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,399 Speaker 5: If you're Raheem Morris and the rest of this team. 32 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, especially when looking at this game, it could have 33 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 6: been a game where Kirk Cousins and the Falcons got 34 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 6: their mojor back. You're on a losing streak, the storylines 35 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 6: are mounting, Kirk Cousins returns to Minnesota where you spent 36 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 6: the last six seasons, and you had a chance to 37 00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 6: kind of switch and shift the narrative a little bit 38 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 6: heading down to the rest of the season. But instead, 39 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,480 Speaker 6: here you are at six and seven, you find the 40 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:47,639 Speaker 6: Bucks on top of you and you're trying to reset again. 41 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:51,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, and I mean, I think that the Falcons have 42 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 2: shown improvement in some key areas, but they just really 43 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: haven't put a full game together. And that's kind of 44 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 2: when we were reviewing this show on Friday. You know, 45 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 2: I said, I think they need to win the first 46 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 2: quarter and the fourth quarter. They won that first quarter. 47 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: They got off to a beautiful opening drive, their first 48 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 2: defensive series, back to back sacks, get off the field. 49 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: I mean, you could not have scripted a better start 50 00:02:15,400 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 2: on the road in one of the most hostile environments. 51 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: And yet it's that consistency piece. It's playing the full 52 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 2: game and it's finishing things off, and I mean the 53 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:26,080 Speaker 2: Vikings dominated the fourth quarter. 54 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 1: There's kind of no other way to put it. 55 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 3: It was twenty one to twenty one when that thing started. 56 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 2: Exactly and then they go on a twenty one nothing run, right, 57 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: helped in part by some of the issues that have 58 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,519 Speaker 2: been plaguing Atlanta over these last four losses. You know, 59 00:02:38,639 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: Kirk has another interception in there. I think ray Ray 60 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: McLeod's fumble. Not saying that that's been an issue for 61 00:02:43,919 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 2: him this season, but I think that was the turning 62 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,359 Speaker 2: point in this game, because at that point it's a shootout. 63 00:02:48,400 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: Like you said, it was twenty one to twenty one. 64 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 2: At that moment, the Vikings had just scored. Atlanta has 65 00:02:52,480 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: a chance to kind of get back into an answer 66 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 2: and kind of take the lead there again, but they 67 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 2: couldn't do it. And a key example of the way 68 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,560 Speaker 2: that the Falcons improve in some areas but just aren't 69 00:03:05,600 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 2: able to maintain that level of play in others was 70 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 2: the pass rush in the secondary. This was the second 71 00:03:12,040 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 2: game in a row in Atlanta had at least four sacks, right, 72 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: They had four sacks today, They had five sacks last week. 73 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: Backpack games. We wanted to see them do that. They 74 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 2: did it, and unfortunately a secondary that has played really 75 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,360 Speaker 2: well couldn't hold up on the back end. I do 76 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 2: think those are tied together a little bit. But Taylor, 77 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 2: I'm curious seeing the approach that they had today, which 78 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: was a little more blitz heavy, which was let's go 79 00:03:34,639 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: attack Sam Darnold and we're going to trust our guys 80 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,760 Speaker 2: on the back end. That didn't work out, unfortunately. Would 81 00:03:39,800 --> 00:03:41,360 Speaker 2: you have liked to see them play a little more 82 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 2: zone heavy, put that roof over top, or did you 83 00:03:44,480 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 2: like that the aggressive approach that they ultimately came out with. 84 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,920 Speaker 4: Yeah, I mean, I think it's like an impossible question 85 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 4: to that little answer, right, because if the Falcons had 86 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 4: one and the defense had done really well, then you'd 87 00:03:54,360 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 4: be like this is the best defensive scheme that we've 88 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,640 Speaker 4: played that the Falcons have played all season. But if 89 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 4: they did this opposite scheme and they did play, they 90 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 4: didn't blitz as much and then they ended up losing, 91 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 4: then you would be asking me the same question, right, 92 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,000 Speaker 4: So I think it's been refreshing to see this pass 93 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 4: rush kind of come to life later in this season. 94 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 3: Yeah. 95 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 4: Albeit, it's been nine sacks in the last two weeks, 96 00:04:15,800 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 4: and it's been awesome to have the five sacks and 97 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 4: then the next week he got four AKA comes to mind, 98 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 4: He's had I mean a tear of two weeks. 99 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 3: Three sacks. 100 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, in two weeks. 101 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 4: Has been really awesome to see him kind of get 102 00:04:26,720 --> 00:04:29,480 Speaker 4: his flowers a little bit. But what you're also seeing 103 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:34,200 Speaker 4: is the secondary going up against arguably one of the 104 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:37,520 Speaker 4: best wide receiver duos in this league, right, And you 105 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 4: have Justin Jefferson, who is one of, if not the 106 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 4: best wide receiver in the league, and then Jordan Addison 107 00:04:42,080 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 4: who is learning from the best, and so you know 108 00:04:46,080 --> 00:04:47,920 Speaker 4: that they're going to get theirs, and they're going to 109 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 4: get those receptions, and they're going to get those completions 110 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 4: what have you. 111 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: And Jessee Bates spoke about it. 112 00:04:51,800 --> 00:04:54,080 Speaker 4: In his press conference this week, saying, we just have 113 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 4: to limit the yards after catch. But it really wasn't 114 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 4: the yards that's to catch. It was that they that 115 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 4: they were kind of getting off timing. It seemed like 116 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,839 Speaker 4: the secondary was getting off time with those wide receivers 117 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,720 Speaker 4: and getting them letting him get so much space downfield. 