1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:03,800 Speaker 1: The Falcons Audible presented by AT and T is back 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: once again. I'm Derek Rackley, joined by my fella's Dave 3 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: Archer and DJ Shockley, and we are back here after 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: a Falcons victory. As we talked about last night, they 5 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: went across the pond and they got off to a 6 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:16,280 Speaker 1: great start against the New York Jets and came home 7 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: with a victory. We will dive into that performance. We'll 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,520 Speaker 1: just dissect it a little bit, but first let's give 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,240 Speaker 1: them a little bit of a rundown on what we're 10 00:00:23,239 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: going to be covering. We will get into our kind 11 00:00:25,720 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: of our one word answer, short and sweet, and the 12 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:31,840 Speaker 1: question is going to be what are the Falcons so 13 00:00:31,880 --> 00:00:33,640 Speaker 1: far that we've seen this year. I'm gonna have the 14 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: guys kind of be short and sweet with that one. 15 00:00:36,280 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: Tell us what they think the Falcons are. We saw 16 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: the emergence of Kyle Pitts fellas Yeah numb the first 17 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: round draft choice for Atlanta Falcons, and I think this 18 00:00:45,320 --> 00:00:47,480 Speaker 1: is what everybody was waiting for. We'll dive into Kyle 19 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: Pitts a little bit more. Arthur Smith is he changing 20 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: the identity of this team this offense? We'll talk a 21 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: little bit more about that, the defense rising to the challenge, 22 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,920 Speaker 1: especially with some injuries on hand, and then we'll get 23 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:02,080 Speaker 1: into a little bit of story time and talk special teams, 24 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: talk some kickers, as we have your real interesting stuff 25 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,319 Speaker 1: going on this past weekend, and then we'll look ahead 26 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons, of course on a bye week 27 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: this week. But what happens after the Falcons finished with 28 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: a buy? So that's kind of the schedule to run 29 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 1: down for the show. So let's get to you guys here, 30 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:19,920 Speaker 1: because they didn't come here to listen to me. Rec 31 00:01:19,959 --> 00:01:23,200 Speaker 1: you got, Joe Hope, you got. We gotta stick to it. 32 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: You gotta stick to it all right, A right, So 33 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna start with you. So one word answer and 34 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: then you got one or two sentences to support it. Okay. Now, 35 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: our producer has said, like, I have the ability to 36 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 1: deduct five hundred points if you break the rules. Okay, 37 00:01:38,600 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: what I'm deducting them from? I have no idea, okay, 38 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:44,440 Speaker 1: So but I'll let you know if the points get deducted. Okay, 39 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:48,240 Speaker 1: So one word answer, quick support. What are the Falcons 40 00:01:48,280 --> 00:01:51,520 Speaker 1: as you see him right now? Evolving? Okay is my word? 41 00:01:51,600 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: And I think that we saw that this weekend is 42 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: we begin to see an expanse of what Kyle Pitts 43 00:01:56,840 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: can be. We see the ability of the depth on 44 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:03,280 Speaker 1: this team to adapt to what danps wants to do. Defensively, 45 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:05,640 Speaker 1: I think he's evolving as to what they want to 46 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: look like, pressure group, non pressure group, bend, don't break, 47 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: red zone, toughness. I think you're evolving on both sides 48 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: of the ball. Okay, that was sweet. I mean, but 49 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: did that have commas or anything? It was a little 50 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:25,519 Speaker 1: It might have been borderline rontion. I gave him to two, 51 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: so I think there was one period in there, one 52 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: and then like sixteen commas. But it's okay. He was 53 00:02:30,840 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: still didn't have to take away any points. DJ careful 54 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: now because you went you started criticizing. You got to 55 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 1: make sure you stay short and sweet. What you got 56 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,840 Speaker 1: I'm going with intriguing, okay, and I stay intriguing because 57 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: the way this team is starting to play, some of 58 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:51,040 Speaker 1: the players are starting to play and improve. It's intriguing 59 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,000 Speaker 1: to me where this team can go. Ye, you think 60 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: about what we had go on a couple of weeks ago. 61 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:57,120 Speaker 1: When you go get a win, now you got another win. 62 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: This week. You didn't play the way you wanted to 63 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:01,519 Speaker 1: last week, but now it's intriguing to see what this 64 00:03:01,680 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: offense can be. It's intriguing what danps can do when 65 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: everybody plays together. So I'm gonna go with intriguing, and 66 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: I'm way short what you just see a full paragraph. 67 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: We're gonna talk grammar here. His was two sentences. Okay, 68 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,520 Speaker 1: my turn, and I see when you host, you get 69 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: to bend the rules. Mine is work in progress. But 70 00:03:26,280 --> 00:03:29,640 Speaker 1: there's there's two hyphens in it. Okay, so it's still 71 00:03:29,680 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 1: just one word, right, It's there's no break, there's no 72 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: space or anything like that. They're a work in progress, 73 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: and it kind of builds on what you guys are 74 00:03:37,520 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: talking about. We're seeing good things happen on occasion, but 75 00:03:42,320 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: it's work in progress because it's not snap after snap, right, 76 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 1: and there's not a perfect team out there in the NFL. 77 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: But you want to see a whole lot more of 78 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,960 Speaker 1: the positive plays where all eleven are working together more 79 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:56,200 Speaker 1: than the fragments. So it's work in progress. We're definitely 80 00:03:56,200 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: seeing flashes, but as we know, it's got to get better. Okay, now, 81 00:04:00,600 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: work in progress. Some of those good pieces we saw 82 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: was the first round draft choice. Kyle Pitts had a 83 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: fantastic game against the Jets. Kind of had to write 84 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: without Ridley in the lineup, without gauging the lineup. It 85 00:04:12,000 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 1: was where's the offense going to come from? Specifically in 86 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:16,799 Speaker 1: a passing game, and you'd like to think the Jets 87 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 1: probably were anticipating it was gonna be Kyle Pitts still 88 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: couldn't stop him. What did you see in the game, DJ, 89 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 1: and what should Falcons fans be excited for in weeks 90 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:30,160 Speaker 1: to come after what he showed on the field in London, Rack, 91 00:04:30,240 --> 00:04:32,280 Speaker 1: I think the number one thing that comes to mind 92 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 1: for me, what is two thing is the versatility in 93 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,880 Speaker 1: the way you used him, and then also the way 94 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: that Arthur Smith uses him creatively in this offense. I mean, 95 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,279 Speaker 1: the dude ran a freaking post, for God's sakes on 96 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:46,760 Speaker 1: the outside and ran by a corner. I mean there 97 00:04:46,760 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: are times you see him split out, He's spending them 98 00:04:48,600 --> 00:04:50,359 Speaker 1: all over the field. But I love the versuti the 99 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:52,760 Speaker 1: way he's playing. I think he's becoming a little bit 100 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:56,000 Speaker 1: more comfortable of playing in national football. I think people 101 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: forget just because this guy is a number four overall pick. 102 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: And this guy comes in with all this that it 103 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,520 Speaker 1: doesn't tell it doesn't take him time to get used 104 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: to the speed of the game or how he can 105 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: use his body versus these NFL style of players, And 106 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,159 Speaker 1: even I can hear the comfort level starting to get 107 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: better when he talks to you. Are I remember going 108 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: back and listen to him