118 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 4: For he Morrison in his postgame press conference that this 119 00:05:12,000 --> 00:05:14,240 Speaker 4: secondary felt like it was a lack of discipline and 120 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 4: technique and in body control. And I think you saw 121 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 4: that today with the secondary, specifically the cornerbacks. 122 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:23,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. The body control part I think is 123 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 2: a key thing. I mean, both of those long touchdowns, 124 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:27,800 Speaker 2: right Jordan Adison at first, it looks like the ball's 125 00:05:27,880 --> 00:05:30,240 Speaker 2: underthrown a little bit, he makes the adjustment. I don't 126 00:05:30,279 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 2: know if Mike Cues tracked that ball as well as 127 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:34,920 Speaker 2: as certainly Addison did, and he kind of runs off 128 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: the screen. There's an easy walk in touchdown. Justin Jefferson. 129 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,120 Speaker 2: It looks like the Alford gets a little confused in 130 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 2: what the coverage is there, or maybe the safety up 131 00:05:42,880 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 2: every time, Like, don't want to put it on one 132 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,479 Speaker 2: player because I don't know exactly what the play call was, 133 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:47,480 Speaker 2: but there was a breakdown. 134 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: Justin Jefferson walks into the end zone. 135 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 2: It was too easy at times for an Atlanta secondary 136 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:57,159 Speaker 2: that again has not made life easy on opposing receivers. 137 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:58,719 Speaker 2: I mean, they're coming off of a half in which 138 00:05:58,760 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 2: they shut down Lad mccon after making an adjustment at 139 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,360 Speaker 2: halftime against the Chargers, so we know that this group 140 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 2: is capable and has it in them. I kind of 141 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,720 Speaker 2: Thinkna that the the approach had more to do with 142 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:13,360 Speaker 2: not allowing such great players to get as far downfield 143 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:16,160 Speaker 2: to let Sam Donald cook like he did on these 144 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 2: deep shots, because dropbacks of over two point five seconds 145 00:06:19,760 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 2: completed sixteen of his twenty one passt temps for two 146 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:23,839 Speaker 2: hundred ninety two yards and four touchdowns. I think the 147 00:06:23,880 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 2: Falcons said, hey, we're not going to give him that time. 148 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 2: We're going to get to him before that two point 149 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:31,799 Speaker 2: five second window runs out. And you saw a moment 150 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,479 Speaker 2: where Justin Simmons kind of is coming, has a chance 151 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 2: to get him down. Sam Donald escapes and it results 152 00:06:36,800 --> 00:06:38,719 Speaker 2: in one of those touchdowns to Justin Jefferson that we 153 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 2: were just talking about. Are you worried about Atlanta's secondary 154 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 2: at all? Over these final four games. Do you think 155 00:06:44,240 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: we'll look back on this as an outlier where the 156 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:48,559 Speaker 2: Vikings are just a great offensive team. 157 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 6: Yeah, it feels a little bit more like an outlier 158 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:54,920 Speaker 6: because this secondary has they pride themselves on limiting explosive plays, 159 00:06:54,920 --> 00:06:58,400 Speaker 6: and obviously they did not do that today. So I 160 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 6: don't know that it's something that you really concern yourself 161 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 6: with because Justin Jefferson is just that great. Like he 162 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 6: already has more than a thousand yards this season, He's 163 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 6: done that in each of his last season since he's 164 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:12,120 Speaker 6: been in the league. But I kind of look at 165 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:15,320 Speaker 6: it where you if you're gonna let that guy beat you, 166 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 6: let that guy beat you, don't let you know, Jordan Addison, Yeah, 167 00:07:18,600 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 6: take off like he has if I'm averaging this correctly, 168 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:26,040 Speaker 6: about like fifty seven yards a game, like he doubled 169 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,560 Speaker 6: that he had four touchdowns on the season. You let 170 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 6: him have three, Like you don't want two guys to 171 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 6: explode in the way that they did because you're never 172 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,120 Speaker 6: gonna you know, it's gonna be very tough to win 173 00:07:36,160 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 6: that way. 174 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 5: And I don't know that all hope is lost for 175 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 5: the secondary. 176 00:07:39,400 --> 00:07:42,080 Speaker 4: I totally agree with you that this is an outlier because, yeah, 177 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 4: while this secondary gave away a lot of points, I 178 00:07:45,160 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 4: mean someone's name that did not come up hardly at all, 179 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 4: and this whole broadcast in all four quarters was AJ Trell. 180 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:55,160 Speaker 4: And that's because, yeah, the quarterback position like at a 181 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 4: granular since it's a thankless job unless there's an interception 182 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 4: in a pass breakup. I think I think AJ Trell 183 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 4: had a fabulous game today. I thought he did played 184 00:08:03,360 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 4: a really really solid full four quarters. And obviously it's 185 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,640 Speaker 4: not just him in that secondary. But I don't know 186 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 4: that all hope is us. I think when you have 187 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 4: leaders like an Ajterrell, when you have leaders like a 188 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 4: Jesse Bates, even a d'aut ford a little bit as 189 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,960 Speaker 4: a leader, you had these guys that can get up, 190 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 4: brush themselves off, and say that next play, let's get up, 191 00:08:21,320 --> 00:08:24,480 Speaker 4: let's defend every blade of grass. And I think when 192 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 4: you have someone like Age that had a great game today, 193 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 4: I don't want to lose sight of what Terrell. 