week one when your interview him, 109 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 1: everything was short, everything was you know, I'll just trying 110 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: to figure it out. It now yesterday the other day 111 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: when you talk to him, feel like this guy's been 112 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 1: around for a year. So I love the fact that 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:29,120 Speaker 1: he's becoming a more versatile but also just you could 114 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: see him selling in and being more comfortable. And I 115 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: think fiographants are gonna like it weekend and weekend. And 116 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: I think he even mentioned he said that to you 117 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 1: is I'm starting to understand my role in this offense, 118 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:41,360 Speaker 1: and I'm starting to understand what I can do within 119 00:05:41,440 --> 00:05:44,920 Speaker 1: this league. And he can only grow with the kind 120 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 1: of game he had. You know, I think he had 121 00:05:46,720 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: nine catches on ten targets. I mean that's pretty efficient. Yeah, 122 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: nine catches one hundred nineteen yards in a touchdown DJ. 123 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:54,279 Speaker 1: It's a great point because that's kind of what I 124 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: thought too, is he's getting comfortable finding his role in 125 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,640 Speaker 1: this offense. You might say, how does that happened with 126 00:06:00,680 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: a guy that has the amount of talent that he does. 127 00:06:03,160 --> 00:06:05,279 Speaker 1: But I'll give you a comparison, and I think it 128 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:07,480 Speaker 1: has a lot to do with personality. I've never met him. 129 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:10,160 Speaker 1: Maybe you can end up compounding on this, but but 130 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,240 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts kind of seems more like the like he's 131 00:06:13,240 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 1: a nice guy kind of you know, he doesn't. He 132 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: doesn't come across to me as like the pit bull 133 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: that comes into locker room and he says, I'm gonna 134 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:26,000 Speaker 1: take this, yeah right so, and I'm not. I'm gonna 135 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: give you a comparison. But when we were playing Algae Crumpling, 136 00:06:28,560 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: one of my good buddies, he had a little bit 137 00:06:30,720 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: different mentality when he stepped in between the lines. Algae 138 00:06:34,640 --> 00:06:37,640 Speaker 1: when he came in was like, when I'm on the field, 139 00:06:37,720 --> 00:06:40,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna catch every ball that's thrown my direction. He 140 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:43,920 Speaker 1: had a little bit of a like I'm gonna attack you. 141 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:47,919 Speaker 1: I'm gonna compete with you. This is my game type mentality. 142 00:06:48,240 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: And I could be wrong arch, but maybe that's not 143 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,600 Speaker 1: quite it for Pitts at the start, but that's what 144 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:57,200 Speaker 1: he's growing into. Would you agree or what did you 145 00:06:57,240 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: see that's maybe different on Sunday. It's a good analogy 146 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:02,839 Speaker 1: with him and Crump because obviously I had a chance 147 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: to call a good number of Crump's games, and so 148 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 1: Crump was that guy when when you blew the whistle 149 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: and said let's go play, he wants you to throw 150 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: every ball to him. I think that Pitts has that 151 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: in him. I think that as a young and maybe 152 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 1: we're if you start trying to judge him on Crump, 153 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:22,160 Speaker 1: it's you saw him as a young player, and then 154 00:07:22,240 --> 00:07:25,320 Speaker 1: I see him evolving, and maybe you're trying to combine 155 00:07:25,360 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: some of those years together. At least I do. We're 156 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:30,840 Speaker 1: just get the first taste of this kid, and I 157 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:32,320 Speaker 1: think he has that in him. I think it's a 158 00:07:32,320 --> 00:07:35,720 Speaker 1: great comparison. Crump was an outstanding player here for the Falcons. 159 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: He was Michael Vick's go to guy, and I think 160 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: this guy could evolve into that. This game certainly doesn't 161 00:07:42,120 --> 00:07:44,679 Speaker 1: hurt that scenario, but I think that's a good analogy 162 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: and I think he's got that in him. And to 163 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: add on what Shock was, saying, let's not forget there 164 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,640 Speaker 1: was a plan for this kid to do a lot 165 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 1: of stuff. Okay, we all played the game. This is 166 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: a complicated game on an offensive side of the football. 167 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:04,240 Speaker 1: And then multiply that by the fact he's playing probably 168 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: four different positions. Yes, so he's not just lining up 169 00:08:07,920 --> 00:08:09,880 Speaker 1: on the end of the line of scrimmage. You got 170 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: him off the ball, you got him in the slot, 171 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: you got him out out wide by the numbers, and 172 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: you guys, we all know those are different positions. Those 173 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:21,040 Speaker 1: are that isn't just the tight end flaxed out. He's 174 00:08:21,080 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: now the Z receiver. He's now playing h he's playing why. 175 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: I mean, you're going, wow, that's a lot. And so 176 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: I've been using the analogy he's been drinking through a 177 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,040 Speaker 1: fire hose. They've been trying to give David. God's been 178 00:08:32,040 --> 00:08:33,640 Speaker 1: trying to give him as much as he can give him. 179 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:37,079 Speaker 1: But once you learn what you're kind of supposed to do. 180 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:40,760 Speaker 1: We all know the game adjusts on the fly based 181 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: on what you see coverage, So there's adjustments out of 182 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: every one of those positions. Is the where your route's 183 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: gonna go, So he's trying to get that and at 184 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,600 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage. If Ryan changes the play, he's 185 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,320 Speaker 1: got to be able to absorb that. Wait a minute, 186 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: the wheels are spending. Wait a minute, that's not what 187 00:08:56,120 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: I got anymore. I don't have what we called in 188 00:08:57,559 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: the huddle anymore. I got something else. That's what this 189 00:09:00,360 --> 00:09:03,760 Speaker 1: kid has been going through. So to get impatient, say wow, 190 00:09:03,800 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: it took till five games for him to get off. 191 00:09:06,679 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: Think about what the dude has been trying to absorb 192 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:11,560 Speaker 1: and do and then just use his physical talents which 193 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:13,719 Speaker 1: are off the charts. And we saw it again this week. 194 00:09:13,800 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: So let me throw this back to you guys on 195 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: Pits because I think this is something where a lot 196 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 1: of people are interested in this. What is the next 197 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,320 Speaker 1: development for him? Because I think everybody up to this 198 00:09:23,400 --> 00:09:25,599 Speaker 1: point knew that he was really talented talking about the 199 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:28,480 Speaker 1: opponents right, knew that he was really talented, but he 200 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 1: hadn't quite produced. He hadn't quite taken over a game. 201 00:09:31,800 --> 00:09:34,520 Speaker 1: Now that he kind of took over a game, and 202 00:09:34,840 --> 00:09:36,559 Speaker 1: Miami in a couple of weeks gonna turn on the 203 00:09:36,640 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: game take and they're gonna start preparing for Kyle Pitts. 204 00:09:40,440 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 1: So what's the adjustment? DJ back from the Atlanta's offense 205 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 1: to where he's still able to be productive now that 206 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 1: they're going to be keying on it. I think the 207 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: big thing is finding ways for him to be consistent 208 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,160 Speaker 1: within this offense. And you look around the league, regardless 209 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,960 Speaker 1: of who you're playing. You think about a Travis kill So, 210 00:09:57,040 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: you think about a Dani Waller, you think about a 211 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: Rob Owski. It don't matter what gave you going to 212 00:10:02,040 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 1: these guys gonna get their touches. And I think Arthur 213 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: Smith already has shown the ability to be creative enough 214 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:10,520 Speaker 1: where he can find ways to get this guy to football. 215 00:10:10,559 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 1: He can feature him. You think about coming into a 216 00:10:12,360 --> 00:10:14,880 Speaker 1: game where you don't have your top two receivers and 217 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 1: Ridley engage, and this guy still has ten targets in 218 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 1: nine catches and you mentioned to come up to the top, 219 00:10:20,760 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: they still couldn't guard him. Yeah. So the fact that 220 00:10:23,559 --> 00:10:25,839 Speaker 1: you come into every ball game knowing I gotta get 221 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,520 Speaker 1: this guy touches, I can find ways to get him touches, 222 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,440 Speaker 1: and you can dictate that for the most part, coming 223 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:32,880 Speaker 1: to a ball game, we all know you're coming to 224 00:10:32,960 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: a game plan and you know what they're gonna do 225 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: on second to third day. You know they're gonna do 226 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: them first down Ordon red zone and you can find 227 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: those matchups to get him easy catches. And I think 228 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: they're doing that, and I think they would continue to that. 229 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,240 Speaker 1: So the consistency of Arthur Smith trying to get him 230 00:10:45,280 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: the football, I think we'll continue because you gotta be real, 231 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,320 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a big part of these offense and 232 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:52,760 Speaker 1: what we do well. I think there's a confidence aspect 233 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,280 Speaker 1: for Matt Ryan too now Arch, because he's like, I 234 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,280 Speaker 1: gotta keep feeding them the ball. Even if I do 235 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:00,240 Speaker 1: feed it to him in the next game ten times 236 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,360 Speaker 1: and he only comes away with five or six catches, 237 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: I would still like to take my chances with Kyle 238 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: Pitts on those five or six catches. But in your opinion, like, 239 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: is there any adjustments that need to be made or 240 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:13,200 Speaker 1: is it just a matter of Matt having confidence and 241 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:15,720 Speaker 1: then the rest of the supporting cast doing their job 242 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:18,480 Speaker 1: so the entire defense can't just focus on him. Yeah. No, 243 00:11:18,520 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: I think that's that's a big part of it, guys. 244 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 1: And I think that he's got to maintain the work 245 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: at level that he's had where he continues to refine 246 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:28,199 Speaker 1: his game could be a little bit sharper on the 247 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:31,760 Speaker 1: post route. Can I be a little bit more, Can 248 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,400 Speaker 1: I give a little bit better of an indicators or 249 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:34,800 Speaker 1: where I'm going to come out of my break, so 250 00:11:34,880 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 1: Matt can let the ball go a little bit further shot, 251 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: And I'll bill tell you that receivers have body language, 252 00:11:40,480 --> 00:11:42,720 Speaker 1: and they have indicators at the top of routes or 253 00:11:42,760 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: in routes where you know you can throw him open 254 00:11:45,480 --> 00:11:47,880 Speaker 1: because he's coming out of the break. That's part of 255 00:11:47,920 --> 00:11:50,439 Speaker 1: what Ryan's been trying to learn about this guy. Okay, 256 00:11:50,840 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: what does his body language tell me on a post route? Okay, 257 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:55,400 Speaker 1: Now I can let it go and I can throw 258 00:11:55,480 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: him open, or I can get it out. Ryan told 259 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,319 Speaker 1: me postgame when I talk to him in our radio broadcast, 260 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: I said, look like maybe he out Randy. He says, 261 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:08,320 Speaker 1: I had forgotten how well the guy runs, and I 262 00:12:08,400 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 1: didn't want to miss him on the post route. I 263 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,439 Speaker 1: didn't want to overthrow him because it was gonna be 264 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,559 Speaker 1: a touchdown, so I threw it so I knew he 265 00:12:14,800 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: so he gears him down. Of course, Kyle's is caught 266 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:21,360 Speaker 1: there and stopped. But he runs like a wide receiver, 267 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,520 Speaker 1: and that's kind of different. I'm seeing a guy that's 268 00:12:23,520 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: six foot six running two hundred and forty five two 269 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:27,640 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty pounds. Wait a minute, I can let 270 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: that one go like that's Ridley or whoever out there. 271 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: I can let him go get it. So those adjustments 272 00:12:32,120 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: are still being made, but for him specifically, I think 273 00:12:35,400 --> 00:12:38,480 Speaker 1: it's about Okay, let me work on me. I've got 274 00:12:38,520 --> 00:12:41,679 Speaker 1: a really good I've absorbed the offense and multitude of 275 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:44,960 Speaker 1: different positions. But let me continue to refine my route. Right. 276 00:12:45,120 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 1: Let me make sure I'm making it easy for Matt Ryan. 277 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:49,959 Speaker 1: So let me talk to Matt. Matt, what am I doing? 278 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:52,559 Speaker 1: Are you getting enough an indicator for me on these 279 00:12:52,600 --> 00:12:55,160 Speaker 1: different routes. I think that's where he continues to evolve. Yeah, 280 00:12:55,480 --> 00:12:57,360 Speaker 1: let me add one last thing to I mean, what 281 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,080 Speaker 1: ours is brought up because it sparks Mimi and I 282 00:13:01,120 --> 00:13:04,559 Speaker 1: want people to realize from the quarterback standpoint, and people say, oh, 283 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:07,440 Speaker 1: that ball is under throwing the red ball was. For years, 284 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: quarterbacks have been taught for receiving, for running backs tight ends. 285 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: Just give them a chance. Just put it in the area. 286 00:13:15,440 --> 00:13:17,480 Speaker 1: Don't don't try to lead them, don't try to let 287 00:13:17,520 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: him go get it. But now it's totally different. Now, 288 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 1: like you mentioned, you got this dude out here who 289 00:13:21,440 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: can actually run like a receiver. Now your mindset has 290 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:26,880 Speaker 1: to change from I'm not throwing to a tight end. 291 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:28,840 Speaker 1: I'm throwing to a guy who can go and get it. 292 00:13:28,960 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: So those are some of the things that the quarterback 293 00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,720 Speaker 1: Matt is going through with him, and they're still learning 294 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:36,960 Speaker 1: each other on those particular plays like throwing a goal 295 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: route or throwing a post route to him. So it's different, 296 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:42,640 Speaker 1: still learning, still developing that chemistry, and like you talked about, 297 00:13:42,679 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 1: the anticipation, once Matt starts reading that body language and 298 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,080 Speaker 1: he can just start throwing the ball before Kyle Pitts 299 00:13:49,160 --> 00:13:52,120 Speaker 1: even comes out of whatever break. Like, I'm interested to 300 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: see some back shoulder throws with these two now, I mean, 301 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: can you imagine back shoulder throw with Pits against the 302 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,880 Speaker 1: strong safety that's six wand or something like that. Seems 303 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: like it's pretty fun to match up there. I mean absolutely, 304 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 1: you see it now, Dud's already grabbing him because he's 305 00:14:05,800 --> 00:14:07,600 Speaker 1: such a big dude. They're trying to find a way 306 00:14:07,640 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: to get around him. It's gonna be tough with defenders, 307 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:12,840 Speaker 1: don't matter. You play safety, corner, labbacker. It's gonna be tough. Well, 308 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 1: and you mentioned Rack and it's a good analogy in 309 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 1: the fact, Okay, he just caught nine for one. We 310 00:14:18,520 --> 00:14:20,520 Speaker 1: can't let that guy do that on So what are 311 00:14:20,560 --> 00:14:22,200 Speaker 1: we going to do to take him away? This was 312 00:14:22,240 --> 00:14:23,680 Speaker 1: a Jet team that wanted to play a lot of 313 00:14:23,680 --> 00:14:26,000 Speaker 1: man coverage. Well it hurt him, yeah, because they tried 314 00:14:26,000 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: to play man coverage in a lot of places. Whether 315 00:14:28,000 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 1: it was on CP Cordell Patterson, whether it was whether 316 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,680 Speaker 1: it was on Hayden Hurst. They struggled with it. Ryan 317 00:14:33,720 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: threw for three forty five completed thirty five balls or 318 00:14:36,800 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: whatever it was in the game. So teams are gonna say, Okay, 319 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,160 Speaker 1: we need to adjust what we're doing a little bit, 320 00:14:42,280 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: and so that will be something that you'll see and 321 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:47,240 Speaker 1: it's gonna open other guys up, you know. But you 322 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: have to catch the football. Yeah, okay. Alamada's a kiss 323 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:52,640 Speaker 1: makes a huge catch in the game on the slant 324 00:14:52,680 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: route on third and thirteen to get fifteen yards in 325 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: a first down that extended to drive for Atlanta to 326 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: seal the football game. But he dropped two balls prior 327 00:15:00,640 --> 00:15:03,480 Speaker 1: to You cannot drop balls, so there's not a margin 328 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:06,560 Speaker 1: of error for this offense. We're not elite right now 329 00:15:06,560 --> 00:15:10,160 Speaker 1: on offense. Evolving was the word. They're evolving, But you 330 00:15:10,200 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 1: have to make catches. You have to solidify first downs, 331 00:15:13,480 --> 00:15:15,280 Speaker 1: and that's something they're gonna have to continue to get better. 