194 00:08:28,880 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 5: Was able to do. 195 00:08:29,680 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 2: No, I'm very glad that you brought up AJ because 196 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,000 Speaker 2: this is an omn that you wrote about this on 197 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,680 Speaker 2: the website in the week leading up to the game. 198 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 2: It was the third time AJ and Justin Jefferson have 199 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 2: gone up against each other. One was in college, one 200 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,960 Speaker 2: was their rookie season. And this was by far the 201 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:49,240 Speaker 2: best performance that AJ has had against Justin Jefferson. And 202 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:51,840 Speaker 2: I saw a stat from next Gen Stats after the game. 203 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 2: AJ was lining up on Justin Jefferson on eighteen routes 204 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 2: that he ran. He gave up one completion for seven yards. 205 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 2: I mean this is against a receipt who came into 206 00:09:01,200 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 2: the game second in receiving yards, has torched. Like any 207 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 2: defense is capable of doing that against anybody. NAJ shuts 208 00:09:08,720 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 2: him down when he's on him. I mean, as you said, 209 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 2: Taylor's you're looking at maybe silver linings for a group 210 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:16,560 Speaker 2: that has played well by and large all season long. 211 00:09:17,320 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 2: That's a prime one right there. Yes, Atlanta, you know 212 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 2: across from AJ Toral, they'd probably like to see a 213 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 2: little bit higher level of play. But you also could 214 00:09:26,720 --> 00:09:29,040 Speaker 2: point to times when my cues has made plays, times 215 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:31,440 Speaker 2: when Clark Phillips has made plays. I do think I 216 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 2: lean a little bit towards Hey, the Vikings are really good, right, 217 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 2: I mean I saw Sam Darnold had one hundred and 218 00:09:38,440 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 2: sixty three passing yards on deep attempts, which are twenty 219 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:47,280 Speaker 2: plus yards downfield. He was four of six with two touchdowns. 220 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 2: That's insane, and again I think two of those were 221 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 2: a little bit of breakdowns more on the back end 222 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 2: than just getting totally beat. So we will hope that 223 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 2: Atlanta's secondary can kind of get things turned around and 224 00:09:57,480 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 2: the pass rush continues to build. On nine sacks and 225 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 2: two games, I mean, it feels like they didn't they 226 00:10:03,440 --> 00:10:06,000 Speaker 2: like nine sacks and nine games for the first nine weeks. 227 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:06,559 Speaker 3: Well they did. 228 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 6: They had They had ten going into last one, and 229 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 6: then they were able to get half that total and 230 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 6: then just. 231 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: Build up on it. Such a turnaround. Whatever they did 232 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: during the I know what they did. It's crazy, it's working. 233 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 2: Something that that also we would like to see get 234 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 2: turned around in the right direction is the performance of 235 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:27,080 Speaker 2: Kirk Cousins. We were hoping that the bye week would 236 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:30,559 Speaker 2: also get the offense back on track. That hasn't happened. 237 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 2: There are things to like about it. Lama's offense. I 238 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:35,120 Speaker 2: think Jean Robinson the last couple of weeks has played 239 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:36,679 Speaker 2: the way that you would hope you would play. Darnol 240 00:10:36,720 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 2: Mooney had another big explosive play today ray Rymcloud is 241 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 2: getting involved. But this was another game for Kirk when 242 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 2: he has no touchdowns. It's four straight games, longest streak 243 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:49,160 Speaker 2: of his career. He has multiple interceptions once again, finishes 244 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 2: with three hundred and forty four yards. Crucially, afterwards, Rahee Morris, 245 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 2: when asked about it, said, Kirk Cousins is our quarterback, Taylor, 246 00:10:56,760 --> 00:10:58,920 Speaker 2: what are your thoughts on for the time being, Kirk 247 00:10:58,920 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 2: Cousins remain starter? 248 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean Kirk Cousins. 249 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 4: After Raheem Morris came to the podium, Kirk obviously did 250 00:11:04,480 --> 00:11:05,839 Speaker 4: as well, and he said that he felt more like 251 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,040 Speaker 4: himself today than he did against the Chargers. I mean, 252 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 4: he said, kind of jokingly, the Chargers game was a 253 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 4: very low bar for him to exceed, and obviously he 254 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 4: exceeded the Chargers' expectations a little bit from last week. 255 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,679 Speaker 4: But I think personally watching this game, really that first half, 256 00:11:21,720 --> 00:11:24,160 Speaker 4: I thought it was really well called game. I thought 257 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 4: there was a lot of versatility. Greg Olsen kind of 258 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,200 Speaker 4: called it out as well and said, you know, this 259 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 4: is what this Falcons team does really well. That everyone 260 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 4: always talks about this offense, right and all the weapons 261 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 4: that they have and all the ability that they have to, 262 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:39,199 Speaker 4: you know, do different personnel. And I think when Zach 263 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 4: Robinson in this offensive staff calls a bunch of different personnel, 264 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,839 Speaker 4: a bunch of different routes in different people, catching different 265 00:11:47,880 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 4: you know, I think when you can get as much 266 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:52,760 Speaker 4: involved as you can for that offense, you see them shine. 267 00:11:52,800 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 4: That's what really happened in the first half today. I mean, 268 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,480 Speaker 4: they had like what twenty one personnel and at one point, 269 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,560 Speaker 4: I'm so excited about that. And like, I think, when 270 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 4: when Zach Robinson can kind of get in there and 271 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,319 Speaker 4: kind of get in the nitty gritty of it and 272 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,440 Speaker 4: choose to do these really versatile options as an offensive 273 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 4: play caller, you see Kirk Cousins kind of find his 274 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,079 Speaker 4: confidence again of like, Okay, we're taking these wild shots. 