332 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 1: It's the difference between like teams that are good and 333 00:15:18,440 --> 00:15:21,560 Speaker 1: excellent teams. Are really good ones don't drop the ball, 334 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: and the excellent ones make the really tough catches. The 335 00:15:25,720 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: bail a quarterback out right, sometimes you gotta just help 336 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,720 Speaker 1: them out. Yeah, quarterbacks are really good in this league, 337 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,680 Speaker 1: but they don't always make the greatest throw. Sometimes you 338 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: just got to have that circus catch. You guys talked 339 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:36,760 Speaker 1: about some of the supporting cast we had. It was 340 00:15:36,760 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: a pretty good game for the tight ends, not just 341 00:15:38,640 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitts, right. We saw Elie Smith, we saw Hayden 342 00:15:40,920 --> 00:15:44,760 Speaker 1: Hurst contributing that game. Some of the issues previously has 343 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: been closing finishing. Do you guys feel like DJ, we're 344 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:53,280 Speaker 1: starting to see Arthur Smith learn this team and create 345 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,400 Speaker 1: an identity on how he's going to close games out. 346 00:15:56,480 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: I mean, I know we're just talking about one more 347 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:01,240 Speaker 1: game with the Jets, but are you starting to see 348 00:16:01,280 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: more of an identity with Arthur Smith and how he's 349 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,920 Speaker 1: going to continue to call plays and manage things towards 350 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,360 Speaker 1: the end of the game. I do, and I think 351 00:16:07,360 --> 00:16:09,560 Speaker 1: he will continue to be aggressive in the style in 352 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,440 Speaker 1: which he calls plays to end ball games. And for me, 353 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:15,680 Speaker 1: I think about it in this way. A team needs 354 00:16:15,720 --> 00:16:17,840 Speaker 1: to go through it before they can believe it. Like 355 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,840 Speaker 1: we could talk about it all day. You can get 356 00:16:19,880 --> 00:16:21,520 Speaker 1: into me rooms, we can say all right, here three 357 00:16:21,600 --> 00:16:23,800 Speaker 1: or four plays that if we do X, Y and Z, 358 00:16:24,120 --> 00:16:26,120 Speaker 1: we win the ball game. It takes for you to 359 00:16:26,160 --> 00:16:28,920 Speaker 1: go out and do it for things to feel differently. 360 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: And I think for this team, you're going through those moments. 361 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,880 Speaker 1: You're going through those times where you say, all right, 362 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: if we go out of here and we do what 363 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,400 Speaker 1: we're supposed to an end of a ball game, this 364 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,000 Speaker 1: is the outcome. And now you can actually put it 365 00:16:41,000 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 1: on field and say all right, here's an instance where 366 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: we did it. And now the guys can say, all right, well, okay, 367 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: if I did my little job here, I gotta play 368 00:16:48,680 --> 00:16:51,200 Speaker 1: to win. And they did that. So I love the 369 00:16:51,240 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: fact that they're finishing these games. Now. Obviously you want 370 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 1: to it's hard to do it every single week in 371 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: the National Football League. But if you go out and 372 00:16:57,960 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: you played away that day played is tremendousing, He'll give 373 00:17:02,640 --> 00:17:04,879 Speaker 1: you a chance to win. And I'll keep saying this 374 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:08,560 Speaker 1: about Arthur Smith is I think he will continue to 375 00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:11,879 Speaker 1: coach to the strength of players as opposed to just 376 00:17:11,960 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: calling plays. And I think right now he's using this 377 00:17:14,760 --> 00:17:18,119 Speaker 1: personnel to the strength that helps his team and not 378 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:19,720 Speaker 1: just call him plays because we know what kind of 379 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,840 Speaker 1: system he brought coming in and you new the kind 380 00:17:21,840 --> 00:17:24,840 Speaker 1: of players he had. But now he's using the strength 381 00:17:24,840 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: and the personnel of these guys to win ball games 382 00:17:27,520 --> 00:17:29,399 Speaker 1: and not just called him plays that he feels like 383 00:17:29,440 --> 00:17:32,480 Speaker 1: our winners that he's using the past. He's using this personnel, 384 00:17:32,520 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: I think to his advantage and ultimately that's going to 385 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:35,880 Speaker 1: help you down the stretch arch. You gotta be able 386 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: to finish, right nine play, seventy five yard drive, took 387 00:17:39,119 --> 00:17:41,200 Speaker 1: over four minutes off the clock, capped it off with 388 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:44,719 Speaker 1: a touchdown. Like that's how you win games at any level, right, 389 00:17:44,760 --> 00:17:47,480 Speaker 1: not just in the NFL. Did you start to see 390 00:17:47,520 --> 00:17:51,160 Speaker 1: things as far as Arthur Smith and how maybe how 391 00:17:51,200 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 1: he's calling plays, how he's managing down the distance to 392 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:56,440 Speaker 1: where you think he's starting to kind of figure things 393 00:17:56,440 --> 00:17:58,879 Speaker 1: out a little bit. I think that again, use the 394 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 1: word evolving. I think he's evolving as well. Remember it 395 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:04,200 Speaker 1: didn't get it done. Two weeks ago we talk about 396 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,800 Speaker 1: finishing games. Had a really poor last offensive drive where 397 00:18:07,800 --> 00:18:10,760 Speaker 1: you went three and out, which has included negative play 398 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:13,239 Speaker 1: on first down, and you punted the football and the 399 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: and the defense couldn't get the stop, and you lost 400 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: the football game. Go back three weeks ago, and you 401 00:18:17,840 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: did get it. You got the defensive stop, you got 402 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:22,040 Speaker 1: the offensive team goes down to field kicks, the field 403 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,119 Speaker 1: goal wins the football game. So it's kind of a 404 00:18:25,119 --> 00:18:27,639 Speaker 1: as you said, I'll use your phrase, work in progress. 405 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:30,119 Speaker 1: There is some stuff there where he's trying to mold 406 00:18:30,200 --> 00:18:33,240 Speaker 1: this team and what there's also trying to mold how 407 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,520 Speaker 1: he attacks the game. Shock talk about being aggressive. You know, 408 00:18:36,640 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: we all know there's an aggressive there's a level of 409 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: aggressiveness that is can be over the top when you 410 00:18:43,240 --> 00:18:45,879 Speaker 1: aren't you aren't taking advantage of moving the clock and 411 00:18:45,920 --> 00:18:48,560 Speaker 1: working the clock and making you burn timeouts. But I 412 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,400 Speaker 1: don't want to just settle into the fact that, Okay, 413 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: I'm gonna do this and we'll make you burn your 414 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,440 Speaker 1: and then we'll kick it to you. Yeah, you got 415 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,000 Speaker 1: to have those times where you can reach out and 416 00:18:56,040 --> 00:18:58,520 Speaker 1: strike up, and so I still think he's trying to 417 00:18:58,520 --> 00:19:00,719 Speaker 1: work through that as well as a play are here. 418 00:19:01,000 --> 00:19:03,720 Speaker 1: It's not Tennessee, as Shock said, this is not Tennessee. 