275 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 4: We're doing this wild little personnel that we don't do 276 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 4: too too often. 277 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 3: And even at the half he was twelve for nineteen. 278 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 4: He'd one hundred and eighty three yards of the half, 279 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:26,640 Speaker 4: which isn't you know, jumping off the page, but it's 280 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 4: way better than that he had against the Chargers, and 281 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,880 Speaker 4: I think, you know, that's something to build off of. 282 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:33,600 Speaker 4: So I think if you're Raheem Morris, Yeah, it's not 283 00:12:33,600 --> 00:12:35,160 Speaker 4: the way that you wanted the game to end. Yeah, 284 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 4: you had a couple of turnover, you had three turnovers, 285 00:12:37,200 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 4: two interceptions. 286 00:12:38,480 --> 00:12:41,880 Speaker 5: But this is something to build off of, now, do 287 00:12:41,960 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 5: I know? 288 00:12:42,400 --> 00:12:44,720 Speaker 4: Do I think that the last four weeks or something 289 00:12:44,760 --> 00:12:46,560 Speaker 4: to build off of points in the season. 290 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:47,160 Speaker 3: I don't know. 291 00:12:47,240 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 4: But I'm not the one making that call. I'm not 292 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 4: the one that gets paid to make that call. And 293 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:54,400 Speaker 4: Raheem Morris obviously feels a certain type of way of saying, no, 294 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,360 Speaker 4: Kirk cut. We brought him in to take us to 295 00:12:56,360 --> 00:12:58,360 Speaker 4: the playoffs and we're going to stick by them. And 296 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,559 Speaker 4: I think what's important now is not just for Raheem 297 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 4: Morris and the staff to stand by Kirk, but everyone 298 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,680 Speaker 4: in the locker room, everyone on the offense to stand 299 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 4: by Kirk as well. 300 00:13:07,720 --> 00:13:11,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, and at players afterwards, you know, speaking with Tarren Lock, 301 00:13:11,280 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 2: Tory mclaney who are in Minnesota and spoke with players 302 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:16,520 Speaker 2: after the locker room voice their support for Kirk. You know, 303 00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:19,040 Speaker 2: they stand behind Kirk. They say, you know, they believe 304 00:13:19,080 --> 00:13:21,079 Speaker 2: in him and that he gives them a chance to win. 305 00:13:21,679 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 2: But it's this stat omna is one that stood out 306 00:13:25,320 --> 00:13:28,920 Speaker 2: to me, is a little bit indicative of how the offense, 307 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:31,360 Speaker 2: yes can do what they can do to help support Kirk. 308 00:13:31,360 --> 00:13:33,280 Speaker 2: And they came in today really intent. I think on 309 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 2: running the ball. You saw them be effective with that 310 00:13:35,480 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 2: early on. I thought the you know, play calling design 311 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:40,200 Speaker 2: was creative. 312 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:40,480 Speaker 1: Again. 313 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:41,839 Speaker 2: I can still kind of do without some of the 314 00:13:41,840 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 2: wide receiver screens that seem to crop up a few 315 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 2: times a game, but that's only because they're not working. 316 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:48,959 Speaker 1: If they were working, I would love them, right. 317 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:54,000 Speaker 2: So I this stat, though i'mna Kirk has thrown four 318 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,120 Speaker 2: interceptions without a touchdown pass on passes from a clean 319 00:13:57,160 --> 00:14:00,280 Speaker 2: pocket since Week ten. Before that week's one three nine, 320 00:14:00,320 --> 00:14:03,319 Speaker 2: he had fourteen touchdown passes in just one interception from 321 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,560 Speaker 2: a clean pocket. So this is not like he's under duress. 322 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,520 Speaker 2: It's not like they're you know, blitzing him more often 323 00:14:09,640 --> 00:14:12,839 Speaker 2: or things are happening. It's he's just kind of making 324 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:15,040 Speaker 2: some of these mistakes, right, And that's where I think 325 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 2: it's so head scratching. But if you are Raheem Morris, 326 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:22,400 Speaker 2: I understand the impulse to stand behind a player who, 327 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:25,520 Speaker 2: for twelve other seasons has shown that he can do 328 00:14:25,560 --> 00:14:27,840 Speaker 2: this at a very high level, and so you want 329 00:14:27,840 --> 00:14:29,600 Speaker 2: to stick with him, right. 330 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,360 Speaker 6: Yeah, Well, I mean that just goes to what they've 331 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:36,280 Speaker 6: said since they signed Kirk, since they drafted Michael Pennox junior. 332 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 6: Kirk is the guy, Michael is the future. I don't 333 00:14:39,560 --> 00:14:42,120 Speaker 6: see them switching that up anytime soon. I don't think 334 00:14:42,160 --> 00:14:46,320 Speaker 6: anyone really saw this stretch happen. But yeah, that's exactly. 335 00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:49,320 Speaker 6: I mean, that's what they're saying. That's what they have always, 336 00:14:49,480 --> 00:14:51,440 Speaker 6: that was the plan and they're sticking to it. 337 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:53,760 Speaker 1: I thought that he was talking about something different. 338 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,760 Speaker 2: He was talking specifically about like kind of the Falcon's 339 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,000 Speaker 2: fourth down plan today. But Greg Olson said, if you 340 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,560 Speaker 2: have conviction, you have to conviction. That conviction means that 341 00:15:02,600 --> 00:15:05,880 Speaker 2: you stick with something even when it doesn't necessarily work. Right, 342 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,800 Speaker 2: And so if the plan was always Kirk you're our starter, 343 00:15:09,160 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 2: you have the experience, you have been to the postseason, 344 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 2: you've won these big games, you're our guy to get 345 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:17,400 Speaker 2: us there, then yeah, the point of conviction is that 346 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,400 Speaker 2: you stand behind that even through the very tough times. 347 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,120 Speaker 2: But the key and really difficult thing in the NFL 348 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 2: is learning at what point does that conviction start to 349 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:28,720 Speaker 2: get you in trouble right, and that can happen internally, 350 00:15:28,760 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 2: that can happen externally. Usually it happens externally before it 351 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 2: happens internally, but both can happen, and that is the 352 00:15:34,360 --> 00:15:37,440 Speaker 2: real fine line that an organization has to walk, especially 353 00:15:37,440 --> 00:15:43,240 Speaker 2: with something as delicate as the quarterback position. Today's episode 354 00:15:43,240 --> 00:15:46,160 Speaker 2: of Falcons Final Whistle is brought to you by Zaxby's. 355 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:49,120 Speaker 2: And after a long game, when I'm tired and I 356 00:15:49,200 --> 00:15:53,200 Speaker 2: need to refuel, I turned to Zaxbies. They're marinated, handbreaded, 357 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:57,040 Speaker 2: fried to perfection chicken fingers. They hit the spot every time. 358 00:15:57,160 --> 00:16:01,520 Speaker 2: Get yours with seasoned crinkle fries, a nice drink in 359 00:16:01,560 --> 00:16:05,160 Speaker 2: whichever of their twelve signature sauces you're feeling at the moment, 360 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:08,240 Speaker 2: but it always hits just right. So next time you 361 00:16:08,280 --> 00:16:13,680 Speaker 2: need to refuel, go get yourself some Zaxby's. One other 362 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:17,000 Speaker 2: thing that kind of stood out today is the penalties, right, 363 00:16:17,080 --> 00:16:19,920 Speaker 2: especially some of the holding penalties. I think the Centavious 364 00:16:19,960 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 2: Street penalty on that field goal was another key moment 365 00:16:23,360 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 2: in this game where the Vikings, instead of coming away 366 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,600 Speaker 2: with field goal, go in and punch the ball in 367 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:31,320 Speaker 2: and it's a touchdown, but you had a holding penalty 368 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:34,360 Speaker 2: on Drew Dolman, which prevented a gen Run Robinson run 369 00:16:34,720 --> 00:16:37,080 Speaker 2: down to the three yard line. The Falcons ultimately come 370 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:40,560 Speaker 2: away with a field goal on that possession. So I'm 371 00:16:40,560 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 2: gonna you know again, penalties were kind of a defining 372 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 2: element for the offense. How where does that rank for 373 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,120 Speaker 2: you in kind of the when we're looking at what 374 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:51,360 Speaker 2: is setting Atlanta back? 375 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: Where does that fall? 376 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:54,000 Speaker 3: Well, quite literally setting them back. 377 00:16:55,160 --> 00:16:58,680 Speaker 6: I think it's it's a concerning trend, and we've talked 378 00:16:58,680 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 6: about it all season. I feel like they've found bits 379 00:17:00,600 --> 00:17:03,840 Speaker 6: and moments where they have been able to clean it 380 00:17:03,920 --> 00:17:05,600 Speaker 6: up a little bit, but then something else will kind 381 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 6: of bite them. Raheem Morris off the top in his 382 00:17:08,840 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 6: opening statement, talked about self inflicted wounds and he said 383 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 6: that that was something they were really looking at in 384 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 6: the bye week and they were self scouting that and 385 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 6: this is something that's plagued them all season. So the 386 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 6: fact that we're in Week fourteen and you're still coming 387 00:17:22,280 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 6: up with those penalties and letting them really spiral, Like 388 00:17:26,520 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 6: you talked about the Kentavious Street when that came off 389 00:17:29,280 --> 00:17:32,560 Speaker 6: of Chris Linstrom had the first penalty of the game, 390 00:17:32,600 --> 00:17:35,080 Speaker 6: it was a holding call. They punt, then Mike Cues 391 00:17:35,119 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 6: had set a defensive pass interference penalty that gets them 392 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:41,480 Speaker 6: down the field forty seven yards. There's a whole thing 393 00:17:41,480 --> 00:17:42,800 Speaker 6: where they was like, oh was there a fumble? 394 00:17:42,920 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 3: Was there not? 395 00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,359 Speaker 6: And then it's like, okay, they've held them to a 396 00:17:45,400 --> 00:17:50,560 Speaker 6: field goal. Nope, get the touchdown. And so you see 397 00:17:50,600 --> 00:17:52,760 Speaker 6: it spiraling a little bit, and that's not what you 398 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:53,920 Speaker 6: want in Week fourteen. 399 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, penalties in the gate the good plays that the 400 00:17:56,960 --> 00:17:59,800 Speaker 2: Falcons were making today, and then they kind of compounded 401 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 2: of the bad place right, and that is the tough 402 00:18:02,680 --> 00:18:04,520 Speaker 2: spot to be in the Taylor There were also some 403 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 2: problems in the red zone. So the Falcons were two 404 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,399 Speaker 2: of five in the red zone. One of those was 405 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 2: the final drive of the game. So I mean realistically 406 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 2: two of four when the game was in the balance, right, 407 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:17,960 Speaker 2: But to get down there again, Jean could have gotten 408 00:18:18,000 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 2: them into the three yard line, there's a penalty. 409 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,320 Speaker 1: It sets you back, you come away with the field goal. 410 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:22,639 Speaker 1: I think the. 411 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 2: Missing element of that passing game with that real dynamic, 412 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:29,520 Speaker 2: confident Kirk Cousins dicing up zone defenses like he had 413 00:18:29,560 --> 00:18:30,120 Speaker 2: one third a day. 414 00:18:30,119 --> 00:18:30,760 Speaker 1: I was like boom. 415 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,720 Speaker 2: That's what it looks like, mister ray ray right over 416 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 2: the middle, and unfortunately we're just not seeing that in 417 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:38,720 Speaker 2: the red zone. Which of those two penalties a red 418 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,560 Speaker 2: zone like? Over the final four games? Are you more 419 00:18:41,640 --> 00:18:43,359 Speaker 2: concerned about red zone? 420 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,840 Speaker 4: I mean, I mean, quick, just easy question for how 421 00:18:45,840 --> 00:18:49,000 Speaker 4: do you win a game? Yeah, you score, outscore the opponent, 422 00:18:49,080 --> 00:18:51,680 Speaker 4: and you can't outscore an opponent if you can't score 423 00:18:51,720 --> 00:18:54,119 Speaker 4: in the red zone. I think it's been one of 424 00:18:54,160 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 4: the bigger issues as of late for this Falcons team. 425 00:18:56,800 --> 00:18:59,160 Speaker 4: Obviously today there were forty percent in the red zone 426 00:18:59,400 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 4: and then the excuse me, thirty percent overall in the 427 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:07,359 Speaker 4: red zone after today as a whole for this season. 428 00:19:07,400 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 3: That's thirtieth in the league right now. 429 00:19:08,800 --> 00:19:10,960 Speaker 4: Of course, we're recording this before the four h five 430 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:13,440 Speaker 4: games are over and before Sunday night Monday night games 431 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 4: are over, so that could kind of change the thirtieth 432 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:19,240 Speaker 4: place in the league, if you will. But from week 433 00:19:19,359 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 4: seven to week nine, first place in the red zone 434 00:19:22,800 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 4: one hundred percent. Seven through ten, fourth place in the 435 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:29,800 Speaker 4: red zone seventy seven point eight percent, And so yeah, 436 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:31,879 Speaker 4: I think when you look at the win column and 437 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 4: you look at the lost column. The red zone efficiency. 