419 00:19:03,760 --> 00:19:05,760 Speaker 1: That's here in the personnel group. Yes here. I don't 420 00:19:05,800 --> 00:19:09,040 Speaker 1: know if you guys. You guys may remember this better 421 00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: than I do. Maybe I'm confused, but I think the 422 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:14,360 Speaker 1: Jets go down and they make a twenty seventeen and 423 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: we get the ball back, and I believe first or 424 00:19:16,480 --> 00:19:18,560 Speaker 1: second play is where we throw a post of pits. 425 00:19:18,680 --> 00:19:24,160 Speaker 1: Is that correct? Uh? Remember the place sequence there? Yeah, 426 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: I'm just thinking of they go down to score where 427 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: they got all the momentum and instead of, like you 428 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,760 Speaker 1: just mentioned, being conservative on it. Yeah, being conservative. Hey, 429 00:19:32,920 --> 00:19:36,560 Speaker 1: you go attack them before, right, because you did that 430 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: the week before and a cost. Shit. I think you'd 431 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: like to have your offense on the field, no offense 432 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: and the defense. Most teams, I think would like to 433 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,680 Speaker 1: finish the game with their offense on the field, whether 434 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:47,359 Speaker 1: you're asalting in the game away or you're going down 435 00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:49,879 Speaker 1: to get a game winning score. You want that group 436 00:19:49,880 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 1: on the field, because let's face it, we're not the 437 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:53,920 Speaker 1: only team that struggled down the stretch. I mean I 438 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:55,600 Speaker 1: saw it. Saw it on the Monday night game right 439 00:19:55,640 --> 00:19:57,960 Speaker 1: where that's a game that that probably for all intent 440 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 1: purposes in a lot of people's mind is over culture, 441 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:02,600 Speaker 1: way ahead, and here comes Lamar Jackson. They come down 442 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: the field and they win the football game. So uh 443 00:20:04,600 --> 00:20:06,399 Speaker 1: with a number of scores in that fourth quarter. So 444 00:20:06,400 --> 00:20:08,439 Speaker 1: it happens to everybody. You want to be able to 445 00:20:08,440 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: settle the score, no pun intended with your offense and 446 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 1: get it done. And I think it speaks exactly what 447 00:20:13,320 --> 00:20:15,640 Speaker 1: you just talked about what Arthur Smith was. The week 448 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:18,080 Speaker 1: before there was a different plan going and trying to 449 00:20:18,080 --> 00:20:21,000 Speaker 1: assault the game away, and this week he totally changes 450 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,520 Speaker 1: how he goes about that plan. So you can see 451 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:27,439 Speaker 1: just from a coaches standpoint of how he's evolving, like 452 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: Arch says, and for me, it's intriguing. Yeah. Oh see 453 00:20:31,880 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: see that they keep coming back to these words, well 454 00:20:36,480 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: that was we were told, We told it was well, 455 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:41,959 Speaker 1: I mean I knew what was going to happen at 456 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:46,399 Speaker 1: how good you are at your job, No doubt my 457 00:20:46,600 --> 00:20:54,880 Speaker 1: word word back into it. 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Find exactly what you need 474 00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:50,639 Speaker 1: with the home Depot app. Download the home Depot app today. 475 00:21:51,440 --> 00:21:53,600 Speaker 1: All right, speaking of crushing, we're going to segue over 476 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,560 Speaker 1: to the defensive side of the ball right now. We 477 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:58,480 Speaker 1: talked about pieces for the Falcon's offense that was not 478 00:21:58,760 --> 00:22:02,040 Speaker 1: on the field this past weekend, making it difficult maybe 479 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: to find consistent productions. Same could be said defensively, they're 480 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:08,840 Speaker 1: missing some pieces on that side of the ball too. 481 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:11,880 Speaker 1: But I want to ask you, Arch, are you excited 482 00:22:12,119 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 1: granted when you get to your second and third string 483 00:22:15,040 --> 00:22:18,120 Speaker 1: at any position, it can be a little bit worrisome, right, 484 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:20,960 Speaker 1: you can spend some sleepless nights because you're like, I 485 00:22:20,960 --> 00:22:25,760 Speaker 1: don't know if his kid's gonna be right, But there 486 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: is a benefit because we're starting to see some of 487 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 1: the younger players forced into action and you developed depth. Right. 488 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:35,840 Speaker 1: Are you happy with how the depth building on the 489 00:22:35,840 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball is coming along? Yeah, no question. 490 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:40,760 Speaker 1: I thought that this was an interesting weekend. You had 491 00:22:40,960 --> 00:22:43,000 Speaker 1: your number one and two nickels are out of the game. 492 00:22:43,119 --> 00:22:45,760 Speaker 1: So we know Isaiah Oliver's gone from the season and 493 00:22:45,800 --> 00:22:47,480 Speaker 1: we're praying for him and hopefully he can get back 494 00:22:47,480 --> 00:22:50,280 Speaker 1: as quickly as he can with the injury. Avery Williams 495 00:22:50,280 --> 00:22:52,680 Speaker 1: had a hamstring. He's out, So that's your backup nickel. 496 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:56,760 Speaker 1: Those rarely do you use. That's that's an auxiliary position 497 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,320 Speaker 1: or maybe that twenty third starter on your d defense 498 00:23:00,400 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 1: that nickel spot because we play what sixty five the game, 499 00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: and nickel you're down to your third guy there. So 500 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:08,719 Speaker 1: Darren Hall, the rookie, is forced into play. You had 501 00:23:08,800 --> 00:23:10,959 Speaker 1: Richie Grant playing some of the nickel spots when they 502 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:13,119 Speaker 1: wanted to go big nickel with an extra safety on 503 00:23:13,160 --> 00:23:16,720 Speaker 1: the field. Jalen Hawkins makes a play in place of 504 00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,879 Speaker 1: Eric Harris who was out with an injury. So that 505 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:21,439 Speaker 1: secondary who's kind of been maligned a little bit and 506 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:24,159 Speaker 1: was talked about as being a weak link on the defense, 507 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,200 Speaker 1: I thought came up big in this game. Now I 508 00:23:26,320 --> 00:23:29,080 Speaker 1: get it in the fans of homestanding will wait a minute. 509 00:23:29,200 --> 00:23:32,600 Speaker 1: You're playing against a rookie quarterback and all that, and 510 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:35,520 Speaker 1: that is true. You were playing against a rookie quarterback 511 00:23:35,640 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 1: and I but I thought you made him look really 512 00:23:39,160 --> 00:23:41,560 Speaker 1: bad in the game. I thought he they were going 513 00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:44,840 Speaker 1: into their final drive which became trash time after that touchdown. 514 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: You talked about racket. They had less than two hundred 515 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:50,280 Speaker 1: yards of offense in the game. Yeah, I mean they 516 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 1: they ran I think six plays in the first quarter. 517 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:55,399 Speaker 1: I mean that's getting teams off the field. That's a 518 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:58,320 Speaker 1: National Football League team that's not you know, Kit State, 519 00:23:58,359 --> 00:24:01,159 Speaker 1: you're playing, You've got you got somebody. No offense to 520 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: Kent State, but I guess it is an offense to him. 521 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,919 Speaker 1: But but no, you went out and you're taking so 522 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:11,400 Speaker 1: that part of it with younger players and different guys 523 00:24:11,400 --> 00:24:13,280 Speaker 1: that had not played a lot of meaningful minutes for 524 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:16,400 Speaker 1: you stepped up big. And that's from a confidence level 525 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:20,119 Speaker 1: you guys know as young players. As an older player, 526 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: you know you have a nice game, you say, okay, 527 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,760 Speaker 1: you're kind of confidence. When you're a young player, your 528 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:28,720 Speaker 1: confidence goes exponentially through the roof. I'm Darren Hall, I'm 529 00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,720 Speaker 1: Richie Grant, I was on the field, I made plays. 530 00:24:30,720 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 1: I'm Jalen Hawkins Boom, I'm right here. I got this. Yeah, 531 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,080 Speaker 1: I can play in this league. I belong here. Yeah, 532 00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:40,119 Speaker 1: so I mean DJ same type of deal. Like you know, 533 00:24:40,200 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: you always want to go into a game in the 534 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 1: NFL with starters, right, Like obviously it's usually the guys 535 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,800 Speaker 1: that are making a lot of money. They have proven themselves, 536 00:24:47,800 --> 00:24:50,679 Speaker 1: they have made those plays. And if you're dan ps 537 00:24:50,840 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 1: like you got younger guys, maybe more inexperienced guys, you 538 00:24:53,760 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: have to understand that some mistakes are going to happen, 539 00:24:57,119 --> 00:24:59,880 Speaker 1: but you throw them into the fire where you pleased 540 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 1: with the performance and how you can build on that 541 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:04,640 Speaker 1: moving forward, no doubt about it. I mean, you're talking 542 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: about putting these guys in positions where they can be 543 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,359 Speaker 1: successful and they where they can win. And you can 544 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: see DPS drop some stuff in this ball game where 545 00:25:13,560 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: it wasn't really exotic at times. There's a lot of 546 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,119 Speaker 1: things where you saw a couple of z own bulitz 547 00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: and here, a lot of coverage. You also played man 548 00:25:20,040 --> 00:25:21,880 Speaker 1: here and there. But I thought they did a good 549 00:25:21,960 --> 00:25:25,919 Speaker 1: job of understanding their role inside this defense. And the 550 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,080 Speaker 1: one thing I always go back to is when you're 551 00:25:28,119 --> 00:25:32,119 Speaker 1: trying to improve your depth, y're trying to improve younger guys. 552 00:25:32,800 --> 00:25:36,359 