438 00:19:34,400 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 4: It's going to be in the red when you're losing, 439 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:37,640 Speaker 4: it's going to be in the green when you're winning. 440 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,679 Speaker 4: And I think that is how you win games. And 441 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 4: I think, yeah, Raheem Mor said it last week, you 442 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 4: can't turn the ball over four times and expect to win. 443 00:19:45,240 --> 00:19:47,320 Speaker 4: He said it this week. You can't have self inflicted 444 00:19:47,359 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 4: wounds and expect to win. I think you can't not 445 00:19:51,000 --> 00:19:53,359 Speaker 4: score in the red zone and expect to win. So 446 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 4: I think moving forward like that is I think I 447 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 4: would rather. Yeah, you they gave up one hundred and 448 00:19:59,280 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 4: twenty seven yards in terms of penalties today, but they 449 00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:05,240 Speaker 4: also weren't scoring in the red zone, So I think 450 00:20:05,280 --> 00:20:06,879 Speaker 4: you can kind of get away with the penalties a 451 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 4: little bit more. You can't get away with not scoring 452 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 4: in the red zone. 453 00:20:10,480 --> 00:20:15,160 Speaker 2: No, that's absolutely true. I mean, kudos to Yungwaiku again 454 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,280 Speaker 2: was perfect today. Like I want to shout him out 455 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:19,320 Speaker 2: after the struggles, but yeah, he's been on the field 456 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,919 Speaker 2: way too much. Yeah, Like, you gotta come away with 457 00:20:22,040 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 2: touchdowns and it would be just so nice for the 458 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,919 Speaker 2: Falcons to kind of get some more touchdowns in the 459 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:29,359 Speaker 2: fashion that the Vikings were getting their touchdowns today. 460 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,840 Speaker 1: What happened to Darnell Mooney forty five yard touchdown? Right? 461 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:36,320 Speaker 2: What happened against Tampa Right, we were at Tory slacked 462 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:38,280 Speaker 2: me early in this game, being like, hey, when was 463 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,919 Speaker 2: the last time Atlanta scored an opening drive touchdown? It 464 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,600 Speaker 2: was Kyle Pitts thirty eight yards against Tampa Bay. Where 465 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 2: is that? 466 00:20:45,119 --> 00:20:45,399 Speaker 1: Okay? 467 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,560 Speaker 4: But you can't blame it all on this Falcons offense. 468 00:20:47,560 --> 00:20:49,320 Speaker 4: Like Brian Flores has one of the best defenses in 469 00:20:49,320 --> 00:20:51,440 Speaker 4: the league, right, show and like they showed up today, 470 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:55,320 Speaker 4: and that's just how the NFL rolls. I think Brian 471 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,399 Speaker 4: Flores has such a great defense. 472 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:57,600 Speaker 1: So it does. 473 00:20:57,680 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 2: I just thought Atlanta early on was up to that challenge, right, Yeah. 474 00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:03,760 Speaker 2: Feel like one of the first plays to Darnel Mooney, 475 00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 2: they brought that zero pressure, right, they were right there 476 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 2: in the agaps. I thought Bejon did a beautiful job 477 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 2: stepping up Boom, clocking the pass rusher, buying Kirk time 478 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,919 Speaker 2: and they ultimately go down and score a touchdown on 479 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:17,399 Speaker 2: an opening drive. That was an example of I thought 480 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 2: Atlanta was up for this game. They I thought they 481 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 2: were ready. It really truly was just kind of the 482 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 2: mistakes that this team made. 483 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:25,879 Speaker 6: Yeah, all the credit to Brian Fuller is but this 484 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:28,720 Speaker 6: has been a trend, like this red zone thing. You 485 00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,000 Speaker 6: mentioned it like the last few weeks, and it's just like, 486 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,600 Speaker 6: when are they going to start to become themselves again? 487 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:37,760 Speaker 6: They found something, they found who they were trying to become, 488 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,360 Speaker 6: and where they wanted to be peaking at this point 489 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 6: of the season. 490 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,199 Speaker 3: They did it early. How do you get back to that? 491 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, no, I totally agree. 492 00:21:45,200 --> 00:21:47,679 Speaker 2: And so the fact of the matter is that the 493 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:50,959 Speaker 2: Falcons are six and seven. Tampa Bay after beating the Raiders, 494 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:54,000 Speaker 2: they're seven and six, right, So you had seen your 495 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 2: lead in the South shrinking, shrinking, shrinking. It is now gone. Right, 496 00:21:57,880 --> 00:22:00,119 Speaker 2: So let's take a look at the final four game 497 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 2: for both of these teams. Tampa Bay has two road 498 00:22:03,920 --> 00:22:06,920 Speaker 2: games up next. They are at the Los Angeles Chargers. 499 00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:09,200 Speaker 2: That's gonna be a tough game for them. They're at 500 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,000 Speaker 2: the Dallas Cowboys. That could be a tough game. Neither 501 00:22:12,080 --> 00:22:15,040 Speaker 2: team has As Taylor mentioned, we're recording this the late 502 00:22:15,080 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 2: window has not wrapped up yet. But the Chargers are 503 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,240 Speaker 2: playing Sunday night football. The Cowboys are on Monday, efflotble. 504 00:22:20,280 --> 00:22:22,720 Speaker 2: So we don't know how those two teams have fared yet. 505 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 2: Then they get the Carolina Panthers at home, who gave 506 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:26,720 Speaker 2: the Eagles a pretty tough game today. 507 00:22:26,760 --> 00:22:28,680 Speaker 3: Okay, the Bucks a pretty hard time last time. 508 00:22:28,840 --> 00:22:32,160 Speaker 2: They they've been playing pretty well recently. And then they've 509 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:34,800 Speaker 2: got the New Orleans Saints, who just continue to win 510 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:39,320 Speaker 2: in the most like crazy special teams and mistakes by 511 00:22:39,359 --> 00:22:42,320 Speaker 2: other teams. Yeah, the Wrizzler, he's he's going hard down 512 00:22:42,359 --> 00:22:45,680 Speaker 2: there in New Orleans. So that's what Tampa Bay has left. 513 00:22:45,760 --> 00:22:49,119 Speaker 2: Atlanta has a road game against the Las Vegas Raiders 514 00:22:49,160 --> 00:22:51,240 Speaker 2: up next on Monday Night Football. Then they are back 515 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,520 Speaker 2: home for the New York Giants. They're at Washington for 516 00:22:53,560 --> 00:22:55,720 Speaker 2: a matchup with the Commanders, and then they are back 517 00:22:55,760 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 2: home against those risky Carolina Panthers. So I really just 518 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,680 Speaker 2: kind of looking at that tailor, I feel like how 519 00:23:02,720 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 2: Tampa Bay performs the next two weeks, right, because those 520 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 2: could theoretically be two losses. I mean, any of these 521 00:23:09,320 --> 00:23:12,120 Speaker 2: could be losses, but the Chargers and the Cowboys, those 522 00:23:12,119 --> 00:23:16,359 Speaker 2: are tough matchups. If the Falcons can handle their business 523 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:18,280 Speaker 2: against the Raiders and the Giants, which at this point 524 00:23:18,280 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 2: on paper, I like their chances to do that. You 525 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 2: could be looking at that Washington game as hey, if 526 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 2: Atlanta can overcome this hurdle, then maybe they do control 527 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,280 Speaker 2: their destiny and into the playoffs against Caroline in that 528 00:23:30,560 --> 00:23:33,280 Speaker 2: season finale. Is that the way that you're seeing this 529 00:23:33,359 --> 00:23:35,120 Speaker 2: looking at it, or do you think there's just gonna 530 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 2: be a dogfight every single game the rest. 531 00:23:36,800 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: Of the way. 532 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:38,399 Speaker 5: I mean, I think it's gonna be dogfight. 533 00:23:38,440 --> 00:23:41,159 Speaker 4: And I think what Torri wrote this week in one 534 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 4: of her articles I can't remember, like what the title 535 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:45,960 Speaker 4: of it was called, so many of them they are 536 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:49,320 Speaker 4: so good, but something about to the effect of you 537 00:23:49,359 --> 00:23:52,200 Speaker 4: don't want to put your playoff destiny in the hands 538 00:23:52,200 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 4: of other people. And I think, when you lose four 539 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 4: in a row in five weeks, you do that. And 540 00:23:57,119 --> 00:24:00,720 Speaker 4: I think, Yeah, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have an slate 541 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 4: of games. 542 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:02,920 Speaker 3: Yeah, they have the Chargers and. 543 00:24:02,840 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 4: The Cowboys, but but they I mean, the Falcons beat 544 00:24:06,560 --> 00:24:13,080 Speaker 4: the Cowboys handsomely. And the Atlanta Falcons they're they're home, 545 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:15,400 Speaker 4: they're away and home and away and a home and 546 00:24:15,400 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 4: and playing back to back away games. I mean, we 547 00:24:17,600 --> 00:24:20,520 Speaker 4: saw it three weeks ago, like what happened three weeks 548 00:24:20,560 --> 00:24:22,720 Speaker 4: ago when the Falcons were back to back away games. 549 00:24:22,760 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 4: So I do think this is going to be a 550 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:28,440 Speaker 4: dog fight and a scrappy fight toward to the end, 551 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 4: which is not, of course, how the Falcons wanted this 552 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:33,080 Speaker 4: to be. But now you're a game back and you've 553 00:24:33,119 --> 00:24:35,960 Speaker 4: got to get to either tied again or above. And 554 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:38,880 Speaker 4: that's a lot of work on. 555 00:24:38,800 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 5: The field, and that's. 556 00:24:39,640 --> 00:24:41,600 Speaker 4: A lot of work of hoping that the Tampa Bay 557 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 4: Buccaneers dropped the ball. 558 00:24:43,359 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, no, it's not just that, Yeah, exactly, you I'm 559 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:53,199 Speaker 6: gont exactly. They don't control their destiny anymore. And that 560 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 6: was the whole thing. They were out running this out. 561 00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 6: They were undefeated in the division for a while. You 562 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:59,199 Speaker 6: dropped that one against the Saints. But now here you 563 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,760 Speaker 6: are and you're hoping that the Bucks would lose. 564 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:04,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, not just that. 565 00:25:04,160 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 6: You're controlling what you can control. You're focusing on yourself, 566 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:10,439 Speaker 6: you're trying to win games. But now you're looking at 567 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:15,360 Speaker 6: the score board. You know all the the nflper going to. 568 00:25:15,359 --> 00:25:17,320 Speaker 5: The locker room after the game and you're watching the TV. 569 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 6: Yeah, and that's not what they tried to do when 570 00:25:21,280 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 6: they said we're going to take over the South and 571 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:23,880 Speaker 6: here we. 572 00:25:23,840 --> 00:25:26,320 Speaker 2: Are no absolutely, I mean there last week as we 573 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:29,320 Speaker 2: were recording this very podcast after the home game, we 574 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 2: had the Panthers Bucks game right up there on the TV. 575 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 2: That was the first time we'd ever done that because 576 00:25:33,920 --> 00:25:37,480 Speaker 2: it's been always just about the Falcons and handling their business, 577 00:25:37,520 --> 00:25:39,240 Speaker 2: and unfortunately it no longer is. 578 00:25:39,359 --> 00:25:42,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, and they still have that tiebreaker, which is huge. 579 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 6: But it's like, you did all that work, you got 580 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:48,800 Speaker 6: that tiebreaker, but you let it slip through your feet. 581 00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:49,480 Speaker 3: It doesn't matter if you. 582 00:25:49,480 --> 00:25:52,240 Speaker 2: Don't exactly, if you don't need it, it still could 583 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:53,840 Speaker 2: come into play, and it's still is really good to 584 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:56,680 Speaker 2: have in your back pocket, right, But ultimately. 585 00:25:56,359 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, unless you tie it up, it doesn't matter exactly. 586 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 2: Let's let's wrap it up here. Will go kind of 587 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:07,200 Speaker 2: around the table. If you could omna magically correct one 588 00:26:07,359 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 2: problem for the Falcons at this point for the final 589 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:12,560 Speaker 2: four games, and it's just it's fixed. 590 00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 6: What would that be, Kirk easy when you had listed 591 00:26:16,880 --> 00:26:20,560 Speaker 6: a few options out here, a few of them turnovers, 592 00:26:20,680 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 6: Kirk red zone, if those all go into the Kirk umbrella, 593 00:26:26,119 --> 00:26:29,240 Speaker 6: So that is easily the the one that I think, 594 00:26:29,320 --> 00:26:31,359 Speaker 6: and it would we say it a lot like this 595 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:33,680 Speaker 6: team will go as far as Kirk Cousins will go. 596 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:35,920 Speaker 3: So that's that's mine. 597 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I fully agree with Omna. It's a quarterback league, right. 598 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:41,480 Speaker 4: If you don't have a great quarterback, you don't have 599 00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:44,200 Speaker 4: a great team. And I think you've seen that the 600 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 4: last four weeks, right, no touchdowns, eight interceptions, and and 601 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,399 Speaker 4: then if you look at the three weeks before those 602 00:26:50,440 --> 00:26:52,680 Speaker 4: four weeks, he had a completion rate of seventy six 603 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:56,560 Speaker 4: percent for seven and thirty yards, eight touchdowns and two interceptions. 