Speaker 1: The older veteran guys have to be the standard every 553 00:25:36,440 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: single week. And I think every single week we've seen 554 00:25:39,680 --> 00:25:42,840 Speaker 1: Grady make a play, We've seen Dion and Fourier. They're 555 00:25:43,119 --> 00:25:46,159 Speaker 1: lean tacklers. When you have your core guys making plays, 556 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:48,880 Speaker 1: the other guys around them feel like, Okay, I gotta 557 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: make sure I pull it in of this rope as well, 558 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:53,800 Speaker 1: because if not, guess what, it's gonna be very visible 559 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,800 Speaker 1: on film and these veterans will go to coaches and say, hey, look, 560 00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:58,600 Speaker 1: this guy ain't get it done. I need somebody out 561 00:25:58,640 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: do I could depend on. And I'm glad to see 562 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:03,359 Speaker 1: in this ball game these guys had a moment in 563 00:26:03,359 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 1: the game or had moments where they had to make plays, 564 00:26:05,560 --> 00:26:08,679 Speaker 1: and they made him. I mean, Jaden Hawkins easily in 565 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:11,160 Speaker 1: a cover two could drop that ball. We've seen guys 566 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,000 Speaker 1: not come up with those type of plays, but he 567 00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: came up with that play in the ball game, and 568 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 1: I love the fact that that he was able to 569 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 1: do that. And like Archis mentioned, it's gonna build tremendous 570 00:26:20,880 --> 00:26:23,000 Speaker 1: confidence for these guys to know that they got a 571 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: chance to play fifty sixty snaps in the NFL game 572 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:27,880 Speaker 1: and show that, hey, I do belong. It's the same 573 00:26:27,880 --> 00:26:30,359 Speaker 1: instance when we talked about with Kyle. These guys have 574 00:26:30,400 --> 00:26:33,040 Speaker 1: to go through the same maturation process of understanding how 575 00:26:33,080 --> 00:26:35,399 Speaker 1: they belong on that side of the ball, but also 576 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:38,360 Speaker 1: that they belong in a National football league. Regardless of 577 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:42,160 Speaker 1: how you know talented you feel you are, there's moments 578 00:26:42,200 --> 00:26:44,399 Speaker 1: where you feel like, Okay, I can actually play with 579 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,200 Speaker 1: these dudes out here. I've been watching for years, so 580 00:26:46,240 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: it's fun to baby see those guys kind of thrive. 581 00:26:48,840 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: It's two positions you guys probably agree, maybe don't, but 582 00:26:51,600 --> 00:26:53,479 Speaker 1: that I've always felt like you got to have the 583 00:26:53,480 --> 00:26:56,520 Speaker 1: most swagger in the NFL, and it's wide receiver as 584 00:26:56,560 --> 00:26:58,640 Speaker 1: defensive back right and a lot of these younger guys 585 00:26:58,640 --> 00:27:00,639 Speaker 1: were talking about r dbs. So let's hope that some 586 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:03,920 Speaker 1: of this experience helps them go play with that swagger 587 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:05,800 Speaker 1: on the field. Because when you're locked up on somebody, 588 00:27:06,000 --> 00:27:08,720 Speaker 1: you're out on an island, you're playing a Manda man coverage. 589 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,200 Speaker 1: It's just time. You know, who wants it more, who 590 00:27:11,240 --> 00:27:13,360 Speaker 1: wants to compete more? And if you got that swagger, 591 00:27:13,640 --> 00:27:16,600 Speaker 1: you can do that. Give up man, Audio Ganda a 592 00:27:16,600 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: little love too. I mean, he's another young guy. I 593 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:19,600 Speaker 1: think you had a sack in the game. He had 594 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,400 Speaker 1: a nice open field tackle Verse called. I mean, that's 595 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: a guy who we saw in preseason who was making 596 00:27:24,320 --> 00:27:26,080 Speaker 1: a name for himself and you know, got a chance 597 00:27:26,119 --> 00:27:28,600 Speaker 1: to play some more too. DJ. You mentioned guys that 598 00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:32,679 Speaker 1: we can depend on here, Okay, Young Wayku is a 599 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,120 Speaker 1: guy that the Falcons can depend on, right, He's been 600 00:27:35,160 --> 00:27:39,200 Speaker 1: really good. However, the story for kickers in the weekend 601 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 1: or on Sunday was very interesting to say the least. 602 00:27:42,960 --> 00:27:44,399 Speaker 1: So we're gonna have a little bit of fun here. 603 00:27:44,440 --> 00:27:46,239 Speaker 1: We're gonna do some story time and I'm gonna have 604 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:50,080 Speaker 1: these guys talking some about some kicker stories that they have, 605 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,000 Speaker 1: and and Arch, I'm gonna start with you. You've your 606 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:56,240 Speaker 1: long storied career, playing in college, playing in the NFL, 607 00:27:56,320 --> 00:27:59,280 Speaker 1: covering it as a broadcaster. You've got to have some 608 00:27:59,320 --> 00:28:02,400 Speaker 1: good ones of some kickers that you've seen throughout your time. Well, 609 00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 1: story is probably right with my career. A lot of 610 00:28:05,160 --> 00:28:09,000 Speaker 1: stories storied. It was, but a lot of stories. A 611 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:12,920 Speaker 1: couple come to mind. First of all, Okay, I've always 612 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: kind of kept the kickers at arm's length. And I 613 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,639 Speaker 1: know you had to play. You were very close for 614 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:21,080 Speaker 1: the battery. You had to be kind of a psychologist 615 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:23,560 Speaker 1: to assume with your position. No, No, you can make 616 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: this kick. I'll put it right there and you can. So. Uh. 617 00:28:27,080 --> 00:28:29,000 Speaker 1: I've always felt like if you don't have to wash 618 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,119 Speaker 1: a guy's uniform after game, he shouldn't, you know, as 619 00:28:31,160 --> 00:28:34,320 Speaker 1: he'd actually a football player. I mean, that's just kind 620 00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:35,960 Speaker 1: of stuck in my head there, you know, because they 621 00:28:36,040 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: just hang the uniform back and move on. Those are 622 00:28:38,680 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: guys that played video games. When I was playing, You'd 623 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,880 Speaker 1: come in and they'd be in playing a Sega golf 624 00:28:43,960 --> 00:28:47,320 Speaker 1: on TV or something. Dude, we're practicing outside, Yeah, but 625 00:28:47,360 --> 00:28:51,160 Speaker 1: I'm only out between periods for our new viewers. Sega 626 00:28:51,400 --> 00:28:57,640 Speaker 1: is like PlayStation and stuff like some people anyway. All right, 627 00:28:57,760 --> 00:29:00,280 Speaker 1: So kicker wise, we had a really good one here 628 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:02,760 Speaker 1: when I was playing here in Atlanta. Wouldn' name mickclock Hurst. 629 00:29:02,920 --> 00:29:05,920 Speaker 1: And Mick was an English fellow, and you know, speaking 630 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:10,080 Speaker 1: of tea, having your tea good really nice person carried 631 00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: a briefcase to to practice for what. I have no 632 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:18,120 Speaker 1: ideas the kicker. He's got a briefcase anyway, feld No, No, 633 00:29:18,160 --> 00:29:22,280 Speaker 1: he didn't care. It wasn't it wasn't handcuffed his hand 634 00:29:22,320 --> 00:29:25,040 Speaker 1: like the bluest. He'd leave it in his locker, but 635 00:29:25,080 --> 00:29:26,840 Speaker 1: he brought it to practice. What if he got in 636 00:29:26,880 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 1: there peanut butter sandwich or something like playing as far 637 00:29:31,400 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: between us. So anyway, I held for Mick, and um, 638 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:37,440 Speaker 1: he was a left footed kicker and very particular about 639 00:29:37,480 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: how he wanted the ball till the most there are 640 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: you know, hey, just a little tilt to me laces 641 00:29:42,200 --> 00:29:44,160 Speaker 1: out of course, you know, and and all those guys 642 00:29:44,360 --> 00:29:48,240 Speaker 1: you got a good snapper, they always provide it there, 643 00:29:48,480 --> 00:29:49,640 Speaker 1: so you just do it. So I just caught it 644 00:29:49,680 --> 00:29:50,800 Speaker 1: and said it on the on the deal. But he 645 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: won a little tilt to him. Well, anyway, we're playing 646 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,960 Speaker 1: the Cowboys in Dallas and he's made twenty one in 647 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,520 Speaker 1: a row, okay, and at that time, it's the it's 648 00:30:00,560 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: the best in Falcon history or he's right on the 649 00:30:02,840 --> 00:30:04,440 Speaker 1: edge of breaking the record for the Falcon. I think 650 00:30:04,440 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 1: it is. He needed one more kick and he's closing 651 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:09,280 Speaker 1: in on the NFL record at the time for kicks 652 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:12,000 Speaker 1: in a row for a one season. So we get 653 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:14,560 Speaker 1: a snap into my down knee, which is tough to 654 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:17,440 Speaker 1: handle anyway, So I get I get the ball up 655 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,960 Speaker 1: and Mick we had an operation where boombo, he saw 656 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,080 Speaker 1: the ball come out. Boom, he's coming the good Ones 657 00:30:22,120 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 1: do you were a part of good Ones. And so 658 00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,040 Speaker 1: I got it down on my knee, I get it back, 659 00:30:26,120 --> 00:30:28,959 Speaker 1: I set it down and he kicks it twenty one 660 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:33,240 Speaker 1: in a row now and I blocked the kick. My 661 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: hand was I couldn't clear my hand in time, and 662 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,760 Speaker 1: it wobbles. It's only like a thirty five yard kick, 663 00:30:38,880 --> 00:30:42,360 Speaker 1: so it wobbles down and just hits the ground. And 664 00:30:42,400 --> 00:30:46,720 Speaker 1: I looked up at Mick and he looked at me like, 665 00:30:46,840 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: what did you just do? You know? And I felt 666 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,120 Speaker 1: so bad about it, And then I remembered that we're 667 00:30:53,160 --> 00:30:55,320 Speaker 1: not going to wash your uniform, so it doesn't matter 668 00:30:58,080 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: at the end of the bay. On this team that important, 669 00:31:02,560 --> 00:31:06,640 Speaker 1: so I'm not really gonna feel that bad about it. Sorry, 670 00:31:06,880 --> 00:31:11,160 Speaker 1: but I blocked this kick and I'm sorry, man, Sorry, 671 00:31:11,240 --> 00:31:13,560 Speaker 1: DJ you got anything, you got anything good? Yeah? So 672 00:31:13,800 --> 00:31:16,240 Speaker 1: what one is a quick one? I remember it might 673 00:31:16,240 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 1: have been my rookie of second year. We had a dude. 674 00:31:18,280 --> 00:31:21,239 Speaker 1: Everybody knows pretty well that my man, Morten Anderson, and 675 00:31:21,280 --> 00:31:23,719 Speaker 1: I remember Morden had these show the pads, and I 676 00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,520 Speaker 1: swear they were smaller than the ones that my little 677 00:31:26,520 --> 00:31:28,600 Speaker 1: guy wears right now, who's nine. I mean, I think 678 00:31:28,640 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: you can call them shoulder pads. But they were just 679 00:31:30,920 --> 00:31:34,400 Speaker 1: like a couple pieces of plastics exactly like the Fisher 680 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:41,520 Speaker 1: price was like more. But the other one that I 681 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:44,320 Speaker 1: have is um I had the opportunity to be this 682 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,760 Speaker 1: is kind of a good good Field kicker store. I 683 00:31:46,800 --> 00:31:49,320 Speaker 1: know a lot of stuff hasn't been good for the kickers. 684 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:51,600 Speaker 1: But last year I got a chance to be on 685 00:31:51,640 --> 00:31:54,360 Speaker 1: the call for Sarah Fuller who got the kick from 686 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:58,440 Speaker 1: Bandy and all the hight they came around that, and obviously, uh, 687 00:31:58,480 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: she was you know, pretty pretty pretty emotion about it. 688 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,440 Speaker 1: You know, first one want to you know, have an 689 00:32:04,440 --> 00:32:06,320 Speaker 1: extra point kick or have a score a point in 690 00:32:06,360 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 1: the Power five games. So it was pretty cool to 691 00:32:07,920 --> 00:32:09,240 Speaker 1: be a part of that and see that kind of 692 00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:12,320 Speaker 1: history going because I gotta I got an eleven year old, 693 00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,800 Speaker 1: uh girl, and uh, you guys know how it is 694 00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:17,360 Speaker 1: to have you know, have girls and you know, be 695 00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:19,120 Speaker 1: special with him and one thing maybe to do whatever 696 00:32:19,240 --> 00:32:20,800 Speaker 1: they wanted and be able to do anything in life. 697 00:32:20,800 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 1: So uh, it was cool to have that moment. And 698 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,560 Speaker 1: my daughter was all into it. So it was pretty 699 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:27,880 Speaker 1: cool kicker moment right there. And where Serafluls they would 700 00:32:27,920 --> 00:32:30,280 Speaker 1: do after hearing you tell me a story from football 701 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:32,200 Speaker 1: a couple weeks ago. Though, I don't think your wife 702 00:32:32,280 --> 00:32:35,840 Speaker 1: is gonna want your daughter playing title football. She ain't 703 00:32:35,880 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: gonna know what need I want to go to my 704 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:40,400 Speaker 1: She don't even want to go to her brother practice, 705 00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:43,640 Speaker 1: So you can know she ain't gonna be out there. Oh, 706 00:32:43,200 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: I know. The moms don't like all the contact and stuff, 707 00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:48,680 Speaker 1: especially not on their baby girl. You know, it's interesting 708 00:32:48,680 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: you guys talk about Martin Anderson, So when I come 709 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: into the league, he ends up being my kicker, right, 710 00:32:52,480 --> 00:32:54,320 Speaker 1: and it's it's like a good and a bad right, 711 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: so you feel like you're in a pretty good situation. 712 00:32:56,400 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: You do your job, the kicker is gonna make it right. 713 00:32:58,360 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 1: I mean Martin was like an automatic, right, one of 714 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: the best ever played the position. But it's also a 715 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,240 Speaker 1: little bit of pressure because it's one of the best, 716 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:06,840 Speaker 1: like he's been doing this for a long time, Like, 717 00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,320 Speaker 1: you better do your job well. Fortunately, when I started, 718 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:11,800 Speaker 1: Dan Strazinski was the punter at the time, and he 719 00:33:11,840 --> 00:33:13,680 Speaker 1: was the holder as well, and he was really cool, 720 00:33:13,760 --> 00:33:16,280 Speaker 1: like he was just like, dude, I got you, Like, 721 00:33:16,360 --> 00:33:18,280 Speaker 1: just put it here, we'll work on it will be great, 722 00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:20,240 Speaker 1: right he was. He was kind of like the perfect 723 00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:23,920 Speaker 1: intermediary between the perfectionists that Morton was at his craft 724 00:33:24,200 --> 00:33:28,120 Speaker 1: and the rookie coming in as rack. Right. But you 725 00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:31,120 Speaker 1: know what's interesting is when you're rookie, you guys know this, 726 00:33:31,240 --> 00:33:35,360 Speaker 1: like you gotta go out and do like the hazing dinner, right, 727 00:33:35,480 --> 00:33:37,960 Speaker 1: you gotta go take your position group out, and like 728 00:33:38,000 --> 00:33:40,640 Speaker 1: the offensive line and defensive line need the defensive backs. 729 00:33:40,640 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: Like those guys spend an inordinate amount of money when 730 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,680 Speaker 1: they have to take their position group out. So I'm thinking, 731 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,840 Speaker 1: like there's just two of us, right, like we're gonna 732 00:33:47,880 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 1: we're gonna get off, right. Morton's like, oh no, we're 733 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:55,240 Speaker 1: going out. He's like, I got reservations at a stakehouse, right, 734 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: and it's on me. Okay. So we get there and 735 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: I'm just like like i'd sweating bullets, Like what's he 736 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:04,720 Speaker 1: going to order? Right? Sit down? Morton orders a bottle 737 00:34:04,720 --> 00:34:07,760 Speaker 1: of wine. It's like one hundred and something. I mean 738 00:34:07,800 --> 00:34:11,879 Speaker 1: we even wen't even started having a conversation yet, right, 739 00:34:12,000 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, it's like chitching right, and 740 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,719 Speaker 1: then Server comes. It's like, can we get the seafood 741 00:34:16,760 --> 00:34:22,760 Speaker 1: tower one hundred fifty dollars appetizer right now? Like armpits, 742 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:27,120 Speaker 1: like they start sweating. I was an undrafted free agent 743 00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:31,319 Speaker 1: that did not get big signing bonus money, okay, Like 744 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:33,520 Speaker 1: fortunately he let me get two or three game checks 745 00:34:33,560 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: underneath my belt. But then it's like okay, Server comes, 746 00:34:37,239 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: let's order dinner. Um, can I get the bone in 747 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: filet mignon? Please? Eighty five dollars steak? And I'm just 748 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:48,560 Speaker 1: sitting back. Oh really So at the end of the day, 749 00:34:48,680 --> 00:34:50,320 Speaker 1: I did it like I paid for it. It was 750 00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:52,560 Speaker 1: probably over a thousand dollars or something like that, But 751 00:34:52,680 --> 00:34:54,879 Speaker 1: it could have been a whole lot worse if you're 752 00:34:54,880 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 1: in an offensive wine meeting room, because those guys just 753 00:34:57,560 --> 00:35:00,160 Speaker 1: order whatever they want and that gets to be in 754 00:35:00,200 --> 00:35:04,040 Speaker 1: the thousands. Yeah, we can have a whole lot more conversations. 755 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:08,120 Speaker 1: Have enough time for it. All right, real quick, let's 756 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,560 Speaker 1: look ahead, all right, Falcons off this week after playing 757 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:14,399 Speaker 1: the London game. After that, they're gonna face Miami. Dave, 758 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,960 Speaker 1: how can they take the performance they had against the 759 00:35:17,040 --> 00:35:19,279 Speaker 1: Jets build off of this one as they go and 760 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: play the Dolphins. Well, certainly you bring confidence in and 761 00:35:21,960 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 1: we talked about all the different performances. Cordero. Patterson's been phenomenal. 