604 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 4: So when Kirk is rocking and rolling, the whole team 605 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:01,960 Speaker 4: is right. So I think if I could snap my 606 00:27:02,000 --> 00:27:04,879 Speaker 4: fingers magically and change anything, and I think Kirk Cousins 607 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 4: would say the same thing. If I could stap my 608 00:27:06,320 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 4: fingers and change anything about this team would probably be me. 609 00:27:09,480 --> 00:27:11,960 Speaker 4: So I think if Kirk can get on the right 610 00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 4: path again, if he can get things rolling again, I 611 00:27:14,480 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 4: think it'll be it won't be as much of a 612 00:27:17,040 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 4: dog fight as we were just talking about getting to 613 00:27:19,520 --> 00:27:20,080 Speaker 4: the playoffs. 614 00:27:20,280 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, and that'll be three for three. 615 00:27:22,280 --> 00:27:24,719 Speaker 2: It's for me as well, And I think it's just 616 00:27:24,840 --> 00:27:27,920 Speaker 2: it is so interesting because like the importance of the 617 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,000 Speaker 2: quarterback position is the reason Kirk is here in the 618 00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:30,520 Speaker 2: first place. 619 00:27:30,560 --> 00:27:34,080 Speaker 3: Ye, right, that exactly which is the parallelism. 620 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,520 Speaker 2: Is it's ironic a little bit, right, I mean, because 621 00:27:37,119 --> 00:27:38,800 Speaker 2: the reason where heem is here is because of the 622 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 2: quarterback posiit. He said so in his introductory press conference, 623 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 2: and they knew they needed to get better quarterback play. 624 00:27:43,920 --> 00:27:46,280 Speaker 2: And it's unfortunate that kind of at the pivotal stretch 625 00:27:46,320 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 2: of the season that has faltered a little bit. But 626 00:27:49,280 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 2: I do think that for all of the fans, And 627 00:27:53,000 --> 00:27:55,800 Speaker 2: it is funny thinking back, It's like when they were 628 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: winning those games, right, and yeah, the pass rush wasn't 629 00:27:58,720 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 2: necessarily working, but they were all of things to like, 630 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,440 Speaker 2: specifically about the offense. Everybody was dooming gloom about the 631 00:28:04,480 --> 00:28:06,960 Speaker 2: pass rush. And now in hindsight, it's like, cool, you 632 00:28:07,040 --> 00:28:09,920 Speaker 2: got that pass rush you were looking for, But would 633 00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:11,479 Speaker 2: you rather have a win to go along with it? 634 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,000 Speaker 2: So I've always taken the approach A win is a 635 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:15,720 Speaker 2: win is a win, Right, it doesn't matter how you 636 00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:17,880 Speaker 2: get there. You can still nitpick and try to clean 637 00:28:17,960 --> 00:28:19,880 Speaker 2: up some of those issues, but just get the win. 638 00:28:19,920 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 2: And I would much rather have zero sacks today and 639 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,119 Speaker 2: a W in that win loss column. Right, So I 640 00:28:26,160 --> 00:28:28,920 Speaker 2: think that when your quarterback is the one struggling, it's 641 00:28:28,960 --> 00:28:31,280 Speaker 2: just so hard to overcome. You can overcome a bad 642 00:28:31,400 --> 00:28:34,479 Speaker 2: pass rush, you can overcome even a couple of turnovers, right, 643 00:28:34,520 --> 00:28:37,560 Speaker 2: a bad ground game, things like that, but it's just 644 00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:39,360 Speaker 2: so hard when you don't get that quarterback play. 645 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,440 Speaker 4: Yea. And I think Kirk is also just like known 646 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,440 Speaker 4: for his leadership. So when he'm not saying that he's 647 00:28:44,440 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 4: not a good leader anymore, I think he's a great leader. 648 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,400 Speaker 4: But I think when he's off, everyone else is off, right. 649 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,680 Speaker 1: And when your leader is the one that's coming out, yeah. 650 00:28:51,520 --> 00:28:53,560 Speaker 4: Yes, And I think too, like there's a lot of 651 00:28:53,560 --> 00:28:56,680 Speaker 4: pressure on Kirk right now. When when Raheem Morris first 652 00:28:56,720 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 4: brought him in, he said, we brought Kirk Cousins in 653 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 4: here to do what take to a playoff? And now 654 00:29:02,160 --> 00:29:05,040 Speaker 4: the pressure is on. You got four games left, you're 655 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,239 Speaker 4: you're a game behind Tampa Bay. You got to get 656 00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:09,080 Speaker 4: to a playoff because that's what they're paying you to 657 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 4: do here. That's why they dropped Michael PENNOCKX eighth overall 658 00:29:12,120 --> 00:29:14,160 Speaker 4: because they're not going to be in the position again 659 00:29:14,440 --> 00:29:17,040 Speaker 4: to get a quarterback at that high of a draft stock. 660 00:29:17,160 --> 00:29:20,719 Speaker 4: So I think now for Kirk Cousins, it's almost in 661 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:21,800 Speaker 4: a way do or die. 662 00:29:22,080 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, the pressure is on, and I think that's a 663 00:29:24,360 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 2: great way to leave it. After this one. Unfortunately again, 664 00:29:28,280 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 2: Falcons fall forty two to twenty one. The score looks 665 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 2: kind of way worse than this game actually was. But 666 00:29:35,240 --> 00:29:36,880 Speaker 2: at the end of the day, like, that's what it is. 667 00:29:37,040 --> 00:29:39,600 Speaker 2: And the Falcons when you're looking at turnovers, when you're 668 00:29:39,600 --> 00:29:41,240 Speaker 2: looking at red zone, when you're looking at penalties, you have. 669 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,680 Speaker 3: To get it all working together. 670 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:43,120 Speaker 4: You know. 671 00:29:43,480 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 2: That is the difference between kind of being a team 672 00:29:46,400 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 2: like the Vikings, and that's where the Falcons want to be. 673 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:51,040 Speaker 2: Raheem Morris said, you look at a model like the 674 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:53,760 Speaker 2: Lions and how they built things. That is the goal, 675 00:29:53,840 --> 00:29:55,920 Speaker 2: that's the vision. That's where they want to be. Yeah, 676 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:58,400 Speaker 2: And those teams don't make theseis to fight the kneecaps. Yeah, 677 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:01,680 Speaker 2: they got to go buy those kneecaps, other kneecap. Vikings 678 00:30:01,840 --> 00:30:05,960 Speaker 2: have some kneecaps that they weren't bitten today. All right, 679 00:30:06,040 --> 00:30:08,040 Speaker 2: that will do it for us. Thank you guys so 680 00:30:08,160 --> 00:30:11,040 Speaker 2: much for listening, for following along all throughout the season. 681 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:13,400 Speaker 1: Please keep an eye out on the feed. 682 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,959 Speaker 2: Whe'll have Falcons Audible coming midweek, and then we'll have 683 00:30:16,360 --> 00:30:20,760 Speaker 2: Falcons in Focus and a preview show for the Las 684 00:30:20,880 --> 00:30:25,400 Speaker 2: Vegas Raiders coming on Friday. For Omni Sabon and Taylor Bismore. 685 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:27,960 Speaker 2: I'm Will McFadden. We will see you all next time.