762 00:35:26,120 --> 00:35:28,040 Speaker 1: Kyle Pitch is probably gonna be at a different level 763 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:31,440 Speaker 1: when he enters this game. But from a matchup specific 764 00:35:31,560 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: scenario here where you go back to the Miami game, 765 00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:37,680 Speaker 1: go back to the preseason game. We didn't play anybody 766 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,000 Speaker 1: from a defensive standpoint, if I remember correctly, Shock in 767 00:35:40,080 --> 00:35:43,440 Speaker 1: that game on the defensive side, from a starter standpoint, 768 00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:45,440 Speaker 1: they played their starters. They played their starters almost the 769 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:47,080 Speaker 1: entire first half to a ton of a Loow was 770 00:35:47,120 --> 00:35:49,840 Speaker 1: throwing the football. They've got Miles Gaskin coming out of 771 00:35:49,840 --> 00:35:51,480 Speaker 1: the backfield throw the football. By the way, he had 772 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,200 Speaker 1: like twenty five catches in this game this weekend. They 773 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 1: just kept feeding him. Jacoby Proctte has been playing quarterback 774 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:59,080 Speaker 1: there for him because two has been banged up. Now 775 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:00,799 Speaker 1: they're talking about two of being able to come back 776 00:36:00,880 --> 00:36:03,839 Speaker 1: this weekend for the bye week. They're in London this 777 00:36:03,880 --> 00:36:06,800 Speaker 1: weekend against Jacksonville and then we get Miami the following 778 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:09,480 Speaker 1: week after the Jacksonville game, so Ta could be back 779 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:11,920 Speaker 1: on the field. He played well against US, but Jacoby 780 00:36:11,920 --> 00:36:14,319 Speaker 1: Procida has played pretty well as well. They've got a 781 00:36:14,360 --> 00:36:16,680 Speaker 1: short passing attack. They're going to attack it. They did 782 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:18,759 Speaker 1: it in the preseason game, and I watched this game 783 00:36:18,840 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: this last weekend with Miami knowing we got them next. 784 00:36:21,320 --> 00:36:24,600 Speaker 1: They're throwing the ball underneath, sprinkling it. Now they have 785 00:36:24,640 --> 00:36:26,440 Speaker 1: the chance to throw it down the field. Sum Jalen 786 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,560 Speaker 1: Waddles on his team. They've got some guys that can 787 00:36:28,600 --> 00:36:31,160 Speaker 1: go get it, but they've been wearing people out with 788 00:36:31,160 --> 00:36:33,239 Speaker 1: that short passing attack. Now they haven't won a lot 789 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:34,960 Speaker 1: of games yet, they're kind of in our boat, you know, 790 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,160 Speaker 1: where they hadn't kind of kind of come to fluorition 791 00:36:37,200 --> 00:36:39,200 Speaker 1: for him. And on the defensive side of the football, 792 00:36:39,239 --> 00:36:40,640 Speaker 1: they got some guys that can be at the pass 793 00:36:40,719 --> 00:36:43,759 Speaker 1: or something. So this will be another challenge, another set 794 00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: of circumstances. Styles make fights. They've got a different style 795 00:36:47,200 --> 00:36:48,880 Speaker 1: and so you got adjust to it. What I like 796 00:36:48,920 --> 00:36:51,000 Speaker 1: about our team going in is you go in with 797 00:36:51,120 --> 00:36:53,040 Speaker 1: some confidence, a little more confidence than you had the 798 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:56,319 Speaker 1: week before, and that makes you a little bit better team, 799 00:36:56,320 --> 00:36:58,680 Speaker 1: a little bit different team than you were the week before. YEA, 800 00:36:58,840 --> 00:37:01,760 Speaker 1: our shot, same type of thing. Like he's talking about 801 00:37:01,880 --> 00:37:05,040 Speaker 1: different attack, right. We talked about some of the younger 802 00:37:05,080 --> 00:37:07,759 Speaker 1: players like maybe now they're gonna have to change their 803 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:10,760 Speaker 1: focus up. Not as much turning and running in coverage. 804 00:37:10,880 --> 00:37:14,680 Speaker 1: Now it's coming up making the play, not missing tackles, 805 00:37:14,719 --> 00:37:17,520 Speaker 1: which is something that can help happen for younger players. 806 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: How do you see this one playing out against Miami? 807 00:37:19,840 --> 00:37:22,000 Speaker 1: I think similar thing with ars talked about obviously, this 808 00:37:22,080 --> 00:37:25,240 Speaker 1: is gonna be a matchup that you're excited for because 809 00:37:25,400 --> 00:37:27,279 Speaker 1: you're gonna have a bioweek, gon have time to kind 810 00:37:27,280 --> 00:37:30,640 Speaker 1: of recharge and refresh your body and recharge and refresh 811 00:37:30,719 --> 00:37:32,400 Speaker 1: your brain, and you're gonna get a chance to go 812 00:37:32,440 --> 00:37:36,359 Speaker 1: back out and play the game that you think is 813 00:37:36,960 --> 00:37:38,920 Speaker 1: I think pivotal for you at that moment because it's 814 00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:41,440 Speaker 1: the next one and you go back to the preseason, 815 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:43,480 Speaker 1: Like ours mentioned, the number one thing that everybody talked 816 00:37:43,480 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: about coming out of those couple of practices was they 817 00:37:45,920 --> 00:37:49,160 Speaker 1: were physical matchups. They were physical practices. Those guys went 818 00:37:49,239 --> 00:37:52,520 Speaker 1: at it, and even though they didn't play in the game, 819 00:37:53,120 --> 00:37:55,279 Speaker 1: the practices were just in the tenth as probably a 820 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,200 Speaker 1: game would be. So I think both teams will come 821 00:37:57,239 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: to this game what to expect, and both teams are 822 00:37:59,560 --> 00:38:01,680 Speaker 1: a little bit different obviously because of the season started 823 00:38:01,719 --> 00:38:05,120 Speaker 1: and guys in different roles. But I think the overall 824 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:07,759 Speaker 1: factor is these guys understand what kind of ball club 825 00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:09,560 Speaker 1: is coming in. They are in a position where they 826 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,480 Speaker 1: want to win ball games, just like the Jets came in. 827 00:38:11,520 --> 00:38:13,000 Speaker 1: And I thought the Falcons did a great job of 828 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:16,640 Speaker 1: being focused in business oriented going into the London game 829 00:38:16,680 --> 00:38:18,439 Speaker 1: and taking care of business. It's gonna be the same 830 00:38:18,440 --> 00:38:21,120 Speaker 1: thing because after that, you know, they don't look forward, 831 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:22,719 Speaker 1: but we get a chance look forward. Hey, it comes 832 00:38:22,760 --> 00:38:24,359 Speaker 1: a couple of division upon its. You gotta make sure 833 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: you going into those games feeling confident as well. Go 834 00:38:27,560 --> 00:38:29,360 Speaker 1: ahead and day Well, I just was going to go 835 00:38:29,400 --> 00:38:31,160 Speaker 1: back to the Jet game. We didn't really talk, but 836 00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:34,680 Speaker 1: we talked about Kyle Pitts and what he did. Did 837 00:38:34,719 --> 00:38:38,319 Speaker 1: everybody recognize the little tea thing they did after they 838 00:38:38,320 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: scored the touchdown he gets. That's his first touchdown. Okay, 839 00:38:41,719 --> 00:38:44,440 Speaker 1: he gets his first hundred yard games his career. And 840 00:38:44,640 --> 00:38:48,040 Speaker 1: they didn't really show it on TV until later, but 841 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,200 Speaker 1: they were holding the little plate, the little saucer there 842 00:38:51,239 --> 00:38:56,000 Speaker 1: heading doing the tally cool. Really a lot of ingenuity 843 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:58,880 Speaker 1: from from some young guys that have never been to 844 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: eat there before. But that people in the afternoon, so 845 00:39:05,320 --> 00:39:07,839 Speaker 1: they wanted to sip their tea on the touchdown. You're 846 00:39:07,920 --> 00:39:12,200 Speaker 1: slipping your tea while you're watching the Atlanta Yeah, very good. 847 00:39:12,400 --> 00:39:14,759 Speaker 1: So two things real quick before we close off that. 848 00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,560 Speaker 1: I felt like bye week and bye week at this 849 00:39:17,640 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: point of the season. Get healthy, get your mind right, 850 00:39:21,719 --> 00:39:24,680 Speaker 1: because it's earlier in the year. Some of the veterans 851 00:39:24,719 --> 00:39:28,080 Speaker 1: they this has happened before. Right when you come into 852 00:39:28,120 --> 00:39:30,719 Speaker 1: a season, you look at the schedule. Sometimes you love 853 00:39:30,760 --> 00:39:33,640 Speaker 1: to have that bye week, week seven, eight nine, right 854 00:39:33,719 --> 00:39:35,560 Speaker 1: right in the middle of the season. Obviously it's eight 855 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:38,000 Speaker 1: nine ten. Now that we're playing at seventeen, it's not 856 00:39:38,200 --> 00:39:41,160 Speaker 1: that case. It's early in the season. So now they're 857 00:39:41,160 --> 00:39:45,200 Speaker 1: gonna have twelve straight games. Right. It's a grind, it's 858 00:39:45,200 --> 00:39:49,320 Speaker 1: a mental it's mental competition. Not only is it physical 859 00:39:49,360 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: on the field, but all these young guys have got 860 00:39:51,680 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 1: to get their mind right for what lies ahead. You 861 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:56,239 Speaker 1: take it one game at a time. But this is 862 00:39:56,280 --> 00:40:00,319 Speaker 1: the difference between college in the NFL. Is playing this 863 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,120 Speaker 1: long into the season and have to staying that much focused. 864 00:40:03,280 --> 00:40:05,520 Speaker 1: But that focus for that much. You think about guys 865 00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:09,200 Speaker 1: coming in and they only play toilve games. Yeah, and 866 00:40:09,239 --> 00:40:11,360 Speaker 1: now you come in you gotta extra five more games 867 00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:13,080 Speaker 1: to play. I mean that's a lot. So yeah, and 868 00:40:13,120 --> 00:40:15,319 Speaker 1: then you add preseason. Then if you're fortunate enough to 869 00:40:15,360 --> 00:40:18,120 Speaker 1: play the postseason. Yeah, it's it's an absolute pretty game. 870 00:40:18,520 --> 00:40:21,479 Speaker 1: So fella's great job. We will be off next week 871 00:40:21,520 --> 00:40:23,600 Speaker 1: because the Falcons are not playing a game, so we're 872 00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,399 Speaker 1: gonna we're gonna be off. So you gotta wait two 873 00:40:25,400 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: weeks until you can come catch us again. But when 874 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,640 Speaker 1: you do catch us again, whether that's on Atlanta falcons 875 00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,879 Speaker 1: dot com or Spotify or iTunes, by the way, make 876 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:37,080 Speaker 1: sure you like, subscribe and review on those because that 877 00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:40,279 Speaker 1: helps everybody out. Okay, make sure you do, guys, do 878 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:44,000 Speaker 1: that too, does and in two weeks we will be 879 00:40:44,080 --> 00:40:47,440 Speaker 1: right back here to uh talk about the Atlanta Falcons 880 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:50,080 Speaker 1: latest game against the Miami Dolphins. Guys, great jobs, good 881 00:40:51,640 --> 00:40:55,840 Speaker 1: it was much better than a work in progress. 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